stenti in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for stenti in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.stento [ˈstɛnto] N m

1. stento (fatica):

stento

difficulty

stento

effort

2. stento:

a stento (a malapena)

hardly

a stento (a malapena)

scarcely

a stento (a malapena)

barely

a stento (con difficoltà)

with difficulty

si reggeva a stento sulle gambe vecchio, ubriaco

he could hardly stand (up)

l'ho riconosciuto a stento

I hardly recognized him

trattenere a stento le lacrime

barely to hold back one's tears

II.stenti N mpl

stenti

hardship uncountable

stenti

privation uncountable

crescere tra gli stenti

to grow up in poverty

una vita di stenti

a stunted life, a life of privation

I.stentare [stenˈtare] VB intr aux avere

stentare a fare

to find it hard to do, to have difficulty in doing

ho stentato molto a trovare lavoro

I had a lot of trouble finding a job

la nostra economia stenta a riprendersi

our economy is only picking up slowly

stento a crederci

I can hardly believe it, I find it hard to believe it

non stento a crederci

no wonder

II.stentare [stenˈtare] VB trans (vivere in ristrettezze)

stentare la vita, il pane

barely to scrape a living, to lead a dog's life, to live on a shoestring

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dopo anni di stenti finalmente respirano un po'

after years of difficulty, they've finally got some breathing space

Translations for stenti in the English»Italian Dictionary

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stunted life

di stenti

struggle on

continuare a stento also fig

plod along

avanzare a stento also fig

hardship (poverty)

stenti mpl

scrape through

farcela a stento, per il rotto della cuffia

scrape in (to university)

essere ammesso per il rotto della cuffia, a stento

struggle through

superare a stento, a fatica

stenti in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for stenti in the Italian»English Dictionary

stento [ˈstɛn·to] N m

1. stento (fatica):

stento

difficulty

a stento

with difficulty

2. stento pl (disagio):

stento

hardships

stentare [sten·ˈta:·re] VB intr (faticare)

stentare

to have difficulty

stentare a leggere/scrivere/parlare

to have difficulty reading/writing/speaking

Translations for stenti in the English»Italian Dictionary

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hardship

stenti m pl

to live in hardship

vivere di stenti

scrape through

superare a stento

stenti Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a stento

with difficulty

stentare a leggere/scrivere/parlare

to have difficulty reading/writing/speaking