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1 ever ***** adv
['ɛvə(r)]1) (always) sempreyours ever — (Brit: in letters) sempre tuo (-a)
2) (at any time) mainow if ever is the time or moment to... — ora o mai più è il momento di...
3)as soon as ever you can — al più presto possibile -
2 since *****
[sɪns]1. adv2. prepda(ever) since then/that... — da allora...
since leaving — da quando sono (or è etc) partito (-a)
3. conj1) (time) da quandohow long is it since you last saw him? — da quando non lo vedi?, quant'è che non lo vedi?
2) (because) siccome, dato chesince you're tired, let's stay at home — dato che sei stanco restiamo a casa
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3 ♦ since
♦ since /sɪns/A avv.1 da allora; da allora in poi; dopo; di poi: He left last Monday and I haven't seen him since, è partito lunedì scorso e da allora non l'ho più visto; He was injured a year ago but he's since fully recovered, rimase ferito un anno fa ma si è poi completamente ristabilito; ever since, da allora; da allora in poi: We met in 1992 and have been friends ever since, ci siamo conosciuti nel 1992 e da allora siamo rimasti amiciB prep.( di tempo) da; da quando; a partire da: I've been working since six o'clock, lavoro dalle sei; I've known him since 1992, lo conosco dal 1992; DIALOGO → - New flame- We've been going out since we met at the Christmas party, usciamo insieme da quando ci siamo conosciuti alla festa di Natale; It's a long time since dinner, è passato un bel po' di tempo dal pranzo; I've eaten nothing since yesterday, non ho mangiato (nulla) da ieri; non mangio da ieri; since your last letter, dalla tua ultima lettera; since seeing you, da quando ti vidi; dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto; since then, da allora; since now, da adesso (in avanti)C cong.1 da quando; dacché: What have you been doing since we met?, che cosa hai fatto da quando ci siamo incontrati?; since we parted, da quando ci siamo lasciati2 poiché; dacché; giacché; siccome: Since you have come late, you'll have to wait longer, poiché sei arrivato in ritardo, dovrai aspettare di più; Since he was tired, he reported sick, siccome era stanco, si è dato per malato● since that is so, stando così le cose □ long since, molto tempo fa; da molto tempo, da un pezzo: I've long since forgiven him, l'ho perdonato da un pezzo □ not long since, non molto tempo fa; poc'anzi □ How long is it since you last saw her?, quant'è che non la vedi? □ (iron.) Since when have you been a moralist?, da quando in qua sei un moralista? □ The 1899-1901 famine in India was unlike any other famine, before or since, la carestia del 1899-1901 in India fu la peggiore di tutte, quelle precedenti e le successive. -
4 since
[sɪns] 1.preposizione da2.since arriving o since his arrival he... — da quando è arrivato
1) (from the time when) da quando2) (because) poiché, giacché, siccomesince you ask, I'm fine — dato che me lo chiedi, sto bene
3.since you're so clever, why don't you do it yourself? — visto che sei così intelligente, perché non lo fai tu?
* * *1. conjunction1) ((often with ever) from a certain time onwards: I have been at home (ever) since I returned from Italy.) da quando2) (at a time after: Since he agreed to come, he has become ill.) da quando3) (because: Since you are going, I will go too.) siccome2. adverb1) ((usually with ever) from that time onwards: We fought and I have avoided him ever since.) da allora2) (at a later time: We have since become friends.) da allora3. preposition1) (from the time of (something in the past) until the present time: She has been very unhappy ever since her quarrel with her boyfriend.) da2) (at a time between (something in the past) and the present time: I've changed my address since last year.) da3) (from the time of (the invention, discovery etc of): the greatest invention since the wheel.) dopo* * *[sɪns] 1.preposizione da2.since arriving o since his arrival he... — da quando è arrivato
1) (from the time when) da quando2) (because) poiché, giacché, siccomesince you ask, I'm fine — dato che me lo chiedi, sto bene
3.since you're so clever, why don't you do it yourself? — visto che sei così intelligente, perché non lo fai tu?
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