| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| away | adj | (not here) lontano da qui | via avv |
| My father is not here, he is away in Chicago. |
| Mio padre non è qui, è via a Chicago. |
| away | adv | (direction) | via avv |
| He walked away after he saw the price. |
| Lui è andato via dopo aver visto il prezzo. |
| away | adv | (from there) | lontano avv |
| We are a long way away from Ireland, here. |
| Qui siamo molto lontano dall'Irlanda. |
| away | adv | (far) | fuori avv |
| In your essay, try not to go away from the main point. |
| Nel tuo tema cerca di non uscire fuori dall'argomento principale. |
| away | adv | (aside) to look away | distogliere lo sguardo vtr |
| He looked away when she started crying. |
| Ha distolto lo sguardo quando lei ha iniziato a piangere. |
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| Additional Translations |
| away | adj | (distant) | distante avv |
| He is from a land far away. |
| Viene da una terra distante. |
| away | adj | (going immediately) | stare per partire⇒ vi |
| I love racing. Look! The horses are away! |
| Adoro le corse. Guarda, i cavalli stanno per partire. |
| away | adj | (sports: not at home field) | fuori casa avv |
| The team are playing away this weekend. |
| La squadra giocherà fuori casa questo fine settimana. |
| away | adj | (baseball: out) baseball | fuori avv |
| He had put three batters away already. |
| Aveva già messo fuori tre battitori. |
| away | adv | (off) | da lontano avv |
| From away in the distance came the sound of a waterfall. |
| Da lontano si sentiva il rumore di una cascata. |
| away | adv | (apart) distanza | lontano agg |
| | divorziati | separato agg |
| He and his wife were away from each other. |
| Lui e sua moglie erano lontani l'uno dall'altra. |
| Lui e sua moglie erano separati. |
| away | adv | (in another direction) | da un'altra parte avv |
| We turned away when we saw him in the street. |
| Abbiamo girato da un'altra parte quando lo abbiamo visto per strada. |
| away | adv | (not in sb's possession) | via avv |
| If you don't like it, give it away! |
| Se non ti piace dallo via! |
| away | adv | (into extinction) to fade away | smorzarsi⇒ vrif |
| | | svanire, sfumare |
| The music faded away. |
| La musica si è smorzata. |
| away | adv | (repeatedly) | ripetutamente, continuamente avv |
| She pounded away at it. |
| Lo ha colpito ripetutamente. |
| away | adv | (with no hesitation) | subito, senza indugio, immediatamente avv |
| I'm leaving right away. |
| Partirò subito. |
| Segnala un errore |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| a hair's breadth away | adv | (very close) | a un pelo da |
| The house that I bought was a hair's breadth away from the sea. |
| The election returns so far show that Harry is a hair's breadth away from victory. |
| away from | prep | (at a distance or remove from) | lontano da prep |
| Away from the earthquake's epicentre there was less damage. |
| Lontano dall'epicentro del terremoto i danni erano più lievi. |
| away from home | | | lontano da casa |
| away from the point | | | fuori tema |
| away message | n | (e-mail response indicating absence) | messaggio di assenza |
| away off | | | via da |
| away with you | interj | slang, regional (Leave, get going, be on your way) | vai via! inter |
| | | vattene! inter |
| | | sparisci! |
| Away with you! proclaimed the king. |
| back away | vi | (retreat) | arretrare⇒ vi |
| | | indietreggiare⇒ vi |
| Back away from the cookies and no one gets hurt. |
| He nodded vaguely, continuing to dodge and back away. |
| be away | vi | (be absent) | essere via, essere assente, non esserci vi |
| While the neighbors are away, I make sure that their house is safe. |
| be carried away | v | figurative (get overexcited) | lasciarsi trasportare⇒ vi |
| be carried away | v | literal (be abducted or kidnapped) | essere rapito vi |
| be locked away | v | informal (go to prison) | venire messo in prigione, finire in prigione vi |
| be locked away | v | informal (be confined to an institution) | venire segregato, venire isolato vi |
| be locked away | v | (be secured from sight) | essere al sicuro vi |
| | | venire messo al sicuro vi |
| be taken away | vi | (be removed from a given place) | venire rimosso, essere portato via vi |
| be taken away | vi | euphemism (die) | morire⇒ vi |
| be tucked away | vi | informal, figurative (be concealed or obscured) | essere nascosta vi |
| be washed away | vi | (be carried off to sea) | essere portato via dall'acqua, essere trascinato via dall'acqua, essere lavato via vi |
| be washed away | vi | (be flushed away with water) | essere lavato via vi |
| be wrenched away | vi | (be removed forcibly) | essere tirato via a forza vi |
| bear away | | | portare via |
| beaver away | vi | informal (work diligently) | lavorare alacremente, lavorare con zelo vi |
| blast away | vtr | (remove forcefully) | spazzare via vtr |
| They will blast away the rocks with dynamite. |
| L'esplosione ha spazzato via tutti gli alberi. |
| blast away | vi | US informal (shoot repeatedly ) | sparare a raffica vi |
| Entrarono nel locale e si misero a sparare a raffica sugli avventori. |
| | | sparare a ripetizione vi |
| I rapinatori estrassero le armi e iniziarono a sparare a ripetizione. |
| blow away | vtr | (wind: carry off) | spazzare via vtr |
| blow away | vi | (be carried off by wind) | essere spazzato via vi |
| blow away | vtr | slang, figurative (impress greatly) figurato | impressionare⇒, sorprendere⇒, colpire⇒ vtr |
| blow away | vtr | slang, figurative (kill by shooting) colloquiale | far saltare le cervella vtr |
| blown away | adj | figurative, slang (extremely impressed) sorpreso, stupefatto | a bocca aperta avv |
| | | sorpreso, impressionato agg |
| We were blown away by the singer's impressive version of the aria. |
| blown away | adj | figurative, slang (shot dead) | ucciso con un colpo di pistola agg |
| My brother was blown away by gang members two years ago. |
| break away | vi | (become separate) | separarsi, staccarsi v rif |
| Two of the members of the band broke away to form a band of their own. |
| break away | adj | (country: newly independent country) | secessionista agg |
| | | nato dalla scissione agg |
| South Ossetia is a break away republic of Georgia. |
| burn away | vi | (be razed by fire) | andare a fuoco vi |
| called away | adj | (being required elsewhere) | richiesto altrove agg |
| carried away | adj | literal (swept off: by tide, etc.) | portato via agg |
| Several parked cars were carried away by the flood waters and swept into the sea. |
| Alcune macchine parcheggiate sono state portate via dall'inondazione e spazzate in mare. |
| carried away | adj | figurative (overexcited, over enthused) | spese di trasporto merci nfpl |
| I didn't mean to be so loud, I just got carried away by the music. |
| carry away | vtr | (tide, etc.: sweep off) | spazzare via vtr |
| cart away | vtr | informal (remove, evict sb troublesome) | portare via vtr |
| Nota: Can be used for inanimates as well as for people. |
| There was so much junk in the garage that she had to rent a truck to cart it all away. |
| The guards carted away the guy who got into a fight. |
| C'era così tanta robaccia nel garage che dovette affittare un furgone per portarla via. |
| | | sbarazzarsi⇒ vi |
| Per sbarazzarmi della robaccia nel garage ho dovuto noleggiare un furgone. |
| cast away | vi | (be shipwrecked) | naufragare⇒, fare naufragio vi |
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| chase away | vtr | literal (shoo) | scacciare⇒ vtr |
| Chase away that dog before it eats your food. |
| Ha scacciato quel cane fastidioso. |
| | | allontanare⇒, cacciare via vtr |
| Allontana il cane prima che arrivi al tuo cibo. |
| chase away | vtr | figurative (banish, get rid of) | scacciare⇒ vtr |
| It was a good luck charm to chase away nightmares. |
| Una passeggiata all'aria aperta ti aiuterà a scacciare i cattivi pensieri. |
| | | liberarsi v rif |
| Finalmente è riuscito a liberarsi di quella segretaria curiosa. |
| chip away at sth | v | literal (chisel or hack pieces off sth) | scalpellare⇒ vtr |
| | | intaccare⇒ vtr |
| chip away at sth | v | figurative (work at sth gradually) | lavorare qualcosa un po' alla volta vtr |
| chip away at sth | vtr | figurative (decrease gradually) | disfare lentamente vtr |
| clear away | vtr | (tidy, organize) | mettere in ordine |
| come away | vi | (distance oneself) | andare via, allontanarsi⇒ vi |
| I had to come away or I would have ended up swearing at them. |
| In quella discussione con quei due mi sono dovuto allontanare perché altrimenti rischiavamo di finire alle mani. |
| come away from | vtr | (leave) | venir via vi |
| come away from | vtr | (move further from) | allontanarsi da vi |
| come away from | vtr | (separate from) | staccarsi da inter |
| crumble away | vi | (disintegrate) | sgretolarsi, sbriciolarsi v rif |
| It they don't spend at least one million Euros for its restoration, the building will simply crumble away. |
| Il cemento era talmente malandato che si sgretolava sotto i piedi. |
| crumbling away | adj | (disintegrating) | in rovina |
| The team found their once comfortable lead slowly crumbling away. |
| cut away, cut-away, cutaway | vtr | (remove by cutting) | tagliar via, tagliare⇒ vtr |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj; single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| To repair the table I had to cut away the damaged veneer and replace it with a matching new piece. |
| Da quel pezzo di formaggio ho dovuto tagliar via la parte ammuffita. |
| cut away, cut-away, cutaway | vtr | (tv, cinema: inserted shot) | inserto nm |
| cut-away | | | sezionato adj |
| dance the night away | v | figurative (spend the evening dancing) | ballare tutta la notte |
| dash away | vi | (hurry off) | correre via |
| die away | vi | (fade, diminish) | andare scemando vi |
| die-away | | | che svanisce adj |
| direct sth away from sth | v | (point sth in different direction from sth) | puntare qualcosa lontano da qualcuno |
| do away with | vtr | slang (eliminate, get rid of) | eliminare⇒ vtr |
| To improve the overall quality of our milk, we wanted to do away with the use of antibiotics on our cows. |
| Per migliorare la qualità del nostro latte, abbiamo voluto eliminare l'uso di antibiotici sulle mucche. |
| do away with | vtr | slang (sb; kill) colloquiale: uccidere | far fuori vtr |
| He was a liability to our gang, and we knew sooner or later we would have to do away with him. |
| È un ostacolo per i nostri piani, prima o poi dovremo considerare l'idea di farlo fuori. |
| drain away | vi | literal (trickle or be filtered off) | drenare⇒, defluire⇒, scendere⇒ vi |
| He dug a ditch to drain away the water that was flooding the lawn. |
| The washbasin is blocked, the water only drains away very slowly. |
| Scavò un fosso per far drenare l'acqua dal giardino. |
| drain away | vi | figurative (be gradually lost) | esaurirsi⇒ vi |
| Her strength was drained away as she played with the toddler, cooked dinner and then ironed the laundry. |
| draw away | vi | (retreat, move back) | ritirarsi v rif |
| draw away | vtr | (cause sb to leave) | tirare via vtr |
| My wife diplomatically drew me away from the pompous guest as she could see I was about to lose my temper with him. |
| drift away | vi | literal (be carried away, float off) galleggiando, nella corrente | allontanarsi v rif |
| He fell asleep on the lilo and slowly drifted away from the beach. |
| Si è addormentata sul materassino in riva al mare e si è allontanata lentamente dalla spiaggia. |
| drift away | vi | figurative (lose contact, become estranged) figurato: rapporti personali | allontanarsi v rif |
| Sometimes husbands and wives just drift away from each other and end up getting divorced. |
| A volte moglie e marito si allontanano l'uno dall'altro a poco sa poco, senza nemmeno accorgersene, e finiscono col divorziare. |
| drift away from | | | allontanarsi da v rif |
| drive away | vi | (depart in a vehicle) in automobile | allontanarsi⇒ vrif |
| She wiped a tear from her eye as he drove away. |
| Era qui, ma l'ho vista allontanarsi in auto qualche minuto fa. |
| drive away | vtr | (repel, force to leave) | spingere ad andarsene, allontanare⇒ vtr |
| She drove him away with her constant nagging. |
| Con le sue continue scenate l'ha spinto ad andarsene da casa. |
| drop away | | | peggiorare v |
| drop-away | | | peggiorato adj |
| dying away | | | svanendo, scomparendo |
| eat away | vtr | (gnaw at, erode) | erodere⇒, sgretolare⇒ vtr |
| The chalk cliffs are being eaten away slowly by the action of the sea. |
| The affair was eating away at her peace of mind. |
| eat away at | vtr | figurative (trouble, worry) | affliggere⇒, tormentare⇒ vtr |
| eat away at | vtr | figurative (erode) | consumare⇒ vtr |
| edge away from | vtr | (move slowly or gradually away from) | scostarsi da v rif |
| explain away | | | giustificare v |
| fade away | vi | literal (grow fainter or less distinct) | affievolirsi v rif |
| From here, it looks like the mountains fade away into the distance. |
| The further we walked from the disco, the more the music faded away. |
| Più mi allontanavo dalla discoteca più la musica si affievoliva. |
| fading away | adj | (becoming weak or wasted) | che va spegnendosi agg |
| She was fading away for months before her death. |
| fall away | vi | (diminish) | calare⇒ vi |
| Attendance at the church fell away as more and more people moved to the suburbs. |
| fall away | vi | (abandon, forsake sth) | abbandonare⇒, lasciare⇒ vtr |
| As he got older he fell away from the church. |
| fall away | vi | (disappear spontaneously: troubles, worries) | sparire⇒, svanire⇒ vi |
| Eventually her emotional burdens simply fell away, and she was her old self again. |
| far and away | | | di gran lunga |
| far away, far-away | adv | (in the distance) | lontano avv |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| far away place | | posto lontano | sprofondo nm |
| file away | vtr | (put in folder for later use) | archiviare temporaneamente vtr |
| file away | vtr | (put sth where it can be found easily) | mettere da parte vtr |
| file away | vtr | figurative (remember, for later reference) | tenere a mente vtr |
| | | segnarsi v rif |
| fire away | vi | slang (begin asking questions) figurato: fare una domanda | sparare⇒ vtr |
| Professor, could we ask you a few questions? "Sure! Fire away.". |
| Professore, potrei farle alcune domande? - "Certo, spara!" |
| fire away | vi | informal (begin shooting) | aprire il fuoco vtr |
| When you have a clear shot at the deer, fire away. |
| float away | vi | (drift off) | andare alla deriva vi |
| fly away | vi | (insect, bird: take flight) | volare via vi |
| fly away | vi | (be carried off by the wind) | essere trascinato via dal vento vi |
| fly away | adj | (loose, fluttering) | in balia del vento agg |
| | | svolazzante agg |
| fly away | adj | (made for air travel) | traduzione non disponibile |
| Segnala un errore |
| 100 successive |