wear on in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for wear on in the English»Italian Dictionary

wear on VB [wɛː -]

wear on day, evening:

wear on

passare lentamente

as the evening wore on

col trascorrere della serata

Translations for wear on in the English»Italian Dictionary

there are signs of wear on the brake linings

le guarnizioni dei freni sono leggermente consumate

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

parlare col cuore in mano

to wear a ring on one's index finger

portare un anello all'indice

Translations for wear on in the Italian»English Dictionary

mettere or mettersi or indossare la camicia

to put on or wear a shirt or blouse

parlare col cuore in mano

to wear one's heart on one's sleeves

portare un anello al dito

to wear a ring on one's finger

parlare a cuore aperto, con il cuore in mano

to have a heart-to-heart, to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

Translations for wear on in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wear¹ [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] N U

1. wear (clothing):

wear

vestiti mpl

wear

abiti mpl

children's, beach wear

abbigliamento per bambini, mare

in beach, sports wear

in tenuta da spiaggia, sportiva

2. wear (use):

for everyday wear

da tutti i giorni

for summer wear

per l'estate

to stretch with wear shoes:

allargarsi con l'uso

I've had three years' wear out of these boots

questi stivali mi sono durati tre anni

there's some wear left in these tyres

questi pneumatici sono ancora buoni

there's still a few months' wear in this shirt

questa camicia può ancora essere usata per qualche mese

3. wear (damage):

wear

consumo m

wear

logoramento m (on di)

wear and tear

logorio

fair or normal wear and tear

normale logoramento

to stand up to wear

resistere al consumo

a toddler's trousers get heavy wear

i pantaloni dei bimbi si consumano tantissimo

there are signs of wear on the brake linings

le guarnizioni dei freni sono leggermente consumate

to show signs of wear

mostrare segni d'uso

to look the worse for wear (damaged)

essere rovinato

to be somewhat the worse for wear (drunk)

essere ubriaco

to be somewhat the worse for wear (tired)

essere sfinito

II.wear¹ <pt wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

1. wear (have on one's body):

wear garment, jewellery

indossare, portare

wear earphones

avere

to wear blue

essere vestito di blu

to wear a moustache, beard

avere i baffi, la barba

to wear one's hair long, short

portare i capelli lunghi, corti

to wear one's hair in a bun

avere lo chignon

to wear a ribbon in one's hair

portare un nastro nei capelli

to wear one's skirts long

portare gonne lunghe

to wear one's clothes loose

indossare abiti ampi

2. wear (put on):

wear garment, jewellery etc.

mettere, mettersi

what are you wearing tonight?

che cosa ti metti stasera?

what should I wear?

cosa devo mettermi?

I haven't got a thing to wear

non ho niente da mettermi

3. wear (use):

wear perfume, sun-cream

usare

to wear make-up

truccarsi

she's wearing make-up

è truccata

4. wear (display):

he or his face wore a puzzled frown

aggrottò le sopracciglia con un'aria perplessa

her face wore a smug expression

aveva un'aria compiaciuta

5. wear (damage by use):

wear carpet, clothes, clutch, component

consumare

to be worn to a thread

essere logoro

to wear a hole in garment, sheet

farsi un buco in

to wear a track, a groove in

aprire un passaggio, un solco in

6. wear (accept) inf:

wear behaviour, attitude

sopportare

wear excuse

accettare

III.wear¹ <pt wore, pp worn> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

1. wear (become damaged):

wear carpet, garment, shoes:

consumarsi

my patience is wearing thin

comincio a perdere la pazienza

2. wear (withstand use):

a carpet, fabric that will wear well

un tappeto, una stoffa resistente or che resiste all'uso

he's worn very well fig

li porta bene gli anni

I.wear² <pt/pp wore> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB trans

wear

fare virare

II.wear² <pt/pp wore> [Brit wɛː, Am wɛr] VB intr

wear

virare

␂enitenre-Brit-s␂on behalf of␂enitenre-Am-s␂in behalf of">

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of [Brit bɪˈhɑːf, Am bəˈhæf] N

1. Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of (as representative of):

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of act, speak, sign, accept award etc.

a nome di

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of phone, write, convey message, come

per conto di

2. Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of (in the interest of):

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of campaign, plead

a favore di, per

Briton behalf ofAmin behalf of negotiate

per conto di, nell'interesse di

don't be uneasy on my behalf

non agitatevi per me

on–off [Am ˌɑnˈɔf] ADJ

on–off button, control

di accensione e spegnimento

on–off fig talks, relationship

discontinuo

I.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] PREP

1. on (position):

on

su

on the table, the pavement

sul tavolo, sul marciapiede

on the coast, the lake

sulla costa, sul lago

on top of the piano

sul pianoforte

on the wall, ceiling, blackboard

sul muro, sul soffitto, sulla lavagna

on the floor

sul pavimento or per terra

there's a stain on it

c'è una macchia sopra or è macchiato

to live on Park Avenue

abitare in Park Avenue

it's on Carson Road

è in Carson Road

on the M4 motorway

sull'autostrada M4

a studio on Sweetbrier Lane

un monolocale in Sweetbrier Lane

the paintings on the wall

i quadri appesi al muro

accidents on and off the piste

incidenti in pista e fuori pista

to climb, leap on to sth

salire, saltare su qc

2. on (indicating attachment, contact):

to hang sth on a nail

appendere qc a un chiodo

on a string

legato a un cordino

to put a hand on sb's shoulder

mettere una mano sulla spalla di qn

to punch sb on the nose, on the chin

colpire qn sul naso, sul mento or dare un pugno sul naso, sul mento a qn

3. on (on or about one's person):

I've got no small change on me

non ho spiccioli (con me)

have you got the keys on you?

hai le chiavi (con te)?

to have a ring on one's finger

portare un anello al dito

the finger with the ring on it

il dito con l'anello or che porta l'anello

a girl with sandals on her feet

una ragazza con or che porta i sandali (ai piedi)

to have a smile, to have a frown on one's face

avere un sorriso stampato sul viso, avere il viso accigliato

4. on (about, on the subject of):

on

su

a book, a programme on Africa

un libro, un programma sull'Africa

information on the new tax

informazioni sulla nuova tassa

to read Freud on dreams

leggere quello che Freud ha scritto sui sogni

have you heard him on electoral reform?

hai sentito che cosa dice a proposito della riforma elettorale?

we're on fractions in maths

in matematica, siamo alle frazioni or stiamo facendo le frazioni

5. on (employed, active):

to be on team, board, committee, council

essere in or fare parte di

to be on the Gazette

lavorare alla Gazette

a job on the railways

un lavoro nelle ferrovie

there's a bouncer on the door

c'è un buttafuori alla porta

there are 20 staff on this project

ci sono 20 persone che lavorano a questo progetto

6. on (in expressions of time):

on 22 February

il 22 febbraio

on Friday

venerdì

on Saturdays

il sabato or tutti i sabati

on the night of 15 May

la sera del 15 maggio

on or about the 23rd

intorno al 23

on sunny days

nei giorni di sole

on Christmas Day

il giorno di Natale or a Natale

on your birthday

il giorno del tuo compleanno

7. on (immediately after):

on his arrival

al suo arrivo

on the death of his wife

alla morte di sua moglie

on hearing the truth she…

al sentire la verità or quando seppe la verità, lei…

on reaching London he…

al suo arrivo a Londra or quando arrivò a Londra, lui…

8. on (taking, using):

to be on tablets, steroids

prendere delle pastiglie, (degli) steroidi

to be on heroin

prendere l'eroina or essere eroinomane

to be on drugs

drogarsi or essere drogato

to be on 40 (cigarettes) a day

fumare 40 sigarette al giorno

to be on a bottle of whisky a day

bere una bottiglia di whisky al giorno

9. on (powered by):

to work or run on batteries

funzionare or andare a pile

to run on electricity

essere azionato dalla corrente elettrica or andare a elettricità

10. on (indicating support):

on

su

to stand on one leg

reggersi su un piede

to lie on one's back

essere coricato sulla schiena

put it on its side

mettilo or adagialo sul fianco

11. on (indicating a medium):

on TV, the radio

alla tivù, alla radio

I heard it on the news

l'ho sentito dire al notiziario

on video, cassette

in or su video, cassetta

on disk, computer

su disco, computer

on channel four

sul quarto canale

to play sth on the piano

suonare qc al pianoforte

with Phil Collins on drums

con Phil Collins alla batteria

12. on (income, amount of money):

to be on £20, 000 a year

avere un reddito di 20.000 sterline all'anno

to be on a salary or income of £15, 000

avere un salario or reddito di 15.000 sterline

he's on more than me

guadagna più di me or ha un reddito più alto del mio

to be on a low income

avere un reddito basso

13. on (paid for by, at the expense of):

this round is on me

questo giro tocca a me

have a beer on me

ti offro una birra

14. on (repeated events):

disaster on disaster

disastro su disastro

defeat on defeat

sconfitta dopo sconfitta

15. on (in scoring):

to be on 25 points

avere 25 punti

Martin is the winner on 50 points

Martin vince con 50 punti

16. on (in horseracing):

he's got £10 on Easy Rider

ha scommesso 10 sterline su Easy Rider

I'll have 50 dollars on Black Beauty

scommetto 50 dollari su Black Beauty

17. on MOTOR, RAIL, AVIAT:

to travel on the bus, train

viaggiare in autobus, in treno

to be on the plane, the train

essere in aereo or sull'aereo, in treno or sul treno

to be on the yacht

essere sullo yacht

to be on one's bike

essere in bici

to leave on the first train, flight

partire con, prendere il primo treno, volo

II.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADV

1. on (on or about one's person):

to have a hat, coat on

portare or indossare un cappello, un cappotto

to have one's glasses on

portare or avere gli occhiali

he's got his suit on

porta or indossa un vestito

to have nothing on

non avere niente addosso or non indossare niente

on with your coats!

mettetevi i cappotti!

to have make-up on

essere truccato

with sandals, slippers on

con i sandali, in pantofole

2. on (ahead in time):

20 years on he was still the same

20 anni dopo era sempre lo stesso

a few years on from now

fra qualche anno

from that day on

da quel giorno or a partire da quel giorno

to be well on in years

essere avanti negli anni

the party lasted well on into the night

la festa durò fino a tarda notte

3. on (further):

to walk on

continuare a camminare

to walk on another 2 km

camminare ancora 2 km

to go on to Newcastle

proseguire fino a Newcastle

to go to Rome then on to Naples

andare a Roma e poi proseguire fino a Napoli

to play, work on

continuare a giocare, lavorare

a little further on

ancora un po' più lontano

4. on (on stage):

I'm on after the juggler

sono (di scena) dopo il giocoliere

he's not on until Act II

non entra or compare in scena fino al secondo atto

you're on!

tocca a te! in scena!

5. on:

on and off, off and on

ogni tanto, a intermittenza

to see sb on and off

vedere qn ogni tanto

she's been working at the novel on and off for years

sono anni che lavora saltuariamente al romanzo

he lives there on and off

ci abita di tanto in tanto

to flash on and off

lampeggiare or accendersi e spegnersi

Phrases:

on and on

a lungo

to go on and on speaker:

continuare a parlare, dilungarsi (per ore)

to go on and on lectures, speech:

durare a lungo, prolungarsi per ore

he went or talked on and on about the war

continuò a parlare per ore or non la finiva più di parlare della guerra

the list goes on and on

la lista continua ancora a lungo

III.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn] ADJ

1. on (taking place, happening):

to be on event:

avere luogo, avvenire

is the match still on?

la partita è ancora in corso?

the engagement is back on again

si sono di nuovo fidanzati

while the meeting is on

mentre la riunione è in corso

there's a war, recession on

c'è una guerra, una recessione in corso

I've got nothing on tonight

non ho nessun impegno questa sera

to have something on

avere un impegno

I've got a lot on

ho molti impegni or ho molto da fare

2. on (being broadcast, performed, displayed):

Euro-express is on tonight

c'è Euro-express alla televisione questa sera

the news is on in 10 minutes

il telegiornale va in onda or comincia fra dieci minuti

it's on at the Rex

lo danno or è in programma al Rex

there's an exhibition on at the Town Hall

c'è una mostra in municipio

what's on? (on TV)

che cosa c'è or danno (alla televisione)?

what's on? (at the cinema)

che cosa danno al cinema?

what's on? (at the theatre)

che cosa c'è in programma or danno a teatro?

there's nothing on

non c'è niente (di bello)

Hamlet is still on

Amleto è ancora in programma

3. on (functional, live):

to be on TV, radio, oven, light:

essere acceso

to be on handbrake:

essere tirato

to be on dishwasher, washing machine:

essere acceso, in funzione

to be on hot tap, gas tap:

essere aperto

the power is on

la corrente è accesa

the power is back on

c'è corrente or è tornata la corrente

the switch is in the “on” position

l'interruttore è in posizione di acceso or in posizione “on”

4. on Brit (permissible):

it's just or simply not on (out of the question)

è fuori questione, non se ne parla nemmeno

it's just or simply not on (not the done thing)

non si fa

it's just or simply not on (unacceptable)

è inammissibile

it's simply not on to expect me to do that

è impensabile che ci si aspetti che io lo faccia

5. on (attached, in place):

to be on lid, top, cap:

essere posizionato

the cap isn't properly on

il coperchio è mal messo

once the roof is on

una volta che il tetto è posato

IV.on [Brit ɒn, Am ɑn, ɔn]

you're on

d'accordo

are you still on for tomorrow's party?

sei sempre d'accordo per la festa di domani?

to be always on at sb

avercela sempre con qn

she's always on at me to get my hair cut

mi sta sempre addosso or mi assilla perché mi faccia tagliare i capelli

what's he on about? Brit

che cosa vuole dire?

I don't know what you're on about Brit

non capisco quello che vuoi dire

he's been on to me about the lost files Brit

mi ha contattato a proposito dei file persi

wear on in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wear on in the English»Italian Dictionary

wear on VB intr

wear on time:

wear on

passare lentamente

Translations for wear on in the English»Italian Dictionary

to wear one's heart on one's sleeve

essere franco

Translations for wear on in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB trans

1. wear (have on body):

wear clothes, jewelry

portare

wear clothes, jewelry

indossare

to wear one's hair loose/tied back

portare i capelli sciolti/raccolti

2. wear (deteriorate):

wear

logorare

II.wear <wore, worn> [wer] VB intr (spoil)

wear clothes, machine parts

logorarsi

to wear thin fig

cominciare a essere un po' vecchio

III.wear <wore, worn> [wer] N

1. wear (clothing):

wear

abbigliamento f

casual/sports wear

abbigliamento casual/sportivo

2. wear (amount of use):

wear

consumo m

to be the worse for wear person

essere ubriaco

to be the worse for wear thing

essere rovinato

I.on [ɑ:n] PREP

1. on (place):

on

su

on the table

sul tavolo

to hang sth on the wall

appendere qc al muro

to put sth on sb's shoulder/finger

mettere qc sulle spalle/al dito di qu

to be on the plane

essere sull'aereo

to have sth on one's mind fig

pensare a qc

2. on (by means of):

to go on the train

andare in treno

to go on foot

andare a piedi

to keep a dog on a leash

tenere un cane al guinzaglio

3. on (source of):

to run on gas

andare a benzina

to live on $2, 000 a month

vivere con 2.000 dollari al mese

4. on MED:

to be on drugs (legal)

assumere farmaci

to be on drugs (illegal)

drogarsi

5. on (spatial):

on the right/left

a destra/sinistra

on the corner

all'angolo

on back of sth

nella parte posteriore di qc

a house on the river

una casa sul fiume

6. on (temporal):

on Sunday

domenica

on Sundays

la domenica

on the evening of May the 4th

la sera del 4 maggio

at 2:00 p.m. on the dot

alle due in punto

7. on (at time of):

to leave on time

partire in orario

on her arrival

al suo arrivo

on arriving there

arrivando là

to finish on schedule

finire per tempo

8. on (about):

on

su

a lecture on Shakespeare

una conferenza su Shakespeare

to compliment sb on sth

congratularsi con qu per qc

to be there on business

essere là per lavoro

9. on (through medium of):

on TV

alla TV

on video/CD

su videocassetta/CD

to speak on the radio/the phone

parlare alla radio/al telefono

to work on a computer

lavorare al computer

to play sth on the flute

suonare qc con il flauto

10. on (with basis in):

on the principle that

in base al principio che

to do sth on purpose

fare qc di proposito

11. on (in state of):

on sale

in vendita

to set sth on fire

dare fuoco a qc

to go on vacation/a trip

andare in vacanza/viaggio

on the whole

nel complesso

12. on (involved in):

to be on the committee

far parte della commissione

to work on a project

lavorare a un progetto

to be on page 10

essere a pagina 10

two on each side

due per parte

13. on (because of):

on account of sth/sb

a causa di qc/qu

to depend on sb/sth

dipendere da qu/qc

14. on (against):

to turn on sb

mettersi contro qu

an attack on sb

un attacco a qu

to cheat on sb

tradire qu

15. on (paid by):

to buy sth on credit

comprare qc a credito

this is on me inf

offro io

II.on [ɑ:n] ADV

1. on (covering one's body):

to put a hat on

mettersi un cappello

to have sth on

avere qc addosso

to try on sth

provarsi qc

2. on (connected to sth):

make sure the top's on properly

assicurati che sia tappato bene

3. on (aboard):

to get on a train

salire in treno

to get on a horse

montare a cavallo

4. on (not stopping):

to keep on doing sth

continuare a fare qc

to get on with sth

continuare a fare qc

5. on (in forward direction):

on

avanti

to move on

andare avanti

to urge sb on fig

incoraggiare qu

from that day on

da quel giorno in poi

later on

più tardi

and so on

e così via

6. on (in operation):

to turn on

accendere

to turn on tap

aprire

7. on (performing):

on

in scena

to go on

entrare in scena

Phrases:

on and off

di quando in quando

on and on

a lungo

well on into the night

a notte inoltrata

III.on [ɑ:n] ADJ

1. on (functioning):

on light

acceso, -a

on faucet

aperto, -a

on brake

inserito, -a

to leave the light on

lasciare la luce accesa

2. on (scheduled):

what's on at the movies this week?

cosa danno al cinema questa settimana?

the show will be on in Seattle very soon

lo spettacolo sarà in scena a Seattle molto presto

have you got anything on for tomorrow?

hai programmi per domani?

3. on THEAT (performing):

to be on

essere di scena

4. on (job):

to be on duty

essere di servizio

to be on duty doctor

essere di guardia

5. on (good):

on day

buono, -a

6. on (acceptable):

you're on!

d'accordo!

wear VB

User Entry

sth wears on sb (makes tired)

qc stanca qu

sth wears on sb (annoys)

qc da a qu sui nervi inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

To explain the wear on the molar teeth, the canine could not have been any higher than the molars.

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He asks my opinion on what the style advisers should wear on the shop floor.

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The last jersey is awarded to the most aggressive rider of a stage for him to wear on the next stage.

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Members of the unit who participated in said actions are allowed to wear on their uniforms the awarded unit citation.

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But it had to be folded in order to fit in the room, which caused wear on the rug.

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The leading cause of low oil pressure in an engine is wear on the engines vital parts.

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Variations in the thickness of the material and wear on the tools can result in defects in parts produced.

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In particular, the hauling of heavy loads by road was useful but expensive as it caused more wear on the carriageways.

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This creates undue wear on the tracks and wheels and reduces the speed at which a tram can drive through a curve.

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A mismatched propeller will compromise the aircraft's airworthiness, and if too heavy, inflict undue mechanical wear on the powerplant.

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