what is it now

just now — (very recently) gerade eben; (at this particular time) gerade jetzt

[every] now and then or again — hin und wieder

now, now — na, na

now, what happened is this... — also, passiert ist folgendes:...

now then — na (ugs.)

quickly now! — nun aber schnell

she now realized why... — nun or da erkannte sie, warum...

do it ( right) now — mach es jetzt (sofort)

what is it now? — was ist denn jetzt or nun schon wieder?

by now (present, past) — inzwischen, mittlerweile

before now it was thought... — früher dachte man, dass...

I've been there before now — ich war schon (früher) da

for now — (jetzt) erst einmal, im Moment, vorläufig

from now on( wards) — von nun an

(every) now and then, now and again — ab und zu, von Zeit zu Zeit, gelegentlich

come now, don't exaggerate — nun übertreib mal nicht

now, why didn't I think of that? — warum habe ich bloß nicht daran gedacht?

just now — (very recently) gerade eben; (at this particular time) gerade jetzt

[every] now and then or again — hin und wieder

now then — na (ugs.)

just now — (very recently) gerade eben; (at this particular time) gerade jetzt

[every] now and then or again — hin und wieder

now, now — na, na

now, what happened is this... — also, passiert ist folgendes:...

now then — na (ugs.)

quickly now! — nun aber schnell

she now realized why... — nun or da erkannte sie, warum...

do it ( right) now — mach es jetzt (sofort)

what is it now? — was ist denn jetzt or nun schon wieder?

by now (present, past) — inzwischen, mittlerweile

before now it was thought... — früher dachte man, dass...

I've been there before now — ich war schon (früher) da

for now — (jetzt) erst einmal, im Moment, vorläufig

from now on( wards) — von nun an

(every) now and then, now and again — ab und zu, von Zeit zu Zeit, gelegentlich

come now, don't exaggerate — nun übertreib mal nicht

now, why didn't I think of that? — warum habe ich bloß nicht daran gedacht?

just now — (very recently) gerade eben; (at this particular time) gerade jetzt

[every] now and then or again — hin und wieder

now then — na (ugs.)

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

what does he owe his success to?, to what does he owe his success? — frm ¿a qué debe su éxito?

what? I didn't catch that — ¿cómo? or ¿qué?, no he entendido eso

what did you say? — ¿cómo or qué dices?, ¿qué has dicho?, ¿qué dijiste? (LAm)

it's getting late, what? — se está haciendo tarde ¿no? or ¿verdad?

• he asked her what she thought of it — le preguntó qué or lo que pensaba de ello

I asked him what DNA was — le pregunté qué or lo que era el ADN

• please explain what you saw — por favor, explique qué or lo que vio

he explained what it was — explicó qué era or lo que era

• do you know what's happening? — ¿sabes qué or lo que está pasando?

• tell me what happened — cuéntame qué or lo que ocurrió

"your car..." - "what about it?" * — -tu coche... -¿qué pasa con mi coche?

what about lunch, shall we go out? — ¿y para comer? ¿salimos fuera? or ¿qué tal si salimos fuera?

what are you doing that for? — ¿por or para qué haces eso?

what of it? * — y eso ¿qué importa?

what's that to you? * — ¿eso qué tiene que ver contigo?, ¿a ti qué te importa? *

• she asked me what day she should come — me preguntó qué día tenía que venir

• he explained what ingredients are used — explicó qué ingredientes se usan

• what good would that do? — ¿de qué serviría eso?

• do you know what music they're going to play? — ¿sabes qué música van a tocar?

• did they tell you what time they'd be arriving? — ¿te dijeron a qué hora llegarían?

what an ugly dog! — ¡qué perro más or tan feo!

what an excuse! — iro ¡buen pretexto!, ¡vaya excusa!

"I'm going to be an actress" - "you what?" * — -voy a hacerme actriz -¿cómo or qué dices?

I threw it away - you did what? — lo tiré a la basura - ¿qué?

what? — ( say that again) ¿cómo?, ¿qué?; ( expressing disbelief) ¿qué?, ¿que qué?

or what? — (colloq) ¿o qué?

what about: but what about the children? y los niños ¿qué?; what about my work? - what about it? ¿y mi trabajo? - ¿y qué?; you know Julie's boyfriend? - yes, what about him? ¿conoces al novio de Julie? - sí ¿por qué?; what... for: what's this button for? ¿para qué es este botón?; what are you complaining for? ¿por qué te quejas?; to give somebody what for (colloq) darle* una buena a alguien (fam); what have you (colloq): she sells postcards and souvenirs and what have you vende postales, recuerdos y esas cosas or y demás; what if: what if she finds out? ¿y si se entera?; what... like: what's she like? ¿cómo es?; what does he look like? ¿cómo es físicamente?, ¿qué aspecto tiene?; what's his new film like? ¿qué tal es su nueva película?; what of: so we're not married: what of it? no estamos casados ¿y qué?; what's-her/-his/-its-name (colloq): go and ask what's-her-name next door ve y pregúntale a la de al lado ¿cómo se llama?; the what's-its-name o what-d' you call it is broken la cosa ésa está rota (fam), el chisme ése está roto (Esp, Méx fam); what with entre; what with one thing and another, I haven't had time — entre una cosa y otra, no he tenido tiempo

(do) you know what? I'll ask him for a raise! — ¿sabes qué? or ¿sabes qué te digo? le voy a pedir aumento!

what a friend you've turned out to be! — (iro) valiente or vaya amigo has resultado ser tú!

to what extent? — fino a che punto?

buy what food you like — compra il cibo che vuoi

what a fool I was! — che sciocco sono stato!

what good would that do? — a che può servire?

what little I had — il poco che avevo

what a mess! — che disordine!

what a nuisance! — che seccatura!

for what reason? — per quale motivo?

what time is it? — che ore sono?

in what way did it strike you as odd? — in che cosa esattamente ti è sembrato strano?

what were you talking about? — di cosa stavate parlando?

what is his address? — qual è il suo indirizzo?

he asked me what she had said — mi ha chiesto che cosa avesse detto lei

what is it (or he etc) called? — come si chiama?

what will it cost? — quanto sarà? or costerà?

what are you doing? — che or (che) cosa fai?

what are you doing that for? — perché lo fai?

what is that tool for? — a che or a cosa serve quello strumento?

what's happening? — che or (che) cosa succede?

it's WHAT? — come?, cosa?

I don't know what to do — non so cosa fare

what's the weather like? — che tempo fa?

what's in there? — cosa c'è lì dentro?

what is it now? — che c'è ora?

tell me what you're thinking about — dimmi a cosa stai pensando

tell us what you're laughing at — dicci perché stai ridendo

what is the Italian for "book"? — come si dice "book" in italiano?

what do you want now? — che cosa vuoi adesso?

I wonder what he'll do now — mi chiedo cosa farà adesso

I saw what you did — ho visto quello che hai fatto

is that what happened? — è andata così?

it's just what I wanted — è proprio ciò che volevo

I know what, let's go to the cinema — sai cosa facciamo? - andiamo al cinema

say what you like — di' quello che vuoi

she's not what she was — non è più quella di una volta

I tell you what, why not come back later? — sai cosa ti dico? perché non torniamo più tardi?

what I want is a cup of tea — ciò che voglio adesso è una tazza di tè

I saw what was on the table — ho visto quello che c'era sul tavolo

he knows what's what fam — sa come stanno le cose

I'll show her what's what! — le farò vedere io!

what about doing...? — cosa ne diresti di fare...

what about a drink? — beviamo qualcosa?

what about going to the cinema? — e se andassimo al cinema?

... and what have you fam —...e roba del genere

you know John — yes, what about him? — conosci John — sì, perché?

what about it? — (what do you think) cosa ne pensi?

what about that money you owe me? — e quei soldi che mi devi?

and what's more — e per di più

...and what not fam —... e così via

so what — e allora?

what with one thing and another — tra una cosa e l'altra

what book did you choose? — welches Buch hast du ausgesucht?

what men/money has he? — wie viele Leute/wieviel Geld hat er?

I know what time it starts — ich weiß, um wieviel Uhr es anfängt

what more can I do/say? — was kann ich sonst noch tun/sagen?

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what say we have a rest? — was hältst du davon, wenn wir mal Pause machen?; wie wär's mit einer Pause?

[I'll] tell you what — weißt du, was; pass mal auf

so what? — na und?

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

do what I tell you — tu, was ich dir sage

what little I know/remember — das bisschen, das ich weiß/an das ich mich erinnere

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

the weather being what it is... — so, wie es mit dem Wetter aussieht,...

for what it is — in seiner Art

what is this called? — wie heißt das?, wie nennt man das?

what do 4 and 3 make? — wie viel ist or macht 4 und or plus 3?

what's that (you/he etc said)? — WAS hast du/hat er etc da gerade gesagt?, wie or was war das noch mal? (inf)

what for? — wozu?, wofür?, für was? (inf)

what are you looking at me like that for? — warum or was (inf) siehst du mich denn so an?

what of or about it? — na und? (inf)

so what? (inf) — ja or na und?

you what? (inf) — wie bitte?

what-d'you(-ma)-call-him/-her/-it (inf) — wie heißt er/sie/es gleich or schnell

he knows what's what (inf) — er kennt sich aus, der weiß Bescheid (inf)

(I'll) tell you what (inf) — weißt du was?

and what have you (inf) — und was sonst noch (alles), und was weiß ich

to give sb what for (inf) — es jdm ordentlich geben (inf)

he agreed/objected to what we suggested — er stimmte unseren Vorschlägen zu/lehnte unsere Vorschläge ab, er lehnte ab, was wir vorschlugen

he didn't go into what he meant — er erläuterte nicht im Einzelnen, was er meinte

what age is he? — wie alt ist er?

what good would that be? (inf) — wozu sollte das gut sein?

what a man! — was für ein or welch ein (geh) Mann!

is he good-looking, or what? — sieht der aber gut aus! (inf)

what good or use is it? — wozu soll das gut sein?

what impudence or cheek/luck! — was für eine Unverschämtheit od. Frechheit/was für ein Glück!

what about...? — (is there any news of...?, what will become of...?) was ist mit...?

what is it etc. like? — wie ist es usw.?

what do you say — or (Amer.)

what? — wie?; was? (ugs.)

tell somebody what to do or what he can do with something — (coll. iron.) jemandem sagen, wo er sich (Dat.) etwas hinstecken kann (salopp)

A great variety of oaks stood now severally, now in a becoming grove. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Silverado Squatters’, ‘The Silverado Squatters’) — Дубы здесь росли то в одиночку, то рощами.

What mixed weather, now fine, now showery! (ALD) — Какая неустойчивая погода: то сияет солнце, то льет как из ведра.