size up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.size1 [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] N

1. size (dimensions):

size (of person)
taglia f
size (of head, hand, nose, box, glass, plate, stamp, tree)
grandezza f
size (of book, envelope, picture, paper)
formato m
size (of parcel, building, room, garden)
grandezza f
size (of parcel, building, room, garden)
dimensioni fpl
size (of apple, egg, bead)
grandezza f
size (of apple, egg, bead)
calibro m
size (of carpet, chair, bed, machine)
dimensioni fpl
size (of country, island, estate)
grandezza f
size (of country, island, estate)
estensione f
a town of some size
una città abbastanza grande
chairs of all sizes
sedie di tutte le misure
it's about the size of an egg, of this room
è all'incirca delle dimensioni di un uovo, di questa stanza
he's about your size
è all'incirca della tua taglia
to increase in size plant, tree:
crescere
to increase in size company, town:
ingrandirsi
to cut sth to size
tagliare qc della grandezza giusta
to be of a size people:
essere della stessa taglia
to be of a size boxes:
essere della stessa grandezza

3. size FASHION:

size (of jacket, dress, trousers)
taglia f
size (of bra, gloves)
misura f
size (of shirt collar)
collo m
size (of shoes)
numero m
what size are you? or what size do you take? (in jacket, trousers, dress)
che taglia porti?
what size are you? or what size do you take? (in shoes)
che numero porti?
what size waist are you?
qual è il tuo girovita?
what size shoes do you take?
che numero di scarpe porti?
to take size X (in clothes)
avere la (taglia) X or portare la (taglia) X
to take size X shoes
portare il numero X (di scarpe)
I think you need a size bigger
penso che tu abbia bisogno della taglia più grande
that jacket is two sizes too big
quella giacca è due taglie più grande
“one size”
“taglia unica”
try this for size
prova se ti va bene questo or prova se è della taglia giusta
try this for size fig
prova se questo va bene

II.size1 [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] VB trans

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III.size1 [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz]

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I.size2 [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] N TECH (substance)

II.size2 [Brit sʌɪz, Am saɪz] VB trans TECH

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also botch-up">
also flub-up">

II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

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I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

up here
quassù
up there
lassù
up on the wardrobe, the hill
in cima all'armadio, alla collina
up on the top shelf
sullo scaffale più in alto
up in the tree
in cima all'albero
up in the clouds
tra le nuvole
up at the top of the house
su in cima alla casa
up on top of the mountain
sulla cima della montagna
up in London
(su) a Londra
up to or in Scotland
(su) in Scozia
up to Aberdeen
(su) ad Aberdeen
up North
(su) a Nord
four floors up from here
quattro piani più su
I live two floors up
abito due piani di sopra
he lives ten floors up from her
abita dieci piani sopra di lei
on the second shelf up
sul secondo scaffale dal basso
I'm on my way up
sto salendo
I'll be right up
salgo subito
he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor
sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano
it needs to be a bit further up picture:
dovrebbe stare un po' più su
all the way up
fino in cima

9. up:

up to
fino a
up to here
fino a qui
up to there
fino là
I was up to my knees in water
l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia
up to 20 people, 50 dollars
fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari
up to 500 people arrive every day
ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone
reductions of up to 50%
sconti fino al 50%
tax on profits of up to £150, 000
tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline
to work for up to 12 hours a day
lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno
a hotel for up to 500 people
un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone
up to 1964
fino al 1964
up to 10.30 pm
fino alle 10.30 di sera
up to now
fino ad adesso
up to chapter two
fino al capitolo due
I'm not up to it (not capable)
non sono in grado di farlo
I'm not up to it (not well enough)
non me la sento di farlo
I'm not up to going to London, going back to work
non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro
I'm not up to writing a book
non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro
the play wasn't up to much
lo spettacolo non è stato un granché
that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard
quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello
it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)
spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare
“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”
“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”
if it were up to me, him
se dipendesse da me, da lui
what is he up to?
cosa sta facendo?
what are those children up to?
cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?
they're up to something
stanno combinando qualcosa

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

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VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

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size up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for size up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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A particle size up to 1000 micrometres has been reported in a modified emulsion technique.
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They range in size up to about 40 cm.
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He is fluent in several languages, an able fighter, an expert interrogator, and master strategist, able to size up any situation and come up with the perfect plan.
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They grow in size up to the age of 2 years when their size is in the range of 0.9-1.8 m.
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It was said that whenever he saw a hill or wide valley, he would immediately size up the best places to store grain and position troops.
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According to the authors, the approach can be used on any cipher with key size up to 64-bits.
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It occurs with a grain size up to 0.5 mm as flattened and prismatic.
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These geoglyphs range in size up to 40000 m2 and are commanding worldwide attention.
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Cell sizes can vary in size up to 300 mm across, but are typically less than 150 mm across.
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It has slowly grown in size up until recent decades, when a large number of housing developments have been constructed.
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