he was lucky enough to survive

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

it is fortunate that... — es ist ein Glück, dass...

I was fortunate enough to go to a good school —

I have been unusually fortunate in my parents and teachers — ich habe mit meinen Eltern und Lehrern ungewöhnlich großes Glück gehabt

it is fortunate for somebody [that...] — es ist jemandes Glück[, dass...]

it was very fortunate that... — es war ein Glück, dass...

káúm jemand/jemals — hardly or scarcely anyone/ever

es ist káúm möglich, dass... — it is hardly or scarcely possible that...

wir hatten káúm noch Vorräte — we had hardly or scarcely any supplies left, we hardly had any supplies left

ich hatte káúm noch damit gerechnet, dass... — I hardly or scarcely thought that... any more

káúm! — hardly, scarcely

wohl káúm, ich glaube káúm — I hardly or scarcely think so

ich glaube káúm, dass... — I hardly or scarcely think that...

das wird káúm passieren — that's hardly or scarcely likely to happen

káúm dass wir das Meer erreicht hatten... — hardly or scarcely had we reached the sea when..., no sooner had we reached the sea than...

káúm gerufen, eilte der Diener herbei — no sooner summoned, the servant hurried in

ich kann es kaum glauben/erwarten — I can hardly believe it/wait

diese Schrift ist kaum zu entziffern — this writing is barely decipherable

er wird [wohl] kaum zustimmen — he is hardly likely to agree

kaum dass — almost as soon as

kaum dass er aus dem Gefängnis gekommen war... — hardly or scarcely had he left prison when...

ich kann es kaum glauben/erwarten — I can hardly believe it/wait

diese Schrift ist kaum zu entziffern — this writing is barely decipherable

er wird [wohl] kaum zustimmen — he is hardly likely to agree

kaum hatte er Platz genommen, als... — no sooner had he sat down than...

kaum dass — almost as soon as

kaum dass er aus dem Gefängnis gekommen war... — hardly or scarcely had he left prison when...

There's nothing like doing things at once — Лучше всего все делать вовремя

I'd like a beer about now. Nothing like it on a hot day like this — Я бы сейчас выпил пива. Нет ничего лучше в такой жаркий день

I always say there is nothing like a good book for taking you out of yourself — Нет ничего лучше хорошей книги, чтобы забыть о своих неприятностях

There's nothing like an occasional setback to make you realize how lucky you usually are — Ты тогда только начинаешь чувствовать, как был счастлив, когда тебя судьба щелкнет по носу

At the same time many forces have been at nothing like full strength — И в то же время многие рода войск далеко не укомплектованы

We would need an income of, say, fifty pounds a week to survive and so far we had nothing like it — Чтобы выжить, нам нужно, скажем, пятьдесят фунтов в неделю, а у нас даже намека на такую сумму нет

This coat is nothing like the one I was wearing — Это пальто совсем не похоже на то, которое я носил

I bet this is nothing like where you live — Бьюсь об заклад, что у вас там совсем не так

It's nothing like what it used to be — Сейчас совсем не то, как было раньше

That guy had nothing like enough to do — Этому парню делать было явно нечего

Nonsense! He's nothing like crippled - just got a slight limp — Ерунда! Он вовсе не калека. Просто немного прихрамывает

We've never been nothing like so close as we are now — Мы никогда не были так близки