wait up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] N

II.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB trans

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III.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt] VB intr

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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!

IV.wait [Brit weɪt, Am weɪt]

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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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wait up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wait up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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He tells her not to wait up, and she says she'll be waiting no matter how long.
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When women need help, they should be able to get to safety immediately and not have to wait up to two months, she said.
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The retailers then have to wait up to two years to go to court.
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Before the app, patients often had to wait up to three months because of a backlog in paperwork.
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Those pesky seeds can wait up to 20 years before germinating.
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Even companies within regional access to the grid have to wait up to 99 days for connection.
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Many families wait up to two years for assessment before they can even begin the equally long process of finding help.
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You may have to wait up to eight weeks between sessions, depending on how quickly your skin heals after treatment.
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Some messages say people may have to wait up to a week to get hold of the new phone.
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Before the centre opened, patients often had to wait up to two years just to get a diagnosis.
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