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door; c’è qualcuno alla ~ there’s someone at the door; accompagnare qcn. alla ~ to see o show o usher sb. to the door; chiudere, sbattere la ~ in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.) to slam the door in sb.’s face; abitiamo ~ a ~ we’re nextdoor neighbours; vendita ~ a ~ door-to-door selling; la ragazza della ~ accanto the girl next door; a -e aperte dir. in open court; a -e chiuse behind closed doors; dir. in camera, in closed court
(di città, mura) gate; abitare fuori ~ to live just outside town; il nemico è alle -e the enemy is at the gate; Natale è alle -e fig. Christmas is just around the corner
fig. (mezzo d’accesso) gateway, door
sport (nello sci) gate; (nel calcio) goal; (nell’hockey) cage; giocare in ~ to keep goal, to play in goal; tirare in ~ to have o take a shot at goal, to shoot at goal
(di veicolo) door; un’automobile a quattro -e a four-door car
inform. port; ~ USB USB port
locuzioni idiomatiche prendere la ~ to leave; sfondare una ~ aperta to preach to the converted; mettere qcn. alla ~ to show sb. the door
locuzioni sostantivali ~ antincendio fire door; ~ girevole revolving door; ~ d’ingresso front door; ~ scorrevole sliding door; ~ di servizio back door; ~ a soffietto accordion door; ~ a vetri glass door.
(dare) to give(irregular), to hand; (passare) to pass; ~ la mano a qcn. to hold out one’s hand to sb.; ~ il braccio a qcn. to give o offer one’s arm to sb.
fig. ~ i propri omaggi a qcn. to pay one’s respects to sb.; gli porga i miei saluti give him my greetings; ~ aiuto a qcn. to offer sb. help; ~ orecchio to lend an ear.
(verso chi parla) to bring(irregular); (andare a prendere) to fetch; portami quella sedia bring me that chair; ci ha portato dei regali dal suo viaggio he brought us back presents from his trip; portami qualcosa da bere get me something to drink; te ne porto un altro I’ll fetch you another one
(lontano da chi parla) to take(irregular); ~ qcs. a qcn. to take sb. sth., to take sth. to sb.; ~ delle sedie in giardino to take chairs into the garden; ~ la macchina dal meccanico to take the car to the garage
(trasportare) to carry; ~ una valigia to carry a suitcase; ~ qcs. sulle spalle to carry sth. on one’s back; ~ in braccio un bambino to hold a baby in one’s arms; essere portato dal vento to be blown along by the wind, to be borne on the wind
(prendere con sé) to take(irregular), to bring(irregular) [oggetto]; non dimenticare di ~ un ombrello don’t forget to take an umbrella
(accompagnare) to take(irregular); (condurre con sé) to bring(irregular) [amico, cane]; ~ qcn. a scuola, all’ospedale to take sb. to school, to the hospital; ti porto a casa I’ll take you home; ~ qcn. a ballare to take sb. dancing
(condurre) to bring(irregular), to lead(irregular) (anche fig.); un autobus ti porterà in albergo a bus will take you to the hotel; cosa ti ha portato qui? what brought you here? questa discussione non ci sta portando da nessuna parte fig. this discussion is leading o getting us nowhere; ~ qcn. alla follia, alla disperazione fig. to drive sb. to madness, despair
(causare) ~ danno to cause o do harm; ~ fortuna, sfortuna a qcn. to bring sb. good, bad luck; porta bene, male fare it’s good, bad luck to do; ~ frutti to bear fruit
(indurre) tutto porta a credere che there is every indication that, all the indications are that; questo ci porta alla conclusione che this leads us to the conclusion that
(avere) to wear(irregular) [barba, capelli]; porta i capelli lunghi she wears her hair long
See lexical note→ 35 (indossare) to wear(irregular), to have(irregular) on [vestito];
to wear(irregular) [gioiello, occhiali, lenti a contatto];
to take(irregular) [taglia]; che numero porti di scarpe? what size shoes do you take? porto il 40 di scarpe I take size 40 shoes
(avere) to bear(irregular), to have(irregular) [nome, titolo]; porto il nome di mia nonna I’m named after my grandmother; ~ i segni di to bear the marks o signs of; ne porta ancora i segni fig. he still bears the scars
(reggere, sostenere) [colonna, struttura] to bear(irregular), to hold(irregular), to support [tetto, peso];
[persona, animale] to bear(irregular) [peso]
(nutrire un sentimento) to bear(irregular), to nourish [amore, rancore]; ~ rispetto a qcn. to have respect for sb.; porta pazienza! be patient! have some patience!
(addurre) to adduce, to put(irregular) forward [ragione, motivazioni];
to bring(irregular) forward, to produce [prove]
(comunicare, riferire) porta loro i miei saluti send them my regards
mat. colloq. scrivo 3, porto 2 I put down 3 and carry 2
portare via (prendere con sé) to take(irregular) away, to carry away; ~ via la spazzatura to clear away the rubbish; “due hamburger da ~ via” “two hamburgers to take away BE o to go AE ”; (rubare) to steal(irregular), to take(irregular); (trasportare) [acqua] to bear(irregular) away, to carry away [persona, barca];
[vento] to blow(irregular) off, to blow(irregular) away [cappello]; (richiedere) to take(irregular) (up) [tempo]
portare avanti (proseguire) to follow through, to pursue [idea, teoria];
to carry out [campagna, indagine]; (mettere avanti) to put(irregular) forward, to put(irregular) on [orologio]
portare indietro to take(irregular) back, to return [merce]; (mettere indietro) to put(irregular) back, to turn back [orologio]
portare su to carry up; (al piano di sopra) to take(irregular) upstairs; (far aumentare) to force up [prezzi]
portare giù, sotto to bring(irregular) down; (al piano di sotto) to take(irregular) downstairs
portare dentro to bring(irregular) inside, to fetch in
portare fuori to carry out, to fetch out; ~ fuori il cane to take the dog for a walk, to walk the dog; ~ fuori l’immondizia to put the garbage out
intr. (aus. avere)
(condurre) to lead(irregular); questa strada porta alla chiesa this road leads to the church
arm. un cannone che porta a 2500 metri a cannon with a range of 2500 metres
portarsi pronom.
(andare) to go(irregular); (venire) to come(irregular); (spostarsi) to move; -rsi in testa alla classifica to get to first place
(con sé) to bring(irregular) along; -rsi il lavoro a casa to take one’s work home
portarsi dietro to bring(irregular) along; un’abitudine che ci si porta dietro dall’infanzia a habit that is carried over from childhood
portarsi avanti (progredire) mi sono portata avanti nel lavoro I’ve got well ahead with my work.