the manager is very busy this week

j'ai les mains prises — I've got my hands full

les places sont toutes prises — all the seats are taken

j'ai la gorge prise — I'm hoarse

pris de — overcome with

pris de panique — panic-stricken

Est-ce que cette place est prise? — Is this seat taken?

avoir le nez pris — to have a stuffed-up nose

avoir la gorge prise — to have a bad throat

Je serai très pris la semaine prochaine. — I'll be very busy next week.

être pris de panique — to be panic-stricken

être pris de peur — to be overcome with fear

être pris de fatigue — to be overcome with fatigue

tre ore e mezza — three and a half hours

mezz'ora — half an hour

durante le ore d'ufficio — during office hours

è a un'ora di cammino/d'auto dalla stazione — it's an hour's walk/drive from the station

aspetto da un'ora — I've been waiting for an hour

pagare a ore — to pay by the hour

sono pagati a ore — they're paid by the hour

all'ora — an hour

lo pagano 30 euro all'ora — they pay him 30 euros an hour

70 km all'ora — 70 km an hour

(parte della giornata) che ora è?, che ore sono? — sono le 4 — what time is it? — it's 4 (o'clock)

che ora fai? — what time do you make it?

a che ora parti? — what time are you leaving?

ora sto meglio — I'm better now

ora non posso uscire — I can't go out (just) now

ora sono molto occupata — I'm very busy at the moment

ora come ora — right now, at present

per ora — for now

(poco fa) è uscito (proprio) ora — he's just gone out

or ora — just now, a moment ago

10 anni or sono — 10 years ago

ora arrivo — I'm just coming, I'll be right there

(correlativo) ora... ora... — now..., now...

ora qui ora lì — now here now there

ora piange ora ride — one minute he's crying, the next he's laughing

ora che — now (that)

un'ora di lavoro, di lezione — an hour's work, lesson

due -e di attesa — two hours' wait, a two-hour wait

seguire qcs. di ora in ora — to follow sth. hour by hour

dopo tre -e d'aereo — after three hours on the plane, after a three-hour flight

è a due -e di macchina, di treno da Milano — it's two hours' drive away from Milan, it's two hours away from Milan by train

essere a quattro -e di marcia, cammino da — to be a four-hour walk from

essere pagato all'ora, a -e — to be paid by the hour

avere due -e di chimica alla settimana — to have two hours of chemistry per week

parlare di qcs. per delle -e, per -e e -e — to talk about sth. for hours on end

chiedere, dire l'ora — to ask, tell the time

guardare l'ora — to look at the time

che ora è, che -e sono? — what time is it? what's the time?

sono le -e 10 — it's 10 o'clock

hai l'ora? — have you got the time?

che ora fai? — what time do you make it?

a che ora...? — what time..?

alle dieci, ora italiana — at 10, Italian time

l'ora dell'arrivo, della partenza — the arrival, departure time

all'ora convenuta, stabilita — at the agreed time

tutti i giorni alla stessa, solita ora — every day at the same time

a tarda ora, a un'ora tarda (della notte) — late (at night)

fare le -e piccole — to keep late hours

a quest'ora sarà lontano — he must be a long way off by now

il tuo amico non verrà più a quest'ora — your friend won't come this late

è ora di partire — it's time to leave, it's time we left

è ora che tu faccia — it's time for you to do

ora di pranzo, di cena — lunchtime, dinnertime

all'ora dei pasti, -e pasti — at mealtime(s)

ora di Greenwich — Greenwich Mean Time

ora di punta — peak hour, rush hour

ora solare — solar time

l'ora della verità — the moment of truth

la casa ora è sua — it's his house now

ora è il momento di agire — now it's time for action

ora è un anno che... — it's been a year now since...

e ora? — what now?

prima d'ora — before now

fino ad ora — up to now, up until now

fin, sin d'ora — here and now

per ora — for now, for the moment, for the time being

ora come ora — at this moment in time, as things stand now

ora o mai più — (it's) now or never

ora che ci penso — now that I think of it, come to think of it

è arrivato ora — he's arrived just now, he's just arrived

stavo parlando di te or ora — I was just talking about you

ora vengo — I'm (just) coming, I'll be right there

era ora calmo ora brusco — he was sometimes calm (and) sometimes brusque

ora velocemente, ora lentamente — now fast, now slowly

credi di aver capito, ora ti dimostro che non è vero — you think you've understood, but now I'll show you that you haven't

ora avvenne che... — now it happened that...

ora dovete sapere che... — now (then), you ought to know that

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

from work — von der Arbeit

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

work loose — sich lockern

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten

he doesn't like work — er arbeitet nicht gern

that's a good piece of work — das ist gute Arbeit

is this all your own work? — haben Sie das alles selbst gemacht?

closed for work on the roof — wegen (Reparatur)arbeiten am Dach geschlossen

when work begins on the new bridge — wenn die Arbeiten an der neuen Brücke anfangen

there are forces at work which... — es sind Kräfte am Werk, die...

to do a good day's work — ein schönes Stück Arbeit leisten

we've a lot of work to do before this choir can give a concert — wir haben noch viel zu tun, ehe dieser Chor ein Konzert geben kann

you need to do some more work on your accent/your technique — Sie müssen noch an Ihrem Akzent/an Ihrer Technik arbeiten

I've been trying to get some work done — ich habe versucht zu arbeiten

to get on with one's work — sich (wieder) an die Arbeit machen

to make short or quick work of sb/sth — mit jdm/etw kurzen Prozess machen

to make work for sb — jdm Arbeit machen

time/the medicine had done its work — die Zeit/Arznei hatte ihr Werk vollbracht/ihre Wirkung getan

the work of a moment — eine Angelegenheit von Sekunden

it was hard work for the old car to get up the hill — das alte Auto hatte beim Anstieg schwer zu schaffen

to be (out) at work — arbeiten sein

to go out to work — arbeiten gehen

to be out of work — arbeitslos sein

to be in work — eine Stelle haben

he travels to work by car — er fährt mit dem Auto zur Arbeit

do you live close to your work? — hast du es weit zur Arbeit?

at work — an der Arbeitsstelle, am Arbeitsplatz

what is your work? — was tun Sie (beruflich)?

to put or throw sb out of work — jdn arbeitslos machen

to be off work — (am Arbeitsplatz) fehlen

a work of literature — ein literarisches Werk

a fine piece of work — eine schöne Arbeit

a chance for artists to show their work — eine Gelegenheit für Künstler, ihre Arbeiten or Werke zu zeigen

to work for better conditions etc — sich für bessere Bedingungen etc einsetzen

to work against a reform — gegen eine Reform kämpfen

it won't work — das klappt nicht

to get sth working — etw in Gang bringen

it works by or on electricity — es läuft auf Strom

it works both ways — es trifft auch andersherum zu

but this arrangement will have to work both ways — aber diese Abmachung muss für beide Seiten gelten

(= move gradually) to work loose — sich lockern

to work along — sich entlangarbeiten

to work oneself/sb hard — sich/jdn nicht schonen

he works himself too hard — er übernimmt sich

to work oneself to death — sich zu Tode arbeiten

to work sth by electricity/hand — etw elektrisch/mit Hand betreiben

can we work that trick again? — können wir den Trick noch einmal anbringen or anwenden?

to work mischief — Unheil anrichten

to work one's passage — seine Überfahrt abarbeiten

you don't have to work your notice — Sie brauchen Ihre Kündigungsfrist nicht einzuhalten

he worked the clay into a human shape — er formte den Ton zu einer menschlichen Gestalt

work the flour in gradually/the ingredients together — mischen Sie das Mehl allmählich unter/die Zutaten (zusammen)

(= move gradually) to work one's hands free — seine Hände freibekommen

to work sth loose — etw losbekommen

to work one's way through a book — sich durch ein Buch arbeiten

to work one's way to the top — sich nach oben arbeiten or kämpfen

to work one's way up from nothing — sich von ganz unten hocharbeiten

to work one's way through college — sein Studium selbst or durch eigene Arbeit finanzieren

he worked his way across the rock face/through the tunnel — er überquerte die Felswand/kroch durch den Tunnel

set somebody to work — jemanden an die Arbeit schicken

all work and no play — immer nur arbeiten

a good day's work — eine gute Tagesleistung

do a good day's work — ein tüchtiges Stück Arbeit hinter sich bringen

is that all your own work? — hast du das alles selbst gemacht?

a work of reference/literature/art — ein Nachschlagewerk/literarisches Werk/Kunstwerk

out of work — arbeitslos; ohne Arbeit

be in work — eine Stelle haben

go out to work — arbeiten gehen

from work — von der Arbeit

work to rule — Dienst nach Vorschrift machen

make the washing machine/television work — die Waschmaschine/den Fernsehapparat in Ordnung bringen

work loose — sich lockern

worked by electricity — elektrisch betrieben

work oneself into a position — sich in eine Position hocharbeiten

work oneself into a state/a rage — sich aufregen/in einen Wutanfall hineinsteigern

work one's keep — für sein Geld etwas leisten