muck about no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Traduções para muck about no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.muck about VERBO [mʌk -] VERBO [mʌk -] coloq (muck about)

muck about muck around (fool about)

fare lo scemo

muck about muck around (potter about)

gingillarsi

to muck about with appliance

trafficare con

to muck about with object

pasticciare

II.muck about VERBO [mʌk -] VERBO [mʌk -] (muck [sb] about)

muck about muck around

menare qn per il naso

Traduções para muck about no dicionário italiano»inglês

trafficare con chiusura, comandi

to fiddle with, to muck about with

Traduções para muck about no dicionário inglês»italiano

I.muck [Brit mʌk, americ mək] SUBST

1. muck:

muck (filth, rubbish)

sporcizia f

muck (filth, rubbish)

sudiciume m

muck (mud)

fango m

muck (manure)

letame m

cat, dog, bird muck

escrementi or cacca di gatto, di cane, di uccello

2. muck coloq, fig:

muck (book, film etc.)

schifezza f

muck (food)

porcheria f

II.muck [Brit mʌk, americ mək] VERBO trans

muck (fertilize)

concimare

muck (dirty)

insudiciare, sporcare

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

muck about no Dicionário PONS

Traduções para muck about no dicionário inglês»italiano

muck [mʌk] SUBST coloq

1. muck (dirt):

muck

sporcizia f

2. muck (manure):

muck

letame m

Expressões:

to be stuck in the muck

essere nella merda vulg

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

How about we all muck about for six laps?

www.telegraph.co.uk

I used to go down there play on the beach, and muck about.

www.kentnews.co.uk

Let's not muck about with such things!

www.dailyreckoning.com.au

This should encourage players to muck about with their full arsenal, though sadly this isn't in the demo.

www.eurogamer.net

He loves to muck about with the other players and have a good laugh, but importantly, he knows how to distinguish between things on and off the pitch.

thenationonlineng.net

There was no time to muck about -- right from day one you have to get stuck in and just do it.

thespinoff.co.nz

Definitely not something to muck about in everyday driving, particularly when it's raining during the holiday rush.

business.inquirer.net

In the old days an amateur film-maker had to muck about with complex equipment.

www.telegraph.co.uk

We can also demonstrate our sense of humour, an ability to muck about with words creatively and whether we are interesting people or quite boring.

www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au

I get to just muck about really, especially going into the number.

au.news.yahoo.com