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he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

he's blind — es or (Esp tb) está ciego

she was very rude to me — estuvo or fue muy grosera conmigo

Tony is married/divorced/single — Tony está or (esp AmL) es casado/divorciado/soltero

if I were you, I'd stay — yo que tú or yo en tu lugar me quedaría

I'm much better — estoy or me encuentro mucho mejor

they are $15 each — cuestan or valen 15 dólares cada una

to let something/somebody be — dejar tranquilo or en paz algo/a alguien

don't be too long — no tardes mucho, no (te) demores mucho (esp AmL)

where is the library? — ¿dónde está or queda la biblioteca?

who's in the movie? — ¿quién actúa or trabaja en la película?

how long are you in Chicago (for)? — (colloq) ¿cuánto (tiempo) te vas a quedar en Chicago ?

have you been to the exhibition yet? — ¿ya has estado en or has ido a la exposición?

it's 500 miles from here to Detroit — Detroit queda or está a 500 millas de aquí

it was me who told them — fui yo quien se lo dije or dijo, fui yo el que se lo dije or dijo

if it hadn't been o had it not been for Juan, we would have been killed — si no hubiera sido por Juan or de no ser por Juan, nos habríamos matado

he is o will be arriving tomorrow — llega mañana

when are you seeing her? — ¿cuándo la vas a ver or la verás?

she was told that... — le dijeron or se le dijo que...

if a solution is to be found... — si se quiere encontrar or si se ha de encontrar una solución...

tell her she's to stay here — dile que debe quedarse or tiene que quedarse aquí, dile que se quede aquí

what would happen if she were o was to die? — ¿qué pasaría si ella muriera?

she's right, isn't she? — tiene razón, ¿no? or ¿verdad? or ¿no es cierto?

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica