to work to sb's advantage

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete

to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione

to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso

to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro

to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare

to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa

is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?

to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire

to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn

to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]

to work wonders — fare meraviglie (anche fig.)

to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]

to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]

to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]

it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]

to work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale

to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio

to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]

to work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica

work things out with somebody/for oneself — die Angelegenheit mit jemandem/sich selbst ausmachen

I can't work him out — ich werde aus ihm nicht klug

something works out at £250/[an increase of] 22 % — etwas ergibt 250 Pfund/bedeutet [eine Steigerung von] 22 %

things worked out [well] in the end — es ist schließlich doch alles gut gegangen

things didn't work out the way we planned — es kam ganz anders, als wir geplant hatten

it works out more expensive in the end — am Ende kommt or ist es teurer

I hope it all works out for you — ich hoffe, dass alles klappt (inf) or dass dir alles gelingt

surely he can manage to work things out for himself (in life) — er kann doch bestimmt allein zurechtkommen

can you work out where we are on the map? — kannst du herausfinden or -bringen, wo wir auf der Karte sind?

to work sth out of one's system (fig) — etw überwinden, mit etw fertig werden

essere in vantaggio rispetto a — to have the edge over o on [ rivale]

avere due punti di vantaggio — to have a two-point lead o two points in front, to be two points up o ahead

sich günstig/negativ áúswirken — to have a favourable (Brit) or favorable (US)/negative effect

áúswirken — to result in sth

sich zu jds Vorteil áúswirken — to work or turn out to sb's advantage

sich in etwas (Dat.) auswirken — result in something

sich günstig/negativ usw. auswirken — have a favourable/an unfavourable etc. effect (auf + Akk. on)

sich in etwas (Dat.) auswirken — result in something

sich günstig/negativ usw. auswirken — have a favourable/an unfavourable etc. effect (auf + Akk. on)

tornare a casa — to go (o come) home

tornare in sé — (dopo svenimento) to regain consciousness, come to one's senses, come round, (rinsavire) to be back to one's old self

tornare di moda — to become o be fashionable again, be back in fashion (again)

i conti tornano — the accounts balance, fig it all falls into place

tornare utile — to prove o turn out (to be) useful

tornare alla normalità — to get back o revert to normal

per tornare a quello che stavi dicendo — to come o get back o return to what you were saying

tornare alla mente — [ ricordi] to come back

i conti non tornano — it doesn't add up (anche fig.)

torniamo a noi — let's get back to the subject o point

• sacar a algn a [bailar] — to get sb up for a dance

• sacar algo/a algn [de], sacó toda su ropa del armario — she took all his clothes out of the wardrobe, she removed all his clothes from the wardrobe

• sacar a [pasear] a algn — to take sb (out) for a walk

• sacar [sangre] a algn — to take blood from sb

no consiguió sacar todos los exámenes en junio Esp — she didn't manage to pass {o} get all her exams in June

sacó un seis — [con dados] he threw a six

saca el balón Kiko — [en saque de banda] the throw-in is taken by Kiko; [en falta] Kiko takes the free kick

lo saqué del cajón — I took o got it out of the drawer

sacar petróleo de debajo del mar — to get oil o (frml) extract petroleum from under the sea

me sacó la lengua — he stuck o put his tongue out at me

sacar dinero del banco — to take out o withdraw money from the bank

sólo puede sacar tres libros — you can only take out o borrow three books

ya saqué el pasaje or (Esp) he sacado el billete — I've already bought the ticket o got my ticket

el hijo ya le saca 10 centímetros — (fam) his son is already 10 centimeters taller than he is