to wait and see how

wait a moment — Moment mal

keep somebody waiting, make somebody wait — jemanden warten lassen

wait to see something happen — darauf warten, dass etwas passiert

wait at or (Amer.) on table — servieren; [Ober:] kellnern (ugs.)

wait one's chance/opportunity — auf eine [günstige] Gelegenheit warten

after a long/short wait — nach langer/kurzer Wartezeit

lie in wait for somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache auflauern

to wait for sb to do sth — darauf warten, dass jd etw tut

well, what are you waiting for? —

can't it wait? —

this work is still waiting to be done — diese Arbeit muss noch gemacht or erledigt werden

wait a minute or moment or second — (einen) Augenblick or Moment (mal)

Mummy, I can't wait — Mami, ich muss dringend mal!

I can't wait to try out my new boat — ich kann es kaum noch erwarten, bis ich mein neues Boot ausprobiere

"repairs while you wait" — "Sofortreparaturen", "Reparaturschnelldienst"

we'll have to wait and see how... — wir müssen abwarten, wie...

to wait at table (Brit) — servieren, bedienen

to wait one's turn — (ab)warten, bis man an der Reihe ist

to wait one's moment or chance — auf eine günstige Gelegenheit warten, eine günstige Gelegenheit abwarten

to wait a table — servieren, bedienen

did you have a long wait? — mussten Sie lange warten?

to lie in wait for sb/sth — jdm/einer Sache auflauern

wait [for] an hour — eine Stunde warten

wait a moment — Moment mal

keep somebody waiting, make somebody wait — jemanden warten lassen

wait to see something happen — darauf warten, dass etwas passiert

‘repairs [done]/keys cut while you wait’ — "Reparatur-/Schlüsselschnelldienst"

something is still waiting to be done — etwas muss noch gemacht werden

wait and see — abwarten[, was passiert]

wait at or (Amer.) on table — servieren; [Ober:] kellnern (ugs.)

wait one's chance/opportunity — auf eine [günstige] Gelegenheit warten

after a long/short wait — nach langer/kurzer Wartezeit

lie in wait — im Hinterhalt liegen

lie in wait for somebody/something — jemandem/einer Sache auflauern

They sang and danced. — Они пели и танцевали.

They talked, sang and joked. — Они болтали, пели и шутили.

All men and women — все люди;

fish and chips is good supper. — Рыба с хрустящим картофелем - хороший ужин.

They talked and talked. — Они говорили и говорили. /Они говорили безумолку.

He walked miles and miles. — Он все шел и шел.

The patient went and died on me. — А больной взял да и умер.

His wife went and had another baby. — Его жена взяла да и родила еще одного ребенка.

It is a mere joke, and a poor one. — Это просто шутка, к тому же/при этом глупая.

Say it again and I'll give it to you. — А ну скажи это еще раз и я тебя вздую.

Ask any policeman and he will tell you. — Спроси, и тебе любой полицейский скажет.

Water the seeds and they will grow. — Поливайте семена, и они тогда прорастут.

They stayed at home and we left. — Они остались дома, а мы ушли.

You are wrong and you insist on being right. — Ты ошибаешься, а настаиваешь, что прав/а упорствуешь на своей правоте.

And our talk being exhausted for the time, and there being nothing further for us to do, we spread our blankets on in such a manner as to shut out most of the moonlight, wished each other good-night, and almost immediately fell asleep. — И так, как тема разговора на время была исчерпана, и делать нам было больше нечего, мы расстелили свои одеяла так, чтобы нам не мешал свет луны, пожелали друг другу спокойной ночи и мгновенно заснули.

And you said so? — Неужели вы так и сказали?

And who goes with you? — И кто же с вами идет?

And what good can it do? — И что хорошего из этого может получиться?

Bread and butter is good to have for breakfast — На завтрак хорошо съесть бутерброд с маслом.

Black and white dress was very becoming to her — Ей очень шло черно-белое платье;

Here is your hat and gloves — Вот они ваша шляпа и перчатки.

There comes the old man and his son — Вот идут старик с сыном.

To work in the garden and thus make his living was what he dreamt of — Работать в саду и этим зарабатывать себе на жизнь было его мечтой.

now I've seen it all! — j'aurai tout vu!

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!

you'll see how it's done — vedrai come si fa

to see a doctor about sth. — andare dal dottore per qcs.

I'm seeing a psychiatrist — sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights — fare il giro turistico di una città

they see a lot of each other — si vedono spesso

do you see what I mean? — hai capito cosa intendo?

I see it as an opportunity — penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult — lo considero un insulto

it can be seen from this example that... — da questo esempio si può notare che...

it remains to be seen whether o if... — bisogna ancora vedere se

I can't see sb., sth. doing — non riesco a immaginare qcn., qcs. fare

I can see a time when this country will be independent — credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

to see (to it) that... — fare sì che

next year will see the completion of the road — la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

to see sb. home, to the station — accompagnare qcn. a casa, alla stazione

I can't see — non riesco a vedere, non vedo

see for yourself — vedi tu

so I see — si vede

you can see for miles — si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

now I see — adesso capisco

as far as I can see — per quel che ne capisco

I'll go and see — vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see — non ci resta che aspettare

I'll have to see — devo pensarci, devo vedere

let's see o let me see — vediamo un po'

I can't see myself being chosen — non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as an actor — non riesco a vedermi come attore

now I've seen it all! — questo è il colmo!

cups and plates — tazze e piatti

there'll be singing and dancing — si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out — raccolse le sue carte e uscì

two hundred and sixty-two — duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters — tre e tre quarti

faster and faster — sempre più veloce

I waited and waited — aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on — continuare a parlare

there are friends and friends — ci sono amici e amici

it's lovely and warm — fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early — vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you — e non disse nemmeno grazie

and all that — e tutto il resto

and so on — e così via

and? — e poi?

I haven't got pen and paper — non ho né carta né penna

cups and plates — tazze e piatti

there'll be singing and dancing — si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out — raccolse le sue carte e uscì

two hundred and sixty-two — duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters — tre e tre quarti

faster and faster — sempre più veloce

I waited and waited — aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on — continuare a parlare

there are friends and friends — ci sono amici e amici

it's lovely and warm — fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early — vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you — e non disse nemmeno grazie

and all that — e tutto il resto

and so on — e così via

and? — e poi?

I haven't got pen and paper — non ho né carta né penna

They waited for me. — Они ждали меня.

They waited for me to leave. — Они ждали, когда я уйду.

They waited until she returned. — Они ждали до тех пор, пока она не вернулась.

I can't see a thing! — no veo nada!

we haven't seen her for a while — hace un tiempo que no la vemos

there wasn't a policeman to be seen — no había ningún policía

to see somebody/something + inf: I didn't see her arrive no la vi llegar; we'll be sorry to see her go nos va a dar pena que se vaya; to see somebody/something -ing: I can see somebody coming this way veo venir a alguien; I thought I was seeing things pensé que estaba viendo visiones; I'll believe it when I see it hasta que no lo vea no lo creo; to be glad to see the back of somebody — alegrarse de que alguien se vaya

see page 20 — ver página 20

anyone can see she's upset — cualquiera se da cuenta de que está disgustada

I see Mrs Baker's retiring — así que se jubila la señora Baker