met in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for met in the English»Italian Dictionary

met [Brit mɛt, Am mɛt] VB pt, pp

met → meet II, III

Met [Brit mɛt, Am mɛt] N inf

1. Met (in GB) short for Metropolitan Police

Met

la polizia di Londra a esclusione della zona della City

2. Met Am short for Metropolitan Museum

Met

Metropolitan Museum m

3. Met Am short for Metropolitan Opera Company

Met

compagnia f del Metropolitan

hail-fellow-well-met [Am ˌheɪlˌfɛləˌwɛlˈmɛt] ADJ

to be hail-fellow-well-met

essere molto cordiale

he's a bit too hail-fellow-well-met

è un po' troppo cordiale

I.meet¹ [Brit miːt, Am mit] N

1. meet SPORTS:

meet

riunione f

meet

raduno m

meet

incontro m

2. meet Brit HUNT:

meet

= raduno di cacciatori prima di una battuta di caccia

II.meet¹ <pt/pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB trans

1. meet (encounter):

meet person

incontrare

meet team

incontrare, affrontare

meet opponent, enemy

affrontare

to meet each other

incontrarsi

to meet one's death fig

trovare la morte

2. meet (make acquaintance of):

meet person

conoscere, fare la conoscenza di

“pleased to meet you!”

“piacere (di conoscerla)!”

Paul, meet my boss, Janet (as introduction)

Paul ti presento il mio capo, Janet

have you met Mr Roberts? (at gathering)

hai già fatto la conoscenza del signor Roberts?

3. meet (greet):

meet (await)

aspettare, attendere

meet (fetch) person

andare a prendere

she went to the airport to meet them

andò a prenderli all'aeroporto

I'll be there to meet you

sarò lì ad aspettarti

to meet sb off Brit or at Am the bus, plane

aspettare qn alla fermata dell'autobus, all'aeroporto

4. meet (come into contact with):

meet hand: hand

toccare

meet line: line

incontrare, incrociare

his eyes met hers

il suo sguardo incontrò quello di lei or i loro sguardi si incrociarono

he couldn't meet her eye

non riusciva a sostenere il suo sguardo

an incredible sight met her eye

un incredibile spettacolo si presentò alla sua vista

5. meet (fulfil):

meet demand, criteria, conditions

soddisfare

meet order

eseguire

meet needs

provvedere a, rispondere a

meet bills

pagare, saldare

meet costs, debts, overheads

fare fronte a

meet loss

compensare

meet obligations, commitments

fare onore a, fare fronte a

6. meet (rise to):

meet standards

rispondere a

meet challenge

essere all'altezza di

7. meet (respond to):

meet criticism

controbattere

meet accusation, objection

rispondere a

III.meet¹ <pt/pp met> [Brit miːt, Am mit] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (come together) people:

incontrarsi

meet teams, armies:

affrontarsi, scontrarsi

meet committee, group, parliament: (for discussion)

incontrarsi, riunirsi (to do per fare)

meet cars:

incrociarsi

the two cars, trains met head-on

le due auto, i due treni si scontrarono frontalmente

to meet again people:

rivedersi or incontrarsi ancora

goodbye, till we meet again!

arrivederci! alla prossima volta!

2. meet (make acquaintance):

meet people:

fare conoscenza, conoscersi

3. meet (come into contact):

meet hands, lips:

toccarsi

meet roads, lines, eyes:

incontrarsi, incrociarsi

IV.meet¹ [Brit miːt, Am mit]

there's more to this than meets the eye

c'è sotto più di quanto appaia or c'è sotto qualcos'altro

there's more to him than meets the eye

ha delle qualità nascoste

to make ends meet

sbarcare il lunario or fare quadrare i conti

meet² [Brit miːt, Am mit] ADJ arch

meet

conveniente

meet

appropriato

it is meet that …

è opportuno che …

I.meet with VB [miːt -] (meet with [sb])

meet with person, delegation:

meet with

incontrarsi con

II.meet with VB [miːt -] (meet with [sth])

meet with difficulties, opposition

incontrare

meet with criticism

sollevare

meet with suspicion

destare, generare

meet with success

riscuotere, trovare, raccogliere

meet with approval

incontrare

meet with praise

ricevere

meet with failure

subire

he met with misfortune, an accident

fu colpito dalla sventura, ebbe un incidente

his ideas, comments met with no response

le sue idee, i suoi commenti non hanno avuto nessun riscontro

to be met with silence, shouts

essere accolto da

to be met with disapproval

incontrare, andare incontro a

to be met with anger

suscitare

Met Office [Brit ˈmɛt ˌɒfɪs] N

Met Office (in GB) short for Meteorological Office

Met Office

ufficio incaricato di diffondere i bollettini meteorologici

See also Meteorological Office

Meteorological Office [ˌmiːtɪərəˈlɒdʒɪklˌɒfɪs, -ˌɔːfɪs] N (in GB)

Meteorological Office

= ufficio incaricato di diffondere i bollettini meteorologici

meet up VB [miːt -] inf

meet up

incontrarsi

meet up

trovarsi

to meet up with inf friend

incontrare

they met up with each other at the theatre

si incontrarono a teatro

athletics meet, track meet Brit Am N

athletics meet

meeting d'atletica

Translations for met in the Italian»English Dictionary

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le due auto si scontrarono frontalmente

the two cars met head-on

met in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for met in the English»Italian Dictionary

met [met] VB intr, trans

met pt of meet

See also meet

I.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB trans

1. meet:

meet (encounter)

incontrare

meet (intentionally)

incontrarsi con

meet (for first time)

conoscere

to arrange to meet sb

decidere di vedersi con qu

2. meet (collect):

meet at train station, airport

andare a prendere

3. meet (confront):

meet opponent

incontrare

meet problem

affrontare

4. meet (fulfill):

meet

fare al caso

meet cost

sostenere

meet demand

soddisfare

meet obligation

rispettare

II.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (encounter)

incontrarsi

meet (intentionally)

trovarsi

meet (for first time)

conocersi

to arrange to meet

decidere di vedersi

2. meet (join):

meet lines

incontrarsi

meet rivers

confluire

3. meet SPORTS:

meet

incontrarsi

III.meet <met, met> [mi:t] N (sporting event)

meet

riunione f

a track meet

una riunione di atletica

Met N

1. Met → Metropolitan Museum of Art (in New York)

Met

Metropolitan m Museum of Art (a New York)

2. Met → Metropolitan Opera House (in New York)

Met

Metropolitan Opera House f (a New York)

hail-fellow(-well-met) N

hail-fellow(-well-met)

(troppo) cordiale

I.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB trans

1. meet:

meet (encounter)

incontrare

meet (intentionally)

incontrarsi con

meet (for first time)

conoscere

to arrange to meet sb

decidere di vedersi con qu

2. meet (collect):

meet at train station, airport

andare a prendere

3. meet (confront):

meet opponent

incontrare

meet problem

affrontare

4. meet (fulfill):

meet

fare al caso

meet cost

sostenere

meet demand

soddisfare

meet obligation

rispettare

II.meet <met, met> [mi:t] VB intr

1. meet:

meet (encounter)

incontrarsi

meet (intentionally)

trovarsi

meet (for first time)

conocersi

to arrange to meet

decidere di vedersi

2. meet (join):

meet lines

incontrarsi

meet rivers

confluire

3. meet SPORTS:

meet

incontrarsi

III.meet <met, met> [mi:t] N (sporting event)

meet

riunione f

a track meet

una riunione di atletica

meet with VB trans insep

meet with

incontrarsi con

to meet with success

avere successo

to meet force with force

rispondere alla forza con la forza

race meet N, race meeting N

race meet

concorso m ippico

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to have met sb previously

avere già incontrato qu

to meet one's Waterloo

subire una pesante sconfitta dopo una serie di vittorie

Translations for met in the Italian»English Dictionary

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insoddisfatto (-a)

not met

confluire

to meet

met Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it was such a pleasure to meet you

è stato un vero piacere conoscerla

(I'm very) pleased to meet you

(sono molto) lieto di conoscerla

(I'm very) pleased to meet you

piacere!

to meet eyeball to eyeball with sb inf

affrontarsi faccia a faccia con qn

to have met sb previously

avere già incontrato qu

to be met by a blank refusal

trovarsi di fronte ad un totale rifiuto

I met a man with whom I used to work

ho incontrato un signore con il quale lavoravo

to meet a demand for sth

soddisfare le richieste di qn

who did you meet at the movie theater?

chi hai incontrato al cinema?

it's an honor to meet you

molto onorato di fare la Sua conoscenza

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The report was met by skepticism by most others.

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He went to a recruiting office and met all the initial requirements.

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This need is met by the informal organization and its emergent, or unofficial, leaders.

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We all have that friend we met in school or the gym or somewhere we just hit it off right away.

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The request could not be met, because the situation elsewhere in Normandy was becoming more urgent for the defenders.

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The game was met with poor sales figures.

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The requires that every person who is appointed to the public service has met the essential qualifications and requirements established for the position.

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They met to discuss grievances, principally the issue of back pay.

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If standards are met, accredited status is granted by the agency.

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She had not yet met him but, like other writing staffers, had his fanzine concordances on her desk.

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