wasn't in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wasn't in the English»Italian Dictionary

wasn't [Brit ˈwɒz(ə)nt, Am ˈwəz(ə)nt] contr.

wasn't → was not

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what she said just wasn't quotable

non si può ripetere ciò che ha detto

it wasn't exactly a rest cure! hum

non è stata una cosa molto riposante!

all told, the holiday wasn't such a failure

tutto sommato, la vacanza non è andata poi così male

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il partito si è burocratizzato in poco tempo

it wasn't long before the party was bureaucratized

d'altronde non c'ero

besides, I wasn't there

Roma non fu fatta in un giorno prov

Rome wasn't built in a day

la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing

mi scusi, ero distratto

I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention

la tesi non era sufficientemente lunga

the thesis wasn't long enough or of sufficient length

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Translations for wasn't in the English»Italian Dictionary

wasn't [·wɑ:·znt]

wasn't = was not, be

See also be

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr

1. be + n/adj permanent state, quality, identity:

be

essere

she's a cook

fa la cuoca

she's Spanish

è spagnola

to be good

essere buono

to be able to do sth

essere capace di far qc

what do you want to be when you grow up?

cosa vuoi fare da grande?

to be married

essere sposato

to be single

essere celibe [o nubile]

to be a widow

essere vedovo

2. be + adj mental and physical states:

be

essere

to be fat/happy

essere grasso/contento

to be hungry

aver fame

3. be (age):

be

avere

I'm 21 (years old)

ho 21 anni

4. be indicates sb's opinion:

to be for/against sth

essere a favore/contro qc

5. be calculation, cost:

two and two is four

due più due fa quattro

these glasses are $2 each

i bicchieri costano 2$ l'uno

how much is that?

qunat'è?

6. be (measurement):

be

essere

be weight

pesare

to be 2 feet long

è lungo due piedi

7. be (exist, live):

there is/are …

c'è/ci sono…

to let sth be

lasciare stare qc

to let sb be

lasciare in pace qu

I think, therefore I am

penso e dunque esisto

to be or not to be

essere o non essere

8. be location, situation:

be

essere

be

trovarsi

to be in Rome

essere a Roma

to be in a bad situation

essere in una brutta situazione

9. be pp (go, visit):

I've never been to Mexico

non sono mai stato in Messico

the plumber hasn't been here yet

l'idraulico non è ancora venuto

10. be (take place):

be

essere

be

tenersi

the meeting is next Tuesday

la riunione è [o si terrà] martedì prossimo

11. be circumstances:

to be on the pill

prendere la pillola

to be on vacation

essere in vacanza

to be on a diet

essere a dieta

12. be in time expressions:

I won't be too long

non mi dilungherò

13. be expressing possibility:

could it be that …? form

è possibile che …? +subj

what are we to do?

cosa dobbiamo fare?

Phrases:

be that as it may

sia come sia

so be it

così sia

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB impers vb

be expressing conditions, circumstances:

it's cloudy

è nuvolo

it's sunny

c'è sole

it's two o'clock

sono le due

it's been so long!

quanto tempo!

it's ten minutes by bus to the market

il mercato è a dieci minuti di autobus

it was Anne who drank it

è stata Anne a berlo

III.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux vb

1. be expressing continuation:

be

stare

to be doing sth

star facendo qc

don't sing while I'm reading

non cantare mentre leggo

you're always complaining

non fai altro che lamentarti

2. be expressing the passive:

be

venire

to be discovered by sb

venir scoperto da qu

he was left speechless

è rimasto senza parole

he was asked …

gli hanno chiesto …

3. be expressing future:

we are to visit Peru in the winter

andiamo in Perù quest'inverno

she's leaving tomorrow

parte domani

4. be expressing future in past:

she was never to see her brother David again

non avrebbe mai più visto suo fratello David

5. be expressing the subjunctive in conditionals:

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

se facesse di più, prenderebbe voti migliori

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed

se rifiutassi, si offenderebbero molto

6. be expressing obligation:

you are to come here right now

devi venir qui subito

7. be in tag questions:

she is tall, isn't she?

è alta, vero?

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there wasn't a single soul

non c'era anima viva

there wasn't a soul there

non c'era anima viva

there wasn't a sound to be heard

non si sentiva volare una mosca

I wasn't born yesterday inf

non sono nato ieri

Translations for wasn't in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ero distratto

I wasn't paying attention

come se non bastasse

as if that wasn't enough

non sono nato ieri

I wasn't born yesterday

non c'era un cane fig inf

there wasn't a living soul

gli ho telefonato, ma non l'ho trovato

I called him, but he wasn't there

wasn't Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there wasn't a single soul

non c'era anima viva

there wasn't a sound to be heard

non si sentiva volare una mosca

there wasn't a soul there

non c'era anima viva

I wasn't born yesterday inf

non sono nato ieri

I called him, but he wasn't there

gli ho telefonato, ma non l'ho trovato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I wasn't going to, ahem, chicken out though.

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Attempts were made to remedy technical problems, but the effect wasn't convincing enough, and the ghost was decommissioned after a few months.

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Even though our service team wasn't able to replicate the issue with the door handles as described, we replaced all the handles anyway.

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It was police responding to a burglar alarm, which wasn't at their house, but across the street.

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I wasn't exactly a night owl, but they went to bed way before my bedtime.

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He also left behind information indicating the four-cylinder 407 wasn't a regular production model, but built to customer order in a variety of body styles.

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The safety catch wasn't on, police said.

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Only the audience in this case wasn't a clutch of cinema-goers or theatre buffs.

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And it wasn't done shyly it was the most self-righteous platform ever in the history of popular music.

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He was the interpreter, and they pretended he wasn't there.

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