they walked on in silence

in silence — en silencio

silence! — silencio!, hagan silencio!

to break the silence — romper* el silencio

to pass over something in silence — silenciar algo

to reduce somebody to silence — dejar a alguien sin habla

silence is golden — el silencio es oro

a two minutes' silence — dos minutos de silencio

silence! — ¡silencio!

they stood in silence — permanecieron en silencio

there was silence on the matter — no se hizo comentario alguno sobre la cuestión

to pass over sth in silence — silenciar algo

to reduce sb to silence — dejar a algn sin argumentos

a sudden shot broke the silence — un disparo repentino rompió el silencio

he broke his silence for the first time yesterday — rompió su silencio ayer por primera vez

to silence one's conscience — acallar la conciencia

he silenced his critics — silenció a sus críticos

in silence — en silencio

silence! — silencio!, hagan silencio!

to break the silence — romper* el silencio

to pass over something in silence — silenciar algo

to reduce somebody to silence — dejar a alguien sin habla

silence is golden — el silencio es oro

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

on Sundays — sonntags

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also academic.ru/62377/right">right 4. 4)

the book is on the table — das Buch ist auf dem Tisch

he put the book on the table — er legte das Buch auf den Tisch

it was on the blackboard — es stand an der Tafel

he hung it on the wall/nail — er hängte es an die Wand/den Nagel

a house on the coast/main road — ein Haus am Meer/an der Hauptstraße

on the bank of the river — am Flussufer

with a smile on her face — mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen

a ring on his finger — ein Ring am Finger

her name is on the list — ihr Name ist auf der Liste

on TV/the radio — im Fernsehen/Radio

on video — auf Video

who's on his show tonight? — wer ist heute in seiner Show?

I have no money on me — ich habe kein Geld bei mir

we had something to eat on the train — wir haben im Zug etwas gegessen

= by means of, using we went on the train/bus — wir fuhren mit dem Zug/Bus

on foot/horseback — zu Fuß/Pferd

the heating runs on oil — die Heizung wird mit Öl betrieben

to count sth on one's fingers — etw an den Fingern abzählen

a book on German grammar we read Stalin on Marx — ein Buch über deutsche Grammatik wir lasen Stalins Ausführungen zu Marx

have you heard him on the subject? — haben Sie ihn zu diesem Thema gehört?

on Sunday — (am) Sonntag

on Sundays — sonntags

on December the first — am ersten Dezember

stars visible on clear nights — Sterne, die in klaren Nächten sichtbar sind

on or about the twentieth — um den Zwanzigsten herum

on and after the twentieth — am Zwanzigsten und danach

= earning, getting I'm on £18,000 a year — ich bekomme £ 18.000 im Jahr

how much are you on? — wie viel verdienst or bekommst du?

he retired on a good pension — er trat mit einer guten Rente in den Ruhestand

on my arrival — bei meiner Ankunft

on examination — bei der Untersuchung

on hearing this he left — als er das hörte, ging er

on receiving my letter — auf meinen Brief hin

he is on the committee/the board — er gehört dem Ausschuss/Vorstand an, er sitzt im Ausschuss/Vorstand

he is on the "Evening News" — er ist bei der "Evening News"

he is on the teaching staff — er gehört zum Lehrpersonal

= doing to be on a course (Sch, Univ) — an einem Kurs teilnehmen

I am working on a new project — ich arbeite gerade an einem neuen Projekt

he was away on business — er war geschäftlich unterwegs

I am on overtime — ich mache Überstunden

we were on page 72 — wir waren auf Seite 72

= at the expense of this round is on me — diese Runde geht auf meine Kosten

have it on me — das spendiere ich (dir), ich gebe (dir) das aus

= taking to be on drugs/the pill — Drogen/die Pille nehmen

indicating repetition he made mistake on mistake — er machte einen Fehler nach dem anderen

musical instrument he played (it) on the violin/trumpet — er spielte (es) auf der Geige/Trompete

on drums/piano — am Schlagzeug/Klavier

Roland Kirk on tenor sax — Roland Kirk, Tenorsaxofon

on your theory — Ihrer Theorie nach or zufolge, nach Ihrer Theorie

= in place, covering he screwed the lid on — er schraubte den Deckel drauf

she had nothing on —

what did he have on? — was hatte er an?

he had his hat on crooked — er hatte den Hut schief auf

he put his hat on — er setzte seinen Hut auf

he put his coat on — er zog seinen Mantel an

indicating position put it this way on — stellen/legen Sie es so herum (darauf)

sideways on — längs

indicating forward movement move on! — gehen Sie weiter!, weitergehen!

on! on! — weiter! weiter!

to pass a message on — eine Nachricht weitergeben

indicating time from now on — von jetzt an

from that day on — von diesem Tag an

later on — später

it was well on in the night — es war zu vorgerückter Stunde, es war spät in der Nacht

it was well on into September — es war spät im September

early on in her career — schon früh in ihrer Karriere

indicating continuation to keep on talking — immer weiterreden, in einem fort reden

they walked on in silence — sie gingen schweigend weiter

go on with your work — machen Sie Ihre Arbeit weiter

set structures __diams; on and on they talked on and on — sie redeten und redeten, sie redeten unentwegt

the noise went on and on — der Lärm hörte überhaupt nicht auf

he's always on at me to get my hair cut — er liegt mir dauernd in den Ohren, dass ich mir die Haare schneiden lassen soll

what's he on about? —

he knows what he's on about — er weiß, wovon er redet

to leave the engine on — den Motor laufen lassen

the "on" switch — der Einschalter

in the "on" position —

his hat/tie was on crookedly — sein Hut saß/sein Schlips hing schief

his hat/coat was already on — er hatte den Hut schon auf/den Mantel schon an

= taking place there's a tennis match on at the moment — ein Tennismatch ist gerade im Gang

there's a tennis match on tomorrow — morgen findet ein Tennismatch statt

I have nothing on tonight — ich habe heute Abend nichts vor

what's on in London? —

there's never anything on in this town — in dieser Stadt ist nie was los

the search is on for a new managing director — jetzt wird nach einem neuen Geschäftsführer gesucht

= being performed, performing to be on (in theatre, cinema) — gegeben or gezeigt werden; (on TV, radio) gesendet or gezeigt werden

still on? — läuft das Programm noch?

what's on tonight? — was ist or steht heute Abend auf dem Programm?

tell me when the English team is on — sagen Sie mir, wenn die englische Mannschaft dran ist or drankommt

indicating agreement, acceptability to be on (bet, agreement) — gelten

you're on! —

are you on for dinner tonight? — sehen wir uns zum Abendessen?

be on the table — auf dem Tisch sein

write something on the wall — etwas an die Wand schreiben

be hanging on the wall — an der Wand hängen

be on the board/committee — im Vorstand/Ausschuss sein

on Oxford 556767 — unter der Nummer Oxford 55 67 67

on the evidence — aufgrund des Beweismaterials

on the assumption/hypothesis that... — angenommen,...

on Sundays — sonntags

it's just on nine — es ist gerade neun

on [his] arrival — bei seiner Ankunft

on entering the room... — beim Betreten des Zimmers...

be on heroin — heroinabhängig sein

with/without a hat/coat on — mit/ohne Hut/Mantel

have a hat on — einen Hut aufhaben

your hat is on crooked — dein Hut sitzt schief

boil something with/without the lid on — etwas in geschlossenem/offenem Topf kochen

the potatoes are on — die Kartoffeln sind aufgesetzt

face on — mit dem Gesicht voran

on and on — immer weiter

put the light on — das Licht anmachen

is there a gas tap on? — ist ein Gashahn aufgedreht?

is Sunday's picnic on? — findet das Picknick am Sonntag statt?

I have nothing of importance on — ich habe nichts Wichtiges vor

come/be on — seinen Dienst antreten/Dienst haben

something is on (feasible) /not on — etwas ist möglich/ausgeschlossen

you're on! — (coll.): (I agree) abgemacht!; (making bet) die Wette gilt!

be on about somebody/something — (coll.) [dauernd] über jemanden/etwas sprechen

what is he on about? — was will er [sagen]?

be on at/keep on and on at somebody — (coll.) jemandem in den Ohren/dauernd in den Ohren liegen (ugs.)

on to, onto — auf (+ Akk.)

be on to something — (have discovered something) etwas ausfindig gemacht haben. See also right 4. 4)

they walked together for part of the way — caminaron juntos/juntas un trecho

we sat together in silence — estuvimos (todos/los dos) sentados en silencio

we left them alone together — los dejamos solos a los dos

they were separated for a while, but they're together again now — estuvieron separados un tiempo, pero ahora han vuelto a juntarse

let's write the letter together — escribamos juntos/juntas la carta

we must face this crisis together — debemos hacer frente a esta crisis unidos

we were at school together — fuimos compañeros de colegio

we stuck the broken cup together again — pegamos la taza que se había roto

the pieces slot together — las piezas encajan unas en otras

add the two figures together — suma las dos cantidades

together with — junto con

now we're together — ahora estamos juntos

they work together — trabajan juntos

together they managed it — entre los dos lo lograron

they were all together in the bar — todos estaban reunidos en el bar

to put a show together — montar un show

together with his colleagues, he accepted responsibility — él, junto con sus colegas, admitió ser responsable

you can't all get in together — no podéis entrar todos a la vez

don't all talk together — no habléis todos a la vez

we'll do parts A and B together — haremos juntamente las partes A y B

for weeks together — durante semanas seguidas

they walked together for part of the way — caminaron juntos/juntas un trecho

we sat together in silence — estuvimos (todos/los dos) sentados en silencio

we left them alone together — los dejamos solos a los dos

they were separated for a while, but they're together again now — estuvieron separados un tiempo, pero ahora han vuelto a juntarse

let's write the letter together — escribamos juntos/juntas la carta

we must face this crisis together — debemos hacer frente a esta crisis unidos

we were at school together — fuimos compañeros de colegio

we stuck the broken cup together again — pegamos la taza que se había roto

the pieces slot together — las piezas encajan unas en otras

add the two figures together — suma las dos cantidades

together with — junto con

(moto per luogo) il corteo è passato in piazza — the procession passed through the square

nel 1960 — in 1960

Maria Bianchi in Rossi — Maria Rossi née Bianchi

(fine, scopo) spende tutto in divertimenti — he spends all his money on entertainment

(con infinito) ha sbagliato nel rispondere male — he was wrong to be rude

essere in — (di moda, attuale) to be in

la gente in — the in-crowd

vivere in Italia, in città, in campagna — to live in Italy, in town, in the country

stare in casa — to stay at home

essere in un taxi — to be in a taxi

in televisione — on TV

in questa storia — in this story

nel suo discorso — in his speech

che cosa ti piace in un uomo? — what do you like in a man?

un tema ricorrente in Montale — a recurrent theme in Montale's work

andare in Francia, in città, in campagna — to go to France, to town, to the country

andare in vacanza — to go on holiday

vado in macelleria — I'm going to the butcher's

entrare in una stanza — to go into a room

il treno sta per entrare in stazione — the train is arriving at the station

salire in macchina — to get into the car

correre nei prati — to run across the fields

infilare il dito nella fessura — to stick one's finger through the slit

in inverno — in winter

nel 1991 — in 1991

nel Medio Evo — in the Middle Ages

negli ultimi giorni — over the last few days

l'ho fatto in due giorni — I did it in two days

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

sono venuto in taxi — I came here by taxi

abbiamo fatto un giro in barca — we went out on the boat

un'opera in versi, inglese, tre volumi — a work in verse, in English, in three volumes

parlare in spagnolo — to speak Spanish

in piena forma — in great shape

in contanti — (in) cash

ho avuto questo libro in regalo — this book was given to me as a present

in vendita — for sale

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

cambiare delle sterline in dollari — to change pounds in dollars

Enza Bianchi in Rossi — Enza Rossi, née Bianchi

è in oro — it's made of gold

un anello in oro — a gold ring

laurea in filosofia — degree in philosophy

laureato in lettere — arts graduate

essere bravo in storia — to be good at history

malattia frequente nei bovini — common disease in cattle

in politica — in politics

il muro misura tre metri in altezza e sei in lunghezza — the wall is three metres high and six metres long

erano in venti — there were twenty of them

siamo in pochi — there are few of us

abbiamo fatto il lavoro in due — two of us did the job

nel tornare a casa,... — on my way home,...

nel dire così,... — saying this

andaban con paso acelerado — they walked at a brisk pace

los ochenta fueron una década muy acelerada — the eighties was a decade of hectic activity

a paso acelerado — at a brisk pace

a paso acelerado — at a brisk pace

to take sb/one's dog for a walk — portare qn/il cane a spasso

we went for a walk — abbiamo fatto una passeggiata

it's only a 10-minute walk from here — ci vogliono solo 10 minuti a piedi da qui

there's a nice walk by the river — c'è una bella passeggiata lungo il fiume

he has an odd sort of walk — ha una camminata tutta particolare

we walked 40 kilometres yesterday — ieri abbiamo percorso 40 chilometri a piedi

you can walk it in a few minutes — puoi arrivarci a piedi in pochi minuti

I'll walk you home — ti accompagno a casa

are you walking or going by bus? — ci vai a piedi o in autobus?

they walked in silence for a while — hanno camminato in silenzio per un po'

can your little boy walk yet? — tuo figlio sa già camminare?

walk a little with me — accompagnami per un pezzo

to walk up and down (the room) — camminare su e giù (per la stanza)

we had to walk — siamo dovuti andare a piedi

to walk home — andare a casa a piedi

we were out walking in the hills — stavamo passeggiando in collina

su madre le mandó callar — his mother ordered him to be quiet, his mother told him to shut up

-Ernesto se casa -¡calla! ¡eso no puede ser! — "Ernesto is getting married" - "you're joking! that can't be true!"