Significato di time in italiano

• 0 a particular point in the day or night -- ora

  • What time is it? Che ore sono?

  • What time do you leave for work in the morning? A che ora parti per andare al lavoro la mattina?

• 1 Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, etc. -- tempo

  • He wants to spend more time with his family. Vuole passare più tempo con la famiglia.

• 2 a period of minutes, hours, years, etc. -- tempo

  • I lived in Florida for a long time. Ho vissuto a lungo in Florida.

• 3 an occasion when something happens -- volta

  • How many times have you been to Chicago? Quante volte sei stato a Chicago?

• 4 a period of time in the past -- tempo, periodo, epoca

  • We were very young at the time. Eravamo molto giovani a quel tempo.

  • The novel is set in the time of the Civil War. Il romanzo è ambientato all’epoca della guerra civile.

  • Did you enjoy your time in Japan? Ti sei divertito in Giappone?

• 5 very often -- molto spesso

  • It happens all the time. Succede molto spesso.

• 6 to have enough time to do something -- avere il tempo

  • I never have time to eat breakfast. Non ho mai tempo di fare colazione.

• 7 to enjoy yourself -- divertirsi

  • Did you have a good time in Florida? Ti sei divertito in Florida?

• 8 used to say that something should happen or be done now -- è ora/tempo per/di fare qualcosa

  • It’s time to get up. È ora di alzarsi.

• 9 not early or late -- in orario

  • I got to school on time. Sono arrivato a scuola in orario.

• 10 early or at the right time -- in tempo

  • We arrived in time to catch the train. Siamo arrivati in tempo per prendere il treno.

• 11 If two things happen at the same time, they happen together. -- allo stesso tempo

  • We arrived at the same time. Siamo arrivati allo stesso tempo.

• 12 used to say how much bigger, better, worse, etc. one thing is than another thing -- due, tre, quattro volte, ecc.

  • Ben earns three times more than me. Ben guadagna tre volte più di me.

  • Their house is three times larger than ours. La loro casa è tre volte più grande della nostra.

• 13 a week, two months, etc. from now -- fra un giorno, fra due mesi, ecc.

  • I have to go to the doctor again in a month’s time. Devo ritornare dal medico fra un mese.

• 14 to be able to know what time it is by looking at a clock or watch -- sapere dire che ore sono

• 15 very soon -- in men che non si dica, fra poco

  • We’ll be home in no time. Saremo a casa fra poco.

• 16 sometimes -- a volte

  • At times, I wish I didn’t have to work. A volte vorrei non dover lavorare.

• 17 sometimes, but not often -- di quando in quando

  • We go to the beach from time to time. Andiamo al mare ogni tanto.

• 18 to do something without hurrying -- fare senza fretta

  • The test will be difficult – take your time. L’esame sarà difficile – fate senza fretta.

• 19 to have nothing to do -- avere del tempo a disposizione

  • Now that her children are all at school, Mary has found that she has time on her hands. Ora che i figli sono tutti a scuola, Mary ha trovato di avere del tempo a disposizione.

• 20 to spend a period of weeks, months, years, etc. in prison -- essere in prigione

  • It’s not easy to find a job after you’ve done time. Non è facile trovare lavoro dopo essere stati in prigione.

• 21 to measure how long it takes for something to happen -- cronometrare, calcolare il tempo di

  • It’s a good idea to time yourself on the exercises. È una buona idea cronometrarsi mentre si fanno gli esercizi.

• 22 the hour of the day -- ora

  • What time is it?

  • Can your child tell the time yet?

• 23 the passage of days, years, events etc -- tempo

  • time and space

  • Time will tell.

• 24 a point at which, or period during which, something happens -- momento, ora

  • at the time of his wedding

  • breakfast time.

• 25 the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc -- tempo

  • This won’t take much time to do

  • I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris

  • At the end of the exam, the supervisor called ‘Your time is up!’

• 26 a suitable moment or period -- momento

  • Now is the time to ask him.

• 27 one of a number occasions -- volta

  • He’s been to France four times.

• 28 a period characterized by a particular quality in a person’s life, experience etc -- periodo, tempo

  • He went through an unhappy time when she died

  • We had some good times together.

• 29 the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo -- tempo

  • in slow time.

• 30 to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something) -- cronometrare

  • He timed the journey.

• 31 to choose a particular time for -- (scegliere il momento di)

  • You timed your arrival beautifully!