he may yet succeed

as yet — aún, todavía

shall I call him? - not (just) yet — ¿lo llamo? - (no,) todavía no

it's his best book yet — es el mejor libro que ha escrito hasta ahora

I'll get even with you yet — ya me las pagarás (algún día)

we may win yet — todavía podemos ganar

yet more problems — más problemas aún

yet another mistake — otro error más

we had to go back yet again — tuvimos que volver otra vez más (aún)

don't go (just) yet — no te vayas todavía, quédate un rato

need you go yet? — ¿tienes que irte ya?

this is his best film yet — es su mejor película hasta ahora

he may yet succeed — todavía puede que lo consiga, puede que aún lo consiga

better yet, let him buy them for you for Christmas — mejor aún, deja que te los regale por Navidad

nor yet — ni

I told him several times, yet he still hasn't done it — se lo dije varias veces, (y) sin embargo no lo ha hecho

a powerful yet fragile piece of equipment — un equipo potente pero frágil

as yet — aún, todavía

shall I call him? - not (just) yet — ¿lo llamo? - (no,) todavía no

it's his best book yet — es el mejor libro que ha escrito hasta ahora

I'll get even with you yet — ya me las pagarás (algún día)

we may win yet — todavía podemos ganar

yet more problems — más problemas aún

yet another mistake — otro error más

we had to go back yet again — tuvimos que volver otra vez más (aún)

it may be that he has had to go out — puede (ser) que haya tenido que salir

he may not be hungry — a lo mejor no tiene hambre

they may well be related — puede que sean parientes

that's as may be — eso puede ser

be that as it may — sea como sea

they may have gone out — puede que hayan salido, a lo mejor han salido

he may not have spoken to her yet — a lo mejor no ha hablado con ella todavía, puede que no haya hablado con ella todavía

I may have said so — es posible que lo haya dicho, puede que lo haya dicho

yes, I may — sí, es posible, sí, a lo mejor

I might have said so — pudiera haberlo dicho

as you might expect — como era de esperar, según cabía esperar

who might you be? — ¿quién es usted?

how old might you be? — ¿cuántos años tendrás?

such a policy as might bring peace — una política que pudiera traernos la paz

yes, you may — sí, puedes, ¡cómo no!

if I may — si me lo permites

may I? — ¿me permite?, con permiso

may I go now? — ¿puedo irme ya?

may I see it? — ¿se puede ver?, ¿puedo verlo?

may I come in? — ¿se puede?, con permiso

you may smoke — se permite fumar

you may not smoke — se prohíbe fumar

if I may advise you — si permites que te dé un consejo

might I suggest that...? — me permito sugerir que...

may you have a happy life together — ¡que seáis felices!

may God bless you — ¡Dios te bendiga!

may you be forgiven! — ¡que Dios te perdone!

long may he reign! — ¡que reine muchos años!

or may I never eat prawns again — o que no vuelva nunca a comer gambas

I hope he may succeed — espero que tenga éxito

I hoped he might succeed this time — esperaba que lo lograra esta vez

might —

you might try Smith's — podrías probar en la tienda de Smith

he might have offered to help — podría haberse prestado a ayudar

you might have told me! — ¡habérmelo dicho!

run as he might — por mucho que corriese

nej dog! — да нет же!

je suis arrivée avant toi — I got here before you

l'eau arrive par ce tuyau — the water comes in through this pipe

j'arrive! — I'm coming!

j'arrive de Londres — I've just come from London

arriver en courant — to come running up

arriver en tête — to come first

‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’ - ‘j'y arrive’ — ‘what about unemployment?’ - ‘I'm coming to that’

arriver à faire — to manage to do

je n'arrive pas à faire — I can't do

je n'arrive à rien — I'm getting nowhere

arriver à ses fins — to achieve one's ends

en arriver à — to come to

on en arrive à des absurdités — you end up with nonsense

j'en arrive à croire que... — I'm beginning to think that...

ce sont des choses qui arrivent — these things happen, it's just one of those things

que t'arrive-t-il? — what's wrong with you?

il arrive un moment où — there comes a time when

il arrive que quelqu'un fasse — sometimes somebody does

est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser? — do you ever think about it?

Est-ce qu'elle est arrivée? — Has she arrived yet?

arriver à Paris — to get to Paris, to arrive in Paris

Il arrive à Paris à 8 h. — He gets to Paris at 8., He arrives in Paris at 8.

J'arrive à l'école à huit heures. — I get to school at 8 o'clock., I arrive at school at 8 o'clock.

arriver à destination — to arrive at one's destination

j'arrive! — I'm coming!, coming!

en arriver à faire — to end up doing, to get to the point of doing

Ce sont des choses qui arrivent. — These things happen.

C'est arrivé quand? — When did it happen?

arriver à qn — to happen to sb

Qu'est-ce qui est arrivé à Christian? — What happened to Christian?

arriver à (sujet chose) [date, étape] — to reach

arriver à échéance — to fall due

arriver à faire qch — to manage to do sth

J'espère que je vais y arriver. — I hope I'm going to manage it.

il arrive que — it happens that

il lui arrive de faire — he sometimes does

Il m'arrive de dormir jusqu'à midi. — I sometimes sleep till midday.

jestem! — present!, here!

jestem samochodem — I've come by car

jesteśmy po obiedzie — we've already had dinner

czy byłeś w partii? — were you a party member?

jest ciepło/zimno — it's warm/cold

jest mi zimno/przykro — I'm cold/sorry

co ci jest? — what's the matter with you?

ten dom był zbudowany w 1874 — this house was built in 1874

co będzie, jeśli nie przyjdą? — what will happen if they don't come?

być może — maybe

tak jest! — yes, sir!

to jest — that is

siamo stati a Zurigo e pure a Lucerna — we went to Zurich and to Lucerne as well

è venuto pure lui — he came too

pure lei non lo sa fare — she can't do it either

(con valore concessivo) faccia pure! — please do!, by all means!, go ahead!

te l'avevo pur detto di non andarci — I did tell you not to go

non è facile, pure bisogna riuscirci — it's not easy and yet we have to succeed

è giovane, pure ha buon senso — he's young but he's sensible

pur non volendolo, ho dovuto farlo — I had to do it even though I didn't want to

pur essendo fuori mano — even though it is out of the way

(con valore finale) pur di vederlo contento farebbe di tutto — she would do anything to make him happy

lui parte oggi e io pure — he's leaving today and so am I

fosse pure per ragioni umanitarie non lo farei — even if it were a humanitarian gesture, I wouldn't do it

non solo è disonesto, (ma) se ne vanta pure — not only is he dishonest but on top of that he boasts about it

ci mancava pure questa! — this is just too much!

l'ho aspettato pure troppo — I've waited far too long for him

pur con tutta la buona volontà — even with the best will in the world

avrò pure il diritto di scherzare? — I can joke about it, can't I?

bisogna pur farlo — it has to be done

bisogna pur riconoscere che — it can be said, with some justice, that

bisognerà pur dirglielo — he'll have to be told though

ci sarà pure qualcuno che mi presterà del denaro — surely someone will lend me some money

c'è la pur minima possibilità che...? — is it at all likely that...?

entra pure! — do come in!

andiamo pure! — let's go!

parla pure! — go ahead, have your say!

diglielo pure — tell him, if you like

dica pure — can I help you?

chiedete pure! — feel free to ask!

fai pure (come vuoi)! — suit yourself!

va' pure, fa' solo attenzione! — you can go, only be careful!

faccia pure con comodo! — take your time over it!

continua pure! — go on!

pur volendolo, non potrei farlo — I couldn't do it even if I wanted to

è un tipo strano, pure mi piace — he's a strange chap, but I still like him

pagherei qualsiasi cifra pur di averlo — I'd pay any price to get it

è capace di tutto pur di mantenere il suo lavoro — he would do anything to keep his job

quando pure o pure se lo volessi, non potrei accontentarti — even if I wanted to, I couldn't help you

sia pure a malincuore, devo andarmene — although I hate to, I really must go

siamo stati a Zurigo e pure a Lucerna — we went to Zurich and to Lucerne as well

è venuto pure lui — he came too

pure lei non lo sa fare — she can't do it either

(con valore concessivo) faccia pure! — please do!, by all means!, go ahead!

te l'avevo pur detto di non andarci — I did tell you not to go

non è facile, pure bisogna riuscirci — it's not easy and yet we have to succeed

è giovane, pure ha buon senso — he's young but he's sensible

pur non volendolo, ho dovuto farlo — I had to do it even though I didn't want to

pur essendo fuori mano — even though it is out of the way

(con valore finale) pur di vederlo contento farebbe di tutto — she would do anything to make him happy

lui parte oggi e io pure — he's leaving today and so am I

fosse pure per ragioni umanitarie non lo farei — even if it were a humanitarian gesture, I wouldn't do it

non solo è disonesto, (ma) se ne vanta pure — not only is he dishonest but on top of that he boasts about it

ci mancava pure questa! — this is just too much!

l'ho aspettato pure troppo — I've waited far too long for him

pur con tutta la buona volontà — even with the best will in the world

avrò pure il diritto di scherzare? — I can joke about it, can't I?

bisogna pur farlo — it has to be done

bisogna pur riconoscere che — it can be said, with some justice, that

bisognerà pur dirglielo — he'll have to be told though

ci sarà pure qualcuno che mi presterà del denaro — surely someone will lend me some money

c'è la pur minima possibilità che...? — is it at all likely that...?

entra pure! — do come in!

andiamo pure! — let's go!

parla pure! — go ahead, have your say!

diglielo pure — tell him, if you like

dica pure — can I help you?

chiedete pure! — feel free to ask!

fai pure (come vuoi)! — suit yourself!

va' pure, fa' solo attenzione! — you can go, only be careful!

faccia pure con comodo! — take your time over it!

continua pure! — go on!

pur volendolo, non potrei farlo — I couldn't do it even if I wanted to

è un tipo strano, pure mi piace — he's a strange chap, but I still like him

pagherei qualsiasi cifra pur di averlo — I'd pay any price to get it

è capace di tutto pur di mantenere il suo lavoro — he would do anything to keep his job

quando pure o pure se lo volessi, non potrei accontentarti — even if I wanted to, I couldn't help you

sia pure a malincuore, devo andarmene — although I hate to, I really must go

come here — ven (aquí)

have you come far? — ¿vienes de lejos?

as I was coming up/down the stairs — cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras

he came running into the room — entró corriendo en la habitación

come (and) look at this — ven a ver esto

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?, ¿te puedo acompañar?

to come as something: Sue's coming as a clown — Sue va a venir (vestida) de payaso

what time are you coming? — ¿a qué hora vas a venir?

after a while, you'll come to a crossroads — al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce

I'm coming, I won't be a moment — enseguida voy

to come about something — venir* por algo

to come and go — ir* y venir*

you can come and go as you please — puedes salir y entrar a tu antojo

she doesn't know whether she's coming or going — está hecha un lío (fam)

Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same — los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos

three o'clock came and went and he still hadn't arrived — pasaron las tres y no llegaba

Christmas comes but once a year — sólo es Navidad una vez al año

Christmas is coming — ya llega la Navidad

this coming Friday — este viernes que viene

it came as a complete surprise — fue una sorpresa total

to take life as it comes — aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta

come what may — pase lo que pase

he had it coming (to him) — se lo tenía merecido

I'll be tired out come Friday — estaré agotado para el viernes

to come — ( in the future) (as adv)

in years to come — en años venideros, en el futuro

a taste of things to come — una muestra de lo que nos espera

the best is yet to come — todavía nos queda lo mejor

the water only came up to our knees — el agua sólo nos llegaba a las rodillas

sugar comes in half-pound bags — el azúcar viene en paquetes de media libra

Cancer comes between Gemini and Leo — Cáncer está entre Géminis y Leo

my children come first — primero están mis hijos

it's come loose — se ha aflojado

my dream has come true — mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

to come to + inf — llegar* a + inf

how do you come to be here? — ¿cómo es que estás aquí?

I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it — lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso

how come you didn't know? — ¿cómo es que no sabías?

don't come the victim with me! — no te hagas la víctima conmigo

we have come to help you — hemos venido a ayudarte

when did he come? — ¿cuándo llegó?

they came late — llegaron tarde

the letter came this morning — la carta llegó esta mañana

(I'm) coming! — ¡voy!, ¡ya voy!

the day/time will come when... — ya llegará el día/la hora (en) que...

it will be two years come March — en marzo hará dos años

a week come Monday — ocho días a partir del lunes

it came as a shock to her — le afectó mucho

I come from Wigan — soy de Wigan

where do you come from? — ¿de dónde eres?

this necklace comes from Spain — este collar es de España

people were coming and going all day — la gente iba y venía todo el día

the pain comes and goes — el dolor va y viene

to come to a decision — llegar a una decisión

the water only came to her waist — el agua le llegaba solo hasta la cintura

it came to me that there was a better way to do it — se me ocurrió que había otra forma mejor de hacerlo

when it comes to choosing, I prefer wine — si tengo que elegir, prefiero vino

May comes before June — mayo viene antes de junio

it comes on the next page — viene en la pagina siguiente

work comes before pleasure — primero el trabajo, luego la diversión

the adjective comes before the noun — el adjetivo precede al sustantivo

he came third — llego en tercer lugar

recovery came slowly — la recuperación fue lenta

nothing came of it — todo quedó en nada

I have come to like her — ha llegado a caerme bien

I came to think it was all my fault — llegué a la conclusión de que era culpa mía

now I come to think of it — ahora que lo pienso, pensándolo bien

he's as stupid as they come — es tonto de remate

I like my tea just as it comes — me gusta el té hecho de cualquier modo

nothing can come between us — no hay nada que sea capaz de separarnos

that's coming it a bit strong — eso me parece algo exagerado, no es para tanto

come here — ven (aquí)

have you come far? — ¿vienes de lejos?

as I was coming up/down the stairs — cuando subía/bajaba (por) las escaleras

he came running into the room — entró corriendo en la habitación

come (and) look at this — ven a ver esto

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?, ¿te puedo acompañar?

to come as something: Sue's coming as a clown — Sue va a venir (vestida) de payaso

what time are you coming? — ¿a qué hora vas a venir?

after a while, you'll come to a crossroads — al cabo de un rato, llegarás a un cruce

I'm coming, I won't be a moment — enseguida voy

to come about something — venir* por algo

to come and go — ir* y venir*

you can come and go as you please — puedes salir y entrar a tu antojo

she doesn't know whether she's coming or going — está hecha un lío (fam)

Presidents come and go, the problems remain the same — los presidentes cambian pero los problemas son siempre los mismos

three o'clock came and went and he still hadn't arrived — pasaron las tres y no llegaba

Christmas comes but once a year — sólo es Navidad una vez al año

Christmas is coming — ya llega la Navidad

this coming Friday — este viernes que viene

it came as a complete surprise — fue una sorpresa total

to take life as it comes — aceptar la vida tal (y) como se presenta

come what may — pase lo que pase

he had it coming (to him) — se lo tenía merecido

I'll be tired out come Friday — estaré agotado para el viernes

to come — ( in the future) (as adv)

in years to come — en años venideros, en el futuro

a taste of things to come — una muestra de lo que nos espera

the best is yet to come — todavía nos queda lo mejor

the water only came up to our knees — el agua sólo nos llegaba a las rodillas

sugar comes in half-pound bags — el azúcar viene en paquetes de media libra

Cancer comes between Gemini and Leo — Cáncer está entre Géminis y Leo

my children come first — primero están mis hijos

it's come loose — se ha aflojado

my dream has come true — mi sueño se ha hecho realidad

to come to + inf — llegar* a + inf

how do you come to be here? — ¿cómo es que estás aquí?

I could have done it yesterday, come to think of it — lo podría haber hecho ayer, ahora que lo pienso

how come you didn't know? — ¿cómo es que no sabías?

don't come the victim with me! — no te hagas la víctima conmigo