eat away at in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for eat away at in the English»Italian Dictionary

eat away disease:

intaccare

eat away fig bills, fees: profits, savings

intaccare

eat away water, wind:

erodere

eat away acid, rust, termites:

corrodere, attaccare

eat away acid, rust:

corrodere, attaccare

eat away woodworm:

rodere, attaccare

Translations for eat away at in the Italian»English Dictionary

intaccare inflazione:

to eat away at

intaccare salute

to eat away at

attaccare metallo

to eat away at

mangiare ruggine, pioggia, acido: metallo

to eat away

Translations for eat away at 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

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

I.at full pelt N

at full pelt

a tutta velocità, a rotta di collo

II.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB trans

pelt

colpire ripetutamente, bersagliare

to pelt sb with sth stones

colpire qn con una raffica di

III.pelt¹ [Brit pɛlt, Am pɛlt] VB intr

1. pelt (fall):

pelt, also pelt down rain:

picchiare, scrosciare

it's pelting with rain

piove a dirotto or a catinelle

the pelting rain

la pioggia battente

2. pelt (run) inf:

pelt person:

correre a gambe levate, correre a rotta di collo

to pelt down, across the road

precipitarsi in strada, dall'altra parte della strada

at [Brit at, ət, Am æt, ət] PREP

1. at (place, distance etc.):

at

a

at school, the airport

a scuola, all'aeroporto

at the end of the corridor

alla fine del corridoio

2. at (at the house etc. of):

at

da

at David's place, the baker's

da David, dal panettiere

3. at (direction):

at

a, verso, contro

throw a stone at sth

tirare una pietra contro qc

4. at (point in time, age):

at

a

at two o'clock

alle due

at (the age of) 14

all'età di 14 anni, a 14 anni

at (the age of) 14 (moment, period of time)

a, di

at dawn

all'alba

at night

di notte

at Christmas

a Natale

5. at (activity):

at

a

at

in

at work

al lavoro

at war

in guerra

6. at (skill, ability):

at

a

at

in

to be good at sth, at doing

essere bravo in qc, a fare

7. at (measure, rate, speed etc.):

at

a

at 50 mph

a 50 miglia all'ora

at a low price

a basso prezzo

8. at (followed by superlative):

the garden is at its prettiest in June

giugno è il mese in cui il giardino è più bello

I'm at my best in the morning

di mattina sono al massimo delle mie possibilità

he was at his most irritating

era più irritante che mai

she was at her best at 50 (of musician, artist etc.)

è arrivata all'apice della carriera a 50 anni

9. at (cause):

at

di

laugh at sb

ridere di qn

show one's anger at being deceived

mostrare la propria rabbia per essere stato ingannato

10. at (harassing) inf:

he's been (on) at me to buy a new car

continua a tormentarmi perché io compri una nuova auto

I don't know where he's at inf

non so che cosa sta combinando

while we're at it inf

già che ci siamo

I've been (hard) at it all day

ci ho lavorato tutto il giorno

they're at it again inf

ecco che ricominciano!

AT N

AT → alternative technology

AT

tecnologia alternativa

See also alternative technology

alternative technology [ɔːlˌtɜːnətɪv tekˈnɒlədʒɪ] N

alternative technology

tecnologia f alternativa

eat away at in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for eat away at in the English»Italian Dictionary

eat away at VB trans, eat into VB trans

eat away at

intaccare

Translations for eat away at in the English»Italian Dictionary

eat away termites

rosicchiare

eat away acid

corrodere

to gnaw away at sth

erodere qc

to peg away at sth

darci dentro a qc

to pound away at sth

insistere su qc

to plod away at sth

fare lenti ma costanti progressi in qc

to nibble away at sth

erodere qc

to grind away at sth

sgobbare su qc

Translations for eat away at in the Italian»English Dictionary

mangiare

to eat away at

Translations for eat away at 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.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

at¹ [ət, æt] PREP

1. at (place):

at

a

at the dentist's

dal dentista

at home/school

a casa/scuola

at the table

a tavola

at the office

in ufficio

at the window

alla finestra

2. at (time):

at Christmas

a Natale

at night

di notte

at once

subito

all at once

all'improvviso

at present

in questo momento

at the time

in quel momento

at the same time

nello stesso momento

at three o'clock

alle tre

while I am at it

già che ci sono

3. at (towards):

to laugh at sb

ridere di qn

to look at sth/sb

guardare qc/qn

to aim at sth/sb

mirare a qc/qn

to point at sb

indicare qn

to rush at sb/sth

avventarsi su qn/qc

4. at (in reaction to):

at sb's request

su richiesta di qn

to be astonished/annoyed at sth

essere sbalordito/irritato da qc

to be mad at sb

essere arrabbiato con qn

to be unhappy at sth

essere scontento di qc

5. at (in amount of):

at all

per niente

to sell sth at $10 a pound

vendere qc a 10 dollari alla libbra

at 120 mph

a 120 miglia orarie

6. at (in state of):

at best/worst

nel migliore/peggiore dei casi

at first

all'inizio

at least

almeno

at war/peace

in guerra/pace

at 20

a vent'anni

I feel at ease

mi sento a mio agio

to be at a loss

essere un po' perso

a child at play

un bimbo che gioca

7. at (in ability to):

to be good/bad at French

andare bene/male in francese

to be at an advantage

essere in vantaggio

8. at (repeatedly do):

to pull at sb's hair

tirare i capelli a qn

to tug at the rope

tirare la fune

to wear at sb's nerves

dare sui nervi a qn

Phrases:

at all

assolutamente

did you know the film at all?

conoscevi il film?

not at all!

per niente!

not at all!

niente affatto!

not at all! (as answer to thanks)

(di) niente

nobody at all

assolutamente nessuno

at² [æt] (in email address)

at

chiocciola f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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

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For the spiritually inclined, such doubt and confusion can eat away at their belief system.

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Without a proper familial structure within any nation, instability begins to eat away at many other facets in the society, including the economy.

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Unhealthy relationships in particular can eat away at you, affecting your ability to move forward in life and achieve your goals.

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It's important to keep an eye on fees because they will eat away at returns over time.

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This would require a growing demand to eat away at surplus supply headroom.

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But what happens when you have real neuroses and relationships, and being a vigilante starts to eat away at your life like acid?

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The proliferation of urban sprawl, aggregate pits and quarries continue to eat away at our agricultural spaces.

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They eat away at one's being and reopen constantly.

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The bigger your online store gets the higher the costs will be and this will eat away at your profit margins.

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