denaro e lettera

ricevere un rifiuto — to be refused o turned down

la ricevo forte e chiaro — I am receiving you o I can read you loud and clear

circolare in città diventa sempre più difficile Auto — driving in town is getting more and more difficult

il sangue circola nelle vene — the blood pulses o flows through the veins

far circolare qcs. — (passare di mano in mano) to circulate o pass round sth.

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

quant'è? — how much is it?

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?

-i — (coloro che) those who

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting

custodire gelosamente — to treasure, to enshrine [ ricordo]

parcheggio custodito — supervised o attended car park

intestare [qcs.] a qcn. — to put [sth.] in sb.'s name [ casa]; to open [sth.] in sb.'s name [ conto]; to make [sth.] out to sb. [ assegno]

gli ha messo una mano sulla spalla — he put o laid a hand on his shoulder

mettere qc diritto — to put o set sth straight

mettere qn sulla strada giusta fig — to set sb right

hai messo la sicura? Auto — have you locked the door?

mettercela tutta — to do one's utmost o very best

mettere in conto — (somma ecc) to put on account

mettere qn contro qn fig — to turn sb against sb

mettere dentro qn — (fam : imprigionare) to put sb inside

mettere in giro — (pettegolezzi, voci) to spread

mettere insieme — (gen) to put together, (organizzare: spettacolo, gruppo) to organize, get together, (soldi) to save

mettere in luce — (problemi, errori) to show up, highlight

mettere sotto — (sopraffare) to get the better of

mettere su il caffè fam — to put the coffee on

non metterti là — (seduto) don't sit there, (in piedi) don't stand there

mettersi a letto — to go to bed, (malato) to take to one's bed

si sono messi insieme — (coppia) they've started going out together Brit o dating Am

mettersi a piangere/ridere — to start crying/laughing, start o begin to cry/laugh

mettersi bene/male — (faccenda) to turn out well/badly

mettere giù (il ricevitore) — to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

mettere qcs. in vendita — to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

mettercela tutta — to try one's hardest o best to do

mettere la seconda — to shift into second gear AE

mettere gli anabbaglianti — to dip one's headlights BE

mettere su casa — to set up home o house

mettere su un negozio — to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare)

mettere su peso, chili — to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello)

mettere su il caffè — colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire)

mettere su uno spettacolo — to put on o stage a show

mettere sotto qcn. — (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard

- rsi in ginocchio — to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel

- rsi a tavola — to sit down to dinner o to a meal

- rsi in maschera — to put on o wear fancy dress

si è messo a nevicare — it started to snow o snowing

- rsi insieme — [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

come la mettiamo? — (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself?

- rsi sotto — (impegnarsi) to set to

perdere di vista qn (anche) fig — to lose sight of sb

gli alberi perdono le foglie — the trees are losing o shedding their leaves

lascia perdere! — (non insistere) forget it!, never mind!

lascialo perdere! — (non ascoltarlo) don't listen to him!

è un'occasione da non perdere — it's a wonderful opportunity, (affare) it's a great bargain

il rubinetto perde — (acqua) the tap is leaking

perdersi dietro a qn — to waste one's time with o on sb

perdere la speranza — to lose o give up hope

non c'è tempo da perdere — there's no time for delay o to waste

vuoto a perdere — one-way o nonreturnable bottle

lasciare perdere — to give up [ attività]; to drop, to forget [ progetto]

lascialo perdere! — leave him alone o to it!

a cuore aperto — (intervento) open heart attr fig frankly, sincerely

rimanere a bocca aperta fig — to be taken aback

lasciare aperto — to leave [sth.] on [gas, acqua]

una lettera -a — (resa pubblica) an open letter

mercato aperto — econ. open market

all'aperto — [mercato, teatro] open-air; [vita, piscina, sport, cinema] outdoor; [ dormire] out(doors)

tenere gli occhi -i — to keep an eye out o one's eyes peeled

chiamata a carico del destinatario — reverse charge call, collect call AE

buttare la pasta/il riso Culin — to put pasta/rice into boiling water

buttarsi qc dietro le spalle — to throw sth over one's shoulder, (fig : passato) to put sth behind one

buttare giù qn — (deprimere) to get sb down

buttare a mare — (fig : soldi, occasione) to throw away

buttiamoci! — (saltiamo) let's jump!, (rischiamo) let's have a go!

buttarsi su o addosso a qn — to launch o.s. at sb

buttarsi giù — (stendersi) to lie down, (stimarsi poco) to have a low opinion of o.s., (scoraggiarsi) to get depressed o miserable

buttarsi nella mischia (anche) fig — to throw o.s. into the fray

buttarsi sulla preda (anche) fig — to pounce on one's prey

buttare (via) — to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]

non è da buttar via! — fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

buttare fuori di casa — to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

- rsi sul letto — to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed

- rsi in acqua — to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

- rsi su — to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]

- rsi in — to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

- rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle — to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

il Po si butta nell'Adriatico — the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

buttare all'aria — to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]

buttare un occhio su — to cast a glance o look at

buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento — to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro]