avoid a strike

-te engañaron, ¿no es así? -sí, así es — "they deceived you, didn't they?" - "yes, they did", "they deceived you, isn't that so?" -"yes, it is"

usted es periodista ¿no es así? — you're a journalist, aren't you?

yo soy así — that's the way I am

perdona, pero creo que eso no es así — excuse me, but I think that's not true

¡(que) así sea! —

- solo les falta ganar la copa -que así sea — "all they have to do is win the cup" - "let's hope they do"

- que el Señor esté con vosotros -así sea — "(may) God be with you" - "amen"

esto no puede seguir así — things can't go on this way, this can't go on like this

¡así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

así me agradecen lo que hice por ellos — this is the thanks I get for what I did for them

así están las cosas — that's the way things are

puede leer el contrato si así lo desea — you can read the contract if you wish

¿por qué te pones así? no es más que un niño — why do you get worked up like that? he's only a child

- salúdelos de mi parte -así lo haré — "give them my best wishes" - "I will"

dijo que llamaría y así lo hizo — he said he would call and he did

¿por una cosa así se han enfadado? — they got angry over a thing like that?

un baúl así de grande — a trunk as big as this, a trunk this big

él todo lo hace así de rápido — he does everything that fast, that's how fast he does everything

no para de comer y luego así está de gordita — she never stops eating, that's why she's so plump

no creo que puedas hacerlo así de bien — I can't believe that you can do it that well

así como tú te portes conmigo, me portaré yo — I'll behave the same way as you do to me

así en la Tierra como en el Cielo — on Earth as it is in Heaven

se necesita el original así como una copia — you need the original as well as a copy

los gastos fueron espectaculares, no así los resultados — the expenditure was astonishing, unlike the results

es un tema muy importante para tratarlo así no más — it's a very important issue, you can't just treat it any old how

se fue así no más, sin decir nada — he left just like that, without saying anything

20 dólares o así — about 20 dollars, 20 dollars or so

llegarán el jueves o así — they'll arrive around Thursday, they'll arrive on Thursday or thereabouts

-¿cómo te encuentras hoy? -así así — "how do you feel today?" - "so-so"

no gastan el dinero así como así — they don't spend money willy-nilly

no se hace así como así — it's not as easy as all that

no hemos conseguido el éxito así porque sí — it's no accident that we've become successful

así tenga que recorrer el mundo entero, la encontraré — even if I have to travel the whole world, I'll find her

se gastó todo el dinero y así no pudo ir de vacaciones — he spent all the money, so he couldn't go on holiday

ha conseguido una beca, así pues, podrá seguir estudiando — he got a grant, so he can carry on studying

estábamos cansados, así que no fuimos — we were tired so we didn't go

así que te enteres, comunícamelo — as soon as you find out, let me know

así que pasen unos años todo se olvidará — in a few years everything will be forgotten

si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así — that's the way I am

esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

no le hables así a tu padre — don't talk to your father like that

¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

así me podré comprar lo que quiera — that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want

así me llaman — that's what people call me

así es — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente — and so on

¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

así se muera — I hope she drops dead!

así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

si es así te pido disculpas — if that's the case, I'm sorry

yo soy así — that's the way I am

esperamos horas ¿no es así? — we waited for hours, didn't we?

no le hables así a tu padre — don't talk to your father like that

¿así me lo agradeces? — is this how you thank me?

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

así me podré comprar lo que quiera — that way I'll be able to buy whatever I want

así me llaman — that's what people call me

así es — that's right

¿está bien así o quieres más? — is that enough, or do you want some more?

¿fue así cómo ocurrió? — is that how it happened?

y así sucesivamente — and so on

¿dimitió? - así como lo oyes — you mean he resigned? - believe it or not, yes

así de + adj/adv: así de fácil! it's as easy as that; debe ser así de grueso it must be about this thick; ¿así de egoísta me crees? — do you think I'm that selfish?

así se muera — I hope she drops dead!

así + subj: lo encontraré, así se esconda en el fin del mundo I'll find him, no matter where he tries to hide; no pagaré así me encarcelen — I won't pay even if they put me in prison

estar in extremis — to be at death's door

angenehm/unangenehm áúffallen —

(= bemerkt werden) jdm fällt etw auf — sb notices sth, sth strikes sb

das muss dir doch aufgefallen sein! — surely you must have noticed (it)!

(= auftreffen Regen, Licht etc) áúffallen — to fall onto sth, to strike sth

aux haben (rare: = verletzen) etw áúffallen — to fall and hurt sth, to fall on sth

um [nicht] aufzufallen — so as [not] to attract attention

jemandem fällt etwas auf — somebody notices something; something strikes somebody

diese Fettflecken fallen kaum auf — these grease-marks are hardly noticeable

seine Abwesenheit fiel nicht auf — his absence was not noticed

um [nicht] aufzufallen — so as [not] to attract attention

jemandem fällt etwas auf — somebody notices something; something strikes somebody

er ist mir angenehm/unangenehm aufgefallen — he made a good/bad impression on me

el buque chocó con una mina — the ship struck a mine

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the post

chocaban unos contra otros por los pasillos — people bumped into each other in the corridors

no choca con ninguna idea religiosa — it does not clash with any religion

esa sería una de las mayores dificultades con las que chocarían en este proyecto — that would be one of the biggest problems they would come up against in this project

por su carácter chocaba a menudo con sus compañeros de trabajo — he often clashed with his colleagues because of his confrontational nature

¿no te choca la situación actual? — don't you find the current situation shocking?

me chocó muchísimo lo que dijo — I was really shocked by what he said, what he said really shocked me

me choca que no lo hayan hecho — I am surprised that they haven't done it

no me choca que haya dimitido — I'm not surprised that he's resigned

chocar la mano de algn — to shake hands with sb

me choca su actitud — I find his attitude offensive

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

las olas chocaban contra el espigón — the waves crashed against the breakwater

chocar con alguien — to clash with somebody

chocar con algo — con problema/obstáculo to come up against something

me chocó que no me invitara — I was taken aback that he didn't invite me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera — he was taken aback by the reception he was given

me chocó que no me lo dijera — I was surprised that he hadn't told me

me chocó su lenguaje — I was shocked by her language

me choca ese actor — I can't stand that actor

choqué el coche del vecino — I ran into my neighbor's car

el balón chocó contra el poste — the ball hit the goalpost

las olas chocaban contra el espigón — the waves crashed against the breakwater

chocar con alguien — to clash with somebody

chocar con algo — con problema/obstáculo to come up against something

me chocó que no me invitara — I was taken aback that he didn't invite me

le chocó que lo recibieran de esa manera — he was taken aback by the reception he was given

me chocó que no me lo dijera — I was surprised that he hadn't told me

me chocó su lenguaje — I was shocked by her language

me choca ese actor — I can't stand that actor

choqué el coche del vecino — I ran into my neighbor's car

tener que esperar es un trastorno — it's a real nuisance having to wait

los trastornos políticos — the political disturbances

trastorno de personalidad — personality disorder

trastorno digestivo, trastorno estomacal — stomach upset

trastorno dismórfico corporal — body dysmorphic disorder

trastorno mental — mental disorder

me ocasionó muchos trastornos — it caused me a great deal of inconvenience

me ocasionó muchos trastornos — it caused me a great deal of inconvenience

devi ripiegarlo così — you have to fold it like this

se lo tiri così lo rompi — if you pull it like that you'll break it

ho detto così — that's what I said

ha detto così: "sei bugiardo" — this is what he said: "you're a liar"

non ho detto così — I didn't say that

se fosse così — if this were the case

le cose stanno così — this is how things stand

non scriverlo così, ma così! — don't write it like that, write it like this!

e così feci anch'io — and I did likewise

basta così! — that's enough!

fa così bello oggi — it's such a lovely day, the weather's so lovely today

una persona così gentile — such a kind person

è così simpatica! — she's so nice!

è così lontano — it's so far away

non sono così stupido! — I'm not that stupid!

così... che... — so... that...

era così stanco che è andato subito a letto — he was so tired that he went to bed immediately

così... come — as... as

se si comporta così come ha sempre fatto... — if he goes on behaving like this...

me lo dia così com'è — give it to me as it is

per così dire — so to speak, so to say

e così via — and so on

è così o non è così? — isn't that so?

così così — so so

com'era il concerto? - così così — what was the concert like? - so-so

e così? — well?

(tale) non ho mai visto un film così — I've never seen such a film

non ho mai conosciuto una persona così — I've never met such a person, I've never met a person like that

i tipi così mi danno ai nervi — people like that get on my nerves

pioveva, così sono rimasto a casa — it was raining so I stayed at home

pettinata così, sembra sua madre — with that hairstyle, she looks like her mother

lei è (fatta) così — that's the way she is

prova a fare così — try doing it this way

non fare così! — don't (do that)!

non è così per i nostri amici — this is not the case with our friends

la giuria è così composta — the panel is made up as follows

la frase dovrebbe suonare così — the sentence should read as follows

così fu fatto — that's what was done

ha detto proprio così — that's exactly what he said

così facendo — by doing so

e così via — and so on

così va il mondo — that's the way of the world

questa parola si scrive così — that word is spelled like this

così pare — so it seems

va bene così — it's ok (like that)

lasciare tutto così com'è — to leave everything as it is

ti ama così tanto — he loves you so much

ne è rimasto così poco — there's so little left

fa così caldo — it's so hot

è successo tutto così in fretta! — all happened so fast!

ottenere risultati così buoni — to get such good results

abiti in un paese così bello — you live in such a lovely country

punirò te e così pure lui — I'll punish you and I'll do the same with him

il pesce era grande così — the fish was this big

più di così non posso dartene — I can't give you more than this

non ho mai visto una cosa così — I've never seen such a thing

c'era lo sciopero della metropolitana, così ho preso un taxi — there was a tube strike, so I took a taxi

partite presto, così eviterete gli ingorghi — leave early, that way you'll avoid the traffic jams

così ci lasci? — so you're leaving us, then?

fa così caldo che non riesco a dormire — it's so hot (that) I can't sleep

mi piace così tanto che — I like it so much that

fu così fortunato da scamparla — he was lucky enough to survive

il prezzo della benzina, così come quello delle sigarette, è aumentato del 5% — the price of petrol, as well as that of tobacco, has risen by 5%

l'Italia, così come altri sei paesi europei, partecipa a questo progetto — Italy, along with six other European countries, is taking part in this project

non è così come me lo immaginavo — it's not like I thought it would be

così come stanno le cose — as things stand

non c'è niente di così bello come un tramonto — there's nothing so beautiful as a sunset

non è così stupido come vuole fare credere di essere — he's not as stupid as he makes out

meglio così — it's all for the best

meglio di così! — what more can you ask for?

così così — so-so

per così dire — so to speak, as it were, in a manner of speaking

fores,

parietem,

murum arietibus,

pugiles adversarium,

ferire quem nolueris, fortunae,

partem corporis sibi,

frontem,

femur,

pectora solito plangore,

calce feritur aselli,

feriri a serpente,

cetera (venenata animalia) singulos feriunt,

tabulam malleo,

incidere funes),

sublimi feriam sidera vertice,

pugno ferire vel calce,

occursare capro, cornu ferit ille, caveto,

principio omnibus a rebus, quascumque videmus, Perpetuo fluere ac mitti spargique necesse est Corpora, quae feriant oculos visumque lacessant,

oculos (corpora, simulacra),

oculorum acies (res),

speciem colore (res),

his spectris etiam si oculi possent feriri, etc.,

feriuntque summos fulmina montes,

nec semper feriet, quodcumque minabitur, arous,

si fractus illabatur orbis, Impavidum ferient ruinae,

nec levius tabulae laterum feriuntur ab undis, Quam, etc.,

sole fere radiis foriente cacumina primis,

palla imos ferit alba pedes,

ferit aethera clamor,

feriat dum maesta remotas Fama procul terras,

aliquem securi feriri,

aliquem telo trabali,

retiarium (mirmillo),

te (maritum),

leonem atque alias feras primus aut in primis ferire,

aprum,

nos humilem feriemus agnam,

vaccam Proserpinae,

TANTOQVE MAGIS FERITO, QVANTO MAGIS POTES POLLESQVE,

Quid aut sponsoribus in foedere opus esset aut obsidibus, ubi precatione res transigitur? per quem populum fiat, quo minus legibus dictis stetur, ut eum ita Juppiter feriat, quemadmodum a Fetialibus porcus feriatur,

Jovis ante aram Stabant et caesā jungebant foedera porcă,

is, quicum foedus feriri in Capitolio viderat,

videret ut satis honestum foedus feriretur,

amorum turpissimorum foedera ferire,

Tarchon jungit opes foedusque ferit,

asses sextantario pondere,

quae faciliora sunt philosophis, quo minus multa patent in eorum vita, quae fortuna feriat,

accidit, ut ictu simili (i. e. morte propinqui) ferirer,

3: verba palato,

sonat vox, ut feritur,

feriunt animum (sententiae),

ut omnis sensus in fine sermonis feriat aurem,

binis aut ternis ferire verbis,

videtur Chrysippus medium ferire voluisse,