however it might be

(orator) utcumque se affectum videri et animum audientis moveri volet, ita, etc.,

utquomque animo conlubitumst meo,

utquomque in alto ventus est,

utcumque erit, juvabit tamen, etc., Liv. praef. § 3: utcumque esset igitur,

utcumque res sese habet,

utcumque casura res est,

infelix! utcumque ferent ea facta minores,

utcumque se ea res habuit,

utcumque res postularet,

utcumque aut locus opportunitatem daret, aut, etc.,

quae dubiis in rebus utcumque tolerata essent, ea non ultra pati,

gaudentes utcumque compositā cum Philippo pace,

sed utcumque, seu injuncta seu suscepta foret militia, et eam exhaustam, etc.,

ea quoque temptata utcumque,

dum utcumque explicaretur agmen,

committendam rerum summam in discrimen utcumque ratus,

arduum et impeditum saxis iter primo utcumque tolerabant,

intellegitur enim utcumque dictum,

tamen esset (securitas) utcumque tolerabilis,

adeo difficilis est hominibus utcumque conceptae spei mora,

utcumque exaestuat aut deficit mare,

utcumque defecere mores, Indecorant bene nata culpae,

ibimus, ibimus, Utcumque praecedes,

utcumque mecum vos eritis, libens Insanientem navita Bosporum Temptabo,

(orator) utcumque se affectum videri et animum audientis moveri volet, ita, etc.,

utquomque animo conlubitumst meo,

utquomque in alto ventus est,

utcumque erit, juvabit tamen, etc., Liv. praef. § 3: utcumque esset igitur,

utcumque res sese habet,

utcumque casura res est,

infelix! utcumque ferent ea facta minores,

utcumque se ea res habuit,

utcumque res postularet,

utcumque aut locus opportunitatem daret, aut, etc.,

quae dubiis in rebus utcumque tolerata essent, ea non ultra pati,

gaudentes utcumque compositā cum Philippo pace,

sed utcumque, seu injuncta seu suscepta foret militia, et eam exhaustam, etc.,

ea quoque temptata utcumque,

dum utcumque explicaretur agmen,

committendam rerum summam in discrimen utcumque ratus,

arduum et impeditum saxis iter primo utcumque tolerabant,

intellegitur enim utcumque dictum,

tamen esset (securitas) utcumque tolerabilis,

adeo difficilis est hominibus utcumque conceptae spei mora,

utcumque exaestuat aut deficit mare,

utcumque defecere mores, Indecorant bene nata culpae,

ibimus, ibimus, Utcumque praecedes,

utcumque mecum vos eritis, libens Insanientem navita Bosporum Temptabo,

immer noch, noch immer — still

sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet

du bist noch zu klein — you're still too young

sie ist noch jung — she's only or still young

er schläft noch — he's still asleep

noch nie — never

das habe ich noch nie gehört — I've never known that (before)

er wird noch kommen — he'll come (yet)

(= eben, nicht später als) das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesday

ich habe ihn noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen — I saw him only two days ago

gerade noch — (only) just

noch gestern war er frisch und munter — (only) yesterday he was still bright and cheerful

noch keine drei Tage — not three days

(= außerdem, zusätzlich) wer war noch da? — who else was there?

noch einer — another (one)

noch ein Bier — another beer

noch zwei Bier — two more beers, another two beers

noch einmal or mal — (once) again, once more

ich gebe Ihnen noch zwei dazu — I'll give you two extra

noch ein Wort! — (not) another word!

noch größer — even or still or yet bigger

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better, that's better still or still better

das ist noch viel wichtiger als... — that is far more important yet or still than...

und wenn du auch noch so bittest... — however much you ask...

er kann noch und nöcher erzählen — he can go on telling stories for ever

ich kann Ihnen Beispiele noch und nöcher geben — I can give you any number of examples

sie hat noch und nöcher versucht,... — she tried again and again to...

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

noch nach Jahren — even years later

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read

weder... noch — neither... nor

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more

noch nach Jahren — even years later

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

ich habe Großvater noch gekannt — I'm old enough to have known grandfather

Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read

weder... noch — neither... nor

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

libre como estaba — free as he was

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

• como si — as if, as though

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como te pille... — if I catch you...

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...