speak in foreign languages/el

are there any questions? — ¿alguien tiene alguna pregunta?

does she have any children? — ¿tiene hijos?

do you need any help? — ¿necesitas ayuda?

do you want any more coffee? — ¿quieres más café?

is there any chance they'll come? — ¿existe alguna posibilidad de que vengan?

call me if there are any changes — llámame si hay algún cambio

if you see any flowers, buy some — si ves flores, compra algunas

report any accidents to me — infórmeme de cualquier accidente que ocurra

let me know if you have any pain — avíseme si siente dolor

any rivalry between them soon disappeared — si había existido entre ellos alguna rivalidad, pronto desapareció

take any money you need — toma el dinero que necesites

if any lawyer can help you, she can — si hay un abogado que te pueda ayudar, es ella

any upset could kill him — cualquier disgusto podría matarlo

any act of disobedience will be punished — toda desobediencia será castigada

don't buy any more eggs — no compres más huevos

aren't there any apples left? — ¿no queda ninguna manzana?, ¿no quedan manzanas?

don't make any noise — no hagas ruido

didn't he give you any money at all? — ¿no te dio nada de dinero?

it doesn't make any sense — no tiene ningún sentido

he didn't leave any telephone number — no nos dejó ningún número de teléfono

I didn't say any such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

take any books you want — llévate los libros que quieras

call me any time — llámame cuando quieras

any day now — cualquier día de éstos

any number/amount of something — cualquier cantidad de algo

those chocolates were nice, are there any left? — qué ricos esos bombones! ¿queda alguno?

we need sugar; did you buy any? — nos hace falta azúcar ¿compraste?

is there any of that cake left? — ¿queda algo de ese pastel?

buy some red ones if you can find any — compra algunas rojas si encuentras

the advantages, if any, are marginal — las ventajas, si (es que) las hay, son marginales

if any of my friends calls, take a message — si llama alguno de mis amigos, toma el recado

help yourself to cake if you want any — sírvete pastel si quieres

you'll have to go without cigarettes; I forgot to buy any — te vas a tener que arreglar sin cigarrillos porque me olvidé de comprar

she offered me some wine, but I didn't want any — me ofreció vino, pero no quise

I didn't understand any of that lecture — no entendí nada de esa conferencia

which would you like? - any will do — ¿cuál quieres? - cualquiera (sirve)

do you feel any better now? — ¿te sientes (algo) mejor ahora?

things aren't any better — las cosas no andan (nada) mejor

they don't live here any more — ya no viven aquí

have you thought about it any since then? — ¿has pensado en ello desde entonces?

have you got any money? — ¿tienes dinero?

is there any sugar? — ¿hay azúcar?

are there any tickets left? — ¿quedan entradas?

did they find any survivors? — ¿hubo supervivientes?

do you speak any foreign languages? — ¿hablas algún idioma extranjero?

do you have any questions? — ¿alguna pregunta?

I haven't any money — no tengo dinero

I have hardly any money left — casi no me queda dinero

you haven't any excuse — no tienes ninguna excusa

she accepted without any hesitation — aceptó sin ninguna duda

we got him home without any problem — lo llevamos a casa sin ningún problema

he hasn't got any friends — no tiene amigos

I can't see any cows — no veo ninguna vaca

if there are any problems let me know — si hay algún problema, me lo dices

if there are any tickets left — si queda alguna entrada

if he had any decency he would apologize — si tuviera un poco de decencia, se disculparía

if it is in any way inconvenient to you... — si por cualquier razón le resultara inconveniente...

any teacher will tell you — te lo dirá cualquier profesor

bring me any (old) book — tráeme un libro cualquiera

buy any two tins of soup and get one free — por cada dos latas de sopa cualesquiera que compre le regalamos otra

wear any hat (you like) — ponte el sombrero que quieras

it could have happened to any one of us — le podría haber pasado a cualquiera de nosotros

we can cater for up to 300 guests at any one time — podemos proveer hasta a 300 invitados en cada ocasión

I've told you any number of times — te lo he dicho montones de veces

I fancy some soup, have we got any? — me apetece sopa, ¿tenemos?

is there any milk left? — ¿queda (algo de) leche?

I need a stamp, have you got any? — necesito un sello, ¿tienes alguno?

do any of you know the answer? — ¿sabe alguno (de vosotros) la respuesta?

have any of them arrived? — ¿ha llegado alguno (de ellos)?

she has two brothers but I haven't got any — tiene dos hermanos pero yo no tengo ninguno

I don't like any of them — no me gusta ninguno

I don't believe any of them has done it — no creo que lo haya hecho ninguno de ellos

he hasn't done any of his homework — no ha hecho nada de deberes

if any of you knows how to drive — si alguno de vosotros sabe conducir

few, if any, survived — pocos, si alguno, sobrevivió

any of those books will do — cualquiera de esos libros servirá

it's better than any of his other films — es mejor que cualquiera de sus otras películas

would you like any more soup? — ¿quieres más sopa?

is he any better? — ¿está (algo) mejor?

I couldn't do that any more than I could fly — yo puedo hacer eso tanto como volar

it doesn't help us any — eso no nos ayuda para nada

does she sing any? — ¿sabe cantar de una forma u otra?

are there any questions? — ¿alguien tiene alguna pregunta?

does she have any children? — ¿tiene hijos?

do you need any help? — ¿necesitas ayuda?

do you want any more coffee? — ¿quieres más café?

is there any chance they'll come? — ¿existe alguna posibilidad de que vengan?

call me if there are any changes — llámame si hay algún cambio

if you see any flowers, buy some — si ves flores, compra algunas

report any accidents to me — infórmeme de cualquier accidente que ocurra

let me know if you have any pain — avíseme si siente dolor

any rivalry between them soon disappeared — si había existido entre ellos alguna rivalidad, pronto desapareció

take any money you need — toma el dinero que necesites

if any lawyer can help you, she can — si hay un abogado que te pueda ayudar, es ella

any upset could kill him — cualquier disgusto podría matarlo

any act of disobedience will be punished — toda desobediencia será castigada

don't buy any more eggs — no compres más huevos

aren't there any apples left? — ¿no queda ninguna manzana?, ¿no quedan manzanas?

don't make any noise — no hagas ruido

didn't he give you any money at all? — ¿no te dio nada de dinero?

it doesn't make any sense — no tiene ningún sentido

he didn't leave any telephone number — no nos dejó ningún número de teléfono

I didn't say any such thing! — yo no dije tal cosa!

take any books you want — llévate los libros que quieras

call me any time — llámame cuando quieras

any day now — cualquier día de éstos

any number/amount of something — cualquier cantidad de algo

those chocolates were nice, are there any left? — qué ricos esos bombones! ¿queda alguno?

we need sugar; did you buy any? — nos hace falta azúcar ¿compraste?

is there any of that cake left? — ¿queda algo de ese pastel?

buy some red ones if you can find any — compra algunas rojas si encuentras

the advantages, if any, are marginal — las ventajas, si (es que) las hay, son marginales

if any of my friends calls, take a message — si llama alguno de mis amigos, toma el recado

help yourself to cake if you want any — sírvete pastel si quieres

you'll have to go without cigarettes; I forgot to buy any — te vas a tener que arreglar sin cigarrillos porque me olvidé de comprar

she offered me some wine, but I didn't want any — me ofreció vino, pero no quise

I didn't understand any of that lecture — no entendí nada de esa conferencia

which would you like? - any will do — ¿cuál quieres? - cualquiera (sirve)

do you feel any better now? — ¿te sientes (algo) mejor ahora?

things aren't any better — las cosas no andan (nada) mejor

they don't live here any more — ya no viven aquí

have you thought about it any since then? — ¿has pensado en ello desde entonces?

I hate going to the airport to meet international clients but I always get saddled with it because I’m the one who can speak three foreign languages.

Jim saddled Eddy with the most boring jobs so that he would leave.

You are actually the only friend I have. — Ты фактически мой единственный друг.

Do you actually mean it? — Ты действительно это имеешь в виду?

He had no choice actually. — У него на самом деле не было выбора.

Nobody actually saw the beast. — Никто в действительности зверя не видел.

He actually offered to help me. — Он даже, как ни странно, вызвался мне помочь.

aimer les langues — to love languages

en langue familière — in informal speech

les langues vont aller bon train — people will talk

mauvaise langue — malicious gossip

langue de terre — spit of land

avoir quelque chose sur le bout de la langue — to have something on the tip of one's tongue

tirer la langue — to stick out one's tongue

tirer la langue à qn — to stick out one's tongue at sb

Un petit garçon m'a tiré la langue. — A little boy stuck out his tongue at me.

donner sa langue au chat — to give up, to give in

de langue française — French-speaking

langue maternelle — native language, mother tongue

langue étrangère — foreign language

langue régionale — regional language

langue vivante — modern language

la langue verte — slang

la langue de bois — waffle

langue de terre — spit of land

There is no language to tell you how grateful I am to you. — Нет слов, чтобы выразить вам мою благодарность.

The paper was written in very scientific language. — Статья была написана научным языком.

avere la lingua impastata — to have a furred tongue

- e moderne — modern languages

lingua scritta, parlata — written, spoken language

studiare una lingua — to study a foreign language

paesi di lingua spagnola — Spanish-speaking countries

lingua d'arrivo — target language

lingua franca — lingua franca*

lingua morta — dead language

lingua di partenza — source language

lingua dei segni — sign language

lingua viva — living language

avere la lingua sciolta — to be very talkative

non avere peli sulla lingua — to be outspoken, not to mince one's words

tenere a freno la lingua — to hold one's tongue

perdere, ritrovare la lingua — to lose, find one's tongue

avere qcs. sulla punta della lingua — to have sth. on the tip of one's tongue

the English language — la lengua inglesa, el idioma inglés

the tone of his language was diplomatic and polite — se expresó de forma diplomática y educada

the Spanish language — la lengua española, el idioma español

she can speak six languages — habla seis idiomas

in plain language — en lenguaje sencillo

the language of violence — el lenguaje de la violencia

watch your language — no digas palabrotas

that's no language to use to your mother! — ¡así no se habla a tu madre!

the English language — la lengua inglesa, el idioma inglés

sai dove abita? — do you know where he lives?

lo so — I know

lo so, non è colpa tua — I know, it's not your fault

non ne so nulla — I don't know anything about it

non sa l'inglese — he doesn't speak English

non ne vuole più sapere di lei — he doesn't want to have anything more to do with her

ho saputo che ti sei sposato — I hear you got married

far sapere qc a qn — to let sb know (about) sth, inform sb about sth

fagli sapere che lo sto cercando — let him know I'm looking for him

non sa far niente — he can't do anything

sai nuotare? — do you know how to swim?, can you swim?

è utile saper guidare — it's useful to be able to drive

non so guidare — I can't drive

non sapeva andare in bicicletta — he couldn't ride a bike

sa (come) cavarsela — he can manage

sa quello che fa — he knows what he's doing

so com'è difficile parlargli — I know how difficult it is to talk to him

senza saperlo — without realizing it, unwittingly

(fraseologia) è difficile, e io ne so qualcosa — it's difficult and don't I know it

e chi lo sa? — who knows?

si sa che... — it's well known that..., everybody knows that...

non si sa mai — you never know

non saprei dire — I couldn't say

mi dispiace, non so che farci — I'm sorry, I don't see what I can do about it

ci sa fare con le donne/macchine — he has a way with women/cars

lui sì che ci sa fare — he's very good at it

sapere di — (aver sapore) to taste of, (aver odore) to smell of, fig to smack of, resemble

sa di fragola — it tastes of strawberries

sa di pesce — it smells of fish

è un film che non sa di niente — it's a very dull film

mi sa che... — (credo) I think (that)...

mi sa che non viene — I don't think he's coming

saper fare — to be able to do

sapere come fare — to know how to do

non sa guidare — she can't drive

sa battere a macchina? — can he type?

a quattro anni sapevo leggere — I could read at the age of four

sai aggiustarlo? — do you know how to fix it?

non sa dire di no — he can't say no

saper ascoltare — to be a good listener

lo so — I know

non lo so — I don't know

sapere tutto — to know everything

sapere qcs. su qcn. — to know sth. about sb.

non so perché — I don't know why

lo so che è difficile — I know it's difficult

sapevo che l'avresti detto — I knew you would say that

non sa più quello che dice — he doesn't know what he's saying

non ne so niente — I don't know anything about it

buono a -rsi — that's handy to know

come faccio a saperlo? — how should I know?

senza saperlo — unknowingly

come ben sai — as you well know

se proprio vuoi saperlo — if you must know

caso mai non lo sapessi — in case you didn't know

ha ragione, sai — he's right, you know

sai una cosa? — (do) you know something?

sai cosa? sono proprio stufo — you know what? I'm really fed up

sappi che non lo permetterò! — I won't stand for it, I tell you!

se sapessi! — little do you know!

se sapessi come sono contento! — you can't imagine how happy I am!

che io sappia — as far as I know

non che io sappia — not that I know of

che (cosa) ne so io! — how should I know!

per quanto ne so — to my knowledge

senza che lo sapessi — without my knowledge

non saprei — I wouldn't know

vai a sapere! chi lo sa! — who knows?

non si sa mai o non si può mai sapere you never know; a saperlo! se avessi saputo! if only I had known! ne so quanto prima — I'm none the wiser

sapere il cinese — to know Chinese

sapere per esperienza — to know from experience

venire a sapere che — to hear (it said) that

ho saputo del tuo incidente — I heard about your accident

fammelo sapere — please let me know

come l'hai saputo? — how did you find out?

ha fatto sapere che — she let it be known that

un uomo che sa — a cultivated man

sapere di sale, di bruciato — to taste salty, burnt

non sa di niente — it has no taste

sa di fregatura — it sounds dodgy

mi sa che — I've got a feeling (that), something tells me (that)

con gli uomini ci sa fare — she knows how to handle men

saperla lunga in fatto di qcs. — to know a thing or two about sth.

è uno che la sa lunga — he's been around

sapere il fatto proprio — to know what's what

non voglio più saperne di lui — I don't want to hear from him any more

non ne vuole sapere — he won't hear of it

sete di sapere — thirst for knowledge

un uomo di vasto sapere — a man of great learning

his good eye/leg — sein gesundes Auge/Bein

in good time — frühzeitig

all in good time — alles zu seiner Zeit

take good care of somebody — gut für jemanden sorgen

be good at doing something — etwas gut können

speak good English — gut[es] Englisch sprechen

a good chance of succeeding — gute Erfolgschancen

the good thing about it is that... — das Gute daran ist, dass...

be good for somebody/something — gut für jemanden/etwas sein

apples are good for you — Äpfel sind gesund

good times — eine schöne Zeit

the good things in life — Annehmlichkeiten

the good life — das angenehme[, sorglose] Leben

have a good journey! — gute Reise!

it's good to be home again — es ist schön, wieder zu Hause zu sein

feel good — sich wohl fühlen

the good guy — der Gute

be good to somebody — gut zu jemandem sein

how good of you! — wie nett von Ihnen!

look good — gut aussehen

take a good look round — sich gründlich umsehen

give something a good polish — etwas ordentlich polieren

good afternoon/day — guten Tag!

good evening/morning — guten Abend/Morgen!

good night — gute Nacht!

very good, sir — sehr wohl!

as good as — so gut wie

make good — (succeed) erfolgreich sein; (effect) in die Tat umsetzen; ausführen [Plan]; erfüllen [Versprechen]; (compensate for) wieder gutmachen [Fehler]; (indemnify) ersetzen [Schaden, Ausgaben]. See also academic.ru/6608/best">best 1.; better 1.

good and... — richtig...

be some good to somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache nützen

be no good to somebody/something — für jemanden/etwas nicht zu gebrauchen sein

for the good of mankind/the country — zum Wohl[e] der Menschheit/des Landes

this development was all to the good — diese Entwicklung war nur von Vorteil

come to no good — kein gutes Ende nehmen

there's good and bad in everyone — in jedem steckt Gutes und Böses

do good — Gutes tun

for good [and all] — (finally) ein für allemal; (permanently) für immer [und ewig]; endgültig

the good — die Guten

goods and chattels — Sachen