to be like someone possessed/fr

le Diable — the Devil

un diable d'homme — quite a man

un (petit) diable — a little devil

un pauvre diable — a poor devil

diable (en boîte) — jack-in-the-box

qui/où diable — who/where on earth

au diable l'avarice! — hang the expense!

qu'il aille au diable! — he can go to the devil!

que le diable t'emporte! — to hell with you!

(que) le diable m'emporte si je me trompe — I'll eat my hat if I'm wrong

ce n'est pas le diable! — it's not that difficult!

ce serait tenter le diable — that would be asking for it

avoir le diable au corps — to be like someone possessed

tirer le diable par la queue — to live from hand to mouth

le Diable — the Devil

du diable; une musique du diable — an unholy racket

Il fait une chaleur du diable. — It's fiendishly hot.

avoir le diable au corps; Il a le diable au corps. — He has the devil in him.

tirer le diable par la queue — to live from hand to mouth

corpo liquido/gassoso — liquid/gaseous substance

non ho niente in corpo da stamattina — I haven't eaten anything since this morning

darsi anima e corpo a — to give o.s. heart and soul to

andare di corpo — to empty one's bowels

dare corpo a qc — to give substance to sth

lo colpì con tutta la forza che aveva in corpo — she hit him with all her strength

l'incendio ha divorato l'intero corpo dell'edificio — the fire destroyed the entire building

l'intero corpo delle opere di Leopardi — the entire works of Leopardi

esercizi a corpo libero — floor exercises

corpo umano — human body

linguaggio del corpo — body language

lotta corpo a corpo — hand-to-hand fight

lottare corpo a corpo — to fight hand to hand

corpo medico — medical profession

corpo insegnante — teaching staff

il corpo elettorale — the electorate

spirito di corpo — team spirit, esprit de corps

corpo d'armata — army corps

corpo di polizia — police force

un corpo di leggi — a body of laws

dare corpo — to give body

prendere corpo — to take shape

corpo contundente — blunt instrument

corpo di ballo — ballet company, corps de ballet

corpo di Cristo — body of Christ

corpo diplomatico — diplomatic corps

corpo estraneo — foreign body

avere il diavolo in corpo — to be like someone possessed

buttarsi a corpo morto in qcs. — to fling oneself into sth.

cadere a corpo morto — to fall heavily

fa un freddo del diavolo — it's cold as hell

mandare al diavolo qcn. — to tell sb. to go to hell

brutto come il diavolo — as ugly as sin

un povero diavolo — a poor devil

un buon diavolo — a good sort

i tuoi bambini sono -i scatenati — your children are little pests

(che) diavolo! — what the heck! the hell with it!

al diavolo gli scrupoli! — to hell with scruples!

a casa del diavolo — in the back of beyond, in the middle of nowhere

(che) il diavolo ti porti! — may you rot in hell!

avere il diavolo in corpo — to be like someone possessed

fare il diavolo a quattro — to raise the devil

essere come il diavolo e l'acquasanta — to be (like) oil and water

avere un diavolo per capello — to be like a bear with a sore head

saperne una più del diavolo — to have more than one trick up one's sleeve

one more... — noch ein...

one more time — noch einmal

the one thing — das einzige

any one — irgendein

no one — kein

not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht

one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache

we are one — wir sind uns einig

one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts

one day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

for one thing — zum einen

in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb

got it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!

in ones — einzeln

two for the price of one — zwei zum Preis von einem

one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)

one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.

any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen

every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen

not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen

big ones and little ones — große und kleine

the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere

my husband is the tall one over there — mein Mann ist der große da

this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]

that one — der/die/das [da]

which one? — welcher/welche/welches?

which ones? — welche?

all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem

the last house but one — das vorletzte Haus

I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil

[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere

the little one — der/die/das Kleine

[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut

one's — sein

one man in a thousand — einer von tausend

one girl was pretty, the other was ugly —

she was in one room, he was in the other — sie war im einen Zimmer, er im anderen

(indefinite) one morning/day etc he realized... — eines Morgens/Tages etc bemerkte er...

one morning next week — nächste Woche einmal morgens

one day next week — nächste Woche einmal

one day soon — bald einmal

one sunny summer's day — an einem sonnigen Sommertag

(= a certain) one Mr Smith — ein gewisser Herr Smith

(= sole, only) he is the one man to tell you — er ist der Einzige, der es Ihnen sagen kann

no one man could do it — niemand konnte es allein tun

the one and only Brigitte Bardot — die unvergleichliche Brigitte Bardot

(= same) they all came in the one car — sie kamen alle in dem einen Auto

they are one and the same person — das ist ein und dieselbe Person

it is one and the same thing — das ist ein und dasselbe

it's all one to me — das ist mir alles einerlei

(= united) God is one — Gott ist unteilbar

are they one with us? — sind sie mit uns eins?

we are one on the subject — wir sind uns über dieses Thema einig

they were one in wanting that — sie waren sich darin einig, dass sie das wollten

the crowd rose as one — die Menge erhob sich geschlossen

the one who... — der(jenige), der.../die(jenige), die.../das(jenige), das...

he/that was the one — er/das wars

do you have one? — haben Sie einen/eine/ein(e)s?

the red/big etc one — der/die/das Rote/Große etc

he has some very fine ones — er hat sehr Schöne

not (a single) one of them, never one of them — nicht eine(r, s) von ihnen, kein Einziger/keine Einzige/kein Einziges

no one of these people — keiner dieser Leute

any one — irgendeine(r, s)

every one — jede(r, s)

this one — diese(r, s)

which one? — welche(r, s)?

I'm not usually one to go out on a week night, but today... — ich gehe sonst eigentlich nicht an Wochentagen aus, aber heute...

he's never one to say no — er sagt nie Nein or nein

he's a great one for discipline/turning up late — der ist ganz groß, wenns um Disziplin/ums Zuspätkommen geht

she is a teacher, and he/her sister wants to be one too — sie ist Lehrerin, und er möchte auch gern Lehrer werden/ihre Schwester möchte auch gern eine werden

I, for one, think otherwise — ich, zum Beispiel, denke anders

they came one and all — sie kamen alle (ohne Ausnahme)

one by one — einzeln

one after the other — eine(r, s) nach dem/der/dem anderen

take one or the other —

you can't have one without the other — Sie können das eine nicht ohne das andere haben

one or other of them will do it — der/die eine oder andere wird es tun

he's not one of our group — er gehört nicht zu unserer Gruppe

he is one of us — er ist einer von uns

one who knows the country —

in the manner of one who... — in der Art von jemandem, der...

like one demented/possessed — wie verrückt/besessen

friends happy — man sieht seine Freunde gern glücklich

Chapter one — Kapitel eins

in ones and twos — in kleinen Gruppen

they became one — sie wurden eins

they were made one — sie wurden vereint

he was at one with the world — er war mit der Welt im Einklang

he is not at one with himself — er ist mit sich selbst nicht im Reinen

it was a bedroom and sitting room (all) in one — es war Schlaf- und Wohnzimmer in einem

T-shirt and shorts all in one — T-shirt und Shorts in einem Stück

Rangers were one up after the first half — Rangers hatten nach der ersten Halbzeit ein Tor Vorsprung

one thing I must say — ein[e]s muss ich sagen

one more... — noch ein...

one more time — noch einmal

the one thing — das einzige

any one — irgendein

in any one day/year — an einem Tag/in einem Jahr

no one — kein

not one [little] bit — überhaupt nicht

one and the same person/thing — ein und dieselbe Person/Sache

we are one — wir sind uns einig

one morning/night — eines Morgens/Nachts

one day soon — bald einmal

one day next week — irgendwann nächste Woche

one Sunday — an einem Sonntag

for one thing — zum einen

in one — (coll.): (at first attempt) auf Anhieb

got it in one! — (coll.) [du hast es] erraten!

in ones — einzeln

two for the price of one — zwei zum Preis von einem

one of... — ein... (+ Gen.)

one of them/us — etc. einer von ihnen/uns usw.

any one of them — jeder/jede/jedes von ihnen

every one of them — jeder/jede/jedes [einzelne] von ihnen

not one of them — keiner/keine/keines von ihnen

big ones and little ones — große und kleine

the jacket is an old one — die Jacke ist [schon] alt

the older/younger one — der/die/das ältere/jüngere

this is the one I like — den/die/das mag ich

my husband is the tall one over there — mein Mann ist der große da

this one — dieser/diese/dieses [da]

that one — der/die/das [da]

which one? — welcher/welche/welches?

which ones? — welche?

all but one — alle außer einem/einer/einem

the last house but one — das vorletzte Haus

I for one — ich für mein[en] Teil

be kind to one another — nett zueinander sein

[the] one... the other — der/die/das eine... der/die/das andere

the little one — der/die/das Kleine

[not] one who does or to do or for doing something — [nicht] der Typ, der etwas tut

one's — sein

have one on me — ich geb dir einen aus

tienen un perro como el nuestro — they've got a dog like ours

se portó como un imbécil — he behaved like an idiot

es como un pez — it's like a fish

sabe como a queso — it tastes a bit like cheese

blanco como la nieve — as white as snow

tuvo resultados como no se habían conocido antes — it had results such as had never been known before

hay peces, como truchas y salmones — there are fish, such as trout and salmon

lo hice como me habían enseñado — I did it as I had been taught

prefiero como lo haces tú — I prefer it the way you do it

la manera como sucedió — the way (in which) it happened

fue así como comenzó — that was how it began

lo levanté como pude — I lifted it as best I could

hazlo como puedas — do your best, do the best you can

tratan de mantenerse en el poder como sea — they will do whatever it takes to stay in power

está decidido a salvar como sea la vida del niño — he's determined to do whatever it takes to save the child's life

sea como sea — in any case

hay que evitar que nos eliminen sea como sea — we must avoid getting knocked out at all costs

lo usé como cuchara — I used it as a spoon

asistió como espectador — he attended as a spectator

lo dice como juez — he says it speaking as a judge

vale más como poeta — he is better as a poet

libre como estaba — free as he was

como dice mi profesor — as my teacher says

como se ve en el gráfico — as you can see from the diagram

tal como están los precios de las motos... — with motorbike prices as they are at the moment...

así como nos vio lanzó un grito — as soon as he saw us he shouted

verás como les ganamos — we'll beat them, you'll see

ya verás como no vienen — I bet they won't come

de tanto como odio a los dos, no sé a quien odio más — I hate them both so much, I don't know which I hate the most

como vengas tarde, no comes — if you're late you'll get nothing to eat

como sea cierto, ¡estamos perdidos! — if it's true, we're done for!

¡como lo pierdas! — you'd better not lose it!, don't you lose it!

no salimos, como no sea para ir al cine — we only go out if it's to go to the cinema, we don't go out unless it's to go to the cinema

• como que — as if

¡como que yo soy tonto y me creo esas mentiras! — as if I was stupid enough to believe lies like that!

¡como que te van a pagar! — don't tell me they're going to pay you!

hizo como que no nos veía — he pretended not to see us

al tragar nota como que le molesta — he shows discomfort when swallowing

• como si — as if, as though

• como para, ¡es como para denunciarlos! — it's enough to make you want to report them to the police!

tampoco es como para enfadarse tanto — there's no need to get so angry about it

quiero hablarte como amigo — I want to speak to you as a friend

el director tendrá como funciones... — the director's duties will be...

está considerado como lo mejor — he's considered (to be) the best

se la conoce como `flor de luz' — it's known as `flor de luz'

uno como el tuyo — one like yours

pienso como tú — I agree with you

fue ella, como que me llamo Beatriz — it was her, as sure as my name's Beatriz

me trata como a un imbécil — he treats me like an idiot

no hay nada como un buen coñac! — there's nothing like a good brandy!

como para + inf: es como para echarse a llorar it's enough to make you want to cry; fue como para pegarle — I could have hit him

tal como había prometido — just as he had promised

como era de esperar — as was to be expected

como dice el refrán — as the saying goes

no me gustó como lo dijo — I didn't like the way she said it

(tal y) como están las cosas — as things stand; (+ subj)

hazlo como quieras/como puedas — do it any way you like/as best as you can

como quiera que sea — no matter what

la buganvilla, o como quiera que se llame — bougainvillea or whatever it's called

como te pille... — if I catch you...

vimos como se los llevaban — we saw them being taken away

vas a ver como llega tarde — he'll be late, you'll see

está como a cincuenta kilómetros — it's about fifty kilometers away

un sabor como a almendras — a kind of almondy taste

me da como vergüenza... — I find it kind of embarrassing...