reads in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for reads in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.read N [Brit riːd, Am rid]

to have a read of inf article, magazine

leggiucchiare

I enjoy a quiet read

mi piace leggere tranquillo

I've already seen the newspaper, do you want a read?

ho già visto il giornale, vuoi leggerlo tu?

to be an easy, exciting read

essere un libro or una lettura facile, appassionante

this book is a good read

è un buon libro

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

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

sa leggere

I can read German

so leggere il tedesco

2. read (say):

the card reads “Happy Birthday Dad”

sul biglietto c'è scritto “buon compleanno papà”

the thermometer reads 20 degrees

il termometro segna 20 gradi

the sentence should read as follows

la frase dovrebbe suonare così

3. read (decipher):

read braille

leggere

read handwriting

decifrare

4. read (interpret):

read signs

riconoscere

read intentions, reactions

interpretare

read situation

spiegare

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

studiare

she is reading history at Oxford

studia storia a Oxford

6. read (take a recording):

read meter, dial, barometer, gauge

leggere

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

leggere

for “cat” in line 12 read “cart”

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

9. read COMPUT computer:

read data, file

leggere

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

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

leggere di qc

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]

read → II, III

V.read ADJ [Brit riːd, Am rid]

to take sth as read minutes, report

dare qc per letto

the press took it as read that he was lying

la stampa diede per scontato che stesse mentendo

can we take it as read that everybody will agree?

possiamo dare per scontato che tutti saranno d'accordo?

VI.read

to read between the lines

leggere tra le righe

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

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

leggere (per intero)

read over read through (reread) notes, speech

rileggere

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

read out

leggere a voce alta

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

read in computer data:

read in

memorizzare

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

read-out

lettura f e trasferimento m dalla memoria

read-only ADJ COMPUT

read-only

di sola lettura

read-only

a sola lettura

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

lip-read

leggere le or sulle labbra

can you lip-read?

riesci a leggere sulle labbra?

widely-read [Brit ˌwʌɪdlɪˈrɛd] ADJ

widely-read student

di vaste letture

widely-read author

molto letto

read back VB (read [sth] back)

read back message, sentence:

read back

rileggere (to a)

to read sth back to oneself

rileggersi qc

read up VB

to read up on sth, sb

documentarsi su qc, qn

reads in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for reads in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.read¹ [ri:d] N

read

lettura f

II.read¹ <read, read> [ri:d] VB trans

1. read:

read

leggere

to read sth aloud

leggere qc ad alta voce

to read sb a story

leggere una storia a qn

2. read (decipher):

read

decifrare

to read sb's mind [or thoughts]

leggere nei pensieri di qn

to read sb's palm

leggere (il palmo del)la mano a qn

to read sb like a book

leggere qn come un libro stampato

read my lips!

ascolta con la massima attenzione!

3. read (interpret):

read

interpretare

4. read (inspect):

read

ispezionare

read meter

leggere

5. read (understand):

read

intendere

I don't read you

non ti seguo

III.read¹ <read, read> [ri:d] VB intr

read person

leggere

read book, magazine

leggersi

read² [red] ADJ

read

letto, -a

little/widely read

poco/molto letto

read over VB trans

read over

rileggere

read off VB trans

read off

leggere ad alta voce

read on VB intr

read on

continuare a leggere

well-read [ˌwel·ˈred] ADJ

1. well-read (knowledgeable):

well-read

colto, -a

2. well-read (read frequently):

well-read

molto letto, -a

I.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB intr

sight-read

suonare a prima vista

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

sight-read

suonare a prima vista

read out VB trans

1. read out (read aloud):

read out

leggere ad alta voce

2. read out COMPUT:

read out data

leggere

read through VB trans

read through

leggere da cima a fondo

I.lip-read VB intr

lip-read

leggere le labbra

II.lip-read VB trans

lip-read

leggere le labbra a

reads Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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)

English

Another reads aloud to the group a letter she wrote to a prison inmate whom she has never met.

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In the best example of this application from this paper, the contig size was quintupled when compared to the assemblies using only second-generation reads.

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His final novel was a romance in which a sailor on a voyage reads a love letter each day.

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If the contestant gives the correct answer, he or she scores one point, and the questioner then reads out the next question.

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It reads like a subtle, interesting detective story, which he finished in 1958.

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One reads a book while the other conducts a business call.

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In it, he reads that the train station destination was in reality meant to be nothing more than a wild goose chase.

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The by-line of the book reads a book written in wartime.

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The history reads well and impartially, and displays conscientious use of sources.

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The article, which reads like a press release from a natural gas company, ran without listing its author, which also violates the magazine's normal guidelines.

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