we'll have to watch what we spend

to be on the watch for somebody/something: she was on the watch for the postman estaba esperando a ver si veía al cartero; the mother is constantly on the watch for possible danger la madre está constantemente alerta por si hay algún peligro; to keep watch hacer* guardia; to keep watch over something/somebody vigilar algo/a alguien; to keep a watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien

I took the first watch — yo hice la primera guardia

to be on watch — estar* de guardia, hacer* guardia

to watch somebody/something + INF: we watched the children open their presents miramos como los niños abrían sus regalos; we watched the sun go down — miramos la puesta de sol

we're being watched — nos están vigilando

watch what you're doing! — mira lo que haces!

I've got to watch the time — tengo que estar atenta a la hora

the staff are always watching the clock — los empleados están siempre pendientes del reloj

investors are watching the situation with interest — los inversores están siguiendo la situación muy de cerca

we'll have to watch what we spend — tendremos que mirar (mucho) lo que gastamos

watch what you say — ten cuidado con lo que dices

watch your head! — cuidado con la cabeza!

we watched carefully as she did it — miramos con atención mientras lo hacía

the whole country watched as the events unfolded — la nación entera siguió el desarrollo de los acontecimientos

to watch FOR something/somebody — esperar algo/a alguien

to watch for somebody/something to + INF — esperar a que alguien/algo (+ subj)

what does your watch say? — ¿qué hora tienes?

to keep watch — hacer guardia, vigilar

to keep watch for sth/sb — estar al acecho de algo/algn

US officials have been keeping a close watch on the situation — los representantes del gobierno estadounidense han estado siguiendo la situación de cerca

I keep a close watch on my expenditure — controlo mucho los gastos

can you keep a watch out for Daphne? — ¿puedes estar al tanto para ver cuándo viene Daphne?

to be on watch — estar de guardia, hacer guardia

some children watch too much television — algunos niños ven demasiada televisión

Sue was watching me curiously — Sue me miraba/observaba con curiosidad

now watch this closely — ahora observen esto detenidamente

watch what I do — mira/observa lo que hago

watch how I do it — mira/observa cómo lo hago

to watch sth/sb do sth: we watched the car turn the corner and disappear from view — vimos cómo el coche torcía la esquina y desaparecía de nuestra vista, vimos al coche torcer la esquina y desaparecer de nuestra vista

she watched me clean the gun — miraba/observaba cómo limpiaba yo la pistola

just watch him run! — ¡mira cómo corre!

"you can't do that" - "just you watch (me)!" — -no puedes hacer eso -¿que no? ¡ya verás (como puedo)!

to watch sth/sb doing sth: I watched the gulls hovering overhead — miraba/observaba las gaviotas cerniéndose en lo alto

watch that knife/your head/your language! — ¡(ten) cuidado con ese cuchillo/la cabeza/esas palabrotas!

watch your speed — ten cuidado con la velocidad, atención a la velocidad

watch you don't burn yourself — ten cuidado de no quemarte

watch he does his homework — mira de que haga los deberes

watch how you go! — ¡ve con cuidado!

watch what you're doing! — ¡cuidado con lo que haces!

he wasn't watching where he was going — no miraba por donde iba

I have to watch what I eat — tengo que tener cuidado con lo que como

we are being watched — nos están vigilando

Big Brother is watching you — el Gran Hermano te vigila

he needs watching — hay que vigilarlo

a new actor to be watched — un nuevo actor muy prometedor

"so is the row over?" - "watch this space" — -¿se ha terminado la pelea? -eso habrá que verlo

somebody was watching at the window — alguien estaba mirando/observando desde la ventana

he could only sit and watch as his team lost 2-0 — no pudo hacer más que sentarse y ver como su equipo perdía 2 a 0

I was watching for the plumber — estaba atento esperando a que llegara el fontanero

he's watching to see what you're going to do — está pendiente de lo que vas a hacer

to watch by sb's bedside — velar a algn

to be on the watch for somebody/something: she was on the watch for the postman estaba esperando a ver si veía al cartero; the mother is constantly on the watch for possible danger la madre está constantemente alerta por si hay algún peligro; to keep watch hacer* guardia; to keep watch over something/somebody vigilar algo/a alguien; to keep a watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien

I took the first watch — yo hice la primera guardia

to be on watch — estar* de guardia, hacer* guardia

to watch somebody/something + INF: we watched the children open their presents miramos como los niños abrían sus regalos; we watched the sun go down — miramos la puesta de sol

we're being watched — nos están vigilando

watch what you're doing! — mira lo que haces!

I've got to watch the time — tengo que estar atenta a la hora

the staff are always watching the clock — los empleados están siempre pendientes del reloj

investors are watching the situation with interest — los inversores están siguiendo la situación muy de cerca

we'll have to watch what we spend — tendremos que mirar (mucho) lo que gastamos

watch what you say — ten cuidado con lo que dices

watch your head! — cuidado con la cabeza!

we watched carefully as she did it — miramos con atención mientras lo hacía

the whole country watched as the events unfolded — la nación entera siguió el desarrollo de los acontecimientos

to watch FOR something/somebody — esperar algo/a alguien

to watch for somebody/something to + INF — esperar a que alguien/algo (+ subj)

he has (got) a dog — ha un cane

to have a sandwich — mangiare un panino

to have a whisky — bere un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumare una sigaretta

to have breakfast — fare colazione

to have dinner — cenare

I had some more cake — presi ancora un po' di torta

what will you have? — cosa desidera?

she won't have him back — non vuole riprenderlo con sé

I wouldn't have him any other way — non mi piacerebbe se fosse diverso

to let sb. have sth. — lasciare prendere qcs. a qcn

to have a nice day — passare una bella giornata

to have a good time — divertirsi

to have sth. to do — avere qcs. da fare

I have o I've got letters to write — devo scrivere delle lettere

to have (the) flu, a heart attack — avere l'influenza, un infarto

to have (a) toothache — avere mal di denti

he had his car stolen — gli hanno rubato la macchina

they like having stories read to them — gli piace farsi leggere delle storie

to have sth. done — far fare qcs.

to have the house painted — fare tinteggiare la casa

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

to have an injection — farsi fare un'iniezione

to have sb. do sth. — fare fare qcs. a qcn.

she had him close the door — gli fece chiudere la porta

they would have us believe that — ci volevano fare credere che

I would have you know that — vorrei che sapessi che

he had them laughing — li fece ridere

he had his camera ready — aveva la macchina fotografica pronta

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — se non fai attenzione rovescerai quel bicchiere

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — l'avevo finito per le cinque

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — non tollererò questo tipo di comportamento!

I won't have it! — non mi va!

I won't have them exploit him — non lascerò che lo sfruttino

I won't have him hurt — non permetterò che si faccia male

we can't have them staying in a hotel — non possiamo permettere che stiano in albergo

she had the glass in her hand — teneva in mano il bicchiere

she had him by by the arm — lo teneva per il braccio

he had his hands over his eyes — si teneva le mani davanti agli occhi

has she had it yet? — ha già partorito?

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — qui abbiamo un dipinto di Picasso

what we have here is a group of extremists — quello con cui abbiamo a che fare è un gruppo di estremisti

I've got you now! — ti ho preso!

I'll have you! — ora ti faccio vedere io!

I have (got) to leave now — ora devo andare

you don't have to o you haven't got to leave so early non è necessario che te ne vada così presto; did you have to spend so much money? era necessario che spendessi così tanti soldi? something had to be done — si doveva fare qualcosa

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — questa è proprio la decisione più difficile che abbia mai preso

she has lost her bag — ha perso la borsa

she has already left — è già partita

she has hurt herself — si è fatta male

you've seen the film, haven't you? — hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — non hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — hai per caso visto la mia borsa?

"he's already left" - "has he indeed!" — "è già andato via" - "davvero?"

"you've never met him" - "yes I have!" — "non l'hai mai incontrato" - "invece sì!"

having finished his breakfast, he went out — finito di fare colazione, uscì

having already won twice, he's a favourite — dato che ha già vinto due volte, è uno dei favoriti

she has, doesn't have it in her to do — sarebbe, non sarebbe mai capace di fare

he will have it that — sostiene che

I've got it! — ci sono! ho capito!

the haves and the have-nots — i ricchi e i poveri

he has (got) a dog — ha un cane

to have a sandwich — mangiare un panino

to have a whisky — bere un whisky

to have a cigarette — fumare una sigaretta

to have breakfast — fare colazione

to have dinner — cenare

I had some more cake — presi ancora un po' di torta

what will you have? — cosa desidera?

she won't have him back — non vuole riprenderlo con sé

I wouldn't have him any other way — non mi piacerebbe se fosse diverso

to let sb. have sth. — lasciare prendere qcs. a qcn

to have a nice day — passare una bella giornata

to have a good time — divertirsi

to have sth. to do — avere qcs. da fare

I have o I've got letters to write — devo scrivere delle lettere

to have (the) flu, a heart attack — avere l'influenza, un infarto

to have (a) toothache — avere mal di denti

he had his car stolen — gli hanno rubato la macchina

they like having stories read to them — gli piace farsi leggere delle storie

to have sth. done — far fare qcs.

to have the house painted — fare tinteggiare la casa

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

to have an injection — farsi fare un'iniezione

to have sb. do sth. — fare fare qcs. a qcn.

she had him close the door — gli fece chiudere la porta

they would have us believe that — ci volevano fare credere che

I would have you know that — vorrei che sapessi che

he had them laughing — li fece ridere

he had his camera ready — aveva la macchina fotografica pronta

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over — se non fai attenzione rovescerai quel bicchiere

I had it finished by 5 o'clock — l'avevo finito per le cinque

I won't have this kind of behaviour! — non tollererò questo tipo di comportamento!

I won't have it! — non mi va!

I won't have them exploit him — non lascerò che lo sfruttino

I won't have him hurt — non permetterò che si faccia male

we can't have them staying in a hotel — non possiamo permettere che stiano in albergo

she had the glass in her hand — teneva in mano il bicchiere

she had him by by the arm — lo teneva per il braccio

he had his hands over his eyes — si teneva le mani davanti agli occhi

has she had it yet? — ha già partorito?

over here, we have a painting by Picasso — qui abbiamo un dipinto di Picasso

what we have here is a group of extremists — quello con cui abbiamo a che fare è un gruppo di estremisti

I've got you now! — ti ho preso!

I'll have you! — ora ti faccio vedere io!

I have (got) to leave now — ora devo andare

you don't have to o you haven't got to leave so early non è necessario che te ne vada così presto; did you have to spend so much money? era necessario che spendessi così tanti soldi? something had to be done — si doveva fare qualcosa

this has (got) to be the most difficult decision I've ever made — questa è proprio la decisione più difficile che abbia mai preso

she has lost her bag — ha perso la borsa

she has already left — è già partita

she has hurt herself — si è fatta male

you've seen the film, haven't you? — hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen the film, have you? — non hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen my bag, have you? — hai per caso visto la mia borsa?

"he's already left" - "has he indeed!" — "è già andato via" - "davvero?"

"you've never met him" - "yes I have!" — "non l'hai mai incontrato" - "invece sì!"

having finished his breakfast, he went out — finito di fare colazione, uscì

having already won twice, he's a favourite — dato che ha già vinto due volte, è uno dei favoriti

she has, doesn't have it in her to do — sarebbe, non sarebbe mai capace di fare

he will have it that — sostiene che

I've got it! — ci sono! ho capito!

the haves and the have-nots — i ricchi e i poveri

estaba mirando la foto — she was looking at the photo

me miró con tristeza — she looked at me sadly

miraban boquiabiertos el nuevo aparato — they stared open-mouthed at the new machine

se quedó mirando cómo jugaban los niños — she stood watching the children play

miraba los barcos — she was watching the boats

estuvo mirando la tele todo el día — he spent all day watching TV

le miraron la maleta en la aduana — they searched his suitcase at customs

mira que no hierva el agua — make sure the water doesn't boil

mira a ver si ha venido el taxi — (look and) see if the taxi has come

míralo en el diccionario — look it up in the dictionary

no mira las dificultades — he doesn't think of the difficulties

lo hago mirando el porvenir — I'm doing it with the future in mind

¡no gastes más, mira que no tenemos dinero! — don't spend any more, remember we've no money!

mira mucho el dinero — he's very careful with money

deberías mirar lo que gastas — you should watch what you spend

mira mucho todos los detalles — she pays great attention to detail

¡mira qué cuadro tan bonito! — look, what a pretty painting!

¡mira cómo me has puesto de agua! — look, you've covered me in water!

¡mira lo que has hecho! — (just) look what you've done!

¡mira quién fue a hablar! — look who's talking!

¡mira (bien) lo que haces! — watch what you do!

¡mira con quién hablas! — just remember who you're talking to!

¡mira que te avisé! — didn't I warn you?

¡mira que ponerse a llover ahora! — it would have to start raining right now!

¡mira que si no viene! — just suppose he doesn't come!

¡mira que si es mentira! — just suppose it isn't true!, what if it isn't true?

¿lo miras? — can you see it?

me vio pero miró hacia otro lado — she saw me, but she looked the other way

estaba mirando por la ventana — he was looking out of the window

miré por el agujero — I looked through the hole

miró alrededor para ver si veía a alguien — she looked around to see if she could see anyone

¿has mirado en el cajón? — have you looked in the drawer?

la casa mira al sur — the house faces south

el balcón mira al jardín — the balcony looks out onto the garden

mira mucho por su ropa — she takes great care of her clothes

solo mira por sus intereses — he only looks after his own interests

tienes que mirar por ti mismo — you have to look out for yourself

¡mira! un ratón — look, a mouse!

mira, yo creo que... — look, I think that...

mira, déjame en paz ahora — look, just leave me alone now

mire usted, yo no tengo por qué aguantar esto — look here, I don't have to put up with this

¡mira si es listo el niño! — what a clever boy he is!

• mirar a — (=proponerse) to aim at

este proyecto mira a mejorar la calidad del agua — this project is aimed at improving water quality

por lo que mira a — as for, as regards

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

mirar televisión — to watch television

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy

no me mires así — don't look at me like that

se me quedó mirando — he just stared at me, he just gaped at me

miró el reloj con disimulo — she glanced furtively at her watch

miraba distraída por la ventana — he was gazing absent-mindedly out of the window

mirar a alguien a los ojos — to look somebody in the eye

miraba cómo lo hacía — he was watching how she did it

he mirado el informe muy por encima — I've only had a quick look at the report

mirar televisión — to watch television

a ver si mira por dónde va — why don't you look where you're going?

mira lo que has hecho! — look what you've done!

mira a ver si está listo — have a look to see if he's ready

míralo desde otro punto de vista — look at it from another point of view

mira bien lo que haces — think hard about what you're doing

mirándolo bien creo que prefiero no ir — on second thoughts, I think I'd prefer to stay

mirar a alguien en menos — to look down on somebody

mira mucho el dinero — she's very careful with her money

mira hasta el último céntimo — he watches every penny

mira las veces que te lo habré dicho...! — the times I've told you!

mira quién habla! — look who's talking!

mira si será egoísta! — talk about (being) selfish!

mira que mi paciencia tiene un límite — I'm warning you, I'm running out of patience

no mires — don't look

se mira y no se toca — look but don't touch

he mirado por todas partes — I've looked everywhere

mirar por la ventana — to look out of the window

¿miraste bien? — did you have a good look?, did you look properly?

mirar atrás — to look back

mire usted, la cosa es muy sencilla — well, it's very simple

no, mira, yo tampoco me lo creo — no, to be honest, I don't believe it either

mira, no me vengas con excusas — look, I don't want to listen to your excuses

y mira por dónde, me llevé el trofeo — and would you believe it? I won the trophy, and guess what? I won the trophy