at
(weak form [ət], , strong form [æt])preposition
| 1. | [indicating place, position]
a
at my father's da mio padre, a casa di mio padre at home/school a casa/scuola at work al lavoro she was standing at the window era in piedi vicino alla finestra there was a knock at the door bussarono alla porta |
| 2. | [indicating direction]
verso
to rush at sb /sthg precipitarsi verso qn/qc to throw sthg at sb /sthg tirare qc a qn/qc to shoot at sb /sthg sparare a qn/qc to smile at sb sorridere a qn to look at sb /sthg guardare qn/qc |
| 3. | [indicating a particular time]
a
at midnight /noon a mezzanotte/mezzogiorno at eleven o'clock alle undici at the weekend durante il fine settimana at Christmas /Easter a Natale/Pasqua at night di notte |
| 4. | [indicating age, speed, rate]
a
at 52 (years of age) a 52 anni at 100 mph a 100 miglia all'ora |
| 5. | [indicating price]
a
they sell at £50 a pair sono in vendita a 50 sterline il paio |
| 6. | [indicating particular state, condition]
at peace /war in pace/guerra at lunch /dinner a pranzo/cena she's here at my invitation è qui su mio invito |
| 7. | [indicating tentativeness, noncompletion]
to snatch at sthg cercare di afferrare qc to nibble at sthg sbocconcellare qc |
| 8. | (after adjectives)
amused /appalled /puzzled at sthg divertito ( f divertita)/sconvolto ( f sconvolta)/intrigato ( f intrigata) da qc delighted at sthg molto contento ( f contenta) per qc to be good /bad at sthg essere/non essere bravo ( f brava) in qc |
at all
adverb
| 1. | (with negative)
not at all [when thanked] non c'è di che [when answering a question] niente affatto she's not at all happy non è affatto contenta |
| 2. | [in the slightest]
anything at all will do va bene qualsiasi cosa do you know her at all? la conosci? |
