to be moved to tears by sth

être ému par qch (= touché) — to be touched by sth, (= attendri) to be moved by sth

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ein Auge/ein sicheres Auge für etwas haben — have an eye/a sure eye for something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas nicht aus den Augen lassen — not take one's eyes off somebody/something; not let somebody/something out of one's sight

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

auf einem Auge blind sein — be blind in one eye; (fig.) have a one-sided view

ganz kleine Augen haben — (fig.) be all sleepy

etwas im Auge haben — have something in one's eye; (fig.): (haben wollen) have one's eye on something

das Auge des Gesetzes — (fig.): (Polizist) the law (coll.)

ihm/ihr usw. werden die Augen noch aufgehen — (fig.) he/she etc. is in for a rude awakening

[große] Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) be wide-eyed

da wird er Augen machen — (fig. ugs.) his eyes will pop out of his head

da blieb kein Auge trocken — (fig. ugs.) everyone laughed till they cried; (es blieb niemand verschont) no one was safe

ich traute meinen Augen nicht — (ugs.) I couldn't believe my eyes

ich habe doch hinten keine Augen — (ugs.) I haven't got eyes in the back of my head

ein Auge od. beide Augen zudrücken — (fig.) turn a blind eye

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas geworfen haben — (fig.) have taken a liking to somebody/have one's eye on something

ein Auge auf jemanden/etwas haben — (achtgeben) keep an eye on somebody/something

ich habe ja schließlich Augen im Kopf — (ugs.) I'm not blind, you know

jemandem die Augen öffnen — (fig.) open somebody's eyes

jemanden/etwas aus dem Auge od. den Augen verlieren — lose sight of somebody/something; (fig.) lose contact or touch with somebody/lose touch with something

aus den Augen, aus dem Sinn! — (Spr.) out of sight, out of mind

jemanden/etwas im Auge behalten — (fig.) keep an eye on somebody/bear or keep something in mind

in jemandes Augen — (Dat.) (fig.) to somebody's mind; in somebody's opinion

jemandem ins Auge od. in die Augen fallen od. springen — (fig.) hit somebody in the eye

etwas ins Auge fassen — (fig.) consider something; think about something

einer Sache (Dat.) ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face something

der Wahrheit/Gefahr ins Auge sehen — (fig.) face up to the truth/danger

ins Auge gehen — (fig. ugs.) end in disaster; end in failure

unter vier Augen — (fig.) in private

unter jemandes Augen — (Dat.) right in front of somebody; right under somebody's nose

jemandem etwas vor Augen führen od. halten — (fig.) bring something home to somebody

wenn man sich (Dat.) das mal vor Augen führt — (fig.) when you stop and think about it

Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.

mir kommen die Trä́nen (iro) — my heart bleeds for him/her etc

deswegen vergieße ich keine Trä́nen (fig) — I'll shed no tears over that

Tränen lachen — laugh till one cries or till the tears run down one's cheeks

Tränen lachen — laugh till one cries or till the tears run down one's cheeks

chwycić kogoś za rękę — to grab lub to seize sb by the hand

chwytać za broń — (przen) to take up arms

jadę do rodziców — I'm going to my parents' (place), ( do wnętrza) into

wejść do pokoju — to enter a room, ( nie dalej niż) to

z lub od A do B — from A to B, ( nie dłużej niż) till, until

zostanę do piątku — I'll stay till lub until Friday

do widzenia/zobaczenia! — good bye!, see you!, ( nie więcej niż) up to

kara wynosi do 100 złotych — the fine is up to 100 zloty ( o przeznaczeniu)

do czego to jest? — what is it for?, ( o intensywności) to

¿qué te han echado los Reyes? — ≈ what did you get for Christmas?

• tengo que echar [gasolina] — I need to fill up (with petrol)

• tengo que echar de [comer] a los animales — I have to feed the animals

¡qué peste echan tus zapatos! — * your shoes stink to high heaven! *

la echaron del trabajo — she's been fired {o} sacked *

• ¡echa [para] adelante! — lead on!

es un olor que echa para atrás — * it's a smell that really knocks you back *

• echar [por] una calle — to go down a street

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)

se ha echado novia — he's found o got himself a girlfriend

echarse un pedo — to fart (colloq)

echarse a alguien — (Méx fam) to bump somebody off (colloq)

lo eché a la basura — I threw it out o away

lo echó para atrás — she pushed (o moved etc) it backward(s)

estás echando barriga — (fam) you're getting a bit of a tummy (colloq)

échale valor y díselo — (fam) just pluck up your courage and tell him

me echó un sermón — (fam) he gave me a real talking-to (colloq)

me echaron dos años — I got two years (colloq)

de aquí a tu casa échale una hora — it's o it takes about an hour from here to your house

echarle la culpa a alguien — to put o lay the blame on somebody

echar a + inf — to start o begin to + inf, start o begin -ing

echó a correr — he started to run o started running

echarse a perder — comida to go bad, go off (BrE); cosecha/proyecto/plan to be ruined

echárselas — (Chi fam)

se las echó — he upped and left (colloq)

echárselas de algo — (fam)