lot in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.lot [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] PRON (great deal)

a lot, lots
molto, tanto
we buy a lot at the market
compriamo molte cose al mercato
he likes to spend a lot on books
gli piace spendere molto in libri
to get a lot out of book, activity
trarre molto da
to do a lot to help sb, improve sth
fare tanto per aiutare qn, per migliorare qc
there's not a lot to tell
non c'è molto da dire
they didn't have a lot left
non gli era rimasto molto
he knows a lot about sport
sa tantissime cose sullo sport
you've taken (rather) a lot on
ti sei caricato troppo or ti sei preso troppe cose da fare
I'd give a lot to be able to do
darei chissà cosa per poter fare
it says a lot about her, the regime
la dice lunga su di lei, sul regime
it has a lot to do with anxiety
è strettamente legato all'ansia
that has a lot to do with it
c'entra molto
an awful lot
un mucchio, un sacco
there's an awful lot left to do
ci sono ancora un sacco di cose da fare
quite a lot
un bel po'
to mean quite a lot to sb
significare molto per qn
she knows quite a lot about cinema
si intende parecchio di cinema
we have such a lot in common
abbiamo così tanto in comune
such a lot depends on
così tante cose dipendono da
it takes such a lot out of me
mi sfinisce
he's been through such a lot
ne ha passate tante
we have lots in common
abbiamo molto in comune
…and lots more
…e altro ancora
“has he got records?” - “yes, lots!”
“ha dei dischi?” “sì, tantissimi!”

II.lot [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

III.lot [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

1. lot (great deal):

a lot of or lots of
molto or un sacco di or un mucchio di
a lot of money, energy, people
un sacco di soldi, di energia, di gente
it affects a lot of women
interessa molte donne
I don't have a lot of time
non ho molto tempo
not a lot of people know that …
non molti sanno che …
I see a lot of him
lo vedo spesso
you've done a lot of teaching
hai insegnato molto
to spend an awful lot of time doing inf
passare un bel po' di tempo a fare
he has an awful lot of responsibility inf
ha un bel po' di responsabilità
there were quite a lot of people
c'era un bel po' di gente
there were quite a lot of cars, books
c'erano un bel po' di macchine, di libri
quite a lot of people disagree
molta gente non è d'accordo
quite a lot of our efforts
molti dei nostri sforzi
quite a lot of our support
gran parte del nostro sostegno
what a lot of people, books!
quanta gente, quanti libri!
lots (and lots) of inf people, cars, shops, jobs, stories, vegetables, music, traffic, wine, blood
tantissimo or un sacco di
there are lots of things to do
ci sono tantissime cose da fare
he earns lots and lots of money
guadagna un sacco di soldi

IV.lot [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] ADV

1. lot:

a lot
molto
a lot better, easier, more useful
molto meglio, molto più facile, molto più utile
a lot worse
molto peggio
they talk a lot about justice
parlano molto di giustizia
she works at home a lot
lavora molto a casa
you find this a lot with teenagers
è molto diffuso tra gli adolescenti
the situation has improved a lot
la situazione è migliorata molto
we visit them a lot
andiamo spesso a trovarli
this happens quite a lot
succede, capita molto spesso
an awful lot cheaper
molto meno caro
you're smoking an awful lot inf
certo che fumi davvero tanto
it would help an awful lot inf
aiuterebbe un casino
he travels abroad such a lot
viaggia talmente tanto all'estero
thanks a lot! inf
grazie mille!

V.lot [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] N

VI.lot <forma in -ing lotting, pt, pp lotted> [Brit lɒt, Am lɑt] VB trans

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parking lot [Brit, Am ˈpɑrkɪŋ ˌlɑt] N Am

job lot [Brit, Am ˈdʒɑb ˈˌlɑt] N

broken lot [ˌbrəʊkənˈlɒt] N

broken lot ECON → broken amount

See also broken amount

broken amount [ˌbrəʊkənəˈmaʊnt] N ECON

vacant lot [ˈveɪkəntˌlɒt] N Am

overflow parking lot [ˌəʊvəfləʊˈpɑːkɪŋlɒt] N Am

overflow parking lot → overflow car park

See also overflow car park

overflow car park [ˌəʊvəfləʊˈkɑːpɑːk] N Brit

Translations for lot in the Italian»English Dictionary (Go to English»Italian)

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spezzatura
odd lot
autoparcheggio
parking lot Am
un sacco di fumisterie politiche
a lot of political hocus-pocus

lot in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lot in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

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lot Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a lot on one's plate
avere molte cose da fare
to earn such a lot of money
guadagnare tanti di quei soldi
this shirt takes a lot of ironing
ci vuole molto per stirare questa camicia
to see a little/a lot of sb
vedere qu raramente/spesso
it's a lot of fuss about nothing
tanto rumore per nulla
to have a lot to answer for
dover render conto di molte cose
today I have a lot to do
oggi sono incasinata
to leave a lot to be desired
lasciare a desiderare
your sister looks a lot like you
tua sorella ti somiglia tantissimo
there were such a lot of people
c'erano -e persone

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The lot was illuminated by three sets of blinking hazard lights that audibly clicked every time they turned on and off.
thinkprogress.org
The final fall of the match came to a confusing end with a finish that upset a lot of the fans in the arena.
en.wikipedia.org
Though its only 1 lot, you may have to wait for some time to book profits.
www.econotimes.com
There seems to be quite a lot of thought behind this look -- perhaps the fact that it's reminiscent of an air stewardess is deliberate.
www.ft.com
And then as you keep probing and asking questions, a lot of interesting files land up at your doorstep.
www.dnaindia.com
But their current digital distribution model eliminates the radical chasm between who really got the money and who's been doing a lot of the work.
en.wikipedia.org
This worries him enough to spend a lot of company resources on hiring experts, including statisticians.
gigaom.com
The building trade was a huge industry up here, so a lot of people were badly affected.
www.independent.ie
It also has 7,186 square-meter terminal building and a 36,000 square-meter aircraft parking lot with five parking aprons.
en.wikipedia.org
It really makes the scene - try watching it without the sound; it suddenly seems a lot less hot and a lot more yucky.
www.stuff.co.nz

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