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cè
EC
Italian
Italian
English
English
I. ce [tʃe] PRON PERS
ce l'ha dato
he gave it to us
ce ne siamo accorti troppo tardi
we realized it when it was too late
ce ne andremo il più presto possibile
we'll leave as soon as possible
ce l'ho fatta!
I did it!
(enclitico) diccelo!
tell us!
parlacene!
tell us about it!
II. ce [tʃe] ADV
non ce l'ho trovato
I couldn't find it there
ce l'hai una biro?
have you got a pen?
non ce ne sono altri
there aren't any others
ce ne sono tre
there are three (of them)
CE [tʃe] N f
1. CE → Consiglio d'Europa
CE
Council of Europe CE
2. CE → Comitato Esecutivo
CE
executive committee
fare -ce
to shrug one's shoulders
invaso dalle -ce
overgrown with weeds
togliere le -ce
to pull up weeds, to weed
fare -ce di qn
to make mincemeat of sb
il gioco delle -ce (in Italia, Francia)
boules
il gioco delle -ce (in GB)
bowls
giocare a, alle -ce
to play boules, bowls
fare una partita a -ce
to play a game of boules, bowls
campo da -ce (in Italia, Francia)
boules ground
campo da -ce (in GB)
bowling green
giocatore di -ce (in Italia, Francia)
boules player
giocatore di -ce (in GB)
bowler
ragionare a -ce ferme
to take stock of the situation
avere or portare le -ce
to wear (one's hair in) plaits
farsi le -ce
to plait one's hair
sciogliersi le -ce
to undo one's plaits
un maglione a -ce
a cable stitch sweater
scopa a -ce
mop
non dice mai -ce
he never swears
English
English
Italian
Italian
it's in his genes hum
ce l'ha nel sangue
Italian
Italian
English
English
ce [tʃe] PRON pers
ce (davanti a lo, la, li, le, ne) → ci
I. ci [tʃi] PRON
1. ci (oggetto: noi):
ci
us
2. ci (complemento: a noi):
ci
(to) us
II. ci [tʃi] PRON 1. pers pl
ci
ourselves
ci siamo divertiti
we enjoyed ourselves
ci siamo lavate le mani
we washed our hands
ci volevamo fermare per visitare il monastero
we wanted to stop to visit the monastery
ci vediamo!
see you!
III. ci [tʃi] PRON dem
1. ci (a quella cosa):
ci
it
non ci pensare più
don't think about it anymore
non ci credo
I don't believe it
2. ci (a quella persona):
ci
him [or her] [or them]
lo faccio perchè ci tengo alla famiglia
I do it because I care about my family
IV. ci [tʃi] PRON
ci si diverte
it's fun
V. ci [tʃi] ADV
1. ci (qui):
ci
here
c'è [o ci] sono …
there is [or there are] …
2. ci (lì):
ci
there
3. ci (per quel luogo):
ci
that way
salmone in -ce
salmon steaks
ce l'hai scritto in fronte
it's written all over your face
un po'di anni ce li ho sul groppone
I'm getting on a bit
English
English
Italian
Italian
EC
CE f
we shall overcome!
ce la faremo!
she can't hack it
non ce la fa
it's on the tip of my tongue
ce l'ho sulla punta della lingua
this guy is fresh meat
questo ce lo mangiamo in un boccone
it's always one thing or another
ce n'è sempre una
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
Dio ce ne guardi! inf
God forbid!
un po'di anni ce li ho sul groppone
I'm getting on a bit
ce l'aveva in mano
I had it in my hand
ce l'hai tu la chiave?
do you have the key?
ce l'hai scritto in fronte
it's written all over your face
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Per i primi due anni, finché le piante inserite nel giardino non saranno cresciute abbastanza, è necessario estirpare le erbacce costantemente e potare alcune piante.
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Oltre agli insetti, consumano anche piante, come erbacce, foglie verdi e semi.
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Le femmine degli afidi delle patate svernano sulle erbacce, sui germogli di patata in giacenza e sulla lattuga in serra.
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In breve, una delle invenzioni più significative e innovatrici della storia che ci ha portato avanti fuori dalle erbacce più oscure.
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Il padrone gli propone un appezzamento vicino al fiume, da tempo incolto e pieno di erbacce, ma che può essere molto fertile.
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