they've moved back to London

to move with the times — vivre avec son temps

quiet despair — молчаливое отчаяние

A quiet murmur passed through the classroom. — По классу пробежал тихий шёпот.

The street was unnaturally quiet. — На улице было неестественно тихо.

They were both quiet for a while. — Оба они замолчали на минуту.

quiet life — спокойная жизнь

quiet temperament — спокойный характер

At last I had an opportunity of quiet reading. — Наконец я мог спокойно почитать.

It's a place where you can have a cup of coffee, and a quiet cigar. — Это место, где можно выпить чашечку кофе и спокойно выкурить сигару.

quiet nook — укромный уголок

quiet clothes — неброская одежда

quiet diplomacy — тайная дипломатия

Can I have a quiet word with your son? — Можно поговорить с вашим сыном с глазу на глаз?

I did what was possible to quiet her. — Я сделал всё возможное, чтобы успокоить её.

See if you can quiet the dog down. — Попробуй унять собаку.

He moved back into London when things quieted down. — Когда всё успокоилось, он вернулся в Лондон.

At last the wind quieted down, and the storm was over. — Наконец ветер стих и шторм кончился.

(tempo: usato al negativo) non... più — no longer, no more, not... any more

non lavora più — he doesn't work any more, he no longer works

non ha più detto una parola — he didn't say another word

non c'è più bisogno che... — there's no longer any need for...

non ne posso più! — I can't take any more!

non ritornerò mai più — I'll never come back

non è più così giovane — he is not as young as he was

(quantità: usato al negativo) non...più — no more

non abbiamo più vino/soldi — we have no more wine/money, we haven't got any wine/money (left)

non ce n'è più — there isn't any left

non ce n'è quasi più — there's hardly any

non c'è più nessuno — there's no one left

non c'è più niente da fare — there's nothing else to do, there's nothing more to be done

più bello — more beautiful

più elegante — smarter, more elegant

parla più forte! — speak up!

e chi più ne ha, più ne metta! — and so on and so forth!

di più, in più, — more

la più bella del mondo — the most beautiful in the world

il più bravo di tutta la classe — the best in the class

il più veloce di tutti — the fastest of all

2 più 2 fa 4 — 2 plus 2 equals 4

(fraseologia) a più non posso — as much as possible

abbiamo discusso per più ore — we argued for several hours

(la parte maggiore) il più — the most

il più ormai è fatto — the worst is over, most of it is already done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

i più — the majority

i più pensano così — most people think so

la reazione dei più — the reaction of the majority

è più vecchio di me — he's older than me

è più bello di Luca — he's more handsome than Luca

non è più onesto di lei — he is no more honest than her

molto più difficile — much more difficult

sempre più veloce — faster and faster

sempre più interessante — more and more interesting

mangia due volte più di lui — she eats twice as much as he does

(il) più, (la) più, (i) più, (le) più — the most

è il più caro — it's the most expensive

è il più simpatico di tutti — he's the nicest of all

al più presto possibile — as early as possible

quale parte del libro ti è piaciuta di più? — which part of the book did you like most?

più che uno stimolo è un freno — it's more of a discouragement than an incentive

più che un avvertimento è una minaccia — it isn't so much a warning as a threat

si è comportato più o meno come gli altri — he behaved much the way the others did

la canzone fa più o meno così — the song goes something like this

più o meno piace a tutti — everybody likes it more or less

né più, né meno — neither more, nor less

più studio questa materia, più difficile diventa — the more I study this subject, the more difficult it becomes

più lo vedo e meno mi piace — the more I see him, the less I like him

non abitano più qui — they no longer live here

non più di 5 persone per volta — no more than 5 people at any one time

non più tardi delle 6 — no later than 6

non c'è più pane — there is no more bread, there's no bread left

non ne voglio più — I don't want any more

non lo farò mai più — I'll never do it again

allontanarsi sempre di più — to get farther and farther away

spazientirsi sempre di più — to grow more and more impatient

me ne serve di più — I need more of it

loro soffrono di più — they suffer (the) worst

quel che mi manca di più — what I miss most

cinque minuti, non di più — five minutes, no longer

non un soldo di più — not a penny more

è carina, niente di più — she's nice looking but nothing special

mi dia due mele in più — give me two more apples

ci abbiamo messo 2 ore in più dell'ultima volta — it took us 2 hours longer than last time

pratico più che decorativo — practical rather than decorative

ce n'è più che a sufficienza — there's more than enough

più che mai — more than ever before

più... che, più... di — more... than

mangia più pane di me — he eats more bread than me

offrire più possibilità — to offer more opportunities

più volte, persone — several times, people

è quello che ha più esperienza — he is the one with the most experience

chi prenderà più voti? — who will get (the) most votes?

due più sei fa otto — two plus six is eight

il più è fatto — most (of it) is done

parlare del più e del meno — to talk about this and that

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

want to know — wissen wollen

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

to and fro — hin und her

to go to the station — zum Bahnhof gehen

to go to the opera/concert etc — in die Oper/ins Konzert etc gehen

to go to France/London — nach Frankreich/London fahren

to go to Switzerland —

to the left — nach links

to the west — nach Westen

he came up to where I was standing —

to fall to the ground — auf den Boden or zu Boden fallen

to turn a picture/one's face to the wall — ein Bild/sich mit dem Gesicht zur Wand drehen

hold it up to the light — halte es gegen das Licht

to count (up) to 20 —

it's 90 kms to Paris — nach Paris sind es 90 km

it's correct to a millimetre — es stimmt bis auf den Millimeter

8 years ago to the day — auf den Tag genau vor 8 Jahren

to this day — bis auf den heutigen Tag

they perished to a man — sie kamen alle bis auf den letzten Mann ums Leben

I have never been to Brussels/India — ich war noch nie in Brüssel/Indien

= secure to he nailed it to the wall/floor etc — er nagelte es an die Wand/auf den Boden etc

they tied him to the tree —

with indirect object to give sth to sb — jdm etw geben

a present from me to you —

who did you give it to? — wem haben Sie es gegeben?

I said to myself... — ich habe mir gesagt...

he was muttering/singing to himself — er murmelte/sang vor sich hin

what is it to you? — was geht dich das an?

he is kind to everyone — er ist zu allen freundlich

it's a great help to me — das ist eine große Hilfe für mich

to drink to sb — jdm zutrinken

= next to with position bumper to bumper — Stoßstange an Stoßstange

close to sb/sth — nahe bei jdm/etw

at right angles to the wall —

parallel to the wall — parallel zur Wand

to the west (of)/the left (of) — westlich/links (von)

25 to 3 — 5 (Minuten) nach halb 3

it was five to when we arrived — es war fünf vor, als wir ankamen

A is to B as C is to D —

by a majority of 10 to 7 — mit einer Mehrheit von 10 zu 7

they won by 4 goals to 2 — sie haben mit 4:2 (spoken: vier zu zwei) Toren gewonnen

3 to the 4th, 3 to the power of 4 — 3 hoch 4

= concerning what do you say to the idea? — was hältst du von der Idee?

what would you say to a beer? — was hältst du von einem Bier?

that's all there is to it — das ist alles

= according to to the best of my knowledge — nach bestem Wissen

it's not to my taste — das ist nicht nach meinem Geschmack

= accompanied by to sing to the guitar —

to sing sth to the tune of... — etw nach der Melodie von... singen

to dance to a tune/a band — zu einer Melodie/den Klängen or der Musik eines Orchesters tanzen

= of ambassador to America/the King of France — Botschafter in Amerika/am Hofe des Königs von Frankreich

secretary to the director — Sekretärin des Direktors

= producing to everyone's surprise — zu jedermanns Überraschung

infinitive to begin to do sth — anfangen, etw zu tun

he decided to come — er beschloss zu kommen

I want to do it — ich will es tun

I want him to do it — ich will, dass er es tut

conditional use of infinitive to see him now, one would never think... — wenn man ihn jetzt sieht, würde man nicht glauben,...

infinitive expressing purpose, result to eat/work to live —

to get to the point,... — um zur Sache zu kommen,...

well, not to exaggerate... — ohne zu übertreiben,...

I arrived to find she had gone — als ich ankam, war sie weg

never to be found again — und wurde nie wiedergefunden

omitting verb I don't want to — ich will nicht

I'll try to — ich werde es versuchen

you have to — du musst

I'd love to — sehr gerne

we didn't want to but we were forced to — wir wollten nicht, aber wir waren dazu gezwungen

I intended to (do it), but I forgot (to) — ich wollte es tun, aber ich habe es vergessen

buy it, it would be silly not to — kaufe es, es wäre dumm, es nicht zu tun

he often does things one doesn't expect him to — er macht oft Dinge, die man nicht von ihm erwartet

set structures __diams; noun/pronoun + to + infinitive he is not the sort to do that — er ist nicht der Typ, der das täte, er ist nicht der Typ dazu

I have done nothing to deserve this — ich habe nichts getan, womit ich das verdient hätte

he was the first to arrive — er kam als Erster an, er war der Erste, der ankam

who was the last to see her? —

there is much to be done — es gibt viel zu tun

what is there to do here? —

now is the time to do it — jetzt ist die (beste) Zeit, es zu tun

the book is still to be written — das Buch muss noch geschrieben werden

are you ready to go at last? — bist du endlich fertig?

it's hard to understand — es ist schwer zu verstehen

it's impossible to believe — das kann man einfach nicht glauben

you are foolish to try it — du bist dumm, das überhaupt zu versuchen

is it good to eat? —

it's too heavy to lift too young to marry — es ist zu schwer zum Heben zu jung zum Heiraten

go to work/to the theatre — zur Arbeit/ins Theater gehen

to Paris/France — nach Paris/Frankreich

go from town to town — von Stadt zu Stadt ziehen

throw the ball to me — wirf mir den Ball zu

appoint somebody to a post — jemanden auf einen Posten berufen

from London to Edinburgh — von London [bis] nach Edinburgh

increase from 10 % to 20 % — von 10 % auf 20 % steigen

with one's back to the wall — mit dem Rücken zur Wand

[compared] to — verglichen mit; im Vergleich zu

3 is to 4 as 6 is to 8 — 3 verhält sich zu 4 wie 6 zu 8

it's ten to one he does something — die Chancen stehen zehn zu eins, dass er etwas tut

speak to somebody — mit jemandem sprechen

secretary to the Minister — Sekretär des Ministers

a room to oneself — ein eigenes Zimmer

get four apples to the pound — vier Äpfel je Pfund bekommen

that's all there is to it — mehr ist dazu nicht zu sagen

what's that to you? — was geht das dich an?

to the end — bis zum Ende

to this day — bis heute

five [minutes] to eight — fünf [Minuten] vor acht

want to know — wissen wollen

do something to annoy somebody — etwas tun, um jemanden zu ärgern

too young to marry — zu jung, um zu heiraten; zu jung zum Heiraten

too hot to drink — zu heiß zum Trinken

to rebel is pointless — es ist sinnlos zu rebellieren

he woke to find himself in a strange room — er erwachte und fand sich in einem fremden Zimmer wieder

to use a technical term — um einen Fachausdruck zu gebrauchen

he would have phoned but forgot to — er hätte angerufen, aber er vergaß es

she didn't want to go there, but she had to — sie wollte nicht hingehen, aber sie musste

push a door to — eine Tür anlehnen

to and fro — hin und her

¿qué pasó? — what happened?

¿pasa algo? — is anything up?, is anything wrong?, is anything the matter?

como si no hubiese pasado nada — as if nothing had happened

aquí pasa algo misterioso — there's something odd going on here

siempre pasa igual {o} lo mismo — it's always the same

¿qué pasa que no entra? — why doesn't she come in?

¿qué ha pasado con ella? — what's become of her?

pase lo que pase — whatever happens, come what may

pasarle a algn: nunca me pasa nada — nothing ever happens to me

no me ha pasado otra (igual) en la vida — nothing like this has ever happened to me before

siempre me pasa lo mismo, lo pierdo todo — it's always the same, I keep losing things

tuvo un accidente, pero por suerte no le pasó nada — he had an accident, but fortunately he wasn't hurt

esto te pasa por no hacerme caso — this is what comes of not listening to me, this wouldn't have happened (to you) if you'd listened to me

¿qué te pasa? — what's the matter?

¿qué le pasa a ese? — what's the matter with him?

la cuerda pasa de un lado a otro de la calle — the rope goes from one side of the street to the other

cuando muera la empresa pasará al hijo — when he dies the company will go to his son

pasó de mis manos a las suyas — it passed from my hands into his

pasar a un cuarto contiguo — to go into an adjoining room

pasar de Inglaterra al Canadá — to go from England to Canada

no se puede pasar — you can't go through, you can't go in

pasamos directamente a ver al jefe — we went straight in to see the boss

los moros pasaron a España — the Moors crossed over into Spain

pasó una bicicleta — a bicycle went past

¿a qué hora pasa el cartero? — what time does the postman come?

¿ha pasado ya el camión de la basura? — have the dustmen been?

ese autobús no pasa por aquí — that bus doesn't come this way

pasaré por la tienda mañana — I'll go {o} pop into the shop tomorrow

tendrá que pasar por mi despacho — he'll have to come to my office

pase por caja — please pay at the cash desk

pasaré por tu casa — I'll drop in

te pasaré a buscar a las ocho — I'll pick you up at eight

pasa a verme cuando quieras — come round whenever you like

el equipo ha pasado a primera división — the team has gone up to the first division

y luego pasaron a otra cosa — and then they went on to something else

ha pasado de ser tímida a no tenerle miedo a nada — she has gone from being shy to fearing nothing

pasar de teniente a general — to go from lieutenant to general

en muy poco tiempo ha pasado a ser un gran profesional — he has become a real professional in a very short space of time

han pasado cuatro años — four years have passed {o} gone by

el tiempo pasa deprisa — time passes {o} goes so quickly

¡cómo pasa el tiempo! — how time flies!

ya ha pasado una hora — it's been an hour already

ha pasado la crisis — the crisis is over

ya pasó aquello — that's all over (and done with) now

puede pasar — it's passable, it's OK

por esta vez pase — I'll let it go this time

que me llames carroza, pase, pero fascista, no — you can call me an old fuddy-duddy if you like, but not a fascist

el hilo pasa por el agujero — the thread goes through the hole

pasamos por un túnel muy largo — we went through a very long tunnel

no pasamos por el pueblo — we didn't go through the village

el río pasa por la ciudad — the river flows {o} goes through the city

pasar por la aduana — to go through customs

está pasando por un mal momento — he's going through a bad patch

no creo que el sofá pase por esa puerta — I don't think the settee will go through the door

el futuro de la empresa pasa por este acuerdo — the company's future depends on {o} hangs on this agreement

podrían perfectamente pasar por gemelos — they could easily pass as twins

Juan pasa por francés — most people think Juan is French

se hace pasar por médico — he passes himself off as a doctor

paso ahora a explicar mi postura — I will now go on to explain my position

pasar a decir algo — to go on to say sth

ya va siendo hora de pasar a la acción — it is time for action

pasa ya de los 70 — he's over 70

esto pasa de ser una broma — this is beyond a joke

no pasa de ser un jugador mediocre — he's no more than an average player

no pasan de 60 los que lo tienen — those who have it do not number more than 60, fewer than 60 people have it

tendrá que pasar sin coche — he'll have to get by {o} manage without a car

no puede pasar sin ella — he can't manage without her

yo paso — pass

yo paso — count me out

paso de todo — I couldn't care less

pasa olímpicamente de todo lo que le dicen — he doesn't take the blindest bit of notice of anything they say to him

paso de ti, chaval — I couldn't care less about you, pal

¿me pasas la sal, por favor? — could you pass (me) the salt, please?

le pasó el sobre — he handed {o} passed her the envelope

pásale una nota con disimulo — slip him a note

cuando termines pásasela a Isabel — when you've finished pass it on to Isabel

el túnel pasa la montaña — the tunnel goes right through the mountain

esto pasa los límites de lo razonable — this goes beyond the realm of what is reasonable

nos pasaron a ver al director — they took us to see the manager

nos pasaron a otra habitación — they moved us into another room

he pasado mi despacho al dormitorio — I've moved my office into the bedroom