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141 ♦ (to) understand
♦ (to) understand /ʌndəˈstænd/(pass. e p. p. understood), v. t. e i.1 capire; comprendere: to understand English [mathematics, a question], capire l'inglese [la matematica, una domanda]; Do you understand?, capisci?; I can't understand a word she says, non capisco una parola di quello che dice; My parents don't understand me, I miei genitori non mi capiscono; I quite understand your difficulty, capisco perfettamente le tue difficoltà; I don't understand how this happened, non capisco come sia successo; Not that I agree, you understand, non che io sia d'accordo, intendiamoci; I won' have this kind of behaviour, (do you) understand?, non intendo accettare questo tipo di comportamento, chiaro?2 (form.) apprendere; sentir dire: We understand that the firm has gone out of business, apprendiamo che la ditta ha chiuso; I understand that John is going to marry Edith, sento che (o mi dicono che) John sta per sposare Edith; As I understood it, the offer is still open, da quanto ho capito, l'offerta è ancora valida; The defender is understood to have signed a four-year contract with Arsenal, sembra che il difensore abbia firmato un contratto di quattro anni con l'Arsenal3 sottintendere: It's understood that her brother will come too, è sottinteso che verrà anche suo fratello; (gramm.) In some cases, the verb may be understood, in alcuni casi si può sottintendere il verbo; It's understand that the goods shall be up to sample, resta inteso che la merce dovrà essere conforme al campione4 intendere, interpretare: What is often understood as ‘anxiety’ can range from mild worry to severe physical symptoms, quello che di solito si intende con ‘ansia’ può andare dalla semplice preoccupazione a sintomi fisici gravi5 (form.) dedurre; supporre: Am I to understand that you won't come?, devo supporre (o vuoi forse dire) che non verrai?● to understand each other (o one another), comprendersi; capirsi □ to give sb. to understand, lasciar intendere a q.; far capire: He gave me to understand that his partner would help me, mi ha fatto capire che il suo socio mi avrebbe aiutato □ to make oneself understand, farsi capire: I don't speak much Spanish, but I can make myself understood, non parlo molto bene lo spagnolo, ma riesco a farmi capire □ ( Is that) understand?, d'accordo?: You're to stay here until I get back, understood?, devi rimanere qui finché non torno, d'accordo? □ That's understand!, è chiaro; va da sé!
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