Parole Italiane 19 - Andare - Significati ed Espressioni Idiomatiche (all checked) Flashcards
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Andare (1) [an·dà·re]
(verbo intransitivo, aus. essere)
(ind. pres. vàdo o vò, vài, va, andiàmo, andàte, vànno;
fut. andrò, ecc.;
cong. pres. vàda, …, andiàmo, andiàte, vàdano;
cond. andrèi, ecc.; imp. va o va’]
1 [= to go, to go (lit. to direct o.s.) to a place or to s.o.
a. → to go home
b. → to go to the library
c. → to go to friends’
1 Recarsi, dirigersi in un luogo o presso qcn.
[= to go, to go (lit. to direct o.s.) to a place or to someone.
a. Andare a casa
→ to go home
b. Andare in biblioteca
→ to go to the library
c. Andare da amici
→ to go to friends
Andare in fondo a, andare fino in fondo a (1(1))
[= to get to the bottom of = to get to the bottom of, to continue an investigation until the truth is discovered]
1(1) Andare in fondo = andare fino in fondo, continuare un’indagine fino a scoprire la verità
[= to get to the bottom of = to the bottom of, to continue an investigation until the truth is discovered]
Andare in fondo a, andare fino in fondo a (1(2))
a. → to get to the bottom of (sth), to explore sth. in depth
2(2) to get/go to the bottom of (sth)
a. Andare in fondo a una questione
→ to get to the bottom of (sth), to explore sth. in depth
Andare a fondo a (1)
[= to delve into, to analyse, to dissect; to get to the bottom of (sth)]
a. → One must get to the bottom of the matter.
1 approfondire, analizzare, sviscerare [= to delve into, to analyse, to dissect; to get to the bottom of (sth)]
a. Bisogna andare a fondo della questione
→ One must get to the bottom of the matter
[Sviscerare (vt)
1 (esaminare) to examine, to analyse in depth;
2 (rar) to eviscerate]
Andare a fondo (2)
[= to sink, to be shipwrecked (fig., of a project, activity, etc., to fail, to flop)]; to go to the bottom
2 affondare, naufragare (fig., di progetto, attività, ecc., fallire, fare fiasco)
[= to sink, to be shipwrecked (fig., of a project, activity, etc., to fail, to flop)]; to go to the bottom
Andare a male (1(1))
[= of foodstuffs, to spoil, to break down, to go bad]
1(1) di generi alimentari, avariarsi, guastarsi
[= of foodstuffs, to spoil, to break down, to go bad]
[Avariare
1 (vi) to deteriorate;
2 (vt) to damage]
[Marcire
(avariarsi, decomporsi) to go bad, to rot, to decay]
Andare a male (1(2))
1(2) (marcire, guastarsi)
→ Our apples have gone bad.
1(2) (marcire, guastarsi) to spoil, to go bad, to rot
a. Le nostre mele sono andate a male.
→ Our apples have gone bad.
Andare a monte
[= of a game or other activity, to be cancelled out, to fall through/to go up in smoke]
to fall apart; di gioco o di altra attività, venire annullato, sfumare
[= of a game or other activity, to be cancelled out, to fall through/to go up in smoke]
Andare alla deriva (1(1))
[= (fig.) to be carried along without resistance]
1(1) (fig.) Subire gli eventi senza reagire;
(fig.) to coast along, to drift; to be carried along without resistance
Andare alla deriva (1(2))
[= of a boat = to be passively dragged by the current.]
di imbarcazione = essere trascinata passivamente dalla corrente.
[= of a boat = to be passively dragged by the current.]
Andare addosso a qcn., a qcs.
[= to bump into, to run over s.o. or sth.]
(vehicle) to hit; to bump into; to collide into / with;
= urtare, investire qcn. o qcs.
[= to bump into, to run over s.o. or sth.]
[Addosso a
1 (preposizione) (sopra a persona) (targeting) at;
2 (avverbio) (sopra a persona) on]
Andare avanti (1(1))
[= to go forward,
to advance, to proceed;
also to continue something that is being done,
to go on]
1(1) avanzare, procedere; anche continuare qcs. che si sta facendo, proseguire;
[= to go forward, to advance, to proceed; also to continue something that is being done, to go on]
Andare avanti (1(2))
[= or to live, to get by]
→ I get by with some little job here and there.
1(2) oppure campare, tirare avanti
[= or to live, to get by]
a. Vado avanti con qualche lavoretto qua e là.
→ I get by with some little job here and there.
Andare avanti (1(3))
→ to do (sth) by inertia
1 (muoversi: in avanti) to go forward;
2 (continuare, procedere) to keep going
a. Andare avanti per forza d’inerzia
→ to do (sth) by inertia
Andare coi piedi di piombo
→ to do (sth.) or proceed cautiously
to do (sth) cautiously
a. Andare con i piedi di piombo
→ to do (sth.) or proceed cautiously
[Piombo nm]
1 (metallo) (metal) lead]
Andare a zonzo
[= to wander aimlessly]
to roam, to wander;
= girovagare senza una meta precisa
[= to wander aimlessly]
[Girovagare (vi)
1 (vagare senza meta) to wander, to roam;
andare vagando senza meta e senza uno scopo.
[= to wander aimlessly and without a purpose.]
Andare a tempo
[= to music, to keep the indicated rhythm]
→ to be off-beat
(play music, dance) to follow the beat;
= in musica, tenere il ritmo indicato
[= to music, to keep the indicated rhythm]
a. Non andare a tempo
→ to be off-beat
Andare di traverso
[= to go wrong, to go haywire;
(US, slang, idiom) to go south]
→ Today everything’s going wrong!
1 (riuscire male) (idiom) to go wrong, to go haywire;
(US, slang, idiom) to go south
a. Oggi mi va tutto di traverso!
→ Today everything’s going wrong!
Andare di (o per) traverso (1)
1 (di cibi) rimanere nella gola
= (of food, to remain in the throat) (restare bloccato in gola) (choke, idiom) to go down the wrong way, to go down the wrong pipe;
(idiom) to stick in the gullet
Andare di (o per) traverso (2)
→ His food went down the wrong pipe.
Andare di traverso (o a traverso), di cibo o bevanda che, andando in parte nella laringe invece che nell’esofago, provoca colpi di tosse
a. Gli è andato di traverso il boccone.
→ His food went down the wrong pipe.
Andare dietro a qcn. (1)
[= to follow s.o.,
to imitate s.o.,
to follow s.o.]
→ The teacher was dancing and the students were following him.
1 to follow; to pursue; to court;
= imitare qcn., seguirlo.
[= to follow s.o.,
to imitate s.o.,
to follow s.o.]
a. Il maestro ballava e gli allievi gli andavano dietro.
→ The teacher was dancing and the students were following him.
Andare dietro a qcn. (2)
[= to court s.o. to court]
→ to court a girl
2 Fare la corte a qcn. Corteggiare
[= to court s.o. to court]
a. Andare dietro a una ragazza
→ to court a girl
Andare di corpo
(defecare) (formal) to go to the toilet, to defecate, to evacuate;
(informal) to poo, to have a bowel movement
Andare giù (1)
[= to move downward, to descend; to diminish, to decrease, to become lower.]
→ the fever has gone down.
1 to go down;
= muoversi verso il basso, scendere; diminuire, decrescere, abbassarsi:
[= to move downward, to descend; to diminish, to decrease, to become lower.]
a. La febbre è andata giù.
→ the fever has gone down.