good at chess

Where can we get some good pizza? — Где бы нам достать хорошую пиццу?

William Faulkner's novels are particularly good. — Романы Уильяма Фолкнера особенно хороши.

good food — доброкачественная, свежая пища

one good arm — здоровая рука

Abraham Lincoln was a wise and good man. — Авраам Линкольн был мудрым и добропорядочным человеком.

Florence Nightingale was renowned for her good deeds. — Флоренс Найтингейл славилась своими добрыми делами.

How good of you! — Как это мило с вашей стороны!

Have you been a good boy today? — Ты был сегодня хорошим мальчиком?

The office needs another good typist. — В офисе требуется ещё одна квалифицированная машинистка.

Milk is good for you. — Молоко тебе полезно.

It's a good day for swimming. — Это подходящий день для плавания.

Have a good time on your vacation. — Приятно тебе провести отпуск.

An entertainer has to have a good personality. — Эстрадный артист должен быть общителен.

Why don't you wear your good suit to the party? — Почему ты не одеваешь на вечер свой хороший костюм?

I would cash the cheque if I could be sure it was good. — Я бы обналичил этот чек, если бы был уверен в его подлинности.

I waited a good hour. — Я прождал целый час.

The old farm is a good mile from here. — Старая ферма находится в доброй миле отсюда.

She spends a good amount of time playing bridge. — Она проводит изрядное количество времени за игрой в бридж.

good deal — значительное количество, много

a good many of us — весьма многие из нас

good reasons — убедительные причины

as good as — всё равно что; почти; фактически

to be as good as one's word — держать (своё) слово

Is he any good at chess? — Он хотя бы как-нибудь умеет играть в шахматы?

the common good — общее благо

the highest good — высшее благо

to bring out the good in smb. — обнаруживать в ком-л. хорошие качества

No one's all bad - everyone has some good in him. — Нет полностью плохого человека - в каждом есть что-то хорошее.

More people should concern themselves with doing good. — Многие люди занимаются благотворительными делами.

to the good — на пользу кому-л.

to come to no good — не добиться ничего хорошего

You must try harder for the good of the team. — Ради команды вы должны посильнее постараться.

It is no good. — Бесполезно.

for good (and all) — навсегда, окончательно

He showed me how good I was doing. — Он показал мне, как хорошо я поступаю.

good thinking — bien vu!

you can have too much of a good thing — il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

for good — per sempre

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

for good — per sempre

el gusto por lo bello — a taste for beautiful things

no me gusta lo picante — I don't like spicy things

subimos a lo más alto del edificio — we went right to the top of the building

lo difícil fue convencerla — the difficult part was convincing her

lo difícil es que... — the difficult thing is that...

yo defiendo lo mío — I defend what is mine

la física no es lo mío — physics isn't my thing

en vista de lo ocurrido — in view of what has happened

sufre lo indecible — she suffers terribly

lo insospechado del caso — what was unsuspected about the matter

lo totalmente inesperado del descubrimiento — the completely unexpected nature of the discovery

ven lo más pronto posible — come as soon as you possibly can

es de lo mejor que hay en el mercado — it's among the best you can get

lo mejor/peor de la película — the best/worst thing about the film

lo peor fue que no pudimos entrar — the worst thing was we couldn't get in

construido a lo campesino — built in the peasant style

viste a lo americano — he dresses in the American style, he dresses like an American

un peinado a lo afro — an afro hairstyle

un peinado a lo mohicano — a mohican

no saben lo aburrido que es — they don't know how boring it is

me doy cuenta de lo amables que son — I realize how kind they are

sabes lo mucho que me gusta — you know (just) how much I like it

• lo de, lo de ayer — what happened yesterday

olvida lo de ayer — forget what happened yesterday, forget about yesterday

lo de siempre — the usual

lo de la boda — the business about the wedding

lo de Rumasa — the Rumasa affair

lo de no traer dinero ya no es una excusa — saying you don't have any money on you is no excuse

lo que más me gusta es nadar — what I like most is swimming

lo que digo es... — what I say is...

repito lo que he dicho antes — I repeat what I said earlier

¡sí hombre, lo que (yo) he dicho! — yes, just like I said!

empezó a tocar, lo que le fastidió — she began to play, which annoyed him, to his annoyance, she began to play

lo que es eso... — as for that...

en lo que a mi concierne — as far as I'm concerned

¡lo que has tardado! — how long you've taken!, you've taken so long!

¡lo que cuesta vivir! — the cost of living is so high!

es lo que se dice feo — he's undeniably ugly

es lo que se dice un hombre — he's a real man

• a lo que — LAm [en cuanto] as soon as

a lo que me vio me saludó — as soon as he saw me he said hello

• en lo que... — whilst...

¿lo habéis invitado? — have you invited him?

no lo conozco — I don't know him

lo han despedido — he's been sacked

yo a usted lo conozco — I know you

no lo veo — I can't see it

lo tengo aquí — I have it here

voy a pensarlo — I'll think about it

¿el té lo tomas con leche? — do you take milk in your tea?

no lo sabía — I didn't know

lo sé — I know

ya lo creo — I should think so

no lo hay — there isn't any

¿te acuerdas de lo bien que lo pasamos? — do you remember what a good time we had?

¡con lo mal que lo pasamos! — we had such an awful time!

no parece lista pero lo es — she doesn't seem clever but she is

guapa sí que lo es — she's certainly pretty

-¿estás cansado? -sí, lo estoy — "are you tired?" - "yes, I am"

prefiero lo dulce — I prefer sweet things

dejemos lo difícil para mañana — let's leave the difficult part until tomorrow

lo interesante del caso es que... — the interesting thing about the case is that...

¿estoy en lo cierto? — am I right?

en lo alto de la sierra — high up in the mountains

ser lo más objetivo posible — to be as objective as possible

me dijo lo de siempre — he came out with the same old story

que cada cual se ocupe de lo suyo — everyone should take care of their own things

se ha enterado de lo nuestro — she's found out about us

lo de Juan fue trágico — what happened to Juan was tragic

¿sabes lo de Pablo? — have you heard about Pablo?

voy a lo de Eva — (RPl) I'm going to Eva's house

no entiendo lo que dices — I don't understand what you're saying

pide lo que quieras — ask for whatever you want

lo que oyes! — you heard right!

lo que debe haber sufrido! — how she must have suffered!

no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! — you can't imagine what it was like!

¿ves lo mal que habla? — you see how badly he speaks?

¿lo conoces? — do you know him?

lo encuentro muy bien, señor Lara — you're looking very well, Mr Lara

lo compré hoy — I bought it today

ya lo sé — I know

duele que a uno lo traten así — it hurts when people treat you like that

ser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am; si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy — if she can, so can I

prefiero lo dulce — I prefer sweet things

dejemos lo difícil para mañana — let's leave the difficult part until tomorrow

lo interesante del caso es que... — the interesting thing about the case is that...

¿estoy en lo cierto? — am I right?

en lo alto de la sierra — high up in the mountains

ser lo más objetivo posible — to be as objective as possible

me dijo lo de siempre — he came out with the same old story

que cada cual se ocupe de lo suyo — everyone should take care of their own things

se ha enterado de lo nuestro — she's found out about us

lo de Juan fue trágico — what happened to Juan was tragic

¿sabes lo de Pablo? — have you heard about Pablo?

voy a lo de Eva — (RPl) I'm going to Eva's house

no entiendo lo que dices — I don't understand what you're saying

pide lo que quieras — ask for whatever you want

lo que oyes! — you heard right!

lo que debe haber sufrido! — how she must have suffered!

no te imaginas lo que fue aquello! — you can't imagine what it was like!

¿ves lo mal que habla? — you see how badly he speaks?

¿lo conoces? — do you know him?

lo encuentro muy bien, señor Lara — you're looking very well, Mr Lara

lo compré hoy — I bought it today

ya lo sé — I know

duele que a uno lo traten así — it hurts when people treat you like that

ser, estar, haber): ¿que si estoy harta? pues sí, lo estoy am I fed up? well, yes, I am; si ella es capaz, yo también lo soy — if she can, so can I

una vajilla de 60 piezas — a 60-piece dinner service

un traje de baño de dos piezas — a two-piece swimsuit

poco a poco fueron encajando todas las piezas del misterio — little by little all the pieces of the mystery fell into place

la colección expuesta consta de 30 piezas — the collection on display includes 30 exhibits

una exposición de piezas de cerámica/orfebrería — an exhibition of ceramics/silverware

de una pieza: el capó estaba construido de una pieza — the bonnet was made in one piece

un bañador de una pieza — a one-piece swimsuit

un caballero de una pieza — an upright gentleman

me dejas de una pieza con lo que me acabas de contar — I'm astonished at what you've just told me

pieza arqueológica — artefact

pieza de museo — museum piece

dos piezas de fruta — two pieces of fruit

vender algo por piezas — to sell sth by the piece

solo vendemos la carne por piezas enteras — we only sell meat in whole cuts

vendemos el queso por piezas — we sell individual cheeses

una pieza única del Románico — a unique example of the Romanesque

se cobró dos buenas piezas — he shot two fine specimens

pieza amueblada — furnished room

pieza de recibo — reception room

pieza literaria — literary work

pieza musical — piece of music, musical piece

pieza oratoria — speech

pieza de artillería — artillery piece

pieza bucal, pieza dental, pieza dentaria — tooth

¡buena pieza estás tú hecho! — you're a fine one!

un bañador de dos piezas — a two-piece bathing suit

un bañador de dos piezas — a two-piece bathing suit