are in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for are in the English»Italian Dictionary

are¹ [Brit ɑː, ɛː, Am ɛr, ɑr] 2ª persona sing pres. 1ª, 2ª, 3ª persona pl pres.

are → be

See also be

be <forma in -ing being, pt was, were, pp been> [Brit biː, Am bi] VB intr

1. be:

be

essere

it's me or it's I

sono io

he's a good pupil

è un bravo allievo

2. be (in probability):

if Henry were here

se Henry fosse qui

were it not that…

(se) non fosse che…

were they to know

se dovessero sapere

if I were you

se fossi in te or al tuo posto

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train

se non fosse stato per Frank, avrei perso il treno

3. be (phrases):

so be it

così sia or e sia

be that as it may

sia come sia or comunque sia

as it were

per così dire

even if it were so

anche se fosse così

I preferred it as it was

lo preferivo com'era (prima)

leave it as it is

lascialo com'è

to be or not to be

essere o non essere

let or leave him be

lascialo stare

are² [Brit ɑː, ɛː, Am ɛr, ɑr] N (unit of area)

are

ara f

is [Brit ɪz, Am ɪz] 3ª persona sing pres.

is → be

See also be

be <forma in -ing being, pt was, were, pp been> [Brit biː, Am bi] VB intr

1. be:

be

essere

it's me or it's I

sono io

he's a good pupil

è un bravo allievo

2. be (in probability):

if Henry were here

se Henry fosse qui

were it not that…

(se) non fosse che…

were they to know

se dovessero sapere

if I were you

se fossi in te or al tuo posto

had it not been for Frank, I'd have missed the train

se non fosse stato per Frank, avrei perso il treno

3. be (phrases):

so be it

così sia or e sia

be that as it may

sia come sia or comunque sia

as it were

per così dire

even if it were so

anche se fosse così

I preferred it as it was

lo preferivo com'era (prima)

leave it as it is

lascialo com'è

to be or not to be

essere o non essere

let or leave him be

lascialo stare

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prices are prohibitively high

i prezzi sono proibitivi

the lines are crossed

le linee fanno interferenza

they are largely children

sono soprattutto bambini

there are constant interruptions

ci sono continue interruzioni

they are not unalike

si assomigliano un po'

Translations for are in the Italian»English Dictionary

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ara

are

teodem POL, JOURN

Catholic whose politics are centre-left

are in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for are in the English»Italian Dictionary

are [ɚ, stressed: ɑ:r] VB intr

are → 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?

is [ɪz] VB trans, intr

is 3rd pers sing of to be

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we are all fallible

tutti possono sbagliare

the difficulties are legion

le difficoltà sono innumerevoli

strawberries are plentiful in the summer

d'estate le fragole abbondano

Translations for are in the Italian»English Dictionary

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macché

are you kidding?

quei due sono bene -i

those two are a good match

mi stai prendendo per il sedere? inf

are you pulling my leg?

le ragazze sono in soprannumero rispetto ai ragazzi

there are more girls than boys

to'

here you are

to'! eccoti i soldi!

here you are, here's your money!

are Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

there is/are …

c'è/ci sono…

and what, pray tell, are you doing?

si può sapere, di grazia, cosa stai facendo?

here you are, here you go giving sth

tieni

there is/are

c'è/ci sono

you are taller than she (is)

sei più alto di lei

these are his shoes and those are mine

queste sono le sue scarpe e queste sono le mie

you are not supposed to know that

non lo dovresti sapere

how old are you? — I'm 29

quanti anni hai? — ne ho 29

who are you out to impress tonight?

su chi vuoi far colpo stasera?

the two houses are worth the same

le due case hanno il medesimo valore

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