Translations for second sight in the English»Italian Dictionary

second sight [Brit, Am ˌsəkənd ˈsaɪt] N

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I.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] N

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2. sight (act of seeing):

at first sight

at the sight of blood, uniform, luxury, injustice

at the sight of her

she felt misgivings at the sight

vedendolo le venne un dubbio

this was my first sight of

era la prima volta che vedevo

to have sight of LAW correspondence, will, document

prendere visione di

to catch sight of sb, sth

scorgere qn, qc

to lose sight of sb, sth

perdere di vista qn, qc also fig

we mustn't lose sight of the fact that fig

non dobbiamo dimenticare che

to know sb by sight

conoscere qn di vista

to shoot sb on sight

sparare a qn a vista

I took a dislike to him on sight

mi è stato antipatico non appena l'ho visto

I can't stand the sight of him!

non posso proprio vederlo!

3. sight (range of vision):

to be in sight town, land, border, peace, victory, freedom, new era:

essere in vista

the end, our goal is in sight!

la fine, la nostra meta è vicina!

there's no solution in sight

non si è ancora vicini a una soluzione

the war goes on with no end in sight

la guerra continua senza vederne la fine

there wasn't a soldier, boat in sight

non c'era un soldato, un'imbarcazione in vista

in the sight of God form

al cospetto di Dio

to come into sight

presentarsi alla vista or apparire

to be out of sight (hidden)

essere nascosto

to be out of sight (having moved)

non essere più in vista

to do sth out of sight of observer, guard

fare qc di nascosto da

to keep or stay out of sight

rimanere nascosto

to keep sb, sth out of sight

tenere nascosto qn, qc

don't let her out of your sight!

non perdetela di vista!

II.sights N npl

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2. sights (on rifle, telescope):

III.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt] VB trans

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sight land, plane, ship, rare bird:

avvistare, scorgere

to sight a gun (aiming)

prendere la mira col fucile

to sight a gun (adjusting)

aggiustare la mira del fucile

IV.sight [Brit sʌɪt, Am saɪt]

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I.second¹ [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] DET

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the second page

la seconda pagina

the second-richest man in the world

il secondo uomo più ricco del mondo

for the second time

per la seconda volta

the second teeth

i denti permanenti

second violin MUS

secondo violino

he thinks he's a second Churchill

pensa di essere un secondo Churchill

every second day, Monday

un giorno, un lunedì sì e uno no, ogni due giorni, lunedì

to have or take a second helping (of sth)

prendere un'altra porzione (di qc)

to have a second chance to do sth

avere una seconda occasione per fare qc

you won't get a second chance! (good opportunity)

non ci sarà un'altra occasione!

you won't get a second chance! (to take exams)

non ci sarà un'altra possibilità!

to ask for a second opinion (from doctor)

chiedere il parere di un altro dottore

to ask for a second opinion (from lawyer)

consultare un altro avvocato

I like this one, but can you give me a second opinion?

a me piace questo, e tu cosa ne pensi?

II.second¹ [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] PRON

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1. second (ordinal number):

secondo m / seconda f

the second in line

il secondo della fila

she came a good or close second

non è arrivata prima per un pelo

X was the most popular in the survey, but Y came a close second

nel sondaggio X è il più popolare e Y lo segue di poco

he came a poor second

è arrivato secondo, ma con un grande stacco dal primo

his family comes a poor second to his desire for success

il suo desiderio di successo viene di gran lunga prima della sua famiglia

2. second (of month):

due m

the second of May

III.second¹ [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] N

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1. second (in GB) UNIV:

upper, lower second

= livello di valutazione più alto, più basso nel second class degree

2. second MOTOR:

second, also second gear

3. second (defective article):

merce f di seconda scelta

these plates are (slight) seconds

questi piatti sono (leggermente) fallati

5. second MUS:

IV.second¹ [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] ADV

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1. second (in second place):

second come, finish

secondo, in seconda posizione

I agreed to speak second

ho accettato di parlare per secondo

to travel second

viaggiare in seconda classe

the fact that he's my father comes second

il fatto che sia mio padre è secondario

V.second¹ [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] VB trans

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1. second (help):

second person

secondare, assecondare, agevolare, aiutare

2. second SPORTS:

second boxer

fare da secondo a

second duellist

fare da secondo, da padrino a

VI.second¹ [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd]

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to be second nature

venire naturale

after a while, driving becomes second nature

dopo un po', guidare mi viene naturale

it's second nature to him

gli viene naturale

to be second to none

non essere secondo a nessuno

to do sth without (giving it) a second thought

fare qc senza pensarci due volte

he didn't give it a second thought

non ci ha pensato due volte

on second thoughts

to have second thoughts

avere dei ripensamenti

to have second thoughts about doing

pensarci due volte prima di fare or avere dei ripensamenti sul fare

to get one's second wind

riprendersi or ritrovare la forza

second² [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd] N

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second (unit of time)

secondo m also MATH PHYS

second (instant)

the whole thing was over in seconds

tutto è accaduto nel giro di pochi secondi

with (just) seconds to spare

con qualche secondo d'anticipo

this won't take a second

non ci vorrà che un momento

now just a second!

(with)in seconds she was asleep

si addormentò nel giro di pochi secondi

they should arrive any second now

dovrebbero arrivare da un momento all'altro

we arrived at six o'clock to the second

siamo arrivati alle sei precise

every second counts

ogni secondo è importante

second³ [Brit sɪˈkɒnd, Am səˈkɑnd] VB trans

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distaccare (from da; to a)

Translations for second sight in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.sight [saɪt] N

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1. sight (view, faculty):

to be out of (one's) sight

essere nascosto alla (propria) vista

to come into sight

to catch sight of sth

to hate the sight of sth/sb

non poter vedere qc/qu

to know sb by sight

conoscere qu di vista

to lose sight of sth a. fig

perdere qc di vista

at first sight

within sight of sth

in un punto da cui si può vedere qc

I can't bear the sight of him!

non lo posso vedere!

get out of my sight! inf

togliti dai piedi!

at the sight of …

alla vista di …

2. sight pl (attractions):

luoghi m pl di interesse (turistico)

II.sight [saɪt] VB trans

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I.second¹ [ˈse·kənd] ADJ

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1. second (after first):

every second boy/girl

un ragazzo/una ragazza su due

every second year

every second week

una settimana sì e una no

to be second

arrivare secondo

the second biggest town

la seconda città più grande

to be second only to sb/sth

essere inferiore solo a qu/qc

to be second to none

non essere secondo a nessuno

2. second (another):

to be a second Mozart

essere un nuovo Mozart

to give sb a second chance

dare a qu un'altra possibilità

to have second thoughts about sb/sth

avere dei ripensamenti su qu/qc

on second thought

dopo riflessione

to do sth a second time

rifare qc un'altra volta

to get one's second wind

riprendere fiato

to have a second helping

servirsi di nuovo di qc

Phrases:

the second floor

II.second¹ [ˈse·kənd] N

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1. second (second gear):

2. second pl (extra helping):

may I have seconds?

posso servirmi di nuovo?

3. second COMM (imperfect item):

articolo m di seconda scelta

4. second (in duel):

5. second MUS:

6. second (seconder):

persona f che appoggia una mozione

III.second¹ [ˈse·kənd] ADV

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in secondo luogo

IV.second¹ [ˈse·kənd] VB trans

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1. second (support in debate):

2. second form (back up):

second² [ˈse·kənd] N (unit of time)

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She believed that people with second sight bring bad luck and death. en.wikipedia.org

He was usually seen only by those who possessed second sight, though there were instances when he made himself visible to ordinary people as well. en.wikipedia.org

Although this column prides itself on offering a broad range of "customer services", second sight, alas, is not among them. www.telegraph.co.uk

The phenomenon of second sight was often considered witchcraft itself. en.wikipedia.org

We wanted to find out the best commuting hotspots for re-finding those missed connections and sparking a chance of love at second sight. www.cityam.com

Some people call it having second sight, he says. en.wikipedia.org

They believed in what was called second sight. en.wikipedia.org

He sees auras without needing second sight. en.wikipedia.org

The gift of second sight was often seen as a curse, as it foretold instances of tragedy and death. en.wikipedia.org

Her second sight shows its trajectory, and she knows it was meant for witches. en.wikipedia.org

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