don't be afraid of asking

who is afraid? - кто испугался? кто боится?

to be afraid of smb., smth. - бояться кого-л., чего-л.

to be afraid of hard work - страшиться /чураться/ тяжёлой работы

to be afraid for smb., smth. - бояться /опасаться/ за кого-л., за что-л.

to make smb. afraid - напугать кого-л.

he's afraid for his job - он дрожит за своё место, он боится потерять работу

to be afraid (that)... - бояться, как бы не...

I am afraid (that) we are late - боюсь, что мы опаздываем

I am afraid that we may be late - боюсь, как бы нам не опоздать,

I am afraid I cannot give you his address - к сожалению, я не могу вам дать его адрес

is the boss back yet? - I am afraid not - босс уже вернулся? - К сожалению нет

I was afraid of hurting his feelings - я не хотел задевать его чувств /огорчать его/

don't be afraid of asking - ≅ не стесняйтесь, задавайте вопросы

óhne Auto — without a or one's car

óhne Mehrwertsteuer — excluding VAT

ich hätte das óhne Weiteres getan — I'd have done it without a second thought, I'd have done it without thinking twice about it

ich würde óhne Weiteres sagen, dass... — I would not hesitate to say that...

dem Kerl kann man nicht óhne Weiteres glauben — you can't just believe anything or whatever that guy says

das kann man nicht óhne Weiteres voraussetzen — you can't just assume that automatically

óhne zu zögern — without hesitating

wer redet, óhne gefragt zu sein... — anybody who talks without being asked...

ohne mich! — [you can] count me out!

der Versuch blieb ohne Erfolg — the attempt was unsuccessful

wir baden am liebsten ohne — we prefer to bathe in the nude

ohne weiteres — (leicht, einfach) easily; (ohne Einwand) readily

das traue ich ihm ohne weiteres zu — I can quite or easily believe he's capable of that

ohne zu zögern — without hesitating; without hesitation

ohne mich! — [you can] count me out!

der Versuch blieb ohne Erfolg — the attempt was unsuccessful

wir baden am liebsten ohne — we prefer to bathe in the nude

ohne weiteres — (leicht, einfach) easily; (ohne Einwand) readily

das traue ich ihm ohne weiteres zu — I can quite or easily believe he's capable of that

er nahm Platz, ohne dass er gefragt hätte — he sat down without asking

ohne zu zögern — without hesitating; without hesitation

to be shy of — essere timoroso di

to fight shy of — stare alla larga da

to be shy of doing sth — esitare a fare qc

don't be shy of asking for... — non esitare a chiedere...

to fight shy of sth — tenersi alla larga da qc

to fight shy of doing sth — cercare in tutti i modi di non fare qc

(horse) to shy (at) — fare uno scarto (davanti a)

the horse shied at the noise — il cavallo ha fatto uno scarto quando ha sentito il rumore

to shy away from sth — evitare qc

to be shy of — essere timoroso di

to fight shy of — stare alla larga da

rougir de honte — to blush with shame

avoir honte de — to be ashamed of

faire honte à quelqu'un — to make somebody ashamed

à ma (grande) honte — to my (great) embarrassment

avouer quelque chose sans honte — to acknowledge something openly

faire la honte de — to be a disgrace to

jeter la honte sur — to bring disgrace upon

avoir honte de qch — to be ashamed of sth

faire honte à qn — to make sb feel ashamed

c'est une honte! — it's a disgrace!

nach jds Namen/Alter/dem Weg frágen — to ask sb's name/age/the way

nach Arbeit/Post frágen — to ask whether there is/was any work/mail

ich fragte sie nach ihren Wünschen — I asked her what she wanted

ich habe nicht nach Einzelheiten gefragt — I didn't ask any details

nach den Folgen frágen — to bother or care about the consequences

wegen etw frágen — to ask about sth

das frage ich dich! — I could ask you the same

frag nicht so dumm! — don't ask silly questions

du fragst zu viel — you ask too many questions

das/da frage ich mich — I wonder

ja, das fragt man sich — yes, that's the question

es fragt sich, ob... — it's debatable or questionable whether or if...

man fragt sich, ob... — one wonders whether or if...

da muss man sich frágen, ob... — you or one can't help wondering whether or if...

ich frage mich, wie/wo... — I'd like to know how/where..., I really wonder how/where...

da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

jemanden um Rat fragen — ask somebody for advice

nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

da fragst du mich zu viel — that I don't know; I really can't say

jemanden fragend ansehen — look at somebody inquiringly; give somebody a questioning look

jemanden nach/wegen etwas fragen — ask somebody about something

nach dem Weg/jemandes Meinung fragen — ask the way/[for] somebody's opinion

jemanden um Rat fragen — ask somebody for advice

nach jemandem/etwas nicht fragen — not care about somebody/something

sich fragen, ob... — wonder whether...

das frage ich mich auch — I was wondering that, too

si lo quieres, te lo doy — if you want it I'll give it to you

si lo sé, no te lo digo — I wouldn't have told you, if I'd known

si tuviera dinero, lo compraría — if I had any money I would buy it

avisadme si no podéis venir — let me know if you can't come

si no estudias, no aprobarás — you won't pass if you don't study, you won't pass unless you study

vete, si no, vas a llegar tarde — go, or (else) you'll be late

¿y si se lo preguntamos? — why don't we ask her?

no sé si hacerlo o no — I don't know whether to do it or not

¿sabes si nos han pagado ya? — do you know if we've been paid yet?

no sé de qué te quejas, si eres una belleza — I don't know what you're complaining about when you're so beautiful

¡si fuera verdad! — if only it were true!, I wish it were true!

¡si viniese pronto! — I wish he'd come!, if only he'd come!

¡si no sabía que estabas allí! — but I didn't know you were there!

¡si (es que) acabo de llamarte! — but I've only just phoned you!

¡si serán hipócritas! — they're such hypocrites!, they're so hypocritical!

si lo sabré yo, que soy su mujer — I ought to know, I'm his wife

que si engorda, que si perjudica a la salud... — they say it's fattening and bad for your health

que si lavar los platos, que si limpiar el suelo, que si... — what with washing up and sweeping the floor and...

¡pero si es el cartero! — why, it's the postman!

¡pero si eres tú! no te había reconocido — oh, it's you, I didn't recognize you!

si mayor — B major

¿te sirvo un poco más? - sí, gracias — do you want a bit more? - yes, please

decir que sí con la cabeza — to nod

¿por qué lo hiciste? - porque sí — why did you do it? - because I felt like it

¿por qué lleva tanto tiempo? - porque sí — why does it take so long? - it just does

tú sí que sabes vivir — you certainly know how to live!

que sí cabe — it does fit

no es tuyo - sí que lo es — it isn't yours - oh yes, it is!

es de muy buena calidad - eso sí — it's very good quality - (yes,) that's true

..., pero eso sí, comen bien —... but they certainly eat well

creo que sí — I think so

me temo que sí — I'm afraid so

¿lloverá? - puede que sí — do you think it will rain? - it might

un día sí y otro no — every other day

no puedo ir pero María sí — I can't go but María can

que no vas! - que sí! — you're not going! - oh, yes I am!

¿a que no te atrees? - a que sív — I bet you wouldn't dare - (do you) want to bet?

con el sí del encargado — with the manager's approval

darle el sí a alguien — to accept somebody's proposal

aún no me ha dado el sí — she still hasn't said yes

nunca he tenido (ni) un sí ni un no con él — we've never had a cross word

sólo piensa en sí mismo — he only thinks of himself

parece muy segura de sí misma — she seems very sure of herself

uno tiene que ver por sí mismo — you have to see it for yourself

lo pensó para sí, pero no dijo nada — she thought it but didn't say anything

convencerse a sí mismo — to convince oneself

reírse de sí mismo — to laugh at oneself

entre sí — ( entre dos) between themselves; ( en un grupo) among themselves

todos son muy diferentes entre sí — they are all very different (from one another)

no se respetan entre sí — they don't have respect for each other o respect each other

guárdese los comentarios para sí — keep your comments to yourself

léanlo para sí (mismos) — read it (for) yourselves

de por sí: es de por sí nervioso he is nervous by nature; el sistema es de por sí complicado the system is in itself complicated; en sí: el hecho en sí (mismo) no tenía demasiada importancia this in itself was not so important; el sueldo en sí no es maravilloso, pero... — the salary itself isn't great but...

empezó a decir que si esto, que si lo otro — he said this, that and the other

si bien: si bien el sueldo es bueno, el horario es malísimo the pay may be good but the hours are terrible; si no otherwise; pórtate bien, si no, te vas a la cama behave yourself, or else you're going straight to bed; date prisa, que si no nos vamos sin ti — hurry up, otherwise we're going without you

si no ha venido por algo será — if she hasn't come there must be some reason for it

si + subj: si yo lo supiera! if only I knew!; si me hubieras avisado a tiempo! — if only you had let me know in time!

si tendrá cara! — she really has a nerve!

pero si te avisé...! — but I warned you...!

si lo sabré yo! — don't I know it!, you're telling me!

y si no quiere hacerlo ¿qué? — and if she doesn't want to do it, what then?

¿y si lo probáramos? — why don't we give it a try?

no sé si marcharme o quedarme — I don't know whether to go or to stay

si bemol/sostenido — B flat/sharp

en si mayor/menor — in B major/minor

don't bother to do it — Sie brauchen es nicht zu tun

you needn't have bothered to come — Sie hätten wirklich nicht zu kommen brauchen

you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten

what a bother! — wie ärgerlich!

it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig

have a spot of bother with something — Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben

well I'm sorry I bothered you — entschuldigen Sie, dass ich (überhaupt) gefragt habe

I wouldn't let it bother me — darüber würde ich mir keine Sorgen or Gedanken machen

I shouldn't let it bother you — machen Sie sich mal keine Sorgen

don't bother me! —

he was always bothering me to lend him money — er hat mich dauernd um Geld angegangen

could I bother you for a light? — dürfte ich Sie vielleicht um Feuer bitten?

one thing is still bothering him — eins stört ihn noch

what's bothering you? — was haben Sie denn?

is something bothering you? — haben Sie etwas?

I/he can't be bothered — ich habe/er hat keine Lust

I can't be bothered with people like him/with opera — für solche Leute/für Opern habe ich nichts übrig

I can't be bothered to do or with doing that — ich habe einfach keine Lust, das zu machen

he can't be bothered about or with small matters like that — mit solchen Kleinigkeiten gibt er sich nicht ab

do you want to stay or go? – I'm not bothered — willst du bleiben oder gehen? – das ist mir egal

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

(= take trouble to do) don't bother to do it again — das brauchen Sie nicht nochmals zu tun

don't bother to ask — Sie brauchen nicht (zu) fragen

I won't bother asking YOU again! — DICH werde ich bestimmt nicht mehr fragen!

please don't bother getting up or to get up —

you needn't bother to come — Sie brauchen wirklich nicht (zu) kommen

to bother with sb — sich mit jdm abgeben

he/it is not worth bothering about — über ihn/darüber brauchen wir gar nicht zu reden, er/das ist nicht der Mühe wert

I'm not going to bother with that — das lasse ich

I didn't bother about lunch — ich habe das Mittagessen ausgelassen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

really you needn't have bothered! — das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen!

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

really you needn't have bothered! — das wäre aber wirklich nicht nötig gewesen!

it's such a bother — das ist wirklich lästig or eine Plage

I've forgotten it, what a bother —

he/the car can be a bit of a bother — er/das Auto kann einem wirklich Schwierigkeiten machen

I know it's an awful bother for you but... — ich weiß, dass Ihnen das fürchterliche Umstände macht, aber...

she's in a spot of bother — sie hat Schwierigkeiten

we had a spot or bit of bother with the car — wir hatten Ärger mit dem Auto

I didn't have any bother getting the visa — es war kein Problem, das Visum zu bekommen

the children were no bother at all — wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Probleme

please don't put yourself to any bother on my account — machen Sie meinetwegen keine Umstände

I can't be bothered [to do it] — ich habe keine Lust[, es zu machen]

I'm sorry to bother you, but... — es tut mir Leid, wenn ich Sie störe, aber...

don't bother me now — lass mich jetzt in Ruhe!

I'm not bothered about him/the money — seinetwegen/wegen des Geldes mache ich mir keine Gedanken

what's bothering you/is something bothering you? — was hast du denn/hast du etwas?

don't bother to do it — Sie brauchen es nicht zu tun

you needn't have bothered to come — Sie hätten wirklich nicht zu kommen brauchen

you needn't/shouldn't have bothered — das wäre nicht nötig gewesen

don't bother! — nicht nötig!

bother with something/somebody — sich mit etwas/jemandem aufhalten

what a bother! — wie ärgerlich!

it's a real/such a bother — es ist wirklich lästig

it's no bother [for me] — es macht mir gar nichts aus

the children were no bother at all — ich hatte/wir hatten mit den Kindern überhaupt keine Schwierigkeiten

have a spot of bother with something — Schwierigkeiten mit etwas haben

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today

me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go

la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"