call by in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for call by in the English»Italian Dictionary

call by VB [kɔːl -] (visit)

call by

passare

Translations for call by in the English»Italian Dictionary

it's OK to call him by his nickname

lo si può chiamare col soprannome

Translations for call by in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiamare per nome

to call by name

trasmettere un appello via radio

to transmit a call by radio

votazione per appello nominale

voting by roll call

votazione per appello nominale

voting by roll call

Translations for call by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

da

he was bitten by a snake

è stato morso da un serpente

the house was designed by an architect

la casa è stata disegnata da un architetto

a building destroyed by fire

un edificio distrutto dal fuoco

we were overwhelmed by the news

fummo sconvolti dalla notizia

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

vi sarà rimborsata l'intera somma da voi pagata

2. by (through the means of):

by

in, per, con

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

by bicycle

in bicicletta

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

facendo dello straordinario, riuscì a guadagnare di più

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

vendendo degli oggetti di valore, è riuscita a procurarsi un po' di denaro

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

secondo

by

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

per me va bene

4. by (via, passing through):

by

attraverso, per, tramite, da

we entered by the back door

siamo entrati dalla porta di servizio

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

ci arriveremo più velocemente se passeremo da Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5. by (near, beside):

by

presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed, the window

accanto al letto, alla finestra

by the sea

in riva al mare

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

6. by (past):

to go or passò by sb

passare davanti or accanto a qn

she walked by me

pass davanti a me

they passed us by in their car

ci sono passati davanti in macchina

please let us get by

per favore, lasciateci passare

7. by (showing authorship):

by

di

a film by Stanley Kubrik

un film di Stanley Kubrik

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un romanzo di Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

di chi è?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

per

by

entro

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight

di giorno or alla luce del giorno

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

proibito per legge

to play by the rules

giocare secondo le regole

it seems primitive by western standards

sembra primitivo per gli standard occidentali

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

di

prices have risen by 20%

i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

è due centimetri più alto di me or è più alto di me di due centimetri

by far

è di gran lunga

she is by far the cleverest, the youngest

di gran lunga la più intelligente, la più giovane

it's better by far

è di gran lunga migliore

12. by (in measurements):

by

per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

a

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

by the dozen

a dozzine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

poco a poco

day by day

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

one by one

uno a uno or uno alla volta

16. by (with regard to):

by

di

he is an architect by profession or trade

di professione fa l'architetto

by birth

di nascita

17. by (as a result of):

by

per

by mistake

per errore

by chance

per caso, casualmente

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

sud-sud-ovest

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passare

the people walking by

la gente che passa or i passanti

he walked on by without stopping

passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then

molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by

col (passare del) tempo

2. by (near):

by

vicino

by

accanto

he lives close by

abita vicino

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passa a bere qualcosa

she called by during the week

è passata in settimana

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

by

secondario

by

indiretto

by effect

effetto secondario

IV.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by (in past)

di lì a poco

by and by (in future)

presto or fra breve or tra poco

by the by or by the bye

incidentalmente or a proposito

but that's by the by

ma questo c'entra poco

by and large

nell'insieme, nel complesso

CALL N

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computer-aided language learning [kəmˌpjuːtəreɪdɪdˈlæŋɡwɪdʒˌlɜːnɪŋ] N

computer-aided language learning

apprendimento m della lingua assistito dall'elaboratore

I.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl] N

1. call TELEC:

call

telefonata f

call

chiamata f (from da)

business call

telefonata d'affari

private or personal call

telefonata personale

(tele)phone call

chiamata (telefonica)

I have a call for you

c'è una telefonata per lei

to make a call

chiamare or telefonare or fare una telefonata

to make a call to Italy

chiamare l'Italia or telefonare or fare una telefonata in Italia

to receive, take a call

ricevere or prendere una telefonata

to give sb a call

chiamare qn or telefonare a or fare una telefonata a qn

to return sb's call

richiamare qn or fare una telefonata a qn

to put a call through to sb

passare una telefonata a qn

2. call (audible cry):

call (human)

grido m (for di)

call (animal)

grido m

call (animal)

richiamo m

to give sb a call

chiamare qn

3. call (summons):

call

chiamata f

call

appello m

this is the last call for passengers to Berlin AVIAT

ultima chiamata per il volo per Berlino

this is your ten minute call THEAT

in scena tra dieci minuti

to put out a call for sb (over public address, radio)

diramare or lanciare un appello per qn

the Red Cross has put out a call for blankets

la Croce Rossa ha diramato un appello per la raccolta di coperte

4. call (visit):

call

visita f

to make or pay a call

fare visita (on a)

to pay a call euph

andare in bagno

to return sb's call

ricambiare la visita di qn

5. call (demand):

call

richiesta f

call

domanda f

the strikers' call for a pay rise

la richiesta degli scioperanti di un aumento salariale

there were calls for his resignation

le sue dimissioni sono state richieste da più parti

a call for reform

una richiesta di riforma

she has many calls on her time

tutti la cercano, tutti le chiedono qualcosa

there's no call for it COMM

non c'è richiesta (di questo articolo)

we don't get much call for that

non abbiamo molte richieste di questo articolo

to have first call on sth

avere la priorità su qc or avere diritto di precedenza su qc

6. call (need):

there's no call for sth, to do

non c'è alcun bisogno di qc, di fare

there was no call for her to say that

non aveva alcun motivo di dire ciò or non c'era alcun motivo perché dicesse ciò

7. call (allure):

call (of mountains, sea, the unknown)

richiamo m (of di)

8. call SPORTS:

call (of referee)

fischio m

call (of umpire)

segnalazione f

call (decision)

decisione f

9. call ECON:

call (for repayment of loan)

richiesta f di pagamento

call (request)

richiesta f

call (request)

chiamata f

call (right to buy)

opzione f d'acquisto

money at or on call

denaro a vista or somma esigibile a breve preavviso

on three months' call

a tre mesi

payable at call

esigibile a vista

a call for capital

una richiesta di aumento di capitale

a call for tenders

un avviso d'asta

10. call (duty):

to be on call doctor:

essere di guardia or in, di servizio

to be on call engineer:

essere in or di servizio

11. call REL (vocation):

call

vocazione f

II.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl] VB trans

1. call (say loudly):

call, also call out name, number

chiamare (a gran voce), gridare

call, also call out answer, instructions

gridare

call, also call out result, flight

annunciare

to call the register SCHOOL

fare l'appello

he called (out) “Goodbye”

ha gridato “arrivederci”

to call heads or tails GAMES

fare a testa o croce

2. call:

call (summon) lift

chiamare

call (by shouting) person, animal, witness

chiamare (ad alta voce)

call (by phone) person, police, taxi

chiamare, far venire

call (by letter) applicant, candidate

convocare

he was called before the committee

è stato convocato davanti alla commissione

the boss called me into his office

il capo mi ha chiamato nel suo ufficio

the police were called to the scene

la polizia è stata chiamata sul luogo (del delitto, dell'incidente ecc.)

I've called you a taxi

le ho chiamato un taxi

come when you're called

venite quando sarete chiamati

call the next witness

chiamate il prossimo testimone

you may be called to give evidence

potrebbe essere chiamato a testimoniare

3. call (telephone):

call, also call up person, institution, number

chiamare, telefonare a (at a; from da)

don't call us, we'll call you hum

(non chiamare) ti chiamiamo noi

4. call (give a name):

call person, baby, animal, place, product

chiamare (by con)

call book, film, music, play

intitolare

she prefers to be called by her maiden name

preferisce essere chiamata con il suo nome da ragazza

5. call (arrange):

call strike

proclamare

call conference, meeting

convocare, indire

call rehearsal

fissare

call election

fissare, indire

6. call (waken):

call person

chiamare, svegliare

what time shall I call you in the morning?

a che ora devo svegliarla?

7. call (describe as):

to call sb stupid, a liar

dare a qn dello stupido, del bugiardo

I wouldn't call it spacious, beautiful

non direi che è spazioso, bello

do you call that plate clean?

ti sembra pulito quel piatto?

it's not what you'd call an exciting film

non si potrebbe proprio dire che sia un film emozionante

it's what you might call a delicate situation

è ciò che si potrebbe definire una situazione delicata

call that a garden! inf

e lo chiami giardino!

call it what you will

chiamalo come vuoi

parapsychology or whatever they or you call it inf

la parapsicologia o come accidenti si chiama

(let's) call it £5

diciamo 5 sterline

he hasn't a place to call his own

non ha una casa propria

8. call SPORTS:

call referee, linesman:

fischiare, dichiarare

the linesman called the ball in

il guardalinee ha detto che la palla era buona

9. call ECON:

call loan

richiedere il pagamento di

10. call COMPUT:

call file

aprire

call program

chiamare, lanciare

III.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl] VB intr

1. call person, animal:

(cry out) call, also call out

chiamare

call, also call out (louder)

gridare

London calling RADIO

qui Londra

2. call (telephone):

call

chiamare

call

telefonare

where are you calling from?

da dove chiama?

I'm calling about your advertisement

telefono per l'annuncio

thank you for calling

grazie per aver chiamato

please call back in an hour

richiami fra un'ora, per favore

to call home

chiamare casa

who's calling?

chi parla?

3. call (visit):

call

passare, fare (una) visita

to call at person: person, shop

passare da

to call at person: bank, library, town

passare, andare in

to call at train: town, station

fermare a

to call at boat: port

fare scalo a

the London train calling at Reading and Slough

il treno per Londra che ferma a Reading e Slough

4. call (tossing coins, racket):

you call, heads or tails?

tocca a te, testa o croce?

IV.to call oneself VB refl

to call oneself Smith, Bob

farsi chiamare

to call oneself (claim to be) poet, designer

dire di essere

he calls himself a writer but …

dice di essere uno scrittore, ma …

call yourself a sailor? inf

e dici di essere un marinaio?

I am proud to call myself European

sono orgoglioso di definirmi europeo

V.call [Brit kɔːl, Am kɔl]

it was a close call

l'abbiamo scampata bella

call by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for call by in the English»Italian Dictionary

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

Translations for call by in the Italian»English Dictionary

chiamare qu per nome

to call sb by name

Translations for call by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

vicino a

close [or near] by …

vicino a …

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

by the sea

sul mare

2. by (at):

by

presso

to remain by sb for two days

restare presso qu per due giorni

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante il giorno/la notte

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

entro

by tomorrow/midnight

entro domani/la mezzanotte

by now [or then]

ormai

5. by (cause):

by

da

a novel by Joyce

un romanzo di Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

essere uccisio da qc/qu

surrounded by dogs

circondato da cani

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus

in treno/aereo/autobus

made by hand

fatto a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tenere qu per il braccio

by doing sth

facendo qc

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

stare da solo

to do sth by oneself

fare qc da solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

to divide by 6

dividere per 6

to increase by 10%

aumentare del 10%

to multiply by 4

moltiplicare per 4

paid by the hour/day

pagato a ore/a giornata

4 feet by 6

4 piedi per 6

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by

vicino

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

by and by

fra poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

passare

Phrases:

by and large

in generale

I.call [kɔ:l] N

1. call (telephone):

call

chiamata f

to give sb a call

telefonare a qu

2. call (visit):

call

visita f

to be on call

esere di guardia

to pay a call on sb

fare visita a qu

3. call (shout):

call

grido m

a call for help

una richiesta d'aiuto

4. call (animal cry):

call

richiamo m

5. call a. POL:

call

appello m

6. call a. ECON:

call

richiesta f

money on call

denaro m a vista

there is not much call for sth

non c'è molta richiesta di qc

7. call form (need):

there's no call for sth

non c'è bisogno di qc

you had no call to say that

non c'era alcun bisogno che tu lo dicessi

8. call (decision):

call

decisione f

you make the call

sta a te decidere

9. call (attraction):

call

richiamo m

the call of the wild

il richiamo della natura

Phrases:

to have a close call

scamparla per un pelo

II.call [kɔ:l] VB trans

1. call (name, address as):

call

chiamare

to call sb names

insultare qu

what's that actor called?

come si chiama quell'attore?

what's his new film called?

come si intitola il suo ultimo film?

she's called by her middle name, Jane

si fa chiamare col suo secondo nome, Jane

2. call (telephone):

call

chiamare

to call sb collect

chiamare qu a carico del destinatario

3. call (make noise to attract):

to call sb's attention

attirare l'attenzione di qu

I called you to come to eat ten minutes ago

ti ho chiamato per dirti di venire a tavola dieci minuti fa

4. call (ask to come):

call

convocare

she was called to a meeting in Denver

è stata convocata a Denver per una riunione

5. call (ask for quiet):

to call for order

richiamare all'ordine

6. call (reprimand):

call

ammonire

to call sth to mind (recall, remember)

ricordare qc

7. call (regard as):

to call sth one's own

considerare qc suo

you call this a party?

questa la chiami festa?

I'm not calling you a liar

non ti sto dando del bugiardo

I don't know exactly how much you owe me, but let's call it an even $10

non so esattamente quanto mi devi, diciamo 10 dollari tondi?

he has very few ideas that he can genuinely call his own

ha poche idee che può dire veramente sue

8. call (decide to have):

to call a meeting (to order)

convocare una riunione

to call a halt to sth

sospendere qc

to call a strike

indire uno sciopero

III.call [kɔ:l] VB intr

1. call (telephone):

call

chiamare

2. call (drop by):

call

passare

3. call (shout):

call

gridare

call N

User Entry

this was a bad call inf

fu una scelta sbagliata