zwei in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for zwei in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.zee [Brit ziː, Am zi] N Am

zee → zed

II.zee [Brit ziː, Am zi] VB intr Am inf

zee

sonnecchiare

zee

dormicchiare

See also zed

zed [Brit zɛd, Am zɛd] N Brit

zed

zeta mf

lei [Brit leɪ, ˈleɪi, Am leɪ] N

lei

= ghirlanda di fiori hawaiana

TVEI N

TVEI (in GB) → Technical and Vocational Educational Initiative

TVEI

programma di formazione professionale

I.weigh¹ [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] N

weigh

pesatura f

II.weigh¹ [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] VB trans

1. weigh object, person, quantity:

weigh

pesare

to weigh 10 kilos

pesare 10 chili

how much or what do you weigh?

quanto pesi?

to weigh sth in one's hand

soppesare qc

2. weigh (consider carefully):

weigh advantages, arguments, evidence, factors, options, points

considerare bene

weigh consequences, risk, words

ponderare

to weigh the pros and cons

soppesare i pro e i contro

to weigh sth against sth

mettere sulla bilancia qc e qc

to weigh sth in the balance

mettere sulla bilancia qc

to be weighed in the balance and found wanting

non superare l'esame

3. weigh NAUT:

to weigh anchor

levare l'ancora

III.weigh¹ [Brit weɪ, Am weɪ] VB intr

1. weigh (have influence):

to weigh with sb

contare per qn

to weigh heavily, very little with sb

contare molto, molto poco per qn

to weigh against sb

giocare a sfavore di qn

to weigh in sb's favour

giocare a favore di qn

2. weigh (be a burden):

to weigh on sb

pesare su qn

the responsibility weighs heavily on her

la responsabilità grava su di lei

to weigh on sb's conscience

pesare sulla coscienza di qn

to weigh on sb's mind

assillare la mente di qn

IV.to weigh oneself VB refl

to weigh oneself

pesarsi

I.weigh down VB [weɪ -] (weigh down on [sb, sth])

weigh down person, object:

weigh down

pesare su

II.weigh down VB [weɪ -] (weigh down [sth, sb], weigh [sth, sb] down)

weigh down vehicle, boat

sovraccaricare

weigh down branches, tree

piegare

weigh down papers, sheet

bloccare

weigh down fig responsibility, anxiety, debt: person

opprimere

to be weighed down with person: luggage

essere piegato in due dal peso di

to be weighed down with gifts, prizes

essere ricoperto di

to be weighed down with worry, guilt

essere gravato da

weigh up VB [weɪ -] (weigh up [sth, sb], weigh [sth, sb] up)

1. weigh up fig:

weigh up prospects, situation

valutare

weigh up stranger, opponent

farsi un'opinione su

weigh up options, benefits, risks

esaminare

after weighing things up, I decided…

dopo avere esaminato la situazione, ho deciso…

2. weigh up fruit, coal:

weigh up

pesare

I.weird [Brit wɪəd, Am wɪrd] ADJ

1. weird (strange):

weird

strano

weird

bizzarro

it's weird that …

è strano che …

weird and wonderful

strano e meraviglioso

2. weird (eerie):

weird

misterioso

II.weird [Brit wɪəd, Am wɪrd] N arch

weird

fato m

weird

destino m

weir [Brit wɪə, Am wɪr] N

1. weir (dam):

weir

diga f

2. weir (for trapping fish):

weir

pescaia f

weigh-in [Brit, Am ˈweɪ ˌɪn] N SPORTS

weigh-in

(controllo del) peso m

weigh-bar [ˈweɪbɑː(r)] N TECH

weigh-bar

albero m oscillante

zwei in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for zwei in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.weigh [weɪ] VB intr

weigh

pesare

II.weigh [weɪ] VB trans

1. weigh (measure weight):

weigh

pesare

to weigh oneself

pesarsi

2. weigh (consider carefully):

weigh

soppesare

to weigh one's words

misurare le parole

to weigh sth against sth

mettere sulla bilancia qc e qc

to weigh one's options

considerare le proprie opzioni

3. weigh NAUT (pull up):

to weigh anchor

levare l'ancora

weigh-in [ˈweɪ·ɪn] N

weigh-in

pesatura f

weir [wɪr] N

weir

diga f

weigh in VB intr

1. weigh in (be weighed):

weigh in

pesarsi

to weigh in at 176 pounds

pesare 80 chili

2. weigh in inf (enter into, take part):

weigh in

intervenire

to weigh in (to sth) with sth

intervenire (in qc) con qc

to weigh in to a discussion with one's opinion

intervenire in una discussione dicendo la propria opinione

weird [wɪrd] ADJ

weird

strano, -a

how weird

che strano!

weird and wonderful

straordinario

weigh down VB trans

1. weigh down (cause to bend):

weigh down

piegare sotto il peso

2. weigh down fig (depress):

weigh down

opprimere

to weigh sb down with sth

opprimere qu con qc

I.wee-wee N childspeak inf

wee-wee

pipì f

to have to go wee-wee

dover fare la pipì

II.wee-wee VB intr childspeak inf

wee-wee

fare la pipì

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.well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADJ

well

bene

to feel well

sentirsi bien

to get well

rimettersi

to look well

avere un bell'aspetto

II.well¹ <better, best> [wel] ADV

1. well (in a satisfactory manner):

well

bene

well enough

abbastanza bene

well done!

bravo!

to do sth as well as …

fare qc bene quanto …

well put

ben detto

(time/money) well spent

(tempo/denaro) ben speso

2. well (thoroughly, fully, extensively):

well

bene

well enough

abbastanza bene

pretty well

parecchio bene

to know sb pretty well

conocere qu bene

well and truly

completamente

it costs well over…

costa ben più di…

3. well (very, completely):

well

molto

to be well pleased with sth

essere molto soddisfatto di qc

4. well (fairly, reasonably):

he couldn't very well refuse their kind offer

non poteva rifiutare la loro generosa offerta

you may well think it was his fault

si potrebbe anche pensare che sia stata colpa sua

he might well be the best person to ask

potrebbe essere la persona più adatta a cui chiedere

you might (just) as well tell her the truth

tanto varrebbe che tu le dicessi verità

Phrases:

all well and good

molto bene

that's all very well, but …

va benissimo, ma…

as well (also)

anche

as well as

così come

just as well

meglio così

to be in well with sb inf

trovarsi bene con qu

III.well¹ [wel] INTERJ (exclamation)

well

bene

well, well

¡bene, bene!

very well!

benissimo!

I.weed [wi:d] N

1. weed (plant):

weed

erbaccia f

2. weed inf (marijuana):

weed

erba f

II.weed [wi:d] VB trans

weed

diserbare

III.weed [wi:d] VB intr

weed

togliere le erbacce