to delight in sth

somebody delights in doing something — es macht jemandem Freude, etwas zu tun

to my delight — zu meiner Freude

somebody takes delight in doing something — es macht jemandem Freude, etwas zu tun

to my delight — zu meiner Freude

he takes great delight in doing that — es bereitet ihm große Freude, das zu tun

to give sb great delight — jdn hoch erfreuen

he's a delight to watch, it's a delight to watch him — es ist eine Freude, ihm zuzusehen

she delights in doing that — es bereitet ihr große Freude, das zu tun

somebody delights in doing something — es macht jemandem Freude, etwas zu tun

to my delight — zu meiner Freude

somebody takes delight in doing something — es macht jemandem Freude, etwas zu tun

his success delighted them — su éxito los llenó de alegría

to delight in -ING — deleitarse + ger

much to her delight, they lost — perdieron, con gran regocijo de su parte

to take delight in sth — disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo

to take delight in doing sth — disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo

one of the delights of Majorca — uno de los encantos de Mallorca

a delight to the eye — un placer para la vista

to delight in sth — disfrutar con algo, deleitarse con algo

to delight in doing sth — disfrutar haciendo algo, deleitarse en hacer algo

his success delighted them — su éxito los llenó de alegría

to delight in -ING — deleitarse + ger

to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare

to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.

a cry of delight — un grido di gioia

it is a delight to do — è un piacere fare

(much) to my delight — con mia grande gioia

to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.

to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare

to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare

to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.

a cry of delight — un grido di gioia

it is a delight to do — è un piacere fare

(much) to my delight — con mia grande gioia

to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.

to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare

the delights of good food — i piaceri della buona tavola

to my delight — con mia grande gioia

it is a delight to the eye — è un piacere guardarlo

to take delight in sth — dilettarsi di qc

to take delight in doing sth — divertirsi a fare qc

to be the delight of — essere la gioia di

to delight in sth/in doing sth — dilettarsi di qc/nel fare qc

(= delight) to revel in sth — etw in vollen Zügen genießen

to revel in doing sth — seine wahre Freude daran haben, etw zu tun

like it? I revel in it — gefallen? es macht mir Riesenspaß!

revel in doing something — es [richtig] genießen, etwas zu tun

the enchanted wood — der Zauberwald

weights and measures — pesi e misure

a measure of length — una misura di lunghezza

liquid measure — misura di capacità

he gave me short measure — mi ha dato meno del dovuto

a measure of success — un certo successo

a small measure of support — un sostegno limitato

to be the measure of — dare la misura di

this is a measure of how dangerous it is — questo dimostra quanto è pericoloso

it has improved beyond measure — è migliorato incredibilmente

safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente

for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva

to do things by half-measures — fare le cose a metà

to get oneself measured for — farsi prendere le misure per

to measure four by five metres — misurare quattro metri per cinque

a tremor measuring 6 on the Richter scale — una scossa di 6 gradi della scala Richter

weights and measures — pesi e misure

a measure of length — una misura di lunghezza

liquid measure — misura di capacità

he gave me short measure — mi ha dato meno del dovuto

a measure of success — un certo successo

a small measure of support — un sostegno limitato

to be the measure of — dare la misura di

this is a measure of how dangerous it is — questo dimostra quanto è pericoloso

it has improved beyond measure — è migliorato incredibilmente

safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente

for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva

to do things by half-measures — fare le cose a metà

to get oneself measured for — farsi prendere le misure per

to measure four by five metres — misurare quattro metri per cinque

a tremor measuring 6 on the Richter scale — una scossa di 6 gradi della scala Richter

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

to this end — con este fin

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima

a letter to his wife — una carta a su mujer

he fell to the floor — cayó al suelo

to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España

to go to Peru — ir al Perú

to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad

to go to the doctor's — ir al médico

I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces

we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad

he walked slowly to the door — caminó despacio hacia la puerta

he turned to me — se giró hacia mí

move it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha

I'll see you to the door — te acompaño hasta la puerta

to count to ten — contar hasta diez

it's accurate to (within) a millimetre — es exacto hasta el milímetro

to some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

we are expecting 40 to 50 people — esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas

eight years ago to the day — hoy hace exactamente ocho años

from morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche

the door is to the left (of the window) — la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)

the airport is to the west of the city — el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad

he stood with his back to the wall — estaba con la espalda contra la pared

he clasped her to him — la estrechó contra sí

to turn a picture to the wall — volver un cuadro mirando a la pared

at eight minutes to ten — a las diez menos ocho

to give sth to sb — dar algo a algn

I gave it to my friend — se lo di a mi amigo

it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío

they were kind to me — fueron amables conmigo

it's new to me — es nuevo para mí

what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?

"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros

greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!

welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!

here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!

a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos

there were three men to a cell — había tres hombres por celda

it does 30 miles to the gallon — hace 30 millas por galón

eight apples to the kilo — ocho manzanas por kilo

there are about five pesos to the dollar — son unos cinco pesos por dólar

a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre — una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro

200 people to the square mile — 200 personas por milla cuadrada

the odds are 8 to 1 — las probabilidades son de 8 a 1

the odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón

by a majority of 12 to 10 — por una mayoría de 12 a 10

they won by four goals to two — ganaron por cuatro goles a dos

superior to the others — superior a los demás

A is to B as C is to D — A es a B como C es a D

that's nothing to what is to come — eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir

what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?

what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?

to my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar

we danced to the music of the band — bailamos con la música de la orquesta

they came out to the strains of the national anthem — salieron a los compases del himno nacional

it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

assistant to the manager — asistente del gerente

he was a good father to the children — fue un buen padre para sus hijos

it offers a solution to your problem — te ofrece una solución para el problema

we've found the solution to the problem — hemos encontrado solución al problema

the British ambassador to Moscow — el embajador británico en Moscú

he has been a good friend to us — ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros

I'm really looking forward to the holidays — estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones

to come — venir

to sing — cantar

to work — trabajar

I have things to do — tengo cosas que hacer

he has a lot to lose — tiene mucho que perder

there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar

he did it to help you — lo hizo para ayudarte

I have done nothing to deserve this — no he hecho nada para merecer esto

it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre

I arrived to find she had gone — cuando llegué me encontré con que se había ido

he came to see you — vino a verte

he's gone to get the paper — ha ido a por el periódico

"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!

you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación

I don't want to — no quiero

I forgot to — se me olvidó

it is very expensive to live in London — resulta muy caro vivir en Londres

it's hard to describe the feeling — es difícil describir la sensación

these dogs are hard to control — estos perros son difíciles de controlar

the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse

he's young to be a grandfather — es joven para ser abuelo

and then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!

and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!

to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...

to pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando

to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

to this end — con este fin

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

work like a charm — Wunder wirken

lead a charmed life — unter einem Glücksstern geboren sein

feminine charms — (weibliche) Reize

to turn on the charm — seinen (ganzen) Charme spielen lassen

to charm sth out of sb — jdm etw abschmeicheln

to lead a charmed life — einen Schutzengel haben

work like a charm — Wunder wirken

lead a charmed life — unter einem Glücksstern geboren sein