he had his hands in his pockets

infilò le mani in tasca — he put o slipped his hands into his pockets

le infilò un anello al dito — he put o slipped a ring on her finger

riesci ad infilarci ancora qualcosa? — (in borsa, valigia) can you squeeze anything else in?

infilare sette vittorie consecutive — to win seven matches o times on the trot

infilare un anello al dito di qcn. — to put o slip a ring on sb.'s finger

avere da bere — to have something to drink

avere da mangiare — to have something to eat

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

ho vent' anni — I am twenty (years old)

ha 2 anni più di me — he's two years older than me

aveva la mia stessa età — he was the same age as me

avere fame — to be hungry

avere paura — to be afraid

ne avremo ancora per due giorni prima di arrivare a Londra — we've got another two days to go before we get to London

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

ce l'hai con me? — are you angry with me?

cos'hai? — what's wrong o what's the matter (with you)?

avere qc da fare — to have sth to do

ho ancora due lettere da scrivere — I have to o must write another two letters, I've still got two letters to write

non hai che da dirglielo — you only have to tell him

non hai da preoccuparti per me — you don't have to o needn't worry about me

ma cos'hai da lamentarti? — what have you got to complain about?

questo non ha niente a che vedere o fare con me — that's got nothing to do with me

ieri si è avuto un abbassamento di temperatura — there was a drop in temperature yesterday

ha avuto il primo premio — he got o won first prize

avere buone notizie — to receive o get good news

avere qcs. a portata di mano — to have o keep sth. at hand

avercela con qcn. — to have a grouch against sb., to have it in for sb., to have a down o be down on sb

chi ha avuto ha avuto — prov. let bygones be bygones

chi più ha più vuole — prov. much wants more

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)

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)

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

gli ha messo una mano sulla spalla — he put o laid a hand on his shoulder

mettere qc diritto — to put o set sth straight

mettere qn sulla strada giusta fig — to set sb right

hai messo la sicura? Auto — have you locked the door?

mettercela tutta — to do one's utmost o very best

mettere in conto — (somma ecc) to put on account

mettere qn contro qn fig — to turn sb against sb

mettere dentro qn — (fam : imprigionare) to put sb inside

mettere in giro — (pettegolezzi, voci) to spread

mettere insieme — (gen) to put together, (organizzare: spettacolo, gruppo) to organize, get together, (soldi) to save

mettere in luce — (problemi, errori) to show up, highlight

mettere sotto — (sopraffare) to get the better of

mettere su il caffè fam — to put the coffee on

non metterti là — (seduto) don't sit there, (in piedi) don't stand there

mettersi a letto — to go to bed, (malato) to take to one's bed

si sono messi insieme — (coppia) they've started going out together Brit o dating Am

mettersi a piangere/ridere — to start crying/laughing, start o begin to cry/laugh

mettersi bene/male — (faccenda) to turn out well/badly

mettere giù (il ricevitore) — to hang up, to put down the receiver, to ring off BE

mettere qcs. in vendita — to put sth. up o offer sth. for sale

mettercela tutta — to try one's hardest o best to do

mettere la seconda — to shift into second gear AE

mettere gli anabbaglianti — to dip one's headlights BE

mettere su casa — to set up home o house

mettere su un negozio — to set up o start up shop; (ingrassare)

mettere su peso, chili — to put on weight, kilos; (sul fornello)

mettere su il caffè — colloq. to put the coffee on; (allestire)

mettere su uno spettacolo — to put on o stage a show

mettere sotto qcn. — (investire) to run over o down sb.; (fare lavorare) to work sb. hard

- rsi in ginocchio — to go o get down on one's knees, to kneel

- rsi a tavola — to sit down to dinner o to a meal

- rsi in maschera — to put on o wear fancy dress

si è messo a nevicare — it started to snow o snowing

- rsi insieme — [soci, amici] to team up; [ innamorati] to pair off

come la mettiamo? — (di fronte a difficoltà) so where do we go from here? (per chiedere una spiegazione) what have you got to say for yourself?

- rsi sotto — (impegnarsi) to set to

tieni gli occhi chiusi — keep your eyes shut o closed

tenere la rotta Naut — to keep o stay on course

il nemico teneva la città — the enemy had the city under its control o held the city

tenere la destra/la sinistra Auto — to keep to the right/the left

tenere la strada Auto — to hold the road

tenere in gran conto o considerazione qn — to have a high regard for sb, think highly of sb

tenere duro — (resistere) to stand firm, hold out

tenersi per mano — (uso reciproco) to hold hands

non si teneva più dal ridere fig — he couldn't help laughing, he couldn't keep from laughing

tenere qcn. per — to hold sb. by [manica, braccio]

tenere qcs. per — to hold sth. by [manico, impugnatura]

tienimi la scala! — keep o hold the ladder steady (for me)!

mi hai tenuto il giornale di ieri? — did you keep o save yesterday's newspaper for me?

tenere la rotta — to hold o steer the route

tenere la strada — aut. to hold the road

per che squadra tieni? — what's your team? what team do you root for o support?

tenere a — to care for o about [ persona]; to be fond of [ oggetto]; to value [libertà, reputazione, indipendenza, vita]