Osten in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for Osten in the English»Italian Dictionary

Ostend [Brit ɒˈstɛnd, Am ɔˈstɛnd, ɑˈstɛnd]

Ostend

Ostenda f

osteoid [Brit ˈɒstɪɔɪd, Am ˈɑstiˌɔɪd] ADJ

osteoid

osteoide

osteoma <pl osteomas, osteomata> [ˌɒstɪˈəʊmə] N

osteoma

osteoma m

I.fasten on VB [ˈfɑːs(ə)n -] (fasten on)

fasten on lid, handle:

fasten on

attaccarsi

II.fasten on VB [ˈfɑːs(ə)n -] (fasten [sth] on)

fasten on lid, handle:

fasten on

attaccare

III.fasten on VB [ˈfɑːs(ə)n -] (fasten on [sth]) fig

fasten on idea:

fasten on

mettersi in testa

he fastened on the idea of escaping

si è messo in testa l'idea di evadere

moth-eaten [Brit, Am ˈmɔθˌitn] ADJ

1. moth-eaten (shabby):

moth-eaten

logoro

2. moth-eaten (damaged by moths):

moth-eaten

tarlato

moth-eaten

tarmato

often [Brit ˈɒf(ə)n, ˈɒft(ə)n, Am ˈɔf(t)ən, ˈɑf(t)ən] ADV

often

spesso

often

sovente

very, so, too, less often

molto, così, troppo, meno spesso

more and more often

sempre più spesso

as often as not, more often than not

il più delle volte

it's not often you see that

non si vede spesso (una cosa simile)

you'll often find that …

troverai spesso che …

how often do you meet?

quanto spesso vi incontrate? ogni quanto vi vedete?

how often do the planes depart?

ogni quanto partono gli aerei? con quale frequenza partono gli aerei?

an often-repeated remark

un'osservazione spesso ripetuta

it cannot be said too often that …

non sarà mai ripetuto abbastanza che …

once too often

una volta di troppo

every so often (in time)

di quando in quando

every so often (in distance, space)

qua e là

worm-eaten [Brit, Am ˈwərm ˌitn] ADJ

worm-eaten fruit

bacato

worm-eaten wood

tarlato

Sten gun [Brit stɛn, Am ˈstɛn ˌɡən] N

Sten gun

sten m

paten [Brit ˈpat(ə)n, Am ˈpætn] N

paten

patena f

eaten [Brit ˈiːt(ə)n, Am ˈitn] VB pp

eaten → eat

See also eat

I.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Brit iːt, Am it] VB trans

1. eat (consume) person, animal:

eat cake, food, snack

mangiare

eat meal

consumare

I don't eat meat

non mangio carne

to eat (one's) breakfast

fare colazione

to eat (one's) lunch

fare pranzo or pranzare

to eat (one's) dinner

fare cena, cenare

I ate lunch in town

ho pranzato in città

to eat sth for lunch, dinner

mangiare qc per pranzo, cena

to eat oneself sick inf

rimpinzarsi fino alla nausea (on di)

it's not fit to eat (poisonous)

è velenoso or non è buono da mangiare

it's not fit to eat (inedible)

non è commestibile

it looks too good to eat

ha un aspetto troppo bello per essere mangiato

she looks good enough to eat!

è così bella che me la mangerei!

to eat one's way through a whole cake

mangiare una torta intera

to eat sb, sth alive person, piranha, mosquitoes:

divorare qn, qc

she'll eat you alive! inf seductress:

ti mangerà vivo! ti divorerà!

don't be afraid, I won't eat you!

non aver paura, non ti mangio

to eat one's words fig

rimangiarsi la propria parola

2. eat (guzzle) inf car:

eat petrol

consumare, bere

3. eat (worry):

eat inf

rodere

eat inf

preoccupare

what's eating you?

che cosa ti preoccupa?

II.eat <pt ate, pp eaten> [Brit iːt, Am it] VB intr

1. eat (take food):

eat

mangiare

to eat from or out of plate, bowl

mangiare in

I'll soon have him eating out of my hand fig

presto lo avrò in pugno or farò di lui quello che voglio

2. eat (have a meal):

eat

mangiare, consumare i pasti

I never eat in the canteen

non mangio mai in mensa

we eat at six

ceniamo alle sei

III.eat [Brit iːt, Am it]

eat your heart out!

roditi il fegato!

to eat sb out of house and home

svuotare la dispensa a qn

Osten in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Osten in the English»Italian Dictionary

often [ˈɑ:f·ən] ADV

often

spesso

we often go there

ci andiamo spesso

as often as not

il più delle volte

every so often

di tanto in tanto

how often?

ogni quanto?

it's not often that …

non accade di frequente che … +subj

more often than not

il più delle volte

worm-eaten [ˈwɜ:rm·ˌi:·tən] ADJ

worm-eaten beam, table, wood

tarlato, -a

worm-eaten fruit

bacato, -a

worm-eaten cloth

tarmato, -a

moth-eaten [ˈmɑ:θ·ˌi:·tn] ADJ

moth-eaten

tarmato, -a

eaten [ˈi:·t̬ən] VB

eaten pp of eat

See also eat

I.eat <ate, eaten> [i:t] VB trans

eat

mangiare

to eat breakfast

fare colazione

to eat lunch/dinner

pranzare/cenare

to eat one's fill

mangiare a sazietà

Phrases:

eat your heart out!

mangiati il fegato!

to eat one's words

rimangiarsi ciò che si è detto

what is eating him? inf

cos'è che lo rode?

II.eat [i:t] VB intr

eat

mangiare

glisten [ˈglɪ·sn] VB intr

glisten

scintillare

listen in VB intr

listen in

origliare

to listen in on sth

origliare qc

fasten [ˈfæ·sən] VB trans

1. fasten (do up):

fasten dress

allacciare

fasten bag

chiudere

2. fasten (fix securely):

fasten

fissare

to fasten one's seatbelt

allacciare la cintura di sicurezza

Phrases:

to fasten sth onto sth

attacare qc a qc

to fasten one's eyes on sth

fissare lo sguardo su qc

to fasten sth together with paper clip

appuntare qc

to fasten sth together with string

legare qc

chasten [ˈtʃeɪ·sn] VB trans

1. chasten (admonish):

chasten

rimproverare

2. chasten (punish):

chasten

castigare

fasten down VB trans

fasten down

fermare

listen VB

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to listen out for sth (try to hear) inf

ascoltare con attenzione per cercare di sentire un suono atteso

to listen out (try to hear) inf

tendere l´orecchio