to get up to date

tracciare una riga — to draw o rule a line

farsi la riga in mezzo, di lato — to part one's hair o to make a part in the middle, on the side

mettersi in riga — mil. to line up, to get o fall into line

rompere le -ghe — mil. to break ranks

rimettere in riga qcn. — fig. to bring sb. into line

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

quanti metri desidera? — how many metres would you like?

quanti soldi ti hanno chiesto? — how much did they ask you (for it)?

quanta stoffa ti serve? — how much material do you need?

quanto tempo? — how long?, how much time?

quanto tempo ci metti da qui all'ufficio? — how long does it take you from here to the office?

quante volte? — how often?, how many times?

quanto tempo sprecato! — what a waste of time!

ti darò quanto denaro ti serve — I'll give you as much money as you need

prendi quanti libri vuoi — take as many books as you want

fermati quanto tempo vuoi — stay as long as you want

quanto costa? — how much does it cost?

quanto credi costerà? — how much do you think it will cost?

quanto è da qui al negozio? — how far is it from here to the shop?

quanti di loro? — how many of them?

quanto ci hai messo a farlo? — how long did it take you to do it?

quanti ne desidera? — how many do you want?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

quanto stai via? — how long will you be away?

quant'è? — how much is it?

quante me ne ha dette! — (insulti) the way he insulted me!, (bugie) the number of lies he told me!

gli darò quanto chiede — I'll give him what o as much as he asks for

è quanto di meglio potessi trovare — it's the best you could find

a quanto dice lui — according to him

in risposta a quanto esposto nella sua lettera... — in answer to the points raised in your letter...

saranno scelti quanti hanno fatto domanda in tempo — all (those) whose applications arrived in time will be selected

per quanto ne so — as far as I know

faremo quanto potremo per aiutarti — we'll do all we can o as much as we can to help you

era tanto felice quanto non lo era mai stato — he was happier than he had ever been

spende tanto denaro quanto ne guadagna — he spends all that o every penny he earns, he spends as much as he earns

fanne venire quanti vuoi — get as many as you like to come

sapessi quanto abbiamo camminato! — if you knew how far we have walked!

quanto fumi al giorno? — how many (cigarettes) do you smoke a day?

Dio solo sa quanto mi sono arrabbiato! — God only knows how angry I was!

quanto pesi? — how much do you weigh?

quanto sono felice! — how happy I am!

aggiungere brodo quanto basta — add sufficient o enough stock, add as much stock as is necessary

dovrai aspettare quanto è necessario — you'll have to wait as long as is necessary

strillava quanto poteva — she was shouting at the top of her voice o as loud as she could

mi sono riposato quanto mai in questi ultimi tempi — I've had more rest than ever recently

è una ragazza quanto mai spontanea — she's a very natural girl

è famoso non tanto per i romanzi quanto per le poesie — he's famous not so much for his novels as for his poetry

è tanto sciocco quanto cafone — he is as stupid as he is rude, he is both stupid and rude

quanto è vero Iddio...! — I swear to God...!

in quanto insegnante — as a teacher

non ho suonato in quanto temevo di svegliarti — I didn't ring as o since I was afraid I would wake you

in quanto a — (per ciò che riguarda) as for

in quanto ai soldi che mi devi... — as for the money you owe me..., as far as the money you owe me is concerned...

per quanto si sforzi, non riesce — however hard he tries he can't do it

per quanto sembri complicato — however complicated it may seem

cercherò di fare qualcosa per lui, per quanto non se lo meriti — I'll try and do something for him although o even though he doesn't deserve it

quanto meno uno insiste tanto più gli viene offerto — the less one demands the more one is offered

quanto più mi sforzo di ricordare tanto meno ci riesco — the harder o the more I try to remember the less I succeed

quanto più — the more

quanto più presto potrò — as soon as I can

verrò quanto prima — I'll come as soon o as early as possible

a quanto ammontano le perdite? — how much o what do the losses come to?

quanto manca ancora? — (di tempo) how much longer is it? (di spazio) how much further is it?

- i ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today o today's date?

-i — (coloro che) those who

quanto costa? — how much o what does it cost?

mi piacerebbe sapere quanto lo ha pagato — I'd like to know how much o what he paid for it

era più lontano di quanto non ricordassi — it was further away than I remembered; (con verbo)

grande quanto basta — big enough ( per to)

aggiungere sale quanto basta — add salt to taste; (con avverbio)

non mi ha detto niente quanto all'ora della riunione — he didn't say anything to me concerning o about the time of the meeting

risalire la corrente — [ salmone] to swim upstream; [ imbarcazione] to sail o go against the current

risalire a cavallo — to get up on the horse again, to get back on o remount a horse

risalire a — [tradizione, opera] to go o date back to

risalire a — to trace [ causa]

avere da bere — to have something to drink

avere da mangiare — to have something to eat

quanti anni hai? — how old are you?

ho vent' anni — I am twenty (years old)

ha 2 anni più di me — he's two years older than me

aveva la mia stessa età — he was the same age as me

avere fame — to be hungry

avere paura — to be afraid

ne avremo ancora per due giorni prima di arrivare a Londra — we've got another two days to go before we get to London

quanti ne abbiamo oggi? — what's the date today?

ce l'hai con me? — are you angry with me?

cos'hai? — what's wrong o what's the matter (with you)?

avere qc da fare — to have sth to do

ho ancora due lettere da scrivere — I have to o must write another two letters, I've still got two letters to write

non hai che da dirglielo — you only have to tell him

non hai da preoccuparti per me — you don't have to o needn't worry about me

ma cos'hai da lamentarti? — what have you got to complain about?

questo non ha niente a che vedere o fare con me — that's got nothing to do with me

ieri si è avuto un abbassamento di temperatura — there was a drop in temperature yesterday

ha avuto il primo premio — he got o won first prize

avere buone notizie — to receive o get good news

avere qcs. a portata di mano — to have o keep sth. at hand

avercela con qcn. — to have a grouch against sb., to have it in for sb., to have a down o be down on sb

chi ha avuto ha avuto — prov. let bygones be bygones

chi più ha più vuole — prov. much wants more

confondere le carte in tavola fig — to confuse the issue

(persona) confondersi tra la folla — to mingle with the crowd

- rsi con lo sfondo — to fade o melt into the background

rimontare di due punti — sport to go up two points

rimontare a — [opera, tradizione] to go o date back to [epoca, data]

uscire da — to leave [stanza, porto]; fig. to come out of [ depressione]

uscire indenne — to escape unharmed o uninjured

uscire con qcn. — to go out with sb., to date sb

fare uscire — to bring out [ edizione]

è uscito da una buona scuola — he went to o graduated from a good school

uscire da — to quit [ programma]

non c'è modo di uscirne — we can't get out of o through it

uscirsene con — to come out with [ stupidaggini]; to throw out [ commento]

gli hanno dato 5 anni — (di prigione) they gave him 5 years

ciò mi dà da pensare — (insospettire) that gives me food for thought, (preoccupare) that worries me

il dare e l'avere — debits and credits pl

a che ora danno la partita? — (in TV) what time is the match on?

dare su — [camera, finestra] to overlook, to look onto, to face [mare, strada]

- rsi al bere — (abbandonarsi) to take to drink

dare addosso a qcn. — to go on o get at sb., to come down on sb.

- rsi da fare — (sbrigarsi) to get a move on, to get cracking; (adoperarsi) to try hard, to get busy colloq.

fino a quando continuerà così? — how long will it go on o continue like this?

a quando il lieto evento? — when is the happy day o the baby due?

quando arriverà, gli darete la notizia — when he gets here, you can o will tell him the news

ficcalo da qualche parte fam — stick it somewhere

ficcare il naso negli affari altrui fig — to poke o stick one's nose into other people's business

lo hanno ficcato dentro — (fam : in prigione) they put him away o inside

ficcarsi il cappello in testa — to put o thrust one's hat on one's head

ficcarsi in testa qc fig — to get sth into one's head

ficcarsi in testa di fare qc fig — to take it into one's head to do sth

dove si sarà ficcato? — where can he (o it ecc) have got to?

ficcarsi nei pasticci o nei guai — to get into hot water o a fix

ficcare qcs. in testa a qcn. — to get o drive sth. into sb.'s head

- rsi le mani in tasca — to stick o stuff one's hands in one's pockets

- rsi le dita nel naso — to pick one's nose, to poke o stick one's finger up one's nose

-rsi nei guai, in un pasticcio — fig. to get into trouble o a mess

dove si sono ficcate le chiavi? — where did my keys get to o go?

ficcare il naso in — to poke o stick one's nose into, to pry into, to nose about o around in [affari, vita]

decidere una lite Dir — to settle a dispute

è venuto il momento di decidere — it's time to decide o make a decision

fu quel fatto a decidere del mio futuro — that was what decided o determined my future

decidere di fare — to decide o determine to do

decidere di non fare — to decide not to do o against doing