he wants to do chemistry all his life

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)

qu'est-ce que tu es maladroit, je t'assure! — (colloq) you really are clumsy!

assurer quelqu'un de — to assure somebody of [affection, soutien]

assurer la liaison entre — [train, car] to run between; [ferry] to sail between; [compagnie] to operate between

assurer sa propre défense — Droit to conduct one's own defence [BrE]

s'assurer contre — to insure against [éventualité, risque]

assurer ses arrières fig — to be sure one has something to fall back on

esta vida terrena — this earthly life liter

nos hemos comprado un terreno en las afueras — we've bought a piece of land o plot of land o some land on the outskirts of the city

los accidentes del terreno — the unevenness of the ground o terrain

un terreno pedregoso — stony ground o terrain

estamos sobre un terreno arenoso — we're on sandy soil o land

el gobierno debe tomar medidas urgentes en el terreno económico — the government must take urgent measures in the economic sphere o field

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

el terreno llega hasta el río — the land o plot o lot extends as far as the river

allanarle el terreno a alguien — to smooth the way o path for somebody

estar en su (propio) terreno — to be on one's own ground

minarle or socavarle el terreno a alguien — to cut the ground from under somebody's feet

pisar terreno firme/peligroso — to tread on safe/dangerous ground

prepararle el terreno a alguien/algo — to pave the way for somebody/something

sobre el terreno: estudiar sobre el terreno una situación to make an on-the-spot assessment of a situation; haremos planes sobre el terreno we'll plan things as we go along; tantear el terreno — to see how the land lies

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.

Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.

Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.