gave in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for gave in the English»Italian Dictionary

gave [Brit ɡeɪv, Am ɡeɪv] VB pt

gave → give

See also give, give way sign

I.give <pt gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB trans

1. give (hand over) person:

give object, money, medal, prize, punishment, hand, arm

dare (to a)

give present, drink, sandwich

offrire (to a)

to give sb sth

dare qc a qn

to give sb sth (politely, as gift)

offrire qc a qn

give it (to) me!, give me it!

dallo a me!

give him a drink

offrigli una bibita or da bere

to give sb sth for birthday, Christmas

dare qc a qn per

how much or what will you give me for it?

quanto mi dai per questo?

I'll give you 50 cents for it

ti darò 50 centesimi (per questo)

I'd give anything for, to do

darei qualsiasi cosa per, per fare

what wouldn't I give for…!

che cosa non darei per…!

to give sb sth as present, token, symbol

dare qc a qn come

to give sb sth to carry, look after

dare a qn qc da portare, cui badare

2. give (cause to have):

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb headache, indigestion, vertigo, nightmares

fare venire a qn

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb satisfaction

dare a qn

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb disease, infection, virus

attaccare, trasmettere a qn

he's given me his cough

mi ha attaccato la tosse

to give sb pleasure

dare or fare piacere a qn

3. give (provide, produce):

give milk, flavour, light, result, answer, sum

dare

give heat, vitamin, nutrient

fornire

blue and yellow give (you) green

il blu e il giallo danno il verde

the number was given to three decimal places, in metric units

il numero fu dato fino al terzo decimale, in unità metrico-decimali

4. give (allow, accord):

give authority: custody

affidare

give grant, bursary

concedere, accordare

give seat

cedere

give hotelier: room

dare

to give sb sth time, time period

dare, concedere a qn (to do per fare)

give me a minute

dammi un minuto

to give sb enough room

dare or lasciare a qn spazio sufficiente

I'll give him another hour, then I'm calling the police

gli do or gli concedo ancora un'ora, poi chiamo la polizia

she gave him a week to decide

gli diede una settimana per decidere

he was given six months to live

gli diedero sei mesi di vita

how long do you give the new boss, their marriage?

quanto tempo dai al nuovo capo, al loro matrimonio?

it is not given to all of us to do form

non è dato a tutti di fare

she can sing, I'll give her that

sa cantare, devo riconoscerglielo

it's original, I'll give you that

è originale, te lo concedo

she could give her opponent five years

potrebbe concedere al suo avversario al massimo cinque anni

the polls give Labour a lead

i sondaggi danno il partito laburista in testa

5. give MED:

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb treatment, medicine

dare qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb organ

trapiantare qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb artificial limb, pacemaker

mettere qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb facelift, injection, massage

fare qc a qn

can you give me something for the pain?

mi può dare qc per il dolore?

6. give (communicate):

give advice, information, appointment

dare

I was given to understand or believe that …

mi fu dato a intendere, fatto credere che …

7. give TELEC:

to give sb sth extension, number, department

passare a qn

give me the sales manager, please

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore

8. give (give birth to):

she gave him two daughters

gli diede due figlie

II.give <pt gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB intr

1. give (contribute):

give

dare

give

donare

to give to sth (habitually)

fare delle offerte, delle donazioni a qc

she never gives to charity

non dà mai niente in beneficenza

“please give generously”

“donate con generosità”

2. give (bend, flex):

give mattress, sofa:

infossarsi (under sotto)

give shelf, bridge, floorboard:

cedere (under sotto)

give branch:

piegarsi (under sotto)

give leather, fabric:

cedere

3. give (yield, break) → give way sign

4. give (concede, yield):

give person, side:

cedere

something has to give

qualcosa si deve pur concedere

III.to give oneself VB refl

to give oneself <pt gave, pp given>:

to give oneself to (devote oneself) cause, good works

dedicarsi a

to give oneself to (sexually) euph person

darsi a

IV.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] N

give

elasticità f

this surface has more give

questa superficie è più elastica

V.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv]

don't give me that! inf

non cercare di darmela a bere!

give or take an inch (or two)

centimetro più, centimetro meno

give me a nice cup of tea any day or every time! inf

non c'è niente come una bella tazza di tè!

if this is the big city, give me a village every time inf

se questa è la grande città, preferisco mille volte i paesini

“I give you the bride and groom!”

formula che si usa al termine di un discorso per brindare agli sposi

I'll give you something to cry about! inf

te la do io una ragione per piangere!

I'll give you something to complain about! inf

te la do io una ragione per lamentarti!

more money? I'll give you more money! inf

altri soldi? te li do io, i soldi!

to give and take

fare un compromesso

to give as good as one gets

rendere colpo su colpo

to give it all one's got inf

metterci l'anima

to give sb what for inf

dare a qn una lavata di capo

what gives? inf

che cosa succede?

give way sign [ˌɡɪvˈweɪˌsaɪn] N Brit

give way sign

segnale m di obbligo di precedenza

I.give <pt gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB trans

1. give (hand over) person:

give object, money, medal, prize, punishment, hand, arm

dare (to a)

give present, drink, sandwich

offrire (to a)

to give sb sth

dare qc a qn

to give sb sth (politely, as gift)

offrire qc a qn

give it (to) me!, give me it!

dallo a me!

give him a drink

offrigli una bibita or da bere

to give sb sth for birthday, Christmas

dare qc a qn per

how much or what will you give me for it?

quanto mi dai per questo?

I'll give you 50 cents for it

ti darò 50 centesimi (per questo)

I'd give anything for, to do

darei qualsiasi cosa per, per fare

what wouldn't I give for…!

che cosa non darei per…!

to give sb sth as present, token, symbol

dare qc a qn come

to give sb sth to carry, look after

dare a qn qc da portare, cui badare

2. give (cause to have):

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb headache, indigestion, vertigo, nightmares

fare venire a qn

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb satisfaction

dare a qn

to give sb [sth], to give [sth] to sb disease, infection, virus

attaccare, trasmettere a qn

he's given me his cough

mi ha attaccato la tosse

to give sb pleasure

dare or fare piacere a qn

3. give (provide, produce):

give milk, flavour, light, result, answer, sum

dare

give heat, vitamin, nutrient

fornire

blue and yellow give (you) green

il blu e il giallo danno il verde

the number was given to three decimal places, in metric units

il numero fu dato fino al terzo decimale, in unità metrico-decimali

4. give (allow, accord):

give authority: custody

affidare

give grant, bursary

concedere, accordare

give seat

cedere

give hotelier: room

dare

to give sb sth time, time period

dare, concedere a qn (to do per fare)

give me a minute

dammi un minuto

to give sb enough room

dare or lasciare a qn spazio sufficiente

I'll give him another hour, then I'm calling the police

gli do or gli concedo ancora un'ora, poi chiamo la polizia

she gave him a week to decide

gli diede una settimana per decidere

he was given six months to live

gli diedero sei mesi di vita

how long do you give the new boss, their marriage?

quanto tempo dai al nuovo capo, al loro matrimonio?

it is not given to all of us to do form

non è dato a tutti di fare

she can sing, I'll give her that

sa cantare, devo riconoscerglielo

it's original, I'll give you that

è originale, te lo concedo

she could give her opponent five years

potrebbe concedere al suo avversario al massimo cinque anni

the polls give Labour a lead

i sondaggi danno il partito laburista in testa

5. give MED:

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb treatment, medicine

dare qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb organ

trapiantare qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb artificial limb, pacemaker

mettere qc a qn

to give sb sth or to give sth to sb facelift, injection, massage

fare qc a qn

can you give me something for the pain?

mi può dare qc per il dolore?

6. give (communicate):

give advice, information, appointment

dare

I was given to understand or believe that …

mi fu dato a intendere, fatto credere che …

7. give TELEC:

to give sb sth extension, number, department

passare a qn

give me the sales manager, please

mi passi il direttore commerciale, per favore

8. give (give birth to):

she gave him two daughters

gli diede due figlie

II.give <pt gave, pp given> [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] VB intr

1. give (contribute):

give

dare

give

donare

to give to sth (habitually)

fare delle offerte, delle donazioni a qc

she never gives to charity

non dà mai niente in beneficenza

“please give generously”

“donate con generosità”

2. give (bend, flex):

give mattress, sofa:

infossarsi (under sotto)

give shelf, bridge, floorboard:

cedere (under sotto)

give branch:

piegarsi (under sotto)

give leather, fabric:

cedere

3. give (yield, break) → give way sign

4. give (concede, yield):

give person, side:

cedere

something has to give

qualcosa si deve pur concedere

III.to give oneself VB refl

to give oneself <pt gave, pp given>:

to give oneself to (devote oneself) cause, good works

dedicarsi a

to give oneself to (sexually) euph person

darsi a

IV.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv] N

give

elasticità f

this surface has more give

questa superficie è più elastica

V.give [Brit ɡɪv, Am ɡɪv]

don't give me that! inf

non cercare di darmela a bere!

give or take an inch (or two)

centimetro più, centimetro meno

give me a nice cup of tea any day or every time! inf

non c'è niente come una bella tazza di tè!

if this is the big city, give me a village every time inf

se questa è la grande città, preferisco mille volte i paesini

“I give you the bride and groom!”

formula che si usa al termine di un discorso per brindare agli sposi

I'll give you something to cry about! inf

te la do io una ragione per piangere!

I'll give you something to complain about! inf

te la do io una ragione per lamentarti!

more money? I'll give you more money! inf

altri soldi? te li do io, i soldi!

to give and take

fare un compromesso

to give as good as one gets

rendere colpo su colpo

to give it all one's got inf

metterci l'anima

to give sb what for inf

dare a qn una lavata di capo

what gives? inf

che cosa succede?

See also give way sign

give way sign [ˌɡɪvˈweɪˌsaɪn] N Brit

give way sign

segnale m di obbligo di precedenza

give way VB [ɡɪv -] (give way)

1. give way (collapse):

give way bridge, table, chair:

cedere (under sotto)

give way wall, fence, ceiling:

cedere, crollare (under sotto)

give way fence, cable, rope:

cedere, rompersi, spezzarsi (under sotto)

his legs gave way under the weight, when he heard the news

quando udì la notizia gli cedettero le gambe

2. give way Brit (when driving):

give way

cedere il passo, dare la precedenza (to a)

3. give way (concede, yield):

give way

cedere

to give way to (yield to)

cedere a

to give way to (yield to)

abbandonarsi a

to give way to (be replaced by) sunshine, relief, new methods

lasciare il posto a

give onto VB [ɡɪv -] (give onto [sth])

give onto street, yard etc.:

give onto

dare su

I.give out VB [ɡɪv -] (give out)

give out strength, battery, ink, fuel, supplies:

esaurirsi

give out engine, machine:

guastarsi, andare in panne

II.give out VB [ɡɪv -] (give out [sth], give [sth] out)

1. give out (distribute):

give out books, leaflets, gifts

distribuire (to a)

2. give out (emit) → give off

3. give out (announce):

give out information, details

dare, rendere pubblico

See also give off

give off VB [ɡɪv -] (give off [sth])

give off signal, radiation, light, fumes

emettere

give off scent, heat

emanare

give off oxygen

liberare

he was giving off hostile signals

dava segni di ostilità

I.give up VB [ɡɪv -] (give up)

give up

rinunciare

give up

arrendersi

do you give up?

ti arrendi?

I give up! (exasperated)

mi arrendo! ci rinuncio!

don't give up!

non arrenderti!

to give up on diet, crossword

lasciar perdere

to give up on pupil

considerare irrecuperabile

to give up on patient

dare per spacciato

to give up on friend, partner, associate

piantare

I've given up on him

con lui ho perso ogni speranza

II.give up VB [ɡɪv -] (give up [sth], give [sth] up)

1. give up (renounce or sacrifice):

give up vice, habit

abbandonare, perdere

give up social life, throne, title, claim

rinunciare a

give up free time, Saturdays etc.

sacrificare

give up job, work

lasciare

to give up smoking, drinking

smettere di fumare, di bere

to give everything up for sb

lasciare tutto per qn

to give up one's free time for sth

sacrificare il proprio tempo libero per qc

2. give up (abandon, drop):

give up search, hope, struggle, school subject

abbandonare

give up idea, thought

rinunciare a

to give up trying, writing

smettere di cercare, di scrivere

3. give up (surrender):

give up seat, place, territory

cedere

give up passport, key

restituire

give up secret, treasure

svelare

III.give up VB [ɡɪv -] (give up [sb], give [sb] up)

1. give up (hand over):

give up

consegnare (to a)

to give oneself up

arrendersi or consegnarsi (to a)

2. give up Brit (stop expecting to arrive):

give up

rinunciare ad aspettare qn

I'd given you up!

ti avevo dato per disperso!

3. give up (stop expecting to recover):

give up

dare qn per spacciato

4. give up (discontinue relations with):

give up lover

lasciare

give up friend

lasciar perdere, abbandonare

give forth VB [ɡɪv -] liter (give forth [sth])

give forth smell

emanare

give forth sound

emettere

I.give over VB [ɡɪv -] (give over) inf

give over

smettere

give over!

smettila!

to give over doing inf

smettere di fare

II.give over VB [ɡɪv -] (give over [sth], give [sth] over)

1. give over place, room:

give over

tenere (to a, per)

2. give over time, life:

give over

dedicare (to a)

the rest of the day was given over to

il resto della giornata fu dedicato a

3. give over (hand over):

give over person

affidare qc a

III.give over VB [ɡɪv -] (give oneself over to)

1. give over (devote oneself):

give over good works, writing

dedicarsi a

2. give over (let oneself go):

give over despair, joy

abbandonarsi a

3. give over (hand oneself to):

give over police

consegnarsi a

I.give away VB [ɡɪv -] (give away [sth], give [sth] away)

1. give away (as gift, offer, charity):

give away item, sample, ticket

dare via, regalare (to a)

give away samples, tickets

distribuire

we're practically giving them away!

li stiamo praticamente regalando!

they're not exactly giving it away iron

non lo regalano certo

we've got 100 copies to give away!

abbiamo 100 copie da regalare!

2. give away (reveal):

give away secret

rivelare, spifferare (to a)

give away answer, story, ending

rivelare (to a)

the flavour gives it away

l'aroma lo rivela

3. give away (waste, lose carelessly):

give away match, goal, advantage

regalare (to a)

II.give away VB [ɡɪv -] (give [sb] away, give away [sb])

1. give away (betray):

give away expression, fingerprints:

tradire

give away person: person

denunciare (to a)

to give oneself away

tradirsi (by doing facendo)

2. give away (in marriage):

give away

portare all'altare

give off VB [ɡɪv -] (give off [sth])

give off signal, radiation, light, fumes

emettere

give off scent, heat

emanare

give off oxygen

liberare

he was giving off hostile signals

dava segni di ostilità

gave in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gave in the English»Italian Dictionary

gave [geɪv] VB

gave pt of give

I.give <gave, given> [gɪv] VB trans

1. give (offer, organize):

give

dare

to give sb an excuse for sth

dare a qu la scusa buona per (fare) qc

given the choice …

potendo scegliere…

to give sb something to eat/drink

dare a qu qualcosa da mangiare/bere

to not give much for sth fig

non dare molta importanza a qc

to give sb life in prison

dare l'ergastolo a qu

don't give me that! inf

ma che storie racconti!

give me a break!

lasciami in pace!

I don't give a damn inf

non me ne importa un cavolo

to give (it) one's all [or best]

dare il meglio di sé

to give anything for sth/to do sth

dare qualunque cosa per qc/per fare qc

to give one's life to sth

sacrificare la (propria) vita a qc

to give birth

partorire

to give sb a call

dare un colpo di telefono a qu

to give sth a go

provare (a fare) qc

to give sb to understand sth form

dare a intendere qc a qu

2. give (cause):

give

far venire

headache, appetite to give sb the creeps

far venire i brividi a qu

3. give (pass on):

to give sb sth

contagiare qc a qu

II.give <gave, given> [gɪv] VB intr

1. give (offer):

give

dare

to give as good as one gets

sapersi difendere

to give of one's money

fare una donazione

to give of one's best

dare il meglio di sé

2. give (stretch):

give

cedere

something will have to give fig

bisogna che qualcosa cambi

3. give:

what gives? inf

come va?

Phrases:

it is better to give than to receive prov

è più bello donare che ricevere prov

III.give [gɪv] N

give

elasticità f

I.give in VB intr

1. give in (agree):

give in

cedere

to give in to sth

cedere a qc

2. give in (admit defeat):

give in

arrendersi

II.give in VB trans

give in

consegnare

give off VB trans

give off

emettere

give back VB trans

give back

restituire

give away VB trans

1. give away (for free):

give away

regalare

2. give away (reveal):

give away

revelare

3. give away (betray):

to give sb away

tradire qu

4. give away form (bride):

give away

dare in matrimonio

I.give out VB trans

1. give out (distribute):

give out

distribuire

2. give out (announce):

give out

annunciare

3. give out (emit):

give out

emettere

II.give out VB intr

1. give out (run out):

give out

esaurirsi

2. give out:

give out machine

fermarsi

give out legs

cedere

I.give up VB trans

1. give up (renounce):

give up

rinunciare a

to give up candy for a month

rinunciare alla cioccolata per un mese

to give up doing sth

smettere di fare qc

to give up smoking

smettere di fumare

2. give up (hand over):

give up seat

cedere

3. give up (lose hope):

to give sb up for dead

dare qu per spacciato

to give sb up as lost

dare qu per scomparso

4. give up (surrender):

to give oneself up

arrendersi

to give oneself up to the police

costituirsi

II.give up VB intr

1. give up (quit):

give up

rinunciare

2. give up (cease trying to guess):

give up

arrendersi

give-and-take [ˌgɪv·ən·ˈteɪk] N (compromise)

give-and-take

elasticità f fig

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she gave us a quick paraphrase of what had been said

ci fece un rapido riassunto di quanto era stato detto

gave Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she gave him the pencil

gli ha dato la matita [o ha dato la matita a lui]

he gave the pencil to us

ha dato la matita a noi

the exhibition gave us insight into the 19th century

la mostra ci ha dato un'idea del 19º secolo

he gave her the pencil

le ha dato la matita [o ha dato la matita a lei]

he gave us $10 each

ci ha dato 10 dollari ciascuno

he gave them the pencil

ha dato loro la matita

he gave them the pencil inf

gli ha dato la matita

he gave a gasp of astonishment

stupito, lanciò un grido soffocato

he [or she] gave it to me

lo ha regalato a me

I gave him a piece [or her] [or it] [or them] of it

gliene ho dato un pezzo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The pie gave the impression that there's an abundance of tarragon as well as potatoes in the garden.

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This gave long-suffering copra growers their best news in many years.

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I basically yelled my way through dinner, gave up exhausted by the end, and woke up with a splitting headache the next day.

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On the surface the petrol engine gave a top speed of while the maximum speed submerged was.

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I gave him the benefit of the doubt (previously).

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She catches him eyeing the pearls he once gave her.

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The act performed without a net (it had been lost in transit) and the crowd gave them a standing ovation.

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After leaving school he trained as an architect but gave it up after six months, feeling he was not skilled enough.

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She, like many other players, believed the league gave very little protection to the women by providing them with weak shoulder pads and weak helmets.

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The nation that gave the world the Magna Carta is dead.

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