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abbr (= autostrada) M (= motorway)* * *a1 s.f. o m. ( prima lettera dell'alfabeto) a (pl. as, a's) // dalla a alla zeta, (fig.) from A to Z; essere alla a, (fig.) to be at the beginning // (tel.) a come Ancona, a for Andrew (o amer. a for Abel).a2, ad prep.1 ( termine) to: gli ho scritto ieri, I wrote to him yesterday; mi hanno dato un assegno; l'ho dato a tuo fratello, they gave me a cheque (o they gave a cheque to me); I gave it to your brother2 ( stato in luogo, posizione) at, in, (su) on: a casa, a scuola, alla stazione, a teatro, al lavoro, at home, at school, at the station, at the theatre, at work; è nato a Milano ma abita a Como, he was born in Milan but lives at Como; il Primo Ministro britannico abita al 10 di Downing Street, the British Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street; l'appartamento era al 3o piano, the flat was on the 3rd floor3 ( moto a luogo, direzione) to; ( con to arrive) at, in ( con home non si traduce): vado a Torino domani, I'm going to Turin tomorrow; siamo arrivati a pagina 40, we've got to page 40; l'aereo arriva a Heathrow, non a Gatwick, the plane arrives at Heathrow, not Gatwick; è arrivato a Venezia ieri, he arrived in Venice yesterday; a che ora torni a casa?, what time do you arrive (o get) home?4 ( tempo) at; in; on: alle tre, at three o'clock; a mezzanotte, at midnight; a Natale, at Christmas; a maggio, in May; a primavera, in spring; al mattino, in the morning; alla sera, in the evening; a dieci anni ( di età), at ten (years of age); ai tempi della regina Elisabetta, in the time of Queen Elizabeth; al mio arrivo, on my arrival // fino a, till, until: fino a domani, till tomorrow5 ( distributivo) a, an; by: due volte al giorno, twice a day; due euro al chilo, two euros a kilo; 100 km all'ora, 100 km an (o per) hour; a decine, a dozzine, by the tens (o in tens), by the dozen; a due a due, two by two (o in twos)6 ( distanza) away (from): il mare è a 2 km, the sea is 2 km away (from here); a due ore da Roma, two hours away from Rome7 ( modo) at; in, after: a caso, at random; a modo mio, in my own way; a passo di lumaca, at a snail's pace; alla moda francese, in (o after) the French fashion; pasta al burro, pasta with butter; bistecca ai ferri, grilled steak; cotoletta alla milanese, Milanese veal cutlet8 ( fine, scopo, vantaggio) to, for: l'alcol fa male alla salute, alcohol is bad for you; perché non restate a pranzo?, why don't you stay for lunch? // a proprio rischio, at one's own risk // ho parlato a suo favore, I spoke on his behalf9 ( mezzo) by; in; on: a mano, a macchina, by hand, by machine; fatto a mano, handmade; dipingere a olio, to paint in oils; andare a cavallo, a piedi, to go on horseback, on foot; parlare alla radio, al telefono, to speak on the radio, on the phone10 (seguito da un v. all'inf.; in ingl. non si traduce) sono venuti a trovarmi, they came to see me; a dire il vero, to tell the truth; non è facile a dirsi, it isn't easy to say; imparare a nuotare, to learn to swim; fu il primo a arrivare, he was the first to arrive.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: a bordo, aboard // alla rinfusa, helter skelter // a bizzeffe, galore // a mano a mano, gradually // a braccia aperte, with open arms // a occhi chiusi, with one's eyes closed // a intervalli, intermittently // a digiuno, on an empty stomach // fianco a fianco, side by side // a modo, properly (o well); ( con cura) carefully // a noi due!, here's to us!
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