you've been very kind to us

of all kinds — de todo tipo, de toda clase

I like the kind with walnuts in — me gustan las/los que tienen nueces

the usual kind of thing — lo de siempre

and all that kind of thing — y todo eso

he has a business of some kind — tiene un negocio de algo

I didn't say anything of the kind — yo no dije nada semejante

she's not that kind of girl — no es de ésas

what kind of a fool do you take me for? — ¿tú te crees que soy tonta?

they're not really our kind of people — no son gente como uno

she was overcome by a kind of yearning — la invadió una especie de añoranza

he's very kind — es muy buena persona

what a kind thought! — qué amabilidad!

she has a kind heart — tiene buen corazón

the kindest thing that can be said about the play is that... — lo menos malo que se puede decir de la obra es que...

life has been kind to me — la vida me ha tratado bien

you must be kind to animals — hay que tratar bien a los animales

a washing-up liquid that is kind to your hands — un lavavajillas que no daña sus manos, un lavavajillas que es suave con sus manos

which kind do you prefer? — ¿qué tipo prefieres?

I prefer the kind with handles — prefiero los que tienen asas

she hated Lewis and his kind — odiaba a Lewis y a la gente como él

many kinds of books/cars — muchos tipos de libros/coches

all kinds of things — toda clase de cosas

it can fail for all kinds of reasons — puede fallar por todo tipo de razones

a kind of lizard — un tipo de lagarto

she's the kind (of person) that... — ella es de las que...

what kind of person do you take me for? — ¿por quién me tomas?

what kind of an answer is that?, what kind of an answer do you call that? — ¿qué clase de respuesta es esa?

I had a kind of feeling that would happen — tuve el presentimiento de que ocurriría así

you know the kind of thing I mean — ya sabes a lo que me refiero

it's not his kind of film/thing — no es el tipo de película/cosa que (a él) le gusta

he's not her kind of man — no es su tipo de hombre

they're two of a kind — son tal para cual

she's a very unusual woman, one of a kind — es una mujer muy poco corriente, única

the castle is the largest of its kind — el castillo es el más grande de los de su estilo

nothing of the kind! — ¡nada de eso!, ¡ni hablar!

she never said anything of the kind — nunca dijo nada parecido

• in kind, payment in kind — pago m en especie

we repaid her generosity in kind — respondimos con nuestra generosidad a la suya

• kind of * — (=rather) algo

we're kind of busy right now — ahora mismo estamos algo ocupados

I kind of felt it might happen — tenía el presentimiento de que iba a suceder

it's kind of awkward at the moment — ahora mismo me va mal, ahora no es el mejor momento

it was kind of sad, really — era un poco triste, la verdad

she was kind of cute — tenía cierto atractivo

of all kinds — de todo tipo, de toda clase

I like the kind with walnuts in — me gustan las/los que tienen nueces

the usual kind of thing — lo de siempre

and all that kind of thing — y todo eso

he has a business of some kind — tiene un negocio de algo

I didn't say anything of the kind — yo no dije nada semejante

she's not that kind of girl — no es de ésas

what kind of a fool do you take me for? — ¿tú te crees que soy tonta?

they're not really our kind of people — no son gente como uno

she was overcome by a kind of yearning — la invadió una especie de añoranza

he's very kind — es muy buena persona

what a kind thought! — qué amabilidad!

she has a kind heart — tiene buen corazón

several kinds of apples — mehrere Sorten Äpfel

all kinds of things/excuses — alles mögliche/alle möglichen Ausreden

no... of any kind — keinerlei...

books of every kind — Bücher aller Art

I know your kind — deine Sorte kenne ich

two of a kind — zwei gleiche

what kind of [a] tree is this? — was für ein Baum ist das?

what kind of people are they? — was für Leute sind sie?

a kind of... — [so] eine Art...

in kind — (not in money) in Sachwerten

pay in kind — in Naturalien zahlen/bezahlen

pay back or repay something in kind — (fig.) etwas mit od. in gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

have a kind heart — gutherzig sein

would you be so kind as to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich, das zu tun?

they differ in kind — sie sind verschiedenartig

several kinds of flour — mehrere Mehlsorten

this kind of book — diese Art Buch

all kinds of... — alle möglichen...

what kind of...? — was für ein(e)...?

what kind of people does he think we are? — für wen hält er uns denn?

the only one of its kind — das Einzige seiner Art

a funny kind of name — ein komischer Name

he is not the kind of man to refuse — er ist nicht der Typ, der Nein or nein sagt

he's not that kind of person — so ist er nicht

she's one of a kind —

I know your kind — deinen Typ kenne ich

your kind never do any good — Leute Ihres Schlags or Leute wie Sie sind für nichts gut

this kind of thing — so etwas

you know the kind of thing I mean — Sie wissen, was ich meine

... of all kinds — alle möglichen...

something of the kind — so etwas Ähnliches

nothing of the kind — nichts dergleichen

you'll do nothing of the kind —

she's my kind of woman — sie ist mein Typ

a kind of... — eine Art..., so ein(e)...

a kind of box —

the police responded in kind — die Polizei reagierte, indem sie das Gleiche tat

he's kind to animals — er ist gut zu Tieren

the kindest thing to do would be to shoot the wounded animal — das Humanste wäre, das verletzte Tier zu erschießen

would you be kind enough to open the door — wären Sie (vielleicht) so nett or freundlich or lieb, die Tür zu öffnen

it was very kind of you to help me — es war wirklich nett or lieb von Ihnen, mir zu helfen

(= gentle) to be kind to your hands/skin — sanft zu den Händen/zur Haut sein

several kinds of apples — mehrere Sorten Äpfel

all kinds of things/excuses — alles mögliche/alle möglichen Ausreden

no... of any kind — keinerlei...

books of every kind — Bücher aller Art

I know your kind — deine Sorte kenne ich

something/nothing of the kind — so etwas Ähnliches/nichts dergleichen

you'll do nothing of the kind! — das kommt gar nicht in Frage!

two of a kind — zwei gleiche

what kind is it? — was für einer/eine/eins ist es?

what kind of [a] tree is this? — was für ein Baum ist das?

what kind of people are they? — was für Leute sind sie?

what kind of [a] fool do you take me for? — für wie dumm hältst du mich?

what kind of [a] person do you think I am? — für wen hältst du mich?

the kind of person we need — der Typ, den wir brauchen

they are the kind of people who... — sie gehören zu der Sorte von Leuten, die...; das sind solche Leute, die...

a kind of... — [so] eine Art...

in kind — (not in money) in Sachwerten

pay in kind — in Naturalien zahlen/bezahlen

pay back or repay something in kind — (fig.) etwas mit od. in gleicher Münze zurückzahlen

have a kind heart — gutherzig sein

would you be so kind as to do that? — wären Sie so freundlich, das zu tun?

be kind to animals/children — gut zu Tieren/Kindern sein

this kind of book, person — questo genere di libri, questo tipo di persone

all kinds of people, people of all kinds — persone di ogni tipo

what kind of dog is it? — che tipo di cane è?

what kind of person is he? — com'è? che tipo è?

what kind of person does he think I am? — per chi mi ha preso?

what kind of (a) person would do a thing like that? — chi potrebbe fare una cosa del genere?

what kind of an answer is that? — che razza di risposta è questa?

what kind of talk is that? — (ma) cosa dici?

I won't do anything of the kind — non farò niente del genere

I don't believe anything of the kind — non ci credo

decisions of a difficult kind — decisioni difficili

a criminal of the worst kind — un criminale della peggiore specie

this is the only one of its kind — è l'unico di questo tipo

this is one of a kind — è un esemplare unico nel suo genere

a picture of some kind — un qualche quadro

"what do you need?" - "books, toys, that kind of thing" — "di cosa avete bisogno?" - "libri, giocattoli e cose del genere"

what kind of thing(s) does he like? — che cosa gli piace?

that's the kind of person she is — lei è così

I'm not that kind of person — non sono quel genere di persona

they found a solution of a kind — hanno trovato una qualche soluzione

I know his kind — conosco i tipi come lui

a kind of — una specie di

a kind of handbag, soup — una specie di borsa, minestra

I felt a kind of apprehension — provai una sorta di apprensione

they are different in kind — sono fondamentalmente molto diversi

he's kind of cute, forgetful — è piuttosto carino, smemorato

they were kind of frightened — erano un po' spaventati

I kind of like him — in un certo senso mi piace

we kind of thought that... — pensavamo quasi che...

"is it interesting?" - "kind of" — "è interessante?" - "direi di sì"

to be kind to sb. — essere gentile con qcn.

"X is kind to your skin" — "X è delicato sulla pelle"

to be kind to animals — trattare bene gli animali

life has not been kind to him — non ha avuto una vita facile

that's very kind of you — è molto gentile da parte tua

would you be kind enough o so kind as to pass me the salt? vuole essere così gentile da passarmi il sale? he was kind enough to give me a lift home — è stato così gentile da accompagnarmi a casa

this kind of book, person — questo genere di libri, questo tipo di persone

all kinds of people, people of all kinds — persone di ogni tipo

what kind of dog is it? — che tipo di cane è?

what kind of person is he? — com'è? che tipo è?

what kind of person does he think I am? — per chi mi ha preso?

what kind of (a) person would do a thing like that? — chi potrebbe fare una cosa del genere?

what kind of an answer is that? — che razza di risposta è questa?

what kind of talk is that? — (ma) cosa dici?

I won't do anything of the kind — non farò niente del genere

I don't believe anything of the kind — non ci credo

decisions of a difficult kind — decisioni difficili

a criminal of the worst kind — un criminale della peggiore specie

this is the only one of its kind — è l'unico di questo tipo

this is one of a kind — è un esemplare unico nel suo genere

a picture of some kind — un qualche quadro

"what do you need?" - "books, toys, that kind of thing" — "di cosa avete bisogno?" - "libri, giocattoli e cose del genere"

what kind of thing(s) does he like? — che cosa gli piace?

that's the kind of person she is — lei è così

I'm not that kind of person — non sono quel genere di persona

they found a solution of a kind — hanno trovato una qualche soluzione

I know his kind — conosco i tipi come lui

a kind of — una specie di

a kind of handbag, soup — una specie di borsa, minestra

I felt a kind of apprehension — provai una sorta di apprensione

they are different in kind — sono fondamentalmente molto diversi

he's kind of cute, forgetful — è piuttosto carino, smemorato

they were kind of frightened — erano un po' spaventati

I kind of like him — in un certo senso mi piace

we kind of thought that... — pensavamo quasi che...

"is it interesting?" - "kind of" — "è interessante?" - "direi di sì"

to be kind to sb. — essere gentile con qcn.

"X is kind to your skin" — "X è delicato sulla pelle"

to be kind to animals — trattare bene gli animali

life has not been kind to him — non ha avuto una vita facile

that's very kind of you — è molto gentile da parte tua

would you be kind enough o so kind as to pass me the salt? vuole essere così gentile da passarmi il sale? he was kind enough to give me a lift home — è stato così gentile da accompagnarmi a casa

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

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final

who did you send/give it to? — ¿a quién se lo mandaste/diste?

give it to me — dámelo

what did you say to him/them? — ¿qué le/les dijiste?

I was singing/talking to myself — estaba cantando/hablando solo

to me, he will always be a hero — para mí, siempre será un héroe

he was very kind/rude to me — fue muy amable/grosero conmigo

here's to Toby — brindemos por Toby

here's to a Happy New Year — Feliz Año Nuevo!

best wishes to you both — los mejores deseos para ambos

to Paul with love from Jane — para Paul, con cariño de Jane

how many ounces are there to the pound? — ¿cuántas onzas hay en una libra?

600 pesos to the US dollar — 600 pesos por dólar

Barcelona won by two goals to one — Barcelona ganó por dos (goles) a uno

there's a 10 to 1 chance of... — hay una probabilidad de uno en 10 de...

what do you say to that? — ¿qué dices a eso?, ¿qué te parece (eso)?

that's all there is to it — eso es todo

to all appearances — según parece

they are not to my taste — no son de mi gusto

to my horror/delight... — para mi horror/alegría...

to this end — con este fin

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

it has a nice ring/sound to it — suena bien

we danced to the music — bailamos al compás de la música

they sang it to the tune of `Clementine' — lo cantaron con la melodía de `Clementine'

to sing/fear/leave — cantar/temer/partir

I want to dance — quiero bailar

I want them to dance — quiero que bailen

I do it to save money — lo hago para ahorrar dinero

he awoke to find her gone — cuando despertó, ella ya se había ido

I walked 5 miles only to be told they weren't home — caminé 5 millas para que me dijeran que no estaban en casa

I'd love to! — me encantaría!

he doesn't want to — no quiere

it's easy/difficult to do — es fácil/difícil de hacer

you're too young to drink wine — eres demasiado joven para beber vino

she was the first to arrive — fue la primera en llegar

it's nothing to worry about — no hay por qué preocuparse

she has a lot to do — tiene mucho que hacer

I pulled the door to — cerré la puerta

it's 90 kilometres to Lima — de aquí a Lima hay 90 kilómetros, hay 90 kilómetros a Lima

a letter to his wife — una carta a su mujer

he fell to the floor — cayó al suelo

to go to Paris/Spain — ir a París/España

to go to Peru — ir al Perú

to go to school/university — ir al colegio/a la Universidad

to go to the doctor's — ir al médico

I liked the exhibition, I went to it twice — me gustó la exposición, fui a verla dos veces

we're going to John's/my parents' for Christmas — vamos a casa de John/mis padres por Navidad

he walked slowly to the door — caminó despacio hacia la puerta

he turned to me — se giró hacia mí

move it to the left/right — muévelo hacia la izquierda/derecha

I'll see you to the door — te acompaño hasta la puerta

to count to ten — contar hasta diez

it's accurate to (within) a millimetre — es exacto hasta el milímetro

to some extent — hasta cierto punto, en cierta medida

we are expecting 40 to 50 people — esperamos entre 40 y 50 personas

eight years ago to the day — hoy hace exactamente ocho años

from morning to night — de la mañana a la noche, desde la mañana hasta la noche

the door is to the left (of the window) — la puerta está a la izquierda (de la ventana)

the airport is to the west of the city — el aeropuerto está al oeste de la ciudad

he stood with his back to the wall — estaba con la espalda contra la pared

he clasped her to him — la estrechó contra sí

to turn a picture to the wall — volver un cuadro mirando a la pared

at eight minutes to ten — a las diez menos ocho

to give sth to sb — dar algo a algn

I gave it to my friend — se lo di a mi amigo

it belongs to me — me pertenece (a mí), es mío

they were kind to me — fueron amables conmigo

it's new to me — es nuevo para mí

what is that to me? — ¿y a mí qué me importa eso?

"that's strange," I said to myself — -es raro -me dije para mis adentros

greetings to all our friends! — ¡saludos a todos los amigos!

welcome to you all! — ¡bienvenidos todos!

here's to you! — ¡va por ti!, ¡por ti!

a monument to the fallen — un monumento a los caídos, un monumento en honor a los caídos

there were three men to a cell — había tres hombres por celda

it does 30 miles to the gallon — hace 30 millas por galón

eight apples to the kilo — ocho manzanas por kilo

there are about five pesos to the dollar — son unos cinco pesos por dólar

a scale of 1 centimetre to 1 kilometre — una escala de 1 centímetro por kilómetro

200 people to the square mile — 200 personas por milla cuadrada

the odds are 8 to 1 — las probabilidades son de 8 a 1

the odds against it happening are a million to one — las probabilidades de que eso ocurra son una entre un millón

by a majority of 12 to 10 — por una mayoría de 12 a 10

they won by four goals to two — ganaron por cuatro goles a dos

superior to the others — superior a los demás

A is to B as C is to D — A es a B como C es a D

that's nothing to what is to come — eso no es nada en comparación con lo que está por venir

what do you say to that? — ¿qué te parece (eso)?

what would you say to a beer? — ¿te parece que tomemos una cerveza?

to my way of thinking — a mi modo de ver, según mi modo de pensar

we danced to the music of the band — bailamos con la música de la orquesta

they came out to the strains of the national anthem — salieron a los compases del himno nacional

it is sung to the tune of "Tipperary" — se canta con la melodía de "Tipperary"

the key to the front door — la llave de la puerta principal

assistant to the manager — asistente del gerente

he was a good father to the children — fue un buen padre para sus hijos

it offers a solution to your problem — te ofrece una solución para el problema

we've found the solution to the problem — hemos encontrado solución al problema

the British ambassador to Moscow — el embajador británico en Moscú

he has been a good friend to us — ha sido un buen amigo para nosotros

I'm really looking forward to the holidays — estoy deseando que lleguen las vacaciones

to come — venir

to sing — cantar

to work — trabajar

I have things to do — tengo cosas que hacer

he has a lot to lose — tiene mucho que perder

there was no one for me to ask, there wasn't anyone for me to ask — no había nadie a quien yo pudiese preguntar

he did it to help you — lo hizo para ayudarte

I have done nothing to deserve this — no he hecho nada para merecer esto

it disappeared, never to be seen again — desapareció para siempre

I arrived to find she had gone — cuando llegué me encontré con que se había ido

he came to see you — vino a verte

he's gone to get the paper — ha ido a por el periódico

"would you like to come to dinner?" - "I'd love to!" — -¿te gustaría venir a cenar? -¡me encantaría!

you may not want to do it but you ought to for the sake of your education — tal vez no quieres hacerlo pero deberías en aras de tu educación

I don't want to — no quiero

I forgot to — se me olvidó

it is very expensive to live in London — resulta muy caro vivir en Londres

it's hard to describe the feeling — es difícil describir la sensación

these dogs are hard to control — estos perros son difíciles de controlar

the first/last to go — el primero/último en irse

he's young to be a grandfather — es joven para ser abuelo

and then to be let down like that! — ¡y para que luego te decepcionen así!

and to think he didn't mean a word of it! — ¡y pensar que nada de lo que dijo era de verdad!

to see him now one would never think that... — al verlo or viéndolo ahora nadie creería que...

to pull the door to — tirar de la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta tirando

to push the door to — empujar la puerta para cerrarla, cerrar la puerta empujando

we're going to Paris — vamos a París

I'll drive you to the station — te llevo a la estación

you can wear it to a party/the wedding — puedes ponértelo para una fiesta/la boda

move a little to the right — córrete un poco hacia la derecha

he turned to me — se volvió hacia mí

it's pointing to the east — señala al Este

to the left/right of something — a la izquierda/derecha de algo

a mile to the south of Milton — una milla al sur de Milton

she clasped him to her — lo estrechó contra ella

they stuck the poster to the wall — pegaron el cartel en la pared

she can count (up) to 100 now — ya sabe contar hasta 100

to a certain extent — hasta cierto punto

a year ago to the day — hace exactamente un año

I can't stay to the end — no puedo quedarme hasta el final