send away

mandare via, allontanare

Dire a qualcuno di allontanarsi da sé o di lasciare un luogo.

In inglese semplice: To tell someone to leave you or a place.

• She sent the salesman away.
• They sent us away without answering our questions.
• Why did you send the visitors away?

Come si usa: send someone away (The guard sent the visitors away.)

Sinonimi: dismiss, turn away

Espressioni comuni: send someone away, send away someone

mandare lontano

Organizzare che qualcuno viva o soggiorni in un altro luogo per molto tempo.

In inglese semplice: To arrange for someone to live or stay somewhere else for a long time.

• They sent him away to school.
• Her parents sent her away to stay with relatives for a year.
• Would you send your child away for a whole term?

Come si usa: send someone away to somewhere (They sent their daughter away to boarding school.); send someone away for something (The company sent him away for three months of training.)

Sinonimi: send off

Espressioni comuni: send someone away, send away someone

spedire, inviare

Mandare una persona o una cosa in un altro luogo, lontano da dove ci si trova.

In inglese semplice: To make a person or thing go to another place, away from where you are.

• I sent the parcel away this morning.
• They sent the samples away for testing.
• Can you send the broken watch away for repair?

Come si usa: send something away for something (We sent the machine away for repairs.); send something away to somewhere (She sent the documents away to the head office.)

Sinonimi: dispatch, send off

Espressioni comuni: send something away, send away something

ordinare per posta

Richiedere qualcosa a un fornitore lontano perché venga spedito al proprio indirizzo.

In inglese semplice: To request something from a distant supplier so that it is delivered to you.

• I sent away for some free samples.
• Have you sent away for the new catalogue?
• We used to send away for toys advertised in magazines.

Come si usa: send away for something (She sent away for a gardening catalogue.)

Sinonimi: send off for, order

Espressioni comuni: send away for something, send away for samples