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tendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand

tendere gli orecchi fig — to prick up one's ears

tendere a sinistra Pol — to have left-wing tendencies

tendere il collo — to extend o crane one's neck

tendere la mano a qcn. — fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand

tendere un'imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; tendere una trappola o un tranello a qcn. — fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb

tendere al rialzo, al ribasso — econ. to trend up, lower

tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra — to lean o have leanings to the right, left

tendere a — to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]

tendere verso — to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]

tendere a — to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]

tendere a fare — to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing

tende a ingrassare — he tends o has the tendency to put on weight

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)

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

dietro di o a lui/lei — behind him/her

camminare uno dietro l'altro — to walk one behind the other o in single file

andare dietro a (anche) fig — to follow

stare dietro a qn — (sorvegliare) to keep an eye on sb, (corteggiare) to hang around sb

uno dietro l'altro — (dopo) one after the other, (in fila) one behind the other

dietro richiesta — (orale) on demand, upon request, (scritta) on application

sedersi dietro — aut. to sit in the back

cosa c'è dietro? — fig. what's behind this o it?

uno dietro l'altro — one after another o the other, one behind the other

il dietro della casa — the back o rear of the house