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1 happen
['hæpən]1) (occur) accadere, avvenire, succederewhatever happens, don't get out — qualunque cosa accada, non uscire
it had o it was bound to happen BE doveva accadere; how does it happen o how can it happen that such problems are ignored? come è possibile che certi problemi vengano ignorati? anything might happen! potrebbe succedere di tutto! he's the sort of person who makes things happen — è una di quelle persone che ha la capacità di incidere sulle cose
2) (befall)to happen to sb. — accadere o succedere a qcn.
if anything happens to her, I shall never forgive myself — se dovesse accaderle qualcosa, non me lo perdonerei mai
it so happened that... — il caso volle che...
as it happened, the weather that day was bad — guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto
4) (become of)•* * *['hæpən]1) (to take place or occur; to occur by chance: What happened next?; It just so happens / As it happens, I have the key in my pocket.) succedere2) ((usually with to) to be done to (a person, thing etc): She's late - something must have happened to her.) succedere3) (to do or be by chance: I happened to find him; He happens to be my friend.) avere la fortuna di•- happen upon
- happen on* * *['hæpən]1) (occur) accadere, avvenire, succederewhatever happens, don't get out — qualunque cosa accada, non uscire
it had o it was bound to happen BE doveva accadere; how does it happen o how can it happen that such problems are ignored? come è possibile che certi problemi vengano ignorati? anything might happen! potrebbe succedere di tutto! he's the sort of person who makes things happen — è una di quelle persone che ha la capacità di incidere sulle cose
2) (befall)to happen to sb. — accadere o succedere a qcn.
if anything happens to her, I shall never forgive myself — se dovesse accaderle qualcosa, non me lo perdonerei mai
it so happened that... — il caso volle che...
as it happened, the weather that day was bad — guarda caso, quel giorno il tempo era brutto
4) (become of)• -
2 come ***** vi
[kʌm]they have come a long way — vengono da lontano, fig hanno fatto molta strada
to come for sb/sth — venire a prendere qn/qc
coming! — vengo!, arrivo!
to come to a decision — arrivare or giungere a una decisione
it came to me that — (idea: occur) mi è venuto in mente che
it may come as a surprise to you... — può sorprenderti...
the time will come when... — verrà il giorno in cui...
he came 3rd in the race — è arrivato 3° nella gara
2) (happen) accadere, succederenothing came of it — non ne è saltato fuori niente, non ha portato a niente
3) (be, become) diventareto come undone/loose — slacciarsi/allentarsi
4)in (the) years to come — negli anni futuri or a venireif it comes to that... — se è per questo...
come again? fam — come?
5) (fam: have an orgasm) venire•- come at- come by- come for- come in- come off- come on- come out- come to- come up -
3 go *****
[ɡəʊ] does vb: 3rd pers sg pres went pt gone pp1. vi1) (gen) andareto go by car/on foot — andare in macchina/a piedi
to go at 50 km/h — andare a 50 km l'ora or a 50 all'ora
to go looking for sb/sth — andare in cerca di qn/qc
to go swimming/shopping etc — andare a nuotare/a fare spese etc
to go for a walk/swim — andare a fare due passi/una nuotata
to go to a party/to the dentist's — andare a una festa/dal dentista
halt, who goes there? — alt, chi va là?
2) (depart) andar via, andarsene, (train etc) partire, (disappear: person, object) sparire, (time) passareto go (on) — andarsene (in)to go (for) — essere venduto (-a) (per)gone are the days when... — sono finiti i tempi in cui...
going, going, gone! — uno, due, tre, aggiudicato!
it went for £100 — è stato venduto per 100 sterline
it's going cheap fam — costa poco
3) (extend) arrivareit's good as far as it goes, but... — quello che c'è va bene, ma...
as cooks go, she's quite good — come cuoca non è male
as hotels in Milan go, it's quite cheap — questo albergo non è molto caro, per essere a Milano
4) (function: machine etc) andareto keep going (person) (also) fig — andare avanti, (machine) andare
to make sth go; to get sth going — far funzionare qc, (engine, machine) mettere in moto qc
5) (progress, turn out) andarewe'll see how things go fam — vediamo come vanno or come si mettono le cose
6)to go (with) — (match) andare (con), (coincide, co-occur) accompagnarsi a
7) (become) diventare, farsi8) (fit, be contained) andare, starci9) (be acceptable) andare, essere ammesso (-a) or ammissibile10) (break etc: material) consumarsi, logorarsi, (rope) rompersi, cedere, (fuse, button) saltare, (health, eyesight etc) deteriorarsi11)there are several jobs going — ci sono diversi posti disponibili12)(prize, inheritance)
to go (to) — andare (a), toccare (a)13) (make: sound, movement) fare, (doorbell, phone) suonare14) Am... to go — (food)...da portar via, da asporto
2. aux vbI'm going to do it — lo farò, (intention) ho intenzione di farlo
I was going to do it — stavo per farlo, (intention) volevo farlo
3. vtto go one better — (action) fare di meglio, (story) avere di meglio
4. n, goes pl1) (fam: energy) dinamismo2)3) (attempt) tentativoat or in one go — in un sol colpo
4)•- go about- go after- go ahead- go along- go at- go away- go back- go by- go down- go for- go in- go into- go off- go on- go on at- go out- go over- go round- go under- go up
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