capirsi in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for capirsi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.capire [kaˈpire] VB trans

1. capire (cogliere il senso):

capire

to understand

capire

to comprehend

se capisco bene

if I understand correctly

non capisco nulla di ciò che racconta or dice

I don't understand a word of what he's saying

non ne capisce un'acca di matematica

he hasn't got a clue about mathematics

non sono certo di aver capito bene

I'm not sure I got it right, I'm not sure I have understood properly

capire qc al contrario istruzioni, messaggio

to get sth backwards

non ti immischiare in questa faccenda, (hai) capito?

keep out of it, do you hear?

non ti immischiare in questa faccenda, (hai) capito?

keep out of it, got it? inf

non riesco a capire perché

I can't understand why

riesci a capire quello che voglio dire?

do you catch my meaning?

come avrete capito

as you will have gathered

non capire molto di… discorso, relazione

to make little of…

capire male qn, qc

to misunderstand sb, sth

farsi capire

to make oneself understood

non riesco a capire questa frase

I can't make sense of this sentence

non riesco a capire questa frase (decifrare)

I can't make out this sentence

hai proprio capito tutto! iron

you've got it all backwards!

non ha mai capito nulla delle donne

women are a closed book to him, he has never understood anything about women

2. capire (rendersi conto):

capire

to realize

fare capire qc a qn

to make sth clear to sb, to make sb realize sth

fare capire a qn che …

to make it clear to sb that …

non è facile, lo capisco

it's not easy, I realize that

non ho tempo, capisci

you see, I haven't got time

stai cominciando a capire come funziona

you're getting the hang of it

stiamo ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo

we're still trying to sort out what happened

3. capire (giustificare, comprendere):

capire comportamento, sentimento, persona

to understand

capisco che sia sconvolta

I can understand her being upset

cerca di capirmi

try to understand

capisco!

I see!

II.capirsi VB refl

capirsi

to understand each other

III.capire [kaˈpire]

capire l'antifona

to get the message, to take the hint

capire al volo

to be quick on the uptake

si capisce!

of course! naturally!

non capire un accidente or fico secco

to be thick as a brick

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capire Roma per toma

= to understand one word for another

Translations for capirsi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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cotton on

capire

to cotton on to sth

capire qc

uncomprehendingly

senza capire

twig

capire

twig

capire, afferrare il concetto, l'idea

to talk at cross-purposes

fraintendersi or non riuscire a capirsi

misapprehend

capire male, fraintendere

comprehend

capire

to look at sb in incomprehension

guardare qn senza capire

misunderstand (misinterpret)

capire male

misunderstand (fail to understand completely)

non capire, non comprendere

capirsi in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for capirsi in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.capire <capisco> [ka·ˈpi:·re] VB trans +avere

capire

to understand

far capire qc a qu

to make sth clear to sb

capire fischi per fiaschi

to get the short end of the stick inf

II.capire <capisco> [ka·ˈpi:·re] VB intr +essere

capire

to understand

farsi capire

to make oneself understood

capire al volo

to be quick on the uptake

si capisce

of course

si capisce che ti telefono

of course I'll call you

III.capire <capisco> [ka·ˈpi:·re] VB refl

capire capirsi:

capirsi

to understand each other

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capire l'antifona inf

to get the message

Translations for capirsi in the English»Italian Dictionary

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misunderstand

capire male

get across

far capire

to wise up to sth

svegliarsi e capire qc

to wise sb up about sth

far capire qc a qu

figure out (comprehend)

capire

catch on

capire

blankly (without understanding)

senza capire

understand

capire

to make oneself understood

farsi capire

to not understand a word

non capire una parola

to understand that/why/how …

capire che/perché/come…

to understand sb's doing sth

capire che qu faccia qc

understand

capire

penetrate

capire

capirsi Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

mi sembra di capire

it seems to me

non capire/-rci una mazza vulg

to understand sweet nothing

non capire un cavolo inf

not to understand a thing

sei troppo piccolo per capire

you're too little to understand

sei troppo piccolo per capire (causale)

for

capire al volo

to be quick on the uptake

far capire a qu che …

to get it through to sb that …

capire qc in un batter d'occhio

to take sth in at a glance

non riesco a capire come/perché …

it beats me how/why …

fare capire bene qc a qu

to put sb straight