back+around

qual è il verso del gatto? — what noise o sound does a cat make?

ha fatto un verso di dolore — she cried out in pain o gave a cry of pain

fare il verso a qn — (imitare) to take sb off, mimic sb

guardare verso il cielo — to look heavenwards o skywards

abito verso il centro — I live near the centre Brit o center Am

arrivi verso che ora? — around o about what time will you arrive?

dimostrare rispetto verso gli anziani — to show respect for o towards the elderly

andare per il verso sbagliato — fig. [ piano] to go awry

andare per il proprio verso — fig. [ cosa] to take its course

mettere in -i — to versify o put into verse

viaggiare verso nord — to travel northward(s) o toward(s) the north

verso mezzogiorno — about o around noon

verso la fine di maggio — toward(s) o around the end of May

girala come ti pare fig — look at it whichever way you like

girare su se stesso — (persona) to turn right round, (rapidamente) to spin round

girare per i negozi — to go o wander round the shops

gira e rigira... — after a lot of driving (o walking) about..., fig whichever way you look at it...

cosa ti gira? fam — what's got into you?

mi ha fatto girare le scatole fam — he drove me crazy o round the bend

non so più da che parte girarmi fig — I don't know which way to turn

girare la situazione a favore di qcn. — to sway o swing the outcome in sb.'s favour

girare il mondo — to wander o travel the world

fare girare la testa a qcn. — [ alcol] to make sb.'s head spin

(lei) ti ha fatto girare la testa — fig. she's turned your head

girare per le strade — to wander o walk the streets

è un'ora che giro — (in macchina) I've been driving around for an hour

girare attorno a — [ pianeta] to revolve around

girare in tondo — to go around and around, to go around in circles (anche fig.)

mille pensieri mi girano per la testa — fig. my head is whirling with all these thoughts

girare a vuoto — [ motore] to race

gli affari girano bene — fig. business is running smoothly

gira e rigira — (alla fin fine) at the end of the day, all things considered

tirare qn da parte — to take o draw sb aside

tirare qn per i capelli — to pull sb's hair, fig to force sb

tirare le somme fig — to draw a conclusion

tirare su qn — (fig : rallegrare) to cheer sb up, (allevare) to bring sb up

tirarsi dietro qn — to bring o drag sb along

tirarsi addosso qc — to pull sth down on top of o.s., fig to bring sth upon o.s.

tirare il pallone Calcio — to kick the ball

tirare avanti — (fig : vivere) to get by, (proseguire) to struggle on

tirare tardi/mattina — to stay up late/till the early hours o dawn

che aria tira? fig — what are things like?, what's the situation like?

tirare in porta Calcio — to shoot (at goal)

tirarsi su — to pull o.s. up, fig to cheer o.s. up

tirare qcn. per il braccio — to pull sb. by the arm o sb.'s arm

tirare calci — [persona, animale] to kick (out)

tirare un rigore — sport to kick a penalty

te li tirano dietro — fig. they are two o ten a penny, they are a dime a dozen

tirare fuori da qcs. — to take o draw [sth.] out of sth., to produce [sth.] from sth. [ oggetto]

tirami fuori di qui! — (fare uscire) get me out of this place!

tirare giù qcn. dal letto — to get o drag o haul sb. out of bed

oggi tira vento — it's windy o the wind is blowing today

sentire o vedere che aria tira fig. to see which way the wind blows; con l'aria che tira! — at the rate things are going!

tirare di boxe — sport to box

tirare di scherma — sport to fence

tirare in vita — [ vestito] to be (too) tight around one's waist

- rsi i capelli — to pull at one's hair; (l'un l'altro) to pull at each other's hair

- rsi in là — to budge up o over, to shove over

tirati da parte — step o move aside

- rsi fuori dai guai — fig. to wriggle off the hook

tirare per le lunghe, in lungo — to spin out [storia, discussione]; to drag out [riunione, discorso]

tirarla per le lunghe — to drag one's feet o heels, to hang fire

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)

riprendere i sensi — to recover consciousness, come to o round

riprendere marito, moglie — (riposarsi) to marry again, to remarry

riprendere conoscenza — to come round BE o around AE o to life, to regain consciousness

- rsi da uno shock — to recover from o get over the shock

buttare la pasta/il riso Culin — to put pasta/rice into boiling water

buttarsi qc dietro le spalle — to throw sth over one's shoulder, (fig : passato) to put sth behind one

buttare giù qn — (deprimere) to get sb down

buttare a mare — (fig : soldi, occasione) to throw away

buttiamoci! — (saltiamo) let's jump!, (rischiamo) let's have a go!

buttarsi su o addosso a qn — to launch o.s. at sb

buttarsi giù — (stendersi) to lie down, (stimarsi poco) to have a low opinion of o.s., (scoraggiarsi) to get depressed o miserable

buttarsi nella mischia (anche) fig — to throw o.s. into the fray

buttarsi sulla preda (anche) fig — to pounce on one's prey

buttare (via) — to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]

non è da buttar via! — fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

buttare fuori di casa — to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

- rsi sul letto — to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed

- rsi in acqua — to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

- rsi su — to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]

- rsi in — to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

- rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle — to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

il Po si butta nell'Adriatico — the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

buttare all'aria — to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]

buttare un occhio su — to cast a glance o look at

buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento — to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro]

accompagnare qcn. alla porta — to see o show o usher sb. to the door

chiudere, sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. — (anche fig.) to slam the door in sb.'s face

a -e aperte — dir. in open court

a -e chiuse — behind closed doors; dir. in camera, in closed court

Natale è alle -e — fig. Christmas is just around the corner

tirare in porta — to have o take a shot at goal, to shoot at goal

ti metti tu dietro? — (in macchina) are you going to go in the back?

essere seduto dietro — (in macchina) to be sitting in the back, (in autobus) to be sitting at the back

di dietro — (gen) back, (entrare, stare) at the back

da dietro — (assalire) from behind, from the rear