USE-BY DATE - Translation from English into Italian

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

use-by date [Brit ˈjuːzbʌɪ deɪt] N

use-by date

data f di scadenza

sell-by date [Brit ˈsɛlbʌɪ deɪt, Am ˈsɛl ˌbaɪ ˌdeɪt] N (on the packaging of perishable food)

sell-by date

data f di scadenza

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

English

Italian

by the required date

entro la data stabilita

Italian

English

data di scadenza (di alimenti)

sell-by date

data di scadenza

use-by date

data di scadenza (di alimenti, medicinali)

sell-by date

scaduto alimento

past its sell-by date

scadere alimento:

to go past its sell-by date

in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

I. by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

da

he was bitten by a snake

è stato morso da un serpente

the house was designed by an architect

la casa è stata disegnata da un architetto

a building destroyed by fire

un edificio distrutto dal fuoco

we were overwhelmed by the news

fummo sconvolti dalla notizia

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

vi sarà rimborsata l'intera somma da voi pagata

2. by (through the means of):

by

in, per, con

to travel by bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

by bicycle

in bicicletta

to pay by cheque

pagare con assegno

you can reach me by phone

può contattarmi per or tramite telefono

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

facendo dello straordinario, riuscì a guadagnare di più

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

vendendo degli oggetti di valore, è riuscita a procurarsi un po' di denaro

to begin by saying that …

cominciare dicendo or col dire che …

by candlelight dine, read

a lume di candela

I know her by sight

la conosco di vista

I took him by the hand

l'ho preso per mano

he grabbed me by the hair

mi afferrò per i capelli

she was holding it by the handle

la teneva per il manico

he has two children by his first wife

ha due figli dalla prima moglie

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

secondo

by

a

by my watch it is three o'clock

al mio orologio sono le tre

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

si vedeva che era arrabbiata dall'espressione del suo volto

what did you understand by her remarks?

che cosa hai capito delle sue osservazioni?

I knew him by his walk

l'ho riconosciuto dalla sua andatura

it's all right by me

per me va bene

4. by (via, passing through):

by

attraverso, per, tramite, da

we entered by the back door

siamo entrati dalla porta di servizio

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

ci arriveremo più velocemente se passeremo da Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

siamo andati a Roma via Venezia e Firenze

5. by (near, beside):

by

presso, vicino a, accanto a

by the bed, the window

accanto al letto, alla finestra

by the sea

in riva al mare

come and sit by me

vieni a sederti accanto a me

6. by (past):

to go or passò by sb

passare davanti or accanto a qn

she walked by me

pass davanti a me

they passed us by in their car

ci sono passati davanti in macchina

please let us get by

per favore, lasciateci passare

7. by (showing authorship):

by

di

a film by Stanley Kubrik

un film di Stanley Kubrik

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un romanzo di Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

di chi è?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

per

by

entro

it must be done by four o'clock, next Thursday

deve essere fatto entro or per le quattro, entro or per giovedì prossimo

by this time next week

la prossima settimana a quest'ora or di qui a una settimana

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

quando scese era già uscito

he ought to be here by now

ormai or a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui

by now it was clear that they were going to win

era ormai chiaro che avrebbero vinto

but by then it was too late

ma ormai era troppo tardi

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

sia di giorno che di notte

by daylight

di giorno or alla luce del giorno

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

proibito per legge

to play by the rules

giocare secondo le regole

it seems primitive by western standards

sembra primitivo per gli standard occidentali

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

di

prices have risen by 20%

i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

è due centimetri più alto di me or è più alto di me di due centimetri

by far

è di gran lunga

she is by far the cleverest, the youngest

di gran lunga la più intelligente, la più giovane

it's better by far

è di gran lunga migliore

12. by (in measurements):

by

per

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

una stanza di 20 metri per 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

per

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 moltiplicato per 5 fa 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

a

to be paid by the hour

essere pagato a ore

by the dozen

a dozzine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

poco a poco

day by day

giorno per or dopo giorno or di giorno in giorno

one by one

uno a uno or uno alla volta

16. by (with regard to):

by

di

he is an architect by profession or trade

di professione fa l'architetto

by birth

di nascita

17. by (as a result of):

by

per

by mistake

per errore

by chance

per caso, casualmente

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

l'ha fatto tutto da solo

she was sitting by herself

era seduta in disparte

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

per Dio, potrei ucciderlo!

I swear by heaven

in nome del cielo

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

south by south-west

sud-sud-ovest

II. by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passare

the people walking by

la gente che passa or i passanti

he walked on by without stopping

passò senza fermarsi

a lot of time has gone by since then

molto tempo è passato da allora

as time goes by

col (passare del) tempo

2. by (near):

by

vicino

by

accanto

he lives close by

abita vicino

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettere da parte i soldi

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passa a bere qualcosa

she called by during the week

è passata in settimana

III. by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADJ attrib. rare

by

secondario

by

indiretto

by effect

effetto secondario

IV. by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by (in past)

di lì a poco

by and by (in future)

presto or fra breve or tra poco

by the by or by the bye

incidentalmente or a proposito

but that's by the by

ma questo c'entra poco

by and large

nell'insieme, nel complesso

I. use N [Brit juːs, Am jus]

1. use U (act of using):

use (of substance, object, machine)

uso m (of di)

use (of substance, object, machine)

impiego m (of di)

use (of word, expression, language)

uso m (of di)

the use of force

l'uso della forza

the use of diplomacy

il ricorso alla diplomazia

the use of sth as, for sth

l'utilizzo di qc come, per qc

for use as, in

da essere utilizzato come, in

for the use of sb (customer, staff)

riservato a qn

for use by sb (customer, staff)

a uso di qn

for my own use

per il mio uso personale

to make use of sth

usare or utilizzare qc, fare uso di qc

to make good use of sth

fare buon uso di qc

to make better use of sth

fare un uso migliore di qc

to make the best use of sth

fare l'uso migliore di qc

to get or have good or a lot of use out of sth

sfruttare molto qc

to put sth to good use

fare buon uso di qc or impiegare bene qc

the car, machine gets regular use

l'auto, la macchina viene usata regolarmente

the room, photocopier is in use at the moment

la stanza, fotocopiatrice è occupata al momento

while the machine is in use

mentre la macchina è in funzione

for external use only PHARM

per uso esterno

a word in common or general use

una parola d'uso corrente

out of or no longer in use machine (broken)

guasto, fuori uso

out of or no longer in use machine (because obsolete)

non più in uso

out of or no longer in use word, expression

che non viene più usato, in disuso

worn with use

logorato dall'uso

stained with use

sporco per l'uso

this machine came into use in the 1950s

questa macchina è stata introdotta negli anni '50

the bridge, new system comes into use next year

il ponte, nuovo sistema entrerà in uso dal prossimo anno

2. use C (way of using):

use (of resource, object, material)

utilizzo m

use (of resource, object, material)

impiego m

use (of term)

uso m

the many uses of a hairpin

i numerosi usi di una forcina

she has her uses

ci può essere utile

to find a use for sth

trovare il modo di utilizzare qc

to have no further use for sth, sb

non avere più bisogno di qc, qn

I've no use for that sort of talk fig

non sopporto quel modo di parlare

3. use U (right to use):

to have the use of house, garden, kitchen

avere l'uso di

to have the use of car

avere il permesso di usare

to let sb have the use of sth

permettere a qn di usare qc

to lose, still have the use of one's legs

perdere, avere ancora l'uso delle gambe

with use of kitchen, bathroom

con uso di

4. use U (usefulness):

to be of use

essere utile (to a)

to be (of) no use object:

non servire a niente or essere inutile

to be (of) no use person:

non essere buono a niente

to be (of) no use to sb object:

non essere di nessuna utilità per qn

to be (of) no use to sb person:

non essere di nessun aiuto a qn

he's no use at cards inf

come giocatore di carte non vale niente

what use is a wheel without a tyre?

a che serve una ruota senza pneumatico?

what's the use of crying?

a cosa serve piangere?

oh, what's the use?

oh, tanto a che serve?

is it any use asking him?

vale la pena chiederglielo?

it's no use asking me

è inutile chiederlo a me

it's no use (he won't listen)

è inutile (tanto non sta a sentire)

it's no use, we'll have to start

niente da fare, dobbiamo cominciare

II. use VB trans [Brit juːz, Am juz]

1. use (employ):

use object, car, room, money, tool, telephone, word, expression

usare

use method, technique

usare, utilizzare

use language, metaphor

usare, servirsi di

use opportunity

sfruttare

use blackmail, force, power

usare, fare ricorso a

use knowledge, information, talent, influence

usare, sfruttare

to use sth, sb as sth

servirsi di qc, qn come qc

to use sth for sth, to do

usare qc per qc, per fare

to be used for sth, to do

venire usato per qc, per fare

we only use local suppliers

ci serviamo esclusivamente da fornitori locali

somebody's using the toilet

il bagno è occupato

can I use you or your name as a reference?

posso usare il tuo nome per le referenze?

to use one's initiative

fare di propria iniziativa

use your initiative!

un minimo d'iniziativa!

use your head or loaf! inf

usa la testa!

I could use a drink, bath!

berrei volentieri qualcosa, farei volentieri un bagno!

2. use (consume):

use, also use up fuel, food

consumare

he's used all the water

ha finito l'acqua

use the left-overs

finisci gli avanzi

3. use (exploit) pej:

use person

servirsi di

4. use (take habitually):

use drugs

prendere, fare uso di

5. use (treat) arch:

to use sb well

trattare bene qn

to use sb ill

trattare male or maltrattare qn

III. use VB intr [Brit juːz, Am juz] (take drugs)

use

drogarsi

I. date¹ [Brit deɪt, Am deɪt] N

1. date (day of the month):

date

data f

date of birth

data di nascita

date of delivery, of expiry

data di consegna, di scadenza

what date is your birthday?

quando è il tuo compleanno?

what date is it today? what's the date today?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi?

today's date is May 2

oggi è il 2 maggio

there's no date on the letter

la lettera non è datata

“date as postmark”

“fa fede la data del timbro postale”

to fix or set a date

fissare una data

let's set a date now

fissiamo una data adesso

the date of the next meeting is…

il prossimo incontro è fissato per il…

the date for the match is June 5

la partita avrà luogo il 5 giugno

at a later date

in data futura, più avanti

at a later date (in past tense)

in seguito

at a or some future date

in data futura, più avanti

of recent date

recente

2. date (year):

date

data f

3. date (meeting):

date

appuntamento m

he has a date with Jane tonight

ha un appuntamento con Jane stasera

on our first date

al nostro primo appuntamento

I have a lunch date on Friday

ho un impegno a pranzo venerdì

to make a date for Monday

prendere (un) appuntamento per lunedì

4. date (person one is going out with):

John is her date for the party

è John che la porta alla festa

who's your date for tonight?

con chi esci stasera?

5. date (pop concert):

date

data f

they're playing five dates in Britain

faranno cinque date in Gran Bretagna

6. date:

to date

(fino) a oggi

II. date¹ [Brit deɪt, Am deɪt] VB trans

1. date (mark with date):

date person: letter, cheque

datare

date machine: envelope, document

mettere la data su

2. date (identify age of):

date skeleton, building, object

datare

scientists have dated the skeleton at 300 BC

gli scienziati fanno risalire lo scheletro al 300 a.C

3. date (reveal age of):

the style of clothing dates the film

l'abbigliamento fa capire di che periodo è il film

4. date (go out with):

date person

uscire con

III. date¹ [Brit deɪt, Am deɪt] VB intr

1. date (originate):

to date from, to date back to

risalire a

the church dates from or back to the 17th century

la chiesa risale al XVII secolo

her problems date from or back to the accident

i suoi problemi risalgono all'incidente

these customs date from or back to the Middle Ages

queste usanze risalgono al Medioevo

their friendship dates from or back to childhood

la loro amicizia risale all'infanzia

2. date (become dated):

date clothes, style:

passare di moda

date slang:

cadere in disuso

date² [Brit deɪt, Am deɪt] N

1. date (fruit):

date

dattero m

2. date (tree):

date, also date palm

palma f da datteri

in the PONS Dictionary

sell-by date [ˈsel·baɪ·ˌdeɪt] N COMM

sell-by date

data f limite di vendita

in the PONS Dictionary

entro il termine stabilito

by the due date

in the PONS Dictionary

I. by [baɪ] PREP

1. by (near):

by

vicino a

close [or near] by …

vicino a …

to be/stand by …

essere/stare vicino a …

by the sea

sul mare

2. by (at):

by

presso

to remain by sb for two days

restare presso qu per due giorni

3. by (during):

by day/night

durante il giorno/la notte

by moonlight

al chiaro di luna

4. by (at the latest time):

by

entro

by tomorrow/midnight

entro domani/la mezzanotte

by now [or then]

ormai

5. by (cause):

by

da

a novel by Joyce

un romanzo di Joyce

to be killed by sth/sb

essere uccisio da qc/qu

surrounded by dogs

circondato da cani

6. by (through means of):

by train/plane/bus

in treno/aereo/autobus

made by hand

fatto a mano

to hold sb by the arm

tenere qu per il braccio

by doing sth

facendo qc

7. by (through):

by chance/mistake

per caso/sbaglio

8. by (under):

to call sb/sth by their/its name

chiamare qu/qc per nome

what does he mean by that?

che cosa vuol dire con ciò?

9. by (alone):

to be by oneself

stare da solo

to do sth by oneself

fare qc da solo

10. by (as promise to):

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

11. by (in measurement, arithmetic):

to buy by the kilo/dozen

comprare a chili/dozzine

to divide by 6

dividere per 6

to increase by 10%

aumentare del 10%

to multiply by 4

moltiplicare per 4

paid by the hour/day

pagato a ore/a giornata

4 feet by 6

4 piedi per 6

one by one

uno a uno

12. by (from the perspective of):

to judge by appearances

giudicare dalle apparenze

all right by me inf

per me, va bene

II. by [baɪ] ADV

1. by (aside):

by

vicino

to put [or lay] sth by

mettere qc da parte

2. by (in a while):

by and by

fra poco

3. by (past):

to go/pass by

passare

Phrases:

by and large

in generale

use¹ [ju:s] N

1. use (practical application):

use

uso m

2. use (possibility of applying):

use

impiego m

in use

in uso

to be of use to sb

essere utile a qu

a ban on the use of sth

il divieto di usare qc

to make use of sth

utilizzare qc

to put sth to good use

fare buon uso qc

to be out of use

essere fuori servizio [o uso]

to come into use

entrare in uso

to go out of use

cadere in disuso

3. use (purpose):

to be no use

non servire a niente

there's no use doing sth

non serve a niente fare qc

it's no use

è inutile

what's the use of doing sth?

a che serve fare qc?

4. use (consumption):

use

consumo m

I. use² [ju:z] VB trans

1. use (make use of):

use

usare

to use sth to do sth

usare qc per fare qc

to use drugs

fare uso di droghe

I could use some help inf

mi servirebbe una mano

use discretion

sii discreto

use your head

usa il cervello

2. use (consume):

use

consumare

to use energy

consumare energia

3. use:

use (manipulate)

usare

use (exploit)

sfruttare

4. use form (treat in stated way):

to use sb badly/well

trattare male/bene qu

II. use² [ju:z] VB intr

he used to be/do …

era/faceva…

she used not to enjoy horror films

i film dell'orrore non le piacevano

didn't you use to work in banking?

non lavoravi in banca?

I. date¹ [deɪt] N

1. date (calendar day):

date

data f

expiration date

data di scadenza

what date is it today?

quanti ne abbiamo oggi?

to be out of date FASHION

esser fuori moda

2. date (appointment):

date

appuntamento m

to have a date

avere un appuntamento

to make a date with sb

fissare un appuntamento con qn

3. date inf (person):

date

ragazzo(-a) m (f) con cui si esce

II. date¹ [deɪt] VB trans

1. date (recognize age of):

date

far risalire

to date sth at …

far risalire qc al …

2. date (give date to sth):

date

datare

3. date inf (have relationship with):

to date sb

uscire con qn

III. date¹ [deɪt] VB intr

1. date (go back to):

to date back to

risalire a

2. date (go out of fashion):

date

passare di moda

3. date (go on dates):

date

uscire con qn

date² [deɪt] N

1. date (fruit):

date

dattero m

2. date (tree):

date

palma f da datteri

Present

I	use
you	use
he/she/it	uses
we	use
you	use
they	use

Past

I	used
you	used
he/she/it	used
we	used
you	used
they	used

Present Perfect

I	have	used
you	have	used
he/she/it	has	used
we	have	used
you	have	used
they	have	used

Past Perfect

I	had	used
you	had	used
he/she/it	had	used
we	had	used
you	had	used
they	had	used

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The humble sit-up, it seems, is past its use-by date with experts saying it's time to quit the crunches.

www.smh.com.au

Gasoline has a shelf life, although it is not normally necessary to display a sell-by date.

en.wikipedia.org

Feminism surely takes up such absurd or offensive positions because it is past its sell-by date.

www.dailymail.co.uk

So it's off the shelf with the sell-by date (also known as the "display until" label).

www.telegraph.co.uk

These patterns will remain critical past what might be seen as their sell-by date for two critical reasons.

www.realclearpolitics.com