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1 doing
['duːɪŋ] 1.this is her doing — è opera sua, è stata lei
2.it's none of my doing — non è opera mia, non sono stato io
* * *doing /ˈdu:ɪŋ/n. [u] (fam.)azione; opera: That's his doing, questa è opera sua!● It will take some doing!, sarà una bella impresa!* * *['duːɪŋ] 1.this is her doing — è opera sua, è stata lei
2.it's none of my doing — non è opera mia, non sono stato io
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2 doing do·ing n
['duːɪŋ]this is your doing — è opera tua!, sei stato tu!
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3 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) (prendere/perdere l'abitudine di)English-Italian dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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4 get into / out of the way of (doing) something
(to become accustomed to (not) doing; to get into / out of the habit of doing: They got into the way of waking up late when they were on holiday.) (prendere/perdere l'abitudine di)English-Italian dictionary > get into / out of the way of (doing) something
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5 what are you etc doing with
1) (why or how have you etc got: What are you doing with my umbrella?) (cosa sta/stai facendo con)2) (what action are you etc taking about: What are they doing with the children during the day if they're both working?) (che fa/fai con) -
6 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) (essere occupato a)English-Italian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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7 be in the middle of (doing) something
(to be busily occupied doing something: Please excuse my appearance. I was in the middle of washing my hair.) (essere occupato a)English-Italian dictionary > be in the middle of (doing) something
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8 nothing doing!
(an expression used to show a strong or emphatic refusal: `Would you like to go to the meeting instead of me?' `Nothing doing!') (neanche per sogno!) -
9 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) (pensarci su due volte)English-Italian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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10 think twice about (doing) something
(to be very careful about considering (doing) something: I wouldn't think twice about sacking him.) (pensarci su due volte)English-Italian dictionary > think twice about (doing) something
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11 -to admit to do o to admit doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to avoid è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma nella forma in -ing, non all'infinito: I admit (to) making mistakes, ammetto di aver commesso degli errori (non I admit to make mistakes). A volte la forma in -ing può essere preceduta dalla preposizione to, che però viene spesso omessa.English-Italian dictionary > -to admit to do o to admit doing?-
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12 -to afford to do o to afford doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to afford è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma all'infinito preceduto da to: We can't afford to make any mistakes, non possiamo permetterci di commettere nessun errore (non We can't afford making any mistakes).English-Italian dictionary > -to afford to do o to afford doing?-
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13 -to appear to do o to appear doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to appear è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma all'infinito preceduto da to: She appears to have an understanding of algebra, sembra che abbia un'infarinatura di algebra (non She appears having an understanding of algebra).English-Italian dictionary > -to appear to do o to appear doing?-
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14 -to arrange to do o to arrange doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to arrange è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma all'infinito preceduto da to: We arranged to meet next week, ci siamo messi d'accordo di incontrarci la settimana prossima (non We arranged meeting next week).English-Italian dictionary > -to arrange to do o to arrange doing?-
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15 -to attempt to do o to attempt doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to attempt è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è all'infinito preceduto da to se si tratta di azioni ordinarie, che possono essere facilmente portate a termine: He attempted to repair the gearbox, tentò di riparare la scatola del cambio. Quando invece si parla di eventi straordinari, si può usare anche la forma in -ing: They attempted climbing (o to climb) the north face, tentarono di scalare la parete nord.English-Italian dictionary > -to attempt to do o to attempt doing?-
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16 -to avoid to do o to avoid doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to avoid è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma nella forma in -ing, non all'infinito: I avoided redrafting the contract, ho evitato di riscrivere il contratto (non I avoided to redraft the contract).English-Italian dictionary > -to avoid to do o to avoid doing?-
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17 -to consider to do o to consider doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to consider è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma nella forma in -ing, non all'infinito: They considered restructuring the company, presero in considerazione l'idea di ristrutturare l'azienda (non They considered to restructure the company).English-Italian dictionary > -to consider to do o to consider doing?-
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18 -to contemplate to do o to contemplate doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to contemplate è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma nella forma in -ing, non all'infinito: She is contemplating taking legal action, sta pensando di intraprendere un'azione legale (non She is contemplating to take legal action).English-Italian dictionary > -to contemplate to do o to contemplate doing?-
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19 -to decide to do o to decide doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to decide è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma all'infinito preceduto da to: We decided to stay at home, decidemmo di restare a casa (non We decided staying at home).English-Italian dictionary > -to decide to do o to decide doing?-
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20 -to delay to do o to delay doing?-
Nota d'usoQuando to delay è seguito da un altro verbo, questo è di norma nella forma in -ing, non all'infinito: They delayed taking a decision until after the inquiry, ritardarono a prendere una decisione fino a dopo l'inchiesta (non They delayed to take a decision until after the inquiry).English-Italian dictionary > -to delay to do o to delay doing?-
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