Translations for run about in the English»Italian Dictionary

run about VB [rʌn -] VB [rʌn -]

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1. run about (hurrying, playing etc.):

run about run around

scorrazzare, correre qua e là

I've been running around all over the place looking for you

ti ho cercato dappertutto

2. run about (have affair with) inf:

to run around with woman, man

farsela con or vedersi con

Translations for run about in the English»Italian Dictionary

to wander, run about the streets

girare, correre per le strade

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I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADV About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

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4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about

essere nei dintorni

she must be somewhere about

deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

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1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

what's it about? (of book, film etc.)

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

may I ask what it's about?

potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?

I'm ringing about my results

telefono per i miei risultati

it's about my son's report

riguarda la pagella di mio figlio

about your overdraft…

per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?

che ne diresti or dici di un tè?

how about going into town?

che ne diresti di andare in città?

how about it?

how about you?

e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?

che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?

what about us?

e noi?

“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”

“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”

what about you?

e tu?

what about Natasha?

9. about Brit (surrounding):

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

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1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do

essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do

non ho intenzione di fare

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

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fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

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I.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən] N

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1. run (act or period of running):

run

a two-mile run

una corsa di due miglia

that was a splendid run by Reeves

Reeves ha fatto una corsa magnifica

to go for a run

andare a correre or fare una corsa

to take the dog for a run in the park

portare il cane a correre nel parco

to break into a run

mettersi a correre

to do sth at a run

fare qc di corsa

to take a run at fence, hedge, stream

prendere la rincorsa per saltare

to give sb a clear run fig

lasciare campo libero a qn (at doing per fare)

3. run (series):

run (of successes, failures, reds, blacks)

run (of successes, failures, reds, blacks)

sfilza f (of di)

to have a run of (good) luck

avere una fortuna dopo l'altra

to have a run of bad luck

avere una sfilza di guai or una sventura dopo l'altra

a run of fine weather

una serie di belle giornate

we've had a long run without any illness

è da tanto che non ci ammaliamo

the product has had a good run but

il prodotto è andato bene, ma

6. run (series of thing produced):

run (in printing)

run (in industry)

run (in industry)

a paperback run of 10, 000

una tiratura di 10.000 copie dell' edizione tascabile

7. run ECON (on the stock exchange):

run (rush)

run (rush)

a run on stock market, bank

a run on item

a run on sterling, the dollar

una corsa alla sterlina, al dollaro

10. run (in cricket, baseball):

run

to score or make a run

segnare un punto

11. run (for rabbit, chickens):

run

12. run (in tights, material):

run

13. run (for skiing etc.):

run

II.runs N

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runs npl inf:

la sciolta or la cacarella

III.run <forma in -ing running, pt ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB trans

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5. run (operate):

run machine

fare funzionare, azionare

run motor, engine

run program

to run sth off the mains, off batteries

fare andare qc a corrente, a batterie

the car is cheap to run

la macchina consuma poco

to run a tape, a film

mettere una cassetta, un film

to run tests on sth

effettuare dei test su qc

to run a check on sb police:

controllare i precedenti di qn

to run a check on sb (generally)

raccogliere informazioni su qn

7. run (extend, pass) (of cable, wire, pipe):

to run sth between, from, to, around

fare passare qc tra, da, a, intorno a

to run a rope through a ring

fare passare una corda in un cerchio

9. run JOURN newspaper:

run story, article

11. run (smuggle):

run guns, drugs

introdurre [qc] di contrabbando

12. run (enter in contest):

iscrivere a una corsa

run candidate

presentare alle elezioni, fare concorrere

IV.run <forma in -ing running, pt ran, pp run> [Brit rʌn, Am rən] VB intr

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1. run (move quickly):

run person, animal:

to run to catch the bus

fare una corsa per prendere l'autobus

to run to help somebody

correre in aiuto di qn

to run to meet sb

correre incontro a qn

to run across sth

attraversare qc di corsa

to run down, up sth

correre giù per, su per

to run around the house, around (in) the garden

correre su e giù per la casa, per il giardino

will you run over to the shop and get some milk?

puoi fare un salto al negozio e prendere del latte?

to run for the train

fare una corsa per prendere il treno

to run for the exit

precipitarsi verso l'uscita

to run for one's country SPORTS

gareggiare per la propria nazione

to run in the 100 metres, in the 3.30 (race)

partecipare alla gara dei cento metri, delle 15:30

she came running towards me

mi venne incontro correndo

the customers will come running fig

i clienti si precipiteranno

2. run (flee):

run

I dropped everything and ran

ho mollato tutto e sono scappato

to run for one's life

correre per mettersi in salvo

run for your life! inf

mettetevi in salvo!

run for it inf

I had to run for it inf

sono dovuto scappare

there's nowhere to run (to)

non c'è un posto dove andare

to go running to the police

correre dalla polizia

to go running to one's parents

correre dai genitori

3. run (rush off):

run inf

sorry - must run!

scusa - devo scappare

7. run (pass):

to run past, through sth frontier, path, line:

passare, attraversare qc

to run (from) east to west

estendersi da est a ovest

the road runs north for about ten kilometres

la strada prosegue a nord per circa dieci chilometri

to run parallel to sth

essere parallelo a qc

the stripes run vertically

le righe sono verticali

the bird has a green stripe running down its back

l'uccello ha una striscia verde lungo il dorso

a scar runs down her arm

ha una cicatrice lungo tutto il braccio

8. run (move):

run sledge, vehicle:

andare (on su; forward davanti; back indietro)

run curtain:

scorrere (on su)

to run through sb's hands rope:

scivolare tra le mani di qn

a pain ran up my leg

un dolore mi percorse tutta la gamba

a wave of excitement ran through the crowd

un'ondata di entusiasmo attraversò la folla

his eyes ran over the page

diede un'occhiata alla pagina

the news ran from house to house

la notizia fece il giro delle case

9. run (operate regularly):

they don't run on Sundays

non circolano di domenica

a taxi service runs between X and Y

ci sono dei taxi per andare da X a Y

a ferry runs between X and Y

ci sono dei traghetti che fanno la spola da X a Y

the train is running late

il treno è in ritardo

programmes are running late this evening (on TV)

le trasmissioni sono in ritardo stasera

we are running 30 minutes behind schedule or late

siamo in ritardo di mezz'ora

we're running ahead of schedule

siamo in anticipo rispetto alla tabella di marcia

10. run (flow):

run water, liquid, stream:

the tap is running

il rubinetto è aperto

my nose is running

mi cola il naso

tears ran down his face

le lacrime gli scorrevano sul viso or aveva il volto rigato di lacrime

there was water running down the walls

c'era acqua che scorreva lungo le pareti

my body was running with sweat

ero sudato fradicio

the streets will be running with blood fig

le strade saranno macchiate di sangue

the river ran red with blood

il sangue tinse le acque di rosso

the meat juices ran pink, clear

il sugo che colava dalla carne era rosa, incolore

11. run (flow when wet or melted):

run colour, dye, garment, ink, makeup, butter, cheese:

14. run (snag):

run tights, material:

V.run [Brit rʌn, Am rən]

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also re-run">

I.also re-run N [Brit ˈriːrʌn, Am ˈriˌrən]

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II.rerun <forma in -ing rerunning, pt reran, pp rerun CINE> VB trans [Brit riːˈrʌn, Am riˈrən]

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Translations for run about in the English»Italian Dictionary

run about VB intr

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correre da una parte all'altra

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I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

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2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

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1. about (approximately):

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

to have had just about enough of sth

averne avuto abbastanza di qc

that's about it for today

è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

stare (proprio) per fare qc

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

I.run [rʌn] N

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3. run:

run (series)

run (of books)

5. run (type):

run

7. run (enclosure for animals):

run

8. run (hole in tights):

run

9. run SPORTS:

run (in baseball, cricket)

run m inv

run (ski slope)

10. run:

run CINE

programmazione f

run THEAT

permanenza f in cartellone

11. run MUS:

run

12. run MIL:

bombing run

bombardamento m (aereo)

II.run <ran, run> [rʌn] VB intr

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2. run (operate):

run

to run smoothly

funzionare senza il minimo intoppo

5. run (last):

to run for two hours

to run and run

6. run (be):

run

7. run (flow):

run make-up

8. run (enter election):

run

to run for election/President

candidarsi alle elezioni/alla presidenza

9. run + adj (be):

to run dry river

to run short water

10. run (say):

run

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1. run (move fast):

to run a race

2. run (enter in race):

run candidate

presentare in competizione

4. run (pass):

run

7. run (conduct):

run

run experiment, test

8. run (provide):

9. run (let flow):

run

10. run (show):

run article

11. run (smuggle):

run

fare un traffico illegale di

12. run (not heed):

run blockade

run red light

13. run (incur):

run

14. run (perform tasks):

to run errands

fare commissioni

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They run about 20 different ways of the city and some of them reach to the mountain folk. en.wikipedia.org

Prices for locomotives run just under $200,000 and coaches run about $60,000 each. en.wikipedia.org

It focuses on issues from around the globe, and uses a magazine format, where each hour-long episode typically has three stories that run about 15 to 20 minutes in length. en.wikipedia.org

He was lashed to a pillar in such a way that he could run about it. en.wikipedia.org

Some fines are small, such as loitering which can run about $25$100. en.wikipedia.org

Students run about thirty student organizations and publish seven legal journals. en.wikipedia.org

Local trains (which stop at all stations) run about every 30 minutes. en.wikipedia.org

Although the canals run about apart, water flows in opposite directions. en.wikipedia.org

Most telenovelas run for an average of six to eight months; the shortest ones run about four months, and the longest up to a year. en.wikipedia.org

Chaos as broadcast assistants and producers run about like headless chickens trying to sort it out. en.wikipedia.org

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