per tram

rimessa in scena — teatr. revival

Báhn frei! — make way!, (get) out of the way!

jdm/einer Sache die Báhn ebnen/frei machen (fig) — to pave/clear the way for sb/sth

die Báhn ist frei (fig) — the way is clear

Báhn brechen (lit) — to force one's way; (fig) to make headway; (Mensch) to forge ahead

sich auf neuen Báhnen bewegen — to break new or fresh ground

in gewohnten Báhnen verlaufen (fig) — to go on in the same old way, to continue as before

von der rechten Báhn abkommen (geh) — to stray from the straight and narrow

jdn auf die rechte Báhn bringen (fig) — to put sb on the straight and narrow

etw in die richtige Báhn or die richtigen Báhnen lenken (fig) — to channel sth properly

jdn aus der Báhn werfen or schleudern (fig) — to throw sb off the track

mit der or per Báhn — by train or rail/tram (esp Brit) or streetcar (US)

frei Báhn (Comm) — free on rail

er ist or arbeitet bei der Báhn — he's with the railways (Brit) or railroad (US), he works for or on the railways (Brit)

einer Sache (Dat.) Bahn brechen — pave or prepare the way for something

jemanden aus der Bahn werfen od. bringen od. schleudern — knock somebody sideways

etwas [wieder] in die richtige Bahn lenken — (fig.) get something [back] on the right track

Bahn frei! — make way!; get out of the way!

jemanden zur Bahn bringen/an der Bahn abholen — take somebody to/pick somebody up from the station

einer Sache (Dat.) Bahn brechen — pave or prepare the way for something

jemanden aus der Bahn werfen od. bringen od. schleudern — knock somebody sideways

etwas [wieder] in die richtige Bahn lenken — (fig.) get something [back] on the right track

piattaforma girevole — ferr. turntable

piattaforma di lancio — launch pad o platform

piattaforma mobile — cinem. dolly

le telefonate non si contavano più — I (o you ecc) couldn't keep count of the telephone calls

senza contare — (senza includere) not counting, (senza parlare di) not to mention

contare uno a uno — to count out [soldi, carte]

9 persone contando i bambini — 9 people, counting the children o children included

contare di fare — to figure o count on doing

contare su — to count (up)on [persona, aiuto]

contare su qcn. per fare — to depend o rely on sb. to do

ci conto — I'm counting o relying on it

non ci contare! — don't bank o count on it!

scendere con l'ascensore — to go (o come) down in the lift Brit o elevator Am

scendere in piazza — (folla, manifestanti) to take to the streets

siamo scesi in mezz'ora — (da collina) we got down in half an hour

scendere a terra — (sbarcare) to go ashore

scendere ad un albergo — to put up o stay at a hotel

scendere dalle scale — to go (o come) down the stairs

scendere da — to come o get off [marciapiede, scalino]

scendere in campo — sport to take to the field; mil. to take the field; fig. pol. to enter the list

scendere in pista — [ ballerini] to take the floor

scendere da — to get off [treno, autobus, bicicletta, cavallo]; to get out of [ macchina]

fammi scendere davanti alla stazione — drop me off o put me down at the station

scendere fino a — [sentiero, muro] to go down to

scendere bruscamente — [pendio, strada] to drop sharply

scendere le scale — to come o go down the stairs

scendere nei particolari — to go into details o to get down to specifics

ha attaccato con una delle sue lamentele o a lamentarsi — he started whingeing

attaccarsi alla bottiglia fig — to take to the bottle

attaccare con — colloq. to strike up [canzone, argomento]

- rsi a un pretesto — fig. to cling to a pretext o an excuse

-rsi a qcn. — to grow attached o to form an attachment to sb

salire in quota Aer — to gain altitude

salire su una o in bicicletta — to get on a bicycle

salire alle stelle — (prezzi) to rocket

salire al terzo piano — to go o come up to the third floor

sei salito in ascensore? — did you come up in the lift BE o elevator AE ?

salire su una scala — to go up o climb a ladder

salire in — to get in(to) [ auto]

salire su — to get on [autobus, treno, moto, bicicletta]; to go aboard, to board [nave, aereo]

salire alle stelle — [ prezzi] to shoot up, to skyrocket, to soar

fare salire la tensione — fig. to raise the tension o temperature

salire nella stima o considerazione di qcn. to rise in sb.'s estimation; salire in classifica [ squadra] to improve one's ranking; salire al trono to accede to the throne, to mount o ascend form. the throne; salire al potere — to come to power

quei quadri sono troppo vicini — those pictures are too close (together o to each other)

mi sono stati molto vicini fig — they were very supportive towards me

la fine è vicina — the end is near o imminent

siamo vicini alla fine — we've almost o nearly finished

le vacanze sono vicine — the holidays are Brit o the vacation is Am approaching

vivono vicino al mare — they live close to o near the sea

era seduto vicino a me — he was sitting near me, (accanto a) he was sitting next to o beside me

state vicino a vostro padre (anche) fig — stay close to your father

ci sono andato vicino — (fig : quasi indovinato) I almost got it

la nostra meta è -a — fig. our goal is in sight

le vacanze sono -e — holidays are near at hand o are getting close

il mio vicino di tavolo — the man o person next to me at table

sedere vicino al finestrino — to sit at o by the window

sedeva vicino a lui — she was sitting next to o beside him

mit dem Bus fahren — to go by bus, to ride the bus (US)

mit dem Aufzug fahren — to take the lift, to ride or take the elevator (US)

ich fuhr mit dem Fahrrad/Auto in die Stadt — I cycled/drove into town, I went into town on my bike/in the car

möchtest du lieber mit dem Fahrrad oder mit dem Auto fahren? — would you rather go by bike or by car?

wir sind mit dem Auto gekommen, und meine Frau ist gefahren — we came by car and my wife drove

links/rechts fahren — to drive on the left/right

wie lange fährt man von hier nach Basel? — how long does it take to get to Basle from here?

mein Chor fährt nächstes Jahr wieder nach Schottland — next year my choir is going to Scotland again

wie fährt man von hier zum Bahnhof? — how do you get to the station from here?

wie fährt man am schnellsten zum Bahnhof? — what is the quickest way to the station?

über den See fahren — to cross the lake

die Lok fährt elektrisch/mit Dampf — the engine is powered by electricity/is steam-driven

der Wagen fährt sehr ruhig — the car is very quiet

gen Himmel fahren (liter) — to ascend into heaven

zur Hölle fahren (liter) — to descend into hell

fahr zur Hölle or zum Teufel! (old) — the devil take you! (old)

wann fährt der nächste Bus nach Bamberg? — when does the next bus to Bamberg go or leave?

wann fährst du morgen nach Glasgow? fährst du früh? — when are you leaving for Glasgow tomorrow? are you leaving early in the morning?

einen fahren lassen (inf) — to let off (inf)

fahren Sie bis Walterplatz? — do you go as far as Walterplatz?

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten — there's a bus every five minutes

was ist ( denn) in dich gefahren? — what's got into you?

die Katze fuhr ihm ins Gesicht — the cat leapt or sprang at his face

der Hexenschuss fuhr ihm durch den Rücken — a twinge of lumbago shot up his back

mit etw gut fahren — to be OK with sth (inf)

mit ihm sind wir gut/schlecht gefahren — we made a good/bad choice when we picked him

mit diesem teuren Modell fahren Sie immer gut — you'll always be OK with this expensive model (inf)

mit der Billigreise nach Tunesien sind wir schlecht gefahren — the cheap trip to Tunisia turned out badly

(bei etw) gut/schlecht fahren — to do well/badly (with sth)

du fährst besser, wenn... — you would do better if...

ihre Hand fuhr sanft über sein Haar — she gently ran her hand over his hair

jdm/sich durchs Haar fahren — to run one's fingers through sb's/one's hair

mit der Hand über die Stirn fahren — to pass one's hand over one's brow

schrottreif or zu Schrott fahren (durch Unfall) — to write off; (durch Verschleiß) to drive into the ground

welche Strecke fährt die Linie 59? — which way does the number 59 go?

einen Umweg fahren — to go a long way round, to go out of one's way

wir sind die Umleitung gefahren — we followed the diversion or detour

ich fahre lieber Autobahn — I prefer (driving on) motorways (Brit) or freeways (US)

diesen steilen Berg musst du im ersten Gang fahren — you have to go up or take this steep hill in first gear

eine so gebirgige Strecke darfst du im Winter nicht ohne Schneeketten fahren — you shouldn't drive such a mountainous route in winter without snow chains

jemanden ins Krankenhaus fahren — to take sb to hospital

die Spedition fährt Fisch von der Nordsee nach Nürnberg — the haulage firm transports or takes fish from the North Sea to Nuremberg

jdn in den Tod fahren (geh) — to kill sb

er fuhr über 80 km/h — he did over 80 km/h, he drove at over 80 km/h

in der Stadt darf man nur Tempo 50 fahren — in town the speed limit is 50 km/h

ein Experiment fahren — to run an experiment

eine Sonderschicht fahren — to put on an extra shift

einen harten Kurs fahren (fig) — to take a hard line

diams; sich gut fahren mit diesem Wagen fährt es sich gut — it's good driving this car

bei solchem Wetter/auf dieser Straße fährt es sich gut — it's good driving in that kind of weather/on this road

mit dem Auto fahren — drive; (herfahren auch) come by car; (hinfahren auch) go by car

links/rechts fahren — drive on the left/right; (abbiegen) bear or turn left/right

erster/zweiter Klasse/zum halben Preis fahren — travel or go first/second class/at half-price

der Aufzug fährt heute nicht — the lift (Brit.) or (Amer.) elevator is out of service today

der Bus fährt alle fünf Minuten/bis Goetheplatz — the bus runs or goes every five minutes/goes to Goetheplatz

von München nach Passau fährt ein D-Zug — there's a fast train from Munich to Passau

mit Diesel/Benzin fahren — run on diesel/petrol (Brit.) or (Amer.) gasoline