lot ***** n

[lɒt]

1) (large amount) molto

a lot of money; (fam) lots of money — un sacco di soldi

I drink a lot of coffee — bevo molto caffè

we saw a lot of interesting things — abbiamo visto molte cose interessanti

a lot of people; (fam) lots of people — molta gente, molti

he's got lots of friends — ha molti amici

she's got lots of self-confidence — ha molta fiducia in se stessa

she talks a lot — parla molto

do you like football? - not a lot — ti piace il calcio? - non molto

quite a lot of noise — parecchio rumore

such a lot of people — talmente tanta gente

there was not a lot we could say/do — c'era ben poco da dire/da fare

I'd give a lot to know ... — darei non so cosa per sapere...

I read a lot — leggo molto

he feels a lot or fam lots better — si sente molto meglio

thanks a lot! (also) iro — grazie tante!

2) fam

the lot — (all, everything) tutto (-a) (quanto (-a)

he took the lot — ha preso tutto (quanto)

that's the lot — (questo) è tutto

the (whole) lot of them — tutti quanti

3) (destiny) sorte f, destino

the common lot — il destino comune

it fell to my lot to do it — è toccato a me farlo

to throw in one's lot with sb — unirsi a qn

4) (random selection) sorte f

to draw lots (for sth) — tirare a sorte (per qc)

5) (at auction) lotto, partita

he's a bad lot fig — è un pessimo soggetto

6) (plot of land) lotto di terreno

building lot — lotto edificabile