past in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for past in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] N

1. past:

past

passato m

in the past

in passato or un tempo

she had taught at the school in the past

aveva insegnato a scuola in passato

I have done things in the past that I'm not proud of

in passato ho fatto cose di cui non vado fiero

there are more students, unemployed people now than in the past

ora ci sono molti più studenti, disoccupati rispetto al passato

in the past we (always) spent our holidays in Greece, taken the train

in passato abbiamo (sempre) trascorso le vacanze in Grecia, abbiamo (sempre) preso il treno

to live in the past

vivere di ricordi

that's a thing of the past

è una cosa che appartiene al passato

soon petrol-driven cars will be a thing of the past

presto le auto a benzina saranno un ricordo del passato

he, she has a past

ha un passato

2. past LING:

past, also past tense

passato m

in the past

al passato

II.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADJ

1. past (preceding):

past week, days, month etc.

passato, scorso, ultimo

during the past few days, months

negli ultimi giorni, mesi

in the past three years, months

negli ultimi tre anni, mesi

the past two years have been difficult

gli ultimi due anni sono stati difficili

2. past (previous, former):

past generations, centuries, achievements, problems, experience

passato, precedente

past government

precedente

past president, chairman

ex presidente

past incumbent

ex titolare

in times past

nei tempi passati or nei tempi andati

3. past (finished):

summer is past

l'estate è finita

that's all past

è tutto passato

III.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] PREP

1. past (moving beyond):

to walk or go past sb, sth

passare davanti or oltre a qn, qc

to drive past sth

passare in auto davanti a qc

to run past sth

passare correndo davanti a qc

2. past (beyond in time):

it's past 6, midnight

sono le sei passate, è mezzanotte passata

twenty past two

le due e venti

half, quarter past two

le due e mezza, le due e un quarto

he is past 70

ha superato i 70 anni or ha passato la settantina

3. past (beyond in position):

past

oltre, al di là, dopo

past the church, the park

oltre or dopo la chiesa, il parco

4. past (beyond or above a certain level):

the temperature soared past 40°C

la temperatura salì bruscamente oltre 40°C

he didn't get past the first chapter

non andò più in là del primo capitolo

he didn't get past the first interview (for job)

non ha superato il primo colloquio

she can't count past ten

riesce a contare solo fino a dieci

5. past (beyond scope of):

to be past understanding

essere al di là dell'umana comprensione

he is past playing football, working

è troppo in là con gli anni per giocare a calcio, per lavorare

IV.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst] ADV

1. past (onwards):

to go or walk past

passare oltre

2. past (ago):

two years past

due anni fa

V.past [Brit pɑːst, Am pæst]

to be past it inf

non avere più l'età

to be past its best cheese, fruit etc.:

essere un po' passato

to be past its best wine:

perdere un po'

I wouldn't put it past him, them to do

per me sarebbe anche capace, sarebbero anche capaci di fare

I'm past caring

non m'importa più (di nulla) or me ne infischio

march-past [Brit, Am ˈmɑrtʃpæst] N

march-past

sfilata f di truppe

past tense [ˌpɑːstˈtens] N LING

past tense

passato m (remoto)

to talk about sb in the past tense

parlare di qn al passato

flash past VB [flaʃ -]

flash past → flash by

See also flash by

flash by VB [flaʃ -]

flash by person, bird:

passare accanto come un lampo

flash by time:

passare in un baleno

flash by landscape:

scorrere accanto

fly-past [Brit ˈflʌɪpɑːst] N Brit AVIAT

fly-past

parata f aerea

past perfect [Brit, Am ˈˌpæst ˈpərfəkt] N LING

past perfect

trapassato m prossimo

past historic [ˌpɑːsthɪˈstɔrɪk, ˌpæsthɪˈstɔːrɪk] N LING

past historic

passato m remoto

slip past VB [slɪp -]

slip past → slip by

See also slip by

slip by VB [slɪp -]

slip by life, time, weeks, months:

slip by

scorrere, passare

I.squeeze past VB [skwiːz -] (squeeze past)

squeeze past car, person:

squeeze past

riuscire a passare, infilarsi

II.squeeze past VB [skwiːz -] (squeeze past [sth, sb])

squeeze past obstacle, person:

squeeze past

riuscire a passare

past master [Brit, Am pæst ˈmæstər] N

to be a past master at doing

essere un maestro nel fare

past in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for past in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.past [pæst] N

past

passato m

to be a thing of the past

appartenere al passato

sb with a past

qu che ha un passato (oscuro)

simple past

(tempo) passato m remoto

to write in the past

scrivere al passato

II.past [pæst] ADJ

past

passato, -a

the past week

la settimana scorsa

in times past

in altri tempi

that's past history

è acqua passata

III.past [pæst] PREP

1. past (temporal):

past

dopo

ten/quarter/half past two

le due e dieci/e un quarto/e mezzo

it's past 2

sono le 2 passsate

2. past (spatial):

past

oltre

3. past (beyond):

to be past thirty

aver passato la trentina

past belief

incredibile

past description

indescrivibile

I'm past caring

non me ne importa più nulla

I'm past that now iron

sono troppo vecchio per (fare) questo

IV.past [pæst] ADV

past

oltre

to go past

passare

past perfect N

past perfect

(tempo) trapassato m prossimo

past perfect

(tempo) trapassato m remoto

shoot past VB intr

shoot past

sfrecciare

past continuous N

past continuous

(tempo) passato m progressivo

past participle N

past participle

participio m passato

past tense N

past tense

(tempo) m passato

Translations for past in the Italian»English Dictionary

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intercorso (-a)

past

trapassato prossimo

past perfect

trapassato remoto

past pluperfect

passato

past

in passato

in the past

passato remoto

past historic

trascorso

past

un tipo dai -i dubbi

someone with a dubious past

past Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to hanker after the past

rimpiangere il passato

to dribble past a defender

dribblare un difensore

to be a thing of the past

appartenere al passato

to write in the past

scrivere al passato

ten/quarter/half past two

le due e dieci/e un quarto/e mezzo

to have a checkered past

avere un passato caratterizzato da alti e bassi

to be a thing of the past

esser una cosa passata

to be way past sb's bedtime

è ben passata l'ora di andare a letto

to be past one's prime

non essere più nel fiore della giovinezza

the ghost of the past

i fantasmi del passato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Founded in 1990, this intriguing shop boasts hundreds of vintage coin-operated machines from the past 60 years, each of which offers a unique, often-quirky glimpse into the past.

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In the past, epilepsy patients were referred for surgery only after they had taken medicine after medicine without success, often for 10 years or more.

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Women past puberty wore a small skirt of cotton, and the men might wear a loincloth made of plaited leaves or cotton.

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But the report hasn't marinated well during the past two weeks, attracting increasing criticism from scientists for its dubious conclusiveness and lack of substantiation.

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In the assumptive, the distinction appears to be not between present versus past, but indefinite versus definite.

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It can be formed in the past perfect and future perfect, too, with the past and future forms of "van".

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The husbands families often request certain gifts, unlike in the past when guests brought gifts they had chosen.

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By not explaining much about the characters' past and psychology, the brothers aimed to avoid sentimentality.

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We can never correct mistakes made in the past, but we can learn from the past, he told parliamentarians.

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The game ends when ten ships slip past the player's cannon.

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