it looks certain that

if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard

los rumores resultaron ser ciertos — the rumours turned out to be true

¿es cierto eso? — is that really so?, is that true?

ha mejorado mucho, ¿no es cierto? — it has improved a lot, don't you think?

cierto, es un problema grave — it's certainly a serious problem

no es cierto que mi mujer me haya abandonado — it is not true that my wife has walked out on me

les espera una muerte cierta — they are heading for certain death

hay indicios ciertos de mejoría — there are clear signs of improvement

lo único cierto es que... — the only sure thing is that...

cierta persona que yo conozco — a certain person I know

no me gusta cierto tipo de literatura — there's a certain type of literature which I don't like

ocurre con cierta frecuencia — it happens fairly frequently

en todos sus movimientos había un cierto aire de misterio — everything he did had a certain air of mystery about it

me alejé de allí con una cierta sensación de preocupación — I left there feeling a little anxious, I left there with a certain feeling of anxiety

cierto día de mayo — one day in May

estuvieron buscándolo durante cierto tiempo — they looked for it for a while

las monedas nacionales se mantendrían en uso durante un cierto tiempo — national currencies would continue to be used for a (certain) time

• por cierto — by the way, incidentally

no hay nada de cierto en ello — there is no truth in it

una cosa es cierta — one thing's certain

ah!, es cierto — oh yes, of course

mañana es su cumpleaños - cierto! — it's her birthday tomorrow - so it is!

estabas en lo cierto — you were right

lo cierto es que... — the fact is that...

es cierto que... — it is true that...

dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió — money which, of course, he never paid back

cierta clase de gente — a certain kind of people

de cierta edad — of a certain age

en cierta ocasión... — on one occasion...

en cierto modo — in some ways

hasta cierto punto — up to a point

se sentía un cierto malestar en el ambiente — there was a sense of unease in the atmosphere

camina con cierta dificultad — she has some difficulty walking

no hay nada de cierto en ello — there is no truth in it

una cosa es cierta — one thing's certain

ah!, es cierto — oh yes, of course

mañana es su cumpleaños - cierto! — it's her birthday tomorrow - so it is!

estabas en lo cierto — you were right

lo cierto es que... — the fact is that...

es cierto que... — it is true that...

dinero que, por cierto, nunca me devolvió — money which, of course, he never paid back

cierta clase de gente — a certain kind of people

de cierta edad — of a certain age

en cierta ocasión... — on one occasion...

en cierto modo — in some ways

hasta cierto punto — up to a point

se sentía un cierto malestar en el ambiente — there was a sense of unease in the atmosphere

camina con cierta dificultad — she has some difficulty walking

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

mejorar a algn — (=ser mejor que) to be better than sb

han mejorado de actitud/imagen — their attitude/image has improved

los negocios mejoran — business is picking up

está mejorado de sus dolores — the pain has gone away

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

este tratamiento te mejorará enseguida — this treatment will make you better right away

ha mejorado de aspecto — he looks a lot better

¿ya te mejoraste de la gripe? — have you got over the flu?

que te mejores — get well soon, I hope you get better soon

prends un verre sur la table — take a glass from the table

appliquer la lotion sur vos cheveux — apply the lotion to your hair

la clé est sur la porte — the key is in the door

passer la main sur une étoffe — to run one's hand over a fabric

sur 150 hectares — over an area of 150 hectares

une table d'un mètre sur deux — a table that measures one metre by two

se diriger sur Valence — to head for Valence

une voiture déboucha sur la droite — a car pulled out on the right

écrire sur du papier — to write on paper

elle est sur la photo — she's in the photograph

dessiner sur le sable — to draw in the sand

être sur une affaire — to be involved in a business deal

une semaine sur trois — one week in three

un mardi sur deux — every other Tuesday

faire proposition sur proposition — to make one offer after another

ils se sont quittés sur ces mots — with these words, they parted

sur le moment — at the time

sur ce, je vous laisse — with that, I must leave you

Pose-le sur la table. — Put it on the table.

Pour finir, versez le coulis de fruits rouges sur le gâteau. — And to finish it, pour the coulis of red berries over the cake.

Ils ont construit un nouveau pont sur le Rhône. — They have built a new bridge over the Rhone.

sur soi; Je n'ai pas d'argent sur moi. — I haven't got any money on me.

en allant sur Paris — going towards Paris

sur votre droite — on your right, to your right

Vous verrez l'hôpital sur votre droite. — You'll see the hospital on your right., You'll see the hospital to your right.

un livre sur Balzac — a book on Balzac, a book about Balzac

une conférence sur l'art roman — a lecture on Romanesque art, a lecture about Romanesque art

Sur 20, 2 sont venus. — Two out of twenty came.

un sur 10 (statistiques) — one in 10, ÉDUCATION one out of 10

J'ai eu quatorze sur vingt en maths. — I got 14 out of 20 in maths.

une semaine sur deux — every other week, one week in two

une semaine sur trois — every third week, one week in three

4 m sur 2 — 4 m by 2

sur les dix heures — around ten o'clock

sur sa recommandation — on his recommendation

sur son invitation — at his invitation

avoir accident sur accident — to have one accident after another

sur ce — whereupon

Sur ce, il partit sans dire un mot. — Whereupon he left without uttering a word.

Sur ce, il faut que je vous quitte. — And now I must leave you.