there is never anyone

personne de sensé ne ferait cela — no sensible person would do that

ce n'est un mystère pour personne — it's no mystery

dix personnes — ten people

50% des personnes interrogées — 50% of those interviewed

un voyage pour deux personnes — a trip for two

lit/chambre d'une personne — single bed/room

la personne aimée — the loved one

les personnes âgées — the elderly

une charmante jeune personne — a charming young lady

une personne de confiance — someone trustworthy

satisfait de sa (petite) personne — satisfied with oneself

bien fait de sa personne — good-looking

le respect de la personne (humaine) — respect for the individual

en personne — personally

c'est la cupidité en personne — he/she is greed personified

10 euros par personne — 10 euros per person, 10 euros a head

une table pour deux personnes — a table for two

personnes — people

Il y avait une trentaine de personnes dans la pièce. — There were about 30 people in the room.

en personne — in person

la personne humaine — the human person

le respect de la personne humaine — respect for the human person

la première personne du pluriel — the first person plural

Il n'y a personne à la maison. — There's nobody at home., There's no one at home.

Personne n'est venu le chercher. — Nobody came to fetch him., No one came to fetch him.

mieux que personne — better than anyone, better than anybody

Il connaît la route mieux que personne. — He knows the road better than anyone.

comme personne — like nobody else, like no one else

Elle joue du piano comme personne. — She plays the piano like nobody else.

nessun uomo è immortale — no man is immortal

nessun altro — no-one else, nobody else

nessun altro ti crederà — no one else will believe you

nessun altro voleva andarci — no one else wanted to go

non ho incontrato nessun altro — I didn't meet anyone else

non ho nessun dubbio — I have no doubts

non ha fatto nessun commento — he didn't make any comment

non c'è nessun bisogno — there's no need, there isn't any need

in nessun caso — under no circumstances

in nessun luogo — nowhere

da nessuna parte — not... anywhere

non riesco a trovarlo da nessuna parte — I can't find it anywhere

nessun'altra cosa — nothing else

per nessuna cosa nel mondo — not for anything in the world

nessuna obiezione? — any objections?

nessuno mi crede — no-one believes me

nessuno si muova! — nobody move!

non c'era nessuno — there was no-one there, there wasn't anyone there

non è venuto nessuno — nobody came

non dirlo a nessuno — don't tell that to anybody

nessuno di loro/dei presenti — none of them/of those present

non è venuto nessuno di loro — none of them came

non è venuto nessuno dei due — neither of them came

non mi fido di nessuno dei due — I don't trust either of them

ha molti libri ma non me ne piace nessuno — he has lots of books but I don't like any of them

non ne ho letto nessuno — I haven't read any of them, I have read none of them

ha telefonato nessuno? — did anyone phone?

hai visto nessuno? — did you see anyone?

e io chi sono, nessuno? — and who am I then, nobody?

con tutte quelle arie resta comunque un nessuno — despite his airs and graces, he's still a nobody

non ha nessun difetto — he has no faults, he hasn't got any faults

nessun soldato è ritornato — none of the soldiers came back

in nessun modo — in no way, not in any way

da -a parte, in nessun posto — nowhere

non sono andati da -a parte — they didn't go anywhere

nessun'altra città — no other town

- a novità? — is there any news?

nessuno è perfetto — nobody's perfect

non c'era quasi, mai nessuno — there was hardly, never anybody there

(che) nessuno esca! — nobody leave!

non ci sono per nessuno — if anybody asks for me, I'm not here

senza che nessuno lo sappia — without anybody knowing

nessuno di noi — none of us

non conosco nessuno dei suoi amici — I don't know any of his friends

non c'è nessuno intelligente quanto Jane — there's none so clever as Jane

non ho letto nessuno dei vostri libri — I read none of your books, I haven't read any of your books

- a delle due ragazze rispose — neither girl replied

non mi piace nessuno dei due — I don't like either (of them)

c'è nessuno? — is anyone in?

non c'è nessuno qui che parli l'italiano? — does anybody here speak Italian?

non essere nessuno — to be a nobody

hace casi un año que empezó la guerra — it's almost a year since war broke out

nada ha cambiado en los casi dos años transcurridos — nothing has changed in what is almost two years

estaba congelado, o casi — it was frozen, or very near it

casi nunca hay sitio en la biblioteca — there is hardly ever any room in the library

no sé, casi prefiero no ir — I don't know, I think I'd rather not go

casi sería mejor empezar otra vez — it might be better to start again

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

casi me caigo — I nearly fell over

la casi totalidad de la población — almost the entire population

casi no se le oía — you could hardly hear him

casi nunca — hardly ever

no nos queda casi nada de pan — there's hardly any bread left

¿pudiste dormir? - casi nada — did you manage to sleep? - hardly at all

no había casi nadie — there was hardly anyone

casi no vengo — I almost didn't come

yo casi te diría que lo vendas — I'd be inclined to say, sell it

casi sería mejor esperar — maybe it would be better to wait

tu guitarra no cabe en mi armario — your guitar won't fit in my cupboard

en mi coche caben dos maletas más — there's room for two more suitcases in my car

¿cabe alguien más? — is there room for anyone else?

¿cabemos todos? — is there room for us all?

no cabe nadie más — there's no room for anyone else

en este baúl ya no cabe más — there's no more room (for anything) in this trunk

en la bandeja de papel caben 100 hojas — the paper tray will hold 100 sheets

en este depósito caben 20 litros — this tank holds 20 litres

un sofá donde caben dos — a two-seater sofa

• caber por — to go through

eso no cabe por esta puerta — that won't go through this door

veinte entre cinco cabe a cuatro — five into twenty goes four (times)

solo caben dos explicaciones — there are only two possible explanations

la única explicación que cabe es que... — the only possible explanation is that...

todo cabe en ese chico — that boy is capable of anything, nothing would surprise me from that boy

no cabe en él hacerlo — he doesn't have it in him to do it

ya no caben más lamentaciones — it's no use complaining

no cabe perdón — it's inexcusable

cabe imaginar distintas posibilidades — different possibilities can be imagined

la persona más generosa que cabe imaginar — the most generous person you could imagine, the most generous person imaginable

cabe intentar otro sistema — it would be worth trying another system

• dentro de lo que cabe — under the circumstances

se trata al animal lo mejor posible dentro de lo que cabe — the animal is treated as well as possible under the circumstances

no cabe más que obedecer — there's no option but to obey

cabe la posibilidad que en unos días nos comuniquen algo — (there is a chance that) we may hear from them in a few days

el flash no resulta aconsejable, puesto que cabe la posibilidad de asustar a los animales — it's best not to use a flash as it is liable to frighten the animals

ahora está más amable, si cabe — she's even friendlier now

mejoraremos, si cabe, el servicio posventa — we will improve our after-sales service, wherever possible

me cabe el honor/la satisfacción de presentarles (a)... — I have the honour/it gives me great pleasure to introduce...

me cupo el privilegio de... — I had the privilege of...

me cupo la responsabilidad de dirigir el país — the responsibility of running the country fell to me

le cupieron 120 dólares — his share was 120 dollars, he got 120 dollars (as his share)

no cabemos los cuatro — there isn't room for all four of us

caber por algo — to go through something

no cabe por la puerta — it won't go through the door

estos pantalones ya no me caben — these trousers don't fit me any more

cabe la posibilidad de que haya perdido el tren — he may have missed the train

no cabe duda de que... — there is no doubt that...

este es mejor, no cabe duda — this one is better, without a doubt

sólo me cabe una solución: renunciar — I have no option but to resign

es, si cabe, aún mejor — it is even better, if such a thing is possible

caber + inf: cabe suponer que ha habido un error it is possible that there has been a mistake; cabría decir que... it could be said that...; una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar one of the bloodiest eras imaginable; cabe esperar que... it is to be hoped that...; cabría cuestionarse si... we should ask ourselves whether...; cabe mencionar que... it is worth mentioning that...; dentro de lo que cabe — all things considered

le cupo la satisfacción de... — he had the satisfaction of...

el papel que le cupo en las negociaciones — the role she played in the negotiations

17 entre 5 cabe a 3 y sobran 2 — 5 into 17 goes 3 times and 2 over

no cabemos los cuatro — there isn't room for all four of us

caber por algo — to go through something

no cabe por la puerta — it won't go through the door

estos pantalones ya no me caben — these trousers don't fit me any more

cabe la posibilidad de que haya perdido el tren — he may have missed the train

no cabe duda de que... — there is no doubt that...

este es mejor, no cabe duda — this one is better, without a doubt

sólo me cabe una solución: renunciar — I have no option but to resign

es, si cabe, aún mejor — it is even better, if such a thing is possible

caber + inf: cabe suponer que ha habido un error it is possible that there has been a mistake; cabría decir que... it could be said that...; una de las épocas más sangrientas que cabe imaginar one of the bloodiest eras imaginable; cabe esperar que... it is to be hoped that...; cabría cuestionarse si... we should ask ourselves whether...; cabe mencionar que... it is worth mentioning that...; dentro de lo que cabe — all things considered

le cupo la satisfacción de... — he had the satisfaction of...

el papel que le cupo en las negociaciones — the role she played in the negotiations

17 entre 5 cabe a 3 y sobran 2 — 5 into 17 goes 3 times and 2 over

= Willen haben sie will nach Hause gehen — she wants to go home

sie will nicht nach Hause gehen — she doesn't want to go home

etw haben wollen — to want (to have) sth

ich will lieber ins Kino gehen — I'd prefer to go to the cinema

er wollte unbedingt nach Frankreich ziehen — he was desperate to move to France

ich will so einen Fehler nie wieder machen — I won't make that mistake again

er will immer alles besser wissen — he thinks he knows it all

wenn man darauf noch Rücksicht nehmen wollte — if you are going to take that into account as well

das wollen wir doch erst mal sehen! — we'll see about that!

er will und will sich nicht ändern — he just will not change

was will man da schon machen/sagen? — what can you do/say?

= beabsichtigen etw gerade tun wollen — to be going to do sth

wolltest du gerade weggehen? — were you just leaving?

ich wollte schon gehen/gerade aufhören, als... — I was just going to leave/just about to stop when...

es sieht aus, als wollte es regnen — it looks as if it's going to rain

es will nicht besser/wärmer werden — it just won't get better/won't warm up

es will und will nicht aufhören — it just goes on and on

= müssen das will alles genauestens überlegt sein or werden — it all has to be most carefully considered

die Pflanzen wollen oft gegossen werden — the plants need to be watered frequently

= zugeben, behaupten keiner wollte etwas gehört/gesehen haben — nobody would admit to hearing/seeing anything

keiner will es gewesen sein — nobody will admit to it

der Zeuge will den Dieb beobachtet haben — the witness claims to have seen the thief

und so jemand will Lehrer sein! — and he calls himself a teacher

Wunsch das wolle Gott verhüten — heaven forbid

wenn er mir das doch ersparen wollte! — if only he would spare me that!

Aufforderung wollen wir uns nicht setzen? — why don't we sit down?

wenn Sie bitte Platz nehmen wollen — if you would please take a seat

man wolle bitte... — would you kindly...

na, wollen wir gehen? — well, shall we go?

darauf wollen wir mal anstoßen! — let's drink to that

wir wollen beten! — let us pray

wir wollen mal nicht übertreiben — let's not exaggerate

wir wollen mal in Ruhe überlegen — let's think about it calmly

andere Wendungen komme, was da wolle — come what may

es will mir nicht einleuchten, warum — I really can't see why

es will mir scheinen, dass... — it seems to me that...

er will doch nur dein Bestes — he only wants the best for you

was wollen sie? — what do they want?

was wollten sie denn von dir? — what did they want then?

sie wollten nur mein Geld — all they wanted was my money

ohne es zu wollen — without wanting to

was willst du (noch) mehr! — what more do you want!

ich weiß nicht, was du willst, das ist doch ausgezeichnet — I don't know what you're on about, it's excellent

er hat gar nichts zu wollen — he has no say at all

= bezwecken was willst du mit dem Messer? — what are you doing with that knife?

was willst du mit der Frage? — why are you asking that?

was wollen die Leute mit solchen Filmen? — what do people hope to achieve with films like that?

diese Pflanzen wollen viel Sonne — these plants need a lot of sun

= Willen haben er kann schon, wenn er nur will — he can (do it) if he really wants (to)

man muss nur wollen — you just have to want to

man muss sich nur sagen: ich will — you only have to say: I will do it

da ist nichts zu wollen — there is nothing we/you can do (about it)

= bereit sein wenn er will — if he wants to

er will nicht so recht — he seems rather unwilling

so Gott will — God willing

wollen, dass jd etw tut — to want sb to do sth

ich wollte, ich wäre... — I wish I were...

wenn du willst — if you like

wenn man so will — as it were

ganz wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, machen wir das so — if you want to or if you like, we'll do it that way

er will ins Kino — he wants to go to the cinema

ich will nach Hause/hier raus/weg — I want to go home/to get out of here/to get away

wo willst du hin? — where do you want to go?

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody

etwas tun wollen — (den Wunsch haben, etwas zu tun) want to do something; (die Absicht haben, etwas zu tun) be going to do something

wir wollten gerade gehen — we were just about to go

was will man da machen? — (ugs.) what can you do?

ohne es zu wollen — without intending to

dann will ich nichts gesagt haben — (ugs.) I take it all back

das will ich meinen! — (ugs.) I absolutely agree

wir wollen sehen — we'll see

wollen Sie bitte so freundlich sein und das heute noch erledigen — would you be so kind as to do it today

er will ein Dichter sein — he claims to be a poet

sie will es [nicht] gesehen haben — she claims [not] to have seen it

die Wunde will [einfach] nicht heilen — the wound [just] won't heal

der Motor wollte nicht anspringen — the engine wouldn't start

es will [einfach] nicht gelingen — it just won't work

etwas will getan sein — something needs or (coll.) has got to be done

das will gelernt sein — it has to be learned

das Buch will unterhalten — the book is intended or meant to entertain

das will nichts heißen/nicht viel sagen — that doesn't mean anything/much

du musst nur wollen, dann geht es auch — you only have to want to enough or have the will, then it's possible

ob du willst oder nicht — whether you want to or not

[ganz] wie du willst — just as you like

wenn du willst, könnten wir... — if you want [to], we could...

das ist, wenn man so will,... — that is, if you like,...

[na] dann wollen wir mal! — (ugs.) [right,] let's get started!

ich will nach Hause/ans Meer — I want to go home/to go to the seaside

ich will hier raus — I want to get out of here

zu wem wollen Sie? — whom do you want to see?

er wollte zum Theater — he wanted to become an actor

der Motor will nicht — the engine won't go

seine Beine/Gelenke/Augen wollen nicht mehr — his legs/joints/eyes just aren't up to it any more

das wollte ich nicht — I didn't mean to do that

das habe ich nicht gewollt — I never meant that to happen

wollen, dass jemand etwas tut — want somebody to do something

ich wollte, er wäre hier/es wäre vorbei — I wish he were here/it were over

jemandem nichts wollen können — (ugs.) be unable to harm somebody