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arrivearrivare a reacharrivare primo arrive firstarrivare puntuale arrive on timearrivare a fare qualcosa manage to do somethingcolloq non ci arriva he doesn't get it colloq he doesn't understand* * *arrivare v. intr.1 to arrive (in, at a place), to come* (to a place), to reach (a place, s.o., sthg.), to get* (to a place): arrivammo a Roma troppo tardi per la coincidenza, we arrived in Rome too late for our connection; arrivarono a Linate appena in tempo, they arrived at Linate just in time; spero che arriverete a Hong Kong sani e salvi, I hope you'll reach Hong Kong safe and sound; non arrivare alla festa troppo presto!, don't get to (o turn up at) the party too early!; vedi di arrivare a casa piuttosto presto, try and get home nice and early; l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia, the water came up to (o reached) my knees; la sua voce mi arrivò attraverso il lago, his voice reached me across the lake // arrivare primo, secondo, ultimo, to come first, second, last // gli arrivarono molti libri nuovi, he received many new books // chi tardi arriva male alloggia, (prov.) first come, first served2 ( giungere) (fig.) to get* (to sthg.); to reach (sthg.): arrivare alla verità, to get at the truth; arrivare a una conclusione, to reach a conclusion; arrivare a una soluzione, to reach a solution // mi dispiace, ma non ci arrivo proprio!, sorry, I just don't get it (o I can't make it out)3 ( conseguire) to attain (sthg.), to achieve (sthg.): arrivare al proprio scopo, to attain (o to achieve) one's ends4 ( riuscire) to manage (to do); to succeed (in doing): è arrivato a fare cose incredibili, he managed to do the most incredible things; non arriverò mai a parlare il cinese!, I'll never succeed in speaking Chinese!5 ( avere successo) to attain success; to be successful: il suo unico interesse è quello di arrivare, he's only interested in attaining success; il suo scopo è quello di arrivare, his aim is to be successful6 ( giungere al punto di) to go* as far as (doing); to go* so far as (to do); ( essere ridotto a) to be* reduced to (doing sthg.): è arrivato a picchiarmi, he went as far hitting me; arrivò a insultarla, tanto era arrabbiato, he was so cross, he went so far as to insult her (o he even insulted her); è arrivato a rubare per pagarsi la droga, he was reduced to stealing to pay for his drugs7 ( accadere) to happen: qualunque cosa arrivi, whatever happens // le disgrazie non arrivano mai sole, (prov.) it never rains but it pours* * *[arri'vare]1) (giungere) [persona, aereo, treno, lettera] to arrive; [pioggia, stagione] to come*arrivare primo — (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first
arrivare con il treno, in aereo — to arrive by train, by plane
arrivare a Napoli, in Italia — to arrive in Naples, in Italy
arrivare al momento opportuno — to arrive o come at just the right moment
sbrigati, arriva il treno! — hurry up, the train is coming!
eccomi, arrivo! — I'm coming!
arrivare (sino) a qcn. — [notizia, odore] to reach sb.
gli è arrivato un ceffone — scherz. he got a slap
l'acqua ci arrivava alla vita — the water came up to our waist, the water was waist-deep
arrivare (fino) a — [coda, ingorgo] to stretch (back) to
3) (in un discorso, ragionamento)arrivare a — to come to, to reach [ conclusione]
4) (nel tempo)5)arrivare a fare — (giungere al punto di) to extend to doing, to go as far as doing; (riuscire) to manage to do, to succeed in doing
6) (affermarsi) [ persona] to arrive, to be* successful* * *arrivare/arri'vare/ [1](aus. essere)1 (giungere) [persona, aereo, treno, lettera] to arrive; [pioggia, stagione] to come*; arrivare primo (in una gara) to come (in) o finish first; arrivare con il treno, in aereo to arrive by train, by plane; arrivare a Napoli, in Italia to arrive in Naples, in Italy; arrivare alla stazione to arrive at the station; arrivare a casa to get home; arrivare al momento opportuno to arrive o come at just the right moment; sono arrivato prima di te I got there before you; sbrigati, arriva il treno! hurry up, the train is coming! guarda chi arriva look who's coming; eccomi, arrivo! I'm coming! arrivare (sino) a qcn. [notizia, odore] to reach sb.; gli è arrivato un ceffone scherz. he got a slap2 (raggiungere un determinato punto) l'acqua ci arrivava alla vita the water came up to our waist, the water was waist-deep; i pantaloni gli arrivavano appena alle caviglie his trousers barely came down to his ankles; ci arrivo appena I can just about reach it; a che pagina siamo arrivati? what page have we got up to? arrivare (fino) a [coda, ingorgo] to stretch (back) to4 (nel tempo) arrivare a novant'anni to reach the age of ninety5 arrivare a fare (giungere al punto di) to extend to doing, to go as far as doing; (riuscire) to manage to do, to succeed in doing; non arriverò mai a capire la matematica I'll never manage to understand maths6 (affermarsi) [ persona] to arrive, to be* successful -
2 cintola
cintola s.f.1 ( vita) waist, middle: nudo fino alla cintola, stripped to the waist; che arriva fino alla cintola, waist-deep (o waist-high); era in acqua fino alla cintola, he was up to his waist in water; la neve gli arrivava fino alla cintola, the snow came up to his waist // dalla cintola in giù, below the waist; dalla cintola in su, above the waist* * *['tʃintola]sostantivo femminile waist* * *cintola/'t∫intola/sostantivo f.waist. -
3 l'acqua ci arrivava alla vita
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