he speaks true

[that's] true [enough] — [das] stimmt

the frog is not a true reptile — der Frosch ist kein echtes Reptil

that's not a true antique — das ist keine echte Antiquität

true to type — typisch

true to life — lebensecht

out of [the] true — schief [Mauer, Pfosten, Räder]

to make sth come true — etw wahr werden lassen

that's true — das stimmt, das ist wahr

it is true to say that... — es ist richtig, dass...

true! — richtig!

too true! — (das ist nur) zu wahr!, wie wahr!

it is only too true that... — es ist nur allzu wahr, dass...

the reverse is true for... — für... trifft das Gegenteil zu

the frog is not a true reptile — der Frosch ist kein echtes Reptil

spoken like a true football fan — so spricht ein wahrer Fußballfan

in a true spirit of friendship/love — im wahren Geist der Freundschaft/Liebe

true love — die wahre Liebe

what is the true situation? —

to be true to sb — jdm treu sein/bleiben

to be true to one's word/promise — (treu) zu seinem Wort/Versprechen stehen, seinem Wort treu bleiben

to be true to oneself —

twelve good men and true — zwölf ehrbare Männer

true north — der eigentliche or tatsächliche or geografische Norden

(= applicable) to be true for sb/sth — für jdn/etw wahr sein

to be true of sb/sth — auf jdn/etw zutreffen

to breed true —

is it true that...? — stimmt es, dass...?

[only] too true — nur zu wahr

that is too good to be true — das ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

[that's] true [enough] — [das] stimmt

the frog is not a true reptile — der Frosch ist kein echtes Reptil

that's not a true antique — das ist keine echte Antiquität

true to type — typisch

true to life — lebensecht

out of [the] true — schief [Mauer, Pfosten, Räder]

tell me true — sag mir die Wahrheit

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

good times — eine schöne Zeit

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

look good — gut aussehen

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

as good as — so gut wie

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 1.; better 1.

good and... — richtig...

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

do good — Gutes tun

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

the good — die Guten

goods and chattels — Sachen

good weather — gutes Wetter

you've done a good day's work — du hast gute Arbeit (für einen Tag) geleistet

all I need is a good meal — ich brauche nur eine ordentliche or anständige Mahlzeit

this is a good firm to work for — in dieser Firma lässt es sich gut arbeiten

he tells a good story —

it must be good for something — das muss doch zu or für etwas gut sein

to be good with people — gut mit Menschen umgehen können

you've never had it so good! — es ist euch noch nie so gut gegangen, ihr habt es noch nie so gut gehabt

it's too good to be true — es ist zu schön, um wahr zu sein

to come in a good third — einen guten dritten Platz belegen

to be good at sport/languages — gut im Sport/in Sprachen sein

to be good at sewing/typing — gut nähen/tippen können

I'm not very good at it — ich kann es nicht besonders gut

he's good at telling stories — er kann gut Geschichten erzählen

that's (not) good enough — das reicht (nicht)

that's not good enough, you'll have to do better than that — das geht so nicht, du musst dich schon etwas mehr anstrengen

if he gives his word, that's good enough for me — wenn er sein Wort gibt, reicht mir das

it's just not good enough! — so geht das nicht!

his attitude is just not good enough — er hat einfach nicht die richtige Einstellung

her work/conduct is just not good enough —

they felt he wasn't good enough for her — sie waren der Meinung, dass er nicht gut genug für sie war

I don't feel too good — mir ist nicht gut, ich fühle mich nicht wohl

I don't feel too good about it — mir ist nicht ganz wohl dabei

to make good sb's losses — jdm seine Verluste ausgleichen or ersetzen

as good as new —

as good as dead — so gut wie tot

he was as good as his word — er hat sein Wort gehalten

he as good as called me a liar/invited me to come — er nannte mich praktisch einen Lügner/hat mich praktisch eingeladen

to be good for sb — gut für jdn sein

milk is good for children to be good for toothache/one's health — Milch ist gut or gesund für Kinder gut gegen Zahnschmerzen/für die Gesundheit sein

to drink more than is good for one — mehr trinken, als einem guttut

what's good for consumers isn't always good for the economy — was gut für den Verbraucher ist, ist nicht immer gut für die Wirtschaft

a good day for a picnic — ein günstiger or guter Tag für ein Picknick

it's a good thing or job I was there — (nur) gut, dass ich dort war

the good life — das süße Leben

did you have a good day? — wie wars heute?, wie gings (dir) heute?

to have a good time — sich gut amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß or Vergnügen!

to be good to sb — gut zu jdm sein

that's very good of you — das ist sehr lieb or nett von Ihnen

with every good wish — mit den besten Wünschen

if you can't be good, be careful — wenn du es schon tun musst, sei wenigstens vorsichtig

(as) good as gold — mustergültig

be a good girl/boy and... — sei so lieb und...

that's a good dog! — guter Hund!

= admirable your good lady (dated) my good man (dated) — Ihre werte Gemahlin (geh) mein Guter (old)

good man! — sehr löblich!, gut gemacht!

good old Charles! — der gute alte Charles!

the Good Book —

the good ship Santa Maria — die Santa Maria

is his credit good? — ist er kreditfähig?

he is good for another few years — mit ihm kann man noch ein paar Jahre rechnen

she's good for nothing — sie ist ein Nichtsnutz or Taugenichts

that's always good for a laugh — darüber kann man immer lachen

to give sth a good clean — etw gut or gründlich reinigen

to have a good cry — sich ausweinen

it's a good distance — es ist eine ganz schöne Strecke

it's a good 8 km — es sind gute 8 km

he ate a good half of the cake — er hat gut und gern den halben Kuchen gegessen

a good many/few people — ziemlich viele/nicht gerade wenig Leute

good morning — guten Morgen

that's good! — gut!, prima!

a good strong stick —

a good old age — ein schön(es) hohes Alter

how are you? – good! — wie gehts? – gut!

good and evil — Gut und Böse

to do good —

there's some good in everybody — in jedem steckt etwas Gutes

the common good — das Gemeinwohl

for the good of the nation — zum Wohl(e) der Nation

this affects us, for good or ill —

I did it for your own good — ich meine es nur gut mit dir, es war nur zu deinem Besten

for the good of one's health etc — seiner Gesundheit etc zuliebe

he'll come to no good — mit ihm wird es noch ein böses Ende nehmen

to do (some) good — (etwas) helfen or nützen

what good will that do you? — was hast du davon?

that won't do much/any good — das hilft auch nicht viel/auch nichts

that won't do you much/any good — das hilft dir auch nicht viel/auch nichts

= use what's the good of hurrying? — wozu eigentlich die Eile?

it would be some good — es wäre ganz nützlich

if that is any good to you — wenn es dir hilft

that's no good — das ist nichts

it's no good complaining to me — es ist sinnlos or es nützt nichts, sich bei mir zu beklagen

it's no good doing it like that — es hat keinen Sinn, das so zu machen

he's no good at it — er kann es nicht

I'm no good at things like that —

the applicant was no good — der Bewerber war nicht gut

he wasn't any good for the job —

he wasn't any good at the job — er machte die Arbeit nicht gut

set structures __diams; for good (= for ever) for good (and all) — für immer (und ewig)

we were 5 points/£5 to the good — wir hatten 5 Punkte zu viel/£ 5 plus

that's all to the good — auch gut!

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

too good to be true — zu schön, um wahr zu sein

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be too much of a good thing — zu viel des Guten sein

you can have too much of a good thing — man kann es auch übertreiben

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

eat more than is good for one — mehr essen, als einem guttut

it's a good thing you told him — nur gut, dass du es ihm gesagt hast

good times — eine schöne Zeit

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good old days — die gute alte Zeit

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

Did you have a good day at the office? — Wie war es heute im Büro?

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

look good — gut aussehen

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

have the good sense to do something — so vernünftig sein, etwas zu tun

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

as good as — so gut wie

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also best 1.; better 1.

good and... — richtig...

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

he'll never be any good — aus dem wird nichts Gutes werden

is this book any good? — taugt dieses Buch etwas?

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

it is no/not much good doing something — es hat keinen/kaum einen Sinn, etwas zu tun

what's the good of...?, what good is...? — was nützt...?

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come home £10 to the good — mit 10 Pfund plus nach Hause kommen

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

do good — Gutes tun

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

the good — die Guten

goods and chattels — Sachen

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

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