according to what I heard

según el jefe — according to the boss

según este mapa — according to this map

obrar según las instrucciones — to act in accordance with one's instructions

según lo que dice — from what he says, going by what he says

según lo que se decida — according to what is decided

según parece — seemingly, apparently

según tus circunstancias — depending on your circumstances

según el dinero que tengamos — depending on what money we have

según esté el tiempo — depending on the weather

según (como) me encuentre — depending on how I feel

según (que) vengan tres o cuatro — depending on whether three or four come

según me consta — as I know for a fact

está según lo dejaste — it's just as you left it

según están las cosas, es mejor no intervenir — the way things are, it's better not to get involved

según se entra, a la izquierda — to the left as you go in

lo vi según salía — I saw him as I was going out

según íbamos entrando nos daban la información — they gave us the information as we went in

-¿lo vas a comprar? -según — "are you going to buy it?" - "it all depends"

según y como, según y conforme — it all depends

según la ley — according to the law

según las órdenes que me dieron — in accordance with the orders I was given

según me dijo, piensa quedarse — from what he told me, he intends to stay

según + subj: según te parezca as you think best; obtendrás distintos resultados según cómo lo hagas you will get different results depending (on) how you do it; ¿me llevas a casa? - según dónde vivas — will you take me home? - (it) depends where you live

este método puede resultar o no, según — this method may or may not work, it depends

según van entrando — as they come in

según llegamos a la ventanilla, pusieron el cartel de cerrado — just as we reached the window they put up the closed sign

según llegues sube a verme — come up and see me as soon as you arrive

según la ley — according to the law

según las órdenes que me dieron — in accordance with the orders I was given

según me dijo, piensa quedarse — from what he told me, he intends to stay

según + subj: según te parezca as you think best; obtendrás distintos resultados según cómo lo hagas you will get different results depending (on) how you do it; ¿me llevas a casa? - según dónde vivas — will you take me home? - (it) depends where you live

este método puede resultar o no, según — this method may or may not work, it depends

según van entrando — as they come in

según llegamos a la ventanilla, pusieron el cartel de cerrado — just as we reached the window they put up the closed sign

según llegues sube a verme — come up and see me as soon as you arrive

nách Osten — eastward(s), to the east

nách Westen — westward(s), to the west

von Osten nách Westen — from (the) east to (the) west

nách links/rechts — (to the) left/right

von links nách rechts — from (the) left to (the) right

nách Norden zu or hin — to(wards) the north

(in Verbindung mit vb siehe auch dort) nách jdm/etw suchen — to look for sb/sth

sich nách etw sehnen — to long for sth

sie kam nách zehn Minuten — she came ten minutes later, she came after ten minutes

nách zehn Minuten wurde ich schon unruhig — after ten minutes I was getting worried

drei Tage nách Empfang — three days after receipt

nách allem, was geschehen ist — after all that has happened

eine(r, s) nách dem/der anderen — one after another or the other

die dritte Straße nách dem Rathaus — the third road after or past the town hall

ich komme nách Ihnen! — I'm or I come after you

nách dem Gesetz, dem Gesetz nách — according to the law

nách Artikel 142c — under article 142c

etw nách Gewicht kaufen — to buy sth by weight

seinem Wesen or seiner Natur nách ist er sehr sanft — he's very gentle by nature

nách dem, was er gesagt hat — from what he's said, according to what he's said

nách allem, was ich gehört habe — from what I've heard

nách dem Russischen — after the Russian

er wurde nách seinem Großvater genannt — he was named after (Brit) or for (US) his grandfather

(räumlich) mir nách! (old, liter) — follow me!

(zeitlich) nách und nách — little by little, gradually

nách wie vor —

nach Hause gehen — go home

sich nach vorn/hinten beugen — bend forwards/backwards

komm ganz nach vorn — come right to the front

nach links/rechts — to the left/right

nach allen Richtungen — in all directions

nach Osten [zu] — eastwards; [towards the] east

nach außen/innen — outwards/inwards

zehn [Minuten] nach zwei — ten [minutes] past two

nach fünf Minuten — after five minutes; five minutes later

aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach — in all probability

[frei] nach Goethe — [freely] adapted from Goethe

nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet — dressed in [accordance with] the latest fashion

nach etwas schmecken/riechen — taste/smell of something

dem Gesetz nach — in accordance with the law; by law

[alle] mir nach! — [everybody] follow me!

nach und nach — little by little; gradually

nach wie vor — still; as always

nach Hause gehen — go home

sich nach vorn/hinten beugen — bend forwards/backwards

komm ganz nach vorn — come right to the front

nach links/rechts — to the left/right

nach allen Richtungen — in all directions

nach Osten [zu] — eastwards; [towards the] east

nach außen/innen — outwards/inwards

ich bringe den Abfall nach draußen — I am taking the rubbish outside

zehn [Minuten] nach zwei — ten [minutes] past two

nach fünf Minuten — after five minutes; five minutes later

aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach — in all probability

[frei] nach Goethe — [freely] adapted from Goethe

nach der neuesten Mode gekleidet — dressed in [accordance with] the latest fashion

nach etwas schmecken/riechen — taste/smell of something

jemanden nur dem Namen nach kennen — know somebody by name only

dem Gesetz nach — in accordance with the law; by law

[alle] mir nach! — [everybody] follow me!

nach und nach — little by little; gradually

nach wie vor — still; as always

"non ci vado" - disse — "I'm not going" - he said

far dire qc a qn — to make sb say sth

dirsi — to say to o.s., (definirsi) to call o.s., claim to be, (uso reciproco) to say to each other

"coraggio" - si disse — "come on" - he said to himself

(fraseologia) per così dire — so to speak

tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare — (Proverbio) it's easier said than done

è un bel dire il suo — what he says is all very well

dire (di) sì, (di) no — to say yes, no

"entrate" disse — "come in" he said

dire che — to say (that)

dice di essere malata — she says she's ill

come hai detto? — what did you say?

dire sciocchezze — to talk nonsense

ehi, dico a te! — hey, you! I say!

dir bene, male di qcn. — to speak well, ill of sb

dire qcs. a qcn. — to tell sb. sth., to tell sth. to sb.

dire a qcn. che — to tell sb. (that)

così mi è stato detto — so I've been told

lasciatelo dire, lascia che te lo dica... — let me tell you...

ti dico che è vero! — it's true, I tell you!

qualcosa mi dice che non verrà — something tells me he won't come

se così si può dire — if one might say so

c'è da dire che — one should say that, it should be said that

non dico di essere un esperto — I don't claim to be an expert

ho sentito dire che — I heard that

so quel che dico — I know what I'm talking about

la radio, il regolamento dice che — it says on the radio, in the rules that

stando a quel che dicono i giornali — from what the newspapers tell us

bisogna dirlo o diciamolo pure, la situazione è difficile — one must admit, the situation is difficult

questo ti dice quanto ti vuole bene — this tells you how much he loves you

questa musica non mi dice nulla — this music doesn't say anything to me

ben detto! — well said!

come (posso) dire? — how shall I put it?

era scontento, per non dire furioso — he was displeased, not to say furious

vale a dire — that is to say

come sarebbe a dire? — what's the meaning of this?

dire a qcn. di fare — to tell sb. to do

fa' ciò che ti si dice! — do as you're told!

avrà certamente qualcosa da dire al riguardo! — she'll certainly have something to say about that!

non c'è che dire, è bella — you have to admit, she's beautiful

che cosa ne dite? — what do you think of it?

che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? — how about a little walk? what would you say to a little walk?

e dire che... — and to think that

di' un po', dove credi di essere? — hey, where do you think you are?

dicono o si dice sia sposato — they say he is married

- rsi tutto — to tell each other everything

- rsi addio — to say goodbye (to each other)

si diceva mio amico, medico — he claimed to be my friend, a doctor

si è detto pronto a prendere parte alla conferenza — he said that he was prepared to take part in the conference

come si dice "cane" in spagnolo? — how do you say "dog" in Spanish?

non se l'è fatto dire due volte! — he didn't need telling twice! he didn't need to be told twice!

non me l'ha mandato a dire — and he told me in no uncertain terms

avere a che dire con qcn. — = to quarrel with sb.

dire la propria — to say one's piece

dire le cose come stanno — = to speak plainly

l'avevo detto io! — I told you so!

(e) direi! — of course! you bet(cha)!

puoi dirlo forte! — you can say that again!

l'hai detto! — you said it!

si fa per dire — it's only in a manner of speaking

andare a dire qcs. in giro — to tell the world about sth.

volevo ben dire! — I thought so! I guessed as much!

come non detto! — (let's) forget (about) it!

detto fra noi — between you and me

per sentito dire — by hearsay

a suo dire — according to him

hai un bel dire! — that's easy for you to say!

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

to this end — con este fin

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima

a letter to his wife — una carta a su mujer

he fell to the floor — cayó al suelo

to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España

to go to Peru — ir al Perú

to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad

to go to the doctor's — ir al médico

I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces

we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad

he walked slowly to the door — caminó despacio hacia la puerta

he turned to me — se giró hacia mí

move it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha

I'll see you to the door — te acompaño hasta la puerta

to count to ten — contar hasta diez

it's accurate to (within) a millimetre — es exacto hasta el milímetro

to some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

we are expecting 40 to 50 people — esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas

eight years ago to the day — hoy hace exactamente ocho años

from morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche

the door is to the left (of the window) — la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)

the airport is to the west of the city — el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad

he stood with his back to the wall — estaba con la espalda contra la pared

he clasped her to him — la estrechó contra sí

to turn a picture to the wall — volver un cuadro mirando a la pared

at eight minutes to ten — a las diez menos ocho

to give sth to sb — dar algo a algn

I gave it to my friend — se lo di a mi amigo

it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío

they were kind to me — fueron amables conmigo

it's new to me — es nuevo para mí

what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?

"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros

greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!

welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!

here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!

a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos

there were three men to a cell — había tres hombres por celda

it does 30 miles to the gallon — hace 30 millas por galón

eight apples to the kilo — ocho manzanas por kilo

there are about five pesos to the dollar — son unos cinco pesos por dólar

a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre — una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro

200 people to the square mile — 200 personas por milla cuadrada

the odds are 8 to 1 — las probabilidades son de 8 a 1

the odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón

by a majority of 12 to 10 — por una mayoría de 12 a 10

they won by four goals to two — ganaron por cuatro goles a dos

superior to the others — superior a los demás

A is to B as C is to D — A es a B como C es a D

that's nothing to what is to come — eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir

what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?

what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?

to my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar

we danced to the music of the band — bailamos con la música de la orquesta

they came out to the strains of the national anthem — salieron a los compases del himno nacional

it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

assistant to the manager — asistente del gerente

he was a good father to the children — fue un buen padre para sus hijos

it offers a solution to your problem — te ofrece una solución para el problema

we've found the solution to the problem — hemos encontrado solución al problema

the British ambassador to Moscow — el embajador británico en Moscú

he has been a good friend to us — ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros

I'm really looking forward to the holidays — estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones