to suppose sb to be sth

to suppose (that) — supporre che

I don't suppose (that) he knows — non penso che (lo) sappia

to suppose sb. to be sth. — presumere che qcn. sia qcs.

I supposed him to be a friend — lo credevo un amico

I suppose so, not — immagino di sì, di no

even supposing he's there — anche supponendo che sia lì

I suppose that if I'm honest... — a essere sincero devo ammettere che

who do you suppose I saw yesterday? — indovina chi ho visto ieri?

suppose (that) it's true, what will you do? — supponiamo che sia vero, che cosa farai?

suppose (that) he doesn't come? — e se non viene?

suppose we go to a restaurant? — e se andassimo al ristorante?

to suppose (that) — supporre che

I don't suppose (that) he knows — non penso che (lo) sappia

to suppose sb. to be sth. — presumere che qcn. sia qcs.

I supposed him to be a friend — lo credevo un amico

I suppose so, not — immagino di sì, di no

even supposing he's there — anche supponendo che sia lì

I suppose that if I'm honest... — a essere sincero devo ammettere che

who do you suppose I saw yesterday? — indovina chi ho visto ieri?

suppose (that) it's true, what will you do? — supponiamo che sia vero, che cosa farai?

suppose (that) he doesn't come? — e se non viene?

suppose we go to a restaurant? — e se andassimo al ristorante?

suppose it doesn't turn up — suponte que no aparece

I don't suppose you could take me there? — tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?

suppose he phones and you're not in — ¿y si llama y tú no estás?, suponte que llama y tú no estás

can Peter come too? - oh, I suppose so — ¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? - bueno, si no hay más remedio...

suppose we take this with us — ¿y si nos lleváramos esto?, ¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?

what do you suppose he'll do? — ¿tú qué crees que hará?

let us suppose that x = a + b — supongamos que x = a + b

I'm supposed to start work at nine — se supone que tengo que empezar a trabajar a las nueve

aren't you supposed to be at home? — ¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?

you're not supposed to tell anyone — no se lo tienes que decir a nadie

what's that supposed to be? — ¿y eso qué se supone que es?

it's supposed to be a very interesting book — dicen que es un libro muy interesante

you're supposed to be the expert, not me — el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo

let us suppose that — supongamos que, pongamos por caso que

but just suppose he's right — y ¿si tiene razón?

supposing it rains, what shall we do? — pongamos que llueve, entonces ¿qué hacemos?

always supposing he comes — siempre y cuando venga

even supposing that were true — aun en el caso de que fuera verdad

I suppose she'll come — supongo que vendrá

I don't suppose she'll come — no creo que venga

you'll accept, I suppose? — aceptarás, supongo, ¿no?

who do you suppose was there? — ¿quién crees tú que estaba allí?

you don't suppose they'd start without us, do you? — no empezarán sin nosotros, ¿verdad?

to be supposed to do sth: you're supposed to be in bed by ten — tendrías que estar acostado a las diez

you're not supposed to do that — no deberías hacer eso

you're supposed to be my friend! — ¡yo creía que eras mi amigo!

what am I supposed to have done wrong now? — ¿qué se supone que he hecho mal ahora?

what's that supposed to mean? — ¿qué quieres decir con eso?

he's supposed to be an expert — se le supone un experto

do you suppose we could take a lunch break now? — ¿podríamos hacer un descanso para almorzar ahora?

do you suppose you could wrap this up for me? — ¿podrías envolverme esto?

I don't suppose you could lend me ten pounds — ¿no podrías prestarme diez libras?

suppose we talk about something else now — ¿y si hablamos sobre algo distinto ahora?

suppose it doesn't turn up — suponte que no aparece

I don't suppose you could take me there? — tú no podrías llevarme hasta allí ¿no?

suppose he phones and you're not in — ¿y si llama y tú no estás?, suponte que llama y tú no estás

can Peter come too? - oh, I suppose so — ¿Peter puede ir con nosotros? - bueno, si no hay más remedio...

suppose we take this with us — ¿y si nos lleváramos esto?, ¿qué tal si nos llevamos esto?

what do you suppose he'll do? — ¿tú qué crees que hará?

let us suppose that x = a + b — supongamos que x = a + b

I'm supposed to start work at nine — se supone que tengo que empezar a trabajar a las nueve

aren't you supposed to be at home? — ¿tú no tendrías que estar en casa?

you're not supposed to tell anyone — no se lo tienes que decir a nadie

what's that supposed to be? — ¿y eso qué se supone que es?

it's supposed to be a very interesting book — dicen que es un libro muy interesante

you're supposed to be the expert, not me — el experto se supone que eres tú, no yo

always supposing that... — immer vorausgesetzt, dass...

be supposed to do/be something — (be generally believed to do/be something) etwas tun/sein sollen

cats are supposed to have nine lives — Katzen sollen angeblich neun Leben haben

let us suppose that X equals 3 — angenommen, X sei gleich 3

even supposing it were or was true — (sogar) angenommen, dass es wahr ist, angenommen, es sei wahr

always supposing he comes — immer vorausgesetzt, (dass) er kommt

suppose they could see us now! — wenn sie uns jetzt sehen könnten!

I don't suppose he'll come —

I suppose he won't come — ich denke, er wird nicht kommen, er wird wohl nicht kommen

I suppose that's the best thing, that's the best thing, I suppose —

you're coming, I suppose? — ich nehme an, du kommst?

I don't suppose you could lend me a pound? — Sie könnten mir nicht zufällig ein Pfund leihen?

do you suppose we could have dinner some evening? — meinen Sie, wir könnten einmal abends zusammen essen gehen?

you ought to be leaving – I suppose so — du solltest jetzt gehen – stimmt wohl

I don't suppose so —

isn't he coming? – I suppose not — kommt er nicht? – ich glaube kaum

he can't very well refuse, can he? – I suppose not — er kann wohl kaum ablehnen, oder? – eigentlich nicht

he's supposed to be coming — er soll (angeblich) kommen

and he's supposed to be an expert! — und der soll (angeblich) (ein) Experte sein!

(modal use in pass = ought) to be supposed to do sth — etw tun sollen

he's the one who's supposed to do it —

he isn't supposed to find out — er darf es nicht erfahren

you're not supposed to (do that) —

I am supposed to start work here today — ich soll hier heute anfangen

you're supposed to report to the police — Sie müssen sich bei der Polizei melden

(in imper = I suggest) suppose we have a go? —

suppose we buy it? — wie wäre es, wenn wir es kauften?

that supposes unlimited resources — das setzt unbegrenzte Vorräte voraus

always supposing that... — immer vorausgesetzt, dass...

suppose we wait until tomorrow — wir könnten eigentlich bis morgen warten

I supposed she was in Glasgow — ich vermutete sie in Glasgow

I don't suppose you have an onion to spare? — Sie haben wohl nicht zufällig eine Zwiebel übrig?

we're not going to manage it, are we? - I suppose not — wir werden es wohl nicht schaffen - ich glaube kaum

be supposed to do/be something — (be generally believed to do/be something) etwas tun/sein sollen

cats are supposed to have nine lives — Katzen sollen angeblich neun Leben haben

you are not supposed to do that — das darfst du eigentlich nicht

I'm not supposed to be here — ich dürfte eigentlich gar nicht hier sein

(assume, believe) I suppose she'll come — suppongo che verrà

I don't suppose she'll come — non credo che venga

I suppose she won't come — penso che non verrà

I suppose so/not — credo di sì/di no

I don't suppose so — non credo

I suppose he's late — suppongo che sia in ritardo

you're going to accept, I suppose? — accetti, immagino?

I don't suppose you could lend me £10?; I suppose you couldn't lend me £10? — non potresti per caso prestarmi dieci sterlina?

he's supposed to be an expert — dicono che sia un esperto, passa per un esperto

it's supposed to be the best hotel in the city — sembra che sia il miglior albergo della città

let us suppose that... — supponiamo che..., mettiamo che...

supposing you won the lottery... — mettiamo che tu vinca alla lotteria...

even supposing (that) it were true — anche nel caso (che) fosse vero

always supposing (that) he comes — ammesso e non concesso che venga

suppose she doesn't come? — e se non venisse?

(in passive: ought) to be supposed to do sth — essere tenuto (-a) a fare qc

he's supposed to... — dovrebbe...

he's supposed to leave on Sunday — dovrebbe partire domenica

you're not supposed to smoke in the toilet — non è consentito fumare nel bagno

you're not supposed to do that — non bisogna farlo

(in imperative: I suggest) suppose you do it now? — e se lo facessi adesso?

suppose we change the subject? — e se parlassimo d'altro?

presume [up]on something — etwas ausnützen

presumed dead — mutmaßlich verstorben

to be presumed innocent — als unschuldig gelten

(= venture) to presume to do sth — sich (dat) erlauben or sich (dat) herausnehmen or sich erdreisten, etw zu tun

Dr Livingstone, I presume —

I presume not — ich glaube nein

(= take liberties, be presumptuous) I didn't want to presume — ich wollte nicht aufdringlich sein

you presume too much — Sie sind wirklich vermessen

to presume on or upon sth — etw überbeanspruchen

presume [up]on something — etwas ausnützen

expect somebody to do something — damit rechnen, dass jemand etwas tut

be expecting a baby/child — ein Baby/Kind erwarten

I expect so — ich glaube schon

I don't expect so — ich glaube nicht

that was to be expected — das war zu erwarten, damit war zu rechnen

we were expecting war in 1939 — 1939 haben wir mit Krieg gerechnet

I expected as much — das habe ich erwartet, damit habe ich gerechnet

he got first prize as was to be expected — wie erwartet, bekam er den ersten Preis

to expect to do sth — erwarten or damit rechnen, etw zu tun

I didn't expect to gain his sympathy — ich habe kein Mitleid von ihm erwartet

he expects to be elected —

it is expected that... — es wird erwartet, dass..., man rechnet damit, dass...

it is hardly to be expected that... — es ist kaum zu erwarten or damit zu rechnen, dass...

she is expected to resign tomorrow —

I was expecting him to come — ich habe eigentlich erwartet, dass er kommt

I'll expect to see you tomorrow then — dann sehen wir uns also morgen

at that price, what did you expect? — was hast du denn zu dem or für den Preis erwartet?

I expect it will rain — höchstwahrscheinlich wird es regnen, es wird wohl regnen

I expect you're tired — Sie werden sicher müde sein

well, I expect he's right — er wird schon recht haben

I expect it was your father who phoned — ich nehme an, es war dein Vater, der angerufen hat

(= demand) to expect sth of or from sb — etw von jdm erwarten

to expect sb to do sth — erwarten, dass jd etw tut

I expect you to be obedient — ich erwarte von dir Gehorsam

what do you expect me to do about it? — was soll ich da tun?

don't expect me to feel sorry — erwarte von mir kein Mitleid

are we expected to tip the waiter? — müssen wir dem Kellner Trinkgeld geben?

I am expecting them for supper — ich erwarte sie zum Abendessen

expect to do something — damit rechnen, etwas zu tun

expect somebody to do something — damit rechnen, dass jemand etwas tut

I expect you'd like something to eat — ich nehme an, dass du gern etwas essen möchtest

don't expect me to help you out — von mir hast du keine Hilfe zu erwarten

it is expected that... — man erwartet, dass...

that was [not] to be expected — das war [auch nicht] zu erwarten

be expecting a baby/child — ein Baby/Kind erwarten

expect somebody to do something — von jemandem erwarten, dass er etwas tut

I expect so — ich glaube schon

I don't expect so — ich glaube nicht

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I guess we'll have to — wir müssen wohl

you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch

at a guess — schätzungsweise

my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...

I'll give you three guesses — dreimal darfst du raten

50 people, at a guess — schätzungsweise 50 Leute

to keep sb guessing — jdn im Ungewissen lassen

he's only guessing when he says they'll come — das ist eine reine Vermutung von ihm, dass sie kommen

you'll never guess! — das wirst du nie erraten!

you'll never guess what! — darauf kommst du nie!

to guess at sth — etw raten

he's right, I guess — er hat wohl recht

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

to guess sb to be 20 years old/sth to be 10 lbs —

you'll never guess who/what... — das errätst du nie, wer/was...

can you guess his weight? — schätz mal, wieviel er wiegt

you'd never guess that... — man würde nie vermuten, dass...

I guessed as much — das habe ich mir schon gedacht

I guess we'll have to — wir müssen wohl

I'm just guessing — das ist nur eine Schätzung/eine Vermutung

you've guessed right/wrong — deine Vermutung ist richtig/falsch

you'll never guess! — darauf kommst du nie!

at a guess — schätzungsweise

my guess is [that]... — ich schätze, dass...

I'll come if you will let me — ich komme, wenn ich darf

let go [of] something/somebody — etwas/jemanden loslassen

let loose — loslassen

let somebody know — jemanden wissen lassen

I will let you know as soon as... — ich gebe Ihnen Bescheid, sobald...

‘to let’ — "zu vermieten"

let them come in — sie sollen hereinkommen; lassen Sie sie herein

never let it be said that... — keiner soll sagen, dass...

rent a flat on a short let — eine Wohnung für kurze Zeit mieten

without let [or hindrance] — (formal/Law) ohne jede Behinderung

without let or hindrance (Jur) — ungehindert

they are looking for a let in this area — sie wollen eine Wohnung/ein Haus in dieser Gegend mieten

I have this house on a long let — ich habe dieses Haus für längere Zeit gemietet

to let sb do sth — jdn etw tun lassen

she let me borrow the car — sie lieh mir das Auto, ich durfte ihr Auto nehmen

we can't let that happen — wir dürfen das nicht zulassen

he wants to but I won't let him —

the particle wants to escape but the magnetic force won't let it — das Teilchen möchte sich frei machen, aber die magnetische Kraft verhindert es

oh please let me — bitte, bitte, lass mich doch (mal)!

let me help you — darf ich Ihnen helfen or behilflich sein?

to let oneself be seen — sich sehen lassen

to let sb be — jdn (in Ruhe) lassen

to let sb/sth go, to let go of sb/sth — jdn/etw loslassen

let me go! — lassen Sie mich los!, loslassen!

to let it go at that — es dabei bewenden lassen

to let sb pass — jdn vorbeilassen

let it be known that... — alle sollen wissen, dass...

to let sb/sth alone — jdn/etw in Ruhe lassen

we can't improve it any more, we'd better let it alone —

please let me by/past — bitte, lassen Sie mich vorbei/durch

to let sb/sth through — jdn/etw durchlassen

let's go home — komm, wir gehen nach Hause

let's go! — gehen wir!

let's get out of here — bloß weg von hier!

let's not — lieber nicht

don't let's or let's not fight —

let's be happy — lass uns glücklich sein

let's be friends — wir wollen Freunde sein

let's all be a bit more friendly — seien wir doch alle ein bisschen freundlicher

let's look at this in more detail — wir wollen das einmal genauer betrachten

let me think or see, where did I put it? —

let there be peace — es soll Friede sein

let there be light — es werde Licht

let us pray — lasst uns beten

"to let" — "zu vermieten"

we can't find a house to let — wir können kein Haus finden, das zu mieten ist

to let blood — einen Aderlass machen

they let so much of his blood — sie nahmen ihm so viel Blut ab

let somebody do something — jemanden etwas tun lassen

don't let things get you down/worry you — lass dich nicht entmutigen/mach dir keine Sorgen

don't let him upset you — reg dich seinetwegen nicht auf

I'll come if you will let me — ich komme, wenn ich darf

let somebody/something alone — jemanden/etwas in Ruhe lassen

let go [of] something/somebody — etwas/jemanden loslassen

let loose — loslassen

let somebody know — jemanden wissen lassen

let somebody think that... — jemanden in dem Glauben lassen, dass...

I will let you know as soon as... — ich gebe Ihnen Bescheid, sobald...

‘to let’ — "zu vermieten"

let us suppose that... — nehmen wir [nur] einmal an, dass...

let them come in — sie sollen hereinkommen; lassen Sie sie herein

never let it be said that... — keiner soll sagen, dass...

[just] let him try! — das soll er [nur] mal wagen!

rent a flat on a short let — eine Wohnung für kurze Zeit mieten

without let [or hindrance] — (formal/Law) ohne jede Behinderung

you can imagine how I felt —

I can't imagine living there — ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, dort zu leben

you can't imagine it! — Sie machen sich keine Vorstellungen!

don't imagine that... — bilden Sie sich nur nicht ein, dass..., denken Sie nur nicht, dass...

I imagined her to be dark-haired — ich habe sie mir dunkelhaarig vorgestellt

can you imagine? — stell dir vor!

lead somebody to do something — jemanden veranlassen, etwas zu tun

be easily led — sich leicht beeinflussen lassen

lead a life of misery/a miserable existence — ein erbärmliches Dasein führen/eine kümmerliche Existenz fristen

lead a party — Vorsitzender/Vorsitzende einer Partei sein

lead to the town/to the sea — zur Stadt/ans Meer führen

lead to confusion — Verwirrung stiften

lead in the race — das Rennen anführen

on a lead — an der Leine

put a dog on the lead — einen Hund anleinen