lesen in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lesen in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lessen [Brit ˈlɛs(ə)n, Am ˈlɛs(ə)n] VB trans

lessen love, affection, influence

diminuire

lessen pressure, cost, production

ridurre

lessen impact, pain, effect

attenuare

to lessen the need for sth

ridurre il fabbisogno di qc

II.lessen [Brit ˈlɛs(ə)n, Am ˈlɛs(ə)n] VB intr

lessen

diminuire

lessen

ridursi

I.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] little ADJ When less is used as an adjective (less money), it is translated by meno: meno soldi. For examples and particular usages, see I in this entry. - When less is used as a pronoun (you should have taken less), it is translated by meno: avresti dovuto prenderne meno. Less than is usually translated by meno di and even less by ancora meno. For examples and particular usages of these, see II in this entry. - When less is used as an adverb followed by a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (to eat less, less interesting, less often), it is translated by meno: mangiare meno, meno interessante, meno spesso. For examples and particular usages, see III in this entry. - For the phrase less and less, see III2. - For less used as a preposition (less 10%), see IV.

less

meno

less beer, information, money

meno birra, informazioni, soldi

I have less money than him

ho meno soldi di lui

it took less time than we expected

ci è voluto meno tempo di quanto pensassimo

I have less time for reading than I used to

ho meno tempo per leggere di una volta

of less value, importance

di minore valore, importanza

to grow less

rimpicciolirsi or diminuire

II.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] little PRON

less

meno

I have less than you

ne ho meno di te

they have little money but we have even less

hanno pochi soldi ma noi ne abbiamo ancora meno

I gave them less to eat

ho dato loro meno da mangiare

less than half

meno della metà

in less than three hours

in meno di tre ore

in less than no time

in un batter d'occhio or in men che non si dica

13 is less than 18

13 è più piccolo di 18

a sum of not less than £1, 000

una somma non inferiore alle 1.000 sterline

he was less than honest, helpful

fu tutt'altro che onesto, disponibile

it's an improvement, but less of one than I had hoped

è un miglioramento, ma inferiore a quanto sperassi

she's nothing less than a common criminal

non è né più né meno che una criminale

nothing less than written proof will satisfy them

saranno soddisfatti soltanto quando avranno le prove scritte

it's nothing less than a scandal!

è proprio uno scandalo!

they want nothing less than the best

vogliono soltanto il meglio

I offered them £800 for the car but they let me have it for less

ho offerto loro 800 sterline per la macchina ma me l'hanno lasciata per meno

he's less of a fool than you think

è meno scemo di quel che pensi

they will think all the less of her for it

avranno ancora meno stima di lei dopo questo

I think no less of her for that

non la stimo di meno per questo

the less she knows about it the better

meno ne sa meglio è

I want £100 and not a penny less!

voglio 100 sterline e non un penny di meno!

the less said about it the better

meno si dice meglio è

people have been shot for less!

c'è chi è stato ucciso per meno!

less of your impudence!

non essere così insolente!

less of that! (to child misbehaving)

basta! smettila!

III.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] little ADV

1. less:

less

(di) meno

I read less these days

leggo meno in questo periodo

I liked it less than you did

mi è piaciuto meno che a te

I dislike him no less than you

non mi sta meno antipatico che a te

that's less urgent, serious

è meno urgente, grave

much less important

molto meno importante

it matters less than it did before

ha meno importanza di prima

it's less complicated than you think

è meno complicato di quanto pensi

she is no less qualified than you

non è meno qualificata di te

less often

meno sovente

it's less a village than a town

è più una città che un paese

the more I see him, the less I like him

più lo vedo e meno mi piace

no less than 30 people, 85%

non meno di 30 persone, dell'85%

they live in Kensington, no less!

abitano nientemeno che a Kensington!

he's married to a countess, no less!

è sposato nientemeno che con una contessa!

no less a person than the emperor

nientemeno che l'imperatore

one of the less known valleys

una delle valli meno conosciute

he was less offended than shocked

era più scioccato che offeso

she wasn't any the less happy

era ugualmente felice

much or still or even less

ancora meno

he can't afford to rent a house, much less buy one

non si può permettere di affittare una casa, ancora meno di comprarne una

2. less:

less and less

sempre meno

we see her less and less

la vediamo sempre meno

less and less often, busy

sempre meno sovente, occupato

IV.less [Brit lɛs, Am lɛs] little PREP

less

meno

less 15% discount

meno il 15% di sconto

a salary of £20, 000, less tax

uno stipendio lordo di 20.000 sterline

I.risen [Am ˈrɪzn] VB pp

risen → rise II

II.risen [Am ˈrɪzn] ADJ REL

risen

risorto

the risen Christ

il Cristo risorto

lest [Brit lɛst, Am lɛst] CONJ form

1. lest:

lest (for fear that)

per tema che, per timore che

lest (in case that)

nel caso

he wrote down the address lest he forget it

si è scritto l'indirizzo per paura di dimenticarselo

she burned her letters lest he (should or might) read them

bruciò le sue lettere per timore che potesse leggerle

lest anyone should ask you

nel caso qualcuno ve lo domandasse

“lest we forget”

= “per non dimenticare”

2. lest (after expressions of fear):

I was afraid lest he might or should die

temevo morisse

lese-majesty [Brit liːzˈmadʒɪsti] N LAW

lese-majesty

lesa maestà f

I.present¹ [Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt] ADJ

1. present (attending):

present person

presente

all those present or everybody present

tutti i presenti

half of those present

la metà dei presenti

to be present at

essere presente a

to be present in substance, virus: blood, wine, population

essere presente in

there are ladies present

ci sono delle signore

present company excepted

esclusi i presenti

all present and correct! MIL

tutti presenti! also hum

2. present (current):

present address, arrangement, circumstance, government, leadership, situation

attuale

in the present climate fig

con il clima attuale

up to the present day

fino al giorno d'oggi

at the present time or moment

al momento attuale

during the present year, decade

durante l'anno, il decennio corrente

3. present (under consideration):

present case, argument, issue

presente

the present writer feels that …

chi scrive pensa che …

4. present LING:

present tense, participle

presente

II.present¹ [Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt] N

1. present:

the present (now)

il presente

the past and the present

il passato e il presente

to live in the present

vivere nel presente

for the present

per il momento or per ora

2. present LING:

present, also present tense

presente m

in the present

al presente

3. present:

at present (at this moment)

in questo momento or ora

at present (nowadays)

al presente

III.presents N

presents npl LAW:

presents

presente documento m

presents

presente scrittura f

IV.present¹ [Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt]

there is no time like the present

= se non ora quando?

I.present² [Brit prɪˈzɛnt, Am prəˈzɛnt] VB trans

1. present (raise):

present problem, risk

presentare

present chance, opportunity

offrire

present challenge, obstacle

rappresentare

2. present (proffer, show):

present tickets, documents

presentare, mostrare

present sight, picture

mostrare

to present a cheque for payment

presentare un assegno all'incasso

to be presented with a choice, dilemma

trovarsi dinnanzi a una scelta, un dilemma

to be presented with a huge bill, with a splendid view

trovarsi di fronte un conto salato, una splendida vista

3. present (submit for consideration):

present plan, report, figures, views, bill, case

presentare

present petition

promuovere

present evidence

fornire

to present sth to sb or to present sb with sth

presentare qc a qn

4. present (formally give):

present bouquet

offrire

present prize, award, certificate, cheque

consegnare

present apologies, respects, compliments

porgere

to present sth to sb or to present sb with sth

consegnare qc a qn

5. present (portray):

present person, situation

rappresentare (as come)

to present sth in a good, different light

presentare qc sotto una buona luce, sotto una luce diversa

6. present:

present TV, RADIO programme, broadcast, show

presentare

presented by

presentato da

7. present (put on, produce):

present play

mettere in scena, rappresentare

present concert

dare

present production, exhibition, actor, star

presentare

we are proud to present Don Wilson

siamo lieti di presentarvi Don Wilson

8. present (introduce):

present form

presentare

may I present my son Piers?

posso presentarle mio figlio Piers?

to be presented at court

essere presentato a corte

9. present MIL:

present arms

presentare

present arms!

presentat'arm!

II.present² [Brit prɪˈzɛnt, Am prəˈzɛnt] VB intr MED

present baby, patient:

presentarsi

present symptom, humour, condition:

presentarsi, apparire

III.to present oneself VB refl

1. to present oneself:

to present oneself

presentarsi (as come; at a; for per)

to learn how to present oneself

imparare a presentarsi

Phrases:

to present itself opportunity:

presentarsi

to present itself thought:

presentarsi alla mente

present-day [Brit ˌprɛz(ə)ntˈdeɪ, Am ˈprɛznt ˈˌdeɪ] ADJ

present-day

attuale

resent [Brit rɪˈzɛnt, Am rəˈzɛnt] VB trans

resent person

non sopportare

resent change, system

mal sopportare

resent tone, term

essere infastidito da

he resented her

ce l'aveva con lei (for doing per avere fatto)

to resent sb's success

patire il successo di qn

to resent having to do

non sopportare di dovere fare

I resent that remark

non mi è piaciuto quel commento

to resent sb doing

non sopportare che qn faccia

he resented her being better paid

gli dava fastidio il fatto che lei fosse pagata più di lui

to resent the fact that …

mal tollerare il fatto che …

historic present N LING

historic present

presente m storico

in the historic present

al presente storico

lesen in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lesen in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lessen [ˈle·sn] VB intr

lessen danger

ridurre

lessen fever, pain

diminuire

II.lessen [ˈle·sn] VB trans (diminish)

lessen

diminuire

lessen risk, pain

ridurre

I.less [les] comp of little ADJ

less

meno

sth of less value

qc di minor valore

less wine/fat

meno vino/grasso

II.less [les] comp of little ADV

less

meno

to drink less

bere meno

to see sb less

vedere meno qu

less than 10

meno di 10

to grow [or become] less

diminuire

not him, much less her

lui no, e ancora meno lei

III.less [les] comp of little PRON

less

meno

less than …

meno di …

less and less

sempre meno

to cost less than …

costare meno di …

the less you eat, the less you get fat

meno mangi, meno ingrassi

IV.less [les] comp of little PREP

less

meno

a month, less two days

un mese meno due giorni

risen [ˈrɪ·zn] VB

risen pp of rise

See also rise

I.rise [raɪz] N

1. rise (increase):

rise

aumento m

to be on the rise

essere in aumento

to give rise to sth

dar luogo a qc

to get [or take] a rise out of sb

mandare in bestia qn

2. rise (incline):

rise

salita f

II.rise <rose, risen> [raɪz] VB intr

1. rise (arise):

rise

alzarsi

2. rise (become higher):

rise ground

salire

rise temperature

aumentare

rise river

crescere

3. rise (go up):

rise smoke

salire

rise moon, sun

sorgere

rise building

innalzarsi

4. rise (improve socially):

rise

progredire

rise in the ranks

salire

to rise to fame

raggiungere la fama

5. rise (be reborn):

rise

resuscitare

6. rise (rebel):

rise

insorgere

lest [lest] CONJ liter

1. lest (for fear that):

lest

per timore che +subj

lest

per timore di +inf

I didn't do it lest he should come

non lo feci per timore che venisse

2. lest (if):

lest

nel caso che +subj

I.present¹ [ˈpre·zənt] N

present

presente m

Phrases:

at present

al presente/momento

for the present

per il presente/momento

II.present¹ [ˈpre·zənt] ADJ

1. present (current):

present address, generation

attuale

at the present moment [or time]

al momento

at the present moment [or time]

attualmente

the present year

l'anno in corso

in the present case

in questo caso

up to the present time

fino a ora

the present writer

chi scrive

2. present (in attendance):

present

presente

to be present at sth

assistere a qc

all those present

tutti i presenti

present company excepted

esclusi i presenti

present² [ˈpre·zənt] N (gift)

present

regalo m

to give sb a present

fare un regalo a qu

I got it as a present

me lo hanno regalato

to make sb a present of sth

regalare qc a qu

present³ [prɪ·ˈzent] VB trans

1. present (give):

present

presentare

to present one's apologies to sb form

presentare le proprie scuse a qu

to present one's credentials

presentare le proprie credenziali

to present sth (to sb)

consegnare qc (a qu)

to present sb with sth

donare qc a qu

2. present (introduce):

present

presentare

to present sb to sb

presentare qu a qu

may I present my wife?

le presento mia moglie

to present a bill

presentare un progetto di legge

3. present (to an audience):

present play, musical, concert

presentare

presenting X as Julius Caesar

con X nel ruolo di Giulio Cesare

to present a paper at a conference

presentare una relazione a un congresso

4. present (confront):

to present sb with sth

mettere qu davanti a qc

to be presented with a complicated situation

trovarsi di fronte a una situazione complicata

to present sb with a problem

creare un problema per qu

5. present (constitute):

present

costituire

to present a problem for sb

costituire un problema per qu

to present difficulties for sb

creare difficoltà a qu

6. present (offer):

present

presentare

present view, atmosphere

offrire

7. present (exhibit):

present argument, plan, theory

esporre

present check, passport, ticket

presentare

to present a petition to sb

presentare una petizione a qu form

8. present MIL:

to present arms

presentare le armi

9. present (appear):

to present oneself for sth

presentarsi per qc

present participle N LING

present participle

participio m presente

birthday present N

birthday present

regalo m di compleanno

resent [rɪ·ˈzent] VB trans

to resent sth

provare risentimento per qc