to in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for to in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.to PARTICLE infin [Brit tə, tʊ, tuː, Am tu, tə]

1. to (expressing purpose):

to

per

to do sth to impress one's friends

fare qc per impressionare i propri amici

2. to (expressing wish):

oh to be in England! liter

oh se fossi in Inghilterra!

oh to be able to stay in bed! hum

che bello se potessi restare a letto!

3. to (linking consecutive acts):

he looked up to see…

guardò in su e vide…

he woke up (only) to find

svegliandosi scoprì

4. to (after superlatives):

to

a

the youngest to do

il più giovane a fare

5. to (avoiding repetition of verb):

“did you go?” - “no I promised not to”

“sei andato?” - “no, ho promesso di no or di non farlo”

“are you staying?” - “I'd like to but…”

“resti?” - “vorrei ma…”

6. to (following impersonal verb):

it is interesting, difficult to do sth

è interessante, difficile fare qc

it's hard to understand why he did it

è difficile capire perché l'ha fatto

II.to PREP [Brit tə, tʊ, tuː, Am tu, tə]

1. to:

to (in direction of) shops, school etc.

a

to (with purpose of visiting) doctor's, dentist's etc.

da

she's gone to Mary's

è andata da Mary

to Paris

a Parigi

to Spain

in Spagna

to the country

in campagna

to town

in città

the road to the village

la strada per il paese

trains to and from place

i treni per e da

to your positions!

ai vostri posti!

children to the front, adults to the back

i bambini davanti, gli adulti dietro

2. to (facing towards):

to

verso

turned to the wall

girato verso il muro

with his back to them

con le spalle rivolte verso di loro or volgendo loro le spalle

3. to (against):

to

contro

holding the letter to his chest

stringendosi la lettera al petto

back to back

schiena contro schiena

4. to (up to):

to

fino a

to count to 100

contare fino a 100

to the end, this day

fino alla fine, fino a oggi

from this post to that tree it's 100 metres

da questo palo a quell'albero ci sono 100 metri

50 to 60 people

dalle 50 alle 60 persone or fra le 50 e le 60 persone

in five to ten minutes

fra cinque-dieci minuti or fra i cinque e i dieci minuti

to Manchester, it takes 20 minutes

per arrivare a Manchester, ci vogliono 20 minuti

cheque to the value of

assegno del valore di

5. to (used as dative):

to give, offer, hand

a

give the book to Sophie

dai il libro a Sophie

she's given the meat to the dog, dogs

ha dato la carne al cane, ai cani

“give the letter to her” - “to who?” - “to her over there!”

“dalle la lettera, dai la lettera a lei” - “a chi?” - “a quella laggiù!”

6. to (with respect to):

personal assistant to the director

assistente personale del direttore

ambassador to Japan

ambasciatore in Giappone

7. to (in attitude to):

be nice to your brother

sii gentile or fai il bravo con tuo fratello

8. to (in the opinion of):

to me it's just a minor problem

per me, non è che un problema secondario

it looks to me like rain

mi sembra che voglia piovere

9. to (in toasts, dedications):

to

a

to Andrew

a Andrew

to prosperity

alla prosperità

(on tombstone) to our dear mother

alla nostra cara mamma

10. to (in accordance with):

is it to your taste?

è di tuo gusto?

to dance to the music

ballare a ritmo di musica or a tempo di musica

11. to (in relationships, comparisons):

to win by three goals to two

vincere per tre gol a due

five to the square metre, to the dollar

cinque per metro quadrato, per un dollaro

perpendicular to the ground

perpendicolare al terreno

next door to the school

di fianco alla scuola

X is to Y as A is to B MATH

X sta a Y come A sta a B

12. to (showing accuracy):

three weeks to the day

tre settimane giuste

to scale

in scala

to time

tempestivamente or a tempo (debito)

13. to (showing reason):

to invite sb to dinner

invitare qn a cena

to this end

con or per questo fine

14. to (belonging to):

to

di

the key to the safe

la chiave della cassaforte

a room to myself

una stanza tutta per me

there's no sense to it

non ha alcun senso

15. to (on to):

to tied

a

to pinned noticeboard etc.

a

to lapel, dress etc.

su

16. to (showing reaction):

to

con

to his (great) surprise, dismay

con sua (grande) sorpresa, costernazione

to the sound of the drums

al suono dei tamburi

17. to COMM:

to repairing, delivering

da riparare, consegnare

III.to ADV [Brit tə, tʊ, tuː, Am tu, tə] inf (closed)

to push the door to

chiudere la porta

when the curtains are to

quando le tende sono chiuse

IV.to

that's all there is to it (it's easy)

è tutto qua

that's all there is to it (not for further discussion)

è tutto quello che c'è da dire

there's nothing to it

non c'è niente di difficile

what's it to you? inf

che cosa te ne importa?

I.hold to VB [həʊld -] (hold to [sth])

hold to belief, opinion, decision:

hold to

rimanere fedele a

II.hold to VB [həʊld -] (hold sb to [sth])

hold to promise

fare mantenere a qn

hold to contract, offer

vincolare qn a

I'll hold you to that!

me lo ricorderò!

see to VB [siː -] (see to [sth])

see to person, task:

see to

occuparsi di

there is no cake left, the children saw to that!

non è avanzata neanche una fettina di torta, ci hanno pensato i bambini a finirla!

attend to VB [əˈtɛnd -] (attend to [sb, sth])

attend to person, problem:

attend to

occuparsi di

that lock, letter needs attending to, John

bisogna occuparsi di quella serratura, lettera, John

are you being attended to, madam?

la stanno servendo, signora?

settle to VB [ˈsɛt(ə)l -] (settle to [sth])

settle to work:

settle to

mettersi a, applicarsi a

I can't settle to anything

non riesco a combinare niente

I.admit to VB [ədˈmɪt -] (admit to [sth])

admit to error, mistake, fact:

admit to

ammettere, riconoscere

II.admit to VB [ədˈmɪt -] (admit to doing)

admit to

ammettere, riconoscere di fare, di aver fatto

he admits to making a mistake

riconosce di aver fatto un errore, di essersi sbagliato

she admits to feeling angry

ammette di sentirsi in collera

bring to VB [brɪŋ -]

bring to → bring round

See also bring round

bring round VB [brɪŋ -] (bring [sb] round)

1. bring round (revive):

bring round

fare rinvenire

2. bring round (convince):

bring round

convincere

bring round

persuadere

to bring sb round to one's way of thinking

convincere qn a condividere le proprie idee

buckle to VB [ˈbʌk(ə)l -]

buckle to

mettersi d'impegno

lie to VB [lʌɪ -]

1. lie to NAUT (be hove to):

lie to

essere alla cappa

2. lie to (be at anchor):

lie to

essere all'ancora

speak to VB [spiːk -] (speak to [sth]) ADMIN

speak to item, motion

discutere, commentare

please speak to the point

siete pregati di restare in argomento

to in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.to [tu:] PREP

1. to (in direction of):

to

a

to go to Mexico/Brasil

andare in Messico/Brasile

to go to Los Angeles/New York

andare a Los Angeles/New York

to go to town

andare in città

to go to the dentist('s)

andare dal dentista

to go to the cinema/theater

andare al cinema/a teatro

to go to bed

andare a letto

to go to the south

andare al sud

to the left/right

a sinistra/destra

to fall to the ground

cadere a terra

the path to the lake

il sentiero che porta al lago

2. to (before):

a quarter to five

le cinque meno un quarto

3. to (until):

to

fino a

to count up to 10

contare fino a 10

to this day

fino ad oggi

frightened to death

spaventato a morte

done to perfection

fatto alla perfezione

to some extent

fino ad un certo punto

4. to with indirect object:

to talk to sb

parlare con qn

to show sth to sb

mostrare qc a qn

I said to myself …

mi sono detto …

this belongs to me

questo appartiene a me

5. to (towards):

to

con

to be kind/rude to sb

essere gentile/sgarbato con qn

6. to (against):

to

contro

elbow to elbow

gomito a gomito

close to sth

vicino a qc

to clasp sb to one's bosom

stringersi qn al petto

to fix sth to the wall

fissare qc al muro

5 added to 10 equals 15

5 più 10 fa 15

7. to (in comparison):

to

a

3 (goals) to 1

3 (gol) a 1

superior to sth/sb

superiore a qc/qn

8. to (from opinion of):

to sound strange to sb

suonar strano a qn

it doesn't make any sense to me

non ha senso per me

what's it to them? inf

che cosa gliene importa a loro?

to all appearances

all' apparenza

9. to (proportion):

one liter to one person

un litro a persona

by a majority of 5 to 1

con una maggioranza di 5 a 1

the odds are 3 to 1

le probabilità sono 3 a 1

10. to (causing):

much to my surprise

con mia grande sorpresa

11. to (by):

to

da

known to sb

conosciuto da qn

12. to (matching):

to

di

the top to this jar

il coperchio di questo barattolo

13. to (of):

to

di

the secretary to the boss

la segretaria del capo

14. to (for purpose of):

to

per

Phrases:

that's all there is to it

questo è tutto

II.to [tu:] infinitive particle

1. to (infinitive: not translated):

to do/walk/put

fare/camminare/mettere

2. to (in command):

I told him to eat

gli ho detto di mangiare

3. to (after interrogative words):

I know what to do

so cosa fare

she didn't know how to say it

non sapeva come dirlo

4. to (wishes):

he wants to listen

vuole ascoltare

she wants to go

vuole andarsene

5. to (purpose):

he comes to see me

viene a trovarmi

to phone to ask sth

telefonare per chiedere qc

6. to (attitude):

she seems to enjoy it

sembra che si diverta

to be honest …

sinceramente…

7. to (future intention):

the work to be done

il lavoro da fare

sth to buy

qc da comprare

8. to (in consecutive acts):

to

per

I came back to find she had left Madrid

quando son tornato ho scoperto che lei se n'era andata via da Madrid

9. to (introducing a complement):

he wants me to tell him a story

vuole che gli racconti una storia

to be too tired to do sth

esser troppo stanco per fare qc

10. to (in general statements):

it is easy to do it

è facile farlo

11. to (in ellipsis):

he doesn't want to eat, but I want to

lui non vuole mangiare, ma io sì

III.to [tu:] ADV

to push the door to

chiudere la porta

take to VB trans

1. take to (start to like):

take to

prendere in simpatia

2. take to (begin as a habit):

to take to doing sth

cominciare a fare qc

to take to drink/drugs

cominciare a bere/drogarsi

3. take to (go to):

take to

dirigersi verso

to take to the streets (in protest)

scendere in piazza (per protestare)

to take to one's bed

mettersi a letto

answer to VB trans

1. answer to (obey):

answer to

obbedire a

2. answer to (fit):

answer to description

rispondere a

3. answer to (be named):

to answer to the name of Billy

rispondere al nome di Billy

lie to VB intr NAUT

lie to

essere alla cappa

see to VB trans

1. see to (attend to):

see to

occuparsi di

2. see to (ensure):

to see to it that …

assicurarsi che …

talking-to [ˈtɔ:·kɪŋ·tu:] N

talking-to

ramanzina f

to give sb a talking-to

fare la ramanzina a qn

contrary to PREP

contrary to

al contrario di

contrary to

contrariamente a

contrary to what he says

contrariamente a quanto dice

contrary to all our expectations

contro ogni pronostico

owing to PREP

owing to

dovuto a

lead to VB trans

lead to

portare a/in

fall to VB trans insep (be responsibility of)

fall to

toccare a

to Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to bring sb up to be/to do sth

formare qu perché diventi/faccia qc

to refuse sb entrance [or to refuse entrance to sb]

negare l'accesso a qn

(not) to know sb to speak to

(non) conoscere qualcuno con cui parlare

to go to great lengths to do sth

darsi un gran daffare per fare qc

to say goodbye to sth/to kiss sth goodbye

dire addio a qc

to be up to sb to do sth

stare a qu fare qc

to tell sb to go to hell

mandare qu all'inferno fig

to refuse to listen to reason

non sentir ragione

to tell sb to go to hell

mandare qu a farsi benedire inf

to be sorry to have to do sth

essere dispiaciuto di dover fare qc