HAVING - Translation from English into Italian

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 over VB (have [sb] over)

have over person:

have over have round: invitare

to have sb over for the evening: invitare qn a trascorrere la serata a casa propria

have in VB (have [sb] in), have got

have in doctor, priest: fare venire, chiamare

have in employee, neighbour: fare entrare

we've got decorators in at the moment: abbiamo i decoratori in casa in questo periodo

have down VB (have [sb] down)

have down person:

have down: invitare, fare venire

to have sb down for the weekend: invitare qn per il fine settimana

have up VB inf (to be had up)

have up: essere denunciato, processato (for per)

have out VB (have [sth] out)

have out tooth:

have out: farsi togliere

to have one's appendix out: farsi togliere l'appendice

to have it out with sb: mettere le cose in chiaro con qn or definire una questione con qn

I. must-have [Am ˈməsthæv] N inf

must-have: must m

II. must-have [Am ˈməsthæv] ADJ inf

must-have accessory, gadget:

must-have: assolutamente indispensabile

a mobile is a must-have item for teenagers: il telefonino è un must per i teenager

have off VB (have [sth] off)

have off poem:

have off: sapere a memoria

have about VB (have [sth] about)

have about: avere con sé

I must have some money about me: devo avere dei soldi con me

have around VB Am

have around → have overhave round,

English

Italian

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

have out VB trans always sep

1. have out (remove):

have out: togliersi

2. have out inf (argue):

to have it out with sb: mettere le cose in chiaro con qu

have-nots N pl

the have-nots: i poveri

have around VB trans always sep

have around gadget:

have around: avere a portata di mano

have in VB trans always sep

have in: invitare

they had some experts in: hanno chiamato degli esperti

have up VB trans always sep

have up: denunciare

have on VB trans always sep

1. have on (wear):

have on clothes: indossare

he didn't have any clothes on: era completamente nudo

2. have on (carry):

to have sth on oneself: avere con sé

have you got any money on you?: hai dei soldi con te?

have over VB trans always sep

have over: invitare

have back VB trans always sep

can I have it back?: posso riaverlo?

they solved their problems and she had him back: hanno risolto i problemi e lei se lo è ripreso

Italian

English

pentirsi di qc/di aver fatto qc (provare rimorso): to feel remorse for sth/having done sth

pentirsi di qc/di aver fatto qc (rimpiangere): to regret sth/having done sth

Present
I	have
you	have
he/she/it	has
we	have
you	have
they	have

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

Present Perfect
I	have	had
you	have	had
he/she/it	has	had
we	have	had
you	have	had
they	have	had

Past Perfect
I	had	had
you	had	had
he/she/it	had	had
we	had	had
you	had	had
they	had	had

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