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into

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in·to  (nt)
prep.
1. To the inside or interior of: went into the house.
2.
a. To the activity or occupation of: recent college graduates who go into banking.
b. To the condition, state, or form of: dishes breaking into pieces; changed into a butterfly.
c. So as to be in or be included in: parties entering into an agreement; wrote a new character into the play.
d. Informal Interested in or involved with: They are into vegetarianism.
3. To a point within the limits of a period of time or extent of space: well into the week.
4. In the direction of; toward: looked into the distance; pointed into the sky.
5. Against: crashed into a tree.
6. As a divisor of: The number 3 goes into 9 three times.

into [ˈɪntuː (unstressed) ˈɪntə]
prep
1. to the interior or inner parts of to look into a case
2. to the middle or midst of so as to be surrounded by into the water into the bushes
3. against; up against he drove into a wall
4. used to indicate the result of a transformation or change he changed into a monster
5. (Mathematics) Maths used to indicate a dividend three into six is two
6. Informal interested or enthusiastically involved in I'm really into Freud these days
Translations
into [ˈɪntʊ] PREP
when into is an element in a phrasal verb, eg break into, enter into, look into, walk into, look up the verb
1. (of place) → en, dentro de
put it into the car/bag/cupboardmételo en el or dentro del coche/bolso/armario
to get into bedmeterse a la cama
to get into a carsubir(se)a un coche
he helped his mother into the carayudó a su madre a subir al coche
to go into the countryir al campo
I poured the milk into a cupvertí la leche en una taza
he went off into the desertpartió hacia el interior del desierto or adentrándose en el desierto
he went further into the forestsiguió adentrándose en el bosque
it fell into the lakese cayó al lago
they got into the planesubieron al avión
to come/go into a roomentrar en una habitación
to go into townir al centro de la ciudad
to go into the woodadentrarse or penetrar en el bosque
see also go into 3
2. (of time) it continued well or far into 1996siguió hasta bien entrado 1996
we talked far into the nightcharlamos hasta bien entrada la noche
he's well into his fiftiestiene cincuenta y tantos largos
3. (change in condition etc)
to change into a monstervolverse un or convertirse en un monstruo
to change pounds into dollarscambiar libras por dólares
the rain changed into snowla lluvia se convirtió en nieve
they divided into two groupsse dividieron en dos grupos
to translate sth into Spanishtraducir algo al español
it turned into a pleasant dayresultó or se hizo un día muy agradable
see also burst into, change C
see also divide, grow A1
see also translate, turn B5
4. (Math)
to divide 3 into 12dividir doce entre tres
2 into 6 goes 3seis entre dos son tres
5. to be into sth >: he is really into jazzes un gran aficionado al or del jazz
to be into drugsmeterse drogas, andar metido en drogas
she's into health foodle va mucho lo de la comida sana
what are you into now?¿a qué te dedicas ahora?
the children/puppies are into everything!¡los críos/perritos andan revolviéndolo todo!

into [ˈɪntuː ˈɪntə] prepen
I'm going into town → Je vais en ville.
Divide into two groups → Répartissez-vous en deux groupes.
into pieces → en morceaux
into French → en français
Translate it into French → Traduisez ça en français.
to change pounds into dollars → changer des livres en dollars

into
prep
in (+acc); (= against) crash, drivegegen; to translate something into Frenchetw ins Französische übersetzen; to change euros into poundsEuro in Pfund umtauschen; to divide 3 into 99 durch 3 teilen or dividieren; 3 into 9 goes 33 geht dreimal in 9; to get into troublein Schwierigkeiten kommen; to go into politicsin die Politik gehen; they worked far into the nightsie arbeiteten bis tief in die Nacht hinein; he’s well into his sixtieser ist in den späten Sechzigern; it turned into a nice dayes wurde ein schöner Tag; I can’t get into my jeans any moreich komme nicht mehr in meine Jeans; research into AIDS/cancerAids-/Krebsforschung f
(inf) to be into somebody/something (= like)auf jdn/etw (acc)stehen (inf); (= be interested in)sich für jdn/etw interessieren; to be into something (= use, drugs etc) → etw nehmen; I’m not really into the job yetich bin noch nicht ganz drin im Job (inf); he’s into local politics in a big way (= actively involved)er ist schwer in der Lokalpolitik aktiv (inf); she’s into getting up earlysie ist passionierte Frühaufsteherin; she’s into health foodsie steht auf Gesundheitskost (inf); he’s into wine (= likes)er ist Weinliebhaber; (= is expert)er ist Weinkenner; he’s into computerser ist Computerfan (inf); well if that’s what you’re intoalso, wenn das dein Fall ist …; I’m not into thatdarauf stehe ich nicht (inf)

into [ˈɪntuː] prep
a. (of place) → in, dentro
put it into the box → mettilo nella or dentro la scatola
come into the house → vieni dentro casa
to go into the wood → entrare nel bosco
to walk into a wall → sbattere contro un muro
he drove into a tree → andò a sbattere contro un albero
to go into town/the country → andare in città/in campagna
to get into the car → salire in macchina
b. (change in condition) → in
to translate sth into Italian → tradurre qc in italiano
to burst into tears → scoppiare in lacrime
to change pounds into dollars → cambiare delle sterline in dollari
to cut into pieces → tagliare a pezzi
to change into clean clothes → mettersi dei vestiti puliti
he is really into jazz (fam) → è un appassionato di jazz, ha la passione del jazz
c. (Math) 2 into 6 goes 3 timesil 2 nel 6 sta 3 volte
to divide 3 into 12 → dividere 12 per 3

into [ˈɪntuː] prep
a. (of place) → in, dentro
put it into the box → mettilo nella or dentro la scatola
come into the house → vieni dentro casa
to go into the wood → entrare nel bosco
to walk into a wall → sbattere contro un muro
he drove into a tree → andò a sbattere contro un albero
to go into town/the country → andare in città/in campagna
to get into the car → salire in macchina
b. (change in condition) → in
to translate sth into Italian → tradurre qc in italiano
to burst into tears → scoppiare in lacrime
to change pounds into dollars → cambiare delle sterline in dollari
to cut into pieces → tagliare a pezzi
to change into clean clothes → mettersi dei vestiti puliti
he is really into jazz (fam) → è un appassionato di jazz, ha la passione del jazz
c. (Math) 2 into 6 goes 3 timesil 2 nel 6 sta 3 volte
to divide 3 into 12 → dividere 12 per 3

into
prep into [ˈintu]
1 to or towards the inside of; to within The eggs were put into the box; They disappeared into the mist. in في، داخِل в do, v, ve ned i; ind i in (μέσα) σε en, dentro de -sse به درون johonkin, sisään dans לְתוֹך अंदर को u -ba, -be ke dalam inn í, í in ~の中へ (장소, 방향) …의 안에(으로) į (norāda uz darbības virzienu) ke dalam in, naar binnen inn i w em în в do, v, vo v u i, in i ข้าไปใน ...-in içine 到...裡 у, в اندر vào trong ...里
2 against The car ran into the wall. in في، ضِد срещу do ind i in... hinein πάνω σε contra vastu به؛ تو vasten dans הִתנַגֵש בְּ- के समान u neki- ke inn í in ~にぶつかって (충돌, 접촉) …에 į (norāda uz darbības rezultātu) ke tegen inn i, mot w, o contra în в(о) do v u mot, in i ตรงไปยัง ...-e karşı 處及, 碰 у, в ٹکرانا đâm vào
3 to the state or condition of A tadpole turns into a frog; I've sorted the books into piles. verander in, sorteer على شَكْل промяна в състояние v, ve, do til; i zu σε en -ks, -sse به صورت joksikin en ל- गुणित करने पर u vmivé (alakul, alakít) menjadi í in ~に (なる, する) (어떤 상태 등에의 변화) …으로(에) į (norāda uz pārmaiņu stāvoklī) menjadi in til w, na em în в; на na v u till, i [] เกี่ยวกับ ...-e 成為 на, у کسی حالت میں ہونا thành
4 expressing the idea of division Two into four goes twice. gaan in إلى أقْسام при деление и рядко при умножение на v, ve op i in σε entre jagatud بخش بر jakautua divisé (par, en) מִתחַלֵק בְּ- u kettő a négyben megvan kétszer dibagi (deildur) í in 割る …을 나누어 į (lieto, dalot vienu ciparu ar otru) četri dalīts ar divi dibahagi gedeeld door delt med w em în на v, vo v u [] i [] กลายเป็น bölünce, bölündüğünde у تقسیم کرنا chia

into بداخل do ind i hinein μέσα σε en dans uvod in ・・・の中へ ...안으로 in inn i do para dentro de в in i เข้าไปข้างใน içeri vào trong 进入


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