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1 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) seminare -
2 give (someone) the slip
(to escape from or avoid (someone) in a secretive manner: The crooks gave the policemen the slip.) seminare -
3 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) concedere il beneficio del dubbioEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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4 give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
(to assume that someone is telling the truth because one cannot be sure that he is not doing so.) concedere il beneficio del dubbioEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) the benefit of the doubt
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5 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) essere freddo con qualcunoEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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6 give (someone) the cold shoulder
( also coldshoulder verb) (to show that one is unwilling to be friendly with (a person): All the neighbours gave her the cold shoulder; He cold-shouldered all his sister's friends.) essere freddo con qualcunoEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) the cold shoulder
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7 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) (fare una ramanzina) -
8 give (someone) a ticking off
(to scold someone: The teacher gave me a ticking-off for being late.) (fare una ramanzina) -
9 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) rendere omaggioEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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10 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) rendere omaggioEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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11 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) rendere omaggioEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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12 give (someone) credit (for something)
(to acknowledge and praise (someone for a good piece of work etc): He was given credit for completing the work so quickly.) rendere omaggioEnglish-Italian dictionary > give (someone) credit (for something)
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13 give away
give away [sth.], give [sth.] away1) dare via, regalare [item, sample]2) (reveal) rivelare [secret, answer]3) (lose carelessly) regalare [match, goal, advantage]; give [sb.] away, give away [sb.]5) (in marriage) portare all'altare* * *1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) dare via2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).)* * *vt + adv2) (reveal: secret) rivelare, (betray: person) tradire* * *give away [sth.], give [sth.] away1) dare via, regalare [item, sample]2) (reveal) rivelare [secret, answer]3) (lose carelessly) regalare [match, goal, advantage]; give [sb.] away, give away [sb.]5) (in marriage) portare all'altare -
14 give
I 1. [gɪv]1) (hand over) dare [object, money, prize, hand]; offrire [present, drink, sandwich]to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. dare qcs. a qcn.; (politely, as gift) offrire qcs. a qcn.; how much will you give me for it? quanto mi dai per questo? what wouldn't I give for...! — che cosa non darei per...!
to give sb. [sth.] to give [sth.] to sb. fare venire a qcn. [headache, nightmares]; attaccare o trasmettere a qcn. [ disease]; to give sb. pleasure — dare o fare piacere a qcn
3) (provide, produce) dare [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum]; fornire [heat, nutrient]to give sb. time — dare o concedere tempo a qcn.
to give sb. enough room — dare o lasciare a qcn. spazio sufficiente
it's original, I'll give you that — è originale, te lo concedo
5) med.to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. — dare qcs. a qcn. [treatment, medicine]; trapiantare qcs. a qcn. [ organ]; mettere qcs. a qcn. [ pacemaker]; fare qcs. a qcn. [injection, massage]
6) (communicate) dare [advice, information]7) tel.to give sb. sth. — passare a qcn. [number, department]
2.give me the sales manager, please — mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore
1) (contribute) dare, donare"please give generously" — "donate con generosità"
3) (yield) [person, side] cedere•- give in- give off- give out- give up- give way••don't give me that! — colloq. non cercare di darmela a bere!
give or take an inch (or two) — centimetro più, centimetro meno
if this is the big city, give me a village every time — colloq. se questa è la grande città, preferisco mille volte i paesini
"I give you the bride and groom!" — = formula che si usa al termine di un discorso per brindare agli sposi
I'll give you something to complain about! — colloq. te la do io una ragione per lamentarti!
to give it all one's got — colloq. metterci l'anima
to give sb. what for — colloq. dare a qcn. una lavata di capo
II [gɪv]what gives? — colloq. che cosa succede?
nome elasticità f.* * *(to dismiss (someone) or to be dismissed (usually from a job): He got the boot for always being late.) licenziare; essere licenziato* * *give /gɪv/n. [u]3 cedevolezza; elasticità: The give of this material is excellent, questo materiale ha un'ottima elasticità.♦ (to) give /gɪv/A v. t.1 dare; donare; regalare; consegnare; fruttare, rendere; concedere; accordare; elargire; emettere; assegnare; attribuire: They gave the singer some flowers, diedero dei fiori alla cantante; I gave it to him, glielo diedi; (telef.) Give me the Fire Brigade, mi dia i pompieri!; to give (sb.) one's word, dare la propria parola (a q.); to give the all-clear, dare il segnale di via libera; to give a cry, dare un grido; to give no sign of life, non dare segno di vita; They gave a concert, diedero un concerto; to give a sigh, emettere (o mandare) un sospiro NOTA D'USO: - to give o to get?-; I gave him a scarf for Christmas, gli ho regalato una sciarpa per Natale3 porgere; offrire; portare; trasmettere: Give my regards to your mother, porgi (o porta) i miei saluti a tua madre; (comm.) to give a discount, offrire (o fare) uno sconto5 fare: to give sb. 's name, fare il nome di q.; menzionare q.; The doctor gave the patient an injection, il dottore ha fatto un'iniezione al paziente6 dare; rappresentare; rendere ( artisticamente): to give a play, dare una commedia; rappresentare un dramma9 ( di un orologio, uno strumento) segnare: My watch doesn't give the right time, il mio orologio non segna l'ora giusta10 (med., fam.) attaccare, trasmettere ( una malattia): The little girl has given me her cold, la bambina mi ha attaccato il raffreddore11 proporre un brindisi a (q.): Gentlemen, I give you the chairman, signori, propongo di brindare al presidenteB v. i.2 cedere; piegarsi; essere cedevole; essere elastico: The floor gave under their weight, il pavimento cedette sotto il loro peso5 (fam.) accadere; succedere: What gives?, che succede?● to give oneself airs, darsi delle arie □ to give and take, fare concessioni reciproche; fare un compromesso □ to give birth to, dare alla luce, mettere al mondo ( anche fig.); dare origine a, essere la patria di: New Orleans gave birth to jazz, New Orleans fu la patria del jazz □ (pop.) to give sb. a bit of one's mind, dire a q. il fatto suo; dirne quattro a q. □ (leg.) to give the case (o to give it) for sb., pronunciarsi in favore di q. □ to give chase, dare la caccia □ to give ear, ascoltare; prestare orecchio □ to give an eye to, dare un'occhiata a; badare a □ to give ground, cedere terreno; ritirarsi; ripiegare; ( di prezzi, ecc.) cedere, segnare una flessione □ to give sb. a hand, dare una mano a q.; ( anche) applaudire (q.) □ ( slang volg.) to give sb. head, fare un pompino a q. (volg.) □ to give heed to, fare attenzione a (qc.); dare retta a (q.) □ (fam., arc.) to give it to sb. ( spesso: to give it to sb. hot), dare una (bella) lavata di capo a q.; punire q. (spec. un bambino) □ to give one's name, dare il (proprio) nome; declinare le generalità □ to give oneself, darsi, dedicarsi (a qc.): She gave herself to the study of palaeontology, si diede allo studio della paleontologia □ give or take, più o meno; all'incirca: It will take two hours, give or take a few minutes, ci vorranno due ore, minuto più minuto meno □ (telef.) to give sb. a ring, dare un colpo di telefono a q. □ to give rise to, dare origine a; cagionare; causare □ (fam.) to give sb. the sack, licenziare q.; mandar via q. □ ( slang) to give sb. the slip, sfuggire a q. ( una persona sgradita, ecc.); seminare q. ( un inseguitore, ecc.) □ to give the time of day, (fig.) rivolgere la parola: He wouldn't even give me the time of day, non volle neanche rivolgermi la parola □ to give thought to, pensare a, riflettere su; curarsi di: He gives no thought to his mother's feelings, non si cura dei sentimenti di sua madre □ to give tongue to, esprimere, manifestare □ to give vent to, sfogare; dare sfogo a □ to give voice to, esprimere ( opinioni, ecc.) □ to give way, cedere, rompersi, spezzarsi; cedere terreno, ritirarsi, ripiegare; abbandonarsi, lasciarsi andare ( a un sentimento); cedere il passo (a qc. di nuovo); ( anche autom.) dare la precedenza: The bridge gave way, il ponte si è spezzato □ (fam.) to give sb. what for, darle a q.; picchiare q.; sgridare q. □ to give weight to, avvalorare ( un fatto, una previsione); rafforzare ( una richiesta, ecc.); integrare ( una domanda).* * *I 1. [gɪv]1) (hand over) dare [object, money, prize, hand]; offrire [present, drink, sandwich]to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. dare qcs. a qcn.; (politely, as gift) offrire qcs. a qcn.; how much will you give me for it? quanto mi dai per questo? what wouldn't I give for...! — che cosa non darei per...!
to give sb. [sth.] to give [sth.] to sb. fare venire a qcn. [headache, nightmares]; attaccare o trasmettere a qcn. [ disease]; to give sb. pleasure — dare o fare piacere a qcn
3) (provide, produce) dare [milk, flavour, result, answer, sum]; fornire [heat, nutrient]to give sb. time — dare o concedere tempo a qcn.
to give sb. enough room — dare o lasciare a qcn. spazio sufficiente
it's original, I'll give you that — è originale, te lo concedo
5) med.to give sb. sth. to give sth. to sb. — dare qcs. a qcn. [treatment, medicine]; trapiantare qcs. a qcn. [ organ]; mettere qcs. a qcn. [ pacemaker]; fare qcs. a qcn. [injection, massage]
6) (communicate) dare [advice, information]7) tel.to give sb. sth. — passare a qcn. [number, department]
2.give me the sales manager, please — mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore
1) (contribute) dare, donare"please give generously" — "donate con generosità"
3) (yield) [person, side] cedere•- give in- give off- give out- give up- give way••don't give me that! — colloq. non cercare di darmela a bere!
give or take an inch (or two) — centimetro più, centimetro meno
if this is the big city, give me a village every time — colloq. se questa è la grande città, preferisco mille volte i paesini
"I give you the bride and groom!" — = formula che si usa al termine di un discorso per brindare agli sposi
I'll give you something to complain about! — colloq. te la do io una ragione per lamentarti!
to give it all one's got — colloq. metterci l'anima
to give sb. what for — colloq. dare a qcn. una lavata di capo
II [gɪv]what gives? — colloq. che cosa succede?
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15 give in
1) (yield) cedere2) (stop trying) arrendersiI give in - tell me! — cedo - dimmelo! give in [sth.], give [sth.] in consegnare [written work, key]; presentare [ ticket]
* * *1) (to stop fighting and admit defeat; to yield: The soldiers were outnumbered and gave in to the enemy.) arrendersi2) (to hand or bring (something) to someone (often a person in authority): Do we have to give in our books at the end of the lesson?) consegnare* * *1. vt + adv(hand in: form, essay) consegnare2. vi + advto give in (to sb) — cedere (a qn)I give in! — mi arrendo!* * *1) (yield) cedere2) (stop trying) arrendersiI give in - tell me! — cedo - dimmelo! give in [sth.], give [sth.] in consegnare [written work, key]; presentare [ ticket]
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16 give up
give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) smettere, abbandonare2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) rinunciare a3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) arrendersi; consegnare4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicare5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerare come* * *1. vt + adv1) (surrender: place) cedere, (hand over: ticket) consegnareto give o.s. up — arrendersi
to give o.s. up to the police — costituirsi alla polizia
2) (renounce: friend, boyfriend, job) lasciare, (abandon: idea) rinunciare a, abbandonare, (abandon hope for: patient) dare per spacciato (-a), (expected visitor) non aspettare piùI gave it up as a bad job fam — ci ho rinunciato, ho abbandonato l'idea
to give up drinking/smoking — smettere di bere/fumare
3)(devote: one's life, time)
to give up (to) — dedicare (a)to give up (for) — (sacrifice: one's life, career) donare (per), dare (per)
2. vi + adv(stop trying) rinunciare, arrendersiI give up! — (trying to guess) mi arrendo!
I couldn't do it, so I gave up — non riuscivo a farlo, così ho lasciato perdere
* * *give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
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17 -Inviting someone to stay-
Social1 Inviting someone to stayWhy don't you come up and see me one of these weekends? Perché non vieni a trovarmi un fine settimana?It would be great to see you. Sarebbe fantastico se ci vedessimo.I'd love to come! Mi piacerebbe molto venire!I'm not sure how I'm fixed this weekend. Non so bene come sono messo per questo fine settimana.I've a feeling I've got something on this weekend. Mi sa che ho un impegno questo fine settimana.I could give you a ring sometime next week and let you know. Potrei darti un colpo di telefono la settimana prossima e farti sapere.Are there any nice B&Bs near you? Ci sono dei bed and breakfast carini dalle tue parti?Don't be silly! Non essere ridicolo!I wouldn't hear of you staying in a B&B. Non voglio neanche sentir parlare di te in un bed and breakfast.I've got a spare room you can have. Ho una camera in più dove puoi stare.I wouldn't want to put you out in any way. Non vorrei darti disturbo.It'll be a pleasure having you to stay. Sarà un piacere ospitarti.That's settled then. Allora è deciso.I'll give you a ring on Tuesday evening and confirm. Ti faccio uno squillo martedì sera per confermarlo.I think I'm free next weekend. Credo di essere libero per il prossimo fine settimana.I've got to dash now. Adesso devo proprio scappare.I need to get to the shops before they close. Devo andare a fare la spesa prima che chiuda tutto.It was great to hear your voice again. Mi ha fatto piacere risentirti.It was great speaking to you. È stato bello parlare con te.Take care, bye! Stammi bene, ciao! -
18 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) depistareEnglish-Italian dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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19 put/throw (someone) off the scent
(to give (a person) wrong information so that he will not find the person, thing etc he is looking for: She told the police a lie in order to throw them off the scent.) depistareEnglish-Italian dictionary > put/throw (someone) off the scent
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20 put (someone) / be in the picture
(to give or have all the necessary information (about something): He put me in the picture about what had happened.) mettere/essere al correnteEnglish-Italian dictionary > put (someone) / be in the picture
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