tell me when the English team is on

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

on Sundays — sonntags

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

quando arriverà? — when is he arriving?, when will he arrive?

quando vai in vacanza? — when are you going on holiday?

passerò a trovarti, ma non so quando — I'll come and see you, but I don't know when

non so quando abbia telefonato — I don't know when he phoned

da quando — since

da quando sei qui? — how long have you been here?

di quando è quel giornale? — which day's paper is that?

quando mai avrei detto una cosa del genere? — whenever did I say anything of the kind?

di quando in quando — from time to time

ci penso di quando in quando — I think about it from time to time

a quando i confetti? — when are we going to be hearing wedding bells?

ti raggiungo quando ho finito — I'll join you when I've finished

da quando sono arrivato — (ever) since I arrived

abita lì da quando era piccola — she has lived there since she was a child

piange sempre quando parto — she always cries when I leave, she cries whenever I leave

chiamami quando vuoi — call me whenever you like

quando fa così non lo sopporto — I can't stand him when he does that

quand'anche tu volessi parlargli... — even if you wanted to speak to him...

si lamenta lui quando ne avrei molto più diritto io — he's the one that's complaining, when in fact I've got much more reason to

quando te lo dico devi credermi — when I tell you something you should believe me

ci raccontava di quando era bambino — he told us about when he was a child

vorrei trovare tutto pronto per quando torno — I'd like to find everything ready for when I come back

quando si dice la sfortuna...! — talk about bad luck...!

quando arriva? — when is he arriving?

quand'è il concerto? — when is the concert?

non so quando arriverà — I don't know when she'll get here

da quando abitate qui? — how long have you been living here?

da quando in qua rispondi a tua madre? — since when do you answer your mother back?

di quand'è la lettera? — what is the date on the letter?

fino a quando ti fermi a Oxford? — how long are you staying in Oxford?

per quando sarà pronto? — when will it be ready?

quando arrivò sul posto, capì — when he got there, he understood

quando avrà finito — when she's finished

mi chiami quando l'auto sarà pronta — call me when the car is ready

quando meno me l'aspettavo è arrivato — when I least expected it he arrived

ero appena uscito quando si mise a piovere — I had just gone out when it started raining

da quando sa nuotare, adora l'acqua — he has loved water ever since he learned to swim

da quando mi ricordo — for as long as I can remember

parlaci di quando eri in Francia — tell us about when you were in France

fino a quando — till, until

quando deve prendere l'aereo è sempre molto nervoso — whenever he has to fly he gets nervous

quando penso che mia figlia ha quasi dieci anni! — to think that my daughter's almost ten!

l'ha lasciato solo quando invece avrebbe dovuto aiutarlo — she let him down when she should have helped him

quando le cose stanno così non ho niente da aggiungere — since it's like that I have nothing else to say

quando ti capita di vederlo, salutalo da parte mia — if you happen to see him, say hello to him for me

il come e il quando — how and when

anoche fuimos al cine — we went to the cinema last night

¿has ido alguna vez a Quito? — have you ever been to Quito?

¿a qué colegio vas? — what school do you go to?

esta carretera va a Huesca — this road goes to Huesca, this is the road to Huesca

íbamos hacia Sevilla — we were going towards Seville

ir hasta León — to go as far as León

ir despacio — to go slow(ly)

ir con tiento — to go carefully {o} cautiously

¡ya voy!, ¡ahora voy! — coming!, I'll be right there!

vamos a casa — let's go home

tuvimos que ir andando — we had to walk {o} go on foot

¿vas a ir andando o en autobús? — are you walking or going by bus?

iba muy bien vestido — he was very well dressed

este reloj va atrasado — this clock is slow

iban muertos de risa por la calle — they were killing themselves laughing as they went down the street

• ir (a) [por] — to go and get

voy (a) por el paraguas — I'll go and get the umbrella

voy por el médico — I'll go and fetch {o} get the doctor

¿cómo va el paciente? — how's the patient doing?

el enfermo va mejor — the patient is improving {o} doing better

el enfermo va peor — the patient has got worse

¿cómo va el ensayo? — how's the essay going?, how are you getting on with the essay?

¿cómo va el partido? — what's the score?

¿cómo va eso? — how are things (going)?

todo va bien — everything's fine, everything's going well

los resultados van a mejor — the results are improving {o} getting better

• ir [por], ¿te has leído ya el libro? ¿por dónde vas? — have you read the book yet? whereabouts are you? {o} how far have you got?

ir por la mitad de algo — to be halfway through sth

la película ya va por la mitad — it's already half way through the film

íbamos por la mitad de nuestro viaje — we were half way there

ese cuadro debería ir encima del sofá — that picture should go over the sofa

lo que te dijo iba en serio — he meant what he said (to you)

la pradera va desde la montaña hasta el mar — the grasslands go {o} stretch from the mountains to the sea

en lo que va de semana hemos recibido cientos de llamadas — we've had hundreds of calls so far this week

en lo que va desde 1950 hasta nuestros días — from 1950 up until now

va mucho de uno a otro — there's a lot of difference between them

¡lo que va del padre al hijo! — what a difference there is between father and son!, father and son are nothing like each other!

con este van 30 — that makes 30 (with this one)

van ya tres llamadas y no contesta — we've called him three times and he doesn't answer

van cinco pesos a que no lo haces — I bet you five pesos you won't do it

¿cuánto va? — how much do you bet?

ir con pantalones — to be wearing trousers

¿con qué ropa {o} cómo fuiste a la boda? — what did you wear to the wedding?

iba de rojo — she was dressed in red, she was wearing red

la que va de negro — the girl in black

irle a algn —

nos va mucho en esto — we have a lot riding on this

le va la vida en ello — his life depends on it

¿cómo te va? — how are things?, how are you doing?

¿cómo te va en los estudios? — how are you getting on with your studies?

¡que te vaya bien! — take care!

¿me va bien esto? — does this suit me?

no le va bien el sombrero — the hat doesn't suit her

ese tipo de gente no me va — I don't get on with that type of people

no quería ir con ella a ninguna parte — I didn't want to go anywhere with her

iba con su madre — he was with his mother

esta fotocopia debe ir con la carta — this photocopy has to go (in) with the letter

yo voy con el Real Madrid — I support Real Madrid

el marrón no va bien con el azul — brown and blue don't go together

eso de ser famosa no va con ella — being famous doesn't agree with her

¿de qué va la película? — what's the film about?

la película va nada más que de sexo — the film is all sex

va para los 40 — he's getting on for 40, he's knocking on 40

va para viejo — he's getting old

va para arquitecto — he's going to be an architect

va para cinco años que entré en la Universidad — it's getting on for five years since I started University

eso no va por usted — I wasn't referring to you, that wasn't meant for you

¡va por los novios! — (here's) to the bride and groom!

se dio cuenta de que iban tras él — he realized they were after him

ir tras una chica — to chase (after) a girl

-¿le pido disculpas? -¿dónde vas? deja que sea él quien se disculpe — "shall I apologize?" - "what are you talking about? let him be the one to apologize"

a eso voy — I'm coming to that

pues, a eso voy — that's what I mean, that's what I'm getting at

aquí cada uno va a lo suyo — everyone does their own thing here

llevo todo el día yendo y viniendo de un lado al otro de la ciudad — I've spent all day going from one end of town to the other

cuando tú vas, yo ya he venido — I've been there before, I've seen it all before

¡vaya! ¿qué haces tú por aquí? — well, what a surprise! what are you doing here?

¡vaya coche! — what a car!, that's some car!

¡vaya susto que me pegué! — I got such a fright!, what a fright I got!

¡vamos! ¡di algo! — come on! say something!

vamos, no es difícil — come on, it's not difficult

una chica, vamos, una mujer — a girl, well, a woman

es molesto, pero ¡vamos! — it's a nuisance, but there it is

-¿no me vas a echar la bronca? -no, qué va — "you're not going to tell me off, are you?" - "of course I'm not"

¿perder la liga? ¡qué va, hombre! — lose the league? you must be joking!

fui a verle — I went to see him

tras muchas vueltas fuimos a dar con la calle Serrano — after driving round for ages we eventually found Serrano Street

¿cómo lo iba a tener? — how could he have had it?

¡no lo va a saber! — of course he knows!

¿no irás a decirme que no lo sabías? — you're not going to tell me you didn't know?

iba anocheciendo — it was getting dark

iban fumando — they were smoking

¿quién va ganando? — who's winning?

fueron hablando todo el camino — they talked the whole way there

como iba diciendo — as I was saying

¡voy corriendo! — I'll be right there!

id pensando en el tema que queréis tratar — be {o} start thinking about the subject you want to deal with

hemos ido consiguiendo lo que queríamos — we found what we wanted eventually

voy comprendiendo que... — I am beginning to see that...

van escritas tres cartas — that's three letters I've written

va vendido todo — everything has been sold

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!

ahí va! me he olvidado el dinero — oh no! I've forgotten the money

no iba con mala intención — it wasn't meant unkindly

fue y le dio un puñetazo — she went and punched him

y la tonta va y se lo cree — and like an idiot she believed him

iban cantando por el camino — they sang as they went along

¿van cómodos? — are you comfortable?

¿irán bien aquí los vasos? — will the glasses be safe here?

íbamos sentados — we were sitting down

vas que pareces un pordiosero — you look like some sort of beggar

iba con miedo — she was afraid

vas muy cargada — you have a lot to carry

yo iba a la cabeza — I was in the lead

hay que ir con los ojos bien abiertos — you have to keep your eyes open

va de chasco en chasco — he's had one disappointment after another

ir de algo: iban de largo they wore long dresses; voy a ir de Drácula I'm going to go as Dracula; iba de verde — she was dressed in green

ir de algo — to go (along) as something

yo fui de intérprete — I went along as interpreter

¿de qué va la novela? — what's the novel about?

ir a algo — to lead to something, to go to something

la autopista va desde Madrid hasta Valencia — the highway goes from Madrid to Valencia

el período que va desde la Edad Media hasta el Renacimiento — the period from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance

¿cómo va el enfermo/el nuevo trabajo? — how's the patient doing/the new job going?

va de mal en peor — it's going from bad to worse;; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿cómo les fue en Italia? — how was Italy?, how did you get on in Italy?

me fue mal/bien en el examen/la entrevista — I did badly/well in the exam/the interview

que te vaya bien (en) el examen! — good luck in the exam

¿cómo le va con el novio? — how's she getting on with her boyfriend?

¿cómo van? - 3-1 — what's the score? - 3-1

voy ganando yo — I'm ahead, I'm winning

ir por algo: ¿por dónde van en historia? where have you got (up) to in history?; ¿todavía vas por la página 20? — are you still on page 20?

ya van tres veces que te lo digo — this is the third time I've told you

con éste van seis — six, counting this one

ya van tres pasteles que se come — that makes three cakes he's eaten now

de tres a ocho van cinco — eight minus three is five

ir en algo — to depend on something

no sé en qué vá — I don't know what it depends on

¿dónde van las toallas? — where do the towels go?

¿has terminado? - qué va! — have you finished? - you must be joking!

¿se disgustó? - qué va! — did she get upset? - not at all!

vamos a perder el avión - qué va! — we're going to miss the plane - nonsense!

¿va con mayúscula? — is it written with a capital letter?

¿va con acento? — does it have an accent?

todo esto va para el examen — all of this will be included in the exam

ir con algo — to go with something

el negro no te va bien — black doesn't suit you

te irá bien un descanso — a rest will do you good

ir en contra de algo — to go against something

irle a algo/alguien — to support something/somebody

le va al equipo peruano — he supports the Peruvian team

vamos, mujer, dile algo — go on, say something to him

vamos, date prisa! — come on, hurry up!

eso sería un disparate, vamos, digo yo — that would be a stupid thing to do, well, that's what I think anyway

vamos, que no es una persona de fiar — basically, he's not very trustworthy

es mejor que el otro, vamos — it's better than the other one, anyway

vaya! tú por aquí! — what a surprise! what are you doing here?

vaya cochazo! — that's some car!

vaya (que) si la conozco! — you bet I know her!

vaya, que los hay peores — well, I mean there are plenty worse

ir a + inf —

te vas a caer! — you're going to fall!

voy a estudiar medicina — I'm going to study medicine

va a hacer dos años que... — it's getting on for two years since...

esto no te va a gustar — you're not going to like this

te voy a pegar — I'm going to smack you

vamos a ver ¿cómo dices que te llamas? — now then, what did you say your name was?

bueno, vamos a trabajar — all right, let's get to work

que no se te vaya a caer — make sure you don't drop it

lleva el paraguas, no vaya a ser que llueva — take the umbrella in case it rains

que te vaya bien! — all the best!

qué le iba a decir! — what else could I tell her?

¿quién iba a ser si no? — who else could it have been?

¿no irá a hacer alguna tontería? — you don't think she'll go and do something stupid, do you?

no irás a darle la razón a él! — surely you're not going to say he was right!

¿dormiste bien? - qué voy a dormir! — did you sleep well?- how could I?

cómo iba a saberlo! — how was I supposed to know?

¿por qué la voy a ayudar? — why should I help her?

ir + ger: poco a poco irá aprendiendo she'll learn little by little; a medida que va subiendo as it rises; tú puedes ir comiendo you can start eating; ya puedes ir haciéndote a la idea you'd better get used to the idea; la situación ha ido empeorando — the situation has been getting worse and worse

vámonos — let's go

no te vayas — don't go

vete a la cama — go to bed

se fue de casa — she left home

vete de aquí — get out of here

se fue de la empresa — she left the company

se han ido de viaje — they're away, they've gone away

se nos fué a vivir a Florida — he went (off) to live in Florida

cómo se va el dinero! — I don't know where the money goes!; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me va medio sueldo en el alquiler — half my salary goes on the rent

qué rápido se me ha ido la tarde! — hasn't the evening gone quickly?

se ha ido la luz — the electricity's gone off; (+ me/te/le etc)

¿se te ha ido el dolor de cabeza? — has your headache gone?

irse de boca/espaldas — to fall flat on one's face/back

me iba para atrás — I was falling backwards

frenó y nos fuimos todos para adelante — he braked and we all went flying forwards

vete con cuidado/tacto — be careful/tactful

irse a examen — to have to take an exam

se me fueron las medias — my tights have run

ir en taxi — to go by taxi

iban a caballo/a pie — they were on horseback/on foot

ir por mar — to go by sea

lo oía ir y venir por la habitación — I could hear him pacing up and down the room

el ir y venir de los invitados — the coming and going of the guests

no hago más que ir y venir de un lado para otro — I do nothing but run around

vamos a casa — let's go home

¿adónde va este tren? — where's this train going (to)?

¿tú vas a misa? — do you go to church?

ir de compras/de caza — to go shopping/hunting

ya vamos para allá — we're on our way

¿por dónde se va a...? — how do you get to...?

¿dónde vas con tanto pan? — what are you doing with all that bread?

el perro fue a por él — the dog went for him

voy a clases nocturnas — I go to evening classes

ya va al colegio/a la universidad — she's already at school/university

irle a alguien con algo: no le vayas con tus problemas don't bother him with your problems; le fue a la maestra con el chisme — she went and told the story to the teacher

tírate del trampolín - allá voy! — jump off the board! - here I go/come!

ahí van otros $2.000 — there's another $2,000

no va más! — no more bets!