complex former

le prime 20 pagine — the first 20 pages

dalla prima all'ultima pagina — from beginning to end

questo quadro è un Michelangelo prima maniera — this is an early Michelangelo

questo film è di Fellini prima maniera — this film is in Fellini's early style

di prima mattina — early in the morning

le prime ore del mattino — the early hours of the morning

posare la prima pietra — to lay the foundation stone

ai primi freddi — at the first sign of cold weather

ustioni di primo grado — first-degree burns

preferisco il primo pittore al secondo — I prefer the former painter to the latter

essere in prima posizione — to be in the lead

sul primo scaffale in alto/in basso — on the top/bottom shelf

prima classe — first class

un biglietto di prima classe — a first class ticket

viaggiare in prima classe — to travel first-class

è un attore di prim'ordine — he is a first-rate actor

scendo alla prima fermata — I am getting off at the next stop

il primo attore — the leading man

la causa prima — the main reason

(fraseologia) per prima cosa — firstly

in primo luogo — in the first place, first of all

fin dal primo momento — from the very first

amore a prima vista — love at first sight

fare i primi passi — to take one's first steps

è stata la prima a farlo — she was the first to do it

fu tra i primi ad arrivare — he was among the first to arrive

è la prima della classe — she is the top of the class

non sposerò il primo venuto — I won't marry just anyone

il primo luglio — the first of July

il primo d'Aprile — April Fools' Day

il primo dell'anno — New Year's Day

i primi del Novecento — the early twentieth century

ai primi del mese — at the beginning of the month

ai primi di maggio — at the beginning of May

le -e tre pagine — the first three pages, the three first pages

i -i gradini della scala — the first few steps of the stairs

"libro primo" — "book one"

essere tra i -i tre — to be in the top three

il primo esercizio è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former exercise is simple, the latter is complex

per la -a volta — for the first time

non era la -a volta che lo avvertivo che — I warned him not for the first time

lo incontrai a Oxford per la -a volta — I first met him in Oxford

per -a cosa domani telefono — I'll ring first thing tomorrow

- a pagina — front page

finire in -a pagina — to hit the headlines

essere una notizia da -a pagina — to be front page news

nel primo pomeriggio — in the early afternoon, early in the afternoon

i -i romanzi dell'autore — the author's early novels

un Picasso -a maniera — an early Picasso, an example of Picasso's early work

nei -i tempi andava tutto bene — at first things went well

nei -i anni '60 — in the early 60's

scendere alla -a fermata — to get off at the next stop

prendere il primo treno, volo — to leave on the first train, flight

il primo produttore mondiale di vino — the world leading wine producer

-a persona singolare, plurale — first person singular, plural

cugino primo — first cousin

il primo canale — channel one

in primo luogo non avrei dovuto dirglielo — I wish I hadn't told her to begin with

mettere qcs. in primo piano — to bring sth. to the fore, to foreground sth., to bring sth. into sharp focus

sei il primo a dirmelo — you are the first to tell me

preferisco il primo — I prefer the first one

essere il primo della classe — to be top of the class

il primo (di) maggio — the first of May

i del mese — at the beginning of the month

il primo dell'anno — New Year's Day

arrivare per primo — to get there first

ci sono due ragioni: primo... — there are two reasons: first...

non ci andrò, primo perché non ho tempo e poi perché non ho voglia — I'm not going first because I'm busy and then because I don't feel like it

primo ballerino — principal dancer

- a comunione — First Communion

primo ministro — prime minister, premier

lo hemos visto ya — we've seen it already

ya han dado las diez — it's past ten already

¿ya has terminado? — have you finished already?

¿ya habías estado antes en Valencia? — had you been to Valencia before?

ya me lo suponía — I thought as much

ya se acabó — it's all over now

ya en el siglo X — as early as the tenth century

ya es la hora — time's up

ya es hora de irnos — it's time for us to go now

ya está aquí — he's here already

ya viene el autobús — here's the bus

ya puedes irte — you can go now

ya podéis ir pasando al comedor — you can start going through into the dining room now

estos zapatos ya me están pequeños — these shoes are too small for me now

¿ya anda? — is she walking yet?

¿ya te vas? — are you leaving already?

lo quiero ya — I want it (right) now

¡cállate ya! — oh, shut up!

¡ya voy! — coming!

ya te llegará el turno a ti — you'll get your turn

ya lo arreglarán — it'll get fixed sometime

ya iré cuando pueda — I'll try and make it when I can

ya verás como todo se arregla — it'll all work out, don't you worry

ya veremos — we'll see (about that)

• ya no — not any more, no longer

ya no vive aquí — he doesn't live here any more, he no longer lives here

ya no viene a visitarnos — he doesn't come to see us any more, he no longer comes to see us

ya no quiero más — I don't want any more

ya no lo volverás a ver — you won't see it any more

Javier ya no es tan alto como su hermano — Javier isn't as tall as his brother any more, Javier is no longer as tall as his brother

ya entiendo — I see

¡ya lo sé! — I know!

-¿no te acuerdas de ella? es la hija de Ricardo -¡ah, ya! — "don't you remember her? she's Ricardo's daughter" - "oh yes, of course!"

ya, pero... — yes, but...

esto ya es un robo — this really is robbery

pues ya gasta ¿eh? — he really does spend a lot, doesn't he?

¿una hora tardas en llegar al trabajo? pues ya está lejos ¿eh? — it takes you an hour to get to work? it must be quite some way away!

ya lo creo que estuvimos allí — you bet we were there

¿que no se ha casado? ya lo creo que sí — you say she hasn't got married? I think you'll find she has

es más pobre que Haití, que ya es decir — it's poorer than Haiti, and that's saying something

¡murió con 104 años, que ya es decir! — she was 104 when she died, which is no mean achievement!

pues si él no viene, ya me dirás qué hacemos — you tell me what we'll do if he doesn't come

rellena el impreso y ya está — fill in the form and that's it

¡ya está bien! — that's (quite) enough!

¡ya me gustaría a mí poder viajar! — I wouldn't mind being able to travel either!

¡ya era hora! — about time too!

¡ya podían haber avisado de que venían! — they could have said they were coming!

¡ya puedes ir preparando el dinero! — you'd better start getting the money ready!

ya por una razón, ya por otra — whether for one reason or another

ya te vayas, ya te quedes, me es igual — whether you go or stay is all the same to me

ya dice que sí, ya dice que no — first he says yes, then he says no, one minute he says yes, the next he says no

no ya aquí, sino en todas partes — not only here, but everywhere

debes hacerlo, no ya por los demás, sino por ti mismo también — you should do it, not just for everyone else's sake but for your own sake too

• ya que — (seeing) as, since

ya que no estudia, por lo menos podía ponerse a trabajar — seeing as she isn't studying, the least she could do is get a job

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

¿ya te has gastado todo el dinero? — have you spent all the money already?

ya terminé — I've (already) finished

ya te dije que no — I've already said no

ya lo sé — I (already) know

aprietas este botón y ya está! — you press this button, and that's it!

le teníamos tanta fe y ya ves, nos ha defraudado — we had such faith in him and look what happened, he's let us down

dile que venga - ya, pero ¿si no quiere? — tell her to come - yes, but what if she doesn't want to?

ese color ya no se lleva — nobody wears that color any more

ya ni siquiera me escribe — he doesn't even write (to) me any more

estaba muy segura pero ya no sé qué pensar — I was very sure about it, but now I don't know what to think

creo que ya no vienen — I don't think they'll come now

no ya... sino — not (just)... but

estamos hablando no ya de cambios sino de una total reestructuración — we are not (just) talking about changes but about a total restructuring

ya voy! — coming!

la comida ya va a estar — the meal's almost ready

preparados listos ya! — on your mark(s), get set, go!

ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea — you'd better start getting used to the idea

ya te contaré — I'll tell you all about it

ya lo entenderás — you'll understand one day

éste ya no me gusta tanto — I don't like this one so much

pintado de blanco ya es otra cosa — it really does look much better painted white

ya quisiera yo! — I should be so lucky!

ya era hora — about time (too)!

ya me tienes harta! — I'm (just about) fed up with you!

ya que — since, as

ya que estás aquí — since o as you're here

ya que estoy, limpio éste también — while I'm at it I may as well clean this one too

se puede solicitar ya sea en persona o por teléfono — it can be ordered either in person or by telephone

tout ensemble — at once

un ensemble de personnes — a group of people

l'ensemble de l'œuvre d'un écrivain — the whole of a writer's work

une vue d'ensemble — an overall view

plan d'ensemble d'une ville — general plan of a town

dans l'ensemble — by and large

dans l'ensemble de — throughout

former un bel ensemble — to form a harmonious whole

théorie des ensembles — set theory

Ils sont partis en vacances ensemble. — They went away on holiday together.

On en a parlé ensemble. — We spoke about it together.

aller ensemble — to go together

tous ensemble — all together

Ne parlez pas tous ensemble. — Don't all speak at once., Don't all speak at the same time.

l'ensemble de — the whole, the entire, the whole of

L'ensemble du personnel est en grève. — The whole workforce is on strike., The entire workforce is on strike., The whole of the workforce is on strike.

dans son ensemble — overall, in general

impression d'ensemble — overall impression

idée d'ensemble — overall idea

un ensemble de données — a data set, a set of data

Ces pièces font partie d'un ensemble. — These items are part of a set.

avec ensemble — cohesively

Je trouve que l'équipe manquait d'ensemble. — I think the team lacked cohesion.

Elle portait un ensemble vert. — She was wearing a green outfit.

ensemble vocal — vocal ensemble

ensemble musical — musical ensemble

mal adquirido — ill-gotten

se llamará a licitación para la construcción del puente — the construction of the bridge will be put out to tender

se llamará a licitación para la construcción del puente — the construction of the bridge will be put out to tender

en groupe — in a group

par groupes de deux — in pairs, in twos

cabinet de groupe — group practice

médecine de groupe — group practice

groupe pharmaceutique — pharmaceuticals group

in seconda fila — in the second row

in secondo luogo — in the second place

prendi la seconda strada a destra — take the second street on the right

si è classificato al secondo posto — he came second

il suo disco è secondo in classifica — his record is number two in the charts

figlio di seconde nozze — son by a second marriage

passare a seconde nozze — to remarry, marry for a second time

Carlo secondo — Charles the Second

un albergo di second'ordine — a second-class hotel

un biglietto di seconda classe — a second class ticket

viaggiare in seconda classe — to travel second-class

una moto di seconda mano — a second-hand motorbike

avere un secondo fine — to have an ulterior motive

un minuto e dieci secondi — one minute and ten seconds

aspetta un secondo! — wait a moment!

un secondo, arrivo subito! — I won't be a minute!

come secondo vorrei del salmone alla griglia — I'd like grilled salmon for my main course

sei il secondo che me lo dice — you're the second person to tell me that

secondo lui — according to him, in his opinion

secondo me — in my opinion

secondo me dovresti scrivergli — in my opinion you should write to him

secondo il giornale quel film è da non perdere — according to the paper that film shouldn't be missed

secondo le mie possibilità — according to my means

tutto sta andando secondo i piani — everything's going according to plan

il Vangelo secondo Matteo — the Gospel according to St Matthew

secondo la legge/quanto si era deciso — in accordance with the law/the decision taken

agire secondo coscienza — to follow one's conscience

secondo atto, premio — second act, prize

nel secondo capitolo — in chapter two

il secondo uomo più ricco del mondo — the second-richest man in the world

in un secondo tempo — subsequently

non essere secondo a nessuno — to be second to none

di -a qualità — defective, of inferior quality, reject

avere una -a occasione — to have a second chance

il secondo Novecento — the latter part of the 20th century

-a persona singolare, plurale — second person singular, plural

cugino secondo — second cousin, cousin once removed

figli di secondo letto — children of the second marriage

il secondo canale — channel two

in primo luogo... e in secondo luogo... — for one thing... and for another

quello in secondo piano sono io — that's me in the background

essere, passare in secondo piano — to be in, to fade into the background

il secondo della lista — the second in the list

il primo è semplice, il secondo è complesso — the former is simple, the latter is complex

senza -i fini — without any ulterior motive

secondo violino — second violin

- a visione — rerun

secondo me — according to me, in my opinion

secondo me sta per piovere — I think it's going to rain

secondo gli esperti — in the experts' opinion

il Vangelo secondo... — the Gospel according to

secondo le loro abitudini — as they usually do

tutto procede secondo i piani — everything is proceeding according to plan

giocare secondo le regole — to play by the rules

l'idea, la teoria secondo cui — the idea, the theory that

ragionare secondo schemi fissi — to follow set patterns

donate secondo le vostre possibilità — please give what you can afford

secondo le circostanze, il caso — depending on the circumstances, as the case may be

deciderà secondo il suo umore — his decision will depend on his mood

secondo quanto mi ha detto — from what he said

secondo come, dove — it depends how, where

secondo che — depending on whether