listening in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for listening in the English»Italian Dictionary

listening [Brit ˈlɪsnɪŋ, Am ˈlɪs(ə)nɪŋ] N

it makes interesting, exciting listening

è interessante, emozionante da ascoltare

“easy listening” MUS

“easy listening”

listening skills [ˈlɪsnɪŋˌskɪlz] N npl

1. listening skills SCHOOL (in language):

listening skills

abilità f d'ascolto

2. listening skills PSYCH (in counselling):

listening skills

ascolto m

trained in listening skills

preparato all'ascolto

easy listening [Brit, Am ˈizi ˈlɪsnɪŋ] N

easy listening

easy listening m

listening device [ˈlɪsnɪŋdɪˌvaɪs] N

listening device

apparecchio m d'ascolto

listening station [ˈlɪsnɪŋˌsteɪʃn] N

listening station

stazione f d'ascolto

listening post [Brit, Am ˈlɪsnɪŋ ˌpoʊst] N MIL

listening post

posto m di ascolto

I.listen [Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n, Am ˈlɪs(ə)n] N

to have a listen to sth

ascoltare qc

have a listen to this!

senti questa!

it's well worth a listen

vale la pena di ascoltarlo

II.listen [Brit ˈlɪs(ə)n, Am ˈlɪs(ə)n] VB intr

1. listen (to words, music, sounds):

listen

ascoltare

to listen to sb, sth

ascoltare qn, qc

to listen at the door

origliare attraverso la porta

to listen to sb doing

ascoltare qn fare

I was listening to her singing, playing the piano

l'ascoltavo cantare, suonare il piano

listen to this!

senti questa!

“you're listening to…” RADIO

“state ascoltando…”

2. listen (pay heed):

listen

ascoltare, prestare ascolto, dare retta

listen carefully!

ascolta attentamente!

sorry, I wasn't listening

mi dispiace, non stavo ascoltando

you just never listen, do you?

ma è possibile che non ascolti mai?

listen, can you come tomorrow?

ascolta, puoi venire domani?

to listen to teacher, adviser

ascoltare or dare ascolto a

to listen to advice, reason

ascoltare un consiglio, ascoltare la voce della ragione

don't listen to them

non ascoltarli or non dar loro retta

3. listen (wait):

to listen for voice, sound, signal

stare in ascolto per sentire

I listened for sounds of crying

stavo in ascolto per sentire se piangeva

peak listening time [ˌpiːkˈlɪsnɪŋˌtaɪm] N RADIO

peak listening time

ore fpl di massimo ascolto

listen in VB [ˈlɪs(ə)n -]

1. listen in (eavesdrop):

listen in

origliare, ascoltare di nascosto

we don't want them listening in

non vogliamo che origlino

to listen in on or to conversation, phone call, meeting

ascoltare di nascosto

2. listen in RADIO:

to listen in to programme

ascoltare

listen out VB [ˈlɪs(ə)n -]

to listen out for ideas, information

stare pronto a cogliere al volo

listening in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for listening in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.listen [ˈlɪ·sən] N inf

to have a listen (to sth) inf

ascoltare (qc)

II.listen [ˈlɪ·sən] VB intr

1. listen (hear):

listen

ascoltare

to listen to sth/sb

ascoltare qc/qu

to listen to reason

intendere ragioni

2. listen (pay attention):

listen

stare in ascolto

listen for the phone

stai attento se suona il telefono

listen in VB intr

listen in

origliare

to listen in on sth

origliare qc

listen VB

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to listen out for sth (try to hear) inf

ascoltare con attenzione per cercare di sentire un suono atteso

to listen out (try to hear) inf

tendere l´orecchio

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to watch/listen agog

guardava/ascoltava con interesse

to listen in fascination

ascoltare affascinato

Translations for listening in the Italian»English Dictionary

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utenza (di radio)

listening

apparecchiature per l'ascolto di brani musicali

equipment for listening to music

dare ascolto a qu

to listen to sb

ascoltare

to listen to

ascoltare qu/qc (persona, consiglio)

to listen to sb/sth

ascoltare

to listen

udire

to listen to

drizzare le orecchie fig

to listen carefully

listening Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

how can I listen when I can't hear?

come faccio ad ascoltare se non riesco a sentire?

he wants to listen

vuole ascoltare

to listen in fascination

ascoltare affascinato

to listen to the voice of reason

acoltare la voce della ragione

to listen to reason

dar retta al buon senso

it is (well) worth a visit/listen

merita una visita/di essere ascoltato

to listen in on sth

origliare qc

to have a listen (to sth) inf

ascoltare (qc)

to refuse to listen to reason

non sentir ragione

you never listen to me when I'm talking

non mi ascolti mai mentre parlo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Near him were lion cubs, a giraffe and a snake listening to him playing a lyre.

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It is surrounded by figures of children and other things, who represent those who are listening to the storyteller.

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Its essence is deep listening, an open, non-judgmental yet discerning quality of attentiveness that embraces every fleeting experience with acceptance, investigation and non-attachment.

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The idea however did not take hold, they realized that people would pay to be heard only if they were sure that someone was listening.

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The government should pay close attention to the cross-bench staff who will do much of the day-to-day listening and information-gathering for their senators.

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The exam also introduced wider ranges of: sources in reading and text-based tasks, tasks in the writing paper and real-life contexts in the listening paper.

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Between break dancing and playing basketball, he would stay up late, listening to the legends of that time.

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The term is also used for arousal by means of listening to obscene words and stories.

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They're keeping warm with blankets and listening to the news on a transistor radio.

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While listening, he leans forward tensely, with his hands clasped below his knees like a prizefighter waiting in his corner for the bell...

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