squirrel away in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for squirrel away in the English»Italian Dictionary

squirrel away VB [ˈskwɪr(ə)l -] inf (squirrel [sth] away, squirrel away [sth])

squirrel away money:

squirrel away

mettere via, accumulare

Translations for squirrel away in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADV Away often appears in English as the second element of a verb (run away, put away, get away, look away, give away etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (run, put, get, look, give etc.). - Away often appears after a verb in English to show that an action is continuous or intense: if away does not change the basic meaning of the verb, only the verb is translated: he was snoring away = russava; if away does change the basic meaning of the verb (he's grinding away at his maths), consult the appropriate verb entry.

1. away (not present, gone):

to be away

essere via, essere assente (from da)

to be away SCHOOL

essere assente (from da)

to be away (on business trip)

essere in trasferta

I'll be away (for) two weeks

starò via (per) due settimane

to be away on vacation, on business

essere in vacanza, via per affari

to be away from home

essere lontano or via da casa

I'll have to be away by 10

dovrò andare via entro le 10

she's away in Paris

è a Parigi

she's away at a conference

è via per una conferenza

2. away (distant in space):

3 km, 50 m away

a 3 km, 50 m (di distanza)

10 cm away from the edge

a 10 cm dal bordo

a weekend away in the country

un week-end in campagna

I hate to be away from home

odio essere lontano da casa

far away

lontano

away with you!

ma va'!

3. away (distant in time):

London is two hours away

Londra è a due ore da qui

my birthday is two months away

il mio compleanno è tra due mesi

the election, the exam is only days away

mancano solo pochi giorni all'elezione, all'esame

4. away (in the opposite direction):

to shuffle, crawl away

andarsene strascicando i piedi, arrancando

5. away (for emphasis):

away back in 1920

nel lontano 1920

away over the other side of the lake

sull'altra riva del lago

6. away SPORTS:

away play, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

II.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ] ADJ

1. away SPORTS:

away goal, match, win

in trasferta, fuori casa

the away team

la squadra che gioca fuori casa

2. away Brit (drunk) inf:

to be well away

essere partito

III.away [Brit əˈweɪ, Am əˈweɪ]

to be away with the fairies inf

non esserci con la testa

I.squirrel [Brit ˈskwɪr(ə)l, Am ˈskwər(ə)l] N

squirrel

scoiattolo m

squirrel before n garment

di scoiattolo

II.squirrel <forma in -ing ecc. squirrelling, squirrelled, squirreling, squirreled Am> [Brit ˈskwɪr(ə)l, Am ˈskwər(ə)l] VB trans

squirrel

accumulare, mettere da parte

squirrel away in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for squirrel away in the English»Italian Dictionary

away [ə·ˈweɪ] ADV

1. away (distant):

10 miles away

a 10 miglia

as far away as possible

il più lontano possibile

to be miles away fig

non prestare attenzione

2. away (absent):

away

via

to be away on vacation

essere in vacanza

3. away (in future time):

to be only a week away

mancare solo una settimana da

right away!

subito!

4. away (continuously):

to read/eat/write away

leggere/mangiare/scrivere in continuazione

squirrel [ˈskwɜ:·rəl] N

squirrel

scoiattolo m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Those of us who don't smoke do not squirrel away what we would have otherwise spent on smoking in a jam jar under the bed.

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