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1 ♦ our
♦ our /ˈaʊə(r), ɑ:(r)/a. poss.1 (il) nostro, (la) nostra; (i) nostri, (le) nostre: We'll keep our promise, manterremo la nostra promessa; We've done our best, abbiamo fatto del nostro meglio; I never said that it was our cat, I just said it could be ours, non ho mai detto che era il nostro gatto, ho solo detto che poteva essere il nostro2 (quando è unito alla forma in - ing, è idiom.; per es.:) Please forgive our answering so late, vogliate scusare se rispondiamo così tardi; Do you mind our parking here?, vi dispiace se parcheggiamo qui?● (relig.) Our Father, Padre Nostro; padrenostro ( la preghiera) □ Our Lady, Nostra Signora; la Madonna □ Our Lord, Nostro Signore □ Our Saviour, il Salvatore; Cristo □ in our midst, in mezzo a noi □ in our opinion, secondo noi; a nostro avviso. -
2 our
['aʊə(r), ɑː(r)]determinante nostro••Note:When translating our, remember that in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to; our is translated by nostro + masculine singular noun ( our neighbour, our dog = il nostro vicino, il nostro cane), nostra + feminine singular noun ( our teacher, our house = la nostra maestra, la nostra casa), nostri + masculine plural noun ( our children, our books = i nostri figli, i nostri libri), and nostre + feminine plural noun (our friends, our shoes = le nostre amiche, le nostre scarpe). - The above examples also show that Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article. - When own is used after our to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: we live in our own flat = abitiamo nel nostro appartamento. - When our is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: we had our hair cut = ci siamo fatti tagliare i capelli; we kept our hat on = abbiamo tenuto il cappello; we have eaten up our soup = abbiamo finito la minestra; we are both in our forties = abbiamo entrambi passato i quaranta* * *(belonging to us: This is our house.) nostro/a/i/e- ours- ourselves* * *['aʊə(r), ɑː(r)]determinante nostro••Note:When translating our, remember that in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to; our is translated by nostro + masculine singular noun ( our neighbour, our dog = il nostro vicino, il nostro cane), nostra + feminine singular noun ( our teacher, our house = la nostra maestra, la nostra casa), nostri + masculine plural noun ( our children, our books = i nostri figli, i nostri libri), and nostre + feminine plural noun (our friends, our shoes = le nostre amiche, le nostre scarpe). - The above examples also show that Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article. - When own is used after our to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: we live in our own flat = abitiamo nel nostro appartamento. - When our is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: we had our hair cut = ci siamo fatti tagliare i capelli; we kept our hat on = abbiamo tenuto il cappello; we have eaten up our soup = abbiamo finito la minestra; we are both in our forties = abbiamo entrambi passato i quaranta -
3 our ***** poss adj
['aʊə(r)]il nostro (la nostra), i nostri (le nostre) pl -
4 ourselves *** our·selves pers pron
[ˌaʊə'sɛlvz](reflexive) ci, (emphatic, after preposition) noi stessi (-e)See:English-Italian dictionary > ourselves *** our·selves pers pron
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5 in our
(among, or in the same place as, us, you or them: Large buildings keep rising in our midst.) in mezzo a noi/voi/loro -
6 clamour clam·our
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7 colour ***** col·our
1. n1) (gen) colore m2) (complexion) colore m, colorito3)to see sth in its true colours fig usu pej — vedere qc come veramente è
2. vt(gen) colorare, (tint, dye) tingere, (fig: affect) influenzareto colour sth green — tingere or colorare qc di verde
3. vi(blush), (also: colour up) arrossire4. adj(film, slide, photograph, television) a coloricolour TV — televisore m a colori
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8 colourful col·our·ful
(dress) dai colori vivaci, (picture) ricco (-a) di colore, (personality) originale, vivace, (story) avvincente -
9 colourfully col·our·ful·ly
(gen) con colori vivaci, (describe) in modo pittoresco -
10 colouring col·our·ing
colorazione f, (substance) colorante m, (complexion) colorito -
11 colourless col·our·less
incolore, (fig: dull) scialbo (-a) -
12 demeanour de·mean·our
frm contegno -
13 discolour dis·col·our
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14 dishonour dis·hon·our
1. nfrm disonore mto bring dishonour on — gettare il disonore su, far disonore a
2. vt(family, woman) disonorare, (cheque) non onorare -
15 dishonourable dis·hon·our·able
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16 dishonourably dis·hon·our·ably
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17 endeavour en·deav·our
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18 glamour glam·our
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19 glamourous glam·our·ous ['ɡlæmərəs] adj
English-Italian dictionary > glamourous glam·our·ous ['ɡlæmərəs] adj
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20 honour *** hon·our
1. n1) (gen) onore m, (esteem, respect) stima, rispettoto do honour to sb or to do sb honour — (enhance reputation of) fare onore a qn
2)honours npl — (distinction, award) onorificenze fpl, Univ
3)2. vtto honour sb (with) — onorare qn (con)
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