si+comporta+peggio+che+mai

gioca peggio di lui — she plays worse than he does, she's a worse player than he is

andare peggio — to be worse

gli affari vanno peggio che mai — business is worse than ever

Luca è andato peggio di me all'esame — Luca did worse than me in the exam

si comporta sempre peggio — his behaviour gets worse and worse

sta sempre peggio — he's getting worse and worse

peggio per te! — that's your loss!

non vuoi venire? peggio per te — you don't want to come? that's your loss

peggio di così si muore — things couldn't be worse

è peggio che andar di notte! — it's worse than ever!

non c'è niente di peggio che... — there's nothing worse than...

i peggio allenati — the worst trained

la peggio pagata — the worst paid

sono le ragazze peggio vestite della scuola — they are the worst dressed girls in the school

è peggio di suo fratello — she's worse than her brother

avere la peggio — to come off worse, get the worst of it

hanno litigato e Gigi ha avuto la peggio — they had an argument and Gigi came off worst

alla peggio — if the worst comes to the worst, at worst

tirare avanti alla meno peggio — to get along as best one can

questo film è peggio dell'altro — this film is worse than the other one

sarebbe peggio non avvisarlo — it would be worse not to let him know

e, quel che è peggio... — and, what is worse...

c'è di peggio — there's worse, worse things happen at sea

non c'è niente di peggio che... — there's nothing worse than

il peggio è che — the worst of it all is that

temere il peggio — to fear the worst

è quanto di peggio potesse succedere — it's the worse thing that could have happened

essere il peggio del peggio — to be the lowest of the low

essere preparato al peggio — to be prepared for the worst

volgere al peggio — to take a turn for the worse

suona il piano peggio di te! — he plays the piano worse than you!

sto peggio di ieri — I feel worse than yesterday

cambiare in peggio — to change for the worse

poteva andare peggio — it could have been worse

ancora peggio — even worse, worse still

sempre peggio — worse and worse

tanto peggio! — so much the worse! too bad!

peggio per loro! — so much the worse for them!

di male in peggio — from bad to worse

i lavoratori peggio pagati — the worst-paid labourers

fare qcs. alla meno peggio — to do sth. in a slapdash way

avere la peggio — to get the worst of it, to come off worst

peggio che andar di notte, peggio di così si muore — it couldn't be any worse, things couldn't be worse

gioca peggio di lui — she plays worse than he does, she's a worse player than he is

andare peggio — to be worse

gli affari vanno peggio che mai — business is worse than ever

Luca è andato peggio di me all'esame — Luca did worse than me in the exam

si comporta sempre peggio — his behaviour gets worse and worse

sta sempre peggio — he's getting worse and worse

peggio per te! — that's your loss!

non vuoi venire? peggio per te — you don't want to come? that's your loss

peggio di così si muore — things couldn't be worse

è peggio che andar di notte! — it's worse than ever!

non c'è niente di peggio che... — there's nothing worse than...

i peggio allenati — the worst trained

la peggio pagata — the worst paid

sono le ragazze peggio vestite della scuola — they are the worst dressed girls in the school

è peggio di suo fratello — she's worse than her brother

avere la peggio — to come off worse, get the worst of it

hanno litigato e Gigi ha avuto la peggio — they had an argument and Gigi came off worst

alla peggio — if the worst comes to the worst, at worst

tirare avanti alla meno peggio — to get along as best one can

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores

come stai? — how are you?

come ti chiami? — what's your name?

come si scrive? — how do you spell it?

sapere come fare — to know how to do

com'è John? — what is John like?

com'è la casa? — what does the house look like?

come? — excuse me? pardon? sorry?

come hai detto? — what did you say?

come sei gentile! — how kind of you!

come sei cresciuto! — haven't you grown! how you've grown!

come ci siamo divertiti! — what a great time we had!

(ma) come! — what!

come no! — of course! sure!

come la maggior parte delle persone — like most people

in una situazione come questa — in such a situation

un cappello come quello — a hat like that one

fai come me — do as I do

ha fatto come gli ho detto — he did it the way I told him

(fai) come vuoi — do as you like

come avevamo deciso — as we had agreed

come sempre — as ever, the same as always

come al solito — as usual

come segue — as follows

ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened

per come la vedo io — as I see it

nero come il carbone — as black as coal

è intelligente come te — he is as intelligent as you

trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child

è più facile di come pensavo — it's easier than I thought

di giorno come di notte — by day as well as by night

tanto qui come all'estero — both here and abroad

in un paese come l'Italia — in a country like Italy

lavorare come insegnante — to work as a teacher

presentarsi come candidato — to stand as a candidate

cosa c'è come dessert? — what's for dessert?

come potete vedere — as you can see

T come Tom — T for Tom

avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything

come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions

come da programma — according to schedule

rispettala come fosse tua madre — respect her as though she were your mother

mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"

si comporta come se fosse a casa sua — he acts like he owns the place

si sono comportati come se niente fosse — they behaved as if nothing had happened

come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa — as it went dark I came back home

come giro le spalle — as soon as my back is turned

mi ha detto come l'ha trovato — he told me how he had found it

il come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth

come non detto — forget it, never mind

come minimo — at the very least

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores