he got hurt on the way down

scendere con l'ascensore — to go (o come) down in the lift Brit o elevator Am

scendere in piazza — (folla, manifestanti) to take to the streets

siamo scesi in mezz'ora — (da collina) we got down in half an hour

scendere a terra — (sbarcare) to go ashore

scendere ad un albergo — to put up o stay at a hotel

scendere dalle scale — to go (o come) down the stairs

scendere da — to come o get off [marciapiede, scalino]

scendere in campo — sport to take to the field; mil. to take the field; fig. pol. to enter the list

scendere in pista — [ ballerini] to take the floor

scendere da — to get off [treno, autobus, bicicletta, cavallo]; to get out of [ macchina]

fammi scendere davanti alla stazione — drop me off o put me down at the station

scendere fino a — [sentiero, muro] to go down to

scendere bruscamente — [pendio, strada] to drop sharply

scendere le scale — to come o go down the stairs

scendere nei particolari — to go into details o to get down to specifics

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)

guarda chi c'è o chi si vede! — look who's here!

guardare di traverso — to scowl o frown at

guardare qc di buon/mal occhio — to look on o view sth favourably Brit o favorably Am /unfavourably Brit o unfavorably Am

non guardare in faccia a nessuno fig — to have no regard for anybody

guardare una parola sul dizionario — to look sth up o check a word in the dictionary

guardare a vista qn — (prigioniero) to keep a close watch on sb

guardare su — to give o look onto

guarda un po' lì — (cerca) take a look over there

guardarsi dal fare qc — to take care o be careful not to do sth

guardare dalla finestra — to look out of o through the window

guardare al futuro con ottimismo — to look to o to view the future with optimism

guardare su — [casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [mare, strada]

guardare a — [ finestra] to face [ nord]

mi guarderò bene dal farlo — I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do it

buttare la pasta/il riso Culin — to put pasta/rice into boiling water

buttarsi qc dietro le spalle — to throw sth over one's shoulder, (fig : passato) to put sth behind one

buttare giù qn — (deprimere) to get sb down

buttare a mare — (fig : soldi, occasione) to throw away

buttiamoci! — (saltiamo) let's jump!, (rischiamo) let's have a go!

buttarsi su o addosso a qn — to launch o.s. at sb

buttarsi giù — (stendersi) to lie down, (stimarsi poco) to have a low opinion of o.s., (scoraggiarsi) to get depressed o miserable

buttarsi nella mischia (anche) fig — to throw o.s. into the fray

buttarsi sulla preda (anche) fig — to pounce on one's prey

buttare (via) — to throw away o out [cose vecchie, rifiuti]

non è da buttar via! — fig. it's not to be sneezed at!

buttare fuori di casa — to put out [ inquilino]; to turn out into the street [ coniuge]

- rsi sul letto — to throw oneself onto o to fall into bed

- rsi in acqua — to throw oneself o jump into the water; (per fare un bagno) to go for a dip

- rsi su — to fall on, to pitch into [ cibo]

- rsi in — to throw oneself o pitch into [ lavoro]

- rsi una sciarpa sulle spalle — to fling o sling a scarf around one's shoulders

il Po si butta nell'Adriatico — the River Po flows into o joins the Adriatic Sea

buttare all'aria — to mess up [fogli, stanza, progetto]

buttare un occhio su — to cast a glance o look at

buttare o -rsi alle spalle to leave behind, to turn one's back on [preoccupazioni, passato]; buttare al vento — to dish, to bungle [ piani]; to chuck, to fritter away [ denaro]

prendere qcn. per mano — to take sb. by the hand (anche fig.)

attingere qcs. a piene -i — fig. to pick up handfuls of sth.

sporcarsi le -i — to dirty one's hands, to get one's hands dirty (anche fig.)

dare una mano a qcn. — to give o lend sb. a (helping) hand

essere nelle -i di qcn. — [potere, impresa] to be in sb.'s hands

fare o prendere la mano a to get one's hand in; avere la mano leggera to have a light touch; avere la mano pesante to be heavy-handed; avere la mano felice — to be skillful o skilled

passare la mano — to pass (anche fig.)

contro mano — contromano

fare qcs. a mano — to do o make sth. by hand

è arrivata con prove alla mano — she had concrete proof; (semplice) [ persona] informal

avere le -i di burro o di pastafrolla to be butterfingered; arrivare a -i vuote to arrive empty-handed; qua la mano! put it there! shake! give o slip me some skin! AE; man forte manforte; una mano lava l'altra you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; essere preso con le -i nel sacco to be caught red-handed; alzare le -i su qcn. mettere le -i addosso a qcn. to lay a finger o hand on sb.; mettere le -i avanti to play (it) safe; stare con le -i in mano to sit o stand idly by; avere le -i lunghe (rubare) to be light- o nimble-fingered, to have sticky fingers colloq.; (essere influente) to have a lot of influence; avere le -i in pasta to have a finger in every pie; farsi o lasciarsi prendere la mano to lose control of the situation; toccare con mano — to experience first hand

rispondere male — (in modo errato) to answer wrongly o incorrectly, (in modo sgarbato) to answer back

restare o rimanere male — (deluso) to be disappointed, (dispiaciuto) to be sorry, (offeso) to be hurt o offended

niente male quel ragazzo — that boy's not bad, that boy's a bit of alright fam

fare del male a qn — to harm o hurt sb

fare (del) male a qn — to hurt o harm sb

avere un brutto male — (euf : cancro) to have cancer

finire male — [ persona] to go to the bad; [ rapporto] to go sour

parlare male di qcn. — to badmouth sb., to speak evil o ill of sb.

la vedo male — fig. I don't like the look of it

essere mal visto — to be in bad odour BE o odor AE

non c'è nulla di male a fare — there is nothing wrong with o in doing

fare male — [braccio, schiena] to ache, to hurt; [ taglio] to smart, to sting

fare male a qcn. — [ persona] to hurt o injure sb.; fig. to hurt sb.

farsi male — to get hurt, to hurt o injure oneself

farsi male alla mano — to hurt o injure one's hand

brutto male — eufem. cancer

fare male alla salute — [fumo, alcol] to damage health, to be bad for one's health

portare male — to be unlucky; [ persona] to be a jinx

volere male a qcn. — (nutrire rancore) to bear ill will to sb.; (nutrire odio) to hate sb

andare a male — to go bad, to spoil, to go off BE

aversela o aversene a male to take something amiss, to get sore; mettere male to make o create mischief; non tutto il male vien per nuocere every cloud has a silver lining; non farebbe male a una mosca — he wouldn't hurt o harm a fly, he wouldn't say boo to a goose

si sta lavando le mani — he's washing his hands; (come pronome di cortesia)

si sta lavando le mani — he's washing his hands; (come pronome di cortesia)