| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| through | prep | (in one end and out another) | attraverso prep |
| The bullet went through his body. |
| La pallottola è passata attraverso il suo corpo. |
| through | prep | (by way of) | per prep |
| We went through St. Louis on the way to New Orleans. |
| Siamo passati per St. Louis andando a New Orleans. |
| through | prep | (to the end of) locuzione preposizionale | per tutto loc prep |
| | | durante tutto loc prep |
| It was cold here through March. |
| Qui ha fatto freddo per tutto marzo. |
| New: Qui ha fatto freddo durante tutto marzo. |
| through | prep | (because of) | per prep |
| He failed his exams through not studying enough. |
| È stato bocciato agli esami per non aver studiato abbastanza. |
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| Additional Translations |
| through | adj | (done, washed-up) | finito agg |
| He was through! Nobody would hire him after the scandal. |
| Era finito! Nessuno l'avrebbe più assunto dopo lo scandalo. |
| through | adv | (in one end, out the other) | di qua, di là, di lì prep |
| | | per prep |
| He was passing through when we saw him. |
| Stava passando di qua, quando lo abbiamo visto. |
| New: Stavo passeggiando per il centro quando ho incontrato tua sorella. |
| through | adv | (from beginning to end) | completamente avv |
| | | sino alla fine, del tutto, da cima a fondo avv |
| After the song plays through, put on another CD. |
| Quando la canzone è completamente finita metti su un altro CD. |
| through | adv | (completely) | direttamente avv |
| The highway goes through to Montreal now. |
| La superstrada arriva direttamente a Montreal adesso. |
| through | adv | (from beginning to end) | tutto agg |
| | | dall'inizio alla fine avv |
| He read the letter through a second time, trying to understand it. |
| Ha letto tutta la lettera una seconda volta, cercando di capirla. |
| through | prep | (past, finished) | finito, chiuso, concluso agg |
| That project is through. We are working on a new one. |
| Quel progetto è finito. Stiamo lavorando su uno nuovo. |
| through | prep | (surrounded by) | attraverso prep |
| | | per prep |
| We drove through the city all day long. |
| Abbiamo guidato attraverso la città per tutto il giorno. |
| through | prep | (time: during) | per tutto loc prep |
| I was writing email through the evening. |
| Ho scritto e-mail per tutta la sera. |
| through | prep | (from beginning to end) | per tutto loc prep |
| | | fino a loc prep |
| It was cold through winter here. |
| C'è stato freddo per tutto l'inverno qui. |
| through | prep | (due to) | per mezzo di, grazie a loc prep |
| | | per prep |
| He got to the top through being smart. |
| È arrivato in cima grazie alla sua furbizia. |
| through | prep | (by means of) | attraverso prep |
| Through his hard work, he earned enough to buy a car. |
| Attraverso il duro lavoro, ha guadagnato abbastanza per comprare un'auto. |
| Segnala un errore |
| Compound Forms/Forme composte |
| all through | prep | (throughout) | per l'intera durata di |
| all through the night | adv | (throughout the night) | per tutta la notte |
| All through the night we could hear the loud music from the floor above. |
| blow through | vtr | (affect every part of sth) | traduzione non disponibile |
| blow through | vi | informal (visit briefly, pass through) | fare una capatina, fare un salto vtr |
| Dopo cena ha fatto una capatina al bar. |
| | | fare una scappata vtr |
| Ieri ho fatto una scappata in centro. |
| blow through | adj | (carburettor: ) | traduzione non disponibile |
| break through, breakthrough | vi | figurative (make a sudden advance ) | sfondare⇒ vtr |
| Nota: single-word form used when term is a noun or an adj before a noun |
| break through, breakthrough | vtr | literal (demolish) | demolire⇒ vtr |
| break-through | | | sfondamento nm |
| carry through | vtr | (complete) | portare a termine vtr |
| She has good intentions but never carries through with them. |
| carry through | vtr | (help to endure or survive) | aiutare a superare⇒ vtr |
| check through, check sth through | vtr | (luggage: put into a plane's hold) trasporto aereo | registrare il bagaglio fino a destinazione vtr |
| choose through | | | scegliere attraverso |
| clear through customs | | | sdoganare v |
| come through | vtr | (survive, endure) | venirne fuori vi |
| The road to recovery is a difficult one but you are strong enough to come through. |
| Non ti preoccupare, ne verremo fuori insieme. |
| | | farcela vtr |
| Non preoccuparti, insieme ce la faremo. |
| come through | vi | (succeed) | farcela vi |
| Bravo, finalmente ce l'hai fatta a finire i compiti. |
| come through | vi | (do what is expected, necessary) | dare una mano |
| | | accorrere in aiuto |
| I wasn't worried because I knew you would come through for me. |
| come through | vi | (emotions: be perceptible ) | trapelare⇒ vi |
| Though he tried to remain calm when the robber drew his gun, his fear came through in his trembling hand. |
| Sebbene il suo volto fosse impassibile, l'emozione trapelava dalla sua voce. |
| | | emergere⇒ vi |
| La sua tensione emergeva dai suoi gesti. |
| cut through | vtr | literal (slice through: with a blade) | aprirsi un varco |
| I haven't got a clue why he bought that machete, there's no jungle to cut through in Belgium. |
| cut through | vtr | figurative (get past: sth superfluous) | dare un taglio a |
| Ok, let cut through the crap and see what we do agree on! |
| distance through | | | distanza da parte a parte |
| drag sb through the mud | v | informal, figurative (dirty sb's reputation) | trascinare nel fango |
| drill through | | | perforare⇒ vtr |
| fall through | vi | informal (be unsuccessful, come to nothing) | non andare a buon fine vi |
| I thought that the deal would be very profitable for my business, but it fell through at the last minute. |
| fall through the cracks | v | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | passare inosservato vi |
| fall through the net | v | figurative (be overlooked or missed) | passare inosservato vi |
| flick through | vtr | (look quickly through: a magazine, etc.) carta stampata | sfogliare⇒ vtr |
| I spent hours on that report and he just flicked through it before dismissing it! |
| I picked up the tv remote and flicked through the channels to see if I could find the weather report. |
| Mi ci sono voluti mesi per scrivere il mio libro e l'editore lo ha rifiutato dopo averlo semplicemente sfogliato. |
| | carta stampata | dare un'occhiata, dare una letta, dare una scorsa vtr |
| | TV, radio | fare il giro dei canali, fare zapping vtr |
| Ho preso il telecomando e ho fatto il giro dei canali per vedere se trovavo le previsioni del tempo. |
| flip through | | leggere velocemente | sfogliare v |
| flip through the pages | | | sfogliare le pagine |
| follow through | vi | (continue to completion) | portare a termine le cose, finire le cose vt |
| He's very good at starting things but never seems to manage to follow through. |
| Ha tanta buona volontà ma un grosso difetto: comincia mille cose e non ne porta a termine nessuna. |
| follow through | vi | (sports: continue motion after releasing ball, swinging bat) sport | accompagnare⇒ vtr |
| She had difficulty learning how to follow through in a complete arc with the bat after hitting the baseball. |
| Aveva difficoltà nell'accompagnare la palla per compiere il movimento completo. |
| follow-through | n | (act of continuing to completion) | completamento nm |
| follow-through | n | (sports: continuation of motion) sport | accompagnamento nm |
| To be a good golfer, you must have a good follow-through. |
| Una delle sue pecche è l'accompagnamento non completo della palla. |
| force through | | | forzare per fare approvare⇒, spingere⇒ vtr |
| get through | vtr | informal (survive, endure: an ordeal) | superare⇒, sopravvivere⇒ vtr |
| get through | vtr | (reach: on phone) | raggiungere telefonicamente vtr |
| get through to | | | passare attraverso |
| get through to | | | raggiungere qcn.; riuscire a comunicare con qcn. |
| get through to sb | vtr | (reach sb on the telephone) | contattare⇒ vtr |
| I'm trying to get through to the President but he's not answering his phone. |
| Sto cercando di contattare il presidente, ma non risponde al telefono. |
| get through to sb | vtr | (make sb realise sth) | far capire a qualcuno vtr |
| I need to get through to my son and make him see drugs are not the answer! |
| get through with | | | finire qcs.; con qcs. |
| glance through | | | dare una scorsa |
| glide through sth | v | figurative (do or undergo sth easily) | superare tranquillamente vtr |
| go right through | | | attraversare completamente |
| go through | vtr | (cross) | attraversare⇒ vtr |
| To go through the border checkpoint, you needed a good passport, or a better fake. |
| Per attraversare il confine russo ti serve il passaporto e un visto. |
| go through | vtr | (endure, suffer) | attraversare⇒ vtr |
| Having grown up in Rwanda, Joe had gone through much torment, making him the man he is today. |
| Crescere in Ruanda significa dover attraversare molte difficoltà nella vita. |
| go through | vtr | (pass through: tunnel) | attraversare⇒ vtr |
| The hunters had to go through a cluster of trees to get to the wounded deer. |
| Secondo la mappa, dopo aver attraversato questo cunicolo saremo nella camera del tesoro! |
| go through | vi | (be completed) | completare, ultimare, andare fino in fondo v |
| We had to wait for the loan to go through before we could buy the house. |
| Abbiamo dovuto attendere che si completasse la pratica del mutuo prima di poter acquistare la casa. |
| go through | vtr | (use up) | usare⇒, consumare⇒, finire⇒ vtr |
| I went through all my clean clothes for the week! |
| Ho finito tutti i miei vestiti puliti per questa settimana! |
| go through one | | | oltrepassare v |
| go through the motions | | | fare qcs. in maniera meccanica; senza interesse |
| go through with | vtr | (carry out: sth daunting) | portare a termine vtr |
| | | tirare dritto vi |
| go through with it | v | informal (carry out sth daunting) | portare qualcosa a termine vtr |
| go through with sth | v | (carry out sth as planned) | andare fino in fondo vi |
| going through | | | il finire; completare; lo svolgere |
| going through | | | il leggere |
| going through | | | il mangiare senza moderazione |
| going through | | | l'attraversare (un momento; etc.) |
| going through | | | l'esaminare; il sopportare |
| hunt through | vtr | (search among) | cercare tra vi |
| I hunted through all the dusty, discarded papers in the attic, hoping to find my grandfather's birth certificate. |
| Ho cercato tra le vecchie carte polverose in soffitta, sperando di trovare il certificato di nascita di mio nonno. |
| hurry through | vtr | (do hastily) | fare in fretta vtr |
| I hurried through the household chores, so I could watch the afternoon film on TV. |
| hurry through | vi | (move hastily ) | camminare in fretta, affrettarsi⇒ vi |
| I turned up the collar of my raincoat and hurried through the rain-swept streets. |
| hurry through | vtr | (cause sth to be done hastily) | mettere fretta, mettere premura vtr |
| This legislation is a disaster because the Government hurried it through Parliament. |
| last through | vtr | (endure, survive) periodo di tempo | superare⇒ vtr |
| The dog is very ill and we are not sure whether he will last through the night. |
| Il cane sta proprio male, e non sappiamo se riuscirà a superare la notte. |
| leaf through | vtr | (flip the pages of) pagine | sfogliare⇒ vtr |
| live through | vtr | (experience or endure) | sopravvivere a vi |
| Our grandparents lived through the War and know what it is like to lose everything. |
| live through it | v | (experience or endure it) | superare⇒, farcela vtr |
| Don't worry - times are hard because of the recession but you'll live through it. |
| look through, look-through | vtr | literal (observe via: sth transparent) | guardare attraverso |
| Nota: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| You can see the individual cells if you look through the microscope. |
| Look through the window and tell me what you see. |
| look through, look-through | vtr | figurative (appear not to see, be oblivious to) | far finta di non vedere |
| I said hello but he looked right through me. |
| look through, look-through | vtr | (search or survey a collection of sth) | guardare⇒, scorrere⇒ vtr |
| | | passare in rassegna |
| Can I look through those old clothes before you throw them out in case there is something I like? |
| My boss looked through the papers before signing them. |
| muddle through | vi | informal (improvise as best one can) | improvvisare⇒, fare il possibile, fare quel che si può vi |
| One of the team members is absent today. We'll just have to muddle through without her. |
| Una componente del team oggi è assente. Dovremo fare il possibile senza di lei. |
| muddle through | vtr | informal (sth: accomplish by improvisation ) | cavarsela alla bell'e meglio vi |
| one through four | | | da uno a quattro loc avv |
| page through | vtr | (flip the pages: of a book, magazine, etc.) | sfogliare nf |
| Ho sfogliato il libro molto rapidamente. |
| pass through | vtr | (go from one side to the other of sth) | attraversare⇒ vtr |
| It took us 20 minutes to pass through the Mont Blanc Tunnel. |
| Ci sono voluti 20 minuti per attraversare il tunnel del Bianco da una parte all'altra. |
| pay through the nose | | | pagare un occhio della testa |
| pay through the nose for sth | v | figurative (spend too much money on sth) | pagare salato |
| plough (through) | | anche fig. | solcare v |
| plough through | vtr | figurative (move across with difficulty) | attraversare faticosamente |
| plough through | vtr | figurative (read: sth lengthy or heavy) | leggere faticosamente |
| You will just have to plough through the archives until you find what you are looking for. |
| plow through sth, UK: plough through sth | v | US, figurative (work one's way through sth difficult) | attraversare faticosamente |
| plow through sth, UK: plough through sth | v | US, figurative (read sth difficult or heavy) | leggere faticosamente |
| plow through sth, UK: plough through sth | vtr | US (move through sth forcefully ) | superare a forza |
| poke through | vi | (protrude, stick out) | spuntare da vi |
| pull through | vi | (survive, recover from) | spuntarla vtr |
| | | riprendersi v rif |
| pull-through | | | ripreso |
| punch through sth | v | (perforate sth) | perforare⇒ vtr |
| push through | vtr | (sth: force to accept) | costringere ad accettare |
| put sb through sth | | far soffrire | sottoporre qn a qc vtr |
| put sth through | v | (pass sth: bill of law, etc.) | portare a termine qc |
| | telefono | trasferire⇒ vtr |
| put sth through its paces | v | (test sth extensively) | provare qc a fondo |
| put through | vtr | informal (force to endure) | far passare |
| The boy had been put through a lot of hardships in his brief lifetime. |
| put through | vtr | (bill, law, etc.: pass) | varare⇒ vtr |
| | | far passare |
| put through | vtr | (connect to sb on phone) telefono | passare⇒ vtr |
| I'll put you through to the switchboard. |
| Aspetti, le passo il centralino. |
| put through to | vtr | (phone: connect with) telefono | passare⇒ vtr |
| We will now put you through to the coordinator. |
| Ora le passo il direttore, attenda. |
| read through | vtr | (review or rehearse) | leggere attentamente vtr |
| It is wise to read through any document before signing it. |
| The cast read through the entire script from start to finish. |
| Leggere attentamente le istruzioni per l'uso prima di accendere l'apparecchio. |
| Segnala un errore |
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