to have no words to express something

express oneself — sich ausdrücken

to express oneself — sich ausdrücken

this expresses exactly the meaning of the phrase —

if I may express my opinion — wenn ich meine Meinung äußern darf

the thought/feeling which is expressed here — der Gedanke, der/das Gefühl, das hier zum Ausdruck kommt

a face which expresses candour/pride — ein Gesicht, das Aufrichtigkeit/Stolz ausdrückt

with the express intention of doing sth — mit der bestimmten Absicht, etw zu tun

(= fast) express letter — Eilbrief m

by express mail — per Eilzustellung

to send a letter/package express — einen Brief/ein Paket als Eilsendung or per Express schicken

the Orient Express — der Orientexpress

to send goods by express — Waren als Eilgut schicken

express something in another language — etwas in einer anderen Sprache ausdrücken

express oneself — sich ausdrücken

right from the word go — dès le départ

to have a word with somebody about something — parler (un peu) à quelqu'un à propos de quelque chose

to have words with somebody — s'accrocher avec quelqu'un

to put in a good word for somebody — glisser un mot en faveur de quelqu'un

long words — parole difficili, paroloni

with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò

in your own words — con parole tue

to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.

not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente

in other words — in altre parole

the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato

to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole

without saying a word — senza dire una parola

I don't believe a word of it — non credo a una sola parola

not to have a good word to say about — non avere nulla di buono da dire su

I didn't say a word! — non ho detto nulla! non ho aperto bocca!

he won't hear a word against her — non vuole che si dica nulla contro di lei

there is no word of the missing climbers — non si sa nulla degli scalatori dispersi

we are hoping for word that all is well — speriamo in buone notizie

to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che

he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...

to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia

he gave me his word — mi ha dato la sua parola

a man of his word — un uomo di parola

to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola

to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola

word has it that... — si dice che...

word got round o around that... — girava voce che

if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo

just say the word and I'll come — una tua parola e sarò lì

their word is law — la loro parola è legge

right from the word go — fin dall'inizio

to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.

to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.

to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn

long words — parole difficili, paroloni

with these words he left — dopo aver detto queste parole, se ne andò

in your own words — con parole tue

to get a word in — riuscire a dire qcs.

not in so many words — non proprio, non esattamente

in other words — in altre parole

the spoken word — la lingua parlata, il parlato

to put one's feelings into words esprimere ciò che si prova (a parole); what's the Greek word for "dog"? come si dice "cane" in greco? a word of warning, advice un avvertimento, un consiglio; vulgar is hardly the word for it volgare è dire poco; I've said my last word ho detto tutto ciò che avevo da dire; too sad for words indescrivibilmente triste; in the words of Bush come disse Bush; I mean every word of it parlo sul serio; a man of few words — un uomo di poche parole

without saying a word — senza dire una parola

I don't believe a word of it — non credo a una sola parola

not to have a good word to say about — non avere nulla di buono da dire su

I didn't say a word! — non ho detto nulla! non ho aperto bocca!

he won't hear a word against her — non vuole che si dica nulla contro di lei

there is no word of the missing climbers — non si sa nulla degli scalatori dispersi

we are hoping for word that all is well — speriamo in buone notizie

to bring, send word that — annunciare, fare sapere che

he left word at the desk that... — ha lasciato detto alla reception che...

to spread the word — passare la parola, dif fondere la notizia

he gave me his word — mi ha dato la sua parola

a man of his word — un uomo di parola

to take sb.'s word for it — credere a qcn. sulla parola

to take sb. at his, her word — prendere qcn. in parola

word has it that... — si dice che...

word got round o around that... — girava voce che

if you need anything just say the word — se hai bisogno di qualsiasi cosa, dimmelo

just say the word and I'll come — una tua parola e sarò lì

their word is law — la loro parola è legge

right from the word go — fin dall'inizio

to have a word with sb. about sth. — dire una parola a qcn. su qcs.

to have words with sb. — venire a parole con qcn.

to put in a good word for sb. — mettere una buona parola per qcn

un título de dos palabras — a two-word title

lo tradujo palabra por palabra — he translated it word for word

me lo resumió en dos palabras — he summarized it for me in a couple of words

¿me permiten decir unas palabras? — could I say a few words?

eso no son más que palabras — those are just (empty) words

tuvo palabras de elogio para el ministro — he had words of praise for the minister

no dijo ni media palabra — he didn't give us the slightest hint

no entiendo palabra — I can't understand a word

es palabra de Dios — it is the word of God

nos entretenía con buenas palabras, pero nunca nos daba el dinero — he palmed us off with smooth talk, but he never gave us the money

lo dijo todo con medias palabras — he said everything indirectly

¡ni una palabra más! — not another word!

me dejó con la palabra en la boca y se fue de la habitación — he walked out of the room while I was in mid-sentence

palabra clave — keyword

un juego de palabras cruzadas — a word puzzle

¿te han hecho directora? ¡eso ya son palabras mayores! — so you've been appointed director, that's really something!

la palabra — speech

perdió el uso de la palabra — he lost the power of speech

nos acusó de palabra — he accused us verbally

tiene la palabra el señor presidente — the president has the floor

yo no tengo la palabra — it's not for me to say

es hombre de palabra — he is a man of his word

cumplió su palabra — he kept his word, he was true to his word

palabra de casamiento, dar palabra de casamiento — to promise to marry

¿me das tu palabra de honor de que no dirás nada? — do you give me your word of honour you won't say anything?

¡palabra de honor! — word of honour!

una palabra de seis letras — a six-letter word

en toda la extensión de la palabra — in every sense of the word

no son más que palabras — it's all talk

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward

palabra por palabra — word for word

no entendí (ni) una palabra — I didn't understand a (single) word

sin decir (una) palabra — without a word

comerse las palabras — to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras — in the nicest possible way

decirle a alguien cuatro palabras bien dichas — to tell somebody a few home truths

a palabras necias oídos sordos — take no notice of the stupid things people say

las palabras se las lleva el viento — actions speak louder than words

una mujer de palabra — a woman of her word

cumplió con su palabra — she kept her word

tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

el don de la palabra — the gift of speech

un acuerdo de palabra — a verbal agreement

no me dirigió la palabra — she didn't speak to me

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something

una palabra de seis letras — a six-letter word

en toda la extensión de la palabra — in every sense of the word

no son más que palabras — it's all talk

en pocas palabras, es un cobarde — in a word, he's a coward

palabra por palabra — word for word

no entendí (ni) una palabra — I didn't understand a (single) word

sin decir (una) palabra — without a word

comerse las palabras — to gabble

con (muy) buenas palabras — in the nicest possible way

decirle a alguien cuatro palabras bien dichas — to tell somebody a few home truths

a palabras necias oídos sordos — take no notice of the stupid things people say

las palabras se las lleva el viento — actions speak louder than words

una mujer de palabra — a woman of her word

cumplió con su palabra — she kept her word

tomarle la palabra a alguien: le tomé la palabra y le pedí un préstamo — I took him up on his offer and asked for a loan

el don de la palabra — the gift of speech

un acuerdo de palabra — a verbal agreement

no me dirigió la palabra — she didn't speak to me

pedir la palabra — to ask for permission to speak

pido la palabra — may I say something?, I'd like to say something