quit

quit
[kwɪt] 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. quitted o quit)
1) (leave) lasciare, abbandonare [job, profession, person]; andarsene da, lasciare [place]
2) inform. uscire da [program]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. quitted o quit)
1) (stop, give up) smettere (doing di fare), rinunciare (doing a fare)

I've had enough, I quit — ne ho avuto abbastanza, lascio

to quit whilst one is ahead o on top — (in career) lasciare all'apice della carriera

2) (resign) dimettersi, dare le dimission
3) inform. uscire
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[kwit]
past tense, past participles - quitted, quit; verb
(to leave, stop, or resign from etc: I'm going to quit teaching; They have been ordered to quit the house by next week.) abbandonare, lasciare
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quit /kwɪt/
a. pred.
1 libero; sollevato, liberato
2 disobbligato; sdebitato.
(to) quit /kwɪt/
(pass. e p. p. quitted o, spec. USA, quit)
A v. t.
1 abbandonare; lasciare; partire da: I quitted London at dawn, ho lasciato Londra all'alba; to quit one's job, abbandonare l'impiego (il posto di lavoro)
2 cessare; smettere: to quit smoking, smettere di fumare; Quit worrying, smettila di preoccuparti; We don't quit work till 6 p.m., non smettiamo di lavorare fino alle sei di sera
3 (comput.) chiudere; uscire; interrompere (un processo)
4 (poet.) compensare; ricambiare; ripagare: to quit love with hatred, ripagare l'amore con l'odio
B v. i.
1 andarsene; sloggiare
2 abbandonare un'impresa; cedere; arrendersi; rinunciare
3 dare le dimissioni; dimettersi; abbandonare un impiego
4 (arc.) comportarsi (bene, male, ecc.)
to quit a debt, pagare (o saldare) un debito □ to quit hold of sb. [st.], lasciar andare q. [qc.]; abbandonare la presa su q. [qc.] □ (econ.: di un'azienda) to quit the market, uscire dal mercato □ to quit town (o one's country), levare le tende (fig.) □ (leg.) notice to quit, disdetta (di contratto di locazione); escomio (la notifica); licenziamento, (gli) «otto giorni» (fam.) □ (prov.) Death quits all scores, la morte salda tutti i conti.
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[kwɪt] 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. quitted o quit)
1) (leave) lasciare, abbandonare [job, profession, person]; andarsene da, lasciare [place]
2) inform. uscire da [program]
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing -tt-; pass., p.pass. quitted o quit)
1) (stop, give up) smettere (doing di fare), rinunciare (doing a fare)

I've had enough, I quit — ne ho avuto abbastanza, lascio

to quit whilst one is ahead o on top — (in career) lasciare all'apice della carriera

2) (resign) dimettersi, dare le dimission
3) inform. uscire

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