GET-RICH-QUICK SCHEME - Translation from English into Italian

I. get <forma in -ing getting, pt got, pp got, gotten Am> [Brit ɡɛt, Am ɡɛt] VB trans This much-used verb has no multipurpose equivalent in Italian and therefore it is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = preparare il pranzo. - Get is used in many different contexts and has many different meanings, the most important of which are the following: obtain or receive (I got it free = l'ho avuto gratis), move or travel (I got there in time = ci sono arrivato in tempo), have or own (she has got black hair and green eyes = ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi), become (I'm getting old = sto invecchiando), and understand (got the meaning? = capito?). - Get is also used in many idiomatic expressions (to get something off one's chest etc), whose translations will be found in the appropriate entry (chest etc). This is also true of offensive comments (get stuffed etc) where the appropriate entry would be stuff. - When get + object + infinitive is used in English to mean to persuade somebody to do something, fare is used in Italian followed by an infinitive: she got me to clear the table = mi ha fatto sparecchiare la tavola. When get + object + past participle is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else, fare followed by an infinitive is also used in Italian: to get a room painted = fare verniciare una stanza. - When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich/drunk etc), diventare is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry (rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices (arricchirsi, ubriacarsi etc). - For examples and further uses of get see this entry.

1. get (receive):

get letter, school report, grant: ricevere

get salary, pension: ricevere, percepire

get TV, RADIO channel, programme: ricevere, prendere

did you get much for it?: ti hanno dato molto (per quello)?

what did you get for your car?: quanto hai preso per la tua macchina?

we get a lot of rain: dalle nostre parti, qui piove molto

our garden gets a lot of sun: il nostro giardino prende molto sole or è molto soleggiato

we get a lot of tourists: abbiamo molti turisti

you get lots of attachments with this cleaner: danno un sacco di accessori insieme a questo aspirapolvere

you get what you pay for: si riceve quello che si paga

he's getting help with his science: si fa aiutare per studiare scienze

2. get (inherit):

to get sth from sb article, money: ereditare da qn

to get sth from sb fig trait, feature: prendere da qn

3. get (obtain by applying):

get permission, divorce, custody, licence: ottenere

get job: trovare, ottenere

4. get (obtain by contacting):

get plumber, accountant: trovare

get taxi: chiamare

5. get (obtain by buying):

get food item, clothing: comprare, acquistare (from da)

get theatre seat, ticket: ottenere, comprare

to get something for nothing, at a discount: avere qc per niente, con uno sconto

to get sb sth or to get sth for sb: prendere or comprare qc a, per qn

I'll get sth to eat at the airport: prenderò qc da mangiare all'aeroporto

6. get (subscribe to):

get newspaper: essere abbonato a

7. get (acquire):

get reputation: farsi

he got his money in oil: si è fatto i soldi con il petrolio

8. get (achieve):

get grade, mark, answer: ottenere

he got it right (of calculation): ha trovato il risultato giusto

he got it right (of answer): ha risposto bene, ha dato la risposta giusta

how many do I need to get? (when scoring): quanto devo totalizzare?

he's got four more points to get: deve ottenere ancora quattro punti

9. get (fetch):

get object, person: prendere

get help: cercare

go and get a chair, Mr Red: vada a prendere or prenda una sedia, Signor Red

to get sb sth or to get sth for sb: prendere qc a or per qn

get her a chair: prendile una sedia

can I get you your coat?: posso portarti il cappotto?

10. get (manoeuvre, move):

to get sb, sth upstairs, downstairs: portare qn, qc (al piano) di sopra, di sotto

a car for me is just something to get me from A to B: per me l'auto è solo un mezzo per spostarmi da un posto all'altro

I'll get them there somehow: ce li porterò in qualche modo

can you get between the truck and the wall?: riesci a passare or infilarti tra il camion ed il muro?

11. get (help progress):

is this discussion getting us anywhere?: a cosa ci porta questa discussione?

I listened to him and where has it got me?: gli ho dato ascolto e a cosa mi è servito?

this is getting us nowhere: questo non ci porta da nessuna parte

where will that get you?: dove, a che cosa ti porterà (questo)?

12. get (contact):

did you manage to get Dany on the phone?: sei riuscito a sentire Dany al telefono?

13. get (deal with):

I'll get it (of phone): rispondo io

I'll get it (of doorbell): vado io

14. get (prepare):

get breakfast, lunch etc.: preparare

15. get (take hold of):

get person: prendere (by per)

I've got you, don't worry: ti tengo, non ti preoccupare

to get sth from or off shelf, table: prendere qc da

to get sth from or out of drawer, cupboard: prendere qc da

16. get (oblige to give) inf:

to get sth from or out of sb money: ottenere da qn

to get sth from or out of sb fig truth: strappare a qn

17. get (catch) inf:

get escapee: prendere

got you!: ti ho preso!

got you! (caught in act): (ti ho) beccato! ti ho visto!

a shark got him: uno squalo l'ha preso

when I get you, you won't find it so funny: quando ti pesco, non ti divertirai più tanto

18. get MED:

get disease: prendere, contrarre

he got the measles from his sister: ha preso il morbillo da sua sorella or sua sorella gli ha attaccato il morbillo

19. get (use as transport):

get bus, train: prendere

20. get (have):

to have got object, money, friend etc.: avere

I've got a headache: ho il mal di testa

I've got a bad back: ho il mal di schiena

I've got a bad back (chronically): ho la schiena malandata

21. get (start to have):

to get (hold of) the idea or impression that …: farsi l'idea, avere l'impressione che …

22. get (suffer):

to get a surprise: avere una sorpresa

to get a shock: ricevere uno choc

to get a bang on the head: ricevere un colpo in testa

23. get (be given as punishment):

get fine: prendere

to get (a) detention: essere condannato a una pena detentiva

he got five years: gli hanno dato cinque anni

24. get (hit):

to get sb, sth with stone, arrow, ball: prendere or colpire qn, qc con

got it! (of target): preso!

the arrow got him in the bottom: la freccia lo ha colpito nel sedere

25. get (understand, hear):

get: capire

I didn't get what you said, his last name: non ho sentito quello che hai detto, non ho capito il suo cognome

did you get it?: hai capito?

now let me get this right…: adesso fammi capire bene…

“where did you hear that?” - “I got it from Kathy”: “dove l'hai sentito?” - “l'ho saputo da Kathy”

get this! he was arrested this morning: senti questa! è stato arrestato stamattina

26. get (annoy, affect) inf:

what gets me is…: quello che mi dà fastidio è che…

what really got me was…: quello che mi ha veramente dato fastidio è che…

27. get (learn, learn of):

to get to do inf: finire per fare

to get to like sb: finire per apprezzare qn

how did you get to know or hear of our organization?: come siete venuti a conoscenza or da chi avete sentito parlare della nostra organizzazione?

we got to know them last year: abbiamo fatto la loro conoscenza l'anno scorso

28. get (have opportunity):

to get to do: avere l'occasione di fare

do you get to use the computer?: ti capita or hai l'occasione di usare il computer?

it's not fair, I never get to drive the tractor: non è giusto, non mi fanno mai guidare il trattore

when do we get to eat the cake?: quand'è che possiamo mangiare la torta?

29. get (start):

to get (to be): cominciare a essere or a diventare

he's getting to be proficient or an expert: sta cominciando a essere bravo, a diventare un esperto

it got to be quite unpleasant: cominciò a diventare piuttosto sgradevole

he's getting to be a big boy now: sta cominciando a diventare grande or si sta facendo ragazzo

to get to doing inf: cominciare a fare

we got to talking, dreaming about the holidays: cominciammo a parlare, a sognare le vacanze

then I got to thinking that …: poi ho cominciato a pensare che …

we'll have to get going: bisogna che andiamo

30. get (must):

to have got to do homework, chore: dover fare

it's got to be done: va fatto

you've got to realize that …: devi renderti conto che …

if I've got to go, I will: se dovrò andare, andrò

there's got to be a reason: ci deve essere una ragione

31. get (persuade):

to get sb to do sth: far fare qc a qn

I got her to talk about her problems: riuscii a farla parlare dei suoi problemi

did you get anything out of her?: sei riuscito a tirarle fuori qualcosa?

32. get (have somebody do):

to get sth done: far(si) fare qc

to get the car repaired, valeted: fare riparare, pulire la macchina

to get one's hair cut: farsi tagliare i capelli

how do you ever get anything done?: come riesci a concludere qualcosa?

33. get (cause):

to get the car going: fare partire la macchina

to get the dishes washed: lavare i piatti

this won't get the dishes washed!: i piatti non si lavano da soli!

to get sb pregnant inf: mettere qn incinta

as hot, cold as you can get it: il più caldo, freddo possibile

to get one's socks wet: bagnarsi i calzini

I got my finger trapped in the drawer: mi sono preso or pizzicato il dito nel cassetto

II. get <forma in -ing getting, pp got, pp got, gotten Am> [Brit ɡɛt, Am ɡɛt] VB intr

1. get (become):

get suspicious, rich, old: diventare

how lucky, stupid can you get!: quanto si può essere fortunati, stupidi! com'è fortunata, stupida certa gente!

it's getting late: si sta facendo tardi

how did he get like that?: come ha fatto a diventare così?

2. get (forming passive):

to get killed, trapped: rimanere ucciso, restare intrappolato

to get oneself killed, trapped: farsi uccidere, intrappolare

to get hurt: essere ferito

3. get (become involved in):

to get into (as hobby) inf astrology etc.: darsi a

to get into (as job) teaching, publishing: dedicarsi a

fig to get into a fight: buttarsi nella mischia

4. get (arrive):

to get there: arrivarci

to get to the airport, Switzerland: arrivare all'aeroporto, in Svizzera

to get (up) to the top (of hill etc.): arrivare fino in cima or raggiungere la cima

how did your coat get here?: come ha fatto il tuo cappotto a finire qua?

how did you get here? (by what miracle): come hai fatto ad arrivare fin qua?

how did you get here? (by what means): come sei arrivato qua?

to get into a corner: cacciarsi in un angolo

where did you get to?: dove sei andato?

we've got to page 10: siamo arrivati a pagina 10

5. get (progress):

it got to 7 o'clock: si sono fatte le 7

I'd got as far as underlining the title: avevo appena iniziato a sottolineare il titolo

I'm getting nowhere with this essay: non sto approdando a niente con questo saggio

are you getting anywhere with your investigation?: stai facendo progressi con le tue ricerche?

now we're getting somewhere (making progress): ora sì che facciamo progressi

now we're getting somewhere (receiving fresh lead): adesso sì che si comincia a fare qualcosa

it's a slow process but we're getting there: è un processo lento, ma ci stiamo arrivando

it's not perfect yet but we're getting there: non è ancora perfetto ma ci stiamo avvicinando

6. get (put on) inf:

to get into pyjamas, overalls: mettere or mettersi

III. get [Brit ɡɛt, Am ɡɛt]

get along with you! Brit inf: non essere ridicolo! ma non scherzare!

get along with you! Am inf: fila via!

get away with you! inf: ma non dire sciocchezze!

get her! inf: ma guarda quella!

get him in that hat! inf: ma guardalo (un po') con quel cappello!

he got his (was killed) inf: ci ha lasciato le penne

I'll get you for that inf: te la farò pagare (per questo)

I'm getting there: ci sto arrivando

it gets me right here!: mi fai venire da piangere!

I've, he's got it bad inf: ho, ha preso una bella cotta

I've got it: ho capito

to get above oneself: montarsi la testa

to get it together inf: darsi una regolata

to get it up inf: averlo duro or avercelo duro

to get one's in Am inf: prendersi la rivincita

to tell sb where to get off: mandare qn a quel paese

to get with it inf: muoversi or darsi una mossa

what's got into her, them?: che cosa le, gli ha preso?

where does he get off? inf: chi si crede di essere?

you've got me there!: bella domanda!

I. scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim] N

1. scheme (systematic plan):

scheme: piano m

scheme: progetto m (to do per fare)

a scheme for sth, for doing: un piano per qc, per fare

2. scheme Brit ADMIN (system):

scheme: sistema m (governativo)

scheme: progetto m (governativo)

discount scheme: progetto di sconti

insurance scheme: piano assicurativo

road scheme: progetto per lo sviluppo e il miglioramento delle strade

employees under this scheme will earn more: i dipendenti interessati da questo progetto guadagneranno di più

under the government's scheme…: secondo il progetto del governo…

3. scheme (impractical idea):

scheme pej: progetto m (impossibile)

scheme pej: idea f (balzana)

to think or dream up a scheme: inventarsi un piano (impossibile)

I think that's a bad scheme: credo che sia una cattiva idea

4. scheme (plot):

scheme: intrigo m

scheme: complotto m (to do per fare)

5. scheme (design, plan):

scheme (for house, garden etc.): progetto m

scheme (for house, garden etc.): disegno m

6. scheme Scot (council estate):

scheme: complesso m di case popolari

II. scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim] VB intr pej

scheme: complottare, tramare (to do per fare; against sb contro qn)

III. scheme [Brit skiːm, Am skim]

in the scheme of things, this incident is not very important: considerando la situazione nel suo insieme, l'incidente non è molto importante

she was unsure how she fitted into the scheme of things: non sapeva quale era il suo posto nell'ordine delle cose

in the Marxist, Keynesian scheme of things: secondo la concezione marxista, keynesiana

in my, his scheme of things: nella mia, sua concezione delle cose

I. quick <-er, -est> [kwɪk] ADJ

1. quick (fast):

quick: rapido, -a

quick: veloce

quick as lightning: (veloce) come un fulmine

in quick succession: uno dopo l'altro

to be quick to do sth: fare qc velocemente

to have a quick one: farsi una bevuta veloce

to have a quick meal: fare un pasto veloce

2. quick (short):

quick: breve

the quickest way: la strada più breve

to give sb a quick call: fare una telefonatina a qu

3. quick (hurried):

quick: frettoloso, -a

to say a quick good-bye/hello: salutare velocemente

4. quick (smart):

quick: intelligente

quick thinking: agilità mentale

to have a quick mind: avere una mente sveglia

to have a quick temper: arrabbiarsi facilmente

II. quick <-er, -est> [kwɪk] ADV

quick: in fretta

quick: alla svelta

quick!: presto!

as quick as possible: al più presto possibile

to get rich quick: arricchirsi in fretta

III. quick [kwɪk] N

quick: carne f viva

to bite/cut nails to the quick: mangiarsi/tagliarsi le unghie fino alla carne

Phrases:

to cut sb to the quick: pungere qualcuno sul vivo

I. get <got, gotten> [get] VB trans inf

1. get (obtain, catch):

get: prendere

to get a taxi/bus: prendere un taxi/autobus

to get the impression that …: avere l'impressione che…

to get a glimpse of sb/sth: intravedere qu/qc

to get the flu: prendere l'influenza

2. get (receive):

get: ricevere

to get sth from sb: ricevere qc da qu

to get a surprise: avere una sorpresa

we don't get much rain: qui non piove molto

do you get channel 4?: prendi canale 4?

3. get (hear, understand):

get: capire

to get a joke: capire una battuta

to get sth/sb wrong: fraintendere qc/qn

I don't get it: non capisco

4. get (answer):

to get the door inf: aprire (la porta)

to get the phone inf: rispondere (al telefono)

5. get (buy):

get: comprare

to get sth for sb: comprare qc a qn

to get food/drinks inf: mangiare/bere qc

6. get (cause to be):

to get sb to do sth: far fare qc a qn

to get sb/sth doing sth: far fare qc a qn/qc

to get sb ready: preparare qu

to get sth finished/typed: finire/battere a macchina qc

7. get inf:

that really gets me (irk): mi secca proprio

that really gets me (make emotional): mi fa effetto

II. get [get] VB intr

1. get + n/adj (become):

get: diventare

to get rich: arricchirsi

to get married: sposarsi

to get upset: prendersela

to get used to sth: abituarsi a qc

to get to be sth: diventare qc

to get better: migliorare

get better soon!: tanti auguri di pronta guarigione!

2. get (have opportunity):

to get to do sth: riuscire a fare qc

to get to see sb: riuscire a vedere qu

3. get (travel):

get: arrivare

to get home: arrivare a casa

to get to the restaurant/station: arrivare al ristorante/alla stazione

4. get inf (begin):

get: iniziare

to get to like sth: iniziare ad apprezzare qc

to get cracking: mettersi all'opera

to get going: darsi una mossa

I. rich <-er, -est> [rɪtʃ] ADJ

1. rich:

rich person: ricco, -a

rich soil: fertile

rich furnishings: riccamente lavorato, -a

rich pickings: facili guadagni m pl

to become rich: arricchirsi

to be rich in sth: abbondare di qc

2. rich (stimulating):

rich life, history: ricco, -a

rich experience: stimolante

3. rich food:

rich: sostanzioso, -a

4. rich (intense):

rich color: vivido, -a

rich flavor: intenso, -a

rich tone: pieno, -a

II. rich [rɪtʃ] N

the rich: i ricchi

I. scheme [ski:m] N

1. scheme (structure):

scheme: schema m

2. scheme (plot):

scheme: intrigo m

II. scheme [ski:m] VB intr pej

scheme: tramare

to scheme to do sth: tramare per fare qc

Present
I	get
you	get
he/she/it	gets
we	get
you	get
they	get

Past
I	got
you	got
he/she/it	got
we	got
you	got
they	got

Present Perfect
I	have	got / a. gotten
you	have	got / a. gotten
he/she/it	has	got / a. gotten
we	have	got / a. gotten
you	have	got / a. gotten
they	have	got / a. gotten

Past Perfect
I	had	got / a. gotten
you	had	got / a. gotten
he/she/it	had	got / a. gotten
we	had	got / a. gotten
you	had	got / a. gotten
they	had	got / a. gotten

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