there was a touch of irony in his words

солнце проглянуло — the sun peeped out, the sun appeared

луна проглянула из-за туч — the moon showed / peeped out from behind the clouds

в его словах проглядывала ирония — there was a touch of irony in his words

промелькнули две недели — two weeks flew by

в его словах промелькнула ирония — there was a touch of irony in his words

промелькну́ли две неде́ли — two weeks flew by

в его́ слова́х промелькну́ла иро́ния — there was a touch of irony ['aɪə-] in his words

в выраже́нии его́ лица́ промелькну́ла улы́бка — a smile flitted across his face

con matices políticos — with political overtones

con matices políticos — with political overtones

fare la punta a una matita — to sharpen a pencil

le punte degli alberi — the treetops

punta della freccia — arrowhead

in punta di piedi — on tiptoe

camminare in punta di piedi — to walk on tiptoe, tiptoe

a punta — pointed

un paio di scarpe a punta — a pair of pointed shoes

c'è una punta d'acido nel latte — the milk tastes slightly sour

una punta di invidia — a touch of envy

ore di punta — peak hours

il traffico delle ore di punta — rush-hour traffic

punta massima/minima — highest/lowest level

cane da punta — pointer

con la punta delle dita — with one's fingertips

a punta — pointed

una punta d'aglio — a touch of garlic

danzare sulle -e — to dance on point(s), to point one's toes

mezza punta — inside forward

una punta demografica — a demographic bulge

prodotto di punta — market leader

ore di punta — peak time, rush hour

punta di diamante — diamond point

prendere qcn. di punta — to attack sb. head-on

cane da punta — pointer

- e di colori — colour gradations

una bella sfumatura di blu — an attractive shade of blue

sfumatura alta — high layering, taper

- e stilistiche — stylistic undertones

una sfumatura di ironia — a tinge of irony

there was a relaxed feel about it — c'era un'atmosfera rilassata

to tell by the feel (that) — riconoscere al tatto (che)

to have an oily feel — essere unto al tatto

I like the feel of silk — mi piace la sensazione che si prova a toccare la seta

to get the feel of, of doing — prendere la mano con, a fare

to have a feel for language — avere facilità di parola, saper parlare bene

I no longer feel anything for him — non provo più nulla per lui

the effects will be felt throughout the country — gli effetti si faranno sentire in tutto il paese

to feel sb.'s loss very deeply — essere sconvolto dalla perdita di qcn

I can't feel anything in my leg — non mi sento più la gamba

she feels the cold — è freddolosa, patisce il freddo

to feel the weight of sth. — soppesare qcs.

to feel sb. for weapons — perquisire qcn. per vedere se è armato

to feel afraid — avere paura

to feel ashamed — vergognarsi

to feel hot, thirsty — avere caldo, sete

I'll see how I feel o what I feel like tomorrow vedo come mi sento domani; it felt as if I was floating avevo l'impressione di galleggiare; she isn't feeling herself today — è un po' fuori fase oggi

something doesn't feel right — c'è qualcosa che non va

it feels strange living alone — fa uno strano effetto vivere da solo

it feels like silk — sembra seta

it feels like (a) Sunday — sembra domenica

to feel like sth., like doing — avere voglia di qcs., di fare

I feel like a drink — ho voglia di bere

I don't feel like it — non ne ho voglia

"why did you do that?" - "I just felt like it" — "perché l'hai fatto?" - "perché ne avevo voglia"

she felt herself losing her temper — sentiva che stava perdendo la pazienza

there was a relaxed feel about it — c'era un'atmosfera rilassata

to tell by the feel (that) — riconoscere al tatto (che)

to have an oily feel — essere unto al tatto

I like the feel of silk — mi piace la sensazione che si prova a toccare la seta

to get the feel of, of doing — prendere la mano con, a fare

to have a feel for language — avere facilità di parola, saper parlare bene

I no longer feel anything for him — non provo più nulla per lui

the effects will be felt throughout the country — gli effetti si faranno sentire in tutto il paese

to feel sb.'s loss very deeply — essere sconvolto dalla perdita di qcn

I can't feel anything in my leg — non mi sento più la gamba

she feels the cold — è freddolosa, patisce il freddo

to feel the weight of sth. — soppesare qcs.

to feel sb. for weapons — perquisire qcn. per vedere se è armato

to feel afraid — avere paura

to feel ashamed — vergognarsi

to feel hot, thirsty — avere caldo, sete

I'll see how I feel o what I feel like tomorrow vedo come mi sento domani; it felt as if I was floating avevo l'impressione di galleggiare; she isn't feeling herself today — è un po' fuori fase oggi

something doesn't feel right — c'è qualcosa che non va

it feels strange living alone — fa uno strano effetto vivere da solo

it feels like silk — sembra seta

it feels like (a) Sunday — sembra domenica

to feel like sth., like doing — avere voglia di qcs., di fare

I feel like a drink — ho voglia di bere

I don't feel like it — non ne ho voglia

"why did you do that?" - "I just felt like it" — "perché l'hai fatto?" - "perché ne avevo voglia"

she felt herself losing her temper — sentiva che stava perdendo la pazienza

lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren

lose somebody something — jemanden um etwas bringen

many men lose their hair — vielen Männern gehen die Haare aus

the cat has lost a lot of hair —

they lost 100 planes in one battle — sie haben in einer Schlacht 100 Flugzeuge verloren

the shares have lost 15% in a month — die Aktien sind in einem Monat um 15% gefallen

you will lose nothing by helping them —

they have nothing/a lot to lose — sie haben nichts/viel zu verlieren

that mistake lost him his job/her friendship/the game — dieser Fehler kostete ihn die Stellung/ihre Freundschaft/den Sieg

he lost himself in his work — er ging ganz in seiner Arbeit auf

he likes to lose himself in his memories — er verliert sich gern in Erinnerungen

he's lost the desire to live — er hat keinen Lebenswillen mehr

to lose no time in doing sth — etw sofort tun

we lost valuable time just talking — wir haben beim Reden wertvolle Zeit verloren

my watch lost three hours — meine Uhr ist drei Stunden nachgegangen

you've lost me now with all this abstract argument — bei dieser abstrakten Argumentation komme ich nicht mehr mit

to lose no opportunity to do sth — keine Gelegenheit verpassen, etw zu tun

(passive usages) to be lost (things) — verschwunden sein; (people) sich verlaufen haben; (fig) verloren sein; (words) untergehen

I can't follow the reasoning, I'm lost — ich kann der Argumentation nicht folgen, ich verstehe nichts mehr

all is (not) lost! — (noch ist nicht) alles verloren!

I got lost after the second chapter —

to get lost in the post/move — in der Post/beim Umzug verloren gehen

to give sb up for lost — jdn verloren geben

to give sth up for lost —

he was lost to science he is lost to all finer feelings — er war für die Wissenschaft verloren er hat keinen Sinn für höhere Gefühle

classical music is lost on him — er hat keinen Sinn für klassische Musik

the joke/remark was lost on her — der Witz/die Bemerkung kam bei ihr nicht an

the irony was not lost on me — ich verstand die Ironie durchaus

to be lost for words — sprachlos sein

to be lost in thought —

to be lost in one's reading/playing — in seine Lektüre/sein Spiel versunken sein

to be lost to the world — für die Welt verloren sein

you can't lose — du kannst nichts verlieren

you will not lose by helping him — es kann dir nicht schaden, wenn du ihm hilfst

somebody has nothing to lose [by doing something] — es kann jemandem nicht schaden[, wenn er etwas tut]

lose one's way — sich verlaufen/verfahren

lose somebody something — jemanden um etwas bringen

lose in freshness — an Frische verlieren