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f intentionavere l'intenzione di fare qualcosa intend to do somethingcon intenzione intentionallysenza intenzione uninentionally* * *intenzione s.f. intention, intent (anche dir.); (scopo) aim, purpose, end: che intenzioni hai?, what do you intend to do?; ho intenzione di andare a vivere in campagna, I intend to go and live in the country; ho intenzione di fare una gita, I intend (o have a mind) to take a trip; lo colpì con l'intenzione di ucciderlo, he struck him with the intention of killing him; lo disse con l'intenzione di offenderti, he said it with the intention of hurting your feelings; non avevo nessuna intenzione di farlo, I had no intention of doing it (o I did not intend to do it o doing it); non era nella mia intenzione offenderlo, I didn't mean to offend him // avere delle buone intenzioni, to be well-meaning (o to have good intentions); avere una mezza intenzione, to have half a mind; fare qlco. secondo le proprie intenzioni, to do sthg. according to one's wishes // fare il processo alle intenzioni, to judge s.o. by their intentions // con intenzione, intentionally, on purpose, deliberately // senza intenzione, unintentionally // la strada che porta all'inferno è lastricata di buone intenzioni, (prov.) the road to hell is paved with good intentions // (fin.) intenzioni di investimento, investment intentions // (comm.) intenzione (di spesa) dei consumatori, consumer sentiment.* * *[inten'tsjone]sostantivo femminile intention, intent, purposeavere buone, cattive -i nei confronti di qcn. — to have good, evil designs on sb.
ha delle brutte -i — he means trouble o mischief
avere l'intenzione di fare — to intend o mean to do
* * *intenzione/inten'tsjone/sostantivo f.intention, intent, purpose; avere buone, cattive -i nei confronti di qcn. to have good, evil designs on sb.; ha delle brutte -i he means trouble o mischief; avere l'intenzione di fare to intend o mean to do; avere una mezza intenzione di fare to have half a mind to do; non avevo intenzione di fargli del male I didn't mean him any harm; avere la ferma intenzione di fare to have the firm intention of doing; non ho più intenzione di sopportarlo I won't put up with it any longer; è un rischio che ho intenzione di correre it's a chance I'm willing to take.
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