historic present in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for historic present in the English»Italian Dictionary

historic present N LING

historic present

presente m storico

in the historic present

al presente storico

Translations for historic present in the Italian»English Dictionary

presente storico

historic present

Translations for historic present in the English»Italian Dictionary

historic [Brit hɪˈstɒrɪk, Am hɪˈstɔrɪk] ADJ

1. historic event, site, moment:

historic

storico

of historic importance

di importanza storica

on this historic occasion

in questa storica occasione

2. historic LING:

past historic

passato remoto

I.present¹ [Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt] ADJ

1. present (attending):

present person

presente

all those present or everybody present

tutti i presenti

half of those present

la metà dei presenti

to be present at

essere presente a

to be present in substance, virus: blood, wine, population

essere presente in

there are ladies present

ci sono delle signore

present company excepted

esclusi i presenti

all present and correct! MIL

tutti presenti! also hum

2. present (current):

present address, arrangement, circumstance, government, leadership, situation

attuale

in the present climate fig

con il clima attuale

up to the present day

fino al giorno d'oggi

at the present time or moment

al momento attuale

during the present year, decade

durante l'anno, il decennio corrente

3. present (under consideration):

present case, argument, issue

presente

the present writer feels that …

chi scrive pensa che …

4. present LING:

present tense, participle

presente

II.present¹ [Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt] N

1. present:

the present (now)

il presente

the past and the present

il passato e il presente

to live in the present

vivere nel presente

for the present

per il momento or per ora

2. present LING:

present, also present tense

presente m

in the present

al presente

3. present:

at present (at this moment)

in questo momento or ora

at present (nowadays)

al presente

III.presents N

presents npl LAW:

presents

presente documento m

presents

presente scrittura f

IV.present¹ [Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt]

there is no time like the present

= se non ora quando?

I.present² [Brit prɪˈzɛnt, Am prəˈzɛnt] VB trans

1. present (raise):

present problem, risk

presentare

present chance, opportunity

offrire

present challenge, obstacle

rappresentare

2. present (proffer, show):

present tickets, documents

presentare, mostrare

present sight, picture

mostrare

to present a cheque for payment

presentare un assegno all'incasso

to be presented with a choice, dilemma

trovarsi dinnanzi a una scelta, un dilemma

to be presented with a huge bill, with a splendid view

trovarsi di fronte un conto salato, una splendida vista

3. present (submit for consideration):

present plan, report, figures, views, bill, case

presentare

present petition

promuovere

present evidence

fornire

to present sth to sb or to present sb with sth

presentare qc a qn

4. present (formally give):

present bouquet

offrire

present prize, award, certificate, cheque

consegnare

present apologies, respects, compliments

porgere

to present sth to sb or to present sb with sth

consegnare qc a qn

5. present (portray):

present person, situation

rappresentare (as come)

to present sth in a good, different light

presentare qc sotto una buona luce, sotto una luce diversa

6. present:

present TV, RADIO programme, broadcast, show

presentare

presented by

presentato da

7. present (put on, produce):

present play

mettere in scena, rappresentare

present concert

dare

present production, exhibition, actor, star

presentare

we are proud to present Don Wilson

siamo lieti di presentarvi Don Wilson

8. present (introduce):

present form

presentare

may I present my son Piers?

posso presentarle mio figlio Piers?

to be presented at court

essere presentato a corte

9. present MIL:

present arms

presentare

present arms!

presentat'arm!

II.present² [Brit prɪˈzɛnt, Am prəˈzɛnt] VB intr MED

present baby, patient:

presentarsi

present symptom, humour, condition:

presentarsi, apparire

III.to present oneself VB refl

1. to present oneself:

to present oneself

presentarsi (as come; at a; for per)

to learn how to present oneself

imparare a presentarsi

Phrases:

to present itself opportunity:

presentarsi

to present itself thought:

presentarsi alla mente

present³ [Brit ˈprɛz(ə)nt, Am ˈprɛz(ə)nt] N (gift)

present

presente m

present

dono m

to give sb a present

fare un regalo a qn

to give sb sth as a present

dare in regalo qc a qn

historic present in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for historic present in the English»Italian Dictionary

historic [hɪ·ˈstɔ:·rɪk] ADJ

historic

storico, -a

I.present¹ [ˈpre·zənt] N

present

presente m

Phrases:

at present

al presente/momento

for the present

per il presente/momento

II.present¹ [ˈpre·zənt] ADJ

1. present (current):

present address, generation

attuale

at the present moment [or time]

al momento

at the present moment [or time]

attualmente

the present year

l'anno in corso

in the present case

in questo caso

up to the present time

fino a ora

the present writer

chi scrive

2. present (in attendance):

present

presente

to be present at sth

assistere a qc

all those present

tutti i presenti

present company excepted

esclusi i presenti

present² [ˈpre·zənt] N (gift)

present

regalo m

to give sb a present

fare un regalo a qu

I got it as a present

me lo hanno regalato

to make sb a present of sth

regalare qc a qu

present³ [prɪ·ˈzent] VB trans

1. present (give):

present

presentare

to present one's apologies to sb form

presentare le proprie scuse a qu

to present one's credentials

presentare le proprie credenziali

to present sth (to sb)

consegnare qc (a qu)

to present sb with sth

donare qc a qu

2. present (introduce):

present

presentare

to present sb to sb

presentare qu a qu

may I present my wife?

le presento mia moglie

to present a bill

presentare un progetto di legge

3. present (to an audience):

present play, musical, concert

presentare

presenting X as Julius Caesar

con X nel ruolo di Giulio Cesare

to present a paper at a conference

presentare una relazione a un congresso

4. present (confront):

to present sb with sth

mettere qu davanti a qc

to be presented with a complicated situation

trovarsi di fronte a una situazione complicata

to present sb with a problem

creare un problema per qu

5. present (constitute):

present

costituire

to present a problem for sb

costituire un problema per qu

to present difficulties for sb

creare difficoltà a qu

6. present (offer):

present

presentare

present view, atmosphere

offrire

7. present (exhibit):

present argument, plan, theory

esporre

present check, passport, ticket

presentare

to present a petition to sb

presentare una petizione a qu form

8. present MIL:

to present arms

presentare le armi

9. present (appear):

to present oneself for sth

presentarsi per qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Literary critics and grammarians have said that the historic present has the effect of making past events more vivid.

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It is the obvious consequence of this interpretation of the historic present.

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