come
[kʌm] ( pt came, pp come )intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [move]
venire
come with me! vieni con me! some friends came to dinner sono venuti alcuni amici a cena |
| 2. | [arrive]
arrivare
when summer comes quando arriva l'estate coming! arrivo! the time has come è giunta l'ora he doesn't know whether he's coming or going (fig) non sa più da che parte girarsi the news came as a shock la notizia è stata uno shock |
| 3. | [reach]
to come up to/down to arrivare a her hair comes down to her shoulders i capelli le arrivano alle spalle |
| 4. | [happen]
how did you come to fail your exam? come hai fatto a sbagliare l'esame? come what may qualunque cosa capiti |
| 5. | [become]
to come true realizzarsi to come undone sciogliersi to come unstuck staccarsi |
| 6. | [be placed in order]
arrivare
he came first/last in the race è arrivato primo/ultimo nella gara P comes before Q la P viene prima della Q |
| 7. | (v inf) [sexually] venire |
| come to think of it ora che ci penso |
to come
adverb
a venire
in (the) days/years to come nei giorni/anni a venire
come about
intransitive verb Conjugación
[happen] accadere
how did the idea come about? da dove viene l'idea?
how did it come about that … ? com'è che … ?
come across
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[letter, fact] trovare
to come across sb imbattersi in qn
come across
intransitive verb Conjugación
[speaker, message] essere comprensibile
to come across as dimostrarsi, dare l'impressione di
come along
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [arrive by chance - opportunity]
capitare [ - bus] arrivare |
| 2. | [improve - student]
fare progressi [ - work] andare the project is coming along nicely il progetto sta procedendo bene |
| come along!
expressing encouragement forza,
su!
hurry up dai, sbrigati! |
come apart
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [fall to pieces] andare in pezzi |
| 2. | [come off] staccarsi |
come around
intransitive verb
[regain consciousness] rinvenire
come at
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[attack] aggredire
come back
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [in talk, writing]
to come back to sthg tornare su qc |
| 2. | [memory]
to come back (to sb) tornare in mente (a qn) |
| 3. | [become fashionable again] tornare di moda |
come by
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
| 1. | [tickets]
procurarsi
[idea] pescare |
| 2. | (US) [visit, drop in on] fare un salto, passare |
come down
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [decrease] scendere |
| 2. | [descend] venir giù |
come down to
transitive verb inseparable
ridursi a
come down with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[cold, flu] prendersi
come forward
intransitive verb Conjugación
farsi avanti
come from
transitive verb inseparable
venire da
where do you come from? da dove vieni?
come in
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [enter] entrare |
| 2. | [arrive, be received] giungere |
| 3. | [be involved] entrare in ballo |
come in for
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[criticism] ricevere
come into
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
| 1. | [inherit] ereditare |
| 2. | [begin to be]
to come into being nascere to come into sight apparire |
come of
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[result from] risultare da
come off
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [button, label, lid, stain] venir via |
| 2. | [attempt, joke] riuscire |
| 3. | [finish]
to come off well/badly riuscire bene/male |
come off
transitive verb Conjugación
come off it! (inf) ma va!
come on
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [winter]
arrivare
I feel a headache coming on mi sa che mi sta venendo il mal di testa |
| 2. | [light, heating] accendersi |
| 3. | [student]
fare progressi
[work] andare |
| come on!
expressing encouragement dai!
hurry up sbrigati! expressing disbelief ma va! |
come out
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [become known] venir fuori |
| 2. | [be launched] uscire |
| 3. | [finish]
andare a finire
to come out well/badly finire bene/male |
| 4. | [go on strike] mettersi in sciopero |
| 5. | [declare publicly]
to come out for/against sthg dichiararsi a favore di/contro qc |
| 6. | [photograph] riuscire |
| 7. | [appear in sky] spuntare |
come out in
transitive verb inseparable
to come out in spots coprirsi di brufoli
come out with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[remark] venir fuori con
come over
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[subj: sensation, emotion] pervadere, sipraffare
come round
intransitive verb Conjugación
(UK)
| 1. | → come around |
| 2. | [change opinion]
to come round (to sthg) cambiare idea (su qc) |
| 3. | [happen] capitare, succedere |
come through
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[survive] sopravvivere a
come through
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [arrive] giungere |
| 2. | [survive] cavarsela |
come to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
| 1. | [reach]
to come to an end avere fine to come to power salire al potere to come to a decision arrivare a una decisione |
| 2. | [amount to] ammontare a |
come to
intransitive verb Conjugación
[regain consciousness] rinvenire
come under
transitive verb inseparable
| 1. | [be governed by] essere soggetto ( f soggetta) a |
| 2. | [heading] trovarsi sotto |
| 3. | [suffer]
to come under attack (from) essere oggetto di attacchi (da parte di) |
come up
intransitive verb Conjugación
| 1. | [be mentioned] venir fuori |
| 2. | [be imminent] avvicinarsi |
| 3. | [happen unexpectedly] capitare |
| 4. | [sun, moon] sorgere |
come up against
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
incontrare
come upon
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[find] imbattersi in
come up to
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
| 1. | [in space, time] avvicinarsi a |
| 2. | [equal] rispondere a |
come up with
transitive verb inseparable Conjugación
[answer, idea, solution] venir fuori con
