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1. adv
(lì) vicino

by and by — (in past) poco dopo, (in future) fra breve

by and large — nel complesso, nell'insieme

close by — vicinissimo, molto vicino

to go by — passare

hard by — vicinissimo, molto vicino

to lay sth by — mettere qc da parte

to pass by — passare

to put sth by — mettere qc da parte

to rush by — passare correndo

2. prep
1) (close to) vicino a, accanto a, presso

I've got it by me — ce l'ho a portata di mano or sottomano

the house by the river — la casa sul fiume

a holiday by the sea — una vacanza al mare

2) (via, through) per

we came by Dover — siamo venuti via Dover

3) (past) davanti a

I go by the post office every day — passo davanti alla posta ogni giorno

she walked by me — mi è passata accanto

4)

(during) by day — di giorno

by night — di notte

5) (not later than) per

by then it was too late — ormai era troppo tardi

by this time tomorrow I'll be in Spain — domani a quest'ora sarò in Spagna

by the time I got there it was too late — quando sono arrivato era ormai troppo tardi

by that time I knew — ormai lo sapevo

it must be finished by 4 o'clock — dev'essere terminato entro le 4

6) (amount) a

by degrees — gradualmente

by the hour — a ore

to increase by the hour — aumentare di ora in ora

by the kilo — a chili

little by little — a poco a poco

by the metre — a metri

one by one — uno (-a) per uno (-a)

7) (agent, cause) da

killed by lightning — ucciso (-a) da un fulmine

a painting by Picasso — un quadro di Picasso

surrounded by enemies — circondato (-a) da nemici

8) (method, manner, means) per

by bus — in autobus, con l'autobus

by car — in macchina, con la macchina

to pay by cheque — pagare con (un) assegno

by force — con la forza

made by hand — fatto (-a) a mano

to lead sb by the hand — portare qn per mano

by land and by sea — per terra e per mare

by moonlight — al chiaro di luna

(all) by oneself — tutto (-a) solo (-a)

by rail or train — con il treno, in treno

by saving hard, he ... — risparmiando molto, lui...

9) (according to) per

to play by the rules — attenersi alle regole

it's all right by me — per me va bene

10) (measuring difference) di

it missed me by inches — non mi ha preso or mi ha mancato per un millimetro

it's wider by a metre — è un metro più largo

11) Math , (measure) per

to divide/multiply by — dividere/moltiplicare per

a room 3 metres by 4 — una stanza di 3 metri per 4

12)

(points of compass) north by north-east — nord-nordest

13)

(in oaths) I swear by Almighty God — giuro dinanzi a Dio or nel nome di Dio

14)

by the way or by the by(e) — a proposito

this wasn't my idea by the way — tra l'altro l'idea non era mia


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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