tail question

vero o falso? — true or false?

questa è una storia vera — this is a true story

incredibile ma vero — incredible but true

vero e proprio — real

questo è un vero e proprio affare — this is a real bargain

un vero e proprio delinquente — a real criminal, an out and out criminal

perle vere — genuine pearls

quei fiori sembrano veri — those flowers look real

il vero problema è... — the real problem is...

fosse vero! — if only it were true!

nulla di più vero! — you've said it!, how true!

non mi pare vero! — it doesn't seem possible!

come è vero Dio — I swear to God

tant'è vero che... — so much so that...

vero? — isn't that right?

hai tu il mio libro, vero? — you've got my book, haven't you?

sei italiano, vero? — you're Italian, aren't you?

questa è la tua macchina, vero? — this is your car, isn't it?

è andata stamattina, vero? — she went this morning, didn't she?

vorresti andare, vero? — you'd like to go, wouldn't you?

ti piace la cioccolata, vero? — you like chocolate, don't you?

c'è del vero in ciò che dice — there is some truth in what he says

sto dicendo il vero — I am telling the truth

a onor del vero; a dire il vero — to tell the truth

è proprio vero! — that's absolutely true!

non è del tutto vero — it's not altogether true

è anche vero che... — it's nonetheless true that

com'è vero che sono qui — as true as I'm standing here

strano, ma vero! — strange but true!

è troppo bello per essere vero! — it's too good to be true!

un diamante vero — a real diamond

il vero problema non sta lì — that's not the real problem

vero amore — true love

un artista nel vero senso della parola — an artist in the true sense of the word

è stato un vero incubo! — it was a living nightmare!

sei mal messo, vero? — you're in a bad way, aren't you?

vive in Germania, non è vero? — he lives in Germany, doesn't he?

lo capisci, vero? — surely you can understand that?

c'è del vero in quello che dici — there's some truth in what you say

a dire il vero — to tell the truth, actually

disegno dal vero — life drawing

jdm etw auf den Tisch stellen — to put sth on the table for sb

die Ohren stellen — to prick up its ears

du solltest es stellen, nicht legen — you should stand it up, not lay it down

(= Platz finden für) etw gut stellen können — to have a good place for sth

das sollten Sie anders stellen — you should put it in a different position

(= erstellen) (jdm) eine Diagnose stellen — to provide (sb with) a diagnosis, to make a diagnosis (for sb)

jdm sein Horoskop stellen — to draw up or cast sb's horoscope

die Szene war gestellt — they posed for the scene

eine gestellte Pose — a pose

die CDU stellt zwei Minister — the CDU has two ministers

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — to turn the radio up/down

die Heizung höher/kleiner stellen — to turn the heating up/down

(in Redewendungen) stellen — to leave sth to sb's discretion, to leave sth up to sb

stellen — to place or put sb under sb's care

jdn vor ein Problem/eine Aufgabe etc stellen — to confront sb with a problem/task etc

jdn vor eine Entscheidung stellen — to put sb in the position of having to make a decision

sich auf (die) Zehenspitzen stellen — to stand on tiptoe

sich auf den Standpunkt stellen,... — to take the view...

sich jdm vor die Nase stellen — to stand right in front of sb

(Gegenstand, Körperteil) sich senkrecht stellen — to stand or come up

sich positiv/anders zu etw stellen — to have a positive/different attitude toward(s) sth

wie stellst du dich zu...? — how do you regard...?, what do you think of...?

sich gut mit jdm stellen — to put oneself on good terms with sb

die Heizung stellt sich von selbst kleiner — the heating turns itself down

sich der öffentlichen Kritik stellen — to lay oneself open to public criticism

sich den Journalisten stellen — to make oneself available to the reporters

sich den Fragen der Journalisten stellen — to be prepared to answer reporters' questions

sich einer Herausforderung stellen — to take up a challenge

sich einem Herausforderer stellen — to take on a challenger

sich (jdm) zum Kampf stellen — to be prepared to do battle (with sb), to announce one's readiness to fight (sb)

(= sich verstellen) sich krank/schlafend etc stellen — to pretend to be ill/asleep etc

allerlei Probleme — we were faced or confronted with all sorts of problems

es stellt sich die Frage, ob... — the question arises whether...

den Wecker auf 6 Uhr stellen — set the alarm for 6 o'clock

das Radio lauter/leiser stellen — turn the radio up/down

jemanden besser stellen — < firm> improve somebody's pay

gut/schlecht gestellt — comfortably/badly off

kalt stellen — put <food, drink> in a cold place; leave <champagne etc.> to chill

warm stellen — put < plant> in a warm place; keep < food> warm or hot

jemandem eine Frage stellen — ask somebody a question

sich auf die Zehenspitzen stellen — stand on tiptoe

sich schlafend/taub usw. stellen — feign sleep/deafness etc.; pretend to be asleep/deaf etc.

sich [der Polizei] stellen — give oneself up [to the police]

sich einem Herausforderer/der Presse stellen — face a challenger/the press

sich einer Disskusion stellen — consent to take part in a discussion

sich positiv/negativ zu jemandem/etwas stellen — take a positive/negative view of somebody/something

sich mit jemandem gut stellen — try to get on good terms with somebody