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1 ellipsis
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2 ellipsis el·lip·sis
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3 to ***** weak form
[tə]1. prephave you ever been to India? — sei mai stata in India?
a letter to his wife — una lettera a sua moglie
2) (next to, with position) awith one's back to the wall — con le spalle al muro
the door is to the left (of) — la porta è a sinistra (di)
at right angles to sth — ad angolo retto con qc
3) (as far as) fino ahere to London — da qui (fino) a Londra40 to 50 people — da 40 a 50 personeit's twenty-five to 3 — mancano venticinque minuti alle 3, sono le 2 e trentacinque
it to me — dammeloa monument to the fallen — un monumento ai caduti
a solution to the problem — una soluzione al problema
6) (in relation to) (in confronto) aA is to B as C is to D — A sta a B come C sta a D
to the others — superiore agli altrigoals to two — tre reti a due7)that's all there is to it — questo è tutto, è tutto quiwhat do you say to this? — che cosa ne pensi?
8) (according to) secondowe danced to the music of... — abbiamo ballato con la musica di...
9)2. particle (with verb)1)to go/eat — andare/mangiare2)to start to cry — incominciare or mettersi a piangere3) (purpose, result) perhe did it to help you — l'ha fatto per aiutarti
he came to see you — è venuto per vederti
4)you ought to — dovresti (farlo)he's not the sort to do that — non è il tipo da fare una cosa del genere
now is the time to do it — è ora di farlo
6)to believe — difficile da credereto go — pronto (-a) a partire3. adv1)2)to come to — (recover consciousness) riprendere conoscenza
См. также в других словарях:
ellipsis — 1. meaning. Ellipsis is the omission from a sentence of words which are normally needed to complete the grammatical construction or meaning. It occurs most often in everyday speech, in expressions such as Told you so (= I told you so) and Sounds… … Modern English usage
ellipsis — 1560s, an ellipse, from L. ellipsis, from Gk. elleipsis a falling short, defect, ellipse, from elleipein to fall short, leave out, from en in + leipein to leave (see RELINQUISH (Cf. relinquish)). Grammatical sense first recorded 1610s … Etymology dictionary
ellipsis — [e lip′sis, ilip′sis] n. pl. ellipses [i lip′sēz΄, ə lip′sēz΄] [L < Gr elleipsis: see ELLIPSE] 1. Gram. the omission of a word or words necessary for complete grammatical construction but understood in the context (Ex.: “if possible” for “if… … English World dictionary
Ellipsis — El*lip sis ([e^]l*l[i^]p s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Ellipses} ([e^]l*l[i^]p s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. e lleipsis a leaving, defect, fr. ellei pein to leave in, fall short; en in + lei pein to leave. See {In}, and {Loan}, and cf. {Ellipse}.] 1. (Gram.)… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ellipsis — ► NOUN (pl. ellipses) 1) the omission of words from speech or writing. 2) a set of dots indicating such an omission. ORIGIN Greek elleipsis, from elleipein leave out … English terms dictionary
Ellipsis — For other uses, see Ellipsis (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Ellipse. … Ellipsis … Wikipedia
ellipsis — An ellipsis (sometimes called an ellipse) is used to indicate that material has been omitted. It consists of three evenly spaced periods (...) and not, as some writers think, a random scattering of them. When an ellipsis occurs at the end of a… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
ellipsis — An ellipsis (sometimes called an ellipse) is used to indicate that material has been omitted. It consists of three periods (...) and not, as some writers think, a random scattering of them. When an ellipsis occurs at the end of a sentence, a… … Dictionary of troublesome word
ellipsis — UK [ɪˈlɪpsɪs] / US noun [uncountable] Word forms ellipsis : singular ellipsis plural ellipses UK [ɪˈlɪpsiːz] / US [ɪˈlɪpˌsɪz] linguistics the practice of leaving a word or words out of a sentence when they are not necessary for understanding it … English dictionary
ellipsis — el•lip•sis [[t]ɪˈlɪp sɪs[/t]] n. pl. ses ( sēz). 1) oce gram. gram. the omission from a sentence or other construction of one or more words understandable from the context that would complete or clarify the construction, as the omission of been… … From formal English to slang
ellipsis — noun (plural ellipses) Etymology: Latin, from Greek elleipsis ellipsis, ellipse, from elleipein to leave out, fall short, from en in + leipein to leave more at in, loan Date: 1540 1. a. the omission of one or more words that are obviously… … New Collegiate Dictionary