ti parlo da medico

il treno da Roma — the train from Rome

da dove vieni? — where are you from?

viene, arriva da Taiwan — he's from Taiwan

dalla finestra si vede... — from the window, one can see...

arrivare da destra — to come from the right

non è lontano da qui — it's not far from here

a due chilometri dal mare — two kilometres from the seaside

passare da Milano — to pass through Milan

passare dalla finestra — to pass through the window

dal dottore, dal barbiere — at the doctor's, barber's

andare dal dottore — to go to the doctor's

vado da Isa — I'm going to Isa's

da allora — since then

sono qui da lunedì — I've been here since Monday

abito qui dal 1° maggio — I've been living here since 1 t May

da quando siamo arrivati — ever since we arrived

da due ore — for two hours

studio inglese da due anni — I've studied English for two years

non si vedevano da 6 anni — they hadn't seen each other for 6 years

da destra a sinistra — from right to left

da martedì a sabato — from Tuesday to Saturday

scritto da Poe — written by Poe

rispettato da tutti — respected by all

la riconosco dalla camminata — I know her by her walk

tremare dal freddo — to shiver with cold

sbellicarsi dalle risa — to scream with laughter

saltare dalla gioia — to jump for joy

cappello da cowboy — cowboy hat

abito da sera — evening dress

una banconota da dieci sterline — a ten-pound note

una lampadina da 60 watt — a 60-watt light bulb

un uomo dai capelli scuri, dagli occhi verdi — a dark-haired, green-eyed man, a man with dark hair, green eyes

te lo dico da amico — I'll tell you as a friend

travestirsi da pirata — to dress up as a pirate

comportarsi da vigliacco — to act like a coward

da bambino giocavo a calcio — when I was a child I used to play football

cieco da un occhio — blind in one eye

non ho più niente da dire — I have nothing more to say

c'è ancora molto da fare — a lot remains to be done

la casa è da affittare — the house is to let

dare da bere a qcn. — to give sb. a drink

essere così ingenuo da fare — to be foolish enough to do

saresti così gentile da fare — would you be so kind as to do

bianco come la neve — (as) white as snow

veste come suo padre — he dresses like his father

a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home

ci vuole uno come lui — we need somebody like him

è come parlare al muro — it's like talking to the wall

come glielo dico? — how will I tell him?

non so come dirglielo — I don't know how to tell him

(il modo in cui) mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing

ecco come è successo — this is how it happened

attento a come parli! — mind your tongue!

(quanto) come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!

come mi dispiace! — I'm terribly sorry!

A come Ancona — A for Andrew

(in quale modo) mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm

mi ha spiegato come l'ha conosciuto — he told me how he met him

dovevi vedere come lo picchiava — you should have seen the way he was hitting him

sai come sia sensibile — you know how sensitive he is

si comporta come ha sempre fatto — he behaves as he has always done

è meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected

come arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work

come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing

come (se) — as if, as though

il come e il perché — the whys and the wherefores

come stai? — how are you?

come ti chiami? — what's your name?

come si scrive? — how do you spell it?

sapere come fare — to know how to do

com'è John? — what is John like?

com'è la casa? — what does the house look like?

come? — excuse me? pardon? sorry?

come hai detto? — what did you say?

come sei gentile! — how kind of you!

come sei cresciuto! — haven't you grown! how you've grown!

come ci siamo divertiti! — what a great time we had!

(ma) come! — what!

come no! — of course! sure!

come la maggior parte delle persone — like most people

in una situazione come questa — in such a situation

un cappello come quello — a hat like that one

fai come me — do as I do

ha fatto come gli ho detto — he did it the way I told him

(fai) come vuoi — do as you like

come avevamo deciso — as we had agreed

come sempre — as ever, the same as always

come al solito — as usual

come segue — as follows

ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened

per come la vedo io — as I see it

nero come il carbone — as black as coal

è intelligente come te — he is as intelligent as you

trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child

è più facile di come pensavo — it's easier than I thought

di giorno come di notte — by day as well as by night

tanto qui come all'estero — both here and abroad

in un paese come l'Italia — in a country like Italy

lavorare come insegnante — to work as a teacher

presentarsi come candidato — to stand as a candidate

cosa c'è come dessert? — what's for dessert?

come potete vedere — as you can see

T come Tom — T for Tom

avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything

come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions

come da programma — according to schedule

rispettala come fosse tua madre — respect her as though she were your mother

mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"

si comporta come se fosse a casa sua — he acts like he owns the place

si sono comportati come se niente fosse — they behaved as if nothing had happened

come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa — as it went dark I came back home

come giro le spalle — as soon as my back is turned

mi ha detto come l'ha trovato — he told me how he had found it

il come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth

come non detto — forget it, never mind

come minimo — at the very least

al termine della riunione, dell'estate — at the end of the meeting, of summer

portare a termine una gravidanza — to carry a pregnancy through to full term

porre termine a qcs. — to put a stop to sth., to bring sth. to an end

un bambino (nato) a termine — a baby born at term, a term baby

termine improrogabile, massimo — deadline

termine tecnico, medico — technical, medical term

in altri -i — in other words

mi perdoni il termine — if you'll excuse the expression

modera i -i per favore! — watch your language, please!

senza mezzi -i — in the strongest possible terms, in no uncertain terms

ridurre una frazione ai minimi -i — to reduce a fraction to the lowest terms

complemento di termine — indirect object

- i di scambio — terms of trade

a(i) -i di legge — within the meaning of the act, as by law enabled

la questione si pone in questi -i — the question is this

in -i di — in terms of

in -i di profitto, produttività — in terms of profit, productivity

termine di consegna — delivery date

con moderazione — moderately, in moderation