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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.by /baɪ/ prep.
- (showing agent, result) da;
he was bitten ~ a snake è stato morso da un serpente;
designed ~ an architect disegnato da un architetto;
destroyed ~ fire distrutto dal fuoco
- (through the means of) in, per, con;
to travel ~ train viaggiare in treno;
~ bicycle in bicicletta;
to pay ~ cheque pagare con assegno;
~ phone per o tramite telefono;
to begin ~ saying that cominciare dicendo o col dire che;
~ candlelight a lume di candela;
I know her ~ sight la conosco di vista;
I took him ~ the hand l’ho preso per mano;
he has two children ~ his first wife ha due figli dalla prima moglie
- (according to, from evidence of) secondo, a;
~ my watch it is three o’clock al mio orologio sono le tre;
I knew him ~ his walk l’ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura;
it’s all right ~ me per me va bene
- (via, passing through) attraverso, per, tramite, da;
to enter ~ the back door entrare dalla porta di servizio;
we travelled to Rome ~ Venice and Florence siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze
- (near, beside) presso, vicino a, accanto a;
~ the bed accanto al letto;
~ the sea in riva al mare
- (past) to go o pass ~ sb. passare davanti o accanto a qcn.;
they passed us ~ in their car ci sono passati davanti in macchina;
let us get ~ lasciateci passare
- (showing authorship) di;
a film ~ Kubrik un film di Kubrik;
who is it ~? di chi è?
- (before, not later than) per, entro;
~ four o’clock entro o per le quattro;
~ this time next week la prossima settimana a quest’ora, di qui a una settimana;
~ the time she had got downstairs he was gone quando scese era già uscito;
he ought to be here ~ now ormai o a quest’ora dovrebbe essere qui;
but ~ then it was too late ma ormai era troppo tardi
- (during) ~ day as well as ~ night sia di giorno che di notte;
~ daylight di giorno, alla luce del giorno;
~ moonlight al chiaro di luna
- (according to) forbidden ~ law proibito per legge;
to play ~ the rules giocare secondo le regole
- (to the extent or degree of) di;
prices have risen ~ 20% i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%;
~ far di gran lunga;
it’s better ~ far è di gran lunga migliore
- (in measurements) per;
a room 20 metres ~ 10 metres una stanza di 20 metri per 10
- mat. (in multiplication, division) per;
10 multiplied ~ 5 is 50 10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50
- (showing rate, quantity) a;
to be paid ~ the hour essere pagato a ore;
~ the dozen a dozzine
- (in successive degrees, units) little ~ little poco a poco;
day ~ day giorno per o dopo giorno, di giorno in giorno;
one ~ one uno a uno, uno alla volta
- (with regard to) di;
he is an architect ~ profession o trade di professione fa l’architetto;
~ birth di nascita
- (as a result of) per;
~ mistake per errore;
~ chance per caso, casualmente
- (with reflexive pronouns) he did it all ~ himself l’ha fatto tutto da solo
- mar. (in compass directions) south ~ south-west sud-sud-ovest.
- (past) to go ~ passare;
the people walking ~ la gente che passa, i passanti;
he walked on ~ without stopping passò senza fermarsi;
a lot of time has gone ~ since then molto tempo è passato da allora;
as time goes ~ col (passare del) tempo
- (near) vicino, accanto;
he lives close ~ abita vicino
- (aside) to put money ~ mettere da parte i soldi
- (to one’s house) come ~ for a drink passa a bere qualcosa
locuzioni idiomatiche ~ and ~ (in past) di lì a poco;
(in future) presto, fra breve, tra poco;
~ the ~, ~ the bye incidentalmente, a proposito;
but that’s ~ the ~ ma questo c’entra poco.
(in future) presto, fra breve, tra poco;
~ the ~, ~ the bye incidentalmente, a proposito;
but that’s ~ the ~ ma questo c’entra poco.
'by' trovato anche in queste voci:
Inglese:
abashed
- abide
- able
- abreast
- absorbed
- accentuate
- accident
- accidental
- accidentally
- accompany
- according
- account
- admire
- admission
- adoption
- affected
- afflict
- after
- again
- against
- agency
- agreement
- air
- airfreight
- airmail
- alarm
- almost
- along
- amid
- amuse
- analogy
- and
- annotation
- annoy
- annoyed
- another
- antagonize
- antedate
- any
- any
- appearance
- appointment
- approach
- arouse
- arrangement
- arts funding
- as
- assail
- assent
- astonished
Italiano:
a
- abbandono
- abbassare
- abito
- accanirsi
- accanto
- accidentalmente
- acclamazione
- accomandita
- accorciare
- accordo
- Acqua alta
- acquisito
- adesso
- aereo
- aereo
- afferrare
- affiancare
- affiancato
- aggravare
- agguantare
- allarmare
- alleggerire
- allungare
- altro
- alzare
- alzata
- ammazzare
- ammettere
- ammissione
- analogia
- andare
- andare
- andatura
- angosciato
- animato
- annegamento
- annegato
- anno
- anticipare
- apparenza
- appeso
- appoggiare
- appuntamento
- arma
- arrangiare
- arrembaggio
- arrivare
- aspetto
- assalto
by: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali | |||
| by | prep | (close: beside, near to) | vicino a prep |
| The keys are by the door over there. | |||
| Le chiavi sono là, vicino alla porta. | |||
| by | prep | (close: around) | vicino a prep |
| There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court. | |||
| C'è una fontanella vicino al campo da tennis. | |||
| by | prep | (close: past) | davanti a prep |
| We always walk by the post office on the way to work. | |||
| Passiamo sempre davanti all'ufficio postale, andando al lavoro. | |||
| by | prep | (close: distance measure) | per, di prep |
| The ball missed the window by a metre. | |||
| La palla ha mancato la finestra per un metro. | |||
| by | prep | (time: not later than) | per prep |
| entro prep | |||
| You must have the report done by Monday. | |||
| Devi aver finito la relazione per lunedì. | |||
| Devi finire la relazione entro lunedì. | |||
| by | prep | (via: using the means of) | in, con prep |
| Should we go by car or by taxi? | |||
| Andiamo in auto o in taxi? | |||
| by | prep | (via: using a route) | per, da prep |
| I usually go by New York when I fly to Europe. | |||
| Di solito passo per New York quando vado in Europa con l'aereo. | |||
| by | prep | (invention, composition of) | di prep |
| Hamlet is a play by Shakespeare. | |||
| Amleto è un'opera teatrale di Shakespeare. | |||
| by | prep | (according to) | col prep + art |
| di prep | |||
| I know him by his first name. | |||
| Lo conosco col nome di battesimo. | |||
| Lo conosco di nome. | |||
| by | prep | (unit of measure) | a prep |
| all' prep + art | |||
| She bought eggs by the dozen. | |||
| We get paid by the hour. | |||
| Ha comprato uova a pacchi di dodici. | |||
| Veniamo pagati all'ora. | |||
| Additional Translations | |||
| by | prep | (during) | di prep |
| The street is noisy by day but very quiet by night. | |||
| La strada è rumorosa di giorno, ma molto tranquilla di notte. | |||
| by | prep | (with the authority of) | per prep |
| By the authority vested in me, I proclaim you husband and wife. | |||
| Per l'autorità conferitami, vi dichiaro marito e moglie. | |||
| by | prep | (in conformity with) | secondo prep |
| He does everything by the book. | |||
| Lui fa tutto secondo il libro. | |||
| by | prep | (on the basis of) | per prep |
| They met by chance. | |||
| Si sono incontrati per caso. | |||
| by | prep | (after, serially) | dopo prep |
| a prep | |||
| Things got more tense minute by minute. | |||
| They walked down the road two by two. | |||
| Le cose si facevano più tese minuto dopo minuto. | |||
| Camminavano per la strada due a due. | |||
| by | prep | (multiply) | per prep |
| Two by four is eight. | |||
| Due per quattro fa otto. | |||
| by | prep | (divide) | per prep |
| Twelve divided by six is two. | |||
| Dodici diviso per sei fa due. | |||
| by | prep | (horse paternity, sired by) | figlio di nm |
| Screaming Thunder, by Screaming Eagle, won the Preakness. | |||
| by | prep | (describing compass points) | traduzione non disponibile |
| Head north by northeast. | |||
| by | prep | (agent in passives) | da prep |
| The tree was cut down by his neighbour. | |||
| L'albero è stato tagliato dal suo vicino. | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
by: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012
| Compound Forms/Forme composte | |||
| "be obsessed with, by" | "fissarsi di + verbo, su + sostantivo" v rif | ||
| abide by | vtr | (obey) | attenersi a vi |
| absorbed by | adj | figurative (person: engrossed in) | assorbito da |
| assorto in | |||
| He was so absorbed by the experiment he was running that he got locked in the lab overnight. | |||
| absorbed by | adj | literal (liquid: soaked up by) | assorbito da |
| Sutures are made of a material that is absorbed by the body. | |||
| It rained so much that the water could no longer be absorbed by the soil. | |||
| address by counsel | legale | arringa nf | |
| along by | prep | UK (along the length of, next to) | a fianco di |
| lungo il fianco di | |||
| as attested by | come attestato da | ||
| as by law enacted | a norma di legge | ||
| attended by | seguito da | ||
| baptism by fire | n | (difficult first experience, initiation) prima difficile esperienza, iniziazione | battesimo del fuoco nm |
| My first day as a math teacher was a baptism of fire. The pupils just wouldn't keep quiet ! | |||
| Il terremoto ha costituito un vero e proprio battesimo del fuoco per la nuova centrale operativa della Protezione Civile. | |||
| baptism by fire | n | (first combat experience for a soldier) | battesimo del fuoco nm |
| Bullets were flying all around and people were dying; it was truly a baptism by fire. | |||
| È stato un vero e proprio battesimo del fuoco per i nuovi arrivati nella base italiana a Falluja. | |||
| be advised by | essere consigliato da | ||
| be affected by | to feel the effects of | risentire di v | |
| be affected by | to feel the effects of | subire l'influenza di v | |
| be assisted by | essere affiancato da pp | ||
| be attended by sth | v | (be accompanied by sth) | essere accompagnato da |
| be attracted by sth | v | (find sth appealing) | essere attratto da |
| be besotted by sb | v | (be infatuated with sb) | essere infatuato di vi |
| be bounded by | essere legato da | ||
| be caused by | vtr | (result from) | essere causato da vi |
| Many of his physical problems were really caused by a poor diet when he was a child. | |||
| The problems with your lawn may be caused by too much water. | |||
| be characterized by sth | v | (have sth as an identifying trait) | essere caratterizzato da vi |
| be constituted by | essere costituito da | ||
| be controlled by sb | v | (person: be manipulated by sb) | essere manipolato da vi |
| be directed by sb | v | (film: have as director) film | essere diretto da vi |
| be directed by sb | vi | (film, project: be coordinated by sb) | essere diretto da vi |
| be directed by sb | v | (be controlled by sb) | essere controllato da vi |
| be divided by | vtr | (have differing opinions on) | avere opinioni divergenti vi |
| be divided by | vtr | (arithmetic: to be separated into equal quantities) | essere diviso in, essere ripartito vi |
| be followed by | vtr | (precede, come before) | essere seguito da vi |
| The calm is always followed by the storm. | |||
| be formed by sth | v | (be created by sth: a process, etc.) | essere formato da vi |
| be frightened by sth | v | (be startled or scared by sth) | essere impaurito da vi |
| be guided by | essere guidato da | ||
| be hired by sb | v | (do contract work for sb) | essere ingaggiato da vi |
| be hired by sb | v | (be employed by sb) | essere assunto da vi |
| be hit by a car | v | (be knocked down by a motor vehicle) | venir preso sotto da un'auto vi |
| be hit by lightning | v | (be struck by electrical bolt) | venire colpito da un fulmine vi |
| be hosted by | vtr | (be compared by) | essere condotto da vi |
| be inspired by sth | v | (feel motivated by sth) | essere ispirato da vi |
| be known by | essere conosciuto da | ||
| be led by | vtr | (be guided by) | farsi guidare da, farsi guidare dai consigli di, farsi consigliare da vi |
| I will be led by my doctor's advice. | |||
| be led by | vtr | (be managed by) | essere guidato da, essere gestito da vi |
| The research project was led by a university professor. | |||
| be limited by | essere limitato da | ||
| be made by | vtr | (be manufactured or crafted by) | essere prodotto da, essere fatto da vi |
| This beautiful cap was made by native Peruvians. | |||
| be managed by sb | v | (person: be subordinate to sb) | essere sotto di vi |
| be managed by sb | vi | (project: be handled by sb) | essere gestito da vi |
| be marked by sth | v | (person: be emotionally affected by sth) figurato | essere segnato da vi |
| be marked by sth | v | (occasion: be commemorated by sth) | essere commemorato vi |
| be powered by | vtr | (run or function on) | essere alimentato da vi |
| Most cars are powered by petrol. | |||
| be produced by sb | v | (film: be funded by sb) film | essere prodotto da vi |
| be provided by | vtr | (be supplied by) | essere fornito da vi |
| Staff uniforms will be provided by the employer. | |||
| Le uniformi sono fornite dal datore di lavoro. | |||
| be regulated by | essere regolato da | ||
| be relied upon by sb | v | (be trusted or depended on by sb) | qn fa conto su qn vi |
| be seized by | essere colto da | ||
| be sponsored by sb | vi | (receive funding from sb) | essere sponsorizzato da vi |
| be spurred on by sth | v | (be motivated or moved to act by sth) | essere spronato da vi |
| be struck by sth | vi | (become strongly aware of sth) figurato | essere fortemente colpito da |
| be surrounded by | v | (be enclosed or encircled by) | essere circondato da vi |
| be turned on by | eccitarsi per | ||
| be united by sth | vi | (have sth as a common concern) | essere uniti da qc vi |
| avere qc in comune vi | |||
| be written by | vtr | (have as author) | essere scritto da vi |
| The story was written by Edgar Allan Poe. | |||
| Questo romanzo è stato scritto da Edgar Allan Poe. | |||
| begin by doing sth | v | (do sth first) | iniziare da vi |
| bit by bit | pezzo dopo pezzo | ||
| bit-by-bit, bit by bit | adj | (done gradually, piecemeal) | graduale agg |
| a poco a poco, per gradi avv | |||
| Nota: hyphen omitted when term is an adv | |||
| bitten by the love bug | modo di dire | colpito dall'amore | |
| blow by | vi | (be swept past by the wind) | essere trascinato da vi |
| svolazzare trascinato dal vento vi | |||
| A paper bag blew by me on a windy day. | |||
| blow-by-blow, blow by blow | adj | (step by step, as it happened) precisamente, in ogni dettaglio | per filo e per segno adj |
| The eyewitness gave a blow-by-blow description of the horrific event. | |||
| Mi ha detto dell'accaduto per filo e per segno. | |||
| in ogni dettaglio adj | |||
| Mi ha informato dell'incidente in ogni dettaglio. | |||
| brush by | sfiorare passando | ||
| by a great deal | adv | (by a large amount or extent) | di gran lunga avv |
| The Indian Ocean is smaller than the Pacific Ocean by a great deal. | |||
| Marcello è di gran lunga il miglior studente del conservatorio e sarà senz'altro un concertista di successo. | |||
| by a hair | adv | (by a very slight margin, only just) | per un pelo avv |
| by a hair's breadth | adv | (by the slightest margin) | per un pelo idiom |
| The horse won by a hair's breadth. | |||
| Che paura, sono vivo per un pelo! | |||
| by a majority | adv | (by most people, by more than half) | a maggioranza avv |
| They were able to pass their laws by a majority vote of 51 to 49. | |||
| Il progetto di legge è stato approvato a maggioranza. | |||
| by a narrow margin | adv | (by a very small number or amount) | di stretta misura avv |
| He was elected president by a narrow margin. | |||
| Il candidato locale ha vinto le elezioni di stretta misura. | |||
| con un margine ristretto avv | |||
| La gara è stata vinta ancora dai francesi, stavolta con un margine molto ristretto. | |||
| by a show of hands | adv | (with an impromptu vote) | per alzata di mano avv |
| Our class decided to continue reading the novel by a show of hands. | |||
| Voteremo per alzata di mano. | |||
| by accident | adv | (mistakenly, not intentionally) | per errore avv |
| involontariamente avv | |||
| by acclamation | per acclamazione | ||
| by air | adv | (via aeroplane) | in aereo avv |
| by air | adv | (through the atmosphere) | via etere avv |
| by airmail | adv | (postal delivery: via plane) | via posta aerea, tramite posta aerea avv |
| All letters from the U.S. to Africa go by airmail these days; surface mail isn't available. | |||
| La spedizione avverrà via posta aerea. | |||
| per via aerea avv | |||
| La lettera sarà spedita per via aerea. | |||
| by airplane | con l'aereo | ||
| by all accounts | adv | (according to everyone) | a detta di tutti avv |
| by all means | adv | (of course, certainly) | assolutamente avv |
| certamente avv | |||
| by and by | adv | (in a while from now) | tra breve avv |
| by and by | adv | (after a while) | poco dopo avv |
| Be patient! I'll get around to it by and by. | |||
| Poco dopo se ne andò. | |||
| by and large | adv | (in general, on the whole) | in generale avv |
| in linea di massima avv | |||
| by any chance | adv | (possibly) | per caso avv |
| Would you by any chance be able to lend me $10? | |||
| Per caso servite le pizze a domicilio? | |||
| by any means | adv | (in any way, via any method) | con ogni mezzo avv |
| Nella giungla bisogna sopravvivere con ogni mezzo. | |||
| ad ogni costo avv | |||
| Arriverò in tempo, ad ogni costo. | |||
| by any standard | adv | (by no matter what measure) | sotto ogni punto di vista avv |
| by auction | generale | all'asta adj | |
| by birth | adv | (through one's family) | per nascita avv |
| The U.S. Constitution requires the president to be American by birth, not a naturalized citizen. | |||
| Sono di sangue blu e lo sono per nascita. | |||
| by bus | adv | (travel or transport: on a bus) | in autobus avv |
| by cable | via cavo | ||
| by car | adv | (via motor vehicle) | in macchina avv |
| by categories | per categorie | ||
| by chance | adv | (coincidentally) | per caso avv |
| by choice | adv | (willingly, of one's free will) | per scelta avv |
| I did not exactly retire by choice. | |||
| Ad oggi io sono single per scelta. | |||
| by command | adv | (by giving orders) | a comando avv |
| Sono stufo di fare sempre tutto a comando! | |||
| Segnala un errore | |||
| 100 successive | |||
Forum discussions with the word(s) 'by' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'by':
... By The Structural Layout Of Our Cities
"Insieme" (by Mina)
1.00 GBP each way if they arrive at the station by train
4-by-4
a B&B managed by
a by-the-way
a by-your-side guide
a call may be required to be paid by installment
a dance in triple time performed by a couple...
A dinner hosted by
a fire by the lake
A friend came over. A friend stopped by.
a man who died in a fire blamed on wires downed by high wind
a person's name followed by "culo"
a pie to be eaten by two persons
a regal quality offset by his eyes
A small challenge and token offered by an italian girl towards the english culture
A small flame is extinguished by the wind but a large fire grows
A Sunset by Coleridge
a trend driven by
a window covered on the other side by tight, white blinds
A., T.A., T.V.U.M.D.B. by Elio e le Storie Tese
abetted by their employer
accessible by direct reports
Accounted for by
accounted for by a stock in a fund portfolio
achieving more by doing less
Actioned by a member of management
advancing only by averages
Affected by the earthquake
continua...
"Insieme" (by Mina)
1.00 GBP each way if they arrive at the station by train
4-by-4
a B&B managed by
a by-the-way
a by-your-side guide
a call may be required to be paid by installment
a dance in triple time performed by a couple...
A dinner hosted by
a fire by the lake
A friend came over. A friend stopped by.
a man who died in a fire blamed on wires downed by high wind
a person's name followed by "culo"
a pie to be eaten by two persons
a regal quality offset by his eyes
A small challenge and token offered by an italian girl towards the english culture
A small flame is extinguished by the wind but a large fire grows
A Sunset by Coleridge
a trend driven by
a window covered on the other side by tight, white blinds
A., T.A., T.V.U.M.D.B. by Elio e le Storie Tese
abetted by their employer
accessible by direct reports
Accounted for by
accounted for by a stock in a fund portfolio
achieving more by doing less
Actioned by a member of management
advancing only by averages
Affected by the earthquake
continua...
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