strike up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.strike up VB [strʌɪk -] (strike up)

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II.strike up VB [strʌɪk -] (strike up [sth]) (start)

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I.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] N

II.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB trans

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1. strike (hit):

strike person, stick, bat: person, object, ball
colpire
strike torpedo, missile: target, vessel
colpire, centrare
strike ship, car, person: rock, tree, pedestrian
colpire, urtare
to strike sb on the head, in the face person:
colpire qn sulla testa, in faccia
to strike sb on the head, in the face object:
urtare qn sulla testa, in faccia
to strike sth with stick, hammer
battere qc con
she struck the table with her fist (deliberately)
ha picchiato il pugno sul tavolo
he struck his head on the table
ha dato una testata sul tavolo
his head struck the table
picchiò la testa contro il tavolo
lightning struck the house, struck him
un fulmine si è abbattuto sulla casa, su di lui
to be struck by lightning tree, house, person:
essere colpito da un fulmine
to strike sb to the ground (with fist)
abbattere qn con un pugno
to strike sb to the ground (with stick)
abbattere qn con una bastonata
to strike sb a blow
dare un colpo a qn
to strike the first blow
dare il primo colpo
to strike the first blow fig
fare la prima mossa
to strike sb dead lightning, God:
fulminare qn
to strike sb dead person:
colpire qn a morte
to be struck blind, dumb
diventare improvvisamente cieco, muto
to be struck dumb with amazement
ammutolire per lo stupore

3. strike (make impression on):

strike idea, thought: person
venire in mente a
strike resemblance: person
colpire
to be struck by
essere colpito da
an awful thought struck me
mi venne in mente un pensiero orribile
a terrible sight struck my eyes
mi si presentò davanti agli occhi un quadro terribile
it strikes me as funny, stupid that …
mi sembra divertente, stupido che …
it strikes me as mean of them to do
penso che sia meschino da parte loro fare
to strike sb as odd, absurd
sembrare or parere strano, assurdo a qn
he strikes me as an intelligent man
mi sembra una persona intelligente
it strikes me as a good idea to do
mi pare or sembra una buona idea fare
did anything strike you as odd?
hai notato qualcosa di strano?
how does the idea strike you?
che cosa ne pensi or te ne pare di questa idea?
how did he strike you?
che impressione ti ha fatto?
it strikes me (that)
mi colpisce (il fatto che)
it struck him that here was the opportunity
all'improvviso capì che questa era la sua occasione
I was struck with him, it inf
mi ha colpito
she wasn't very struck with it inf
non (ne) è rimasta particolarmente colpita
to be struck on Brit inf
essere innamorato di

III.strike <pt struck, pp struck, stricken> [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk] VB intr

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IV.strike [Brit strʌɪk, Am straɪk]

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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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strike up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strike up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB trans

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III.strike <struck, struck [or stricken]> [straɪk] VB intr

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IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This decision angered even established labor organizations who had not supported the strike up to that point.
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Strike up the band for all to hear!
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They try to strike up conversation with a couple of girls and invite them to go to a restaurant together.
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The two strike up a romance and end up marrying.
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Immediately afterwards the marching bands strike up and march through the city.
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When she finally meets him, the two strike up a friendship over chess.
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Two locals strike up a friendship with him, but is it enough to restore his faith in humanity?
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The two thus strike up an unlikely friendship as they realize that neither has anyone close with whom they can confide.
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The funeral ends and the participants strike up small conversations in their boats on the way back.
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Why does a man strike up a jolly song?
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