push about in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for push about in the English»Italian Dictionary

push about VB [pʊʃ -]

push about → push around

See also push around

push around VB [pʊʃ -] (push [sb] around) inf

push around

comandare a bacchetta, dare ordini a destra e a manca

Translations for push about in the English»Italian Dictionary

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.

1. about (approximately):

about

circa, pressappoco, quasi

it's about the same as yesterday

è pressappoco come ieri

at about 6 pm

alle 18 circa

it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane iron

= è completamente inutile

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

that seems about right

sembra che vada bene or dovrebbe andar bene

I've had just about enough of her!

ne ho proprio abbastanza di lei!

I've had about as much as I can take!

ne ho abbastanza! non ne posso più!

3. about (in circulation):

there was no-one about

non c'era nessuno in giro

there are few people about

c'è poca gente in giro

there is a lot of food poisoning about

ci sono molti casi di intossicazione alimentare in giro

there's a lot of it about

ce n'è in giro molto or ne circola molto

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

al contrario

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

parlare di

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

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

parla di…

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…

2. about (in the nature of):

there's something weird, sad about him

c'è qualcosa di strano, di triste in lui

there's something about the place that intrigues me

c'è qualcosa in questo posto che mi affascina

what I like about her is

ciò che mi piace di lei è

3. about (bound up with):

business is about profit

negli affari ciò che conta è il profitto

teaching is all about communication

insegnare vuol dire comunicare

that's what life is all about

così è la vita

4. about (occupied with):

to know what one is about

sapere che cosa si fa

mind what you're about! Brit

fa' attenzione a quel che fai!

while you're about it…

già che ci sei…

and be quick about it!

e fai alla svelta!

5. about (around):

to wander, run about the streets

girare, correre per le strade

strewn about the floor

sparpagliati sul pavimento

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?

che ne dici?

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?

e Natasha?

8. about (on) form:

hidden about one's person drugs, arms

nascosto sulla propria persona

to have, keep (all) one's wits about one

essere attento e pronto ad agire, conservare la propria presenza di spirito

9. about Brit (surrounding):

about

intorno a

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

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

3. about (awake):

about

in piedi

you were (up and) about early this morning

eri in piedi presto questa mattina

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

about

fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

it's about time (that) …

sarebbe ora (che) …

about time too!

era ora!

that's about it (that's all)

è tutto

that's about it (that's the situation)

le cose stanno più o meno così

I.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ] N

1. push (shove, press):

push

spinta f

push

spintone m

to give sb, sth a push

dare una spinta a qn, qc

the car won't start - we need a push

la macchina non parte - bisogna spingerla

at the push of a button

premendo un pulsante

2. push (campaign, drive):

push

campagna f

push

spinta f (for a favore di; to do per fare)

3. push (stimulus):

push fig

stimolo m

push fig

impulso m

to give sth, sb a push

incoraggiare qc, qn, dare una spinta a qc, qn

this gave me the push I needed

mi ha dato la spinta di cui avevo bisogno

to give sth a push in the right direction

fare avanzare qc nella giusta direzione

4. push MIL:

push

offensiva f (to contro; towards verso)

the big push

la grande offensiva

5. push (spirit, drive):

push

decisione f

push

risolutezza f

push

grinta f

II.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ] VB trans

1. push (move, shove, press):

push person, animal, chair, door, car, pram

spingere

push button, switch

premere, schiacciare

push bell

premere

to push sb, sth away

respingere or allontanare qn, qc

to push sth up, down sth hill

spingere qc su, giù da

to push sth up, down sth street

spingere qc lungo

she pushed him down the stairs

l'ha spinto giù dalle scale

to push sb, sth into lake, ditch, house

spingere qn, qc in

to push one's finger into

premere un dito in

push a stick into

spingere con forza un bastone in

to push sth into sb's hand

cacciare qc in mano a qn

I pushed her in

l'ho spinta dentro

to push sth to place, garage

spingere qc fino a

to push sb, sth out of the way

scostare or spingere via qn, qc

to push sb or aside

spingere qn da parte

to push a suggestion aside

scartare un suggerimento

to push one's way through sth

aprirsi un varco tra qc

to push sth off the road

spingere qc fuori dalla carreggiata

to push the door open, shut

aprire, chiudere la porta con uno spintone

to push a thought to the back of one's mind

ricacciare un pensiero in un angolo remoto della mente

2. push (urge, drive):

push pupil, person

spingere, incoraggiare (to do, into doing a fare)

to push sb too hard

spingere (troppo) qn

to push sb too far

spingere qn troppo oltre

don't push me! inf

non tirare troppo la corda! non mi provocare

to be pushed (under pressure) inf

essere sotto pressione

to be pushed for sth (short of) inf

essere a corto di qc

3. push (promote) inf:

push product

fare grande pubblicità a, promuovere

push policy, theory

cercare d'imporre, di fare accettare

4. push (sell) inf:

push drugs

spacciare

III.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ] VB intr

push

spingere, dare spinte

to get out and push

uscire a spingere

“Push”

“Spingere”

there's no need to push!

non c'è bisogno di spingere!

to push against

spingere contro

to push at sth

spingere qc

to push past sb

dare una spinta a qn per passare

to push through crowd, room

farsi largo attraverso

IV.to push oneself VB refl (drive oneself)

to push oneself

darsi da fare (to do per fare)

to push oneself upright

raddrizzarsi

to push oneself into a sitting position

raddrizzarsi e mettersi seduto

to push oneself through the crowd

farsi largo tra la folla

to push oneself through a gap

passare attraverso un buco

V.push [Brit pʊʃ, Am pʊʃ]

at a push Brit inf

al bisogno or in caso d'emergenza

to give sb the push Brit inf (fire)

licenziare qn

to give sb the push (break up with)

mollare qn

if it comes to the push

se arriva il momento critico or se è assolutamente necessario

when or if push comes to shove inf

alla peggio or nella peggiore delle ipotesi or quando non c'è più nulla da fare

to be pushing 50

avvicinarsi ai 50

to push one's luck or to push it inf

sfidare la sorte

that's pushing it a bit! inf (scheduling)

c'è il rischio di non farcela

that's pushing it a bit! (exaggerating)

è un po' azzardato

push about in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for push about in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

su

a book about football

un libro sul calcio

what is the film about?

di cosa parla il film?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

about

intorno a

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

about

per

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

Phrases:

how about that!

però!

how about a drink?

che ne dici di bere qualcosa?

what about it? (suggestion)

che ne dici?

what about it? (so what?)

e allora?

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

pressapoco

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

circa 5 libbre

about here

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

una ventina

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):

about

quasi

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

4. about (around):

all about

in giro

to be somewhere about

essere nei paraggi

is Paul about?

c'è Paul da queste parti?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

I.push [pʊʃ] VB trans

1. push (shove):

push

spingere

to push one's way through sth

farsi largo (a spinte) attraverso qc

to push sth to the back of one's mind

cercare di non pensare a qc

to push the door open

aprire la porta spingendola

to push sb out of sth

spingere qu fuori da qc

to push sb out of the way

togliere di mezzo qu a spintoni

2. push (force):

to push one's luck

sfidare la sorte

to push sb too far

far uscire dai gangheri qu

3. push (coerce):

push

obbligare

to push sb to do [or into doing] sth

costringere qu a fare qc

to push oneself

chiedere troppo a sé stesso

4. push (insist):

push

insistere con

to push sb for sth

insistere con qu per qc

5. push (press):

push button

spingere

push button

premere

push the brakes, gas pedal

premere

to push the doorbell

suonare il campanello

6. push inf (promote):

push

spingere

push ECON

promuovere

Phrases:

to be pushing 30

andare per i trenta

II.push [pʊʃ] VB intr

1. push (force movement):

push

spingere

2. push (press):

push

premere

3. push (insist):

push

pressare

to push for sth

fare pressione per (ottenere) qc

III.push <-es> [pʊʃ] N

1. push:

push (shove)

spinta f

push (slight push)

spintarella f

to give sb a push fig

dare una spinta a qu

2. push (press):

at the push of a button

premendo un pulsante

3. push:

push (strong action)

impulso m

push (will to succeed)

grinta f

4. push (strong effort):

push

sforzo m

to make a push for sth

fare uno sforzo per qc

at a push …

in caso di necessità …

5. push inf (publicity):

push

pubblicità f

to make a push

fare una campagna pubblicitaria

6. push MIL (military attack):

push

avanzata f

Phrases:

if/when push comes to shove

nella peggiore delle ipotesi

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Every mum wants to do the proud push about in the pram and show their new baby off!

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That would push about 14 million low-income people off the programme.

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It is a legitimate cause for his drop in offensive production and can put to rest any of the other silly narratives people are trying to push about him.

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There's one thing vendors like to push about solid-state storage: speed.

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