fond hope

ich mag ihn/Operettenmusik nicht — I don't like him/operetta, I don't care for him/operetta

sie mag kein Sauerkraut — she doesn't like sauerkraut

ich mag nicht mehr — I've had enough

möchten Sie etwas essen? — would you like something to eat?, would you care for something to eat?

ich möchte gern Herrn Schmidt sprechen — I would like to speak to Mr Schmidt

ich möchte dazu nichts sagen — I don't want to say anything about that, no comment

das möchte ich auch wissen —

(im Konjunktiv: einschränkend) man möchte meinen, dass... — you would think that...

ich möchte fast sagen... — I would almost say...

(geh Einräumung) es mag wohl sein, dass er recht hat, aber... — he may well be right, but...

wie dem auch sein mag — however that may be

was sie auch sagen mag — whatever she says

oder wie er auch heißen mag — or whatever he is or might be or may be called

mag kommen was da will — come what may

mag es schneien, so viel es will —

(Vermutung) es mochten etwa fünf Stunden vergangen sein — about five hours must or would have passed

sie mag/mochte etwa zwanzig sein — she must or would be/have been about twenty

wie alt mag sie sein? — how old might or would she be?, how old is she, I wonder?

wo mag sie das gehört haben? — where could or might she have heard that?

was mag das wohl heißen? — what might that mean?

sie mag nicht bleiben — she doesn't want to stay

(Aufforderung, indirekte Rede) (sagen Sie ihm,) er möchte zu mir kommen — would you tell him to come and see me

Sie möchten zu Hause anrufen —

du möchtest dich brieflich melden — you should write

das hätte ich sehen mögen — I would have liked to see that

möge er bald kommen! — I do hope he'll come soon!

sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty

wie viele Personen mögen das sein? — how many people would you say there are?

was mag sie damit gemeint haben? — what can she have meant by that?

[das] mag sein — maybe

es mag kommen, was will — come what may

ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...

ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...

man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss

[gern] mögen — like

sie mag keine Rosen — she does not like roses

sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him

ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]

möchten Sie ein Glas Wein? — would you like a glass of wine?

ich mag nicht — I don't want to

er möchte zu Herrn A — he would like to see Mr A

das hätte ich sehen mögen — I would have liked to see that

möge er bald kommen! — I do hope he'll come soon!

sie mag/mochte vierzig sein — she must be/must have been [about] forty

Meier, Müller, Koch - und wie sie alle heißen mögen — Meier, Müller, Koch and [the rest,] whatever they're called

wie viele Personen mögen das sein? — how many people would you say there are?

was mag sie damit gemeint haben? — what can she have meant by that?

[das] mag sein — maybe

es mag kommen, was will — come what may

ich möchte nicht stören, aber... — I don't want to interrupt, but...

ich möchte zu gerne wissen — I'd love to know...

man möchte meinen, er sei der Chef — one would [really] think he was the boss

[gern] mögen — like

sie mag keine Rosen — she does not like roses

sie mag ihn sehr [gern] — she likes him very much; (hat ihn sehr gern) she is very fond of him

ich mag lieber/am liebsten Bier — I like beer better/best [of all]

möchten Sie ein Glas Wein? — would you like a glass of wine?

ich mag nicht — I don't want to

er möchte zu Herrn A — he would like to see Mr A

agarra bien el bolso — hold on to your handbag firmly

le señalaron falta por agarrar a un jugador contrario — a free kick was given against him for holding on to one of the opposition

lo tuvo bien agarrado hasta que llegó la policía — she held him until the police arrived

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking arm in arm

me agarró del brazo — he took me by the arm

agarró al niño por el hombro — he grabbed the child by the shoulder

la agarró de los pelos y no la soltaba — she grabbed her hair and refused to let her go

la agarró fuertemente del brazo — he gripped her arm tightly

ya han agarrado al ladrón — they've already caught the thief

he agarrado un buen resfriado — I've caught a nasty cold

lo tiene bien agarrado al pecho — she's got a nasty chesty cough

agarré otro pedazo de pastel — I took another piece of cake

agarra el libro del estante — take the book off the shelf

agarrar una flor — to pick a flower

agarrar un tren — to catch a train

la casa tiene tanto trabajo que no sé por dónde agarrarla — the house needs such a lot doing to it, I don't know where to start

agarra por este extremo — hold it by this end, take hold of it by this end

agarre por esta calle — take this street

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

toma, agarra — here, hold this

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows

lo agarró de las solapas — he grabbed him by the lapels

agarra un papel y toma nota — get a piece of paper and take this down

te lo tiro agárralo! — I'll throw it to you, catch!

me agarró desprevenido — she caught me off guard

agarrarle cariño a alguien — to grow fond of somebody

le agarró asco — he got sick of it

le he agarrado odio — I've come to hate him

toma, agarra — here, hold this

agarraron por esa calle — they went up that street

mañana agarramos para Medellín — we're off to Medellín tomorrow

no sabe para dónde agarrar — he doesn't know which way to turn

agarrar y...: un buen día agarró y lo dejó todo one fine day she upped and left everything; así que agarré y presenté la renuncia — so I gave in my notice there and then

iban agarrados del brazo — they were walking along arm in arm

se agarró de eso para no venir — he latched on to that as an excuse not to come

se ha agarrado a esa esperanza — she's clinging to that hope

me agarré el dedo en el cajón — I caught my finger in the drawer

agarrarse una borrachera — to get drunk

agarrarse un disgusto — to get upset

agarrarse una rabieta — to get into a temper

se agarraron a patadas — they started kicking each other

por poco se agarran de los pelos — they almost came to blows