whittle away at nel dizionario italiano Oxford-Paravia

Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario inglese»italiano

whittle away

ridurre, limitare

whittle away fig advantage, lead, profits

ridurre

whittle away stick

tagliuzzare

to nag (away) at sb pain:

non dare pace a qn

to nag (away) at sb conscience, worry:

tormentare qn

to munch away at sth

divorare qc

Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario italiano»inglese

sparare a raffica su persona

to blast away at

intaccare inflazione:

to eat away at

intaccare salute

to chip away (at)

intaccare salute

to eat away at

Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario inglese»italiano

I.away [ingl brit əˈweɪ, ingl am əˈweɪ] AVV Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.). - Away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense: if away does not change the basic meaning of the verb, only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = russava; if away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.

1. away (not present, gone):

to be away

essere via, essere assente (from da)

to be away SCUOLA

essere assente (from da)

to be away (on business trip)

essere in trasferta

I'll be away (for) two weeks

starò via (per) due settimane

to be away on vacation, on business

essere in vacanza, via per affari

to be away from home

essere lontano or via da casa

I'll have to be away by 10

dovrò andare via entro le 10

she's away in Paris

è a Parigi

she's away at a conference

è via per una conferenza

2. away (distant in space):

3 km, 50 m away

a 3 km, 50 m (di distanza)

10 cm away from the edge

a 10 cm dal bordo

a weekend away in the country

un week-end in campagna

I hate to be away from home

odio essere lontano da casa

far away

lontano

away with you!

ma va'!

3. away (distant in time):

London is two hours away

Londra è a due ore da qui

my birthday is two months away

il mio compleanno è tra due mesi

the election, the exam is only days away

mancano solo pochi giorni all'elezione, all'esame

4. away (in the opposite direction):

to shuffle, crawl away

andarsene strascicando i piedi, arrancando

5. away (for emphasis):

away back in 1920

nel lontano 1920

away over the other side of the lake

sull'altra riva del lago

6. away SPORT:

away play, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

II.away [ingl brit əˈweɪ, ingl am əˈweɪ] AGG

1. away SPORT:

away goal, match, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

the away team

la squadra che gioca fuori casa

2. away ingl brit (drunk) colloq:

to be well away

essere partito

III.away [ingl brit əˈweɪ, ingl am əˈweɪ]

to be away with the fairies colloq

non esserci con la testa

whittle [ingl brit ˈwɪt(ə)l, ingl am ˈ(h)wɪdl] VB vb trans

whittle

tagliuzzare

I.at full pelt SOST

at full pelt

a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo

II.pelt¹ [ingl brit pɛlt, ingl am pɛlt] VB vb trans

pelt

colpire ripetutamente, bersagliare

to pelt sb with sth stones

colpire qn con una raffica di

III.pelt¹ [ingl brit pɛlt, ingl am pɛlt] VB vb intr

1. pelt (fall):

pelt, also pelt down rain:

picchiare, scrosciare

it's pelting with rain

piove a dirotto or a catinelle

the pelting rain

la pioggia battente

2. pelt (run) colloq:

pelt person:

correre a gambe levate, correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down, across the road

precipitarsi in strada, dall'altra parte della strada

at [ingl brit at, ət, ingl am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) colloq:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at colloq

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it colloq

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again colloq

ecco che ricominciano!

AT SOST

AT → alternative technology

AT

tecnologia alternativa

Vedi anche: alternative technology

alternative technology [ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] SOST

alternative technology

tecnologia f alternativa

whittle away at nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario inglese»italiano

whittle away at VB vb trans

1. whittle away at (take little bits off):

whittle away at

tagliuzzare

2. whittle away at fig (decrease):

whittle away at

ridurre gradualmente

Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario inglese»italiano

to gnaw away at sth

erodere qc

to peg away at sth

darci dentro a qc

to pound away at sth

insistere su qc

to plod away at sth

fare lenti ma costanti progressi in qc

to nibble away at sth

erodere qc

to grind away at sth

sgobbare su qc

eat away at

intaccare

Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario italiano»inglese

mangiare

to eat away at

Traduzioni di whittle away at nel dizionario inglese»italiano

away [ə·ˈweɪ] AVV

1. away (distant):

10 miles away

a 10 miglia

as far away as possible

il più lontano possibile

to be miles away fig

non prestare attenzione

2. away (absent):

away

via

to be away on vacation

essere in vacanza

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

right away!

subito!

4. away (continuously):

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione

whittle <-ling> [ˈhwɪ·t̬l] VB vb trans

whittle

tagliuzzare

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

locuzioni:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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