♦ through

♦ through
♦ through (1) /ɵru:/
prep.
1 (compl. di moto per luogo) attraverso; per; entro; fra, tra; da: The Tiber flows through Rome, il Tevere scorre attraverso (o attraversa) Roma; We toured through France, abbiamo viaggiato per la Francia; The news spread through the town, la notizia si sparse per la città; DIALOGO-Showing guest to room- The bathroom is through there, il bagno è da quella parte; to go through a tunnel, passare per una galleria; The arrow went through his arm, la freccia gli è passata attraverso (o gli ha trapassato) il braccio; a road through the woods, una strada fra i boschi; The rain came in through a hole in the tent, la pioggia entrava da un buco della tenda NOTA D'USO: -across o through?-
2 (tempo continuato) per la durata di; durante; per: He slept (all the way) through the lecture, ha dormito durante (tutta) la conferenza; He sat patiently through the lecture, se ne restò pazientemente seduto fino alla fine della conferenza
3 (mezzo) mediante; per mezzo di; per il tramite di: I sent him the money through a bank, gli spedii il denaro per mezzo di una banca; to speak through an interpreter, comunicare per mezzo di un interprete
4 (causa) a causa di; per colpa di; per: through no fault of mine, non per colpa mia; done through error, fatto per errore
5 (spec. USA; compl. di spazio e tempo) da… a: Monday through Friday, dal lunedì al venerdì (compreso); Please complete this form, items 1 through 15, favorite compilare questo modulo, nei punti da 1 a 15
to be through st., aver fatto (o finito) qc.through official channels, per via gerarchica □ all through the year (o all the year through), per tutto l'anno □ (autom.) to drive through a red light, passare col rosso (al semaforo) □ to get through an exam, superare un esame □ to go through, esaminare, rivedere, verificare; frequentare sino al termine dei corsi; fare; consumare; spendere, sperperare: Let's go through the reports, esaminiamo le relazioni!; She went through college, fece l'università; The reckless young man went through a fortune, quel giovanotto scapestrato ha sperperato un patrimonio □ to see through a trick, non lasciarsi ingannare da uno stratagemma; scoprire il trucco.
♦ through (2) /ɵru:/
avv.
1 attraverso; da parte a parte; da cima a fondo; dal principio alla fine: The bullet has passed through, la pallottola è passata da parte a parte; I drove the whole night through, ho guidato (per) tutta la notte; He saw the show through, vide lo spettacolo da cima a fondo
2 completamente; interamente; da capo a piedi: to be wet through, essere completamente bagnato; essere bagnato fradicio
3 direttamente: The goods were sent through to London, la merce è stata spedita direttamente a Londra
4 (in loc. col verbo to be, è idiom.:) (fam.) to be through, essere in comunicazione (telefonica), essere in linea; (anche) essere spacciato: (telef.) You're through, Lei è in linea, parli pure; You're through, sei spacciato, sei un uomo finito; (calcio, ecc.) to be through on goal, essere arrivato sottoporta; to be through to, essere arrivato a: (sport) to go through to the next round, passare il turno; (fam.) to be through with, aver finito (qc.); avere chiuso, averla fatta finita; non volere aver più nulla a che fare con (q.): I am through with my exams, ho finito gli esami; I am through with that fellow, non ho più nulla a che fare con quell'individuo; con lui, ho chiuso!; Jill and I are through, fra me e Jill è finita
5 (nei verbi frasali, è idiom.; per es.:) to get through, attraversare, superare, ecc.; to fall through, andare a monte; fallire; ecc. (► to get, to fall, ecc.)
through and through, completamente; assolutamente; fino al midollo (fig.): He is an extremist through and through, è un estremista fino al midollo □ to last all through, durare per tutto un certo periodo □ to look a composition through, esaminare attentamente un tema □ to look sb. through and through, osservare q. attentamente; studiare q.right through, fino in fondo.
through (3) /ɵru:/
a. attr.
1 diretto: a through train, un treno diretto
2 (di strada) di transito; di scorrimento
3 (sport) che passa; che filtra; filtrante: through ball, pallone che filtra; (calcio, ecc.) through pass [shot], passaggio [tiro] filtrante
● (naut.) through bill of lading, polizza di carico diretta (o cumulativa) □ (mecc.) a through bolt, un bullone passante □ (ferr.) through carriage, vettura diretta □ (naut.) through freight, nolo a forfait □ (ferr.) through passenger, viaggiatore di treno diretto □ (ferr.) through rates, tariffe per trasporti in servizio cumulativo □ through road, strada transitabile □ (autom.) through street, strada con diritto di precedenza □ (ferr.) through ticket, biglietto cumulativo □ «No through road» (cartello), «strada senza uscita».

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