no-one will be sorry to see him go!

I'm sorry — mi spiace, mi rincresce

I'm sorry I'm late — mi scuso per il ritardo

sorry about that! — scusa!

to say sorry — chiedere scusa, scusarsi

I'm sorry to hear of o that mi dispiace sentire che; I'm very sorry about your uncle sono addolorato per tuo zio; to feel sorry for oneself — compiangersi, autocommiserarsi

we are sorry to inform you that — siamo spiacenti di informarla che

no-one will be sorry to see him go! — nessuno sentirà la sua mancanza!

and, I'm sorry to say — e, mi spiace dirlo

do it now or you'll be sorry! — fallo adesso o te ne pentirai!

sorry? — scusa? prego?

we have two, sorry, three options — abbiamo due, cosa dico, tre scelte

sorry, may I just say that — scusate, volevo soltanto dire che

I'm sorry — mi spiace, mi rincresce

I'm sorry I'm late — mi scuso per il ritardo

sorry about that! — scusa!

to say sorry — chiedere scusa, scusarsi

I'm sorry to hear of o that mi dispiace sentire che; I'm very sorry about your uncle sono addolorato per tuo zio; to feel sorry for oneself — compiangersi, autocommiserarsi

we are sorry to inform you that — siamo spiacenti di informarla che

no-one will be sorry to see him go! — nessuno sentirà la sua mancanza!

and, I'm sorry to say — e, mi spiace dirlo

do it now or you'll be sorry! — fallo adesso o te ne pentirai!

sorry? — scusa? prego?

we have two, sorry, three options — abbiamo due, cosa dico, tre scelte

sorry, may I just say that — scusate, volevo soltanto dire che

I can't see a thing! — no veo nada!

we haven't seen her for a while — hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen — no había ningún policía

to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

see page 20 — ver página 20

anyone can see she's upset — cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

I see Mrs Baker's retiring — así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

he didn't see the joke — no le vio la gracia (al chiste)

do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

I see nothing wrong in it — yo no le encuentro nada de malo

can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

I can see there'll be problems — veo que va a haber problemas

to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

I'll have to see what I can do — tendré que ver qué puedo hacer

we'll have to (wait and) see — habrá que esperar y ver

that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life — quiero viajar y ver mundo

in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

I'm seeing him on Tuesday — lo voy a ver el martes

when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

they've been seeing each other for two months — hace dos meses que salen juntos

see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

see you around! — nos vemos!

see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

(I'll) be seeing you! — hasta pronto!

to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

to see somebody to the door — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

seeing is believing — ver para creer

let me see! — déjame ver!

see for yourself! — compruébalo tú mismo!

as far as I can see — por lo que yo veo

let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

the Holy See — la Santa Sede

I saw him yesterday — lo vi ayer

I can't see — no veo nada

I saw him coming — lo vi venir

(go and) see who's at the door — ve a ver quién llama (a la puerta)

he was seen to fall — se le vio caer

I saw it done in 1988 — lo vi hacer en 1988

see page eight — véase la página ocho

did you see that Queen Anne is dead? — ¿has oído que ha muerto la reina Ana?

there was not a house to be seen — no se veía ni una sola casa

as far as the eye can see — hasta donde alcanza la vista

from here you can see for miles — desde aquí se ve muy lejos

this car has seen better days — este coche ha conocido mejores tiempos

he's not fit to be seen in public — no se le puede presentar a los ojos del público

I don't know what she sees in him — no sé lo que encuentra en él

I see in the paper that... — sale en el periódico que...

I'm afraid I can't see you tomorrow — lamento no poder verle mañana

what did he want to see you about? — ¿qué asunto quería discutir contigo?, ¿qué motivo tuvo su visita?

see you on Sunday! — ¡hasta el domingo!

see you tomorrow! — ¡hasta mañana!

see you later! — ¡hasta luego!

see you soon! — ¡hasta pronto!

I see — lo veo

I see! — ya entiendo

this is how I see it — este es mi modo de entenderlo, yo lo entiendo así

I saw only too clearly that... — percibí claramente que...

I don't see it, myself — yo no creo que sea posible

he's dead, don't you see? — está muerto, ¿me entiendes?

may I see you home? — ¿puedo acompañarte a casa?

see if... — ve a ver si..., mira a ver si...

I can just see him as a teacher — me lo imagino de profesor

I can't see myself doing that — no me imagino con capacidad para hacer eso

I can't really see myself being elected — en realidad no creo que me vayan a elegir

I can't see him winning — me parece imposible que gane

see that he has all he needs — procura que tenga todo lo que necesita

to see that sth is done — procurar que algo se haga

see that you have it ready for Monday — procura tenerlo listo para el lunes

see that it does not happen again — y que no vuelva a ocurrir

the Holy See — la Santa Sede

I can't see a thing! — no veo nada!

we haven't seen her for a while — hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen — no había ningún policía

to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

see page 20 — ver página 20

anyone can see she's upset — cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

I see Mrs Baker's retiring — así que se jubila la señora Baker

I see from your application form that... — he leído en su solicitud que...

he didn't see the joke — no le vio la gracia (al chiste)

do you see what I mean? — ¿entiendes?, ¿te das cuenta?

the way I see it, as I see it — a mi modo de ver, tal como yo lo veo

I see nothing wrong in it — yo no le encuentro nada de malo

can you see him as a teacher? — ¿te lo imaginas de profesor?

I can see there'll be problems — veo que va a haber problemas

to see something/somebody -ING: I can't see it working no creo que vaya a funcionar; I can see her working abroad — la imagino trabajando en el extranjero

we could move Johnson over to Sales - OK, I can see that — podríamos pasar a Johnson a Ventas - bueno, eso me parece bien

I'll have to see what I can do — tendré que ver qué puedo hacer

we'll have to (wait and) see — habrá que esperar y ver

that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

to see that: see that it doesn't happen again — que no vuelva a suceder

I want to travel and see (a bit of) life — quiero viajar y ver mundo

in a week which has seen the start of... — en una semana que ha visto el inicio de...

next Thursday sees the launch of the new model — el próximo jueves es la fecha señalada para el lanzamiento del nuevo modelo

I'm seeing him on Tuesday — lo voy a ver el martes

when can I see you again? — ¿cuándo nos podemos volver a ver?

they've been seeing each other for two months — hace dos meses que salen juntos

see you! — hasta luego!, hasta la vista!

see you around! — nos vemos!

see you later/tonight/soon/on Saturday! — hasta luego/esta noche/pronto/el sábado!

(I'll) be seeing you! — hasta pronto!

to see somebody about something: can I see you about something privately? — ¿podría hablar con usted de un asunto privado?

to see somebody to the door — acompañar a alguien a la puerta

I can see better from here — desde aquí veo mejor

seeing is believing — ver para creer

let me see! — déjame ver!

see for yourself! — compruébalo tú mismo!

as far as I can see — por lo que yo veo

let's see — vamos a ver, veamos

I'll see, but I can't promise anything — voy a ver, pero no te puedo prometer nada

will it work? - try it and see — ¿funcionará? - prueba a ver

what's going on? - you'll soon see — ¿qué pasa? - ya lo verás

the Holy See — la Santa Sede

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

well done — durch[gebraten]

do somebody out of something — jemanden um etwas bringen

you can do just as you like — du kannst machen, was du willst

do or die — kämpfen oder untergehen

how are you doing? — wie geht's dir?

how are you doing at school? — wie geht es in der Schule?

do well/badly at school — gut/schlecht in der Schule sein

how do you do? — (formal) guten Tag/Morgen/Abend!

that won't do — das geht nicht

that will do! — jetzt aber genug!

what's doing? — was ist los?

I knew John Lennon. - So did I — Ich kannte John Lennon. - Ich auch

I know you from somewhere, don't I? — wir kennen uns doch irgendwoher, nicht?

I do love Greece — Griechenland gefällt mir wirklich gut

I do apologize — es tut mit wirklich leid

little did he know that... — er hatte keine Ahnung, dass...

do you know him? — kennst du ihn?

what does he want? — was will er?

didn't they look wonderful? — haben sie nicht wunderhübsch ausgesehen?

children, do not forget... — Kinder, vergesst [ja] nicht...

don't be so noisy! — seid [doch] nicht so laut!

don't! — tu's/tut's/tun Sie's nicht!

do sit down, won't you? — bitte setzen Sie sich doch!

interrogative, negative do you understand? — verstehen Sie?

I don't or do not understand — ich verstehe nicht

what did he say? — was hat er gesagt?

didn't you or did you not know? — haben Sie das nicht gewusst?

don't be silly! — sei nicht albern!

you know him, don't you? — Sie kennen ihn doch?, Sie kennen ihn (doch), oder?

you don't know him, do you? — Sie kennen ihn also nicht, oder?

he does understand, doesn't he? —

he didn't go, did he? — er ist (doch) nicht gegangen, oder?

substitute for another verb you speak better German than I do — Sie sprechen besser Deutsch als ich

he likes cheese and so do I — er isst gern Käse und ich auch

I don't like cheese but he does — ich mag keinen Käse, aber er schon

they said he would go and he did — sie sagten, er würde gehen und das tat er (dann) auch

in tag responses do you see them often? – yes, I do/no, I don't — sehen Sie sie oft? – ja/nein

do you serve food? – yes, we do — gibts bei Ihnen Essen? – ja

you didn't go, did you? – yes, I did — Sie sind nicht gegangen, oder? – doch

they speak German – do they really? — sie sprechen Deutsch – wirklich?

may I come in? – do! — darf ich hereinkommen? – ja, bitte

who broke the window? – I did — wer hat das Fenster eingeschlagen? – ich

for emphasis DO come! (esp Brit) — kommen Sie doch (bitte)!

it's very expensive, but I DO like it — es ist zwar sehr teuer, aber es gefällt mir nun mal

so you DO know them! — Sie kennen sie also doch!

I've done a stupid thing —

to do sth again — etw noch (ein)mal tun or machen

sorry, it's impossible, it can't be done — tut mir leid, (ist) ausgeschlossen, es lässt sich nicht machen

can you do it by yourself? —

we did the journey in eight hours — wir haben die Fahrt in acht Stunden geschafft

to do the housework/one's homework —

could you do this letter please — tippen Sie bitte diesen Brief

you do the painting and I'll do the papering — du streichst an und ich tapeziere

he does the film crits for the magazine — er schreibt die Filmkritiken für die Zeitschrift

to do the flowers — die Blumen arrangieren

to do one's make-up — sich schminken

to do the dishes — spülen, den Abwasch machen

to do the washing — Wäsche waschen

to do the ironing — bügeln

he knows it's a mistake but he can't do anything about it — er weiß, dass es ein Fehler ist, aber er kann nichts dagegen machen or daran ändern

are you doing anything this evening? — haben Sie heute Abend schon etwas vor?

we'll have to do something about this/him — wir müssen da/wir müssen mit ihm etwas tun or unternehmen

I've done everything I can — ich habe alles getan, was ich kann

I've got nothing to do — ich habe nichts zu tun

I shall do nothing of the sort — ich werde nichts dergleichen tun

what's to be done? — was ist da zu tun?

but what can you do? — aber was kann man da machen?

what do you want me to do (about it)? — und was soll ich da tun or machen?

what have you done to him? — was haben Sie mit ihm gemacht?

now what have you done! — was hast du jetzt bloß wieder angestellt or gemacht?

what do I have to do to get through to him? — was muss ich tun, um zu ihm durchzukommen?

what shall we do for money? — wie machen wir es mit Geld?

as job, profession what does your father do? — was macht Ihr Vater (beruflich)?

= provide service, product what can I do for you? — was kann ich für Sie tun?; (by shop assistant) was darfs sein?

sorry, we don't do lunches — wir haben leider keinen Mittagstisch

we do a wide range of herbal teas —

who did the food for your reception? — wer hat bei Ihrem Empfang für das Essen gesorgt?

= complete, finish in pret, ptp only the work's done now — die Arbeit ist gemacht or getan or fertig

what's done cannot be undone — was geschehen ist, kann man nicht ungeschehen machen

or I'm not done telling you what I think of you — mit dir bin ich noch lange nicht fertig

we've done Milton — wir haben Milton gelesen or durchgenommen

I've never done any German — ich habe nie Deutsch gelernt or gehabt

to do the cooking — kochen

how do you like your steak done? — wie möchten Sie Ihr Steak?

well done — durch(gebraten)

is the meat done? — ist das Fleisch fertig (gebraten) or durch?

the barber said he'd do me next — der Friseur sagte, er würde mich als Nächsten drannehmen

to do Hamlet — den Hamlet spielen

he does a brilliant Charlie Chaplin — er kann Charlie Chaplin hervorragend nachmachen

she does the worried mother very convincingly — sie spielt die besorgte Mutter sehr überzeugend

= treat (Brit inf) they do you very well at that hotel — in dem Hotel ist man gut untergebracht or aufgehoben

you've been done! — du bist reingelegt or übers Ohr gehauen worden

= hurt Brit inf I'll do you! — dir besorg ichs noch! (inf)

= tire out (inf) I'm absolutely done (in)! — ich bin völlig geschafft or erledigt or fertig (all inf)

= translate (old, liter) done into (the) English by... — ins Englische übertragen von...

= act do as I do — mach es wie ich

he did well to take advice — er tat gut daran, sich beraten zu lassen

he did right — er hat richtig gehandelt, es war richtig von ihm

he did right/well to go — es war richtig/gut, dass er gegangen ist

= get on, fare how are you doing? — wie gehts (Ihnen)?

the patient is doing very well — dem Patienten geht es recht ordentlich

he's doing well at school — er ist gut in der Schule

his business is doing well — sein Geschäft geht gut

the roses are doing well this year — die Rosen stehen dieses Jahr gut

that will never do! — das geht nicht!

will it do if I come back at 8? — geht es, wenn ich um 8 Uhr zurück bin?

it doesn't do to keep a lady waiting —

will she/it do? — geht sie/das?

can you lend me some money? – will £10 do? —

yes, that'll do — ja, das reicht

the dos and don'ts — was man tun und nicht tun sollte

do the shopping/washing up/cleaning — einkaufen [gehen]/abwaschen/sauber machen

do a dance/the foxtrot — tanzen/Foxtrott tanzen

have nothing to do — nichts zu tun haben

do something to something/somebody — etwas mit etwas/jemandem machen

do something about something/somebody — etwas gegen etwas/jemanden unternehmen

not know what to do with oneself — nicht wissen, was man machen soll

how many miles has this car done? — wie viele Kilometer hat der Wagen gefahren?

do a spell in the armed forces — eine Zeit lang bei der Armee sein

how much longer have you to do at college? — wie lange musst du noch aufs College gehen?