English as a Foreign Language in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for English as a Foreign Language in the English»Italian Dictionary

English as a Foreign Language [ˌɪŋɡlɪʃəzəˈfɒrənˌlæŋɡwɪdʒ, -ˈfɔːr-] N

English as a Foreign Language

inglese m come lingua straniera

Translations for English as a Foreign Language in the English»Italian Dictionary

English as a Second Language

inglese m come seconda lingua

Translations for English as a Foreign Language in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as

come

as you can see, I am very busy

come puoi vedere, sono molto occupato

as you know

come sai

as usual

come di solito or come al solito

as is usual in such cases

come accade abitualmente

do as I say

fai come ti dico

as I see it

per come la vedo io or secondo me

as I understand it

a quanto ho capito

he likes reading, as I do

gli piace leggere, come a me

loving Rome as I do, I couldn't bear to live anywhere else

Roma mi piace così tanto che non potrei vivere da nessun'altra parte

knowing you as I do, I can't advise you

per quel che ti conosco non ti posso dare consigli

knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree

conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai

the street as it looked in the 1930s

la strada così com'era negli anni trenta

as often happens

come spesso accade

just as he dislikes the theatre, so too does he dislike opera

così come detesta il teatro, detesta anche l'opera

as he lived, so did he die

è morto come ha vissuto

he lives abroad, as does his sister

vive all'estero, come sua sorella

clad as he was only in a towel, he did not want to answer the door

poiché aveva solo un asciugamano addosso, non volle andare ad aprire la porta

leave it as it is

lascialo così com'è

I'm overworked as it is

sono già sovraccarico di lavoro così

we're in enough trouble as it is

siamo già abbastanza nei guai così

“as is” COMM

“così com'è”

I bought the apartment as it was

ho comprato l'appartamento così com'era

as one man to another

da uomo a uomo

as with so many people in the 1960s, she…

come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei…

as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized

come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato

as it were

per così dire

as you were! MIL

riposo!

two is to four as four is to eight MATH

due sta a quattro come quattro sta a otto

2. as:

as (while, when)

mentre

as (over more gradual period of time)

man mano che, via via che

he came in as she was coming down the stairs

entrò mentre lei stava scendendo le scale

use it as the need arises

usalo quando ce n'è necessità

as she grew older, she grew richer

con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricca

as a child, he…

da bambino, lui…

3. as (because, since):

as

siccome, poiché, dato che

as you were out, I left a note

dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto

as she is sick, she cannot go out

siccome è malata, non può uscire

4. as (although):

strange as it may seem, she never returned

sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai

comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive

per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara

try as he might, he could not forget it

per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare

much as I like you, I have to say that …

sebbene tu mi piaccia, devo dire che …

be that as it may

sia come sia

5. as:

the same… as

lo stesso… che

I've got a jacket the same as yours

ho una giacca come la tua

the same man as I saw last week

lo stesso uomo che ho visto la settimana scorsa

the same as always

come sempre

he works for the same company as me

lavora per la stessa società per cui lavoro io

6. as (expressing purpose):

so as to do

per fare

he left early so as to be on time

andò via presto per essere puntuale

she opened the door quietly so as not to wake him

aprì piano la porta in modo da non svegliarlo

7. as:

as and when as and when the passengers arrive

nel momento in cui i passeggeri arrivano

as and when the need arises

nel momento in cui ci sarà la necessità

as and when you want

quando e come vuoi

8. as:

as if

come se

it' s not as if she hadn't been warned!

non è che non sia stata avvertita!

he looked at me as if to say “I told you so”

mi guardò come per dire “te l'avevo detto”

it looks as if we've lost

sembra che abbiamo perso

as if by accident, magic

come per caso, per magia

as if I cared!

come se me ne importasse qualcosa!

II.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

1. as (in order to appear to be):

as

come

as

da

to be dressed as a sailor

essere vestito da marinaio

disguised as a clown

mascherato da clown

in the book he is portrayed as a victim

nel libro viene presentato come una vittima

2. as (showing function, status):

as

come, in qualità di

he works as a pilot, an engineer

lavora come pilota, ingegnere

a job as a teacher

un posto di insegnante

she has a reputation as a tough businesswoman

ha la reputazione di tenace donna d'affari

speaking as his closest friend, I…

parlando come suo migliore amico, io…

I like her as a person, but not as an artist

mi piace come persona, ma non come artista

my rights as a parent

i miei diritti di genitore

film as an art form

il cinema come forma d'arte

as a lexicographer, he has a special interest in words

come lessicografo, ha un interesse particolare per le parole

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien CINE, THEAT

con Lauren Bacall nella parte di Vivien

3. as (other uses):

to treat sb as an equal

trattare qn come un proprio pari

he was quoted as saying that …

avrebbe detto che …

it came as a shock to learn that …

è stato un vero shock sapere che …

think of it as an opportunity to meet new people

considerala come un'opportunità per incontrare gente nuova

4. as:

as against

contro, in confronto a

75% this year as against 35% last year

il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

5. as:

as for

quanto a, riguardo a

as for the children

per quanto riguarda i bambini

as for him, he can go to hell! inf

quanto a lui, può andare al diavolo!

6. as:

as from, as of

a partire da

as from or of now, April

a partire da adesso, da aprile

as of yet

fino ad ora, sinora

7. as:

as such

come, in quanto tale

he doesn't believe in religion as such

non crede nella religione in quanto tale

they are your equals and should be treated as such

sono tuoi pari e dovrebbero essere trattati come tali

8. as:

as to

quanto a, riguardo a

this gave them no clue as to his motives, as to his whereabouts

questo non fornì loro alcun indizio sul movente, sulla sua posizione

III.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

as… as…

così… come…, tanto… quanto…

he is as intelligent as you

è intelligente come te

he is not as or so intelligent as you

non è intelligente come te

he's just as intelligent as you

è intelligente esattamente come te

she can't walk as fast as she used to

non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo

as fast as you can

il più velocemente possibile

he's twice as strong as me

è due volte più forte di me or ha il doppio della mia forza

it's not as good as all that

non è così, stai esagerando

I paid as much as she did

ho pagato tanto quanto lei

as much as possible

il più possibile

as little as possible

il meno possibile

as soon as possible

il più presto or prima possibile

not nearly as much as

non si avvicina neanche a or molto meno di

not as often

non così spesso

their profits are down by as much as 30%

i loro guadagni sono diminuiti ben del 30%

the population may increase by as much as 20%

l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20% or la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%

as many as 10, 000 people attended the demonstration

ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione

by day as well as by night

di giorno come di notte

she can play the piano as well as her sister

suona il piano bene come sua sorella

they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris

hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi

as well as being a poet, he is a novelist

oltre ad essere un poeta, è anche un romanziere

2. as (expressing similarity):

as

come

as before, she…

come prima, lei…

they tried to carry on as before

provarono a continuare come prima

I thought as much!

era come pensavo!

V as in Victor

V come Victor

as² <pl asses> [Brit as, Am æs] N (ancient Roman coin)

as

asse m

language [Brit ˈlaŋɡwɪdʒ, Am ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ] N

1. language U (system):

language

linguaggio m

the development of language

lo sviluppo del linguaggio

2. language (of a particular nation):

language

lingua f

the English language

la lingua inglese

3. language U (words used by a particular group):

language

linguaggio m also COMPUT

formal, legal language

linguaggio formale, giuridico

bad or strong or foul language

linguaggio volgare

mind your language!

bada a come parli!

don't use that language with me!

non usare questo linguaggio con me!

to speak the same language

parlare la stessa lingua

I.English [Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ] ADJ

English town, custom, food, economy, etc.:

English

inglese

II.English [Brit ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, Am ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃ] N

1. English (language):

English

inglese m

the King's or Queen's English

il King's or Queen's English (varietà più corretta dell'inglese britannico)

the King's or Queen's English before n (of English) teacher, exam, course

di inglese

the King's or Queen's English (into English) translation

in inglese

2. English:

the English + verbo pl

gli inglesi

3. English Am (in billiards):

english

effetto m

foreign [Brit ˈfɒrɪn, Am ˈfɔrən] ADJ

1. foreign:

foreign country, company, trade

estero

foreign investment, travel

all'estero

foreign imports

dall'estero

in foreign parts

all'estero

on the foreign market

sul mercato estero

2. foreign (alien, unknown):

foreign concept, idea

estraneo (to a)

a² <davanti a vocale o “h” muta an [ən, æn]> [Brit ə, eɪ, Am eɪ, ə] ART art indef

a

un, uno, una

a.m. [Brit eɪˈɛm, Am ˌeɪˈɛm] ADV

a.m. → ante meridiem

three a.m.

le tre (del mattino)

a/c N

a/c → account

a/c

c.to (conto)

See also account

I.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] N

1. account (money held at bank):

account ADMIN, ECON

conto m (at, with a, presso)

to open, close an account

aprire, chiudere un conto

in my, his account

sul mio, suo conto

I'd like to know the balance on my account

vorrei sapere qual è il saldo del mio conto

2. account:

account COMM (credit arrangement)

conto m

account COMPUT (with an Internet provider)

account m

to have an account at a shop

avere un conto aperto presso un negozio

an account with the baker

un conto dal panettiere

to charge sth to, put sth on sb's account

addebitare, mettere qc sul conto di qn

on account (as part payment)

in acconto

£100 on account and the rest in May

100 sterline in, di acconto e il resto a maggio

to settle an account

saldare un conto

to settle accounts fig

fare, regolare i conti

3. account ADMIN (client):

account

cliente m

the Fiat account

il cliente Fiat

4. account (financial record):

account

rendiconto m (finanziario)

5. account (bill):

account

fattura f

electricity account

bolletta della luce

6. account Brit (on the stock exchange):

the account

il termine

7. account (consideration):

to take sth into account, to take account of sth

prendere qc in considerazione, tener conto di qc

to fail to take sth into account

trascurare qc or non tenere conto di qc

this aspect has not been taken into account

questo aspetto non è stato preso in considerazione

8. account (description):

account

resoconto m

account

relazione f

to give an account of sth

fare un resoconto di qc

for his account of what happened

secondo il suo resoconto di quanto accaduto, secondo la sua versione dei fatti

by all accounts, from all accounts

a quanto si dice, a detta di tutti

by his own account

a sentire lui stesso

9. account:

to call, bring sb to account (bring to book)

chiedere conto a qn

she was called, brought to account for these complaints, for failing to finish the job

fu chiamata a rendere conto di queste lamentele, del fatto che non avesse or di non aver terminato il lavoro

10. account (impression):

to give a good account of oneself

dare buona prova di sé (in in)

they gave a good account of themselves in the match

hanno fornito una buona prova nella partita

11. account (indicating reason):

on account of sth, sb

a causa, per via di qc, qn

on this, that account

per questo, quel motivo

on no account

per nessuna ragione

on no account must you open the door

non devi aprire la porta per nessun motivo!

on my, his account

a causa mia, sua

don't change the date on my account!

non cambiare la data per me, a causa mia!

12. account (advantage, benefit):

on my, his account

a mio, suo vantaggio

don't come on my account!

non venire apposta per me!

she was worried on her own account

era preoccupata per se stessa

to act on one's own account

agire di propria iniziativa

to set up business on one's own account

mettersi in proprio

to put, turn sth to (good) account

trarre profitto da qc

13. account (importance):

to be of little account, some account

essere di poco conto, di una certa importanza (to sb per qn)

it's of no account to them whether he's dead or alive

non ha nessuna importanza per loro che sia vivo o morto

II.accounts N npl

1. accounts ADMIN (records):

accounts

contabilità f

accounts

scritture f contabili

to keep the accounts

tenere la contabilità

the party accounts

la contabilità del partito

the accounts show a profit

i conti indicano un profitto, un utile

the accounts show a profit before n staff

contabile

the accounts show a profit department

contabilità

2. accounts (department):

accounts

reparto m contabilità

accounts

contabilità f

III.account [Brit əˈkaʊnt, Am əˈkaʊnt] VB trans form (regard as)

account

considerare

account

ritenere

he was accounted a genius

era considerato un genio

A/D ADJ

A/D → analogue-digital

A/D

analogico-digitale

English as a Foreign Language in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for English as a Foreign Language in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.as [əz, stressed: æz] PREP

as

da

dressed as a clown

vestito da clown

the king, as such

il re come tale

as a baby, I was …

da bambino io ero …

to use sth as a lever

utilizzare qc come leva

II.as [əz, stressed: æz] CONJ

1. as (in comparison):

as

come

the same name as sth/sb

lo stesso nome di qc/qn

as fast as sth/sb

(così) rapido come qc/qn

to eat as much as sb

mangiare (tanto) quanto qn

as soon as possible

il più presto possibile

2. as (like):

as

(così) come

as it is

così com'è

I came as promised

son venuto, come promesso

she was dressed just as he was

era vestita esattamente come lui

as if it were true

come se fosse vero

3. as (because):

as

poiché

as he is here, I'm going

visto che c'è lui, io vado

4. as (while):

as

mentre

5. as (although):

as nice as the day is, …

per quanto sia una bella giornata …

try as I might, I couldn't

malgrado tutti gli sforzi, non ho potuto

Phrases:

as far as (to the extent that)

fino a

as far as (concerning)

quanto a

as for her/him/me/them …

quanto a lei/lui/me/loro …

III.as [əz, stressed: æz] ADV

as well

anche

as long as

purché +subj

as much as

tanto quanto

as soon as

non appena

language [ˈlæŋ·gwɪdʒ] N

1. language (system of communication):

language

linguaggio m

bad language

parolacce f pl

formal/spoken/written language

lingua formale/orale/scritta

2. language (of particular community):

language

lingua f

native language

madrelingua f

the English language

la lingua inglese

3. language (jargon):

language

linguaggio m

computer programming language

linguaggio di programmazione informatica

legal language

gergo m giuridico

Phrases:

to speak the same language

parlare la stessa lingua

I.English [ˈɪŋ·glɪʃ] N inv

1. English (language):

English

inglese m

2. English pl (people):

the English

gli inglesi

II.English [ˈɪŋ·glɪʃ] ADJ

English

inglese

a movie in English

un film in inglese

an English class

una lezione di inglese

foreign [ˈfɔ:·rɪn] ADJ

1. foreign (from another country):

foreign

straniero, -a

foreign soil form

terra f straniera

2. foreign (involving other countries):

foreign

estero, -a

foreign relations

rapporti m pl con l'estero

foreign trade

commercio m estero

3. foreign (unknown, uncharacteristic):

foreign

estraneo, -a

to be foreign to sb

essere estraneo a qu

to be foreign to one's nature

non fare parte della natura di qu

4. foreign (not belonging):

foreign

estraneo, -a

a foreign body

un corpo estraneo

a/c [ˌeɪ·ˈsi:]

1. a/c → account

a/c

c.to

2. a/c → air conditioning

a/c

aria f condizionata

See also air conditioning, account

air conditioning N

air conditioning

climatizzazione f

I.account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] N

1. account (with bank):

account

conto m

2. account (bill):

account

fattura f

to settle an account

saldare un conto

3. account pl (financial records):

account

contabilità f

to keep accounts

tenere la contabilità

to keep an account of sth

tenere il conto di qc

4. account (customer):

account

cliente mf

5. account (description):

account

resoconto m

an account of sth

un resoconto di qc

to give an account of sth

fare un resoconto di qc

by all accounts

a dire di tutti

by her own account

a quanto dice lei stessa

6. account (consideration):

to take sth into account

prendere [o tenere] in considerazione qc

to take no account of sth

non tener conto di qc

on account of sth

a causa di qc

on no account

in nessun caso

7. account form (importance):

of little/no account

di poca/nessuna importanza

8. account (responsibility):

account

responsabilità f

on one's own account

per conto proprio

on sb's account

per conto di qn

Phrases:

to be called to account (for sth)

dover rendere conto di qc

to settle accounts with sb

regolare i conti con qn

to turn sth to account

trarre profitto da qc

II.account [ə·ˈkaʊnt] VB trans form

account

considerare

a.

a. abbreviation of answer

a.

risposta

See also answer

I.answer [ˈæn·sɚ] N

1. answer (reply):

answer

risposta f

in answer to your question

in risposta alla tua domanda

I called but there was no answer

ho chiamato, ma non hanno risposto

the short answer is ‘no’

in poche parole: no

2. answer (solution):

answer

soluzione f

3. answer LAW:

answer

replica f

4. answer (equivalent):

to be the French answer to the Beatles

essere la risposta francese ai Beatles

II.answer [ˈæn·sɚ] VB trans

1. answer (respond to):

answer

rispondere a

to answer the telephone

rispondere al telefono

to answer the door

andare ad aprire la porta

2. answer (fit, suit):

answer description

rispondere a

answer need

soddisfare

answer prayers

esaudire

III.answer [ˈæn·sɚ] VB intr

answer

rispondere

a [ə, stressed: eɪ] indef art before consonant, an [ən, stressed: æn] before vowel

1. a (in general):

a

un, uno, una

a car

un'automobile

a house

una casa

in a day or two

in un paio di giorni

2. a (not translated):

do you have a car?

hai la macchina?

he is an American

è americano

she is a teacher

è insegnante

a hundred days

cento giorni

3. a (to express prices, rates):

$2 a dozen

2 dollari la dozzina

$6 a week

6 dollari a settimana

4. a (before person's name):

a Mr. Robinson

un certo sig. Robinson

A.M. [ˌeɪ·ˈem], a.m.

A.M. abbreviation of ante meridiem

A.M.

a.m.

A, a [eɪ] N

1. A (letter):

A

A, a f o m inv

A as in Abel

A come Ancona

to get from A to B

andare da un posto all'altro

from A to Z

dalla A alla Z

2. A MUS (note):

A

la m

3. A SCHOOL:

A

voto massimo