after

after
I ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
preposizione
1) (later in time than) dopo

immediately after the strike — immediatamente dopo lo sciopero

after that date — (in future) da lì in avanti; (in past) da allora, da quel giorno

it was after six o'clock — erano le sei passate

after that — dopo di ciò

after which — dopo di che

the day after tomorrow — dopodomani

2) (given, in spite of)

after the way he behaved — dopo essersi comportato in quel modo

after all we did for you! — dopo tutto quello che abbiamo fatto per te!

after what she's been through? — dopo tutto ciò che ha passato?

3) (behind)

to chase after sb. — correre dietro a o inseguire qcn.

please shut the gate after you — si prega di chiudere il cancello all'uscita

4) (in pursuit of)

that's the house they're after — è la casa a cui sono interessati

the police are after him — la polizia gli sta dando la caccia

it's me he's after — (to settle score) ce l'ha con me

to be after sb. — colloq. (sexually) correre dietro a qcn

5) (following in sequence, rank) dopo

after you! — (letting someone pass ahead) dopo di lei!

6) (in the direction of)

to stare after sb. — seguire qcn. con lo sguardo

"don't forget!" Meg called after her — "non dimenticarti!" Meg le urlò dietro

7) (beyond) dopo, oltre
8) (stressing continuity)

day after day — giorno dopo giorno

time after time — più volte, ripetutamente

mile after mile of — chilometri e chilometri di

9) (about)

to ask after sb. — chiedere di qcn

10) (in honour or memory of)

to name a child after sb. — chiamare un bambino con il nome di o come qcn.

named after — [street, institution] intitolato a

11) (in the manner of)

"after Millet" — " alla maniera di Millet"

12) AE (past)

it's twenty after eleven — sono le undici e venti

13) after all dopo tutto

he decided not to stay after all — alla (fin) fine decise di non restare

II ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
avverbio
1) (following time or event) dopo, poi, in seguito

soon o not long after subito o poco dopo; for weeks after — ancora per settimane

2) (following specific time)

the year after — l'anno seguente

the day after — il giorno dopo, l'indomani

III ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
congiunzione
1) (in sequence of events) dopo (che)

after we had left we realized that — dopo essere partiti ci siamo accorti che

2) (given that, in spite of the fact that)

after hearing all about him we want to meet him — dopo tutto ciò che abbiamo sentito su di lui vogliamo incontrarlo

why did he do that after we'd warned him? — perché l'ha fatto nonostante l'avessimo avvertito?

IV ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
aggettivo

in after years — negli anni seguenti

* * *
1. preposition
1) (later in time or place than: After the car came a bus.) dopo
2) (following (often indicating repetition): one thing after another; night after night.) dopo
3) (behind: Shut the door after you!) dopo di
4) (in search or pursuit of: He ran after the bus.) dietro, dietro a
5) (considering: After all I've done you'd think he'd thank me; It's sad to fail after all that work.) dopo
6) ((American: in telling the time) past: It's a quarter after ten.) (1) Sono le dieci e un quarto
2. adverb
(later in time or place: They arrived soon after.) dopo
3. conjunction
(later than the time when: After she died we moved house twice.) dopo
- afterthought
- afterwards
- after all
- be after
* * *
I ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
preposizione
1) (later in time than) dopo

immediately after the strike — immediatamente dopo lo sciopero

after that date — (in future) da lì in avanti; (in past) da allora, da quel giorno

it was after six o'clock — erano le sei passate

after that — dopo di ciò

after which — dopo di che

the day after tomorrow — dopodomani

2) (given, in spite of)

after the way he behaved — dopo essersi comportato in quel modo

after all we did for you! — dopo tutto quello che abbiamo fatto per te!

after what she's been through? — dopo tutto ciò che ha passato?

3) (behind)

to chase after sb. — correre dietro a o inseguire qcn.

please shut the gate after you — si prega di chiudere il cancello all'uscita

4) (in pursuit of)

that's the house they're after — è la casa a cui sono interessati

the police are after him — la polizia gli sta dando la caccia

it's me he's after — (to settle score) ce l'ha con me

to be after sb. — colloq. (sexually) correre dietro a qcn

5) (following in sequence, rank) dopo

after you! — (letting someone pass ahead) dopo di lei!

6) (in the direction of)

to stare after sb. — seguire qcn. con lo sguardo

"don't forget!" Meg called after her — "non dimenticarti!" Meg le urlò dietro

7) (beyond) dopo, oltre
8) (stressing continuity)

day after day — giorno dopo giorno

time after time — più volte, ripetutamente

mile after mile of — chilometri e chilometri di

9) (about)

to ask after sb. — chiedere di qcn

10) (in honour or memory of)

to name a child after sb. — chiamare un bambino con il nome di o come qcn.

named after — [street, institution] intitolato a

11) (in the manner of)

"after Millet" — " alla maniera di Millet"

12) AE (past)

it's twenty after eleven — sono le undici e venti

13) after all dopo tutto

he decided not to stay after all — alla (fin) fine decise di non restare

II ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
avverbio
1) (following time or event) dopo, poi, in seguito

soon o not long after subito o poco dopo; for weeks after — ancora per settimane

2) (following specific time)

the year after — l'anno seguente

the day after — il giorno dopo, l'indomani

III ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
congiunzione
1) (in sequence of events) dopo (che)

after we had left we realized that — dopo essere partiti ci siamo accorti che

2) (given that, in spite of the fact that)

after hearing all about him we want to meet him — dopo tutto ciò che abbiamo sentito su di lui vogliamo incontrarlo

why did he do that after we'd warned him? — perché l'ha fatto nonostante l'avessimo avvertito?

IV ['ɑːftə(r)] [AE 'æftər]
aggettivo

in after years — negli anni seguenti


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