give
[gɪv] ( pt gave, pp given, cont giving )transitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [gen]
dare
to give (sb) sthg [look, push, headache] dare qc (a qn) [smile, frown, surprise] fare qc (a qn) just thinking about it gives me a headache il solo pensiero mi fa venire il mal di testa it gives me great pleasure to be here tonight mi fa molto piacere essere qui questa sera to give sb/sthg sthg or to give sthg to sb/sthg dare qc a qn/qc to give sthg (for sthg) [pay] dare qc (per qc) |
| 2. | [host]
to give a press conference tenere una conferenza stampa |
| 3. | [thought, attention, time]
to give sthg to sthg or to give sthg sthg dedicare qc a qc |
| 4. | [as present]
dare, regalare
to give sb sthg or to give sthg to sb dare qc a qn |
| to be given to believe or
understand that
(fml)
essere indotto ( f
indotta) a credere che
I'd give anything or my right arm to do that darei qualsiasi cosa per farlo |
give
[gɪv] ( pt gave, pp given, cont giving )intransitive verb Conjugation
[collapse, break] cedere
give
[gɪv] ( pt gave, pp given, cont giving )noun (uncountable noun)
[elasticity] elasticità f inv
give or take
preposition
give or take a mile miglio più, miglio meno
give away
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [get rid of] dare via |
| 2. | [reveal] rivelare |
give back
transitive verb separable Conjugation
restituire
give in
intransitive verb Conjugation
| 1. | [admit defeat] arrendersi |
| 2. | [agree unwillingly]
to give in to sthg cedere a qc |
give off
transitive verb inseparable Conjugation
emettere
give out
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[distribute] distribuire
give out
intransitive verb Conjugation
[fail] venire meno
give over
transitive verb separable Conjugation
[dedicate]
to be given over to sthg essere destinato ( f destinata) a qc
give over
intransitive verb Conjugation
(UK & inf) [stop]
give over! piantala!
give up
transitive verb separable Conjugation
| 1. | [stop, abandon - smoking]
smettere [ - hope] abbandonare [ - chocolate] rinunciare a [ - job] lasciare |
| 2. | [surrender]
to give o.s. up (to sb) arrendersi (a qn) |
give up
intransitive verb Conjugation
[admit defeat] arrendersi
give up on
transitive verb inseparable
perdere ogni speranza su
