she was panic-stricken

stricken WITH something: stricken with terrible arthritis aquejado de terrible artritis; a country stricken with famine un país asolado por el hambre; I was suddenly stricken with remorse — de pronto me empezó a remorder la conciencia

to be stricken with — estar afligido por

to be stricken with grief — estar agobiado por el dolor

she was stricken with remorse — le remordía la conciencia

the stricken families — las familias afligidas

the stricken city — la ciudad condenada, la ciudad destrozada

stricken WITH something: stricken with terrible arthritis aquejado de terrible artritis; a country stricken with famine un país asolado por el hambre; I was suddenly stricken with remorse — de pronto me empezó a remorder la conciencia

el pánico comprador — panic buying

yo le tengo un pánico tremendo — I'm scared stiff of him

fue presa del pánico — she was panic-stricken

que no cunda el pánico! — don't panic!

tenerle pánico a algo — to be terrified of something

sembrar el pánico — to spread panic

fue presa del pánico — she was panic-stricken

que no cunda el pánico! — don't panic!

tenerle pánico a algo — to be terrified of something

sembrar el pánico — to spread panic

une peur panique s'empara de lui — he was panic-stricken

avoir peur — to be afraid

j'en ai bien peur — I'm afraid so

avoir plus de peur que de mal — to be more frightened than hurt

faire peur à quelqu'un — to frighten somebody

tu ne me fais pas peur! — I'm not afraid of you!

être laid à faire peur — to be hideously ugly

le travail ne nous fait pas peur — we're not afraid of hard work

avoir peur de — to be afraid of

Il a peur du noir. — He's afraid of the dark.

avoir peur de faire qch — to be frightened of doing sth

Elle a peur d'y aller toute seule. — She's frightened of going on her own.

J'ai peur qu'il ne soit trop tard. — I'm afraid it might be too late.

J'ai peur qu'il ne vienne pas. — I'm afraid he won't come., I'm afraid he might not come

J'ai peur qu'il ne vienne. — I'm afraid he might come.

faire peur à qn — to frighten sb

Cet homme-là me fait peur. — That man frightens me.

prendre peur — to take fright

de peur de — for fear of

de peur que — for fear that

pánischer Schrecken — panic

ave de presa — bird of prey

huyó presa del pánico — he fled in panic

hacer presa en algo: la desesperación hizo presa en los soldados — the soldiers were seized with despair

ser presa de algo — to be a prey to sth

los ancianos son presa fácil de los vendedores sin escrúpulos — old people are easy prey for unscrupulous salesmen

hacer presa en algo/alguien: el pánico hizo presa en los espectadores the spectators were seized with panic; el fuego hizo presa en las ramas secas — the fire took hold in the dry branches

hacer presa en algo/alguien: el pánico hizo presa en los espectadores the spectators were seized with panic; el fuego hizo presa en las ramas secas — the fire took hold in the dry branches

the car struck a pedestrian — das Auto erfasste einen Fußgänger

strike two punches — zweimal zuschlagen

strike somebody a blow — jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen

strike lucky — Glück haben

official/unofficial strike — offizieller/wilder Streik

to be on strike — streiken, im Ausstand sein

to be on official/unofficial strike — offiziell/wild streiken

to come out on strike, to go on strike — in den Streik or Ausstand treten

to bring sb out on strike — jdn zum Streik veranlassen

a big oil strike — ein großer Ölfund

to make a strike — fündig werden

three strikes and you're out — wenn du den Ball dreimal verfehlst, bist du draußen

he got three strikes — drei haben angebissen

to strike one's fist on the table, to strike the table with one's fist — mit der Faust auf den Tisch schlagen

to strike sb/sth a blow — jdm/einer Sache einen Schlag versetzen

who struck the first blow? — wer hat zuerst (zu)geschlagen?

to be struck by lightning —

a terrible sight struck my eyes — plötzlich sah ich etwas Schreckliches

to strike the hour — die volle Stunde schlagen

to strike 4 — 4 schlagen

that struck a familiar note — das kam mir/ihm etc bekannt vor

to strike sb as cold/unlikely etc — jdm kalt/unwahrscheinlich etc vorkommen

that strikes me as a good idea — das kommt mir sehr vernünftig vor

a thought struck me — mir kam plötzlich ein Gedanke

to be struck by sth — von etw beeindruckt sein

how does it strike you? — wie finden Sie das?, was halten Sie davon?

how does she strike you? — welchen Eindruck haben Sie von ihr?

to strike a light — Feuer machen

to strike a match —

to strike sparks — Funken schlagen

to strike fear or terror into sb/sb's heart —

to strike it rich — das große Geld machen

stricken from a list/the record — von einer Liste/aus dem Protokoll gestrichen werden

to strike against sth — gegen etw stoßen

they struck at his weakest point — sie trafen ihn an seinem wundesten Punkt

to strike at the roots of sth — etw an der Wurzel treffen

to put sb within striking distance of sth — jdn in Reichweite von etw bringen

to come within striking distance of doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun

they were within striking distance of success —

the snake struck at me — die Schlange fuhr auf mich los

when midnight strikes — wenn es Mitternacht schlägt

inspiration struck — er/sie etc hatte eine Eingebung

to strike on a new idea — eine neue Idee haben, auf eine neue Idee kommen

(= go in a certain direction) to strike across country — querfeldein gehen

to strike into the woods — sich in die Wälder schlagen

the sun struck through the mist — die Sonne brach durch den Dunst

the car struck a pedestrian — das Auto erfasste einen Fußgänger

the ship struck the rocks — das Schiff lief auf die Felsen

strike two punches — zweimal zuschlagen

strike somebody a blow — jemandem einen Schlag versetzen

who struck [the] first blow? — wer hat zuerst geschlagen?

it strikes somebody that... — es scheint jemandem, dass...

how does it strike you? — was hältst du davon?

a heart attack struck him dead — er erlag einem Herzanfall

be struck blind/dumb — erblinden/verstummen

strike lucky — Glück haben

animale, uccello da preda — beast, bird of prey

cadere preda di — to fall prey to

in preda alle fiamme — in flames

in preda alla disperazione, al panico — in despair, in a panic, panic-stricken

essere in preda al dubbio — to be prey to doubt

preda di guerra — booty of war

How you scared me! — Как же ты перепугал меня!

hai preso l'ombrello? — have you taken your umbrella?

prendi quella borsa — take that bag

prendere qc in spalla — to shoulder sth

prendere qc per il manico — to take sth by the handle

andare a prendere qc — to go and get sth

vai a prendermi gli occhiali — go and get my glasses

venire a prendere qn — to come and get sb

potresti venire a prendermi alla stazione? — could you come and get me from the station?

prendere qn per i capelli — to grab sb by the hair

è stato preso dalla polizia — he was caught by the police

l'ho preso mentre tentava di scappare — I caught him trying to escape

ho preso un grosso pesce — I caught a huge fish

la cintura mi è rimasta presa nella porta — my belt got caught in the door

non so che strada prendere — I don't know which road to take

ha preso il treno — he took the train, he went by train

preferisco prendere l'aereo anziché il treno — I prefer to go by plane rather than by train

la nave ha preso il largo — the ship put out to sea

prendere le misure di qn — to take sb's measurements

prendere le generalità di qn — to take down sb's particulars

prendere nota di — to take note of

quanto prende al mese? — how much does he earn a month?

quanto prende per un taglio di capelli? — how much do you charge for a haircut?

le ha prese — he got a good hiding

ho preso uno spavento — I got such a fright

ho preso freddo — I've caught a chill

ho preso l'influenza — I've caught (the) flu

ho preso un bel voto — I got a good mark

non so come la prenderà — I don't know how he'll take the news

non prendo nulla fuori pasto — I don't eat between meals

prendo un caffè — I'll have a coffee

prendi pure — help yourself

prendere un impegno — to take on a commitment

ha preso uno strano odore — it smells funny

prendere l'abitudine di — to get into the habit of

(pervadere) essere preso dai rimorsi — to be full of remorse

essere preso dal panico — to be panic-stricken

cosa ti prende? — what's got into you?

quel film mi ha preso — that film caught my imagination

(scambiare) prendere qn/qc per — to mistake sb/sth for

mi ha preso per mio fratello — he mistook me for my brother

per chi mi prendi? — who do you think I am?, what do you take me for?

prendere qn per il verso giusto — to handle sb the right way

prendere qn con le buone/cattive — to handle sb tactfully/rudely

so come prenderlo — I know how to handle him

il tavolo prende poco posto — the table doesn't take up much room

questo lavoro mi sta prendendo troppo tempo — this work is taking up too much of my time

(cominciare) prendere a fare qc — to begin to do sth, start doing sth

prendersela — (adirarsi) to get annoyed, (preoccuparsi) to get upset, worry

prendersela a male — to take offence

prendersela con qn — to get angry with sb

perché te la prendi sempre con me? — why do you always pick on me?

prendersela comoda — to take it easy

(fraseologia) prendere da qn — (assomigliare) to take after sb

prendere a calci qn — to kick sb

prendere qn per fame — to starve sb into submission

prendere o lasciare — take it or leave it

prendersi la soddisfazione (di) — to have the satisfaction (of)

prendersi una vacanza — to take a holiday

prendersi cura di qn/qc — to look after sb/sth

prendersi gioco di qn — to mock sb

prendere parte a — to take part in

prendere fuoco — to catch fire

(andare) prendere a destra — to go o turn right

prendere per i campi — to go across the fields

(fraseologia) mi è preso un colpo — I got such a fright

mi è preso freddo — I started feeling cold

mi è presa la voglia di andare al mare — I feel like going to the seaside

prendersi a pugni — to come to blows, punch each other

prendersi a calci — to kick each other

prendere qcn. per il braccio, per (la) mano — to take sb. by the arm, hand

tieni, prendi! — here! catch!

prendere qcs. al volo — to catch sth. in midair

il martello si prende per il manico — you hold a hammer by the handle

l'hanno preso mentre rubava — they caught him stealing

prendetelo! — stop him!

ha preso l'aereo per andare a Madrid — he went to Madrid by air

sei riuscito a prendere il treno? — did you manage to catch the train?

prendi la prima a destra — take the first turn on the right

non ho preso abbastanza soldi — I haven't brought enough money

prendi la sciarpa, fa freddo — take your scarf, it's cold

mi hanno preso tutti i gioielli — I had all my jewellery stolen

prendere un libro in biblioteca — to get a book out of the library

andare a prendere i bambini a scuola — to collect the children from school

è venuta a prendermi alla stazione — she picked me up at the station

non prendi qcs. (da bere, da mangiare)? — won't you have sth. to eat or drink?

prenderò il pesce — I'll have the fish

prendere il tè senza zucchero — not to put sugar in one's tea

posso prendere un altro pasticcino? — can I have another cake?

andare a prendere un caffè, una birra — to go for a coffee, beer

prendere una (camera) doppia — to take a double room

prendi anche del prosciutto — get some ham too

di solito prendiamo La Stampa — we usually take La Stampa

prendo 1.000 euro al mese — I get 1,000 euros a month

quanto prende all'ora? — how much does he charge an hour?

prendere una telefonata — to take a telephone call

prendere ordini da qcn. — to take orders from sb

prendere qcn. a calci, a pugni — to kick, to punch sb

prendere le cose come vengono — to take things as they come

prendere male qcs. — to take sth. badly

prendere qcn. in simpatia, in antipatia — to take a liking, disliking to sb

prendere cattive abitudini — to get into bad habits

prendere a fare — to start doing

ho preso un colpo contro il banco — I bumped into the desk

quando tempo ti prenderà la riunione? — how long will you be in the meeting?

costruire il muro non prenderà tanto tempo — the wall won't take long to build

prendere qcn. come balia — to take sb. on as a nanny

prendere qcn. come socio — to take sb. into partnership

essere preso da un libro — to be involved in a book

farsi prendere da — to get involved in

prendiamo Luca, per esempio — take Luca, for example

per chi mi prendi? — what do you take me for?

mi hai preso forse per la tua serva? — I'm not your slave, you know!

non prenderla come una critica — don't take it as a criticism