wait behind in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wait behind in the English»Italian Dictionary

wait behind VB [weɪt -]

wait behind

fermarsi un po', trattenersi

to wait behind for sb

fermarsi ad aspettare qn

Translations for wait behind in the Italian»English Dictionary

fermarsi ad aspettare qn

to wait behind for sb

Translations for wait behind in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADJ

to be behind with studies, work

essere indietro or in ritardo con

to be too far behind

essere troppo indietro

to be behind in one's research

essere in ritardo con la ricerca

to be a long way behind

essere molto indietro, in ritardo

I'm behind with my rent

sono in arretrato con l'affitto

II.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] ADV

behind follow on, trail

dietro

behind look, glance

indietro

the car behind

la macchina dietro

III.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] PREP When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by dietro (a) : behind the house = dietro la/dietro alla casa. - Behind is sometimes used in verb combinations (fall behind, lag behind etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, , lag etc.).

1. behind (at rear of) (physically):

behind person, vehicle, object

dietro (a)

the mountains behind the town

le montagne dietro la città

behind my back

dietro la schiena

behind my back fig

alle mie spalle

2. behind (at other side of):

behind desk, counter, barrier, line

dietro (a)

to work behind the bar

stare al banco

3. behind (concealed) fig:

behind the smile

dietro il sorriso

the reality behind the façade

la realtà dietro alla facciata

the real story behind the news

la vera storia sotto or dietro la notizia

4. behind (less advanced than) fig:

to be behind the others pupil:

essere indietro rispetto agli altri

5. behind (motivating) fig:

the reasons behind his declaration

le ragioni (che stanno) dietro alla sua dichiarazione

what is behind his actions?

cosa c'è dietro alle sue azioni?

who is behind this proposal?

chi c'è dietro questa proposta?

6. behind (supporting) fig:

to be (solidly) behind sb

appoggiare (fermamente) qn

he has no family behind him

non ha una famiglia che lo appoggi

the woman behind the man

= donna che, stando dietro le quinte, influenza e manovra l'agire del proprio compagno

7. behind (in past) fig:

he has three years' experience behind him

ha tre anni di esperienza alle spalle

those days are behind me now

quei giorni sono passati ormai

I've put all that behind me now

mi sono buttato tutto dietro le spalle

IV.behind [Brit bɪˈhʌɪnd, Am bəˈhaɪnd] N inf

behind

didietro m

behind

sedere m

I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

wait

attesa f

wait

periodo m di attesa

an hour's wait

un'ora di attesa

it was worth the wait

valeva la pena di aspettare

to have a long wait

dovere aspettare a lungo

you'll have a long wait iron

aspetta e spera

it will only be a short wait

non sarà una lunga attesa

II.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB trans

1. wait (await):

wait turn, chance

aspettare

don't wait dinner for me Am inf

non aspettatemi per cenare

2. wait Am:

to wait tables

servire (a tavola)

III.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB intr

1. wait (remain patiently):

wait

aspettare

wait

attendere

please wait here

per favore aspettate qui

to keep sb waiting

fare aspettare qn

to wait for sb, sth

aspettare qn, qc

it was worth waiting for

valeva la pena di aspettare

to wait for sb, sth to do

aspettare che qn, qc faccia

we waited for the car to stop

aspettammo che la macchina si fermasse

to wait and see how, why

aspettare di vedere come, perché

to wait to do

aspettare di fare

I'm waiting to use the phone

sto aspettando di poter usare il telefono

I can't wait to do

non vedo l'ora di fare

she can't wait to start

è impaziente di iniziare

I, you can hardly wait to do

non vedo, non vedi l'ora di fare

I can hardly wait to see him

non vedo l'ora di vederlo

you'll just have to wait and see

dovrai solo stare a vedere

(just you) wait and see

aspetta e vedrai

just you wait! (as threat)

te la farò vedere!

wait for it!

sentite questa!

wait for it! MIL

al tempo!

2. wait (be left until later):

wait object, meal, action:

restare in sospeso

the goods are waiting to be collected

le merci sono in attesa di essere ritirate

it can wait

non c'è fretta, (la cosa) può aspettare

it can't wait

la cosa non può rimanere in sospeso

3. wait (serve):

to wait at or on table

servire a tavola

who's waiting on table 16?

chi sta servendo al tavolo 16?

IV.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt]

to lie in wait

stare in attesa or stare in agguato

to lie in wait for sb troops, ambushers:

tendere un agguato a qn

to lie in wait for sb reporter, attacker:

aspettare qn al varco

everything comes to him who waits

dai tempo al tempo!

wait behind in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wait behind in the English»Italian Dictionary

wait behind VB intr

wait behind

trattenersi

Translations for wait behind in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.behind [bɪ·ˈhaɪnd] PREP

1. behind (to the rear of):

behind

dietro

right behind sb/sth

proprio dietro qu/qc

he's walking behind me

sta camminando dietro di me

behind the wheel

al volante

a face behind a mask

il volto dietro la maschera

2. behind fig:

who is behind that plan?

chi c'è dietro quel piano?

there is somebody behind this

c'è qualcuno dietro a tutto questo

behind the scenes

dietro le quinte

3. behind (in support of):

to be behind sb/sth (all the way)

appoggiare qu/qc (fino alla fine)

4. behind (late for):

behind time

in ritardo

to be behind schedule

essere in ritardo

5. behind (less advanced):

to be behind sb/the times

essere indietro rispetto aqu/ai tempi

II.behind [bɪ·ˈhaɪnd] ADV

1. behind (at the back):

behind

dietro

to fall behind (be slower)

restare indietro

to come from behind

venire da dietro

a blow from behind

un colpo da dietro

to leave sb behind

lasciare qu indietro

to stay behind

fermarsi

2. behind (overdue):

to be behind

ritardare

to be behind (in sth)

essere in ritardo (con qc)

III.behind [bɪ·ˈhaɪnd] N inf

behind

didietro m

to get off one's behind

darsi una smossa

I.wait [weɪt] VB intr

wait

aspettare

to wait for sth/sb

aspettare qc/qu

to keep sb waiting

far aspettare qu

he cannot wait to see her

non vede l'ora di vederla

wait and see

aspetta e vedrai

(just) you wait!

stai a vedere!

II.wait [weɪt] VB trans

wait

aspettare

to wait one's turn

aspettare il proprio turno

III.wait [weɪt] N

wait

attesa f

to lie in wait

essere in agguato

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The mansions are immaculate and supercars wait behind huge iron gates.

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This means sometimes cars will have to wait behind bicycles until it's safe to pass.

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I loved football very much then; so after school, we would wait behind to play football.

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The subway was so jammed people had to wait behind turnstiles just to get on the platform.

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If it's not potholes or traffic being forced to wait behind a bicycle as roadworks narrow a street, then it's the distracted, aggressive drivers.

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The human youngsters wait behind a rope as the four young and healthy sea lions waddle out of their crates.

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Groupies wait behind the stage for autographs and selfies with their favourite riders.

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Just wait behind the line and only move forward when you can safely pass the line on the other side.

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Maybe they don't want to highlight the fact that even one of the most successful wp games has to wait behind android for updates.

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Some wait behind thorny branches, intertwined and dug into the sand, a flimsy, desperate line of defence.

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