luften in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for luften in the English»Italian Dictionary

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

listen out VB [ˈlɪs(ə)n -]

to listen out for ideas, information

stare pronto a cogliere al volo

listen up VB [ˈlɪs(ə)n -] Am inf

hey, listen up a minute!

hei, ascolta un attimo!

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

I.soften up VB [ˈsɒf(ə)n -] (soften up)

soften up butter, malleable substance:

soften up

ammorbidirsi

II.soften up VB [ˈsɒf(ə)n -] (soften up [sb], soften [sb] up) fig

soften up enemy, opponent

indebolire

soften up customer

ammorbidire, blandire

often [Brit ˈɒf(ə)n, ˈɒft(ə)n, Am ˈɔf(t)ən, ˈɑf(t)ən] ADV

often

spesso

often

sovente

very, so, too, less often

molto, così, troppo, meno spesso

more and more often

sempre più spesso

as often as not, more often than not

il più delle volte

it's not often you see that

non si vede spesso (una cosa simile)

you'll often find that …

troverai spesso che …

how often do you meet?

quanto spesso vi incontrate? ogni quanto vi vedete?

how often do the planes depart?

ogni quanto partono gli aerei? con quale frequenza partono gli aerei?

an often-repeated remark

un'osservazione spesso ripetuta

it cannot be said too often that …

non sarà mai ripetuto abbastanza che …

once too often

una volta di troppo

every so often (in time)

di quando in quando

every so often (in distance, space)

qua e là

I.soften [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n, Am ˈsɔfən] VB trans

1. soften (make less firm or rough):

soften ground

rendere molle

soften metal

rendere malleabile

soften skin

ammorbidire

soften hard water

addolcire

soften butter

fare ammorbidire

soften fabric

rendere morbido

2. soften fig:

soften blow, impact, image, impression, shock, pain, resistance

attenuare

soften personality, refusal

addolcire

soften approach, attitude, position, rule, view

ammorbidire

soften fact

minimizzare

3. soften (make quieter):

soften sound, voice

attutire

soften music

abbassare

4. soften (make less sharp):

soften contour, form, outline

ammorbidire

soften light

abbassare

II.soften [Brit ˈsɒf(ə)n, Am ˈsɔfən] VB intr

1. soften:

soften light, outline, music, colour:

attenuarsi, ammorbidirsi

soften skin:

diventare morbido

soften substance, ground:

diventare molle

soften consonant:

raddolcirsi

2. soften fig person, character, approach, attitude, position, view:

soften

ammorbidirsi (towards sb nei riguardi di qn)

3. soften ECON:

soften currency, economy, market:

essere in flessione

I.tufted [Brit ˈtʌftɪd, Am ˈtəftəd] VB pp

tufted → tuft II, III

II.tufted [Brit ˈtʌftɪd, Am ˈtəftəd] ADJ

tufted grass

a ciuffi

tufted bird

capelluto, col ciuffo

tufted carpet

a pelo lungo

tufted duck [Am ˈtəftəd dək] N

tufted duck

moretta f

luften in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for luften 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

often [ˈɑ:f·ən] ADV

often

spesso

we often go there

ci andiamo spesso

as often as not

il più delle volte

every so often

di tanto in tanto

how often?

ogni quanto?

it's not often that …

non accade di frequente che … +subj

more often than not

il più delle volte

soften up VB trans

soften up

ammorbidire

soften up MIL

indebolire

I.soften [ˈsɑ:·fən] VB intr

1. soften (get soft):

soften butter

ammorbidirsi

soften ground

diventare molle

2. soften (become lenient):

soften

ammorbidirsi

II.soften [ˈsɑ:·fən] VB trans

1. soften (make soft):

soften butter, skin

ammorbidire

2. soften voice:

soften

addolcire

3. soften (make easier to bear):

soften effect, blow

attenuare

soften opinion, words

ammorbidire

listen VB

User Entry

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