remark of no consequence

¡qué tontería acabas de decir! — that was a silly thing to say!

lo que has dicho no es ninguna tontería — what you've just said isn't such a bad idea

¡déjate de tonterías! — don't be silly!, don't talk nonsense!

dejémonos de tonterías — let's be serious

ha sido una tontería el negarte a verle — it was silly of you to refuse to see him

deja de hacer tonterías — stop being silly

lo vendió por una tontería — he sold it for next to nothing

Juanito tiene mucha tontería a la hora de comer — Juanito is so picky about his food

déjate de tonterías! — stop fooling around

tonterías! — nonsense!

se enoja por cualquier tontería — she gets angry over the slightest little thing

oye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum

déjate de tonterías! — stop fooling around

tonterías! — nonsense!

se enoja por cualquier tontería — she gets angry over the slightest little thing

oye, que cien mil pesos no son ninguna tontería — come on, a hundred thousand pesos is no small sum

he's a direct descendant of the duke — desciende del duque por línea directa

to score a direct hit — dar* en el blanco

it was directed at us — iba dirigido a nosotros

to direct somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

"keep away from direct heat" — "no exponer directamente al calor"

to make a direct hit — dar en el blanco

he's the direct opposite — es exactamente el contrario

can you direct me to the station? — ¿me puede indicar cómo llegar a la estación?

to direct sb to do sth — mandar a algn hacer algo

to direct that... — mandar que...

he's a direct descendant of the duke — desciende del duque por línea directa

to score a direct hit — dar* en el blanco

it was directed at us — iba dirigido a nosotros

to direct somebody to + INF — ordenarle a alguien que (+ subj)

to have the effect of doing — avere l'effetto di fare

to have an effect on sth., sb. — avere un effetto su qcs., qcn.

the film had quite an effect on me — il film mi ha impressionato molto

to use sth. to good effect — usare qcs. con buoni risultati

to use sth. to dramatic effect — usare qcs. per ottenere un effetto drammatico

my advice was of no effect — il mio consiglio non ha avuto effetto

she warned him, but to little effect — lo ha avvertito, ma senza risultato

we took precautions, to no effect — abbiamo preso delle precauzioni, ma invano

to put policies into effect — applicare le direttive

with effect from July 1 — a partire dal primo luglio

the effect of what he is saying is that — ciò che sta dicendo è che

he left a note to the effect that — ha lasciato un appunto per dire che

he made a remark to that effect — ha fatto un'osservazione in questo senso

he said "I do not intend to resign" or words to that effect — disse "non ho intenzione di dare le dimissioni" o qualcosa del genere

to achieve an effect — ottenere un effetto

he paused for effect — fece una pausa a effetto

she dresses like that for effect — si veste così per fare colpo

to have the effect of doing — avere l'effetto di fare

to have an effect on sth., sb. — avere un effetto su qcs., qcn.

the film had quite an effect on me — il film mi ha impressionato molto

to use sth. to good effect — usare qcs. con buoni risultati

to use sth. to dramatic effect — usare qcs. per ottenere un effetto drammatico

my advice was of no effect — il mio consiglio non ha avuto effetto

she warned him, but to little effect — lo ha avvertito, ma senza risultato

we took precautions, to no effect — abbiamo preso delle precauzioni, ma invano

to put policies into effect — applicare le direttive

with effect from July 1 — a partire dal primo luglio

the effect of what he is saying is that — ciò che sta dicendo è che

he left a note to the effect that — ha lasciato un appunto per dire che

he made a remark to that effect — ha fatto un'osservazione in questo senso

he said "I do not intend to resign" or words to that effect — disse "non ho intenzione di dare le dimissioni" o qualcosa del genere

to achieve an effect — ottenere un effetto

he paused for effect — fece una pausa a effetto

she dresses like that for effect — si veste così per fare colpo

¡eso es una idiotez! — that's nonsense!

decir idioteces — to talk rubbish

hacer idioteces — to do silly things

deja de decir idioteces — stop talking nonsense

fue una idiotez hacer eso — that was a stupid thing to do

deja de decir idioteces — stop talking nonsense

fue una idiotez hacer eso — that was a stupid thing to do

sous l'effet de l'alcool — under the influence of alcohol

sous l'effet de la passion — in a fit of passion

sous l'effet de la colère — in a rage

faire bon/mauvais effet — to make a good/bad impression

être du plus mauvais effet — to be in the worst possible taste

quel effet cela te fait-il d'être père? — how does it feel to be a father?

il me fait l'effet d'un homme honnête — he looks like an honest man to me

leur réponse m'a fait l'effet d'une douche froide — their answer came as a real shock to me

un effet de surprise — an element of surprise

couper tous ses effets à quelqu'un — to steal somebody's thunder

à cet effet — for that purpose

l'effet Maastricht — the Maastricht effect

c'est l'effet de — it's a result of

Je pense pour ma part que c'est l'effet de la concurrence. — In my opinion it's a result of competition.

c'est l'effet du hasard — it's fate

avoir de l'effet — to have an effect, to be effective

faire de l'effet — to have an effect, to be effective

Pensez-vous que cela aura de l'effet? — Do you think it'll have an effect?, Do you think it'll be effective?

Ce médicament fait rapidement de l'effet. — This medicine takes effect quickly.

effet de style — stylistic effect

effet de lumière — lighting effect

effets de voix — vocal effects

donner de l'effet à une balle — to put some spin on a ball

un drôle d'effet — a strange feeling

Ça m'a fait un drôle d'effet de le revoir. — It gave me a strange feeling to see him again.

Ça nous a fait beaucoup d'effet. — It left a deep impression on us.

Ça fait beaucoup d'effet. — It's very impressive.

C'est tout l'effet que ça te fait? — Is that all it does to you?

faire l'effet de; Il m'a fait l'effet d'un garçon honnête. — He struck me as a decent chap.

avec effet rétroactif — applied retrospectively

sous l'effet de — under the effect of

à cet effet — to that end

en effet — indeed

C'est plutôt risqué. - En effet! — That's rather risky. - It is indeed!

Je ne me sens pas très bien. - En effet, tu as l'air pâle. — I don't feel very well. - Yes, you do look pale.

On peut en effet se demander si... — We may indeed ask ourselves if...

Il est assez arrogant, en effet. — He is rather arrogant, you're right.

in an indirect way, by indirect means — auf indirekte Weise, auf Umwegen

follow an indirect route — nicht den direkten Weg nehmen

alios tuam rem credidisti magis quam tete animum advorsuros,

atque haec in bello plura et majora videntur timentibus, eadem non tam animadvertuntur in pace,

sed animadvertendum est diligenter, quae natura rerum sit,

dignitas tua facit, ut animadvertatur quicquid facias,

illud me non animadvertisse moleste ferrem, ut ascriberem, etc.,

animos advertere, ne,

consul animadvertere proximum lictorem jussit,

consule theatrum introeunte, cum lictor animadverti ex more jussisset,