find one's tools

to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn

it is to be found in the Louvre — lo si può vedere al Louvre

to find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso

to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia

to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare

to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare

to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno

to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente

how do you find the accused? — come giudicate gli imputati?

I hope this card finds you well — spero che questa cartolina ti trovi in buona salute

the next day found him feeling ill — il giorno dopo si sentì male

to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn

to find oneself trapped — ritrovarsi intrappolato

to find oneself unable to do — sentirsi incapace di fare

to find oneself wishing that — sorprendersi a desiderare che

to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è

to find sth. for sb. o to find sb. sth. (to do) — trovare qcs. (da fare) a qcn

it is to be found in the Louvre — lo si può vedere al Louvre

to find sb. a bore — trovare qcn. noioso

to find sb., sth. to be — trovare che qcn., qcs. sia

to find sth. easy, hard to do — trovare qcs. facile, difficile da fare

to find it easy, difficult to do — trovare (che sia) facile, difficile fare

to find its mark, its target — colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno

to find sb. guilty, not guilty — dichiarare qcn. colpevole, innocente

how do you find the accused? — come giudicate gli imputati?

I hope this card finds you well — spero che questa cartolina ti trovi in buona salute

the next day found him feeling ill — il giorno dopo si sentì male

to find for, against sb. — pronunciarsi a favore, contro qcn

to find oneself trapped — ritrovarsi intrappolato

to find oneself unable to do — sentirsi incapace di fare

to find oneself wishing that — sorprendersi a desiderare che

to take sb. as one finds him, her — prendere qcn. così com'è

the use of troops/teargas/violence — der Einsatz von Truppen/Tränengas/die Gewaltanwendung

constant/rough use — dauernder Gebrauch/schlechte Behandlung

come into use — in Gebrauch kommen

go/fall out of use — außer Gebrauch kommen

ready for [immediate] use — [sofort] gebrauchsfertig

for the use of somebody — für jemanden

with use — durch den Gebrauch

put something to use — etwas verwenden

be [of] no use [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts nützen

what's the use of that/of doing that? — was nützt das/was nützt es, das zu tun?

what's the use? — was nützt es?

have its/one's uses — seinen Nutzen haben

have/find a use for something/somebody — für etwas/jemanden Verwendung haben/finden

have no/not much use for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden nicht/kaum brauchen

put something to a good/a new use — etwas sinnvoll/auf neu[artig]e Weise verwenden

have the use of something — etwas benutzen können

[have the] use of kitchen and bathroom — Küchen- und Badbenutzung [haben]

anything you say may be used in evidence — was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht verwendet werden

use somebody's name [as a reference] — sich [als Empfehlung] auf jemanden berufen

use gas/oil for heating — mit Gas/Öl heizen

‘use sparingly’ — "sparsam verwenden!"

use strong language — Kraftausdrücke gebrauchen

he used all his strength — er wandte seine ganze Kraft auf

use a method/tactics — eine Methode anwenden/nach einer [bestimmten] Taktik vorgehen

use somebody — jemanden ausnutzen

use somebody/something well/badly — jemanden/etwas gut/schlecht behandeln

used to — (formerly)

I used to live in London/work in a factory — früher habe ich in London gelebt/in einer Fabrik gearbeitet

he used to be very shy — er war früher sehr schüchtern

my mother always used to say... — meine Mutter hat immer gesagt od. pflegte zu sagen...

this used to be my room — das war [früher] mein Zimmer

things aren't what they used to be — es ist nichts mehr so wie früher

he smokes much more than he used to — er raucht viel mehr als früher

I used not or I did not use — or (coll.)

I didn't use or (coll.) I use[d]n't to smoke — früher habe ich nicht geraucht

I have to use the toilet before I go —

what's this used for? — wofür wird das benutzt or gebraucht?

to use sth for sth —

he used it as a spoon the police used truncheons — er hat es als Löffel benutzt or verwendet die Polizei setzte Schlagstöcke ein, die Polizei benutzte or gebrauchte Schlagstöcke

what did you use the money for? — wofür haben Sie das Geld benutzt or verwendet or gebraucht?

the money is to be used to set up a trust —

what toothpaste do you use? — welche Zahnpasta benutzen or verwenden Sie?

what sort of fuel do you use? — welchen Treibstoff verwenden Sie?, mit welchem Treibstoff fahren Sie?

what sort of fuel does this rocket use? — welcher Treibstoff wird für diese Rakete verwendet?

ointment to be used sparingly — Salbe nur sparsam verwenden or anwenden

why don't you use a hammer? — warum nehmen Sie nicht einen Hammer dazu?, warum benutzen or verwenden Sie nicht einen Hammer dazu?

use your imagination! — zeig mal ein bisschen Fantasie or Phantasie!

we can use the extra staff to do this — dafür können wir das übrige Personal einsetzen or verwenden

I'll have to use some of your men — ich brauche ein paar Ihrer Leute

not used to capacity — nicht voll genutzt

you can use the leftovers to make a soup —

you should use your free time for something creative — Sie sollten Ihre Freizeit für etwas Schöpferisches nutzen or gebrauchen

I could use a new pair of shoes — ich könnte ein neues Paar Schuhe (ge)brauchen

it could use a coat of paint — das könnte ein bisschen Farbe vertragen

this car uses too much petrol — dieses Auto verbraucht zu viel Benzin

she was ill used — ihr ist übel mitgespielt worden

once you've mastered the use of the clutch — wenn Sie erst einmal den Gebrauch der Kupplung beherrschen

the use of a calculator to solve... — die Verwendung eines Rechners, um... zu lösen

for the use of — für

for use in case of emergency — für Notfälle

for external use —

it's for use not ornament — es ist ein Gebrauchsgegenstand und nicht zur Zierde

to improve with use — sich mit der Zeit bessern

worn with use — abgenutzt

to make use of sth — von etw Gebrauch machen, etw benutzen

can you make use of that? — können Sie das brauchen?

to be in daily use/no longer in use — täglich/nicht mehr benutzt or verwendet or gebraucht werden

to come into use — in Gebrauch kommen

to go or fall out of use — nicht mehr benutzt or verwendet or gebraucht werden

to make use of sth — etw nutzen

to put sth to use — etw benutzen

to put sth to good use — etw gut nutzen

to make good/bad use of sth — etw gut/schlecht nutzen

to learn the use of sth — lernen, wie etw verwendet or benutzt or gebraucht wird

it has many uses — es ist vielseitig verwendbar

to find a use for sth — für etw Verwendung finden

to have no further use for sb/sth — keine Verwendung mehr haben für jdn/etw, jdn/etw nicht mehr brauchen

to be of use to sb — für jdn von Nutzen sein or nützlich sein

this is no use any more — das taugt nichts mehr, das ist zu nichts mehr zu gebrauchen

does it have a use in our society? — ist es für unsere Gesellschaft von Nutzen?

is this (of) any use to you? — können Sie das brauchen?, können Sie damit was anfangen?

he/it has his/its uses — er/das ist ganz nützlich

you're no use to me if you can't spell — du nützt mir nichts, wenn du keine Rechtschreibung kannst

he's no use as a goalkeeper — er taugt nicht als Torhüter, er ist als Torhüter nicht zu gebrauchen

can I be of any use? — kann ich irgendwie behilflich sein?

it's no use you or your protesting — es hat keinen Sinn or es nützt nichts, wenn du protestierst

what's the use of telling him? — was nützt es, wenn man es ihm sagt?

what's the use in trying/going? — wozu überhaupt versuchen/gehen?

it's no use — es hat keinen Zweck

ah, what's the use! — ach, was solls!

to have the use of the gardens — die Gartenanlagen benutzen können

to have the use of a car — ein Auto zur Verfügung haben

to have lost the use of one's arm — seinen Arm nicht mehr gebrauchen or benutzen können

to have the full use of one's faculties — im Vollbesitz seiner (geistigen und körperlichen) Kräfte sein

in the Roman use — nach römisch-katholischem Brauch

the use of brutal means/methods — die Anwendung brutaler Mittel/Methoden

the use of troops/teargas/violence — der Einsatz von Truppen/Tränengas/die Gewaltanwendung

constant/rough use — dauernder Gebrauch/schlechte Behandlung

[not] be in use — [nicht] in Gebrauch sein

be no longer in use — nicht mehr verwendet werden

come into use — in Gebrauch kommen

go/fall out of use — außer Gebrauch kommen

ready for [immediate] use — [sofort] gebrauchsfertig

for the use of somebody — für jemanden

for personal/private use — für den persönlichen Gebrauch/den Privatgebrauch

for external use only — nur zur äußerlichen Anwendung

for use in an emergency/only in case of fire — für den Notfall/nur bei Feuer zu benutzen

with use — durch den Gebrauch

make the best use of something/it — das Beste aus etwas/daraus machen

put something to use — etwas verwenden

these tools/clothes will be of use to somebody — dieses Werkzeug wird/diese Kleider werden für jemanden von Nutzen sein

can I be of any use to you? — kann ich dir irgendwie helfen?

be [of] no use [to somebody] — [jemandem] nichts nützen

what's the use of that/of doing that? — was nützt das/was nützt es, das zu tun?

what's the use? — was nützt es?

have its/one's uses — seinen Nutzen haben

have/find a use for something/somebody — für etwas/jemanden Verwendung haben/finden

have no/not much use for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden nicht/kaum brauchen

put something to a good/a new use — etwas sinnvoll/auf neu[artig]e Weise verwenden

have the use of something — etwas benutzen können

[have the] use of kitchen and bathroom — Küchen- und Badbenutzung [haben]

do you know how to use this tool? — kannst du mit diesem Werkzeug umgehen?

anything you say may be used in evidence — was Sie sagen, kann vor Gericht verwendet werden

use somebody's name [as a reference] — sich [als Empfehlung] auf jemanden berufen

use one's time to do something — seine Zeit dazu nutzen, etwas zu tun

use gas/oil for heating — mit Gas/Öl heizen

the camera uses 35 mm film — für die Kamera braucht man einen 35-mm-Film

‘use sparingly’ — "sparsam verwenden!"

use strong language — Kraftausdrücke gebrauchen

he used all his strength — er wandte seine ganze Kraft auf

use a method/tactics — eine Methode anwenden/nach einer [bestimmten] Taktik vorgehen

use somebody — jemanden ausnutzen

use somebody/something well/badly — jemanden/etwas gut/schlecht behandeln

used to — (formerly)

I used to live in London/work in a factory — früher habe ich in London gelebt/in einer Fabrik gearbeitet

he used to be very shy — er war früher sehr schüchtern

my mother always used to say... — meine Mutter hat immer gesagt od. pflegte zu sagen...

this used to be my room — das war [früher] mein Zimmer

things aren't what they used to be — es ist nichts mehr so wie früher

he smokes much more than he used to — er raucht viel mehr als früher

I used not or I did not use — or (coll.)

I didn't use or (coll.) I use[d]n't to smoke — früher habe ich nicht geraucht

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

down here — quaggiù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

to go down — andare giù, scendere

to fall down — cadere (giù), crollare

to sit down on the floor — sedersi per terra

I'm on my way down — sto scendendo

read down to the end of the paragraph — leggi fino alla fine del paragrafo

down here — quaggiù

it's on the second shelf down — è sul secondo scaffale partendo dall'alto

down at the bottom of the lake — giù in fondo al lago

to go down to Naples — andare (giù) a Napoli

down in Brighton — (giù) a Brighton

children from the age of 10 down — i bambini dai dieci anni in giù

from the sixteenth century down to the present day — dal sedicesimo secolo (fino) ai giorni nostri

bookings are down by a half — le prenotazioni si sono dimezzate, sono diminuite della metà

profits are well down on last year's — i profitti sono nettamente inferiori a quelli dell'anno scorso

I'm Ј 10 down — sono sotto di 10 sterline

to get one's weight down — dimagrire, perdere peso

to get the price down — far ridurre il prezzo

I'm down to my last cigarette — non mi resta che una sigaretta

you're down to speak next — tu sei il prossimo a parlare

to be down with the flu — avere l'influenza, essere a letto con l'influenza

to pay Ј 40 down — pagare 40 sterline in contanti

it's down to you to do it — dipende da te farlo

down with tyrants! — abbasso i tiranni!

to run down the hill — scendere giù dalla collina correndo

did you enjoy the journey down? — hai fatto buon viaggio?

down town — (giù) in città

they live down the road — abitano più giù in questa strada

a few miles down the river from here — qualche miglio più a valle

it's down the corridor to your right — è in fondo al corridoio alla sua destra

to go down the street — andare lungo la strada

with buttons all down the front — abbottonato sul davanti

he looked down her throat — le ha guardato in gola

down the ages o centuries — nel corso dei secoli

to feel down — sentersi giù, a terra

go on a journey — eine Reise machen; verreisen