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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
the forma debole davanti a vocale /ðɪ/ davanti a consonante /ðə/ forma forte /ðiː/ determ.
  1. (specifying, identifying etc.) il, lo, la, i, gli, le;
    two chapters of ~ book due capitoli del libro;
    I met him at ~ supermarket l’ho incontrato al supermercato
  1. (best etc.) ~ French restaurant il ristorante francese per eccellenza;
    ~ way of losing weight il modo più efficace per perdere peso
  1. (with family names) ~ Buntings i Bunting, la famiglia Bunting
  1. (with genre) ~ ballet il balletto
  1. (with era) ~ fifties gli anni cinquanta
  1. (with adjectives) ~ impossible l’impossibile
  1. (with adjectives forming group) ~ French i francesi;
    ~ dead i morti
  1. (with comparative adjectives) the news made her all ~ sadder la notizia la rese ancora più triste
  1. (in double comparatives) ~ more I learn ~ less I understand più studio meno capisco;
    ~ sooner ~ better prima è meglio è
  1. (with superlatives) ~ fastest train il treno più veloce;
    ~ prettiest house in the village la casa più carina del paese.


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Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
thedef art (used before a noun) plur: i, gli, leil, lo, la art def sing
Nota: The esprime sia l'articolo singolare che il plurale per cui in italiano può essere tradotto con: il, lo, la, i, gli, le.
The boy went for a walk.
Il ragazzo è andato a fare una passeggiata.
 
Additional Translations
thedef art (used to signal a proper noun) prep + art def: de+lail, lo, la art def sing
I am part of the Catholic Church.
Io faccio parte della Chiesa Cattolica.
thedef art (used with a title) prep + art def: a+ilil, lo, la art def sing
The reporter asked the President a question.
Il giornalista ha fatto una domanda al Presidente.
thedef art (for superlative, + -est)il, lo, la art def sing
That was the easiest test.
Questo è stato il test più facile.
thedef art (singular representing all)il, lo, la art def sing
Does the newspaper have a future place in society?
La stampa quotidiana ha un futuro nella società?
thedef art (for part of the body) prep + art def: su+lail, lo, la art def sing
This hat is best worn over the brow.
Questo cappello sta meglio se indossato sulla fronte.
thedef art (for an abstract idea)il, lo, la art def sing
I am interested in the poor.
Mi interessa la povertà.
thedef art (for one of many)il, lo, la art def sing
The wild blueberry capital of the US is Maine.
La capitale statunitense dei mirtilli è il Maine.
thedef art (sufficient)il, lo, la art def sing
When I have the money, I'll buy you a diamond.
Quando avrò il denaro, ti comprerò un diamante.
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Compound Forms/Forme composte
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bushexpr proverb (sth that you already have is better than the promise of sth better)meglio un uovo oggi che una gallina domani
I'm told I can do better if I keep looking for opportunities, but I'll stay at this job for now: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
a drop in the bucketn US, informal (sth relatively trivial)una cosa insignificante
The U.S. needs to redevelop passenger rail; Amtrak funding is just a drop in the bucket.
a drop in the bucketn (sth with no material consequences)una cosa trascurabile
a drop in the oceann UK (a negligible amount)una goccia nel mare
The money I give to charity is a drop in the ocean compared to some people.
a night out on the townn (evening spent at a bar, club or party)notte brava nf
a pat on the backn informal (congratulations, praise)una pacca sulla spalla
His year-end bonus was a pat on the back for his hard work that year.
a piece of the actionn informal (involvement, participation)essere della partita
If I'm to help you, I want a piece of the action.
a place in the sunun posto al sole
a thing of the pastuna cosa del passato
a word to the wisen colloquial (used before a warning: pay careful attention to what follows)a buon intenditor poche parole
A word to the wise: do not visit this neighborhood alone after dark.
about the su + losullo
about the su + lasulla pron + art
about the su + lesulle
about the (topic) di + ildel prep + art
about the (topic) di + ladella prep + art
about the (topic) di + l'dell' prep + art
about the (topic) di + lodello prep + art
about the (topic) di + idei prep + art
about the (topic) di + ledelle prep + art
about the (topic) di + glidegli prep + art
about the su + ilsul pron + art
about the su + l'sull' pron + art
about the su + isui pron + art
about the su + glisugli pron + art
above the lawadj (not legally accountable)al di sopra della legge
 intoccabile agg
above the lineoltre il limite
absorb the shockv literal (soften a physical impact)assorbire l'urto
Egg boxes absorb the shock of shipping so the eggs don't crack.
The pile of pillows would absorb the shock from the fall.
absorb the shockv figurative (take in bad news)incassare il colpo
The telephone fell from her hand as she tried to absorb the shock of her father's death.
I gave him a moment to absorb the shock from the bad news.
absorb the shockv figurative (lessen a financial burden)attutire l'urto
 assorbire il colpo
My pension fund took a beating in the stock market crash, but at least I had bank certificates to absorb the shock.
accept the responsibilityv (be willing to take on duties)accettare la responsabilità
 accettare l'incarico
She accepted the responsibility of planning the office Christmas party.
accessory after the fact (law) complicefavoreggiatore nm
according to the agreementadv (by the terms of the agreement)ai sensi dell'accordo
According to the agreement, the buyer will purchase all the product that the seller can produce.
according to the contractadv (by the terms of the contract)come da contratto
According to the contract you may take three days of bereavement leave for your uncle's funeral, but only one for your nephew's.
according to the evidencesecondo le prove
according to the lawa norma
according to the letteradv (according to law)attenendosi alla legge
according to the letteradv (to the letter, word for word, verbatim)parola per parola
according to the letteradv (in keeping with the precise wording of)secondo la lettera
according to the rulesadv (by the rules, as stated in the rules)secondo le regole
According to the rules, he had to be taken off the field.
ace in the holen slang (asset, trump)carta vincente nf
 cavallo di battaglia
Gloria's ace in the hole is her fantastic singing voice.
ace in the holen (advantage hidden from opponents)asso nella manica
across the board generalea tutti i livelli
across the grain ad un'angolatura di 90di rispetto alla fibratraduzione non disponibile
across the seaattraverso il mare
across the worldadv (all over the Earth)a livello mondiale
 in tutto il mondo
across-the-boardadj (global, universal)generalizzato agg
 a tutto campo
 indiscriminato agg
Across-the-board tax increases hurt the poor far more than the rich.
act in the interests ofvtr (act to protect or help)agire nell'interesse di
An attorney will always act in the best interests of her client.
Acts of the Apostlesnpl (Bible: New Testament book)Atti degli Apostoli nmpl
For the second reading, the Lector read from the Acts of the Apostles.
add fuel to the firev figurative (exacerbate the issue)gettare benzina sul fuoco
affair of the heartn (love affair, romantic involvement)affare di cuore
Romance novels describe affairs of the heart.
afraid of the darkadj (scared of darkness)timoroso del buio
after the factadv (afterwards)dopo avv
 successivamente avv
He had no knowledge of the robbery until after the fact.
after the factadj (added after a matter seemed concluded)in un secondo tempo
Conditions added to a contract after the fact are invalid unless both parties agree to them.
after the Falldopo la cacciata
after the Fall the seasondopo l'autunno
after the Flooddopo il diluvio universale
after the flooddopo l'inondazione
after the wardopo la guerra
against the clockadv (under pressure of time)contro il tempo
It's seems as though I am always working against the clock! These deadlines are ridiculous.
against the flowadv (opposite the current)controcorrente avv
 contromano avv
against the flowadv (against general movement)in controtendenza
against the flowadv (contrary to conventional opinion)controcorrente agg
 anticonformistico agg
against the grainadv (against convention)contrario al buon senso
It just goes against the grain to waste so much food when there are so many hungry people.
against the grainadv (against character)contro i principi
Your acting dishonestly certainly goes against the grain.
against the lawadj (illegal)contrario alla legge
Smoking marijuana is against the law.
against the lawadv (illegally)illegalmente avv
He was driving against the law as he had just guzzled down seven pints of beer.
against the sunnella direzione contraria al movimento del sole
against the tidecontro corrente
against the windcontrovento adj
against the windcontro vento
ahead of the gameadj (at an advantage)in anticipo sui tempi
 giocare d'anticipo
Bruce was ahead of the game because he repaired the roof before the rains came.
ahead of the gameadv (at an advantage)in vantaggio
all along the linesu tutta la linea
all for the besttutto per il meglio
all in the mindtutto nella mente
all over the mapadj informal (not focused)confuso agg
 sparso qua e là
After her father died, her emotions were all over the map.
His blood pressure readings are all over the map.
all over the mapadv (in many places)dappertutto avv
 dappertutto avv
When he looked up the nearest ATM, they came up all over the map.
all over the placeadj informal (not focused, incoherent)di qua e di là
I have been very distracted lately; my thoughts are all over the place.
all over the placeadv (in many places)da tutte le parti
 in ogni dove
There is dust all over the place; I really need to clean house!
He scattered the toys all over the place.
all over the worldadv (in many countries)in tutto il mondo
all over the worldadv figurative (everywhere)da tutte le parti
 alla rinfusa
all the bestadv (regards, best wishes)il meglio
I wish you all the best in your new career.
Ti auguro il meglio per la tua carriera.
all the bettertanto meglio
all the better fortanto meglio per
all the comforts of homenpl (amenities, facilities)tutte le comodità di casa propria
 tutti i comfort
The hotel room has all the comforts of home.
all the day longtutto il giorno
all the days of your lifenpl (for the rest of your life)per tutta la vita
all the moreadv (even more)ancora di più
Crying in front of her embarrassed him, but it made her love him all the more.
all the more soadv (even more so)tanto più
all the rageadj (very popular, in fashion)di gran moda
 di grido
Polka dots are all the rage this season.
all the sameadv (even so)lo stesso
 ciò nonostante
 comunque, tuttavia
Max promised to change, but all the same I decided to end the relationship.
cong
all the thingmolto di moda
all the timeadv (always)sempre avv
 ogni volta
all the time in the worldn (as much time as is needed)tutto il tempo che serve
all the wayadv informal (to the end, through to completion)fino a
This train goes all the way to Grand Central Station.
all the wayadv slang (go all the way: have sex)fino in fondo
 rapporto sessuale completo
all the wayadv literal (the full distance)fino alla fine
all the way toadv (during the entire journey to)per tutto il tragitto
We had to listen to him snore all the way from New York to Rome.
all the way toadv (the full distance to)fino a
He sang and danced all the way to school.
all the way toadv (emphatic: a long way)proprio fino a
You want me to carry this all the way back to the house?
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