be+the+master+of+fate

il ne tient jamais ses promesses, c'est (bien) connu — it is common knowledge that he never keeps his promises

je ne leur connais aucun vice — I don't know them to have any vices

tu connais la nouvelle? — have you heard the news?

ne connaître que son devoir — to think of nothing but one's duty

ils ont connu la défaite — they were defeated

il a connu la prison — he's been to prison before

connaître des hauts et des bas — to have one's/its ups and downs

connaître une fin tragique — to come to a tragic end

connaître une forte croissance — to show a rapid growth

c'est bien mal la connaître — they/you're misjudging her

faire connaître quelqu'un à quelqu'un — to introduce somebody to somebody

Bernadette? je ne connais qu'elle! — Bernadette? I know her very well!

il ne me connaît plus depuis qu'il est passé officier — he ignores me now that he's an officer

‘connais-toi toi-même’ — ‘know thyself’

s'y connaître en théâtre — to know all about theatre

connaître quelque chose comme sa poche — to know something like the back of one's hand

Je ne connais pas du tout cette région. — I don't know this area at all.

connaître de nom — to know by name

connaître de vue — to know by sight

Je le connais de vue. — I know him by sight.

faire connaître qn du grand public — to make sb known to the general public

se faire connaître avec qch — to become well-known with sth

se faire connaître en faisant qch; Le groupe s'est fait connaître en gagnant le concours Eurovision. — the group found fame when it won the Eurovision song contest.

se faire connaître du grand public — to become known to the general public

Il a fini dans la misère après avoir connu le faste et la gloire. — He ended up destitute, after having known fame and riches.

L'industrie du tourisme connaît une période exceptionnelle. — The tourist industry is having a very good period.

Ce film connaît actuellement un grand succès. — This film is currently enjoying a huge success.

salutare qcn. con la mano — to wave at sb.

-i in alto, su le -i! — hands up!

mano nella mano — hand in hand

passare di mano in mano — to pass from hand to hand

tenere qcs. in mano — to hold sth. in one's hand

tenersi per mano — to hold hands

a -i nude — with one's bare hands

suonare il piano a quattro -i — to play a duet on the piano

disegnare a mano libera — to draw freehand

rapina a mano armata — armed robbery

mettere mano al portafogli — to put one's money where one's mouth is, to put one's hand in one's pocket

cambiare mano — to change hands

avere qcs. sotto mano — to have sth. on hand

mi è capitato tra le -i — I just happened to come across it

tenere qcs. a portata di mano — to keep sth. handy

prendere in mano la situazione — to take matters into one's own hands

in buone -i — in good hands

in -i sicure — in safe hands

cadere nelle -i di qcn. — to fall into sb.'s hands

di prima, seconda mano — firsthand, second-hand

riconoscere la mano di un artista — to recognize an artist's style

fatto a mano — handmade

dipinto a mano — hand-painted

minacciare qcn. coltello alla mano — to threaten sb. at knife point

preferisco informarli man mano — I prefer to inform them as I go along

man mano che — as

chiedere la mano di qcn. — to ask for sb.'s hand

ci metterei la mano sul fuoco — I'm willing to bet on it

fare man bassa — to sweep the board

venire alle -i — to come to blows

I have my hands full. — У меня дел по горло.

My hands are cold/are freezing. — У меня замерзли руки.

A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. — Лучше синица в руках, чем журавль в небе. /Не сули журавля в небе, а дай синицу в руки.

Can be counted on the fingers of one hand. — Раз, два и обчелся.

To bite the hand that feeds you. — Рубить сук, на котором сидишь.

To live from hand to mouth. — Перебиваться с хлеба на воду.

One hand washes the other. — Рука руку моет.

The left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. — Левая рука не знает, что делает правая.

With my hand on my heart. — Положа руку на сердце.

To die by one's own hand. — Наложить на себя руки.

To change hands. — Переходить из рук в руки.

To get the upper hand. — Взять верх.

Don't put your hand further than your sleeve. — По одежке тяни ножки.

A clean hand doesn't want/need washing no washing. — Нечестно живешь, себя подведешь. /Хлеб соль ешь, а правду режь.

The hand of the clock is creeping on. — Стрелка часов еле движется.

The matter is now in your hands. — Дело теперь в ваших руках.

His life was in my hands. — Его жизнь была в моей власти.

He is still in the hands of the moneylenders. — Он еще в руках ростовщиков.

The hand of a master can easily be traced in the picture. — В этом полотне ясно видна рука большого художника.

He sat close on/at my right hand. — Он сидел по правой руке от меня.

A street with shops on either hand. — Улица, по обе стороны которой идут магазины.

I have heard the story at first hand. — Я слышал об этой истории из первых рук.

Would you lend me a hand in moving the furniture? — Вы не поможете мне передвинуть мебель?

Could you give me a hand with my luggage? — Вы не поможете мне с вещами?

I had no hand in it. — Я не принимал в этом никакого участия.

The work suggests an unpracticed hand. — Работа, видимо, была выполнена неопытным человеком/автором.

The factory has taken on (employed) some 12.000 hands. — Фабрика наняла около 12.000 рабочих. /На фабрике работает 12.000 рабочих.

We have not sufficient hands. — Мы испытываем нехватку в рабочей силе.

She is a poor hand at dressmaking. — Она не умеет шить платья.

He is an old hand at this sort of work. — Он имеет большой опыт такой работы.

I handed the note to him myself. — Я сам (лично) вручил ему эту записку.

Hand me those papers, please. — Передайте мне эти документы, пожалуйста

quae sollicito motu carerent, referring to the elements in constant motion, as air, water, etc.,

ut mare sollicitum stridet,

utile sollicitae sidus utrumque rati,

corpus,

omnes sollicitos habui,

(clientes) qui neque leges colunt, neque, etc., sollicitos patronos habent,

4, 2, 21: quorum negotiis nos absentum sollicitae noctes et dies sumus semper,

hem, tot mea Solius solliciti sunt curā, of servants busy in attending their master,

ita me mea forma habet sollicitum,

Hispaniae armis sollicitae,

in quibus si non erunt insidiae... animus tamen erit sollicitus,

diutius videtur velle eos habere sollicitos a quibus se putat diuturnioribus esse molestiis conflictatum,

quae maxime angere atque sollicitam habere vestram aetatem videtur,

sollicitum te habebat cogitatio periculi mei,

initia rerum quae... sollicitam Italiam habebant,

cum satis per se ipsum Samnitium bellum et,... sollicitos haberet patres,

solliciti et incerti rerum suarum Megaram referre signa jubent,

sollicitae ac suspensae civitati,

quid illis nos sollicitis ac pendentibus animi renuntiare jubetis,

sollicitae mentes,

pectus,

mens,

animi,

ego percussorem meum securum ambulare patiar, me sollicito?

sollicitus est et incertus sui quem spes aliqua proritat,

ut sollicitus sim cum Saturnus et Mars ex contrario stabunt,

fertur sollicitas tenuisse deas,

nunc sollicitam timor anxius angit,

quid est turpius quam in ipso limine securitatis esse sollicitum?

securo nihil est te pejus, eodem Sollicito nihil est te melius,

sollicitam mihi civitatem suspitione, suspensam metu... tradidistis,

Sophocles, ancipiti sententiarum eventu diu sollicitus,

sollicitus eram de rebus urbanis,

de tuā valetudine,

sollicita civitas de Etruriae defectione fuit,

sollicitum te esse scribis de judicii eventu,

desii jam de te esse sollicitus,

ne necesse sit unum sollicitum esse pro pluribus,

sollicito consuli et propter itineris difficultatem et eorum vicem,... nuntius occurrit,

ut meam quoque, non solum reipublicae vicem videretur sollicitus,

clamor undique ab sollicitis vicem imperatoris militibus sublatus,

non sollicitus futuri, pendet (filius tuus mortuus),

ne solliciti sitis animae vestrae, neque corpori vestro,

ex hoc misera sollicita'st, diem Quia olim in hunc, etc.,

haec turba sollicita ex temerariā regis fiduciā,

(mater) sollicita est ne eundem conspiciat, etc.,

legati Romanorum circuire urbes, solliciti ne Aetoli partis alicujus animos ad Antiochum avertissent,

sollicitis populis ne suas operiant terras,

sollicitus Solon, ne tacendo parum reipublicae consuleret,

solliciti erant quo evasura esset res,

quam sim sollicitus, quidnam futurum sit,

sollicitus mihi nescio quā re videtur,

neque est consentaneum ullam honestam rem, ne sollicitus sis... deponere,

vehementer te esse sollicitum et praecipuo quodam dolore angi,

vehementer populum sollicitum fuisse de P. Sullae morte,

num eum postea censes anxio animo aut sollicito fuisse,

hoc genus omne Maestum ac sollicitum est cantoris morte Tigelli,

qui, ut sint pudici, solliciti tamen et anxii sunt,

atqui sollicitae nuntius hospitae, Suspirare Chloen.. Dicens, etc.,

hominem cuppedinis sollicitum,

de regno sollicitus ( = avidus regni potiundi),

ne decet quidem, ubi maxima rerum monumenta versantur, de verbis esse sollicitum,

de quorum sumus judicio solliciti,

dixit Cicero, non se de ingenii famā, sed de fide esse sollicitum,

nec sum in hoc sollicitus, dum res ipsa appareat,

eloquentia non in verba sollicita,

si tamen contingere eloquentia non sollicito potest,

cur abis, non sollicitus prodesse bonis, nocere malis?

in double sense,

solliciti jaceant terrāque premantur iniquā qui, etc.,

often approaching the signif. II.): scio quam timida sit ambitio, et quam sollicita sit cupiditas consulatūs,

id est proprium civitatis ut sit libera et non sollicita rei cujusque custodia,

est enim metus futurae aegritudinis sollicita exspectatio,

quam sit omnis amor sollicitus et anxius,

in sollicito civitatis statu,

Hermagoras, vir diligentiae nimium sollicitae,

sollicitum dicendi propositum,

sollicita parentis diligentia,

sollicitae actiones,

saepe enim laniant dominos,

maxima quaeque bona sollicita sunt,

noctes, id. Ira, 2, 20, 1: tutela,

sollicitos fecisti, Romule, ludos,

quisque, sibi quid sit Utile, sollicitis supputat articulis,

sollicito carcere dignus eras,

Cressa... sollicito revocavit Thesea filo,

pudor,

amor,

os,

frons,

manus,

preces,

prex,

vita,

lux,

senecta,

libelli,

saccus,

fuga,

sedes,

via,

terrae,

quid magis sollicitum dici potest,

in quā (tyrannorum) vitā nulla... potest esse fiducia, omnia semper suspecta atque sollicita,

sollicitumque aliquid laetis intervenit,

o mihi sollicitum decus ac suprema voluptas,

opes,

aurum,

pretia,

timor or metus,

cura,

dolor,

taedium,

fatum,

solliciti terrentur equi,

lepus,

nos circa lites raras sollicitiores,

sollicitior rei familiaris diligentia,

innocentiam sollicitiore habituri loco,

(pauperes) sollicitiores divitibus,

quod est sollicitius,

qui non sollicitior de capitis sui decore sit quam de salute,

pro vobis sollicitior,

illorum brevissima ac sollicitissima aetas est,

in conviviis lingua sollicite etiam ebriis custodienda est,

recitare,

exspectatus,

sollicitius et intentius,

custodiendus est honor,

cavere,

urbis curam sollicitissime agere,

sollicito animo): sollicite possidentur,

laetus,