to work on one's English

His self-imposed isolation from English literary life has left him free to work out his own poetic salvation... (A. Thwaite, ‘Contemporary English Poetry’, ‘Robert Graves’, Kenk) — Роберт Грейвз держался особняком в английской литературе, стремясь найти свою поэтическую стезю...

one thing I must say — ein[e]s muss ich sagen

one or two — (fig.): (a few) ein paar

it's one [o'clock] — es ist eins od. ein Uhr; see also academic.ru/23561/eight">eight 1.; half 1. 1), 3. 2); quarter 1. 1)

in any one day/year — an einem Tag/in einem Jahr

at any one time — zur gleichen Zeit; (always) zu jeder Zeit

at one and the same time — gleichzeitig; see also all 2. 1)

be one as a family/nation — eine einige Familie/Nation sein; see also with 1)

at one time — einmal; einst (geh.)

one day — (on day specified) einmal; (at unspecified future date) eines Tages

one day soon — bald einmal

one Sunday — an einem Sonntag

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere; see also hand 1. 24)

the jacket is an old one — die Jacke ist [schon] alt

this is the one I like — den/die/das mag ich

you are or were the one who insisted on going to Scotland — du warst der-/diejenige, der/die unbedingt nach Schottland wollte

these ones or those ones? — (coll.) die [da] oder die [da]?

these/those blue etc. ones — diese/die blauen usw.

not one — keiner/keine/keines; (emphatic) nicht einer/eine/eines

one by one, one after another or the other — einzeln

love one another — sich od. (geh.) einander lieben

be kind to one another — nett zueinander sein

our dear or loved ones — unsere Lieben

young one — (youngster) Kind, das; (young animal) Junge, das

wash one's hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen

I'll have just a little one — ich trinke nur einen Kleinen (ugs.)

have one on me — ich geb dir einen aus

give somebody one on the head/nose — jemandem eins über den Kopf/auf die Nase geben (ugs.)

there was one person too many — da war einer zu viel

the baby is one ( year old) — das Kind ist ein Jahr (alt)

it is one ( o'clock) — es ist eins, es ist ein Uhr

one hundred pounds — hundert Pfund; (on cheque etc) einhundert Pfund

that's one way of doing it — so kann mans (natürlich) auch machen

my one (and only) hope — meine einzige Hoffnung

my one (inf) — meiner/meine/mein(e)s

his one (inf) — seiner/seine/sein(e)s

that one — der/die/das, jene(r, s) (geh)

that's a good one (inf) — der (Witz) ist gut; ( iro, excuse etc ) (das ist ein) guter Witz

let's have a quick one after work (inf) —

I'm not one to go out often — ich bin nicht der Typ, der oft ausgeht

I am not much of a one for cakes (inf) — ich bin kein großer Freund von Kuchen (inf), Kuchen ist eigentlich nicht mein Fall (inf)

she was never one to cry — Weinen war noch nie ihre Art; (but she did) sonst weinte sie nie

what a one he is for the girls! — der ist vielleicht ein Schwerenöter! (inf)

ooh, you are a one! (inf) — oh, Sie sind mir vielleicht eine(r)! (inf)

one must learn to keep quiet — man muss lernen, still zu sein

to hurt one's foot — sich (dat) den Fuß verletzen

to wash one's face/hair — sich (dat) das Gesicht/die Haare waschen

to be at one (with sb) — sich (dat) (mit jdm) einig sein

I landed him one (inf) — dem habe ich eine(n) or eins verpasst (inf)

one or two — (fig.): (a few) ein paar

it's one [o'clock] — es ist eins od. ein Uhr; see also eight 1.; half 1. 1), 3. 2); quarter 1. 1)

at any one time — zur gleichen Zeit; (always) zu jeder Zeit

at one and the same time — gleichzeitig; see also all 2. 1)

be one as a family/nation — eine einige Familie/Nation sein; see also with 1)

at one time — einmal; einst (geh.)

one day — (on day specified) einmal; (at unspecified future date) eines Tages

neither one thing nor the other — weder das eine noch das andere; see also hand 1. 24)

you are or were the one who insisted on going to Scotland — du warst der-/diejenige, der/die unbedingt nach Schottland wollte

these ones or those ones? — (coll.) die [da] oder die [da]?

these/those blue etc. ones — diese/die blauen usw.

not one — keiner/keine/keines; (emphatic) nicht einer/eine/eines

one by one, one after another or the other — einzeln

love one another — sich od. (geh.) einander lieben

our dear or loved ones — unsere Lieben

young one — (youngster) Kind, das; (young animal) Junge, das

wash one's hands — sich (Dat.) die Hände waschen

I'll have just a little one — ich trinke nur einen Kleinen (ugs.)

give somebody one on the head/nose — jemandem eins über den Kopf/auf die Nase geben (ugs.)

When I retire from work, I'm going to buy a cottage in the country and live under my own vine and fig tree. (A. Johnson, ‘Common English Quotations’) — Когда я выйду в отставку, куплю домик в деревне и буду жить там "под своею виноградною лозою и под своею смоковницей".

travailler quelqu'un — [affaire, idée] to be ou prey on somebody's mind, to bother somebody; ( tourmenter) [jalousie, douleur] to plague somebody

ce sont ses dents qui le travaillent — ( parlant d'un bébé) he is out of sorts because he's teething

travailler à — to work on [projet, dissertation]; to work toward(s) [objectif]

travailler à rétablir la paix — to endeavour [BrE] to restore peace

travailler au noir — gén to work without declaring one's earnings; ( exercer un second emploi non déclaré) to moonlight

travailler à perte — [entreprise, commerce] to run at a loss

travailler son piano — to do one's piano practice Grande-Bretagne to do one's piano practise USA

travailler à — to work on, (= contribuer à) to work towards

travailler à faire — to endeavour to do Grande-Bretagne to endeavor to do USA

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)