sight-read in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for sight-read in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sight-read <pt/pp sight-read> [Brit ˈsʌɪtriːd, Am ˈsaɪt ˌrid] VB trans

sight-read (play)

suonare [qc] a prima vista

sight-read (sing)

cantare [qc] a prima vista

II.sight-read <pt/pp sight-read> [Brit ˈsʌɪtriːd, Am ˈsaɪt ˌrid] VB intr

sight-read (play)

suonare a prima vista

sight-read (sing)

cantare a prima vista

Translations for sight-read in the Italian»English Dictionary

vista [ˈvista] N f

1. vista (facoltà di vedere):

vista

eyesight

avere dei problemi di vista

to have difficulty with one's eyesight

difetto della vista

sight defect

avere una vista buona, cattiva

to have good, poor eyesight

esame della vista

eye test

perdere, riacquistare la vista

to lose, recover one's sight

avere la vista corta

to be short-sighted or near-sighted also fig

le si sta indebolendo la vista

she has failing eyesight

rovinarsi la vista

to ruin one's eyesight

2. vista (il vedere):

vista

sight

gradevole alla vista

pleasing to the eye or sight

conoscere qn di vista

to know sb by sight

a prima vista

at first glance or sight

a prima vista sembra facile

on the face of it, it sounds easy

amore a prima vista

love at first sight

tutti si voltarono alla vista di…

heads turned at the sight of…

traduzione a prima vista

unseen translation

suonare a prima vista MUS

to sight-read

3. vista (possibilità di vedere):

vista

view

impedire la vista di qc

to obstruct the view of sth

scomparire dalla vista

to disappear from view

essere nascosto alla vista

to be hidden from view

non perdere di vista quel bambino

don't let that child out of your sight

perdere di vista qn, qc

to lose sight of sb, sth also fig

punto di vista

viewpoint, point of view

una, camera con vista sul mare

a room with a view of the sea

4. vista (ciò che si vede):

vista

sight

vista

view

vista splendida

magnificent view

la vista dall'alto

the view from above

la vista sul retro è bellissima

the view out back is lovely

svenire alla vista del sangue

to faint at the sight of blood

5. vista:

a vista atterrare, pilotare

without instruments

a vista bottone, cucitura

visible

a vista CONSTR trave

exposed

a vista ECON pagabile

on demand

sparare a vista a qn

to shoot sb on sight

prestito a vista

call loan

6. vista (in modo visibile):

bene in vista

in full view

lascia la chiave bene in vista

leave the key in a prominent place

(in risalto) fig una persona in vista

a prominent or high-profile person

è un personaggio molto in vista nell'ambiente letterario

he enjoys a high profile in the literary world

mettersi in vista

to make oneself conspicuous

(imminenti) sono in vista dei cambiamenti

there are changes in sight

ci sono guai in vista

there's trouble on the horizon

7. vista (in prossimità di):

in vista di

within sight of

in vista della costa

within sight of the coast

(nell'imminenza di) in vista di qc, di fare qc

with a view to sth, to doing sth

la squadra si è allenata duramente in vista dell'incontro

the team has trained hard in preparation for the match

i campi si estendevano a vista d'occhio

the fields stretched out as far as the eye could see

leggere [ˈlɛddʒere] VB trans

1. leggere (decifrare):

leggere parola, giornale, autore, lingua

to read

leggere qc a qn

to read sth to sb, to read sb sth

leggere di qc

to read about sth

imparare a, saper leggere

to learn, to be able to read

saper leggere e scrivere

to be literate, to know how to read and write

leggere ad alta voce

to read aloud or in a loud voice, to read out (loud)

leggere in silenzio

to read quietly or to oneself

leggere qc con attenzione, da cima a fondo

to read sth carefully or with care, right through

leggere in fretta or velocemente

to be a fast reader, to read fast or quickly

leggere con espressione

to read with expression

leggi a pagina 5

read page 5

mi piace leggere

I like reading

è un libro da leggere or che bisogna assolutamente leggere

it's a book worth reading or one ought to read

un libro che si fa leggere

a (compulsively) readable book

questo testo è facile, difficile da leggere

this text is an easy read, hard to read or makes light, heavy reading

leggere Platone nel testo originale

to read Plato in the original

al posto di “lui” (bisogna) leggere “lei”

for “he” read “she”

leggere le labbra di qn

to read sb's lips

leggere con poca luce

to read in a poor light

nella speranza di leggervi presto

looking forward to hearing from you soon

2. leggere MUS:

leggere musica

to read

leggere a prima vista spartito

to sight-read

3. leggere (decifrare):

leggere scrittura, radiografia, carta topografica, diagramma

to read

4. leggere COMPUT:

leggere dati

to read

5. leggere TECH:

leggere contatore, barometro, quadrante

to read

6. leggere (interpretare):

leggere carte, tarocchi

to read

leggere futuro

to see into

leggere film, fatto

to interpret

leggere la mano

to read palms

leggere le carte a qn

to read sb's fortune in the cards

leggere l'odio negli occhi, sul volto di qn

to see hate written in sb's eyes, on sb's face

leggere nel pensiero di qn

to read sb's thoughts or mind

leggere nel cuore di qn

to see into sb's heart

te lo si legge in faccia, in fronte

it's written all over your face, I can tell from the look on your face

leggere tra le righe

to read between the lines

leggere sul volto di qn come su un libro aperto

to read sb or sb's face like a book or an open book

sight-read in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sight-read in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB intr

sight-read

suonare a prima vista

II.sight-read [ˈsaɪt·ri:d] MUS VB trans

sight-read

suonare a prima vista

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They also learn to read and sight-read/sight-sing music.

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She had to learn how to sight-read anything.

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The pianists then attempted to sight-read pieces of music (that is, to play the pieces without preparation) on a piano in the lab.

www.lifehacker.com.au

He quickly was fired from the band after two gigs because he couldn't sight-read music well enough.

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His father was an amateur pianist and singer, and helped his son sight-read and sing through the opera scores.

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I remember the guys being disappointed that they couldn't just sight-read it straight off.

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Additionally, regional variants and neumes became part of the established tradition in those areas, making it nigh impossible for singers to sight-read any chant from paper.

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In addition to competency in playing an instrument, qualities such as aural awareness, creativity and ability to sight-read are sought.

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It's helping me learn things a lot quicker and being able to sight-read now is really helping the creative process.

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He could sight-read, transpose and improvise in any style and at any length to the highest standard without perceptible effort.

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