so as in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for so as in the English»Italian Dictionary

so as to attract attention, not to disturb people

per attirare l'attenzione, per non disturbare

so as

per

he left early so as to be on time

andò via presto per essere puntuale

so as to do

per fare

not so as you'd notice inf

non si nota or non si vede

so as to avoid any misunderstanding

per evitare malintesi

Translations for so as in the Italian»English Dictionary

ché

so as …

per evitare malintesi

so as to avoid any misunderstanding

per non urtare la suscettibilità di nessuno

so as not to upset anybody, so as not to hurt anybody's feelings

non si nota

not so as you'd notice, you can't see it

Translations for so as in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.so [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ] ADV

1. so (so very):

so

così

so

talmente

so stupid

talmente stupido

so quickly

così velocemente

he's so fat he can't get in

è talmente grasso che non riesce a entrare

so thin, tall that …

così magro, alto che …

what's so funny?

che cosa c'è di tanto divertente?

not so thin, tall as inf person

non magro, alto come or quanto

he's not so stern a father as yours

non è un padre severo quanto il tuo

not so good a plumber

un idraulico non troppo bravo

not nearly so expensive as your pen

non una stilografica cara quanto la tua

I'm not feeling so good inf

non mi sento troppo bene

2. so liter:

so, also so much

talmente, così tanto

she loved him so

lo amava talmente

she worries so

si preoccupa talmente

3. so (to limited extent):

we can only work so fast and no faster

non possiamo lavorare più velocemente di così

you can only do so much (and no more)

non puoi fare più di così

4. so (in such a way):

so arranged, worded that …

disposto, formulato in modo tale che …

walk so

camminate così

and so on and so forth

e così via or e avanti di questo passo

just as X is equal to Y, so A is equal to B

come X è uguale a Y, così A è uguale a B

just as you need him, so he needs you

così come tu hai bisogno di lui, lui ha bisogno di te

just as in the 19th century, so today

come nel XIX secolo, così oggi

so be it!

così sia!

she likes everything to be just so

le piace che tutto sia perfetto

5. so (for that reason):

so it was that …

e fu così che …

she was young and so lacked experience

era giovane e quindi inesperta

she was tired and so went to bed

era stanca, così andò a dormire

6. so (true):

is that so?

davvero?

if (that's) so

se è così

7. so (also):

so

anche

so is she, do I etc.

anche lei, anch'io ecc.

if they accept so do I

se accettano loro, accetto anch'io

8. so (thereabouts):

so inf

circa

20 or so

circa 20

a year or so ago

circa un anno fa

9. so (as introductory remark):

so there you are

e così, eccoti qua

so that's the reason

e così, questa è la ragione

so you're going are you?

e così te ne vai?

10. so (avoiding repetition):

he's conscientious, perhaps too much so

è coscienzioso, forse perfino troppo

he's the owner or so he claims

è il proprietario, almeno, così dice

he dived and as he did so…

si tuffò e nel farlo or facendolo…

he opened the drawer and while he was so occupied…

aprì il cassetto e mentre era così intento…

perhaps so

è possibile or forse è così

I believe so

credo di sì

so I believe

è quel che penso

I'm afraid so

temo di sì

so it would appear

così sembrerebbe

so to speak

per così dire

I told you so

te l'avevo detto

so I see

lo vedo

I think so

penso di sì

I don't think so

penso di no

who says so?

chi lo dice?

he said so

ha detto così

we hope so

speriamo

only more so

ancora di più

the question is unsettled and will remain so

la questione è irrisolta e tale rimarrà

11. so (referring forward or back) form:

yes if you so wish

sì, se così desiderate

if you so wish you may…

se lo desiderate, potete…

12. so (reinforcing a statement):

“I thought you liked it?” - “so I do”

“credevo che ti piacesse” - “sì che mi piace”

“it's broken” - “so it is”

“è rotto” - “lo vedo (bene)!”

“I'd like to go to the ball” - “so you shall”

“mi piacerebbe andare al ballo” - “ci andrai”

“I'm sorry” - “so you should be”

“sono dispiaciuto” - “lo credo bene”

it just so happens that

guarda caso

13. so (refuting a statement) inf:

“he didn't hit you” - “he did so!”

“non ti ha picchiato” - “sì che l'ha fatto”

I can so make muffins

sì che so fare i muffin

14. so (as casual response):

so inf

e allora

“I'm leaving” - “so?”

“me ne vado” - “e allora?”

so why worry!

e allora perché preoccuparsi!

so what?

embè?

II.so (that) CONJ

1. so (that) (in such a way that):

so (that)

in modo che

she wrote the instructions so that they'd be easily understood

scrisse le istruzioni in modo che potessero essere facilmente comprensibili

2. so (that) (in order that):

so (that)

affinché

she fixed the party for 8 so that Ian could come

fissò la festa per le 8 affinché Ian potesse venire

be quiet so I can work

stai buono, così posso lavorare

III.so as CONJ

so as

per

so as to attract attention, not to disturb people

per attirare l'attenzione, per non disturbare

IV.so many PRON

1. so many (such large numbers):

so many friends, people

così tanti

so many of her friends

così tanti suoi amici

2. so many (in comparisons):

to behave like so many schoolgirls

comportarsi come tante ragazzine

3. so many (limited amount):

I can only make so many loaves

posso fare solo tante pagnotte così

V.so much PRON

1. so much (such large quantity):

so much sugar, money, homework

così tanto

so much of her life

così tanta parte della sua vita

so much of the information

così tante informazioni

2. so much (in comparisons):

tossed like so much flotsam

sballottati come tanti relitti

3. so much (limited amount):

I can only make so much bread

posso fare solo tanto pane così

I can pay so much

ce la faccio a pagare questa cifra

there's only so much you can take

non puoi sopportare oltre

VI.so much ADV

1. so much (to such an extent):

so much worse

talmente peggio

to like, hate sth so much that …

amare, detestare qc talmente tanto che …

she worries so much

si preoccupa talmente tanto

he was so much like his sister

assomigliava talmente tanto a sua sorella

so much so that …

a tal punto che …

thank you so much

grazie mille

2. so much (in contrasts):

not so much X as Y

non tanto X quanto Y

it wasn't so much shocking as depressing

non era tanto scioccante quanto deprimente

it doesn't annoy me so much as surprise me

non mi irrita tanto quanto mi sorprende

VII.so much as ADV (even)

so much as

neanche

he never so much as apologized

non si è neanche scusato

VIII.so much for PREP

1. so much for (having finished with):

so much for that problem, now for…

e questo è tutto per quanto riguarda questo problema, passiamo ora a…

2. so much for (used disparagingly):

so much for equality, liberalism inf

alla faccia dell'uguaglianza, del liberalismo

so much for saying you'd help inf

meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

IX.so long as CONJ

so long as inf:

so long as

purché, a patto che

X.so [Brit səʊ, Am soʊ]

so long! (goodbye) inf

arrivederci! ciao!

so much the better, the worse

tanto meglio, peggio

so so

così così

so there!

ecco!

I did it first, so there!

tanto l'ho fatto prima io!

I.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] CONJ

1. as (in the manner that):

as

come

as you can see, I am very busy

come puoi vedere, sono molto occupato

as you know

come sai

as usual

come di solito or come al solito

as is usual in such cases

come accade abitualmente

do as I say

fai come ti dico

as I see it

per come la vedo io or secondo me

as I understand it

a quanto ho capito

he likes reading, as I do

gli piace leggere, come a me

loving Rome as I do, I couldn't bear to live anywhere else

Roma mi piace così tanto che non potrei vivere da nessun'altra parte

knowing you as I do, I can't advise you

per quel che ti conosco non ti posso dare consigli

knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree

conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai

the street as it looked in the 1930s

la strada così com'era negli anni trenta

as often happens

come spesso accade

just as he dislikes the theatre, so too does he dislike opera

così come detesta il teatro, detesta anche l'opera

as he lived, so did he die

è morto come ha vissuto

he lives abroad, as does his sister

vive all'estero, come sua sorella

clad as he was only in a towel, he did not want to answer the door

poiché aveva solo un asciugamano addosso, non volle andare ad aprire la porta

leave it as it is

lascialo così com'è

I'm overworked as it is

sono già sovraccarico di lavoro così

we're in enough trouble as it is

siamo già abbastanza nei guai così

“as is” COMM

“così com'è”

I bought the apartment as it was

ho comprato l'appartamento così com'era

as one man to another

da uomo a uomo

as with so many people in the 1960s, she…

come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei…

as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized

come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato

as it were

per così dire

as you were! MIL

riposo!

two is to four as four is to eight MATH

due sta a quattro come quattro sta a otto

2. as:

as (while, when)

mentre

as (over more gradual period of time)

man mano che, via via che

he came in as she was coming down the stairs

entrò mentre lei stava scendendo le scale

use it as the need arises

usalo quando ce n'è necessità

as she grew older, she grew richer

con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricca

as a child, he…

da bambino, lui…

3. as (because, since):

as

siccome, poiché, dato che

as you were out, I left a note

dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto

as she is sick, she cannot go out

siccome è malata, non può uscire

4. as (although):

strange as it may seem, she never returned

sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai

comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive

per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara

try as he might, he could not forget it

per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare

much as I like you, I have to say that …

sebbene tu mi piaccia, devo dire che …

be that as it may

sia come sia

5. as:

the same… as

lo stesso… che

I've got a jacket the same as yours

ho una giacca come la tua

the same man as I saw last week

lo stesso uomo che ho visto la settimana scorsa

the same as always

come sempre

he works for the same company as me

lavora per la stessa società per cui lavoro io

6. as (expressing purpose):

so as to do

per fare

he left early so as to be on time

andò via presto per essere puntuale

she opened the door quietly so as not to wake him

aprì piano la porta in modo da non svegliarlo

7. as:

as and when as and when the passengers arrive

nel momento in cui i passeggeri arrivano

as and when the need arises

nel momento in cui ci sarà la necessità

as and when you want

quando e come vuoi

8. as:

as if

come se

it' s not as if she hadn't been warned!

non è che non sia stata avvertita!

he looked at me as if to say “I told you so”

mi guardò come per dire “te l'avevo detto”

it looks as if we've lost

sembra che abbiamo perso

as if by accident, magic

come per caso, per magia

as if I cared!

come se me ne importasse qualcosa!

II.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] PREP

1. as (in order to appear to be):

as

come

as

da

to be dressed as a sailor

essere vestito da marinaio

disguised as a clown

mascherato da clown

in the book he is portrayed as a victim

nel libro viene presentato come una vittima

2. as (showing function, status):

as

come, in qualità di

he works as a pilot, an engineer

lavora come pilota, ingegnere

a job as a teacher

un posto di insegnante

she has a reputation as a tough businesswoman

ha la reputazione di tenace donna d'affari

speaking as his closest friend, I…

parlando come suo migliore amico, io…

I like her as a person, but not as an artist

mi piace come persona, ma non come artista

my rights as a parent

i miei diritti di genitore

film as an art form

il cinema come forma d'arte

as a lexicographer, he has a special interest in words

come lessicografo, ha un interesse particolare per le parole

with Lauren Bacall as Vivien CINE, THEAT

con Lauren Bacall nella parte di Vivien

3. as (other uses):

to treat sb as an equal

trattare qn come un proprio pari

he was quoted as saying that …

avrebbe detto che …

it came as a shock to learn that …

è stato un vero shock sapere che …

think of it as an opportunity to meet new people

considerala come un'opportunità per incontrare gente nuova

4. as:

as against

contro, in confronto a

75% this year as against 35% last year

il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso

5. as:

as for

quanto a, riguardo a

as for the children

per quanto riguarda i bambini

as for him, he can go to hell! inf

quanto a lui, può andare al diavolo!

6. as:

as from, as of

a partire da

as from or of now, April

a partire da adesso, da aprile

as of yet

fino ad ora, sinora

7. as:

as such

come, in quanto tale

he doesn't believe in religion as such

non crede nella religione in quanto tale

they are your equals and should be treated as such

sono tuoi pari e dovrebbero essere trattati come tali

8. as:

as to

quanto a, riguardo a

this gave them no clue as to his motives, as to his whereabouts

questo non fornì loro alcun indizio sul movente, sulla sua posizione

III.as¹ [Brit az, əz, Am æz, əz] ADV

1. as (expressing degree, extent):

as… as…

così… come…, tanto… quanto…

he is as intelligent as you

è intelligente come te

he is not as or so intelligent as you

non è intelligente come te

he's just as intelligent as you

è intelligente esattamente come te

she can't walk as fast as she used to

non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo

as fast as you can

il più velocemente possibile

he's twice as strong as me

è due volte più forte di me or ha il doppio della mia forza

it's not as good as all that

non è così, stai esagerando

I paid as much as she did

ho pagato tanto quanto lei

as much as possible

il più possibile

as little as possible

il meno possibile

as soon as possible

il più presto or prima possibile

not nearly as much as

non si avvicina neanche a or molto meno di

not as often

non così spesso

their profits are down by as much as 30%

i loro guadagni sono diminuiti ben del 30%

the population may increase by as much as 20%

l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20% or la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%

as many as 10, 000 people attended the demonstration

ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione

by day as well as by night

di giorno come di notte

she can play the piano as well as her sister

suona il piano bene come sua sorella

they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris

hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi

as well as being a poet, he is a novelist

oltre ad essere un poeta, è anche un romanziere

2. as (expressing similarity):

as

come

as before, she…

come prima, lei…

they tried to carry on as before

provarono a continuare come prima

I thought as much!

era come pensavo!

V as in Victor

V come Victor

as² <pl asses> [Brit as, Am æs] N (ancient Roman coin)

as

asse m

so as in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for so as in the English»Italian Dictionary

so, as I was saying …

allora, come stavo dicendo …

not so ugly as that

non così brutto

would you be so kind as to …?

sarebbe così gentile da …?

so long as

finché

would you be kind enough/so kind as to …?

può essere così gentile da…?

as you sow, so shall you reap

si raccoglie quello che si semina

Translations for so as in the Italian»English Dictionary

in modo da … +inf

so as to …

abbia la bontà di dirmelo

be so kind as to tell me

Translations for so as in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.so [soʊ] ADV

1. so (in the same way):

so

così

so

tanto

so did/do I

anch'io

so to speak

per così dire

2. so (like that):

so

così

so they say

così si dice

is that so?

davvero?

I hope/think so

spero/penso di sì

3. so (to such a degree):

so

così (tanto)

I so love him

gli voglio così bene

so late

così tardi

so many books

così tanti libri

not so ugly as that

non così brutto

would you be so kind as to …?

sarebbe così gentile da …?

4. so (in order that):

so

perché

I bought the book so that he would read it

ho comprato il libro perché lo leggesse

5. so (as a result):

so

quindi

so

così

and so she won

quindi, ha vinto

Phrases:

and so on [or forth]

e così via

or so

più o meno

II.so [soʊ] CONJ

1. so (therefore):

so

perciò

2. so inf (and afterwards):

so (then) he told me …

quindi, mi ha detto …

3. so (summing up):

so

allora

so what?

e allora?

so now, …

allora …

so, as I was saying …

allora, come stavo dicendo …

III.so [soʊ] INTERJ

so that's why!

ah, è per questo!

I.as [əz, stressed: æz] PREP

as

da

dressed as a clown

vestito da clown

the king, as such

il re come tale

as a baby, I was …

da bambino io ero …

to use sth as a lever

utilizzare qc come leva

II.as [əz, stressed: æz] CONJ

1. as (in comparison):

as

come

the same name as sth/sb

lo stesso nome di qc/qn

as fast as sth/sb

(così) rapido come qc/qn

to eat as much as sb

mangiare (tanto) quanto qn

as soon as possible

il più presto possibile

2. as (like):

as

(così) come

as it is

così com'è

I came as promised

son venuto, come promesso

she was dressed just as he was

era vestita esattamente come lui

as if it were true

come se fosse vero

3. as (because):

as

poiché

as he is here, I'm going

visto che c'è lui, io vado

4. as (while):

as

mentre

5. as (although):

as nice as the day is, …

per quanto sia una bella giornata …

try as I might, I couldn't

malgrado tutti gli sforzi, non ho potuto

Phrases:

as far as (to the extent that)

fino a

as far as (concerning)

quanto a

as for her/him/me/them …

quanto a lei/lui/me/loro …

III.as [əz, stressed: æz] ADV

as well

anche

as long as

purché +subj

as much as

tanto quanto

as soon as

non appena

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