what is usual

qui mentiri solet, pejerare consuevit,

ruri crebro esse soleo,

nihil ego in occulto agere soleo,

hi (servi) solent esse eris utibiles,

qui (paterā) Pterela potitare rex solitus est,

quā (consuetudine) solitus sum uti,

soliti prandere,

(cum Thucydides), id quod optimo cuique Athenis accidere solitum est, in exsilium pulsus esset,

often solitus eram = solebam,

majore operā ibi serviles nuptiae, quam liberales etiam, curari solent,

verum illud verbum est, vulgo quod dici solet,

unde videri Danaum solitae naves,

ad haec illa dici solent,

permirum mihi videri solet,

si (domus) alio domino solita est frequentari,

quod spernerentur ab iis a quibus essent coli soliti,

ut solet fieri,

ut fieri solet,

cave tu idem faxis, alii quod servi solent,

me dico ire, quo saturi solent,

artior, quam solebat, somnus complexus est,

ita ego soleo,

sic soleo,

eodem pacto ut comici servi solent, Coniciam in collum pallium,

credo jam, ut solet, Jurgabit,

agedum, ut soles,

ut solitus es,

cum audissem Antiochum, ut solebam,

quod plerumque in atroci negotio solet,

quod prava ambitio solet,

ut solebat,

cum quaedam in collibus, ut solet, controversia pastorum esset orta,

ea est disciplina,

lubens fecero et solens,

ego abscessi solens Paulum ab illis,

Suas pellices esse aiunt,

solito membra levare toro,

ad solitum rusticus ibit opus,

cunctantibus solita insolitaque alimenta deerant,

chori,

locus,

torus,

ars,

artes,

virtus,

mos,

honores,

inertia Germanorum,

exercitationes,

armamenta Liburnicis solita,

proinde tona eloquio, solitum tibi!

ultra solitum,

parentum neces aliaque solita regibus ausi,

si quando aliquid ex solito variaret,

nescio quā praeter solitum dulcedine laeti,

praeter solitum,

supra solitum,

solito formosior Aesone natus,

solito uberior,

blandior,

exactior,

frequentiores,

velocius,

citius,

plus,

magis,

qui mentiri solet, pejerare consuevit,

ruri crebro esse soleo,

nihil ego in occulto agere soleo,

hi (servi) solent esse eris utibiles,

qui (paterā) Pterela potitare rex solitus est,

quā (consuetudine) solitus sum uti,

soliti prandere,

(cum Thucydides), id quod optimo cuique Athenis accidere solitum est, in exsilium pulsus esset,

often solitus eram = solebam,

majore operā ibi serviles nuptiae, quam liberales etiam, curari solent,

verum illud verbum est, vulgo quod dici solet,

unde videri Danaum solitae naves,

ad haec illa dici solent,

permirum mihi videri solet,

si (domus) alio domino solita est frequentari,

quod spernerentur ab iis a quibus essent coli soliti,

ut solet fieri,

ut fieri solet,

cave tu idem faxis, alii quod servi solent,

me dico ire, quo saturi solent,

artior, quam solebat, somnus complexus est,

ita ego soleo,

sic soleo,

eodem pacto ut comici servi solent, Coniciam in collum pallium,

credo jam, ut solet, Jurgabit,

agedum, ut soles,

ut solitus es,

cum audissem Antiochum, ut solebam,

quod plerumque in atroci negotio solet,

quod prava ambitio solet,

ut solebat,

cum quaedam in collibus, ut solet, controversia pastorum esset orta,

ea est disciplina,

lubens fecero et solens,

ego abscessi solens Paulum ab illis,

Suas pellices esse aiunt,

solito membra levare toro,

ad solitum rusticus ibit opus,

cunctantibus solita insolitaque alimenta deerant,

chori,

locus,

torus,

ars,

artes,

virtus,

mos,

honores,

inertia Germanorum,

exercitationes,

armamenta Liburnicis solita,

proinde tona eloquio, solitum tibi!

ultra solitum,

parentum neces aliaque solita regibus ausi,

si quando aliquid ex solito variaret,

nescio quā praeter solitum dulcedine laeti,

praeter solitum,

supra solitum,

solito formosior Aesone natus,

solito uberior,

blandior,

exactior,

frequentiores,

velocius,

citius,

plus,

magis,

essere solito fare qc — to be in the habit of doing sth

è solito mangiare alle otto — he usually eats at eight o'clock, he is in the habit of eating at eight o'clock

era solito passeggiare di notte — he used to go for walks during the night

è sempre la solita storia! — it's always the same old story!

di solito — usually, generally, as a rule

di solito mi alzo alle sette — I usually get up at seven o'clock

(come) al solito — as usual

più tardi del solito — later than usual

alla -a ora — at the usual time

il solito trantran — the daily grind

è sempre la -a storia — it's always the same old story

sono solito fare — I usually do

ero solito fare — I used to do

come al solito — as usual

più, meno del solito — more, less than usual

se ne andarono prima del solito — they left earlier than was usual for them

più silenzioso del solito — more than ordinarily quiet

siamo alle -e! — here we go again!

sei sempre il solito — you never change

sonst keine Besucher/Zeitungen etc — no other visitors/papers etc

sonst noch Fragen? — any other questions?

wer/wie etc (denn) sonst? — who/how etc else?

bringst du all deine Freunde mit? – was denn sonst — are you bringing all your friends? – of course

sehen — I don't want to see you or anyone else

er und sonst keiner — nobody else but he, he and nobody else, he and he alone

wenn du sonst irgendjemanden kennst — if you know somebody else or anybody else or any other person

wenn du sonst irgendwann mal kommen kannst — if you can come some or any other time

sonst nichts/noch etwas — nothing/something else

sonst wo, nur nicht hier — anywhere (else) but here

wo soll ich hingehen? – von mir aus sonst wohin — where should I go? – (as far as I'm concerned,) anywhere you like

und wer weiß was sonst noch alles — and goodness knows what else

wo warst du sonst überall? — where else were you?

wie gehts sonst? — how are things otherwise or apart from that?

wenn ich Ihnen sonst noch behilflich sein kann — if I can help you in any or some other way

genau wie es sonst ist — just as it usually is

genau wie sonst — the same as usual

anders als sonst — different from usual

mehr/weniger als sonst — more/less than usual

der sonst so mürrische Herr Grün war heute direkt freundlich — Mr Grün, who is usually so grumpy, was really friendly today

(= früher) alles war wie sonst — everything was as it always used to be

war das auch sonst der Fall? — was that always the case?

wenn er sonst zu Besuch hier war — when he has visited us before

der sonst so freundliche Mann... — the man, who is/was usually so friendly,...

er hat es besser als sonst gemacht — he did it better than usual

alles war wie sonst — everything was [the same] as usual

haben Sie sonst noch Fragen? — have you any other questions?

sonst nichts, nichts sonst — nothing else

hat er sonst nichts erzählt? — [apart from that,] he didn't say anything else?

sonst was — (ugs.) something else; (fragend, verneint) anything else

er hat sonst was unternommen — he has tried all sorts of things

sonst noch was? — (ugs., auch iron.) anything else?

sonst wer — (ugs.) somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anybody else

er meint, er ist sonst wer — he thinks he's really something (coll.); he thinks he's the bee's knees (coll.)

sonst wie — (ugs.) in some other way; (fragend, verneint) in any other way

sonst wo — (ugs.) somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) anywhere else

wer/was/wie/wo [denn] sonst? — who/what/how/where else?

der sonst so freundliche Mann... — the man, who is/was usually so friendly,...

er hat es besser als sonst gemacht — he did it better than usual

alles war wie sonst — everything was [the same] as usual

haben Sie sonst noch Fragen? — have you any other questions?

sonst nichts, nichts sonst — nothing else

hat er sonst nichts erzählt? — [apart from that,] he didn't say anything else?

sonst was — (ugs.) something else; (fragend, verneint) anything else

er hat sonst was unternommen — he has tried all sorts of things

sonst noch was? — (ugs., auch iron.) anything else?

sonst wer — (ugs.) somebody else; (fragend, verneint) anybody else

er meint, er ist sonst wer — he thinks he's really something (coll.); he thinks he's the bee's knees (coll.)

sonst wie — (ugs.) in some other way; (fragend, verneint) in any other way

sonst wo — (ugs.) somewhere else; (fragend, verneint) anywhere else

wer/was/wie/wo [denn] sonst? — who/what/how/where else?

está siempre lloviendo — it's always raining

una persona siempre dispuesta a ayudar — someone always ready to help

el día había empezado como siempre — the day had begun as usual

por favor, lo de siempre — my usual, please

protestan los de siempre — it's the same people as usual protesting

siguen con los mismos problemas de siempre — they've still got the same old problems

vino con el mismo cuento de siempre — he came out with the same old story

lo vienen haciendo así desde siempre — they've always done it this way

dijeron adiós para siempre a su país — they bade farewell to their country forever

por siempre jamás — for ever and ever

siempre puedes decir que no lo sabías — you can always say you didn't know

¿siempre se va mañana? — are you still going tomorrow?

siempre sí — certainly, of course

lo tenían completamente rodeado y siempre se escapó — they had him completely surrounded but he still escaped

siempre sí me voy — I'm going anyway

• siempre que — (=cada vez) whenever; (=a condición de) as long as, provided (that), providing (that)

voy siempre que puedo — I go whenever I can

riéguelas siempre que sea necesario — water them whenever necessary

• siempre y cuando — as long as, provided (that), providing (that)

siempre se sale con la suya — he always gets his own way

casi siempre acierta — he's almost always right

como siempre — as usual

pasó lo de siempre — the usual thing happened

a la hora de siempre — at the usual time

los amigos de siempre — the usual crowd

los conozco desde siempre — I've known them for as long as I can remember

¿regresas para siempre? — are you back for good?

por siempre jamás — for ever and ever

siempre podemos modificarlo después — we can always modify it later

¿siempre viven en Malvín? — do they still live in Malvín?

siempre y cuando — (+ subj) provided (that)

siempre se sale con la suya — he always gets his own way

casi siempre acierta — he's almost always right

como siempre — as usual

pasó lo de siempre — the usual thing happened

a la hora de siempre — at the usual time

los amigos de siempre — the usual crowd

los conozco desde siempre — I've known them for as long as I can remember

¿regresas para siempre? — are you back for good?

por siempre jamás — for ever and ever

siempre podemos modificarlo después — we can always modify it later

¿siempre viven en Malvín? — do they still live in Malvín?

siempre y cuando — (+ subj) provided (that)

tú ve primero que yo te sigo — you go first and I'll follow you

ella llegó primero, seguida del embajador — she arrived first, followed by the ambassador

nos están siguiendo — we're being followed

seguía todos sus pasos — I followed his every step

la seguía con la mirada — his eyes followed her

me sigue como un perrito faldero — he's always tramping at my heels

seguir los acontecimientos de cerca — to monitor events closely

estaba ocupada y no he seguido la conversación — I was busy and didn't follow the conversation

esta exposición permite seguir paso a paso la evolución del artista — this exhibition allows the artist's development to be traced step by step

siguió el ejemplo de su padre — he followed his father's example

seguir los pasos de algn — to follow in sb's footsteps

sigue la tradición de la familia — he follows in the family tradition

seguimos el curso del río — we followed the course of the river

siga la flecha — follow the arrow

sigue su camino de cineasta independiente — he continues in his path of independent film-maker

el mercado sigue su camino alcista — the market is continuing on its upward trend

que la justicia siga su curso — let justice take its course

es un razonamiento muy difícil de seguir — it's an argument which is rather hard to follow

¿me sigues? — are you with me?

¿quieres que sigamos? — shall we go on?

la carretera sigue hasta el pueblo — the road goes on as far as the town

siga por la carretera hasta el cruce — follow the road up to the crossroads

seguir por este camino — to carry on along this path

los Juegos Olímpicos siguieron (adelante) a pesar del atentado — the Olympics went ahead despite the attack

sigue enfermo — he's still ill

sigue en Caracas — she's still in Caracas

el ascensor sigue estropeado — the lift's still not working

sigue soltero — he's still single

¿cómo sigue? — how is he?

que siga usted bien — keep well, look after yourself

seguir con una idea — to go on with an idea

seguía en su error — he continued in his error

sigo sin noticias — I still haven't heard anything

sigo sin comprender — I still don't understand

esas preguntas siguen sin respuesta — those questions remain unanswered

• seguir haciendo algo — to go on doing sth, carry on doing sth

siguió hablando con nosotros — he went on speaking to us

el ordenador seguía funcionando — the computer carried on working, the computer was still working

sigo pensando lo mismo — I still think the same

sigue lloviendo — it's still raining

como sigue — as follows

lo que sigue es un resumen — what follows is a summary

entre otros ejemplos destacan los que siguen — amongst other examples, the following stand out

mencionaré varios casos en lo que sigue — I'll now move on to mention several cases

a la conferencia siguió un debate — the lecture was followed by a discussion

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

siga por favor — come in, please

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...

la hizo seguir por un detective — he had her followed by a detective

camina muy rápido, no la puedo seguir — she walks very fast, I can't keep up with her

creo que nos están siguiendo — I think we're being followed

seguidos cada vez más de cerca por los japoneses — with the Japanese catching up on them all the time

la mala suerte la seguía a todas partes — she was dogged by bad luck wherever she went

la saludé y seguí mi camino — I said hello to her and went on (my way)

si se sigue este camino se pasa por Capileira — if you take this route you go through Capileira

seguimos las huellas del animal hasta el río — we tracked the animal to the river

la enfermedad sigue su curso normal — the illness is running its normal course

seguir a algo/alguien — to follow something/somebody

el hermano que me sigue — the brother (who comes) after me

seguir el dictamen de la conciencia — to be guided by one's conscience

sus esculturas siguen el modelo clásico — her sculptures are in the classical style

sigue a Kant — she's a follower of Kant's philosophy

sigue los pasos de su predecesor — he follows in the footsteps of his predecessors

va a tener que seguir un tratamiento especial — you will have to undergo special treatment

dicta demasiado rápido, no la puedo seguir — she dictates too quickly, I can't keep up

¿me siguen? — are you with me?

no sigo ese programa — I don't watch that program, I'm not following that program

seguimos muy de cerca su desarrollo — we are following its development very closely

sigue por esta calle hasta el semáforo — go on down this street as far as the traffic lights

desde allí hay que seguir en mula — from there you have to go on by mule

seguir adelante — to carry on

sigamos adelante — let's carry on

resolvieron seguir adelante con los planes — they decided to go ahead with their plans

siga por favor — come in, please

¿tus padres siguen en Ginebra? — are your parents still in Geneva?

espero que sigan todos bien — I hope you're all keeping well

sigo sin entender — I still don't understand

sigue soltera/tan bonita como siempre — she's still single/as pretty as ever

si las cosas siguen así... — if things carry on like this...

si sigue así de trabajador, llegará lejos — if he carries on working as hard as this, he'll go a long way

seguir + ger: sigo pensando que deberíamos haber ido I still think we ought to have gone; sigue leyendo tú you read now; seguiré haciéndolo a mi manera — I'll go on o carry on doing it my way, I shall continue to do it my way (frml)

lee lo que sigue — read what comes next

el capítulo que sigue — the next chapter

sigue una hora de jazz — there follows an hour of jazz

un período de calma ha seguido a estos enfrentamientos — these clashes have been followed by a period of calm

¿cómo sigue la canción? — how does the song go on?

sigue en la página 8 — continued on page 8

la lista definitiva ha quedado como sigue — the final list is as follows

seguirse de algo — to follow from something

de esto se sigue que... — it follows from this that...