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1. [taɪm]n (gen)1) tempoI'm sorry, I haven't got time — scusa, non ho tempo
I've no time for them — (too busy) non ho tempo da perdere con loro, (contemptuous) non li posso soffrire
it takes time to... — ci vuole tempo per...
time is money — (Proverb) il tempo è denaro
he'll do it in his own (good) time — (without being hurried) lo farà quando ha (un minuto di) tempo
he'll do it in his own time — (out of working hours) lo farà nel suo tempo libero
2) (period of time) tempoat that time — allora, a quel tempo
at the present time — al momento, adesso
at the same time — (simultaneously) contemporaneamente
but at the same time, I have to admit... — tuttavia devo ammettere...
at all times — in ogni momento, sempre
now is the time to go to Venice — questo è il periodo or momento giusto per andare a Venezia
the time has come to leave — è arrivato il momento or l'ora di partire
this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — non è né il luogo né il momento adatto per discuterne
4) (by clock) orawhat's the time?; what time is it? — che ora è?, che ore sono?
it was two o'clock, Italian time — erano le due, ora italiana
in time — (soon enough) in tempo, (after some time) col tempo
it's time for the news — (on radio) c'è il giornale radio, (on television) c'è il telegiornale
to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time — avere 30 minuti di ritardo/anticipo
5) (era: often pl) era, (period) periodo, epoca6)to have a good time — divertirsito have a bad or rough time (of it) — passarsela male
7) (occasion) voltathis/next time — questa/la prossima volta
time after time; time and again — mille volte
many's the time... — più di una volta...
I remember the time when... — ricordo ancora quando...
8) Mus Mil tempoto play/march in time — suonare/marciare a tempo
to be out of time — essere or andare fuori tempo
9) Math4 times 3 is 12 — 4 per or volte 3 fa 12
3 times as fast (as); 3 times faster (than) — 3 volte più veloce (di)
2. vt1) (schedule) programmare, (measure duration of) calcolare la durata di(choose time of: joke, request)
to time sth well/badly — scegliere il momento più/meno opportuno per qc, fare qc al momento giusto/sbagliatothe bomb was timed to explode 5 minutes later — la bomba era stata regolata in modo da esplodere 5 minuti più tardi
2) (with stopwatch) cronometrareto time o.s. — prendere i propri tempi
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