into
[ˈɪntʊ]preposition
| 1. | [inside - referring to container]
in, dentro (a) [ - referring to place, vehicle] in to put sthg into sthg mettere qc in qc to walk into a room entrare in una stanza to get into a car salire in macchina |
| 2. | [against]
contro
to bump/crash into sb/sthg andare a sbattere contro qn/qc |
| 3. | [indicating transformation, change]
to turn into sthg trasformarsi in qc to develop into sthg diventare qc to translate sthg into Spanish tradurre qc in spagnolo to tear sthg into pieces fare a pezzi qc to burst into tears scoppiare a piangere she changed intoanother dress s'è cambiata d'abito |
| 4. | [concerning, about]
su
an investigation into corruption un'indagine sulla corruzione |
| 5. | MATHS
3 into 2 won't go il 3 non sta nel 2 2 into 6 goes 3 times il 2 sta 3 volte nel 6 to divide 4 into 8 dividere 8 per 4 |
| 6. | [indicating elapsed time]
fino a
we worked well into the night abbiamo lavorato fino a notte fonda I was a week into my holiday when … ero in vacanza da una settimana quando … |
| 7. | (inf)
[interested in]
to be into sthg essere appassionato ( f appassionata) di qc |
