■ carry on

■ carry on
■ carry on
A v. i. + avv.
1 continuare; andare avanti; proseguire; procedere: Very well, carry on (with it), benissimo, continua (o procedi) pure; Do carry on!, prego, continuate pure!; We carried on talking, abbiamo continuato a parlare; Carry on with your work!, vai avanti col tuo lavoro!; He carried on as treasurer, ha continuato a fare il tesoriere; We carried on down the road, abbiamo continuato lungo la strada; DIALOGO-Asking for directions- Carry on until you come to the traffic lights, continua fino al semaforo
2 (fam.) comportarsi
3 (fam.) fare baccano; fare cagnara (fam.)
4 (fam.) essere arrabbiato; fare scene; fare un can can (fam.); (anche) farla lunga: When I arrived, Jim was carrying on about a missing letter, quando sono arrivato, Jim stava facendo un can can per una lettera che non si trovava; to carry on something dreadful, fare un sacco di scene; essere su tutte le furie
5 (fam. GB) avere una storia (con q.); intendersela, farsela (fam.): She's been carrying on with her neighbour for months, se la intende col vicino da mesi
B v. t. + avv.
1 continuare; procedere con; mandare avanti: to carry on a discussion, continuare una discussione; to carry on a tradition, continuare (o mantener viva) una tradizione; to carry on one's life, continuare con la solita vita; He carried on the business after his father's death, dopo la morte del padre ha mandato avanti lui l'azienda
2 eseguire; fare; svolgere; compiere; portare avanti: to carry on experiments, eseguire esperimenti; to carry on a conversation, fare conversazione; conversare; to carry on a war, condurre una guerra.

English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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