don't answer all together

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

all together now — ahora todos juntos

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

all in all — en general

all told — en total

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

in all — en total

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

all along — desde el primer momento

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

all my life — toda mi vida

all my friends — todos mis amigos

all men — todos los hombres

they drank all the beer — se bebieron toda la cerveza

all the others went home — todos los demás se fueron a casa

it rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero

she hasn't been in all day — no ha estado en todo el día

all three (of them) were found guilty — los tres fueron declarados culpables

I'll take all three (of them) — me llevo los tres

40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio

it's not as bad as all that — no es para tanto

all that is irrelevant now — todo eso ya no importa

he went on about loyalty and all that — habló sin parar sobre la lealtad y cosas así

sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas

of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!

of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!

it's all done — está todo hecho

it was all I could do not to laugh — apenas pude contener la risa

not all of it was true — no todo era cierto

I do all of the work — yo hago todo el trabajo

I do all of the cooking — siempre cocino yo

six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?

that's all — eso es todo, nada más

all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...

all I want is to sleep — lo único que quiero es dormir

that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio

all that he did was laugh — lo único que hizo fue reírse

they all came with their husbands — todas vinieron con sus maridos

his was the worst performance of all — la suya fue la peor actuación de todas

the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos

to draw two all — empatar a dos

all but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte

I rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada

all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien

we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea

what with the rain and all — con la lluvia y todo lo demás

the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida

you can go right now for all I care — por mí como si te vas ahora mismo

for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé

for all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé

I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana

it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve

I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible

they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán

50 men in all — 50 hombres en total

he ate it all — se lo comió todo

it all happened so quickly — sucedió todo tan rápido

she seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz

I have no regrets at all — no me arrepiento en absoluto

it makes no difference at all — da exactamente igual

I don't feel at all well — no me siento nada bien

she wasn't at all apologetic — no se disculpó para nada

it was not at all nice — no fue nada agradable

you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?

did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?

"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto

she went all red — se puso toda colorada

you're all wet — estás todo mojado

it's all dirty — está todo sucio

he was all covered in blood — estaba completamente cubierto de sangre

all along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle

he all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere

he's all but forgotten now — ya casi no se le recuerda

to be all for sth — estar completamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido

to go all out for the prize — volcarse por conseguir el premio

we must go all out to ensure it — hemos de desplegar todos nuestros medios para asegurarlo

he's travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

you've got mud all over your shoes — tienes los zapatos cubiertos de barro

I spilled coffee all over my shirt — se me cayó el café encima y me manché toda la camisa

I ache all over — me duele (por) todo el cuerpo

it happens all over — ocurre en todas partes

considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado

she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla

it's all too true — lamentablemente es cierto

all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado

the evening passed all too quickly — la tarde pasó demasiado rápido

it's all up with him — está acabado

it isn't all that far — no está tan lejos

it shouldn't be all that difficult — no debería resultar tan difícil

I really didn't give it my all — no di todo lo que podía dar de mí

I decided to give it my all — decidí echarle el resto

all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

all together now — ahora todos juntos

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

all in all — en general

all told — en total

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

in all — en total

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

all along — desde el primer momento

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

una volta — once

una volta alla settimana — once a week

due volte — twice

gli ho telefonato due volte — I phoned him twice

tre volte — three times

una volta ogni due settimane — once every two weeks

9 volte su 10 — 9 times out of 10

la prima/l'ultima volta che l'ho visto — the first/last time I saw him

per questa volta passi — I'll let you off this time

ci ho pensato due volte prima di decidere — I thought twice about it before making a decision

tutto in una volta — all at once

deciditi una volta per tutte — make up your mind once and for all

una volta tanto — just for once

una volta tanto potresti pagare tu — you could pay, just for once

una volta ogni tanto — from time to time

una volta sola — only once

le ho scritto una volta sola — I wrote to her only once

di volta in volta — as we go

decideremo di volta in volta cosa fare — we'll decide what to do as we go

certe volte sono un po' triste — I feel a bit down sometimes

una volta o l'altra — one of these days

una volta o l'altra glielo dirò — I'll tell him one of these days

una cosa per volta — one thing at a time

facciamo una cosa per volta — let's do one thing at a time

(tempo, occasione) c'era una volta... — once upon a time there was...

una volta si camminava di più — people used to walk more in the past

le cose di una volta — the things of the past

ti ricordi quella volta che... — do you remember (the time) when...

pensa a tutte le volte che... — think of all the occasions on which...

gli telefonerò un'altra volta, adesso non ne ho voglia — I'll phone him some other time, I don't feel like it now

3 volte 2 — 3 times 2

3 volte 4 fa 12 — 3 times 4 makes 12

4 volte di più — 4 times as much

(fraseologia) a sua volta — (turno) in (his o her ecc) turn

partire alla volta di — to set off for

ti ha dato di volta il cervello? — have you gone out of your mind?

la volta celeste — the vault of heaven

la prima, l'ultima volta — the first, last time

quando l'ho vista la prima, l'ultima volta — when I first, last saw her

è l'ultima volta che te lo dico! — I shan't warn you again!

che sia la prima e l'ultima volta che — let this be the first and last time (that)

questa volta, riuscirò — I'll make it this time

ti ricordi quella volta che...? — do you remember (the time) when...?

magari un'altra volta — some other time perhaps

una volta o l'altra — one day or another, some time or other

questa è la volta buona — this is the right time

una volta, due -e — once, twice

tre, dieci, molte -e — three, ten, many times

l'unica, la sola volta che l'ho visto — the only time I saw him

una volta ancora — one more time, once more

una volta fumava, vero? — she used to smoke, didn't she?

una volta era molto famoso — he was once very famous

una volta qui c'era un pub — there used to be a pub here

Paolo non è più quello di una volta — Paolo is no longer the person he used to be

una volta che ebbe mangiato... — once he had eaten, he

l'hai fatto arrabbiare, per una volta che era di buon umore — for once when he was in a good mood you had to go and make him angry

restiamo a casa per una volta — let's have an evening in for a change

per una volta ha pagato lui — he paid for a change

un passo alla volta — one step at a time

uno per volta — one at a time, one by one

portare tre valige alla volta — to carry three suitcases at the same time

un po' alla volta, poco per volta — little by little

partire alla volta di Venezia — to leave bound for Venice

a mia, tua volta — in my, your turn

è la volta di Gianna — it's Gianna's turn

ho invitato Andy che a sua volta ha invitato Pete — I invited Andy who in turn invited Pete

c'era una volta un re — once upon a time there was a king

gli ha dato di volta al cervello — he's gone off his head

soffitto a volta — vaulted ceiling

volta a crociera — cross vault

volta a cupola — dome vault

¿qué haces? — what are you doing?

¿qué haces ahí? — what are you doing there?

no sé qué hacer — I don't know what to do

hace y deshace las cosas a su antojo — she does as she pleases

¡eso no se hace! — that's not done!

no hizo nada por ayudarnos — she didn't do anything to help us

haz todo lo posible por llegar a tiempo — do everything possible to arrive on time

hacer algo por hacer —

no tiene sentido hacer las cosas por hacerlas — there's no point doing things just for the sake of it

él protestó y yo hice lo mismo — he protested and I did the same

no viene tanto como lo solía hacer — he doesn't come as much as he used to

hacer dinero — to make money

el gato hizo miau — the cat went miaow, the cat miaowed

el árbol no hace mucha sombra — the tree isn't very shady, the tree doesn't provide a lot of shade

¿me puedes hacer el nudo de la corbata? — could you knot my tie for me?

hacer el pelo/las uñas a algn — to do sb's hair/nails

hacer la barba a algn — to trim sb's beard

¿qué hace tu padre? — what does your father do?

está haciendo turismo en África — he's gone touring in Africa

hacer un papel — to play a role {o} part

hacer el papel de malo — to play the (part of the) villain

6 y 3 hacen 9 — 6 and 3 make 9

este hace 100 — this one makes 100

y cincuenta céntimos, hacen diez euros — and fifty cents change, which makes ten euros

este hace el corredor número 100 en atravesar la meta — he's the 100th runner to cross the finishing line

voy a hacer 30 años la próxima semana — I'm going to be 30 next week, it's my 30th birthday next week

les hice venir — I made them come

siempre consigue hacerme reír — she always manages to make me laugh

le gustaba hacerme rabiar — he enjoyed making me mad

yo haré que vengan — I'll make sure they come

hizo construirse un palacio — she had a palace built

hicieron pintar la fachada del colegio — they had the front of the school painted

esto lo hará más difícil — this will make it more difficult

hacer feliz a algn — to make sb happy

te hace más delgado — it makes you look slimmer

has hecho de mí un hombre muy feliz — you've made me a very happy man

yo le hacía más viejo — I thought he was older, I had him down as being older

te hacíamos en el Perú — we thought you were in Peru

hacer el cuerpo al frío — to get one's body used to the cold

hacer dedos — to do finger exercises

hacer piernas — to stretch one's legs

• hacer a algn [con] (=proveer) —

me hizo con dinero — he provided me with money

haces bien en esperar — you're right to wait

haces mal no contestando a sus llamadas — it's wrong of you not to answer his calls

hizo como que no se daba cuenta {o} como si no se diera cuenta — he made as if he hadn't noticed, he pretended not to have noticed

hizo como si me fuera a pegar — he made as if to strike me

• [dar que] hacer — to cause trouble

dieron que hacer a la policía — they caused {o} gave the police quite a bit of trouble

la llave hace a todas las puertas — the key fits all the doors

hace a todo — he's good for anything

¿te hace que vayamos a tomar unas copas? — how about going for a drink?, what do you say we go for a drink?

¿te hace un cigarrillo? — how about a cigarette?, do you fancy a cigarette?

hacer de malo — to play the villain

haz por verlo si puedes — try to get round to seeing him if you can

hacer por hacer algo — to try to do sth, make an effort to do sth

hace calor/frío — it's hot/cold

hizo dos grados bajo cero — it was two degrees below zero

¿qué tiempo hace? — what's the weather like?

ojalá haga buen tiempo — I hope the weather's nice

hace tres años que se fue — he left three years ago, it's three years since he left

hace tres años que no lo veo — I haven't seen him for three years, it's three years since I (last) saw him

ha estado aquí hasta hace poco — he was here only a short while ago

no hace mucho — not long ago

hace un mes que voy — I've been going for a month

¿hace mucho que esperas? — have you been waiting long?

hace de esto varios años — it is some years since this happened

está perdido desde hace 15 días — it's been missing for a fortnight

hace sed — I'm thirsty

hace sueño — I'm sleepy

hacen buena pareja — they make a lovely couple

me hicieron una visita — they paid me a visit

me hizo un regalo — she gave me a gift

¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?

aún queda mucho por hacer — there is still a lot (left) to do

dar que hacer — to make a lot of work

nadie hizo ninguna objeción — nobody raised any objections

nos hizo un relato de sus aventuras — he related his adventures to us

este jabón no hace espuma — this soap doesn't lather

esos chistes no me hacen gracia — I don't find those jokes funny

estos zapatos me hacen daño — these shoes hurt my feet

las vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'

el visitante que hacía el número mil — the thousandth visitor

no hace más que quejarse — she does nothing but complain

no hice más que cumplir con mi deber — I only did my duty

le gustaría hacer teatro — she would like to work in the theater

hacer un curso de cocina — to do a cookery course

niño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!

aquí se hace lo que digo yo — around here what I say goes

no sé qué hice con los recibos — I don't know what I did with the receipts

hacerle algo a alguien — to do something to somebody

yo no le hice nada — I didn't do anything to her

el perro no te hace nada — the dog won't hurt you

toca bien el piano - antes lo hacía mejor — she plays the piano well - she used to play better

voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it

¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?

eso no le hace nada — that doesn't matter at all

te hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son

la hizo su mujer — he made her his wife

hizo pedazos la carta — she tore the letter into tiny pieces

ella lo hizo posible — she made it possible

hacer algo de algo — to turn something into something

hacer algo de alguien — to make something of somebody

quiero hacer de ti un gran actor — I want to make a great actor of you

ese vestido te hace más delgada — that dress makes you look thinner

hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf

me hizo llorar — it made me cry

hizo caer al niño — he knocked the child over

hágalo pasar — tell him to come in

hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf

vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! — you're going to make me lose my temper!

hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf

me hizo esperar tres horas — she kept me waiting for three hours

me hizo abrirla — he made me open it

hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf

hizo que todos se sentaran — he made everybody sit down

hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made

hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened

te hacía en Buenos Aires — I thought you were in Buenos Aires

yo que lo hacía casado! — I had the idea that he was married!

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?

¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?

le hace a todo — she does a bit of everything

yo no le hago a la pintura — I don't go in for painting

hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes

haces mal en mentir — it's wrong of you to lie

hice como que no oía — I pretended not to hear

hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody

hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy

le va a hacer bien salir un poco — it'll do her good to get out a bit

hacerle a algo — to fit something

esta tapa no le hace al frasco — this lid doesn't fit the jar

no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse

¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?

hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy

hace tres grados — it's three degrees

(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso — the weather was terrible

hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?

parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry

hace dos años que murió — he's been dead for two years

¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?

hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago

hace mucho que lo conozco — I've known him for a long time

no lo veo desde hace años — I haven't seen him for years

hasta hace poco — until recently

se me hizo un nudo en el hilo — I got a knot in the thread

se hace toda la ropa — she makes all her (own) clothes

se hicieron una casita — they built themselves a little house

se hicieron una casita — they had a little house built

se hizo la cirugía estética — she had plastic surgery

voy a hacerme las manos — I'm going to have a manicure

me hice un tajo en el dedo — I cut my finger

¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?

¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?

hacerse un nombre — to make a name for oneself

hacerse enemigos — to make enemies

hacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun

se hace de noche muy pronto — it gets dark very early

se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos hizo de noche esperándolo — it got dark while we were waiting for him

¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?

esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo interminable — it seemed interminable

se me hace difícil creerlo — I find it very hard to believe

hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing

no consigo hacerme a la idea — I can't get used to the idea

no te hagas el inocente — don't act the innocent

me vio pero se hizo el loco — he saw me but pretended he hadn't

hacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side

el ejército se hizo con la ciudad — the army took the city

tengo que hacerme con esa carta — I must get hold of that letter

logró hacerse con el control de la compañía — he managed to gain control of the company

se hicieron de gran fama — they became very famous

se hizo de muchos amigos — he made a lot of friends