lasciami pensare

a chi stai pensando? — who are you thinking about?

pensava al tempo passato — he was remembering days gone by

penso di sì — I think so

penso di no — I don't think so

pensare con la propria testa — to think for o.s.

pensa a come sarebbe bello — think how lovely it would be

prima di parlare pensa — think before you speak

se solo ci avessi pensato — if only I had thought about it

non voglio nemmeno pensarci — I don't even want to think about it

ciò mi dà da pensare — that gives me something to think about

pensare bene/male di qn — to think well/badly of sb, have a good/bad opinion of sb

ma pensa un po'! — just think of that!

(provvedere) pensare a qc — to see to sth, take care of sth

pensa ai fatti tuoi! — mind your own business!

che stai pensando? — what are you thinking?

cosa ne pensi? — what do you think of it?, how do you feel about it?

ciò mi fa pensare che... — that makes me think that...

il suo comportamento farebbe pensare che... — his behaviour would lead you to suppose that..., his behaviour would make you think that...

non avrei mai pensato finisse così — I would never have believed it would end like this

ti pensavo più furbo — I thought you were smarter than that

chi l'avrebbe mai pensato? — who would have thought it?

e pensare che... — and to think that...

non pensa che quello che fa può danneggiare gli altri — he doesn't realize that what he does may harm others

(avere intenzione) pensare di fare qc — to think of doing sth

pensavo di invitare anche lui — I was thinking of inviting him too

penso di partire in serata — I'm thinking of leaving in the course of the evening

ne pensa sempre una nuova — he's always got something new up his sleeve

l'ha pensata bella — he had a bright idea

una ne fa e cento ne pensa — he's always up to something

che ne pensi? — what do you think of it?

dire ciò che si pensa — to say what one thinks, to speak one's mind

penso che abbia ragione — I think (that) he's right

penso di sì — I think so

non penso, penso di no — I don't think so

penso di avere fatto un buon lavoro — I think I did a good job

non è così stupido come si pensa — he's not as stupid as people think (he is)

tutto fa pensare che — there's every indication that

pensa cosa potrebbe succedere! — just think what might happen!

pensa che si è ricordata il mio nome! — fancy her remembering my name!

ma pensa un po'! — fancy that!

ti penso giorno e notte — I think about you day and night

non posso pensare a tutto — I can't think of everything

pensa solo a se stesso, al denaro, a divertirsi — he only thinks of himself, about money, about enjoying himself

pensa agli affari tuoi! — mind your own business!

penserò io ai bambini — I'll look after the children

ora che ci penso, a pensarci bene... — come to think of it...

solo a pensarci mi sento male — the mere thought makes me ill, it makes me ill just thinking about it

è semplice, bastava pensarci — it's easy, it just required some thinking

non pensarci neanche! — don't even think about it!

pensandoci meglio... — on second thoughts...

ci penserò (su) — I'll think about it

pensaci bene! — think twice about it! think it over!

non pensiamoci più! — let's forget about it!

non ci avevo neanche pensato — it hadn't even occurred to me

non ci penso proprio! — nothing could be further from my mind! no way am I doing that!

la penso come te — I think the same as you, I am of the same mind

le ho detto come la penso — I gave her a piece of my mind

una ne fa e cento ne pensa — he is always up to something

dare da pensare — to worry

è una faccenda che dà da pensare — the whole affair sets you thinking

e pensare che... — and to think that...

pensa e ripensa — after long thought, after much racking of one's brains

pensa alla salute! — don't worry!

l'autobus passa davanti a casa nostra — the bus goes past our house

non è passata neanche una macchina — not one car went by

passare dall'altra parte della strada — to cross (over) to the other side of the street

passa quando vuoi — call in whenever you like

passo da te dopo cena — I'll call in after dinner

passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb

passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up

ti passo a prendere alle otto — I'll come and pick you up at eight o'clock

passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office

devo passare in banca — I've got to call in at the bank

(trasferirsi) passare da...a — to pass from... to

passare da un argomento ad un altro — to go from one subject to another

passiamo ad altro! — let's go on!

passare al nemico — to go over to the enemy

passare di moda — to go out of fashion

sono passati molti anni dalla fine della guerra — many years have passed since the end of the war

il peggio è passato — the worst is over

far passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth

ti è passato il mal di testa? — has your headache gone?

gli passerà! — he'll get over it!

passare a un esame — to go up (to the next class) after an exam

passare di grado — to be promoted

passare di cottura — to be overdone

30 anni e passa — well over 30 years ago

c'erano 100 persone e passa — there were well over a 100 people

(esistere) ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures

passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius

passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted

passare inosservato — to go unnoticed

farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be

passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through

passare sotto — to pass below

lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through

non mi hanno lasciato passare — they didn't let me through

questa volta non ci passo sopra — I'm not prepared to overlook it this time

hai passato l'esame? — did you pass the exam?

(trafiggere) passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth

passare le vacanze in montagna — to spend one's holidays in the mountains

ho passato due giorni a Parigi — I spent two days in Paris

non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something

ha passato la palla a Enrico — he passed the ball to Enrico

potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?

mi hai passato l'influenza — you gave me the flu

i miei genitori mi passano 300 euro al mese — my parents give me 300 euros a month

le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi

passare lo straccio per terra — to give the floor a wipe

passare una mano di vernice su qc — to give sth a coat of paint

(fraseologia) passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badly

passarla liscia — to get away with it

ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times

col passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...

passato il semaforo, giri a destra — turn right after the lights

passare qcn. a un altro ufficio — to move sb. to another office

passare una telefonata a qcn. — to put a call through to sb.

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore — give me the sales manager, please

glielo passo — I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

passami il piatto — pass me your plate

potete (fare) passare il sale? — could you pass the salt along please?

passare le dita su qcs. — to run one's fingers over sth.

passare uno straccio su qcs. — to run a duster over sth

passare una bella giornata — to have a nice day

passare la giornata a fare — to spend the day doing

passare un brutto momento — to have a thin time of it

non me ne passa una — he doesn't let me get away with anything

passare qcs. al tritacarne — to put sth. through the mincer

passare la cera sul tavolo — to wax the table

passo! — over

passo e chiudo! — over and out!

passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma — now over to our Rome studios

passare la cinquantina — to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties

devi passare a trovarci — you must come by and see us

passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to pick sb., sth. up

passerà oggi — he's coming round today

sono solo passata a salutare — I've just popped in to say hello

passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passare davanti a qcn. in una coda — to cut in front of sb. in a queue

dire quello che passa per la mente — to say things off the top of one's head

mi domando cosa le passi per la testa — I wonder what's going on in her head

passare alla storia come — to go down in history as

passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione — to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico — to change over from gas to electric heating

passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passare al (campo) nemico — to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

passiamo ad altro — let's move on

passare alle vie di fatto — to use force, to come to blows

passare alla classe superiore — to go up a class

è passato generale — he's been promoted to general

passerà — it'll pass, things will get better

gli passerà — he'll get over it

questo mal di testa non vuole passare! — this headache just won't go away!

mi è passata la voglia di giocare — I don't feel like playing any more

sono appena passate le sei — it's just gone six o'clock

passarono tre ore prima che... — three hours went by before

farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. — to put sb. through the mill

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare — after all you've put me through

ci siamo passati tutti — we've all gone through it

lasciare passare — to let it pass

passi per i giovani, ma... — that's all right for young people but...

passare per un genio — to pass for a genius

fare passare qcn. per bugiardo — to make sb. out to be a liar

che differenza passa tra i due? — what's the difference between the two?

- rsi il pettine tra i capelli — to run a comb through one's hair

- rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte — to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead

si passò la mano sul viso — he passed his hand over his face

- rsi documenti — to exchange documents

- rsi la palla — to throw a ball around

come te la passi? — how are things, how are you getting along?

passarsela bene — to be well off

non mi passa più! — there's no end to it!

non la passerai liscia! — you'll never get away with it!

con il passare degli anni — with the passing of the years, as years go by

con il passare delle ore — as the day progressed