wall+block

chiudere qc con un muro — (campo, giardino) to build a wall around sth

mettere al muro — (fucilare) to shoot o execute (by firing squad)

tra noi c'è un muro fig — there's a barrier between us

chiudersi fra quattro mura fig — to shut o.s. up at home

armadio a muro — built-in wardrobe o cupboard

muro di Berlino — stor. Berlin Wall

è come parlare al o a un muro it's like talking to a brick wall; mettere al muro qcn. (fucilare) to shoot sb.; mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro to have sb. up against the wall; essere con le spalle al muro to have one's back to the wall; i -i hanno orecchie — walls have ears

impedire a qcn. di fare — to prevent o keep o restrain sb. from doing

impedire la vista di qcs. — to block out o shut out sb.'s view

chiudere la porta in faccia a qn (anche) fig — to slam the door in sb's face

chiudere gli occhi davanti a fig — to close one's eyes to

chiudi la bocca! o il becco! fam — shut up!

chiudere fuori qcn. — to lock sb. out, to turn the key on sb. (anche fig.)

chiudere qcn. in o dentro (a) una stanza to to lock sb. in a room; chiudere qcs. in cassaforte — to lock sth. away o up

chiudere il caso — dir. to rest one's case

chiudere bene — [porta, valigia] to close properly

- rsi dentro — to lock oneself in [stanza, auto]

- rsi fuori — to lock oneself out of [ casa]

- rsi un dito nella porta — to get one's finger caught o trapped in the door

coprire di o con — (gen) to cover with

era coperto di lividi — he was bruised all over o covered in bruises

coprire (le spalle a) qn — (in una sparatoria) to cover sb

coprire un rischio Econ, Assicurazione — to cover a risk

(rivestirsi) coprirsi di — (muffa, macchie) to be covered in

coprire qcn. di — to shower sb. with, to shower [sth.] on sb. [doni, complimenti]; to cover sb. with [ baci]

sono rimasto in casa — I stayed at home, I stayed indoors

è nell' editoria/nell' esercito — he is in publishing/in the army

è in fondo all'armadio — it is at the back of the wardrobe

è bravo in latino — he's good at Latin

dottore in legge — doctor of law

in lei ho trovato una sorella — I found a sister in her

in lui non c'era più speranza — there was no hope left in him

nell' opera di Shakespeare — in Shakespeare's works

vivo in Scozia — I live in Scotland

aveva le mani in tasca — he had his hands in his pockets

il pranzo è in tavola — lunch is on the table

se fossi in te — if I were you

un giornale diffuso in tutta Italia — a newspaper read all over o throughout Italy

andare in campagna/in montagna — to go into the country/to the mountains

andrò in Francia — I'm going to France

entrare in casa — to go into the house

entrare in macchina — to get into the car

gettare qc in acqua — to throw sth into the water

inciampò in una radice — he tripped over a root

l'ho messo là in alto/basso — I put it up/down there

spostarsi di città in città — to move from town to town

sta facendo un viaggio in Egitto — he's travelling in o around Egypt

negli anni ottanta — in the eighties

è cambiata molto in un anno — she has changed a lot in a year

in autunno — in autumn

di giorno in giorno — from day to day

in gioventù — in one's youth

in questo istante — at the moment

in luglio, nel mese di luglio — in July

lo farò in settimana — I'll do it within the week

mi piace viaggiare in aereo — I like travelling by plane, I like flying

pagare in contanti/in dollari — to pay cash/in dollars

ci andremo in macchina — we'll go there by car, we'll drive there

siamo andati in treno — we went by train

in abito da sera — in evening dress

tagliare in due — to cut in two

in fiamme — on fire, in flames

in gruppo — in a group

in guerra — at war

tradurre in italiano — to translate into Italian

parlare in italiano — to speak Italian

nell' oscurità — in the darkness

in piedi — standing, on one's feet

in prosa — in prose

in silenzio — in silence

scrivere in stampatello — to write in block letters

in versi — in verse

in marmo — made of marble, marble attr

braccialetto in oro — gold bracelet

lo stesso modello in seta — the same model in silk

me lo hanno dato in dono — they gave it to me as a gift

in favore di — in favour of

in onore di — in honour of

in altezza — in height

arrivarono in gran numero — they arrived in large numbers

in lunghezza — in length

siamo in quattro — there are four of us

in tutto — in all

si è fatto male nel salire sull'autobus — he hurt himself as he was getting onto the bus

nell' udire la notizia — on hearing the news

abito in via Roma — I live in BE o on AE via Roma

passeggiare in centro — to walk in the city centre BE o around downtown AE

viaggiare in Cina, negli Stati Uniti — to travel around o through Cina, the United States

in settimana mangio alla mensa — during the week I eat at the canteen; (entro)

essere inchiodato a — to be confined to [ letto]; to be tied to [ lavoro]

essere inchiodato sul posto — to be glued o riveted o rooted to the spot

nascondere la verità a qn — to hide o keep the truth from sb

dovresti nasconderti — you had better hide, fig you should be ashamed of yourself

- rsi dietro un assoluto silenzio — fig. to retreat into stubborn silence

cibo in scatola — tinned Brit o canned Am foods

una scatola di sardine — a tin o can of sardines

accettare qc a scatola chiusa fig — to accept sth blindly

avere le scatole piene (di qn/qc) fam — to be fed up to the back teeth (with sb/sth)

rompere le scatole a qn fam — to get on sb's nerves

levati o togliti dalle scatole! — get out of the way!

in scatola — [piselli, carne] canned, tinned BE

scatola nera — aer. black box, flight recorder

averne le -e piene di — to be fed up with o sick (and tired) of

fare girare le -e a qcn. — to give sb. the pip, to annoy o bug sb.

togliti dalle -e! — (get) out of my o the way! buzz off!