he loves you so much

hacer algo por amor al arte — to do sth for nothing, do sth for free

por el amor de — for the love of

por (el) amor de Dios — for God's sake

hacer algo con amor — to do sth lovingly, do sth with love

lo hizo por amor — he did it for love

casarse por amor — to marry for love

matrimonio sin amor — loveless marriage

una relación de amor-odio — a love-hate relationship

hacer el amor — to make love

amor a primera vista — love at first sight

amor cortés — courtly love

amor de madre — mother love

amor fracasado — disappointment in love

amor interesado — cupboard love

amor libre — free love

amor maternal — mother love

amor platónico — platonic love

amor propio — amour propre, self-respect

es cuestión de amor propio — it's a matter of pride

picarle a algn en el amor propio — to wound sb's pride

mi amor, amor mío — my love, my darling

¡eres un amor! — you're a love!, you are sweet!

primer amor — first love

buscar un nuevo amor — to look for a new love

tiene un amor en la ciudad — he's carrying on an affair in town

tener mal de amores — to be lovesick

¡de mil amores!, ¡con mil amores! — I'd love to!, gladly!

los mil amores de don Juan — Don Juan's countless affairs

requebrar a algn de amores — to court sb

una historia de amor — a love story

amor no correspondido — unrequited love

amor a primera vista — love at first sight

siente un gran amor por ti — he loves you very much

amor al prójimo/a la patria — love for one's neighbor/one's country

un gran amor a la vida/a los animales — a great love of life/animals

de mil amores — with (the greatest of) pleasure

amor con amor se paga — one good turn deserves another

el amor — lovemaking

hacer el amor a/con alguien — to make love to/with somebody

el gran amor de su vida — the great love of her life

hacer algo con amor — to do something lovingly

hay mucho amor puesto en esto — a lot of love and care has gone into this

una historia de amor — a love story

amor no correspondido — unrequited love

amor a primera vista — love at first sight

siente un gran amor por ti — he loves you very much

amor al prójimo/a la patria — love for one's neighbor/one's country

un gran amor a la vida/a los animales — a great love of life/animals

de mil amores — with (the greatest of) pleasure

amor con amor se paga — one good turn deserves another

el amor — lovemaking

hacer el amor a/con alguien — to make love to/with somebody

el gran amor de su vida — the great love of her life

hacer algo con amor — to do something lovingly

hay mucho amor puesto en esto — a lot of love and care has gone into this

devi ripiegarlo così — you have to fold it like this

se lo tiri così lo rompi — if you pull it like that you'll break it

ho detto così — that's what I said

ha detto così: "sei bugiardo" — this is what he said: "you're a liar"

non ho detto così — I didn't say that

se fosse così — if this were the case

le cose stanno così — this is how things stand

non scriverlo così, ma così! — don't write it like that, write it like this!

e così feci anch'io — and I did likewise

basta così! — that's enough!

fa così bello oggi — it's such a lovely day, the weather's so lovely today

una persona così gentile — such a kind person

è così simpatica! — she's so nice!

è così lontano — it's so far away

non sono così stupido! — I'm not that stupid!

così... che... — so... that...

era così stanco che è andato subito a letto — he was so tired that he went to bed immediately

così... come — as... as

se si comporta così come ha sempre fatto... — if he goes on behaving like this...

me lo dia così com'è — give it to me as it is

per così dire — so to speak, so to say

e così via — and so on

è così o non è così? — isn't that so?

così così — so so

com'era il concerto? - così così — what was the concert like? - so-so

e così? — well?

(tale) non ho mai visto un film così — I've never seen such a film

non ho mai conosciuto una persona così — I've never met such a person, I've never met a person like that

i tipi così mi danno ai nervi — people like that get on my nerves

pioveva, così sono rimasto a casa — it was raining so I stayed at home

pettinata così, sembra sua madre — with that hairstyle, she looks like her mother

lei è (fatta) così — that's the way she is

prova a fare così — try doing it this way

non fare così! — don't (do that)!

non è così per i nostri amici — this is not the case with our friends

la giuria è così composta — the panel is made up as follows

la frase dovrebbe suonare così — the sentence should read as follows

così fu fatto — that's what was done

ha detto proprio così — that's exactly what he said

così facendo — by doing so

e così via — and so on

così va il mondo — that's the way of the world

questa parola si scrive così — that word is spelled like this

così pare — so it seems

va bene così — it's ok (like that)

lasciare tutto così com'è — to leave everything as it is

ti ama così tanto — he loves you so much

ne è rimasto così poco — there's so little left

fa così caldo — it's so hot

è successo tutto così in fretta! — all happened so fast!

ottenere risultati così buoni — to get such good results

abiti in un paese così bello — you live in such a lovely country

punirò te e così pure lui — I'll punish you and I'll do the same with him

il pesce era grande così — the fish was this big

più di così non posso dartene — I can't give you more than this

non ho mai visto una cosa così — I've never seen such a thing

c'era lo sciopero della metropolitana, così ho preso un taxi — there was a tube strike, so I took a taxi

partite presto, così eviterete gli ingorghi — leave early, that way you'll avoid the traffic jams

così ci lasci? — so you're leaving us, then?

fa così caldo che non riesco a dormire — it's so hot (that) I can't sleep

mi piace così tanto che — I like it so much that

fu così fortunato da scamparla — he was lucky enough to survive

il prezzo della benzina, così come quello delle sigarette, è aumentato del 5% — the price of petrol, as well as that of tobacco, has risen by 5%

l'Italia, così come altri sei paesi europei, partecipa a questo progetto — Italy, along with six other European countries, is taking part in this project

non è così come me lo immaginavo — it's not like I thought it would be

così come stanno le cose — as things stand

non c'è niente di così bello come un tramonto — there's nothing so beautiful as a sunset

non è così stupido come vuole fare credere di essere — he's not as stupid as he makes out

meglio così — it's all for the best

meglio di così! — what more can you ask for?

così così — so-so

per così dire — so to speak, as it were, in a manner of speaking

pas tellement — not much

il n'aime pas tellement lire — he doesn't like reading much

‘il y avait beaucoup de monde?’ - ‘pas tellement’ — ‘were there many people?’ - ‘not really’

ce n'est pas tellement que je sois fatigué mais... — it's not so much that I'm tired but...

cela n'a plus tellement d'importance — it doesn't really matter any more

je n'ai plus tellement envie d'y aller — I don't really want to go any more

il n'est pas tellement plus jeune que moi — he's not that much younger than me

il y avait tellement de gens que je me suis perdu — there were so many people that I got lost

il y en a tellement qui aimeraient le faire — so many people would like to do it

j'ai de la peine à suivre tellement c'est compliqué — it's so complicated that I find it hard to follow

il y a tellement de choses à voir — there's so much to see

il a eu tellement de chance — he was so lucky

j'ai vu tellement de monde — I saw so many people

Il travaille tellement. — He works so much.

il ne mange pas tellement — he doesn't eat much, he doesn't eat all that much

Il y avait tellement de monde. — There were so many people.

Il a tellement mangé que... — He ate so much that...

Il s'est endormi tellement il était fatigue. — He was so tired that he fell asleep.

tellement plus grand (que) — so much bigger (than)

Andrew est tellement gentil. — Andrew's so nice.

pas tellement fort — not all that strong

pas tellement — not really

il y a tant à faire que — there's so much to do that

il quitta la pièce tant il se sentait honteux — he was so ashamed that he left the room

tant il est vrai que... — since it's a well-known fact that...

le moment tant attendu — the long-awaited moment

ce n'est pas tant une question d'argent qu'une question de principe — it's not so much a question of money as a question of principle

n'aimer rien tant que... — to like nothing so much as...

tu peux protester tant que tu voudras — you can protest as much as you like

essayer tant bien que mal de s'adapter — to be struggling to adapt

tant que — as long as

je ne partirai pas tant qu'il ne m'aura pas accordé un rendez-vous — I won't leave until he's given me an appointment

profites-en tant que tu peux — make the most of it while you can

tant que tu y es, balaye aussi la cuisine — while you're at it, sweep the kitchen as well

gagner/dépenser tant par mois — to earn/to spend so much a month

votre lettre datée du tant — your letter of such-and-such a date

et tant d'autres — and so many others

tant de meubles — so much furniture

tant d'argent — so much money

je n'ai jamais vu tant de monde — I've never seen so many people

tant d'humilité force le respect — such humility commands respect

tant pis — too bad

tant pis pour toi — too bad, that's your bad luck

tant mieux — so much the better

tant mieux pour toi — good for you

tant et si bien que — so much so that

il a fait tant et si bien qu'il s'est fait renvoyer — he finally managed to get himself fired

il est un tant soit peu arrogant — he's a bit arrogant

s'il avait un tant soit peu de bon sens — if he had the slightest bit of common sense, if he had an ounce of common sense

si tu étais (un) tant soit peu inquiet — if you were in the least bit worried

tant s'en faut — not by a long shot

tant qu'à faire, autant repeindre toute la pièce — we may as well repaint the whole room while we're at it

tant qu'à faire, je préférerais que ce soit lui qui l'achète — since somebody has to buy it, I'd rather it was him

en tant que as; en tant que tel — as such

si tant est qu'il puisse y aller — that is if he can go at all

je ne l'aime pas tant que ça — I don't like him/her all that much

Je l'aime tant! — I love him so much!

Il a tant travaillé qu'il s'est rendu malade. — He worked so hard that he made himself ill.

tant de livres — so many books

tant que — as much as

Prenez-en tant que vous voudrez. — Take as much as you want.

Tant que ça? — As much as that?

pour des raisons tant personnelles que professionnelles — for personal as much as professional reasons

Profites-en tant que tu peux. — Make the most of it while you can.

en tant que — as

Il y est allé en tant que représentant du syndicat. — He went as a representative of the union.

tant mieux — that's great, so much the better

tant mieux pour lui — good for him

tant pis — too bad

tant et si bien que — so much so that

tant et plus — a great deal

"non ci vado" - disse — "I'm not going" - he said

far dire qc a qn — to make sb say sth

dirsi — to say to o.s., (definirsi) to call o.s., claim to be, (uso reciproco) to say to each other

"coraggio" - si disse — "come on" - he said to himself

(fraseologia) per così dire — so to speak

tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare — (Proverbio) it's easier said than done

è un bel dire il suo — what he says is all very well

dire (di) sì, (di) no — to say yes, no

"entrate" disse — "come in" he said

dire che — to say (that)

dice di essere malata — she says she's ill

come hai detto? — what did you say?

dire sciocchezze — to talk nonsense

ehi, dico a te! — hey, you! I say!

dir bene, male di qcn. — to speak well, ill of sb

dire qcs. a qcn. — to tell sb. sth., to tell sth. to sb.

dire a qcn. che — to tell sb. (that)

così mi è stato detto — so I've been told

lasciatelo dire, lascia che te lo dica... — let me tell you...

ti dico che è vero! — it's true, I tell you!

qualcosa mi dice che non verrà — something tells me he won't come

se così si può dire — if one might say so

c'è da dire che — one should say that, it should be said that

non dico di essere un esperto — I don't claim to be an expert

ho sentito dire che — I heard that

so quel che dico — I know what I'm talking about

la radio, il regolamento dice che — it says on the radio, in the rules that

stando a quel che dicono i giornali — from what the newspapers tell us

bisogna dirlo o diciamolo pure, la situazione è difficile — one must admit, the situation is difficult

questo ti dice quanto ti vuole bene — this tells you how much he loves you

questa musica non mi dice nulla — this music doesn't say anything to me

ben detto! — well said!

come (posso) dire? — how shall I put it?

era scontento, per non dire furioso — he was displeased, not to say furious

vale a dire — that is to say

come sarebbe a dire? — what's the meaning of this?

dire a qcn. di fare — to tell sb. to do

fa' ciò che ti si dice! — do as you're told!

avrà certamente qualcosa da dire al riguardo! — she'll certainly have something to say about that!

non c'è che dire, è bella — you have to admit, she's beautiful

che cosa ne dite? — what do you think of it?

che ne diresti di fare quattro passi? — how about a little walk? what would you say to a little walk?

e dire che... — and to think that

di' un po', dove credi di essere? — hey, where do you think you are?

dicono o si dice sia sposato — they say he is married

- rsi tutto — to tell each other everything

- rsi addio — to say goodbye (to each other)

si diceva mio amico, medico — he claimed to be my friend, a doctor

si è detto pronto a prendere parte alla conferenza — he said that he was prepared to take part in the conference

come si dice "cane" in spagnolo? — how do you say "dog" in Spanish?

non se l'è fatto dire due volte! — he didn't need telling twice! he didn't need to be told twice!

non me l'ha mandato a dire — and he told me in no uncertain terms

avere a che dire con qcn. — = to quarrel with sb.

dire la propria — to say one's piece

dire le cose come stanno — = to speak plainly

l'avevo detto io! — I told you so!

(e) direi! — of course! you bet(cha)!

puoi dirlo forte! — you can say that again!

l'hai detto! — you said it!

si fa per dire — it's only in a manner of speaking

andare a dire qcs. in giro — to tell the world about sth.

volevo ben dire! — I thought so! I guessed as much!

come non detto! — (let's) forget (about) it!

detto fra noi — between you and me

per sentito dire — by hearsay

a suo dire — according to him

hai un bel dire! — that's easy for you to say!

había muchísima gente — there were a lot of people, there were lots of people

había muchísima comida — there was a lot of food, there was lots of food

hace muchísimo tiempo — a very long time ago, ages ago

payer le téléphone — to pay the phone bill

il m'a fait payer 10 euros — he charged me 10 euros

être payé à ne rien faire — to be paid for doing nothing

être trop peu payé — to be underpaid

payer quelque chose à quelqu'un — to buy somebody something

je te paie le restaurant — I'll treat you to a meal

il a payé sa témérité de sa vie — his rashness cost him his life

leur réussite la paie de tous ses sacrifices — their success makes all her sacrifices worthwhile

c'est un métier qui paie bien — it's a job that pays well

il payait dans son imitation du patron — he did a funny imitation of the boss

se payer un arbre — to crash into a tree

payer quelqu'un de promesses — to fob somebody off with promises

se payer d'illusions — to delude oneself

il me déteste et il est payé de retour — he hates me and the feeling's mutual

il a payé de sa personne — it cost him dear

être bien payé — to be well paid

être mal payé — to be badly paid

Elle a été payée aujourd'hui. — She got paid today.

Combien as-tu payé ta voiture? — How much did you pay for your car?

J'ai payé ce T-shirt quinze francs. — I paid 15 euros for this T-shirt.

Il me l'a fait payer 10 euros. — He charged me 10 euros for it.

payer qch à qn — to buy sth for sb

Allez, je vous paye un verre. — Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

ils nous ont payé le voyage — they paid for our trip

Son métier paye bien. — His job pays good money.

payer de sa personne — to give of oneself

ne pas payer de mine — not to look up to much

Leurs bureaux ne paient pas de mine. — Their offices don't look like they're up to much.