to ask sb sth

he asked for a cup of tea — ha chiesto una tazza di tè

it's just asking for trouble — è proprio (come) andarsele a cercare

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen

you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

if you ask me — wenn du mich fragst

to ask sb for or to lunch — jdn zum (Mittag)essen einladen

to ask sb to do sth — jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun

are you asking me to believe that? — und das soll ich glauben?

could I ask your advice? — darf ich Sie um Rat bitten?

he asked to be excused — er bat, ihn zu entschuldigen, er entschuldigte sich

that's asking the impossible — das ist ein Ding der Unmöglichkeit

he asks too much of me — er verlangt zu viel von mir

that's asking too much — das ist zu viel verlangt

to ask about sb/sth — sich nach jdm/etw erkundigen

ask away! — frag nur!

I only asked —

I'm not asking for sympathy — ich will kein Mitleid

there's no harm in asking — Fragen kostet nichts!

it's yours for the asking —

you are asking for trouble — du willst wohl Ärger haben

if you do that you're asking for trouble — wenn du das tust, dann kriegst du Ärger

that's asking for trouble —

to ask for Mr X — Herrn X verlangen

to ask for sth back — etw wiederhaben wollen

ask [somebody] a question — [jemandem] eine Frage stellen

ask somebody's name — nach jemandes Namen fragen

ask somebody [something] — jemanden [nach etwas] fragen

ask somebody about something — jemanden nach etwas fragen

ask something — um etwas bitten

how much are you asking for that car? — wieviel verlangen Sie für das Auto?

ask somebody to do something — jemanden [darum] bitten, etwas zu tun

ask a lot of somebody — viel von jemandem verlangen

asking price — geforderter Preis

it's yours for the asking — du kannst es gern haben

ask somebody to dinner — jemanden zum Essen einladen

ask somebody out — jemanden einladen

you may well ask — du hast allen Grund zu fragen

ask after somebody/something — nach jemandem/etwas fragen

ask for something/somebody — etwas/jemanden verlangen

ask for it — (coll.): (invite trouble) es herausfordern

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

"how is Frank?" he asked — -¿cómo está Frank? -preguntó

to ask sb sth — preguntar algo a algn

I asked him his name/the time — le pregunté su nombre/la hora

to ask o.s. sth — preguntarse algo

ask her about her plans for Christmas — pregúntale qué planes tiene para la Navidad

if you ask me, I think she's crazy — para mí que está loca

ask them what time the party is — pregúntales a qué hora es la fiesta

they are asking £200,000 for the house — piden 200.000 libras por la casa

that's asking a lot — eso es mucho pedir

all he asked of us was that we tell people about his plight — solo nos pidió que habláramos a la gente de la difícil situación en que se encontraba

he asked to go on the picnic — preguntó si podía ir (con ellos) de picnic

to ask sb to do sth — pedir a algn que haga algo

I think she's asking too much — creo que está exigiendo demasiado

have you been asked? — ¿te han invitado?

he was too shy to ask — le dio vergüenza preguntar

he was asking about you — estaba preguntando por ti

if you need anything, just ask — si quieres algo no tienes más que pedirlo

I offered £5,000 below the asking price — les ofrecí 5.000 libras menos de lo que pedían

ask your mother — pregúntale a tu madre

to ask a question — hacer* una pregunta

to ask somebody something — preguntarle algo a alguien

I asked him his name — le pregunté cómo se llamaba

I often ask myself... — muchas veces me pregunto...

to ask somebody about something/somebody/-ing: have you asked him about his trip/his mother? ¿le has preguntado por el viaje/por su madre?; ask her about doing overtime — pregúntale si sería posible hacer horas extras

nobody asked your opinion — nadie te ha pedido tu opinión

what more can you ask? — ¿qué más se puede pedir?

is that asking too much? — ¿es mucho pedir?

to ask somebody for something — pedirle* algo a alguien

I'm going to ask him for it back — le voy a pedir que me lo devuelva

to ask something of somebody: she asks too much of her students les exige demasiado a sus alumnos; to ask somebody to + inf pedirle* a alguien que (+ subj); they asked me to help out me pidieron que les diera una mano; I must ask you to leave haga el favor de irse; I asked her to dance la saqué a bailar; to ask to + inf: I asked to see the manager pedí hablar con el director; he's asking to be slapped — se está buscando una bofetada

to ask somebody (to something) — invitar a alguien (a algo)

we'll ask them to dinner — los invitaremos a cenar

ask them in — diles que pasen

haven't you asked her out yet? — ¿todavía no la has invitado a salir?

to ask something FOR something — pedir* algo por algo

how much is he asking for the car? — ¿cuánto pide por el coche?

you may well ask! — buena pregunta!

to ask about something/somebody: he asked about your health/you — preguntó por tu salud/por ti

it's yours for the asking — está a tu disposición

there's no harm in asking — con preguntar no se pierde nada

to ask a question — fare una domanda

to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.

80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no

I'm asking you how you did it — voglio sapere come l'hai fatto

I wasn't asking you — non ti ho chiesto niente

it's too much to ask — questo è chiedere troppo

to ask to do — chiedere di fare

to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare

to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?

to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire

to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

we asked him along — l'abbiamo invitato a unirsi a noi

to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.

I'll ask around — mi informerò

to ask a question — fare una domanda

to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.

80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no

I'm asking you how you did it — voglio sapere come l'hai fatto

I wasn't asking you — non ti ho chiesto niente

it's too much to ask — questo è chiedere troppo

to ask to do — chiedere di fare

to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare

to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?

to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire

to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare

we asked him along — l'abbiamo invitato a unirsi a noi

to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.

I'll ask around — mi informerò

(inquire) to ask sb sth — domandare qc a qn, chiedere qc a qn

to ask sb a question — fare una domanda a qn

to ask sb the time — chiedere l'ora a qn

"have you finished?" she asked — "hai finito?" chiese

she asked him about his father — gli domandò (notizie) di suo padre

(request) to ask sb for sth/sb to do sth — chiedere qc a qn/a qn di fare qc

how much are they asking for it? — quanto chiedono per quello?

that's asking a lot! — questo è pretendere un po' troppo!

(invite) to ask sb to sth/to do sth — invitare qn a qc/a fare qc

have you asked Matthew to the party? — hai invitato Matthew alla festa?

to ask sb to dinner — invitare qn a cena

I asked about train times to Leeds — mi sono informato sugli orari dei treni per Leeds

you should ask at the information desk — dovresti rivolgerti all'ufficio informazioni

it's yours for the asking — non hai che da chiederlo

it's a big or tough ask! fam — è domandare molto!

to ask for sth back — pedir que se devuelva algo

to ask for sb — preguntar por algn

there's someone asking for you at reception — hay alguien en recepción que pregunta por ti

to ask sb the way — jdn nach dem Weg fragen

to ask sb to do sth — jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun

to ask sb the way — jdn nach dem Weg fragen

to ask sb to do sth — jdn darum bitten, etw zu tun