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1 time
I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2.* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ora2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, ora4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) volta7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) periodo, tempo8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrare2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) (scegliere il momento di)•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2. -
2 keep up
1) (progress at same speed) [ car] proseguire alla stessa velocità; [ runner] tenere il passo; [ competitors] stare al passo2) (continue) [ price] mantenersi costanteif the rain keeps up I'm not going — se continua a piovere non vado; keep [sth.] up, keep up [sth.]
3) (cause to remain in position) tenere su [ trousers]4) (continue) continuare [attack, studies]; mantenere [friendship, tradition]; tenere [ pace]he kept up his German by going to evening classes — non ha lasciato arrugginire il suo tedesco frequentando dei corsi serali
to keep up one's spirits — tenere alto lo spirito; keep [sb.] up tenere sveglio, non fare dormire
* * *1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) mantenere2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) (rimanere al pari con gli altri)* * *1. vt + adv1) (continue: tradition, subscription) mantenereI did French at school, but I haven't kept it up — non ho più studiato francese dai tempi della scuola
keep up the good work! — bravo, continua così!
2) (maintain: property) mantenere3) (hold up) tenere su, sorreggereto keep up one's spirits fig — tenersi su di morale, non perdersi d'animo
2. vi + adv1)to keep up with sb — (in race) mantenersi al passo con qn, (fig: in comprehension) seguire qn, (by correspondence) mantenere i rapporti con qn
to keep up with sth — (work, payments, price rises) tener dietro a qc
* * *1) (progress at same speed) [ car] proseguire alla stessa velocità; [ runner] tenere il passo; [ competitors] stare al passo2) (continue) [ price] mantenersi costanteif the rain keeps up I'm not going — se continua a piovere non vado; keep [sth.] up, keep up [sth.]
3) (cause to remain in position) tenere su [ trousers]4) (continue) continuare [attack, studies]; mantenere [friendship, tradition]; tenere [ pace]he kept up his German by going to evening classes — non ha lasciato arrugginire il suo tedesco frequentando dei corsi serali
to keep up one's spirits — tenere alto lo spirito; keep [sb.] up tenere sveglio, non fare dormire
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3 Trot
I [trɒt]nome trotto m.at a trot al trotto; to break into a trot — [ animal] mettersi al trotto; [ person] mettersi a trottare
••to be on the trot — colloq. essere sempre indaffarato, non fermarsi un attimo
II 1. [trɒt] 2.on the trot — colloq. (one after the other) uno dopo l'altro; (continuously) continuamente
1) [animal, rider] trottare•- trot out* * *[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.) trottare2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) trotto- trotter* * *[trɒt]1. n1) (pace) trottositting/rising trot — (Horse-riding) trotto seduto/sollevato
to break into a trot — (horse, rider) partire al trotto, (person) mettersi a camminare di buon passo
to go for a trot — (on horse) andare a fare una trottata
2) Brit famon the trot — di fila, uno (-a) dopo l'altro (-a)
3)the trots — (fam: diarrhoea) la cacarella
2. vi(horse, rider) andare al trotto, trottare•- trot out* * *Trot /trɒt/a. e n.(fam.; polit., stor.) trotzkista; trozkista.* * *I [trɒt]nome trotto m.at a trot al trotto; to break into a trot — [ animal] mettersi al trotto; [ person] mettersi a trottare
••to be on the trot — colloq. essere sempre indaffarato, non fermarsi un attimo
II 1. [trɒt] 2.on the trot — colloq. (one after the other) uno dopo l'altro; (continuously) continuamente
1) [animal, rider] trottare•- trot out -
4 trot
I [trɒt]nome trotto m.at a trot al trotto; to break into a trot — [ animal] mettersi al trotto; [ person] mettersi a trottare
••to be on the trot — colloq. essere sempre indaffarato, non fermarsi un attimo
II 1. [trɒt] 2.on the trot — colloq. (one after the other) uno dopo l'altro; (continuously) continuamente
1) [animal, rider] trottare•- trot out* * *[trot] 1. past tense, past participle - trotted; verb((of a horse) to move with fairly fast, bouncy steps, faster than a walk but slower than a canter or gallop: The horse trotted down the road; The child trotted along beside his mother.) trottare2. noun(the pace at which a horse or rider etc moves when trotting: They rode at a trot.) trotto- trotter* * *[trɒt]1. n1) (pace) trottositting/rising trot — (Horse-riding) trotto seduto/sollevato
to break into a trot — (horse, rider) partire al trotto, (person) mettersi a camminare di buon passo
to go for a trot — (on horse) andare a fare una trottata
2) Brit famon the trot — di fila, uno (-a) dopo l'altro (-a)
3)the trots — (fam: diarrhoea) la cacarella
2. vi(horse, rider) andare al trotto, trottare•- trot out* * *trot /trɒt/n.1 trotto; (fig.) andatura veloce: to break into a trot, mettersi al trotto; to go at a slow (o gentle) trot, andare al piccolo trotto, trotterellare; I put my horse to the trot, misi il mio cavallo al trotto3 bambino che trotterella; bambino ai primi passi5 (pl.) – the trots, ( slang) la diarrea, la sciolta: The baby has got the trots, il bimbo ha la diarrea● (fam.) to keep sb. on the trot, tenere q. occupato, farlo trottare (fig.), tenerlo in movimento □ (fig.) to be on the trot, essere occupato (o indaffarato); ( slang) avere la diarrea □ ( slang) He drank four whiskies on the trot, bevve quattro whisky uno dopo l'altro.(to) trot /trɒt/A v. i.trottare; andare al trotto; (fig.) trotterellare, camminare a passo svelto, affrettarsi, correre: It's getting late, so I must trot along ( o away), si fa tardi, devo scappare; My dog was trotting after me, il mio cane mi trotterellava dietroB v. t.far trottare; mettere al trotto: to trot a horse, far trottare un cavallo● to trot out, far trottare ( un cavallo, per mostrarne l'andatura); (fam.) tirar fuori, presentare, esibire, mettere in mostra ( un oggetto); tirare in ballo, snocciolare, fare una noiosa tiritera di (qc.) □ to trot sb. round, portare in giro q. □ to trot sb. to death (o off his legs), stroncare le gambe a q. a forza di farlo camminare □ (fin.) trotting peg, parità trottante □ ( sport) trotting race, corsa al trotto.* * *I [trɒt]nome trotto m.at a trot al trotto; to break into a trot — [ animal] mettersi al trotto; [ person] mettersi a trottare
••to be on the trot — colloq. essere sempre indaffarato, non fermarsi un attimo
II 1. [trɒt] 2.on the trot — colloq. (one after the other) uno dopo l'altro; (continuously) continuamente
1) [animal, rider] trottare•- trot out -
5 keep on
keep on doing continuare a fareto keep on with sth. — continuare, proseguire qcs.
to keep on about sth. — insistere su qcs.
to keep on at sb. — dare addosso a qcn. ( to do perché faccia); keep [sb., sth.] on (continuare a) tenere [employee, flat]
* * *(to continue (doing something or moving): He just kept on writing; They kept on until they came to a petrol station.) continuare* * *1. vi + adv(continue) continuarekeep on along this road until... — continui per questa strada finché...
to keep on at sb about sth — (nag) non dare pace a qc per qc
don't keep on so!; don't keep on about it! — basta! smettila!
2. vt + adv(hat, employee) tenere, (light) tenere acceso (-a)* * *keep on doing continuare a fareto keep on with sth. — continuare, proseguire qcs.
to keep on about sth. — insistere su qcs.
to keep on at sb. — dare addosso a qcn. ( to do perché faccia); keep [sb., sth.] on (continuare a) tenere [employee, flat]
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