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see about VB [siː -] (see about [sth])

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you'll have to see personnel about that

dovrete consultare l'ufficio personale a questo proposito

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I.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am 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.

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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

II.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] PREP

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1. about (concerning, regarding):

a book, film about sb, sth

un libro, film su qn, qc

to talk about problem, subject

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

di che cosa parla?

it's about…

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…

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?

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?

9. about Brit (surrounding):

there were trees about the house

c'erano alberi intorno alla casa

III.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] ADJ

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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

IV.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt] VB trans

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fare virare di bordo

V.about [Brit əˈbaʊt, Am əˈbaʊt]

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I.see¹ <pt saw, pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB trans

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1. see (perceive):

see object, person

to see sb, sth with one's own eyes

vedere qn, qc con i propri occhi

to see that …

to see where, how etc.

vedere dove, come ecc.

you'll see how it's done

vedrai come si fa

to see sb do sth or doing sth

vedere qn fare qc

I saw him steal or stealing a car

l'ho visto rubare un'automobile

we didn't see anything

non abbiamo visto niente

I saw something in the dark

ho visto qualcosa nell'oscurità

there's nothing to see

non c'è niente da vedere

there's nobody to be seen

non si vede nessuno

I couldn't see her in the crowd

non riuscivo a vederla tra la folla

can you see him?

riesci a vederlo? lo vedi?

I could see (that) she'd been crying

si vedeva che aveva pianto

I can see her coming

la vedo che sta arrivando or arrivare

there was going to be trouble: I could see it coming or I could see it a mile off

ci sarebbero stati dei problemi: me lo sentivo

I don't like to see you so unhappy

non mi piace vederti così triste

I hate to see an animal in pain

detesto vedere soffrire gli animali

I don't know what you see in him inf

non capisco che cosa ci trovi in lui

he must see something attractive in her inf

deve trovarci qualcosa di attraente in lei

I must be seeing things!

devo soffrire di allucinazioni!

to see one's way

to see one's way (clear) to doing sth

capire come si deve fare qc

3. see (go to see, visit):

andare a trovare

see country

see building

andare a vedere

to see the Parthenon

visitare il Partenone

to see a doctor about sth

andare dal dottore per qc

what did you want to see me about?

perché volevi vedermi?

I'm seeing a psychiatrist

sono in cura da uno psichiatra

to see the sights

fare il giro turistico di una città

4. see (meet up with):

I'll be seeing him in June

lo vedrò a giugno

I happened to see her in the post office

mi è capitato di vederla alla posta

they see a lot of each other

si vedono spesso

see you! inf

see you next week, (on) Sunday! inf

ci vediamo la settimana prossima, domenica!

he's seeing a married woman

si vede con or frequenta una donna sposata

7. see (look upon, consider):

see

I see things differently now

vedo le cose in modo diverso adesso

to see sb as leader, hero

I see it as an opportunity

penso che sia un'opportunità da non perdere

I see it as an insult

lo considero un insulto

not to see sb, sth as…

non vedere qn, qc come…

I don't see it as a problem of poverty

non penso che sia un problema di povertà

I don't see him as honest

non penso che sia onesto

10. see (make sure):

to see (to it) that…

fare sì che…

see (to it) that the children are in bed by nine

fai in modo che i bambini siano a letto per le nove

see that you do! (angrily)

cerca di farlo!

12. see:

see (witness)

see (experience)

next year will see the completion of the road

la strada sarà terminata il prossimo anno

I never thought I'd see the day that he'd admit to being wrong!

non pensavo proprio che avrebbe ammesso di essersi sbagliato!

we'll never see her like again

non troveremo mai più una come lei

14. see (in betting):

I'll see your £10 or I'll see you for £10

vedo le tue 10 sterline

II.see¹ <pt saw, pp seen> [Brit siː, Am si] VB intr

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1. see (with eyes):

see

I can't see

non riesco a vedere or non vedo

see for yourself

as you can see

come potete vedere

to see beyond sth

vedere oltre qc

try to see beyond your own immediate concerns

provate a guardare al di là dei vostri interessi

so I see

move over: I can't see through you

spostati: non sei trasparente!

some animals can see in the dark

alcuni animali riescono a vedere al buio

you can see for miles

si riesce a vedere a miglia di distanza

3. see (check, find out):

I'll go and see

we'll just have to wait and see

non ci resta che aspettare

4. see (think, consider):

I'll have to see

devo pensarci or devo vedere

let's see or let me see

III.to see oneself VB refl

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to see oneself <pt saw, pp seen>:

to see oneself

to see oneself fig

to see oneself fig

he saw himself already elected

si vedeva già eletto

I can't see myself as or being …

non riesco a vedermi come …

I can't see myself being chosen

non penso che sarò scelto

I can't see myself as a famous ballerina

non riesco a vedermi come una ballerina famosa

IV.see¹ [Brit siː, Am si]

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see² [Brit siː, Am si] N

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see (of bishop)

see (of archbishop)

arcivescovado m

Translations for see about in the English»Italian Dictionary

see about VB trans

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see about inf:

see about (consider)

Phrases:

we'll soon see about that! inf

è ancora da vedere!

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I would like to see you about that matter

vorrei parlare con te di questa faccenda

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incaricarsi di fare qc

to see about doing sth

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I.see¹ <saw, seen> [si:] VB trans

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2. see (watch):

see

you were seen entering the building

ti hanno visto entrare nell'edificio

3. see (inspect):

see

may I see your driver's license?

posso vedere la sua patente?

5. see (have relationship):

to be seeing sb

6. see (have meeting):

see

8. see (accompany):

see

11. see (investigate):

to see how/what/if …

cercare di capire come/cosa/se …

12. see (ensure):

see that you are ready when we come

fai in modo di essere pronto quando arriviamo

II.see¹ <saw, seen> [si:] VB intr

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Phrases:

he can't see further than the end of his nose

non riesce a vedere al di là del suo naso

I.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] PREP

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2. about (characteristic of):

that's what I like about him

è questo che mi piace di lui

3. about (surrounding):

the garden about the house

il giardino intorno alla casa

4. about (in and through):

to go about the streets

girare per le strade

II.about [ə·ˈbaʊt] ADV

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1. about (approximately):

about my size

più o meno della mia statura

about 5 lbs.

più o meno qui

about 5 years ago

circa 5 anni fa

about twenty

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):

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

5. about (willing to):

not to be about to do sth

non avere nessuna intenzione di fare qc

see² [si:] N REL

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see

the Holy See

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When the owner and his wife went down to see about the cat complaints, the little girl hid. en.wikipedia.org

In her teen years, she managed to see about 200 plays - keeping notes about the plays and actors she saw in a notebook, which she kept throughout her life. en.wikipedia.org

Just 4% said they were worried about the media -- we'll see about that. www.managementtoday.co.uk

Eventually his wife convinces him to go and see about claiming a pension. en.wikipedia.org

These months see about 40 inches (1020 mm) of precipitation, frequent thunderstorms and flooding. en.wikipedia.org

There is a lot to see about this show, there's nothing like this in the world. en.wikipedia.org

I'll see about getting a dota 2 key and join you in your travels of learning. www.videogamer.com

Given the predicted density, loops small enough to fit on a lab bench would expect to see about one monopole event per year. en.wikipedia.org

They radioed two ships to see about picking us up, and that call led to the scariest moment of the entire trip. www.outsideonline.com

She continued to see about one hundred more but was unable to find any who captured the essence of the character, as she perceived it, more impressively than he did. en.wikipedia.org

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