(reciprocamente)

Ex: Reciprocally, research in the information sciences raises specific ontological questions which call for further philosophical investigations.

aiutarsi reciprocamente — to help each other o one another

aiutarsi reciprocamente — to help each other o one another

Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.

a vicenda avv

su primer matrimonio no funcionó — her first marriage did not work out o was not a success

su última novela no ha funcionado tan bien como la anterior — his latest novel hasn't been as successful o as much of a success as the previous one

Ex: ORBIT has been operational since 1972, and has around seventy data bases mounted.

noi amiamo la musica classica — we love o enjoy o are fond of classical music

amare fare qc — to like o love doing o to do sth

amo ascoltare la musica — I like o love listening to music

avvinghiarsi a qcs. — to cling to sth.; [ pianta] to wind itself round sth

conosco la canzone fig — I've heard it all before

farsi conoscere fig — to make a name for o.s.

fare conoscere a qcn. — to introduce sb. to [musica, pittura]

farsi conoscere — to make oneself known; (diventare noto) to be o come to the fore

fanno la stessa classe — they are in the same year

fare un corso — (tenere) to give a series of lessons, teach a course, (seguire) to do a course

che cosa ne hai fatto di quei pantaloni? — what have you done with those trousers?

fare un errore — to make a mistake

ha fatto la mia felicità — he made me so happy

fare una festa — to have o hold a party

ha fatto un figlio — she's had a baby

quest'albero non fa frutti — this tree doesn't bear fruit

hai fatto il letto? — have you made the bed?

lo hanno fatto presidente — they made him president

fare una promessa — to make a promise

hai fatto la stanza? — have you cleaned the room?

a scuola facciamo chimica — at school we do chemistry

fare i compiti — to do one's homework

cosa fai? — (adesso) what are you doing?, (nella vita) what do you do?, what is your job?

non posso farci nulla — I can't do anything about it

fare la spesa — to do the shopping

fare del tennis — to play tennis

fare l' avvocato — to be a lawyer

fare finta di essere stanco — to pretend to be tired

fare l' innocente — to act the innocent

fare il malato — to pretend to be ill

fare il medico — to be a doctor

fare il morto — (in acqua) to float

fare i 100 metri — (competere) to go in for o run in the 100 metres

fa i 100 metri in 10,5 — he does the 100 metres in 10.5

abbiamo fatto 5 chilometri — we've done 5 kilometres

fare una passeggiata — to go for o take a walk

fare un viaggio — to go on a trip, make a journey

mi fa orrore — it horrifies me

fare paura a — to frighten

mi fa rabbia — it makes me angry

ti facevo al mare — I thought you were at the seaside

lo facevo più vecchio — I thought he was older

la città non fa più di 2 milioni di abitanti — the city hasn't more than 2 million inhabitants

che differenza fa? — what difference does it make?

fa 50 euro, signora — that'll be 50 euros, madam

glielo faccio 100 euro — I'll give it to you o I'll let you have it for 100 euros

che ora fa il tuo orologio? — what time is it by your watch?

l'hanno fatto entrare in macchina — (costringere) they forced him into the car, they made him get into the car, (lasciare) they let him get into the car

lo farò fare a lei — I'll get her to do it, I'll have her do it

farsi fregare — to be taken for a ride

far piangere qn — to make sb cry

far riparare la macchina — to have one's car repaired

far scongelare — to defrost, thaw out

far soffrire qn — to make sb suffer

mi son fatto tagliare i capelli — I've had my hair cut

fammi vedere — let me see

fare venire qn — to send for sb

farsi la barca — to get a boat

farsi una gonna — to make o.s. a skirt

farsi la macchina — to get a car

si fa da mangiare da solo — he does his own cooking

si è fatto mia moglie fam — he's had it off with my wife

farsi un nome — to make a name for o.s.

me l'hanno fatta! — (imbrogliare) I've been done!, (derubare) I've been robbed!, (lasciare nei guai) I've been lumbered!

farcela — to succeed, manage

non ce la faccio più — (a camminare) I can't go on, (a sopportare) I can't take any more

farla finita con qc — to have done with sth

fare del proprio meglio — to do one's best

non c'è niente da fare — it's no use

ormai è stato deciso e non c'è niente da fare — it's been decided and there's nothing we can do about it

ha fatto di sì con la testa — he nodded

fare presto — to be quick

faccia pure! — go ahead!

saperci fare con — (situazioni, persone) to know how to deal with

fate come volete — do as you please

si fa così! — you do it like this, this is the way it's done

non si fa così — (rimprovero) that's no way to behave!

questa festa non si farà! — this party won't take place!

avere a che fare con qn — to have sth to do with sb

non so che farmene di lui — I don't know what to do with him

fare da — (funzioni) to act as

fare da padre a qn — to be like a father to sb

la cucina fa anche da sala da pranzo — the kitchen also serves as o is also used as a dining room

fai in modo che non ti vedano — make sure they don't see you

fare per — (essere adatto) to be suitable for, (essere sul punto di) to be about to

fece per uscire e poi si fermò — he made as if to go out and then stopped

non fa per me — it isn't (suitable) for me

fare a pugni — to come to blows, fig to clash

fare in tempo a... — to be in time to...

il grigio fa vecchio — grey makes you o one look older

fa freddo — it's cold

fa notte — it's getting dark

è andata a farsi bella — she's gone to make herself beautiful

farsi notare — to get o.s. noticed

farsi prete — to become a priest

fatti più in là! — move along a bit!

farsi bello — to grow beautiful

farsi grande — to grow tall

si fa notte — it's getting dark

farsi vecchio — to grow old

ha un fare simpatico — he has a pleasant manner

sul far del giorno/della notte — at daybreak/nightfall

fare il medico, l'insegnante — to be a doctor, a teacher; (come sport, hobby) to do* [aerobica, giardinaggio]

fare perdere qcs. a qcn. — to make sb. lose sth.; (permettere, lasciare)

fare andare qcn. — to let sb. go; (convincere)

che ora fai? — what time do you make it o have you got?

poi fa "e i miei soldi?" — colloq. so he goes "what about my money?"

fare per andarsene — to be about to leave; (fare l'atto di)

fa buio — it's getting o growing dark

-rsi degli amici, dei nemici — to make friends, enemies; colloq. (comprarsi) to get* oneself [macchina, moto]

il cielo si fece grigio — the sky went o turned grey

- rsi in là — to budge over o up

- rsi tagliare i capelli — to have o get one's hair cut

avere a che fare — to have to do ( con with)

non avere niente a che fare — to have nothing to do ( con with)

farsela addosso — (urinare) to wet oneself; (defecare) to shit oneself pop.; (dalla paura) to be scared shitless pop., to shit bricks pop., to brick it

farsela sotto — (dalla paura) to be scared shitless, to shit bricks, to brick it

guarda chi c'è o chi si vede! — look who's here!

guardare di traverso — to scowl o frown at

guardare qc di buon/mal occhio — to look on o view sth favourably Brit o favorably Am /unfavourably Brit o unfavorably Am

non guardare in faccia a nessuno fig — to have no regard for anybody

guardare una parola sul dizionario — to look sth up o check a word in the dictionary

guardare a vista qn — (prigioniero) to keep a close watch on sb

guardare su — to give o look onto

guarda un po' lì — (cerca) take a look over there

guardarsi dal fare qc — to take care o be careful not to do sth

guardare dalla finestra — to look out of o through the window

guardare al futuro con ottimismo — to look to o to view the future with optimism

guardare su — [casa, stanza] to look onto, to overlook, to face (towards) [mare, strada]

guardare a — [ finestra] to face [ nord]

mi guarderò bene dal farlo — I'll be careful o I'll take good care not to do it

offendere qn nell'onore — to offend sb's honour Brit o honor Am

offendere la vista fig — to offend the eye

offendersi (per) — to take offence Brit o offense Am (at), be offended (by)

siamo passati davanti a casa tua — we went past your house, we walked (o drove) past your house

passare a casa di qn o da qn — to call o drop in on sb

passare di mano in mano — to be passed o handed round

passare di padre in figlio — to be handed o passed down o from father to son

passare ad altro — to change the subject, (in una riunione) to discuss the next item

passare alla storia — to pass into history, fig to become a legend

passare a miglior vita euf — to pass away

passare sopra — to pass over o above, (fig : lasciar correre) to pass over, overlook

cosa ti passa per la testa? — (a che pensi?) what is going through your mind?, (come puoi pensarlo?) what are you thinking of!

per dove si passa per arrivare in centro? — which way do I (o we) go to get into town?

far passare qn per o da — to let sb in (o out) by

far passare avanti qn — to let sb get past o by

non passerà la notte — he (o she) won't survive the night

ha passato la quarantina — he (o she) is over 40

passare qc a qn — to pass sth to sb, give sb sth, (trasmettere: messaggio) to pass sth (on) to sb

passare indietro qc — to pass o give o hand sth back

mi passi Maria? — (al telefono) can I speak to Maria?

passare l'aspirapolvere — to hoover Brit, vacuum Am

come te la passi? — how are you getting on o along?

col passare degli anni — (riferito al presente) as time goes by, (riferito al passato) as time passed o went by

passare la corda nell'anello — to pass o run the rope through the ring

passare la palla — sport to feed o pass the ball

passare gli alimenti — dir. to pay maintenance