ask after in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ask after in the English»Italian Dictionary

ask after VB [ɑːsk -] (ask after [sb])

ask after

chiedere notizie di

she asked after you

mi chiese di te

Translations for ask after in the English»Italian Dictionary

to ask after sb

chiedere (notizie) or domandare di qn

Translations for ask after in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiedere notizie di qn

to ask after sb

interessarsi

to ask after

è un controsenso chiedergli di uscire dopo averlo insultato

it's absurd to ask him out after insulting him

Translations for ask 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.ask [Brit ɑːsk, Am æsk] VB trans

1. ask (enquire as to):

ask name

chiedere

ask reason

chiedere, domandare

to ask a question

fare una domanda

to ask sb sth

chiedere qc a qn

I asked him the time

gli chiesi l'ora

I asked you a question!

ti ho fatto una domanda!

there's something I'd like to ask you

c'è qualcosa che vorrei chiederti

80% of those asked said no

l'80% delle persone intervistate hanno detto no

“how?” she asked

“come?” chiese

to ask if or whether, why, who

chiedere se, perché, chi

I asked her why

le chiesi perché

I'm asking you how you did it

voglio sapere come l'hai fatto

I wasn't asking you

non ti ho chiesto niente

don't ask me!

va' a sapere!

2. ask (request):

ask permission, tolerance

chiedere, richiedere

to ask sb's opinion about

chiedere a qn la sua opinione su

it's too much to ask

questo è chiedere troppo

to ask to do

chiedere di fare

to ask sb to do

chiedere a qn di fare

to ask sth of or from sb

chiedere qc a qn

all I ask from you is loyalty

tutto ciò che ti chiedo è di essere leale

to ask a price for sth

chiedere il prezzo di qc

what price is she asking for it?

quanto chiede per questo?

the money is there for the asking

i soldi sono lì per chi li vuole

I ask you! Brit

domando e dico! or ma di' un po'!

3. ask (invite):

ask person

invitare

to ask sb to concert, party

invitare qn a

to ask sb to dinner

invitare qn a cena

to ask sb out

invitare qn a uscire

to ask sb in

invitare qn a entrare

we asked him along

l'abbiamo invitato a unirsi a noi

he asked her to marry him

le chiese di sposarlo

I wasn't asked

non sono stato invitato

II.ask [Brit ɑːsk, Am æsk] VB intr

1. ask (request):

ask

chiedere

you could have asked

avresti potuto chiedere

you only have to ask

hai solo da chiedere

2. ask (make enquiries):

ask

informarsi (about sth su qc)

to ask about sb

informarsi su qn

I'll ask around

mi informerò

III.to ask oneself VB refl

to ask oneself

chiedersi

to ask oneself reason

domandarsi

to ask oneself a question

farsi or porsi una domanda

to ask oneself why, who

chiedersi or domandarsi perché, chi

IV.ask [Brit ɑːsk, Am æsk] N

ask → asking price

See also asking price

asking price [Brit ˈɑːskɪŋ prʌɪs, Am ˈæskɪŋ ˌpraɪs] N

asking price

prezzo m di offerta

ask after in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ask after in the English»Italian Dictionary

to ask after sb

chiedere (notizie) di qn

Translations for ask after in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiedere notizie di qu

to ask after sb

Translations for ask 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

I.ask [æsk] VB trans

1. ask (request information):

ask

chiedere

ask

domandare

to ask sb sth

chiedere qc a qn

to ask (sb) a question about sth

fare (a qn) una domanda su qc

don't ask me

non chiederlo a me

if you ask me …

secondo me …

2. ask (request):

ask

chiedere

to ask sb's advice/a favor

chiedere consiglio a qn/un favore

3. ask (invite):

ask

invitare

to ask sb to do sth

invitare qn a fare qc

4. ask (demand a price):

ask

chiedere

to ask 100 dollars for sth

chiedere 100 dollari per qc

5. ask (expect):

to ask too much of sb

pretendere troppo da qn

II.ask [æsk] VB intr

1. ask (request information):

ask

chiedere

2. ask (make a request):

ask

chiedere

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These specials were made to prepare parents for questions their children might ask after watching the episodes on the topic of the week.

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He knew them all by name, and would ask after their families.

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He would ask after spouses and children, and try to get a sense of where the economy was going.

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They ask after different things, produce contradictory answers, and sort invariably along class and party lines.

foreignpolicy.com

When he called home he'd ask after everyone, including people on the street.

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He would always ask after our health and hoped that there were no hard feelings between us.

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A man should ask after these things, with care rather than concern, to make sure his wife is comfortable.

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When police ask after him he mumbles that he has seen better days.

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Parents often ask after the surgery if there was anything else we could have done apart from operate.

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Why ask after that puzzling and intangible commodity?

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