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present 1 /ˡpreznt/ adjective presente noun presente m;
at ~ attualmente

present 2 noun (gift) regalo m;
give somebody something as a ~ regalare qualcosa a qualcuno

present 3 /prɪˡzent/ transitive verb presentare;
~ somebody with an award consegnare un premio a qualcuno

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'present' found in these entries:

English:

Christmas present - give - leaving - may - mean - must - participle - present-day - report - run - treat - unwrap - wrap

Italian:

assistere - attuale - attualmente - escluso - fatto - odierno - offrirsi - participio - passato - porre - presentare - presentarsi - presente - rassegnare - regalo - schematizzare - strenna - totalità

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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
present	n	(gift)	regalo, dono nm
		piccolo regalo	presente nm
The birthday present was just what she needed.
Il regalo di compleanno era proprio quello che le serviva.
* Ho portato questi cioccolatini come presente per ringraziarLa dell'ospitalità.
present	n	(grammar)	presente nm
The first person singular present of "to be" is "am".
La prima persona singolare presente di "essere" è "sono".
present	vtr	formal (introduce: person)	presentare vtr ⇒
Governor, may I present to you Mr Johnson?
Governatore, posso presentarle il Signor Johnson?
present	vtr	(confer, give)	regalare, donare
For his years of service, they presented a gold watch to him.
Per i suoi anni di servizio gli hanno regalato un orologio d'oro.
present	adj	(current)	attuale agg
At present, I have twenty dollars in my wallet.
* Nella sua situazione attuale, non ha bisogno di un'assicurazione sulla vita.
present	adj	(in attendance, there)	presente nm
Is everybody present for the meeting, or is somebody missing?
Sono tutti presenti all'incontro o qualcuno manca?
Additional Translations
present	adj	(at hand)	presente agg
Is there a doctor present?
C'è un medico presente?
present	adj	(grammar)	presente agg
He should have used the present progressive tense when talking about a usual action.
Avrebbe dovuto usare il tempo presente progressivo parlando di un'azione abituale.
present	adj	(existing now)	presente agg
Wild buffalo are no longer present in North America.
I bisonti selvaggi non sono più presenti in Nord America.
present	adj	(in mind)	presente agg
The failures of past governors were constantly present in his mind.
I fallimenti dei precedenti governatori erano sempre presenti nella sua mente.
present	n	(now)	momento nm
I know he used to be a salesman, but what is he doing at present?
So che era un commesso, ma che cosa fa al momento?
present	vtr	(introduce: theatre)	presentare vtr ⇒
We are proud to present the play "Hamlet" to you tonight.
Siamo orgogliosi di presentarvi "L'Amleto" stasera.
present	vtr	(introduce: plan, idea)	presentare vtr ⇒
He presented his plan to increase sales to his coworkers.
Ha presentato ai colleghi suoi progetti per aumentare le vendite.
present	vtr	(give as a gift)	offrire, regalare, donare vtr ⇒ ⇒ ⇒
I present you this ring, as a sign of love.
Ti offro questo anello in segno d'amore.
present	vtr	(display)	presentare vtr ⇒
I need to present the new statue to the employees of the museum.
Devo presentare la nuova statua ai dipendenti del museo.
present	vtr	(invoice)	presentare vtr ⇒
The vendor presents his invoice weekly.
Il venditore presenta la sua fattura ogni settimana.
present	vtr	(law: charges)	presentare, contestare vtr ⇒ ⇒
The district attorney presented charges of assault.
Il procuratore distrettuale ha presentato delle accuse di aggressione.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
all-present			onnipresente adj
at present			al momento
at the present moment			al momento attuale adv
at the present time		al giorno d'oggi	attualmente adv
be present			essere presente
be present at			essere presente a
be present in			essere presente nel
birthday present			regalo di compleanno
ever-present			sempre presente adj
no longer present			non più presente
present a petition			presentare una petizione
present again			riproporre v
present again			ripresentare v
present age			epoca odierna
present difficulties			difficoltà attuali
present itself			comparire di persona
present one's resignation		rassegnare le dimissioni	rassegnare v
present oneself			presentarsi v
present oneself		(opportunity) occasione	capitare a qc vi
present oneself as a candidate		pol, ammin.	candidarsi v
present participle			participio presente nm
present perfect			passato prossimo nm
present perfect tense			tempo passato prossimo nm
present sth to sb			offrire qc a qn
present sth to sb			regalare qc a qn
present tense			tempo presente nm
present value			valore corrente
present your case			presentare il proprio caso
present yourself			presentarsi vrif ⇒
present yourself to sb		comparire	presentarsi davanti a vrif
present-age			della nostra epoca
present-day		(present time)	al giorno d'oggi adj
present-day		(present living)	della vita odierna adj
present-day		(present) giorno d'oggi	attuale adj
present-day		(contemporary)	contemporaneo adj
present-day			contemporaneo adj
present-day		(modern)	moderno adj
present-time			tempo presente
the present			il presente nf
the present age			l'epoca attuale nf
the present day			oggi giorno
the present moment			l'ora attuale
the present occasion			questa occasione nf
the present time		il momento attuale	ora adv
up to the present			fino ad ora
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Forum discussions with the word(s) 'present' in the title:
Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'present':

"Today" is both the present moment and the day of eternity
A present for you from me
a trap no sailor past or present would ever want to spring
Appena ho (present) la possibilità, lo farò (future)
As at present
birthday present
Da + time + present tense
exceed the present
for the present
from... to the present
Future or present tense in the congiuntivo: Mi sembra che non vengano/verrano
Gerund Vs. Present Participle
Gerundio presente / Present gerund
He would give us a present
I just live at the present moment
I would like to present to you (plural)
if an opportunity were to present itself...
Imperfect or present subjunctive clause...
Live all your dreams in the present
living in the present
Mark Down As Absent/present
May I present you Mr. and Mrs. Name Surname!
passato prossimo for both past simple and present perfect
periodo ipotetico or present tense
Present continuous
present or simple past for Chronologies?
Present participial verbs
Present participle e past participle come aggettivi
Present participle o simple past
Present participle or 'che ...'?
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