lacking (other)

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

there's so little time — c'è così poco tempo

too little money — troppo pochi soldi

there's little sense o point non ha molto senso; he speaks little German parla poco il tedesco; with no little difficulty non senza difficoltà; I see little of Paul these days — in questi giorni vedo Paul molto di rado

I only ate a little — ne ho mangiato solo un po'

a little of the money — un po' del denaro

the little I saw — quel poco che ho visto

I did what little I could — ho fatto quel poco che ho potuto

he remembers very little — ricorda molto poco

little of what he says is true — poco di ciò che dice è vero

there's little I can do — non posso fare un granché

to have little to do with — c'entrare poco con

to do as little as possible — fare il meno possibile

to know little about — saper(ne) poco di

there's little to worry about — non c'è molto di che preoccuparsi

little of note — poco di interessante

it says very little for her — non depone molto a suo favore, non le fa molto onore

little or nothing — quasi nulla, praticamente niente

little by little — poco a poco, poco per volta, gradualmente

his books are little read — i suoi libri sono poco letti

her results were little better — i suoi risultati non erano molto migliori

little more than an hour ago — poco più di un'ora fa

it's little short of madness — rasenta la pazzia

a little-known novel — un romanzo poco conosciuto

little did he know that — era ben lontano dall'immaginare che

a little (bit) surprised — un po' sorpreso

a little less, more — un po' meno, un po' più

I was not a little offended — ero non poco offeso

for as little as 10 dollars — per soli 10 dollari

I like Mary as little as you do — non mi piace Mary più di quanto piaccia a te

a little house — una piccola casa, una casetta

a little something — qualcosina, una cosina

poor little thing — poveretto

a little old lady — una vecchietta deliziosa

he's a nice little thing — è un cosino delizioso

when I was little — quando ero piccolo, da piccolo

a little voice said... — una vocina flebile disse

he's a little despot — è un piccolo despota

a nasty little boy — un ragazzino tremendo

I'll walk with you a little way — farò un pezzetto di strada con te

stay a little while — rimani un po'

one more... — noch ein...

one more time — noch einmal

the one thing — das einzige

any one — irgendein

no one — kein

not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht

one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache

we are one — wir sind uns einig

one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts

one day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

for one thing — zum einen

in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb

got it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!

in ones — einzeln

two for the price of one — zwei zum Preis von einem

one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)

one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.

any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen

every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen

not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen

big ones and little ones — große und kleine

the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere

my husband is the tall one over there — mein Mann ist der große da

this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]

that one — der/die/das [da]

which one? — welcher/welche/welches?

which ones? — welche?

all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem

the last house but one — das vorletzte Haus

I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil

[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere

the little one — der/die/das Kleine

[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut

one's — sein

one man in a thousand — einer von tausend

one girl was pretty, the other was ugly —

she was in one room, he was in the other — sie war im einen Zimmer, er im anderen

(indefinite) one morning/day etc he realized... — eines Morgens/Tages etc bemerkte er...

one morning next week — nächste Woche einmal morgens

one day next week — nächste Woche einmal

one day soon — bald einmal

one sunny summer's day — an einem sonnigen Sommertag

(= a certain) one Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

(= sole, only) he is the one man to tell you — er ist der Einzige, der es Ihnen sagen kann

no one man could do it — niemand konnte es allein tun

the one and only Brigitte Bardot — die unvergleichliche Brigitte Bardot

(= same) they all came in the one car — sie kamen alle in dem einen Auto

they are one and the same person — das ist ein und dieselbe Person

it is one and the same thing — das ist ein und dasselbe

it's all one to me — das ist mir alles einerlei

(= united) God is one — Gott ist unteilbar

are they one with us? — sind sie mit uns eins?

we are one on the subject — wir sind uns über dieses Thema einig

they were one in wanting that — sie waren sich darin einig, dass sie das wollten

the crowd rose as one — die Menge erhob sich geschlossen

the one who... — der(jenige), der.../die(jenige), die.../das(jenige), das...

he/that was the one — er/das wars

do you have one? — haben Sie einen/eine/ein(e)s?

the red/big etc one — der/die/das Rote/Große etc

he has some very fine ones — er hat sehr Schöne

not (a single) one of them, never one of them — nicht eine(r, s) von ihnen, kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges

no one of these people — keiner dieser Leute

any one — irgendeine(r, s)

every one — jede(r, s)

this one — diese(r, s)

which one? — welche(r, s)?

I'm not usually one to go out on a week night, but today... — ich gehe sonst eigentlich nicht an Wochentagen aus, aber heute...

he's never one to say no — er sagt nie Nein or nein

he's a great one for discipline/turning up late — der ist ganz groß, wenns um Disziplin/ums Zuspätkommen geht

she is a teacher, and he/her sister wants to be one too — sie ist Lehrerin, und er möchte auch gern Lehrer werden/ihre Schwester möchte auch gern eine werden

I, for one, think otherwise — ich, zum Beispiel, denke anders

they came one and all — sie kamen alle (ohne Ausnahme)

one by one — einzeln

one after the other — eine(r, s) nach dem/der/dem anderen

take one or the other —

you can't have one without the other — Sie können das eine nicht ohne das andere haben

one or other of them will do it — der/die eine oder andere wird es tun

he's not one of our group — er gehört nicht zu unserer Gruppe

he is one of us — er ist einer von uns

one who knows the country —

in the manner of one who... — in der Art von jemandem, der...

like one demented/possessed — wie verrückt/besessen

friends happy — man sieht seine Freunde gern glücklich

Chapter one — Kapitel eins

in ones and twos — in kleinen Gruppen

they became one — sie wurden eins

they were made one — sie wurden vereint

he was at one with the world — er war mit der Welt im Einklang

he is not at one with himself — er ist mit sich selbst nicht im Reinen

it was a bedroom and sitting room (all) in one — es war Schlaf- und Wohnzimmer in einem

T-shirt and shorts all in one — T-shirt und Shorts in einem Stück

Rangers were one up after the first half — Rangers hatten nach der ersten Halbzeit ein Tor Vorsprung

one thing I must say — ein[e]s muss ich sagen

one more... — noch ein...

one more time — noch einmal

the one thing — das einzige

any one — irgendein

in any one day/year — an einem Tag/in einem Jahr

no one — kein

not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht

one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache

we are one — wir sind uns einig

one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts

one day soon — bald einmal

one day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

one Sunday — an einem Sonntag

for one thing — zum einen

in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb

got it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!

in ones — einzeln

two for the price of one — zwei zum Preis von einem

one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)

one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.

any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen

every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen

not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen

big ones and little ones — große und kleine

the jacket is an old one — die Jacke ist [schon] alt

the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere

this is the one I like — den/die/das mag ich

my husband is the tall one over there — mein Mann ist der große da

this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]

that one — der/die/das [da]

which one? — welcher/welche/welches?

which ones? — welche?

all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem

the last house but one — das vorletzte Haus

I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil

be kind to one another — nett zueinander sein

[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere

the little one — der/die/das Kleine

[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut

one's — sein

have one on me — ich geb dir einen aus

there and then — auf der Stelle

you there! — Sie da!

move along there! — weitergehen!

we got there and back in two hours — wir brauchten für Hin- und Rückweg [nur] zwei Stunden

down/in/up there — dort hinunter/hinein/hinauf

get there first — jemandem/den anderen zuvorkommen

there is enough food — es gibt genug zu essen

there are many kinds of... — es gibt viele Arten von...

there were four of them — sie waren zu viert

there appears to be some error — da scheint ein Irrtum unterlaufen zu sein

there's no time for that now — dafür haben wir/habe ich jetzt keine Zeit

what is there for supper? — was gibt's zum Abendessen?

there [you are]! — da, siehst du! (see also 1. 3))