she's too generous for her own good

good thinking — bien vu!

you can have too much of a good thing — il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

for good — per sempre

to have a good time — divertirsi

have a good day! — buona giornata!

the good life — la bella vita

it's good to see you again — è bello rivederti

the good old days — i bei tempi andati

to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare

you don't look too good — non hai un bell'aspetto

I don't feel too good — non mi sento troppo bene

I'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza

nothing is too good for her son — non è mai abbastanza per suo figlio

there's a good boy! — che bravo bambino!

the good thing is that — la cosa positiva è che

New York is good for shopping — New York è un buon posto per lo shopping

she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona

to taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore

to do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.

to be in a good mood — essere di buonumore

he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare

I'm no good at singing — non sono capace a cantare

to be good with one's hands — essere bravo nei lavori manuali

he eats more than is good for him — mangia più di quanto dovrebbe

say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente

he speaks good Spanish — parla bene lo spagnolo

this season ticket is good for two more months — questo abbonamento è valido per altri due mesi

the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km

it's as good a reason as any — è una ragione come un'altra

it must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari

a good 20 years ago — almeno vent'anni fa

a good long walk — una passeggiata bella lunga

good and early — molto presto

give it a good clean — dagli una bella pulita

as good as — (virtually) praticamente

to be as good as new — essere come nuovo

he as good as called me a liar — mi ha praticamente dato del bugiardo

it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì

that's a good one! — questa è bella!

you can have too much of a good thing — il troppo stroppia

good and evil — il bene e il male

to do good — fare del bene

to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine

for your own good — per il tuo bene

for the good of his health — per la sua salute

for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto

she's too generous for her own good — è troppo generosa e finirà per rimetterci

no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato

it's no good crying — non serve a nulla piangere

it's no good — è inutile

would it do any good? — servirebbe a qualcosa?

to be Ј 20 to the good — essere in credito di 20 sterline

for good — per sempre

¿se te ha pasado el mareo? — have you stopped feeling dizzy?

se me pasó el turno — I missed my turn

que no se te pase la oportunidad — don't miss this chance

pasarse al enemigo — to go over to the enemy

no se pasará si se tapa la botella — it will keep if you put the cap back on the bottle

se ha pasado el arroz — the rice is overcooked

está bien hacer ejercicio pero no hay que pasarse — it's good to exercise but there's no point in overdoing it

¡no te pases, que te voy a dar una torta! — just watch it or I'll smack you in the face!

se pasa en mostrar agradecimiento — he overdoes the gratitude

te has pasado mucho con ella, gritándole así — you went much too far shouting at her like that

pasarse de listo — to be too clever by half

pasarse de la raya — to go too far, overstep the mark

se ha pasado todo el día leyendo — he has spent the whole day reading

se le pasó la fecha del examen — he forgot the date of the exam

se me pasó llamarle — I forgot to ring him

no se le pasa nada — nothing escapes him, he doesn't miss a thing

pásate por casa si tienes tiempo — come round if you've got time

ya que tienes que pasarte por el banco ingrésame este talón — seeing as you have to go to the bank anyway, you can pay this cheque in for me

un modesto pasar — a modest competence

tener un buen pasar — to be well off

il a le cœur malade — he has a heart condition

cœurs de poulets — chicken hearts

cœur de palmier — palm heart

au cœur de l'été — in the height of summer

au cœur de l'hiver/la nuit — in the dead of winter/night

un cœur simple — a simple soul

mon (petit) cœur — sweetheart

agir selon son cœur — to follow one's heart

écouter son cœur — to go by feelings

avoir un coup de cœur pour quelque chose — to fall in love with something

faire mal au cœur — to be heartbreaking

ça me fait mal au cœur de voir — it makes me sick at heart to see

ça me fait chaud au cœur de voir — it does my heart good to see

mon cœur se serre quand... — I feel a pang when...

venir du cœur — to come from the heart

je suis de tout cœur avec vous — my heart goes out to you

aimer quelqu'un de tout son cœur — to love somebody dearly

parler à cœur ouvert — to speak openly

avoir bon cœur — to be kind-hearted

ton bon cœur te perdra — you're too generous

ne pas avoir de cœur — to be heartless

faire appel au bon cœur de quelqu'un — to appeal to somebody's better nature

le cœur m'a manqué — my courage failed me

redonner du cœur à quelqu'un — to give somebody new heart

mettre tout son cœur dans quelque chose/à faire — to put one's heart into something/into doing

je n'ai pas le cœur à plaisanter — I'm not in the mood for jokes

jouer (du) cœur — to play hearts

trois/dame de cœur — three/Queen of hearts

avoir à cœur de faire — to be intent on doing

pas de bon cœur — (rather) unwillingly

‘merci!’ - ‘c'est de bon cœur’ — ‘thank you!’ - ‘you're welcome’

il brossait le sol et y allait de bon cœur — he was scrubbing the floor with a will

rire de bon cœur — to laugh heartily

connaître quelqu'un par cœur — to know somebody inside out

avoir le cœur sur la main — to be open-handed

le cœur n'y est pas — my/your etc heart isn't in it

si le cœur t'en dit — if you feel like it

avoir quelque chose sur le cœur — to be resentful about something

opérer qn à cœur ouvert — to perform open-heart surgery on sb

au cœur de la forêt — in the depths of the forest

La cathédrale se trouve au cœur de la ville. — The cathedral is right in the middle of the town.

au cœur de l'été — at the height of summer

au cœur de l'hiver — in the depths of winter

le cœur du débat — the heart of the debate

être au cœur de la stratégie de qn — to be at the heart of sb's strategy

Ceci est au cœur de notre stratégie. — This is at the heart of our strategy.

être au cœur des préoccupations de qn — to be sb's central preoccupation

la dame de cœur — the queen of hearts

cœur de laitue — lettuce heart

cœur d'artichaut — artichoke heart

par cœur — by heart

apprendre qch par cœur — to learn sth by heart

avoir mal au cœur — to feel sick

affaire de cœur — love affair

avoir bon cœur — to be kind-hearted

de bon cœur — willingly

avoir le cœur gros — to have a heavy heart

avoir le cœur serré — to have a heavy heart

en avoir le cœur net — to be clear in one's own mind, to be clear in one's own mind about it

avoir à cœur de faire — to be very keen to do

cela lui tient à cœur — that's close to his heart, that's very close to his heart

prendre les choses à cœur — to take things to heart

parler à cœur ouvert — to open one's heart

de tout son cœur — with all one's heart

Nous sommes de tout cœur avec vous dans cette épreuve. — Our thoughts are with you at this sad time.

s'en donner à cœur joie — to have a great time

en plein cœur; recevoir une balle en plein c\(oe)ur — to get a bullet through the heart

en plein cœur de — in the very heart of

un bel immeuble situé en plein cœur du Marais — a lovely building in the very heart of the Marais district

lo hice con mis propias manos — I made it with my own hands, I made it myself

el asesino salió con las manos en alto — the murderer came out with his hands up {o} with his hands in the air

llevar a algn de la mano — to lead sb by the hand

cosió los pantalones a mano — she sewed the trousers by hand, she hand-sewed the trousers

escribir a mano — to write in longhand, write out (by hand)

escrito a mano — handwritten

bordado a mano — hand-embroidered

hecho a mano — handmade

¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano? — have you got a pen handy {o} to hand?

a entregar en mano — to deliver by hand

se presentó en el ayuntamiento pistola en mano — he turned up at the town hall with a gun in his hand

carta en mano — letter delivered by hand

en ese colegio le cargan la mano — they ask too much of her {o} put too much pressure on her at that school

no cargues la mano con las especias — don't put too much spice in

mano a mano —

se bebieron la botella mano a mano — they drank the bottle between (the two of) them

meter mano a algo —

hay que meterle mano a la corrupción — we have to deal with {o} tackle corruption

ponerle a algn la mano encima —

¡como me pongas la mano encima...! — if you lay one finger on me...!

poner la mano en el fuego —

yo no pondría la mano en el fuego por Juan — I wouldn't risk my neck for Juan, I wouldn't put myself on the line for Juan

yo pondría la mano en el fuego por su inocencia — I'd stake my life on his being innocent

traerse algo entre manos —

¿qué os traéis entre manos? — what are you up to?

se trae entre manos varios asuntos a la vez — he's dealing with several matters at once

se fue de las negociaciones con las manos vacías — he left the negotiations empty-handed

mano derecha — right-hand man

Pedro es mi mano derecha — Pedro is my right-hand man

mano de santo — sure remedy

fue mano de santo — it came just right, it was just what the doctor ordered

manos de mantequilla — butterfingers

la casa ha cambiado varias veces de mano — the house has changed hands several times, the house has had several owners

conocemos la noticia de primera mano — we got the news first-hand

se ha comprado un coche de primera mano — he has bought a (brand) new car

ropa de segunda mano — second-hand {o} used clothes

está en tus manos — it's up to you

ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano — he has done all {o} everything in his power

murió a manos de los mafiosos — he died at the hands of the mafia

la carta nunca llegó a manos del jefe — the letter never reached the boss, the letter never came into the hands of the boss

hemos puesto el asunto en manos del abogado — we have placed the matter in the hands of our lawyer

me pongo en tus manos — I place myself entirely in your hands

el armamento cayó en manos de los traficantes — the weapons fell into the hands of arms dealers

írsele a algn la mano con algo —

se te ha ido la mano con la sal — you overdid it with the salt

írsele algo de las manos a algn —

el asunto se le fue de las manos — he lost all control of the affair

¡qué manos tiene! — he's so clever with his hands!

tener buena mano para la cocina — to be a good cook

tiene buena mano con los niños — she's good with children

tener (buena) mano para las plantas — to have green fingers

mano izquierda, tiene mano izquierda con los animales — he's got a way with animals

a mano derecha — on the right-hand side

a mano izquierda — on the left-hand side

contratar manos — to sign up {o} take on workers

mano de obra directa — direct labour

mano de obra especializada — skilled labour

¡mano! — handball!

mano de almirez, mano de mortero — pestle

dar una mano de jabón a la ropa — to give the clothes a wash {o} soaping

echar una mano de mus — to have a game {o} round of mus

ser {o} tener la mano — to lead

soy mano — it's my lead

le dio una mano de bofetadas — he punched him several times