problems+in

in difficoltà — [ persona] in difficulty o trouble

(non) senza difficoltà — with no (little) difficulty, (not) without difficulty o difficulties

avere difficoltà in francese — to have difficulties o problems with French

dare fastidio a qcn. — [fumo, luce, rumore, persona] to bother sb., to be a nuisance to sb.

avere dei -di — to have a bit o spot of bother

finire nelle -e — to get into a bind o a fix

piantare -e — to raise a fuss, to make waves, to kick up o cause a stink

grana (padano) — intrad. (cow's milk cheese, similar to Parmesan cheese)

avere un bel grattacapo — to be in a bit o spot of bother

non c'è problema! — (it's o there's) no problem!

qual è il problema? — what's the problem o matter?

è l'ultimo dei miei -i! — that's the least of my problems o worries!

qualche anno fa — a few o some years ago

c'è ancora qualche biscotto? — are there any biscuits left o any more biscuits?

qualche mio amico — some of my friends, some o a few friends of mine

troverò qualche scusa — I'll make o find an excuse

in qualche modo — (in un modo o nell'altro) somehow, one way or another

da qualche parte — (in frasi affermative) somewhere; (in frasi interrogative) anywhere

in qualche posto — (in frasi affermative) somewhere, someplace AE; (in frasi interrogative) anywhere, anyplace AE

c'era anche Tom — Tom was also there, Tom was there too o as well

"adoro il jazz" - "anch'io" — "I love jazz" - "me too" o "so do I"

non è solo affascinante, ma anche intelligente — not only is he charming but he is also intelligent o he is not only charming but also intelligent

annegare in un mare di guai — fig. to be up to one's neck in problems

appena...che o quando — no sooner..than

era appena tornato quando è dovuto ripartire — no sooner o scarcely had he returned than he had to leave again

sono appena passate le sei — it's just gone o past six o'clock

sono appena le due — it's barely o only two o'clock

riesco appena appena a vederlo — I can just about o barely see him

"Non ha nessuna possibilità" "Infatti" "He doesn't have a chance" "No, he doesn't" o "Exactly"; "Sei rimasto deluso, vero?" "Infatti" — "You were disappointed, weren't you?" "Yes, I was"

l'ho visto nascere — fig. I have known him since he was born

non sono certo nato ieri — colloq. I wasn't born yesterday

nascere da — to spring from [gelosia, paura, pregiudizio]

far nascere — to give rise to [speranza, gelosia, conflitto]

fare morire di noia qcn. — to bore sb. stiff o to death o to tears

procurare o dare delle -e a qcn. — to make trouble for sb., to give o cause sb. trouble

non prendo -i da nessuno — I won't o don't take orders from anybody

agire su o per ordine di qcn. to act on sb.'s order; avere l'ordine di fare to be under o have orders to do; essere agli -i di qcn. to be under sb.'s orders (anche mil.); agli -i! mil. yes, sir! (anche scherz.); fino a nuovo ordine — until further orders

ordine di partenza, di arrivo — sport starting order, order of arrival

essere in ordine — [casa, armadio] to be tidy; [affari, conti] to be in order

mettere in ordine — to clear up, to tidy up, to sort out [stanza, armadio]; to order, to arrange, to sort [schedario, nomi, date]; to organize [libri, carte]

mettere ordine nei propri affari — to put o set one's affairs in order

far ordine nella propria vita — to put o set one's life in order, to sort out one's life

dell'ordine del 15% — of BE o in AE the order of 15%

l'ordine degli avvocati — the Bar, bar association AE

essere all'ordine del giorno — to be on the agenda (anche fig.)

dormire profondamente — to be sound o fast asleep

qualora venisse, sarei pronto ad accoglierlo — if he comes o should he come, I would be ready to welcome him

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

quant'è? — how much is it?

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?

-i — (coloro che) those who

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting