in times to come

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores

come stai? — how are you?

come ti chiami? — what's your name?

come si scrive? — how do you spell it?

sapere come fare — to know how to do

com'è John? — what is John like?

com'è la casa? — what does the house look like?

come? — excuse me? pardon? sorry?

come hai detto? — what did you say?

come sei gentile! — how kind of you!

come sei cresciuto! — haven't you grown! how you've grown!

come ci siamo divertiti! — what a great time we had!

(ma) come! — what!

come no! — of course! sure!

come la maggior parte delle persone — like most people

in una situazione come questa — in such a situation

un cappello come quello — a hat like that one

fai come me — do as I do

ha fatto come gli ho detto — he did it the way I told him

(fai) come vuoi — do as you like

come avevamo deciso — as we had agreed

come sempre — as ever, the same as always

come al solito — as usual

come segue — as follows

ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened

per come la vedo io — as I see it

nero come il carbone — as black as coal

è intelligente come te — he is as intelligent as you

trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child

è più facile di come pensavo — it's easier than I thought

di giorno come di notte — by day as well as by night

tanto qui come all'estero — both here and abroad

in un paese come l'Italia — in a country like Italy

lavorare come insegnante — to work as a teacher

presentarsi come candidato — to stand as a candidate

cosa c'è come dessert? — what's for dessert?

come potete vedere — as you can see

T come Tom — T for Tom

avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything

come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions

come da programma — according to schedule

rispettala come fosse tua madre — respect her as though she were your mother

mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"

si comporta come se fosse a casa sua — he acts like he owns the place

si sono comportati come se niente fosse — they behaved as if nothing had happened

come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa — as it went dark I came back home

come giro le spalle — as soon as my back is turned

mi ha detto come l'ha trovato — he told me how he had found it

il come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth

come non detto — forget it, never mind

come minimo — at the very least

My come was all over her — Она была вся в моей сперме

Nathan always said that come is filled with these very wonderful vitamins — Натан всегда говорил, что в сперме полно чудесных витаминов

He was trying for a come for almost an hour — Он пытался кончить целый час

We were waiting for the runner to come — Мы знали, что бегун выложится

When they play "Love Now Not Later", man, I come — Когда они исполняют "Люби меня сегодня", чувак, я просто балдею

When I see her I come — Когда я ее вижу, я просто тащусь

There was a muffled cry to her knuckles as she came — Зажав рот кулаком, она, кончив, приглушенно вскрикнула

My wife never seems to come when we have sex — Моя жена, кажется, никогда не кончает, когда мы занимаемся сексом

But my baby comes several times during one erection — А моя подруга кончает несколько раз, пока у меня стоит

Are you coming, darling? — Ты кончила, дорогая?

I'm coming, baby — Я кончаю

He came in his pants — Он кончил себе в штаны

"And the place was disgustingly filthy" "Oh, come, Linda, that's not quite true - a bit untidy perhaps" — "Комната была в ужасном состоянии" - "Да брось ты, Линда! Не надо преувеличивать. Может быть, немного неопрятная"

Oh come, it's not that bad! — Да хватит тебе, ничего страшного!

Come off with me and have some coffee, I'm tired of listening to this speech. — Пошли попьём кофе, я устал слушать эту речь.

The button has come off. — Пуговица оторвалась.

I was driving at ninety kilometres per hour when the front left wheel came off. — Я ехал со скоростью 90 километров в час, когда переднее левое колесо отвалилось.

Do you think that dirty mark will come off? — Думаешь, удастся вывести это пятно?

You have to come off seven times before you can call yourself a rider. — Ты не станешь настоящим наездником до тех пор, пока семь раз не упадёшь с лошади.

The wedding came off in spite of Jim and Mary's last-minute quarrel. — Джим и Мэри поссорились в последнюю минуту, но свадьба всё равно состоялась.

All came off satisfactorily. — Всё сошло благополучно.

He came off a loser. — Он остался в проигрыше.

He came off clear. — Он вышел сухим из воды.

I ran as quickly as I could, and came off with honour from the engagement. — Я побежал изо всех сил, и вышел из схватки с честью.

Jerry came off cigarettes. — Джерри бросил курить.

The local authorities had asked Judge Johnson to come off the case. — Местные власти попросили судью Джонсона закрыть это дело.

Oh, come off it! — Да перестань же!; Не гони!