ring round in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for ring round in the English»Italian Dictionary

ring round VB [rɪŋ -]

ring round → ring around

See also ring around

ring around VB [rɪŋ -] Brit

ring around (haphazardly)

fare un giro di telefonate

ring around (transmitting message)

= fare un giro di telefonate per comunicare un messaggio

Translations for ring round in the English»Italian Dictionary

to put a ring round name, ad

cerchiare or fare un cerchio intorno a

pass the rope through, round the ring

fare passare la corda nell'anello, intorno all'anello

Translations for ring round in the Italian»English Dictionary

cerchiare parola, numero, risposta

to put a ring round

passare la corda nell'anello, intorno all'anello

to pass or run the rope through, round the ring

Translations for ring round in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.ring¹ [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

1. ring (metal hoop):

ring (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope)

anello m

to have a ring in one's or its nose

portare un anello al naso

a diamond, engagement ring

un anello di diamanti, di fidanzamento

she wasn't wearing a (wedding) ring

non portava la fede

2. ring (circle):

ring (of people, on page)

cerchio m

to form a ring

formare or fare un cerchio, disporsi in cerchio

to put a ring round name, ad

cerchiare or fare un cerchio intorno a

to have rings under one's eyes

avere gli occhi cerchiati

3. ring SPORTS:

ring (for horses, circus)

pista f

ring (for boxing)

ring m

to retire from the ring aged 35

abbandonare il ring all'età di 35 anni

4. ring:

ring (of smugglers, pornographers)

rete f

ring (of smugglers, pornographers)

organizzazione f

ring (of dealers, speculators)

sindacato m

drugs ring

rete di trafficanti di droga

5. ring ZOOL (on swan, bird):

ring

collare m

6. ring ASTRON:

ring

anello m

Saturn's rings

gli anelli di Saturno

7. ring (on cooker):

ring (electric)

fornello m elettrico

ring (electric)

piastra f elettrica

ring (gas)

fornello m a gas

three-ring hob

piano di cottura a tre fornelli

II.ring¹ <pt/pp ringed> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (encircle):

ring trees, buildings:

circondare, cingere

ring police, troops, protesters:

circondare, accerchiare

to be ringed in black

essere contornato di nero

to be ringed by cliffs

essere cinto dalle scogliere

2. ring AGR:

ring tree

cercinare

3. ring (put a ring on):

ring swan, bird

inanellare

III.ring¹ [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to run rings round

surclassare, stracciare

I.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADV Brit Round often appears after verbs in English (change round, gather round, get round, pass round etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (change, gather, get, pass etc.). For go round, see both the entry go, and II2 in this entry.

1. round (on all sides):

all round

tutt'intorno

whisky all round!

whisky per tutti!

there were smiles all round

tutti sorridevano

to go all the way round fence, wall, moat:

fare tutto il giro

2. round (in circular movement):

to go round and round wheel, carousel:

girare

to go round and round person:

girare in tondo

to go round and round fig

girare intorno

the tune was going round and round in my head

non riuscivo a togliermi la musichetta dalla testa

3. round (to specific place, home):

to be or go round to office, school

passare da

to ask sb (to come) round

chiedere a qn di passare

she's coming round today

passerà oggi

to invite sb round for lunch

invitare qn a casa per pranzo

I'm just going round to Sandra's

faccio solo un salto da Sandra

I'll be round in a minute

arrivo subito

4. round (in circumference):

three metres round tree trunk

di tre metri di circonferenza

5. round (as part of cycle):

all year round

tutto l'anno

this time round

questa volta

as summer comes round

quando arriva l'estate

my birthday will soon be round again

presto sarà di nuovo il mio compleanno

II.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] PREP Brit

1. round (expressing location):

round table, garden etc.

intorno a

let's sit round the table

sediamoci intorno al tavolo

to sit round the fire

sedersi intorno al fuoco

the wall goes right round the house

il muro gira tutt'intorno alla casa

he had a scarf round his neck

aveva una sciarpa intorno al collo

what do you measure round the waist?

quanto hai di vita?

2. round (expressing direction):

to go round the corner

girare l'angolo

to go round a bend (in road)

svoltare

the baker's is just round the corner

il panificio è subito dietro l'angolo

to go round a roundabout

fare la rotonda

to go round an obstacle

aggirare un ostacolo

3. round (on tour, visit):

shall I take you round the house?

vuoi che ti faccia vedere la casa?

her sister took us round Oxford

sua sorella ci ha fatto vedere Oxford

to go round the shops

andare per negozi

III.round about ADV

1. round about (approximately):

round about

pressapoco

round about

circa

round about 50 people

più o meno 50 persone

round about 9 am

intorno alle nove

it happened round about here

è successo più o meno qui

2. round about (vicinity):

the people round about

la gente qui intorno

the streets round about

le strade nelle vicinanze, nei paraggi

IV.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object, face

rotondo

round building

circolare

round head, glasses

tondo

her eyes grew round

sgranò gli occhi

2. round (rounded, curved):

round arch

a tutto sesto

round handwriting

rotondeggiante

round breasts

tondo

round cheeks

paffuto, pieno

to have round shoulders

avere le spalle curve

3. round (spherical):

round

rotondo

4. round (complete):

round figure

tondo

in round figures

in cifre tonde

in round figures, that's £100

arrotondando, sono cento sterline

a round dozen

un'intera dozzina

a nice round sum

una bella sommetta

V.round- COMP

round-cheeked

con le guanciotte

round-eyed

con gli occhioni

round-faced

col viso paffuto

VI.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] N

1. round (set, series):

round

serie f (of di)

the social round

i ricevimenti mondani

the daily round of activities

il trantran quotidiano

2. round (in competition):

round

turno m

qualifying round (in football, rugby, tennis)

turno di qualificazione

3. round:

round (game of golf, cards)

giro m (of di)

round (in boxing, wrestling)

round m

round (in boxing, wrestling)

ripresa f

4. round RIDING (in event):

round

percorso m

5. round POL (in election):

round

turno m

6. round (of drinks):

round

giro m (of di)

it's my round!

pago io (da bere)! offro io!

to pay for a round

pagare da bere (per tutti)

7. round MIL (unit of ammunition):

round

pallottola f

a round of ammunition

un colpo

to fire round after round

sparare un colpo dopo l'altro

8. round MIL (shot fired):

round

colpo m

rounds of machine-gun fire

raffiche di mitragliatrice

9. round (burst):

round of applause

applauso

to get a round of applause

essere applaudito

let's have a round of applause for David!

facciamo un bell'applauso per David!

10. round FOOD (of bread):

a round of toast

una fetta di pane tostato

a round of ham sandwiches

panini (imbottiti) al prosciutto

11. round (regular route):

round

giro m

12. round (circular shape):

round

cerchio m

round

tondino m (of di)

13. round MUS (canon):

round

canone m

14. round THEAT:

theatre in the round

= teatro in cui gli spettatori sono disposti tutt'intorno al palcoscenico centrale

15. round ART:

in the round sculpture

a tuttotondo

16. round (dance):

round

rondò m

17. round (of cheese):

round

forma f

18. round FOOD:

round of beef

girello

VII.rounds N

rounds npl:

to do one's rounds doctor:

fare il giro di visite

to do one's rounds postman, refuse collector:

fare il giro

to do one's rounds security guard:

fare la ronda

to be out on one's rounds doctor:

fare visite a domicilio

to do or go or make the rounds rumour, joke, document:

fare il giro

to do or go or make the rounds flu:

girare

to go the rounds of story: village, office

fare il giro di

to go the rounds of garment, book: relations, family

passare per

to do the rounds of employment agencies, relations

fare il giro di

VIII.round [Brit raʊnd, Am raʊnd] VB trans

1. round (go round):

round point, headland

doppiare

also NAUT to round the corner

girare l'angolo

to round a bend

svoltare

2. round (make round):

round lips

sporgere

3. round PHON:

round vowels

arrotondare

See also clear round

clear round [ˌklɪəˈraʊnd] N RIDING

clear round

(percorso) netto m

I.ring² [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] N

1. ring (sound):

ring (at door)

squillo m (di campanello)

ring (at door)

scampanellata f

ring (of phone)

squillo m

ring (of crystal)

tintinnio m

hang up after three rings

metti giù dopo tre squilli

to have a hollow ring

avere un suono falso also fig

to have the ring of truth

suonare vero or dare l'impressione di essere vero

to have a nice ring to it

suonare bene

that story has a familiar ring (to it)

questa storia non è nuova or suona familiare

2. ring Brit (phone call):

ring

telefonata f

ring

colpo m di telefono

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo a qn or dare un colpo di telefono a qn

3. ring (set of bells):

ring

serie f di campane

ring

concerto m di campane (of di)

II.ring² <pt rang, pp rung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (cause to sound):

ring bell

suonare

to ring the doorbell or bell

suonare il campanello

2. ring Brit TELEC:

ring number

chiamare

ring person, station

chiamare, telefonare a

III.ring² <pt rang, pp rung> [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ] VB intr

1. ring (sound):

ring bell, telephone:

squillare

the doorbell rang

suonò il campanello or suonarono alla porta

it or the number is ringing

suona

2. ring (sound bell):

ring person:

suonare

to ring at the door

suonare alla porta

to ring for sb

chiamare qn suonando

you rang, Sir?

ha chiamato, signore?

“please ring for service”

“si prega di telefonare per il servizio in camera”

3. ring (resonate):

ring footsteps, laughter, words:

risuonare, riecheggiare

his words were still ringing in my ears

le sue parole mi risuonavano ancora nelle orecchie

their steps rang down the corridor

il rumore dei loro passi risuonava lungo il corridoio

the house rang with laughter

la casa risuonava di risate

that noise makes my ears ring

quel rumore mi fa ronzare le orecchie

to ring true

suonare vero or dare l'impressione di essere vero

to ring false or hollow fig

suonare falso or dare l'impressione di essere falso

4. ring Brit TELEC:

ring

telefonare

to ring for taxi, ambulance

chiamare

IV.ring² [Brit rɪŋ, Am rɪŋ]

to ring down, up the curtain

abbassare, alzare il sipario

to ring down the curtain on an era

porre fine a un'epoca or segnare la fine di un'epoca

to ring in the New Year

festeggiare l'arrivo del nuovo anno

ring out the old, ring in the new

= buttarsi dietro le spalle il passato e confidare nel futuro

ring round in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ring round in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.ring¹ [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (small circle):

ring

anello m

ring of people

cerchio m

ring around eyes

occhiaia f

2. ring (jewelery):

ring

anello m

3. ring (arena):

ring

arena f

ring in boxing

ring m inv

ring in circus

pista f

II.ring¹ [rɪŋ] VB trans

1. ring (surround):

ring

circondare

to be ringed by sth

essere circondato da qc

2. ring bird:

ring

inanellare

I.ring² [rɪŋ] N

1. ring (metallic sound):

ring

squillo m

2. ring (telephone call):

ring

colpo m di telefono

to give sb a ring

fare uno squillo m a qn

II.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB trans

ring bell

suonare

ring alarm

far suonare

III.ring² <rang, rung> [rɪŋ] VB intr

ring telephone, bell:

ring

squillare

to ring false/true

suonare falso/vero

I.round <-er, -est> [raʊnd] ADJ

1. round (circular):

round object

rotondo, -a

round number

tondo, -a

round arch

a tutto sesto

2. round (not angular):

round

tondeggiante

3. round (sonorous):

round

pieno, -a

II.round [raʊnd] N

1. round (circle):

round

cerchio m

2. round (series):

round

serie f

round of applause

scroscio m

round of shots

raffica f

3. round pl (route):

round

giro m

round MIL

ronda f

round MED

giro di visite

4. round (routine):

round

routine f inv

5. round of elections SPORTS:

round (time period)

turno m

round (in card games)

mano f

round (in card games)

turno m

round (in boxing)

round m inv

6. round of drinks:

round

giro m

this round is on me

questo giro tocca a me

7. round (of ammunition):

round

colpo m

8. round MUS:

round

canone m

III.round [raʊnd] VB trans

1. round (movement):

round

girare intorno a

round corner

girare

2. round MATH:

round

arrotondare

to round an amount to the nearest dollar

arrotondare una somma al dollaro