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1 ♦ used
♦ used /ju:sd/a.1 usato; smesso: used clothing, vestiti usati; used cars, automobili usate (o di seconda mano); used goods, roba usata● used up, consumato; finito; ( d'indumento) logoro; (fig.: di persona) esausto □ to be used to st. [doing st.], essere abituato a qc. [a fare qc.]: Soldiers are used to danger, i soldati sono abituati al pericolo; He's not used to working hard, non è abituato a lavorare sodo; Well, I'm not used to it, beh, non ci sono abituato; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- I'm not used to speaking in front of lots of people, non sono abituata a parlare davanti a tanta gente □ to feel used, sentirsi usato □ to get (o to become) used to, abituarsi, fare l'abitudine a: You will soon get used to our ways, ti abituerai presto al nostro modo di fare; It's easy once you get used to it, è facile una volta che ci hai fatto l'abitudine □ hardly used, usato pochissimo; come nuovo. -
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Nota d'uso1 used to + infinito indica un'azione che avveniva abitualmente in passato o uno stato di cose passato; il tempo corrispondente italiano è l'imperfetto: When I was a child my family used to spend the summer holidays in Brighton, quando ero piccolo la mia famiglia trascorreva (o era solita trascorrere, soleva trascorrere) le vacanze estive a Brighton; She used to be very pretty, una volta era molto carina; There used to be only fields here, un tempo qui c'era solo campagna; We still meet on Saturdays, but not as often as we used to, ci vediamo ancora il sabato, ma non spesso come una volta.used to possiede diverse forme negative. Le due più comuni sono didn't use to ( She didn't use to do the housework, una volta non faceva i lavori di casa) e used not to ( I used not to listen to the radio, but now I do, una volta non ascoltavo la radio, ma adesso sì): la prima è più colloquiale, la seconda – propria di un verbo modale – è più formale ed è diffusa soprattutto in GB. Altre alternative sono la forma contratta usedn't to ( They usedn't to ask my opinion, di solito non chiedevano la mia opinione) e used to not ( They used to not ask my opinion), entrambe piuttosto formali e didn't used to, più colloquiale e da alcuni ritenuta scorretta ( They didn't used to ask my opinion).Analogamente, esistono varie forme interrogative. La più normale è quella con l'ausiliare do e il verbo all'infinito: Did you use to play basketball at college?, giocavi a basket all'università? È possibile anche la forma con do e used, nonostante non tutti la considerino accettabile: Did you used to play basketball at college? Antiquata ed essenzialmente limitata all'inglese britannico è la costruzione modale, che consiste nell'anteporre used al soggetto: Used you to go to church on Sundays?, la domenica andavi a messa?2 to be used to significa essere abituato (o avvezzo) a; quando è seguito da un verbo, questo ha la forma in - ing: She is [was] used to his vagaries, è [era] abituata alle sue stravaganze; I'm used to working on holidays and weekends, sono abituato a lavorare durante le vacanze e nei fine settimana; I'm not used to it, non ci sono abituato. to get used to + - ing significa abituarsi: I will never get used to eating this stuff, non mi abituerò mai a mangiare questa roba.Si noti la differenza tra I used to read a lot e I'm used to reading a lot: la prima frase significa che un tempo leggevo molto e ora non lo faccio più, mentre la seconda vuole dire che sono abituato a leggere molto. -
3 used
I [juːst]I used to do — ero solito fare, avevo l'abitudine di fare
II [juːst]he used not, didn't use to smoke — (una volta) non fumava
to be used to sth. — essere abituato a qcs.
to be, get used — essere abituato, abituarsi (to a; to doing a fare)
to be used to sb. doing — essere abituato che qcn. faccia
III 1. [juːzd] 2.you'll get used to it — ci farai l'abitudine, ti ci abituerai
aggettivo usato* * *1) (employed or put to a purpose: This road is not used any more.) usato2) (not new: used cars.) usato* * *I [juːst]I used to do — ero solito fare, avevo l'abitudine di fare
II [juːst]he used not, didn't use to smoke — (una volta) non fumava
to be used to sth. — essere abituato a qcs.
to be, get used — essere abituato, abituarsi (to a; to doing a fare)
to be used to sb. doing — essere abituato che qcn. faccia
III 1. [juːzd] 2.you'll get used to it — ci farai l'abitudine, ti ci abituerai
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I [juːzd] adj(secondhand: clothing) usato (-a), (car) di seconda mano, d'occasione, usato (-a), (dirty: glass, napkin) (già) usato (-a)II [juːst] adjdon't worry, I'm used to it — non preoccuparti, ci sono abituato (-a)
to be used to doing sth — essere abituato (-a) a or avere l'abitudine di fare qc
to get used to — abituarsi a, fare l'abitudine a
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5 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?) -
6 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) -
7 be used to (something)
['ju:stu] (accustomed to: She isn't used to such hard work.) -
8 disused dis·used adj
['dɪs'juːzd]abbandonato (-a), in disuso -
9 underused under·used adj
[ˌʌndə'juːzd](resources, facilities) poco sfruttato (-a) -
10 unused un·used
I [ʌn'juːzd] adj(new) mai usato (-a), nuovo (-a), (not made use of) non usato (-a), non utilizzato (-a)II [ʌn'juːst] adjto be unused to sth/to doing sth — non essere abituato (-a) a qc/a fare qc
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11 as sure as
(used in various phrases that mean `without fail' or `without doubt': As sure as fate / anything / eggs are eggs, he'll be late again.) (com'è vero che) -
12 by any chance
(used in enquiring about the possibility of something: Are you by any chance free tonight?) per caso -
13 could have
(used to express a possibility in the past: We could have gone, but we didn't.) -
14 do you mind!
(used to show annoyance, stop someone doing something etc: Do you mind! That's my foot you're standing on!) (ehi!) -
15 for a start
((used in argument etc) in the first place, or as the first point in an argument: You can't have a new bicycle because for a start we can't afford one.) (tanto per cominciare) -
16 heads or tails?
(used when tossing a coin, eg to decide which of two people does, gets etc something: Heads or tails? Heads you do the dishes, tails I do them.) testa o croce? -
17 may have
(used to express a possibility in the past: He may have been here, but we cannot be sure.) (può darsi che), (è possibile che) -
18 might as well
(used to suggest that there is no good reason for not doing something: I might as well do it all at once.) fare meglio (al condizionale0 -
19 must have
(used to state a probability about something in the past: She must have been very young when she got married.) dover essere -
20 neither ... nor
(used to introduce alternatives which are both negative: Neither John nor David could come; He can neither read nor write.) né (...) né (...)
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used to — W2S1 [ˈju:st tu:] modal v 1.) if something used to happen, it happened regularly or all the time in the past, but does not happen now ▪ He used to go to our school. ▪ We re eating out more often than we used to. did not use to do sth ▪ You didn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
used to — used to1 [ just tu ] modal verb *** Used to is usually followed by an infinitive: We used to swim in the river. But sometimes the following infinitive is left out: I don t play golf now, but I used to. Used to only exists as a past tense.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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used — [juːzd] adjective used car/clothes etc cars, clothes etc that have had one or more previous owners; = pre owned AmE; SECOND HAND * * * used UK US /juːzd/ adjective ► COMMERCE used goods, cars, etc. have belonged to someone else and are not new… … Financial and business terms
used — [ juzd ] adjective *** 1. ) owned by someone else before you: SECOND HAND: a used car salesman 2. ) no longer completely clean because of having been used: a used towel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
used — (adj.) second hand, 1590s, pp. adjective from USE (Cf. use) (v.). To be used to “accustomed, familiar” is recorded by 1520s. Verbal phrase used to formerly did or was (as in I used to love her) represents a construction attested from c.1300,… … Etymology dictionary
used to — (something/doing something) familiar with something. He s used to beginning without me because I m almost always late. His clothes and manners show he s used to being a celebrity. It s not easy getting used to cold weather if you ve been brought… … New idioms dictionary
used-up — used upˈ adjective Exhausted • • • Main Entry: ↑use * * * used up «YOOZD UHP», adjective. 1. Informal. thoroughly exhausted by physical exertion; tired out. 2. worn out or made useless, as by hard work, age, or dissipation: »[He] is by now a… … Useful english dictionary
used\ to\ be — • used to be • did use to be v. phr. Formerly or once was. Mary used to be small; but she has grown up. Dick used to be the best pitcher on the team last year; now two other pitchers are better than he is … Словарь американских идиом
used to — (do something) to have done something in the past. A young lady who used to work in my office had seven brothers! We used to visit our parents at Christmas every year … New idioms dictionary
used — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having already been used. 2) second hand … English terms dictionary