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1 capitare
di avvenimento happendi persona find oneselfse mi capita l'occasione di venire if I get a chance to comecapitare in cattive mani fall into the wrong handsmangio dove capita I don't always eat in the same placecapitare a proposito come along at the right timesono cose che capitano these things happen* * *capitare v. intr.1 ( venire, giungere) to come* (to a place); to arrive (at a place); (fam.) to turn up (at a place): capitarono qui mentre meno li aspettavamo, they came (o arrived o turned up) when we least expected them; se capiti a Milano vieni a trovarmi, if you come to Milan come and see me; aspetta che Marco mi capiti tra le mani!, just wait till I get hold of Marco! // capitare bene, male, ( essere fortunato, sfortunato) to be lucky, unlucky2 ( presentarsi, accadere) to happen, to occur, to arise*, to chance (to do): cosa gli è capitato?, what has happened to him?; mi capitò di rivederli alle corse, I happened (o I chanced) to see them again at the races; se capita l'occasione..., if the opportunity arises (o should the opportunity arise)...; capitano tutte a lui, everything happens to him; sono cose che capitano, things like that happen (o these things happen) // a chi capita, capita, it's the luck of the draw.* * *[kapi'tare]1) (giungere casualmente) to arrive, find o.s., (presentarsi: cosa) to turn up, present itselfcapitare a proposito/bene/male — to turn up at the right moment/at a good time/at a bad time
siamo capitati nella zona più pericolosa della città — we found ourselves in the most dangerous area of the city
2) (accadere) to happen2. vb imperscapita spesso di incontrarci o che ci incontriamo — we often bump into one another
* * *[kapi'tare] 1.1) (arrivare) to come*, to arrive, to end upse capiti a Torino... — if you ever come to Turin...
capitare a proposito — to come o arrive just at the right moment
2) (presentarsi) [opportunità, lavoro] to turn up; [ problema] to come* aboutmi è capitato un buon affare — I came across a bargain, I got a good deal
se ti capita l'occasione... — if you get a chance
3) (succedere) to happen2.verbo impersonalenon capita tutti i giorni che... — it's not every day that
••capitare bene, male — to be lucky, unlucky
come, dove capitare — in whatever way, no matter where
* * *capitare/kapi'tare/ [1](aus. essere)1 (arrivare) to come*, to arrive, to end up; se capiti a Torino... if you ever come to Turin...; capiti in un brutto momento you've hit on a bad time; capitare a proposito to come o arrive just at the right moment2 (presentarsi) [opportunità, lavoro] to turn up; [ problema] to come* about; mi è capitato un buon affare I came across a bargain, I got a good deal; la prima cosa che capita sottomano the first thing that comes to hand; mi è capitato un esaminatore severo I got a harsh examiner; dormire dove capita to sleep rough; se ti capita l'occasione... if you get a chance...3 (succedere) to happen; son cose che capitano! it is just one of those things! these things happen! capitano tutte a me! that's the story of my life!ti capita di usare il computer? do you get to use a computer? se ti capita di vederla salutala if you happen to see her say hello; non capita tutti i giorni che... it's not every day that...capitare bene, male to be lucky, unlucky; come, dove capitare in whatever way, no matter where. -
2 écart
n. m. (Racing slang): Number of consecutive bad races plaguing a jockey. Briser son écart: To get a change of luck. (This expression has extended into everyday colloquial speech, and to the compulsive womanizer it means to have a lucky break where relationships are concerned.)
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