slip by in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for slip by in the English»Italian Dictionary

slip by VB [slɪp -]

slip by life, time, weeks, months:

slip by

scorrere, passare

Translations for slip by in the Italian»English Dictionary

scorrere tempo, giorni:

to slip by

Translations for slip 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.slip¹ [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] N

1. slip:

slip (error)

errore m

slip (error)

svista f

slip (by schoolchild)

errore m di distrazione

slip (faux pas)

passo m falso

to make a slip

fare uno sbaglio

to make a slip in one's calculations

fare un errore di calcolo

a slip of the tongue

un lapsus (linguae)

a slip of the pen

un lapsus calami

2. slip:

slip (act of slipping)

scivolone m

slip (act of slipping)

scivolata f

slip (stumble)

passo m falso

3. slip FASHION (petticoat):

slip (full)

sottoveste f

slip (half)

sottogonna f

4. slip (landslide):

slip

frana f

slip

smottamento m

5. slip AVIAT:

slip, also side slip

scivolata f

6. slip GEOL:

slip

dislocazione f

II.slips N

slips npl NAUT:

the slips

lo scalo di costruzione

III.slip¹ <forma in -ing slipping, pt, pp slipped> [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] VB trans

1. slip (slide):

to slip sth into sth note, coin

fare scivolare qc in qc

to slip sth into sth joke, remark, hand, foot, arm

infilare qc in qc

to slip one's feet into one's shoes

infilarsi le scarpe

to slip sth out of sth object, foot, hand

togliere qc da qc

she slipped the shirt over her head (put on)

si infilò la camicia

she slipped the shirt over her head (take off)

si sfilò la camicia

to slip a shawl around one's shoulders

avvolgersi in uno scialle

to slip sth onto sb's finger

infilare qc al dito di qn

to slip sth into place

mettere qc al suo posto

to slip a car into gear

ingranare la marcia

2. slip (give surreptitiously) inf:

to slip sb sth, to slip sth to sb

allungare or mollare qc a qn

3. slip (escape from):

slip dog: collar

sfilarsi

slip leash

liberarsi di

slip NAUT boat: moorings

mollare

it slipped my notice or attention that …

non mi sono accorto or mi è sfuggito che …

it slipped his, my notice or attention fig

gli, mi è sfuggito

it had slipped my mind or memory (that) fig

mi era sfuggito di mente il fatto che

to let slip an opportunity or a chance (to do)

lasciarsi sfuggire l'occasione (di fare)

to let slip a remark

lasciarsi scappare un commento

to let (it) slip that …

lasciarsi scappare che …

4. slip (release):

to slip the dog's leash

slegare or lasciare libero il cane

(in knitting) to slip a stitch

passare un punto senza lavorarlo

5. slip MED:

to slip a disc

procurarsi un'ernia del disco

6. slip MOTOR:

to slip the clutch

fare slittare la frizione

IV.slip¹ <forma in -ing slipping, pt, pp slipped> [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] VB intr

1. slip (slide quickly):

slip into dress, costume

infilarsi

slip into role

adattarsi a

slip into coma

andare, entrare in

slip into confusion, madness

cadere in

to slip into sleep liter

assopirsi

to slip into bad habits fig

prendere brutte abitudini

to slip out of dress, coat, costume

togliersi, sfilarsi

2. slip (slide quietly):

to slip into, out of person: room, building

entrare furtivamente in, uscire furtivamente da

he slipped through the fence

passò non visto attraverso la recinzione

the boat slipped through the water

il battello scivolava sull'acqua

to slip over or across the border

riuscire a passare la frontiera

3. slip (slide accidentally):

slip person, animal, object:

scivolare

slip vehicle:

sdrucciolare (on su; off da)

slip knife, razor, pen:

scivolare, scappare

slip load:

cadere, scivolare

the glass slipped out of his hand, through his fingers

il bicchiere gli scappò di mano, scivolò tra le dita

to slip through sb's fingers fig

sfuggire di mano

4. slip (lose one's grip) inf:

I must be slipping!

sto perdendo colpi!

it's not like you to miss something like that, you're slipping!

non è da te dimenticare una cosa del genere, stai perdendo colpi!

5. slip MOTOR:

slip clutch:

slittare

V.slip¹ [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp]

to give sb the slip

sfuggire a qn or seminare qn

there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip prov

tra il dire e il fare c'è di mezzo il mare

slip² [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] N

1. slip:

slip (piece of paper)

biglietto m

slip (piece of paper)

foglietto m

slip (receipt)

ricevuta f

slip (for salary)

cedolino m (dello stipendio)

credit card slip

ricevuta della carta di credito

a slip of paper

un pezzo di carta

2. slip (slender person) inf:

a slip of a girl, child

una ragazza, una bambina minuta

3. slip BOT:

slip

innesto m

slip³ [Brit slɪp, Am slɪp] N U (clay)

slip

argilla f semiliquida

slip by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slip by in the English»Italian Dictionary

slip by VB intr

1. slip by (pass quickly):

slip by time

volare

2. slip by (pass unnoticed):

slip by

passare inosservato, -a

Translations for slip 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.slip <-pp-> [slɪp] N

1. slip (slipping):

slip

scivolata f

2. slip (mistake):

slip

errore m

slip of the pen

lapsus m calami inv

slip of the tongue

lapsus m (linguae) inv

3. slip COMM:

slip

ricevuta f

a slip of paper

un foglietto

4. slip (women's underwear):

slip

sottoveste f

5. slip BOT:

slip

innesto m

6. slip NAUT:

slip (place to dock)

posto m barca

slip (slipway)

scalo di alaggio

Phrases:

to give sb the slip

sfuggire a qu

II.slip <-pp-> [slɪp] VB intr

1. slip (slide):

slip

scivolare

2. slip (move quietly):

to slip into a pub

infilarsi in un pub

to slip into/out of one's pajamas

infilarsi/togliersi il pigiama

3. slip (decline):

slip

cadere

to slip into a depression

cadere in depressione

III.slip <-pp-> [slɪp] VB trans

1. slip (put smoothly):

slip

far scivolare

to slip sb a note

far scivolare una banconota in mano a qu

to slip in a comment

fare un commento

to slip some money to sb

dare dei soldi a qu discretamente

2. slip (escape from):

slip

sfuggire a

to slip sb's attention

passare inosservato a qu

it slipped my mind

mi è sfuggito di mente

3. slip NAUT:

slip anchor

buttare