stand about en el Diccionario Oxford Paravia de italiano

Traducciones de stand about en el diccionario inglés»italiano

stand about V. [stand -] V. [stand -]

stand about stand around

starsene, restarsene (doing a fare)

Traducciones de stand 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.stand [ingl. brit. stand, ingl. am. stænd] SUST.

1. stand (piece of furniture):

stand (for coats, hats)

appendiabiti m

stand (for coats, hats)

attaccapanni m

stand (for plant)

portavasi m

stand (for trophy)

piedistallo m

stand (for sheet music)

leggio m

2. stand COM. (stall):

stand (on market)

bancarella f

stand (kiosk)

chiosco m

stand (at exhibition, trade fair)

stand m

stand (at exhibition, trade fair)

padiglione m

news(paper) stand

chiosco dei giornali

3. stand DEP. (in stadium):

stand

tribuna f

stand

stand m

4. stand DER. (witness box):

stand

banco m dei testimoni

to take the stand

salire sul banco dei testimoni

5. stand (stance):

stand

posizione f

stand

atteggiamento m

to take or make a stand on sth

prendere posizione su qc

6. stand (resistance to attack):

stand

opposizione f

(to make) a last stand

(opporre) un'ultima resistenza

7. stand (in cricket):

a stand of 120 runs

una serie ininterrotta di 120 punti

8. stand (standstill):

to come to a stand

arrestarsi

the traffic was brought to a stand

il traffico si era paralizzato

9. stand (area):

stand (of corn)

campo m

stand (of trees)

boschetto m

II.stand <pret./part. pas. stood> [ingl. brit. stand, ingl. am. stænd] V. trans.

1. stand (place):

stand person

mettere [qn] in piedi, fare stare [qn] in piedi

stand object

mettere [qc] dritto

stand it over there

mettilo lì

to stand sb on, in etc.

mettere qn in piedi su, in

to stand sth on, in, against etc.

mettere qc (dritto) su, in, contro

2. stand (bear):

stand person, insects, certain foods

sopportare

I can't stand liars

non posso soffrire or non sopporto i bugiardi

he can't stand to do or doing

non sopporta di fare

I can't stand him doing

non riesco a sopportare che faccia

she won't stand any nonsense, bad behaviour

non ammetterà sciocchezze, maleducazione

it won't stand close scrutiny

non reggerà a un esame attento

3. stand (pay for) coloq.:

to stand sb sth

pagare qc a qn

to stand sb a meal

offrire un pasto a qn

to stand sb a drink

pagare da bere a qn

4. stand DER.:

to stand trial

subire un processo

to stand security for sb, to stand bail for sb

pagare la cauzione per qn

5. stand (be liable):

to stand to lose sth

rischiare di perdere qc

she stands to gain a million pounds if the deal goes through

se l'affare va in porto c'è la possibiltà che guadagni un milione di sterline

III.stand <pret./part. pas. stood> [ingl. brit. stand, ingl. am. stænd] V. intr.

1. stand:

stand, also stand up

alzarsi

let's stand, we'll see better

alziamoci in piedi così vediamo meglio

2. stand (be upright):

stand person:

stare in piedi

stand object:

essere in piedi, essere dritto

they were standing at the bar, in the doorway

se ne stavano in piedi vicino al bar, all'entrata

they were standing talking near the car

erano vicino alla macchina che parlavano

to remain standing

restare in piedi

only a few houses were left standing

sono rimaste in piedi solo poche case

there's not much of the cathedral still standing

non è rimasto molto della cattedrale

don't just stand there, do something!

non stare lì impalato, fai qualcosa!

3. stand building, village etc.:

stand (be positioned)

essere situato, trovarsi

stand (clearly delineated)

stagliarsi

the house, tree stood on top of the hill

la casa, l'albero si stagliava in cima alla collina

“the train now standing at platform one”

“il treno fermo al primo binario”

4. stand (step):

to stand on insect

calpestare

to stand on foot

pestare

5. stand (be):

to stand empty house:

restare vuoto

to stand accused of sth

essere accusato di qc

to stand ready

essere pronto

as things stand

così come stanno le cose

I want to know where I stand fig.

vorrei sapere come sono messe le cose per me

where do you stand on abortion, capital punishment?

qual è la tua posizione riguardo all'aborto, alla pena di morte?

nothing stands between me and getting the job

non c'è niente che mi impedisca di ottenere il posto

my savings are all that stand between us and poverty

l'unica cosa che ci separa dalla povertà sono i miei risparmi

to stand in sb's way

bloccare il passaggio a qn

to stand in sb's way fig.

ostacolare qn

to stand in the way of progress fig.

ostacolare il progresso

6. stand (remain valid):

stand offer:

rimanere valida

stand agreement, statement:

valere

the record still stands

il record rimane imbattuto

7. stand (measure in height):

he stands six feet

è alto un metro e ottanta

the tower, hill stands 500 metres high

la torre, la collina è alta 500 metri

8. stand (be at certain level):

the record, total stands at 300

il record, il totale è di 300

the score stands at 3-0

il punteggio è di 3 a zero

9. stand (be a candidate):

stand

candidarsi

to stand as candidate

presentarsi come

to stand for parliament

candidarsi al parlamento

to stand for president

candidarsi alla presidenza

10. stand (act as):

to stand as godfather for sb

fare da padrino a qn

to stand as guarantor for sb

farsi garante di qn

11. stand (not move):

stand water:

stagnare

stand mixture:

riposare

to let sth stand

lasciare riposare qc

let the tea stand

lascia il tè in infusione

12. stand NÁUT.:

to stand for port, Dover etc.

fare rotta per

IV.stand [ingl. brit. stand, ingl. am. stænd]

to leave sb standing athlete:

infliggere un notevole distacco a

to leave sb standing student, company:

superare

as a cook, she leaves me standing

in cucina è molto più brava di me

to stand up and be counted

fare sentire la propria voce

stand about en el diccionario PONS

Traducciones de stand about en el diccionario inglés»italiano

stand about V. intr., stand around V. intr.

stand about

starsene

Traducciones de stand 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.stand [stænd] SUST.

1. stand (position):

stand

posizione f

to take a stand on (doing) sth

prendere una posizione in qc/nel fare qc

to make a stand against sth

opporre resistenza a qc

2. stand pl in stadium:

stand

tribuna f

3. stand (support, frame):

stand

supporto m

music stand

leggio m

4. stand (market stall):

stand

banco m del mercato

5. stand for vehicles:

stand

posteggio m

taxi stand

posteggio m dei taxi

6. stand (witness box):

stand

banco m dei testimoni

to take the stand

salire sul banco dei testimoni

7. stand (group):

a stand of trees

una serie di alberi

II.stand <stood, stood> [stænd] V. intr.

1. stand (be upright):

stand

stare in piedi

to stand 6 feet tall

essere alto, -a un metro e ottanta

to stand still

stare fermo, -a

2. stand (be located):

stand

trovarsi

3. stand (remain unchanged):

stand decision

rimanere valido, -a

stand law

rimanere in vigore

III.stand <stood, stood> [stænd] V. trans.

1. stand (place):

stand

mettere dritto, -a

2. stand (bear):

stand

sopportare

I can't stand her

non la sopporto

3. stand DER.:

to stand trial

subire un processo

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

inglés

Clumps of scrub top the sand dunes which stand about 0.5 mile inland of this beach.

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All the players stand about 2 to 3 meters away from the marbles placed on the bisected line.

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Adult males (known as bucks) usually weigh 25-34kg lb and stand about 76cm in tall at the shoulder.

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They stand about 1.2m ft at the shoulder.

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Individual kidney-shaped ferns stand about 5-10 cm tall.

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Adult males stand about 105 cm at the shoulder, measure 190 cm in head-body length, and weigh around 140 kg.

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Related to pigeons and doves, they stand about 1mft 0 tall, weighing about.

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A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 8 m (25 ft) tall.

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Adult males weigh and stand about tall at the shoulder.

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A 10-year-old sapling will stand about 6 m tall.

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