push by in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for push by in the English»Italian Dictionary

push by VB [pʊʃ -]

push by

avanzare a spintoni, spingendo

Translations for push by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

da

he was bitten by a snake

è stato morso da un serpente

the house was designed by an architect

la casa è stata disegnata da un architetto

a building destroyed by fire

un edificio distrutto dal fuoco

we were overwhelmed by the news

fummo sconvolti dalla notizia

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

vi sarà rimborsata l'intera somma da voi pagata

2. by (through the means of):

by

in, per, con

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

by bicycle

in bicicletta

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

facendo dello straordinario, riuscì a guadagnare di più

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

vendendo degli oggetti di valore, è riuscita a procurarsi un po' di denaro

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

secondo

by

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

per me va bene

4. by (via, passing through):

by

attraverso, per, tramite, da

we entered by the back door

siamo entrati dalla porta di servizio

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

ci arriveremo più velocemente se passeremo da Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5. by (near, beside):

by

presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed, the window

accanto al letto, alla finestra

by the sea

in riva al mare

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

6. by (past):

to go or passò by sb

passare davanti or accanto a qn

she walked by me

pass davanti a me

they passed us by in their car

ci sono passati davanti in macchina

please let us get by

per favore, lasciateci passare

7. by (showing authorship):

by

di

a film by Stanley Kubrik

un film di Stanley Kubrik

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un romanzo di Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

di chi è?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

per

by

entro

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight

di giorno or alla luce del giorno

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

proibito per legge

to play by the rules

giocare secondo le regole

it seems primitive by western standards

sembra primitivo per gli standard occidentali

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

di

prices have risen by 20%

i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

è due centimetri più alto di me or è più alto di me di due centimetri

by far

è di gran lunga

she is by far the cleverest, the youngest

di gran lunga la più intelligente, la più giovane

it's better by far

è di gran lunga migliore

12. by (in measurements):

by

per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

a

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

by the dozen

a dozzine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

poco a poco

day by day

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

one by one

uno a uno or uno alla volta

16. by (with regard to):

by

di

he is an architect by profession or trade

di professione fa l'architetto

by birth

di nascita

17. by (as a result of):

by

per

by mistake

per errore

by chance

per caso, casualmente

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

sud-sud-ovest

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passare

the people walking by

la gente che passa or i passanti

he walked on by without stopping

passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then

molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by

col (passare del) tempo

2. by (near):

by

vicino

by

accanto

he lives close by

abita vicino

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passa a bere qualcosa

she called by during the week

è passata in settimana

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

by

secondario

by

indiretto

by effect

effetto secondario

IV.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by (in past)

di lì a poco

by and by (in future)

presto or fra breve or tra poco

by the by or by the bye

incidentalmente or a proposito

but that's by the by

ma questo c'entra poco

by and large

nell'insieme, nel complesso

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 by in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for push by in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

vicino a

close [or near] by …

vicino a …

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

by the sea

sul mare

2. by (at):

by

presso

to remain by sb for two days

restare presso qu per due giorni

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante il giorno/la notte

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

entro

by tomorrow/midnight

entro domani/la mezzanotte

by now [or then]

ormai

5. by (cause):

by

da

a novel by Joyce

un romanzo di Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

essere uccisio da qc/qu

surrounded by dogs

circondato da cani

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus

in treno/aereo/autobus

made by hand

fatto a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tenere qu per il braccio

by doing sth

facendo qc

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

stare da solo

to do sth by oneself

fare qc da solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

to divide by 6

dividere per 6

to increase by 10%

aumentare del 10%

to multiply by 4

moltiplicare per 4

paid by the hour/day

pagato a ore/a giornata

4 feet by 6

4 piedi per 6

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II.by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by

vicino

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

by and by

fra poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

passare

Phrases:

by and large

in generale

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

This led to a major push by the government to cut back spending in the welfare program.

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The federal government is supporting a push by employer organisations to wind back weekend rates.

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Infiltration units like sappers also assisted the push by seizing bridges, road junctions and other key points ahead of the main forces.

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The 27 percent increase in caseloads between 1990 and 1994 accelerated the push by states to implement more radical welfare reform.

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