IT

IT

abbr.

information technology

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it  (t)

pron.

1. Used to refer to that one previously mentioned. Used of a nonhuman entity; an animate being whose sex is unspecified, unknown, or irrelevant; a group of objects or individuals; an action; or an abstraction: polished the table until it shone; couldn't find out who it was; opened the meeting by calling it to order.

2. Used as the subject of an impersonal verb: It is snowing.

3.

a. Used as an anticipatory subject or object: Is it certain that they will win?

b. Used as an anticipatory subject to emphasize a term that is not itself a subject: It was on Friday that all the snow fell.

4. Used to refer to a general condition or state of affairs: She couldn't stand it.

5. Used to refer to a crucial situation or culmination: This is itthe rivals are finally face to face. That's it! I won't tolerate any more foolishness.

6. Informal Used to refer to something that is the best, the most desirable, or without equal: He thinks he's it. That steak was really it!

n.

1. Games A player, as in tag, who attempts to find or catch the other players.

2. An animal that has been neutered: The cat is an it.

Idiom:

with it Slang

1. Aware of or knowledgeable about the latest trends or developments.

2. Mentally responsive and perceptive: I'm just not with it today.

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[Middle English, from Old English hit; see ko- in Indo-European roots.]

Our Living Language "I told Anse it likely won't be no need." This quotation from William Faulkner's As I Lay Dying demonstrates a use of it that occurs in some vernacular varieties of American speech. It is used instead of Standard English there when there functions as a so-called existentialthat is, when there indicates the mere existence of something rather than a physical location, as in It was nothing I could do. Existential it is hardly a recent innovationit appears in Middle English; in Elizabethan English, as in Marlowe's Edward II: "Cousin, it is no dealing with him now"; and in modern American literature as well. Although most British and American varieties no longer have this historical feature, it still occurs in some Southern-based dialects and in African American Vernacular English. Use of existential it may actually be increasing in some places, such as Smith Island, Maryland, a historically isolated community. While older Smith Islanders sometimes use existential it rather than there, younger islanders almost always do. · In some American vernacular dialects, particularly in the South (including the Appalachian and Ozark mountains), speakers may pronounce it as hit in stressed positions, especially at the beginning of a sentence, as in Hit's cold out here! This pronunciation is called a relic dialect feature because it represents the retention of an older English form. In fact, hit is the original form of the third person singular neuter pronoun and thus can be traced to the beginnings of the Old English period (c. 449-1100). Early in the history of English, speakers began to drop the h from hit, particularly in unaccented positions, as in I saw it yesterday. Gradually, h also came to be lost in accented positions, although hit persisted in socially prestigious speech well into the Elizabethan period. Some relatively isolated dialects in Great Britain and the United States have retained h, since linguistic innovations such as the dropping of h are often slow to reach isolated areas. But even in such places, h tends to be retained only in accented words. Thus, we might hear Hit's the one I want side by side with I took it back to the store. Nowadays, hit is fading even in the most isolated dialect communities and occurs primarily among older speakers. · This loss of h reflects a longstanding tendency among speakers of English to omit h's in unaccented words, particularly pronouns, such as 'er and 'im for her and him, as in I told 'er to meet me outside. This kind of h-loss is widespread in casual speech today, even though it is not reflected in spelling. See Note at Smith Island.

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IT

abbreviation for

(Electronics & Computer Science / Communications & Information) information technology

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it¹

pron (subjective or objective)

1. refers to a nonhuman, animal, plant, or inanimate thing, or sometimes to a small baby it looks dangerous give it a bone

2. refers to an unspecified or implied antecedent or to a previous or understood clause, phrase, etc. it is impossible I knew it

3. used to represent human life or experience either in totality or in respect of the present situation how's it going? I've had it to brazen it out

4. used as a formal subject (or object), referring to a following clause, phrase, or word it helps to know the truth I consider it dangerous to go on

5. used in the nominative as the formal grammatical subject of impersonal verbs. When it functions absolutely in such sentences, not referring to any previous or following clause or phrase, the context is nearly always a description of the environment or of some physical sensation it is raining it hurts

6. (used as complement with be) Informal the crucial or ultimate point the steering failed and I thought that was it

n

1. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) (in children's games) the player whose turn it is to try to touch another Compare he¹ [5b]

2. Informal

a.  sexual intercourse

b.  sex appeal

3. Informal a desirable quality or ability he's really got it

[Old English hit]

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it²

(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science)

the Internet domain name for Italy

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

IT - the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information information technology applied science, engineering science, technology, engineering - the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems; "he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"

Translations

IT N ABBR

1. (Comput) =information technology → informática f

2. (Fin) =income tax

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it¹ [ɪt] PRON

1. (specific)

It as subject or following a preposition is often not translated.

(direct object) → lo, la; (indirect object) → le; (after prep, if translated) → él m, ella f; (neuter) → ello
it's on the table → está en la mesa
where is it? → ¿dónde está?
"here's the book" - "give it to me" → -aquí está el libro -dámelo
if you have the list, give it to him → si tienes la lista, dásela
it's a good film, have you seen it? → es una buena película, ¿la has visto?
give it a kick → dale una patada
I have no money for it → no tengo dinero para comprarlo
I doubt it → lo dudo
there's a wall in front of/behind it → hay una pared delante/detrás(de ello)
she put a plate on top of it → le puso un plato encima, lo tapó con un plato
it's a she [dog, cat etc] → es hembra
it's a boy [baby] → es niño

2. (indefinite)

The indefinite subject is not translated.

it's raining → está lloviendo
it's Friday tomorrow → mañana es viernes
it's the 10th of October → es el diez de octubre
it's six o'clock → son las seis
how far is it? → ¿a qué distancia está?
it's ten miles to London → son diez millas de aquí a Londres
I like it here, it's quiet → me gusta aquí, es tranquilo
it was kind of you → fue muy amable de su parte
it's easy to talk → hablar no cuesta nada
it is not in him to do it → no es capaz de hacer eso
it's me → soy yo
don't worry, it's only me → soy yo, no te emociones
it's no use worrying → no vale la pena inquietarse
it is said that → se dice que ...
I have heard it said that → he oído decir que ...
it was Peter who phoned → fue Peter quien llamó
what is it? (= what's the matter?) → ¿qué pasa?
who is it? → ¿quién es?

3. (special uses with "to be")
how is it that ...? → ¿cómo es que ...?, ¿cómo resulta que ...?
that's it for today → eso es todo por hoy
that's it! just there is fine → ¡eso es! ahí mismo está bien
that's it! I've had enough of this waiting! → ¡ya está bien! ¡estoy harto de esperar!
that's it then! we leave on Sunday → ¡muy bien! or ¡solucionado! salimos el domingo
that's just it! → ¡ahí está el problema!
this is it (= it's time) → ya llegó la hora; (= train, bus etc) → ahí viene

4. (referring to situation) he won't agree to it → no lo aceptará
I spoke to him about it → lo hablé con él
I'm against it → estoy en contra
I'm (all) for it → estoy(muy)a favor
the worst of it is that → lo peor del caso es que ...
he's dropped us in it → nos la ha hecho buena
see also at 5
see also get A20

5. (in games) you're it! → ¡te tocó!

6. (= sexual attraction) you've either got it or you haven't → ese algo, o se tiene o no, no hay vuelta de hoja

7. (= something special) she thinks she's just it! → se las da de maravillosa

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it² [ɪt] N → vermú m or vermut m italiano

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it [ˈɪt] pron

(subject) → il*(elle)
Where's my book? - It's on the table → Où est mon livre? - Il est sur la table.
When does the pool close? - It closes at 8 → La piscine ferme à quelle heure? - Elle ferme à vingt heures.

(direct object) → le*(la), l' before word starting with a vowel or before mute h
There's a croissant left. Do you want it? → Il reste un croissant. Tu le veux?
I don't want this apple. Take it → Je ne veux pas de cette pomme. Prends-la.
It's a good film. Did you see it? → C'est un bon film. Tu l'as vu?
He's got a new car. - Yes, I saw it → Il a une nouvelle voiture. - Oui, je l'ai vue.

(indirect object) → lui

(following prepositions) from it → en
What did you learn from it? → Qu'en avez-vous retiré?
of it → en
I'm proud of it → J'en suis fier.
in it → y
put the book in it → mettez-y le livre
it's on it → c'est dessus
he agreed to it → il y a consenti
Did you go to it? → Y êtes-vous allé(s)?
above it → (au-)dessus
over it → (au-)dessus
below it → (en) dessous
under it → (en) dessous
in front of it → devant
behind it → derrière
Salt? I think it's better without it → Du sel? Je pense que c'est meilleur sans.

(speaking of weather, time) → il
it's raining → il pleut
it's 6 o'clock → il est six heures

(impersonal subject)
It's Friday tomorrow → Demain c'est vendredi.
It's 2 hours by train → C'est à 2 heures de train.
Who is it? - It's me → Qui est-ce? - C'est moi.
It's expensive → C'est cher.
It's not that I don't want to, it's just that → Ce n'est pas que je ne veuille pas, c'est juste que ...

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it¹

pron

(when replacing German noun) (subj) → er/sie/es; (dir obj) → ihn/sie/es; (indir obj) → ihm/ihr/ihm; of it → davon; behind/over/under etc it → dahinter/darüber/darunter etc; who is it? — it’s me or (form) I → wer ist da? — ich (bins); who is it? — it’s the Browns! → wer ist da? — die Browns!; once the baby had been fed, it stopped crying → als das Baby gefüttert worden war, hörte es auf zu weinen; what is it? → was ist es or das?; (= what’s the matter?) → was ist los?; that’s not it (= not the trouble) → das ist es (gar) nicht; (= not the point) → darum gehts gar nicht; the cheek of it! → so eine Frechheit!; the worst of it is that … → das Schlimmste daran ist, dass …; I like it here → mir gefällt es hier

(indef subject) → es; it’s raining → es regnet; yes, it is a problem → ja, das ist ein Problem; it seems simple to me → mir scheint das ganz einfach; if it hadn’t been for her, we would have come → wenn sie nicht gewesen wäre, wären wir gekommen; it’s not that I don’t want to go → es ist nicht so, dass ich nicht gehen will; why is it always me who has to …? → warum muss (ausgerechnet) immer ich …?; why is it always him who can’t …? → warum ist es immer er, der nicht … kann?; it wasn’t me → ICH wars nicht; it was the Italians who won → es waren die Italiener, die gewannen; it was ten miles to the station → bis zum Bahnhof waren es zehn Meilen; I don’t think it (is) wise of you … → ich halte es für unklug, wenn du …; it is said that … → es wird gesagt, dass …, man sagt, dass …

(emph) it was him or he (form) who asked her → ER hat sie gefragt; it was a cup that he dropped and not … → er hat eine TASSE fallen lassen und nicht …; it’s his appearance I object to → ich habe nur etwas gegen sein Äußeres; it was for his sake that she lied → nur um seinetwillen hat sie gelogen; it’s the OTHER one I like → ich mag den ANDEREN/das ANDERE etc

(inf phrases) that’s it! (agreement) → ja, genau!; (annoyed) → jetzt reichts mir!; that’s it (then)! (achievement) → (so,) das wärs!, geschafft!; (disappointment) → ja, das wars dann wohl; this is it! (before action) → jetzt gehts los! ? at, in, with-it

n (inf)

(in children’s games) you’re it! → du bist!

this is really it! → das ist genau das richtige, DAS ist es; he really thinks he’s it → er bildet sich (dat) → ein, er sei sonst wer

my cat’s an it → meine Katze ist ein Neutrum

(dated: = sex appeal) → Sexappeal m

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it²

n (dated sl) gin and it → Gin mit italienischem Wermut

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it

pron it [it]

1 (used as the subject of a verb or object of a verb or preposition) the thing spoken of, used especially of lifeless things and of situations, but also of animals and babies If you find my pencil, please give it to me; The dog is in the garden, isn't it?; I picked up the baby because it was crying; He decided to run a mile every morning but he couldn't keep it up. dit ضَمير يُشير إلى المُفْرَد غَيْر العاقِل то to, ono det; den es αυτό, το él; ella; ello (sujeto); lo, la (complemento directo) see آن se il, elle, le, la, lui הוּא, הִיא यह, वह ono az(t) hal itu það, (hann, hún) lo, la; ciò それは 그것이(은), 그것을(에) jis, ji, tai tas; tā; to; tam; tai ia het, hij, zij den, det to, ono o/a (pe) el/ea, îl, o, -l, -o оно; то to, ono ono, to to den, det มัน o, onu, ona 它 він; його; цього زیر بحث شخص مذکور یا شے کے لئے مستعمل cái đó 它

2 used as a subject in certain kinds of sentences eg in talking about the weather, distance or time Is it raining very hard?; It's cold; It is five o'clock; Is it the fifth of March?; It's two miles to the village; Is it your turn to make the tea?; It is impossible for him to finish the work; It was nice of you to come; Is it likely that he would go without us? dit تُسْتَعْمَل كَمُبْتَدأ يُشير إلى الطَّقس، الزَّمَن، المسافَه то (to) det; den es (se usa como sujeto en frases impersonales: it is cold = hace frío) (formaalne alus) در سخن از آب و هوا و فاصله و زمان بکار می رود olla il, ce הַשָעָה היא... הַיוֹם יוֹם... वाक्यांश प्रमुखता बताना to sebagai subjek kalimat yang menyatakan keadaan cuaca, jarak, waktu dsb það (óákv. frumlag) (soggetto di verbo impersonale) 形式主語など 날씨 따위의 비인칭 용법 (netulkojams teikuma priekšmets bezpersonas teikumā) digunakan sebagai subjek untuk ayat tertentu het det (foreløpig subjekt) (to) ele/a используется в безличных предложениях (to) to det มัน (Not: hava durumu, uzaklık, zamandan bahsedilirken) o (作無人稱動詞的主語，表示時間、距離、氣候等) вживається як підмет безособового речення کچھ جملوں میں فاعل کی طرح استعمال ہوتا ہے làm chủ ngữ cho một vài loại câu nói về thời tiết, khoảng cách, thời gian... （作无人称动词的主语，表示时间、距离、气候等）

3 (usually as the subject of the verb be) used to give emphasis to a certain word or phrase It was you (that) I wanted to see, not Mary. dit تُسْتَعْمَل في بِدايَة الجُمْلَة للتَّوكيد подлог на изречение to det zur Betonung (se usa para dar énfasis a ciertas palabras o frases) just برای تاکید (korostava) ce זֶה, זאת to adalah það (óákv. frumlag og undanfari tilvís. fn.) (viene usato per introdurre una frase) 強調文主語 강조 구문을 포함해서 글 속의 뒤의 요소를 대표하는 용법 tai (netulkojams uzsvērums) adalah het det to właśnie... ele/a это to to det นั่น (Not: özel bir vurgulamada 'be' fiilinin öznesi) o (作先行代詞，用於表示強調的句型中) це کسی فاعل کے طور پر تاکید کے لئے đó, điều đó （作先行代词，用于表示强调的句型中）

4 used with some verbs as a direct object with little meaning The car broke down and we had to walk it; Oh, bother it! dit ضَمير المَفعول بِه غير العاقِل механична част от изречение, която почти няма значение to [] das, dies το (ως αντικείμενο) lo, la (formaalne sihitis) مفعول بدون معنی برخی از افعال se ça אֶת- to sebagai objek það (viene usato in alcune locuzioni idiomatiche) 慣用句の目的語 의미 없이 사용되는 주어, 목적어 (netulkojams papildinātāja locījums) sebagai objek zijn, haar det используется с глаголом в качестве дополнения to to [] också! นั่น Not: tümleç halinde kullanılır (用於某些動詞之後，作為無意義的直接受詞) як додаток утворює з деякими дієсловами ідіоми اسم ضمیر بجائے غیر شخصی فعل nó （用于某些动词之后，词义含糊，构成习语）

adj its

belonging to it The bird has hurt its wing. sy ضَمير المُلكيَّه لِغَير العاقِل негов svůj, svá, své dets; dens; sit; sin sein,ihr του (κτητικό) su, sus selle حالت مالکیت؛ مال آن -nsa, -nsä, sen son, sa, ses שֶׁלו, שֶׁלָה उसका, इसका njegov -a, -e; -ja, -je; -át; -ét stb. miliknya þess, sinn, sitt suo, sua, suoi, sue それの 그것의 jo, jos, savo tā; tās; savs miliknya zijn (haar) sin, dens, dets swój, jego dele/a lui, ei, lor свой; его, её svoj, svoja, svoje njegov; svoj svoje sin, sitt, dess ของมัน onun 它的 його, її, свій اس کا của nó 它的

pron itself

1 used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire. ditself نفسه: ضمير توكيد للمَفعول به себе си se, sebe sig selv; sig sich τον εαυτό του a sí mismo, a sí misma ennast خودش itseään, itsensä lui-même, elle-même אֶת עַצמו/עַצמָה अपने आप, स्वत: se (őt) magát dirinya sjálft, sig lui stesso, lei stessa, se stesso, se stessa, si それ自身を (재귀) 그 자체(를, 에) save sev; sevi dirinya zichzelf seg selv; seg się, siebie ele mesmo el însuşi, ea însăşi; se, s- себя sa, seba se se sig, sig själv ตัวมันเอง kendi, kendisi, kendisini 它自己 себе; собі کی رجعی شکل It bản thân cái đó 它自己

2 used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big. self نَفسه: ضمير توكيد للفاعِل самият sám, sama, samo selve selbst αυτό το ίδιο en sí ise برای تاکید itse lui-même, elle-même עַצמו/עַצמָה अपने आप, अपने आप ही ono samo maga itu sendiri sjálft stesso, stessa それ自体 (강조) 그 자체 pats pats; pati itu sendiri zelf selve sam em si însuşi; propriu-zis сам по себе sám, sama, samo sam na sebi sami själv, själva ตัวมันเอง kendi, bizzat, bizzat kendi 自身 само, сам, сама کی تاکیدی شکل It (nhấn mạnh) bản thân nó 自身

3 without help etc How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.' dit بنفسِه، بدون مُساعَدَه сам sám, sama, samo selv selbst από μόνος μου, χωρίς βοήθεια él mismo, él solo, sin ayuda ise به تنهایی itse tout seul בְּעַצמו, בְּעַצמָה अकेले, बिना किसी के सहायता के sebi magától, egyedül sendiri sjálfur, hjálparlaust da solo, da sola 自分で 그것 스스로 pats pats; pati dengan diri sendiri alleen selv, uten hjelp sam ele próprio singur сам, сама, само sám, sama, samo sam sam själv ตัวมันเอง kendi başına, kendisi, kendi kendine 獨自 сам بغیر مدد tự nó 本身

its is an adjective or pronoun expressing possession: a cat and its kittens .

it's is short for it is or it has : It's raining heavily .

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IT → تكنولوجيا المعلومات, ضمير غائب مفرد لغير العاقل IT, to den, it es, Informationstechnik αυτό, τεχνολογία πληροφορικής informática, lo, TI se, tietotekniikka il, informatique IT, to esso, informatica それは, 情報技術 그것, 정보 기술 het, IT den, IT technika informacyjna, to IT, pronome que se refere a coisas inanimadas, TI ИТ, он, она, оно den, IT ตัวย่อของเทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศ, มัน Enformasyon Teknolojisi, o CNTT, nó 信息技术, 它