away ***** adv

away ***** adv
[ə'weɪ]
1) lontano

away from — lontano da

far away from home — molto lontano da casa

the village is 3 miles away — il paese è a 3 miglia di distanza or è lontano 3 miglia

two hours away by car — a due ore di distanza in macchina

away in the distance — in lontananza

the holiday was two weeks away — mancavano due settimane alle vacanze

2)

(absent) to be away — essere via

Jason was away on a business trip — Jason era via per lavoro

he's away in Milan — è (andato) a Milano

he's away for a week — è andato via per una settimana

go away! — vai via (di qui)!, via di qui!, vattene!

to take away — portare via

3)

to turn away — girarsi, voltarsi

to die away — (sound) spegnersi in lontananza

the snow melted away — la neve si è completamente sciolta

to play away Sport — giocare in trasferta or fuori casa

to talk away — parlare in continuazione

to work away — continuare a lavorare

he was still working away in the library — stava ancora lavorando in biblioteca


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