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1 IF
[ɪf] 1.1) (supposing that) seif he dies, if he should die — se dovesse morire
if asked, I would say that — se me lo chiedessero direi che
if I were you, I... — al posto tuo, io...
if it were not for the baby, we could go — se non fosse per il bambino potremmo andare
if so — se è così, se le cose stanno così
tomorrow, if not sooner — domani, se non prima
2) (whenever) seif you mention his name, she cries — basta pronunciare il suo nome e piange
3) (whether) se4) (that)I'm sorry if she doesn't like it but... — mi dispiace che non le vada a genio ma...
5) (although) anche seit's a good shop, if a little expensive — è un buon negozio, benché un po' caro
it was interesting, if nothing else — se non altro era interessante
7) (expressing surprise, dismay)if it isn't our old friend Mr Spencer! — oh, guarda, il nostro vecchio amico, il signor Spencer!
well, if he didn't try and hit him! — ha cercato di colpirlo, eccome!
8) what if(so) what if he (o I etc.) did? — e allora?
9) if only2.nome se m.there are lots of ifs and buts about it — ci sono molti "se" e "ma"
* * *[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) se2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) se3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.)4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) anche se5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) se•- if only* * *IFsigla(fis., intermediate frequency) frequenza intermedia.* * *[ɪf] 1.1) (supposing that) seif he dies, if he should die — se dovesse morire
if asked, I would say that — se me lo chiedessero direi che
if I were you, I... — al posto tuo, io...
if it were not for the baby, we could go — se non fosse per il bambino potremmo andare
if so — se è così, se le cose stanno così
tomorrow, if not sooner — domani, se non prima
2) (whenever) seif you mention his name, she cries — basta pronunciare il suo nome e piange
3) (whether) se4) (that)I'm sorry if she doesn't like it but... — mi dispiace che non le vada a genio ma...
5) (although) anche seit's a good shop, if a little expensive — è un buon negozio, benché un po' caro
it was interesting, if nothing else — se non altro era interessante
7) (expressing surprise, dismay)if it isn't our old friend Mr Spencer! — oh, guarda, il nostro vecchio amico, il signor Spencer!
well, if he didn't try and hit him! — ha cercato di colpirlo, eccome!
8) what if(so) what if he (o I etc.) did? — e allora?
9) if only2.nome se m.there are lots of ifs and buts about it — ci sono molti "se" e "ma"
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2 SO
[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
* * *[səu] 1. adverb1) ((used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent: `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!) così2) ((used to express manner) in this/that way: As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.) così3) ((used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated: `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting - in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!) questo; così4) (in the same way; also: `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.) anche; lo stesso5) ((used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed: `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.') in effetti2. conjunction((and) therefore: John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.) così, allora- so-so
- and so on/forth
- or so
- so as to
- so far
- so good
- so that
- so to say/speak* * *abbrSee:* * *SOsigla* * *[səʊ]1) (so very) così, talmentenot so tall as — colloq. non alto come o quanto
I'm not feeling so good — colloq. non mi sento troppo bene
and so on (and so forth) — e così via, e avanti di questo passo
5) (true)6) (also) ancheif you accept so do I — se accetti, accetto anch'io
7) colloq. (thereabouts)so there you are — e così, eccoti qua
he dived and as he did so... — si tuffò e nel farlo o facendolo...
"I thought you liked it?" - "so I do" — "credevo che ti piacesse" - "sì che mi piace"
"it's broken" - "so it is" — "è rotto" - "lo vedo"
"I'm sorry" - "so you should be" — "sono dispiaciuto" - "lo credo bene"
11) colloq. (refuting a statement)"he didn't hit you" - "he did so!" — "non ti ha picchiato" - "sì che l'ha fatto!"
12) colloq. (as casual response)"I'm leaving" - "so?" — "me ne vado" - "e allora?"
13) so (that) (in such a way that) in modo che; (in order that) affinché14) so as perso many of her friends — così tanti suoi amici; (in comparisons)
to behave like so many schoolgirls — comportarsi come tante ragazzine; (limited amount)
so much of her life — così tanta parte della sua vita; (limited amount)
there's only so much you can take — non puoi sopportare oltre; (to such an extent)
to hate sth. so much that — detestare qcs. talmente tanto che
thank you so much — grazie mille; (in contrasts)
17) so much as (even) neanche18) so much forso much for that problem, now for... — e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a...
so much for equality — colloq. alla faccia dell'uguaglianza
so much for saying you'd help — colloq. meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano
19) so long as colloq. purché, a patto che••so much the better, the worse — tanto meglio, peggio
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