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in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

bash about VB [baʃ -] VB [baʃ -] (bash [sb] about or around)

bash about person:

bash about bash around
malmenare, maltrattare
in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

I. about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADV About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

1. about (approximately):

about
circa, pressappoco, quasi
it's about the same as yesterday
è pressappoco come ieri
at about 6 pm
alle 18 circa
it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron
= è completamente inutile

2. about (almost):

about
quasi
to be (just) about ready
essere quasi pronto
that seems about right
sembra che vada bene or dovrebbe andar bene
I've had just about enough of her!
ne ho proprio abbastanza di lei!
I've had about as much as I can take!
ne ho abbastanza! non ne posso più!

3. about (in circulation):

there was no-one about
non c'era nessuno in giro
there are few people about
c'è poca gente in giro
there is a lot of food poisoning about
ci sono molti casi di intossicazione alimentare in giro
there's a lot of it about
ce n'è in giro molto or ne circola molto

4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about
essere nei dintorni
she must be somewhere about
deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about
al contrario

II. about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth
un libro, film su qn, qc
to talk about problem, subject
parlare di
what's it about? (of book, film etc.)
di che cosa parla?
it's about…
parla di…
may I ask what it's about?
potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?
I'm ringing about my results
telefono per i miei risultati
it's about my son's report
riguarda la pagella di mio figlio
about your overdraft…
per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

2. about (in the nature of):

there's something weird, sad about him
c'è qualcosa di strano, di triste in lui
there's something about the place that intrigues me
c'è qualcosa in questo posto che mi affascina
what I like about her is
ciò che mi piace di lei è

3. about (bound up with):

business is about profit
negli affari ciò che conta è il profitto
teaching is all about communication
insegnare vuol dire comunicare
that's what life is all about
così è la vita

4. about (occupied with):

to know what one is about
sapere che cosa si fa
mind what you're about! Brit
fa' attenzione a quel che fai!
while you're about it…
già che ci sei…
and be quick about it!
e fai alla svelta!

5. about (around):

to wander, run about the streets
girare, correre per le strade
strewn about the floor
sparpagliati sul pavimento

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?
che ne diresti or dici di un tè?
how about going into town?
che ne diresti di andare in città?
how about it?
che ne dici?
how about you?
e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?
che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?
what about us?
e noi?
“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”
“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”
what about you?
e tu?
what about Natasha?
e Natasha?

8. about (on) form:

hidden about one's person drugs, arms
nascosto sulla propria persona
to have, keep (all) one's wits about one
essere attento e pronto ad agire, conservare la propria presenza di spirito

9. about Brit (surrounding):

about
intorno a
there were trees about the house
c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III. about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do
essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do
non ho intenzione di fare

3. about (awake):

about
in piedi
you were (up and) about early this morning
eri in piedi presto questa mattina

IV. about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

about
fare virare di bordo

V. about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

it's about time (that) …
sarebbe ora (che) …
about time too!
era ora!
that's about it (that's all)
è tutto
that's about it (that's the situation)
le cose stanno più o meno così

I. bash [Brit baʃ, Am bæʃ] N inf

1. bash (blow):

bash
colpo m
bash
botta f

2. bash (dent):

bash
ammaccatura f
bash
botta f
my car has a bash on the door
la mia macchina ha una botta sulla portiera

3. bash (attempt):

bash
tentativo m
to have a bash at sth or to give sth a bash
tentare di fare qc
go on, have a bash!
dai, provaci!
give it a bash!
provaci! fai un tentativo!

4. bash (party):

bash
festa f
bash
baldoria f

5. bash Am (good time):

to have a bash
divertirsi un mondo

II. bash [Brit baʃ, Am bæʃ] VB trans

1. bash (hit):

bash person
colpire con violenza, pestare
bash tree, wall, kerb
sbattere contro
she bashed her head on or against the shelf
ha battuto la testa contro lo scaffale
he bashed my head against the wall
mi ha sbattuto la testa contro il muro
to bash sb on or over the head
colpire qn alla testa

2. bash (criticize):

bash group, person
criticare, attaccare

in the PONS Dictionary

I. bash [bæʃ] N

1. bash (blow):

bash
botta f

2. bash inf (party):

bash
festa f

II. bash [bæʃ] VB trans (hit hard)

bash thing
colpire
bash person
picchiare
to have a bash at doing sth inf
provare a fare qc

I. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about
su
a book about football
un libro sul calcio
what is the film about?
di cosa parla il film?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him
è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

about
intorno a
the garden about the house
il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

about
per
to go about the streets
girare per le strade

Phrases:

how about that!
però!
how about a drink?
che ne dici di bere qualcosa?
what about it? (suggestion)
che ne dici?
what about it? (so what?)
e allora?

II. about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about
pressapoco
about my size
più o meno della mia statura
about 5 lbs.
circa 5 libbre
about here
più o meno qui
about 5 years ago
circa 5 anni fa
about twenty
una ventina
to have had just about enough of sth
averne avuto abbastanza di qc
that's about it for today
è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

about
quasi
to be (just) about ready
essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth
stare (proprio) per fare qc

4. about (around):

all about
in giro
to be somewhere about
essere nei paraggi
is Paul about?
c'è Paul da queste parti?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth
non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc
Present
Ibash
youbash
he/she/itbashes
webash
youbash
theybash
Past
Ibashed
youbashed
he/she/itbashed
webashed
youbashed
theybashed
Present Perfect
Ihavebashed
youhavebashed
he/she/ithasbashed
wehavebashed
youhavebashed
theyhavebashed
Past Perfect
Ihadbashed
youhadbashed
he/she/ithadbashed
wehadbashed
youhadbashed
theyhadbashed
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It also traditionally hosts a birthday bash every year to commemorate its founding.
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His special attack is a shield bash that knocks enemy foot soldiers back a short distance.
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In order to prevent any more people to be fleeced by the middleman, the duo set out to bash him.
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The colour of the bash fibre forms the background; patterns are woven in indigo and brown.
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For example to add simple documentation to bash scripts, which can then be easily converted to man pages.
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