leave about in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for leave about in the English»Italian Dictionary

leave about VB [liːv -] VB [liːv -] (leave [sth] around)

leave about leave around (carelessly) books, papers, toys

lasciare in disordine

leave about leave around (deliberately) cushions, books, magazines

sparpagliare

Translations for leave about in the Italian»English Dictionary

sparpagliare

to leave about

essere di partenza

to be about to leave

il treno per Milano è in partenza

the train for Milan is about to leave or to depart

fare per andarsene

to be about to leave

il treno per Londra sta per partire

the train for London is about to depart or leave

non lasciare a qn alcun dubbio riguardo qc

to leave sb in no doubt about sth, to leave sb no room for doubt about sth

essere prossimi a partire

to be about or going to leave, to be on the point of leaving

Translations for leave 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.leave¹ <pt/pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB trans

1. leave:

leave (depart from) house, station etc.

partire da

leave (more permanently) country, city etc.

lasciare

leave (by going out) room, building

uscire da

he left home early

è uscito di casa presto

to leave school (permanently)

lasciare la scuola

the plane, train leaves Paris for Turin at 9.00

l'aereo, il treno parte da Parigi per Torino alle nove

to leave the road

lasciare la strada

to leave the table

alzarsi da tavola

to leave Italy to live in Australia

lasciare l'Italia per andare a vivere in Australia

to leave the track train:

deragliare

to leave the ground plane:

staccarsi da terra or decollare

to leave one's seat

lasciare il proprio posto, alzarsi

I left him cleaning his car

l'ho lasciato che stava lavando la sua auto

the smile left her face fig

il sorriso scomparve dal suo volto

as soon as the words left her lips…

quando le parole le furono uscite di bocca… or non appena finì di parlare…

2. leave (leave behind):

leave (forgetfully) person

lasciare

leave (forgetfully) person

lasciare

leave object

dimenticare

leave (deliberately) partner

lasciare

leave key, instructions, name, tip, address

lasciare (for per; with a)

leave (permanently) animal, children, family

abbandonare

he left his umbrella on the train

ha dimenticato l'ombrello sul treno

the kittens had been left in a sack

i gattini erano stati abbandonati in un sacco

she's left her husband

ha lasciato suo marito

to leave sb sth

lasciare qc a qn

I've left him some instructions, the key

gli ho lasciato delle istruzioni, la chiave

to leave sb, sth in sb's care

affidare qn, qc alle cure di qn

3. leave (let remain):

leave food, drink, gap, choice

lasciare

he left his vegetables, wine

avanzò la verdura, lasciò il vino nel bicchiere

you leave me no choice or alternative but to…

non mi lasci altra scelta or alternativa che…

he left us in no doubt as to or about his feelings

non ci lasciò alcun dubbio circa i suoi sentimenti

to leave sth lying around

lasciare qc in disordine

to leave sth tidy, open, in ruins

lasciare qc in ordine, aperto, in rovina

to leave sb homeless

lasciare qn senza casa

to be left homeless

ritrovarsi senza casa

there are, we have five minutes left

ci sono, abbiamo ancora cinque minuti

he was left short of money, time

rimase a corto di denaro, con poco tempo a disposizione

he stared at what was left of the house

guardò quello che era rimasto della casa

ten minus seven leaves three MATH

dieci meno sette fa tre

the accident left him an orphan, a cripple

l'incidente lo rese orfano, invalido

the attack left her with a scar, a broken nose

l'aggressione le procurò una cicatrice, la frattura del setto nasale

where does that leave me?

che ne sarà di me?

4. leave (allow to do):

to leave sth to sb job, task

lasciare qc a qn

to leave it (up) to sb to do

lasciare a qn il compito di fare

it will be left to him to do it

spetterà a lui farlo

to leave the decision, choice (up) to sb

lasciare la decisione, la scelta a qn

to leave it up to sb where, how to do

lasciare decidere a qn dove, come fare

to leave sb to do

lasciare fare a qn

leave him to sleep

lascialo dormire

to leave sb to it (to do something)

lasciare che qn se la sbrogli

to leave sb to it (to be alone)

lasciare perdere qn

to leave sb to himself or to leave sb be inf

lasciare stare qn

leave him, me alone

lascialo, lasciami solo, stare

leave it to or with me

lascia fare a me

leave everything to me!

lascia fare tutto a me! lascia, faccio tutto io!

5. leave (result in):

leave oil, wine, tea: stain

fare, lasciare

leave cup, plate etc.: stain, mark

lasciare

leave cup, heel, chair: hole, dent

fare, lasciare

the operation will leave a scar

l'operazione ti lascerà una cicatrice or dopo l'operazione ti resterà una cicatrice

6. leave (postpone):

leave task, homework, housework

lasciare stare

leave it till tomorrow, Friday, the end

lascia stare fino a domani, a venerdì, alla fine

7. leave (stop and agree):

to leave it that …

convenire che …

to leave it at that

lasciare stare or restare (d'accordo) così

8. leave LAW (bequeath):

leave money, property

lasciare in eredità

to leave sth to sb or to leave sb sth

lasciare qc a qn

9. leave (be survived by):

leave widow, son, daughter

lasciare

10. leave (pass):

to leave sth on one's left, right

lasciare qc alla propria sinistra, destra

II.leave¹ <pt/pp left> [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB intr

leave

partire

to leave for airport

andare a

to leave for France

partire per

to leave for work

andare al lavoro

to leave for another company

andarsene per passare a un'altra ditta

he left for a career in advertising

ha lasciato il posto per lavorare nella pubblicità

III.to leave oneself VB refl

to leave oneself <pt/pp left>:

to leave oneself (with) time, money

tenersi

to leave oneself short of money, time

non tenersi abbastanza denaro, non calcolare un tempo sufficiente

leave² [Brit liːv, Am liv] N

1. leave (time off):

leave, also leave of absence

permesso m

leave, also leave of absence

congedo m

leave, also leave of absence MIL

licenza f

to take leave

prendere un congedo

to take three days' leave

prendere tre giorni di ferie

I've taken all my leave for this year

ho usato tutti i miei giorni di ferie quest'anno

to be granted 24 hours' leave MIL

ottenere una licenza di ventiquattro ore

to be on leave

essere in congedo

to be on leave MIL

essere in licenza

to come home on leave MIL

tornare a casa in licenza

2. leave (permission):

leave

permesso m

leave

autorizzazione f

to give sb leave to do

dare a qn il permesso di fare

to have sb's leave to do

avere il permesso di qn per fare

to ask sb's leave to do, to ask leave of sb (to do) form

chiedere a qn l'autorizzazione a fare

by or with your leave

con il vostro permesso

without so much as a by your leave

senza nemmeno chiedere il permesso

3. leave (departure):

to take leave of sb

prendere congedo da qn

he took his leave

prese congedo

leave³ [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB intr

leave → leaf IV

leave about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for leave about in the English»Italian Dictionary

we're just about to leave

stiamo per partire

Translations for leave about in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

leave [li:v] N

leave

permesso m

to have/get sb's leave (to do sth)

avere/ottenere il permesso di qu (per fare qc)

with/without sb's leave

con/senza il permesso di qu

to go/be on leave MIL

andare/essere in licenza

I.leave¹ <left, left> [li:v] VB trans

1. leave (depart from):

leave

partire da

leave school, work

lasciare

to leave home

uscire di casa

2. leave (not take away with):

leave

lasciare

to leave sth to sb

lasciare qc a qu

to leave sth at home

lasciare qc a casa

to leave a note/message (for sb)

lasciare un biglietto/un messaggio (per qu)

3. leave (put in a situation):

to leave sb alone

lasciare in pace qu

to be left homeless

ritrovarsi senza casa

to leave sth open

lasciare qc aperto

Phrases:

to leave a lot to be desired

lasciare molto a desiderare

to leave it at that

finirla qui

II.leave¹ <left, left> [li:v] VB intr

leave

andare via

III.leave¹ [li:v] N

leave

congedo m

to take (one's) leave (of sb)

congedarsi (da qu)

to take (complete) leave of one's senses

perdere (completamente) la testa

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If you use guttering, leave about 5cm (2in) at either end or tape up the ends to stop the soil flowing out when you water.

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