let+the+son

c'est ma fête — it's my (saint's) name-day

la fête des pompiers — the festival of the patron saint of firemen

air de fête — festive look

avoir le cœur en fête — to feel incredibly happy

Nous organisons une petite fête pour son anniversaire. — We're having a little party for his birthday.

faire la fête — to live it up, to celebrate

faire fête à qn — to give sb a warm welcome

C'est sa fête aujourd'hui. — It's his name day today.

la fête de la Toussaint — All Saints' Day

les fêtes religieuses — religious holidays

Dimanche prochain, c'est la fête des vendanges. — Next Sunday is the grape harvest festival.

le comité des fêtes — the festival committee

la salle des fêtes — the village hall

les fêtes de fin d'année — the festive season

retomber malade/amoureux — to fall ill/in love again

retomber dans la misère/la facilité — to sink back into poverty/a state of complacency

retomber en enfance — to regress to childhood

les fumées toxiques retombent en pluie acide — toxic fumes come down as acid rain

le dollar est retombé à 90 centimes — the dollar has fallen to 90 cents

tu fais des bêtises et c'est sur moi que ça retombe — you behave stupidly, and I'm the one who has to pay for it

retomber malade — to fall ill again

retomber dans l'erreur — to be mistaken again

retomber sur qn — to fall on sb

¡si seguís así yo no juego! — if you carry on like that I'm not playing!

jugar al ajedrez — to play chess

jugar al tenis — to play tennis

jugar a la lotería — to play the lottery

jugar a la ruleta — to play roulette

jugar a los dados — to play dice

jugar al escondite — to play hide-and-seek

no le gusta jugar con muñecas — he doesn't like playing with dolls

está jugando con el ordenador — she's playing on the computer

hoy juegan contra el Celtic — today they're playing (against) Celtic

solo está jugando a detective — he's only playing at being a detective

yo no juego a ser estrella de Hollywood — I'm not playing at being a Hollywood star

vamos a jugar a que yo soy la madre y tú el hijo — let's pretend that I'm the mother and you the son

solamente está jugando contigo — he's just leading you on

es importante permanecer en el poder, pero no a costa de jugar con la opinión pública — it is important to stay in power, but not if it means gambling with public opinion

con la salud no se juega — you can't put your health at risk

esta obra juega con el tema del teatro dentro del teatro — this work plays with the idea of a play within a play

su inexperiencia jugaba en contra suya — his inexperience worked against him

la posición del sol jugaba en contra de nuestro equipo — the position of the sun put our team at a disadvantage

las ventajas de una moneda débil siguen jugando a su favor — the advantages of a weak currency continue to work in their favour

has estudiado mucho y eso juega a tu favor — you have studied a lot and that should work in your favour

jugar al alza — to bet on a bull market

jugar a la baja — to bet on a bear market

jugar a la bolsa — to play the stock market

el partido se juega hoy — the match will be played today

jugar la baza de algo —

la oposición jugará la baza de la moción de censura — the opposition will play its trump card and move a motion of censure

juegan un papel fundamental en el desarrollo del país — they play a fundamental role in the country's development

jugar a algo — to play something

jugar a la pelota — to play ball

¿a qué jugamos? — what shall we play?

jugar a las muñecas — to play with dolls

jugar limpio/sucio — to play fair/dirty

me tocaba jugar a mí — it was my turn/move/go

se lo dije por jugar — I was only joking

ni por jugar: no lo hace ni por jugar — she wouldn't do it (even) if you paid her

jugaban al alza/a la baja — they were betting on a bull/bear market

juega con las palabras — she plays with words

jugar a favor de alguien — to work in somebody's favor

jugar algo a algo — to bet something on something

se juega mañana — the draw takes place tomorrow

nos habíamos jugado una comida y gané yo — we'd bet a meal on it and I won

jugar a algo — to play something

jugar a la pelota — to play ball

¿a qué jugamos? — what shall we play?

jugar a las muñecas — to play with dolls

jugar limpio/sucio — to play fair/dirty

me tocaba jugar a mí — it was my turn/move/go

se lo dije por jugar — I was only joking

ni por jugar: no lo hace ni por jugar — she wouldn't do it (even) if you paid her

jugaban al alza/a la baja — they were betting on a bull/bear market

juega con las palabras — she plays with words

jugar a favor de alguien — to work in somebody's favor

jugar algo a algo — to bet something on something

se juega mañana — the draw takes place tomorrow

nos habíamos jugado una comida y gané yo — we'd bet a meal on it and I won

vider un coffre-fort — to clean out a safe

vider quelque chose de son sens — to deprive something of all meaning

en été, Paris se vide de ses habitants — in the summer all Parisians leave town

vider qch de son contenu — to empty sth of its contents

vider les lieux — to vacate the premises

elles — they

ta mère est-elle arrivée? — has your mother arrived?

j'aime le jazz, elle aussi — I like jazz, so does she

elle qui aime tant le ballet, quel dommage qu'elle ne soit pas là — she loves ballet so much, it's a pity she isn't here

est-ce elle qui a bu le vin? — was she the one who drank the wine?

ses collègues et elle étaient enchantés — she and her colleagues were delighted

elle, elle ne dit rien — she never says a word

‘je n'aime pas ça!’ - ‘elle non plus’ — ‘I don't like that!’ - ‘she doesn't either’

la pie vole tout ce qu'elle trouve — the magpie steals everything it finds

l'heure a-t-elle sonné? — has the clock struck the hour?

le Portugal a signé, l'Espagne, elle, n'a pas encore donné son accord — Portugal has signed while Spain has not yet agreed

à cause d'elle — because of her

pour elle, c'est un fou — she thinks he's mad

je ne pense plus à elle — I don't think about her any more

des amis à elle — friends of hers

elle n'a pas de coin à elle dans la maison — she doesn't have a room of her own in the house

le bol bleu est à elle — the blue bowl is hers

Elle est institutrice. — She's a primary school teacher.

Prends cette chaise: elle est plus confortable. — Take this chair: it's more comfortable.

Vous pouvez avoir confiance en elle. — You can trust her.

Brûler la chaise? Elle est trop belle. — Burn that chair? But it's too nice!

c'est elle qui... — SHE..., she's the one who...

C'est elle qui me l'a dit. — SHE told me., She's the one who told me.

Elle, elle est toujours en retard! — Oh, SHE's always late!

no debes hablar con la boca llena — you shouldn't talk with your mouth full

tengo que arreglarme la boca — I must get my teeth seen to

aceituna de boca — eating olive

(respiración) boca a boca — mouth-to-mouth resuscitation

estar tumbado boca abajo — to be lying face down

se cuelgan los manojos boca abajo — hang the bunches upside down

poner a algn boca arriba — to turn sb on his back

boca de escorpión — wicked tongue

• en boca de, suena extraño en boca de un socialista — it sounds odd coming from a socialist

está en boca de todos — it's on everybody's lips

puso esa frase en boca de un personaje suyo — he gave that phrase to one of his characters

hablan por boca del negociador — they speak through the negotiator

lo sabemos por boca de los propios autores del delito — we know so from the people responsible for the crime

de boca en boca —

la cosa anda de boca en boca — the story is doing the rounds

ella anda de boca en boca — everyone is talking about her

de boca para afuera —

apoyó la idea de boca para afuera — he paid lip-service to the idea

eso lo dice de boca para afuera — he's just saying that, that's what he says (but he doesn't mean it)

irse la boca a algn —

se me fue la boca — it just slipped out

llenársele la boca a algn —

esa Europa con la que se les llena la boca — this Europe that they're always talking about

se le llena la boca del coche — all he can talk about is the car

a pedir de boca —

todo salió a pedir de boca — it all turned out perfectly

a boca de jarro —

beber a boca de jarro — to drink to excess

disparar a boca de jarro — to shoot point-blank, shoot at close range

boca de incendios — hydrant

boca del estómago — pit of the stomach

boca de mina — pithead, mine entrance

boca de riego — hydrant

boca de río — river mouth, estuary

tener buena boca — to have a good flavour

boca de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

son seis bocas las que tengo que alimentar — I have six mouths to feed

boca a boca, aplicar o hacer o practicar el boca a boca a algn — to give sb mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, give sb the kiss of life

tener la boca seca/pastosa — to have a dry/furry mouth

la boca te huele a ajo — your breath smells of garlic

puso los naipes boca arriba — she laid the cards face up