sb's in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sb's in the English»Italian Dictionary

three R's [ˌθriːˈɑːz]

three R's → The Three R's N npl SCHOOL

three R's

= leggere, scrivere, far di conto

See also The Three R's

The Three R's Info

The Three R's

Si tratta delle abilità fondamentali che gli allievi devono aver acquisito alla fine della scuola primaria, vale a dire: Reading, Writing, Arithmetic. L'espressione deriva dall'assonanza di “r” che si ha pronunciando le parole una di seguito all'altra.

maître d'hôtel [Brit ˌmeɪtrə dəʊˈtɛl, Am ˌmeɪtrə ˌdoʊˈtɛl], maître d' [ˌmeɪtrəˈdiː] N <pl maîtres d'hôtel, maître d's>

1. maître d'hôtel (in restaurant):

maître d'hôtel

maître m

2. maître d'hôtel (in household):

maître d'hôtel

maggiordomo m

it's [Brit ɪts, Am ɪts] contr.

it's → it is, it has

he's [Brit hiːz, hɪz, Am hiz, (h)ɪz] contr.

he's → he is, he has

ASBO [Brit ˈazbəʊ, Am ˈæzboʊ] N

ASBO (in GB) → Antisocial Behaviour Order

ASBO

ordinanza giudiziaria emessa contro chi ha comportamenti contrari all'ordine pubblico

USB stick [ˌjuː es ˈbiː stɪk] N

USB stick

pen drive m

ISBN N

ISBN → International Standard Book Number

ISBN

codice numerico internazionale per l'identificazione dei libri

ISBN

ISBN m

PSBR N

PSBR → Public Sector Borrowing Requirement

PSBR

deficit pubblico

See also Public Sector Borrowing Requirement

Public Sector Borrowing Requirement [ˌpʌblɪkˌsektəˈbɒrəʊɪŋrɪˌkwaɪəmənt] N

Public Sector Borrowing Requirement

deficit m pubblico

USB [Brit ˌjuːˌɛsˈbiː, Am ˌjuˌɛsˈbi] N COMPUT

USB

USB f

USB port N

USB port

porta f USB

sb's in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sb's in the English»Italian Dictionary

he's [hi:z]

1. he's = he is, be

2. he's = he has, have

See also have, be

I.have <has, had, had> [hæv, unstressed: həv] VB trans

1. have (own):

have

avere

I have two brothers

ho due fratelli

have you got a cold? — no, I have a headache

hai il raffreddore? — no, ho mal di testa

to have sth to do

avere qc da fare

2. have (engage in):

to have a talk with sb

parlare con qu

to have a game of sth

fare una partita a qc

3. have (eat):

to have lunch

pranzare

I haven't had shrimp in ages!

sono secoli che non mangio gamberetti!

to have a coffee

prendere un caffè

4. have (give birth to):

to have a child

avere [o fare] un bambino

5. have (receive):

have

avere

have

ricevere

to have news about sb/sth

avere notizie di qu/qc

to have visitors

avere visite

6. have (show trait):

to have patience/mercy

avere pazienza/pietà

to have doubts/second thoughts

avere dubbi/ripensamenti

7. have (cause to occur):

to have dinner ready by seven

la cena sarà pronta per le sette

I'll have Bob give you a ride home

ti farò dare un passaggio da Bob

I won't have you doing that

non te lo lascerò fare

Phrases:

to have it in for sb inf

avercela con qu

to have it in one to do sth

essere capace di fare qc

I didn't think she had it in her!

non pensavo che ne fosse capace!

to have had it with sb/sth inf

averne (avuto) abbastanza di qu/qc

II.have <has, had, had> [hæv, unstressed: həv] VB aux

1. have (indicates perfect tense):

he has never been to California

non è mai stato in California

we had been swimming

eravamo stati a nuotare

had I known you were coming, … form

se avessi saputo che venivi, …

2. have (must):

to have (got) to do sth

dover fare qc

what time have we got to be there?

a che ora dobbiamo essere lì?

do we have to finish this today?

dobbiamo finirlo oggi?

III.have [hæv, unstressed: həv] N pl

the haves and the have-nots

i ricchi e i poveri

I.be <was, been> [bi:] VB intr

1. be + n/adj permanent state, quality, identity:

be

essere

she's a cook

fa la cuoca

she's Spanish

è spagnola

to be good

essere buono

to be able to do sth

essere capace di far qc

what do you want to be when you grow up?

cosa vuoi fare da grande?

to be married

essere sposato

to be single

essere celibe [o nubile]

to be a widow

essere vedovo

2. be + adj mental and physical states:

be

essere

to be fat/happy

essere grasso/contento

to be hungry

aver fame

3. be (age):

be

avere

I'm 21 (years old)

ho 21 anni

4. be indicates sb's opinion:

to be for/against sth

essere a favore/contro qc

5. be calculation, cost:

two and two is four

due più due fa quattro

these glasses are $2 each

i bicchieri costano 2$ l'uno

how much is that?

qunat'è?

6. be (measurement):

be

essere

be weight

pesare

to be 2 feet long

è lungo due piedi

7. be (exist, live):

there is/are …

c'è/ci sono…

to let sth be

lasciare stare qc

to let sb be

lasciare in pace qu

I think, therefore I am

penso e dunque esisto

to be or not to be

essere o non essere

8. be location, situation:

be

essere

be

trovarsi

to be in Rome

essere a Roma

to be in a bad situation

essere in una brutta situazione

9. be pp (go, visit):

I've never been to Mexico

non sono mai stato in Messico

the plumber hasn't been here yet

l'idraulico non è ancora venuto

10. be (take place):

be

essere

be

tenersi

the meeting is next Tuesday

la riunione è [o si terrà] martedì prossimo

11. be circumstances:

to be on the pill

prendere la pillola

to be on vacation

essere in vacanza

to be on a diet

essere a dieta

12. be in time expressions:

I won't be too long

non mi dilungherò

13. be expressing possibility:

could it be that …? form

è possibile che …? +subj

what are we to do?

cosa dobbiamo fare?

Phrases:

be that as it may

sia come sia

so be it

così sia

II.be <was, been> [bi:] VB impers vb

be expressing conditions, circumstances:

it's cloudy

è nuvolo

it's sunny

c'è sole

it's two o'clock

sono le due

it's been so long!

quanto tempo!

it's ten minutes by bus to the market

il mercato è a dieci minuti di autobus

it was Anne who drank it

è stata Anne a berlo

III.be <was, been> [bi:] VB aux vb

1. be expressing continuation:

be

stare

to be doing sth

star facendo qc

don't sing while I'm reading

non cantare mentre leggo

you're always complaining

non fai altro che lamentarti

2. be expressing the passive:

be

venire

to be discovered by sb

venir scoperto da qu

he was left speechless

è rimasto senza parole

he was asked …

gli hanno chiesto …

3. be expressing future:

we are to visit Peru in the winter

andiamo in Perù quest'inverno

she's leaving tomorrow

parte domani

4. be expressing future in past:

she was never to see her brother David again

non avrebbe mai più visto suo fratello David

5. be expressing the subjunctive in conditionals:

if he were to work harder, he'd get better grades

se facesse di più, prenderebbe voti migliori

were I to refuse, they'd be very annoyed

se rifiutassi, si offenderebbero molto

6. be expressing obligation:

you are to come here right now

devi venir qui subito

7. be in tag questions:

she is tall, isn't she?

è alta, vero?

it's [ɪts]

1. it's = it is

2. it's = it has

ISBN [ˌaɪ·es·bi:·ˈen] N

ISBN abbreviation of International Standard Book Number

ISBN

ISBN m