LAY ABOUT - Αγγλικά-Ιταλικά μετάφραση

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

lay about ΡΉΜΑ [leɪ -] (lay about [sb]) βρετ

lay about

tempestare qn di colpi, colpire qn all'impazzata

to lay about sb with a stick

dare un fracco di bastonate a qn

I. lie about ΡΉΜΑ [lʌɪ -] ΡΉΜΑ [lʌɪ -] (lie around)

lie about lie around person:

bighellonare

lie about lie around object:

essere sparso qua e là

to leave sth lying around

lasciare qc in giro

II. lie about ΡΉΜΑ [lʌɪ -] ΡΉΜΑ [lʌɪ -] (lie around [sth])

lie about house:

lie about lie around

bighellonare per

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

dare un fracco di bastonate a qn

to lay about sb with a stick

dare a qn un fracco di legnate

to give sb a (good) hiding, to lay about sb with a stick

στο Ιταλικό λεξικό Oxford-Paravia

I. lie¹ [βρετ lʌɪ, αμερικ laɪ] ΟΥΣ

1. lie (position):

lie

disposizione θηλ

lie

posizione θηλ

2. lie:

lie (of animal)

covo αρσ

lie (of animal)

tana θηλ

(in golf) a good, bad lie

un bel, brutto lie

II. lie¹ <forma in -ing lying, παρελθ lay, μετ παρακειμ lain> [βρετ lʌɪ, αμερικ laɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. lie:

lie (in horizontal position) person, animal: (action)

stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi

lie person, animal: (state)

stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere

lie bottle, packet, pile:

giacere

don't lie on the grass

non stendersi sull'erba

he was lying on the bed

era disteso sul letto

she continued to lie there

è rimasta sdraiata là

to lie on one's back, front

stare disteso sulla schiena, sulla pancia

to lie flat

giacere lungo disteso or mettersi lungo disteso

to lie face down

stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

the horse lay injured

il cavallo giaceva ferito

to lie awake at night

non riuscire a dormire la notte

to lie in bed all morning

restare a letto tutta la mattinata

don't lie in the sun too long

non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

lie still

stai giù

while her husband lay in hospital

mentre suo marito era all'ospedale

he lay dead

giaceva morto

the soldier lay dying

il soldato era moribondo

the body lay…

il corpo giaceva…

to lie in state

essere esposto pubblicamente

here lies John Brown

qui giace John Brown

2. lie (be situated):

lie

essere situato

lie

trovarsi

lie ΜΑΘ point:

essere situato

to lie fifth or in fifth place

trovarsi al quinto posto

to lie in pieces, open

essere a pezzi, aperto

everything that lies in my way

tutto quello che si trova sulla mia strada

their unhappy past lay behind them

si erano lasciati alle spalle il loro infelice passato

your future lies in that direction

il vostro futuro è in quella direzione

that's where our future lies

il nostro futuro è là

to lie before sb life, career:

aprirsi a qn

to lie before sb unknown:

stare davanti a qn

what lies ahead?

cosa ci aspetta?

the toys lay all over the floor

i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

danger lies all around us

siamo circondati dal pericolo

3. lie (remain):

lie

restare

the boat had lain there for years

la nave era rimasta là per anni

his clothes lay where he'd left them

i suoi vestiti stavano dove li aveva lasciati

the newspaper lay unread

il giornale non era stato aperto

his meal lay untouched

non toccò cibo

to lie idle machine:

rimanere fermo or inattivo

to lie idle money:

rimanere capitale morto

to lie empty

rimanere vuoto

4. lie (can be found):

lie

stare

their interests lie elsewhere

i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

that's where the fault lay

ecco dove stava l'errore

to lie in cause, secret, success, talent, fault:

stare in

to lie in popularity, strength:

venire da

to lie in solution, cure:

consistere in

to lie in doing solution, cure:

consistere nel fare

to lie behind (be hidden)

stare nascosto dietro

to lie behind (instigate)

essere all'origine di

to lie at the heart, at the root of

essere al cuore di, alla radice di

my support lies with you

avete il mio sostegno

the responsibility lies with them

la responsabilità è loro

5. lie (as covering):

lie snow:

tenere

the snow lay thick

c'era uno spesso strato di neve

to lie over aura, atmosphere: place, gathering

aleggiare su

to lie upon burden, guilt: person

pesare su, incombere su

6. lie ΝΟΜ:

an appeal that will not lie

un ricorso che non è ammissibile

no appeal lies against the action

non è ammissibile alcun ricorso contro l'azione legale

7. lie ΝΑΥΣ:

to be lying at anchor

essere or stare all'ancora

III. lie¹ [βρετ lʌɪ, αμερικ laɪ]

let the matter lie

lascia le cose come stanno

to lie in the hands of

essere nelle mani di or dipendere da

to lie low

non farsi vedere

to find out how the land lies

tastare il terreno

to lie in wait

stare in agguato or stare in attesa

to lie in wait for sb troops, ambushers:

tendere un agguato a qn

to lie in wait for sb reporter, attacker:

aspettare qn al varco

I. lay¹ [βρετ leɪ, αμερικ leɪ] ΟΥΣ οικ, μειωτ

1. lay (sexual partner):

she's an easy lay

è una che ci sta or è una donna facile

she's a good lay

ci sa fare a letto

2. lay (sex act):

lay

chiavata θηλ

lay

scopata θηλ

II. lay¹ <παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ laid> [βρετ leɪ, αμερικ leɪ] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. lay:

lay (place)

posare, porre, mettere

lay (spread out) rug, blanket, covering

stendere

lay (arrange)

collocare, disporre

lay (ceremonially, as offering) wreath

deporre

lay baby, patient

coricare, adagiare

lay the cards face down

posa le carte a faccia in giù

lay the blanket on the ground

stendi la coperta a terra

lay the slices of apple on top

disporre sopra le fettine di mela

she laid the baby in the cot

adagiò il bambino nella culla

to lay the newspaper on the table

posare il giornale sul tavolo

he laid his hand on my forehead

pose la mano sulla mia fronte

he laid his cheek against hers

appoggiò la guancia alla sua

to lay hands on sth (find) μτφ

mettere mano a qc

to lay hands on sb ΘΡΗΣΚ

imporre le mani su qn

2. lay (set for meal):

lay table

apparecchiare, mettere

lay cutlery, crockery

mettere in tavola

to lay the table for lunch

apparecchiare la tavola per il pranzo

to lay the table for four

apparecchiare la tavola per quattro or mettere in tavola quattro coperti

to lay the table with the best china

apparecchiare la tavola con il servizio migliore

to lay an extra place

aggiungere un coperto

3. lay (prepare):

lay fire, plan, trail

preparare

lay basis, foundation

gettare

lay trap

tendere

4. lay:

lay ΜΗΧΑΝΟΛ, ΓΕΩΡΓ, ΣΤΡΑΤ carpet, tiles, bricks, paving, turf, cable, mine, pipe

posare

lay railway, road, sewer

costruire

5. lay ΖΩΟΛ:

lay egg

deporre

6. lay (attribute) μτφ:

lay charge, complaint

sporgere

lay accusation

muovere

lay curse, spell

gettare (on su)

to lay stress or emphasis on sth

porre l'accento su qc

to lay the blame for sth on sb

attribuire or addossare la colpa di qc a qn

7. lay (bet) (in horseracing):

lay money

puntare (on su)

8. lay (suppress) μτφ:

lay fears, doubts, suspicions

dissipare

lay rumour

mettere a tacere

9. lay (have sex with):

lay οικ

scopare con

to get laid

farsi scopare

III. lay¹ <παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ laid> [βρετ leɪ, αμερικ leɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. lay:

lay ΓΕΩΡΓ, ΖΩΟΛ

deporre le uova

2. lay ΝΑΥΣ:

lay

gettare l'ancora (off al largo di; alongside lungo)

IV. lay¹ [βρετ leɪ, αμερικ leɪ]

to lay it on the line

parlare chiaro e tondo

to lay a finger or hand on sb (beat)

alzare un dito contro qn or mettere le mani addosso a qn

to lay a finger or hand on sb (touch)

toccare (con un dito)

lay² [βρετ leɪ, αμερικ leɪ] ΕΠΊΘ

1. lay helper, worker:

lay

non esperto, non specializzato

lay person

profano

lay opinion

l'opinione dei profani

2. lay ΘΡΗΣΚ:

lay preacher, member, reader

laico

lay brother, sister

converso, conversa

lay³ [βρετ leɪ, αμερικ leɪ] ΟΥΣ ΛΟΓΟΤ

lay

canto αρσ

lay

lai αρσ

lay⁴ [βρετ leɪ, αμερικ leɪ] ΡΉΜΑ παρελθ

lay → lie II

I. lie² [βρετ lʌɪ, αμερικ laɪ] ΟΥΣ (falsehood)

lie

bugia θηλ

lie

menzogna θηλ

it's all lies

sono solo menzogne

to tell a lie

dire una bugia

no I tell a lie

no mi sbaglio

to give the lie to sth, sb

smentire qc, qn

II. lie² <forma in -ing lying, παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ lied> [βρετ lʌɪ, αμερικ laɪ] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

“No, ” I lied

“No, ” mentii

he lied his way into the job

ha avuto il posto a suon di menzogne

she'll lie her way out of trouble

se la caverà con le bugie

we lied our way past the guard

siamo passati abbindolando la guardia

III. lie² <forma in -ing lying, παρελθ/μετ παρακειμ lied> [βρετ lʌɪ, αμερικ laɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ (tell falsehood)

lie

mentire (to sb a qn; about su, riguardo a)

he lied about her

ha mentito riguardo a lei

the camera never lies

la macchina fotografica non mente mai

IV. lie² [βρετ lʌɪ, αμερικ laɪ]

to live a lie

vivere nella menzogna

I. about [βρετ əˈbaʊt, αμερικ əˈbaʊt] ΕΠΊΡΡ 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 ειρων

= 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 [βρετ əˈbaʊt, αμερικ əˈbaʊt] ΠΡΌΘ

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! βρετ

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) τυπικ:

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 βρετ (surrounding):

about

intorno a

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III. about [βρετ əˈbaʊt, αμερικ əˈbaʊt] ΕΠΊΘ

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 [βρετ əˈbaʊt, αμερικ əˈbaʊt] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

about

fare virare di bordo

V. about [βρετ əˈbaʊt, αμερικ 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

στο λεξικό PONS

lay about ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

to lay about sb

colpire qu

στο λεξικό PONS

αγγλικά

ιταλικά

to lie about sth

mentire su qc

ιταλικά

αγγλικά

barare

to lie about sth

στο λεξικό PONS

I. lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

lie

mentire

to lie about sth

mentire su qc

II. lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

to lie oneself out of sth

tirarsi fuori da qc mentendo

III. lie¹ [laɪ] ΟΥΣ

lie

menzogna θηλ

lie

bugia θηλ

to be an outright lie

essere tutta una menzogna

to live a lie

vivere nella menzogna

don't tell me lies!

non mentirmi!

I. lay¹ [leɪ] ΟΥΣ

1. lay (situation):

lay

situazione θηλ

the lay of the land

la configurazione del terreno

the lay of the land μτφ

il panorama attuale

2. lay χυδ:

to be a good lay

saperci fare a letto

II. lay¹ <laid, laid> [leɪ] ΡΉΜΑ μεταβ

1. lay (place):

lay

porre

to lay sth on/over sth

porre qc su/sopra qc

to lay sth flat

stendere qc

to lay stress on sth

enfatizzare qc

to lay the blame on sb

addossare la colpa a qu

2. lay (install):

lay

mettere

to lay the foundations for sth a. μτφ

gettare le fondamenta di qc

3. lay (prepare):

lay

allestire

to lay a plan

preparare un piano

4. lay egg:

lay

deporre

5. lay χυδ (have sex with):

lay

scopare

6. lay (gamble):

lay

puntare

to lay an amount on sth

puntare una cifra su qc

7. lay (state):

lay

presentare

to lay sth before sb

mettere qc di fronte a qu

to lay one's case before sb/sth

presentare il proprio caso a qu/qc

to lay a charge against sb

muovere una accusa contro qu

to lay claim to sth

reclamare qc

III. lay¹ <laid, laid> [leɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

lay

deporre le uova

lay² [leɪ] ΕΠΊΘ

1. lay (not professional):

lay

non specializzato, -a

in lay terms

in parole povere

2. lay ΘΡΗΣΚ:

lay

laico, -a

lay³ [leɪ] ΡΉΜΑ

lay παρελθ: lie

I. lie² <lay, lain> [laɪ] ΡΉΜΑ αμετάβ

1. lie (be lying down):

lie person

giacere

lie person

stare disteso

to lie in bed

giacere a letto

to lie on the ground

giacere a terra

to lie awake

stare a letto sveglio

to lie still

giacere immobile

2. lie (be positioned):

lie

trovarsi

to lie off the coast boat

trovarsi al largo

to lie on the route to …

trovarsi sulla strada per …

to lie to the east of …

essere situato a est di …

to lie in ruins

essere in rovina

to lie in wait

stare in attesa

3. lie τυπικ (be buried):

lie

giacere

4. lie:

to lie with sb/sth (be responsibility of)

spettare a qu/qc

to lie with sb/sth (be the reason for sth)

essere colpa di qu/qc

5. lie ΑΘΛ:

lie

posizionarsi

II. lie² [laɪ] ΟΥΣ

lie

posizione θηλ

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ΠΡΌΘ

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

ιδιωτισμοί:

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] ΕΠΊΡΡ

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

Present

I	lay about
you	lay about
he/she/it	lays about
we	lay about
you	lay about
they	lay about

Past

I	laid about
you	laid about
he/she/it	laid about
we	laid about
you	laid about
they	laid about

Present Perfect

I	have	laid about
you	have	laid about
he/she/it	has	laid about
we	have	laid about
you	have	laid about
they	have	laid about

Past Perfect

I	had	laid about
you	had	laid about
he/she/it	had	laid about
we	had	laid about
you	had	laid about
they	had	laid about

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