see through in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for see through in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.see through VB [siː -] (see through [sth])

see through deception, lie:

see through

capire che si tratta di

it was easy enough to see through the excuse

è stato facile capire che si trattava di una scusa

I can see through your little game! inf

ho capito il tuo giochetto!

I can see through him

ho capito che tipo è

II.see through VB [siː -] (see [sth] through)

see through

portare a termine

III.see through VB [siː -] (see [sb] through)

there's enough food to see us through the week

il cibo ci basta per tutta la settimana

this money will see you through

con questi soldi non avrai più problemi

see-through [Brit ˈsiːθruː, Am ˈsi ˌθru] ADJ

see-through

trasparente

Translations for see through in the English»Italian Dictionary

to see sb, sth through rose-coloured spectacles

vedere unicamente i lati positivi di qn, qc

to see through the curtain, mist

vedere attraverso la tenda, la nebbia

move over: I can't see through you

spostati: non sei trasparente!

Translations for see through in the Italian»English Dictionary

scoprire l'inghippo

to see through a trick

(guarda che) non sei trasparente! hum

I can't see through you!

Translations for see through in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] PREP

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

through

attraverso

to see through the curtain, mist

vedere attraverso la tenda, la nebbia

to feel the stones through one's shoes

sentire i sassi attraverso le suole

to cut through the fields

tagliare per i campi

the nail went right through the wall

il chiodo attraversò il muro

to drive through the forest, desert

attraversare la foresta, il deserto (in macchina)

to stick one's finger through the slit

infilare il dito nella fessura

to poke sth through a hole

fare passare qc attraverso un buco

to drill through a cable

bucare un cavo (da parte a parte) con il trapano

he was shot through the head

il proiettile gli trapassò il cranio

it has a crack running through it

è attraversato da una crepa

2. through (via, by way of):

to go through a tunnel

passare per un tunnel

to go through London, the town centre

passare per Londra, per il centro della città

to travel through Germany to Poland

andare in Polonia passando per la Germania

the path goes through the woods

il sentiero passa per il bosco

to come in through the hole, door

entrare dal buco, dalla porta

go straight through that door

passate da quella porta

to jump through the window

saltare dalla finestra

to look through binoculars, telescope

guardare in

to look through hole, window, keyhole

guardare da

to hear sth through the wall

sentire qc attraverso il muro

you have to go through her secretary

devi passare dalla sua segretaria

3. through (past):

to go through red light

passare con

to get or go through barricade

passare attraverso

to get or go through customs

passare

to push one's way through crowd, undergrowth

aprirsi un varco attraverso

the water poured through the roof

entrava tanta acqua dal tetto

4. through (among):

to fly through the clouds

volare tra le nuvole

to leap through the trees

saltare di ramo in ramo

to fly through the air acrobat:

volare nell'aria

to fly through the air arrow, bullet:

fendere l'aria

to search through cupboard, bag

frugare in

5. through (expressing source or agency):

I heard through a friend

ho saputo da un amico

I met my husband through her

ho conosciuto mio marito tramite lei

it was through her that I got this job

è stato grazie a lei che ho avuto questo lavoro

to speak through an interpreter

comunicare per mezzo di un interprete

to send sth through the post

spedire qc per posta

to book sth through a travel agent

prenotare qc tramite un'agenzia di viaggi

to order sth through a mail order firm

ordinare qc da una società di vendita per corrispondenza

I only know her through her writings

la conosco solo attraverso i suoi scritti

6. through (because of):

through carelessness, inexperience

per negligenza, inesperienza

through illness

per malattia

through no fault of mine, we were late

eravamo in ritardo ma non per colpa mia

7. through (until the end of):

to work through the night

lavorare per tutta la notte

all or right through the day

per tutta la giornata

he talked right through the film

ha parlato per tutta la durata del film

to stay through until Sunday

rimanere fino a domenica

to work through the lunch hour

lavorare durante la pausa pranzo

she will not live through the night

non supererà la notte

8. through (up to and including):

from Friday through to Sunday

da venerdì a domenica

1939 through 1945 Am

dal 1939 al 1945 compreso

open April through September Am

aperto da aprile a settembre compreso

II.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADV

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

the water went right through

l'acqua è passata da parte a parte

to let sb through

lasciare passare qn

can you fit or squeeze or get through?

riesci a passare?

2. through (completely):

wet or soaked through coat, cloth

fradicio

wet or soaked through person

bagnato fino alle ossa

mouldy right through

completamente ammuffito

cooked right through

ben cotto

3. through (from beginning to end):

to read, play sth right through

leggere, suonare qc fino in fondo or fino alla fine

I'm halfway through the article

ho letto metà dell'articolo

4. through TELEC:

you're through

è in linea

you're through to Ms Wilkins

le passo la signora Wilkins

Phrases:

through and through to know sth through and through area, city

conoscere come le proprie tasche

I know him through and through

lo conosco molto bene

rotten through and through

completamente marcio

English through and through

inglese fino al midollo

selfish through and through

estremamente egoista

III.through [Brit θruː, Am θru] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through inf

finito

I'm through

ho finito

I'm not through with you yet!

non ho ancora finito con te!

are you through with the paper?

hai finito col giornale?

I'm through with men!

con gli uomini ho chiuso!

we're through (of a couple)

tra noi è finita

Luke and I are through

tra me e Luke è finita

2. through (direct):

through train

diretto

through ticket

cumulativo

through freight

a corpo

a through route to the station

una strada che va direttamente alla stazione

“no through road”

“strada senza uscita”

“through traffic” (on roadsign)

“circonvallazione”

through traffic uses the bypass

i veicoli in transito possono usare la tangenziale

3. through (successful):

to be through to the next round

passare al turno successivo

4. through Brit (worn):

your trousers are through at the knee

i tuoi pantaloni sono bucati al ginocchio

IV.through [Brit θruː, Am θru]

to have been through a lot

averne passate di cotte e di crude

you really put her through it

gliene hai fatte vedere di tutti i colori

I.see¹ <pt saw, pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB trans

1. see (perceive):

see object, person

vedere

to see sb, sth with one's own eyes

vedere qn, qc con i propri occhi

to see that …

vedere che …

to see where, how etc.

vedere dove, come ecc.

you'll see how it's done

vedrai come si fa

to see sb do sth or doing sth

vedere qn fare qc

I saw him steal or stealing a car

l'ho visto rubare un'automobile

we didn't see anything

non abbiamo visto niente

I saw something in the dark

ho visto qualcosa nell'oscurità

there's nothing to see

non c'è niente da vedere

there's nobody to be seen

non si vede nessuno

I couldn't see her in the crowd

non riuscivo a vederla tra la folla

can you see him?

riesci a vederlo? lo vedi?

I could see (that) she'd been crying

si vedeva che aveva pianto

I can see her coming

la vedo che sta arrivando or arrivare

there was going to be trouble: I could see it coming or I could see it a mile off

ci sarebbero stati dei problemi: me lo sentivo

I don't like to see you so unhappy

non mi piace vederti così triste

I hate to see an animal in pain

detesto vedere soffrire gli animali

I don't know what you see in him inf

non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui

he must see something attractive in her inf

deve trovarci qualcosa di attraente in lei

I must be seeing things!

devo soffrire di allucinazioni!

to see one's way

orientarsi

to see one's way (clear) to doing sth

capire come si deve fare qc

2. see:

see (watch) film, programme

vedere

see (inspect) accounts, work

vedere

I've seen the play twice

ho visto lo spettacolo due volte

see page 156

vedi pagina 156

see over(leaf)

vedi retro

3. see (go to see, visit):

see person

andare a trovare

see country

visitare

see building

andare a vedere

to see the Parthenon

visitare il Partenone

to see a doctor about sth

andare dal dottore per qc

what did you want to see me about?

perché volevi vedermi?

I'm seeing a psychiatrist

sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights

fare il giro turistico di una città

4. see (meet up with):

see person

vedere

I'll be seeing him in June

lo vedrò a giugno

I happened to see her in the post office

mi è capitato di vederla alla posta

they see a lot of each other

si vedono spesso

see you! inf

ci vediamo!

see you next week, (on) Sunday! inf

ci vediamo la settimana prossima, domenica!

he's seeing a married woman

si vede con or frequenta una donna sposata

5. see (receive):

see person

ricevere

the doctor, headmaster will see you now

il dottore, il direttore può riceverla adesso

6. see (understand):

see relevance, advantage, problem

vedere

see joke

capire

to see sth from sb's point of view

vedere qc dal punto di vista di qn

can't you see that…?

non vedi che…?

to see how, where…

vedere come, dove…

do you see what I mean?

hai capito cosa intendo?

7. see (look upon, consider):

see

vedere

I see things differently now

vedo le cose in modo diverso adesso

to see sb as leader, hero

vedere qn come

I see it as an opportunity

penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult

lo considero un insulto

not to see sb, sth as…

non vedere qn, qc come…

I don't see it as a problem of poverty

non penso che sia un problema di povertà

I don't see him as honest

non penso che sia onesto

8. see (note, observe):

see

vedere, notare (that che)

as we have already seen, …

come abbiamo già avuto modo di vedere, …

it can be seen from this example that…

da questo esempio si può notare che…

9. see (envisage, visualize):

I can't see sb, sth doing

non riesco a immaginare qn, qc fare

I can't see the situation changing

non penso proprio che la situazione possa cambiare

I can see a time when this country will be independent

credo che un giorno questo paese diventerà indipendente

10. see (make sure):

to see (to it) that…

fare sì che…

see (to it) that the children are in bed by nine

fai in modo che i bambini siano a letto per le nove

see that you do! (angrily)

cerca di farlo!

11. see (find out):

see

vedere

to see how, if, when etc.

vedere come, se, dove ecc.

I'm going to see what she's doing, how she's doing

vado a vedere cosa sta facendo, come se la cava

I'll have to see if I can get permission

devo vedere se riesco a ottenere il permesso

it remains to be seen whether or if…

bisogna ancora vedere se…

12. see:

see (witness)

vedere

see (experience)

conoscere

a period which saw enormous changes, the birth of computer science

un periodo che ha visto enormi cambiamenti, la nascita dell'informatica

next year will see the completion of the road

la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

I never thought I'd see the day that he'd admit to being wrong!

non pensavo proprio che avrebbe ammesso di essersi sbagliato!

we'll never see her like again

non troveremo mai più una come lei

13. see (accompany):

to see sb to the door

accompagnare qn alla porta

to see sb to the station

accompagnare qn alla stazione

to see sb home

accompagnare qn a casa

14. see (in betting):

I'll see your £10 or I'll see you for £10

vedo le tue 10 sterline

II.see¹ <pt saw, pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB intr

1. see (with eyes):

see

vedere

I can't see

non riesco a vedere or non vedo

see for yourself

vedi tu

as you can see

come potete vedere

to see beyond sth

vedere oltre qc

try to see beyond your own immediate concerns

provate a guardare al di là dei vostri interessi

so I see

si vede

move over: I can't see through you

spostati: non sei trasparente!

some animals can see in the dark

alcuni animali riescono a vedere al buio

you can see for miles

si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

2. see (understand):

see

capire

do you see?

hai capito?

yes, I see

sì, capisco

now I see

adesso capisco

can't you see? the situation is different now

non vedi che la situazione è cambiata adesso?

as far as I can see

per quel che ne capisco

3. see (check, find out):

I'll go and see

vado a vedere

we'll just have to wait and see

non ci resta che aspettare

4. see (think, consider):

I'll have to see

devo pensarci or devo vedere

let's see or let me see

vediamo un po'

III.to see oneself VB refl

to see oneself <pt saw, pp seen>:

to see oneself

vedersi

to see oneself fig

vedersi

to see oneself fig

immaginarsi

he saw himself already elected

si vedeva già eletto

I can't see myself as or being …

non riesco a vedermi come …

I can't see myself being chosen

non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as a famous ballerina

non riesco a vedermi come una ballerina famosa

IV.see¹ [Brit siː, Am si]

I'll see you right inf

ci penso io

now I've seen it all!

questo è il colmo!

see² [Brit siː, Am si] N

see (of bishop)

vescovado m

see (of archbishop)

arcivescovado m

see through in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for see through in the English»Italian Dictionary

see through VB trans

1. see through (not be deceived by):

see through

non farsi abbindolare da

see through sb

capire che tipo è qu

see through sb mystery

penetrare

2. see through (sustain):

to see sb through (a difficult time)

essere d'aiuto a qu (in un momento difficile)

3. see through (continue to end):

see through

portare a termine

see-through [ˈsi:·θru:] ADJ

see-through

trasparente

Translations for see through in the Italian»English Dictionary

portare a compimento qc

to see sth through to the end

Translations for see through in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.through [θru:] PREP

1. through (spatial):

through

attraverso

through

per

to go right through sth

attraversare qc

to go through the door

entrare dalla porta

to walk through a room

attraversare una stanza

to walk through a village

camminare per un paese

2. through (temporal):

through

durante

all through my life

per tutta la mia vita

to be through sth

aver terminato qc

3. through (until):

through

da

open Monday through Friday

aperto da lunedì a venerdì

4. through (by means of):

through

per mezzo di

II.through [θru:] ADV

1. through (of place):

through

da parte a parte

I read the book through

ho letto il libro da cima a fondo

to go through to sth

andar dritto a qc

2. through (of time):

all day through

per tutto il giorno

halfway through

a metà

3. through TELEC:

to put sb through to sb

passare qn a qn

4. through (completely):

through

completamente

to think sth through

riflettere bene su qc

Phrases:

through and through

da capo a piedi

III.through [θru:] ADJ

1. through (finished):

through

finito, -a

we are through

abbiamo finito

2. through (direct):

through

diretto, -a

3. through SCHOOL:

to get through

passare

I.see¹ <saw, seen> [si:] VB trans

1. see (perceive):

see

vedere

to see that …

vedere che…

to see sth with one's own eyes

vedere qc con i propri occhi

it is worth seeing

vale la pena di vederlo

2. see (watch):

see

vedere

you were seen entering the building

ti hanno visto entrare nell'edificio

3. see (inspect):

see

vedere

may I see your driver's license?

posso vedere la sua patente?

4. see (visit):

see

trovare

to see a little/a lot of sb

vedere qu raramente/spesso

see you around!

ci vediamo!

see you (later)! inf (when meeting again later)

a più tardi!

5. see (have relationship):

to be seeing sb

uscire con qu

6. see (have meeting):

see

incontrare

7. see (talk to):

I would like to see you about that matter

vorrei parlare con te di questa faccenda

Mr. Brown will see you now

il Signor Brown la riceve adesso

8. see (accompany):

see

accompagnare

9. see:

see (perceive)

rendersi conto di

see (understand)

capire

I don't see what you mean

non capisco cosa vuoi dire

to make sb see reason

far intendere ragione a qu

to see sth in a new light

vedere qc sotto una nuova luce

10. see (envisage):

see

credere

as I see it …

da come la vedo io …

I don't see him doing that

non lo credo capace di farlo

I could see it coming

me lo aspettavo

11. see (investigate):

to see how/what/if …

cercare di capire come/cosa/se …

12. see (ensure):

see that you are ready when we come

fai in modo di essere pronto quando arriviamo

II.see¹ <saw, seen> [si:] VB intr

1. see (use eyes):

see

vedere

as far as the eye can see

fin dove arriva la vista

2. see (find out):

see

scoprire

see for yourself!

guarda tu stesso!

let me see

fammi vedere

let's see

vediamo

we'll/I'll (have to) see

vedremo

you'll see

vedrai

3. see (understand):

see

capire

I see

capisco

you see?

capisci?

as far as I can see

per quello che capisco

Phrases:

he can't see further than the end of his nose

non riesce a vedere al di là del suo naso

see² [si:] N REL

see

sede f

the Holy See

la Santa Sede

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even closing his eyes brings no relieving darkness from his frightening world, as he can see through his eyelids.

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The agents are easily able to see through the disguise.

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His mind merged with the ship, allowing him to see through the ship's sensors.

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They can see through the spin doctors, the publicity stunts, the polling and the tricks of marginal-seat campaigning.

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Can it change the wintry garden that they see through the window to spring?

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A camera placed on the inside of the room will be able to see through the intense sunlight or artificial light coming in.

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Not only could he see through the bones, he could even see through to the marrow of the bones!

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The mountain is named after a hole near the top where people can see through it.

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His reports bear a testimony to his astute vision that could see through intense political ambitions and shrewd personal rivalries of power seekers.

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It was clearly the same man who conducted advanced seminars and helped graduate students to see through the complexities of their work.

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