books such as these

such people — solche Leute

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

to such an extent — dermaßen

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

such a long time — so lange

as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

such a person — so or solch ein Mensch, ein solcher Mensch

such a book — so ein Buch, ein solches Buch

such people/books — solche Leute/Bücher

many/few/all such people/books — viele/wenige/all solche Leute/Bücher

all such books are very expensive —

do you have such a book? — haben Sie so ein Buch?

such a thing — so etwas, so was

have you got such a thing as...? there's such a thing as divorce — haben Sie so etwas wie...? es gibt so etwas wie eine Scheidung

I said no such thing — das habe ich nie gesagt

no such thing — nichts dergleichen

there's no such thing as a unicorn — so etwas wie ein Einhorn gibt es nicht

... or some such name/place —... oder so (ähnlich)

he was such a one/just such another — er war einer von ihnen/auch (so) einer

in such a case — in einem solchen Fall

men/books such as these, such men/books as these — Männer/Bücher wie diese, solche Männer/Bücher

writers such as Agatha Christie, such writers as Agatha Christie —

he's not such a fool as you think — er ist nicht so dumm, wie Sie denken

such people as attended — die(jenigen), die anwesend waren

I'll give you such books/money as I have — was ich an Büchern/Geld habe, gebe ich Ihnen

(= so much, so great etc) he's such a liar — er ist so or solch ein Lügner, er ist ein derartiger or solcher Lügner

he did it in such a way that... — er machte es so, dass...

such beauty! — welche Schönheit!

he's always in such a hurry — er hat es immer so eilig

his surprise was such that..., such was his surprise that... — seine Überraschung war so groß, dass..., er war so überrascht, dass...

his manner was such that... —

her speech was such that... — ihre Rede war so gehalten, dass...

nobody else makes such a good cup of tea as you — niemand kocht so guten Tee wie du

it's such a long time ago — es ist so lange her

rabbits and hares and such — Kaninchen, Hasen und dergleichen

such being the case... —

such is not the case — dies ist nicht der Fall

such is life! — so ist das Leben!

may all such perish! — mögen sie alle verderben!

as such — an sich

such as? — (wie) zum Beispiel?

the food, such as there was of it... —

I'll give you such as I have — ich gebe Ihnen, was ich habe

such people — solche Leute

such things — so etwas

symphonies and other such compositions — Sinfonien und andere Kompositionen dieser Art

or some such thing — oder so etwas; oder etwas in der Art

I said no such thing — ich habe nichts dergleichen gesagt

you'll do no such thing — das wirst du nicht tun

there is no such thing as a unicorn — Einhörner gibt es gar nicht

such writers as Eliot and Fry — Schriftsteller wie Eliot und Fry

I will take such steps as I think necessary — ich werde die Schritte unternehmen, die ich für notwendig halte

at such a time — zu einer solchen Zeit

such a one as he/she is impossible to replace — jemand wie er/sie ist unersetzlich

such was the force of the explosion that... — die Explosion war so stark, dass...

to such an extent — dermaßen

such a big house — ein so großes Haus

she has such lovely blue eyes — sie hat so schöne blaue Augen

such a long time — so lange

as such — als solcher/solche/solches; (strictly speaking) im Grunde genommen; an sich

such is life — so ist das Leben

such as — wie [zum Beispiel]

I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...

she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!

I've got such a lot of work to do — tengo tanto (trabajo) que hacer

such... (that) — tal/tan... que

such... as — tan... como

such a patient teacher as you — un maestro tan paciente como tú

there's no such thing as the perfect crime — el crimen perfecto no existe

I said no such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

you'll do no such thing! — de ninguna manera!

the letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha

such were her last words — tales fueron sus últimas palabras

snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo

such as — como

many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...

I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?

as such — como tal/tales

he was a great leader and will be remembered as such — fue un gran líder y será recordado como tal

such as, such... as — (frml)

such (people) as were dissatisfied — quienes estaban descontentos

the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...

such that — tal... que

such a book — tal libro

such books — tales libros

books such as these — semejantes libros

did you ever see such a thing? — ¿has visto alguna vez cosa semejante?, ¿se vio jamás tal cosa?

I was in such a hurry — tenía tanta prisa

it caused such trouble that... — dio lugar a tantos disgustos que...

such an honour! — ¡tanto honor!

it made such a stir as had not been known before — tuvo una repercusión como no se había conocido hasta entonces

in such cases — en tales casos, en semejantes casos

we had such a case last year — tuvimos un caso parecido el año pasado

on just such a day in June — justo en un día parecido de junio

such a plan is most unwise — un proyecto así es poco aconsejable, un proyecto de ese tipo no es aconsejable

such a man as Ganivet — un hombre tal como Ganivet

such a man as you — un hombre como tú

such money as I have — el dinero que tengo

such stories as I know — las historias que conozco

this is my car such as it is — aunque valga poco, es mi coche

he read the documents such as they were — leyó los documentos que había

such as? — ¿por ejemplo?

there's no such thing as a unicorn — el unicornio no existe

such good food — comida tan buena

such a clever girl — una muchacha tan inteligente

it's such a long time now — hace tanto tiempo

we took such as we wanted — tomamos los que queríamos

I will send you such as I receive — te mandaré los que reciba

there are no trees as such — no hay árboles propiamente dichos, no hay árboles que digamos

I woke up with such a headache — me levanté con tal dolor de cabeza...

she gave me such a look! — me miró de una manera...!

I've got such a lot of work to do — tengo tanto (trabajo) que hacer

such... (that) — tal/tan... que

such... as — tan... como

such a patient teacher as you — un maestro tan paciente como tú

there's no such thing as the perfect crime — el crimen perfecto no existe

I said no such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

you'll do no such thing! — de ninguna manera!

the letter tells you to go to such a house on such a date — la carta te dice que vayas a tal casa en tal fecha

such were her last words — tales fueron sus últimas palabras

snakes, lizards and such — serpientes, lagartijas y cosas por el estilo

such as — como

many modern inventions, such as radar... — muchos inventos modernos, (tales) como el radar...

I've read many of his books - such as? — he leído muchos de sus libros - ¿(como) por ejemplo?

as such — como tal/tales

he was a great leader and will be remembered as such — fue un gran líder y será recordado como tal

such as, such... as — (frml)

such (people) as were dissatisfied — quienes estaban descontentos

the evidence, such as it is, seems to... — las pocas pruebas que hay parecen...

such that — tal... que

such a book — un tale libro, un libro del genere

such books — tali libri, libri del genere

such a thing — una cosa del genere

I wouldn't dream of doing such a thing — non mi sognerei di fare una cosa del genere

did you ever hear of such a thing? — hai mai sentito una cosa del genere?

it was such a waste of time — era una tale perdita di tempo

there's no such thing — non esiste

there's no such thing as a unicorn — gli unicorni non esistono

there's no such place in Italy — non c'è un posto del genere in Italia

such was his answer — questa è stata la sua risposta

such is life — così è la vita

I said no such thing — non ho detto niente del genere

in such cases — in casi del genere

we had such a case last year — si è avuto un caso del genere l'anno scorso

some such idea — un'idea del genere

it was such as to/that — era tale da/che

this is my car such as it is — questa è la mia macchina, se così si può chiamare

he's not such a fool as you think — non è così scemo come pensi

I had such a fright — ho preso un tale spavento

such courage — tanto coraggio

I was in such a hurry — avevo una tale fretta

I was in such a hurry that... — avevo così tanta fretta che...

such a lot of — talmente, così tanto (-a)

such a lot of work — così tanto lavoro

making such a noise that — facendo un rumore tale che

a noise such as to — un rumore tale da

such good food — cibo così buono

such good books — libri così buoni

such a clever girl — una ragazza così intelligente

it's such a long time since we saw each other — è da tanto tempo che non ci vediamo

such a long time ago — tanto tempo fa

I haven't had such good tea for ages — erano secoli che non bevevo un tè così buono

such a long trip — un viaggio così lungo

such nice people — gente così simpatica

such as — (introducing examples) come

such a man as you; a man such as you — un uomo come te

such writers as Updike; writers such as Updike — scrittori come Updike

books such as these — libri come questi

hot countries such as India — paesi caldi, come l'India

such as? — per esempio?

have you got such a thing as a torch? — hai una pila per caso?

(this, that, those) such as wish to go — chi desidera andare

but such is not the case — ma non è questo caso

and such (like) — e così via

I haven't many, but I'll give you such as I have — non ho molti, ma ti darò tutti quelli che ho

as such — (in that capacity) come tale, in quanto tale, (in itself) di per sé

and as such he was promoted — e come tale fu promosso

there's no garden as such — non c'è un vero e proprio giardino

he's not an expert as such, but... — non è un vero e proprio esperto, però...

doctors as such are... — i medici in quanto tali sono...

the work as such is poorly paid — il lavoro di per sé non è pagato bene

такой человек — such a man*, a man* such as that, a man* like that / him

такие книги — such books (as these), books such as these, books of this kind

такая интересная книга — so interesting a book; such an interesting book

такие глубокие мысли — thoughts so profound, such profound thoughts

такие хорошенькие котята — such pretty kittens

такой же — the same

такой же как — the same as

вы всё такой же — you are always the same, you haven't changed

это такое удовольствие! — it is such a pleasure!

он не такой уж великодушный — he is not so very generous

такой же большой, как — as big as

такого же размера, как — of the same size as

точно такой — just like this

такие цветы — that sort of flowers, flowers like these

он не такой (человек) — he is not the sort (of man*)

я никогда не ожидал этого от такого человека, как он — I never expected it of a man* like him

таким образом — thus, in that way

до такой степени — so, to such an extent, to such a degree

кто такой? — who is it?

кто такие? — who are they?

кто вы такой? — who are you?

что же это такое? — what is this?

что ж тут такого? — what is there so wonderful about it?

таки́е кни́ги — such books (as these), books such as these, books of this kind

то́чно тако́й — just like this

я никогда́ не ожида́л э́того от тако́го челове́ка, как он — I never expected it of a man like him

така́я интере́сная кни́га — so interesting a book; such an interesting book

таки́е глубо́кие мы́сли — thoughts so profound, such profound thoughts

таки́е хоро́шенькие котя́та — such pretty kittens

он тако́й у́мный! — he is so clever!

он не тако́й уж великоду́шный — he is not so very generous

э́то тако́е удово́льствие! — it is such a pleasure!

э́то бы́ло тако́й неожи́данностью — it was so unexpected

таки́е цветы́ — that sort of flowers

он не тако́й (челове́к) — he is not the sort (of man)

тако́й же — the same

э́то соверше́нно така́я же кни́га — it is the very same [exactly the same] book

вы всё тако́й же — you are always the same, you haven't changed

тако́й же, как — the same as

тако́й же большо́й, как — as big as

тако́го же разме́ра, как — of the same size as

в тако́м слу́чае — in that case, if that is so

таки́м о́бразом — thus, in that way

до тако́й сте́пени — so, to such an extent, to such a degree

кто тако́й? — who is it?

кто таки́е? — who are they?

кто вы тако́й? — who are you?

что ж тут тако́го? — so what?; what of it?; what is there so unusual about it?

такая интересная книга — so interesting a book; such an interesting book

такие глубокие мысли — thoughts so profound, such profound thoughts

такие хорошенькие котята — such pretty kittens

такой же большой, как — as big as

такого же размера, как — of the same size as

вы все такой же — you are always the same, you haven't changed

это такое удовольствие! — it is such a pleasure!

такой, какой есть — such as he is

он не такой уж великодушный — he is not so very generous

такие же как — the same as

такие книги — such books (as these), books such as these, books of this kind

такой как — like

такой человек — such a man, a man such as that, a man like that/him

точно такой — just like this

он не такой (человек) — he is not the sort (of man)

я никогда не ожидал этого от такого человека, как он — I never expected it of a man like him

кто такой? — who is it?

кто такие? — who are they?

кто вы? — who are you?

что же это такое? — what is this?

что ж тут такого? — what is there so wonderful about it?

не такой, какого следовало бы ожидать — is not that which is normally expected

¡bandido! — you rogue!, you beast!

le dio un bocadillo a su hijo — he gave his son a sandwich

se lo di a Blanca — I gave it to Blanca

me dieron un diploma por mi buen comportamiento — I was given a diploma for good conduct

le dieron el primer premio — he was awarded {o} given first prize

déme dos kilos — I'll have two kilos, two kilos, please

dar un alarido — to shriek

dar una bofetada a algn — to slap sb

dar un golpe a algn — to hit sb

dio un golpe en la mesa — he banged on the table

dar un grito — to let out a cry, give a cry

dar un paseo — to go for a walk, take a walk

dar un suspiro — to heave {o} give a sigh, sigh

la embajada dará una recepción — the embassy will hold a reception

¿has dado el gas? — have you turned on the gas?

dan una película de Almodóvar — there's an Almodóvar film on, they're showing {o} screening an Almodóvar film

¿qué dan hoy en la tele? — what's on TV tonight?

el reloj dio las tres — the clock struck three

ya han dado las ocho — it's past {o} gone eight o'clock

dar flores — to flower

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

una inversión que da un 7% de interés — an investment that pays {o} yields 7% interest

el cálculo dio 99 — the sum worked out at 99

el atleta dio positivo en el control antidoping — the athlete tested positive for drugs

me dio mucha alegría verla — I was very pleased to see her

las babosas me dan asco — I find slugs disgusting {o} revolting

este jersey me da demasiado calor — this jumper is too hot, I'm too hot in this jumper

da gusto hablar con él — he's really nice to talk to

tu padre me da miedo — I'm scared {o} frightened of your father

me da pena tener que tirarlo — it's a pity to have to throw it away

el vino me da sueño — wine makes me sleepy

vinieron a visitarme y me dieron la tarde — they came to visit and ruined my afternoon

¡me estás dando las vacaciones! — you're ruining the holiday for me!

doy el asunto por concluido — I consider the matter settled, I regard the matter as settled

le dieron por desaparecido — they gave him up for lost

doy el dinero por bien empleado — I consider it money well spent

lo daba por seguro — he was sure {o} certain of it

lo podemos dar por terminado — we can consider it finished

la vecina está dale que dale al piano — our neighbour is pounding away at the piano

para dar y tomar —

tenemos botellas para dar y tomar — we've got loads {o} stacks of bottles

aquí hay basura para dar y tomar — there's tons of rubbish here

me da que no va a venir — I have a feeling (that) he's not going to come

dame, yo te lo arreglo — give it here, I'll fix it for you

me dieron ganas de vomitar — I felt like being sick

si te da un mareo siéntate — if you feel giddy, sit down

le dio un fuerte dolor en el costado — he felt a sudden sharp pain in his side

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

¡qué más da!, ¡da igual! — it doesn't matter!, never mind!

¿qué más te da? — what does it matter to you?

¿qué más da un sitio que otro? — surely one place is as good as another!, it doesn't make any difference which place we choose

lo mismo da — it makes no difference {o} odds

me da igual, lo mismo me da, tanto me da — it's all the same to me, I don't mind

mi habitación da al jardín — my room looks out onto {o} overlooks the garden

dale a la tecla roja — hit {o} press the red key

darle a la bomba — to pump, work the pump

dale más fuerte a la bomba — pump harder

¡dale! — hit him!

no es capaz de darle al balón de cabeza — he can't head the ball

dimos con él dos horas más tarde — we found him two hours later

al final di con la solución — I finally hit on the solution, I finally came up with the solution

no doy con el nombre — I can't think of the name

dio consigo en la cárcel — he ended up in jail

el barco dio contra el puente — the ship hit the bridge

dar de palos a algn — to give sb a beating

dar de puñetazos a algn — to punch sb

dar de barniz a algo — to varnish sth

lo que cada uno puede dar de sí — what each person can contribute

el sol me da en la cara — the sun is in my eyes

han dado en llamarle Boko — they've taken to calling him Boko

le ha dado por no venir a clase — he has taken to cutting classes

les dio por venir a vernos — they took it into their heads to come and see us

últimamente le ha dado por el golf — he's taken up golf lately

al chico le daba por dormirse en la clase — the boy was always falling asleep in class

la casa que a alguien le dio por llamar Miramar — the house that someone had the bright idea of calling Miramar

con eso da para cuatro personas — this is enough for four people

mi pobre cabeza no da para más hoy — I don't think my poor head can take any more today

una película que da en qué pensar — a thought-provoking film, a film which gives you a lot to think about

dale las llaves a Pedro — give the keys to Pedro

se las di a Jaime — I gave them to Jaime

déme un kilo de peras — can I have a kilo of pears?

¿me lo prestas? - te lo doy, no lo necesito — can I borrow it? - you can keep it, I don't need it

qué no daría por que así fuera! — I'd give anything for that to be the case

donde las dan las toman — two can play at that game

eso me dio la idea — that's where I got the idea from

si le dan la ocasión — if he's given the chance

pide que te den más información — ask them to give you more information

¿me das el la? — can you give me an A?

las luces le daban un ambiente festivo — the lights gave a festive atmosphere

dale otra capa de barniz — give it another coat of varnish

hay que darle cera al piso — the floor needs waxing

dale una puntada para sujetarlo — put a stitch in to hold it

el dentista me dio hora para el miércoles — I have an appointment with the dentist on Wednesday

me dieron un diploma — I got a diploma

no le doy ni un mes a esa relación — I don't think they'll last more than a month together

¿qué edad le das? — how old do you think he is?

¿le diste las gracias? — did you thank him?, did you say thank you?

no me dio ni los buenos días — she didn't even say hello

dales saludos — give/send them my regards

darle la bienvenida a alguien — to welcome somebody

tuve que darle la noticia — I was the one who had to break the news to him

el reloj dio las cinco — the clock struck five

estos campos dan mucho grano — these fields have a high grain yield

este negocio da mucho dinero — there's a lot of money in this business

esos bonos dan un 7% — those bonds yield 7%

ha dado todo lo que esperaba de él — he has lived up to my/his expectations

ese jugador lo da todo — that player puts everything into the game

¿cuánto da ese coche? — how fast can that car go?

venía a todo lo que daba — it was traveling at full speed

ponen la radio a todo lo que da — they turn the radio on full blast

la comida muy salada da sed — salty food makes you thirsty

estos niños dan tanto trabajo! — these kids are such hard work!; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿no te da calor esa camisa? — aren't you too warm in that shirt?

el vino le había dado sueño — the wine had made him sleepy

me da mucha pena verla tan triste — it hurts me to see her so sad

qué susto me has dado! — you gave me such a fright!

ayer daban una obra de Calderón — there was a Calderón play on yesterday

¿dónde están dando esa película? — where's that film showing?

dar lectura a un comunicado — to read out a communiqué

dar un grito/un suspiro — to give a shout/heave a sigh

dar un paso atrás/adelante — to take a step back/forward

no puedes con todo, dame que te ayudo — you'll never manage all that on your own, here, let me help you

¿me das para un helado? — can I have some money for an ice cream?

te toca dar a ti — it's your deal

el análisis le dio positivo/negativo — her test was positive/negative

¿cuánto da la cuenta? — what does it come to?

a mí me dio 247 — I made it (to be) 247

da lo mismo, ya iremos otro día — it doesn't matter, we'll go another day

qué más da! — what does it matter!

¿qué más da un color que otro? — what difference does it make what color it is?; (+ me/te/le etc)

le dio en la cabeza/con un palo — he hit him on the head/with a stick

dale al balón con fuerza — kick the ball hard

te voy a dar (de palos) — I'm going to give you a good beating

el balón dio en el poste — the ball hit the post

dar en el blanco/el centro — to hit the target/the bull's-eye

dale al volante hacia la derecha — turn the wheel to the right

dale a esa palanca hacia arriba — push that lever up

dale para atrás — back up

y dale con lo de su edad! — stop going on about her age!

he estado todo el día dale que dale — I've been hard at it all day

le dio un mareo — she felt dizzy

le dio un infarto — he had a heart attack

darle a alguien por + inf — to take to -ing

le ha dado por pintar — he's taken to painting

le ha dado por decir que... — he's started saying that...

le ha dado por el yoga — she's got into yoga

le ha dado con que me conoce — she's got it into her head that she knows me

aquí da el sol toda la mañana — you get the sun all morning here

en esa playa da mucho el viento — it's very windy on that beach

la luz le daba de lleno en los ojos — the light was shining right in his eyes

en esta zona se da bien el trigo — wheat grows well in this area

se dio el caso que iba pasando por ahí — it so happened that I was passing by

se le dan los idiomas — she's good at languages

¿cómo se te da a ti la costura? — are you any good at sewing?

darse a algo: se dio a la bebida she took to drink; se ha dado por entero a su familia/a la causa — she has devoted herself entirely to her family/to the cause

darse con alguien — to get on with somebody

no se da con los suegros — she doesn't have much to do with her in-laws

darse un banquete — to have a feast

se dio con el martillo en el dedo — he hit his finger with the hammer

se dieron contra un árbol — they crashed into a tree

se dio dar un golpe en la rodilla — he hit his knee

se estaban dando (de) patadas/puñetazos — they were kicking/punching each other