when did you meet

meet me on the corner at 6 o'clock — encontrémonos en la esquina a las 6

she ran to meet me — corrió a mi encuentro

pleased to meet you — encantado de conocerlo, mucho gusto

he met his death there — allí encontró su muerte

to be met BY/WITH something — encontrarse* con algo

there's more to this than meets the eye — esto es más complicado de lo que parece

she met their threats with defiance — hizo frente desafiante a sus amenazas

she was met with enthusiastic applause — fue recibida aplausos

his income is inadequate to meet his needs — su salario le es insuficiente para hacer frente a sus necesidades

East meets West in this beautiful city — Oriente y Occidente se dan la mano en esta bella ciudad

her gaze met his — sus miradas se cruzaron

until we meet again! — hasta la vista!

have you two already met? — ¿ya se conocen?, ¿ya los han presentado?

their eyes met — sus miradas se cruzaron

I'm meeting them for lunch tomorrow — he quedado para almorzar con ellos mañana

I had arranged to meet her in town — había quedado con ella en el centro, había acordado en verla en el centro

I'll meet you outside the cinema — te veré en la entrada del cine

we met her at the station — la fuimos a buscar a la estación

I'm being met at the airport — me vendrán a buscar al aeropuerto

she ran out to meet us — salió corriendo a recibirnos

to meet sb off the train — ir a esperar a algn a la estación

don't bother to meet me — no os molestéis en venir a esperarme

the bus for Aix meets the ten o'clock train — el autobús que va a Aix conecta con el tren de las diez

I never met him — no lo llegué a conocer

I met my wife in 1988 — conocí a mi mujer en 1988

meet my brother — quiero presentarte a mi hermano

he's the kindest person I've ever met — es la persona más amable que he conocido jamás

nice to have met you! — ¡encantado de conocerlo!

pleased to meet you! — ¡mucho gusto!, ¡encantado de conocerlo!

where the sea meets the horizon — donde el mar se junta con el horizonte

the box met the ground with an almighty thud — la caja se estrelló ruidsosamente contra el suelo

the sound which met his ears — el sonido que llegó a sus oídos

I could not meet his eye — no podía mirarle a los ojos

her eyes met her sister's across the table — tropezó con la mirada de su hermana al otro lado de la mesa

what a scene met my eyes! — ¡el escenario que se presentó ante mis ojos!

almost all retired people meet this problem — casi todos los jubilados se encuentran con este problema

to meet death calmly — enfrentarse con la muerte con tranquilidad

this suggestion was met with angry protests — la gente reaccionó con protestas de indignación ante la sugerencia

it did not meet our expectations — no estuvo a la altura de nuestras expectativas

let's meet at eight — quedemos para las ocho

they arranged to meet at ten — quedaron en verse a las diez

to meet again — volver a verse

until we meet again! — ¡hasta la vista!, ¡hasta pronto!

the society meets at eight — la sociedad se reúne a las ocho

we met in Seville — nos conocimos en Sevilla

we have met before — nos conocemos ya

have we met? — ¿nos conocemos de antes?

our eyes met — cruzamos una mirada

their lips met — sus labios se encontraron

Bilbao and Valencia will meet in the final — el Bilbao se enfrentará con el Valencia en la final, Bilbao y Valencia se disputarán la final

to meet (sb) in battle — librar batalla (con algn)

to be meet for — ser apto para

meet me on the corner at 6 o'clock — encontrémonos en la esquina a las 6

she ran to meet me — corrió a mi encuentro

pleased to meet you — encantado de conocerlo, mucho gusto

he met his death there — allí encontró su muerte

to be met BY/WITH something — encontrarse* con algo

there's more to this than meets the eye — esto es más complicado de lo que parece

she met their threats with defiance — hizo frente desafiante a sus amenazas

she was met with enthusiastic applause — fue recibida aplausos

his income is inadequate to meet his needs — su salario le es insuficiente para hacer frente a sus necesidades

East meets West in this beautiful city — Oriente y Occidente se dan la mano en esta bella ciudad

her gaze met his — sus miradas se cruzaron

until we meet again! — hasta la vista!

have you two already met? — ¿ya se conocen?, ¿ya los han presentado?

their eyes met — sus miradas se cruzaron

that hat's not you — ese sombrero no te favorece

poor you! — pobrecito!

you liar! — mentiroso!

I saw you, Pete — te vi, Pete

I told you — te dije/le dije

I gave it to you — te lo di/se lo di

with you — contigo/con usted

she's taller than you — es más alta que tú

come on, you guys! — vamos, chicos

people stop you in the street and ask for money — la gente te para en la calle y te pide dinero, la gente lo para a uno en la calle y le pide dinero

they never tell you the truth — nunca te dicen la verdad, nunca le dicen la verdad a uno

what do you think about it? — ¿y tú que piensas?

you and I will go — iremos tú y yo

you're very strong — eres muy fuerte

you don't understand me — no me entiendes

I know you — te conozco

I'll send you a postcard — te mandaré una postal

I gave the letter to you yesterday — te di la carta ayer

I gave it to you — te lo di

I told you to do it — te dije a ti que lo hicieras, es a ti a quien dije que lo hicieras

you're very kind — es usted muy amable

I saw you, Mrs Jones — la vi, señora Jones

I gave you the keys — le di las llaves

I gave it to you — se lo di

I gave them to you — se las di

you've got kids but we haven't — vosotros tenéis hijos pero nosotros no

you're sisters, aren't you? — vosotras sois hermanas, ¿no?

you have all been here before — todos (vosotros) habéis estado aquí antes

you all know why we are here — todos sabéis por qué estamos aquí

you stay here, and I'll go and get the key — (vosotros) quedaos aquí, que yo iré a por la llave

I know you both — yo os conozco a los dos

I gave it to you — os lo di

I gave them to you — os los di

I'd like to speak to you — quiero hablar con vosotros

you are very kind — son ustedes muy amables

are you brothers? — ¿son (ustedes) hermanos?

may I help you? — ¿puedo ayudarlos?

I gave you the keys — les di las llaves

I gave it to you — se lo di

I gave them to you — se las di

you can't do that — no se puede hacer eso, eso no se hace, eso no se permite

you can't smoke here — no se puede fumar aquí, no se permite fumar aquí, se prohíbe fumar aquí

when you need one it's not here — cuando se necesita uno no está aquí

you never know, you never can tell — nunca se sabe

you never know whether... — uno nunca sabe si...

you need to check it every day — hay que comprobarlo cada día, conviene comprobarlo cada día

you must paint it — hace falta pintarlo

fresh air does you good — el aire puro (te) hace bien

you Spaniards — vosotros los españoles

you doctors! — ¡vosotros, los médicos!

there's a pretty girl for you! — ¡mira que chica más guapa!

that hat's not you — ese sombrero no te favorece

poor you! — pobrecito!

you liar! — mentiroso!

I saw you, Pete — te vi, Pete

I told you — te dije/le dije

I gave it to you — te lo di/se lo di

with you — contigo/con usted

she's taller than you — es más alta que tú

come on, you guys! — vamos, chicos

people stop you in the street and ask for money — la gente te para en la calle y te pide dinero, la gente lo para a uno en la calle y le pide dinero

they never tell you the truth — nunca te dicen la verdad, nunca le dicen la verdad a uno

conocerse a sí mismo — to know o.s.

¿os conocéis? — have you met?, do you know each other?

ya nos conocemos, no hace falta que nos presentes — we've already met, there's no need to introduce us

¿dónde os conocisteis? — where did you (first) meet?

se conocieron en un baile — they met at a dance

Juan y yo nunca llegamos a conocernos bien — Juan and I never really got to know each other

no me conocía en la foto — I didn't recognize myself in the photo

se miraron pero no se conocieron — they looked at each other but didn't recognize each other

me lo conozco de memoria — I know it off by heart

se conocen varios casos — several cases are known

se conocen con el nombre de composites — they are known as composites

a esta enfermedad no se le conoce cura — this illness has no known cure

no se le conoce ninguna novia — he doesn't have a girlfriend as far as anyone knows

se conoce que... — apparently..., it seems that...

se conoce que se lo han contado — apparently he's been told about it, it seems that he's been told about it

se conoce que no le ha sentado bien — he's obviously not best pleased

quale stanza preferisci? — which room do you prefer?

è tale e quale suo padre — he's just o exactly like his father

(con valore relativo: qualunque) quale che — whatever

(fraseologia) per la qual cosa — for which reason

(con preposizioni) l'albergo al quale ci siamo fermati — the hotel where we stayed o which we stayed at

per la quale fam; non mi sembra una persona troppo per la quale — he doesn't inspire me with confidence

quale legale della signora — as the lady's lawyer

lo hanno assunto quale direttore — they employed him as manager

quale borsa vuole? — which bag would you like?

in -i paesi hai vissuto? — what countries have you lived in?

a quale fermata scendi? — which stop are you getting off at?

quale vuoi? — which (one) do you want?

qual è la tua auto preferita? — what is your favourite car?

quale di queste due medicine è più efficace? — which of these two medicines is more effective?

di tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? — of all the employees, who are the most competent?

"ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" — "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"

con quale di questi personaggi vi identificate? — which of these characters do you identify with?

quale onore! — what an honour!

quale gioia! — what bliss!

una catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista — a catastrophe such as had never been seen before

quale presidente dell'associazione — as president of the association

la situazione è rimasta tale quale — the situation is exactly the same

ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo — I have a dress just like this one

ha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato — he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me

coloro i -i — those who

ha un fidanzato il nome del quale è John — she's got a boyfriend whose name is John

quale che sia la ragione... — whatever the reason

in una certa qual misura — to a certain extent

in un certo qual modo — in a way

quale stanza preferisci? — which room do you prefer?

è tale e quale suo padre — he's just o exactly like his father

(con valore relativo: qualunque) quale che — whatever

(fraseologia) per la qual cosa — for which reason

(con preposizioni) l'albergo al quale ci siamo fermati — the hotel where we stayed o which we stayed at

per la quale fam; non mi sembra una persona troppo per la quale — he doesn't inspire me with confidence

quale legale della signora — as the lady's lawyer

lo hanno assunto quale direttore — they employed him as manager

Who is the first? — Кто первый?

He was the first to come. — Он пришел первым.

We didn't believe him at first. — Мы сначала ему не поверили.

It was difficult at first. — Сначала было трудно.

We went home first. — Сначала мы поехали домой.

First read the story. — Сперва прочитай рассказ.

You go first. — Вы идите первым.

When did you see her first? — Когда вы увидели ее в первый раз/впервые?

The idea first came to me. — Эта мысль впервые пришла мне в голову.

quando arriverà? — when is he arriving?, when will he arrive?

quando vai in vacanza? — when are you going on holiday?

passerò a trovarti, ma non so quando — I'll come and see you, but I don't know when

non so quando abbia telefonato — I don't know when he phoned

da quando — since

da quando sei qui? — how long have you been here?

di quando è quel giornale? — which day's paper is that?

quando mai avrei detto una cosa del genere? — whenever did I say anything of the kind?

di quando in quando — from time to time

ci penso di quando in quando — I think about it from time to time

a quando i confetti? — when are we going to be hearing wedding bells?

ti raggiungo quando ho finito — I'll join you when I've finished

da quando sono arrivato — (ever) since I arrived

abita lì da quando era piccola — she has lived there since she was a child

piange sempre quando parto — she always cries when I leave, she cries whenever I leave

chiamami quando vuoi — call me whenever you like

quando fa così non lo sopporto — I can't stand him when he does that

quand'anche tu volessi parlargli... — even if you wanted to speak to him...

si lamenta lui quando ne avrei molto più diritto io — he's the one that's complaining, when in fact I've got much more reason to

quando te lo dico devi credermi — when I tell you something you should believe me

ci raccontava di quando era bambino — he told us about when he was a child

vorrei trovare tutto pronto per quando torno — I'd like to find everything ready for when I come back

quando si dice la sfortuna...! — talk about bad luck...!

quando arriva? — when is he arriving?

quand'è il concerto? — when is the concert?

non so quando arriverà — I don't know when she'll get here

da quando abitate qui? — how long have you been living here?

da quando in qua rispondi a tua madre? — since when do you answer your mother back?

di quand'è la lettera? — what is the date on the letter?

fino a quando ti fermi a Oxford? — how long are you staying in Oxford?

per quando sarà pronto? — when will it be ready?

quando arrivò sul posto, capì — when he got there, he understood

quando avrà finito — when she's finished

mi chiami quando l'auto sarà pronta — call me when the car is ready

quando meno me l'aspettavo è arrivato — when I least expected it he arrived

ero appena uscito quando si mise a piovere — I had just gone out when it started raining

da quando sa nuotare, adora l'acqua — he has loved water ever since he learned to swim

da quando mi ricordo — for as long as I can remember

parlaci di quando eri in Francia — tell us about when you were in France

fino a quando — till, until

quando deve prendere l'aereo è sempre molto nervoso — whenever he has to fly he gets nervous

quando penso che mia figlia ha quasi dieci anni! — to think that my daughter's almost ten!

l'ha lasciato solo quando invece avrebbe dovuto aiutarlo — she let him down when she should have helped him

quando le cose stanno così non ho niente da aggiungere — since it's like that I have nothing else to say

quando ti capita di vederlo, salutalo da parte mia — if you happen to see him, say hello to him for me

il come e il quando — how and when

¿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