near to in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for near to in the English»Italian Dictionary

he came near to giving up

c'è mancato poco che rinunciasse

near to place, person, object

vicino a

near to where

vicino al luogo in cui

to be near to doing

essere sul punto di fare

near to tears, hysteria, collapse

sul punto di piangere, di avere una crisi isterica, di crollare

to come close or near to doing

riuscire quasi a fare

Translations for near to in the Italian»English Dictionary

appresso a (intorno a)

near to

appropinquarsi a qn, qc

to draw near to sb, sth

approssimarsi a

to come near to, to approach

riuscire quasi a fare

to come close or near to doing

Translations for near to in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADV

1. near (nearby):

to live, work quite near

abitare, lavorare abbastanza vicino

to move or draw near

avvicinarsi (to a)

to move, draw nearer

avvicinarsi di più (to a)

to bring sth nearer

avvicinare qc

2. near (close in time):

the exams are drawing near

gli esami si stanno avvicinando

the time is near when …

si avvicina il tempo in cui …

how near are they in age?

quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

3. near (nearly):

as near perfect as it could be

il più vicino possibile alla perfezione

nowhere near finished, ready

tutt'altro che finito, pronto

he's not anywhere near as bright as her

non è neanche lontanamente intelligente come lei

4. near (approximately):

near enough

circa

there were 20 yachts near enough

c'erano circa 20 yacht

(sufficiently close) that's near enough (not any closer)

così vicino va bene

that's near enough (acceptable as quantity)

ce n'è abbastanza

to be near enough, come near enough to do

essere, venire abbastanza vicino per fare

II.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] PREP

1. near (in space):

near place, person, object

vicino a

near here, there

qui, lì vicino

don't go near the fire

non avvicinarti al fuoco

don't come near me

non ti avvicinare

2. near (in time):

we'll think about it nearer the time

ci penseremo quando verrà il momento

it's getting near Christmas

si sta avvicinando il or siamo quasi a Natale

on or near the 12th

il 12 o intorno al 12

their anniversary is near ours

il loro anniversario è vicino al nostro

nearer 40 than 30

più sui 40 che sui 30

3. near (in degree):

near

vicino a

nearer the truth

più vicino alla verità

nearer this colour than that

più vicino a questo colore che a quello

nearer what I'm looking for

più simile a ciò che cerco

near the beginning, end of the article

verso l'inizio, la fine dell'articolo

near the climax of the play

verso il climax dell'opera

I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday

non sono più vicino alla soluzione rispetto a ieri

he's no nearer (making) a decision

è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso

she's nowhere near finishing

è ben lontana dall'avere finito

£400? it cost nearer £600

400 sterline? era quasi 600

nobody comes anywhere near her fig

nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei

III.near to PREP

1. near to (in space):

near to place, person, object

vicino a

near to where

vicino al luogo in cui

nearer to

più vicino a

how near are we to Venice?

a che distanza siamo da Venezia?

2. near to (on point of):

near to tears, hysteria, collapse

sul punto di piangere, di avere una crisi isterica, di crollare

to be near to doing

essere sul punto di fare

how near are you to completing…?

quanto ti manca per completare…?

3. near to (in degree):

to come nearest to ideal, conception

avvicinarsi il più possibile a

he came near to giving up

c'è mancato poco che rinunciasse

IV.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] ADJ

1. near (close in distance, time):

near

vicino

near

prossimo

the nearest tree

l'albero più vicino

our nearest neighbours live 10 km away

quelli che abitano più vicino stanno a 10 km

in the near future

nel prossimo futuro

2. near (in degree):

in the near darkness

nella penombra

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got

tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria

it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required)

è la cosa più simile

to calculate sth to the nearest whole number MATH

arrotondare un risultato

3. near (short):

the nearest route

la strada più breve

V.near- COMP

near-

quasi

a near-catastrophic blunder

un errore quasi catastrofico

a near-perfect exam paper

una prova d'esame quasi perfetta

VI.near [Brit nɪə, Am ˈnɪr] VB trans

1. near (draw close to):

near place

avvicinarsi a

as we neared the city, the harbour

mentre ci avvicinavamo alla città, al porto

2. near fig peak, record high:

near

avvicinarsi a

to near the end of season, term

avvicinarsi alla fine di

to near the end of one's life

avvicinarsi alla fine

to near completion project, book:

essere quasi terminato

to near retirement

essere vicino or prossimo alla pensione

I.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB trans

1. attach object:

attach (fasten)

attaccare, fissare (to a)

attach (to letter)

allegare

2. attach (to organization):

to be attached to sth

fare parte di qc, essere associato a qc

3. attach (attribute):

attach value, significance, importance etc.

attribuire, dare (to a)

to attach blame to sb for sth

attribuire la colpa di qc a qn

4. attach (in email):

attach document, file

allegare

II.attach [Brit əˈtatʃ, Am əˈtætʃ] VB intr form

no responsibility, salary attach to this

ciò non comporta alcuna responsabilità, retribuzione

no blame attaches to you for this

non ti si può attribuire nessuna colpa per questo

III.to attach oneself VB refl

to attach oneself to sb, sth

unirsi, associarsi a qn, qc also fig

I.steel [Brit stiːl, Am stil] N

1. steel (metal):

steel

acciaio m

made of steel

(fatto) di acciaio

made of steel before n bodywork, girder, sheet, plate, pipe

d'acciaio

made of steel cutlery, pan

in acciaio, di acciaio

made of steel city

dell'industria siderurgica

made of steel strike, manufacturer

del settore siderurgico

made of steel production

dell'acciaio

2. steel (knife sharpener):

steel

acciaino m

3. steel (in character):

steel fig

acciaio m

nerves of steel

nervi d'acciaio

II.steel [Brit stiːl, Am stil] VB trans TECH

steel

acciaiare

III.to steel oneself VB refl

to steel oneself

armarsi di coraggio

to steel oneself

farsi forza (to do per fare; for contro)

I.hurt [Brit həːt, Am hərt] N

hurt (wound)

ferita f

hurt (bodily harm)

lesione f

his sense of hurt and betrayal

la sua sensazione di essere stato ferito e tradito

there is a lot of hurt on both sides

entrambi ne hanno sofferto molto

emotional hurt

trauma emotivo

II.hurt [Brit həːt, Am hərt] ADJ

hurt feelings, look:

hurt

ferito

I was more angry than hurt

ero più arrabbiato che ferito

she was hurt not to have been invited

si era offesa per non essere stata invitata

he felt hurt about the way he had been treated

si sentiva ferito per il modo in cui era stato trattato

to sound or look hurt

sembrare offeso

to feel hurt

sentirsi ferito

III.hurt <pt/pp hurt> [Brit həːt, Am hərt] VB trans

1. hurt (injure):

to hurt one's hand, back

farsi male alla mano, alla schiena

the dog hurt its paw

il cane si è fatto male alla zampa

she hurt her shoulder when she fell

si è fatta male alla spalla cadendo

he hurt his back moving the piano

si è fatto male alla schiena spostando il pianoforte

was anybody hurt?

ci sono stati dei feriti?

they were seriously, slightly hurt

sono stati gravemente feriti, feriti in modo lieve

somebody's going to get hurt

qualcuno si farà male

hard work never hurt anybody

lavorare sodo non ha mai fatto male a nessuno

it wouldn't hurt her to apologize

non le farebbe male scusarsi

2. hurt (cause pain to):

hurt person

fare male a

you're hurting my arm

mi stai facendo male al braccio

these shoes hurt my feet

queste scarpe mi fanno male (ai piedi)

it hurts him to bend his knee

ha male se piega il ginocchio

3. hurt:

hurt (emotionally)

ferire

hurt (offend)

offendere

he hurt them by leaving early

li ha offesi andandosene presto

to hurt sb's feelings

ferire i sentimenti di qn

to hurt sb's pride

ferire qn nell'orgoglio

she's afraid of getting hurt

ha paura di essere ferita

it's often the children who get hurt

sovente sono i bambini a soffrirne

4. hurt (affect adversely):

hurt prices, inflation:

danneggiare

IV.hurt <pt/pp hurt> [Brit həːt, Am hərt] VB intr

1. hurt (be painful, cause pain):

hurt

fare male

my foot, my throat hurts

mi fa male il piede, la gola

this small print makes my eyes hurt

questi caratteri così piccoli mi fanno venire male agli occhi

where does it hurt?

dove le fa male?

my shoes hurt

le scarpe mi fanno male

it hurts when I turn my head

mi fa male quando giro la testa

2. hurt (take effect):

hurt sanctions, taxes:

farsi sentire

3. hurt (emotionally):

what really hurt was knowing that she had lied

quello che mi ferì veramente fu sapere che aveva mentito

her indifference really hurts

la sua indifferenza mi ferisce davvero

the truth often hurts

la verità sovente fa male

V.to hurt oneself VB refl

to hurt oneself

farsi male

I.pronounce [Brit prəˈnaʊns, Am prəˈnaʊns] VB trans

1. pronounce LING:

pronounce letter, word

pronunciare

is the letter “h” pronounced?

la “h” si pronuncia?

2. pronounce (announce):

pronounce judgment, sentence, verdict

pronunciare, emettere

pronounce opinion

esprimere

to pronounce sb dead, guilty

dichiarare qn morto, colpevole

to pronounce sth (to be) genuine, satisfactory

affermare che qc è genuino, soddisfacente

to pronounce that …

dichiarare che …

“this is a fake, ” she pronounced

“è un falso”, sentenziò

I now pronounce you man and wife

io vi dichiaro marito e moglie

II.pronounce [Brit prəˈnaʊns, Am prəˈnaʊns] VB intr LAW

pronounce

pronunciarsi

to pronounce for, against sb

pronunciarsi a favore di, dichiararsi contrario a qn

III.to pronounce oneself VB refl

to pronounce oneself satisfied, bored

dichiararsi soddisfatto, annoiato

to pronounce oneself for, against sth

pronunciarsi in favore di qc, dichiararsi contrario a qc

I.crown [Brit kraʊn, Am kraʊn] N

1. crown (of monarch):

crown

corona f

a crown of flowers, of thorns

una corona di fiori, di spine

the Crown

la Corona

2. crown (in GB) LAW:

crown

pubblico ministero m

a witness for the Crown

un testimone d'accusa

3. crown (in boxing):

crown

campionato m

4. crown (top):

crown (of hill)

cima f

crown (of hill)

sommità f

crown (of tree)

chioma f

crown (of hat)

cupola f

crown (of hat)

cocuzzolo m

crown (of road)

colmo m

5. crown (head):

crown

testa f

crown

cranio m

6. crown MED:

crown

corona f

crown

capsula f

7. crown BOT (of tree):

crown

corona f

8. crown HISTORY:

crown (in GB) (old coin)

corona f

9. crown NAUT:

crown

diamante m

10. crown ARCHIT:

crown (of bridge)

chiave f dell'arco

crown (of arch)

chiave f di volta

II.crown [Brit kraʊn, Am kraʊn] VB trans

1. crown queen, champion:

crown

incoronare

to crown sb emperor, champion

incoronare qn imperatore, campione

2. crown (bring to worthy end):

crown

coronare

the prize crowned her career

il premio è giunto a coronamento della sua carriera

her efforts were crowned by success

i suoi sforzi sono stati coronati or ricompensati dal successo

to crown it all, I won, the car broke down

per coronare l'opera, ho vinto, l'auto ha avuto un guasto

3. crown (hit) inf:

crown person

colpire in testa, dare una botta in testa a

4. crown MED:

crown tooth

incapsulare

5. crown FOOD:

crown cake

dare il tocco finale a (with con)

6. crown GAMES (in draughts):

crown piece

damare

III.to crown oneself VB refl

to crown oneself inf:

to crown oneself

sbattere con la testa (on contro)

I.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB trans

1. flatten (level):

flatten rain, storm: crops, grass

appiattire, coricare

flatten tree, fence

abbattere

flatten bombing, earthquake: building, town

distruggere, radere al suolo

he flattened him with a single punch

l'ha steso con un solo pugno

he'll flatten you! inf

ti spaccherà il muso! ti metterà k.o.!

2. flatten (smooth out):

flatten surface, ground, road

rendere piano, spianare

flatten metal

appiattire

3. flatten (crush):

flatten animal, fruit, hat, box etc.

schiacciare

4. flatten (beat) inf, fig:

flatten person, team

schiacciare

5. flatten MUS:

flatten note

bemollizzare

6. flatten Brit battery:

flatten

scaricare

II.flatten [Brit ˈflat(ə)n, Am ˈflætn] VB intr

flatten slope, road, ground:

diventare piano

flatten graph, curve, flight path:

diventare piatto

flatten growth, exports, decline:

stabilizzarsi

III.to flatten oneself VB refl

to flatten oneself

appiattirsi (against contro)

I.strain¹ [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB trans

1. strain (stretch):

strain rope, cable

tendere, tirare, sottoporre a tensione

to strain one's eyes (to see)

strizzare gli occhi

to strain one's ears

tendere le orecchie

to strain one's muscles, every muscle

tendere i muscoli, ogni muscolo (to do per fare)

2. strain fig:

strain resources, finances, economy

mettere a dura prova, gravare

strain relationship, alliance

creare tensioni in seno a

strain network, system

sovraccaricare

strain patience, credulity, understanding

mettere a dura prova

it would be straining the truth to say…

sarebbe distorcere la verità dire che…

the writer has strained the possibilities of conventional language

l'autore è andato al di là delle possibilità della lingua convenzionale

3. strain (injure):

to strain a muscle

strappare un muscolo

to strain one's thigh, groin, shoulder

farsi uno strappo alla coscia, all'inguine, alla spalla

to strain one's eyes, heart

affaticare gli occhi, il cuore

to strain one's voice

sforzare la voce

to strain one's back

procurarsi uno stiramento alla schiena

4. strain (sieve):

strain tea, sauce

filtrare

strain vegetables, pasta, rice

scolare

II.strain¹ [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] VB intr

to strain against sth

fare forza contro qc

to strain at leash, rope

tirare con forza

to strain to see, hear

sforzarsi di vedere, di sentire

to strain forward

sporgersi in avanti

III.to strain oneself VB refl

to strain oneself (injure)

farsi uno strappo

to strain oneself (injure)

strapparsi

to strain oneself (tire)

affaticarsi

to strain oneself (tire)

fare sforzi

don't strain yourself! iron

non ti sforzare!

IV.strain¹ [Brit streɪn, Am streɪn] N

1. strain PHYS:

strain (weight)

sforzo m (on su)

strain (from pulling)

tensione f (on di)

to put a strain on beam, bridge, rope

sottoporre a sforzo, a sollecitazione

to put a strain on heart, lungs, muscles

affaticare, sottoporre a sforzo

to be under strain bridge, structure:

essere sottoposto a sollecitazione

to grimace, sweat under the strain

fare smorfie, sudare per lo sforzo

to take the strain beam, bracket, rope:

reggere alle sollecitazioni

the rope, shelf can't take the strain

la corda, lo scaffale non può reggere

2. strain (pressure):

strain (on person)

tensione f

strain (on person)

stress m

strain (in relations)

tensione f

mental or nervous strain

tensione nervosa

to put a strain on relationship

mettere a dura prova

to put a strain on group, alliance

creare tensioni in

to put a strain on system, network

sovraccaricare

to put a strain on sector, prison system

creare tensioni in, provocare una crisi in

to put a strain on economy, finances

mettere a dura prova, gravare su

to put a strain on patience, goodwill

mettere a dura prova

to be under strain person:

essere sotto pressione

to be under strain relations:

essere teso

to be under strain network, system:

essere sovraccarico

to take the strain person:

sopportare la pressione or reggere alla tensione

he can't take the strain

non regge alla tensione or allo stress

to crack under the strain person:

crollare sotto la pressione or per lo stress

to take the strain out of climb, management, organization

facilitare

to show signs of strain person:

mostrare segni di stress

the strain (on him) was beginning to tell

erano visibili in lui i primi segni della fatica

the strains within the coalition

la tensione in seno alla coalizione

it's a strain talking to him

è una fatica parlargli

it's getting to be a strain

comincia a essere stressante

3. strain (injury):

strain

strappo m muscolare

strain

distorsione f

a calf, thigh strain

strappo al polpaccio, alla coscia

V.strains N

strains npl (tune) (of piece of music, song):

strains liter

canto m

strains liter

motivo m musicale

to the strains of …

sul motivo or sulla melodia di …

near to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for near to in the English»Italian Dictionary

near to tears

sul punto di piangere

near (to)

vicino (a)

near (to) the house

vicino alla casa

to live quite near

vivere abbastanza vicino

to be near to doing sth

essere sul punto di fare qc

the copy is near to the original

la copia è simile all'originale

to come near

avvicinarsi

to be near

essere vicino

to be located near sth

essere situato presso qc

Translations for near to in the Italian»English Dictionary

essere lontano un miglio [o mille -glia] fig

to be nowhere near

Translations for near to in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.near [nɪr] ADJ

1. near (spatial):

near

vicino, -a

2. near (temporal):

near

vicino, -a

in the near future

nel prossimo futuro

3. near (dear):

a near and dear friend

un amico intimo

4. near (similar):

near portrait

simile

the nearest thing to sth

la cosa che più assomiglia a qc

5. near (almost true):

to have a near accident

fare quasi un incidente

that was a near miss [or thing]

c'è mancato poco

II.near [nɪr] ADV

1. near (spatial or temporal):

near

vicino

to be near

essere vicino

to come near

avvicinarsi

to live quite near

vivere abbastanza vicino

near at hand

a portata di mano

to come nearer to sb/sth

avvicinarsi di più a qu/qc

2. near (almost):

near to tears

sul punto di piangere

as near as I can guess

per quanto ne so

III.near [nɪr] PREP

1. near (in proximity to):

near (to)

vicino (a)

near (to) the house

vicino alla casa

near the end of the film

verso la fine del film

2. near (almost):

it's near midnight

è quasi mezzanotte

it's nowhere near enough

non è neanche lontanamente sufficiente

3. near (about ready to):

to be near to doing sth

essere sul punto di fare qc

4. near (like):

the copy is near to the original

la copia è simile all'originale

IV.near [nɪr] VB trans

near

avvicinarsi a

it is nearing completion

è quasi finito

he is nearing his goal

si sta avvicinando alla meta

I.to [tu:] PREP

1. to (in direction of):

to

a

to go to Mexico/Brasil

andare in Messico/Brasile

to go to Los Angeles/New York

andare a Los Angeles/New York

to go to town

andare in città

to go to the dentist('s)

andare dal dentista

to go to the cinema/theater

andare al cinema/a teatro

to go to bed

andare a letto

to go to the south

andare al sud

to the left/right

a sinistra/destra

to fall to the ground

cadere a terra

the path to the lake

il sentiero che porta al lago

2. to (before):

a quarter to five

le cinque meno un quarto

3. to (until):

to

fino a

to count up to 10

contare fino a 10

to this day

fino ad oggi

frightened to death

spaventato a morte

done to perfection

fatto alla perfezione

to some extent

fino ad un certo punto

4. to with indirect object:

to talk to sb

parlare con qn

to show sth to sb

mostrare qc a qn

I said to myself …

mi sono detto …

this belongs to me

questo appartiene a me

5. to (towards):

to

con

to be kind/rude to sb

essere gentile/sgarbato con qn

6. to (against):

to

contro

elbow to elbow

gomito a gomito

close to sth

vicino a qc

to clasp sb to one's bosom

stringersi qn al petto

to fix sth to the wall

fissare qc al muro

5 added to 10 equals 15

5 più 10 fa 15

7. to (in comparison):

to

a

3 (goals) to 1

3 (gol) a 1

superior to sth/sb

superiore a qc/qn

8. to (from opinion of):

to sound strange to sb

suonar strano a qn

it doesn't make any sense to me

non ha senso per me

what's it to them? inf

che cosa gliene importa a loro?

to all appearances

all' apparenza

9. to (proportion):

one liter to one person

un litro a persona

by a majority of 5 to 1

con una maggioranza di 5 a 1

the odds are 3 to 1

le probabilità sono 3 a 1

10. to (causing):

much to my surprise

con mia grande sorpresa

11. to (by):

to

da

known to sb

conosciuto da qn

12. to (matching):

to

di

the top to this jar

il coperchio di questo barattolo

13. to (of):

to

di

the secretary to the boss

la segretaria del capo

14. to (for purpose of):

to

per

Phrases:

that's all there is to it

questo è tutto

II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

1. to (infinitive: not translated):

to do/walk/put

fare/camminare/mettere

2. to (in command):

I told him to eat

gli ho detto di mangiare

3. to (after interrogative words):

I know what to do

so cosa fare

she didn't know how to say it

non sapeva come dirlo

4. to (wishes):

he wants to listen

vuole ascoltare

she wants to go

vuole andarsene

5. to (purpose):

he comes to see me

viene a trovarmi

to phone to ask sth

telefonare per chiedere qc

6. to (attitude):

she seems to enjoy it

sembra che si diverta

to be honest …

sinceramente…

7. to (future intention):

the work to be done

il lavoro da fare

sth to buy

qc da comprare

8. to (in consecutive acts):

to

per

I came back to find she had left Madrid

quando son tornato ho scoperto che lei se n'era andata via da Madrid

9. to (introducing a complement):

he wants me to tell him a story

vuole che gli racconti una storia

to be too tired to do sth

esser troppo stanco per fare qc

10. to (in general statements):

it is easy to do it

è facile farlo

11. to (in ellipsis):

he doesn't want to eat, but I want to

lui non vuole mangiare, ma io sì

III.to [tu:] ADV

to push the door to

chiudere la porta