until in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for until in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.until [Brit ənˈtɪl, Am ˌənˈtɪl] PREP When used as a preposition in positive sentences, until is translated by fino a or sino a: they're staying until Monday = rimarranno fino/sino a lunedì. Remember that, if a definite article form follows fino a, a is modified according to the number and gender of the following noun: until the right moment = fino al momento giusto until the break of war = fino allo scoppio della guerra until the end = fino alla fine until next year = fino all'anno prossimo until dawn = fino all'alba until next exams = fino ai prossimi esami until the eighties = fino agli anni ottanta until next holidays = fino alle prossime vacanze. - In negative sentences not until is translated by non…fino a: I can't see you until Friday = non posso vederti fino a venerdì. - When used as a conjunction, until is translated by finché (non) or fino a quando: we'll stay here until Maya comes back = rimarremo qui finché (non) / fino a quando torna Maya; don't speak a word until I tell you = non dire una parola finché non te lo dico io. - In negative sentences where the two verbs have the same subject, not until is translated by prima di + infinitive: we won't leave until we've seen Claire = non ce ne andremo prima di avere visto Claire. - For more examples and particular usages, see this entry.

1. until:

until, also till (up to a specific time)

fino a, sino a

until, also till (after negative verb)

prima di

until Tuesday

fino a martedì

until the sixties

fino agli anni sessanta

until very recently

fino a poco tempo fa

until a year ago

fino a un anno fa

until now

fino a ora

until then

fino ad allora

(up) until 1901

fino al 1901

valid (up) until April 2005

valido fino ad aprile 2005

you have until the end of the month

hai tempo fino alla fine del mese (to do per fare)

until the day he died

fino al giorno della sua morte

until well after midnight

fino a ben oltre la mezzanotte

to wait until after Easter

aspettare fino a dopo Pasqua

from Monday until Saturday

da lunedì fino a sabato

put it off until tomorrow

rimandalo a domani

until such time as you find work

fino a quando non trovi lavoro

it won't be ready until next week

non sarà pronto prima della settimana prossima

I won't know until Tuesday

non saprò niente prima di martedì

they didn't ring until the following day

si fecero vivi solo il giorno seguente

it wasn't until the 50's that …

non fu prima degli anni cinquanta che …

nothing changed until after the war

niente cambiò fino a dopo la guerra

2. until (as far as):

until

fino a

stay on the bus until Egham

resta sul pullman fino a quando non arrivi ad Egham

II.also till CONJ

also till

fino a quando, finché (non)

we'll stay until a solution is reached

resteremo finché non si troverà una soluzione

and so it continued until they left

e andò avanti così finché non se ne andarono

let's watch TV until they arrive

guardiamo la televisione finché non arrivano

things won't improve until we have democracy

le cose non miglioreranno finché non ci sarà una democrazia

stir mixture until (it is) smooth FOOD

mescolare bene fino a quando il composto non è omogeneo

until you are dead LAW

a vita

wait until I get back

aspetta finché non ritorno

I'll wait until I get back

aspetto di tornare (before doing per fare)

wait until I tell you!

aspetta che te lo racconti!

she waited until she was alone

attese di rimanere sola

she waited until they were alone

aspettò che rimanessero soli

don't look until I tell you to

non guardare fino a quando non te lo dico io

you can't leave until you've completed the course

non puoi andartene finché non hai finito il corso

don't ring me until you know for sure

chiamami solo quando lo saprai con certezza

we can't decide until we know the details

non possiamo prendere una decisione finché non saremo a conoscenza dei particolari

not until then did she realize that …

solo allora si rese conto che …

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until doomsday hum

per sempre, fino alla fine del mondo

until recently

fino a poco tempo fa

I can wait until hell freezes over

posso aspettare tutto il tempo necessario

I can wait until hell freezes over (negative)

posso aspettare fino al giorno del giudizio

until lately

fino a poco tempo fa

Translations for until in the Italian»English Dictionary

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mandamento

administrative district, in use until 1923

fintantoché non trovi lavoro

until such time as you find work

non starò tranquillo fintantoché non arriverà

I won't relax until she arrives

fino a scomparsa della contagiosità

until the end of the contagious stage

valevole sino ad aprile

valid or good until April

montare le chiare a neve ben ferma

to beat the egg white until it forms stiff peaks

until in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for until in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.until [ən·ˈtɪl] PREP

until

fino a

until now

finora

until then

fino ad allora

we danced until dawn

abbiamo ballato fino all'alba

she won't be able to leave until Friday

non potrà partire prima di venerdì

II.until [ən·ˈtɪl] CONJ

until

finché non

until he comes

finché non arriva lui

he can't leave until his work is finished

non può andare via finché non ha finito il lavoro

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until lately

fino a poco tempo fa

until the cows come home

all'infinito

(un)til kingdom come

fino al Giorno del Giudizio

Translations for until in the Italian»English Dictionary

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sino a

until

finché

until

fino a

until

fino a domani

up until tomorrow

fino a quando

until when

fino a tardi

until late

fino alle tre

until three o'clock

fino allora

until then

non aprire fino al completo arresto del motore

do not open until the engine has come to a complete stop

lista di mobilità

workers who have been laid off and receive unemployment help until they find new jobs

until Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

she won't be able to leave until Friday

non potrà partire prima di venerdì

he can't leave until his work is finished

non può andare via finché non ha finito il lavoro

until the cows come home

all'infinito

to laugh until one cries

piangere dalle risate

she can hardly wait until tomorrow

non vede l'ora di arrivare a domani

(un)til kingdom come

fino al Giorno del Giudizio

until further notice

fino a nuovo avviso

to leave sth until the last moment

aspettare a fare qc all'ultimo momento

not to be able to wait until …

non vedere l'ora di … +inf fig (desiderare)

not to be able to wait until …

non vedere l'ora che … +subj

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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