let's have a quiet cup of tea

in the quiet of the night - в тишине ночи

the quiet of the mind - душевный покой

a few hours of quiet - несколько часов покоя

to read in quiet - спокойно почитать

to live in peace and quiet - жить в мире и спокойствии

the country enjoyed many years of quiet after the war - после войны страна долгие годы жила мирной жизнью

I'm telling you that on the quiet - я тебе скажу, но только между нами

quiet wind - тихий ветер

quiet footsteps - неслышные /бесшумные/ шаги

quiet neighbours [surroundings] - спокойные соседи [-ое окружение]

quiet street [room] - тихая улица [комната]

the wind grew quiet - ветер утих

to be quiet - молчать, хранить молчание

be quiet! - помолчите!, перестаньте разговаривать!

keep quiet! - не шумите!, замолчите!

we must keep quiet about it - мы не должны об этом говорить

everything is quiet after 10 o'clock - всё умолкает после 10 часов

quiet air - неподвижный воздух

quiet river - тихая /спокойная, неподвижная/ река

to seem quiet - казаться спокойным

the patient was at last quiet now - больной, наконец, успокоился /затих/

the restless boy was quiet now - беспокойный мальчик наконец угомонился

quiet sleep - спокойный /безмятежный/ сон

quiet times [hours] - спокойные /тихие/ времена [часы]

quiet evening [life] - тихий /мирный/ вечер [-ая жизнь]

quiet mind - спокойный /ровный/ характер

quiet conscience - чистая совесть

quiet horse - смирная лошадь

a quiet cup of tea - чашка чаю, выпитая на досуге

to have a quiet meal - поесть неторопливо /не спеша/

I want to be quiet after my journey - я хочу отдохнуть после поездки

let me be quiet - оставьте меня в покое

all quiet on the western front - на западном фронте без перемен

he finds life in the country too quiet - жизнь в деревне кажется ему слишком однообразной

quiet colours - неяркие /спокойные/ цвета

a quiet style of dress - скромная /неброская/ одежда

quiet wedding - скромная свадьба

quiet dinner - интимный ужин

quiet existence - скромное существование

a quiet gathering of friends - скромная встреча друзей

a very quiet man - очень сдержанный человек

in his quiet way he is very proud of his son - он очень гордится сыном, но старается не показывать этого

of a quiet disposition /nature/ - тихого нрава

nice quiet people - приятные добрые люди

quiet manners [ways] - приятные манеры [-ое обхождение]

quiet movements - мягкие /сдержанные/ движения

quiet corner /nook/ - укромный уголок

quiet suspicion - тайное подозрение

quiet resentment - глухая неприязнь

we had a quiet laugh over it - мы между собой над этим посмеялись

to keep smth. quiet - утаивать /умалчивать/ что-л.

(as) quiet as the grave - молчаливый; ≅ тише воды, ниже травы

after the storm the town was as quiet as the grave - после урагана город казался вымершим

to quiet a clamour /tumult/ - унять шум

to quiet a crying baby - унять /успокоить/ плачущего ребёнка

the wind quieted down - ветер утих

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

that is to say — das heißt

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

I never thought I'd hear him say that — ich hätte nie gedacht, dass er das sagen würde

that's not for him to say — es steht ihm nicht zu, sich darüber zu äußern

he looks very smart, I'll say that for him —

though I say it myself — wenn ich das mal selbst sagen darf

never let it be said that I didn't try — es soll keiner sagen können or mir soll keiner nachsagen, ich hätte es nicht versucht

it tastes, shall we say, interesting — das schmeckt aber, na, sagen wir mal interessant

well, what can I say? — na ja, was kann man da sagen?

what does it mean? – I wouldn't like to say — was bedeutet das? – das kann ich auch nicht sagen

having said that, I must point out... — ich muss allerdings darauf hinweisen...

so saying, he sat down — und mit den Worten setzte er sich

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihrer Verteidigung zu sagen?

if you don't like it, say so —

why didn't you say so? — warum haben Sie das denn nicht gesagt?

giving instructions he said to wait here — er hat gesagt, ich soll/wir sollen etc hier warten

say after me... — sprechen Sie mir nach...

he can't say his r's — er kann kein R aussprechen

it says in the papers that... — in den Zeitungen steht, dass...

what does the paper/this book/your horoscope etc say? — was steht in der Zeitung/diesem Buch/deinem Horoskop etc?

the rules say that... — in den Regeln heißt es, dass...

the weather forecast said that... —

did the news say anything about the strike? — kam in den Nachrichten etwas über den Streik?

they weren't allowed to say anything about it in the papers — sie durften in den Zeitungen nichts darüber schreiben

it's hard to say what's wrong what does that say about his intentions/the main character? — es ist schwer zu sagen, was nicht stimmt was sagt das über seine Absichten/die Hauptperson aus?

that says a lot about his character/state of mind — das lässt tief auf seinen Charakter/Gemütszustand schließen

these figures say a lot about recent trends — diese Zahlen sind in Bezug auf neuere Tendenzen sehr aufschlussreich

and that's saying a lot — und das will schon etwas heißen

that's not saying much — das will nicht viel heißen

that doesn't say much for him —

that says a lot for him — das spricht für ihn

there's no saying — das weiß keiner

there's no saying what might happen — was (dann) passiert, das kann keiner vorhersagen

= suppose say it takes three men to... — angenommen, man braucht drei Leute, um zu...

in suggestions what would you say to a whisky/game of tennis? — wie wärs mit einem Whisky/mit einer Partie Tennis?

shall we say Tuesday/£50? —

what did he say to your plan? — was hat er zu Ihrem Plan gesagt?

I'll offer £500, what do you say to that? —

what do you say? — was meinen Sie?

I wouldn't say no to a cup of tea — ich hätte nichts gegen eine Tasse Tee

exclamatory well, I must say! —

I should say so! — das möchte ich doch meinen!

well said! — (ganz) richtig!

you('ve) said it! — Sie sagen es!

you can say that again! — das kann man wohl sagen!

say no more! — ich weiß Bescheid!

and so say all of us — und wir stimmen alle zu

set expressions (it's) easier said than done — das ist leichter gesagt als getan

no sooner said than done — gesagt, getan

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

they say..., it is said... — es heißt...

a building said to have been built by... — ein Gebäude, das angeblich von... gebaut wurde or das von... gebaut worden sein soll

it goes without saying that... —

that goes without saying — das ist selbstverständlich

that's not to say that... — das soll nicht heißen, dass...

the plan sounded vague, not to say impractical — der Plan klang vage, um nicht zu sagen unpraktisch

to say nothing of being... — davon, dass ich/er etc... ganz zu schweigen or mal ganz abgesehen

enough said! — genug!

= opportunity to speak let him have his say — lass ihn mal reden or seine Meinung äußern

everyone should be allowed to have his say —

you've had your say — Sie haben Ihre Meinung äußern können

to have no/a say in sth —

I want more say in determining... — ich möchte mehr Mitspracherecht bei der Entscheidung... haben

he said something about going out — er hat etwas von Ausgehen gesagt

what more can I say? — was soll ich da noch [groß] sagen?

have a lot/not much to say for oneself — viel reden/nicht viel von sich geben

that is to say — das heißt

when all is said and done — letzten Endes

[well,] I must say — also, ich muss schon sagen

what have you got to say for yourself? — was haben Sie zu Ihren Gunsten zu sagen?

there's something to be said on both sides/either side — man kann für beide Seiten/jede Seite Argumente anführen

I can't say fairer than that — ein besseres Angebot kann ich nicht machen

and so say all of us — der Meinung sind wir auch

what I'm trying to say is this — was ich sagen will, ist folgendes

a sign saying... — ein Schild mit der Aufschrift...

what does it say here? — was steht hier?

she is said to be clever/have done it — man sagt, sie sei klug/habe es getan

have no say — nichts zu sagen haben

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

I will or I'll finish it tomorrow — lo terminaré mañana

you will come to see us, won't you? — vendrás a vernos, ¿no?

it won't take long — no llevará mucho tiempo

we'll probably go out later — seguramente saldremos luego

I'll always love you — te querré siempre

what will you do? — ¿qué vas a hacer?

we'll be having lunch late — vamos a comer tarde

we'll talk about it later — hablamos luego

no he won't! — ¡no lo hará!

she'll be about 50 — tendrá como 50 años

that will be the postman — será el cartero

will you sit down! — ¡siéntate!

will you be quiet! — ¿te quieres callar?

he will have none of it — no quiere ni siquiera pensarlo

"I won't go" - "oh yes you will" — -no voy -¿cómo que no?

come on, I'll help you — venga, te ayudo

will you help me? — ¿me ayudas?

wait a moment, will you? — espera un momento, ¿quieres?

will you have some tea? — ¿quieres tomar un té?

won't you come with us? — ¿no quieres venir con nosotros?

Tom won't help me — Tom no me quiere ayudar

she will smoke, despite what the doctor says — a pesar de lo que dice el médico, se empeña en fumar

accidents will happen — son cosas que pasan

boys will be boys — así son los chicos

he will keep leaving the door open — siempre tiene que dejar la puerta abierta

if you will eat so much, you can hardly expect to be slim — si insistes en comer tanto, no pensarás adelgazar

the car won't start — el coche no arranca

the car will cruise at 100mph — el coche podrá alcanzar las 100 millas por hora

a man who will do that will do anything — un hombre que es capaz de eso es capaz de todo

(just) as you will! — ¡como quieras!

if God wills — si lo quiere Dios

say what you will — di lo que quieras

do as you will — haz lo que quieras, haz lo que te parezca bien

look where you will, you won't find one — mires donde mires, no vas a encontrar uno

Thy will be done — hágase tu voluntad

he willed himself to stay awake — consiguió quedarse despierto a fuerza de voluntad

I was willing you to win — estaba deseando que ganaras

God has so willed it — Dios lo ha ordenado así

to will sth to sb — legar algo a algn, dejar algo (en herencia) a algn

he willed his pictures to the nation — legó sus cuadros a la nación

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

he'll come on Friday — vendrá el viernes, va a venir el viernes

he won't ever change his ways — no cambiará nunca, no va a cambiar nunca

will you be staying at Jack's? — ¿te vas a quedar en casa de Jack?

you won't leave without me, will you? — no te irás sin mí ¿no?

I won't let you down — no te fallaré, no te voy a fallar

she won't tell us what happened — no nos quiere decir qué pasó

I won't stand for this — no pienso tolerar esto

be quiet, will you! — cállate, ¿quieres?, quieres callarte!

will you have a drink? — ¿quieres tomar algo?

you'll stay for dinner, won't you? — te quedas a cenar ¿no?

won't they be having lunch now? — ¿no estarán comiendo ahora?

you will have gathered that... — te habrás dado cuenta de que...

that would have been in 1947 — eso debe (de) haber sido en 1947

I'll watch anything on television — yo soy capaz de mirar cualquier cosa en la televisión

you won't be told, will you? — qué cosa! ¿por qué no haces caso?

it will do 40 miles per gallon — hace 40 millas por galón

this machine has a will of its own — esta máquina está endiablada

to break somebody's will — doblegar* a alguien

they set about their tasks with a will — se pusieron a trabajar con empeño

where there's a will, there's a way — querer es poder

it was God's will — Dios así lo quiso, fue la voluntad divina

last will and testament — última voluntad y testamento

as is only just — come è giusto

without just cause — senza giusta causa

she's just arrived — è appena arrivata

just after you left — subito dopo che tu sei partito

just before — appena prima

it's just after 10 am — sono appena passate le 10

just over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg

just after the station — subito dopo la stazione

just a cup of tea — solo una tazza di tè

just for fun — solo per divertimento

just two days ago — solo due giorni fa

he's just a child — è solo un bambino

not just men — non solo (gli) uomini

he did it just to annoy us — l'ha fatto giusto per infastidirci

just on time — appena in tempo

he's just 20 — ha solo 20 anni

I (only) just caught the train — ho preso il treno per un pelo

just tell the truth — dì soltanto la verità

she just won't listen — non vuole proprio ascoltare

that's just what I suggested — è esattamente ciò che ho suggerito

it's just what you were expecting — è proprio quello che ti aspettavi

just how do you hope to persuade him? — e allora come pensi di riuscire a convincerlo?

it's just right — è proprio giusto

he likes everything to be just so — a lui piace che tutto sia esattamente così

she looks just like her father — assomiglia tantissimo a suo padre

it's just like you to be late — è proprio da te arrivare in ritardo

just so! — proprio così!

it might o could just be true — potrebbe essere vero

to be just doing — stare proprio facendo

to be just about to do — essere proprio sul punto di fare

he was just leaving — stava giusto partendo

that's just ridiculous — è proprio ridicolo

I can just imagine her as president — me la vedo proprio come presidente

I can just smell the pineforests — sento già il profumo dei pini

just keep quiet! — state (un po') zitti!

just look at the time! — ma guarda che ore sono!

just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!

if I could just interrupt you — se posso permettermi di interromperla

"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"

just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come

just about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito

just about everything — quasi tutto

I can just about see it — riesco appena appena a vederlo

I've had just about enough! — ne ho proprio abbastanza!

it's just about the most boring film I've seen — è forse il film più noioso che abbia mai visto

just as well! — tanto meglio!

I'd just as soon you didn't mention it — preferirei che tu non ne parlassi

just here/there — proprio qui/là

just behind/in front of/near — proprio dietro a/davanti a/vicino a

just when it was going well... — proprio quando tutto andava a gonfie vele...

it costs just (on) £20 — costa 20 sterline tonde tonde

it's just what I wanted — è proprio quello che volevo

just right — proprio giusto

just what did he say? — cosa ha detto esattamente?

come just as you are — vieni così come sei

leave it just as it is — lascialo esattamente com'è

they are just like brothers — sono proprio come fratelli

that's just it!; that's just the point! — precisamente!, proprio così!, per l'appunto!

that's just (like) him, always late — è proprio da lui arrivare sempre in ritardo

just as I thought/expected — proprio come pensavo/mi aspettavo

just as he was leaving — proprio mentre se ne stava andando

just as you like — come vuoi

he's just done it/left — lo ha appena fatto/è appena partito

just this minute — proprio adesso

the book is just out — il libro è appena stato pubblicato

we were just going — stavamo giusto andando

just about — quasi

I've just about finished here — qui ho quasi finito

I was just about to phone — stavo proprio per telefonare

I'm just coming! — arrivo subito!

it's just me — sono solo io

just the two of us — soltanto noi due

it's just 3 o'clock — sono le 3

just yesterday/this morning — soltanto ieri/stamattina

just for a laugh — tanto per ridere

it's just around the corner — è appena dietro l'angolo

just a minute!; just one moment! — un attimo!

it's just a mistake — non è che uno sbaglio

I just told him to go away — gli ho semplicemente detto di andarsene

just ask someone the way — basta che tu chieda la strada a qualcuno

I just thought that... — pensavo solo che...

I just wanted to say that... — volevo solo dire che...

I just can't imagine — non riesco proprio a immaginare

it's just that I don't like it — il fatto è che non mi piace

just over/under 2 kilos — un po' più/meno di 2 chili

just before 5 o'clock — poco prima delle 5

just after 5 o'clock — poco dopo le 5

it's just after 10 (o'clock) — sono le 10 passate

just after I arrived — subito dopo il mio arrivo

it's just to the left/right — è subito a sinistra/destra

just after Christmas — poco dopo Natale

I had just enough money — avevo giusto i soldi che mi servivano

just enough money for sth/to do sth — soldi appena sufficienti per qc/per fare qc

he (only) just caught/missed it; he caught/missed it, but only just — l'ha preso/perso proprio per un pelo

(in comparison) it's just as good — è altrettanto buono

it's just as good as... — è buono quanto...

he speaks Italian just as well as I do — il suo italiano è buono almeno quanto il mio

just imagine! — pensa un po'!

just look at this mess! — guarda un po' che disordine!

just wait a minute! — aspetta un momento!

that's just fine! — va bene così!

so you regret buying it? — don't I just! — ti sei pentito di averlo comprato? — eccome!

(phrases) I've had just about enough of this noise! fam — ne ho proprio avuto abbastanza di questo rumore!

it's just as well you didn't go — per fortuna non ci sei andato

it would be just as well if you didn't mention it — faresti bene a non parlarne

not just yet — non ancora

just now — proprio ora

I did it just now — l'ho fatto proprio adesso

I' m rather busy just now — in questo momento sono molto occupato

not just now — non proprio ora

take an umbrella just in case — prendi un'ombrello, che non si sa mai

just in case I don't see you — caso mai non ti vedessi

just the same, I'd rather... — ciononostante, preferirei...

I'd just as soon not go — preferirei non andarci

just my luck! — la mia solita sfortuna!

as is only just — come è giusto

without just cause — senza giusta causa

she's just arrived — è appena arrivata

just after you left — subito dopo che tu sei partito

just before — appena prima

it's just after 10 am — sono appena passate le 10

just over, under 20 kg — un po' più, meno di 20 kg

just after the station — subito dopo la stazione

just a cup of tea — solo una tazza di tè

just for fun — solo per divertimento

just two days ago — solo due giorni fa

he's just a child — è solo un bambino

not just men — non solo (gli) uomini

he did it just to annoy us — l'ha fatto giusto per infastidirci

just on time — appena in tempo

he's just 20 — ha solo 20 anni

I (only) just caught the train — ho preso il treno per un pelo

just tell the truth — dì soltanto la verità

she just won't listen — non vuole proprio ascoltare

that's just what I suggested — è esattamente ciò che ho suggerito

it's just what you were expecting — è proprio quello che ti aspettavi

just how do you hope to persuade him? — e allora come pensi di riuscire a convincerlo?

it's just right — è proprio giusto

he likes everything to be just so — a lui piace che tutto sia esattamente così

she looks just like her father — assomiglia tantissimo a suo padre

it's just like you to be late — è proprio da te arrivare in ritardo

just so! — proprio così!

it might o could just be true — potrebbe essere vero

to be just doing — stare proprio facendo

to be just about to do — essere proprio sul punto di fare

he was just leaving — stava giusto partendo

that's just ridiculous — è proprio ridicolo

I can just imagine her as president — me la vedo proprio come presidente

I can just smell the pineforests — sento già il profumo dei pini

just keep quiet! — state (un po') zitti!

just look at the time! — ma guarda che ore sono!

just think, you could have been hurt! — pensa, ti saresti potuto fare male!

if I could just interrupt you — se posso permettermi di interromperla

"that film was dreadful" - "wasn't it just!" — "il film era terribile!" - "davvero!"

just as big, well as... — grande, bene esattamente come

just about cooked, finished — quasi cotto, finito

just about everything — quasi tutto

I can just about see it — riesco appena appena a vederlo

I've had just about enough! — ne ho proprio abbastanza!

it's just about the most boring film I've seen — è forse il film più noioso che abbia mai visto

just as well! — tanto meglio!

I'd just as soon you didn't mention it — preferirei che tu non ne parlassi