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through *****
[θruː]
1. prep
1) (place) attraverso

to look through a telescope — guardare attraverso un telescopio

to look through the window — (look out) guardare dalla finestra, (look in) guardare dentro

to walk through the woods — camminare per or attraversare i boschi

through the crowd — attraverso la folla

he shot her through the head — le ha sparato in testa

to go through — (house, garden, wood) attraversare

to go through one's pockets — frugarsi le tasche

to go through sb's papers — scartabellare le carte di qn

2) (time, process) per, durante

all or right through the night — per tutta la notte

he won't live through the night — non supererà la notte

(from) Monday through Friday Am — da lunedì a venerdì

to go through a bad/good period — attraversare un brutto momento/periodo felice

I am halfway through the book — sono a metà libro

3) (owing to) a causa di, (by means of) per, per mezzo di, (thanks to) grazie a

through lack of resources — per mancanza di mezzi

through the post — per posta

he got the job through them — ha avuto quel posto grazie a loro

it was through you that we were late — è colpa tua se siamo arrivati tardi

I heard it through my sister — l'ho saputo da mia sorella

I know him through my brother — lo conosco tramite mio fratello

2. adv
1)

(place) to let sb through — lasciar passare qn

the soldiers didn't let us through — i soldati non ci hanno lasciato passare

please go through into the dining room — prego, entrate in sala da pranzo

to go through Birmingham — passare per Birmingham

does this train go through to London? — va direttamente a Londra questo treno?

the nail went right through — il chiodo è passato da parte a parte

I am wet through — sono bagnato fino al midollo

my coat is wet through — ho il cappotto inzuppato

he is through to the finals — ce l'ha fatta a entrare in finale

the wood has rotted through — il legno è completamente marcio

2) Brit Telec

to get through — ottenere la comunicazione

to put sb through — passare la linea a qn

to put sb through to sb — passare qn a qn

you're through! — è in linea!

3)

(time, process) the party lasted right through until morning — la festa è andata avanti fino al mattino

I read the book right through — ho letto il libro da cima a fondo

4)

through and through — fino in fondo

3. adj
1) (attr: traffic) di passaggio, (ticket, train, passage) diretto (-a)

a through train — un treno diretto

"no through road" (sign) Brit — "strada senza uscita"

"no through traffic" (sign) Am — "divieto d'accesso"

2)

(finished) to be through — avere finito

we'll be through at 7 — avremo finito per le sette

I'm through with my girlfriend — ho chiuso con la mia ragazza

I'm not through with you yet — con te non ho ancora finito

you're through! — sei finito!


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