put across in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for put across in the English»Italian Dictionary

put across VB [pʊt -] (put across [sth], put [sth] across)

put across idea, message, concept, case, point of view

comunicare

put across personality

fare valere

to put oneself across

farsi valere

Translations for put across in the English»Italian Dictionary

to put one across on sb Brit inf

darla a bere a qn

to put on an across-the-board bet

puntare su un piazzato

Translations for put across in the Italian»English Dictionary

comunicare idea, messaggio, concetto, punto di vista

to put across a: to

farsi valere

to put oneself across

Translations for put across in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] N

put ECON → put option

II.put <forma in -ing putting, pt/pp put> [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put object

mettere, porre

put them here please

per favore li metta qui

to put sth on, under, around etc.

mettere qc su, sotto, attorno a ecc.

to put a stamp on a letter

mettere un francobollo su una lettera

to put a lock on the door, a button on a shirt

mettere una serratura alla porta, mettere un bottone a una camicia

to put one's arm around sb

mettere il braccio attorno a qn

to put one's hands in one's pockets

mettere le mani in tasca

to put sth in a safe place

mettere qc in un posto sicuro

to put sugar in one's tea

mettere zucchero nel proprio tè

to put more sugar in one's tea

mettere più zucchero or mettere altro zucchero nel proprio tè

to put more soap in the bathroom

mettere altro sapone nel bagno

2. put (cause to go or undergo):

to put sth through letterbox

fare scivolare qc in

to put sth through window

passare qc da

to put sth through mincer

passare qc a

to put one's head through the window

sporgere la testa dalla finestra

to put one's fist through the window

rompere la finestra con un pugno

to put sth through the books ADMIN

inserire qc nei libri contabili

to put sth through a test

sottoporre qc a una prova

to put sth through a process

fare subire un processo a qc

to put sb through university, college

fare andare qn a

to put sb through suffering, ordeal

fare passare qn attraverso

to put sb through test

fare sostenere a qn, sottoporre qn a

to put sb through course

fare seguire a qn

after all you've put me through

dopo tutto quello che mi hai fatto passare

to put sb through hell

fare soffrire le pene dell'inferno a qn

to put one's hand, finger to mouth

portare una mano, un dito a

3. put (cause to be or do):

put person

mettere

to put sb in prison, on a diet

mettere qn in prigione, a dieta

to put sb on the train

mettere qn sul treno

to put sb in goal, in defence Brit

mettere, schierare qn in porta, in difesa

to put sb in a bad mood, in an awkward position

mettere qn di cattivo umore, in una situazione delicata

to put sb to work

mettere qn al lavoro

to put sb to mending, washing sth

mettere qn ad aggiustare, a lavare qc or fare aggiustare, lavare qc a qn

4. put (devote, invest):

to put money, energy into sth

mettere or investire denaro, energia in qc

if you put some effort into your work, you will improve

se metterai un po' di impegno nel tuo lavoro, migliorerai

to put a lot into work, project

impegnarsi molto in or per

to put a lot into marriage

mettere molto di sé in or sacrificare molto per

to put a lot of effort into sth

mettere molta energia in qc, fare molti sforzi per qc

she puts a lot of herself into her novels

c'è molto di lei nei suoi romanzi or ci sono molti elementi autobiografici nei suoi romanzi

5. put (add):

to put sth towards holiday, gift, fund

destinare qc a

put it towards some new clothes

destinalo all'acquisto di alcuni abiti nuovi

to put tax, duty on sth

mettere una tassa, un dazio su qc

to put a penny on income tax Brit

aumentare l'imposta sul reddito

6. put (express):

how would you put that in French?

come si direbbe in francese?

how can I put it?

come posso esprimerlo or come posso dirlo?

it was - how can I put it - unusual

era - come dire - originale

that's one way of putting it! iron

mettiamola così!

as Sartre puts it

come dice Sartre

to put it simply

per dirlo in parole povere

to put it bluntly

per parlar chiaro or per dirla francamente

let me put it another way

lasciate che ve lo spieghi in un altro modo

that was very well or nicely put

era molto ben espresso or molto ben detto

to put one's feelings, one's anger into words

esprimere i propri sentimenti, la propria rabbia a parole

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per iscritto

7. put (offer for consideration):

put argument, point of view, proposal

esporre

to put sth to meeting, conference, board

esporre or sottoporre qc a

to put sth to the vote

mettere qc ai voti or procedere alla votazione di qc

I put it to you that … LAW

faccio notare or sottopongo alla vostra attenzione che …

8. put (rate, rank):

put

giudicare

put

valutare

where would you put it on a scale of one to ten?

quale sarebbe il tuo giudizio in una scala da uno a dieci?

to put sb in the top rank of artists

considerare qn tra i migliori artisti

I put a sense of humour before good looks

per me il senso dell'umorismo viene prima della bellezza

I put a sense of humour first

per me il senso dell'umorismo è la cosa più importante

to put children, safety first

porre i bambini, la sicurezza davanti a tutto

to put one's family before everything

porre la famiglia davanti a tutto

9. put (estimate):

to put sth at sum

valutare or stimare qc

to put the value of sth at sum

stimare il valore di qc a

I'd put him at about 40

gli darei una quarantina d'anni

10. put SPORTS:

put shot

lanciare

11. put AGR (for mating):

to put a heifer, mare to male

portare una giovenca, una giumenta da

III.to put oneself VB refl

to put oneself <forma in -ing putting, pt/pp put>:

to put oneself in a strong position

mettersi in una posizione di forza

to put oneself in sb's place, shoes

mettersi al posto or nei panni di qn

IV.put [Brit pʊt, Am pʊt]

I didn't know where to put myself

non sapevo dove mettermi

I wouldn't put it past him!

penso che ne sarebbe capace! (to do di fare)

I wouldn't put anything past her!

credo che sia capace di tutto!

put it there! (invitation to shake hands) inf

qua la mano!

to put it about a bit inf, pej

darla via a tutti

to put one over on sb inf

darla a bere a qn

to put one across on sb Brit inf

darla a bere a qn

See also put option

put option [Brit ˈpʊt ɒpʃ(ə)n, Am ˈpʊt ˌɑpʃən] N

put option ECON, COMM

opzione f di vendita

put option ECON, COMM

opzione f put

I.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] PREP Across frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations (come across, run across, lean across etc.); for translations, look at the appropriate verb entry (come, run, lean etc.). - Note that attraverso can be the Italian translation of both across and through.

1. across (from one side to the other):

to go, travel across sth

attraversare qc

to run, hurry across the room

attraversare la stanza di corsa, in fretta

to travel across country, town

attraversare la campagna, la città

a journey across the desert

un viaggio attraverso il deserto

the bridge across the river

il ponte sul, che attraversa il fiume

to be lying across the bed

essere coricato di traverso sul letto

the line across the page

la linea che attraversa la pagina

across the years

nel corso degli anni

she leaned across the table

si allungò sul tavolo

the scar across his face

la cicatrice che gli solca il volto

his hair fell across his face

i capelli gli ricadevano sul volto

he wiped his hand across his mouth

si è pulito la bocca con la mano

the light flickered across the carpet

(un riflesso di) luce tremolava sul tappeto

the plane flew across the sky

l'aereo attraversava il cielo

2. across (to, on the other side of):

across

dall'altra parte di

he lives across the street, square

abita dall'altra parte della strada, della piazza

he sat down across the desk, room (from me)

si è seduto dall'altro lato della scrivania, della stanza (rispetto a me)

the shops across town

i negozi dall'altra parte della città

he looked across the lake to the boathouse

guardò la rimessa per le barche sull'altra riva del lago

she shouted across the room to them

li chiamò gridando dall'altro lato della stanza

3. across (all over, covering a wide range of):

across the world

in tutto il mondo, da un capo all'altro della terra

across the country, region

in tutto il paese, in tutta la regione

there is anger right across the industry

c'è rabbia in tutto il settore industriale

scattered across the floor, the square

sparpagliati su tutto il pavimento, per tutta la piazza

cultural links across borders fig

legami culturali che superano le frontiere

II.across [Brit əˈkrɒs, Am əˈkrɔs, əˈkrɑs] ADV

1. across (from one side to the other):

the lake is two miles across

il lago misura due miglia in larghezza

to help sb across

aiutare qn ad attraversare

2. across (on, to the other side):

to go across to sb

attraversare per andare da qn

to look across at sb

guardare dall'altra parte verso qn

he called across to her

la chiamò

3. across:

across from

di fronte a

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Translations for put across in the English»Italian Dictionary

put across <-tt-> irreg VB trans (make understood)

put across

comunicare

to put sth across to sb

fare capire qc a qu

to put oneself across well

fare buona impressione

Translations for put across in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.across [ə·ˈkrɑ:s] PREP

1. across (on other side of):

across

dall'altro lato di

just across the street

proprio dall'altra parte della strada

across from sb/sth

di fronte a qn/qc

2. across (from one side to other):

across

attraverso

to walk across the bridge

attraversare il ponte a piedi

the bridge across the river

il ponte sul fiume

to go across the ocean to France

attraversare l'oceano per andare in Francia

II.across [ə·ˈkrɑ:s] ADV

1. across (in distance):

across

da un lato all'altro

to run/swim across

attraversare di corsa/a nuoto

to be 10 feet across

essere largo 10 piedi

2. across (in contact with):

to come across sth

imbattersi in qc

3. across (conveying meaning):

to get a point across

far capire qc

I.put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB trans

1. put (place):

put

mettere

put in box, hole

mettere

put the spoons next to the knives

mettere i cucchiai vicino ai coltelli

to put sth to one's lips

portare qc alle labbra

put it there! (shake hands)

qua la mano!

to put sth in the oven

mettere qc nel forno

2. put (add):

put

mettere

to put sugar/salt in sth

mettere lo zucchero/il sale in qc

to put the date on sth

scrivere la data su qc

to put sth on a list

mettere in lista qc

3. put (direct):

to put pressure on sb

fare pressione su qu

to put a spell on sb

fare un incantesimo a qu

to put one's heart into sth

mettere tutta l'anima in qc

to put one's mind to sth

dedicare tutto sé stesso a qc

to put one's trust in sb

riporre la propria fiducia in qu

to put one's faith in sb

avere piena fiducia in qu

to put one's hope in sb

riporre le speranze in qu

4. put (invest):

to put sth into sth

impiegare qc in qc

to put energy/time into sth

dedicare le energie/il tempo a qc

5. put (bet):

put

scommettere

to put money on sth

scommettere soldi su qc

to put sth toward sth

contribuire con qc a qc

6. put (cause to be):

to put sb in a good mood

mettere qu di buonumore

to put sb in danger

mettere qu in pericolo

to put oneself in sb's place [or shoes]

mettersi nei panni di qu

to put sb in prison

mettere qu in galera

to put sth into practice

mettere in pratica qc

to put sb on the train

mettere qu sul treno

to put sth right

correggere qc

to put sb straight

fare capire bene qc a qu

to put sb to bed

mettere a letto qu

to put sb to death

mettere a morte qu

to put sth to good use

fare buon uso di qc

to put sb to shame

fare vergognare qu

to put sb under oath

fare prestare giuramento a qu

to put sb to expense

procurare spese a qu

to put to flight

mettere in fuga

to put a stop to sth

porre fine a qc

to put sb to work

mettere qu al lavoro [o a lavorare]

7. put (impose):

to put an idea in sb's head

mettere in testa un'idea a qu

to put a tax on sth

mettere una tassa su qc

8. put (attribute):

to put a high value on sth

dare molto valore a qc

to put the blame on sb

dare [o attribuire] la colpa a qu

to put emphasis on sth

dare [o attribuire] grande importanza a qc

9. put (present):

to put one's point of view

esporre il proprio punto di vista

to put a question

fare [o porre] una domanda

to put sth to discussion

presentare qc per la discussione

to put sth to vote

mettere ai voti qc

to put a proposal before a committee

presentare una proposta alla commissione

I put it to you that …

ti faccio notare che …

10. put (express):

put

dire

as John put it

come ha detto John

to put one's feelings into words

esprimere a parole i propri sentimenti

to put sth into Italian

tradurre qc in italiano

to put sth in writing

mettere qc per (i)scritto

11. put (judge, estimate):

I put the number of visitors at 2, 000

calcolo che i visitatori siano stati 2.000

I'd put her at about 35

secondo me ha circa 35 anni

to put sb on a level with sb

mettere qu allo stesso livello di qu

12. put SPORTS (throw):

to put the shot

lanciare il peso

II.put <-tt-, put, put> [pʊt] VB intr NAUT

to put to sea

salpare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Steel cables had been put across the streets to prevent fire trucks from entering the areas.

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Instead, a dam was going to be put across the river and will be a hydroelectric plant constructed to produce energy for the province.

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His argument was that in order to put across the physical combat aspect of his bouts, it had to look as real as possible.

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And to attempt to put across that it's been a remarkable feat working as a song parodist for over 30 years.

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The names and photos of these leaders have been removed from the banners put across the district.

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These stunts included hiding underneath the speaker platform overnight to emerge during the conference in order to put across their points.

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I'm not sure what was trying to be put across?

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There were no toilet barracks, only two holes in the ground with boards put across each, out in the open.

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Numerous ferries were put across the rivers.

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The trick involved a curtain that was put across the room, with musical instruments placed on a table inside the curtain space.

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