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1 ■ come across
■ come acrossA v. i. + avv.1 venire (attraversando qc.); avvicinarsi: John came across and handed me a letter, John mi ha raggiunto ( attraversando una stanza, la strada, ecc.) e mi ha consegnato una lettera2 fare la traversata; arrivare via mare: I'll come across on the night ferry from Dieppe, arriverò con il traghetto della notte da Dieppe3 risultare chiaro; risultare convincente; essere efficace: to come across well, ( di discorso, ecc.) essere molto efficace; ( di comunicatore, politico, ecc.) risultare convincente, saper comunicare; The message didn't come across, il messaggio non è stato capito4 fare una data impressione; avere una data aria; risultare; figurare: She doesn't come across well on TV, non risulta al suo meglio in televisione; non buca lo schermo (fam.); He comes across as a decent man, dà l'impressione (o ha l'aria) di essere una persona perbene5 (fam.) venire in aiuto ( finanziariamente); tirare fuori i soldi; sborsare: When they had to buy a new car, Dad came across again, quando hanno dovuto comprare una macchia nuova, è venuto in aiuto di nuovo papà6 – to come across with, fornire, dare (qc. di utile); venire in aiuto con ( informazioni, denaro, ecc.); tirare fuori: to come across with new details, fornire nuovi particolari; Mother came across with a hundred dollars, mamma ci è venuta in aiuto con cento dollari; How much did he come across with?, quanto ha tirato fuori?7 (fam.) tirare fuori la verità; confessare8 (fam., di donna) starci; cedere: She's bound to come across, he said to himself, ci starà di sicuro, si disse luiB v. i. + prep.2 trovare (o incontrare) per caso; imbattersi in: to come across an old manuscript, trovare un vecchio manoscritto; to come across an interesting case, imbattersi in un caso interessante; I came across her in London, la incontrai per caso a Londra; He's the oddest person I've ever come across, è la persona più stramba in cui mi sia mai imbattuto (o che io abbia mai conosciuto).
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