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121 ■ get onto
■ get ontoA v. i. + prep.1 montare in, salire su; montare a cavallo di; montare in sella a: He got onto his bike and sped off, è montato in bicicletta ed è partito di volata2 entrare in ( un organo elettivo, ecc.); entrare a far parte di; essere eletto (o nominato) in: Jack has got onto the town council, Jack è entrato in consiglio comunale3 contattare; mettersi in contatto con; rivolgersi a: I'll get onto the manager, contatterò il direttore5 passare, arrivare a; cominciare a trattare ( un argomento, ecc.): How did we get onto that subject?, come siamo arrivati a questo argomento?; come siamo entrati in discorso?6 arrivare a (fig.); accorgersi di; riuscire a capire; scoprire; trovare; ricostruire (fig.): How did the police get onto him?, come ha fatto la polizia ad arrivare a lui?B v. t. + prep.far montare (q.) in, far salire (q. ) su ( un veicolo): Get the children onto the coach!, fai salire i bambini sul pullman! -
122 put onto
VT + PREPto put sb onto sth/sb —
1) (=inform about)who put the police onto him? — ¿quién lo denunció a la policía?
somebody put the Inland Revenue onto his tax evasion — alguien informó a Hacienda de su evasión de impuestos
2) (=put in touch with)can you put me onto a good dentist? — ¿me puede recomendar un buen dentista?
put on 1., 5)a fellow journalist put me onto the story — un compañero periodista me informó or me dio la pista de la historia
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123 be onto
be onto а) связаться с кем-л., особенно по телефону I've been onto thedirector, but he says he can't help. б) постоянно просить кого-л. о чем-л.She's been onto me to buy her a new coat for a year. в) открывать, обнаружи-вать что-л. Don't think I haven't been onto your little plan for some time. The police are onto us, we'd better hide. -
124 cling onto
cling onto а) прильнуть The child clung onto its mother. The climber had tocling onto the cliff. б) стараться сохранить The old lady tried to cling ontoher old home, but the builders forced her out. Whenever we move to a newhouse, we always cling onto far too many possessions. в) оставаться лояльнымThe chairman has always clung onto oldfashioned ideas. -
125 ■ hang onto
■ hang onto, hang on tov. i. + prep.1 tenersi stretto (o aggrappato) a; aggrapparsi a: to hang onto sb. 's arm, tenersi stretto al braccio di q.2 tenere stretto: It was so windy that I had to hang onto my hat, il vento tirava così forte che dovevo tenere stretto il cappello4 aggrapparsi a (fig.); poter contare, fare affidamento su (q. o qc.); to hang onto old memories, aggrapparsi ai vecchi ricordi5 (fam.) tenersi stretto; conservare ( una ricevuta, ecc.), non cedere, non vendere: I advise you to hang onto your flat, ti consiglio di tenerti stretto il tuo appartamento. -
126 ■ put onto
■ put ontov. t. + prep.3 informare (q.) di; fare il nome di; mettere (q.) sulle tracce di: to put the police onto a criminal plan, informare la polizia di un piano criminoso; to put sb. onto a cheaper hotel, fare a q. il nome di un albergo meno caro □ to put sb. onto a good investment, consigliare a q. un buon investimento. -
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1) связаться с кем-л., особенно по телефону I've been onto the director, but he says he can't help. ≈ Я разговаривал с директором, но он сказал, что не может помочь.
2) постоянно просить кого-л. о чем-л. She's been onto me to buy her a new coat for a year. ≈ Она постоянно в течение года просила меня купить ей новое пальто.
3) открывать, обнаруживать что-л. Don't think I haven't been onto your little plan for some time. ≈ Не думай, что я так и не раскрыл бы твой план через некоторое время. The police are onto us, we'd better hide. ≈ Полиция знает о нас, уж лучше мы спрячемся. -
128 cling onto
1) прильнуть The child clung onto its mother. ≈ Ребенок прильнул к матери. The climber had to cling onto the cliff. ≈ Скалолазу пришлось изо всех сил вцепиться в скалу.
2) стараться сохранить The old lady tried to cling onto her old home, but the builders forced her out. ≈ Старуха пыталась сохранить свой дом, но застройщики выжили ее.
3) оставаться лояльным The chairman has always clung onto oldfashioned ideas. ≈ Председатель всегда любил устаревшие идеи.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > cling onto
См. также в других словарях:
onto — W2S1 also on to [ ɔntə before vowels ɔntu $ a:n , o:n ] prep 1.) used to say that someone or something moves to a position on a surface, area, or object ▪ She watched him walk onto the platform. ▪ Don t jump onto (=into) the bus while it s moving … Dictionary of contemporary English
Onto-theologie — Onto théologie L « onto théologie » , est un terme inventé par Kant (Critique de la raison pure, A632/B660) pour désigner cette partie de la métaphysique qui lie la théologie à la définition de ce qui existe indépendamment de toute… … Wikipédia en Français
onto- — ♦ Élément, du gr. ôn, ontos « l être, ce qui est ». onto élément, du gr. ôn, ontos, l étant, l être, ce qui est . ⇒ONT(O) , (ONT , ONTO )élém. formant I. PHILOS., LING. Élém. tiré du gr. , , part. prés. substantivé au neutre du gr. «je suis»,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
onto, on, on to — Onto and on are sometimes used interchangeably, but onto more strongly suggests movement toward something. The dog jumped on the table may mean that he was already on the table, jumping. The dog jumped onto the table clearly indicates that he… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
onto — Element prim de compunere savantă cu sensul de fiinţă , existenţă . [< fr., it. onto , cf. gr. on, ontos]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 27.06.2005. Sursa: DN ONT(O) elem. fiinţă, existenţă . (< fr. ont/o/, cf. gr. on, ontos) … Dicționar Român
onto- — word forming element meaning a being, individual; being, existence, from Gk. onto , from stem of on (gen. ontos) being, neuter prp. of einai to be (see ESSENCE (Cf. essence)) … Etymology dictionary
onto — or on to [än′to͞o] prep. 1. to and upon; to a position on ☆ 2. Slang aware of or familiar with, esp. aware of the real nature or meaning of [they re onto our schemes] … English World dictionary
Onto — On to, prep. [On + to. Cf. {Into}.] On the top of; upon; on. See {On to}, under {On}, prep. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
onto- — [dal gr. ṓn óntos, part. pres. di eimí essere ]. 1. (filos.) Primo elemento di parole composte in cui significa essere, esistenza, ente (ontologia ). 2. (biol.) Primo elemento di parole composte dove significa essere vivente, organismo vivente… … Enciclopedia Italiana
onto — 1580s, as on to, from ON (Cf. on) + TO (Cf. to). Appeared much later than parallel INTO (Cf. into). As a closed compound (on analogy of into), first recorded 1715 … Etymology dictionary
onto- — elem. de comp. Exprime a noção de ser, criatura (ex.: ontogênese). ‣ Etimologia: grego on, onthos, particípio presente de eimi, ser … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa