chi non sa obbedire non sa comandare

"to control;

Steuern;

pilotar"

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1. v/t ( ordinare) order, command

esercito command

nave captain, be captain of

finance merci order

technology control

comandare a distanza operate by remote control

2. v/i be in charge

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comandare v.tr.

1 to order, to command, to give* orders to (s.o.): gli comandai di venire, I ordered him to come; comandare l'ubbidienza, il silenzio, to order (o to insist upon) obedience, silence; (sport) comandare una punizione, to award a free kick // (mil.) comandi!, at your orders (o at your service! o yes Sir!) // le lacrime non si comandano, one cannot shed tears at will // comandare qlcu. a bacchetta, to rule s.o. with a rod of iron (o an iron hand) // chi non sa obbedire non sa comandare, (prov.) through obedience learn to command

2 ( essere al comando di) to command, to be in command of (sthg.); to be in charge of (sthg.): comandare l'esercito, una nave, un reggimento, to be in command of the army, a ship, a regiment

3 (mecc.) to control, to operate; ( muovere) to drive*: comandare a distanza, to remote control; (elettr.) comandare mediante relè, to relay

4 ( richiedere) to demand, to require, to need*, to command; to bid*: una circostanza che comanda prudenza, a situation that requires prudence // come Dio comanda, as God commands (o orders o bids); abbiamo organizzato tutto come Dio comanda, we organized everything to perfection

5 ( fare un'ordinazione) to order: il signore ( cosa) comanda?, what would you like to order, Sir? (o Yes, Sir?)

6 ( burocrazia) ( destinare) to second, to attach temporarily; (mil.) to detail

7 (letter.) ( raccomandare) to recommend

◆ v. intr. to be in charge of, to be in command: comando io, I'm in charge; chi comanda?, who's in charge?

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1. vt

1) (ordinare) to order, command, (essere al comando di) to command, be in charge of

2) (azionare) to operate, control

2. vi

(aus avere) to be in charge, be in command

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verbo transitivo

1) (ordinare)

2) mil. to captain [truppe, flotta]; to command [ reggimento]

3) fig. (esigere) to command [ obbedienza]; to call for [ prudenza]

4) mecc. (azionare) to control, to operate [ meccanismo]

5) burocr. (destinare) to second

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to command, to be* in charge, to be* in command

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comandare

/koman'dare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (ordinare) comandare a qcn. di fare to command o order sb. to do

 2 mil. to captain [truppe, flotta]; to command [ reggimento]

 3 fig. (esigere) to command [ obbedienza]; to call for [ prudenza]

 4 mecc. (azionare) to control, to operate [ meccanismo]; comandare qcs. a distanza to operate sth. by remote control

 5 burocr. (destinare) to second

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) to command, to be* in charge, to be* in command; chi comanda qui? who's in charge here? gli faremo vedere chi è che comanda we'll show him who's boss

IDIOMS

comandare qcn. a bacchetta to boss sb. around, to lord it over sb.; come Dio comanda properly, to perfection.