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1 would
[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola
5) (expressing desire, preference)we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti
would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?
switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?
8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)••Note:When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!)•- would-be- would you* * *[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola
5) (expressing desire, preference)we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti
would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?
switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?
8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)••Note:When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below -
2 interfere
[ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)]1) spreg. (involve oneself)to interfere in — interferire in, intromettersi in [ affairs]
2) (intervene) [court, police] intervenireto interfere in — partecipare a [ private life]
3) (touch, mess with)to interfere with — armeggiare intorno a [ machine]
4) (hinder)to interfere with — [ activity] interferire in [ family life]; ostacolare [ freedom]; disturbare [ sleep]; impedire [ healing]
5) fis. interferire* * *[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) interferire2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) interferire, intromettersi•- interfering* * *[ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)]1) spreg. (involve oneself)to interfere in — interferire in, intromettersi in [ affairs]
2) (intervene) [court, police] intervenireto interfere in — partecipare a [ private life]
3) (touch, mess with)to interfere with — armeggiare intorno a [ machine]
4) (hinder)to interfere with — [ activity] interferire in [ family life]; ostacolare [ freedom]; disturbare [ sleep]; impedire [ healing]
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3 do
I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) (verbo usato per evitare la ripetizione del verbo immediatamente precedente)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) (verbo ausiliare usato nelle frasi interrogative e negative)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) (verbo usato per enfatizzare un altro verbo)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) (verbo usato insieme ad un altro verbo più importante dopo certi avverbi)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fare6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fare, finire7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fare8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) andare, andare bene9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fare10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) stare, andare11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) fare12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fare13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fare14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) fare15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitare2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa, ricevimento- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *do (1) /du:, də/1 (fam.) festa: We're having a ( bit of a) do on Friday if you'd like to come, diamo una (piccola) festa venerdì, se vuoi venire; a leaving do, una festa d'addio2 (pl.) cose da farsi: the do's and don'ts, ciò che si deve fare e ciò che non si deve fare, le regole; the do's and don'ts of motorway driving, le regole della guida in autostrada3 ( anche 'do, = hairdo) pettinatura: What do you think of her new 'do?, cosa ne pensi della sua nuova pettinatura?do (2) /dəʊ/(mus.) do ( nota).* * *I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
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4 any
I ['enɪ]1) (with negative, implied negative)2) (in questions, conditional sentences)3) (no matter which) qualsiasi, qualunqueI do not wish to restrict your freedom in any way — non intendo limitare la tua libertà in alcun modo
II ['enɪ]in any case, at any rate — in ogni caso
1) (with negative, implied negative)2) (in questions, conditional sentences)I'd like some tea, if you have any — vorrei un po' di tè, se ne hai
we have very few shirts left, if any — abbiamo pochissime camicie, se mai ne è rimasta qualcuna
3) (no matter which) uno (-a) qualsiasi, uno (-a) qualunqueIII ['enɪ]"which colour would you like?" - "any" — "quale colore ti piacerebbe?" "uno qualsiasi"
I don't know any more than that — non so più di così, non so altro
he doesn't live here any more o longer non abita più qui; I won't put up with it any longer non ho più intenzione di sopportarlo; if we stay here any longer se restiamo ancora; can't you walk any faster? non riesci a camminare (un po') più veloce? I can't leave any later than 6 o'clock — non posso (assolutamente) andare via più tardi delle sei
2) colloq. (at all)* * *['eni] 1. pronoun, adjective1) (one, some, no matter which: `Which dress shall I wear?' `Wear any (dress)'; `Which dresses shall I pack?' `Pack any (dresses)'.) qualsiasi, qualunque2) ((in questions and negative sentences etc) one, some: John has been to some interesting places but I've never been to any; Have you been to any interesting places?; We have hardly any coffee left.) qualche; nessuno2. adjective(every: Any schoolboy could tell you the answer.) qualsiasi3. adverb(at all; (even) by a small amount: Is this book any better than the last one?; His writing hasn't improved any.) un po'; per niente- anybody- anyone
- anyhow
- anything
- anyway
- anywhere
- at any rate
- in any case* * *I ['enɪ]1) (with negative, implied negative)2) (in questions, conditional sentences)3) (no matter which) qualsiasi, qualunqueI do not wish to restrict your freedom in any way — non intendo limitare la tua libertà in alcun modo
II ['enɪ]in any case, at any rate — in ogni caso
1) (with negative, implied negative)2) (in questions, conditional sentences)I'd like some tea, if you have any — vorrei un po' di tè, se ne hai
we have very few shirts left, if any — abbiamo pochissime camicie, se mai ne è rimasta qualcuna
3) (no matter which) uno (-a) qualsiasi, uno (-a) qualunqueIII ['enɪ]"which colour would you like?" - "any" — "quale colore ti piacerebbe?" "uno qualsiasi"
I don't know any more than that — non so più di così, non so altro
he doesn't live here any more o longer non abita più qui; I won't put up with it any longer non ho più intenzione di sopportarlo; if we stay here any longer se restiamo ancora; can't you walk any faster? non riesci a camminare (un po') più veloce? I can't leave any later than 6 o'clock — non posso (assolutamente) andare via più tardi delle sei
2) colloq. (at all) -
5 ask
[ɑːsk] [AE æsk] 1.1) (enquire as to) chiedere, domandare [name, reason]to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.
80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no
2) (request) chiedere, richiedere [permission, tolerance]to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare
to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?
3) (invite)to ask sb. to — invitare qcn. a [concert, party, dinner]
to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire
2.to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare
1) (request) chiedere2) (make enquiries) informarsi (about sth. su qcs.)3.to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.
to ask oneself — chiedersi, domandarsi [ reason]
- ask for* * *1) (to put a question: He asked me what the time was; Ask the price of that scarf; Ask her where to go; Ask him about it; If you don't know, ask.) chiedere2) (to express a wish to someone for something: I asked her to help me; I asked (him) for a day off; He rang and asked for you; Can I ask a favour of you?) chiedere3) (to invite: He asked her to his house for lunch.) invitare•- ask for
- for the asking* * *ask /ɑ:sk/n. [u]2 ( Borsa, = ask price) corso lettera ( di titoli); cambio lettera ( di valute estere); prezzo lettera ( di merci)3 (fam., spec. sport) punteggio (risultato, ecc.) da raggiungere: That's a pretty tough ask, pretende molto (dal giocatore, dalla squadra, ecc.).♦ (to) ask /ɑ:sk/A v. t.1 chiedere; domandare: He asked to go, ha chiesto di potersene andare; I asked her what she wanted, le chiesi che cosa volesse; DIALOGO → - Lost child 1- I'll go and ask that guard if he's seen her, vado a chiedere a quella guardia di sicurezza se l'ha vista; to ask a question, fare una domanda; He asked my pardon, mi ha chiesto perdono; I forgot to ask his name, ho dimenticato di chiedere come si chiama; I would like to ask a favour of you, vorrei chiederti un favore; They're asking $500 to do it, per farlo chiedono (o vogliono) 500 dollari; DIALOGO → - On the phone- I've been asked not to give out staff mobile numbers, mi è stato richiesto di non dare il numero di cellulare del nostro personale2 pretendere; chiedere; esigere: That's asking a lot!, questo è pretendere un po' troppo!3 invitare: They asked me to lunch, mi hanno invitato a pranzo (V. anche i verbi frasali che seguono)B v. i.1 chiedere; informarsi: He asked about my work, mi ha chiesto del mio lavoro; to ask around, chiedere in giro; informarsi: DIALOGO → - Discussing football- I'll ask around and see if I can get you a ticket, chiedo in giro per vedere di trovarti un biglietto● ( USA) don't ask, don't tell, ( don't pursue), non chiedere, non dire, (non perseguitare) (politica dell'esercito americano secondo la quale gli omosessuali possono servire nell'esercito purché non rivelino il loro orientamento sessuale) □ (fam.) I ask you!, ma dimmi tu!; domando e dico!; ma si può? □ Don't ask me!, non lo so!; boh! □ (fam.) Ask me another!, non ne ho la minima idea □ (fam.) if you ask me, se vuoi sapere la mia; secondo me □ (fam.) You may well ask!, buona domanda! □ ( spesso scherz.) Ask, and it shall be given you, chiedete e vi sarà dato NOTA D'USO: - to demand o to ask?-.NOTA D'USO: - to ask-* * *[ɑːsk] [AE æsk] 1.1) (enquire as to) chiedere, domandare [name, reason]to ask sb. sth. — chiedere qcs. a qcn.
80% of those asked said no — l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no
2) (request) chiedere, richiedere [permission, tolerance]to ask sb. to do — chiedere a qcn. di fare
to ask sth. of o from sb. chiedere qcs. a qcn.; what price is he asking for it? — quanto chiede per questo?
3) (invite)to ask sb. to — invitare qcn. a [concert, party, dinner]
to ask sb. out — invitare qcn. a uscire
2.to ask sb. in — invitare qcn. a entrare
1) (request) chiedere2) (make enquiries) informarsi (about sth. su qcs.)3.to ask about sb. — informarsi su qcn.
to ask oneself — chiedersi, domandarsi [ reason]
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6 will ****
I [wɪl] would pt1. modal aux vb1)will you be there? — ci sarai?will you do it? — yes, I will/no, I won't — lo farai? — sì (lo farò)/no (non lo farò)
I will have finished it by tomorrow — lo finirò entro domani
2)he will or he'll be there by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato ormaithat will be the postman — sarà il postino
3)(in commands, requests, offers)
will you be quiet! — vuoi fare silenzio?I won't go — oh yes you will, my lad! — non ci andrò — oh sì che ci andrai, ragazzo mio!
I will not or won't put up with it! — non intendo tollerarlo!
will you sit down — (politely) prego, si accomodi, (angrily) vuoi metterti seduto!
4)(expressing habits, persistence, capability)
the car will do 100 mph — la macchina fa 100 miglia all'orahe will often sit there for hours — spesso rimane seduto lì per ore
2. vi(wish) volereII [wɪl](just) as you will! — come vuoi!
1. n1) volontàthe will to win/live — la voglia di vincere/vivere
against sb's will — contro la volontà or il volere di qn
2) (testament) testamento2. vt1)to will sb to do sth — pregare (tra sé) perché qn faccia qc2)to will sth to sb — lasciare qc a qn in eredità
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