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1 accompaniment
[ə'kʌmpənɪmənt]nome accompagnamento m. (anche mus.)as an accompaniment to — come accompagnamento di [food, dish]
* * *noun (something that accompanies: I'll play the piano accompaniment while you sing.) accompagnamento* * *accompaniment /əˈkʌmpənɪmənt/n.2 [uc] (mus.) accompagnamento● to the accompaniment of, con l'accompagnamento di; accompagnato da.* * *[ə'kʌmpənɪmənt]nome accompagnamento m. (anche mus.)as an accompaniment to — come accompagnamento di [food, dish]
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2 to
I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) verso, in, a2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) fino a4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) a5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, per6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) in, con9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) di, per10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) usato in sostituzione di un verbo sottinteso all'infinito)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) chiuso2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) rinvenire; cominciare•* * *I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
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3 sing
[sɪŋ] 1.to sing the part of... — cantare nel ruolo di...
to sing sth. to, for sb. — cantare qcs. a, per qcn.
to sing sb. to sleep — cantare per fare addormentare qcn.
2.to sing sb.'s praises — cantare le lodi di qcn
1) [ person] cantare2) [bird, cricket] cantare; [kettle, wind] fischiare; [ ears] fischiare, ronzareto make sb.'s ears sing — fare fischiare le orecchie a qcn
3) colloq. (confess) cantare•- sing out- sing up••* * *[siŋ]past tense - sang; verb(to make (musical sounds) with one's voice: He sings very well; She sang a Scottish song; I could hear the birds singing in the trees.) cantare- singer- singing
- sing out* * *[sɪŋ] 1.to sing the part of... — cantare nel ruolo di...
to sing sth. to, for sb. — cantare qcs. a, per qcn.
to sing sb. to sleep — cantare per fare addormentare qcn.
2.to sing sb.'s praises — cantare le lodi di qcn
1) [ person] cantare2) [bird, cricket] cantare; [kettle, wind] fischiare; [ ears] fischiare, ronzareto make sb.'s ears sing — fare fischiare le orecchie a qcn
3) colloq. (confess) cantare•- sing out- sing up•• -
4 accompany
[ə'kʌmpənɪ]verbo transitivo accompagnareto be accompanied by sb. on the piano — essere accompagnato da qcn. al pianoforte
* * *1) (to go with (someone or something): He accompanied her to the door.) accompagnare2) (to play a musical instrument to go along with (a singer etc): He accompanied her on the piano.) accompagnare•- accompanist* * *[ə'kʌmpənɪ]verbo transitivo accompagnareto be accompanied by sb. on the piano — essere accompagnato da qcn. al pianoforte
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