he put on his jacket and went out

infilò le mani in tasca — he put o slipped his hands into his pockets

le infilò un anello al dito — he put o slipped a ring on her finger

riesci ad infilarci ancora qualcosa? — (in borsa, valigia) can you squeeze anything else in?

infilare sette vittorie consecutive — to win seven matches o times on the trot

infilare un anello al dito di qcn. — to put o slip a ring on sb.'s finger

infilò le mani in tasca — he put o slipped his hands into his pockets

le infilò un anello al dito — he put o slipped a ring on her finger

riesci ad infilarci ancora qualcosa? — (in borsa, valigia) can you squeeze anything else in?

infilare sette vittorie consecutive — to win seven matches o times on the trot

giacca a vento — anorak, Windbreaker AE, windcheater BE

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

un uomo largo di spalle o di spalle larghe — a broad-shouldered man

in larga misura — to a great o large extent

di larghe vedute — (fig : liberale) broad-minded

di manica larga fig — generous, open-handed

farsi largo tra la folla — to make o push one's way through the crowd

non andare al largo — (nuotando) don't go too far out

prendere il largo — to put out to sea, fig to make off, escape

in -a misura — o

parte — in large measure, to a large o great extent

prendere il largo — to push off, to put (out) to sea; colloq. fig. to do a bunk

cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo — to hunt high and low o far and wide for sth.

farsi largo — to push (one's way) ( tra through)

stare -ghi — colloq. (avere molto spazio) to have plenty of room

levare qn/qc di mezzo o di torno — to get rid of sb/sth

levare l'assedio Mil — to raise the siege

levare le tende fig — to pack up and leave

levare l'ancora Naut — to lift o weigh anchor

levati di mezzo o di lì o di torno! — get out of the o my way!

levare gli occhi al cielo — to cast o raise one's eyes (up) to heaven

levare una somma dal totale — to take o subtract a sum from the total

levare l'ancora — mar. to raise (the) anchor, to weigh o up anchor

levare il fiato a qcn. — to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.)

levare le tende — to break o strike camp, to decamp; fig. to pack off

- rsi (in volo) — [aereo, uccello] to rise

-rsi in difesa di qcn. — fig. to leap to sb.'s defence

- rsi il cappello — to take off one's hat; fig. to raise one's hat

levare di mezzo qcn. — to get rid of sb.; (uccidere) to do sb. in

levare di mezzo o di torno qcs. to get o move sth. out of sb.'s way; -rsi di mezzo o dai piedi o di torno to get out of sb.'s way; levati di mezzo o dai piedi! (get) out of my o the way! move yourself! buzz off! levatelo dalla testa! — (di cosa) you can put o get that idea out of your head! (di persona) get him out of your mind! forget him!