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♦ at /æt, ət/prep.1 ( luogo) a, ad; in; da: at home, a casa; at school, a scuola; at my place, a casa mia; at the top of the page, in cima alla pagina; at the door, alla porta; sulla porta; at the conference, al congresso; at the barber's, dal barbiere; to sit at a table, essere seduto a un tavolo; I called at your office, sono passato dal tuo ufficio; We arrived at the airport, siamo arrivati all'aeroporto3 ( direzione) in direzione di; a, ad; con; contro; addosso: to wave at sb., agitare la mano in direzione di q.; salutare q. agitando la mano; He pointed at the picture, ha indicato il quadro; She smiled at me, mi ha sorriso; to aim at a target, mirare a un bersaglio; He threw a stone at the dog, ha tirato un sasso al cane; They're shooting at us, ci stanno sparando (addosso o contro); He rushed at me, si è precipitato addosso a me; Don't be mad at me!, non arrabbiarti con me!4 ( tempo) a, ad; in: at midday, a mezzogiorno; at six o'clock, alle sei; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 1- He's starting at 8.30, comincia alle 8:30; at night, di notte; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- The last train to Upminster is at 12.15, l'ultimo treno per Upminster è alle 12:15; at Easter, a Pasqua; at dinner, a pranzo; at the moment, al momento; in questo momento; at that time, a quell'epoca; at the age of 20, all'età di vent'anni; at the next election, alle prossime elezioni5 ( condizione) in; a: at peace, in pace; at war, in guerra; at rest, in riposo; at work, al lavoro; at his best, al suo meglio; at a disadvantage, in svantaggio6 ( causa) a; per; di; su: my surprise at her remark, la mia sorpresa alla sua osservazione; to laugh at st., ridere di qc.; at my request, su mia richiesta; at their invitation, su loro invito7 ( attività) in; a: to be good (o clever) at st., essere bravo (o abile) in qc. (o a fare qc.); He's a genius at cards, è un genio alle carte; to work at st., lavorare a qc.; Let's play at being soldiers!, giochiamo ai soldati!8 ( modo) a; di; con: at a gallop, al galoppo; at a run, di corsa; at leisure, con comodo; at random, a caso; a casaccio; at will, a volontà9 ( misura, velocità, frequenza, prezzo, ecc.) a: at 35 degrees, a 35 gradi; at 70 kmph, a 70 km all'ora; It was sold at a low price, è stato venduto a basso prezzo; at regular intervals, a intervalli regolari● at all ► all □ at first ► first □ at last ► last (1) □ at least ► least □ at most ► most □ at once ► once □ at that ► that (1) □ at worst ► worst (1) □ (fam.) At him [them, etc.]!, dàgli!; addosso! □ to be at st., mettere mano a qc.; fare qc.; combinare qc.: They've been at my papers, hanno rovistato nelle mie carte; What are the children at now?, che cosa stanno combinando i bambini?; Tom's at it again, Tom ha ricominciato (a fare qc., generalm. di criticabile); Tom ha riattaccato (o ci si è rimesso); ci risiamo con Tom.
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