became in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for became in the English»Italian Dictionary

became [Brit bɪˈkeɪm, Am bɪˈkeɪm] VB pt

became → become

See also become

I.become <pt became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB intr

1. become (grow to be):

become

diventare

to become famous, fashionable

diventare famoso or diventare di moda

to become fat

diventare grasso or ingrassare

to become thin

diventare magro or dimagrire

to become law

diventare legge

to become ill

ammalarsi

to become aware

rendersi conto or accorgersi

2. become (achieve position):

become

diventare

to become queen, a doctor

diventare regina, medico

II.become <pt became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB trans

become colour, dress, style: person

stare bene a, donare a

become attitude, modesty: person

addirsi a

III.become <pt became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB impers

1. become:

what has become of your brother?

che ne è stato di tuo fratello?

what has become of those photos?

che ne è stato delle foto? che fine hanno fatto le foto?

Phrases:

it ill-becomes you to criticize

mal ti si addice criticare

I.become <pt became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB intr

1. become (grow to be):

become

diventare

to become famous, fashionable

diventare famoso or diventare di moda

to become fat

diventare grasso or ingrassare

to become thin

diventare magro or dimagrire

to become law

diventare legge

to become ill

ammalarsi

to become aware

rendersi conto or accorgersi

2. become (achieve position):

become

diventare

to become queen, a doctor

diventare regina, medico

II.become <pt became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB trans

become colour, dress, style: person

stare bene a, donare a

become attitude, modesty: person

addirsi a

III.become <pt became, pp become> [Brit bɪˈkʌm, Am bəˈkəm] VB impers

1. become:

what has become of your brother?

che ne è stato di tuo fratello?

what has become of those photos?

che ne è stato delle foto? che fine hanno fatto le foto?

Phrases:

it ill-becomes you to criticize

mal ti si addice criticare

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to become institutionalized custom, practice:

istituzionalizzarsi

to become institutionalized patient, resident:

essere istituzionalizzato, ricoverato in un'istituzione assistenziale

to become infected wound:

infettarsi

to become infected person, blood:

essere contagiato

to become Europeanized

europeizzarsi

to become elongated

allungarsi

to become westernized

occidentalizzarsi

Translations for became in the Italian»English Dictionary

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abbiamo cominciato a insospettirci quando…

we became suspicious when…

intarlare

to become worm-eaten

intarlarsi

to become worm-eaten

dopoché è rimasta vedova

since she became a widow, since she was widowed

dopoché è diventato ufficiale

since he became an officer

became in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for became in the English»Italian Dictionary

became [bɪ·ˈkeɪm] VB

became pt of become

I.become <became, become> [bɪ·ˈkʌm] VB intr

1. become:

become

diventare

to become angry

arrabbiarsi

to become famous/old

diventare famoso/vecchio

to become sad/happy

intristirsi/rallegrarsi

to become convinced that …

convincersi che …

2. become (happen to):

what ever became of her?

che cosa ne è stato di lei?

II.become <became, become> [bɪ·ˈkʌm] VB trans

1. become (look good):

become

star bene

2. become (be appropriate):

become

addirsi

Translations for became in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

avvenire

to become

che è avvenuto di lui?

what became of him?

diventare

to become

diventare qc

to become sth

il bambino è diventato uomo

the child became a man

divenire

to become

divenire qc

to become sth amico

rarefarsi

to become rarified

rarefarsi

to become rarer

rimbambire (rincretinire)

to become stupid

rimbambire (con l'età)

to become senile

rimbambirsi (rincretinirsi)

to become stupid

rimbambirsi (con l'età)

to become senile

rincoglionirsi

to become totally thick

cadere nel grottesco

to become ridiculous

ridiventare

to become again

became Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to become convinced that …

convincersi che …

what ever became of her?

che cosa ne è stato di lei?

to be/become acquainted with sb/sth

conoscere qn/qc

to become apparent that …

diventare chiaro che …

dirt had become ingrained in his skin

aveva la pelle incrostata di sporco

what has become of him?

che cosa ne è stato di lui?

to become nothing but skin and bones

ridursi pelle e -a

to become aware of one's responsibilities

responsabilizzarsi

to become very interested in sth

appassionarsi (a qc)

to become the talk of the town

diventare la favola del paese

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Stage design became one of his passions, possibly in reaction against his upbringing.

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The text became a third larger, with numerous parts rewritten five times.

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However, judges rarely enforced the plates, so in 2004, the plates became mandated by state law to all DUI offenders.

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Man became a major market participant; and the firms twentieth century partners established the company as a broker to third parties.

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As large-sized file transfer problems became less severe, warez became more widespread and began to affect large software files like animations and movies.

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There he became an owner and breeder of racehorses.

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Crouton later became a more efficient police officer, even if he was sometimes a bit slow on deductions.

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The mystique and effectiveness behind this new method helped to promote their business which soon became wildly successful.

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Aged 12 he left school (1892) and became an apprentice coach painter, from which he resigned on account of the scourge of lead poisoning.

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The abolition of godparents in the Reformation meant that baptism became a mechanism for emphasising the role and responsibilities of fathers.

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