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sie hatte zwei Koffer und stand damit am Bahnhof — she had two (suit)cases and was standing there with them in the station

sie hat Ärger mit der Waschmaschine – damit habe ich auch Probleme — she's having trouble with her washing machine – I've got problems with mine too

was will er damit? — what does he want that for?, what does he want with that?

was soll ich damit? — what am I meant to do with that?

weißt du, was er damit meint? — do you know what he means by that?

wie wäre es damit? — how about it?

er konnte mir nicht sagen, was es damit auf sich hat — he couldn't tell me what it was all about

wie sieht es damit aus? — what's happening about or with (esp US) it?

damit ist nichts (inf) — it's no go (inf)

hör auf damit! (inf) — lay off! (inf)

er hatte nicht damit gerechnet — he hadn't reckoned on or with that

damit, dass du dich jetzt aufregst, machst du den Schaden auch nicht wieder gut — you're not making anything better by getting excited

sie fangen schon damit an — they're already starting on it

sie fangen schon damit an, das Haus abzureißen — they're already starting to pull down the house

damit fing der Streit an — the argument started with that

her damit! — give it here! (inf)

Schluss or genug damit! — that's enough ( of that)!

er verlor den zweiten Satz und damit das Spiel — he lost the second set and therefore the match

damit ist es klar, dass er es war — from that it's clear that it was he (form) or him

damit schließe ich für heute — I'll close with that for today

damit kommen wir zum Ende des Programms — that brings us to the end of our programmes (Brit) or programs (US)

damit er nicht fällt — so that he does not fall, lest he (should) fall (old)

er hatte nicht damit gerechnet — he had not expected that or reckoned with that

er hatte nicht damit gerechnet — he had not expected that or reckoned with that

fanno la stessa classe — they are in the same year

fare un corso — (tenere) to give a series of lessons, teach a course, (seguire) to do a course

che cosa ne hai fatto di quei pantaloni? — what have you done with those trousers?

fare un errore — to make a mistake

ha fatto la mia felicità — he made me so happy

fare una festa — to have o hold a party

ha fatto un figlio — she's had a baby

quest'albero non fa frutti — this tree doesn't bear fruit

hai fatto il letto? — have you made the bed?

lo hanno fatto presidente — they made him president

fare una promessa — to make a promise

hai fatto la stanza? — have you cleaned the room?

a scuola facciamo chimica — at school we do chemistry

fare i compiti — to do one's homework

cosa fai? — (adesso) what are you doing?, (nella vita) what do you do?, what is your job?

non posso farci nulla — I can't do anything about it

fare la spesa — to do the shopping

fare del tennis — to play tennis

fare l' avvocato — to be a lawyer

fare finta di essere stanco — to pretend to be tired

fare l' innocente — to act the innocent

fare il malato — to pretend to be ill

fare il medico — to be a doctor

fare il morto — (in acqua) to float

fare i 100 metri — (competere) to go in for o run in the 100 metres

fa i 100 metri in 10,5 — he does the 100 metres in 10.5

abbiamo fatto 5 chilometri — we've done 5 kilometres

fare una passeggiata — to go for o take a walk

fare un viaggio — to go on a trip, make a journey

mi fa orrore — it horrifies me

fare paura a — to frighten

mi fa rabbia — it makes me angry

ti facevo al mare — I thought you were at the seaside

lo facevo più vecchio — I thought he was older

la città non fa più di 2 milioni di abitanti — the city hasn't more than 2 million inhabitants

che differenza fa? — what difference does it make?

fa 50 euro, signora — that'll be 50 euros, madam

glielo faccio 100 euro — I'll give it to you o I'll let you have it for 100 euros

che ora fa il tuo orologio? — what time is it by your watch?

l'hanno fatto entrare in macchina — (costringere) they forced him into the car, they made him get into the car, (lasciare) they let him get into the car

lo farò fare a lei — I'll get her to do it, I'll have her do it

farsi fregare — to be taken for a ride

far piangere qn — to make sb cry

far riparare la macchina — to have one's car repaired

far scongelare — to defrost, thaw out

far soffrire qn — to make sb suffer

mi son fatto tagliare i capelli — I've had my hair cut

fammi vedere — let me see

fare venire qn — to send for sb

farsi la barca — to get a boat

farsi una gonna — to make o.s. a skirt

farsi la macchina — to get a car

si fa da mangiare da solo — he does his own cooking

si è fatto mia moglie fam — he's had it off with my wife

farsi un nome — to make a name for o.s.

me l'hanno fatta! — (imbrogliare) I've been done!, (derubare) I've been robbed!, (lasciare nei guai) I've been lumbered!

farcela — to succeed, manage

non ce la faccio più — (a camminare) I can't go on, (a sopportare) I can't take any more

farla finita con qc — to have done with sth

fare del proprio meglio — to do one's best

non c'è niente da fare — it's no use

ormai è stato deciso e non c'è niente da fare — it's been decided and there's nothing we can do about it

ha fatto di sì con la testa — he nodded

fare presto — to be quick

faccia pure! — go ahead!

saperci fare con — (situazioni, persone) to know how to deal with

fate come volete — do as you please

si fa così! — you do it like this, this is the way it's done

non si fa così — (rimprovero) that's no way to behave!

questa festa non si farà! — this party won't take place!

avere a che fare con qn — to have sth to do with sb

non so che farmene di lui — I don't know what to do with him

fare da — (funzioni) to act as

fare da padre a qn — to be like a father to sb

la cucina fa anche da sala da pranzo — the kitchen also serves as o is also used as a dining room

fai in modo che non ti vedano — make sure they don't see you

fare per — (essere adatto) to be suitable for, (essere sul punto di) to be about to

fece per uscire e poi si fermò — he made as if to go out and then stopped

non fa per me — it isn't (suitable) for me

fare a pugni — to come to blows, fig to clash

fare in tempo a... — to be in time to...

il grigio fa vecchio — grey makes you o one look older

fa freddo — it's cold

fa notte — it's getting dark

è andata a farsi bella — she's gone to make herself beautiful

farsi notare — to get o.s. noticed

farsi prete — to become a priest

fatti più in là! — move along a bit!

farsi bello — to grow beautiful

farsi grande — to grow tall

si fa notte — it's getting dark

farsi vecchio — to grow old

ha un fare simpatico — he has a pleasant manner

sul far del giorno/della notte — at daybreak/nightfall

fare il medico, l'insegnante — to be a doctor, a teacher; (come sport, hobby) to do* [aerobica, giardinaggio]

fare perdere qcs. a qcn. — to make sb. lose sth.; (permettere, lasciare)

fare andare qcn. — to let sb. go; (convincere)

che ora fai? — what time do you make it o have you got?

poi fa "e i miei soldi?" — colloq. so he goes "what about my money?"

fare per andarsene — to be about to leave; (fare l'atto di)

fa buio — it's getting o growing dark

-rsi degli amici, dei nemici — to make friends, enemies; colloq. (comprarsi) to get* oneself [macchina, moto]

il cielo si fece grigio — the sky went o turned grey

- rsi in là — to budge over o up

- rsi tagliare i capelli — to have o get one's hair cut

avere a che fare — to have to do ( con with)

non avere niente a che fare — to have nothing to do ( con with)

farsela addosso — (urinare) to wet oneself; (defecare) to shit oneself pop.; (dalla paura) to be scared shitless pop., to shit bricks pop., to brick it

farsela sotto — (dalla paura) to be scared shitless, to shit bricks, to brick it