to content oneself in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for to content oneself in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] N (happiness)

content

contentezza f

II.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] ADJ

content

contento, soddisfatto (with di)

to be content to do

accontentarsi di fare

not content with doing

non contento di fare

she's content with her life

è soddisfatta della sua vita

he's content with what he has

è contento di ciò che ha

I'm quite content here

sto piuttosto bene qui

III.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] VB trans (please)

content

accontentare

to be easily contented

accontentarsi di poco

IV.to content oneself VB refl

to content oneself with sth, with doing

accontentarsi di qc, di fare

V.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt]

to do sth to one's heart's content

fare qc per propria soddisfazione personale

Translations for to content oneself in the Italian»English Dictionary

accontentarsi

to content oneself di: with

contentarsi

to content oneself di qcs: with sth di fare: with doing

Translations for to content oneself in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] N (happiness)

content

contentezza f

II.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] ADJ

content

contento, soddisfatto (with di)

to be content to do

accontentarsi di fare

not content with doing

non contento di fare

she's content with her life

è soddisfatta della sua vita

he's content with what he has

è contento di ciò che ha

I'm quite content here

sto piuttosto bene qui

III.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt] VB trans (please)

content

accontentare

to be easily contented

accontentarsi di poco

IV.to content oneself VB refl

to content oneself with sth, with doing

accontentarsi di qc, di fare

V.content¹ [Brit kənˈtɛnt, Am kənˈtɛnt]

to do sth to one's heart's content

fare qc per propria soddisfazione personale

oneself [Brit wʌnˈsɛlf, Am ˌwənˈsɛlf] PRON When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, oneself is translated by si : to hurt oneself = farsi male; to enjoy oneself = divertirsi. - When used in emphasis the translation is sé o se stesso : to do something oneself = fare qualcosa da sé. - For particular usages see this entry.

1. oneself:

oneself (reflexive)

si, sé, se stesso

oneself (after preposition)

sé, se stesso

to wash, cut oneself

lavarsi, tagliarsi

to be sure of oneself

essere sicuro di sé

to look pleased with oneself

avere l'aria soddisfatta or compiaciuta

to have the house all to oneself

avere la casa tutta per sé

to talk to oneself

parlare da solo or fra sé e sé

2. oneself (emphatic):

oneself

se stesso

for oneself

per sé or per se stesso

3. oneself (expressions):

(all) by oneself

(tutto) da solo

not to be oneself

non essere in sé

I.content² [Brit ˈkɒntɛnt, Am ˈkɑntɛnt] N

1. content (relative quantity):

content

contenuto m

the fat, vitamin content

il contenuto di grassi, di vitamine

low, high lead content (in soil, metal etc.)

basso, alto contenuto di piombo

to have a low, high fat content

essere povero, ricco di materie grasse

2. content (meaning):

content (of essay, article)

contenuto m

form and content LIT

forma e contenuto

II.contents N npl

1. contents:

contents (of jar, bag)

contenuto m

contents (of house, in insurance)

beni m mobili

he emptied the drawer of its contents

ha svuotato il cassetto del suo contenuto

2. contents (of book, file):

list or table of contents

sommario

what were the contents of the letter?

qual era il contenuto della lettera?

to content oneself in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for to content oneself in the English»Italian Dictionary

to content oneself with sth

accontentarsi di qc

Translations for to content oneself in the Italian»English Dictionary

accontentarsi di qc

to content oneself with sth

contentarsi di qc

to content oneself with sth

Translations for to content oneself in the English»Italian Dictionary

content¹ [ˈkɑ:n·tent] N

content

contenuto m

I.content² [kən·ˈtent] VB trans

content

soddisfare

to content oneself with sth

accontentarsi di qc

II.content² [kən·ˈtent] ADJ

content

contento, -a

to be content with sth

essere soddisfatto di qc

to be content to do sth

essere contento di fare qc

oneself [wʌn·ˈself] PRON reflexive

1. oneself:

oneself

si

to deceive oneself

illudersi

to express oneself

esprimersi

2. oneself normal:

oneself

se stesso, -a

freedom to be oneself

la libertà di essere se stessi

not to feel oneself

non sentirsi se stessi

3. oneself emphatic:

oneself

da sé

to do sth oneself

fare qc da sé

4. oneself (personally):

to see for oneself

vedere qc con i propri occhi

5. oneself (alone):

oneself

da solo

living by oneself can be very difficult

vivere da soli può essere difficile

to have sth to oneself

avere qc per sé

to keep sth for oneself

tenere qc per sé

to speak to oneself

parlare da solo