kick about no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Traduções para kick about no dicionário inglês»italiano

kick around kick about

discutere

kick around kick about

prendere a calci

kick around kick about person, toys, objects

maltrattare, strapazzare

Traduções para kick about no dicionário italiano»inglês

gironzolare

to kick about coloq

girovagare

to kick about coloq

strapazzare persona

to kick about coloq

Traduções para kick about no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, americ əˈbaʊt] ADV About is used after certain nouns, adjectives and verbs in English (information about, a book about, curious about, worry about etc.); for translations, consult the appropriate entry (book, information, curious, worry etc.). - About often appears in British English as the second element of certain verb structures (move about, rummage about, lie about etc.); for translations, consult the relevant entries (move, rummage, lie etc.) - Please note that circa, the Italian translation of about meaning approximately, can either precede or follow the expression it modifies: at about 6 pm = alle 18 circa/circa alle 18; about 25 students = 25 studenti circa/circa 25 studenti.

1. about (approximately):

about

circa, pressappoco, quasi

it's about the same as yesterday

è pressappoco come ieri

at about 6 pm

alle 18 circa

it's about as useful as an umbrella in a hurricane irón

= è completamente inutile

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

that seems about right

sembra che vada bene or dovrebbe andar bene

I've had just about enough of her!

ne ho proprio abbastanza di lei!

I've had about as much as I can take!

ne ho abbastanza! non ne posso più!

3. about (in circulation):

there was no-one about

non c'era nessuno in giro

there are few people about

c'è poca gente in giro

there is a lot of food poisoning about

ci sono molti casi di intossicazione alimentare in giro

there's a lot of it about

ce n'è in giro molto or ne circola molto

4. about (in the vicinity):

to be somewhere about

essere nei dintorni

she must be somewhere about

deve essere nei paraggi or da queste parti

5. about (indicating reverse position):

the other way about

al contrario

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, americ əˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

parlare di

what's it about? (of book, film etc.)

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

parla di…

may I ask what it's about?

potrei sapere di che cosa si tratta?

I'm ringing about my results

telefono per i miei risultati

it's about my son's report

riguarda la pagella di mio figlio

about your overdraft…

per quanto riguarda il or a proposito del suo scoperto di conto…

2. about (in the nature of):

there's something weird, sad about him

c'è qualcosa di strano, di triste in lui

there's something about the place that intrigues me

c'è qualcosa in questo posto che mi affascina

what I like about her is

ciò che mi piace di lei è

3. about (bound up with):

business is about profit

negli affari ciò che conta è il profitto

teaching is all about communication

insegnare vuol dire comunicare

that's what life is all about

così è la vita

4. about (occupied with):

to know what one is about

sapere che cosa si fa

mind what you're about! Brit

fa' attenzione a quel che fai!

while you're about it…

già che ci sei…

and be quick about it!

e fai alla svelta!

5. about (around):

to wander, run about the streets

girare, correre per le strade

strewn about the floor

sparpagliati sul pavimento

6. about (in invitations, suggestions):

how, what about some tea?

che ne diresti or dici di un tè?

how about going into town?

che ne diresti di andare in città?

how about it?

che ne dici?

how about you?

e tu?

7. about (when soliciting opinions):

what about the transport costs?

che ne pensi delle spese di trasporto?

what about us?

e noi?

“what about the dinner?” - “what about it?”

“e la cena allora?” - “e la cena cosa?”

what about you?

e tu?

what about Natasha?

e Natasha?

8. about (on) formal:

hidden about one's person drugs, arms

nascosto sulla propria persona

to have, keep (all) one's wits about one

essere attento e pronto ad agire, conservare la propria presenza di spirito

9. about Brit (surrounding):

about

intorno a

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, americ əˈbaʊt] ADJ

1. about (expressing future intention):

to be about to do

essere sul punto di fare or stare per fare

2. about (rejecting course of action):

I'm not about to do

non ho intenzione di fare

3. about (awake):

about

in piedi

you were (up and) about early this morning

eri in piedi presto questa mattina

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, americ əˈbaʊt] VERBO trans

about

fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, americ əˈbaʊt]

it's about time (that) …

sarebbe ora (che) …

about time too!

era ora!

that's about it (that's all)

è tutto

that's about it (that's the situation)

le cose stanno più o meno così

I.kick [Brit kɪk, americ kɪk] SUBST

1. kick:

kick (of person)

calcio m

kick (of person)

pedata f

kick (of horse, donkey, cow, goat)

calcio m

kick (of swimmer)

battuta f delle gambe

kick (of footballer)

calcio m

kick (of footballer)

tiro m

to give sb, the door a kick

dare or tirare un calcio a qn, alla porta

to aim or take a kick at sb, sth person

tirare un calcio a qn, qc

she aimed a kick at the goal

tirò in porta

to get a kick on the leg, in the stomach (from person, horse, donkey, cow)

ricevere un calcio alla gamba, nello stomaco

to give sb a kick up the backside or in the pants coloq

dare un bel calcio nel sedere a qn also fig

2. kick (thrill) coloq:

it gives her a kick to do

la diverte un mondo fare

to get a kick from doing

emozionarsi a fare

3. kick (of firearm):

kick

contraccolpo m

kick

rinculo m

4. kick coloq:

kick (strength, zest) (of person, organization)

energia f

kick (strength, zest) (of person, organization)

forza f

kick (strength, zest) (of person, organization)

slancio m

this punch has quite a kick (to it)

questo punch ti dà una botta or ti stende

5. kick (craze):

kick coloq

mania f

kick coloq

moda f

kick coloq

voga f

to be on a health-food kick

avere la fissa del mangiare sano

II.kick [Brit kɪk, americ kɪk] VERBO trans

kick (once) person: person, table, door

dare, tirare un calcio a

kick (once) ball, tin can

dare un calcio a, calciare, colpire con il piede

kick (once) horse, donkey, cow, goat: person

dare un calcio a

kick gate

dare un calcio a

kick (repeatedly) person, object

prendere a calci, tirare calci a

to kick sb on the leg, in the face, in the stomach person, horse, donkey, cow:

dare un calcio a qn alla gamba, in faccia, nello stomaco

to kick sth over a wall, under the bed

mandare qc con un calcio oltre il muro, sotto il letto

to kick sth away

spostare qc con un calcio

he kicked dust into my face

mi ha gettato la polvere in faccia con un calcio

to kick a hole or dent in sth

ammaccare qc con un calcio

to kick one's legs (in the air) baby:

scalciare, sgambettare

to kick a goal

segnare

to kick the ball into touch (in rugby)

mandare la palla oltre le linee laterali

III.kick [Brit kɪk, americ kɪk] VERBO intr

1. kick:

kick person: (once)

dare un calcio

kick person: (repeatedly)

tirare calci

kick swimmer:

sbattere i piedi

kick dancer:

slanciare la gamba

kick cow, horse:

calciare, scalciare

to kick at sb, sth person:

dare un calcio a qn, qc

the horse kicked at me

il cavallo scalciò contro di me

to kick for touch (in rugby)

calciare in touche

2. kick (recoil):

kick gun:

rinculare

IV.kick [Brit kɪk, americ kɪk]

a (real) kick in the teeth or ass americ coloq

una batosta or un calcio in faccia

it's better than a kick in the teeth coloq

è meglio di niente

to kick sb when they're down

= criticare, offendere, danneggiare una persona che si trova in una posizione svantaggiata

to kick the habit coloq

perdere il vizio

to kick the habit (of smoking)

smettere

I could have kicked myself

mi sarei preso a schiaffi da solo (for doing per aver fatto)

to be alive and kicking

essere vivo e vegeto

to kick over the traces Brit

ribellarsi

to kick one's heels

restare ad aspettare or girarsi i pollici

to be kicked upstairs

= essere mandato a occupare una posizione apparentemente più prestigiosa, ma in realtà meno influente

kick about no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para kick about no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.kick about, kick around VERBO intr coloq (hang about)

kick about

gironzolare

kick about thing

rotolare

II.kick about, kick around VERBO trans

1. kick about a ball:

kick about

palleggiare

2. kick about (treat badly):

kick about

maltrattare

Traduções para kick about no dicionário inglês»italiano

to kick about sth

lamentarsi di qc

Traduções para kick about no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.kick [kɪk] SUBST

1. kick:

kick (of person, horse)

calcio m

kick (in football)

tiro m

kick in swimming

battuta f delle gambe

2. kick (exciting feeling):

kick

piacere m

to do sth for kicks

fare qc per divertimento

to get a kick out of sth

trarre un immenso piacere da qc

this drink has a kick to it

questa bevanda ti stende

3. kick (craze):

he is on an exercise kick at the moment

adesso ha la fissa della ginnastica

4. kick (gun jerk):

kick

rinculo m

Expressões:

a kick in the teeth

un calcio sui denti

II.kick [kɪk] VERBO trans

1. kick:

kick

dare un calcio a

to kick sth open

aprire qc con un calcio

to kick a ball

dare un calcio a una palla

to kick oneself fig

prendersi a schiaffi da solo

2. kick (stop):

kick

smettere

to kick a habit

perdere un vizio

III.kick [kɪk] VERBO intr

1. kick:

kick person

dare un calcio

kick horse

scalciare

kick DESP

tirare un calcio

2. kick gun:

kick

rinculare

3. kick (complain):

kick

protestare

to kick about sth

lamentarsi di qc

to kick against sth

opporsi a qc

Expressões:

to be alive and kicking coloq

essere vivo e vegeto

I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

1. about (on subject of):

about

su

a book about football

un libro sul calcio

what is the film about?

di cosa parla il film?

2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

about

intorno a

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

about

per

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

Expressões:

how about that!

però!

how about a drink?

che ne dici di bere qualcosa?

what about it? (suggestion)

che ne dici?

what about it? (so what?)

e allora?

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

1. about (approximately):

about

pressapoco

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

circa 5 libbre

about here

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

una ventina

to have had just about enough of sth

averne avuto abbastanza di qc

that's about it for today

è tutto per oggi

2. about (almost):

about

quasi

to be (just) about ready

essere quasi pronto

3. about (on the point of):

to be about to do sth

stare (proprio) per fare qc

4. about (around):

all about

in giro

to be somewhere about

essere nei paraggi

is Paul about?

c'è Paul da queste parti?

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

Exemplos unilingues (não verificados pela redação)

inglês

If you went into any park where kids are having a kick about, at some point you'll hear them say the name of a player they are imitating.

www.dailymail.co.uk

I then went out on to the pitch and had a kick about while the players warmed up.

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

Looks like a bunch of builders have downed tools for a kick about.

www.football365.com

The trouble is that the platform has been starved of a digital decent kick about almost since day one.

www.knowyourmobile.com

We all got a kick about this.

www.winnipegfreepress.com

I play golf and have started playing cricket again and can swim and can have a kick about with my son.

news.bbc.co.uk

There is an area for soccer practice or other kick about activity, and an area dedicated to half court basketball.

en.wikipedia.org

Organising a kick about in one of the city's parks will also become a thing of the past under the new bye-laws.

www.galwayindependent.com

It's like a schoolyard kick about with even worse goalkeepers.

leftfootforward.org