Translations for lie about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.lie about VB [lʌɪ -] VB [lʌɪ -] (lie around)

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II.lie about VB [lʌɪ -] VB [lʌɪ -] (lie around [sth])

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lie about house:

lie about lie around

bighellonare per

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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.

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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

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

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1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

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

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

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…

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?

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?

9. about Brit (surrounding):

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

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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

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

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fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

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I.lie¹ [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N

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1. lie (position):

lie

lie

II.lie¹ <forma in -ing lying, pt lay, pp lain> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB intr

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1. lie:

lie (in horizontal position) person, animal: (action)

stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi

lie person, animal: (state)

stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere

lie bottle, packet, pile:

don't lie on the grass

non stendersi sull'erba

he was lying on the bed

era disteso sul letto

she continued to lie there

è rimasta sdraiata là

to lie on one's back, front

stare disteso sulla schiena, sulla pancia

to lie flat

giacere lungo disteso or mettersi lungo disteso

to lie face down

stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù

the horse lay injured

il cavallo giaceva ferito

to lie awake at night

non riuscire a dormire la notte

to lie in bed all morning

restare a letto tutta la mattinata

don't lie in the sun too long

non stare disteso al sole per troppo tempo

while her husband lay in hospital

mentre suo marito era all'ospedale

he lay dead

the soldier lay dying

il soldato era moribondo

the body lay…

il corpo giaceva…

to lie in state

essere esposto pubblicamente

here lies John Brown

qui giace John Brown

2. lie (be situated):

lie

lie

lie MATH point:

to lie fifth or in fifth place

trovarsi al quinto posto

to lie in pieces, open

essere a pezzi, aperto

everything that lies in my way

tutto quello che si trova sulla mia strada

their unhappy past lay behind them

si erano lasciati alle spalle il loro infelice passato

your future lies in that direction

il vostro futuro è in quella direzione

that's where our future lies

il nostro futuro è là

to lie before sb life, career:

to lie before sb unknown:

stare davanti a qn

what lies ahead?

cosa ci aspetta?

the toys lay all over the floor

i giochi erano sparsi sul pavimento

danger lies all around us

siamo circondati dal pericolo

3. lie (remain):

lie

the boat had lain there for years

la nave era rimasta là per anni

his clothes lay where he'd left them

i suoi vestiti stavano dove li aveva lasciati

the newspaper lay unread

il giornale non era stato aperto

his meal lay untouched

non toccò cibo

to lie idle machine:

rimanere fermo or inattivo

to lie idle money:

rimanere capitale morto

to lie empty

4. lie (can be found):

lie

their interests lie elsewhere

i loro interessi stavano da un'altra parte

that's where the fault lay

ecco dove stava l'errore

to lie in cause, secret, success, talent, fault:

to lie in popularity, strength:

to lie in solution, cure:

to lie in doing solution, cure:

consistere nel fare

to lie behind (be hidden)

stare nascosto dietro

to lie behind (instigate)

essere all'origine di

to lie at the heart, at the root of

essere al cuore di, alla radice di

my support lies with you

avete il mio sostegno

the responsibility lies with them

la responsabilità è loro

7. lie NAUT:

to be lying at anchor

essere or stare all'ancora

III.lie¹ [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ]

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let the matter lie

lascia le cose come stanno

to lie in the hands of

essere nelle mani di or dipendere da

non farsi vedere

to find out how the land lies

tastare il terreno

to lie in wait

stare in agguato or stare in attesa

to lie in wait for sb troops, ambushers:

tendere un agguato a qn

to lie in wait for sb reporter, attacker:

aspettare qn al varco

I.lie² [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] N (falsehood)

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II.lie² <forma in -ing lying, pt/pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB trans

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III.lie² <forma in -ing lying, pt/pp lied> [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ] VB intr (tell falsehood)

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IV.lie² [Brit lʌɪ, Am laɪ]

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to live a lie

vivere nella menzogna

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to lie about sth

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to lie about sth

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I.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB intr

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lie

to lie about sth

II.lie¹ <-y-> [laɪ] VB trans

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to lie oneself out of sth

tirarsi fuori da qc mentendo

III.lie¹ [laɪ] N

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I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

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2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

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1. about (approximately):

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

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):

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

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

I.lie² <lay, lain> [laɪ] VB intr

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3. lie form (be buried):

lie

5. lie SPORTS:

lie

II.lie² [laɪ] N

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lie

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English

When the other was discovered, she told the police a lie about the other. en.wikipedia.org

Before this act, parents claiming tax deductions were on the honor system not to lie about the number of children they supported. en.wikipedia.org

He feebly attempts to lie about the contents with a work-related explanation to his wife. en.wikipedia.org

Her flamboyant nature led her to lie about her age through her life. en.wikipedia.org

For instance, people who knowingly lie about a situation may eventually come to believe that their lies are truthful with time. en.wikipedia.org

It is criminal for government to knowingly and willfully feed its people contaminated water and year after year lie about it. en.wikipedia.org

Both lie about 200 feet below the other buildings and are accessed by stairs to the east and north. en.wikipedia.org

There's also evidence they tended to lie about it. en.wikipedia.org

First, borrowers could lie about their financial situation and not repay their debts in full. en.wikipedia.org

The vestiges of the site lie about three hundred meters below the dump. en.wikipedia.org

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