jump about en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de jump about en el diccionario inglés»italiano

jump about V. [dʒʌmp -] V. [dʒʌmp -]

jump about jump around

saltare qua e là, saltellare

Traducciones de jump about en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.about [ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt, ingl. am. əˈbaʊt] ADV. About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

1. about (approximately):

about

circa, pressappoco, quasi

it's about the same as yesterday

è pressappoco come ieri

at about 6 pm

alle 18 circa

it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane irón.

= è completamente inutile

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

that seems about right

sembra che vada bene or dovrebbe andar bene

I've had just about enough of her!

ne ho proprio abbastanza di lei!

I've had about as much as I can take!

ne ho abbastanza! non ne posso più!

3. about (in circulation):

there was no-one about

non c'era nessuno in giro

there are few people about

c'è poca gente in giro

there is a lot of food poisoning about

ci sono molti casi di intossicazione alimentare in giro

there's a lot of it about

ce n'è in giro molto or ne circola molto

4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about

essere nei dintorni

she must be somewhere about

deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about

al contrario

II.about [ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt, ingl. am. əˈbaʊt] PREP.

1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

parlare di

what's it about? (of book, film etc.)

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

parla di…

may I ask what it's about?

potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?

I'm ringing about my results

telefono per i miei risultati

it's about my son's report

riguarda la pagella di mio figlio

about your overdraft…

per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

2. about (in the nature of):

there's something weird, sad about him

c'è qualcosa di strano, di triste in lui

there's something about the place that intrigues me

c'è qualcosa in questo posto che mi affascina

what I like about her is

ciò che mi piace di lei è

3. about (bound up with):

business is about profit

negli affari ciò che conta è il profitto

teaching is all about communication

insegnare vuol dire comunicare

that's what life is all about

così è la vita

4. about (occupied with):

to know what one is about

sapere che cosa si fa

mind what you're about! ingl. brit.

fa' attenzione a quel che fai!

while you're about it…

già che ci sei…

and be quick about it!

e fai alla svelta!

5. about (around):

to wander, run about the streets

girare, correre per le strade

strewn about the floor

sparpagliati sul pavimento

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?

che ne diresti or dici di un tè?

how about going into town?

che ne diresti di andare in città?

how about it?

che ne dici?

how about you?

e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?

che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?

what about us?

e noi?

“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”

“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”

what about you?

e tu?

what about Natasha?

e Natasha?

8. about (on) form.:

hidden about one's person drugs, arms

nascosto sulla propria persona

to have, keep (all) one's wits about one

essere attento e pronto ad agire, conservare la propria presenza di spirito

9. about ingl. brit. (surrounding):

about

intorno a

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt, ingl. am. əˈbaʊt] ADJ.

1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do

essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do

non ho intenzione di fare

3. about (awake):

about

in piedi

you were (up and) about early this morning

eri in piedi presto questa mattina

IV.about [ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt, ingl. am. əˈbaʊt] V. trans.

about

fare virare di bordo

V.about [ingl. brit. əˈbaʊt, ingl. am. əˈbaʊt]

it's about time (that) …

sarebbe ora (che) …

about time too!

era ora!

that's about it (that's all)

è tutto

that's about it (that's the situation)

le cose stanno più o meno così

I.jump [ingl. brit. dʒʌmp, ingl. am. dʒəmp] SUST.

1. jump (leap):

jump

salto m

jump

balzo m

in a single jump

in un sol balzo or d'un balzo

parachute jump

lancio col paracadute

2. jump HÍP.:

jump

ostacolo m

water jump

riviera

3. jump (step) fig.:

to be one jump ahead

essere un passo più avanti (of sb rispetto a qn)

4. jump (sudden increase):

jump

balzo m

jump

aumento m improvviso (in in)

prices start at £50 then there's a big jump to £200

i prezzi partono da 50 sterline poi passano bruscamente a 200 sterline

she's made the jump from deputy to director

ha fatto un balzo nella carriera passando da sostituta a direttrice

it's a big jump from school to university

c'è una grande differenza fra la scuola e l'università

5. jump INFORM.:

jump

salto m

II.jump [ingl. brit. dʒʌmp, ingl. am. dʒəmp] V. trans.

1. jump (leap over):

jump obstacle, ditch

saltare, superare (con un salto)

he jumped three metres

saltò tre metri

she can jump the horse over the fence

riesce a fare saltare l'ostacolo al cavallo

2. jump (anticipate):

to jump the gun athlete:

fare una falsa partenza

to jump the gun fig.

essere precipitoso or agire precipitosamente

to jump the lights motorist:

passare con il rosso

to jump the queue

passare davanti agli altri or non rispettare la coda

3. jump (escape):

to jump ship crewman:

abbandonare la nave (violando gli obblighi contrattuali)

to jump bail

= non comparire in giudizio dopo aver ottenuto la libertà provvisoria dietro cauzione

4. jump (miss):

jump stylus: groove

saltare

jump disease: generation

saltare

to jump the rails train:

deragliare

to jump a stage (in argument)

saltare or omettere un punto

to jump a stage (in promotion, hierarchy)

bruciare le tappe

5. jump (attack) coloq. mugger:

jump victim

aggredire, attaccare

6. jump (board) coloq.:

to jump a train

prendere al volo un treno

III.jump [ingl. brit. dʒʌmp, ingl. am. dʒəmp] V. intr.

1. jump (leap):

jump

saltare, fare un salto

to jump for joy

fare salti di gioia

to jump across or over ditch, hole

saltare al di là di

to jump clear of sth

fare un salto per scansare qc or evitare qc con un salto

to jump to one's feet

balzare in piedi

to jump to sb's defence

affrettarsi a difendere qn

to jump to conclusions

saltare alle conclusioni

to jump up and down gymnast:

fare dei saltelli

to jump up and down child:

saltellare qua e là

to jump up and down (in anger) fig.

sbattere i piedi (dalla rabbia)

2. jump (start):

jump person:

trasalire, sussultare

you made me jump

mi hai fatto trasalire

he jumped out of his skin coloq.

fece un salto per la paura or per poco non ci rimase secco

3. jump (rise):

jump prices, profits, birthrate:

salire rapidamente, avere un'impennata

4. jump (move):

I jumped to the last page

saltai or passai direttamente all'ultima pagina

the film jumps from 1800 to 1920

nel film c'è un salto dal 1800 al 1920

5. jump (welcome):

to jump at opportunity

cogliere al volo

to jump at offer, suggestion

accogliere, accettare (volentieri or di buon grado)

6. jump INFORM.:

to jump to address

saltare a

IV.jump [ingl. brit. dʒʌmp, ingl. am. dʒəmp]

jump to it!

presto! scattare!

go and jump in the lake! coloq.

vai a farti benedire!

jump about en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de jump about en el diccionario inglés»italiano

jump about V. intr.

jump about

saltellare qua e là

Traducciones de jump about en el diccionario inglés»italiano

I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP.

1. about (on subject of):

about

su

a book about football

un libro sul calcio

what is the film about?

di cosa parla il film?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

about

intorno a

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

about

per

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

how about that!

però!

how about a drink?

che ne dici di bere qualcosa?

what about it? (suggestion)

che ne dici?

what about it? (so what?)

e allora?

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV.

1. about (approximately):

about

pressapoco

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

circa 5 libbre

about here

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

una ventina

to have had just about enough of sth

averne avuto abbastanza di qc

that's about it for today

è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

stare (proprio) per fare qc

4. about (around):

all about

in giro

to be somewhere about

essere nei paraggi

is Paul about?

c'è Paul da queste parti?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

I.jump [dʒʌmp] V. intr.

1. jump (leap):

jump

saltare

to jump up and down

saltare su e giù

2. jump (skip):

jump

saltare alla corda

to jump for joy

fare salti di gioia

3. jump (jerk):

jump

trasalire

4. jump (increase suddenly):

jump

salire di colpo

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

go jump in the lake! coloq.

va a farti friggere!

II.jump [dʒʌmp] V. trans.

1. jump (leap across or over):

jump

saltare

2. jump (attack):

jump

saltare addosso a

3. jump (disregard):

jump

saltare

locuciones, giros idiomáticos:

to jump the gun

agire impulsivamente

III.jump [dʒʌmp] SUST.

1. jump (leap):

jump

salto m

2. jump (hurdle):

jump

ostacolo m

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Intuitively it is also more accurate as it does not jump about as much as the official figures.

www.independent.co.uk

Without glasses, when he looks at a printed page, the text appears to jump about, blur and distort.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Because individuals' incomes tend to jump about quite a bit from year to year, it can be dangerous to generalize on the basis of one-year snapshots.

www.newyorker.com

Cats of all sizes and colors jump about the room, meowing, playing with toys and occasionally hissing at each other.

www.npr.org

A person can jump about too much.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I'm doing a mental bungee jump about this.

www.stuff.co.nz

The trampoline is about double the size of average trampolines and allows athletes to jump about 30 per cent higher, he says.

torontoobserver.ca

To the contrary, these nurses are now realising that there was nothing significant to jump about.

jamaica-gleaner.com

The ultimate effect of the seemingly scattershot arrangement is that the reader can start most anywhere and jump about without any loss of comprehension.

en.wikipedia.org

I felt a movement of such force, and with such noise, that made all the furniture jump about.

www.telegraph.co.uk