cambiare tono

rispondere a tono — (in modo pertinente) to answer to the point; (per le rime) to answer back

non usare quel tono con me! — don't speak to me like that o in that tone!

alzare il tono — to raise the tone (anche fig.)

è ora di cambiare aria — (andarsene) it's time to move on

cambiare marcia Auto — to change gear

cambiare le carte in tavola fig — to change one's tune

cambiare proprietario — [ bene] to change hands

cambiare campo — sport to change ends

cambiare il posto con qcn. — to change o swap places with sb

cambiare le lenzuola — to change a bed o the sheets

cambiare l'aria — to clear o change the air

cambiare di posto qcs. cambiare posto a qcs. — to change round sth., to change sth. round, to shift o move sth

cambiare rotta — [nave, aereo] to change course

cambiare corsia — aut. to change o switch lanes

cambiare marcia — aut. to change o to shift AE gear

cambiare canale — to change o switch channels

cambiare in meglio, in peggio — to take a turn o change for the better, the worse

tanto per cambiare — iron. for a change

cambiare aria — (sparire) to clear out

cambiare vita — to change one's ways o life, to start a new life

a shift to the left — pol. uno spostamento verso sinistra

to shift one's position — fig. cambiare posizione o idea

I can't shift this cold! — BE colloq. non riesco a liberarmi di questo raffreddore!

the scene shifts to Ireland — cinem. teatr. la scena si sposta in Irlanda

shift! — BE colloq. spostati! fatti più in là!

a shift to the left — pol. uno spostamento verso sinistra

to shift one's position — fig. cambiare posizione o idea

I can't shift this cold! — BE colloq. non riesco a liberarmi di questo raffreddore!

the scene shifts to Ireland — cinem. teatr. la scena si sposta in Irlanda

shift! — BE colloq. spostati! fatti più in là!

правила хорошего тона — norme della buona creanza, galateo м.

петь / играть не в тон — sbagliare tonalità, uscire di / dal tono, stonare vi (a)

правила хорошего тона — galateo m, le regole della buona creanza

задать тон (+ Д) — dare il la

registro di classe — scol. class roll o register

registro dei clienti — (in albergo) guest book

to change one's tune fig — cambiare tono

to the tune of — (fig: amount) per la modesta somma di

out of tune — (instrument) scordato (-a), (person) stonato (-a)

in tune with fig — in accordo con

переменить тон — cambiare registro ( anche fig.)

hanno spostato la partenza di qualche giorno — they postponed o put off their departure for a few days

l'opinione pubblica si è spostata a destra — fig. public opinion has moved to the right

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)

te cambio el rotulador verde por el rojo — I'll exchange my green pen for that red one, I'll swap you the green pen for the red one *

¿me cambias el sitio? — can we change places?, can we swap places? *

¿me lo puede cambiar por otra talla? — could I change o exchange this for another size?

tengo que cambiar 800 euros en o LAm a libras — I have to change 800 euros into pounds

• cambiar de — [+ actitud, canal, dirección] to change; [+ casa] to move

• cambiar de dueño — to change hands

• cambiar de idea u opinión — to change one's mind

• cambiar para mejor/peor — to change for the better/worse

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

si no le queda bien lo puede cambiar — if it doesn't fit, you can exchange o change it

cambiar algo por algo — <sellos/estampas> to swap o (esp AmE) trade something for something; < compra> to exchange o change something for something

te cambio este libro por tu pluma — I'll swap you o trade this book for your pen

cambiarle algo a alguien: ¿quieres que te cambie el lugar? — do you want me to swap o change places with you?

¿me puedes cambiar este billete? — can you change this bill (AmE) o (BrE) note for me?

cambiar algo a or (Esp) en algo — to change something into something

cambié 100 libras a or (Esp) en dólares — I changed 100 pounds into dollars

cambio y corto or fuera — over and out

cambiar de idea or opinión — to change one's mind

Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.