she was not born to suffer

hier herrscht große Nót — there is great poverty here

lindern — to improve sb's lot

die Nöte des Alltags — the problems of everyday living

in unserer Nót blieb uns nichts anderes übrig — in this emergency we had no choice

in Nót geraten — to get into serious difficulties

wenn Nót am Mann ist — if the need arises

Hilfe in höchster Nót — help in the nick of time

in höchster Nót sein, sich in höchster Nót befinden — to be in dire straits

jdm in der Nót beistehen —

jetzt ist Holland in Nót! — now we're in dire straits!

die Eltern hatten Nót, ihre fünf Kinder zu ernähren —

der Nót gehorchend — bowing to necessity

ohne Nót — without good cause

zur Nót — if necessary, if need(s) be

aus der Nót eine Tugend machen — to make a virtue (out) of necessity

Nót sein — to be necessary

in Not sein — be in desperate straits

in Not geraten — encounter hard times

in Nöten sein — have many troubles

mit knapper Not — by the skin of one's teeth

zur Not — if need be; if necessary

wenn Not am Mann ist — when the need arises

aus der Not eine Tugend machen — make a virtue of necessity

in Not sein — be in desperate straits

in Not geraten — encounter hard times

in Nöten sein — have many troubles

mit knapper Not — by the skin of one's teeth

zur Not — if need be; if necessary

wenn Not am Mann ist — when the need arises

aus der Not eine Tugend machen — make a virtue of necessity

nací en Cuba — I was born in Cuba

cuando nazca el niño — when the baby is born

nació para poeta — he was born to be a poet

no nació para sufrir — she was not born to suffer

al nacer — at birth

nacer en el seno de una familia adinerada — to be born into a wealthy family

nacer muerto — to be stillborn

nacer antes de tiempo — to be born prematurely

le nacieron alas — it sprouted wings

entre ellos ha nacido una fuerte simpatía — a strong friendship has sprung up between them

nació una sospecha en su mente — a suspicion formed in her mind

¿de dónde nace la idea? — where does the idea come from?

nacer a: con esa exposición nació a la vida artística — that exhibition saw the beginning of his artistic career

nacer al amor — to awaken to love

¿dónde naciste? — where were you born?

al nacer — at birth

nacer antes de tiempo — to be premature

el niño nació muerto — the child was stillborn

nacer para algo/+ inf — to be born to + inf

nació para (ser) músico — he was born to be a musician

una gran amistad nació entre ellos — a great friendship sprang up between them

no le nace ser amable — being nice doesn't come naturally to her

nació de ella invitarlo — it was her idea to invite him

¿dónde naciste? — where were you born?

al nacer — at birth

nacer antes de tiempo — to be premature

el niño nació muerto — the child was stillborn

nacer para algo/+ inf — to be born to + inf

nació para (ser) músico — he was born to be a musician

una gran amistad nació entre ellos — a great friendship sprang up between them

no le nace ser amable — being nice doesn't come naturally to her

nació de ella invitarlo — it was her idea to invite him

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

have to — müssen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig

the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

to have seen/heard/eaten — gesehen/gehört/gegessen haben

I have/had seen — ich habe/hatte gesehen

I have not/had not or I haven't/I hadn't seen him — ich habe/hatte ihn nicht gesehen

had I seen him, if I had seen him — hätte ich ihn gesehen, wenn ich ihn gesehen hätte

I have lived or have been living here for 10 years/since January — ich wohne or lebe schon 10 Jahre/seit Januar hier

to have gone/run — gegangen/gelaufen sein

you HAVE grown! — du bist aber gewachsen!

to have been — gewesen sein

I have been to London — ich bin in London gewesen

I have been against this for years — ich bin schon seit Jahren dagegen

in tag questions etc you've seen her, haven't you? — du hast sie gesehen, oder nicht?

you haven't seen her, have you? — du hast sie nicht gesehen, oder?

you've dropped your book – so I have — dir ist dein Buch hingefallen – stimmt or tatsächlich

have you been there? if you have/haven't... — sind Sie schon mal da gewesen? wenn ja/nein or nicht,...

I have seen a ghost – have you? — ich habe ein Gespenst gesehen – wahrhaftig or tatsächlich?

do you have to go now? — müssen Sie jetzt (wirklich) unbedingt gehen?

do you have to make such a noise? — müssen Sie (unbedingt) so viel Lärm machen?

we've had to go and see her twice this week — wir mussten diese Woche schon zweimal zu ihr (hin)

the letter will have to be written tomorrow — der Brief muss morgen unbedingt geschrieben werden

I'm afraid it has to be — das muss leider sein

I don't have to do it — ich muss es nicht tun, ich brauche es nicht zu tun

you didn't have to tell her — das mussten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen, das hätten Sie ihr nicht unbedingt sagen müssen or brauchen

he doesn't have to work — er braucht nicht zu arbeiten, er muss nicht arbeiten

to have something/nothing to do — etwas/nichts zu tun haben

I must have more time —

have you (got esp Brit) or do you have a cigarette? — hast du (mal) eine Zigarette?

I have it! — ich habs!

to have news from sb — von jdm hören

I have it on good authority that... — ich habe aus zuverlässiger Quelle gehört or erfahren, dass...

I must have something to eat — ich brauche etwas zu essen, ich muss dringend etwas zu essen haben

there are no newspapers to be had —

there are some great bargains to be had in the shops — in den Geschäften gibt es tolle Angebote

please let me have your address I'll let you have it for £50 — geben Sie mir bitte Ihre Adresse ich gebe es dir für £ 50

= eat, drink, take to have breakfast — frühstücken

to have lunch/dinner — zu Mittag/Abend essen

to have tea with sb — mit jdm (zusammen) Tee trinken

will you have tea or coffee? — möchten Sie lieber Tee oder Kaffee?

will you have a drink/cigarette? — möchten Sie etwas zu trinken/eine Zigarette?

he had a cigarette/drink/steak —

will you have some more? — möchten Sie or hätten Sie gern(e) (noch etwas) mehr?

him where I want him —

you have me there — da bin ich überfragt

= suffer from he has diabetes — er ist zuckerkrank, er hat Zucker (inf)

to have a heart attack — einen Herzinfarkt bekommen

a headache — ich habe Kopfschmerzen

= experience to have a pleasant evening — einen netten Abend verbringen

to have a good time — Spaß haben, sich amüsieren

have a good time! — viel Spaß!

are you having a reception? — gibt es einen Empfang?

we decided not to have a reception — wir haben uns gegen einen Empfang entschieden

= go for to have a walk — einen Spaziergang machen, spazieren gehen

to have a swim — schwimmen gehen

= give birth to to have a child or baby —

= cause to be I had him in such a state that... — er war in einer solchen Verfassung, dass...

he had the audience in hysterics — das Publikum kugelte sich vor Lachen

he had the police baffled —

= maintain, insist as he has it, Paul is guilty — er besteht darauf, dass Paul schuldig ist

as he had it, Paul isn't guilty — er wollte nichts davon hören, dass Paul schuldig ist

has it —

= refuse to allow in negative sentences I won't have this nonsense — dieser Unsinn kommt (mir) nicht infrage or in Frage!

I won't have this sort of rudeness! —

I won't have it! — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten!

I won't have him insulted —

we won't have women in our club — in unserem Klub sind Frauen nicht zugelassen

which one will you have? —

as fate would have it,... — wie es das Schicksal so wollte,...

what would you have me do? — was wollen Sie, dass ich mache?

I had my cases brought up — ich habe (mir) meine Koffer nach oben bringen lassen

have it mended — geben Sie es in Reparatur, lassen Sie es reparieren

they had him shot — sie ließen ihn erschießen

he had his car stolen — man hat ihm sein Auto gestohlen

he had his arm broken — er hat/hatte einen gebrochenen Arm

I had him wash the car — ich ließ ihn den Wagen waschen

I'll have you know... — Sie müssen nämlich wissen...

I had my friends turn against me — ich musste es erleben, wie or dass sich meine Freunde gegen mich wandten

I have it! — ich hab's[!]

let's not have any... — lass uns... vermeiden

have breakfast/dinner/lunch — frühstücken/zu Abend/zu Mittag essen

have a game of football — Fußball spielen

I won't have it — das lasse ich mir nicht bieten

I have it on good authority that... — ich weiß es aus zuverlässiger Quelle, dass...

have somebody to stay — jemanden zu Besuch haben

he had me into his office — er hat mich in sein Büro beordert

I have/I had read — ich habe/hatte gelesen

I have/I had gone — ich bin/war gegangen

if I had known... — wenn ich gewusst hätte...

have something made/repaired — etwas machen/reparieren lassen

have the painters in — die Maler haben

have somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

she had her purse stolen — man hat ihr das Portemonnaie gestohlen

have to — müssen

I only have to do the washing-up — ich muss nur noch den Abwasch machen

I have only to see him to feel annoyed — ich brauche ihn nur zu sehen, und ich ärgere mich

he has to be guilty — er ist fraglos schuldig

the haves and the have-nots — die Besitzenden und die Besitzlosen

el mismo coche — the same car

estos dos vestidos son de la misma talla — these two dresses are the same size

respondieron al mismo tiempo — they answered together, they answered at the same time

lleva la misma falda que ayer — she's wearing the same skirt as yesterday

tengo el mismo dinero que tú — I've got the same amount of money as you

tiene el mismo pelo que su padre — his hair's the same as his father's

hablaba consigo mismo — he was talking to himself

lo hizo por sí mismo — he did it by himself

perjudicarse a sí mismo — to harm oneself

yo mismo lo vi — I saw it myself, I saw it with my own eyes

estuvo el mismo ministro — the minister himself was there

ni ella misma lo sabe — she doesn't even know herself

ella misma se hace los vestidos — she makes her own dresses

-¿quién responde? -a ver, tú mismo — "who's going to answer?" - "well, why don't you answer yourself!"

-¿cuál quieres? -ese mismo — "which one do you want?" - "that one there"

-¡es un canalla! -eso mismo pienso yo — "he's a swine!" - "my thoughts exactly"

viven en el mismo centro de Córdoba — they live right in the centre of Córdoba

en todos los países europeos, España misma incluida — in all European countries, including Spain itself

Ana es la generosidad misma — Ana is generosity itself, Ana is the epitome of generosity

es el mismo que nos alquilaron el año pasado — it's the same one they rented us last year

-¿y qué edad tienes tú? -la misma que él — "and how old are you?" - "I'm the same age as him"

no es la misma desde su divorcio — she hasn't been the same since her divorce

-¿es usted la señorita Sánchez? -¡la misma! — "are you Miss Sánchez?" - "I am indeed!"

leyó el texto pero no reveló el origen del mismo — he read the text without revealing its source

los políticos siempre dicen lo mismo — politicians always say the same (thing)

hizo lo mismo que ayer — he did the same as yesterday

¡hombre, no es lo mismo! — it's not the same (thing) at all!

- son unos canallas -lo mismo digo yo — "they're swine" - "that's (exactly) what I say"

nos contó lo mismo de siempre — she told us the usual story

-¿qué desea de beber? -lo mismo (de antes), por favor — "what would you like to drink?" - "(the) same again, please"

cuando le interese a él, o lo que es lo mismo, nunca — when it suits him, in other words never

le multaron por lo mismo que a mi — she got fined for the same thing as me

no es lo mismo hablar en público que en privado — it's not the same thing to talk in public as to talk in private

• dar lo mismo, da lo mismo — it's all the same, it makes no difference

me da lo mismo, lo mismo me da — I don't mind, it's all the same to me

da lo mismo que vengas hoy o mañana — it doesn't matter whether you come today or tomorrow

lo mismo no vienen — maybe they won't come

no lo sé todavía, pero lo mismo voy — I don't know yet, but I may well come

pídeselo, lo mismo te lo presta — ask him for it; you never know, he may lend it to you

• lo mismo que (=al igual que) —

en Europa, lo mismo que en América — in Europe, (just) as in America

lo mismo que usted es médico yo soy ingeniero — just as you are a doctor, so I am an engineer

suspendí el examen, lo mismo que Íñigo — I failed the exam, just like Íñigo

yo, lo mismo que mi padre, odio el baloncesto — I hate basketball, just like my father

nos divertimos lo mismo que si hubiéramos ido al baile — we had just as good a time as if we had gone to the dance

• lo mismo... que (=tanto... como) —

lo mismo te puede criticar que alabar — she's just as likely to criticize you as to praise you

lo mismo puede durar una hora que dos — it could last anywhere between one and two hours

aquí lo mismo te venden una vajilla que una bicicleta — they'll sell you anything here, from a dinner service to a bicycle

lo mismo si viene que si no viene — whether he comes or not

delante mismo de la casa — right in front of the house

en la capital mismo hay barrios de chabolas — even in the capital there are shanty towns

ahora mismo acabo de hablar con él — I've just been talking to him, I was talking to him only a moment ago

aquí mismo acampamos el año pasado — this is the exact spot where we camped last year

me dijo que me contestarían hoy mismo — he told me they'd give me an answer today

me contestarán mañana mismo — they'll give me an answer tomorrow

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today

ayer mismo hablé con él — I spoke to him only yesterday

la misma historia de siempre — the same old story

nos gustan las mismas películas — we like the same movies

Roma ya no es la misma — Rome isn't the same any more

es el mismo que vimos ayer — it's the same one we saw yesterday

en el mismo centro de Lima — right in the center of Lima

en este mismo instante — this very minute

hablé con el mismísimo presidente — I spoke to the president himself

él mismo lo trajo — he brought it himself

se corta el pelo ella misma — she cuts her own hair

él mismo se pone las inyecciones — he gives himself the injections

lo mismo — ( la misma cosa)

siempre dice lo mismo — he always says the same (thing)

lo mismo para mí — the same for me, please

qué elegante te has venido! - lo mismo digo — you're looking very smart! - so are you o you, too

o lo que es lo mismo — in other words

pidió lo mismo que yo — he ordered the same as me

dar lo mismo: me da lo mismo si lo rompe I don't care if he breaks it; le da lo mismo con o sin azúcar he doesn't mind with or without sugar; da lo mismo quién lo haga — it doesn't matter o it makes no difference who does it

lo mismo — (como adv)

te ve por la calle y lo mismo no te saluda — you can meet him in the street and sometimes he doesn't even say hello to you

lo mismo puedes conseguir caramelos que una botella de whisky — you can get anything, from sweets to a bottle of whiskey

lo mismo que — ( al igual que)

nuestra empresa, lo mismo que tantas otras — our company, like so many others

los niños pueden ir lo mismo que los adultos — children can go as well as adults

se detuvo un coche y tres individuos bajaron del mismo — a car pulled up and three individuals got out

agradecemos su donativo, mismo que fue aplicado a la compra de medicamentos — we thank you for your donation, which has been used to buy medicines

aquí/ahora mismo — right here/now

hoy mismo te mando el cheque — I'll send you the check today