he is reported to be very ill

a mio parere — in my opinion

pare impossibile ma è così — it doesn't seem possible and yet it's true

pare di sì/no — it seems/doesn't seem so

non mi pare vero! — I can scarcely believe it!

pare che voglia cambiare squadra — apparently he wants to change teams

pare che sia stato lui — it seems it was him

a quanto pare se n'è andato — he seems to have left, he has apparently left

(essere dell'opinione) mi pare che... — I think (that)..., it seems to me (that)...

mi pare che sia già arrivato — I think he's already here

mi pare di sì/no — I think/don't think so

che te ne pare? — what do you think?

che te ne pare del mio libro? — what do you think of my book?

che te ne pare di andare al cinema? — how about going to the cinema?, how do you fancy going to the cinema?

è ora di andare, non ti pare? — don't you think it's time we left?

disturbo? — ma le pare! — am I disturbing you? — not at all!

il viaggio mi è parso lungo — the journey seemed long to me

mi pare un tipo onesto — he seems to be an honest guy

non mi pare, mi pare di no — I don't think so

e ti pareva! — did you doubt it!

mi pareva (strano)! — I thought so! I guessed as much!

che te ne pare di questa idea? — how does the idea strike you?

fa quello che gli pare — he does what he wants

sei libero di andare e venire come ti pare — you can come and go as you please

ma Le pare! — think nothing of it! don't mention it!

pare sia divertente! — it sounds like it should be fun!

pare che abbia cambiato idea — he is reported to have changed his mind

pare che sia un buon hotel — it's supposed to be a good hotel

pare che sia molto ricco — he is reputed to be very rich

pare che ci sia qualche errore — there seems to be some mistakes

a quanto pare — to all appearances

a quanto pare, pensa che... — he seems to think that...

i suoi genitori, a quanto pare, erano ambiziosi — his parents, it appears, were ambitious

porter quelqu'un sur son lit — to get somebody into bed

porter quelque chose quelque part — to take something somewhere

porter des messages — to run messages

porter une affaire devant les tribunaux — to bring a case to court

l'eau te portera — the water will hold you up

porter l'espoir de millions d'hommes — to be the focus for the hopes of millions

porter les armes — to bear arms

porter une arme — to be armed

portant le numéro 300 — with the number 300

le document porte la mention ‘secret’ — the document is marked ‘secret’

ils ne portent pas le même nom — they have different names

il porte bien son nom — the name suits him

bien porter son âge — to look good for one's age

porter des traces de sang — to be blood-stained

portant une expression de découragement — looking discouraged

porter en soi une grande volonté de réussir — to be full of ambition

l'enfant qu'elle porte — the child she is carrying

le roman qu'il porte en lui — his great unwritten novel

cela porte le prix du billet à... — this brings the price of the ticket to...

porter un taux à — to put a rate up to

porter la température de l'eau à 80°C — to heat the water to 80°C

porter quelqu'un au pouvoir — to bring somebody to power

porter son regard vers — to look at

porter quelque chose à sa bouche — to raise something to one's lips

si tu portes la main sur elle — if you lay a finger on her

l'estime qu'elle te porte — her respect for you

porter ses efforts sur quelque chose — to devote one's energies to something

porter un jugement sur quelque chose — to pass judgment on something

porter quelque chose sur un registre — to enter something on a register

être porté disparu — to be reported missing

porter quelqu'un à se méfier — to make somebody cautious

tout nous porte à croire que — everything leads us to believe that

porter malheur — to be unlucky

ça m'a porté bonheur — it brought me luck

ça m'a porté malheur — it was unlucky

porter sur — to hit

une voix qui porte — a voice that carries

le coup a porté — the blow hit home

je ne m'en porte pas plus mal — I'm none the worse for it

je me porte à merveille — I'm absolutely fine

cela se porte avec des chaussures plates — you wear it with flat shoes

cela ne se porte plus — it has gone out of fashion

le choix se porta sur le vase — they/she etc chose the vase

tous les regards se sont portés vers le ciel/vers lui — everyone looked toward(s) the sky/in his direction

se porter sur — to spread to

Il portait une valise. — He was carrying a suitcase.

porter qch quelque part — to take sth somewhere

porter qch à qn — to take sth to sb

Elle porte une jolie robe bleue. — She's wearing a lovely blue dress.

porter la main à son chapeau — to raise one's hand to one's hat

porter qn au pouvoir — to bring sb to power

porter son effort sur — to direct one's efforts towards

porter un fait à la connaissance de qn — to bring a fact to sb's attention, to bring a fact to sb's notice

porter qn à croire — to lead sb to believe

être porté à faire — to be inclined to do

Elle portait le nom de Rosalie. — She went by the name of Rosalie.

porter de l'argent au crédit d'un compte — to credit an account with money

se faire porter malade — to report sick

porter jugement sur — to pass judgement on

porter jugement contre — to pass judgement against

porter un toast — to drink a toast

porter bonheur à qn — to bring sb luck

porter son âge — to look one's age

aunque estaba cansado vino con nosotros — although he was tired he came with us

aunque no me creas — even though you may not believe me

aunque llueva vendremos — we'll come even if it rains

es guapa aunque algo bajita — she's pretty but rather short, she's pretty even if she is on the short side

aunque más... — however much..., no matter how much...

es simpático, aunque algo tímido — he's very likable, if somewhat shy

es millonario, aunque no lo parezca — he's a millionaire though he may not look it

aunque no lo creas... — believe it or not...

cómetelo, aunque no te guste — eat it, even if you don't like it

es simpático, aunque algo tímido — he's very likable, if somewhat shy

es millonario, aunque no lo parezca — he's a millionaire though he may not look it

aunque no lo creas... — believe it or not...

cómetelo, aunque no te guste — eat it, even if you don't like it

half as much — halb soviel

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

as and when — wann immer

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...

as far — see academic.ru/26446/far">far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert

he got deafer as he got older —

(= although) rich as he is I won't marry him — obwohl er reich ist, werde ich ihn nicht heiraten

big as he is I'll... — so groß, wie er ist, ich...

much as I admire her,... — sosehr ich sie auch bewundere,...

try as he might — sosehr er sich auch bemüht/bemühte

do as you like — machen Sie, was Sie wollen

I did it as he did — ich habe es wie er gemacht

the first door as you go upstairs/as you go in — die erste Tür oben/, wenn Sie hereinkommen

knowing him as I do —

as you yourself said... — wie Sie selbst gesagt haben...

he drinks enough as it is — er trinkt sowieso schon genug

it is bad enough as it is — es ist schon schlimm genug

as it were — sozusagen, gleichsam

(phrases) as if or though — als ob, wie wenn

he rose as if to go — er erhob sich, als wollte er gehen

it isn't as if he didn't see me — schließlich hat er mich ja gesehen

as for him/you — (und) was ihn/dich anbetrifft or angeht

as from or of the 5th — vom Fünften an, ab dem Fünften

as from now — von jetzt an, ab jetzt

as... as — so... wie

not as... as — nicht so... wie

twice as old — doppelt so alt

just as nice — genauso nett

late as usual! — wie immer zu spät!

is it as difficult as that? —

if he eats as quickly as that — wenn er so schnell isst

it is not as good as all that — so gut ist es auch wieder nicht

you hate it as much as I do — du magst das doch genauso wenig wie ich

she is very clever, as is her brother — sie ist sehr intelligent, genau(so) wie ihr Bruder

as many/much as I could — so viele/so viel ich (nur) konnte

there were as many as 100 people there — es waren bestimmt 100 Leute da

this one is just as good — diese(r, s) ist genauso gut

as often happens, he was... — wie so oft, war er...

the same man as was here yesterday — derselbe Mann, der gestern hier war

those as knew him — die ihn kannten

to treat sb as a child — jdn als Kind or wie ein Kind behandeln

he appeared as three different characters — er trat in drei verschiedenen Rollen auf

animals such as cats and dogs — Tiere wie (zum Beispiel) Katzen und Hunde

as... [as...] — so... [wie...]

half as much — halb soviel

they did as much as they could — sie taten, was sie konnten

as good a player [as he] — ein so guter Spieler [wie er]

as quickly as possible — so schnell wie möglich

as... as you can — so...[, wie] Sie können

come as quickly as you can — kommen Sie, so schnell Sie können

quick as a flash — blitzschnell

intelligent as she is,... — obwohl sie ziemlich intelligent ist,...

safe as it might be,... — obwohl es vielleicht ungefährlich ist,...

try as he might/would, he could not concentrate — sosehr er sich auch bemühte, er konnte sich nicht konzentrieren

as it were — sozusagen; gewissermaßen

as you were! — Kommando zurück!

as and when — wann immer

as we climbed the stairs — als wir die Treppe hinaufgingen

as we were talking — während wir uns unterhielten

so... as to... — so... zu

would you be so kind as to help us? — würden Sie so freundlich sein und uns helfen?

so as to... — um... zu...

industrial areas, as the north-east of England for example — Industriegebiete wie zum Beispiel der Nordosten Englands

as an artist — als Künstler

speaking as a parent,... — als Mutter/Vater...

they regard him as a fool — sie halten ihn für einen Dummkopf

they danced, as was the custom there — sie tanzten, wie es dort Sitte war

he was shocked, as were we all — er war wie wir alle schockiert

the same as... — der-/die-/dasselbe wie...

such as — wie zum Beispiel

they enjoy such foreign foods as... — sie essen gern ausländische Lebensmittel wie...

as far — see far 1. 4)

as for... — was... angeht

as from... — von... an

as is — wie die Dinge liegen; wie es aussieht

the place is untidy enough as it is — es ist schon liederlich genug[, wie es jetzt ist]

as of... — (Amer.) von... an

as to — hinsichtlich (+ Gen.)

nothing further was mentioned as to holiday plans — von Urlaubsplänen wurde nichts weiter gesagt

as was — wie es einmal war

Miss Tay as was — das frühere Fräulein Tay

as yet — bis jetzt

as yet the plan is only under discussion — der Plan wird noch diskutiert