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We can't afford to buy a new car now.agree acordar, estar d'acord, posar-se d'acord
No ens podem permetre comprar ara un cotxe nou.
Are you allowed to leave the grounds?arrange acordar, convenir
Us és permès anar-vos-en del recinte?
They arranged to have their meetings every Thursday evening.ask demanar, convidar, preguntar
Han convingut de fer les reunions cada dijous al vespre.
We asked to speak to the owner.beg demanar ardentment, suplicar
Vam demanar de parlar amb el propietari.
They begged to come with us.begin began begun començar
Van demanar ardentment venir amb nosaltres.
I began to get suspicious when they never returned my calls.bother prendre's la molèstia
Vaig començar a malfiar-me'n quan no em tornaven mai les trucades.
They never bothered to let us know.claim asseverar, sostenir, pretendre
Mai no es van prendre la molèstia de fer-nos-ho saber.
When Jews left Spain and Portugal they continued to speak Ladino.dare atrevir, gosar, desafiar
Quan els jueus se'n van anar d'Espanya i de Portugal van continuar parlant ladino.
Would you dare to go naked on the beach?decide decidir
Et gosaries a anar despullat a la platja?
We've decided to close down the shop.deserve merèixer
Hem decidit tancar permanentment la botiga.
I dread to think what might have happened.expect esperar, suposar, exigir
M'horroritzo de pensar en el que podia haver passat.
He was forbidden to have his meals with the others.forget forgot forgotten oblidar, descuidar-se de
Li era prohibit menjar (fer els àpats) amb els altres.
These drugs should help to calm you down.hesitate dubtar (vacil⋅lar)
Aquests medicaments haurien d'ajudar a calmar-te.
We had intended to stop by to say hello, but we didn't have time.learn aprendre
Havíem pensat de passar i fer-vos una visita, però no teníem temps.
I long to be with you again.love encantar
Em deleixo de tornar a estar amb tu.
I love to eat cherries.manage aconseguir, arribar a
M'encanto de menjar cireres.
We need to know what we can expect from you.neglect descuidar-se, oblidar-se
Necessitem saber què podem esperar de tu.
They were permitted to leave.plan tenir la intenció, pensar, proposar-se
Els van permetre de marxar.
We plan to leave tomorrow night.prefer estimar-se més, preferir
Pensem marxar demà a la nit.
He prefers to sleep outdoors.pretend fer veure
S'estima més dormir a fora.
They were requested to assist the police.require exigir
Van demanar que ajudessin la policia.
The butler requested her to accompany him.
El majordomo li va demanar que l'acompanyés.
We were required to do everything without using the mouse.seem semblar
Van exigir que ho féssim tot sense fer servir el ratolí.
Students are required to attend classes.
S'exigeix al alumnes que assisteixin a les classes.
We seem to have come to a dead end.start començar
Sembla que hem arribat a un punt mort.
It started to rain.suggest suggerir
Va començar a ploure.
When we saw the mama bear coming, we started to run.
Quan vam veure venir l'óssa mare, vam arrencar a córrer.
It was suggested to do further research before publishing anything.tempt temptar
Se suggeria fer més recerca abans de publicar res.
I was tempted to give it up as a bad job.think thought thought pensar
Estava temptat d'abandonar-ho com a inútil.
Sorry, I didn't think to tell you anything about it.try intentar
Em sap greu, no pensava dir-te'n res.
We were trying to hide the dog under the bed when the door suddenly opened.want voler, caldre
Intentàvem amagar el gos a sota el llit quan de repent s'obrí la porta.
They admitted breaking the windowpane.afford permetre's, tenir recursos econòmics
Van admetre que havien trencat el vidre de la finestra.
We can no longer afford living in Sant Cugat.allow permetre, admetre
Ja no ens podem permetre viure a Sant Cugat.
They don't allow sleeping on the lawn.avoid evitar
No permeten que es dormi a la gespa.
They generally don't begin working until they've chatted awhile.bother prendre's la molèstia
No solen començar a treballar fins que hagin xerrat una estona.
Here are some questions you've probably never bothered thinking (to think) about.can't help no poder evitar, no poder estar-se, no poder controlar
Vet aquí unes preguntes sobre les quals probablement no t'hagis pres mai la moléstia de pensar.
Have you ever considered running for mayor?contemplate contemplar
Has pensat mai a presentar-te com a candidat a l'alcaldia?
We didn't contemplate running tests with Windows in French.continue continuar
No vam contemplar fer proves amb Windows en francès.
They continued driving even though it was raining so hard they could barely see.delay endarrerir, retardar
Continuaven conduint tot i que plovia tant que amb prou feines s'hi veien.
We discussed having several levels of membership.dread tenir por, fer basarda
Parlàvem de tenir uns quants nivells de socis.
I dread having to meet his parents.end up acabar
Tinc molta por d'haver de conèixer els seus pares.
We ended up staying home.enjoy gaudir (de)
Vam acabar quedant-nos a casa.
I enjoy going for walks.finish acabar
Gaudeixo passejant.
She hasn't finished dressing yet.forget forgot forgotten oblidar, descuidar-se de
Encara no ha acabat de vestir-se.
I hate driving in Barcelona.imagine imaginar
No m'agrada gens conduir per Barcelona.
I can't imagine living in a big city.intend tenir la intenció, pensar, proposar-se, voler
No em puc imaginar viure en una ciutat gran.
A good business plan will tell the person reading it what the business intends doing.justify justificar
Un bon pla d'empresa informarà a la persona que el llegeix què es proposa de fer l'empresa.
It's hard to justify spending so much money for something we'll only use once a year.keep kept kept continuar, fer continuar
És difícil justificar gastar tants diners per una cosa que només farem servir un cop l'any.
She loved skiing in the mountains.mean meant meant 1 voler dir, significar 2 tenir la intenció, pensar, proposar-se
A ella li encantava d'esquiar a la muntanya.
Accepting that job would mean having to get up before six a.m.mind importar-se
Acceptar aquella feina voldria dir haver de llevar-te abans de les sis del matí.
Do you mind waiting a bit?miss trobar a faltar, enyorar
T'importa esperar una mica?
I miss walking through the snow.need necessitar
Trobo a faltar caminar per la neu.
The house needs painting.practice assajar
Cal pintar la casa / A la casa li falta una capa de pintura.
He wants to practice walking on his hands.prefer estimar-se més, preferir
Vol assajar de caminar amb les mans.
Do you prefer working alone or in groups?quit quit quit deixar (parar)
T'estimes més treballar sol o en grup?
I must quit smoking!recommend recomanar
He de deixar de fumar!
Doctors recommend walking for half an hour every day.regret penedir-se
Els metges recomanen caminar cada dia durant mitja hora.
I regret lending him my car.remember recordar
Em penedeixo d'haver-li deixat el meu cotxe.
I don't remember meeting them.resist poder estar-se, resistir
No recordo d'haver-los conegut.
I couldn't resist taking a second helping.risk arriscar-se
No em podia estar de repetir (prendre una segona porció de menjar).
I can't risk losing the only woman who has ever really loved me.start començar
No m'arrisco a perdre l'única dona que mai m'ha estimat de debò.
We started drinking vodka and making toasts; after that, I can't remember anything.stop parar
Vam començar a beure vodka i brindar; després d'això, no em recordo de res.
I'd suggest leaving Bub with your parents.try intentar
Suggeria deixar el Bub amb els teus pares.
Have you tried putting an ad in the paper?want voler, caldre
Ho heu intentat posant un anunci al diari?
The wine wants a little cooling.
Cal refrescar una mica el vi.
I didn't dare talk to my boss about it.help ajudar
No m'atrevia a parlar-ne amb el cap.
Joan helped pull down the shutters.
En Joan va ajudar a abaixar la persiana.
The doctor advised him to live in a dry climate.allow permetre, admetre
El metge li va aconsellar que visqués en un clima sec.
I refuse to allow my children to see this film.ask demanar, convidar, preguntar
Em nego a permetre que els meus fills vegin aquesta pel⋅lícula.
Thailand authorizes its citizens to be able to connect to the Internet.beg demanar ardentment, suplicar
Tailàndia autoritza que els ciutadans puguin connectar-se a Internet.
He begged her to stay with him.cause provocar, fer
La va suplicar perquè s'hi quedés amb ell.
I dare you to tell her the truth.encourage encoratjar
Et desafio a dir-li la veritat.
We've encouraged them to continue in a positive direction.expect esperar, suposar, exigir
Els hem encoratjat a continuar en una direcció positiva.
They forbade us to talk about it.hate no agradar (gens), odiar
Van prohibir que en parléssim.
I hate them to look over my shoulder.help ajudar
No m'agrada gens que em mirin sobre l'espatlla.
Her years with Brad helped her to grow up and mature.intend tenir la intenció, pensar, proposar-se, voler
Els seus anys amb en Brad la van ajudar a fer-se dona i madurar.
He intended his words to have a deep significance.like estimar una mica, agradar
Volia que les seves paraules tinguessin un significat profund.
I don't know whether he meant me to see them or not.need necessitar
No sé si ell tenia la intenció que jo els veiés o no.
I need you to help me.order ordenar (manar)
Necessito que m'ajudis.
They ordered him to stop.permit permetre
Li van ordenar que parés.
They permitted him to carry a gun.prefer estimar-se més, preferir
Li van permetre de portar una arma de foc.
We prefer him to get an eduction.promise prometre
Ens estimem més que faci els estudis.
The guides have requested us to keep together.require exigir
Els guies ens han demanat que ens quedem junts.
We require you to send us a written request.teach taught taught ensenyar (instruir)
Exigim que ens enviïs una sol⋅licitud en escrit.
Who taught you to juggle?tell told told dir, informar
Qui et va ensenyar de fer jocs malabars?
They told me to leave the tools in the garage.tempt temptar
M'han dit que deixés les eines al garatge.
She tempted him to do what he'd never done before.urge instar, recomanar molt
El va temptar a fer el que mai no havia fet.
I urge you to reconsider!want voler, caldre
Insto que reflexionis!
Jordi's father could not afford for him to go to school until he was ten.agree acordar, estar d'acord, posar-se d'acord
El pare d'en Jordi no tenia els recursos econòmics perquè en Jordi anés a l'escola fins que va tenir deu anys.
We've arranged for you to see the president.beg demanar ardentment, suplicar
Vam convenir que veiessis el president.
We begged for him to give us proof.can't stand no suportar
El vam suplicar perquè ens donés proves.
I couldn't stand for them to think it was my fault.hate no agradar (gens), odiar
No suportava que pensessin que jo tenia la culpa.
I like for you to be still.long delir-se, tenir moltes ganes
M'agrada que estiguis quieta.
She longed for him to marry her.mean meant meant 1 voler dir, significar 2 tenir la intenció, pensar, proposar-se
Ella tenia moltes ganes que ell es casés amb ella.
Now I realize that he meant for me to tell everybody.plan tenir la intenció, pensar, proposar-se
Ara m'adono que es proposava que jo ho digués a tothom.
Joan told his little sister that he had planned for them to run away from home.pray pregar
En Joan va dir a la seva germaneta que s'havia proposat que s'escapessin de casa.
We'll pray for you to succeed.prefer estimar-se més, preferir
Pregarem que tinguis èxit.
I'd prefer for them to come later in the week.request demanar
Preferia que vinguessin pels caps de setmana.
The embassy has requested for him to be released.
L'ambaixada ha demanat que ell fos posat en llibertat.
I can't help him always bothering you.can't stand no suportar
No puc evitar que sempre t'empipi.
I couldn't stand them laughing at me.discuss parlar de, discutir (examinar en detall una qüestió)
No suportava que es riguessin de mi.
We discussed them helping us, but decided against it.enjoy gaudir (de)
Parlàvem de la possibilitat que ens ajudessin, però vam decidir que no.
I enjoy them singing us their songs.feel felt felt considerar, sentir
Gaudeixo que ens cantin les seves cançons.
I'd forgotten him saying that.hate no agradar (gens), odiar
M'havia oblidat que ell havia dit això.
She hates my/me criticizing her parents.hear heard heard sentir
A ella no li agrada gens que jo critiqui els seus pares.
I can't imagine anyone saying this to his face!keep kept kept continuar, fer continuar
No em puc imaginar que algú li digui això a la cara!
They kept us working well into the night.like estimar una mica, agradar
Ens van fer continuar treballant fins a altes hores (de la nit).
Her parents didn't like him coming around so often.mind importar-se
Els seus pares no els agradava que ell vingués tan sovint.
I don't mind him talking so much, I just wish he had something original to say.miss trobar a faltar, enyorar
No m'importa que parli tant, només desitjaria que tingués alguna cosa interessant a dir.
I miss him singing in the shower.notice notar, adonar-se, veure
Trobo a faltar que canti a la dutxa.
When she noticed the deer grazing by the campsite, she ran for her camera.remember recordar
Quan veié els cérvols pasturant al costat del càmping, va córrer a buscar la càmera.
I remember them coming into class the first day of school.risk arriscar-se
Els recordo com entraven a classe el primer dia del curs.
We didn't want to risk them finding out about it.see saw seen veure
No ens volíem arriscar que ho esbrinessin.
I saw her dancing in the moonlight.start començar
La vaig veure ballant a la llum de la lluna.
They started me working in the parts department.want voler, caldre
Em van fer començar a treballar al magatzem de peces de recanvi.
I don't want the neighbors knowing everything we do!watch mirar, vigilar
No vull que els veïns sàpiguen tot el que fem!
We watched them playing.
Els miràvem com jugaven.
We guarantee our tuxedos to fit, or they're free.have had had fer
Garantim que els nostres esmòquings es posaran bé i, si no, seran gratis.
We heard them come in.help ajudar
Els vàrem sentir entrar.
We'll help you bring in the furniture from the garden.let let let deixar (permetre)
T'ajudarem a entrar les cadires del jardí.
We saw them go in.watch mirar, vigilar
Els vam veure entrar.
We were watching the women work.
Miràvem com treballaven les dones (lit. Mirvàvem treballar les dones).
We can't agree when to have the wedding.decide decidir
No ens podem posar d'acord sobre quan farem el casament.
They can never decide what to do once they're there.forget forgot forgotten oblidar, descuidar-se de
Mai no saben decidir què fer un cop allà.
After ten years living in the same place, I forgot where to turn when going to work.know knew known saber
Després de deu anys vivint al mateix lloc, em vaig oblidar on girar quan anava a la feina.
Have you learned where to go in case of fire?plan tenir la intenció, pensar, proposar-se
Heu après on s'ha d'anar en cas de foc?
We still haven't planned where to spend our honeymoon.remember recordar
Encara no hem pensat on passarem la lluna de mel.
I may wander, but I always remember who to come back to.suggest suggerir
Pot ser que m'esgarriï, però sempre recordo a qui he de tornar.
Can anyone suggest where to start?
Algú pot suggerir on hauríem de començar?
They advised me who to see.ask demanar, convidar, preguntar
Em van aconsellar a qui hauria de veure.
I asked her where to go.inform informar
Li he demanat on anar.
Please inform us who to get in touch with.tell told told dir, informar
Si us plau digueu-nos amb qui hauríem de contactar.
I don't like people telling me what to do.
No m'agrada que la gent em diguin què he de fer.
The nuns begged that someone send help at once.can't help no poder evitar, no poder estar-se, no poder controlar
Les monges demanaren ardentment que de seguida s'hi enviés ajut.
I can't help that I get bored easily.can't stand no suportar
No puc evitar que m'avorreixi fàcilment.
I feel (that) I should be doing more to help her.forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
Considero que hauria de fer més per a ajudar-la.
An official spokesman insists that the President hasn't acted illegally.know knew known saber
Un portaveu oficial insisteix que el President no hagi actuat il⋅legalment.
Pretend (that) you don't see them.promise prometre
Fes veure que no els veus.
We all agree (that) the city is beautifully laid out.allow permetre, admetre
Tots estem d'acord que la ciutat és meravellosament planificada.
Justice Ginsberg allowed that it didn't really make much difference.claim asseverar, sostenir, pretendre
El jutge Ginsberg admetia que era si fa no fa igual.
They prayed that their father recover from his illness.request demanar
Van pregar que el seu pare es recuperés de la malaltia.
She requested that he submit the proposal to the subcommittee.seem semblar
Va demanar que presentés la proposta al subcomitè.
It seems that we're going to have to tell them about it.
Sembla que haurem d'explicar-los-hi.
We must learn to enjoy what we have at hand.practice assajar
Hem de saber gaudir del que tenim a l'abast.
They practiced what we'd shown them.quit quit quit deixar (parar)
Van assajar el que els havíem ensenyat.
He quit what he was doing and came with us.
Va deixar el que feia i va venir amb nosaltres.
He admitted where he was wrong.agree acordar, estar d'acord, posar-se d'acord
Va reconèixer on s'havia equivocat.
Few scholars agree where the term «positivistic theory» came from.can't help no poder evitar, no poder estar-se, no poder controlar
Pocs especialistes estan d'acord sobre on va originar el terme «teoria positivística».
We have to consider who should control these risks.continue continuar
Hem de considerar qui hauria de controlar aquests riscos.
Let's continue where we left off yesterday.decide decidir
Continuem on ahir vam acabar.
They couldn't decide who should receive the money.deny negar
No podien decidir qui hauria de rebre els diners.
You can't deny where you come from.discover descobrir
No pots negar d'on véns.
I've discovered why the children have been so quiet lately.explain explicar
He descobert per què els nens estan tan quiets últimament.
The police refused to explain how they had uncovered the evidence.forget forgot forgotten oblidar, descuidar-se de
La policia es va negar a explicar com havien descobert l'evidència.
I still haven't heard who they've chosen.know knew known saber
Encara no he sentit dir qui han triat.
Do you like who we've chosen for our leader?mind importar-se
T'agrada qui hem triat per cap nostre?
I don't mind who wins.notice notar, adonar-se, veure
No m'importa qui guanyi.
Did you notice where they went?remember recordar
T'has adonat d'on han anat?
When we saw who it was, we locked the doors.suggest suggerir
Quan vam veure qui era, vam tancar les portes amb clau.
Ask students to suggest how they might improve the course.watch mirar, vigilar
Demana als alumnes que suggereixin com millorarien el curs.
Watch what you're doing! Watch where you're going!
Vigila què fas! Vigila on vas!
The witness stated that the defendant advised him where he would be.ask demanar, convidar, preguntar
El testimoni declarà que l'acusat el va informar on seria.
Would you please inform us when the next bus leaves?tell told told dir, informar
Seria tan amable a informar-nos quan surt el proper autobús?
Did they tell you when we were supposed to get there?
Et van dir quan havíem d'arribar-hi?
We arranged that he (should) work there on Tuesdays.ask demanar, convidar, preguntar
Vam acordar que hi treballés els dimarts.
We asked that everyone be prepared.authorize autoritzar
Vam demanar que tothom estigués preparat
I authorize that it be shown to the public.beg demanar ardentment, suplicar
L'autoritzo que sigui ensenyat al públic.
The nuns begged that help be sent at once.forbid forbade forbidden prohibir
Les monges demanaren ardentment que de seguida s'hi enviés ajut.
The authorities have forbidden that he be released.insist insistir
Les autoritats han prohibit que estigués posat en llibertat.
The commander ordered that the soldiers be ready to move out at dawn.prefer estimar-se més, preferir
El comandant va ordenar que els soldats estiguessin a punt per marxar a l'alba.
I prefer that he be with me.recommend recomanar
M'estimo més que estigui amb mi.
We recommend that he stay in school until the end of the term.require exigir
Recomanem que es quedi al col⋅legi fins al final del trimestre.
They require that you first pass an oral exam.suggest suggerir
Exigeixen que aprobis primer un examen oral.
Authorities have urged that children be kept out of the area.
Les autoritats insten que no es deixi que els nens entrin a l'àrea.