FORCE BACK - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

force back ΡΉΜΑ [fɔːs -] (force [sth] back, force back [sth])

1. force back crowd, army:

force back

respingere

she forced him back against the wall

lo spinse contro il muro

2. force back μτφ:

force back tears

ricacciare, trattenere

force back emotion, anger

contenere, trattenere

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

respingere esercito, truppe:

to force back

ributtare

to force back

ricacciare lacrime

to force back

ricacciare

to force back

forza controelettromotrice

back electromotive force

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

I. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΟΥΣ

1. force (physical strength, impact):

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

forza θηλ

force (of blow, explosion, collision, earthquake)

violenza θηλ

force (of sun's rays)

potenza θηλ

force (of sun's rays)

sferza θηλ

force (of fall)

impatto αρσ

he was knocked over by the force of the blast, the blow

fu buttato a terra dalla potenza dell'esplosione, del colpo

I hit him with all the force I could muster

lo colpii con tutte le mie forze

2. force (physical means):

force

forza θηλ

to use force

impiegare la forza or la violenza or ricorrere alla violenza

by force

a forza

by force of arms, by military force

ricorrendo alla forza (militare)

3. force μτφ:

force (strength) (of intellect, memory, enthusiasm, logic, grief)

forza θηλ

by or out of or from force of habit, of circumstance, of numbers

per forza d'abitudine, per cause di forza maggiore, con la forza del numero

“no, ” she said with some force

“no, ” disse piuttosto energicamente

to have the force of law

avere forza di legge

4. force (strong influence):

force

forza θηλ

a force for good, change

una forza che tende al bene, a un cambiamento

the forces of evil

le forze del male

she's a force in the democratic movement

è una figura determinante all'interno del movimento democratico

market forces

forze del mercato

this country is no longer a world force

questo paese non è più una potenza mondiale

5. force U (organized group):

force

forze θηλ πλ

expeditionary, peacekeeping force

corpo di spedizione, forza di pace

naval, ground force

forze navali, di terra

labour force or work force

forza lavoro

task force ΣΤΡΑΤ

task force

task force ΣΤΡΑΤ

unità operativa

task force (of police)

squadra speciale

6. force (police):

force, also Force the force

la polizia

7. force ΦΥΣ:

force

forza θηλ

centrifugal, centripetal force

forza centrifuga, centripeta

force of gravity

forza di gravità

8. force ΜΕΤΕΩΡ:

force

forza θηλ

a force 10 gale

un vento forza 10

9. force:

in force (in large numbers, strength)

in forze

in force (effective) law, act, prices, ban, curfew

in vigore

to come into force

entrare in vigore

II. force¹

force forces ΟΥΣ npl ΣΤΡΑΤ:

the forces

le forze armate

III. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. force (compel, oblige):

force

forzare, obbligare, costringere

to force sb, sth to do

costringere qn, qc a fare

to be forced to do

essere costretto a fare

he forced his voice to remain calm

si sforzò di mantenere un tono di voce calmo

to force a smile, a laugh

fare un sorriso sforzato, ridere sforzatamente

the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents

il terremoto costrinse centinaia di residenti a evacuare

protesters have forced a public inquiry

i dimostranti hanno fatto in modo che si conducesse un'inchiesta pubblica

2. force (push, thrust):

to force one's way through [sth] crowd

farsi largo fra

to force one's way through [sth] jungle

aprirsi un varco in

to force sb to the ground, up against sth

spingere qn a terra, contro qc

she forced him to his knees

lo costrinse a inginocchiarsi

the car forced the motorbike off the road, into the ditch

la macchina mandò la moto fuori strada, nel fosso

bad weather forced him off the road for a week

il cattivo tempo gli impedì di rimettersi in marcia per una settimana

she forced her way to the top through sheer perseverance

si è fatta strada or è arrivata in alto solo grazie alla sua grande costanza

3. force (apply great pressure to):

force door, window, lock, safe, engine

forzare

force bolt, screw

sforzare

to force an entry ΝΟΜ

entrare con la forza

to force the pace

forzare il passo or l'andatura

4. force ΓΕΩΡΓ (speed up growth):

force plant

forzare la crescita di

force animal

ingrassare, mettere all'ingrasso

IV. to force oneself ΡΉΜΑ αυτοπ ρήμα

1. to force oneself (push oneself):

to force oneself

sforzarsi (to do di fare)

2. to force oneself (impose oneself):

to force oneself on sb

imporre la propria presenza a qn

I wouldn't want to force myself on you

non vorrei importi la mia presenza

V. force¹ [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs]

to force sb's hand

forzare la mano a qn

force² [βρετ fɔːs, αμερικ fɔrs] ΟΥΣ βρετ (waterfall)

force

cascata θηλ

I. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΟΥΣ

1. back:

back

schiena θηλ

back

dorso αρσ

back ΖΩΟΛ

dorso αρσ

back ΖΩΟΛ

groppa θηλ

to be (flat) on one's back

essere, stare (coricato) sulla schiena, supino

to be (flat) on one's back μτφ

essere a letto

to sleep on one's back

dormire sulla schiena or supino or a pancia in su

he was lying on his back

era coricato sulla schiena or a pancia in su

to travel on the back of a donkey

viaggiare in groppa a un asino or a dorso d'asino

to have one's back to sb, sth

volgere or dare le spalle a qn, qc

with her back to the door

con la schiena rivolta verso la porta

to turn one's back on sb, sth

voltare le spalle, la schiena a qn, qc also μτφ

as soon as my back is turned

appena giro le spalle

to do sth behind sb's back

fare qc alle spalle di qn also μτφ

with one's back to the engine

in senso contrario a quello di marcia

to put one's back into it οικ

darci dentro or mettercela tutta

put your back into it! οικ

dacci dentro!

he's always on my back οικ

mi sta sempre addosso

get off my back! οικ

lasciami in pace!

I was glad to see the back of him

fui felice di non doverlo più vedere

to be at the back of conspiracy, proposal

essere dietro a

to put sb's back up

irritare qn

to live off sb's back

vivere alle spalle di qn

2. back (reverse side):

back (of page, cheque, card, envelope)

retro αρσ

back (of fabric, medal, coin)

rovescio αρσ

on the back of an envelope

sul retro di una busta

to sign the back of a cheque

girare un assegno

the back of the hand

il dorso della mano

3. back (flat side):

back (of knife, fork, spoon)

dorso αρσ

4. back (rear-facing part):

back (of vehicle, electrical appliance)

parte θηλ posteriore

back (of shirt, coat)

dietro αρσ

to hang one's coat on the back of the door

appendere il cappotto dietro la porta

the shelves are oak but the back is plywood

i ripiani sono di quercia, ma il fondo è di compensato

a blow to the back of the head

un colpo alla nuca

a lump on the back of the head

un bernoccolo sulla parte posteriore della testa

the knife fell down the back of the fridge

il coltello è caduto dietro il frigorifero

5. back (area behind building):

to be out back, to be in the back αμερικ (in the garden)

essere in giardino

to be out back, to be in the back (in the yard)

essere in cortile

he's round, in the back

è in giardino

the view out back is lovely

la vista sul retro è bellissima

there's a small garden out back or round the back

c'è un piccolo giardino sul retro

the bins are out back or round the back

i bidoni sono sul retro or dietro la casa

the steps at the back of the building

la scala sul retro dell'edificio

6. back ΑΥΤΟΚΙΝΗΤΟΔΡ:

to sit in the back

sedersi dietro

there are three children in the back

ci sono tre bambini dietro

to sit at the back of the plane, at the back of the bus

sedersi in fondo all'aereo, all'autobus

7. back (furthest away area):

back (of cupboard, drawer, fridge)

fondo αρσ

back (of stage)

sfondo αρσ

at or in the back of the drawer

in fondo al cassetto

right at the back of the cupboard

proprio in fondo all'armadio

at the back of the audience

in fondo alla sala

those at the back couldn't see

quelli in fondo non riuscivano a vedere

the back of the throat

la parte posteriore della gola

the back of the mouth

il retrobocca

8. back (of chair, sofa):

back

schienale αρσ

the keys were down the back of the sofa

le chiavi si erano infilate dietro lo schienale del divano

9. back ΑΘΛ:

back

difensore αρσ

back

terzino αρσ

left back

difensore or terzino sinistro

10. back (end):

back

fine θηλ

back

fondo αρσ

at the back of the book, file

alla fine del libro, del file

11. back (book spine):

back

dorso αρσ

back

costola θηλ

II. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΕΠΊΘ

1. back (at the rear):

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

posteriore

back axle, wheel, bumper, paw, leg, edge

di dietro οικ

back bedroom, garden, gate

sul retro

back page

ultimo

2. back (isolated):

back road

secondario

back alley, lane

vicolo, viuzza

III. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. back (indicating return after absence):

to be back

essere di ritorno, tornare

I'll be back in five minutes, six weeks

sarò di ritorno tra cinque minuti, sei settimane

to arrive or come back

tornare (indietro) (from da)

he's back at work

è tornato al lavoro or ha ripreso a lavorare

she's back in (the) hospital

è di nuovo in ospedale or è tornata in ospedale

it's good to be back home

è bello essere di nuovo a casa

when is he due back?

quando deve tornare?

to go back to work

riprendere

to go back to Italy, Canada, office

(ri)tornare in

to go back to Turin, shop, restaurant

(ri)tornare a

the mini-skirt is back (in fashion)

la minigonna è di nuovo di moda

2. back (in return):

to call, phone back

richiamare, ritelefonare

I'll write back (to him)

risponderò alla sua lettera

he hasn't written back yet

non mi ha ancora risposto

“OK”, he shouted back

“OK”, rispose gridando

to punch sb back

restituire un pugno a qn

to smile back at sb

ricambiare un sorriso a qn

he was rude back

sono stata maleducata con lui e lui lo è stato con me

to answer back

ribattere

to answer sb back

rispondere (male) a qn

3. back (backwards, in a reverse direction):

back glance, step, lean

indietro

back jump

(all')indietro

4. back (away):

we overtook him 20 km back

l'abbiamo sorpassato 20 km fa

there's a garage 10 km back

c'è un meccanico 10 km indietro

5. back (ago):

25 years back

25 anni fa

a week, five minutes back

una settimana, cinque minuti prima or fa

6. back (a long time ago):

back in 1964, April

nel 1964, ad aprile

back before Easter, the revolution

prima di Pasqua, prima della rivoluzione

back in the days when

ai tempi in cui

it was obvious as far back as last year, 1985 that …

era già evidente l'anno scorso, nel 1985 che …

to go or date back to Roman times, 1700

risalire a

7. back (once again):

she's back in power, control

ha ripreso il potere, il controllo

Paul is back at the wheel

Paul è tornato al volante

to get back to sleep

riaddormentarsi

to go back home

tornare a casa

to go back to bed

tornare a letto, ricoricarsi

8. back (nearer the beginning):

ten lines back

dieci righe più su

ten pages back

dieci pagine indietro, fa

9. back (indicating return to sb's possession):

to give, send sth back

rendere, rispedire qc (to a)

to put sth back

rimettere a posto qc

I've got my books back

ho riavuto i miei libri

to get one's money back

essere rimborsato

he wants his dictionary back now

vuole indietro il suo dizionario adesso

10. back (expressing a return to a former location):

to travel to London and back

andare e tornare da Londra

the journey to Madrid and back

il viaggio a Madrid e ritorno

we walked there and took the train back

(ci) siamo andati a piedi e siamo tornati in treno

how long will it take to drive back?

quanto ci vorrà per tornare (in auto)?

11. back (in a different location):

meanwhile, back in Italy, he…

nel frattempo, in Italia, lui…

back in the studio, recording had begun

intanto allo studio era cominciata la registrazione

I'll see you back at the house, in the office

ci rivediamo a casa, in ufficio

ιδιωτισμοί:

back and forth to go, travel back and forth (commute) person, bus

fare la spola (between tra)

to walk, go back and forth

andare avanti e indietro (between tra)

to swing back and forth pendulum

oscillare (avanti e indietro)

to sway back and forth

dondolare avanti e indietro

the film cuts or moves back and forth between New York and Rome

il film si svolge tra New York e Roma

IV. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. back (support):

back candidate, party, person, bid, bill, action, enterprise, project

sostenere, appoggiare

back application

appoggiare

the strike is backed by the union

lo sciopero è appoggiato dal sindacato

the junta is backed by the militia

la giunta ha l'appoggio della milizia

2. back (finance):

back project, undertaking

finanziare

3. back (endorse):

back currency

sostenere

to back a bill ΕΜΠΌΡ, ΟΙΚΟΝ

avallare una cambiale

4. back (substantiate):

back argument, claim

suffragare, convalidare (with con)

5. back (reverse):

back horse

fare rinculare, fare indietreggiare

to back the car into the garage

mettere la macchina in garage a marcia indietro

to back sb into, against sth

fare indietreggiare qn fino dentro, contro qc

to back oars, water

sciare, remare all'indietro

6. back (bet on):

back horse, favourite, winner

puntare, scommettere su

to back a loser race goer:

puntare sul cavallo perdente

to back a loser (invest ill-advisedly)

investire in modo sconsiderato

to back a loser (support a lost cause)

sostenere una causa persa

to back the wrong horse

puntare sul cavallo perdente also μτφ

7. back (stiffen, line):

back structure

rinforzare

back book

foderare

back painting

rinforzare, rintelare

back fabric

intelare, foderare

8. back ΜΟΥΣ:

back singer, performer

accompagnare

9. back ΝΑΥΣ:

back sail

accollare, bracciare

V. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. back (reverse):

back

fare marcia indietro

2. back ΝΑΥΣ:

back wind:

cambiare direzione

VI. back [βρετ bak, αμερικ bæk]

to break the back of a journey, task

fare il grosso di un viaggio, di un lavoro

to be in the back of beyond house, farm:

essere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

to live in the back of beyond

vivere in capo al mondo or a casa del diavolo

it's like water off a duck's back

= non ha alcun effetto

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to have one's back to the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

to get one's own back

vendicarsi (on sb di qn)

back in the day

ai tempi

back in the day

a quei tempi

στο λεξικό PONS

I. force [fɔ:rs] ΟΥΣ

1. force (power):

force

forza θηλ

by sheer force of numbers

solo grazie alla superiorità numerica

force of gravity ΦΥΣ

forza di gravità

to combine forces

unire le forze

2. force (large numbers):

in force

in gran numero

3. force (influence):

force

forza θηλ

by force of circumstance

per cause di forza maggiore

by force of habit

per abitudine

the forces of nature

le forze della natura

4. force (validity):

to come into force

entrare in vigore

5. force ΣΤΡΑΤ:

police force

forze θηλ di polizia pl

Air Force

aeronautica θηλ militare

the armed forces

le forze θηλ pl armate

II. force [fɔ:rs] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. force (use power):

force

forzare

to force a door

forzare una porta

2. force (oblige to do):

force

costringere

to force sb to do sth

obbligare qu a fare qc

to force sb into (doing) sth

costringere qu a fare qc

to force sth on sb

imporre qc a qu

to force a smile

sorridere forzatamente

to force words out of sb

costringere qu a parlare

3. force (cause to grow faster):

force

forzare

I. back [bæk] ΟΥΣ

1. back:

back (opposite of front)

dietro αρσ

back of a hand

dorso αρσ

back of a chair

schienale αρσ

back (of fabric)

rovescio αρσ

back of a piece of paper, envelope

retro αρσ

back to front

al contrario

to know sth back to front

sapere qc a menadito

2. back (end):

back of a book

fine αρσ

3. back ΑΝΑΤ:

back

schiena θηλ

back of an animal

dorso αρσ

to be on one's back

stare a pancia in su

to break one's back οικ

spaccarsi la schiena

to do sth behind sb's back a. μτφ

fare qc alle spalle di qu

to turn one's back on sb

girare le spalle a qu

to turn one's back on sb μτφ

abbandonare qu

4. back ΑΘΛ:

back

difesa θηλ

ιδιωτισμοί:

to know sth like the back of one's hand

conoscere qc a menadito οικ

to have one's back against the wall

essere con le spalle al muro

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours

una mano lava l'altra

to stab sb in the back

pugnalare qc alle spalle

II. back [bæk] ΕΠΊΘ (rear)

back

posteriore

III. back [bæk] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. back:

to be back

essere di ritorno

to come back

tornare

to want sb back

desiderare che qu torni

I want the money back

rivoglio i miei soldi

to bring back memories

far venire in mente ricordi

2. back (to the rear, behind):

back

dietro

back and forth

avanti e indietro

to look back

pensare al passato

to sit back

rilassarsi

3. back (in return):

back

indietro

4. back (into the past):

back

fa

IV. back [bæk] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

back

appoggiare

Present

I	force back
you	force back
he/she/it	forces back
we	force back
you	force back
they	force back

Past

I	forced back
you	forced back
he/she/it	forced back
we	forced back
you	forced back
they	forced back

Present Perfect

I	have	forced back
you	have	forced back
he/she/it	has	forced back
we	have	forced back
you	have	forced back
they	have	forced back

Past Perfect

I	had	forced back
you	had	forced back
he/she/it	had	forced back
we	had	forced back
you	had	forced back
they	had	forced back

Μονόγλωσσα παραδείγματα (μη ελεγμένα από τη συντακτική ομάδα της PONS)

They formed huge columns to force back thousands of demonstrators, who attempted to stand their ground despite heavy snow and ice.

www.independent.co.uk

Remember, your goal is to force back the attackers and attract attention.

www.macleans.ca

The latter determined to fetch the maiden by force back into their capital, and successfully stormed that place.

en.wikipedia.org

People who entered the work force back in the 1960s might be more entrepreneurial than people born more recently.

www.businessweek.com

In comparison, less than 10 percent of people aged 65 years and over were in the labour force back in 1986.

www.guide2.co.nz