fare un puzzle

un pezzo di ferro, legno — a piece of iron, wood

ho visto un pezzo di spettacolo — I saw part of the show

fare un pezzo di strada insieme — to travel together for part of the way

è un bel pezzo di strada! — it's quite a way!

ho la schiena a -i — my back is killing me

ho i nervi a -i — my nerves are in shreads

un puzzle da 500 -i — a 500-piece puzzle

(costume a) due -i — two-piece swimsuit

è un pezzo che... — it's a long time that...

non lo vedo da un (bel) pezzo — I haven't seen him for quite a while

un (bel) pezzo d'uomo — a hunk

pezzo d'imbecille! — you (stupid) idiot!

pezzo d'antiquariato — antique

pezzo d'artiglieria — piece of artillery

pezzo da collezione — collector's item

pezzo da esposizione — showpiece

pezzo di ricambio — spare part

essere un pezzo di ghiaccio — to be an iceberg

essere tutto d'un pezzo — to have a sterling character

facciamo un gioco — let's play a game

carta da gioco — playing card

per gioco — for fun

campo da gioco — playing field

gioco leale, scorretto — fair, foul play

il gioco di luci sull'acqua — the play of light on the water

gioco educativo — educational game

gioco elettronico — computer game

gioco dell'oca — = snakes and ladders

gioco di parole — (word) pun

gioco di pazienza — = puzzle, game requiring patience

gioco di prestigio — conjuring trick

gioco di ruolo — role-play

gioco di società — parlour game

gioco da tavolo — board game

Giochi Olimpici — Olympic Games, Olympics

fare il gioco di qcn. — to play into sb.'s hands

il gioco non vale la candela — the game's not worth the candle

stare al gioco di qcn. — to play along with sb.

fare buon viso a cattivo gioco — to make the best of a bad bargain, to put a brave face on things

a che gioco sta giocando? — what's his game?

è un gioco da ragazzi — it's child's play

è in gioco il tuo futuro — your future is at stake

ha buon gioco a criticarmi — it's easy for him to criticize me

ha lasciato Roma nel '76 — he left Rome in '76

ho lasciato i soldi a casa — I've left my money at home

devo lasciare l'università — I have to leave university, I have to give up university

ha lasciato la scuola a 16 anni — he left school at 16

lasciare la stanza — to vacate the room

lasciare la porta aperta — to leave the door open

lasciare qn solo (a casa) — to leave sb (at home) alone

ha lasciato la moglie — he's left his wife

lascia la moglie e due bambini — he leaves a wife and two children

lasciare qn erede — to make sb one's heir

lasciare qn perplesso/confuso — to leave sb perplexed/confused

(permettere) lasciare qn fare qc o che qn faccia qc — to let sb do sth, allow sb to do sth

mio padre non mi lascia uscire fino a tardi — my father doesn't let me stay out late

lascia fare a me — let me do it

ti lascio all'angolo — I'll drop you off at the corner

mi puoi lasciare la macchina oggi? — can you let me have the car today?

lasciami il tempo di farlo — give me time to do it

non lasciare tutti i particolari interessanti — don't leave out all the interesting bits

lasciami un po' di vino — leave some wine for me

lasciare stare qn — to let sb be, leave sb alone

lasciare stare qc — to leave sth alone

lascia stare quel povero gatto! — leave that poor cat alone!

lascia stare, ci penso io — leave it, I'll see to it

lascialo stare, non vale la pena di arrabbiarsi — just ignore him, it's not worth getting annoyed

è meglio lasciar stare certi argomenti — it's better not to bring up certain subjects

volevo insistere ma poi ho lasciato stare — I was going to insist but then I decided to let it go

lasciarsi sfruttare — to let o.s. be exploited

lasciarsi andare — to let o.s. go

(fraseologia) lasciare in bianco — to leave blank

lasciare qn indifferente — to leave sb unmoved

non lascia mai niente al caso — he never leaves anything to chance

lasciare la presa — to lose one's grip

ci ha lasciato la vita — it cost him his life

si sono lasciati all'aeroporto — they left each other at the airport, they said goodbye at the airport

ci siamo lasciati un anno fa — we split up a year ago

lasciami! — get off me!

devo lasciarvi, ho una riunione — I must go now, I have a meeting

lasciami alla stazione — drop me (off) at the station

lasciare qcn. nel dubbio — to leave sb. in a state of uncertainty

lasciare le cose come stanno — to leave well enough alone, to let the matter lie

lasciare in pace qcn. — to leave sb. alone

lasciare il posto a qcn. — to let sb. have one's seat

lasciare perplesso qcn. to puzzle sb.; mi lasciò indifferente it left me cold; lasciare libero un animale — to let an animal go

glielo lascio per 50 euro — I'll let you have it for 50 euros

lasciare la porta chiusa, una luce accesa — to leave the door shut, a light on

lasciare che qcn., qcs. faccia — to let sb., sth. do

lasciare fare qcs. a qcn. — to let sb. do sth.

lascia fare a me — leave it to me, let me (do that)

lasciare cadere qcs. — to let sth. fall

no, lascia stare, pago io! — no, no it's my treat!

lascia stare, è un fastidio troppo grosso — leave it, it's too much trouble

-rsi da buoni amici, molto male — to part the best of friends, on angry terms

- rsi cullare dalle onde — to be lulled by the waves

non è certo il tipo che si lascia fregare — he won't be pushed around

- rsi andare alla disperazione — to give in to despair

lasciarci una gamba, un mucchio di soldi — to lose an arm, a lot of money

fare un cruciverba — to do the crossword

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

well done — durch[gebraten]

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

what's doing? — was ist los?

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

interrogative, negative do you understand? — verstehen Sie?

I don't or do not understand — ich verstehe nicht

what did he say? — was hat er gesagt?

didn't you or did you not know? — haben Sie das nicht gewusst?

don't be silly! — sei nicht albern!

you know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?

you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?

he does understand, doesn't he? —

he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?

substitute for another verb you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ich

he likes cheese and so do I — er isst gern Käse und ich auch

I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon

they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch

in tag responses do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/nein

do you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja

you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch

they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?

may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte

who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich

for emphasis DO come! (esp Brit) — kommen Sie doch (bitte)!

it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal

so you DO know them! — Sie kennen sie also doch!

I've done a stupid thing —

to do sth again — etw noch (ein)mal tun or machen

sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen

can you do it by yourself? —

we did the journey in eight hours — wir haben die Fahrt in acht Stunden geschafft

to do the housework/one's homework —

could you do this letter please — tippen Sie bitte diesen Brief

you do the painting and I'll do the papering — du streichst an und ich tapeziere

he does the film crits for the magazine — er schreibt die Filmkritiken für die Zeitschrift

to do the flowers — die Blumen arrangieren

to do one's make-up — sich schminken

to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen

to do the washing — Wäsche waschen

to do the ironing — bügeln

he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern

are you doing anything this evening? — haben Sie heute Abend schon etwas vor?

we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen

I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann

I've got nothing to do — ich habe nichts zu tun

I shall do nothing of the sort — ich werde nichts dergleichen tun

what's to be done? — was ist da zu tun?

but what can you do? — aber was kann man da machen?

what do you want me to do (about it)? — und was soll ich da tun or machen?

what have you done to him? — was haben Sie mit ihm gemacht?

now what have you done! — was hast du jetzt bloß wieder angestellt or gemacht?

what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?

what shall we do for money? — wie machen wir es mit Geld?

as job, profession what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?

= provide service, product what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?

sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch

we do a wide range of herbal teas —

who did the food for your reception? — wer hat bei Ihrem Empfang für das Essen gesorgt?

= complete, finish in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertig

what's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen

or I'm not done telling you what I think of you — mit dir bin ich noch lange nicht fertig

we've done Milton — wir haben Milton gelesen or durchgenommen

I've never done any German — ich habe nie Deutsch gelernt or gehabt

to do the cooking — kochen

how do you like your steak done? — wie möchten Sie Ihr Steak?

well done — durch(gebraten)

is the meat done? — ist das Fleisch fertig (gebraten) or durch?

the barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen

to do Hamlet — den Hamlet spielen

he does a brilliant Charlie Chaplin — er kann Charlie Chaplin hervorragend nachmachen

she does the worried mother very convincingly — sie spielt die besorgte Mutter sehr überzeugend

= treat (Brit inf) they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehoben

you've been done! — du bist reingelegt or übers Ohr gehauen worden

= hurt Brit inf I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)

= tire out (inf) I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)

= translate (old, liter) done into (the) English by... — ins Englische übertragen von...

= act do as I do — mach es wie ich

he did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen

he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm

he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist

= get on, fare how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?

the patient is doing very well — dem Patienten geht es recht ordentlich

he's doing well at school — er ist gut in der Schule

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

the roses are doing well this year — die Rosen stehen dieses Jahr gut

that will never do! — das geht nicht!

will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?

it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —

will she/it do? — geht sie/das?

can you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —

yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht

the dos and don'ts — was man tun und nicht tun sollte

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?

well done — durch[gebraten]

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do as they do — mach es wie sie

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

what's doing? — was ist los?

you mustn't act as he does — du darfst nicht so wie er handeln

as they did in the Middle Ages — wie sie es im Mittelalter taten

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

go ahead and do it — nur zu

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

you do look glum — du siehst ja so bedrückt aus

but I tell you, I did see him — aber ich sage dir doch, dass ich ihn gesehen habe

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

do be quiet, Paul! — Paul, sei doch mal ruhig!

do hurry up! — beeil dich doch!