what made you think of it

wie kommst du denn auf DIE Idéé? — whatever gave you that idea?

Idéén müsste man haben! — what it is to have ideas!

keine Idéé besser — not a whit better

auf eine Idee kommen — hit [up]on an idea

jemanden auf eine Idee bringen — give somebody an idea

eine Idee Salz — a touch of salt

auf eine Idee kommen — hit [up]on an idea

jemanden auf eine Idee bringen — give somebody an idea

eine fixe Idee — an obsession; an idée fixe

eine Idee Salz — a touch of salt

einen Gedanken fassen — to formulate an idea

seine Gedanken beisammenhaben — to have one's mind or thoughts concentrated

schwarzen Gedanken nachhängen — to think gloomy or dismal thoughts

Gedanken machen — to think about sth

jds Gedanken lesen — to read sb's mind or thoughts

auf einen Gedanken kommen — to have or get an idea

wie kommen Sie auf den Gedanken? — what gives you that idea?, what makes you think that?

mit dem Gedanken spielen, etw zu tun — to toy with or consider the idea of doing sth

der europäische/olympische Gedanke — the European/Olympic idea

jemanden auf andere Gedanken bringen — take somebody's mind off things

mit seinen Gedanken nicht bei der Sache sein — have one's mind on something else

sich mit einem Gedanken vertraut machen/einen Gedanken aufgreifen — get used to/take up an idea

mir kam der Gedanke, wir könnten... — it occurred to me that we could...

mit dem Gedanken spielen[, etwas zu tun] — be toying with the idea [of doing something]

der Gedanke des Friedens — the idea of peace

seinen Gedanken nachhängen — abandon oneself to one's thoughts

jemanden auf andere Gedanken bringen — take somebody's mind off things

mit seinen Gedanken nicht bei der Sache sein — have one's mind on something else

sich mit einem Gedanken vertraut machen/einen Gedanken aufgreifen — get used to/take up an idea

bei dem Gedanken, hingehen zu müssen — at the thought of having to go

das bringt mich auf einen Gedanken — that gives me an idea

mir kam der Gedanke, wir könnten... — it occurred to me that we could...

mit dem Gedanken spielen[, etwas zu tun] — be toying with the idea [of doing something]

der Gedanke des Friedens — the idea of peace

chercher un mot dans le dictionnaire — to look up a word in the dictionary

chercher quelqu'un du regard dans la foule — to look (about) for somebody in the crowd

‘cherchons vendeuses’ — ‘sales assistants wanted’

son regard cherchait celui de sa femme — he sought his wife's eye

elle chercha quelques pièces de monnaie dans sa poche — she felt for some coins in her pocket

chercher le sommeil — to try to get some sleep

ne cherchez plus! — look no further!

chercher à faire — to try to do

envoyer quelqu'un chercher quelque chose — to send somebody to get something

je cherche mes mots — I can't find my words

j'ai beau chercher, impossible de m'en souvenir — I've thought and thought and still can't remember it

pas la peine de chercher bien loin — you don't have to look too far

où est-il allé chercher cela? — what made him think that?

ça doit chercher dans les cinq ans de prison — it would get you about five years in prison

elle t'a giflé mais tu l'as bien cherché — she slapped you but you asked for it

un écrivain qui se cherche — ( raison d'être) a writer trying to find himself; (style, idées) a writer who is feeling his way

se chercher des excuses — to try to find excuses for oneself

Je cherche mes clés. — I'm looking for my keys.

Il cherchait 'vertugadin' dans le dictionnaire. — He was looking up 'vertugadin' in the dictionary.

aller chercher [du pain, du lait] — to go to get, [le docteur, un plombier] to go and get, [une visite à la gare] to pick up

Elle est allée chercher du pain pour ce midi. — She's gone to get some bread for lunch.

Va chercher du lait pour la voisine. — Go and get some milk for the lady next door.

Va vite chercher le docteur. — Quick, go and get the doctor.

J'irai te chercher à la gare. — I'll pick you up at the station.

chercher les ennuis — to be looking for trouble

chercher la bagarre — to be looking for a fight

chercher à faire — to try to do, to attempt to do

kómme gående — прийти́ пешко́м

kómme kǿrende — прие́хать

kómme for sent — опозда́ть

hvordán kómmer jeg til...? — как мне пройти́ к...?

kómme igén — возвраща́ться

kómme ind ; kom ind! — войди́те!

kómme sámmen — обща́ться

kómme ved — каса́ться, име́ть отноше́ние

det kómmer ud på ét — всё равно́, безразли́чно

повод к войне — casus belli

по какому поводу? — in what connection?

по какому поводу вы об этом вспомнили? — what made you think of it?

служить поводом (к) — give* rise (to)

без всякого повода — without cause

по этому поводу, по поводу этого — as regards this, apropos of this

по́вод к войне́ — casus belli

служи́ть по́водом (к) — give rise (to)

нет по́вода для беспоко́йства — there is no reason / cause for concern

по како́му по́воду? — in what connection?

по како́му по́воду вы об э́том вспо́мнили? — what made you think of it?

без вся́кого по́вода — without cause

по по́воду э́того — as regards this, apropos of this

по по́воду и без по́вода — with or without reason; on every occasion

a chi stai pensando? — who are you thinking about?

pensava al tempo passato — he was remembering days gone by

penso di sì — I think so

penso di no — I don't think so

pensare con la propria testa — to think for o.s.

pensa a come sarebbe bello — think how lovely it would be

prima di parlare pensa — think before you speak

se solo ci avessi pensato — if only I had thought about it

non voglio nemmeno pensarci — I don't even want to think about it

ciò mi dà da pensare — that gives me something to think about

pensare bene/male di qn — to think well/badly of sb, have a good/bad opinion of sb

ma pensa un po'! — just think of that!

(provvedere) pensare a qc — to see to sth, take care of sth

pensa ai fatti tuoi! — mind your own business!

che stai pensando? — what are you thinking?

cosa ne pensi? — what do you think of it?, how do you feel about it?

ciò mi fa pensare che... — that makes me think that...

il suo comportamento farebbe pensare che... — his behaviour would lead you to suppose that..., his behaviour would make you think that...

non avrei mai pensato finisse così — I would never have believed it would end like this

ti pensavo più furbo — I thought you were smarter than that

chi l'avrebbe mai pensato? — who would have thought it?

e pensare che... — and to think that...

non pensa che quello che fa può danneggiare gli altri — he doesn't realize that what he does may harm others

(avere intenzione) pensare di fare qc — to think of doing sth

pensavo di invitare anche lui — I was thinking of inviting him too

penso di partire in serata — I'm thinking of leaving in the course of the evening

ne pensa sempre una nuova — he's always got something new up his sleeve

l'ha pensata bella — he had a bright idea

una ne fa e cento ne pensa — he's always up to something

che ne pensi? — what do you think of it?

dire ciò che si pensa — to say what one thinks, to speak one's mind

penso che abbia ragione — I think (that) he's right

penso di sì — I think so

non penso, penso di no — I don't think so

penso di avere fatto un buon lavoro — I think I did a good job

non è così stupido come si pensa — he's not as stupid as people think (he is)

tutto fa pensare che — there's every indication that

pensa cosa potrebbe succedere! — just think what might happen!

pensa che si è ricordata il mio nome! — fancy her remembering my name!

ma pensa un po'! — fancy that!

ti penso giorno e notte — I think about you day and night

non posso pensare a tutto — I can't think of everything

pensa solo a se stesso, al denaro, a divertirsi — he only thinks of himself, about money, about enjoying himself

pensa agli affari tuoi! — mind your own business!

penserò io ai bambini — I'll look after the children

ora che ci penso, a pensarci bene... — come to think of it...

solo a pensarci mi sento male — the mere thought makes me ill, it makes me ill just thinking about it

è semplice, bastava pensarci — it's easy, it just required some thinking

non pensarci neanche! — don't even think about it!

pensandoci meglio... — on second thoughts...

ci penserò (su) — I'll think about it

pensaci bene! — think twice about it! think it over!

non pensiamoci più! — let's forget about it!

non ci avevo neanche pensato — it hadn't even occurred to me

non ci penso proprio! — nothing could be further from my mind! no way am I doing that!

la penso come te — I think the same as you, I am of the same mind

le ho detto come la penso — I gave her a piece of my mind

una ne fa e cento ne pensa — he is always up to something

dare da pensare — to worry

è una faccenda che dà da pensare — the whole affair sets you thinking

e pensare che... — and to think that...

pensa e ripensa — after long thought, after much racking of one's brains

pensa alla salute! — don't worry!

¿qué haces? — what are you doing?

¿qué haces ahí? — what are you doing there?

no sé qué hacer — I don't know what to do

hace y deshace las cosas a su antojo — she does as she pleases

¡eso no se hace! — that's not done!

no hizo nada por ayudarnos — she didn't do anything to help us

haz todo lo posible por llegar a tiempo — do everything possible to arrive on time

hacer algo por hacer —

no tiene sentido hacer las cosas por hacerlas — there's no point doing things just for the sake of it

él protestó y yo hice lo mismo — he protested and I did the same

no viene tanto como lo solía hacer — he doesn't come as much as he used to

hacer dinero — to make money

el gato hizo miau — the cat went miaow, the cat miaowed

el árbol no hace mucha sombra — the tree isn't very shady, the tree doesn't provide a lot of shade

¿me puedes hacer el nudo de la corbata? — could you knot my tie for me?

hacer el pelo/las uñas a algn — to do sb's hair/nails

hacer la barba a algn — to trim sb's beard

¿qué hace tu padre? — what does your father do?

está haciendo turismo en África — he's gone touring in Africa

hacer un papel — to play a role {o} part

hacer el papel de malo — to play the (part of the) villain

6 y 3 hacen 9 — 6 and 3 make 9

este hace 100 — this one makes 100

y cincuenta céntimos, hacen diez euros — and fifty cents change, which makes ten euros

este hace el corredor número 100 en atravesar la meta — he's the 100th runner to cross the finishing line

voy a hacer 30 años la próxima semana — I'm going to be 30 next week, it's my 30th birthday next week

les hice venir — I made them come

siempre consigue hacerme reír — she always manages to make me laugh

le gustaba hacerme rabiar — he enjoyed making me mad

yo haré que vengan — I'll make sure they come

hizo construirse un palacio — she had a palace built

hicieron pintar la fachada del colegio — they had the front of the school painted

esto lo hará más difícil — this will make it more difficult

hacer feliz a algn — to make sb happy

te hace más delgado — it makes you look slimmer

has hecho de mí un hombre muy feliz — you've made me a very happy man

yo le hacía más viejo — I thought he was older, I had him down as being older

te hacíamos en el Perú — we thought you were in Peru

hacer el cuerpo al frío — to get one's body used to the cold

hacer dedos — to do finger exercises

hacer piernas — to stretch one's legs

• hacer a algn [con] (=proveer) —

me hizo con dinero — he provided me with money

haces bien en esperar — you're right to wait

haces mal no contestando a sus llamadas — it's wrong of you not to answer his calls

hizo como que no se daba cuenta {o} como si no se diera cuenta — he made as if he hadn't noticed, he pretended not to have noticed

hizo como si me fuera a pegar — he made as if to strike me

• [dar que] hacer — to cause trouble

dieron que hacer a la policía — they caused {o} gave the police quite a bit of trouble

la llave hace a todas las puertas — the key fits all the doors

hace a todo — he's good for anything

¿te hace que vayamos a tomar unas copas? — how about going for a drink?, what do you say we go for a drink?

¿te hace un cigarrillo? — how about a cigarette?, do you fancy a cigarette?

hacer de malo — to play the villain

haz por verlo si puedes — try to get round to seeing him if you can

hacer por hacer algo — to try to do sth, make an effort to do sth

hace calor/frío — it's hot/cold

hizo dos grados bajo cero — it was two degrees below zero

¿qué tiempo hace? — what's the weather like?

ojalá haga buen tiempo — I hope the weather's nice

hace tres años que se fue — he left three years ago, it's three years since he left

hace tres años que no lo veo — I haven't seen him for three years, it's three years since I (last) saw him

ha estado aquí hasta hace poco — he was here only a short while ago

no hace mucho — not long ago

hace un mes que voy — I've been going for a month

¿hace mucho que esperas? — have you been waiting long?

hace de esto varios años — it is some years since this happened

está perdido desde hace 15 días — it's been missing for a fortnight

hace sed — I'm thirsty

hace sueño — I'm sleepy

hacen buena pareja — they make a lovely couple

me hicieron una visita — they paid me a visit

me hizo un regalo — she gave me a gift

¿me haces un favor? — will you do me a favor?

aún queda mucho por hacer — there is still a lot (left) to do

dar que hacer — to make a lot of work

nadie hizo ninguna objeción — nobody raised any objections

nos hizo un relato de sus aventuras — he related his adventures to us

este jabón no hace espuma — this soap doesn't lather

esos chistes no me hacen gracia — I don't find those jokes funny

estos zapatos me hacen daño — these shoes hurt my feet

las vacas hacen `mu' — cows go `moo'

el visitante que hacía el número mil — the thousandth visitor

no hace más que quejarse — she does nothing but complain

no hice más que cumplir con mi deber — I only did my duty

le gustaría hacer teatro — she would like to work in the theater

hacer un curso de cocina — to do a cookery course

niño, eso no se hace! — you mustn't do that!

aquí se hace lo que digo yo — around here what I say goes

no sé qué hice con los recibos — I don't know what I did with the receipts

hacerle algo a alguien — to do something to somebody

yo no le hice nada — I didn't do anything to her

el perro no te hace nada — the dog won't hurt you

toca bien el piano - antes lo hacía mejor — she plays the piano well - she used to play better

voy a escribirle - deja, yo lo haré — I'm going to write to him - don't bother, I'll do it

¿qué le hace? — so what? what does it matter?

eso no le hace nada — that doesn't matter at all

te hará hombre, hijo mío — it will make a man of you, my son

la hizo su mujer — he made her his wife

hizo pedazos la carta — she tore the letter into tiny pieces

ella lo hizo posible — she made it possible

hacer algo de algo — to turn something into something

hacer algo de alguien — to make something of somebody

quiero hacer de ti un gran actor — I want to make a great actor of you

ese vestido te hace más delgada — that dress makes you look thinner

hacer algo/a alguien + inf — to make something/somebody + inf

me hizo llorar — it made me cry

hizo caer al niño — he knocked the child over

hágalo pasar — tell him to come in

hacer que algo/alguien + subj — to make something/somebody + inf

vas a hacer que pierda la paciencia! — you're going to make me lose my temper!

hacer + inf a alguien — to make somebody + inf

me hizo esperar tres horas — she kept me waiting for three hours

me hizo abrirla — he made me open it

hacer que alguien + subj — to make somebody + inf

hizo que todos se sentaran — he made everybody sit down

hacer hacer algo — to have o get something done/made

hice acortar las cortinas — I had o got the curtains shortened

te hacía en Buenos Aires — I thought you were in Buenos Aires

yo que lo hacía casado! — I had the idea that he was married!

¿cómo se hace para que te den la beca? — what do you have to do to get the scholarship?

¿cómo hacen para vivir con ese sueldo? — how do they manage to live on that salary?

le hace a todo — she does a bit of everything

yo no le hago a la pintura — I don't go in for painting

hacer y deshacer — to do as one pleases, do what one likes

haces mal en mentir — it's wrong of you to lie

hice como que no oía — I pretended not to hear

hacer de algo/alguien — to play (the part of) something/somebody

hacía de `malo' — he played the bad guy

le va a hacer bien salir un poco — it'll do her good to get out a bit

hacerle a algo — to fit something

esta tapa no le hace al frasco — this lid doesn't fit the jar

no le hace — ( no tiene importancia) it doesn't matter; ( no sirve de excusa) that's no excuse

¿no le hace que tire la ceniza aquí? — do you mind if I drop the ash here?

hace frío/calor/sol/viento — it's cold/hot/sunny/windy

hace tres grados — it's three degrees

(nos) hizo un tiempo espantoso — the weather was terrible

hace sed ¿verdad? — it's thirsty weather/work, isn't it?

parece que hace hambre — you/they seem to be hungry

hace dos años que murió — he's been dead for two years

¿cuánto hace que se fue? — how long ago did she leave?

hace poco/un año — a short time/a year ago

hace mucho que lo conozco — I've known him for a long time

no lo veo desde hace años — I haven't seen him for years

hasta hace poco — until recently

se me hizo un nudo en el hilo — I got a knot in the thread

se hace toda la ropa — she makes all her (own) clothes

se hicieron una casita — they built themselves a little house

se hicieron una casita — they had a little house built

se hizo la cirugía estética — she had plastic surgery

voy a hacerme las manos — I'm going to have a manicure

me hice un tajo en el dedo — I cut my finger

¿qué te hiciste en el brazo? — what did you do to your arm?

¿te hiciste daño? — did you hurt yourself?

hacerse un nombre — to make a name for oneself

hacerse enemigos — to make enemies

hacerse famoso/monja — to become famous/a nun

se hace de noche muy pronto — it gets dark very early

se está haciendo tarde — it's getting late; (+ me/te/le etc)

se nos hizo de noche esperándolo — it got dark while we were waiting for him

¿qué se habrá hecho María? — what can have happened to María?

esto se hace muy pesado — this gets very boring; (+ me/te/le etc)

se me hizo interminable — it seemed interminable

se me hace difícil creerlo — I find it very hard to believe

hacerse a algo/+ inf — to get used to something/-ing

no consigo hacerme a la idea — I can't get used to the idea

no te hagas el inocente — don't act the innocent

me vio pero se hizo el loco — he saw me but pretended he hadn't

hacerse atrás/a un lado — to move back/to one side

el ejército se hizo con la ciudad — the army took the city

tengo que hacerme con esa carta — I must get hold of that letter

logró hacerse con el control de la compañía — he managed to gain control of the company

se hicieron de gran fama — they became very famous

se hizo de muchos amigos — he made a lot of friends