gather

I ['gæðə(r)]

nome sart. piega f., increspatura f.

II 1. ['gæðə(r)]

verbo transitivo

1) (collect) raccogliere [fruit, mushrooms, flowers]; raccogliere, accumulare [data, information]; chiamare a raccolta [followers, strength]; prendere [courage]

the movement is gathering strength — il movimento sta acquistando forza

to gather dust — prendere polvere (anche fig.)

to gather momentum — prendere lo slancio

to gather speed — prendere velocità

we are gathered here — siamo qui riuniti

2) (embrace)

to gather sb. to — stringere qcn. contro [oneself, one's bosom]

3) (deduce, conclude)

to gather that — dedurre che

I gather (that) he was there — ho capito che c'era

I gather from her (that)... — da quello che mi ha detto deduco che...

as you will have gathered — come avete potuto capire

as far as I can gather — per quanto ne riesco a capire

4) sart. raccogliere, pieghettare

to gather a dress at the waist — arricciare un vestito in vita

2.

verbo intransitivo [people, crowd] radunarsi, raccogliersi; [family] riunirsi; [clouds] addensarsi; [darkness] infittirsi

- gather around

- gather in

- gather round

- gather together

- gather up

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['ɡæðə] 1. verb

1) (to (cause to) come together in one place: A crowd of people gathered near the accident.) radunarsi

2) (to learn (from what has been seen, heard etc): I gather you are leaving tomorrow.) dedurre

3) (to collect or get: He gathered strawberries from the garden; to gather information.) raccogliere

4) (to pull (material) into small folds and stitch together: She gathered the skirt at the waist.) increspare

2. noun

(a fold in material, a piece of clothing etc.) crespa

- gathering

- gather round
- gather together

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I ['gæðə(r)]

nome sart. piega f., increspatura f.

II 1. ['gæðə(r)]

verbo transitivo

1) (collect) raccogliere [fruit, mushrooms, flowers]; raccogliere, accumulare [data, information]; chiamare a raccolta [followers, strength]; prendere [courage]

the movement is gathering strength — il movimento sta acquistando forza

to gather dust — prendere polvere (anche fig.)

to gather momentum — prendere lo slancio

to gather speed — prendere velocità

we are gathered here — siamo qui riuniti

2) (embrace)

to gather sb. to — stringere qcn. contro [oneself, one's bosom]

3) (deduce, conclude)

to gather that — dedurre che

I gather (that) he was there — ho capito che c'era

I gather from her (that)... — da quello che mi ha detto deduco che...

as you will have gathered — come avete potuto capire

as far as I can gather — per quanto ne riesco a capire

4) sart. raccogliere, pieghettare

to gather a dress at the waist — arricciare un vestito in vita

2.

verbo intransitivo [people, crowd] radunarsi, raccogliersi; [family] riunirsi; [clouds] addensarsi; [darkness] infittirsi

- gather around

- gather in

- gather round

- gather together

- gather up