left-hand drive in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for left-hand drive in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.left1 [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADJ

II.left1 [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] N

III.left1 [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] ADV

IV.left1 [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft]

left2 [Brit lɛft, Am lɛft] VB pt, pp

left → leave

See also leave3, leave2, leave1

leave3 [Brit liːv, Am liv] VB intr

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leave → leaf IV

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

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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…

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!

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

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I.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] N

1. hand:

hand
mano f
he had a pencil, book in his hand
aveva una matita, un libro in mano
she had a pistol, umbrella in her hand
teneva in mano una pistola, un ombrello
he stood there, gun, suitcase in hand
stava lì con la pistola, la valigia in mano
to get or lay one's hands on money, information
mettere le mani su
to get or lay one's hands on key
trovare
to get or lay one's hands on person
mettere le mani addosso a
he eats, steals everything he can get or lay his hands on
mangia, ruba tutto quello che riesce ad arraffare
to keep one's hands off computer, money
tenere giù le mani da or non toccare
to keep one's hands off sb
lasciare in pace qn
they could hardly keep their hands off each other
riuscirono a stento a non mettersi le mani addosso
to take sb's hand
prendere la mano di qn
to take sb by the hand
prendere qn per mano
they were holding hands
si tenevano per mano
to hold sb's hand
tenere la mano a qn
to hold sb's hand (give support) fig person:
tendere la mano a qn
to hold sb's hand government:
sostenere qn
to do or make sth by hand
fare qc a mano
the letter was delivered by hand
la lettera fu consegnata, recapitata a mano
“by hand” (on envelope)
“Sue Proprie Mani”, s.p.m.
they gave me 50 dollars in my hand
mi misero in mano 50 dollari
from hand to hand
di mano in mano
look! no hands! (on bicycle)
guarda! senza mani!
to have one's hands full
avere le mani piene
to have one's hands full fig
essere occupatissimo or avere molto da fare
to seize an opportunity with both hands
afferrare al volo un'opportunità
hands up, or I shoot!
mani in alto o sparo!
to be on one's hands and knees
essere carponi
we can always use another pair of hands
possiamo sempre trovare qualcun altro che ci dia una mano
hands off! inf
giù le mani!
“hands off our school” (slogan at rally)
“giù le mani dalla nostra scuola”
please put your hands together for Max!
fate un bell'applauso a Max!

7. hand (possession):

to be in sb's hands money, painting, document, power, affair:
essere nelle mani di qn
the painting is in private hands
il dipinto è nelle mani di un privato
to change hands
cambiare di proprietario
to fall or get into sb's hands information, equipment:
cadere in mano a qn
to fall or get into the wrong hands documents, weapons:
arrivare nelle mani sbagliate
in the right hands this information could be useful
nelle mani giuste, questa informazione potrebbe essere utile
to be in good or safe hands child, money:
essere in buone mani
to put one's life in sb's hands
affidare la propria vita nelle mani di qn
to place or put [sth] in sb's hands department, office
affidare [qc] a qn
to place or put [sth] in sb's hands matter, affair
mettere [qc] nelle mani di qn
to play into sb's hands
fare il gioco di qn
the matter is out of my hands
la questione non è di mia pertinenza

III.hand [Brit hand, Am hænd] VB trans (give)

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I.drive [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] N

II.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB trans

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1. drive driver:

drive car, bus, van, train
guidare, condurre
drive racing car
pilotare
drive cargo, load, passenger
trasportare
drive distance
percorrere (in auto)
what (car) do you drive?
quale auto guidi?
to drive sb to school, to the station
portare qn a scuola, alla stazione (in auto)
to drive tourists round town
portare i turisti in giro per la città
she drove me home
mi portò a casa (in auto)
he hates being driven
detesta farsi portare in macchina
I drive 15 km every day
guido per 15 km ogni giorno
to drive sth into garage, carpark, space
portare qc dentro
he drove his truck into a wall
andò a sbattere con il camion contro un muro
he drove the car straight at me
venne con l'auto dritto verso di me
she drove her car over a cliff
precipitò con l'auto da una scogliera

III.drive <pt drove, pp driven> [Brit drʌɪv, Am draɪv] VB intr

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1. drive MOTOR:

drive driver:
guidare
can you drive?
sai guidare?
will you drive?
puoi guidare tu?
he drives for Ferrari SPORTS
è un pilota della Ferrari
to drive along
percorrere (in auto)
I took pictures as we drove along
feci delle foto mentre viaggiavamo in auto
you can't drive along the High Street
non è possibile percorrere in auto la via principale
to drive on the left, at 80 km per hour, on the main road
guidare a sinistra, a 80 km all'ora, lungo la strada principale
to drive to work, to London
andare a lavorare, a Londra in auto
to drive into garage, carpark, space
entrare (con l'auto) in
to drive into tree, lamppost
andare a sbattere contro
I drove into a ditch
sono finito in un fosso con l'auto
to drive up, down a hill
salire su, scendere da una collina (in auto)
to drive past
passare (con l'auto)
to drive at sb
andare con l'auto contro qn
the taxi drove out of the station
il taxi si allontanò dalla stazione
you use a lot of petrol driving around town
si consuma molta benzina guidando in città

left-hand drive in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for left-hand drive in the English»Italian Dictionary

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left pt, pp of leave

See also leave, leave1

I.leave1 <left, left> [li:v] VB trans

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II.leave1 <left, left> [li:v] VB intr

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Phrases:

to make money hand over fist
fare soldi rapidamente
to lose money hand over fist
perdere soldi rapidamente
to be hand in glove with sb
essere pappa e ciccia con qu
to put one's hand in one's pocket
mettere mano alla borsa
with a firm hand
con mano dura
at first hand
personalmente
to have one's hands full
essere molto impegnato
with a heavy [or an iron] hand
con mano dura
to play a lone hand
agire da solo
on the one hand … on the other (hand) …
da un lato…, dall'altro (lato)…
to have one's hands tied
avere le mani legate
to force sb's hand
forzare la mano a qu
to get one's hands on sb
acciuffare qu
to lay one's hands on sth
trovare qc
to not soil one's hands with sth
non sporcarsi le mani con qc
to throw in one's hand
darsi per vinto
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I.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB trans

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II.drive <drove, driven> [draɪv] VB intr AUTO

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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All production models were therefore left-hand drive.
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The main batch was produced with left-hand drive to resolve this problem.
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As a result, the locomotive is left-hand drive going in one direction and right-hand drive in the other.
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The same survey also indicated that right-hand drive cars are 16 to 49 per cent cheaper than their left-hand drive equivalents.
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The left-hand drive was intended for recording document data; the second for required font data.
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The display binnacle sits on top of the dashboard in front of the driver to aid production in left-hand drive markets.
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Most other car makers began offering cars with left-hand drive in 1910.
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The buttons were generally at the extreme driver's side end of the dash, i.e., the left in left-hand drive vehicles, and the right in right-hand drive ones.
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Despite this advantage, tenders fitted to the eight left-hand drive examples were intended for use with right-hand drive locomotives.
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The car will be available only in left-hand drive from launch, and with a choice of 5 and 7-seater models.
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