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1 to ***** weak form
[tə]1. prephave you ever been to India? — sei mai stata in India?
a letter to his wife — una lettera a sua moglie
2) (next to, with position) awith one's back to the wall — con le spalle al muro
the door is to the left (of) — la porta è a sinistra (di)
at right angles to sth — ad angolo retto con qc
3) (as far as) fino ahere to London — da qui (fino) a Londra40 to 50 people — da 40 a 50 personeit's twenty-five to 3 — mancano venticinque minuti alle 3, sono le 2 e trentacinque
it to me — dammeloa monument to the fallen — un monumento ai caduti
a solution to the problem — una soluzione al problema
6) (in relation to) (in confronto) aA is to B as C is to D — A sta a B come C sta a D
to the others — superiore agli altrigoals to two — tre reti a due7)that's all there is to it — questo è tutto, è tutto quiwhat do you say to this? — che cosa ne pensi?
8) (according to) secondowe danced to the music of... — abbiamo ballato con la musica di...
9)2. particle (with verb)1)to go/eat — andare/mangiare2)to start to cry — incominciare or mettersi a piangere3) (purpose, result) perhe did it to help you — l'ha fatto per aiutarti
he came to see you — è venuto per vederti
4)you ought to — dovresti (farlo)he's not the sort to do that — non è il tipo da fare una cosa del genere
now is the time to do it — è ora di farlo
6)to believe — difficile da credereto go — pronto (-a) a partire3. adv1)2)to come to — (recover consciousness) riprendere conoscenza
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