suppose we wait and see

always supposing that... — immer vorausgesetzt, dass...

be supposed to do/be something — (be generally believed to do/be something) etwas tun/sein sollen

cats are supposed to have nine lives — Katzen sollen angeblich neun Leben haben

let us suppose that X equals 3 — angenommen, X sei gleich 3

even supposing it were or was true — (sogar) angenommen, dass es wahr ist, angenommen, es sei wahr

always supposing he comes — immer vorausgesetzt, (dass) er kommt

suppose they could see us now! — wenn sie uns jetzt sehen könnten!

I don't suppose he'll come —

I suppose he won't come — ich denke, er wird nicht kommen, er wird wohl nicht kommen

I suppose that's the best thing, that's the best thing, I suppose —

you're coming, I suppose? — ich nehme an, du kommst?

I don't suppose you could lend me a pound? — Sie könnten mir nicht zufällig ein Pfund leihen?

do you suppose we could have dinner some evening? — meinen Sie, wir könnten einmal abends zusammen essen gehen?

you ought to be leaving – I suppose so — du solltest jetzt gehen – stimmt wohl

I don't suppose so —

isn't he coming? – I suppose not — kommt er nicht? – ich glaube kaum

he can't very well refuse, can he? – I suppose not — er kann wohl kaum ablehnen, oder? – eigentlich nicht

he's supposed to be coming — er soll (angeblich) kommen

and he's supposed to be an expert! — und der soll (angeblich) (ein) Experte sein!

(modal use in pass = ought) to be supposed to do sth — etw tun sollen

he's the one who's supposed to do it —

he isn't supposed to find out — er darf es nicht erfahren

you're not supposed to (do that) —

I am supposed to start work here today — ich soll hier heute anfangen

you're supposed to report to the police — Sie müssen sich bei der Polizei melden

(in imper = I suggest) suppose we have a go? —

suppose we buy it? — wie wäre es, wenn wir es kauften?

that supposes unlimited resources — das setzt unbegrenzte Vorräte voraus

always supposing that... — immer vorausgesetzt, dass...

suppose we wait until tomorrow — wir könnten eigentlich bis morgen warten

I supposed she was in Glasgow — ich vermutete sie in Glasgow

I don't suppose you have an onion to spare? — Sie haben wohl nicht zufällig eine Zwiebel übrig?

we're not going to manage it, are we? - I suppose not — wir werden es wohl nicht schaffen - ich glaube kaum

be supposed to do/be something — (be generally believed to do/be something) etwas tun/sein sollen

cats are supposed to have nine lives — Katzen sollen angeblich neun Leben haben

you are not supposed to do that — das darfst du eigentlich nicht

I'm not supposed to be here — ich dürfte eigentlich gar nicht hier sein

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I guess we'll have to — wir müssen wohl

you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch

at a guess — schätzungsweise

my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...

I'll give you three guesses — dreimal darfst du raten

50 people, at a guess — schätzungsweise 50 Leute

to keep sb guessing — jdn im Ungewissen lassen

he's only guessing when he says they'll come — das ist eine reine Vermutung von ihm, dass sie kommen

you'll never guess! — das wirst du nie erraten!

you'll never guess what! — darauf kommst du nie!

to guess at sth — etw raten

he's right, I guess — er hat wohl recht

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

to guess sb to be 20 years old/sth to be 10 lbs —

you'll never guess who/what... — das errätst du nie, wer/was...

can you guess his weight? — schätz mal, wieviel er wiegt

you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I guess we'll have to — wir müssen wohl

I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung

you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch

you'll never guess! — darauf kommst du nie!

at a guess — schätzungsweise

my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...

se telefona, digli che non ci sono — if he phones, tell him I'm not in

se vuoi vengo con te — I'll come with you if you like

se fossi in te o al tuo posto if I were you; sarei contento se piovesse — I would be happy if it rained

se lo sapevi perché non me l'hai detto? — since you knew, why didn't you tell me?

se proprio insisti, vengo — if you insist, I'll come

se anche, anche se — even if, even though

è furbo, anche se non sembra — he's sly although he doesn't look it

se (solo o almeno) lo avessi saputo! if only I had known! had I known! se Dio vuole! God willing! se ho voglia di partire? ma certo! — do I want to leave? but of course I do!

e se andassimo al cinema? — what about going to the cinema?

e se tu passassi il weekend con noi? — why don't you come and spend the weekend with us?

e se portassi il dolce? — what if I bring the dessert?

mi chiedo se verrà — I wonder if he will come

mi chiedo se sia vero (o no) — I wonder whether it's true (or not)

una delle città più belle, se non addirittura la più bella — one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful

se non fosse stato per me, sarebbe andato — he would have gone but for me

se non smetti di fumare ti rovinerai la salute — you'll ruin your health unless you give up smoking

se non altro — if nothing else

smettila, se no... — stop that now, or else...

non è per niente pericoloso, se no non lo farei — it's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it

ci sono molti se e ma — there are lots of ifs and buts

se l'è presa comoda — he took his time, he took it easy

se la sono vista brutta — they had a narrow escape

se ne sono andati — they left, they went away

se telefona, digli che non ci sono — if he phones, tell him I'm not in

se vuoi vengo con te — I'll come with you if you like

se fossi in te o al tuo posto if I were you; sarei contento se piovesse — I would be happy if it rained

se lo sapevi perché non me l'hai detto? — since you knew, why didn't you tell me?

se proprio insisti, vengo — if you insist, I'll come

se anche, anche se — even if, even though

è furbo, anche se non sembra — he's sly although he doesn't look it

se (solo o almeno) lo avessi saputo! if only I had known! had I known! se Dio vuole! God willing! se ho voglia di partire? ma certo! — do I want to leave? but of course I do!

e se andassimo al cinema? — what about going to the cinema?

e se tu passassi il weekend con noi? — why don't you come and spend the weekend with us?

e se portassi il dolce? — what if I bring the dessert?

mi chiedo se verrà — I wonder if he will come

mi chiedo se sia vero (o no) — I wonder whether it's true (or not)

una delle città più belle, se non addirittura la più bella — one of the most beautiful cities, if not the most beautiful

se non fosse stato per me, sarebbe andato — he would have gone but for me

se non smetti di fumare ti rovinerai la salute — you'll ruin your health unless you give up smoking

se non altro — if nothing else

smettila, se no... — stop that now, or else...

non è per niente pericoloso, se no non lo farei — it's quite safe, otherwise I wouldn't do it

ci sono molti se e ma — there are lots of ifs and buts

se l'è presa comoda — he took his time, he took it easy

se la sono vista brutta — they had a narrow escape

se ne sono andati — they left, they went away

niech wejdą — let them come in

niech pomyślę — let me think lub see

niech i tak będzie — so be it

niech tylko spróbuje! — just let him try it!

niech cię Bóg broni, jeśli... — God help you if...

niech żyje...! — three cheers for...!

niech żyje królowa — long live the Queen

niech spojrzę — let me see (that)

a niech to! — what a nuisance!

na ja — well

na also!, na eben! — (well,) there you are (then)!

na (na)! — now, now!, now then!

na so was or so etwas! — well, I never!

na und? — so what?

na los! — come on then!

na, wird's bald? — come on, aren't you ready yet?

na, na, na! — now, now, come along

na eben! — exactly!

Na also! Ich hatte doch recht! — There you are! I was right!

na, wenn das dein Vater merkt! — oh dear, what if your father notices?

na so [et]was! — well I never!

na, du? — oh, it's you?

na los! — come on then!

na, wird's bald? — come on, aren't you ready yet?

na, na, na! — now, now, come along

na, dann bis später — right, see you later then

na eben! — exactly!

na endlich! — at last!

Na also! Ich hatte doch recht! — There you are! I was right!

na, wenn das dein Vater merkt! — oh dear, what if your father notices?

na, ich weiß nicht — hmm, I'm not sure

na so [et]was! — well I never!

ya sabe decir varias palabras — she can already say several words, she already knows several words

- tengo prisa -dijo — "I'm in a hurry," she said

olvídalo, no he dicho nada — forget I said anything

¿decía usted? — you were saying?

como decía mi abuela — as my grandmother used to say

como iba diciendo... — as I was saying...

¿cómo ha dicho usted? — pardon?, what did you say?

mi amigo dice que eres muy guapa — my friend says (that) you're very pretty

dicen que... — they say (that)..., people say (that)...

el cartel dice claramente que... — the sign says clearly {o} clearly states that...

decir que sí/no — to say yes/no

-¿viene? -dice que sí — "is she coming?" - "she says she is {o} she says so"

la miré y me dijo que sí/no con la cabeza — I looked at her and she nodded/shook her head

¿quién te lo dijo? — who told you?

se lo dije bien claro, pero no me hizo caso — I told her quite clearly, but she didn't take any notice of me

tengo algo que decirte — there's something I want to tell you, I've got something to tell you

hoy nos dicen las notas — they're telling {o} giving us our results today

me dijo que no vendría — he told me (that) he wouldn't come

ya te dije que no tiene ni idea — I told you he hasn't got a clue

¿no te digo que no puedo ir? — I've already told you I can't go

la profesora me dijo que esperara fuera — the teacher told me to wait outside

le dije que fuera más tarde — I told her to go later

dile que venga a cenar mañana con nosotros — ask him to come and have supper with us tomorrow

te digo que te calles — I said shut up

decir tonterías — to talk nonsense

¿cómo le dicen a esto en Perú? — what do they call this in Peru?

se llama Francisco, pero le dicen Paco — his name is Francisco, but he's known as Paco

le dicen "el torero" — he's known as "el torero"

en México se le dice "recámara" al dormitorio — in Mexico they say "recámara" instead of "dormitorio"

podemos ir a Portugal, ¿tú qué dices? — we could go to Portugal, what do you say?

¿tu familia qué dice de la boda? — what does your family say about the wedding?

había 8, digo 9 — there were 8, I mean 9

dirá usted aquel otro — you must mean that other one

¡qué digo! — what am I saying?

no puedo leer lo que dice — I can't read what it says

no me dice nada este libro — this book leaves me cold

mis súbditos se presentarán ante mí ¡he dicho! — my subjects shall appear before me: I have spoken!

aunque no es el director es, como quien dice, el que manda en la empresa — although he isn't the manager, he's the person in charge, so to speak, of the company

está, como quien dice, aquí al lado — it's just round the corner, as they say

como quien no dice nada — quite casually, as though it wasn't important

- gracias por todo -lo mismo digo — "thank you for everything" - "likewise!" {o} "thanks to you too!"

deberías buscar trabajo, vamos, digo yo — you ought to look for a job, that's what I say, if you ask me, you ought to look for a job

¡si te lo digo yo! — of course it's true!

¡lo digo yo y basta! — you will do it because I say so!

mi prima, es decir, la hija de Ana — my cousin, that is (to say) Ana's daughter

¿qué quiere decir "spatha"? — what does "spatha" mean?

¿qué quiere usted decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿querrás decir un millón, no un billón? — do you mean a million rather than a billion?

les ha costado más cara que mi casa, y eso ya es decir — it cost them more than my house did, and that's saying something

no es que yo lo diga, pero... — it's not because I say so, but...

es, digamos, un comerciante — he's a dealer, for want of a better word, he's a sort of dealer

¡haberlo dicho!, ¡me lo hubieras dicho! — you could have told me {o} said!

y su madre, no digamos — not to mention his mother

no estuvo muy cortés, que digamos — he wasn't what you'd call polite, he wasn't exactly polite

¿cómo (lo) diría yo? — how shall I put it?

¿cómo diríamos? — how shall I put it?

¡quién lo diría! — would you believe it!, who would have thought it!

pero no quiso por el qué dirán — but she didn't want to because of what people might say

se preocupa mucho por el qué dirán — she's always worried about what people will say {o} think

-¿te puedo pedir un favor? -dime — "can I ask you a favour?" - "go ahead"

-¿te gustaría cambiar de coche? -¡hombre, ya me dirás! — "would you like a new car?" - "you bet I would!"

su nombre no me dice nada — her name doesn't mean anything to me

su mirada lo dice todo — her expression says it all {o} speaks volumes

una situación que tan mal dice de nuestro gobierno — a situation which shows our government in such a bad light

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers

¿cientos de personas? - bueno, es un decir — hundreds of people? - well, figuratively speaking

ya dice `mamá' — he says `mama' now

no digas esas cosas, por favor — please don't say things like that

no digas estupideces — don't talk nonsense!

¿cómo pudiste decir eso? — how could you say that?

¿eso lo dices por mí? — are you referring to me?

no lo dirás en serio! — you can't be serious!

dijo que sí con la cabeza — he nodded

no se dice `andé', se dice `anduve' — it isn't `andé', it's `anduve'

eso no se dice! — you mustn't say that!

¿cómo se dice `amor' en ruso? — how do you say `love' in Russian?

bonita, lo que se dice bonita, no es — she's not what you would call pretty

es el sábado; ni que decir tiene que estás invitado — it's on Saturday; you're invited, but that goes without saying

haberlo dicho antes — why didn't you say so before?

¿tendrá tiempo de hacerlo? - dice que sí — will he have time to do it? - he says he will

¿no lo encontró? - dice que no — didn't he find it? - no, he says he didn't

digan lo que digan — whatever people say

decirle algo a alguien — to tell somebody something

eso no es lo que me dijo a mí — that's not what he told me

¿sabes qué me dijo? — do you know what he told me?; (expresando sorpresa, indignación, etc) do you know what he said to me?

se lo voy a decir a papá — I'm going to tell Dad

hoy nos dicen el resultado — they're going to give us the result today

Andrés me dijo lo de tu hermano — Andrés told me about your brother

a mí me lo vas a decir! — you're telling me!

ya te lo decía yo! — I told you so!

fue algo espantoso, todo lo que te diga es poco — it was terrible, I can't begin to tell you how terrible

no me digas que no es precioso! — isn't it beautiful?

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres — you can judge a man by the company he keeps

porque lo digo yo! — because I say so!

harás lo que yo diga — you'll do as I say

papá dice que vayas — Dad wants you

dice que llames cuando llegues — she says (you are) to phone when you get there

dijo que tuviéramos cuidado — she said to be careful

decirle a alguien que + subj — to tell somebody to + inf

diles que empiecen — tell them to start

le dije que no lo hiciera — I told him not to do it

decir adiós — to say goodbye

decirle adiós a alguien — to say goodbye to somebody

di adiós a tu vida de estudiante — you'd better say goodbye to your student days

¿qué dice aquí? — what does it say here?

el diario no dice nada sobre el asunto — there's nothing in the paper about it

se llama Rosario pero le dicen Charo — her name is Rosario but people call her Charo

la forma de vestir dice mucho de una persona — the way someone dresses says a lot/tells you a lot about them

el tiempo lo dirá — time will tell

algo me decía que no iba a ser fácil — something told me it wasn't going to be easy

¿te dice algo ese nombre? — does that name mean anything to you?

decir misa — to say mass

querer decir — to mean

¿qué quiere decir esta palabra? — what does this word mean?

¿qué quieres decir con eso? — what do you mean by that?

¿quieres decir que ya no te interesa? — do you mean (to say) that you're no longer interested?

¿y los padres qué dicen? — what do her parents think of it?, how do her parents feel about it?

habría que regalarle algo, no sé, digo yo — we ought to buy her a present, well, I think so anyway

es muy fácil - si tú lo dices... — it's very easy - if you say so...

a decir verdad — to tell you the truth, to be honest

como quien dice — so to speak

papá - dime, hijo — dad - yes, son?

quería pedirle un favor - usted dirá — I wanted to ask you a favor - certainly, go ahead

se decían secretos al oído — they were whispering secrets to each other

se dijeron de todo — they called each other every name under the sun

yo sé lo que me digo — I know what I'm talking about

tú te lo dices todo — you seem to have all the answers