thinks in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for thinks in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.think [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] N

to have a think about sth Brit

riflettere su qc

I'll have another think and let you know

ci penso ancora e ti farò sapere

II.think <pt/pp thought> [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] VB trans

1. think (hold view, believe):

think

pensare, credere (that che)

I think this is their house

penso che questa sia la loro casa

when do you think he will come?

quando credi che verrà?

we'd better be going, don't you think?

faremmo bene ad andare, non pensi?

I think so

penso di sì

I don't think so, I think not form

non penso, penso di no

“the wine is free, isn't it?” - “I don't think so!”

“il vino è gratis, vero?” - “credo proprio di no!”

“can I stay out till midnight?” - “no, I think not!”

“posso stare fuori fino a mezzanotte?” - “no, di certo!”

“is he reliable?” - “I'd like to think so but…”

“ci si può fidare di lui?” - “mi piacerebbe poterlo credere ma…”

to think it best to do, that …

credere che la cosa migliore sia fare, che …

to think it better to do, that…

credere che sia meglio fare, che

I think it better to wait, what do you think?

io penso che sia meglio aspettare, e tu?

I think it's going to rain

penso stia per piovere

what do you think it will cost?

quanto credi possa costare?

him, a millionnaire? I don't think! iron

lui, un miliardario? non penso proprio!

2. think (imagine):

think

pensare

think

credere

just think! yesterday we were slaving away in the office and today… inf

pensa! ieri stavamo sgobbando nell'ufficio e oggi…

just think what might happen!

pensa cosa potrebbe succedere!

who'd have thought it!

chi lo avrebbe mai detto!

I'd never have thought it!

non lo avrei mai immaginato!

I never thought you meant it!

non ho mai pensato che dicessi sul serio!

I can't think how, why etc.

non riesco a immaginare come, perché ecc.

I can't think who did it, what it's about

non so chi l'abbia fatto, di cosa si tratti

I can't think where I've put my keys

non so dove ho messo le chiavi

I really don't know what to think

non so proprio che cosa pensare

who do you think you are? pej

ma chi ti credi di essere?

what on earth do you think you're doing?

che diamine stai facendo?

I thought as much!

lo immaginavo!

six weeks' holiday! that's what you think!

sei settimane di vacanze! tu sogni!

and to think that I believed him, that I once thought him charming!

e pensare che gli ho creduto, che una volta lo trovavo affascinante!

3. think (have thought, idea):

think

pensare (that che; to do di fare)

I didn't think to phone, check

non ho pensato di telefonare, di controllare

did you think to bring a corkscrew, to ring him to confirm?

hai pensato di portare un cavatappi, di telefonargli per confermare?

I think I'll take the car, go for a swim

penso che prenderò la macchina, andrò a nuotare

to think beautiful thoughts

pensare a delle cose belle

to think deep thoughts

avere dei pensieri profondi

I was just thinking: suppose we sold the car?

stavo pensando: e se vendessimo la macchina?

we're thinking money, sex here inf

qui stiamo parlando di soldi, di sesso

let's think Green! inf

pensiamo verde!

“what a horrible man, ” she thought

“che uomo orribile, ” pensò

“oh do come in!” (thinks) “oh God not him again!” inf

“oh entri pure!” (e intanto pensava) “oh Dio di nuovo lui!”

4. think (rate, assess):

to think a lot, not much of person, work

avere una buona opinione di, stimare poco

what do you think of him, his work?

cosa ne pensi di lui, del suo lavoro?

5. think (remember):

think

ricordarsi (to do di fare)

to think where, how

ricordarsi dove, come

I'm trying to think just where the house was, what her husband's called

sto cercando di ricordarmi dove era la casa, come si chiama suo marito

III.think <pt/pp thought> [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk] VB intr

1. think:

think (engage in thought)

pensare (about, of a)

think (before acting or speaking)

pensare (about a)

think (before acting or speaking)

riflettere (about su)

animals cannot think

gli animali non pensano

I'll have to think about it

ci devo pensare

to think constructively

pensare in modo positivo

think before you act

pensa prima di agire

what are you thinking about?

a che cosa stai pensando?

I was thinking of you

pensavo a te

let me think a moment

fammici pensare un momento

his remarks made us all think

le sue osservazioni ci hanno fatto riflettere

to think hard

pensarci bene

to think clearly or straight

avere delle idee chiare

to think for oneself

ragionare con la propria testa

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking

mi scusi, non ci pensavo

we are thinking in terms of economics

vediamo le cose dal punto di vista economico

let's think: three people at £170 each, plus the plane fare

allora: tre persone a 170 sterline a testa, più il biglietto aereo

come to think of it…

adesso che ci penso… or a pensarci bene…

2. think (take into account):

to think about or of sb, sth

pensare a qn, qc

I can't think of everything!

non posso pensare a tutto!

think of your family, about the future

pensa alla tua famiglia, al futuro

she only thinks of herself

pensa solo a se stessa

3. think (consider):

to think of sb as brother, friend, ally

considerare qn come

he thinks of himself as an expert

si considera uno specialista

4. think (have in mind):

to think of doing

pensare or avere intenzione di fare

he's thinking of resigning

pensa di dare le dimissioni

she's thinking of computing as a career

pensa a una carriera nell'informatica

to think about doing

pensare a fare

he's thinking about a career in the Navy

pensa di fare carriera nella marina

whatever were you thinking of?

che cosa mai ti era saltato in mente?

5. think (imagine):

to think of

pensare a

just think of the expense!

pensa solo al costo!

a million pounds, think of that!

un milione di sterline, ci pensi!

and to think of her dying just like that!

e se si pensa che è morta così, all'improvviso!

6. think (tolerate idea):

not to think of doing

non parlarsene di fare

I couldn't think of letting you pay, of making an exception for her

non potrei proprio farti pagare, fare un'eccezione per lei

7. think (remember):

to think of

ricordarsi

I just can't think of his name

non riesco proprio a ricordare il suo nome

if you think of anything else

se ti viene in mente qualcos'altro

IV.think [Brit θɪŋk, Am θɪŋk]

to have another think coming Brit inf

sbagliarsi di grosso

he thought better of it

ci ha ripensato

to think on one's feet

reagire con prontezza

to think outside or out of the box inf

pensare fuori dal coro

to think well of sb

pensare bene di qn

think through VB [θɪŋk -] (think through [sth], think [sth] through)

think through proposal, action

riflettere a fondo su, ponderare

think through problem, question

analizzare

you didn't think it through!

non l'hai analizzato bene!

you didn't think it through!

non ci hai riflettuto a fondo!

think out VB [θɪŋk -] (think out [sth], think [sth] out)

think out

pensare bene a

you must think out what you're going to do

devi pensare bene a quello che fai

well, badly thought out

ben, mal pensato

think up VB [θɪŋk -] (think up [sth])

think up plan:

think up

escogitare

what can we think up for her 21st birthday?

cosa potremmo inventarci per il suo ventunesimo compleanno?

think tank [Brit, Am ˈθɪŋk ˌtæŋk] N + verbo sing o pl

think tank

gruppo m di esperti

think time [ˈθɪŋktaɪm] N COMPUT

think time

tempi mpl di risposta

think ahead VB [θɪŋk -]

think ahead

pensarci in anticipo

you need to think ahead and plan what you're going to do

devi pensarci prima e pianificare cosa vuoi fare

thinking ahead to our retirement, …

guardando al nostro pensionamento, …

in tennis it is essential to think ahead

nel tennis è indispensabile anticipare

think again VB [θɪŋk -]

think again (reflect more)

pensarci su

think again (change mind)

ripensarci

if that's what you think, you can think again

se è quello che pensi, ti sbagli

think back VB [θɪŋk -]

think back

ripensare, ritornare con la memoria (to a)

think over VB [θɪŋk -] (think over [sth], think [sth] over)

think over proposal:

think over

riflettere su

I'd like time to think it over

vorrei del tempo per pensarci su

thinks in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for thinks in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] N

to have a think about sth

pensarci su

II.think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB trans

1. think (believe):

think

pensare

think

credere

who would have thought it!

chi l'avrebbe pensato!

2. think (consider):

think

considerare

to think sb (to be) sth

considerare qn (come) qc

to think nothing of sb

non avere una grande opinione di qn

think nothing of it!

non dirlo neppure!

III.think <thought, thought> [θɪŋk] VB intr

think

pensare

to think aloud

pensare ad alta voce

to think for oneself

pensare con la propria testa

to think to oneself

pensare tra sé e sé

to think of doing sth

pensare di fare qc

to think about/of sb/sth

pensare a qn/qc

think back VB intr

to think back to sth

ripensare a qc

to think back over sth

ritornare con la memoria a qc

think tank N

think tank

gruppo m di esperti

think through VB trans

think through

riflettere attentamente su

think over VB trans

think over

riflettere su

think up VB trans

think up

inventare

think ahead VB intr

think ahead

pensare con anticipo

think of VB intr

think of

pensare di

think out VB trans

1. think out (consider):

think out

considerare bene

2. think out (plan):

think out

escogitare

think

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think out the box

pensare fuori dal comune, pensare in modo creativo

thinks Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to think outside of the box

pensare fuori dagli schemi

do what you think is best

fai ciò che credi meglio

I think I'll sign off early today

penso che oggi staccherò presto

it's annoying to think that …

fa rabbia pensare che …

I don't think much of it

non gli dò grande importanza

personally, I don't think it matters

per conto mio non credo che abbia importanza

I think they are into drugs

credo che facciano uso di droga

honestly I don't know what to think

sinceramente non so cosa pensare

what do you think (of it)?

come ti sembra?

I don't think he'll [or she'll] come today

mi sa che oggi non viene

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Grandma thinks his pirate outfit is great in the fashion show and tops it off with a plastic parrot.

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If a certain someone wrote his name extra-large and your name teeny weeny, he thinks he's hot stuff and you're cold potatoes.

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One minute she thinks she's pregnant and the next she's barging out of the fire door, threatening to quit the reality show.

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The switchman explains how the railroad company thinks of their railway system.

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Paz thinks that sounds like a long time and runs and hides in his tree house.

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He seldom thinks before he leaps into danger, often to help someone in peril.

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One of them thinks that they are in a spaceship and are to populate a distant planet.

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Not even my spellcheck thinks misandry is real.

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When she is not on tour she sits and thinks at her secluded home on ectoplasm clouds while drinking peppermint tea.

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Flirtatious at times, she repels unwanted advances strongly, letting potential suitors know exactly what she thinks of them.

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