broken arm

per il rotto della cuffia — by the skin of one's teeth

30 euro e rotti — 30 odd euros

il computer è di nuovo rotto — the computer is down again

braccio rotto — broken arm

voce -a dall'emozione — voice cracked with emotion

rotto alla fatica — accustomed to hard work

essere, sentirsi tutto rotto — to be aching all over

10 euro e -i — 10 euros and over

avere un braccio al collo — to have one's arm in a sling

prendere qcn. in braccio — to take sb. in one's arms, to pick sb. up

dare il braccio a qcn. — to give sb. one's arm

trasportare qcs. a -cia — to carry sth. in one's arms

strin gere qcn. tra le -cia — to hold sb. in one's arms

gettarsi nelle -cia di qcn. — to throw oneself into sb.'s arms

(con) le -cia conserte — arms folded

fare braccio di ferro con qcn. — to armwrestle with sb.

il braccio della legge — the long arm of the law

braccio della morte — death row

il braccio e la mente — the brawn and the brain

essere il braccio destro di qcn. — to be sb.'s right hand man

fare cadere le -cia — to be very off-putting

parlare a braccio — to speak off the cuff

ho rotto un bicchiere! — I've broken a glass!

rompere qc in testa a qn — to break sth over sb's head

il fiume ha rotto gli argini — the river burst its banks

rompere un contratto — to break a contract

rompere il silenzio/il ghiaccio — to break the silence/the ice

rompere (i rapporti) con qn — to break off with sb

un rumore che rompe i timpani — a deafening noise

rompersi una gamba/l'osso del collo — to break a leg/one's neck

rompere l'incantesimo — to break the spell

rompere le scatole a qcn. — to be on sb.'s case, to pester the life out of sb.

mi rompe che — I'm pissed off that

rompere in lacrime o pianto — to burst into tears

-rsi una gamba, un braccio — to break one's leg, arm

ballare, uscire, vivere con qcn. — to dance, go out, live with sb.

porta un amico con te — bring a friend with you

una ragazza con i capelli neri — a girl with black hair, a black-haired girl

il ragazzo con la gamba rotta — the boy with the broken leg

una casa con vista sul mare — a room with a sea view

una discussione, un incontro con qcn. — a discussion, a meeting with sb.

sposarsi con qcn. — to get married to sb., to marry sb.

il confine con il Belgio — the border with Belgium

litigare con qcn. — to quarrel with sb.

la guerra con la Germania — the war with Germany

colpire qcn. con qcs. — to hit sb. with sth.

camminare con il bastone — to walk with a stick

pagare con carta di credito — to pay by credit card

arrivare con il treno — to arrive by train

con piacere, cura — with pleasure, care

con mia grande gioia — to my great joy

con il pretesto di... — on the pretext of

aumentare con il tempo — to increase with time

alzarsi con il (primo) sole — to get up with the sun

Casablanca con Humphrey Bogart — Casablanca with Humphrey Bogart

un film con De Niro — a film featuring De Niro

cominciò col dire che — he started (off) by saying that

finì con l'ammettere il proprio torto — he ended up admitting he was wrong

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores

come stai? — how are you?

come ti chiami? — what's your name?

come si scrive? — how do you spell it?

sapere come fare — to know how to do

com'è John? — what is John like?

com'è la casa? — what does the house look like?

come? — excuse me? pardon? sorry?

come hai detto? — what did you say?

come sei gentile! — how kind of you!

come sei cresciuto! — haven't you grown! how you've grown!

come ci siamo divertiti! — what a great time we had!

(ma) come! — what!

come no! — of course! sure!

come la maggior parte delle persone — like most people

in una situazione come questa — in such a situation

un cappello come quello — a hat like that one

fai come me — do as I do

ha fatto come gli ho detto — he did it the way I told him

(fai) come vuoi — do as you like

come avevamo deciso — as we had agreed

come sempre — as ever, the same as always

come al solito — as usual

come segue — as follows

ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened

per come la vedo io — as I see it

nero come il carbone — as black as coal

è intelligente come te — he is as intelligent as you

trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child

è più facile di come pensavo — it's easier than I thought

di giorno come di notte — by day as well as by night

tanto qui come all'estero — both here and abroad

in un paese come l'Italia — in a country like Italy

lavorare come insegnante — to work as a teacher

presentarsi come candidato — to stand as a candidate

cosa c'è come dessert? — what's for dessert?

come potete vedere — as you can see

T come Tom — T for Tom

avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything

come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions

come da programma — according to schedule

rispettala come fosse tua madre — respect her as though she were your mother

mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"

si comporta come se fosse a casa sua — he acts like he owns the place

si sono comportati come se niente fosse — they behaved as if nothing had happened

come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa — as it went dark I came back home

come giro le spalle — as soon as my back is turned

mi ha detto come l'ha trovato — he told me how he had found it

il come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth

come non detto — forget it, never mind

come minimo — at the very least

morì nel 1857 — he died in 1857

morire di malattia — to die after an illness

morire di morte violenta/naturale — to die a violent/natural death

morire di stenti — to die from hardship

morire in guerra — to die in battle

morire assassinato — to be murdered

morire di dolore — to die of a broken heart

muoio di sete — I'm dying of thirst

morire d'invidia — to be green with envy

morire di paura — to be scared to death

morire dalla voglia di fare qc — to be dying to do sth

moriva dalla voglia di raccontarle tutto — he was dying to tell her everything

fa un caldo da morire — it's terribly hot

ho un caldo da morire — I'm terribly hot

mi fa male da morire questo braccio — my arm is killing me

bella da morire — stunning

le muore dietro e lei neanche lo vede — he worships the ground she treads on, and she doesn't even notice he's there

il blu sul nero muore un po' — blue doesn't show up well on a black background

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores

morì nel 1857 — he died in 1857

morire di malattia — to die after an illness

morire di morte violenta/naturale — to die a violent/natural death

morire di stenti — to die from hardship

morire in guerra — to die in battle

morire assassinato — to be murdered

morire di dolore — to die of a broken heart

muoio di sete — I'm dying of thirst

morire d'invidia — to be green with envy

morire di paura — to be scared to death

morire dalla voglia di fare qc — to be dying to do sth

moriva dalla voglia di raccontarle tutto — he was dying to tell her everything

fa un caldo da morire — it's terribly hot

ho un caldo da morire — I'm terribly hot

mi fa male da morire questo braccio — my arm is killing me

bella da morire — stunning

le muore dietro e lei neanche lo vede — he worships the ground she treads on, and she doesn't even notice he's there

il blu sul nero muore un po' — blue doesn't show up well on a black background