put by in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for put by in the English»Italian Dictionary

put by VB [pʊt -] Brit (put [sth] by, put by [sth])

put by money:

put by

mettere da parte, risparmiare

to have a bit (of money) put by

avere qualcosa da parte

Translations for put by in the English»Italian Dictionary

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

don't be put off by her manner

non lasciarti spaventare dal suo modo di fare or dal suo comportamento

to be put under pressure by one's job

essere oppresso dal lavoro

don't be put off by the colour - it tastes delicious!

non farti impressionare dal colore - è buonissimo!

Translations for put by in the Italian»English Dictionary

non lasciarti spaventare dal suo modo di fare

don't be put off by her manner

mettere i soldi da parte

to put money by, to save up

Translations for put 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

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put ECON → put option

II.put <forma in -ing putting, pt/pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put object

mettere, porre

put them here please

per favore li metta qui

to put sth on, under, around etc.

mettere qc su, sotto, attorno a ecc.

to put a stamp on a letter

mettere un francobollo su una lettera

to put a lock on the door, a button on a shirt

mettere una serratura alla porta, mettere un bottone a una camicia

to put one's arm around sb

mettere il braccio attorno a qn

to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettere le mani in tasca

to put sth in a safe place

mettere qc in un posto sicuro

to put sugar in one's tea

mettere zucchero nel proprio tè

to put more sugar in one's tea

mettere più zucchero or mettere altro zucchero nel proprio tè

to put more soap in the bathroom

mettere altro sapone nel bagno

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox

fare scivolare qc in

to put sth through window

passare qc da

to put sth through mincer

passare qc a

to put one's head through the window

sporgere la testa dalla finestra

to put one's fist through the window

rompere la finestra con un pugno

to put sth through the books ADMIN

inserire qc nei libri contabili

to put sth through a test

sottoporre qc a una prova

to put sth through a process

fare subire un processo a qc

to put sb through university, college

fare andare qn a

to put sb through suffering, ordeal

fare passare qn attraverso

to put sb through test

fare sostenere a qn, sottoporre qn a

to put sb through course

fare seguire a qn

after all you've put me through

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare

to put sb through hell

fare soffrire le pene dell'inferno a qn

to put one's hand, finger to mouth

portare una mano, un dito a

3. put (cause to be or do):

put person

mettere

to put sb in prison, on a diet

mettere qn in prigione, a dieta

to put sb on the train

mettere qn sul treno

to put sb in goal, in defence Brit

mettere, schierare qn in porta, in difesa

to put sb in a bad mood, in an awkward position

mettere qn di cattivo umore, in una situazione delicata

to put sb to work

mettere qn al lavoro

to put sb to mending, washing sth

mettere qn ad aggiustare, a lavare qc or fare aggiustare, lavare qc a qn

4. put (devote, invest):

to put money, energy into sth

mettere or investire denaro, energia in qc

if you put some effort into your work, you will improve

se metterai un po' di impegno nel tuo lavoro, migliorerai

to put a lot into work, project

impegnarsi molto in or per

to put a lot into marriage

mettere molto di sé in or sacrificare molto per

to put a lot of effort into sth

mettere molta energia in qc, fare molti sforzi per qc

she puts a lot of herself into her novels

c'è molto di lei nei suoi romanzi or ci sono molti elementi autobiografici nei suoi romanzi

5. put (add):

to put sth towards holiday, gift, fund

destinare qc a

put it towards some new clothes

destinalo all'acquisto di alcuni abiti nuovi

to put tax, duty on sth

mettere una tassa, un dazio su qc

to put a penny on income tax Brit

aumentare l'imposta sul reddito

6. put (express):

how would you put that in French?

come si direbbe in francese?

how can I put it?

come posso esprimerlo or come posso dirlo?

it was - how can I put it - unusual

era - come dire - originale

that's one way of putting it! iron

mettiamola così!

as Sartre puts it

come dice Sartre

to put it simply

per dirlo in parole povere

to put it bluntly

per parlar chiaro or per dirla francamente

let me put it another way

lasciate che ve lo spieghi in un altro modo

that was very well or nicely put

era molto ben espresso or molto ben detto

to put one's feelings, one's anger into words

esprimere i propri sentimenti, la propria rabbia a parole

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per iscritto

7. put (offer for consideration):

put argument, point of view, proposal

esporre

to put sth to meeting, conference, board

esporre or sottoporre qc a

to put sth to the vote

mettere qc ai voti or procedere alla votazione di qc

I put it to you that … LAW

faccio notare or sottopongo alla vostra attenzione che …

8. put (rate, rank):

put

giudicare

put

valutare

where would you put it on a scale of one to ten?

quale sarebbe il tuo giudizio in una scala da uno a dieci?

to put sb in the top rank of artists

considerare qn tra i migliori artisti

I put a sense of humour before good looks

per me il senso dell'umorismo viene prima della bellezza

I put a sense of humour first

per me il senso dell'umorismo è la cosa più importante

to put children, safety first

porre i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto

to put one's family before everything

porre la famiglia davanti a tutto

9. put (estimate):

to put sth at sum

valutare or stimare qc

to put the value of sth at sum

stimare il valore di qc a

I'd put him at about 40

gli darei una quarantina d'anni

10. put SPORTS:

put shot

lanciare

11. put AGR (for mating):

to put a heifer, mare to male

portare una giovenca, una giumenta da

III.to put oneself VB refl

to put oneself <forma in -ing putting, pt/pp put>:

to put oneself in a strong position

mettersi in una posizione di forza

to put oneself in sb's place, shoes

mettersi al posto or nei panni di qn

IV.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt]

I didn't know where to put myself

non sapevo dove mettermi

I wouldn't put it past him!

penso che ne sarebbe capace! (to do di fare)

I wouldn't put anything past her!

credo che sia capace di tutto!

put it there! (invitation to shake hands) inf

qua la mano!

to put it about a bit inf, pej

darla via a tutti

to put one over on sb inf

darla a bere a qn

to put one across on sb Brit inf

darla a bere a qn

See also put option

put option [Brit ˈpʊt ɒpʃ(ə)n, Am ˈpʊt ˌɑpʃən] N

put option ECON, COMM

opzione f di vendita

put option ECON, COMM

opzione f put

put by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for put by in the English»Italian Dictionary

put by <-tt-> irreg VB trans

put by

mettere da parte

Translations for put by in the English»Italian Dictionary

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

Translations for put 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.put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put

mettere

put in box, hole

mettere

put the spoons next to the knives

mettere i cucchiai vicino ai coltelli

to put sth to one's lips

portare qc alle labbra

put it there! (shake hands)

qua la mano!

to put sth in the oven

mettere qc nel forno

2. put (add):

put

mettere

to put sugar/salt in sth

mettere lo zucchero/il sale in qc

to put the date on sth

scrivere la data su qc

to put sth on a list

mettere in lista qc

3. put (direct):

to put pressure on sb

fare pressione su qu

to put a spell on sb

fare un incantesimo a qu

to put one's heart into sth

mettere tutta l'anima in qc

to put one's mind to sth

dedicare tutto sé stesso a qc

to put one's trust in sb

riporre la propria fiducia in qu

to put one's faith in sb

avere piena fiducia in qu

to put one's hope in sb

riporre le speranze in qu

4. put (invest):

to put sth into sth

impiegare qc in qc

to put energy/time into sth

dedicare le energie/il tempo a qc

5. put (bet):

put

scommettere

to put money on sth

scommettere soldi su qc

to put sth toward sth

contribuire con qc a qc

6. put (cause to be):

to put sb in a good mood

mettere qu di buonumore

to put sb in danger

mettere qu in pericolo

to put oneself in sb's place [or shoes]

mettersi nei panni di qu

to put sb in prison

mettere qu in galera

to put sth into practice

mettere in pratica qc

to put sb on the train

mettere qu sul treno

to put sth right

correggere qc

to put sb straight

fare capire bene qc a qu

to put sb to bed

mettere a letto qu

to put sb to death

mettere a morte qu

to put sth to good use

fare buon uso di qc

to put sb to shame

fare vergognare qu

to put sb under oath

fare prestare giuramento a qu

to put sb to expense

procurare spese a qu

to put to flight

mettere in fuga

to put a stop to sth

porre fine a qc

to put sb to work

mettere qu al lavoro [o a lavorare]

7. put (impose):

to put an idea in sb's head

mettere in testa un'idea a qu

to put a tax on sth

mettere una tassa su qc

8. put (attribute):

to put a high value on sth

dare molto valore a qc

to put the blame on sb

dare [o attribuire] la colpa a qu

to put emphasis on sth

dare [o attribuire] grande importanza a qc

9. put (present):

to put one's point of view

esporre il proprio punto di vista

to put a question

fare [o porre] una domanda

to put sth to discussion

presentare qc per la discussione

to put sth to vote

mettere ai voti qc

to put a proposal before a committee

presentare una proposta alla commissione

I put it to you that …

ti faccio notare che …

10. put (express):

put

dire

as John put it

come ha detto John

to put one's feelings into words

esprimere a parole i propri sentimenti

to put sth into Italian

tradurre qc in italiano

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per (i)scritto

11. put (judge, estimate):

I put the number of visitors at 2, 000

calcolo che i visitatori siano stati 2.000

I'd put her at about 35

secondo me ha circa 35 anni

to put sb on a level with sb

mettere qu allo stesso livello di qu

12. put SPORTS (throw):

to put the shot

lanciare il peso

II.put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB intr NAUT

to put to sea

salpare