le vie del centro

centro città — центр города (городской центр)

abitano in centro — они живут в центре

centro storico — исторический центр города

se vai in centro mi dai un passaggio? — если ты едешь в центр, подвези меня, пожалуйста!

le vie del centro — центральные улицы

ai bambini piace essere al centro dell'attenzione — дети любят быть в центре внимания

mettiti al centro! — встань посредине (в центре)!

grande centro — крупный (большой) город

un piccolo centro — городок

centro commerciale — торговый центр

centro residenziale — жилой район

centro industriale — промышленный центр

centro polisportivo — спортгородок

centro elaborazione dati — вычислительный центр

centri di potere — властные структуры

partiti di centro — партии центра

centri nervosi — нервные центры

центральные улицы — vie del centro

центральный комитет — comitato centrale

центральный банк — banca centrale

центральное отопление — riscaldamento centralizzato

играть центральную роль — fare (essere) il protagonista

центральная печать — la stampa della capitale

le foglie secche intasano la grondaia — сточная труба забита опавшими листьями

la manifestazione intasò le vie del centro — центр забит демонстрантами

un incidente ha intasato il traffico — это скопление машин из-за аварии

lo scarico del lavandino si intasa continuamente — раковина всё время засоряется

mi si è intasato il naso per il raffreddore — у меня насморк (забит нос)

movimento muscolare — движение мускулов

imprimere un movimento di rotazione — придать вращательное движение

movimento di truppe — перемещение войск

fare un movimento brusco — сделать резкое движение

movimento stradale — дорожное движение

nelle vie del centro c'era molto movimento — на центральных улицах было очень оживлённо

movimento di protesta — движение протеста

movimento studentesco — студенческое движение

movimento di capitali — движение капиталов

movimento turistico — поток туристов

una commedia ricca di movimento — очень динамичная комедия

центральные улицы города — le vie centrali della città

центра́льная тема симпозиума — il tema centrale del simposio

центра́льный комитет — il comitato centrale

центра́льные улицы — le vie centrali / del centro

центра́льное отопление — riscaldamento centrale

центра́льный защитник — centromediano, centrosostegno

играть центра́льную роль — svolgere la parte principale

la novela mantiene la atención del lector — the novel keeps the reader's attention

¡atención, por favor! — attention, please!

siguen con atención las explicaciones — they follow the explanations attentively

garantizarán los derechos de todos, con especial atención a las minorías — they will guarantee everybody's rights, particularly those of minorities

en atención a los intereses de los clientes — in view of the clients' interests

el premio le fue concedido en atención a sus méritos — she was awarded the prize on merit

me llamó la atención no verte por allí — I was surprised not to see you there

nos llamó la atención sobre el peligro que corrían los refugiados — he drew our attention to the danger that the refugees were in

me llamaron la atención por llegar tarde — they told me off for arriving late

léelo detenidamente, prestando especial atención a la letra pequeña — read it carefully, paying particular attention to the small print

prestad mucha atención a lo que voy a decir — pay close attention to what I am going to say

los niños necesitan que les presten mucha atención — children need to be given a lot of attention

necesitas poner más atención en lo que haces — you need to take greater care over what you do

cuando vayas de vacaciones, atención a los precios — when you go on holiday, watch out for the prices

¡atención! frenos potentes — beware! powerful brakes

le agradezco la atención — that's very thoughtful of you

ha tenido una bonita atención regalándome el libro — it was a really nice thought of hers to buy me that book

me colmó de atenciones — he showered me with attention

vive rodeada de todas las atenciones necesarias — she has all the care and attention that she needs

han descuidado la atención al público — they have neglected the customers

atención al cliente — customer service

departamento de atención al cliente — customer service department

el personal de atención al cliente — the staff who serve customers

atención médica — medical attention

atención personalizada — personalized service

atención primaria — primary health care

atención psicológica — counselling

atención psiquiátrica — psychiatric treatment

centro de atención psiquiátrica — psychiatric clinic

atención sanitaria — medical attention

quisiera dedicarle más atención a esto — I'd like to give this more attention

con atención — attentively

ser el centro de (la) atención — to be the center of attention

llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself); una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl; lo dulce no me llama la atención I'm not very fond of sweet things; me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone; llamarle la atención a alguien ( reprenderlo) to reprimand somebody (frml), to give somebody a talking to; ( hacerle notar algo): les llamé la atención sobre... — I drew their attention to...

no tuvo ninguna atención con ella a pesar de su hospitalidad — he didn't show the slightest appreciation despite her hospitality

cúantas atenciones! estoy abrumado — how kind! I'm overwhelmed

atención! están dando los resultados — listen! they're reading out the results

atención, por favor! — (your) attention, please!

atención! — danger!, warning!

quisiera dedicarle más atención a esto — I'd like to give this more attention

con atención — attentively

ser el centro de (la) atención — to be the center of attention

llamar la atención: se viste así para llamar la atención he dresses like that to attract attention (to himself); una chica que llama la atención a very striking girl; lo dulce no me llama la atención I'm not very fond of sweet things; me llamó la atención que estuviera sola I was surprised she was alone; llamarle la atención a alguien ( reprenderlo) to reprimand somebody (frml), to give somebody a talking to; ( hacerle notar algo): les llamé la atención sobre... — I drew their attention to...

no tuvo ninguna atención con ella a pesar de su hospitalidad — he didn't show the slightest appreciation despite her hospitality

cúantas atenciones! estoy abrumado — how kind! I'm overwhelmed

atención! están dando los resultados — listen! they're reading out the results

atención, por favor! — (your) attention, please!

atención! — danger!, warning!

l'autobus passa davanti a casa nostra — the bus goes past our house

non è passata neanche una macchina — not one car went by

passare dall'altra parte della strada — to cross (over) to the other side of the street

passa quando vuoi — call in whenever you like

passo da te dopo cena — I'll call in after dinner

passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb

passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up

ti passo a prendere alle otto — I'll come and pick you up at eight o'clock

passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office

devo passare in banca — I've got to call in at the bank

(trasferirsi) passare da...a — to pass from... to

passare da un argomento ad un altro — to go from one subject to another

passiamo ad altro! — let's go on!

passare al nemico — to go over to the enemy

passare di moda — to go out of fashion

sono passati molti anni dalla fine della guerra — many years have passed since the end of the war

il peggio è passato — the worst is over

far passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth

ti è passato il mal di testa? — has your headache gone?

gli passerà! — he'll get over it!

passare a un esame — to go up (to the next class) after an exam

passare di grado — to be promoted

passare di cottura — to be overdone

30 anni e passa — well over 30 years ago

c'erano 100 persone e passa — there were well over a 100 people

(esistere) ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures

passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius

passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted

passare inosservato — to go unnoticed

farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be

passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through

passare sotto — to pass below

lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through

non mi hanno lasciato passare — they didn't let me through

questa volta non ci passo sopra — I'm not prepared to overlook it this time

hai passato l'esame? — did you pass the exam?

(trafiggere) passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth

passare le vacanze in montagna — to spend one's holidays in the mountains

ho passato due giorni a Parigi — I spent two days in Paris

non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something

ha passato la palla a Enrico — he passed the ball to Enrico

potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?

mi hai passato l'influenza — you gave me the flu

i miei genitori mi passano 300 euro al mese — my parents give me 300 euros a month

le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi

passare lo straccio per terra — to give the floor a wipe

passare una mano di vernice su qc — to give sth a coat of paint

(fraseologia) passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badly

passarla liscia — to get away with it

ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times

col passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...

passato il semaforo, giri a destra — turn right after the lights

passare qcn. a un altro ufficio — to move sb. to another office

passare una telefonata a qcn. — to put a call through to sb.

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore — give me the sales manager, please

glielo passo — I'll put him on, I'm putting you through

passami il piatto — pass me your plate

potete (fare) passare il sale? — could you pass the salt along please?

passare le dita su qcs. — to run one's fingers over sth.

passare uno straccio su qcs. — to run a duster over sth

passare una bella giornata — to have a nice day

passare la giornata a fare — to spend the day doing

passare un brutto momento — to have a thin time of it

non me ne passa una — he doesn't let me get away with anything

passare qcs. al tritacarne — to put sth. through the mincer

passare la cera sul tavolo — to wax the table

passo! — over

passo e chiudo! — over and out!

passiamo ora la linea ai nostri studi di Roma — now over to our Rome studios

passare la cinquantina — to be over fifty years old, to be in one's fifties

devi passare a trovarci — you must come by and see us

passare a prendere qcn., qcs. — to pick sb., sth. up

passerà oggi — he's coming round today

sono solo passata a salutare — I've just popped in to say hello

passare dalla sala da pranzo in salotto — to move from the dining room to the lounge

passare davanti a qcn. in una coda — to cut in front of sb. in a queue

dire quello che passa per la mente — to say things off the top of one's head

mi domando cosa le passi per la testa — I wonder what's going on in her head

passare alla storia come — to go down in history as

passare di padre in figlio, di generazione in generazione — to be handed down from father to son, from generation to generation

passare dal riscaldamento a gas a quello elettrico — to change over from gas to electric heating

passare sotto il controllo dell'ONU — to be taken over by the UN

passare al (campo) nemico — to desert to the enemy camp, to go over to the enemy

passiamo ad altro — let's move on

passare alle vie di fatto — to use force, to come to blows

passare alla classe superiore — to go up a class

è passato generale — he's been promoted to general

passerà — it'll pass, things will get better

gli passerà — he'll get over it

questo mal di testa non vuole passare! — this headache just won't go away!

mi è passata la voglia di giocare — I don't feel like playing any more

sono appena passate le sei — it's just gone six o'clock

passarono tre ore prima che... — three hours went by before

farne passare di tutti colori a qcn. — to put sb. through the mill

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare — after all you've put me through

ci siamo passati tutti — we've all gone through it

lasciare passare — to let it pass

passi per i giovani, ma... — that's all right for young people but...

passare per un genio — to pass for a genius

fare passare qcn. per bugiardo — to make sb. out to be a liar

che differenza passa tra i due? — what's the difference between the two?

- rsi il pettine tra i capelli — to run a comb through one's hair

- rsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte — to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead

si passò la mano sul viso — he passed his hand over his face

- rsi documenti — to exchange documents

- rsi la palla — to throw a ball around

come te la passi? — how are things, how are you getting along?

passarsela bene — to be well off

non mi passa più! — there's no end to it!

non la passerai liscia! — you'll never get away with it!

con il passare degli anni — with the passing of the years, as years go by

con il passare delle ore — as the day progressed

privato cittadino — private citizen

essere cittadino italiano — to be an Italian citizen

cittadino comunitario — EU national

primo cittadino — = mayor

cittadino del mondo — citizen of the world

cittadino onorario — freeman