to get oneself sorted out

I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.

I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!

the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto

I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.

I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!

the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto

dalla testa ai piedi — from head to foot o toe

a testa in giù, di testa — [cadere, tuffarsi] headfirst

a testa in giù — [ essere sospeso] upside down

a testa alta — (senza vergogna) with one's head held high

a testa bassa — (vergognandosi) with one's head bowed; (con grande impegno) [ lanciarsi] headfirst, headlong

sulle nostre -e — (per aria) over our heads

testa a testa — [lottare, scontrarsi] head to head; [correre, arrivare] neck and neck, nip and tuck AE

mettere una taglia sulla testa di qcn. — fig. to put a price on sb.'s head

è una bella testa — colloq. she's a great mind o a heavyweight

non ci sta (tanto) con la testa — colloq. he's not right in the head, he's not all there

a testa — each, per o a head

i vagoni di testa — the front carriages o cars

essere alla testa di — to be at the head of, to head [movimento, partito]

in testa a o alla testa di un corteo at the front o head of a procession; essere in testa (in elezioni, sondaggio, gara, classifica) to lead, to be in the lead, to have the lead; essere in testa a to head [ lista]; to be at the top of [ classifica]; la squadra in testa al campionato the leading team in the championship; passare in testa — to go into the lead, to take the lead

battere in testa — [ motore] to knock; [ automobile] to backfire

testa di biella — tecn. stub-end

testa di cavolo — colloq. cabbagehead, pinhead

testa di cazzo — volg. dickhead, prick

testa di cuoio — mil. = member of a special anti-terrorist police team

testa di morto — (teschio) death's head; entosostantivo maschile death's head moth

testa quadra — (persona testarda) bullhead, blackhead

testa quadrata — (persona razionale) squareheaded person

testa di rapa — colloq. testa di legno

testa di serie — sport seed

testa d'uovo — colloq. egghead

testa vuota — dimwit, rattle-brain, airhead AE, bubblehead AE

averne fin sopra la testa — to be tired o sick to death (di of), to have it up to there (di with)

avere la testa tra le o nelle nuvole to have one's head in the clouds; avere la testa sulle spalle o sul collo o a posto to have one's head screwed on, to have a good head on one's shoulders, to have all one's buttons colloq.; dare alla testa o far girare la testa a qcn. [alcol, lodi] to go to sb.'s head; [ successo] to go to sb.'s head, to turn sb.'s head; montarsi la testa to get big-headed, to have a swollen head; non montarti la testa don't let it go to your head; tenere testa a qcn. to be a match for sb.; far entrare qcs. in testa a qcn. to drill sth. into sb., to get o beat o drive sth. into sb.'s head; mettere la testa a posto to get oneself sorted out, to buck up one's ideas colloq.; mettere qcs. in testa a qcn. to put sth. into sb.'s head; mettersi in testa di fare to take it into one's head to do, to set one's mind on doing; mettersi in testa che to get the notion into one's head that; mettitelo bene in testa! get that into your (thick) skull! get it into your head once and for all! perdere la testa to go off one's head; fare qcs. di testa propria to do sth. on one's own initiative; fare (sempre) di testa propria to (always) do it one's own way; rompersi la testa (scervellarsi) to rack one's brains; essere fuori di testa colloq. to be as nutty as a fruit cake, to be out to lunch; andare fuori di testa, uscire di testa colloq. to go off one's head, to flip, to go (a)round the bend, to go bananas; fare uscire di testa qcn. colloq. to drive sb. (a)round the bend; ma sei fuori di testa? are you off your head? are you out of your mind? tagliare la testa al toro — to clinch the question once and for all

in Réíhe(n) antreten — to line up; (Mil) to fall in

in Réíhen zu (je) drei antreten/marschieren — to line up/march in rows of three or in threes

sich in einer Réíhe aufstellen — to line up, to form a row or line

sich in eine Réíhe stellen — to line up; (Mil) to fall in

in einer Réíhe stehen — to stand in a row or line

sie standen in Reih und Glied vor dem Lehrer — they stood lined up in front of their teacher

aus der Réíhe tanzen (fig inf) — to be different

die Réíhe herumgehen (Gegenstand) — to be passed around, to go the rounds

die Réíhen schließen (Mil) — to close ranks

die Réíhen lichten sich (fig) — the ranks are thinning

in den eigenen Réíhen — within our/their etc own ranks

die Réíhe eröffnen (fig) — to start off

in einer Réíhe mit jdm stehen (fig) — to be on a par with sb

sich in eine Réíhe mit jdm stellen (fig) — to put oneself on a par or on an equal footing with sb

in die erste Réíhe (vor)rücken (fig) — to move into the top rank

in der vordersten Réíhe stehen (fig) — to be in the topmost rank

er kommt an die Réíhe — he's next, it's his turn next, it's him next (inf)

warte, bis du an die Réíhe kommst — wait till it's your turn/go

er kommt immer außer der Réíhe — he always comes just when he pleases

der Réíhe nach, nach der Réíhe — in order, in turn

sie sollen der Réíhe nach hereinkommen — they are to come in one by one or one at a time

erzähl mal der Réíhe nach, wie alles war — tell us how it was in the order it all happened

außer der Réíhe — out of order; (bei Spielen auch) out of turn

wenn ich das Auto mal außer der Réíhe brauche — if I should happen to need the car at a time when I don't normally have it

es kommt ganz selten vor, dass ich mal außer der Réíhe da bin — it's very rare for me to be there out of my routine

eine ganze Réíhe (von) — a whole lot (of)

wieder in die Réíhe kommen — to get one's equilibrium back; (gesundheitlich) to get back on form

nicht in der Réíhe sein — to be unwell (esp Brit), not to be one hundred per cent (Brit inf) or percent (US inf)

nicht alle auf der Réíhe haben (sl) — to have a screw loose (inf)

etw auf die Réíhe kriegen (inf) — to handle sth

in Reihen (Dat.) antreten — line up; (Milit.) fall in

in Reih und Glied — (Milit.) in rank and file

aus der Reihe tanzen — (fig. ugs.) be different

etwas in die Reihe bringen — (fig. ugs.) put something straight or in order

die Reihe ist an ihm/ihr — usw

er/sie usw. ist an der Reihe — it's his/her etc. turn

in Reihen (Dat.) antreten — line up; (Milit.) fall in

in Reih und Glied — (Milit.) in rank and file

aus der Reihe tanzen — (fig. ugs.) be different

etwas in die Reihe bringen — (fig. ugs.) put something straight or in order

die Reihe ist an ihm/ihr — usw

er/sie usw. ist an der Reihe — it's his/her etc. turn

ein Karren voll Obst — a cartload of fruit

jdm an den Karren fahren or pinkeln — to take sb to task

den Karren einfach laufen lassen — to let things go or slide

den Karren in den Dreck fahren — to ruin things, to get things in a mess

der Karren ist hoffnungslos verfahren, der Karren steckt im Dreck — we/they etc are really in a mess

den Karren aus dem Dreck ziehen, den Karren wieder flottmachen — to put things back on the rails, to get things sorted out

ein Karren voll Sand — a cartload/barrowload of sand; (fig.)

den Karren in den Dreck fahren — (ugs.) get things into a mess; mess things up

den Karren [für jemanden] aus dem Dreck ziehen — (ugs.) sort out the mess [for somebody]

jemandem an den Karren fahren — (ugs.) tell somebody where he/she gets off (coll.)

ein Karren voll Sand — a cartload/barrowload of sand; (fig.)

den Karren in den Dreck fahren — (ugs.) get things into a mess; mess things up

den Karren [für jemanden] aus dem Dreck ziehen — (ugs.) sort out the mess [for somebody]

jemandem an den Karren fahren — (ugs.) tell somebody where he/she gets off (coll.)

ein Karren voll Obst — a cartload of fruit

jdm an den Karren fahren or pinkeln — to take sb to task

den Karren einfach laufen lassen — to let things go or slide

den Karren in den Dreck fahren — to ruin things, to get things in a mess

der Karren ist hoffnungslos verfahren, der Karren steckt im Dreck — we/they etc are really in a mess

den Karren aus dem Dreck ziehen, den Karren wieder flottmachen — to put things back on the rails, to get things sorted out

ein Karren voll Sand — a cartload/barrowload of sand; (fig.)

den Karren in den Dreck fahren — (ugs.) get things into a mess; mess things up

den Karren [für jemanden] aus dem Dreck ziehen — (ugs.) sort out the mess [for somebody]

jemandem an den Karren fahren — (ugs.) tell somebody where he/she gets off (coll.)

ein Karren voll Sand — a cartload/barrowload of sand; (fig.)

den Karren in den Dreck fahren — (ugs.) get things into a mess; mess things up

den Karren [für jemanden] aus dem Dreck ziehen — (ugs.) sort out the mess [for somebody]

jemandem an den Karren fahren — (ugs.) tell somebody where he/she gets off (coll.)

• quedar [atrás], no quieren quedar atrás en la carrera espacial — they don't want to be left behind {o} fall behind in the space race

• quedar [ciego] — to go blind

• quedar [huérfano] — to be orphaned

• quedar [viuda]/[viudo] — to be widowed, lose one's husband/wife