| Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali |
| ne pron | (di lui, di lei, di loro) | of him, of her, of it, of them pron |
| | Ne prese le difese in più occasioni. |
| | He defended him on more than one occasion. |
| ne pron | (di esso, di essa, di ciò, di essi, di esse) | of this, of that pron |
| | Sono sazio, non ne voglio più. |
| | I'm full, I don't want any more of this. |
| ne pron | (da lui, da lei, da loro) | about him, about her, about it, about them pron |
| | | from smb, from [sth] |
| | Fece di tutto per dargli un'istruzione, ma in cambio ne ricevette solo delusioni. |
| | He did everything to give him a good instruction but he received only disappointments from him. |
| ne pron | (da esso, da essa, da ciò, da essi, da esse) | of it, of which, of them prep |
| | Ne ricavò una fortuna con cui costruì la casa al mare. |
| | He made a fortune out of it and used it to build a home on the beach. |
| ne avv | (di lì, di là, di qui, di qua) | away adv |
| | Se ne andò senza dire una parola. |
| | He went away without saying a word. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
ne | né | né...né | NE |
| appena se ne ha la possibilità | (appena possibile) | as soon as possible |
| | Chiamami appena ne hai la possibilità. |
| | Call me as soon as possible. |
| Ce ne corre | | be a big difference⇒ vtr |
| | | be no comparison⇒ vtr |
| ce ne corre | | there is a big difference |
| | (ironic: there is a big difference) | it's not quite the same |
| Nota: Inexact translation. Correre means to run or to course; this expression refers to something previously mentioned running or coursing between two people or situations, usually a difference of something -- age, years, difference in some way. |
| | We were born twenty years apart: there is big a difference. |
| ce ne hai messo di tempo | | You certainly took your sweet time. expr |
| | | You took your time. expr |
| ce ne vuole inter | (per rimarcare distanza, differenza) | no small matter, no small thing |
che io sappia,
per quanto ne so | | as far as I know |
| | | to my knowledge |
| | To my knowledge, he went home. |
| che ne dici? | | what do you think? |
| che te ne pare? | (che ne pensi?) | What do you think (of [sth])? |
| | Ho comprato un divano nuovo. Che te ne pare? |
| | I've bought a new sofa. What do you think of it? |
| che ve ne pare? | | What do you think?, What's your opinion? expr |
| Checché se ne dica | | Whatever people may say expr |
| | Whatever people may say about him, he seems to know what he's doing. |
| Chi ne fa le veci | | stand in for someone, act in someone's stead (more formal), take someone's place expr |
| Chi più ne ha più ne metta | | and so on and so forth, etc. etc., the list goes on, you name it expr |
chi se ne frega,
chissenefrega | | who cares |
| | | who gives a damn |
| cosa ne pensi? | | what do you think of it? |
| dio ce ne scampi e liberi | | God help us expr |
| | | God forbid expr |
Dio ce ne scampi!,
Dio ce ne scampi e liberi! | | Heaven help us! |
| | | Heaven forbid! |
| e chi se ne frega.. | | who cares |
| | (vulgar) | who gives a s*** |
| ma non se ne parla proprio! | | don't even mention it, you're very welcome expr |
| | | don't even talk about it expr |
| | | forget it!, no way! expr |
| me ne frego! | | I don't care! |
| | (rude) | I don't give a damn! |
| morto un papa se ne fa un altro | | plenty of fish in the sea, no one is indispensable idiom |
| | | the king is dead, long live the king idiom |
| ne consegue che cong | (quindi, di conseguenza) (formal) | it follows that, hence expr |
| ne deriva che | | so, hence, therefore, as a result adv |
| ne è passata di acqua sotto i ponti | | it's been a long time, it was long ago idiom |
| ne è passato di tempo | | it's been a long time phrase |
| ne ha combinata un'altra delle solite! | (literally) | he's got into another of his usual messes |
| ne ho piene le tasche | | I'm fed up |
| | | I've had enough |
| ne riparleremo | | we'll talk about it again |
| ne vale la pena inter | (essere conveniente) | it's worth it |
| nel bene o nel male purché se ne parli | | any publicity is good publicity idiom |
| non se ne esce | | there's no way out expr |
| | | a Catch-22 situation n |
| non se ne fa nulla | | it's not going to happen, it's off expr |
| non se ne fece più nulla | | nothing happened, nothing was done expr |
| non se ne parla nemmeno! | (literally) | we're not even going to discuss it! |
| | | not a chance! |
| non se ne parla proprio | | don't even talk about it expr |
| | Vorresti che mi travestissi da pantera rosa? Ma non se ne parla proprio. |
| non se ne parla proprio! | con enfasi (impossibile, fuori discussione) | out of the question! impossible! |
non se ne parla!,
non se ne parla proprio! | (literally) | we're not even going to talk about it! |
| | | it's not even an option! |
| | | it's not up for discussion! |
| | | not a chance! |
| non se ne poteva più | | I/we couldn't take it any longer expr |
| non se ne può fare a meno | | not be able to do without [sth] expr |
| non ve ne pentirete | | you won't be disappointed expr |
| | | you won't regret it expr |
| ove ne ricorrano i presupposti | | should the conditions apply, where applicable expr |
| qualora ne ricorrano i presupposti | | if the conditions are satisfied, if the conditions are met expr |
| quanti ne abbiamo oggi? | (per chiedere giorno del mese) | what date is it today? expr |
| se ne è perso lo stampo | | they don't make them like that anymore |
| Se ne sarebbero viste delle belle | | they would have seen some interesting events⇒, they would have seen some interesting things⇒ vtr |
| Sicuro che ne valesse la pena? | (question) | are you sure it is worth it?, are you sure it is worth doing? expr |
| te lo dice chi se ne intende | | take it from someone who knows expr |
| te ne accorgerai! | | you will see! |
| una ne fa e cento ne pensa | | dynamic adj |
| | | troublemaking adj |
| ve ne prego! | | please! I beg you! expr |