Compound Forms/Forme composte
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| mandare a carte quarantotto | (to ruin) | to throw a monkey wrench in |
| | | to thwart |
| mandare a chiamare | | send for someone v expr |
| mandare a dire | (figurative) | not being able to tell something to their face |
| Nota: If someone is unable to tell you something to your face, they send someone else to do it! Mandare a dire! |
| mandare a dire | | ask [sb] to tell [sb] else something |
| mandare a farsi benedire | | to tell someone to go to hell |
| Nota: Elegant way of telling someone off. |
| mandare a farsi fottere | (vulgar) | to tell [sb] to go f*** themselves |
| mandare a farsi friggere | | to tell [sb] to go to hell |
| mandare a memoria | | learn by heart, commit to memory v expr |
| mandare a monte | | to upset someone's plans |
| | | to thwart |
| mandare a picco | | sink⇒, scupper⇒ vtr |
| mandare a puttane qs vtr | idiomatico, volgare (far andare male, rovinare qs) (colloquial) | screw up, botch up v expr |
| | (vulgar) | f*** up v expr |
| | (UK, dated) | bugger up v expr |
| mandare a quel paese | (slang) | tell [sb] to buzz off, tell [sb] to get lost! v expr |
| | (offensive) | tell [sb] to f*** off |
| | L'ho mandato a quel paese e non mi dispiace nemmeno un po'. |
| | I told him to get lost, and I don't regret it a bit. |
| mandare ai matti vtr | figurato (esasperare) (informal) | drive [sb] crazy, drive [sb] mad v expr |
mandare al camposanto,
mandare all'altro mondo | (to kill) | to do [sb] in |
| | | to kill |
| mandare al creatore | | to kill |
mandare al diavolo,
mandare a quel paese | | to tell [sb] to go to hell |
| mandare al diavolo | | to tell [sb] to go to hell |
| mandare al diavolo qn vtr | idiomatico (invitare bruscamente qn a levarsi di torno) (colloquial) | send someone packing v expr |
| | | tell someone to go to hell v expr |
| mandare al macero | (paper, newspapers) | to pulp |
| mandare al massacro | | to send [sb] to die |
| mandare all'aria | | to upset [sb]'s plans |
| | | to call everything off |
| mandare all'inferno | | to tell [sb] to go to hell |
| mandare all'ospedale | (to injure someone badly) | to beat someone to a pulp |
| mandare all’aria vtr | (abbandonare un progetto, un'impresa) | drop, abandon, do away with |
| mandare alla sbarra | | pass judgment on v expr |
| mandare allo sbaraglio | | to upset |
| mandare avanti vtr | figurato, informale (gestire, far funzionare) | manage⇒, operate⇒ v |
| | | carry on⇒ v |
| mandare avanti la baracca | | to keep things going, to keep things afloat |
| mandare avanti la casa | | to keep things going |
| | | to run the home |
| | | to support the livelihood of the home |
| mandare fuori | | send out, send outside v expr |
| mandare giù vtr | (inghiottire cibi o liquidi) | swallow⇒ vtr |
| mandare giu vtr | figurato (sopportare, subire) | swallow⇒ vtr |
| mandare gli accidenti | | curse someone v expr |
| mandare i saluti | | send wishes, send best wishes, say hello to someone on someone else's behalf, send greetings v expr |
| mandare in bestia | | enrage⇒ vtr |
| | | make someone fly into a rage v expr |
| mandare in bianco | (sexual advances) | refuse⇒, reject⇒ vtr |
| mandare in brodo di giuggiole | (extremely happy or satisfied) | to be in raptures⇒ v |
| mandare in fumo | | to ruin, to upset |
| mandare in onda vtr | (trasmettere in TV o radio) | broadcast⇒, transmit⇒ vtr |
| | La redazione ha deciso di mandare in onda stasera l'intervista al ministro dell'interno. |
| mandare in orbita | (satellites, spacecrafts) | to launch into orbit |
| mandare in pezzi | | shatter⇒ vtr |
| mandare in solluchero | (praise) | to flatter⇒, to delight greatly⇒ v |
mandare l'ultimo sospiro,
rendere l'ultimo sospiro | | to die |
| | | to pass away |
| mandare un bacio. | | blow a kiss v expr |
| mandare una cambiale in protesto | | to protest a bill |
| mandare via vtr | informale (cacciare, allontanare) | send away, dispatch |
| | | kick out |
ridurre in briciole,
mandare in briciole | | crush, pulverize, destroy |
| | | tear apart |