his life became a living death

just for the hell of it — sólo por divertirse*

a living hell — un auténtico infierno

three months of sheer hell — tres meses infernales

I went through hell after his death — sufrí muchísimo cuando murió

what the hell! — ¿y qué?

it hurts like hell — duele una barbaridad

life became hell — la vida se convirtió en un infierno

to give sb hell —

my back's giving me hell — esta espalda me está haciendo la vida imposible

I've been going through hell, wondering where you were — he estado preocupadísimo, preguntándome dónde estarías

he drove hell for leather to the airport — condujo hasta el aeropuerto como un endemoniado

I sure as hell won't be going back there — pierde cuidado que no volveré a ese sitio

"I swam 100 lengths" - "like hell you did" — -nadé cien largos -¡eso no te lo crees ni tú!

it hurts like hell — duele una barbaridad

that's one hell of a lot of money — eso sí que es un verdadero dineral

a hell of a noise — un ruido de todos los demonios, un ruido tremendo

to scare the hell out of sb — darle un susto de muerte a algn

I wish to hell he'd go — ojalá se fuera de una vez por todas

just for the hell of it — sólo por divertirse*

a living hell — un auténtico infierno

three months of sheer hell — tres meses infernales

I went through hell after his death — sufrí muchísimo cuando murió

what the hell! — ¿y qué?

it hurts like hell — duele una barbaridad

AF VOBEIS,

AF MVRO,

AF CAPVA,

AF SOLO,

AF LYCO,

abs chorago,

abs quivis,

abs terra,

and in compounds: aps-cessero,

and who, perhaps, also used abs conscendentibus,

Caesar maturat ab urbe proficisci,

fuga ab urbe turpissima,

ducite ab urbe domum, ducite Daphnim,

illam (mulierem) usque a mari supero Romam proficisci,

venti a laevo latere in dextrum, ut sol, ambiunt,

oppidum ab Aenea fugiente a Troja conditum,

quemadmodum (Caesar) a Gergovia discederet,

ab Arimino M. Antonium cum cohortibus quinque Arretium mittit,

protinus a Corfinio in Siciliam miserat,

profecti a domo,

of setting sail: cum exercitus vestri numquam a Brundisio nisi hieme summa transmiserint,

classe qua advecti ab domo fuerant,

of citizens: interim ab Roma legatos venisse nuntiatum est,

legati ab Orico ad M. Valerium praetorem venerunt,

Quasi ad adulescentem a patre ex Seleucia veniat,

libertus a Fuflis cum litteris ad Hermippum venit,

Nigidium a Domitio Capuam venisse,

cum a vobis discessero,

multa merces tibi defluat ab Jove Neptunoque,

so a fratre,

a Pontio,

ab ea,

ego te afuisse tam diu a nobis dolui,

abesse a domo paulisper maluit,

tum Brutus ab Roma aberat,

absint lacerti ab stabulis,

quot milia fundus suus abesset ab urbe,

nos in castra properabamus, quae aberant bidui,

hic locus aequo fere spatio ab castris Ariovisti et Caesaris aberat,

terrae ab hujusce terrae, quam nos incolimus, continuatione distantes,

non amplius pedum milibus duobus ab castris castra distabant,

cum domus patris a foro longe abesset,

qui fontes a quibusdam praesidiis aberant longius,

quae procul erant a conspectu imperii,

procul a castris hostes in collibus constiterunt,

tu procul a patria Alpinas nives vides,

v. procul): cum esset in Italia bellum tam prope a Sicilia, tamen in Sicilia non fuit,

tu apud socrum tuam prope a meis aedibus sedebas,

tam prope ab domo detineri,

onerariae naves, quae ex eo loco ab milibus passuum octo vento tenebatur,

duo milia fere et quingentos passus ab hoste posuerunt castra,

picus et cornix ab laeva, corvos, parra ab dextera consuadent,

pleraque Alpium ab Italia sicut breviora ita arrectiora sunt,

non eadem diligentia ab decumuna porta castra munita,

erat a septentrionibus collis,

Exul ab octava Marius bibit,

mulieres jam ab re divin[adot ] adparebunt domi,

Caesar ab decimae legionis cohortatione ad dextrum cornu profectus,

ab hac contione legati missi sunt,

ab eo magistratu,

a summa spe novissima exspectabat,

ut primum a tuo digressu Romam veni,

confestim a proelio expugnatis hostium castris,

statim a funere,

and followed by statim: ab itinere statim,

protinus ab adoptione,

Homerus qui recens ab illorum actate fuit,

Sometimes with the name of a person or place, instead of an action: ibi mihi tuae litterae binae redditae sunt tertio abs te die,

secundo Punico (bello) Scipionis classis XL. die a securi navigavit,

ab hora tertia bibebatur,

infinito ex tempore, non ut antea, ab Sulla et Pompeio consulibus,

vixit ab omni aeternitate,

cum quo a condiscipulatu vivebat conjunctissime,

in Lycia semper a terrae motu XL. dies serenos esse,

centesima lux est haec ab interitu P. Clodii,

cujus a morte quintus hic et tricesimus annus est,

ab incenso Capitolio illum esse vigesumiun annum,

diebus triginta, a qua die materia caesa est,

quod augures omnes usque ab Romulo decreverunt,

jam inde ab infelici pugna ceciderant animi,

ab hora octava ad vesperum secreto collocuti sumus,

cum ab hora septima ad vesperum pugnatum sit,

a quo tempore ad vos consules anni sunt septingenti octoginta unus,

pugnata pugnast usque a mane ad vesperum,

qui homo cum animo inde ab ineunte aetate depugnat suo,

mihi magna cum co jam inde a pueritia fuit semper famillaritas,

a pueritia,

jam inde ab adulescentia,

ab adulescentia,

jam a prima adulescentia,

ab ineunte adulescentia,

followed by ad: usque ad hanc aetatem ab incunte adulescentia,

a primis temporibus aetatis,

a teneris unguiculis,

usque a toga pura,

jam inde ab incunabulis,

a prima lanugine,

viridi ab aevo,

rarely of animals: ab infantia,

qui olim a puero parvulo mihi paedagogus fuerat,

a pausillo puero,

a puero,

a pueris,

ab adulescente,

ab infante,

a parva virgine,

a parvis,

a parvulo,

ab parvulis,

ab tenero,

and rarely of animals: (vacca) a bima aut trima fructum ferre incipit,

suspitionem et culpam ut ab se segregent,

qui discessum animi a corpore putent esse mortem,

hic ab artificio suo non recessit,

quod si exquiratur usque ab stirpe auctoritas,

condicionem quam ab te peto,

mercedem gloriae flagitas ab iis, quorum, etc.,

si quid ab illo acceperis,

quae (i. e. antiquitas) quo propius aberat ab ortu et divina progenie,

ab defensione desistere,

ne quod tempus ab opere intermitteretur,

ut homines adulescentis a dicendi studio deterream,

qui quartus ab Arcesila fuit,

tu nunc eris alter ab illo,

Aiax, heros ab Achille secundus,

quid hoc ab illo differt,

hominum vita tantum distat a victu et cultu bestiarum,

discrepare ab aequitate sapientiam,

quae non aliena esse ducerem a dignitate,

alieno a te animo fuit,

subdole ab re consulit,

haut est ab re aucupis,

non ab re esse Quinctii visum est,

a patre deductus ad Scaevolam,

ut tamquam a praesentibus coram haberi sermo videretur,

disputata ab eo,

illa (i. e. numerorum ac vocum vis) maxime a Graecia vetere celebrata,

ita generati a natura sumus,

pars mundi damnata a rerum natura,

niagna adhibita cura est a providentia deorum,

quae (i. e. anima) calescit ab eo spiritu,

salvebis a meo Cicerone,

a quibus (Atheniensibus) erat profectus,

ne vir ab hoste cadat,

levior est plaga ab amico quam a debitore,

a bestiis ictus, morsus, impetus,

si calor est a sole,

ex iis a te verbis (for a te scriptis),

metu poenae a Romanis,

bellum ingens a Volscis et Aequis,

ad exsolvendam fldem a consule,

lassus ab equo indomito,

Murus ab ingenic notior ille tuo,

tempus a nostris triste malis,

vulgo occidebantur: per quos et a quibus?

ab hoc destitutus per Thrasybulum (i. e. Thrasybulo auctore),

si postulatur a populo,

deseror conjuge,

and in prose,

ipsum a se oritur et sua sponte nascitur,

(urna) ab se cantat quoja sit,

pastores a Pergamide,

Turnus ab Aricia,

obsides dant trecentos principum a Cora atque Pometia liberos,

(sinus maris) ab nomine propinquae urbis Ambracius appellatus,

da, puere, ab summo,

da ab Delphio cantharum circum, id Most. 1, 4, 33: ab eo nobis causa ordienda est potissimum,

coepere a fame mala,

cornicem a cauda de ovo exire,

a capite repetis, quod quaerimus,

a foliis et stercore purgato,

tantumne ab re tuast oti tibi?

Saguntini ut a proeliis quietem habuerant,

expiandum forum ab illis nefarii sceleris vestigiis,

haec provincia non modo a calamitate, sed etiam a metu calamitatis est defendenda,

ab incendio urbem vigiliis munitam intellegebat,

ut neque sustinere se a lapsu possent,

ut meam domum metueret atque a me ipso caveret,

el metul a Chryside,

ab Hannibale metuens,

metus a praetore,

v. Weissenb. ad h. l.: a quo quidem genere, judices, ego numquam timui,

postquam nec ab Romanis robis ulla est spes,

funiculus a puppi religatus,

cum sinistra capillum ejus a vertice teneret,

a ferro sanguis humanus se ulciscitur,

id se a Gallicis armis atque insignibus cognovisse,

doleo ab animo, doleo ab oculis, doleo ab aegritudine,

a morbo valui, ab animo aeger fui,

a frigore et aestu ne quid laborent,

a frigore laborantibus,

laborare ab re frumentaria,

ab ingenio improbus,

a me pudica'st,

orba ab optimatibus contio,

locus copiosus a frumento,

sumus imparati cum a militibas tum a pecunia,

ille Graecus ab omni laude felicior,

ab una parte haud satis prosperuin,

so often in poets ab arte=arte,

linguam ab irrisu exserentem,

ab honore,

ab illo injuria,

fulgor ab auro,

dulces a fontibus undae,

scuto ab novissimis uni militi detracto,

nonnuill ab novissimis,

qui sunt ab ea disciplina,

ab eo qui sunt,

nostri illi a Platone et Aristotele aiunt,

in Cic. only once): Pollex, servus a pedibus meus,

a manu servus,

a peregre,

a foris,

ab intus,

ab invicem,

a longe,

a modo,

Hier. Vit. Hilar.: a nune,

a sursum,

Arsinoen, Stratum, Naupactum...fateris ab hostibus esse captas. Quibus autem hostibus? Nempe iis, quos, etc.,

a rebus gerendis senectus abstrahit. Quibus? An iis, quae in juventute geruntur et viribus?

a Jove incipiendum putat. Quo Jove?

res publica, quascumque vires habebit, ab iis ipsis, quibus tenetur, de te propediem impetrabit,

a vitae periculo,

a nullius umquam me tempore aut commodo,

a minus bono,

a satis miti principio,

damnis dives ab ipsa suis,

aque Chao,

aque mero,

aque viro,

aque suis,

a meque,

abs teque,

a teque,

7: a primaque adulescentia,

(fig uses) all hell broke loose — die Hölle war los

it's hell working there —

it was hell in the trenches — es war die reine Hölle in den Schützengräben

a living hell — die Hölle auf Erden

life became hell — das Leben wurde zur Hölle

to go through hell — Höllenqualen ausstehen

I put her through hell — ich machte ihr das Leben zur Hölle

she made his life hell — sie machte ihm das Leben zur Hölle

to play hell with sth — etw total durcheinanderbringen

come hell or high water — egal, was passiert

the holiday from hell — der absolut katastrophale Urlaub

to run like hell — laufen, was die Beine hergeben

I hope to hell he's right — ich hoffe ja nur, dass er recht hat

go to hell! — scher dich or geh zum Teufel!

like hell he will! — den Teufel wird er tun

he knows the Queen? – like hell! — er und die Königin kennen? – wers glaubt!

¿dónde pongo mis cosas? — where shall I put my things?

pon los libros en la estantería — put the books on the shelf

le puso la mano en el hombro — she put a hand on his shoulder

me han puesto en la habitación de arriba — they've put me in the upstairs bedroom

han puesto un anuncio en el periódico — they've put an advertisement in the paper

voy a poner las patatas — I'm going to put the potatoes on

ponle un poco de mantequilla y verás qué bueno — put some butter in it and you'll see how good it is

le pusieron un vestido nuevo — they dressed her in a new dress

ponle los zapatos — can you put his shoes on?

ponle más sal — add some salt, put some more salt in it

pongo 20 más para llegar a 100 — I'll add 20 more to make it 100

le pusieron una tirita en la herida — they put a plaster on her wound

ponle talco al cambiarle el pañal — put some talcum powder on him when you change his nappy

le han puesto muchas inyecciones — she's been given a lot of injections

pon cubiertos para 12 personas — set the table for 12 people

queremos poner moqueta — we want to have a carpet fitted

han puesto una tienda de muebles — they've opened a furniture shop

han puesto la casa con todo lujo — they have furnished the house luxuriously

ponlo al sol — leave {o} put it out in the sun

poner algo a secar — to put sth out to dry

pon el radiador — put the radiator on

¿pongo música? — shall I put some music on?

puse el despertador para las siete — I set the alarm for seven o'clock

pon el horno al máximo — put the oven on maximum

¿por qué pones esa voz tan tonta? — why are you speaking in that silly voice?

puso acento francés al decirlo — she put on a French accent when she said it

puso muy mala cara cuando se lo dije — he looked very annoyed when I told him

puso cara de asombro — he looked surprised

me pone furiosa — he makes me mad

para no ponerle de mal humor — so as not to make him cross, so as not to put him in a bad mood

la has puesto colorada — you've made her blush

la medicina lo puso bueno — the medicine made him better

¿qué te pongo? — what can I get you?, what would you like?

¿me pones más patatas? — could I have some more potatoes?

póngame con el conserje — put me through to the porter

¿me pone con el Sr. García, por favor? — could you put me through to Mr García, please?

le pongo en seguida — I'll put you through

¿qué ponen en el cine? — what's on at the cinema?

¿ponen alguna película esta noche? — is there a film on tonight?

le puso un telegrama — he sent her a telegram

¿qué pongo en la carta? — what shall I put in the letter?

¿te has acordado de poner el remite? — did you remember to put the return address on it?

¿qué pone aquí? — what does it say here?

nos pone mucho trabajo — he gives {o} sets us a lot of work

el ayuntamiento pone muchos impuestos — council taxes are very high

nos han puesto muchos problemas — they've put a lot of obstacles in our way

he puesto 50 euros de mi bolsillo — I put in 50 euros out of my own pocket

todos pusimos diez euros para el regalo — we all put in ten euros towards the present

yo pongo el dinero pero ella escoge — I do the paying, but she does the choosing

yo pongo la bebida y vosotros el postre — I'll get the drink and you can get the dessert

hemos puesto más de cinco millones — we have put in over five million

puso todos sus ahorros en aquel negocio — he put all his savings into that business

pon tres fichas al rojo — put three chips on red

pongo cinco euros a que mañana llueve — I bet five euros that it will rain tomorrow

¿qué nombre {o} cómo le van a poner? — what are they going to call him?, what name are they giving him?

al niño le pusieron Luis — they called the child Luis

me han puesto muy bien esa película — I've heard that film is very good

pongamos 120 — let's say 120

poniendo que... — supposing that...

• poner a algn [a] + infin —

nada más llegar nos pusieron a barrer — no sooner had we arrived than we were set to sweeping the floor

puso a sus hijos a trabajar — she sent her children out to work

• poner a Juan [bien] con Pedro — to make things up between Juan and Pedro

lo han puesto de dependiente en una tienda — they got him a job as a shop assistant

no pongo a la lotería — I don't play the lottery

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room

¿qué le pongo? — what can I get you?

póngame un café, por favor — I'll have a coffee, please

¿cuántos le pongo? — how many would you like?

él pone el capital y yo el trabajo — he puts up the capital and I supply the labor

pusimos 500 pesos cada uno — we put in 500 pesos each

pon atención en lo que haces — pay attention to what you're doing

pon más cuidado en la presentación — take more care over the presentation

pone mucho entusiasmo en todo lo que hace — he puts a lot of enthusiasm into everything he does

poner énfasis en algo — to stress something

le pusieron una multa — he was fined

¿qué nota te puso? — what mark did he give you?

le pusieron un cero — he got nought out of ten

¿qué título le pusiste? — what title did you give it?

le pusieron Eva — they called her Eva

le pusieron el apodo de `el cojo' — they nicknamed him `el cojo'

allí pone que no se puede pasar — it says there that you can't go in

¿ponen algo interesante en la tele? — is there anything interesting on TV?

en el teatro ponen una obra de Casares — there's a play by Casares on at the theater

de allí a Salta pusimos tres horas — it took us three hours from there to Salta

poner a alguien nervioso — to make somebody nervous

poner a alguien de mal humor — to put somebody in a bad mood

poner a alguien en evidencia — to show somebody up

poner a alguien en un aprieto — to put somebody in an awkward position

nos puso al corriente de lo sucedido — he brought us up to date on what had happened

mira cómo has puesto la alfombra! — look at the mess you've made on the carpet!

me lo estás poniendo muy difícil — you're making things very difficult for me

no pongas esa cara — there's no need to look like that

puso voz de asustado — he sounded scared

me pusieron a régimen — they put me on a diet

poner a alguien a + inf: puso a las hijas a trabajar he sent his daughters out to work; lo puse a hacer los deberes — I made him do his homework

poner a alguien de algo: la pusieron de jefa de sección they made her head of department; lo pusieron de ángel he was given the part of an angel; siempre te pone de ejemplo — he always holds you up as an example

nos van a poner la luz — we're going to have our electricity connected

pon el despertador a las siete — set the alarm (clock) for seven

pon la música más alta — turn the music up

puso el reloj en hora — she put the clock right

poner el motor a punto — to tune up the engine

poner a alguien con algo/alguien — to put somebody through to something/somebody

¿me pone con la extensión 24? — could you put me through to extension 24, please?

ponerse de pie — to stand (up)

ponerse de rodillas — to kneel (down), get down on one's knees

ponte ahí, junto al árbol — stand over there, by the tree

se le pone cada cosa... — he gets the strangest ideas into his head

en una hora nos pusimos allí — we got there in one hour

no tengo nada que ponerme — I don't have a thing to wear

se puso triste — she became sad

cuando lo vio se puso muy contenta — she was so happy when she saw it

se puso como loco — he went mad

quiero ponerme morena — I want to get a tan

ponerse cómodo — to make oneself comfortable

no te pongas así — don't get so worked up

cómo te has puesto de barro! — look at you, you're covered in mud!

la vida se está poniendo carísima — everything's getting so expensive

ponerse a + inf — to start -ing, to start + inf

a ver si te pones a trabajar — you'd better get down to some work

¿Pepe? sí, ahora se pone — Pepe? OK, I'll just get him for you

dile a tu madre que se ponga — ask your mother to come to the phone

pon agua a calentar — put some water on to boil

no le puso la tapa — he didn't put the lid on

ponle el collar al perro — put the dog's collar on

¿cuándo se le pone el agua? — when do you put the water in?, when do you add the water?

¿le pones azúcar al café? — do you take sugar in your coffee?

¿me pones los zapatos? — can you put my shoes on (for me)?

le puse el vestido rojo — I dressed her in her red dress

poner la mesa — to lay o set the table

pon otro cubierto para Juan — lay another place at the table for Juan

puso una autoescuela — he opened up a driving school

pusimos parqué en el salón — we laid parquet flooring in the living room