you can see yourself in the water

by yourself — solo/sola

just relax and be yourself — relájate y compórtate con naturalidad

you're not yourself today — hoy no eres el/la de siempre

have you hurt yourself? — ¿te has hecho daño?

have you hurt yourself? — ¿se ha hecho daño?

you did it yourself — tú mismo lo hiciste

do it yourself! — ¡hazlo tú mismo!

you yourself said so — tú mismo lo dijiste

you did it yourself — usted mismo lo hizo

you yourself said so — usted mismo lo dijo

you did it for yourself — lo hiciste para ti mismo

you did it for yourself — lo hizo para usted mismo

• (all) by yourself — sin ayuda de nadie

did you come by yourself? — ¿viniste solo?

by yourself — solo/sola

just relax and be yourself — relájate y compórtate con naturalidad

you're not yourself today — hoy no eres el/la de siempre

can it! — basta ya!

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

he can do it if he tries hard — puede hacerlo si se esfuerza

he will do all he can to help you — hará lo posible por ayudarte

he can't swim — no sabe nadar

can you speak Italian? — ¿sabes (hablar) italiano?

can I use your telephone? — ¿puedo usar su teléfono?

can I have your name? — ¿me dice su nombre?

could I have a word with you? — ¿podría hablar contigo un momento?

can't I come too? — ¿puedo ir también?

I can hear it — lo oigo

I couldn't see it anywhere — no lo veía en ninguna parte

I can't understand why — no comprendo por qué

that cannot be! — ¡eso no puede ser!, ¡es imposible!

he can't have said that — no puede haber dicho eso

they can't have left already! — ¡no es posible que ya se han ido!

how can you say that? — ¿cómo te atreves a decir eso?

he could be in the library — puede que esté en la biblioteca

you could try telephoning his office — ¿por qué no le llamas a su despacho?

they could have forgotten — puede (ser) que se hayan olvidado

you could have told me! — ¡podías habérmelo dicho!

it could have been a wolf — podía ser un lobo

I reckon you could have got a job last year — creo que podías obtener un trabajo el año pasado

I could have cried — me daban ganas de llorar

she can be very annoying — a veces te pone negro

it can get very cold here — aquí puede llegar a hacer mucho frío

I'm doing it as well as I can — lo hago lo mejor que puedo

as cheap as can be — lo más barato posible

as big as big can be — lo más grande posible

she was as happy as could be — estaba de lo más feliz

could do with: I could do with a drink — ¡qué bien me vendría una copa!

we could do with a bigger house — nos convendría una casa más grande

a can of beer — una lata de cerveza

can it! — basta ya!

she couldn't answer the question — no pudo contestar la pregunta

we can but try — con intentarlo no se pierde nada

can you swim/speak German? — ¿sabes nadar/(hablar) alemán?

I can't see very well — no veo muy bien

can you hear me? — ¿me oyes?

can't you tell he's lying? — ¿no te das cuenta de que está mintiendo?

can I come with you? — ¿puedo ir contigo?

can you turn that music down, please? — ¿puedes bajar esa música, por favor?

can I have two salads, please? — ¿me trae dos ensaladas, por favor?

can I carry that for you? — ¿quieres que (te) lleve eso?

you can't blame her — no puedes echarle la culpa

I couldn't very well tell him just then — no se lo podía decir justo en ese momento

can't you give it another try? — ¿por qué no lo vuelves a intentar?

for a start, you can clean all this up — puedes empezar por limpiar todo esto

anything can happen now — ahora puede pasar cualquier cosa

it can't be true! — no puede ser!, no es posible!

you can't be serious! — no lo dirás en serio!

a can of beer — puszka piwa

you can do it if you try — możesz to zrobić, jeśli się postarasz

she couldn't sleep that night — nie mogła spać tej nocy

I can't see you — nie widzę cię

I can swim — umiem pływać

can you speak French? — (czy) mówisz po francusku?

could I have a word with you? — czy mógłbym zamienić z tobą dwa słowa?

it can't be true! — to nie może być prawda!

what CAN he want? — czego on może chcieć?

she could have been delayed — mogło ją coś zatrzymać

senza occhiali, non ci vedo — I can't see without my glasses

vedere qn fare qc — to see sb do sth

è una partita da vedere — it'll be a match worth seeing

ho visto costruire questa casa — I saw this house being built

vedere tutto nero — to take a bleak view of things

non vedo una via d'uscita — I can see no way out

modo di vedere — outlook, view of things

vorrei vedere te al posto suo! — I would like to see you in his place!

lo vedo male questo progetto — I can't see this project working

vedi pagina 8 — see page 8

fammi vedere il tuo tema — let me see your essay

vediamo se funziona — let's see if it works

è da vedere se... — it remains to be seen whether...

non lo vedo da molto tempo — I haven't seen him for a long time

guarda chi si vede! — look who it is!

farsi vedere — to show one's face

da quella volta non si è fatto più vedere — he hasn't shown his face since

non farsi più vedere in giro — to disappear from the scene

farsi vedere da un medico — to go and see a doctor

ho visto subito che... — I immediately realized that...

si vede! — that's obvious!

si vede che sono stanchi — you can tell they are tired

ci vedo poco chiaro in questa faccenda — I can't quite understand this business

(fare in modo) vedere di fare qc — to see (to it) that sth is done, make sure that sth is done

vedi tu se ci riesci — see if you can do it

(fraseologia) vedetevela voi — you see to it

se l'è vista brutta — he thought his last hour had come

essere ben/mal visto da qn — to be/not to be well thought of by sb

visto che... — seeing that...

non vedere qn di buon occhio — to disapprove of sb

non avere niente a che vedere con qn/qc — to have nothing to do with sb/sth

vederci doppio — to see double

non vedere più lontano del proprio naso — to be unable to see beyond the end of one's nose

chi s'è visto s'è visto! — and that's that!

non vederci più dalla rabbia — to be beside o.s. with rage

non vedere l'ora di fare qc — to look forward to doing sth

non vedo l'ora che arrivino — I can't wait for them to arrive

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him

a vederlo si direbbe che... — by the look of him you'd think that...

in vita mia ne ho viste di tutti i colori — I've been through a lot in my time

ti faccio vedere io! — I'll show you!

si vide perduto — he realized (that) he was lost

si vide negare l'ingresso — he was refused admission

si vide costretto a... — he found himself forced to...

ci vedremo da mio cugino — I'll see you at my cousin's

ci vediamo domani! — see you tomorrow!

non vedevo nulla — I couldn't see a thing

vedere qcn., qcs. con i propri occhi — to see sb., sth. with one's own eyes

l'hanno vista entrare — she was seen going in, someone saw her go in

non si vede nessuno — there's nobody to be seen

sullo sfondo si vedono dei monti — you can see mountains in the background

fare vedere qcs. a qcn. — to show sb. sth.

fammi vedere — let me see, let me have a look

fammi vedere come si fa — show me how to do it

l'ho visto alla televisione — I saw it on television

andare a vedere una partita — to go see a match

è un film da vedere — the film is worth seeing

è triste da vedere — it's sad to see

vorrei vedere te al mio posto! — I'd like to see how you'd get on!

ma guarda che cosa ci tocca vedere! — could you ever have imagined such a thing!

lo vedo o vedrei bene come insegnante I can just see him as a teacher; non me lo vedo a viaggiare da solo — I can't imagine him travelling alone

tu come vedi la situazione? — how do you view the situation?

per come la vedo io — as I see it

il suo modo di vedere le cose — his way of looking at things

vedere in qcn. un amico — to see sb. as a friend

vedi tu — see for yourself, do as you think best

non vedo dove sia il problema — I can't see the problem

non vedo perché — I don't see why

si vedeva che... — I could see (that)

come vedete — as you can see

vedo che ti piace — I see you like it

da quel che vedo — from what I can see

vedi se è asciutto — see if it's dry

vai a vedere se — go (and) see if

"io non pago!" - "staremo a vedere!" — "I won't pay!" - "we shall see about that!"

è ancora da vedere — that remains to be seen

aspetta e vedrai — (you just) wait and see

vediamo un po' — let me see

vedremo — well, we'll see

dovresti fare vedere quella ferita — you should get that wound looked at

vedi di comportarti bene! — see that you behave yourself!

vediamo di non fare sbagli — let's try not to make mistakes

la vedo raramente — I see very little of her

mi ha fatto piacere vederla — I was pleased to see her

guarda chi si vede! — look who's here!

a Perugia ci sono molte cose da vedere — there are a lot of sights in Perugia

non ho mai visto Roma — I have never been to Rome

vedi sopra, sotto, a pagina 6 — see above, below, page 6

vedo! — I'll see you!

vedere vederci to see, to be able to see; ci vedo bene I've got good sight; non ci vedo I can't see; (ci) vedo poco — I can hardly see

- rsi allo specchio — to see oneself in the mirror

-rsi costretto a fare qcs. — to find oneself forced to do

non mi vedo come avvocato — I don't see myself as a lawyer

non mi vedo a fare — I don't see myself doing

non ci vediamo da mesi — we haven't seen each other for months

si vedono alle 10 — they're meeting at 10

ci vediamo (domani, dopo)! — see you (tomorrow, later)!

la cicatrice non si vede — the scar doesn't show

vedersela con qcn. — to sort it out with sb.

vedetevela voi! — work it out for yourselves!

dovrai vedertela con tuo padre — you'll have your father to deal with

non avere nulla a che vedere con — to have nothing to do with, to bear no relation to

dare a vedere — to show

visto? che ti avevo detto? — there you are! what did I tell you?

non posso proprio vederlo! — I can't stand the sight of him!

te la farò vedere — just you wait, I'll show you

non vedo l'ora che arrivino le vacanze — I can't wait for the holidays, I'm looking forward to the holidays

non vedo l'ora di conoscerlo — I can't wait to meet him, I'm looking forward to meeting him

non vederci dalla rabbia — to be blind with rage

non ci vedo più dalla fame — I'm so hungry I can't see straight, I'm starving

vedere lontano — to be far-sighted

ho visto giusto — I guessed right

chi s'è visto s'è visto — that's that

a mio vedere — in my opinion

hable con alguien que entienda de esto — talk to someone who knows about this

el hombre que vi en la calle — the man (that) I saw in the street

la chica que conoció durante las vacaciones — the girl (that) he met on holiday

la cama en que pasé la noche — the bed in which I spent the night, the bed I spent the night in

el/la/los/las que — ver el 8)

lo que — ver lo I, 3)

creo que va a venir — I think (that) he will come

dijo que vendría — he said (that) he'd come

dile a Rosa que me llame — tell Rosa to call me

estoy seguro de que lloverá — I am sure (that) it will rain

aceptan la idea de que el diálogo es útil — they accept the idea that a dialogue is useful

eso de que no lo sabía es un cuento — all that about him not knowing is pure fiction

no sabía que tuviera coche — I didn't know (that) he had a car

me alegro de que hayan ganado — I am glad (that) they have won

es una pena que no tengamos más tiempo — it's a pity (that) we haven't got more time

no digo que sea un traidor — I'm not saying (that) he's a traitor

espero que os sea útil — I hope you'll find it useful

no creo que te sea difícil encontrarlo — I don't think you'll have any difficulty finding it

quieren que les esperes — they want you to wait for them

decir que sí — to say yes

ganas más que yo — you earn more than me

es más alto que tú — he's taller than you

más que nada — more than anything

prefiero las películas serias que las comedias — I prefer serious films to comedies

yo que tú, iría — I'd go, if I were you

soplaba tan fuerte que no podíamos salir — it was blowing so hard (that) we couldn't go out

tengo una sed que me muero — I'm dying of thirst

huele que es un asco — it smells disgusting

llévate un paraguas, que está lloviendo — take an umbrella, it's raining

no lo derroches, que es muy caro — don't waste it, it's very expensive

¡vamos, que cierro! — come on now, I'm closing!

¡cuidado, que te caes! — careful or you'll fall!, mind you don't fall!

¡suélteme, que voy a gritar! — let go or I'll scream!

siguió toca que toca — he kept on playing

estuvieron habla que habla toda la noche — they talked and talked all night

-no funciona -que sí, es que lo haces mal — "it doesn't work" - "yes it does, you're just doing it wrong"

¡que lo haga él! — let him do it!, he can do it himself!

¡que entre! — send him in!, let him come in!

¡que venga pronto! — let's hope he comes soon!

¡que te mejores! — get well soon!

¡que os guste la película! — enjoy the film!

¿que no estabas allí? — (are you telling me) you weren't there?

• el que — + subjun (=el hecho de que) the fact that

el que viva en Vitoria no es ningún problema — the fact that he lives in Vitoria isn't a problem

el que quiera estar con su madre es natural — it is natural (that) he should want to be with his mother

que + INDIC — that

demostró que estuvo allí — he proved (that) he was there

creemos que ésta es la solución — we believe that this is the solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá — I'm sure (that) she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo — he asked me who I was

está claro que no te gusta — it's obvious that you don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira — (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie

que + SUBJ: quiero que vengas I want you to come; lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay; dice que no vayas she says you're not to go; ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you; (el) que sea el jefe no significa... just because he's the boss doesn't mean...; es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear; sería una lástima que no vinieras — it would be a shame if you didn't come

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today; es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money; ¿es que eres sordo? — are you deaf or something?

que te mejores! — I hope you feel better soon

que se diviertan! — have a good time!

por mí que se muera — he can drop dead for all I care

que no! — I said no!

que pase el siguiente! — next please!

¿que se casa? — she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? — what do you mean, you're not going?

que tengamos que aguantar esto! — to think we have to put up with this!

que se lo haya ido a contar! — I can't believe he went and told her!

que no, que no voy! — no! I'm not going!

que sueltes, te digo! — I said, let go!

¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí — where was I? right here

se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo — he goes on and on about the same old thing

y aquí llueve que llueve — and over here it just rains and rains

escóndete, que te van a ver — hide or they'll see you

ven, que te peino — come here and let me comb your hair

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo — they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto — she sings beautifully

su casa es más grande que la mía — his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú — I'm the same age as you

yo que tú — if I were you

los que viajan, que esperen aquí — those who are traveling, wait here

es la/el que manda aquí — she's/he's the one who gives the orders here

la mujer que amo — the woman (that) I love

es el único al que no le han pagado — he's the only one who hasn't been paid

eso es lo que me preocupa — that's what worries me

me contaron lo que pasó — they told me what happened

la casa en que vivo — the house (that) I live in

la forma/el lugar en que ocurrió — the way/the place (in which) it happened

que + INDIC — that

demostró que estuvo allí — he proved (that) he was there

creemos que ésta es la solución — we believe that this is the solution

estoy seguro de que vendrá — I'm sure (that) she'll come

¿cuántos años crees que tiene? — how old do you think she is?

me preguntó que quién era yo — he asked me who I was

está claro que no te gusta — it's obvious that you don't like it

eso de que estaba enfermo es mentira — (fam) this business about him being ill is a lie

que + SUBJ: quiero que vengas I want you to come; lamento que no puedas quedarte I'm sorry (that) you can't stay; dice que no vayas she says you're not to go; ve a que te ayude tu padre go and get your father to help you; (el) que sea el jefe no significa... just because he's the boss doesn't mean...; es importante que quede claro it's important that it should be clear; sería una lástima que no vinieras — it would be a shame if you didn't come

es que: es que hoy no voy a poder I'm afraid (that) I won't be able to today; es que no tengo dinero the trouble is I don't have any money; ¿es que eres sordo? — are you deaf or something?

que te mejores! — I hope you feel better soon

que se diviertan! — have a good time!

por mí que se muera — he can drop dead for all I care

que no! — I said no!

que pase el siguiente! — next please!

¿que se casa? — she's getting married?

¿cómo que no vas a ir? — what do you mean, you're not going?

que tengamos que aguantar esto! — to think we have to put up with this!

que se lo haya ido a contar! — I can't believe he went and told her!

que no, que no voy! — no! I'm not going!

que sueltes, te digo! — I said, let go!

¿que dónde estaba? pues aquí — where was I? right here

se pasa dale que dale con lo mismo — he goes on and on about the same old thing

y aquí llueve que llueve — and over here it just rains and rains

escóndete, que te van a ver — hide or they'll see you

ven, que te peino — come here and let me comb your hair

se parecen tanto que apenas los distingo — they're so alike (that) I can hardly tell them apart

canta que da gusto — she sings beautifully

su casa es más grande que la mía — his house is bigger than mine

tengo la misma edad que tú — I'm the same age as you

yo que tú — if I were you