they did all they could

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

all together now — ahora todos juntos

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

all in all — en general

all told — en total

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

in all — en total

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

all along — desde el primer momento

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

all my life — toda mi vida

all my friends — todos mis amigos

all men — todos los hombres

they drank all the beer — se bebieron toda la cerveza

all the others went home — todos los demás se fueron a casa

it rained all day — llovió todo el día, llovió el día entero

she hasn't been in all day — no ha estado en todo el día

all three (of them) were found guilty — los tres fueron declarados culpables

I'll take all three (of them) — me llevo los tres

40% of all marriages end in divorce — el 40% de los matrimonios terminan en divorcio

it's not as bad as all that — no es para tanto

all that is irrelevant now — todo eso ya no importa

he went on about loyalty and all that — habló sin parar sobre la lealtad y cosas así

sorry and all that, but that's the way it is — disculpas y todo lo demás, pero así son las cosas

of all the luck! — ¡vaya suerte!

of all the tactless things to say! — ¡qué falta de tacto!

it's all done — está todo hecho

it was all I could do not to laugh — apenas pude contener la risa

not all of it was true — no todo era cierto

I do all of the work — yo hago todo el trabajo

I do all of the cooking — siempre cocino yo

six o'clock? is that all? — ¿las seis? ¿nada más?

that's all — eso es todo, nada más

all I can tell you is... — todo lo que puedo decirte es..., lo único que puedo decirte es...

all I want is to sleep — lo único que quiero es dormir

that was all that we managed to salvage from the fire — eso fue todo lo que conseguimos rescatar del incendio

all that he did was laugh — lo único que hizo fue reírse

they all came with their husbands — todas vinieron con sus maridos

his was the worst performance of all — la suya fue la peor actuación de todas

the score is two all — van empatados a dos, el marcador es de empate a dos

to draw two all — empatar a dos

all but seven/twenty — todos menos siete/veinte

I rushed to get there, all for nothing — fui a toda prisa, todo para nada, fui a toda prisa, y total para nada

all in all, things turned out quite well — en general, las cosas salieron bastante bien

we thought, all in all, it wasn't a bad idea — pensamos que, mirándolo bien, no era una mala idea

what with the rain and all — con la lluvia y todo lo demás

the dog ate the sausage, mustard and all — el perro se comió la salchicha, mostaza incluida

you can go right now for all I care — por mí como si te vas ahora mismo

for all I know he could be dead — puede que hasta esté muerto, no lo sé

for all I know, he could be right — igual hasta tiene razón, no lo sé

I'll go tomorrow if I go at all — si es que voy, iré mañana

it rarely rains here, if at all — aquí rara vez llueve, si es que llueve

I'd like to see him today, if (it's) at all possible — me gustaría verlo hoy, si es del todo posible

they won't attempt it, if they have any sense at all — si tienen el más mínimo sentido común, no lo intentarán

50 men in all — 50 hombres en total

he ate it all — se lo comió todo

it all happened so quickly — sucedió todo tan rápido

she seemed to have it all: a good job, a happy marriage — parecía tenerlo todo: un buen trabajo, un matrimonio feliz

I have no regrets at all — no me arrepiento en absoluto

it makes no difference at all — da exactamente igual

I don't feel at all well — no me siento nada bien

she wasn't at all apologetic — no se disculpó para nada

it was not at all nice — no fue nada agradable

you mean he didn't cry at all? — ¿quieres decir que no lloró nada?

did you mention me at all? — ¿mencionaste mi nombre por casualidad?

"are you disappointed?" - "not at all!" — -¿estás defraudado? -en absoluto

she went all red — se puso toda colorada

you're all wet — estás todo mojado

it's all dirty — está todo sucio

he was all covered in blood — estaba completamente cubierto de sangre

all along the street — a lo largo de toda la calle, por toda la calle

he all but died — casi se muere, por poco se muere

he's all but forgotten now — ya casi no se le recuerda

to be all for sth — estar completamente a favor de algo

I'm all for it — estoy completamente a favor

the trip cost £200 all in — el viaje costó 200 libras, todo incluido

to go all out for the prize — volcarse por conseguir el premio

we must go all out to ensure it — hemos de desplegar todos nuestros medios para asegurarlo

he's travelled all over the world — ha viajado por todo el mundo

you've got mud all over your shoes — tienes los zapatos cubiertos de barro

I spilled coffee all over my shirt — se me cayó el café encima y me manché toda la camisa

I ache all over — me duele (por) todo el cuerpo

it happens all over — ocurre en todas partes

considering his age, it's all the more remarkable that he succeeded — teniendo en cuenta su edad, es aún más extraordinario que lo haya logrado

she valued her freedom, all the more so because she had fought so hard for it — valoraba mucho su libertad, tanto más cuanto que había luchado tanto por conseguirla

it's all too true — lamentablemente es cierto

all too soon, the holiday was over — cuando quisimos darnos cuenta las vacaciones habían terminado

the evening passed all too quickly — la tarde pasó demasiado rápido

it's all up with him — está acabado

it isn't all that far — no está tan lejos

it shouldn't be all that difficult — no debería resultar tan difícil

I really didn't give it my all — no di todo lo que podía dar de mí

I decided to give it my all — decidí echarle el resto

all clear! — ¡fin de la alerta!

all those present — todos los presentes

all good teachers know it — todo buen profesor lo sabe

all four of us went — fuimos los cuatro

all morning — toda la mañana, la mañana entera

what's all this we hear about you leaving? — ¿qué es eso de que te vas?

of all the stupid things to do! — qué estupidez!

I might as well not bother for all the notice he takes — para el caso que me hace, más vale que ni me moleste

it isn't as bad as all that — no es para tanto

he's not all that rich — tan rico no es

in all innocence — con toda inocencia

with all possible care — con el mayor cuidado posible

beyond all doubt — fuera de toda duda

they denied all knowledge of it — negaron tener conocimiento alguno de ello

all I can say is... — todo lo que puedo decir es..., lo único que puedo decir es...

will that be all, madam? — ¿algo más señora?, ¿eso es todo, señora?

they did all they could — hicieron todo lo que pudieron

it was all I could do to stop him from hitting her — apenas pude impedir que le pegara

all in good time — todo a su debido tiempo, cada cosa a su tiempo

when all is said and done — a fin de cuentas

for all I care — por lo que a mí me importa

for all I know — que yo sepa

all together now — ahora todos juntos

she is the cleverest of all — es la más inteligente de todos/todas

I don't intend to tell anyone, least of all her! — no pienso decírselo a nadie y a ella menos todavía

all of: now that all of the children go to school ahora que todos los niños van al colegio; all of the cheese todo el queso; it took all of 20 years to complete it — se tardó 20 años enteros en acabarlo

she helped us all — nos ayudó a todos

it was all gone — no quedaba nada

now I've seen it all! — vivir para ver!

that says it all — eso ya te lo dice todo

all in all — en general

all told — en total

and all — y todo

he ate it, skin and all — se lo comió con la cáscara y todo

at all: they don't like him at all no les gusta nada; I'm not at all worried o worried at all no estoy preocupada en absoluto, no estoy para nada preocupada; thank you - not at all gracias - de nada or no hay de qué; she didn't feel at all well no se sentía nada bien; it's not bad at all, it's not at all bad no está nada mal; they'll come late, if they come at all vendrán tarde, si es que vienen; if (it's) at all possible — si fuera posible

in all — en total

there were flags all along the road — había banderas todo a lo largo del camino

all through the ceremony — durante toda la ceremonia

you've gone all red — te has puesto todo colorado/toda colorada

she was all alone — estaba completamente sola

I got all wet — me mojé todo/toda

I'm all ears — soy todo/toda oídos

he won all the same — igual ganó

the score was one all — iban (empatados) uno a uno

30 all — 30 iguales

all along — desde el primer momento

all but — casi

the game had all but finished — prácticamente or ya casi había terminado el partido

all for: to be all for something: I'm all for sex education — estoy totalmente a favor de la educación sexual

all that — ( particularly) (usu neg)

I don't know her all that well — no la conozco tan bien

I don't care all that much — no me importa demasiado

all the — (+ comp)

it is all the more remarkable if you consider... — resulta aún or todavía más extraordinario si se tiene en cuenta...

all the more reason to fire them! — más razón para echarlos!

all the more so because... — tanto más cuanto que...; see also all out

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

thirty all — dreißig beide

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all too soon — allzu schnell

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

we have considered all the possibilities — wir haben alle Möglichkeiten in Betracht gezogen

she brought all the children — sie brachte alle Kinder mit

all kinds or sorts of people — alle möglichen Leute

all the tobacco —

all the milk all the fruit — die ganze Milch, alle Milch das ganze Obst, alles Obst

all you boys can come with me — ihr Jungen könnt alle mit mir kommen

the money was all there — alles Geld or das ganze Geld war da

where's all that water coming from? — wo kommt das ganze or all das Wasser her?

all the time — die ganze Zeit

all Spain — ganz Spanien

to dislike all sport — jeglichen Sport ablehnen

in all respects — in jeder Hinsicht

all my strength — meine ganze Kraft

all my books/friends — alle meine Bücher/Freunde, meine ganzen Bücher/Freunde

all my life — mein ganzes Leben (lang)

they all came —

we all sat down — wir setzten uns alle

he took/spent it all — er hat alles genommen/ausgegeben

it all happened so quickly — alles geschah so schnell, es geschah alles so schnell

I don't understand all that — ich verstehe das alles nicht

what's all this/that about? — was soll das Ganze?

what's all this I hear about you leaving? — was höre ich da! Sie wollen gehen?

with all possible speed — so schnell wie möglich

with all due care — mit angemessener Sorgfalt

with all due speed — in angemessenem Tempo

they will take all possible precautions — sie werden alle möglichen Sicherheitsvorkehrungen treffen

all is well — alles ist gut

that's all that matters — darauf allein kommt es an

that's all he said — das ist alles, was er gesagt hat, mehr hat er nicht gesagt

all of Paris/of the house — ganz Paris/das ganze Haus

all of it — alles

I don't need all of it — ich brauche nicht alles

all of 5 kms/£5 —

it took him all of three hours — er brauchte ganze drei Stunden

all who knew him — alle, die ihn kannten

all of them — (sie) alle

dressed all in white, all dressed in white — ganz in Weiß (gekleidet)

all woman — ganz Frau

all dirty/excited etc — ganz schmutzig/aufgeregt etc

that's all very fine or well — das ist alles ganz schön und gut

all wool — reine Wolle

an all wool carpet — ein reinwollener Teppich, ein Teppich aus reiner Wolle

it was red all over — es war ganz rot

that's Dave all over — das ist typisch Dave

all down the front of her dress — überall vorn auf ihrem Kleid

all along the road — die ganze Straße entlang

there were chairs all around the room — rundum im Zimmer standen Stühle

he ordered whiskies/drinks all round —

what's the film all about? — wovon handelt der Film überhaupt?

it was all about a little girl — es handelte von einem kleinen Mädchen

the horses were giving their all — die Pferde gaben ihr Letztes

I feared that all along — das habe ich von Anfang an befürchtet, das habe ich schon die ganze Zeit (über) befürchtet

he all but died —

he all but lost it — er hätte es fast verloren

the party won all but six of the seats — die Partei hat alle außer sechs Sitzen or alle bis auf sechs Sitze gewonnen

it's all one to me — das ist mir (ganz) egal or einerlei

all the hotter/prettier/happier etc — noch heißer/hübscher/glücklicher etc

all the funnier because... — umso lustiger, weil...

all the more so since... —

all the better to see you with — damit ich dich besser sehen kann

all the same, it's a pity — trotzdem ist es schade

it's all the same to me —

if it's all the same to you — wenn es Ihnen egal ist

all too soon/quickly — viel zu or allzu früh/schnell

the whole family came, children and all — die Familie kam mit Kind und Kegel

nothing at all — überhaupt or gar nichts

did/didn't you say anything at all? — haben Sie überhaupt etwas gesagt/gar or überhaupt nichts gesagt?

I'm not at all sure, I'm not sure at all — ich bin mir ganz und gar nicht sicher, ich bin gar nicht ganz sicher

I'm not at all angry etc, I'm not angry etc at all — ich bin überhaupt nicht wütend etc, ich bin ganz und gar nicht wütend etc

it's not bad at all — das ist gar nicht schlecht

I don't know at all — ich weiß es überhaupt nicht

if at all possible — wenn irgend möglich

for all his wealth — trotz (all) seines Reichtums

for all that — trotz allem, trotzdem

for all I know she could be ill —

is he in Paris? – for all I know he could be — ist er in Paris? – schon möglich, was weiß ich!

it's not all that bad, it's not as bad as all that — so schlimm ist es nun auch wieder nicht

it isn't all THAT expensive! — so teuer ist es nun wieder auch nicht

of all the idiots! — so ein Idiot!

of all the stupid things to do! — so was Dummes!

why me of all people? — warum ausgerechnet ich?

happiest/earliest/clearest etc of all —

that would be best of all — das wäre am besten

most of all —

most of all I'd like to be... — am liebsten wäre ich...

all day — den ganzen Tag

for all that — trotz allem

all his life — sein ganzes Leben

all my money — all mein Geld; mein ganzes Geld

stop all this noise/shouting! — hör mit dem Krach/Geschrei auf!

thank you for all your hard work — danke für all deine Anstrengungen

get away from it all — einmal von allem abschalten

that says it all — das sagt alles

all the books — alle Bücher

all my books — all[e] meine Bücher

where are all the glasses? — wo sind all die Gläser?

all ten men — alle zehn Männer

we all went to bed — wir gingen alle schlafen

all the others — alle anderen

all Goethe's works — sämtliche Werke Goethes

why he of all people? — warum ausgerechnet er?

people of all ages — Menschen jeden Alters

All Fools' Day — der 1. April

in all innocence — in aller Unschuld

with all speed — so schnell wie möglich

all present — alle Anwesenden

one and all — [alle] ohne Ausnahme

all and sundry — Krethi und Plethi

all of us — wir alle

the happiest/most beautiful of all — der/die Glücklichste/die Schönste unter allen

most of all — am meisten

he ran fastest of all — er lief am schnellsten

all of (coll.): (as much as) be all of seven feet tall — gut sieben Fuß groß sein

all I need is the money — ich brauche nur das Geld

all is not lost — es ist nicht alles verloren

it's all or nothing — es geht ums Ganze

most of all — am meisten

give one's all — sein Letztes geben

it was all but impossible — es war fast unmöglich

all in all — alles in allem

that's all very well — das ist alles schön und gut

can I help you at all? — kann ich Ihnen irgendwie behilflich sein?

I do not care at all — es ist mir völlig gleich

you are not disturbing me at all — du störst mich nicht im geringsten

were you surprised at all? — warst du denn überrascht?

nothing at all — gar nichts

not at all happy/well — überhaupt nicht glücklich/gesund

if at all — wenn überhaupt

in all — insgesamt

thirty all — dreißig beide

all but — fast

he all but fell down — er wäre fast heruntergefallen

all the better/worse [for that] — um so besser/schlimmer

I feel all the better for it — das hat mir wirklich gut getan

all too soon — allzu schnell

go all out [to do something] — alles daransetzen[, etwas zu tun]

did you get home all right? — sind Sie gut nach Hause gekommen?

I'm all right — mir geht es ganz gut

that's her, all right — das ist sie, ganz recht

yes, all right — ja, gut

is it all right if I go in? — kann ich reingehen?

lie all round the room — überall im Zimmer herumliegen

all the same — trotzdem

it's all the same to me — es ist mir einerlei

it could be that... — potrebbe essere che

it could be a trap — potrebbe essere una trappola

the engine could explode — il motore potrebbe esplodere

you could have been electrocuted! — avresti potuto rimanere folgorato!

"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"

who could it be? — chi potrebbe mai essere?

nothing could be simpler — non c'è niente di più semplice

could I interrupt? — posso interromperla?

could I speak to John? — potrei parlare con John?

you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?

we could try and phone him — potremmo provare a telefonargli

couldn't they go camping instead? — non potrebbero invece andare in campeggio?

if only we could stay — se solo potessimo restare

I wish I could have been there — avrei voluto essere lì

I wish I could go to Japan — mi piacerebbe andare in Giappone

I couldn't leave the children — non potrei lasciare i bambini

they could have warned us — avrebbero potuto avvertirci

how could you! — come hai potuto!

I couldn't agree more! — d'accordissimo! sono completamente d'accordo!

you couldn't be more mistaken — ti sbagli di grosso

as excited as could be — eccitatissimo

it could be that... — potrebbe essere che

it could be a trap — potrebbe essere una trappola

the engine could explode — il motore potrebbe esplodere

you could have been electrocuted! — avresti potuto rimanere folgorato!

"did she know?" - "no, how could she?" — "lo sapeva?" - "no, come avrebbe potuto?"

who could it be? — chi potrebbe mai essere?

nothing could be simpler — non c'è niente di più semplice

could I interrupt? — posso interromperla?

could I speak to John? — potrei parlare con John?

you couldn't come earlier, could you? — non potresti arrivare prima, vero?

we could try and phone him — potremmo provare a telefonargli

couldn't they go camping instead? — non potrebbero invece andare in campeggio?

if only we could stay — se solo potessimo restare

I wish I could have been there — avrei voluto essere lì

I wish I could go to Japan — mi piacerebbe andare in Giappone

I couldn't leave the children — non potrei lasciare i bambini

they could have warned us — avrebbero potuto avvertirci

how could you! — come hai potuto!

I couldn't agree more! — d'accordissimo! sono completamente d'accordo!

you couldn't be more mistaken — ti sbagli di grosso

as excited as could be — eccitatissimo