run into

incontrare per caso, imbattersi in

Incontrare qualcuno o trovare qualcosa per caso, senza averlo previsto.

In inglese semplice: To meet someone or find something by chance, without planning to.

• I ran into Sam at the shop.
• We’ve run into a problem with the booking.
• Have you ever run into your teacher outside school?

Come si usa: run into someone/something (I ran into an old friend at the station.)

Sinonimi: come across, encounter, bump into

Espressioni comuni: run into someone, run into problems, run into trouble

urtare, scontrarsi con

Urtare qualcuno o qualcosa per sbaglio mentre ci si muove.

In inglese semplice: To hit someone or something accidentally while moving.

• The car ran into a tree.
• I wasn’t looking and ran into the door.
• Did your bike run into that fence?

Come si usa: run into someone/something (The cyclist ran into a parked car.)

Sinonimi: hit, crash into, collide with

Espressioni comuni: run into something, run into someone

entrare di corsa

Entrare in un luogo correndo.

In inglese semplice: To go inside a place while moving quickly on your feet.

• The boy ran into the house.
• We ran into a shop to escape the rain.
• Why did she run into the classroom?

Come si usa: run into somewhere (The children ran into the house.)

Sinonimi: rush into, dash into

Contrari: run out of

Espressioni comuni: run into somewhere, run into school

ammontare a, raggiungere

Raggiungere un totale considerevole, soprattutto di denaro o tempo.

In inglese semplice: To reach a large amount, especially of money or time.

• The repair bill ran into thousands.
• Their debts now run into millions of dollars.
• The recording runs into hundreds of hours.

Come si usa: run into + large amount (The total cost could run into millions of pounds.)

Sinonimi: amount to, total, reach

Espressioni comuni: run into millions, run into thousands

far schiantare contro, far urtare contro

Far urtare un veicolo o un altro oggetto in movimento contro qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To make a vehicle or another moving object hit something.

• He ran his car into a wall.
• She lost control and ran the truck into a tree.
• Did you run the trolley into the door?

Come si usa: run something into someone/something (She ran her car into a wall.)

Sinonimi: crash into, ram into

Espressioni comuni: run something into something, run something into someone

mescolare, far confluire

Far scorrere insieme colori o liquidi in modo che si mescolino.

In inglese semplice: To make colours or liquids flow together and mix.

• Run the blue paint into the yellow.
• She ran the wet colours into each other with a brush.
• Try running the red ink into the clear water.

Come si usa: run something into something (Use a wet brush to run the blue paint into the green.)

Sinonimi: blend, mix

Contrari: separate

Espressioni comuni: run something into something, run colours into something