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tres mil coches — three thousand cars

mil doscientos dólares — one thousand two hundred dollars

mil veces — a thousand times, thousands of times

miles y miles — thousands and thousands

mil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos

el año mil — the year one thousand

una y mil veces — a thousand and one times

tengo mil cosas que hacer — I have a thousand and one things to do

el dos por mil de la población — two people per two thousand of the population

mil quinientos pesos — fifteen hundred pesos, one thousand five hundred pesos

el año mil — the year one thousand

una y mil veces — a thousand and one times

tengo mil cosas que hacer — I have a thousand and one things to do

el dos por mil de la población — two people per two thousand of the population

han subido los precios — prices have gone up

¿qué precio tiene? — how much is it?

a precio de saldo — at a knockdown price

no importa precio — cost no object

precio a discutir — offers

último precio — closing price

este cuadro no tiene precio — this painting is priceless

su lealtad no tiene precio — his loyalty is of enormous value

precio al contado — cash

precio al detalle, precio al por menor — retail price

precio de compra — purchase price

precio de coste, precio de costo — cost-price

a precio de coste — at cost price

precio de fábrica — ex works price

a precio de fábrica — at factory prices

precio de intervención — intervention price

precio de mercado — market price

precio de ocasión — bargain price

precio de oferta — offer price

precio de referencia — suggested price

precio de salida — starting price

precio de venta — sale price, selling price

precio de venta al público — retail price

precio de venta recomendado — recommended retail price

precio neto — net price

precio obsequio — giveaway price

precio orientativo — manufacturer's recommended price

precios al consumo — retail prices

precio tope — top price, ceiling price

precio unitario — unit price

pagó un precio muy alto por su libertad — he paid a very high price for his freedom

evítelo a cualquier precio — avoid it at all costs

un hombre de gran precio — a man of great worth

tengo en gran precio su amistad — I value his friendship very highly

subir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up

bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down

¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?

está muy bien de precio — it's very reasonable

tiene un precio prohibitivo — it is prohibitively expensive

tiene un precio irrisorio — it's ridiculously cheap

a precios populares — at affordable prices

precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price

a precio de saldo — at a bargain price

no tener precio — to be priceless

su ayuda no tiene precio — her help has been invaluable

a cualquier precio — whatever the cost

subir los precios — to raise prices, to put prices up

bajar los precios — to lower prices, to bring prices down

¿qué precio tiene este vestido? — how much is this dress?

está muy bien de precio — it's very reasonable

tiene un precio prohibitivo — it is prohibitively expensive

tiene un precio irrisorio — it's ridiculously cheap

a precios populares — at affordable prices

precio al contado/a plazos — cash/credit price

a precio de saldo — at a bargain price

no tener precio — to be priceless

su ayuda no tiene precio — her help has been invaluable

a cualquier precio — whatever the cost

повесь картину под картой, под карту — hang the picture under the map

под знаменем Ленина — under the banner of Lenin

быть под ружьём — be under arms

поле под картофелем — field under potatoes

банка под варенье — jam-jar

поле под рожью — field of rye, rye-field

под Москвой — in the environs of Moscow

битва под Москвой — the battle of Moscow

под вечер, утро — towards evening, morning

под Новый год — on New Year's Eve

ему под сорок лет — he is close on forty; he is getting on for forty

танцевать, петь под музыку — dance, sing* to the music

под аплодисменты — to the applause

под звуки государственного гимна — to the strains of the National Anthem

под диктовку — from dictation

под арестом — under arrest

под залог — on security

быть под вопросом — be undecided / open

под замком — under lock and key

под парусами — under sail

под парами — under steam, ready to start

под дождём — in the rain

l'art pour l'art — art for art's sake

c'est tout un art de créer un parfum — creating a perfume is an art in itself

c'est du grand art — it's a real art

il a l'art de parler pour ne rien dire — he's very good at talking without saying anything

l'art — art

l'art moderne — modern art

l'art contemporain — contemporary art

un art mineur — a minor art

livre d'art — art book

critique d'art — art critic

objet d'art — objet d'art

c'est tout un art — it's quite an art

les arts — the arts

contrôler que — to make sure that

Personne n'a contrôlé mon billet. — Nobody checked my ticket.

ne plus se maîtriser — to have lost one's self-control

elle se fait obéir de ses enfants — her children always do as she says

obéir à quelqu'un au doigt et à l'œil — to obey somebody slavishly

obéir à qn — to obey s.o.

Elle refuse d'obéir à ses parents. — She refuses to obey her parents.

ordonner à quelqu'un de faire quelque chose — to order somebody to do something

ordonner à qn de faire — to order sb to do

Il m'a ordonné de sortir. — He ordered me to leave.

sa famille ne possède plus rien — his/her family has nothing left

un jardin qui possède un bassin — a garden with a fish pond

Ils possèdent une jolie maison. — They own a lovely house.

hai preso l'ombrello? — have you taken your umbrella?

prendi quella borsa — take that bag

prendere qc in spalla — to shoulder sth

prendere qc per il manico — to take sth by the handle

andare a prendere qc — to go and get sth

vai a prendermi gli occhiali — go and get my glasses

venire a prendere qn — to come and get sb

potresti venire a prendermi alla stazione? — could you come and get me from the station?

prendere qn per i capelli — to grab sb by the hair

è stato preso dalla polizia — he was caught by the police

l'ho preso mentre tentava di scappare — I caught him trying to escape

ho preso un grosso pesce — I caught a huge fish

la cintura mi è rimasta presa nella porta — my belt got caught in the door

non so che strada prendere — I don't know which road to take

ha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train

preferisco prendere l'aereo anziché il treno — I prefer to go by plane rather than by train

la nave ha preso il largo — the ship put out to sea

prendere le misure di qn — to take sb's measurements

prendere le generalità di qn — to take down sb's particulars

prendere nota di — to take note of

quanto prende al mese? — how much does he earn a month?

quanto prende per un taglio di capelli? — how much do you charge for a haircut?

le ha prese — he got a good hiding

ho preso uno spavento — I got such a fright

ho preso freddo — I've caught a chill

ho preso l'influenza — I've caught (the) flu

ho preso un bel voto — I got a good mark

non so come la prenderà — I don't know how he'll take the news

non prendo nulla fuori pasto — I don't eat between meals

prendo un caffè — I'll have a coffee

prendi pure — help yourself

prendere un impegno — to take on a commitment

ha preso uno strano odore — it smells funny

prendere l'abitudine di — to get into the habit of

(pervadere) essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse

essere preso dal panico — to be panic-stricken

cosa ti prende? — what's got into you?

quel film mi ha preso — that film caught my imagination

(scambiare) prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth for

mi ha preso per mio fratello — he mistook me for my brother

per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?

prendere qn per il verso giusto — to handle sb the right way

prendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely

so come prenderlo — I know how to handle him

il tavolo prende poco posto — the table doesn't take up much room

questo lavoro mi sta prendendo troppo tempo — this work is taking up too much of my time

(cominciare) prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth

prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry

prendersela a male — to take offence

prendersela con qn — to get angry with sb

perché te la prendi sempre con me? — why do you always pick on me?

prendersela comoda — to take it easy

(fraseologia) prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sb

prendere a calci qn — to kick sb

prendere qn per fame — to starve sb into submission

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

prendersi la soddisfazione (di) — to have the satisfaction (of)

prendersi una vacanza — to take a holiday

prendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth

prendersi gioco di qn — to mock sb

prendere parte a — to take part in

prendere fuoco — to catch fire

(andare) prendere a destra — to go o turn right

prendere per i campi — to go across the fields

(fraseologia) mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright

mi è preso freddo — I started feeling cold

mi è presa la voglia di andare al mare — I feel like going to the seaside

prendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other

prendersi a calci — to kick each other

prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand

tieni, prendi! — here! catch!

prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair

il martello si prende per il manico — you hold a hammer by the handle

l'hanno preso mentre rubava — they caught him stealing

prendetelo! — stop him!

ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid — he went to Madrid by air

sei riuscito a prendere il treno? — did you manage to catch the train?

prendi la prima a destra — take the first turn on the right

non ho preso abbastanza soldi — I haven't brought enough money

prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold

mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli — I had all my jewellery stolen

prendere un libro in biblioteca — to get a book out of the library

andare a prendere i bambini a scuola — to collect the children from school

è venuta a prendermi alla stazione — she picked me up at the station

non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?

prenderò il pesce — I'll have the fish

prendere il tè senza zucchero — not to put sugar in one's tea

posso prendere un altro pasticcino? — can I have another cake?

andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer

prendere una (camera) doppia — to take a double room

prendi anche del prosciutto — get some ham too

di solito prendiamo La Stampa — we usually take La Stampa

prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month

quanto prende all'ora? — how much does he charge an hour?

prendere una telefonata — to take a telephone call

prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb

prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb

prendere le cose come vengono — to take things as they come

prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly

prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb

prendere cattive abitudini — to get into bad habits

prendere a fare — to start doing

ho preso un colpo contro il banco — I bumped into the desk

quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? — how long will you be in the meeting?

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo — the wall won't take long to build

prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny

prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership

essere preso da un libro — to be involved in a book

farsi prendere da — to get involved in

prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example

per chi mi prendi? — what do you take me for?

mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!

non prenderla come una critica — don't take it as a criticism

è molto gentile se lo sai prendere — he is very nice when you know how to handle him

lui sa come prenderla — he knows how to manage her

farsi prendere le misure per — to get oneself measured for

prendere appunti — to take notes

prendere in prestito — to borrow

prendere in affitto — to rent

prendere posto — to take one's seat

prendere piede — to catch on, to take root

le ha prese di santa ragione — he got a sound beating

prendere a sinistra — to go left

prendere per i campi — to head off across the fields

cosa ti prende? — what's come over you?

- rsi le dita nella porta — to catch one's fingers in the door

-rsi a cuore qcn., qcs. — to take sb., sth. to heart

-rsi cura di qcn. — to take care of sb. to look after sb.

-rsi la libertà di fare qcs. — to take the liberty of doing sth.

- rsi per mano — to join hands

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it