the picture will look good in the study

if looks could kill... — il/elle etc m'a fusillé du regard

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

to have a (good) look — guardare (bene)

a look of sadness — uno sguardo triste

to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza

to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che

to have a look of sadness about one — avere l'aria triste

I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia

I don't like the look of the weather — il tempo sembra mettersi al peggio

I don't like the look of that rash — queste eruzioni cutanee mi piacciono poco

by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto

the look for the 90's — il look degli anni '90

he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?

looks aren't everything — la bellezza non è tutto

he's losing his looks — non è più bello come una volta

you can't go o judge by looks alone — non si può giudicare solo dalle apparenze

if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo

to look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia

look who it is! — guarda chi c'è!

now look what you've done! — guarda che cosa hai fatto!

to look one's age — dimostrare gli anni che si hanno

he's 40 but he doesn't look it — ha 40 anni ma non li dimostra

to look one's best — stare benissimo

he still looks the same — non è cambiato

to look a fool — sembrare uno sciocco

it won't look good if you refuse — sembra brutto se rifiuti

he doesn't look himself today — oggi non sembra lui

to look and see what's on TV — guardare cosa c'è in TV

to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.

to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte

he looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo

he looks young for his age — per uno della sua età ha un aspetto giovanile

he looks about 50 — dimostra una cinquantina d'anni

you look good in that hat — ti sta bene quel cappello

how do I look? — come sto? che aspetto ho?

you look well — hai un bell'aspetto

the picture will look good in the study — il quadro starà bene nello studio

how does it look to you? — che te ne sembra? cosa ne pensi?

it looks OK to me — per me può andare

it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che

to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.

that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria

look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)

a letter for me — ein Brief für mich

destined for greatness — zu Höherem bestimmt

what for? — wofür?, wozu?

he does it for pleasure — er macht es zum or aus Vergnügen

what did you do that for? —

a room for working in/sewing — ein Zimmer zum Arbeiten/Nähen

a bag for carrying books (in) — eine Tasche, um Bücher zu tragen

fit for nothing —

to get ready for a journey — sich für eine Reise fertig machen

ready for anything —

to go to Spain for one's holidays — nach Spanien in Urlaub fahren

the train for Stuttgart — der Zug nach Stuttgart

he swam for the shore — er schwamm auf die Küste zu, er schwamm in Richtung Küste

to make for home — sich auf den Heimweg machen

(indicating suitability) it's not for you to ask questions — Sie haben kein Recht, Fragen zu stellen

it's not for me to say — es steht mir nicht zu, mich dazu zu äußern

she's the woman or the one for me — sie ist die (richtige) Frau für mich

married life is not for me — das Eheleben ist nichts für mich

(= representing, instead of) I'll speak to her for you if you like —

I need someone to make up my mind for me — ich brauche jemanden, der die Entscheidung für mich trifft

to act for sb — für jdn handeln

D for Daniel — D wie Daniel

are you for or against it? — sind Sie dafür oder dagegen?

I'm all for helping him —

the case for nuclear power — die Argumente für die Atomkraft

(= with regard to) anxious for sb — um jdn besorgt

I'm very happy for you — ich freue mich sehr für euch

for my part — was mich betrifft

as for him/that — was ihn/das betrifft

warm/cold for the time of year — warm/kalt für die Jahreszeit

he is tall for his age — er ist groß für sein Alter

what do you want for your birthday? — was wünschst du dir zum Geburtstag?

for further information see page 77 — weitere Informationen finden Sie auf Seite 77

for this reason — aus diesem Grund

he did it for fear of being left — er tat es aus Angst, zurückgelassen zu werden

he is famous for his jokes/his big nose — er ist für seine Witze bekannt/wegen seiner großen Nase berühmt

to jump for joy — einen Freudensprung machen

to choose sb for his ability — jdn wegen seiner Fähigkeiten wählen

if it were not for him — wenn er nicht wäre

for all his wealth — trotz all seines Reichtums

for all that, you should have warned me — Sie hätten mich trotz allem warnen sollen

he'll do it for ten pounds —

pound for pound — Pfund für Pfund

(= in contrast) for every job that is created, two are lost — für jede Stelle, die neu geschaffen wird, gehen zwei verloren

I have not seen her for two years — ich habe sie seit zwei Jahren nicht gesehen

he's been here for ten days — er ist seit zehn Tagen hier

I had/have known her for years — ich kannte/kenne sie schon seit Jahren

he walked for two hours — er ist zwei Stunden lang marschiert

I am going away for a few days — ich werde (für or auf) ein paar Tage wegfahren

I shall be away for a month — ich werde einen Monat (lang) weg sein

I'll be back home for Christmas — Weihnachten bin ich wieder zu Hause

I've got a job for you for next week — ich habe für nächste Woche Arbeit für dich

for a while/time — (für) eine Weile/einige Zeit

the meeting was scheduled for 9 o'clock — die Besprechung sollte um 9 Uhr stattfinden

(distance) the road is lined with trees for two miles — die Straße ist auf or über zwei Meilen mit Bäumen gesäumt

we walked for two miles — wir sind zwei Meilen weit gelaufen

there are roadworks on the M8 for two miles — auf der M8 gibt es eine zwei Meilen lange Baustelle

for miles — meilenweit

for mile upon mile — Meile um Meile

(with verbs) to pray for peace — für den or um Frieden beten

to hope for news — auf Nachricht hoffen

to look for sth — (nach) etw suchen

a weakness for sweet things — eine Schwäche für Süßigkeiten

his knack for saying the wrong thing — sein Talent, das Falsche zu sagen

(with infin clauses) for this to be possible — damit dies möglich wird

it's easy for him to do it — für ihn ist es leicht, das zu tun, er kann das leicht tun

the best thing would be for you to leave — das Beste wäre, wenn Sie weggingen

there's still time for him to come — er kann immer noch kommen

their one hope is for him to return — ihre einzige Hoffnung ist, dass er zurückkommt

(phrases) to do sth for oneself — etw alleine tun

for example — zum Beispiel

oh for a cup a tea! — jetzt eine Tasse Tee - das wäre schön!

for it was too late — denn es war zu spät

17 were for, 13 against — 17 waren dafür, 13 dagegen

what is the German for "buzz"? — wie heißt "buzz" auf Deutsch?

be for doing something — dafür sein, etwas zu tun

do something for somebody — für jemanden etwas tun

they invited me for Christmas/Monday/supper — sie haben mich zu Weihnachten/für Montag/zum Abendessen eingeladen

what is it for? — wofür/wozu ist das?

reason for living — Grund zu leben

a dish for holding nuts — eine Schale für Nüsse

a request for help — eine Bitte um Hilfe

study for a university degree — auf einen Hochschulabschluss hin studieren

phone for a doctor — nach einem Arzt telefonieren

take somebody for a ride in the car/a walk — jemanden im Auto spazieren fahren/mit jemandem einen Spaziergang machen

work for a living — für den Lebensunterhalt arbeiten

set out for England/the north/an island — nach England/Norden/zu einer Insel aufbrechen

that's Jim for you — das sieht Jim mal wieder ähnlich

checked for accuracy — auf Richtigkeit geprüft

be dressed/ready for dinner — zum Dinner angezogen/fertig sein

open for business — eröffnet

have something for breakfast/pudding — etwas zum Frühstück/Nachtisch haben

enough... for — genug... für

that's quite enough for me — das reicht mir völlig

too... for — zu... für

there is nothing for it but to do something — es gibt keine andere Möglichkeit, als etwas zu tun

things don't look very promising for the business — was die Geschäfte angeht, sieht das alles nicht sehr vielversprechend aus

it is wise/advisable for somebody to do something — es ist vernünftig/ratsam, dass jemand etwas tut

it's hopeless for me to try and explain the system — es ist sinnlos, dir das System erklären zu wollen

what do you take me for? — wofür hältst du mich?

jump/ shout for joy — vor Freude in die Luft springen/schreien

were it not for you/ your help, I should not be able to do it — ohne dich/deine Hilfe wäre ich nicht dazu in der Lage

for the first time — zum ersten Mal

why can't you help for once? — warum kannst du nicht einmal helfen?

what shall I give him for his birthday? — was soll ich ihm zum Geburtstag schenken?

for all... — trotz...

for all that,... — trotzdem...

but for..., except for... — wenn nicht... gewesen wäre, [dann]...

for all I know/care... — möglicherweise/was mich betrifft,...

for one thing,... — zunächst einmal...

not bad for a first attempt — nicht schlecht für den ersten Versuch

we've/we haven't been here for three years — wir sind seit drei Jahren hier/nicht mehr hier gewesen

we waited for hours/three hours — wir warteten stundenlang/drei Stunden lang

how long are you here for? — wie lange bleiben Sie hier?

walk for 20 miles/for another 20 miles — 20 Meilen [weit] gehen/weiter gehen

be for it — (coll.) dran sein (ugs.); sich auf was gefasst machen können (ugs.)