let him not use

and in the form ni: DVM NI MINVS VIGINTI ADSIENT,

DVM NE AMPLIOREM MODVM PRATORVM HABEANT QVAM, etc.,

ne sues quidem id velint, non modo ipse,

ne in oppidis quidem... ne in fanis quidem,

Philippus non item: itaque ne nos quidem,

nulla ne minima quidem aura fluctus commovente,

non potest dici satis, ne cogitari quidem, quantum, etc.,

vita beata, quam ne in deo quidem esse censes, nisi, etc.,

ut in foro et in judicio... ne non timere quidem sine aliquo timore possimus,

ne tondere quidem Vellera possunt,

so after a negative, repeating it with emphasis: non enim praetereundum est ne id quidem,

nulla species ne excogitari quidem potest ornatior,

non praetermittam ne illud quidem,

Caesar negat se ne Graeca quidem meliora legisse,

numquam illum ne minima quidem re offendi,

sine quā ne intellegi quidem ulla virtus potest,

neque enim ipsius quidem regis abhorrebat animus,

VECTIGAL INVITEI DARE NEI DEBENTO,

art. ni, II.: abi, ne jura: satis credo,

ah, ne saevi tantopere,

impius ne audeto placare donis iram deorum,

ne, pueri, ne tanta animis assuescite bella,

ne me moveatis,

si certum est facere, facias: verum ne post conferas Culpam in me,

si denique veritas extorquebit, ne repugnetis,

ne pudori Sit tibi Musa lyrae sollers,

ne istuc Juppiter Opt. Max. sirit, etc.,

illud utinam ne vere scriberem!

ne vivam, si scio,

sed ne vivam, si tibi concedo,

ne sim salvus, si aliter scribo ac sentio,

ego enim, etc.,

pugnes omnino, sed cum adversario facili. Ne sit sane: videri certe potest,

ne sit sane summum malum dolor: malum certe est,

ne sint in senectute vires: ne postulantur quidem vires a senectute,

ne sit igitur sol, ne luna, ne stellae, quoniam nihil esse potest, nisi quod attigimus aut vidimus,

nec porro malum, quo aut oppressus jaceas, aut, ne opprimare, mente vix constes?

sint sane liberales ex sociorum fortunis, sint misericordes in furibus aerarii, ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur, etc.,

vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes,

haec mihi nunc cura est maxima, ut ne cui meae Longinquitas aetatis obstet,

ego, pol, te ulciscar, ut ne impune nos illuseris,

excitandam esse animadversionem et diligentiam, ut ne quid inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,

equidem soleo dare operam, ut de suā quisque re me ipse doceat, et, ut ne quis alius assit, quo, etc.,

quam plurimis de rebus ad me velim scribas, ut prorsus ne quid ignorem,

ut causae communi salutique ne deessent,

lata lex est, ne auspicia valerent, ut omnibus fastis diebus legem ferri liceret: ut lex Aelia, lex Fufia ne valeret,

vos orant atque obsecrant, judices, ut in actore causae suae deligendo vestrum judicium ab suo judicio ne discrepet,

ego id agam, mihi qui ne detur,

moxque ad aram, quo ne hostis dolum persentisceret, aversusque a duce assistit,

omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt... ne quis se aut suorum aliquem praetermissum queratur,

Caesarem complexus obsecrare coepit, ne quid gravius in fratrem statueret,

vide sis, ne quid imprudens ruas,

considera, ne in alienissimum tempus cadat adventus tuus,

Cocceius, vide, ne frustretur,

metuo et timeo, ne hoc tandem propalam flat,

timeo ne malefacta mea sint inventa omnia,

vereor ne quid Andria apportet mali,

metuebat ne indicarent,

mater cruciatur et sollicita est, ne filium spoliatum omni dignitate conspiciat,

hic ne quid mihi prorogetur, horreo,

id paves, ne ducas tu illam, tu autem ut ducas,

esse metus coepit, ne, etc.,

terruit gentīs, grave ne rediret Saeculum Pyrrhae,

non periclumst, nequid recte monstres,

pavor ceperat milites, ne mortiferum esset vulnus,

vereor ne exercitum firmum habere non possit,

unum vereor ne senatus Pompeium nolit dimittere,

timeo ne non impetrem,

non vereor, ne quid temere facias,

timere non debeo, ne non iste illā cruce dignus judicetur,

qui cavet, ne decipiatur, etc.,

cavete, judices, ne nova proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,

v. caveo: casus quidam ne facerem impedivit,

unus ne caperetur urbs causa fuit,

which is always, in classic Latin, the first word of the clause (ante- class. after other words: sine dote uxoremne?

meministine me in senatu dicere? etc.,

potestne rerum major esse dissensio?

tune id veritus es?

jamne vides, belua, jamne sentis? etc.,

quid, si etiam falsum illud omnino est? tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?

quiane auxilio juvat ante levatos?

tun' te audes Sosiam esse dicere?

valuistin?

satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st: quam aeque diligam?

pergin autem?

vin commutemus?

so quin for quine,

utine adveniens vomitum excutias mulieri?

sin, saluti quod tibi esse censeo, id. consuadeo,

ut videamus, satisne ista sit justa defectio,

Publilius iturusne sit in Africam et quando, ex Aledio scire poteris,

videto vasa, multane sient,

quem imitari possimusne, ipse liber erit indicio,

quone malo mentem concussa? Timore deorum,

uterne Ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?

illa rogare: Quantane?

misine ego ad te epistulam?

rectene interpretor sententiam tuam,

potestne virtus servire?

potesne dicere?

est etiam illa distinctio, utrum illudne non videatur aegre ferendum... an, etc.,

sed utrum strictimne attonsurum dicam esse an per pectinem, nescio,

Smyrna quid et Colophon? Majora minorane fama?

ut in incerto fuerit, vicissent victine essent,

cum interrogaretur, utrum pluris patrem matremne faceret,

ne ego homo infelix fui, Qui non alas intervelli,

ne ego haud paulo hunc animum malim quam, etc.,

ne ego, inquam, si ita est, velim tibi eum placere quam maxime,

ne iste,

ne tu hercle,

edepol ne ego,

edepol ne tu,

ne ista edepol,

ne istuc mecastor,

ne ille, medius fidius,

medius fidius ne tu,

edepol ne meam operam, etc.,

and in the form ni: DVM NI MINVS VIGINTI ADSIENT,

DVM NE AMPLIOREM MODVM PRATORVM HABEANT QVAM, etc.,

ne sues quidem id velint, non modo ipse,

ne in oppidis quidem... ne in fanis quidem,

Philippus non item: itaque ne nos quidem,

nulla ne minima quidem aura fluctus commovente,

non potest dici satis, ne cogitari quidem, quantum, etc.,

vita beata, quam ne in deo quidem esse censes, nisi, etc.,

ut in foro et in judicio... ne non timere quidem sine aliquo timore possimus,

ne tondere quidem Vellera possunt,

so after a negative, repeating it with emphasis: non enim praetereundum est ne id quidem,

nulla species ne excogitari quidem potest ornatior,

non praetermittam ne illud quidem,

Caesar negat se ne Graeca quidem meliora legisse,

numquam illum ne minima quidem re offendi,

sine quā ne intellegi quidem ulla virtus potest,

neque enim ipsius quidem regis abhorrebat animus,

VECTIGAL INVITEI DARE NEI DEBENTO,

art. ni, II.: abi, ne jura: satis credo,

ah, ne saevi tantopere,

impius ne audeto placare donis iram deorum,

ne, pueri, ne tanta animis assuescite bella,

ne me moveatis,

si certum est facere, facias: verum ne post conferas Culpam in me,

si denique veritas extorquebit, ne repugnetis,

ne pudori Sit tibi Musa lyrae sollers,

ne istuc Juppiter Opt. Max. sirit, etc.,

illud utinam ne vere scriberem!

ne vivam, si scio,

sed ne vivam, si tibi concedo,

ne sim salvus, si aliter scribo ac sentio,

ego enim, etc.,

pugnes omnino, sed cum adversario facili. Ne sit sane: videri certe potest,

ne sit sane summum malum dolor: malum certe est,

ne sint in senectute vires: ne postulantur quidem vires a senectute,

ne sit igitur sol, ne luna, ne stellae, quoniam nihil esse potest, nisi quod attigimus aut vidimus,

nec porro malum, quo aut oppressus jaceas, aut, ne opprimare, mente vix constes?

sint sane liberales ex sociorum fortunis, sint misericordes in furibus aerarii, ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur, etc.,

vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes,

haec mihi nunc cura est maxima, ut ne cui meae Longinquitas aetatis obstet,

ego, pol, te ulciscar, ut ne impune nos illuseris,

excitandam esse animadversionem et diligentiam, ut ne quid inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,

equidem soleo dare operam, ut de suā quisque re me ipse doceat, et, ut ne quis alius assit, quo, etc.,

quam plurimis de rebus ad me velim scribas, ut prorsus ne quid ignorem,

ut causae communi salutique ne deessent,

lata lex est, ne auspicia valerent, ut omnibus fastis diebus legem ferri liceret: ut lex Aelia, lex Fufia ne valeret,

vos orant atque obsecrant, judices, ut in actore causae suae deligendo vestrum judicium ab suo judicio ne discrepet,

ego id agam, mihi qui ne detur,

moxque ad aram, quo ne hostis dolum persentisceret, aversusque a duce assistit,

omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt... ne quis se aut suorum aliquem praetermissum queratur,

Caesarem complexus obsecrare coepit, ne quid gravius in fratrem statueret,

vide sis, ne quid imprudens ruas,

considera, ne in alienissimum tempus cadat adventus tuus,

Cocceius, vide, ne frustretur,

metuo et timeo, ne hoc tandem propalam flat,

timeo ne malefacta mea sint inventa omnia,

vereor ne quid Andria apportet mali,

metuebat ne indicarent,

mater cruciatur et sollicita est, ne filium spoliatum omni dignitate conspiciat,

hic ne quid mihi prorogetur, horreo,

id paves, ne ducas tu illam, tu autem ut ducas,

esse metus coepit, ne, etc.,

terruit gentīs, grave ne rediret Saeculum Pyrrhae,

non periclumst, nequid recte monstres,

pavor ceperat milites, ne mortiferum esset vulnus,

vereor ne exercitum firmum habere non possit,

unum vereor ne senatus Pompeium nolit dimittere,

timeo ne non impetrem,

non vereor, ne quid temere facias,

timere non debeo, ne non iste illā cruce dignus judicetur,

qui cavet, ne decipiatur, etc.,

cavete, judices, ne nova proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,

v. caveo: casus quidam ne facerem impedivit,

unus ne caperetur urbs causa fuit,

which is always, in classic Latin, the first word of the clause (ante- class. after other words: sine dote uxoremne?

meministine me in senatu dicere? etc.,

potestne rerum major esse dissensio?

tune id veritus es?

jamne vides, belua, jamne sentis? etc.,

quid, si etiam falsum illud omnino est? tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?

quiane auxilio juvat ante levatos?

tun' te audes Sosiam esse dicere?

valuistin?

satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st: quam aeque diligam?

pergin autem?

vin commutemus?

so quin for quine,

utine adveniens vomitum excutias mulieri?

sin, saluti quod tibi esse censeo, id. consuadeo,

ut videamus, satisne ista sit justa defectio,

Publilius iturusne sit in Africam et quando, ex Aledio scire poteris,

videto vasa, multane sient,

quem imitari possimusne, ipse liber erit indicio,

quone malo mentem concussa? Timore deorum,

uterne Ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?

illa rogare: Quantane?

misine ego ad te epistulam?

rectene interpretor sententiam tuam,

potestne virtus servire?

potesne dicere?

est etiam illa distinctio, utrum illudne non videatur aegre ferendum... an, etc.,

sed utrum strictimne attonsurum dicam esse an per pectinem, nescio,

Smyrna quid et Colophon? Majora minorane fama?

ut in incerto fuerit, vicissent victine essent,

cum interrogaretur, utrum pluris patrem matremne faceret,

ne ego homo infelix fui, Qui non alas intervelli,

ne ego haud paulo hunc animum malim quam, etc.,

ne ego, inquam, si ita est, velim tibi eum placere quam maxime,

ne iste,

ne tu hercle,

edepol ne ego,

edepol ne tu,

ne ista edepol,

ne istuc mecastor,

ne ille, medius fidius,

medius fidius ne tu,

edepol ne meam operam, etc.,

and in the form ni: DVM NI MINVS VIGINTI ADSIENT,

DVM NE AMPLIOREM MODVM PRATORVM HABEANT QVAM, etc.,

ne sues quidem id velint, non modo ipse,

ne in oppidis quidem... ne in fanis quidem,

Philippus non item: itaque ne nos quidem,

nulla ne minima quidem aura fluctus commovente,

non potest dici satis, ne cogitari quidem, quantum, etc.,

vita beata, quam ne in deo quidem esse censes, nisi, etc.,

ut in foro et in judicio... ne non timere quidem sine aliquo timore possimus,

ne tondere quidem Vellera possunt,

so after a negative, repeating it with emphasis: non enim praetereundum est ne id quidem,

nulla species ne excogitari quidem potest ornatior,

non praetermittam ne illud quidem,

Caesar negat se ne Graeca quidem meliora legisse,

numquam illum ne minima quidem re offendi,

sine quā ne intellegi quidem ulla virtus potest,

neque enim ipsius quidem regis abhorrebat animus,

VECTIGAL INVITEI DARE NEI DEBENTO,

art. ni, II.: abi, ne jura: satis credo,

ah, ne saevi tantopere,

impius ne audeto placare donis iram deorum,

ne, pueri, ne tanta animis assuescite bella,

ne me moveatis,

si certum est facere, facias: verum ne post conferas Culpam in me,

si denique veritas extorquebit, ne repugnetis,

ne pudori Sit tibi Musa lyrae sollers,

ne istuc Juppiter Opt. Max. sirit, etc.,

illud utinam ne vere scriberem!

ne vivam, si scio,

sed ne vivam, si tibi concedo,

ne sim salvus, si aliter scribo ac sentio,

ego enim, etc.,

pugnes omnino, sed cum adversario facili. Ne sit sane: videri certe potest,

ne sit sane summum malum dolor: malum certe est,

ne sint in senectute vires: ne postulantur quidem vires a senectute,

ne sit igitur sol, ne luna, ne stellae, quoniam nihil esse potest, nisi quod attigimus aut vidimus,

nec porro malum, quo aut oppressus jaceas, aut, ne opprimare, mente vix constes?

sint sane liberales ex sociorum fortunis, sint misericordes in furibus aerarii, ne illi sanguinem nostrum largiantur, etc.,

vix incedo inanis, ne ire posse cum onere existumes,

haec mihi nunc cura est maxima, ut ne cui meae Longinquitas aetatis obstet,

ego, pol, te ulciscar, ut ne impune nos illuseris,

excitandam esse animadversionem et diligentiam, ut ne quid inconsiderate negligenterque agamus,

equidem soleo dare operam, ut de suā quisque re me ipse doceat, et, ut ne quis alius assit, quo, etc.,

quam plurimis de rebus ad me velim scribas, ut prorsus ne quid ignorem,

ut causae communi salutique ne deessent,

lata lex est, ne auspicia valerent, ut omnibus fastis diebus legem ferri liceret: ut lex Aelia, lex Fufia ne valeret,

vos orant atque obsecrant, judices, ut in actore causae suae deligendo vestrum judicium ab suo judicio ne discrepet,

ego id agam, mihi qui ne detur,

moxque ad aram, quo ne hostis dolum persentisceret, aversusque a duce assistit,

omitto innumerabiles viros, quorum singuli saluti huic civitati fuerunt... ne quis se aut suorum aliquem praetermissum queratur,

Caesarem complexus obsecrare coepit, ne quid gravius in fratrem statueret,

vide sis, ne quid imprudens ruas,

considera, ne in alienissimum tempus cadat adventus tuus,

Cocceius, vide, ne frustretur,

metuo et timeo, ne hoc tandem propalam flat,

timeo ne malefacta mea sint inventa omnia,

vereor ne quid Andria apportet mali,

metuebat ne indicarent,

mater cruciatur et sollicita est, ne filium spoliatum omni dignitate conspiciat,

hic ne quid mihi prorogetur, horreo,

id paves, ne ducas tu illam, tu autem ut ducas,

esse metus coepit, ne, etc.,

terruit gentīs, grave ne rediret Saeculum Pyrrhae,

non periclumst, nequid recte monstres,

pavor ceperat milites, ne mortiferum esset vulnus,

vereor ne exercitum firmum habere non possit,

unum vereor ne senatus Pompeium nolit dimittere,

timeo ne non impetrem,

non vereor, ne quid temere facias,

timere non debeo, ne non iste illā cruce dignus judicetur,

qui cavet, ne decipiatur, etc.,

cavete, judices, ne nova proscriptio instaurata esse videatur,

v. caveo: casus quidam ne facerem impedivit,

unus ne caperetur urbs causa fuit,

which is always, in classic Latin, the first word of the clause (ante- class. after other words: sine dote uxoremne?

meministine me in senatu dicere? etc.,

potestne rerum major esse dissensio?

tune id veritus es?

jamne vides, belua, jamne sentis? etc.,

quid, si etiam falsum illud omnino est? tamenne ista tam absurda defendes?

quiane auxilio juvat ante levatos?

tun' te audes Sosiam esse dicere?

valuistin?

satin habes, si feminarum nulla'st: quam aeque diligam?

pergin autem?

vin commutemus?

so quin for quine,

utine adveniens vomitum excutias mulieri?

sin, saluti quod tibi esse censeo, id. consuadeo,

ut videamus, satisne ista sit justa defectio,

Publilius iturusne sit in Africam et quando, ex Aledio scire poteris,

videto vasa, multane sient,

quem imitari possimusne, ipse liber erit indicio,

quone malo mentem concussa? Timore deorum,

uterne Ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?

illa rogare: Quantane?

misine ego ad te epistulam?

rectene interpretor sententiam tuam,

potestne virtus servire?

potesne dicere?

est etiam illa distinctio, utrum illudne non videatur aegre ferendum... an, etc.,

sed utrum strictimne attonsurum dicam esse an per pectinem, nescio,

Smyrna quid et Colophon? Majora minorane fama?

ut in incerto fuerit, vicissent victine essent,

cum interrogaretur, utrum pluris patrem matremne faceret,

ne ego homo infelix fui, Qui non alas intervelli,

ne ego haud paulo hunc animum malim quam, etc.,

ne ego, inquam, si ita est, velim tibi eum placere quam maxime,

ne iste,

ne tu hercle,

edepol ne ego,

edepol ne tu,

ne ista edepol,

ne istuc mecastor,

ne ille, medius fidius,

medius fidius ne tu,

edepol ne meam operam, etc.,

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

los datos hablan por sí solos — the facts speak for themselves

que hable él — let him speak, let him have his say

vamos a hablar en confianza — this is between you and me

¿hablas en serio? — are you serious?

el vino hace hablar — wine loosens people's tongues

hablamos por teléfono todos los días — we speak on the phone every day, we phone each other every day

acabo de hablar por teléfono con ella — I was just on the phone to her

¡ni hablar! —

de eso ni hablar — that's out of the question

habla bien el portugués — he speaks good Portuguese, he speaks Portuguese well

"se habla inglés" — "English spoken"

en el Brasil se habla portugués — they speak Portuguese in Brazil

hay que hablarlo todo — we need to discuss everything

eso habrá que hablarlo con tu padre — you'll have to discuss that with your father

exijo que se haga lo que yo digo y no hay más que hablar — you will do what I say and that's that

me gustan las películas de vaqueros y no hay más que hablar — I happen to like westerns and I don't see why I should have to justify it

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla español — Spanish spoken

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

habla más alto — speak up

habla más bajo — keep your voice down

hablar con la boca llena — to talk with one's mouth full

las cifras hablan por sí solas — the figures speak for themselves

mejor no hablar — I'd better keep my mouth shut

así se habla! — that's what I like to hear!

hablar por señas — to use sign language

hablar en público — to speak in public

un político que habla muy bien — a politician who is a very good speaker

quien mucho habla mucho yerra — the more you talk, the more mistakes you'll make

tenemos que hablar — we must (have a) talk

está hablando por teléfono — he's on the phone

hablar de algo/alguien — to talk about something/somebody

siempre habla mal de ella — he never has a good word to say about her

lo dejamos en 10.000 y no se hable más (de ello) — let's say 10,000 and be done with it

el viaje en tren sale caro, y no hablemos ya del avión — going by train is expensive, and as for flying...

háblame de tus planes — tell me about your plans

no sé de qué me estás hablando — I don't know what you're talking about

hablan muy bien de él — people speak very highly of him

me ha hablado mucho de ti — she's told me a lot about you

le hablé al director de tu caso — I spoke to the director about your case

ya hablaremos sobre eso luego — we'll talk about that later

no me hables en ese tono — don't speak to me in that tone of voice

háblale de tú — use the `tú' form with him

hablar de + inf — to talk of -ing, talk about -ing

se habla ya de miles de víctimas — there is already talk of thousands of casualties

se habla español — Spanish spoken

tenemos que hablar las cosas — we must talk things over

no habló ni una palabra — he didn't say a word

llevan meses sin hablarse — they haven't spoken to each other for months

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in

te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action

pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

yo paso — pass

yo paso — count me out

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom

pasa el alambre por este agujero — put the wire through this hole

pasó el hilo por el ojo de la aguja — she threaded the thread through the eye of the needle

pasar el café por el colador — to strain the coffee

han pasado billetes falsos — they've passed (off) forged notes

han pasado un alijo de cocaína por la frontera — a consignment of cocaine has been smuggled across the border

voy a pasarle un trapo — I'm going to wipe it down

pasar la mano por algo — to run one's hand over sth

pasar el cepillo por el pelo — to run a brush through one's hair

pasar la aspiradora por la alfombra — to vacuum the carpet, run the vacuum cleaner over the carpet

pasar la aspiradora — to do the vacuuming

le pasó el brazo por los hombros/la cintura — she slipped {o} put her arm around his shoulders/waist

me has pasado tu catarro — you've given me your cold

no puedo pasar esta pastilla — I can't swallow this pill, I can't get this pill down

no puedo pasar a ese hombre — I can't bear {o} stand that man

se lo pasan todo — they let him get away with anything

no te voy a pasar más — I'm not going to indulge you any more

los pasa a todos en inteligencia — she's more intelligent than any of them

para ganar debes pasar a muchos contrincantes — to win you have to beat a lot of opponents

me pasa ya 3cm — he's already 3cm taller than I am

pasar por alto un detalle — to overlook a detail

pasar las vacaciones — to spend one's holidays

voy a pasar el fin de semana con ella — I'm going to spend the weekend with her

fuimos a pasar el día en la playa — we went to the seaside for the day

lo pasaremos tan ricamente — we'll have such a good time

pasarlo bien — to have a good time

¡que lo pases bien! — have a good time!, enjoy yourself!

pasarlo mal — to have a bad time

lo pasamos muy mal — we had an awful time

hemos pasado el aniversario — the anniversary has passed, the anniversary is behind us

ya hemos pasado lo peor — we're over the worst now, the worst is behind us now

ha pasado una mala racha — she's been through a bad patch

ha pasado muchas enfermedades — he's had a lot of illnesses

pasar frío — to be cold

pasar hambre — to be hungry

no ha pasado ni un taxi — not one taxi has come/gone past

¿a qué hora pasa el lechero? — what time does the milkman come?

los otros coches no podían pasar — the other cars weren't able to get past

no dejan pasar a nadie — they're not letting anyone through

no dejes pasar esta oportunidad — don't miss this opportunity

pasar POR algo — to go through something

al pasar por la aduana — when you go through customs

el Tajo pasa por Aranjuez — the Tagus flows through Aranjuez

es un vuelo directo, no pasa por Miami — it's a direct flight, it doesn't go via Miami

¿este autobús pasa por el museo? — does this bus go past the museum?

¿el 45 pasa por aquí? — does the number 45 come this way?

pasamos por delante de su casa — we went past her house

ni me pasó por la imaginación — it didn't even occur to me, it didn't even cross my mind

pasaron de Chile a Argentina a pie — they crossed over from Chile to Argentina on foot

la humedad pasó a la otra habitación — the damp went through to the other room

no pasará por la puerta — it won't go through the door

esta camiseta no me pasa por la cabeza — I can't get this T-shirt over my head

pasó de mano en mano — it was passed around (to everyone)

pase, por favor — please, do come in

que pase el siguiente! — next, please!

haga pasar al Sr Díaz — show Mr Díaz in please

pasaron al comedor — they went through into the dining room

¿puedo pasar al baño? — may I use the bathroom please?

pasar (DE algo) A algo — to go (from something) to something

pasando a otra cosa... — anyway, to change the subject...

pasan a ocupar el primer puesto — they move into first place