HARD AND FAST - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

hard and fast [βρετ ˌhɑːd ən ˈfɑːst, αμερικ ˌhɑrd ən ˈfæst] ΕΠΊΘ

hard and fast rule, distinction: ferreo

hard and fast category: rigido

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offers of help are coming in thick and fast: stanno arrivando offerte di aiuto da tutte le parti

his tears fell thick and fast: grosse lacrime scendevano sul suo viso

to play fast and loose: fare a tira e molla

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αγγλικά

le notizie si incalzano: news is coming in thick and fast

piovono le cattive notizie: bad news is coming in thick and fast

stanno arrivando offerte di aiuto da tutte le parti: offers of help are coming in thick and fast

tiremmolla: fast and loose

fare a tiremmolla: to play fast and loose con: with

I. fast¹ [βρετ fɑːst, αμερικ fæst] ΕΠΊΘ

1. fast (speedy):

fast: veloce

fast: rapido

a fast train: un espresso

a fast time ΑΘΛ: un buon tempo

to be a fast walker, reader, writer: camminare, leggere, scrivere velocemente

he's a fast worker οικ: è uno che nel lavoro non perde tempo

he's a fast worker (in seduction): è uno che non perde tempo

2. fast ΑΘΛ:

fast court, pitch, track: veloce

3. fast (ahead of time):

my watch is fast: il mio orologio è avanti

you're five minutes fast: il tuo orologio è avanti or sei avanti di cinque minuti

4. fast (immoral) μειωτ:

fast person: dissoluto, libertino

to lead a fast life: condurre una vita dissoluta

5. fast ΦΩΤΟΓΡ:

fast film, exposure: ad alta sensibilità

6. fast (firm) mai attrib.:

fast door, lid: ben chiuso

fast rope: ben legato

to make [sth] fast boat: assicurare, ormeggiare

to make [sth] fast rope: legare

7. fast (loyal):

fast friend: fedele

fast friendship: solido

8. fast (permanent):

is this dye fast?: questo colore non stinge?

II. fast¹ [βρετ fɑːst, αμερικ fæst] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. fast (rapidly):

fast move, speak, write: velocemente, rapidamente

how fast can you knit, read?: quanto sei veloce a lavorare a maglia, a leggere?

I need help fast: ho bisogno di aiuto al più presto

I ran as fast as my legs would carry me: ho corso più veloce che potevo or me la sono data a gambe

these customs are fast disappearing: queste usanze stanno scomparendo velocemente

education is fast becoming a luxury: in breve tempo l'istruzione diventerà un lusso

the time is fast approaching when I will do…: il momento di fare… si sta avvicinando velocemente

not so fast!: con calma! non correre!

as fast as I make the toast, he eats it: non faccio in tempo a preparare il pane tostato, che se lo mangia

I couldn't get out of there fast enough! οικ: non vedevo l'ora di andare via di lì!

2. fast (firmly):

fast hold: stretto

fast stuck: saldamente

fast shut: bene

to stand fast: tenere duro or non cedere

to be fast asleep: dormire profondamente

3. fast λογοτεχνικό:

fast by: a due passi da

III. fast¹ [βρετ fɑːst, αμερικ fæst] ΟΥΣ (abstinence)

fast: digiuno αρσ

to break one's fast: smettere di digiunare or rompere il digiuno

IV. fast¹ [βρετ fɑːst, αμερικ fæst]

to pull a fast one on sb: giocare un brutto tiro a qn

he pulled a fast one on me: me l'ha fatta

to play fast and loose: fare a tira e molla

to play fast and loose with sb: fare a tira e molla con qn

fast² [βρετ fɑːst, αμερικ fæst] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (abstain from food)

fast: digiunare

I. hard [βρετ hɑːd, αμερικ hɑrd] ΕΠΊΘ

1. hard:

hard consistency, object, surface, snow, bed, pencil lead: duro

hard bread: duro, raffermo

hard ground, muscle: duro, sodo

hard skin: indurito, incallito

hard butter: solido

hard wax: solidificato

hard mud: secco, indurito

hard paint, glue: indurito, asciutto

to go or grow or become hard: indurirsi

to set hard concrete, plaster etc.:: indurirsi, solidificarsi

a hard frost: una forte gelata

frozen hard: completamente ghiacciato

2. hard:

hard (difficult, complex) problem, question, puzzle, bargaining, negotiations: difficile, complesso

hard choice, decision: difficile, sofferto

hard (arduous, demanding) task: arduo, duro

hard study: impegnativo, gravoso

hard climb, training: duro, impegnativo, faticoso

hard fight: duro, accanito

I've had a hard day: ho avuto una giornata dura

a hard day's work, filming: una dura giornata di lavoro, di riprese

to be hard to open, cut, find, read: essere difficile da aprire, tagliare, trovare, leggere

it's a hard poem to translate: è una poesia difficile da tradurre

to be hard to please: essere difficile da accontentare or essere esigente

it's hard to do: è difficile da fare

it was hard not to laugh: era difficile trattenersi dal ridere

his choice was hard for me to understand: fu difficile per me comprendere la sua scelta

it is hard for sb to do sth: è difficile per qn fare qc

it was hard for us to understand his decision: fu difficile per noi comprendere la sua decisione

it's hard for old people to change their ways: è difficile per le persone anziane cambiare le proprie abitudini

to find it hard to do sth: avere molte difficoltà a fare qc

to find sth hard to do: trovare qc difficile da fare

it's hard to accept, believe: è difficile accettare, credere (that che)

I'm not afraid of hard work: il lavoro duro or la fatica non mi spaventa

it was hard work or going: è stata una sfacchinata

it's hard work doing sth: è una faticata fare qc

it was hard work persuading her to sell: è stata dura convincerla a vendere

I found the article rather hard going: ho trovato l'articolo un po' tosto

he made hard work of moving the table: ha fatto una gran fatica a spostare il tavolo

hard work never hurt, killed anybody!: lavorare sodo non ha mai fatto male a nessuno, non ha mai ammazzato nessuno!

it's too much like hard work: è troppo faticoso

to be a hard worker student, pupil:: essere uno sgobbone

to be a hard worker employee, manual worker:: essere un gran lavoratore or essere un lavoratore indefesso

to do things the hard way: complicarsi la vita

he got the job the hard way: si è sudato or si è guadagnato il suo posto

to find sth out or learn sth the hard way: imparare qc a proprie spese

3. hard (harsh, unpleasant):

hard life, childhood, year: difficile

hard blow, knock μτφ: duro, brutto

hard climate, winter: rigido

he has to learn to take the hard knocks: deve imparare a incassare i colpi duri

this is a hard world: viviamo in un mondo difficile

to be hard on sb person, court:: essere duro, severo con qn

don't be so hard on yourself!: non essere così duro con te stesso!

this tax is very hard on the unemployed: questa tassa grava molto sui disoccupati

this print is hard on the eyes: questo carattere è difficile da leggere or non si legge bene

hard luck or lines! βρετ (sympathetic) οικ: che sfortuna!

hard luck or lines or cheese! βρετ (unsympathetic) οικ: tanto peggio!

to take a hard line: seguire la linea dura (on sth in qc; with sb con qn)

it's a hard life! χιουμ, ειρων: dura la vita!

it's a hard life being a millionaire ειρων: è dura la vita del miliardario

these are hard times: questi sono tempi difficili

to fall on hard times: cadere in miseria or andare a finire male

he's having a hard time (of it): sta attraversando un periodo difficile

to have a hard time (of it) doing sth: passare un brutto periodo facendo qc

to give sb a hard time οικ (make things difficult): rendere la vita difficile a qn

to give sb a hard time (tell off): dare una lavata di capo a qn

4. hard (stern, cold):

hard person: austero, severo

hard look: arcigno

hard voice, words: duro, aspro

their hearts are hard: hanno il cuore duro or di pietra

5. hard (forceful):

hard shove, push, knock: forte, violento

I gave the door a hard push: diedi una forte spinta alla porta

6. hard (concrete):

hard evidence, proof: concreto

hard facts: concreto, nudo e crudo

hard news: certo, ben documentato

the paper that brings you the hard news: il giornale che vi offre notizie fondate

the hard facts about sth: la verità nuda e cruda su qc

7. hard (stark):

hard outline: netto, nitido

hard colour, sound, light: forte, violento

8. hard (strong):

hard drink, liquor: forte

hard drug: pesante

hard pornography: hard, esplicito

to be a hard drinker: essere un forte bevitore

a drop of the hard stuff οικ: un goccio di qualcosa di forte

9. hard ΠΟΛΙΤ:

the hard left, right: l'estrema sinistra, destra

10. hard ΧΗΜ:

hard water: duro

11. hard ΓΛΩΣΣ:

hard consonant: duro

12. hard (tough) οικ:

hard person: duro

so you think you're hard, do you?: credi di essere un duro, vero?

II. hard [βρετ hɑːd, αμερικ hɑrd] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. hard (strongly, energetically):

hard push, pull, punch: forte, energicamente

hard laugh, cry: forte

hard work: duro, duramente, sodo

hard study: molto, con impegno, sodo

hard rain: forte, a dirotto

hard snow: fitto

hard think, look: intensamente

hard listen: attentamente

to hit sb, sth hard: colpire forte qn, qn

to hit sb, sth hard μτφ: colpire qn, qc duramente

to be hard hit μτφ: essere duramente colpito (by da)

think hard!: pensaci bene or rifletti attentamente!

to try hard (intellectually): fare tutti gli sforzi possibili

to try hard (physically): sforzarsi

as hard as one can run, push, pull, work: a più non posso

as hard as one can try: il più possibile

no matter how hard I try, work, I…: per quanto ci provi, lavori, io…

to be hard at it οικ, at work: darci dentro or lavorare sodo

she works or drives her students very hard: fa lavorare moltissimo i suoi studenti

to take sth (very) hard: prendere (molto) male qc

2. hard (with directions):

turn hard left at the traffic lights: al semaforo giri tutto a sinistra

go hard astern ΝΑΥΣ: indietro tutta

hard a-port, a-starboard ΝΑΥΣ: tutta a sinistra, a dritta

3. hard (indicating proximity):

hard behind: subito or immediatamente dietro

hard by sth αρχαϊκ: vicinissimo a qc

hard (up)on sth: subito dopo qc or alle spalle di qc

III. hard [βρετ hɑːd, αμερικ hɑrd]

to be hard on sb's heels: essere alle calcagna di qn

to play hard to get: fare il prezioso or farsi desiderare

to be hard put to do: trovarsi in grande difficoltà a fare

to be, feel hard done by: essere, sentirsi trattato male

and [βρετ ənd, (ə)n, and, αμερικ ænd, (ə)n] ΣΎΝΔ When used as a straightforward conjunction, and is translated by e : to shout and sing = gridare e cantare; Tom and Linda = Tom e Linda; my friend and colleague = il mio amico e collega. - When and joins two or more nouns, definite articles, possessive adjectives or quantifiers are not repeated in English, but they are in Italian: the books and exercise books = i libri e i quaderni; her father and mother = suo padre e sua madre; some apples and pears = delle mele e delle pere. - And is sometimes used between two verbs in English to mean in order to (wait and see, go and ask, try and rest etc.); to translate these expressions, look under the appropriate verb entry (wait, go, try etc.). Note that the two verb forms involved are the same tense in English, whereas in Italian the second one is always in the infinitive: I'll try and come as soon as possible = cercherò di venire appena possibile. - For and used in telling the time and saying numbers, see the lexical notes. For more examples and other uses, see this entry.

1. and (joining words or clauses):

and: e

cups and plates: tazze e piatti

summer and winter: estate e inverno

there'll be singing and dancing: si canterà e si ballerà

he picked up his papers and went out: raccolse le sue carte e uscì

I think about you day and night: ti penso giorno e notte

2. and (in numbers):

two hundred and sixty-two: duecentosessantadue

three and three-quarters: tre e tre quarti

five and twenty αρχαϊκ λογοτεχνικό: venticinque

3. and (with repetition):

more and more interesting: sempre più interessante

faster and faster: sempre più veloce

it got worse and worse: andò di male in peggio or sempre peggio

I waited and waited: aspettai per moltissimo tempo

to talk on and on: continuare a parlare

for days and days: per giorni e giorni

we laughed and laughed!: ridemmo a crepapelle!

there are friends and friends: ci sono amici e amici

4. and (for emphasis):

it's lovely and warm: fa proprio un bel calduccio

come nice and early: vieni presto

and he didn't even say thank you: e non disse nemmeno grazie

5. and (in phrases):

and all that: e tutto il resto

and that βρετ οικ: e cose così

and so on: e così via

and how! οικ: eccome!

and?: e poi?

6. and (with negative):

I haven't got pen and paper: non ho né carta né penna

he doesn't like singing and dancing: non gli piace cantare né ballare

αγγλικά

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hard and fast information: informazioni certe

to be stuck between a rock and hard place: essere tra l'incudine e il martello

ιταλικά

αγγλικά

fisso (-a) (invariabile: regola): hard-and-fast

fioccare: to come thick and fast

piovere: to come thick and fast piovere gli insulti

I. hard [hɑ:rd] ΕΠΊΘ

1. hard (firm, rigid, hostile, unkind):

hard: duro, -a

hard rule: severo, -a

hard fate: crudele

hard times: tempi duri

to have a hard time: attraversare un brutto periodo

to give sb a hard time: rendere le cose difficili a qu

to have hard luck: avere sfortuna

a hard heart: un cuore di pietra

to be hard on sb/sth: essere duro con qu/qc

2. hard (intense, concentrated):

to take a (good) hard look at sth: guardare bene qc

a hard fight: una lotta accanita

to be a hard worker: lavorare sodo

3. hard (forceful):

hard: forte

4. hard (difficult, complex):

hard: difficile

to be hard work for sb to do sth: essere duro per qu fare qc

to be hard to please: essere difficile da accontentare

to get hard: diventare difficile

a hard bargain: un affare poco vantaggioso

to learn the hard way μτφ: imparare a proprie spese

5. hard (severe):

hard: severo, -a

6. hard (extremely cold):

hard: rigido, -a

7. hard (solid):

hard evidence: inconfutabile

8. hard fact:

hard: innegabile

hard and fast information: informazioni certe

9. hard (with alcohol):

hard cider/punch: sidro/punch forte

10. hard ΧΗΜ:

hard water: duro, -a

II. hard [hɑ:rd] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. hard (forcefully):

hard: con forza

to hit sb hard: colpire qu con forza

to press/pull hard: premere/tirare forte

2. hard (rigid):

frozen hard: ghiacciato, -a

3. hard (energetically, vigorously):

to fight hard μτφ: lottare duramente

to study/work hard: studiare/lavorare sodo

to try hard to do sth: sforzarsi di fare qc

he was hard at it: era tutto impegnato

think hard: concentrati

to die hard μτφ: essere duro a morire

4. hard (intently):

hard: intensamente

to look hard at sth: osservare intensamente qc

5. hard (closely):

hard: vicino

to be hard up: essere al verde

6. hard (heavy):

hard: forte

it rained hard: ha piovuto forte

to take sth hard: prendere male qc

I would be hard pressed to choose one: sarebbe duro per me sceglierne uno

I. fast¹ <-er, -est> [fæst] ΕΠΊΘ

1. fast (quick):

fast: veloce

the fast lane: la corsia θηλ di sorpasso

fast train: (treno) rapido αρσ

to be a fast worker: essere uno che va subito al sodo

2. fast clock:

to be fast: andare avanti

3. fast (firmly fixed):

fast: ben saldo, -a

to make fast ΝΑΥΣ: ormeggiare

to make sth fast (to sth): fissare qc (a qc)

4. fast (immoral):

fast woman: donna θηλ dissoluta

II. fast¹ [fæst] ΕΠΊΡΡ

1. fast (quickly):

fast: velocemente

not so fast!: non così forte!

2. fast (firmly):

fast: saldamente

to hold fast to sth: tenersi bene a qc

to stand fast: non cedere

3. fast (deeply):

fast: profondamente

to be fast asleep: dormire profondamente

I. fast² [fæst] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (go without food)

fast: digiunare

II. fast² [fæst] ΟΥΣ (period without food)

fast: digiuno αρσ

and [ən, ənd, stressed: ænd] ΣΎΝΔ

1. and:

and (also): e

and (before ‘i’ or ‘hi’): ed

black and white: bianco e nero

food and drink: cibo e bevande

parents and children: genitori e figli

2. and ΜΑΘ:

2 and 3 is 5: 2 più 3 fa 5

four hundred and twelve: quattrocentododici

3. and (then):

he left and everybody was relieved: quando se n'è andato tutti han tirato un respiro di sollievo

4. and (increase):

more and more: sempre più

better and better: sempre meglio

5. and (repetition):

I tried and tried: ho provato e riprovato

6. and (continuation):

he cried and cried: continuava a piangere

ιδιωτισμοί:

and so on [or forth]: e così via

Present
I	fast
you	fast
he/she/it	fasts
we	fast
you	fast
they	fast

Past
I	fasted
you	fasted
he/she/it	fasted
we	fasted
you	fasted
they	fasted

Present Perfect
I	have	fasted
you	have	fasted
he/she/it	has	fasted
we	have	fasted
you	have	fasted
they	have	fasted

Past Perfect
I	had	fasted
you	had	fasted
he/she/it	had	fasted
we	had	fasted
you	had	fasted
they	had	fasted

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