practice in singing

alabado sea Dios! — praise the Lord

siempre la está alabando — he's always singing her praises

alabado sea Dios! — praise the Lord

siempre la está alabando — he's always singing her praises

pierna ortopédica — artificial leg

pierna ortopédica — artificial leg

protésico/a dental — dental technician

clase de solfeo — singing lesson

he was (the) best — él era el mejor

this year's carnival will be the best ever — el carnaval de este año estará mejor que nunca

for the best part of an hour — durante casi una hora

best of all was the windsurfing — lo mejor de todo fue el windsurf

best before July 29 — consumir preferentemente antes del 29 de julio

she knows what's best for you — ella sabe qué es lo que más te conviene

the best thing (to do) is to wait — lo mejor es esperar

she's not very tolerant at the best of times — la tolerancia no es precisamente una de sus características

which color suits me (the) best? — ¿qué color me queda mejor?

I like this painting (the) best (of all) — éste es el cuadro que más me gusta

I did it as best I could — lo hice lo mejor que pude

he's best remembered for his poems — se lo recuerda sobre todo por sus poesías

it's best forgotten — más vale olvidarlo

had best — ( ought)

we'd best leave that decision to him — lo mejor va a ser que dejemos que eso lo decida él; see also better I,II

choose ABC hotels when only the best will do — si usted exige lo mejor, escoja hoteles ABC

he's in the best of health — está en excelente estado de salud

I don't look my best in the mornings — por la mañana no es cuando me veo mejor

it's the best I can do — no lo puedo hacer mejor

to make the best of something: we'll just have to make the best of what we've got tendremos que arreglarnos con lo que tenemos; they had to make the best of a bad job tuvieron que hacer lo que pudieron; it all turned out for the best in the end al final todo fue para bien; he did it to the best of his ability lo hizo lo mejor que pudo; to the best of my knowledge — que yo sepa

even the best of us are wrong sometimes — todos nos equivocamos

they're (the) best of friends — son de lo más amigos

at best: at best, we'll just manage to cover costs como mucho, podremos cubrir los gastos; at best, she's irresponsible — lo menos que se puede decir es que es una irresponsable

at/past one's best: she's not at her best in the morning la mañana no es su mejor momento del día; at his best, his singing rivals that of Caruso en sus mejores momentos puede compararse a Caruso; it's British theater at its best es un magnífico exponente de lo mejor del teatro británico; the roses were past their best — las rosas ya no estaban en su mejor momento

a personal best for Flynn — un récord para Flynn

to be best — ser el/la mejor

she wore her best dress — llevaba su mejor vestido

the best pupil in the class — el/la mejor alumno(-a) de la clase

the best one of all — el/la mejor de todos

John came off best — Juan salió ganando

I had best go — más vale que vaya

I had best see him at once — lo mejor sería verlo en seguida

when it comes to hotels I know best — en cuestión de hoteles yo soy el que más sabe

Mummy knows best — estas cosas las decide mamá, mamá sabe lo que más conviene

he deserves the best — se merece lo mejor

all the best to Jim! — ¡recuerdos para Jim!

he wasn't at his best — no estaba en plena forma

the garden is at its best in June — en junio es cuando el jardín luce más

at the best of times — en las mejores circunstancias

is that the best you can do? — ¿y eso es todo lo que puedes hacer?

it's all for the best — todo conduce al bien a la larga

in order to get the best out of the car — para obtener el máximo rendimiento del coche

she's not looking her best — está algo desmejorada

to play (the) best of three — jugar al mejor de tres

I'll do it to the best of my ability — lo haré lo mejor que pueda

he was (the) best — él era el mejor

this year's carnival will be the best ever — el carnaval de este año estará mejor que nunca

for the best part of an hour — durante casi una hora

best of all was the windsurfing — lo mejor de todo fue el windsurf

best before July 29 — consumir preferentemente antes del 29 de julio

she knows what's best for you — ella sabe qué es lo que más te conviene

the best thing (to do) is to wait — lo mejor es esperar

she's not very tolerant at the best of times — la tolerancia no es precisamente una de sus características

which color suits me (the) best? — ¿qué color me queda mejor?

I like this painting (the) best (of all) — éste es el cuadro que más me gusta

I did it as best I could — lo hice lo mejor que pude

he's best remembered for his poems — se lo recuerda sobre todo por sus poesías

it's best forgotten — más vale olvidarlo

had best — ( ought)

we'd best leave that decision to him — lo mejor va a ser que dejemos que eso lo decida él; see also better I,II

choose ABC hotels when only the best will do — si usted exige lo mejor, escoja hoteles ABC

he's in the best of health — está en excelente estado de salud

I don't look my best in the mornings — por la mañana no es cuando me veo mejor

it's the best I can do — no lo puedo hacer mejor

to make the best of something: we'll just have to make the best of what we've got tendremos que arreglarnos con lo que tenemos; they had to make the best of a bad job tuvieron que hacer lo que pudieron; it all turned out for the best in the end al final todo fue para bien; he did it to the best of his ability lo hizo lo mejor que pudo; to the best of my knowledge — que yo sepa

even the best of us are wrong sometimes — todos nos equivocamos

they're (the) best of friends — son de lo más amigos

at best: at best, we'll just manage to cover costs como mucho, podremos cubrir los gastos; at best, she's irresponsible — lo menos que se puede decir es que es una irresponsable

at/past one's best: she's not at her best in the morning la mañana no es su mejor momento del día; at his best, his singing rivals that of Caruso en sus mejores momentos puede compararse a Caruso; it's British theater at its best es un magnífico exponente de lo mejor del teatro británico; the roses were past their best — las rosas ya no estaban en su mejor momento

a personal best for Flynn — un récord para Flynn

dove hai messo la mia penna? — where did you put my pen?

guarda dove metti i piedi — be careful where you step

mettere un bambino a letto — to put a child to bed

mettere un annuncio sul giornale — to put an advert in the paper

mettere il lavoro al di sopra di tutto — to put work before all else

quando si mette una cosa in testa... — when he gets an idea into his head...

(infondere) mettere fame/allegria/malinconia a qn — to make sb (feel) hungry/happy/sad

mettersi — (abito: indossare) to put on, (portare) to wear

mettiti il maglione — put your jumper on

si mise le scarpe — he put his shoes on

non metto più quelle scarpe — I've stopped wearing those shoes, I don't wear those shoes any more

mettersi il cappello — to put on one's hat

non so cosa mettermi — I don't know what to wear

ma che cosa ti sei messo? — what on earth have you got on?

hai messo la sveglia? — have you set the alarm?

(supporre) mettiamo che... — let's suppose o say that...

metterci; metterci molta cura/molto tempo — to take a lot of care/a lot of time

quanto tempo ci hai messo? — how long did it take you?

ci ho messo 3 ore per venire — it's taken me 3 hours to get here

(fraseologia) mettere a confronto — to compare

mettere qn al corrente di qc — to put sb in the picture about sth

mettere qn a sedere — to sit sb down

mettere su casa — to set up house

mettere su un negozio — to start a shop

mettere su pancia — to develop a paunch

mettere su peso — to put on weight

mettere a tacere qn/qc — to keep sb/sth quiet

mettere via — to put away

mettiti là e aspetta — wait there

mettersi a sedere — to sit down

(vestirsi) mettersi in costume — to put on one's swimming things

ti dispiace se mi metto in maniche di camicia? — do you mind if I take off my jacket?

(in gruppo) mettersi in società — to set up in business

(incominciare) mettersi a fare qc — to start to do sth

mettersi a bere — to take to drink

mettersi al lavoro — to set to work

(prendere un andamento) si mette al bello — (tempo) the weather's turning fine

vediamo come si mettono le cose — let's see how things go

mettere i piatti in tavola — to put the plates on the table

mettere una tovaglia — to put on a tablecloth

ti ho messo le lenzuola pulite — I've changed the sheets for you

mettere i piedi sul tavolo — to put one's feet on the table

mettere le mani in tasca — to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettere la biancheria ad asciugare — to put the washing out to dry

mettere un annuncio sul giornale — to place an advertisement in the paper

non metto mai il cappello — I never wear a hat

metti la sciarpa! — put your scarf on!

mettere qcn. di buonumore, di cattivo umore — to put sb. in a good, bad mood

mettere qcn. contro qcn. altro — to play sb. off against sb.

mettere qcn. a dieta — to put sb. on a diet

mettere alla prova — to put to the test

mettere in dubbio — to question

mettere in fuga qcn. — to put sb. to flight

mettere in libertà — to set free

tra gli scrittori, lo metto al primo posto — I rank him the best writer of all

mettere i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto — to put children, safety first

mettere un po' di musica — to play music

fare mettere il telefono — to have a telephone put in

mettere la moquette — to lay a carpet

mettere la sveglia alle sette — to set the alarm for 7 am

mettere avanti, indietro l'orologio — to put forward, back the clock

metta una firma qui — sign here

mettere in versi — to put into verse

mettere in musica — to set to music

mettici più impegno! — try harder!

non metterci tanto — don't be long

ci ho messo due ore — it took me two hours

ci hanno messo molto a decidere — they've been a long time making up their minds

ce ne hai messo di tempo! — you took a long time!

a quanto mette le patate? — what price have you put on the potatoes? what are you asking for potatoes?

mettere paura a qcn. — to frighten sb., to give sb. a scare

mettere allegria — to cheer, to delight

mettere sete, fame a qcn. — to make sb. thirsty, hungry

mettere la retromarcia — to go into reverse, to put the car into reverse

vuoi mettere questo ristorante con quella bettola? — how can you compare this restaurant with that greasy spoon?

vuoi mettere? — there's no comparison!

mettiamo il caso che... — let's assume that...

mettiamo che sia vero — suppose (that) it's true

mettere su famiglia — to start a family

mettere sul terzo (canale) — to switch to channel 3

- rsi in un angolo — to place oneself in a corner

- rsi in piedi — to stand up

- rsi a letto — to go to bed, to take to one's bed

mettiti seduto — sit down there

- rsi le mani in tasca — to put one's hands in one's pockets

- rsi una caramella in bocca — to pop a sweet in(to) one's mouth

che cosa ti metti stasera? — what are you wearing tonight?

non ho niente da mettermi — I haven't got a thing to wear

- rsi in pigiama — to get into one's pyjamas

-rsi a studiare inglese, a giocare a tennis — to take up English, tennis

- rsi a bere — to take to the bottle

- rsi a cantare — to burst into song, to burst out singing

- rsi a correre — to break into a run

- rsi dalla parte del torto — to put oneself in the wrong

- rsi nei guai — to get into trouble

- rsi in salvo — to flee to safety

- rsi in viaggio — to go on a journey

-rsi contro qcn. — to set oneself against sb

le cose si mettono male per noi — things are looking black for us

dipende da come si mettono le cose — it depends how things turn out

il tempo si è messo al bello — the weather is set fair

once canituri,

si absurde canat,

celebrare dapes canendo,

si velim canere vel voce vel fidibus,

quemadmodum tibicen sine tibiis canere non possit,

tibia canentum,

curvo calamo,

harundine,

cithara,

lituus quo canitur,

movit Amphion lapides canendo,

inclinată ululantique voce more Asiatico canere,

volucres nullă dulcius arte canant,

merula canit aestate, hieme balbutit,

ranae alio translatae canunt,

galli victi silere solent, canere victores,

gallina cecinit, interdixit hariolus (the crowing of a hen being considered as an auspicium malum),

In the lang. of the Pythagoreans, of the heavenly bodies (considered as living beings),

canentes tibiae,

maestae cecinere tubae,

frondiferasque novis avibus canere undique silvas,

cum Simonides cecinisset, id carmen, quod in Scopam scripsisset,

carmina quae in epulis canuntur,

in eum (Cossum) milites carmina incondita aequantes eum Romulo canere,

Ascraeum cano carmen,

neniam,

verba ad certos modos,

Phrygium,

cum in ejus conviviis symphonia caneret,

laudes mortui,

canere ad tibiam clarorum virorum laudes atque virtutes,

puellis carmine modulato laudes virtutum ejus canentibus,

dei laudes,

deorum laudes,

canere ad tibicinem de clarorum hominum virtutibus,

praecepta,

jam canit effectos extremus vinitor antes,

nil dignum sermone,

quin etiam canet indoctum,

grandia elate, jucunda dulciter, moderata leniter canit,

Io! magna voce, Triumphe, canet,

haec super arvorum cultu pecorumque canebam,

anser Gallos adesse canebat,

motibus astrorum nunc quae sit causa, canamus,

sunt tempestates et fulmina clara canenda,

canitur adhuc barbaras apud gentes (Arminius),

Herculem... ituri in proelia canunt,

Dianam,

deos regesve,

Liberum et Musas Veneremque,

rite Latonae puerum,

1, 10, 5: plectro graviore Gigantas, Ov M. 10, 150: reges et proelia,

arma virumque,

pugnasque virosque,

maxima bella et clarissimos duces,

Epicurus in quădam epistulă amicitiam tuam et Metrodori grata commemoratione cecinerat,

fama facta atque infecta canit,

fama digna atque indigna canit,

non canimus surdis,

Sibylla, Abdita quae senis fata canit pedibus,

horrendas ambages,

fera fata,

et mihi jam multi crudele canebant Artificis scelus,

ut haec quae nunc fiunt, canere di inmortales viderentur,

non haec a me tum tamquam fata... canebantur?

eum, qui ex Thetide natus esset, majorem patre suo futurum cecinisse dicuntur oracula,

cecinere vates, idque carmen pervenerat ad antistitem fani Dianae,

of philosophers, etc.: ipsa memor praecepta Canam,

quaeque diu latuere, canam,

bellicum (lit. and trop.) canere, v. bellicus: classicum, v. classicus: signa canere jubet,

Pompeius classicum apud eum (sc. Scipionem) cani jubet,

priusquam signa canerent,

ut attendant, semel bisne signum canat in castris,

24, 46 (twice): repente a tergo signa canere,

classicum apud eos cecinit,

Hasdrubal receptui propere cecinit (i. e. cani jussit),

cecinit jussos receptus,

nisi receptui cecinisset,

ut referrent pedem, si receptui cecinisset,

revocante et receptui canente senatu,

ratio abstrahit ab acerbis cogitationibus a quibus cum cecinit receptui,

antequam (orator) in has aetatis (sc. senectutis) veniat insidias, receptui canet,

it has a sharp point — es muy puntiagudo

have you got a sharper pencil? — ¿tienes un lápiz con más punta?

keep a sharp lookout — mantén los ojos bien abiertos

keep a sharp eye on those two over there — no les quites el ojo de encima a esos dos de ahí

he's a sharp dresser — tiene mucho estilo para vestirse

at six o'clock sharp — a las seis en punto

turn sharp right — gire a la derecha en curva cerrada

to pull up sharp — pararse en seco

to sing/play sharp — cantar/tocar* demasiado alto

to have a sharp point — ser muy puntiagudo

the stick ended in a sharp point — el palo acababa en una punta afilada

they are living at the sharp end of the recession — son los que se llevan la peor parte de la recesión, son los más afectados por la recesión

he made a sharp turn to the left — giró bruscamente a la izquierda

you'll have to be sharper than that — tendrás que espabilarte

his sharp eyes spotted a free seat — sus ojos de lince vieron un asiento libre

I have to keep a sharp eye on him — con él tengo que estar ojo avizor

to have a sharp tongue — tener la lengua afilada, tener una lengua viperina

these issues have been brought into sharp focus by the economic crisis — la crisis económica ha situado estos temas en primer plano

a sharp blow to the head — un fuerte golpe en la cabeza

with a sharp cry she jumped back — soltando un grito agudo retrocedió de un salto

he was a sharp dresser — vestía con mucha elegancia

to pull up sharp — parar en seco

you turn sharp left at the lights — al llegar al semáforo se tuerce muy cerrado a la izquierda

at five o'clock sharp — a las cinco en punto

she was singing/playing sharp — cantaba/tocaba demasiado alto

it has a sharp point — es muy puntiagudo

have you got a sharper pencil? — ¿tienes un lápiz con más punta?

keep a sharp lookout — mantén los ojos bien abiertos

keep a sharp eye on those two over there — no les quites el ojo de encima a esos dos de ahí

he's a sharp dresser — tiene mucho estilo para vestirse

at six o'clock sharp — a las seis en punto

turn sharp right — gire a la derecha en curva cerrada

to pull up sharp — pararse en seco

to sing/play sharp — cantar/tocar* demasiado alto