guessing in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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guessing game [Brit ˈɡɛsɪŋ ɡeɪm, Am ˈɡɛsɪŋ ˌɡeɪm] N

I.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] N

guess
congettura f
guess
supposizione f
to have or make or take a guess
cercare di or tirare a indovinare or azzardare un'ipotesi
to have or make or take a guess at sth
cercare di indovinare qc
my guess is that they will lose
secondo me perderanno
at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30
a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni
there are, at a guess, ten families living in that building
ci saranno grossomodo una decina di famiglie che abitano in quel palazzo
I'll give you three guesses!
ti do tre possibilità
that was a good guess!
hai colto nel segno or hai azzeccato!
“how did you know?” - “just a lucky guess!”
“come facevi a saperlo?” - “ho tirato a indovinare”
to make a wild guess
fare congetture azzardate
your guess is as good as mine
ne so quanto te
it's anybody's guess!
Dio solo lo sa! e chi lo sa! chi l'indovina è bravo!
what will happen now is anybody's guess
Dio solo sa ciò che succederà

II.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB trans

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1. guess (intuit):

guess answer, reason, name, identity
(tirare a) indovinare
guess length, width
calcolare (a occhio e croce)
to guess that …
(tirare a) indovinare che …
to guess sb's age (correctly)
indovinare l'età di qn
to guess sb's age (make estimate)
cercare di indovinare l'età di qn
I should guess him to be about 30
gli darei una trentina d'anni
I guessed the time to be about one o'clock
mi sembrava che fosse l'una circa
she had guessed what I was thinking
aveva indovinato che cosa stavo pensando
you'll never guess what has happened!
non indovinerai mai che cosa è successo!
I guessed as much!
lo sospettavo!
guess what! I've won a prize!
indovina (un po')! Ho vinto un premio!
guess who!
indovina chi!

III.guess [Brit ɡɛs, Am ɡɛs] VB intr

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second-guess [Brit, Am ˌsɛkənd ˈɡɛs] VB trans inf

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Translations for guessing in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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la vita è un terno al lotto
life is a guessing game
polisenso
= game based on guessing a word or phrase which has different meanings
toto-nomi
guessing of names
indovinare nome, risposta
to guess
indovinare nome, risposta
to second-guess inf
pensieri indovinare giusto, sbagliato
to guess right, wrong
indovinare l'età di qn
to guess sb's age
indovina!
guess!
indovina chi!
guess who!
indovina chi è tornato?
guess who's back in town?
non indovinerai mai che cosa è successo!
you'll never guess what has happened!
(cercare di indovinare) qc
to have or make or take a guess at sth
tirare a indovinare
to take a leap, to shot in the dark, to hazard a guess
stai tirando a indovinare!
you're just guessing!
“come facevi a saperlo?” - “ho tirato a indovinare”
“how did you know?” - “just a lucky guess”
indovina (un po')! Ho vinto un premio!
guess what!I've won a prize!
chi l'indovina è bravo!
it's anybody's guess!
indovinala, grillo!
= your guess is as good as mine
fare una congettura -a
to make a wild guess
la vita è un terno al lotto
life is a guessing game
tenere qn in bilico fig
to keep sb hanging on or guessing

guessing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for guessing in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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guessing game [ˈge·sɪŋ·ˌgeɪm] N a. fig

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second-guess [ˌse·kənd·ˈges] VB trans

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to make a lucky guess
indovinare
to hazard a guess at sth
provare a indovinare qc
his guess could easily be wrong
è facile che si sbagli

Translations for guessing in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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guessing Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make a lucky guess
indovinare
to take a guess
tirare a indovinare
to take a wild guess
azzardare un'ipotesi
that was a lucky guess
è stata tutta fortuna
your guess is as good as mine!
ne so quanto te
guess what I'm doing now?
indovina cosa sto facendo ora?
to keep sb guessing
tenere qu sulle spine
to hazard a guess at sth
provare a indovinare qc
his guess could easily be wrong
è facile che si sbagli
as near as I can guess
per quanto ne so

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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The contestants are definitely flummoxed as to what some of the ingredients are, as they all make their best attempt at guessing the flavours.
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Producers stylised the plot as a whodunit storyline which would keep viewers guessing as to whom the attacker was.
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This has turned educating guessing into an obsessive parlor game for journalists and stock analysts.
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I'm guessing it's the pollen in some trees that smells exactly like human jizz, which would be really cool.
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The general public drank tea out of wooden bowls at fairs and markets, and the upper classes made a guessing game with the drink.
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I'm guessing that the certain someone has a lifelong bucketful of fear and hurt.
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Everyone wants to play the guessing game, and whether it be family, wedding, this, that the other thing.
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Then they play a guessing game of how many spots on the butterfly.
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Installing a wheel with a lug wrench thus requires a bit of rough guessing about proper tightness.
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He is not very knowledgeable about popular music, failing to name more than four bands in a musical guessing game.
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