giving in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for giving in the English»Italian Dictionary

giving [Brit ˈɡɪvɪŋ] N

giving

(il) dare, donazione f

giving for the call, put

acquisto, vendita a premio

life-giving [Brit, Am ˈlaɪf ˌɡɪvɪŋ] ADJ

life-giving

vivificante

prize-giving [Brit ˈprʌɪzɡɪvɪŋ, Am ˈpraɪzɡɪvɪŋ] N

prize-giving

premiazione f

giving out [ˌɡɪvɪŋˈaʊt] N

giving out

distribuzione f

healthful [Brit ˈhɛlθfʊl, ˈhɛlθf(ə)l, Am ˈhɛlθfəl], health-giving [ˈhelθɡɪvɪŋ] ADJ

healthful exercise, food, drink

sano

healthful effect

salutare

I.give <pt gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB trans

1. give (hand over) person:

give object, money, medal, prize, punishment, hand, arm

dare (to a)

give present, drink, sandwich

offrire (to a)

to give sb sth

dare qc a qn

to give sb sth (politely, as gift)

offrire qc a qn

give it (to) me!, give me it!

dallo a me!

give him a drink

offrigli una bibita or da bere

to give sb sth for birthday, Christmas

dare qc a qn per

how much or what will you give me for it?

quanto mi dai per questo?

I'll give you 50 cents for it

ti darò 50 centesimi (per questo)

I'd give anything for, to do

darei qualsiasi cosa per, per fare

what wouldn't I give for…!

che cosa non darei per…!

to give sb sth as present, token, symbol

dare qc a qn come

to give sb sth to carry, look after

dare a qn qc da portare, cui badare

2. give (cause to have):

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb headache, indigestion, vertigo, nightmares

fare venire a qn

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb satisfaction

dare a qn

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb disease, infection, virus

attaccare, trasmettere a qn

he's given me his cough

mi ha attaccato la tosse

to give sb pleasure

dare or fare piacere a qn

3. give (provide, produce):

give milk, flavour, light, result, answer, sum

dare

give heat, vitamin, nutrient

fornire

blue and yellow give (you) green

il blu e il giallo danno il verde

the number was given to three decimal places, in metric units

il numero fu dato fino al terzo decimale, in unità metrico-decimali

4. give (allow, accord):

give authority: custody

affidare

give grant, bursary

concedere, accordare

give seat

cedere

give hotelier: room

dare

to give sb sth time, time period

dare, concedere a qn (to do per fare)

give me a minute

dammi un minuto

to give sb enough room

dare or lasciare a qn spazio sufficiente

I'll give him another hour, then I'm calling the police

gli do or gli concedo ancora un'ora, poi chiamo la polizia

she gave him a week to decide

gli diede una settimana per decidere

he was given six months to live

gli diedero sei mesi di vita

how long do you give the new boss, their marriage?

quanto tempo dai al nuovo capo, al loro matrimonio?

it is not given to all of us to do form

non è dato a tutti di fare

she can sing, I'll give her that

sa cantare, devo riconoscerglielo

it's original, I'll give you that

è originale, te lo concedo

she could give her opponent five years

potrebbe concedere al suo avversario al massimo cinque anni

the polls give Labour a lead

i sondaggi danno il partito laburista in testa

5. give MED:

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb treatment, medicine

dare qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb organ

trapiantare qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb artificial limb, pacemaker

mettere qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb facelift, injection, massage

fare qc a qn

can you give me something for the pain?

mi può dare qc per il dolore?

6. give (communicate):

give advice, information, appointment

dare

I was given to understand or believe that …

mi fu dato a intendere, fatto credere che …

7. give TELEC:

to give sb sth extension, number, department

passare a qn

give me the sales manager, please

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore

8. give (give birth to):

she gave him two daughters

gli diede due figlie

II.give <pt gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB intr

1. give (contribute):

give

dare

give

donare

to give to sth (habitually)

fare delle offerte, delle donazioni a qc

she never gives to charity

non dà mai niente in beneficenza

“please give generously”

“donate con generosità”

2. give (bend, flex):

give mattress, sofa:

infossarsi (under sotto)

give shelf, bridge, floorboard:

cedere (under sotto)

give branch:

piegarsi (under sotto)

give leather, fabric:

cedere

3. give (yield, break) → give way sign

4. give (concede, yield):

give person, side:

cedere

something has to give

qualcosa si deve pur concedere

III.to give oneself VB refl

to give oneself <pt gave, pp given>:

to give oneself to (devote oneself) cause, good works

dedicarsi a

to give oneself to (sexually) euph person

darsi a

IV.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] N

give

elasticità f

this surface has more give

questa superficie è più elastica

V.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv]

don't give me that! inf

non cercare di darmela a bere!

give or take an inch (or two)

centimetro più, centimetro meno

give me a nice cup of tea any day or every time! inf

non c'è niente come una bella tazza di tè!

if this is the big city, give me a village every time inf

se questa è la grande città, preferisco mille volte i paesini

“I give you the bride and groom!”

formula che si usa al termine di un discorso per brindare agli sposi

I'll give you something to cry about! inf

te la do io una ragione per piangere!

I'll give you something to complain about! inf

te la do io una ragione per lamentarti!

more money? I'll give you more money! inf

altri soldi? te li do io, i soldi!

to give and take

fare un compromesso

to give as good as one gets

rendere colpo su colpo

to give it all one's got inf

metterci l'anima

to give sb what for inf

dare a qn una lavata di capo

what gives? inf

che cosa succede?

See also give way sign

give way sign [ˌɡɪvˈweɪˌsaɪn] N Brit

give way sign

segnale m di obbligo di precedenza

give off VB [ɡɪv -] (give off [sth])

give off signal, radiation, light, fumes

emettere

give off scent, heat

emanare

give off oxygen

liberare

he was giving off hostile signals

dava segni di ostilità

I.give away VB [ɡɪv -] (give away [sth], give [sth] away)

1. give away (as gift, offer, charity):

give away item, sample, ticket

dare via, regalare (to a)

give away samples, tickets

distribuire

we're practically giving them away!

li stiamo praticamente regalando!

they're not exactly giving it away iron

non lo regalano certo

we've got 100 copies to give away!

abbiamo 100 copie da regalare!

2. give away (reveal):

give away secret

rivelare, spifferare (to a)

give away answer, story, ending

rivelare (to a)

the flavour gives it away

l'aroma lo rivela

3. give away (waste, lose carelessly):

give away match, goal, advantage

regalare (to a)

II.give away VB [ɡɪv -] (give [sb] away, give away [sb])

1. give away (betray):

give away expression, fingerprints:

tradire

give away person: person

denunciare (to a)

to give oneself away

tradirsi (by doing facendo)

2. give away (in marriage):

give away

portare all'altare

give onto VB [ɡɪv -] (give onto [sth])

give onto street, yard etc.:

give onto

dare su

Translations for giving in the Italian»English Dictionary

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premiazione

prize-giving

giving in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for giving in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.give <gave, given> [gɪv] VB trans

1. give (offer, organize):

give

dare

to give sb an excuse for sth

dare a qu la scusa buona per (fare) qc

given the choice …

potendo scegliere…

to give sb something to eat/drink

dare a qu qualcosa da mangiare/bere

to not give much for sth fig

non dare molta importanza a qc

to give sb life in prison

dare l'ergastolo a qu

don't give me that! inf

ma che storie racconti!

give me a break!

lasciami in pace!

I don't give a damn inf

non me ne importa un cavolo

to give (it) one's all [or best]

dare il meglio di sé

to give anything for sth/to do sth

dare qualunque cosa per qc/per fare qc

to give one's life to sth

sacrificare la (propria) vita a qc

to give birth

partorire

to give sb a call

dare un colpo di telefono a qu

to give sth a go

provare (a fare) qc

to give sb to understand sth form

dare a intendere qc a qu

2. give (cause):

give

far venire

headache, appetite to give sb the creeps

far venire i brividi a qu

3. give (pass on):

to give sb sth

contagiare qc a qu

II.give <gave, given> [gɪv] VB intr

1. give (offer):

give

dare

to give as good as one gets

sapersi difendere

to give of one's money

fare una donazione

to give of one's best

dare il meglio di sé

2. give (stretch):

give

cedere

something will have to give fig

bisogna che qualcosa cambi

3. give:

what gives? inf

come va?

Phrases:

it is better to give than to receive prov

è più bello donare che ricevere prov

III.give [gɪv] N

give

elasticità f

I.give in VB intr

1. give in (agree):

give in

cedere

to give in to sth

cedere a qc

2. give in (admit defeat):

give in

arrendersi

II.give in VB trans

give in

consegnare

give off VB trans

give off

emettere

give back VB trans

give back

restituire

give away VB trans

1. give away (for free):

give away

regalare

2. give away (reveal):

give away

revelare

3. give away (betray):

to give sb away

tradire qu

4. give away form (bride):

give away

dare in matrimonio

I.give out VB trans

1. give out (distribute):

give out

distribuire

2. give out (announce):

give out

annunciare

3. give out (emit):

give out

emettere

II.give out VB intr

1. give out (run out):

give out

esaurirsi

2. give out:

give out machine

fermarsi

give out legs

cedere

I.give up VB trans

1. give up (renounce):

give up

rinunciare a

to give up candy for a month

rinunciare alla cioccolata per un mese

to give up doing sth

smettere di fare qc

to give up smoking

smettere di fumare

2. give up (hand over):

give up seat

cedere

3. give up (lose hope):

to give sb up for dead

dare qu per spacciato

to give sb up as lost

dare qu per scomparso

4. give up (surrender):

to give oneself up

arrendersi

to give oneself up to the police

costituirsi

II.give up VB intr

1. give up (quit):

give up

rinunciare

2. give up (cease trying to guess):

give up

arrendersi

give-and-take [ˌgɪv·ən·ˈteɪk] N (compromise)

give-and-take

elasticità f fig

Translations for giving in the Italian»English Dictionary

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parto trigemino

giving birth to triplets

premiazione

prize-giving

giving Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give a boost to sth, to give sth a boost

stimolare qc

here you are, here you go giving sth

tieni

we're not giving up, we'll get there yet

non ci arrendiamo, prima o poi ce la faremo

I don't give a damn about …

me ne faccio un baffo di … vulg

could you give me some of it?

me ne daresti un po'?

he shows no signs of giving up

non dà nessun segno di desistenza

to give as good as one gets

fare a botta e risposta

card giving discounts on rail travel for senior citizens

carta d'argento RAIL

who did you give the keys to?

a chi hai dato le chiavi?

certificate giving details of the members of one's family

stato di famiglia