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I.read N [Brit riːd, Am rid]

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II.read <pt/pp read> VB trans [Brit riːd, Am rid]

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1. read (in text etc.):

read book, instructions, map, music, sign

leggere (in in)

I read somewhere that …

ho letto da qualche parte che …

to read sth to sb or to read sb sth

leggere qc a qn

to read sth aloud

leggere qc a voce alta

to read sth to oneself

leggere qc in silenzio

she can read

I can read German

so leggere il tedesco

3. read (decipher):

read braille

read handwriting

4. read (interpret):

read signs

read intentions, reactions

read situation

to read sb's thoughts or mind

leggere nei pensieri di qn

to read sb's mood

capire di che umore è qn

to read sb's tea-leaves

= leggere il destino di qn nelle foglie del tè

to read palms

leggere la mano

to read a remark, statement as

interpretare un'osservazione, una dichiarazione come

don't read his comments as proof of his sincerity

non considerare i suoi commenti come una prova della sua sincerità

the book can be read as a satire

il libro può essere letto come una satira

to read sth into comment, message, sentence

leggere qc dietro a

don't read too much into his reply

non dare interpretazioni troppo complicate alla sua risposta

5. read Brit UNIV:

read

she is reading history at Oxford

studia storia a Oxford

6. read (take a recording):

read meter, dial, barometer, gauge

I can't read what the dial says

non riesco a leggere il quadrante

7. read:

read RADIO, TELEC person, pilot

sentire, ricevere

I can read you loud and clear

ti ricevo forte e chiaro

8. read (of corrections in text):

read

for “cat” in line 12 read “cart”

alla riga 12, leggi “cart” invece di “cat”

9. read COMPUT computer:

read data, file

III.read <pt/pp read> VB intr [Brit riːd, Am rid]

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1. read (look at or articulate text):

read

leggere (to sb a qn)

to read aloud

leggere a voce alta (to sb a qn)

to read about sth accident, discovery

I read about it in the “Times”

ho letto qualcosa al proposito sul “Times”

I read about him yesterday

ho letto qualcosa di lui ieri

to read to sb from sth

leggere a qn da qc

2. read Brit (study):

to read for a degree in history, chemistry

studiare storia, chimica all'università

to read for the Bar Brit LAW

studiare da avvocato

3. read (create an impression):

the document reads well, badly

il documento si legge bene, male

the translation reads like the original

la traduzione scorre come l'originale

IV.read VB pt, pp [Brit riːd, Am rid]

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read → II, III

V.read ADJ [Brit riːd, Am rid]

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to read between the lines

leggere tra le righe

read over VB (read over or through [sth], read [sth] over or through)

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read over read through (for the first time) article, essay

leggere (per intero)

read over read through (reread) notes, speech

read out VB (read [sth] out, read out [sth])

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read out

leggere a voce alta

read in VB (read [sth] in, read in [sth])

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read in computer data:

read in

read-out [Brit ˈriːdaʊt, Am ˈridaʊt] N COMPUT

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lettura f e trasferimento m dalla memoria

read-only ADJ COMPUT

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di sola lettura

lip-read <pass./p.pass. lip-read [-red]> [Brit ˈlɪpriːd, Am ˈlɪprid] VB intr

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leggere le or sulle labbra

can you lip-read?

riesci a leggere sulle labbra?

widely-read [Brit ˌwʌɪdlɪˈrɛd] ADJ

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widely-read student

di vaste letture

widely-read author

read back VB (read [sth] back)

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read back message, sentence:

read back

rileggere (to a)

to read sth back to oneself

read up VB

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to read up on sth, sb

documentarsi su qc, qn

Translations for read in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.read¹ [ri:d] N

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read

II.read¹ <read, read> [ri:d] VB trans

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3. read (interpret):

read

4. read (inspect):

read

read meter

5. read (understand):

read

I don't read you

III.read¹ <read, read> [ri:d] VB intr

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read person

read book, magazine

read² [red] ADJ

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read

little/widely read

poco/molto letto

read over VB trans

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read over

read off VB trans

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read off

leggere ad alta voce

read on VB intr

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read on

continuare a leggere

well-read [ˌwel·ˈred] ADJ

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1. well-read (knowledgeable):

2. well-read (read frequently):

molto letto, -a

I.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB intr

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suonare a prima vista

II.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB trans

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suonare a prima vista

read out VB trans

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1. read out (read aloud):

read out

leggere ad alta voce

2. read out COMPUT:

read out data

read through VB trans

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read through

leggere da cima a fondo

I.lip-read VB intr

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leggere le labbra

II.lip-read VB trans

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leggere le labbra a

I read the book through

ho letto il libro da cima a fondo

I can't read or write

non so né leggere né scrivere

according to her/what I read

secondo lei/quanto ho letto

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione

to be able to read sb like a book

conoscere qu a fondo

to read sb like a book

leggere qn come un libro stampato

to read out of a novel

leggere da un romanzo

to have one's fortune read in the cards

farsi fare le -e

to read sb's fortune in the cards

leggere le -e a qn

to have a read of sth

dare una letta a qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Either the messages can not be read (i.e., decrypted) or someone else (with the lost grille) may be reading them. en.wikipedia.org

The fuses are blown or opened using high voltage and read using low voltage. en.wikipedia.org

These folks would give him love if he decided to open an old telephone book and read from it. www.calgarysun.com

Furthermore, the increased use of second-generation sequencing technologies with short read lengths means that much of future metagenomic data will be error-prone. en.wikipedia.org

Her telepathy allows her to read minds and project her thoughts into the minds of others. en.wikipedia.org

While listeners may object to those books with chapters read by multiple readers, others find this to be a non-issue or even a feature. en.wikipedia.org

The fairways are lined with very thick rough and the large, undulating greens are difficult to read. en.wikipedia.org

Unable to read or write effectively, he had attended school only sporadically, and felt unwelcome in the home of his stepfather. en.wikipedia.org

The latest issues of the 75 journals and magazines which the museum subscribes to can be read in the library's reading room. en.wikipedia.org

Between songs, he read these poems in a strange prepared singsong voice. www.telegraph.co.uk

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