at in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for at in the English»Italian Dictionary

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) inf:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at inf

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it inf

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again inf

ecco che ricominciano!

I.pick at VB [pɪk -] (pick at [sth])

1. pick at person:

pick at food

piluccare

pick at spot, scab

stuzzicare, toccare

pick at fabric

palpare

pick at knot

cercare di sciogliere

2. pick at bird crumbs:

pick at

becchettare

II.pick at VB [pɪk -] (pick at [sb]) Am (harass, single out)

pick at

arrabbiarsi, prendersela con

come at VB [kʌm -] (come at [sb])

1. come at (attack):

come at person:

attaccare (with con)

come at bull, rhino:

caricare

2. come at fig:

there were criticisms, questions coming at me from all sides

fui assalito da critiche, da domande provenienti da ogni parte

I.go at VB [ɡəʊ -] (go at [sb]) (attack)

go at

attaccare

go at

assalire

II.go at VB [ɡəʊ -] (go at [sth])

go at task, activity:

go at

immergersi, impegnarsi in

stick at VB [stɪk -] (stick at [sth])

stick at task:

stick at

perseverare in

stick at it!

insisti!

pluck at VB [plʌk -]

to pluck at sb's sleeve, arm

tirare qn per la manica, il braccio

look at VB [lʊk -] (look at [sth])

1. look at:

look at

guardare

look at (briefly)

dare un'occhiata a

look at the state of you!

guarda in che stato sei!

just look at the state of this room!

guarda in che stato è questa stanza!

look at this coat, book!

guarda questo cappotto, questo libro!

just look at this!

guarda un po' questo!

you'd never guess, to look at her

a guardarla non indovineresti mai

he's, it's not much to look at

non è granché (d'aspetto)

2. look at (examine):

look at equipment

esaminare, verificare

look at doctor: patient, wound

esaminare, guardare

look at workman: car, plumbing

guardare, dare un'occhiata a

look at problem, implications, effects, ways, offer, options

esaminare, studiare

you should get that wound looked at

dovresti farti vedere quella ferita

3. look at (see, view):

look at life, events, situation

guardare, considerare

look at problem

considerare, esaminare

try and look at it my way

cerca di vedere le cose dal mio punto di vista

his way of looking at things

il suo modo di vedere le cose

look at it this way, if he offers, I won't refuse

mettiamola così, se mi farà un'offerta, non rifiuterò

that's how I look at it

è così che la vedo

the problem needs to be looked at from all angles

il problema va analizzato da tutti i punti di vista

you can't be too careful, look at Tom!

non si è mai troppo attenti, guarda (cosa è successo a) Tom!

4. look at (face):

to be looking at firm: bankruptcy, collapse

essere sull'orlo di

to be looking at criminal: life sentence, fine

rischiare

you're looking at major repairs here

si tratta di fare delle grosse riparazioni qui

you're looking at a bill for about 3, 000 dollars

ti puoi aspettare un conto di circa 3.000 dollari

snap at VB [snap -] (snap at [sth, sb])

1. snap at (speak sharply):

snap at person

parlare duramente a

2. snap at (bite):

snap at dog, fish:

cercare di acchiappare, afferrare (con la bocca)

leap at VB [liːp -] (leap at [sth])

leap at chance, offer:

leap at

precipitarsi, gettarsi, buttarsi su

hint at VB [hɪnt -] (hint at [sth])

hint at

fare allusione a

the possibility has been hinted at

la possibilità è stata ventilata

at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for at in the English»Italian Dictionary

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

Phrases:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f

drive at VB trans inf

drive at

insinuare

touch at VB intr NAUT

touch at

fare scalo a

I.keep at VB intr

keep at

perseverare

to keep at work

continuare a lavorare

keep at it!

tieni duro!

II.keep at VB trans

to keep sb at sth

spingere qu a continuare a fare qc

rush at VB trans

rush at

avventarsi su

play at VB trans

1. play at (pretend):

to play at (being) sth

giocare a (essere) qc

2. play at (do for amusement):

to play at (being) sth

giocare a (essere) qc

she is playing at being a student

gioca a fare la studentessa

3. play at pej (do):

what are you playing at?

cosa diavolo stai facendo?

kick at VB trans

kick at

prendere a calci

leap at VB trans

1. leap at (jump):

leap at

buttarsi su

2. leap at inf (accept):

leap at

non lasciarsi sfuggire

to leap at the chance to do sth

non lasciarsi sfuggire l'occasione di fare qc

pick at VB trans insep

1. pick at (toy with):

pick at food

spilluzzicare

2. pick at:

pick at bone

spolpare

pick at sore, spot

grattare

3. pick at (criticize):

to pick at sb/sth

prendersela con qu/qc

at Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she looked at him with shining eyes

lo ha guardato con gli occhi che le brillavano

at an angle of 90 degrees, at a 90-degree angle

a un angolo di 90 gradi

at the ripe old age of 80

alla bell'età di 80 anni

to have an appointment at the hairdresser's

avere un appuntamento dal parrucchiere

at any given time, at (any) one time

in un dato momento

I mainly go to bed at midnight

di solito vado a letto a mezzanotte

it comes out at 100 euros each

ci vengono 100 euro a testa

greased pole with prizes at the top

albero della cuccagna

I'd just like to stay at home

vorrei solo rimanermene a casa

to travel at 120 kilometers an hour

viaggiare a 120 chilometri l'ora