away in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for away in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADV Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.). - Away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense: if away does not change the basic meaning of the verb, only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = russava; if away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.

1. away (not present, gone):

to be away

essere via, essere assente (from da)

to be away SCHOOL

essere assente (from da)

to be away (on business trip)

essere in trasferta

I'll be away (for) two weeks

starò via (per) due settimane

to be away on vacation, on business

essere in vacanza, via per affari

to be away from home

essere lontano or via da casa

I'll have to be away by 10

dovrò andare via entro le 10

she's away in Paris

è a Parigi

she's away at a conference

è via per una conferenza

2. away (distant in space):

3 km, 50 m away

a 3 km, 50 m (di distanza)

10 cm away from the edge

a 10 cm dal bordo

a weekend away in the country

un week-end in campagna

I hate to be away from home

odio essere lontano da casa

far away

lontano

away with you!

ma va'!

3. away (distant in time):

London is two hours away

Londra è a due ore da qui

my birthday is two months away

il mio compleanno è tra due mesi

the election, the exam is only days away

mancano solo pochi giorni all'elezione, all'esame

4. away (in the opposite direction):

to shuffle, crawl away

andarsene strascicando i piedi, arrancando

5. away (for emphasis):

away back in 1920

nel lontano 1920

away over the other side of the lake

sull'altra riva del lago

6. away SPORTS:

away play, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

II.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADJ

1. away SPORTS:

away goal, match, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

the away team

la squadra che gioca fuori casa

2. away Brit (drunk) inf:

to be well away

essere partito

III.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ]

to be away with the fairies inf

non esserci con la testa

sling away VB [slɪŋ -] inf (sling [sth] away, sling away [sth])

sling away object:

sling away

sbarazzarsi di, buttare

sign away VB [sʌɪn -] (sign away [sth], sign [sth] away)

sign away rights, inheritance:

sign away

rinunciare per iscritto a

pound away VB [paʊnd -] (pound away at [sth])

1. pound away (strike hard):

pound away piano

pestare su

she was pounding away at the typewriter

stava battendo furiosamente a macchina

2. pound away (work doggedly):

pound away novel, report

lavorare sodo a

I.peel away VB [piːl -] (peel away)

peel away paper, plastic:

staccarsi, scollarsi

peel away paint:

staccarsi, scrostarsi, sfaldarsi

peel away skin:

esfoliarsi, squamarsi

II.peel away VB [piːl -] (peel away [sth], peel [sth] away)

peel away layer, paper

staccare, scollare

peel away plastic

togliere, staccare

cast away VB [kɑːst -] (cast away [sth], cast [sth] away)

cast away old clothes, objects

buttare, gettare via

cast away cares, inhibitions

liberarsi di

to be cast away (shipwrecked)

essere naufragato

flick away VB [flɪk -] (flick [sth] away, flick away [sth])

flick away (with finger)

levare, togliere (con un colpo delle dita)

flick away (with tail, object)

scacciare via

I.turn away VB [təːn -] (turn away)

turn away

voltarsi, girare la testa

to turn away in disgust, horror

voltarsi, distogliere lo sguardo con disgusto, orrore

II.turn away VB [təːn -] (turn [sth] away, turn away [sth])

turn away head

voltare, girare

turn away torch

girare

III.turn away VB [təːn -] (turn [sb] away, turn away [sb])

turn away spectator, applicant

rifiutare, respingere, mandare via

turn away salesman, caller

non fare entrare

turn away beggar

mandare via, cacciare

I was turned away from the Ritz

non mi hanno fatto entrare al Ritz

I.stow away VB [stəʊ -] (stow away)

stow away passenger, escapee:

stow away

viaggiare da clandestino

II.stow away VB [stəʊ -] (stow [sth] away, stow away [sth])

stow away baggage

riporre

stow away provisions, ropes

stivare

stow away sail

ammainare

prise away VB [prʌɪz -]

to prise sb away from fig TV, work

staccare qn da

away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for away in the English»Italian Dictionary

away [ə·ˈweɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

10 miles away

a 10 miglia

as far away as possible

il più lontano possibile

to be miles away fig

non prestare attenzione

2. away (absent):

away

via

to be away on vacation

essere in vacanza

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

right away!

subito!

4. away (continuously):

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione

I.burn away VB intr

burn away forest

bruciare

burn away candle

consumarsi

II.burn away VB trans

burn away

bruciare

I.draw away VB intr

1. draw away (move off):

draw away

allontanarsi

2. draw away (move ahead):

to draw away from sb

portarsi in vantaggio su qn

3. draw away (move away):

draw away

allontanarsi

II.draw away VB trans

draw away

allontanare

break away VB intr

break away

staccarsi

break away

allontanarsi

break away

rompere gli ormeggi

break away POL faction, region

scindersi

cut away VB trans

cut away

tagliare via

lay away VB trans

1. lay away (save):

lay away

mettere da parte

2. lay away (at department store):

lay away

tenere da parte

shut away VB trans

shut away

rinchiudere

to shut oneself away

rinchiudersi

I.send away VB intr

to send away for sth

richiedere (per posta)

II.send away VB trans

1. send away (dismiss):

send away

mandare via

2. send away (send to another place):

send away

mandare

I.keep away VB intr

keep away

stare alla larga

keep medicines away from children

tenere i medicinali fuori della portata dei bambini

he can't keep away from it

non riesce a staccarsene

keep away!

non avvicinarti!

II.keep away VB trans always sep

keep away

tenere lontano

away game N

away game

partita f fuori casa

away Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to peter away [or out] trail, track, path

perdersi

to be carried away (by sth) (be overcome by)

lasciarsi sopraffare (da qc)

he can't keep away from it

non riesce a staccarsene

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

to pound away on a piano

strimpellare il pianoforte

to be a stone's throw (away)

essere a un tiro di schioppo

to write away for sth brochures, information

scrivere per chiedere qc

to let oneself be carried away

lasciarsi trasportare (da impulso)

you [or we] [or he] [or she] must do it right away!

bisogna farlo subito!

to be far away (from sth)

distare (da qc)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His wife finally made him end expansion of the collection by imploring him to stop giving away our daughter's whole inheritance.

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Very small regions will shrink away due to the energy cost in maintaining an interface between two dissimilar component materials.

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Despite being given a home with happy children and suchlike, he ran away from this for the life he's always known.

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The steersman reported no response to his wheel as the lower rudder cables had been torn away.

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Radiation pressure from the star will push the dust particles away into interstellar space over a relatively short timescale.

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There were several factors which preoccupied her over those decades, and took her attention away from publishing her own work.

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Over many years, realtors, the local newspaper, private pre-schools, and the rumor mill have steered middle class families away from the public schools.

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An ocean away, a drone flies over enemy territory, cut off from its remote pilot by a satellite communication link that has gone kaput.

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Within the market portfolio, asset specific risk will be diversified away to the extent possible.

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Will it involve crazed zombies, who eat away at flesh?

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