after in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for after in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] PREP

1. after (later in time than):

after

dopo

after the film

dopo il film

immediately after the strike

immediatamente dopo lo sciopero

after that date (in future)

da lì in avanti

after that date (in past)

da allora, da quel giorno

shortly after 10 pm

poco dopo le dieci di sera

it was after six o'clock

erano le sei passate

after that

dopo di ciò

the day after tomorrow

dopodomani

a ceremony after which there was a banquet

una cerimonia dopo la quale ci fu un banchetto

he had breakfast as usual, after which he left

fece colazione come al solito, dopo di che uscì

2. after (given):

after

dopo, in seguito a

after my attempt at milking, I was nervous

dopo aver tentato di mungere, ero nervoso

after the way he behaved

dopo essersi comportato in quel modo

after all we did for you!

dopo tutto quello che abbiamo fatto per te!

3. after (in spite of):

after

dopo, nonostante, malgrado

after all the trouble I took labelling the package, it got lost

dopo tutta la pena che mi sono dato per etichettare il pacco, è andato perduto

after what she's been through, she's still interested?

dopo tutto ciò che ha passato, le interessa ancora?

4. after (expressing contrast):

the film was disappointing after all the hype inf

nonostante tutta la pubblicità, il film è stato una delusione

it's boring here after Paris

che noia qui dopo essere stati a Parigi

5. after (behind):

to run or chase after sb, sth

correre dietro a, inseguire qn, qc

please shut the gate after you

si prega di chiudere il cancello all'uscita

6. after (in pursuit of):

to be after sth

essere alla ricerca, alla caccia di qc

that's the house they're after

è la casa a cui sono interessati

the police are after him

la polizia gli sta dando la caccia

to come or go after sb

inseguire qn

he'll come after me

verrà a cercarmi

it's me he's after (to settle score)

ce l'ha con me

I wonder what she's after?

mi chiedo che cosa stia cercando

I think he's after my job

penso che voglia soffiarmi il posto

to be after sb (sexually) inf

correre dietro a qn

7. after (following in sequence, rank, precedence):

after

dopo

your name comes after mine on the list

il tuo nome viene dopo il mio nella lista

the adjective comes after the noun

l'aggettivo segue il nome

she's next in line after Bob for promotion

dopo Bob, toccherà a lei avere una promozione

he was placed third after Smith and Jones

si è classificato terzo dopo Smith e Jones

after you! (letting someone pass ahead)

dopo di lei!

8. after (in the wake of):

after

dietro

I'm not tidying up after you!

non ho intenzione di pulire dove passi!

9. after (in the direction of):

to stare after sb

seguire qn con lo sguardo

“don't forget!” Meg called after her

“non dimenticarti!” Meg le urlò dietro

10. after (beyond):

after

dopo

after

oltre

about 400 metres after the crossroads

circa 400 metri dopo l'incrocio

11. after (stressing continuity, repetitiveness):

day after day

giorno dopo giorno

generation after generation

generazione dopo generazione

time after time

più volte or ripetutamente

mile after mile of bush

chilometri e chilometri di boscaglia

one disaster after another

un disastro dietro l'altro

12. after (about):

to ask after sb

chiedere (notizie) or domandare di qn

13. after (in honour or memory of):

to name a child after sb

chiamare un bambino con or dare a un bambino il nome di qn

named after James Joyce monument, street, institution, pub

intitolato a James Joyce

we called her Kate after my mother

l'abbiamo chiamata Kate come mia madre

14. after (in the manner of):

“after Millet”

“sullo stile di or alla maniera di Millet”

it's a painting after Klee

è un quadro fatto sullo stile di Klee

15. after:

I can swim, cook after a fashion

so nuotare, cucinare alla bell' e meglio, così così

16. after Am (past):

it's twenty after eleven

sono le undici e venti

17. after (when reinforcing point):

after all

dopo tutto, malgrado tutto, in fin dei conti

after all, nobody forced you to leave

dopo tutto, nessuno ti ha costretto a partire

18. after (when reassessing stance, opinion):

it wasn't such a bad idea after all

dopo tutto, non è stata un'idea così cattiva

he decided not to stay after all

alla (fin) fine decise di non restare

II.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] ADV

1. after (following time or event):

after

dopo, poi, in seguito

before and after

prima e dopo

soon or shortly or not long after

subito dopo or poco dopo

for weeks after

ancora per settimane

straight after or right after

subito dopo

2. after (following specific time):

the week, year after

la settimana, l'anno seguente

the day after

il giorno dopo or l'indomani

III.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] CONJ When after is used as a conjunction, it is translated by dopo avere (or essere) + past participle where the two verbs have the same subject: after I've finished my book, I'll cook dinner = dopo aver finito il libro, preparerò la cena; after he had consulted Bill / after consulting Bill, he decided to accept the offer = dopo avere consultato Bill, ha deciso di accettare l'offerta. - When the two verbs have different subjects, the translation is dopo che + indicative: I'll lend you the book after Fred has read it = ti presterò il libro dopo che Fred l'avrà letto (or l'ha letto).

1. after (in sequence of events):

after

dopo (che)

don't go for a swim too soon after eating

non fare il bagno subito dopo mangiato

after we had left we realized that …

dopo essere partiti ci siamo accorti che …

after she had confessed to the murder, he was released

dopo che lei ebbe confessato l'omicidio, fu rilasciato

we return the bottles after they have been washed

restituiamo le bottiglie dopo che sono state lavate

2. after (given that):

after hearing all about him we want to meet him

dopo tutto ciò che abbiamo sentito su di lui vogliamo incontrarlo

after you explained the situation they didn't call the police

dopo che hai spiegato la situazione, non hanno chiamato la polizia

3. after (in spite of the fact that):

why did he do that after we'd warned him of the consequences?

perché l'ha fatto nonostante l'avessimo avvertito delle conseguenze?

IV.after [Brit ˈɑːftə, Am ˈæftər] ADJ

after

seguente

after

successivo

in after years

negli anni seguenti

I.look after VB [lʊk -] (look after [sb, sth])

1. look after (care for):

look after patient, sick animal

prendersi cura di

look after child

badare a, prendersi cura di

look after customer, guest

occuparsi di, prendersi cura di

look after animal, plant

occuparsi di

look after car, equipment

provvedere alla manutenzione di

look after belongings, toys

occuparsi di, prendersi cura di

he's being looked after by his grandparents

sono i suoi nonni che si prendono cura di lui

these books have been well looked after

questi libri sono stati trattati con cura

to look after sb's needs

prendersi cura or occuparsi dei bisogni di qn

2. look after (be responsible for):

look after administration, finances, business, shop

occuparsi di

look after class, schoolchildren

badare a

to look after sb's interests

occuparsi degli interessi di qn

look after my luggage, I'll be back in a minute!

fai attenzione ai miei bagagli, torno subito!

II.look after VB [lʊk -] (look after oneself)

1. look after (cope):

she's too frail to look after herself

è troppo fragile per cavarsela da sola

I'm old enough to look after myself

sono abbastanza grande per cavarmela da solo

2. look after (be careful):

safe journey, and look after yourself!

buon viaggio, e sii prudente!

run after VB [rʌn -] (run after [sb])

run after thief

rincorrere

run after thief

correre dietro a also fig

after hours [ˌɑːftəˈaʊəz, ˌæftə-] N

1. after hours (party, etc.):

after hours

after-hours m

2. after hours ECON:

after hours

dopoborsa m

keep after VB [kiːp -] (keep after [sb])

1. keep after (pursue):

keep after

inseguire

2. keep after (chivvy):

keep after

sgridare

strain after VB [streɪn -]

strain after

cercare di raggiungere (a tutti i costi)

to strain after effect writer:

cercare l'effetto

after-crop [ˈɑːftəˌkrɒp, ˈæftə-] N

after-crop

secondo raccolto m (di una stagione)

sought-after [Brit ˈsɔːtˌɑːftə, Am ˈsɔtˌæftər] ADJ

sought-after expert, type of employee, guest, skill, brand, garment, village, area

richiesto, ricercato

sought-after job, role

ambito

thatched cottages are much sought-after

i cottage con il tetto di paglia sono molto ricercati

the most sought-after item was the portrait of Napoleon

l'articolo più richiesto era il ritratto di Napoleone

make after VB [meɪk -] (make after [sb])

make after

inseguire

after-tax [Brit ˌɑːftəˈtaks] ADJ

after-tax profits, earnings:

after-tax

al netto delle imposte

after in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for after in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.after [ˈæf·tɚ] PREP

1. after (at later time):

after

dopo

after two days

dopo due giorni

(shortly) after breakfast

(poco) dopo colazione

2. after (behind):

after

dietro

to run after sb

correre dietro a qn

3. after (following):

after

dopo

D comes after C

la D viene dopo la C

to have argument after argument

avere continue discussioni

4. after (about):

to ask after sb

chiedere (notizie) di qn

5. after (despite):

after all

dopotutto

6. after (in the style of):

a drawing after Picasso

un disegno alla maniera di Picasso

7. after (in honor of):

to name sth/sb after sb

chiamare qc/qn come qn

II.after [ˈæf·tɚ] ADV

after

dopo

soon after

poco dopo

the day after

il giorno dopo

III.after [ˈæf·tɚ] CONJ

after

dopo che +subj

he spoke after she went out

parlò dopo che lei fu uscita

I'll call him (right) after I've taken a shower

lo chiamerò subito dopo aver fatto la doccia

go after VB trans insep

1. go after (follow):

go after

seguire

to go after sb

andare dietro a qu

2. go after (chase):

go after

inseguire

3. go after (try to get):

go after

cercare di ottenere

after-tax ADJ

after-tax

al netto

after-shave [ˈæf·tɚ·ʃeɪv] N

after-shave

dopobarba m inv

get after VB trans

get after

inseguire

after-market N

after-market

mercato m dei ricambi

sought-after [ˈsɑ:t·ˌæf·tɚ] ADJ

sought-after

ricercato, -a

take after VB trans (resemble)

to take after sb

prendere da qu

look after VB intr

look after

occuparsi di

take after VB

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to take after sb (resemble)

assomigliare a qu

after Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he spoke after she went out

parlò dopo che lei fu uscita

to be out after sb's scalp

voler la testa di qu

after an hour she excused herself

dopo un'ora si è scusata e se n'è andata

to be panting for [or after ʊ] sth

morire dalla voglia di (fare) qc

to look after the interests of sb

badare agli interessi di qu

to look after one's own interests

tutelare i propri interessi

to look after one's own image

curare la propria immagine

to look after the house/the children

badare alla casa/ai bambini

to make one mistake after another

commettere errori su errori fig

aromatic liqueur usually drunk after a meal

amaro

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They face allegations of smuggling after eight mobile phones, top-up cards and receipts were found in a bag of sugar.

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He later worked in the oil business after being released from prison as a result of a presidential commutation.

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The child is officially adopted on the day of the notarization, after which the adopters are fully and legally responsible for the child.

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After she was sent to the asylum in 1874, he no longer kept track of her.

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After a few days, the group decide to burgle a house.

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The school opened in 1997, and also offers an after hours child minding service.

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The log drives were stopped after 1915, when pleasure boat owners complained about the hazards to navigation.

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However, it has an unforeseen after-effect and reverts his mind to a childlike state.

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The polariscope combines the different polarization states of light waves before and after passing the specimen.

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Therefore, experts recommend that women combine the benefits of both programs by seeking regular Pap smear screening, even after vaccination.

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