fritter away in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for fritter away in the English»Italian Dictionary

fritter away VB [ˈfrɪtə -] (fritter away [sth], fritter [sth] away)

fritter away money

sprecare, buttare via, sperperare, scialacquare

fritter away resources, opportunities, time

sprecare

he fritters away his money on silly things

spreca i soldi comprando cose futili

Translations for fritter away in the Italian»English Dictionary

buttare opportunità, occasione, denaro

to fritter away

buttare al vento patrimonio

to fritter away inf

scialacquare

to fritter away

sperperare

to fritter away

Translations for fritter away in the English»Italian Dictionary

fritter¹ [Brit ˈfrɪtə, Am ˈfrɪdər] VB trans rare

fritter

sminuzzare

fritter

spezzettare

fritter² [Brit ˈfrɪtə, Am ˈfrɪdər] N

fritter

frittella f

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

fritter away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fritter away in the English»Italian Dictionary

to fritter (away) money

sperperare

to fritter (away) time

sprecare

Translations for fritter away in the English»Italian Dictionary

fritter¹ [ˈfrɪ·t̬ɚ] N FOOD

fritter

frittella f

fritter² [ˈfrɪ·t̬ɚ] VB trans (reduce)

to fritter (away) money

sperperare

to fritter (away) time

sprecare

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