my feet are killing me

be killed in action — im Kampf fallen

the shock almost killed her — sie wäre vor Schreck fast gestorben

it won't kill you — (iron.) es wird dich [schon] nicht od. nicht gleich umbringen

kill oneself laughing — (fig.) sich totlachen

it is killing me — das bringt mich noch um

my feet are killing me — meine Füße tun wahnsinnig weh (ugs.)

move in for the kill — [Raubtier:] die Beute anschleichen, zum Sprung auf die Beute ansetzen; (fig.) zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen

to be killed in battle/in the war — im Kampf/Krieg fallen

last year's drought killed thousands of animals — bei der letztjährigen Trockenheit kamen Tausende or tausende von Tieren um

how many were killed? — wie viel Todesopfer gab es?

she killed herself — sie brachte sich um, sie nahm sich (dat) das Leben

he was killed with this weapon — dies ist die Mord- or Tatwaffe

he was killed by cancer — er starb an Krebs

I'll kill him! (also fig) — den bring ich um (inf)

to kill two birds with one stone (Prov) — zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen (Prov)

these stairs are killing me (inf) — diese Treppe bringt mich (noch mal) um (inf)

she was killing herself (laughing) (inf) — sie hat sich totgelacht or kaputtgelacht (inf)

this one'll kill you (inf) — da lachst du dich tot (inf)

a few more weeks won't kill you (inf) — noch ein paar Wochen bringen dich nicht um (inf)

my feet are killing me (inf) — mir brennen die Füße

I'll do it ( even) if it kills me (inf) — ich mache es, und wenn es mich umbringt

they're not exactly killing themselves ( inf : = overworking ) — sie bringen sich nicht gerade um (inf), sie reißen sich (dat) kein Bein aus

don't kill yourself (iro) — übernehmen Sie sich nicht

to kill sb with kindness — es allzu gut mit jdm meinen

this red kills the other colours — dieses Rot übertönt or erschlägt die anderen Farben

to kill a ball — eine Bombe schlagen (inf)

kill that light! (inf) — Licht aus!

she was dressed to kill — sie hatte sich in Schale geworfen (inf)

to be in at the kill (lit) — beim Abschuss dabei sein; (fig) den Schlussakt miterleben

to move or close in for the kill (lit) — sich an die Beute anschleichen; (fig) zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen

it won't kill you — (iron.) es wird dich [schon] nicht od. nicht gleich umbringen

kill oneself laughing — (fig.) sich totlachen

my feet are killing me — meine Füße tun wahnsinnig weh (ugs.)

move in for the kill — [Raubtier:] die Beute anschleichen, zum Sprung auf die Beute ansetzen; (fig.) zum entscheidenden Schlag ausholen

she was killed in a car crash — se mató or murió en un accidente de coche

my feet/shoes are killing me — los pies/zapatos me están matando (fam)

don't kill yourself! — (iro) cuidado, no te vayas a herniar! (iró)

she was dressed to kill — se había vestido para dejar a todos boquiabiertos (fam)

to be killed in action or battle — morir en combate, morir luchando

this heat is killing me * — este calor acabará conmigo *

my feet are killing me * — los pies me están matando *

to kill o.s. — matarse; (=commit suicide) suicidarse

he certainly doesn't kill himself (with work)! — (fig) hum ¡desde luego ese a trabajar no se mata!

he was killing himself laughing * — se moría de (la) risa

this will kill you — te vas a morir de (la) risa *

thou shalt not kill — (Bible) no matarás

to go in for the kill — (lit) entrar a matar

to be in at the kill — (lit) asistir a la matanza

she was killed in a car crash — se mató or murió en un accidente de coche

my feet/shoes are killing me — los pies/zapatos me están matando (fam)

don't kill yourself! — (iro) cuidado, no te vayas a herniar! (iró)

she was dressed to kill — se había vestido para dejar a todos boquiabiertos (fam)

quedó destrozado — [traje, alfombra, zapato] it was ruined; [coche, jardín] it was wrecked

tengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me

tengo los pies destrozados — (fam) my feet are killing me

Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.

compote de pommes — stewed apples (pl)

mettre quelqu'un en compote — (sl) to beat somebody black and blue

en compote — stewed, fig (pieds, jambes, reins, genoux, dos)

to be in at the kill — assistere all'uccisione; fig. essere presente nel momento cruciale

they killed one another o each other si sono ammazzati; I'll do it, even if it kills me! colloq. lo farò, anche se dovessi rimetterci le penne! it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time — colloq. non muori (mica) se arrivi puntuale

to kill time — ammazzare il tempo ( by doing facendo)

to kill oneself doing — fig. ammazzarsi a fare

to be in at the kill — assistere all'uccisione; fig. essere presente nel momento cruciale

they killed one another o each other si sono ammazzati; I'll do it, even if it kills me! colloq. lo farò, anche se dovessi rimetterci le penne! it wouldn't kill you to turn up on time — colloq. non muori (mica) se arrivi puntuale

to kill time — ammazzare il tempo ( by doing facendo)

to kill oneself doing — fig. ammazzarsi a fare

morire sul nascere — fig. [ progetto] to die o wither on the vine

morire di fame — to starve to death, to die of starvation; fig. to be starving

morire di freddo o assiderato to freeze to death; sto morendo di freddo fig. I'm freezing; muoio di sete fig. I'm dying of thirst; sto morendo dal o di sonno fig. I'm asleep on my feet; morire di curiosità fig. to be dying o burning with curiosity; morire di paura, di noia fig. to be frightened, bored to death; morire dal ridere fig. to kill oneself o die laughing; morire di vergogna fig. to die a thousand deaths; morire dalla voglia di qcs., di fare qcs. to be dying o pining for sth., to do sth.; meglio morire o preferirei morire piuttosto che I'd sooner o rather die than; preferirei morire! I'd die first! muore per lui she's pining for him; mi fa morire con le sue battute — fig. his jokes just kill me

è bella da morire — she's ravishing o incredibly beautiful

essere duro a morire — [ persona] to die hard

morire dietro a qcn. — colloq. to be dying for sb.

chi non muore si rivede! — prov. long time no see!

dire qc a qn — to say sth to sb, tell sb sth

disse che accettava — he said he would accept

dicono o si dice che... — (impersonale) they say that..., it is said that...

dicono o si dice che siano ricchissimi — they are said to be very rich, people say they are very rich

come dicono gli inglesi — as the English say

come si dice in inglese? — how do you say it in English?

come si dice 'penna' in inglese? — what is the English for 'penna'?

lascialo dire — (esprimersi) let him have his say, (ignoralo) just ignore him, don't take any notice of him

non disse una parola — he didn't say o utter a word

dice sempre quello che pensa — he always says what he thinks

di' liberamente ciò che pensi — feel free to say what you think

dicano pure quello che vogliono! — let them say what they like!

sa quello che dice — he knows what he's talking about

Roberta... — sì, dimmi — Roberta... — yes, what is it?

dire di sì/no — to say yes/no

dica? — (in negozio) what can I do for you?

dire a qn qc — to tell sb sth

dire a qn di fare qc — to tell sb to do sth

mi si dice che... — I am told that...

può dirmi da che parte devo andare? — can you tell me which way to go?

mi ha detto tutto — he told me everything

ti dice niente questo nome? — does this name mean anything to you?, does this name ring a bell?

quel libro non mi ha detto niente — that book didn't appeal to me

come sarebbe a dire? — what do you mean?

dire a memoria — to recite by heart

dire (la) Messa — to say Mass

dire le preghiere — to say one's prayers

chi l'avrebbe mai detto! — who would have thought it!

cosa o che ne dici di questa musica? — what do you think of this music?

che ne diresti di andarcene? — let's make a move, shall we?

si direbbe che non menta — (impersonale) you would think he was telling the truth

devi dire che ha ragione — you must admit that he's right

non me lo farò dire due volte — I won't need to be asked twice

gliel' ho fatto dire dalla segretaria — I had his secretary tell him about it, I got his secretary to tell him about it

mandare a dire qc a qn — (riferire) to let sb know sth

si dicono esperti — they claim to be experts

si dissero addio — they said goodbye (to each other)

si son detti qualcosa all'orecchio — they whispered something to one another

sono stanco — e a me lo dici?! — I'm tired — me too!

non c'è che dire — there's no doubt about it

avere o a che dire con qn — to have words with sb

e chi mi dice che è vero? — and who's to say that's true?

dimmi con chi vai e ti dirò chi sei — (Proverbio) you can tell what somebody is like by the company they keep

trovare da dire su qc/qn — to find fault with sth/sb

l'idea mi stuzzica, non dico di no — the idea is tempting, I don't deny it

non ti dico la scena! — you can't imagine the scene!

per così dire — so to speak

lo conosco per sentito dire — I've heard about him

a dir poco — to say the least

dico sul serio — I'm serious

il che è tutto dire — need I say more?

a dire il vero... — to tell the truth...

come dice? — (per fare ripetere) excuse me? pardon? sorry?

dica pure! — tell me! (a un cliente) can I help you?

trovare da dire — to find fault (su with)

di' un po', mi credi? — tell me o what do you think, do you believe me?

possiamo dirci fortunati se arriveremo in tempo — we'll be doing well if we get there on time; (definirsi, spacciarsi)

questo la dice lunga — it says a lot o it speaks volumes (su about)

te lo dico io — (ti assicuro) I can tell you

così o tanto per dire let's just say; per così dire so to say; come si suol dire as they say; a dire il vero actually; è presto detto that's easier said than done; (sembra facile) it's easy for you to say; non è detto I'm not that sure; non è detto che costi carissimo it needn't cost a fortune; e chi lo dice? says who! who says? e chi mi, ti dice che... how do I, you know...; (ma) dico (io)! well, I must say! (ma) non mi dire! you don't tell o say! non mi dire che piove di nuovo! don't tell me o say it's raining again! non si può mai dire you never can tell; non dico di no (non lo nego) I won't deny it; (accetto) I wouldn't say no; a chi lo dici! you tell me! don't I know it! ho avuto una paura che non ti dico o da non -rsi I was frightened to death; i piedi mi fanno un male che non ti dico — my feet are killing me

a dire di tutti — by o from all accounts

tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare — prov. there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip

to kill two birds with one stone fig — prendere due piccioni con una fava

this heat is killing me fig fam — sto morendo di caldo

my feet are killing me fam — i piedi mi fanno male da morire

he was killing himself laughing fam — moriva dal ridere or dalle risate

he certainly wasn't killing himself! fig hum — di sicuro non si ammazzava di fatica!

to be in at the kill fig — essere presente al colpo di grazia