have about in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for have about in the English»Italian Dictionary

have about VB (have [sth] about)

have about

avere con sé

I must have some money about me

devo avere dei soldi con me

Translations for have about in the English»Italian Dictionary

to have suspicions about sb, sth

avere sospetti su qn, qc

to have illusions about

farsi delle illusioni su

to have forebodings about sth

avere il presentimento di qc

to have misgivings about sb

avere dubbi su qn

to have misgivings about sth

avere dubbi riguardo a qc

to have reservations about sth

avere delle riserve su qc

to have scruples about doing

farsi scrupolo di fare

Translations for have about in the Italian»English Dictionary

farsi illusioni su

to have illusions about

avere delle riserve su qc

to have reservations about sth

Translations for have about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADV About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

1. about (approximately):

about

circa, pressappoco, quasi

it's about the same as yesterday

è pressappoco come ieri

at about 6 pm

alle 18 circa

it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron

= è completamente inutile

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

that seems about right

sembra che vada bene or dovrebbe andar bene

I've had just about enough of her!

ne ho proprio abbastanza di lei!

I've had about as much as I can take!

ne ho abbastanza! non ne posso più!

3. about (in circulation):

there was no-one about

non c'era nessuno in giro

there are few people about

c'è poca gente in giro

there is a lot of food poisoning about

ci sono molti casi di intossicazione alimentare in giro

there's a lot of it about

ce n'è in giro molto or ne circola molto

4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about

essere nei dintorni

she must be somewhere about

deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about

al contrario

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

parlare di

what's it about? (of book, film etc.)

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

parla di…

may I ask what it's about?

potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?

I'm ringing about my results

telefono per i miei risultati

it's about my son's report

riguarda la pagella di mio figlio

about your overdraft…

per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

2. about (in the nature of):

there's something weird, sad about him

c'è qualcosa di strano, di triste in lui

there's something about the place that intrigues me

c'è qualcosa in questo posto che mi affascina

what I like about her is

ciò che mi piace di lei è

3. about (bound up with):

business is about profit

negli affari ciò che conta è il profitto

teaching is all about communication

insegnare vuol dire comunicare

that's what life is all about

così è la vita

4. about (occupied with):

to know what one is about

sapere che cosa si fa

mind what you're about! Brit

fa' attenzione a quel che fai!

while you're about it…

già che ci sei…

and be quick about it!

e fai alla svelta!

5. about (around):

to wander, run about the streets

girare, correre per le strade

strewn about the floor

sparpagliati sul pavimento

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?

che ne diresti or dici di un tè?

how about going into town?

che ne diresti di andare in città?

how about it?

che ne dici?

how about you?

e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?

che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?

what about us?

e noi?

“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”

“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”

what about you?

e tu?

what about Natasha?

e Natasha?

8. about (on) form:

hidden about one's person drugs, arms

nascosto sulla propria persona

to have, keep (all) one's wits about one

essere attento e pronto ad agire, conservare la propria presenza di spirito

9. about Brit (surrounding):

about

intorno a

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do

essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do

non ho intenzione di fare

3. about (awake):

about

in piedi

you were (up and) about early this morning

eri in piedi presto questa mattina

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

about

fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

it's about time (that) …

sarebbe ora (che) …

about time too!

era ora!

that's about it (that's all)

è tutto

that's about it (that's the situation)

le cose stanno più o meno così

I.have <3ª persona sing pres. has, pt/pp had> VB trans [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v]

1. have (possess):

have

avere

she has a dog

ha un cane

2. have (consume):

have

prendere, mangiare, bere

to have a sandwich

prendere or mangiare un panino

to have a whisky

bere un whisky

to have a cigarette

fumare una sigaretta

to have breakfast

fare colazione

to have dinner

cenare

to have lunch

pranzare

he had a sandwich for lunch

per pranzo ha mangiato un panino

I had some more cake

presi ancora un po' di torta

3. have (want):

have

volere

have

prendere

I'll have tea please

prendo un tè, grazie

what will you have?

cosa desidera?

she won't have him back

non vuole riprenderlo con sé

I offered her £5, but she wouldn't have it

le offrii cinque sterline, ma non ha voluto

I wouldn't have it any other way

se fosse diverso non lo vorrei

I wouldn't have him, her any other way

non mi piacerebbe se fosse diverso, diversa

4. have (receive, get):

have letter, parcel, information

ricevere

I've had no news from him

non ho ricevuto notizie da lui

I must have the information, some money soon

devo subito avere l'informazione, devo subito procurarmi un po' di soldi

I must have the document by 4 o'clock

devo avere il documento per le quattro

to let sb have sth

lasciare prendere qc a qn

5. have (hold):

have party, celebration, interview

fare

have meeting

tenere

have competition, ballot, exhibition

organizzare

have conversation

avere

have church service

celebrare

have enquiry

svolgere

6. have (exert, exhibit):

have effect

avere

have influence

avere, esercitare

have courage, nerve, impudence, courtesy

avere (to do di fare)

7. have (spend):

have

passare

have

trascorrere

to have a nice day, evening

passare una bella giornata, serata

to have a good time

divertirsi

to have a hard or bad time

passarsela male or passare dei momenti difficili

to have a good vacation, a day at the beach

passare delle belle vacanze, una giornata in spiaggia

8. have (be provided with):

have, also have got to have sth to do

avere qc da fare

I have or I've got some clothes to wash

ho dei vestiti da lavare

I have or I've got letters to write

devo scrivere delle lettere

I have or I've got a lot of work to do

ho molto lavoro da fare

9. have (undergo, suffer):

have

avere

to have (the) flu, measles

avere l'influenza, il morbillo

to have (a) toothache, a headache

avere mal di denti, mal di testa

to have an accident, a heart attack

avere un incidente, un attacco cardiaco

to have a shock

avere or subire uno choc

he had his car, watch stolen

gli hanno rubato la macchina, l'orologio

she has had her windows broken

le hanno rotto le finestre

they like having stories read to them

gradiscono che qualcuno gli legga dei racconti

I have or I've got a student coming in five minutes

ho uno studente che arriva fra cinque minuti

10. have (cause to be done):

to have sth done

far fare qc

to have the house painted, the washing machine installed

fare tinteggiare la casa, installare la lavatrice

to have one's hair cut

farsi tagliare i capelli

to have an injection, a dental checkup, a manicure

farsi fare un'iniezione, una visita di controllo dentistica, la manicure

to have sb do sth

fare fare qc a qn

she had him close the door, wait in the corridor

gli fece chiudere la porta, lo fece aspettare nel corridoio

they would have us believe that …

ci volevano fare credere che …

I would have you know that …

vorrei che sapessi che …

to have sb doing sth

far fare qc a qn

he had them laughing, crying

li fece ridere, piangere

she had them digging the garden, writing poetry

gli fece zappare il giardino, scrivere poesie

11. have (cause to become):

he had his revolver, camera ready

aveva la rivoltella, la macchina fotografica pronta

we'll soon have everything ready, clean

fra poco tutto sarà pronto, pulito

she had the car in pieces in the garage

aveva smontato la macchina pezzo per pezzo nel garage

if you're not careful you'll have that glass over

se non fai attenzione rovescerai quel bicchiere

she had them completely baffled

li fece rimanere completamente perplessi

I had it finished by 5 o'clock

l'avevo finito per le cinque

12. have (allow):

have

permettere

have

tollerare

I won't have this kind of behaviour!

non tollererò questo tipo di comportamento!

I won't have it!

non mi va!

I won't have this any more!

non lo permetterò più! or non lo tollero più!

I won't have them exploit him

non lascerò che lo sfruttino

I won't have him hurt

non permetterò che si faccia male

we can't have them staying in a hotel

non possiamo permettere che stiano in albergo

13. have (physically hold):

have

tenere

she had the glass in her hand

teneva in mano il bicchiere

she had him by the throat, by the arm

lo teneva per la gola, per il braccio

he had his hands over his eyes

si teneva le mani davanti agli occhi

to have one's back to sb

dare le spalle a qn

14. have (give birth to):

have woman: child

avere

have animal: young

partorire, fare

has she had it yet?

ha già partorito?

she's having a baby (in May)

avrà un bambino (a maggio)

15. have (as impersonal verb):

over here, we have a painting by Picasso

qui abbiamo un dipinto di Picasso

what we have here is a small group of extremists

quello con cui abbiamo a che fare è un piccolo gruppo di estremisti

on the one hand you have the victims of crime and on the other…

da un lato ci sono le vittime della criminalità e dall'altro…

16. have (puzzle):

have, also have got you have or you've got me there!

mi hai colto in fallo! or toccato!

17. have (have at one's mercy):

have, also have got I've got you, him now!

ti, lo tengo! or ti ho, l'ho preso!

I'll have you!

ora ti faccio vedere io!

18. have (have sex with) inf:

have person

farsi

II.have <3ª persona sing pres. has, pt/pp had> VB mod [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v]

1. have (must):

I have to leave now

ora devo andare

2. have (need to):

you don't have to or you haven't got to leave so early

non è necessario che te ne vada così presto

why did this have to happen?

era necessario che succedesse questo?

did you have to spend so much money?

era necessario che spendessi così tanti soldi?

something had to be done

si doveva fare qualcosa

3. have (for emphasis):

this has to be the most difficult decision I've ever made

questa è proprio la decisione più difficile che abbia mai preso

III.have <3ª persona sing pres. has, pt/pp had> VB aux [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v]

1. have:

have

avere

have (with movement and reflexive verbs)

essere

she has lost her bag

ha perso la borsa

she has already left, arrived

è già partita, arrivata

she has hurt herself

si è fatta male

she has washed her hands

si è lavata le mani

have you seen her?

l'hai vista?

we haven't lost them

non li abbiamo persi

2. have (in tag questions etc.):

you've seen the film, haven't you?

hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen the film, have you?

non hai visto il film, vero?

you haven't seen my bag, have you?

hai per caso visto la mia borsa?

“he's already left” - “has he indeed!”

“è già andato via” - “davvero?”

“you've never met him” - “yes I have!”

“non l'hai mai incontrato” - “invece sì (che l'ho incontrato)!”

3. have (in time clauses):

having finished his breakfast, he went out

finito di fare colazione, uscì

having said he'd be there early, he arrived late

dopo aver detto che sarebbe arrivato presto, è arrivato in ritardo

4. have (because, since):

having already won twice, he's a great favourite

dato che ha già vinto due volte, è uno dei grandi favoriti

having lost money before, he was reluctant to invest in a new project

avendo perso dei soldi in precedenza, era restio a investire in un nuovo progetto

IV.have N [Brit hav, Am hæv, həv, (ə)v]

the haves and the have-nots

i ricchi e i poveri

V.have

to have done with sth

finire (di usare qc) or finire con qc

this car, TV has had it inf

questa macchina, televisione è arrivata alla fine, ha fatto il suo tempo

I've had it (up to here) inf

non ne posso più or sono stufo

I've had it (up to here) with him, my job inf

ne ho fin sopra i capelli di lui, del lavoro

I can't do any more, I've had it! (tired) inf

non ne posso più, sono stremato!

when your father finds out, you've had it! (in trouble) inf

quando tuo padre lo viene a sapere, sei rovinato!

to have it in for sb inf

avercela (a morte) con qn

she has, doesn't have it in her to do

sarebbe, non sarebbe mai capace di fare

he will have it that …

sostiene or asserisce che …

he won't have it that …

non ammetterà che …

I've got it!

ci sono! or ho capito!

let's be having you! hum

fatti avanti!

and the ayes, noes have it

i sì, i no sono in maggioranza or vincono i voti favorevoli, contrari

to have it off or away with sb Brit inf

andare a letto con qn or farsela con qn

…and what have you

…eccetera or …e quant'altro

there is no milk, there are no houses to be had

non c'è modo di trovare del latte, delle case

are there any more to be had?

se ne trovano ancora?

these are the best spectacles to be had

sono i migliori occhiali che si possano trovare

have about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for have about in the English»Italian Dictionary

to have misgivings about sth

avere dubbi su qc

to have know-how about sth

avere il know-how di qc

to have reservations about sth

avere delle riserve su qc

to have news about sb/sth

avere notizie di qu/qc

to feel/have qualms (about sth)

avere degli scrupoli (riguardo a qc)

to have a complex about sth

essere complessato per qc

to have no regrets about sth

non avere rimpianti per qc

to have no compunction about sth

non avere rimorso per qc

to have second thoughts about sb/sth

avere dei ripensamenti su qu/qc

Translations for have about in the Italian»English Dictionary

avere dei -i su qu

to have doubts about sb

Translations for have about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.have <has, had, had> [hæv, unstressed: həv] VB trans

1. have (own):

have

avere

I have two brothers

ho due fratelli

have you got a cold? — no, I have a headache

hai il raffreddore? — no, ho mal di testa

to have sth to do

avere qc da fare

2. have (engage in):

to have a talk with sb

parlare con qu

to have a game of sth

fare una partita a qc

3. have (eat):

to have lunch

pranzare

I haven't had shrimp in ages!

sono secoli che non mangio gamberetti!

to have a coffee

prendere un caffè

4. have (give birth to):

to have a child

avere [o fare] un bambino

5. have (receive):

have

avere

have

ricevere

to have news about sb/sth

avere notizie di qu/qc

to have visitors

avere visite

6. have (show trait):

to have patience/mercy

avere pazienza/pietà

to have doubts/second thoughts

avere dubbi/ripensamenti

7. have (cause to occur):

to have dinner ready by seven

la cena sarà pronta per le sette

I'll have Bob give you a ride home

ti farò dare un passaggio da Bob

I won't have you doing that

non te lo lascerò fare

Phrases:

to have it in for sb inf

avercela con qu

to have it in one to do sth

essere capace di fare qc

I didn't think she had it in her!

non pensavo che ne fosse capace!

to have had it with sb/sth inf

averne (avuto) abbastanza di qu/qc

II.have <has, had, had> [hæv, unstressed: həv] VB aux

1. have (indicates perfect tense):

he has never been to California

non è mai stato in California

we had been swimming

eravamo stati a nuotare

had I known you were coming, … form

se avessi saputo che venivi, …

2. have (must):

to have (got) to do sth

dover fare qc

what time have we got to be there?

a che ora dobbiamo essere lì?

do we have to finish this today?

dobbiamo finirlo oggi?

III.have [hæv, unstressed: həv] N pl

the haves and the have-nots

i ricchi e i poveri

I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

su

a book about football

un libro sul calcio

what is the film about?

di cosa parla il film?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

about

intorno a

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

about

per

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

Phrases:

how about that!

però!

how about a drink?

che ne dici di bere qualcosa?

what about it? (suggestion)

che ne dici?

what about it? (so what?)

e allora?

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

pressapoco

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

circa 5 libbre

about here

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

una ventina

to have had just about enough of sth

averne avuto abbastanza di qc

that's about it for today

è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

stare (proprio) per fare qc

4. about (around):

all about

in giro

to be somewhere about

essere nei paraggi

is Paul about?

c'è Paul da queste parti?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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One such belief is that there simply and literally "is" no reality beyond the perceptions or beliefs we each have about reality.

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The latter also means 1000, and refers to the supposition that a tambon would have about 1000 abled-bodied men.

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The related topic of anthropomorphism deals with the ideas people have about what animals know.

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A strong cup of joe, for example, can have about 78 to 108 mgs of caffeine.

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Around this time the monthly payroll of the mine was reported to have about 400 miners.

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Business investment clubs have about equal risk when compared to stock, mutual fund or bond investment clubs.

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The information we have about her is scant.

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That trapping that they have about as much personality as one of the brain-dead masses.

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Some segments are still under construction, but when finished it will have about of length.

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If they split eligible pension income and pay 13 per cent average income tax after age and pension income deductions, they would have about $5,100 a month to spend.

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