do you need anything

do you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?

have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?

have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? — habráse oído semejante ridiculez!

if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor

before anything is decided — antes de decidir nada

do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?

don't say anything! — no digas nada!

hardly anything — casi nada

anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras

anything you say! — lo que tú digas!

we'll do anything we can to help — haremos todo lo que podamos para ayudar

don't attempt anything too demanding — no intentes hacer nada demasiado agotador

it lasts for anything up to three weeks — dura hasta tres semanas

anything is possible — todo es posible

anything could happen — podría pasar cualquier cosa

I'll try anything once — estoy siempre dispuesto a probar cosas nuevas

he eats anything — come de todo

I wouldn't do that for anything — no haría eso por nada del mundo

was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!

he will be anything but pleased — no le va a hacer gracia ni mucho menos

the portrait doesn't look anything like her — el retrato no se parece en nada a ella

is there anything more boring than...? — ¿puede haber algo más aburrido que...?

did you see anything interesting? — ¿viste algo de interés?

if anything should happen to me — si algo me ocurriera

if I hear anything I'll tell you — si oigo algo, te lo diré

think before you say anything — piensa antes de decir nada

if anything it's larger — si acaso, es algo más grande

I can't see anything — no veo nada

you haven't seen anything yet — todavía no has visto nada

can't anything be done? — ¿no se puede hacer nada?

I didn't see anything interesting — no vi nada de interés

anything could happen — puede pasar cualquier cosa

he will give you anything (that) you ask for — te dará lo que pidas

"was she apologetic?" - "anything but!" — -¿se disculpó? -¡nada de eso!

it was anything but pleasant — fue cualquier cosa menos agradable, era de todo menos agradable

anything else would be considered unacceptable — todo lo demás se consideraría inaceptable

she wanted more than anything else to be an actress — ella quería ser actriz por encima de todo

he did it more out of pity than anything else — más que nada lo hizo por compasión

he must have anything between 15 and 20 apple trees — debe de tener entre 15 y 20 manzanos

she was as white as anything — estaba más pálida que todo, estaba de lo más pálida

it was a matter of principle as much as anything — era una cuestión de principios más que nada

did she say who she was or anything? — ¿dijo quién era ella o algo por el estilo?

he's not a minister or anything — no es ministro ni nada por el estilo

he's not ugly or anything, just strange — no es feo ni nada por el estilo, solo raro

do you want anything from the shop? — ¿quieres algo de la tienda?

have you seen anything of Dick lately? — ¿has visto a Dick últimamente?

have you ever heard anything so ridiculous? — habráse oído semejante ridiculez!

if anything, he seemed slightly worse — en todo caso, parecía que estaba algo peor

before anything is decided — antes de decidir nada

do you need a hammer or anything? — ¿necesitas un martillo o algo por el estilo?

don't say anything! — no digas nada!

hardly anything — casi nada

anything you like — lo que te guste, lo que prefieras

anything you say! — lo que tú digas!

we'll do anything we can to help — haremos todo lo que podamos para ayudar

don't attempt anything too demanding — no intentes hacer nada demasiado agotador

it lasts for anything up to three weeks — dura hasta tres semanas

anything is possible — todo es posible

anything could happen — podría pasar cualquier cosa

I'll try anything once — estoy siempre dispuesto a probar cosas nuevas

he eats anything — come de todo

I wouldn't do that for anything — no haría eso por nada del mundo

was it interesting? - anything but! — ¿fue interesante? - qué va!

he will be anything but pleased — no le va a hacer gracia ni mucho menos

the portrait doesn't look anything like her — el retrato no se parece en nada a ella

is there anything you want? - вам что-нибудь нужно?

if you need anything they will help you - если вам что-нибудь понадобится /будет нужно/, они вам помогут

if anything should happen to him... - если бы с ним что-нибудь случилось...

I'm going to the post. Anything I can do for you? - я иду на почту. Вам ничего не нужно?

do you see anything of your friend? - вы когда-нибудь видите своего друга?

if he is anything of a gentleman he will apologize - если в нём есть хоть капля порядочности, он извинится

he hasn't taken anything - он ничего не взял

he doesn't do anything at all - он совсем ничего не делает

not that he knows anything about it - вряд ли он что-нибудь об этом знает; наверно, он ничего об этом не знает

I was cut a little in the fight, but it wasn't anything - в драке меня немного поранили, но это ничего /но это пустяк/

he isn't anything in the local government - в местных органах власти он никто /не имеет никакого влияния/

he will do anything to help you - он сделает всё, чтобы помочь вам

I would give anything to know - я бы отдал всё на свете, чтобы узнать (об этом); я бы многое дал, чтобы узнать (об этом)

he eats anything - он ест всё подряд

anything you say - всё, что вы хотите; как хотите, так и будет

anything but - а) всё что угодно, только не...

he is anything but a scholar - он всё что угодно, только не учёный; б) далеко не, совсем не

it is anything but pleasant - это отнюдь не приятно

he is anything but mad - он вовсе не сумасшедший; ≅ он себе на уме

if anything - если уж на то пошло; во всяком случае, как бы то ни было, скорее... чем

like anything - сильно, стремительно, изо всех сил

though he ran like anything, he missed the train - хотя он и бежал сломя голову, он опоздал на поезд

as anything - чрезвычайно, ужасно

he will be as peeved as anything - он будет страшно раздражён

it's as simple [easy] as anything - это совсем просто [легко]

not for anything - ни за что

I wouldn't do it for anything - я ни за что бы этого не сделал

if he wants to speak to me or anything I'll be here all day - если он захочет поговорить со мной или если ему ещё что-нибудь понадобится, то я буду здесь весь день

in this case anything goes - в этом случае всё сойдёт /пройдёт/; тут всё дозволено

an anything goes attitude /approach/ - нетребовательность, неразборчивость

not make /not think/ anything of smth. - не придавать значения чему-л.

is this article anything like his? - разве эта статья (хоть) сколько-нибудь похожа на его статью?

is her dress anything like mine? - разве её платье хоть чем-то напоминает моё?

do you need anything? — hai bisogno di niente?

are you doing anything tonight? — fai qualcosa stasera?

it wasn't anything serious — non era niente di serio

I saw hardly anything — non ho visto quasi niente

the bridge is anything but safe — il ponte non è affatto sicuro

it isn't anything like as cold as it was — non è più così freddo come prima

anything could happen — potrebbe succedere qualunque cosa

you can say anything you like — puoi dire quello che vuoi

anything but that — tutto tranne questo

it can cost anything between £15 and £20 — può costare qualcosa come 15 o 20 sterline

as the need arises — nach Bedarf

there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern

there is no need for such behaviour — solch ein Verhalten ist unnötig

feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen

be badly in need of something — etwas dringend nötig haben

be in need of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

much needed — dringend notwendig

need correction — berichtigt werden müssen

it needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden

you don't need to do that — das brauchst du nicht zu tun

it needed doing — es musste getan werden

need I say more? — muss ich noch mehr sagen?

if need be — nötigenfalls, wenn nötig

in case of need — notfalls, im Notfall

there is no need for tears — du brauchst nicht zu weinen

there was no need to send it immediately —

there's no need to get angry — du brauchst nicht gleich wütend zu werden

to be in need of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

to be in need of an overhaul — (dringend) überholt werden müssen

to have no need of sth — etw nicht brauchen

to have no need to do sth — etw nicht zu tun brauchen

in time(s) of need —

to be in great need — große Not leiden

my needs are few — ich stelle nur geringe Ansprüche

a list of all your needs — eine Aufstellung all dessen, was Sie brauchen

your need is greater than mine — Sie haben es nötiger als ich

investment is one of the firm's greatest needs — die Firma braucht dringend Investitionen

to need no introduction — keine spezielle Einführung brauchen

much needed — dringend notwendig

what I need is a good drink — ich brauche etwas zu trinken

just what I needed — genau das Richtige

it needs a service/a coat of paint/careful consideration — es muss gewartet/gestrichen/gründlich überlegt werden

is a visa needed to enter the USA? —

(in verbal constructions) sth needs doing or to be done —

he needs watching/cheering up — man muss ihn beobachten/aufheitern, er muss beobachtet/aufgeheitert werden

not to need to do sth — etw nicht zu tun brauchen

he doesn't need to be told — man braucht es ihm nicht zu sagen

you shouldn't need to be told — das müsste man dir nicht erst sagen müssen

it doesn't need me to tell you that — das brauche ich dir ja wohl nicht zu sagen

she needs to have everything explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären

need he go? — muss er gehen?

need I say more? — mehr brauche ich ja wohl nicht zu sagen

I need hardly say that... — ich brauche wohl kaum zu erwähnen, dass...

no-one need go or needs to go home yet — es braucht noch keiner nach Hause zu gehen

you only needed (to) ask — du hättest nur (zu) fragen brauchen

one need only look — ein Blick genügt

you needn't wait — du brauchst nicht (zu) warten

we needn't have come/gone — wir hätten gar nicht kommen/gehen brauchen

(indicating logical necessity) need that be true? — ist das notwendigerweise wahr?

that needn't be the case — das muss nicht unbedingt der Fall sein

it need not follow that... — daraus folgt nicht unbedingt, dass...

as the need arises — nach Bedarf

if need arise/be — nötigenfalls; falls nötig

there is no need to worry/get angry — es besteht kein Grund zur Sorge/sich zu ärgern

there is no need for such behaviour — solch ein Verhalten ist unnötig

there's no need for you to apologize — du brauchst dich nicht zu entschuldigen

feel the need to confide in somebody — das Bedürfnis haben, sich jemandem anzuvertrauen

be badly in need of something — etwas dringend nötig haben

be in need of repair — reparaturbedürftig sein

in case of need — im Notfall

in times of need — in Notzeiten

something that urgently needs doing — etwas, was dringend gemacht werden muss

much needed — dringend notwendig

it needs a coat of paint — es muss gestrichen werden

need correction — berichtigt werden müssen

it needs/doesn't need to be done — es muss getan werden/es braucht nicht getan zu werden

you don't need to do that — das brauchst du nicht zu tun

I don't need to be reminded — du brauchst/ihr braucht mich nicht daran zu erinnern

it needed doing — es musste getan werden

he needs cheering up — er muss [ein bisschen] aufgeheitert werden

she needs everything [to be] explained to her — man muss ihr alles erklären

you need only ask — du brauchst nur zu fragen

don't be away longer than you need [be] — bleib nicht länger als nötig weg

need I say more? — muss ich noch mehr sagen?

niente lo fermerà — nothing will stop him

non ho visto niente — I saw nothing, I didn't see anything

non è successo niente — nothing happened

cos'hai comprato? - niente — what did you buy? - nothing

cosa c'è? - niente — what's the matter? - nothing

niente di grave/nuovo — nothing serious/new

non gli va bene niente — he's never satisfied

un uomo da niente — a nobody, a nonentity

una cosa da niente — a trivial thing

non fa niente! — it doesn't matter!

fa niente se non vengo? — does it matter if I don't come?

non mi sono fatto niente — I haven't hurt myself at all

la cura non gli ha fatto niente — the treatment hasn't done anything for him

non ho niente a che fare con lui — I have nothing to do with him

ha niente in contrario se...? — would you object if...?

come se niente fosse — as if nothing had happened

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

nessuno fa niente per niente — no one does anything for nothing

ho parlato per niente — I spoke to no purpose, I wasted my breath

sono venuto per niente — there was no point in my coming

si arrabbia per niente — he gets annoyed at the slightest thing

nient'altro — nothing else

so poco o niente di lui — I know next to nothing about him

non so niente di niente — I know nothing at all

grazie. - di niente — thanks. - you're welcome

quel brodo non sa di niente — that soup is tasteless

non ho niente voglia di farlo — I'm not at all keen to do it

niente paura! — don't worry!

e niente scuse! — don't try to make excuses!

niente male! — not bad at all!

si è fatto dal niente — he's a self-made man

il mondo è stato creato dal niente — the world was created out of nothing

un bel niente — absolutely nothing

basta un niente per farlo piangere — the slightest thing is enough to make him cry

si è ridotto al niente — he has lost everything

si è ridotto a un niente — he's just skin and bone

(in nessuna misura) non... niente — not... at all

non è niente buono — it's not good at all

non si è visto per niente — he hasn't been seen at all

non mi sono divertito per niente — I didn't enjoy it at all

non è per niente vero — it's not true at all

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

le dispiace se fumo? - niente affatto — do you mind if I smoke? - not at all

poco o niente — next to nothing

niente è impossibile — nothing is impossible

non sento niente — I can't hear anything

non c'è più niente — there is nothing left

non possiamo farci niente — we can do nothing (about it)

non se ne fa niente — it's all off

e questo è ancora niente! — you haven't seen anything yet!

non avere niente a che fare con qcn. — to have nothing to do with sb.

niente da fare! — no go! nothing doing!

non ha niente di sua sorella — she's nothing like her sister

niente di nuovo — nothing new

non ci vedo niente di male — I see no harm in it, there's nothing wrong with it

"grazie" - "di niente" — "thank you" - "you're welcome", "not at all", "don't mention it"

niente di niente — absolutely nothing

ti serve niente? — do you need anything?

un livido da niente — a tiny bruise

una cosa da niente — a trivial matter

tanta fatica per niente — all that trouble for nothing

fare un sacco di storie per niente — to make a big fuss about nothing

non è per niente sicuro — it is by no means certain

non assomiglia per niente a suo padre — he is nothing like his father

non mi preoccupa per niente — it doesn't bother me in the least

per niente al mondo — not for love nor for money, for anything

per niente! — not at all!

niente alcolici — no alcoholic drinks

niente paura! — never fear! have no fear!

un niente lo irrita — the slighest thing annoys him

non vedo un bel niente — I can't see a damned thing

in un niente — in no time at all

non m'importa niente — I don't care at all

non ci metto niente a farlo — I'll do it in no time

niente affatto — not at all, not in the least

non ero niente affatto contento — I was none too happy

non vale niente — it's worth nothing

niente male — not half bad, not bad at all

non eri niente male — you weren't too bad at all

tutti lo chiamano, ma lui niente! — everybody calls him, but he won't listen

(se) niente niente — if only

ti occorre qc? — do you need anything?

mi occorre del denaro — I need some money

mi occorrono 2 mila euro — I need 2 thousand euros

occorre farlo — it must be done

non occorre che gli scriva subito — there's no need to write to him at once

non occorre che mi telefoni — you don't need to phone me

mi, ti, ci occorre qcs., qcn. I, you, we need sth., sb.; occorreranno diversi giorni per finire il lavoro it will require several days to finish the work; occorrono tre ore per arrivare all'albergo it takes three hours to get to the hotel; occorrono più soldi — more money is needed

occorre prenotare i posti con molto anticipo — you need to book your seats well in advance

occorre che tu faccia — it's necessary that you do

tutto ciò che occorre sapere sui computer — everything you need to know about computers

quando occorre — when necessary

estaba buscando algo más barato — I was looking for something cheaper

-¿no habéis comido nada? -sí, algo hemos picado — "haven't you eaten anything?" - "yes, we've had a little snack"

dura algo así como tres horas — it's about three hours long

sé algo de inglés — I know a little English

nos dieron algo de comer — they gave us something to eat

hay algo de verdad en lo que dicen — there is some truth in what they say

tenía algo de revolucionario — there was something of the revolutionary in him

tengo algo de prisa — I'm in a bit of a hurry

se ha cambiado en algo el plan — the plan has been changed slightly

las dos hermanas se parecen en algo — there is a certain likeness between the two sisters

¿quieres tomarte algo? — would you like a drink?

al nacer pesó tres kilos y algo — she weighed just over three kilos at birth

casi me da algo cuando falló el penalti — I nearly died when he missed the penalty

si no deja de comer dulces un día le va a dar algo — if he doesn't stop eating sweet things something will happen to him one day

ya es algo —

ha logrado un estilo propio, lo que ya es algo — she has achieved her own style, which is quite something

¿puedes darme algo? — can you give me something?

¿le has dado algo más de dinero? — have you given him any more money?

¿no le habrá pasado algo? — nothing has happened to him, has it?

me recuerda algo a mi padre — he reminds me a little of my father

la inflación ha subido algo más de dos puntos — inflation has gone up by a little over two points

• un algo, tiene un algo que atrae — there's something attractive about him o there's something about him that's attractive

había un algo de tristeza en su expresión — there was something sad in his expression

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

quiero decirte algo — I want to tell you something

si llegara a pasarle algo — if anything happened to her

le va a dar algo — he'll have a fit

algo así — something like that

algo es algo — it's better than nothing

eso ya es algo — at least that's something

sé algo de francés — I know some French

¿queda algo de pan? — is there any bread left?

hay algo de cierto en eso — there's some truth in that

serán las once y algo — it must be some time after eleven

pesa tres kilos y algo — it weighs three kilos and a bit

es enfermera o algo así — she's a nurse or something like that

tendrá algo así como 30 años — she must be about 30

son algo parecidos — they're somewhat similar

un algo — ( un no sé qué) something

si no llega pronto me va a dar algo — if he doesn't turn up soon, I'll go mad

tiene un algo que me recuerda a su madre — she has something of her mother about her

hay un algo de verdad en eso — there is some truth in that

mancano i fondi per la ricerca — there aren't the funds to do research

manca sempre il tempo — there's never enough time

mi mancano le parole per esprimerti la mia gratitudine — I can't find words to express my gratitude to you

fammi sapere se ti manca qualcosa — let me know if you need anything

i suoi non gli fanno mancar niente — his family doesn't let him want for anything

gli sono venuti a mancare i soldi — his money ran out, he ran out of money

quanto manca all'arrivo del treno? — how long before the train arrives?

mancano cinque minuti alla fine del film — there's five minutes to go to the end of the film

mancano ancora 10 sterline — we're still £10 short

quanti pezzi mancano? — how many pieces are missing?

mancavi solo tu — you were the only one missing, you were the only one who wasn't there

mi manchi — I miss you

mancano prove — there's not enough evidence

mancare da casa — to be away from home

gli è mancato il coraggio — his courage failed him

gli sono mancate le parole — words failed him

sentirsi mancare — to feel faint

gli sono venuti a mancare i genitori — he lost his parents

è mancata la luce — the electricity went off

mi dispiace se ho mancato — I'm sorry if I was wrong

mancare di — (coraggio, giudizio) to lack, be lacking in, (risorse, soldi) to be short of, lack

mancare di rispetto a qn — to be lacking in respect towards sb, be disrespectful towards sb

mancare di parola — not to keep one's word, go back on one's word

non mancherò di salutarlo da parte tua — of course I'll give him your regards

non mancherò — I won't forget, I'll make sure I do

mancare a — (doveri) to neglect, (promessa) to fail to keep, (appuntamento) to miss