ready to do anything for

le service de prêt de la bibliothèque — the library loans service

Le déjeuner est prêt. — Lunch is ready.

Tu es prête? — Are you ready?

prêt à faire — ready to do

prêt à tout — ready for anything

immer noch, noch immer — still

sie ist immer noch nicht fertig — she still isn't ready (yet), she isn't ready yet

du bist noch zu klein — you're still too young

sie ist noch jung — she's only or still young

er schläft noch — he's still asleep

noch nie — never

das habe ich noch nie gehört — I've never known that (before)

er wird noch kommen — he'll come (yet)

(= eben, nicht später als) das muss noch vor Dienstag fertig sein — it has to be ready by Tuesday

ich habe ihn noch vor zwei Tagen gesehen — I saw him only two days ago

gerade noch — (only) just

noch gestern war er frisch und munter — (only) yesterday he was still bright and cheerful

noch keine drei Tage — not three days

(= außerdem, zusätzlich) wer war noch da? — who else was there?

noch einer — another (one)

noch ein Bier — another beer

noch zwei Bier — two more beers, another two beers

noch einmal or mal — (once) again, once more

ich gebe Ihnen noch zwei dazu — I'll give you two extra

noch ein Wort! — (not) another word!

noch größer — even or still or yet bigger

er will noch mehr haben — he wants even or still more

das ist noch besser — that's even better, that's better still or still better

das ist noch viel wichtiger als... — that is far more important yet or still than...

und wenn du auch noch so bittest... — however much you ask...

er kann noch und nöcher erzählen — he can go on telling stories for ever

ich kann Ihnen Beispiele noch und nöcher geben — I can give you any number of examples

sie hat noch und nöcher versucht,... — she tried again and again to...

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

noch nach Jahren — even years later

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read

weder... noch — neither... nor

noch nicht — not yet

sie sind immer noch nicht da — they're still not here

ich sehe ihn kaum noch — I hardly ever see him any more

noch nach Jahren — even years later

ich habe [nur] noch zehn Euro — I've [only] ten euros left

es dauert noch fünf Minuten — it'll be another five minutes

ich mache das [jetzt/dann] noch fertig — I'll just get this finished

du wirst ihn [schon] noch kennen lernen — you'll get to know him yet

er wird noch kommen — he will still come

du kommst noch zu spät! — you'll be late if you're not careful

es ist noch keine Woche her, dass... — it was less than a week ago that...

noch am selben Abend — the [very] same evening

ich habe Großvater noch gekannt — I'm old enough to have known grandfather

Er hat noch Glück gehabt. Es hätte weit schlimmer kommen können — He was lucky. It could have been much worse

das ist noch lange kein Grund — that still isn't any sort of reason

wer war noch da? — who else was there?

er hat [auch/außerdem] noch ein Fahrrad — he has a bicycle as well

noch etwas Kaffee? — [would you like] some more coffee?

noch ein/zwei Bier, bitte! — another beer/two more beers, please!

ich habe das noch einmal/noch einige Male gemacht — I did it again/several times more

er ist noch größer [als Karl] — he is even taller [than Karl]

und wenn er auch noch so bittet — however much he pleads

wie heißt/hieß sie [doch] noch? — [now] what's/what was her name again?

das ist noch Qualität! — that's what I call quality

du wirst es noch bereuen! — you'll regret it!

er kann noch nicht einmal lesen — he can't even read

weder... noch — neither... nor

è pronto il pranzo? — is lunch ready?

essere pronto a tutto — to be ready for anything

essere pronto a fare qc — to be ready to do sth

tienti pronto a partire — be ready to leave

pronto all'ira — quick-tempered

ha sempre la risposta pronta — she's always got an answer

pronto per l'uso — ready for use

sarò -a in un minuto — I'll be ready in a minute

il pranzo è pronto — lunch is ready!

essere -i al peggio — to be prepared for the worst

non è ancora pronto per l'esame — he isn't ready for the exam yet

-i, partenza, via! — ready, steady, go!

essere pronto a criticare — to be ready with one's criticism

essere pronto ad ammettere i propri errori — to be quick to admit one's mistakes

sarei pronto a giurarlo — I'll take my oath on it

sarei pronto a scommettere che... — I'd be willing to wager that

i migliori auguri di -a guarigione — best wishes for a speedy recovery

ha sempre la risposta o battuta -a — she is quick on the draw

pronto! — hello!

il devrait arriver d'un moment à l'autre — he should arrive any minute now

à aucun moment il n'a abordé le sujet — at no time did he touch on the subject

sur le moment j'ai cru qu'il plaisantait — at first I thought he was joking

au moment de l'accident — at the time of the accident

au moment où il quittait son domicile — as he was leaving his home

jusqu'au moment où — until

du moment que tu le dis! — if you say so!

j'ai eu un moment d'incertitude — I hesitated for a moment

pour le moment — for the time being

tu en as pour un moment à avoir mal — you'll feel uncomfortable for quite some time

ça va prendre un moment — it will take a while

au bout d'un moment, après un moment — after a while

en ce moment — at the moment

par moments — at times

c'est le moment de la journée où — it's the time of day when

les moments forts du film — the film's highlights

dans ses meilleurs moments, il fait penser à Orson Welles — at his best, he reminds one of Orson Welles

à mes moments perdus — in my spare time

Pendant un moment, on n'a rien entendu. — For a moment, we didn't hear anything., For a while, we didn't hear anything.

au bout d'un moment — after a moment, after a while

Il lui faudra un petit moment pour terminer. — It'll take him a while to finish.

Un moment et je suis à vous. — I'll be with you in a moment.

par moments — at times, now and then

Elle se sent seule par moments. — She feels lonely at times.

n'avoir pas un moment à soi — not to have a moment to oneself

pour un bon moment — for a good while

à un certain moment — at some point, at one moment

à un moment donné — at a certain point

à quel moment? — when exactly?

au moment de — at the time of

sur le moment — at the time

Sur le moment je n'ai rien dit. — At the time I didn't say anything.

Il a quitté la région au moment où l'économie s'effondrait. — He left the area at a time when the economy was collapsing.

au même moment — at the same time, at the same moment

À ce moment-là, je devrai partir plus tôt. — In that case I'll have to leave earlier.

du moment où; du moment que — seeing that, since

ce n'est pas le moment — this is not the right time

d'un moment à l'autre — any time, any time now

Il nous dérange à tout moment pour des riens. — He's constantly bothering us about silly little things.

pour le moment — for the moment, for the time being

Nous ne pensons pas déménager pour le moment. — We're not thinking of moving for the moment.

en ce moment — at the moment

Nous avons beaucoup de travail en ce moment. — We have a lot of work at the moment.

llame el día antes para pedir cita — call the day before for an appointment

el tren ha llegado una hora antes — the train has arrived an hour early

yo llegué antes — I arrived first

antes de 1900 — before 1900

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de terminado el discurso — before the speech was over

antes de una semana no vamos a saber nada — we won't know anything for a week

antes de nada dejad que me presente — first of all, allow me to introduce myself

antes que nada, hay que mantener la calma — above all, we must keep calm

somos, antes que nada, demócratas — we are first and foremost democrats

antes de que te vayas — before you go

esperamos lograrlo antes de que termine la década — we hope to achieve this before the end of the decade

antes fumaba un paquete de tabaco al día — before, I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day, I used to smoke a packet of cigarettes a day

ya no tienen la alegría de antes — they don't have the joie de vivre they used to have

fue una boda de las de antes — it was an old-style wedding

nunca antes he tenido problemas — I've never had any problems before

no he podido venir antes — I couldn't come any earlier

los viernes salimos un poco antes — on Fridays we leave a little earlier

cuanto antes mejor — the sooner the better

tres páginas antes — three pages before

la calle que hay antes del semáforo — the street before the traffic lights

preferimos ir en tren antes que en avión — we prefer to go by train rather than by plane

antes que irme a la India, preferiría viajar por Europa — rather than going to India, I'd prefer to travel around Europe

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary

antes no — (Chi, Méx fam)

antes no te apuñalaron — you were lucky you didn't get stabbed

lo antes posible — as soon as possible

lo compré el día antes — I bought it the day before

antes de — before

antes de las tres/del accidente — before three/before the accident

antes de Jesucristo — before Christ, BC

no van a llegar antes de dos horas — they won't be here for two hours

le daré la respuesta antes de una semana — I will give you my reply within a week

antes de anoche — the night before last

antes de ayer — the day before yesterday

antes de + inf — before -ing

antes (de) que + subj: antes (de) que me olvide before I forget; no se lo des antes (de) que yo lo vea don't give it to him until I've seen it; antes (de) que tú nacieras — before you were born

antes salíamos más — we used to go out more before

ya no es el mismo de antes — he's not the same person any more

las casas de antes eran más sólidas — in the past houses were more solidly built

yo estaba antes — I was here first

antes que — before

el señor está antes que yo — this gentleman is before me

antes que nada — first of all

mis hijos están antes que tú — my children come before you

cualquier cosa antes que eso — anything but that

antes que verlos pasar hambre robaría — I'd steal rather than see them go hungry

me bajo dos paradas antes — I get off two stops before

antes bien — (liter) on the contrary