okay in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for okay in the English»Italian Dictionary

okay

okay → OK

See also OK¹, OK²

I.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] ADJ inf

1. OK:

OK car, colour, party, holiday, job

discreto, non male

OK plumber, babysitter

(abbastanza) bravo

it's OK to do

si può fare, non c'è niente di male nel fare

it's OK by me, him

per me, lui va bene

is it OK if…?

va bene se…?

to be OK for time, money

avere abbastanza tempo, denaro

he's OK

è un tipo a posto, regolare

“is he a good teacher?” - “yes, he's OK”

“è un bravo insegnante?” - “sì, non è male”

to feel OK

sentirsi bene

“how are you?” - “OK”

“come stai?” - “bene”

“how was the meeting, interview, exam?” - “OK”

“com'è andata la riunione, l'intervista, com'è stato l'esame?” - “bene”

“how was the match?” - “OK”

“com'è stata la partita?” - “non male”

“is my hat, hair OK?”

“va bene il mio cappello, mi stanno bene i capelli?”

2. OK (acceptable):

that's OK for men, but…

può andare per gli uomini, ma…

that may be OK in other countries, in your house, but…

potrà andare bene in altri paesi, a casa tua, ma…

it's OK to call him by his nickname

lo si può chiamare col soprannome

it's OK to refuse drugs

è giusto rifiutare la droga

3. OK (in agreement, confirmation):

OK reply, signal

di OK, di approvazione

II.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] ADV inf

1. OK cope, drive, ski, work out:

OK

(abbastanza) bene

2. OK (giving agreement):

OK

OK, sì, va bene

3. OK (seeking consensus):

OK?

OK? va bene?

4. OK (seeking information):

OK

OK, va bene

OK, whose idea was this?

OK, di chi è stata l'idea?

5. OK (introducing topic):

OK

OK

OK

bene

OK, let's move on to…

OK, passiamo a…

OK, now turn to page 26

OK, ora girate a pagina 26

III.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] N inf

OK

OK m

OK

approvazione f

to give one's OK to sb, sth

dare il proprio OK or consenso a qn, qc

to give sth the OK

dare l'OK a qc

to give sb the OK to do

dare l'OK a qn per fare

IV.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] VB trans inf

OK change, plan:

OK

dare l'OK a, approvare

OK²

OK → Oklahoma

OK

Oklahoma

I.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] ADJ inf

1. OK:

OK car, colour, party, holiday, job

discreto, non male

OK plumber, babysitter

(abbastanza) bravo

it's OK to do

si può fare, non c'è niente di male nel fare

it's OK by me, him

per me, lui va bene

is it OK if…?

va bene se…?

to be OK for time, money

avere abbastanza tempo, denaro

he's OK

è un tipo a posto, regolare

“is he a good teacher?” - “yes, he's OK”

“è un bravo insegnante?” - “sì, non è male”

to feel OK

sentirsi bene

“how are you?” - “OK”

“come stai?” - “bene”

“how was the meeting, interview, exam?” - “OK”

“com'è andata la riunione, l'intervista, com'è stato l'esame?” - “bene”

“how was the match?” - “OK”

“com'è stata la partita?” - “non male”

“is my hat, hair OK?”

“va bene il mio cappello, mi stanno bene i capelli?”

2. OK (acceptable):

that's OK for men, but…

può andare per gli uomini, ma…

that may be OK in other countries, in your house, but…

potrà andare bene in altri paesi, a casa tua, ma…

it's OK to call him by his nickname

lo si può chiamare col soprannome

it's OK to refuse drugs

è giusto rifiutare la droga

3. OK (in agreement, confirmation):

OK reply, signal

di OK, di approvazione

II.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] ADV inf

1. OK cope, drive, ski, work out:

OK

(abbastanza) bene

2. OK (giving agreement):

OK

OK, sì, va bene

3. OK (seeking consensus):

OK?

OK? va bene?

4. OK (seeking information):

OK

OK, va bene

OK, whose idea was this?

OK, di chi è stata l'idea?

5. OK (introducing topic):

OK

OK

OK

bene

OK, let's move on to…

OK, passiamo a…

OK, now turn to page 26

OK, ora girate a pagina 26

III.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] N inf

OK

OK m

OK

approvazione f

to give one's OK to sb, sth

dare il proprio OK or consenso a qn, qc

to give sth the OK

dare l'OK a qc

to give sb the OK to do

dare l'OK a qn per fare

IV.OK¹, okay [Brit əʊˈkeɪ, Am ˌoʊˈkeɪ] VB trans inf

OK change, plan:

OK

dare l'OK a, approvare

Translations for okay in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

okay

okay

discreto automobile, festa, lavoro, vacanza

okay

potrà andare bene in altri paesi, a casa tua, ma…

that may be okay in other countries, in your house, but…

non c'è nulla di male a fare

there is nothing wrong with or in doing, it's all right or alright or okay to do, there is nothing amiss in doing

(perbene, affidabile) è un tipo a posto

he's a regular guy, he's okay

okay in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for okay in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.OK¹, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf ADJ

1. OK (acceptable):

is it OK with you if …?

ti va bene se …?

it's OK with me

per me va bene

to be OK for money/work

avere abbastanza soldi/lavoro

2. OK (not bad):

to be OK

non essere male

her voice is OK, but it's nothing special

la sua voce non è male, ma niente di speciale

II.OK¹, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf INTERJ

OK

ok inf

III.OK¹, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf <OKed, okayed> VB trans

to OK sth

dare l'ok a qc

IV.OK¹, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf N

OK

ok m

to give (sb/sth) the OK

dare l'ok (a qu/qc)

V.OK¹, okay [ˌoʊ·ˈkeɪ] inf ADV

OK

abbastanza bene

Translations for okay in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

va be', non esageriamo

okay, let's not exaggerate

va bene! inf

okay!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This can be okay once in a while, but as this pattern repeats, it becomes rescuing and codependency.

psychcentral.com

Depending on context and inflection, "okay" can also imply mediocrity.

en.wikipedia.org

We know each other long enough to know, when you're hanging out with someone that, hey, like, okay, he's ready now.

en.wikipedia.org

I'm just trying to illustrate that it's okay to be different not that it's good, not that it's bad, but that it's all right.

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Out came the nit-picking magnifying glass, probing this way and that for faults, before the grudging concession that the show was actually okay.

www.listener.co.nz

In the interview, she said that she became an overachiever in an effort to tell herself that she was okay.

en.wikipedia.org

We are okay with nuclear electrical power and desalination, but not with enrichment.

en.wikipedia.org

In this case she would be lamenting and pining after her son, hoping that he was okay, and not her lover.

en.wikipedia.org

So, once they have the clients signature and underwriting's okay, they generally back off unless they have a brokerage fee to collect from the proceeds.

www.canadianmortgagetrends.com

You tell yourself it is okay and decide to go for the evening class.

www.thehindu.com