- parecchio
- [pa'rekkjo]
parecchio -a, -chi
1. agg indef1) quite a lot of
c'è parecchio vino — there is quite a lot of wine
c'era parecchia gente — there were quite a lot of o several people
ho parecchia fame — I am quite hungry
parecchio tempo — quite a lot of time, a long time
non lo vedo da parecchio tempo — I haven't seen him for ages o for a long time
è parecchio tempo che ti aspetto — I have been waiting for you for ages
parecchio tempo fa — a long time ago, long ago
2)parecchi(e) — several, quite a lot of
parecchie persone/volte/cose — several o a number of people/times/things
c'erano parecchie ragazze — there were quite a lot of girls
ho avuto parecchi guai — I have had quite a lot of trouble
2. pron indefquite a lot, quite a bitparecchi(e) — several, quite a lot
c'è del pane? — parecchio — is there any bread? — yes, quite a lot
ce n'è parecchio — there's quite a lot
quanto tempo hai aspettato? — parecchio — how long did you wait? — quite a long time o quite a while
ci ho pensato parecchio — I gave it quite a lot of thought
parecchi dicono... — several people o a number of people say ...
eravamo in parecchi — there were several of us
parecchi di noi — several of us, quite a few of us
3. avv1) (seguito da agg) quite, ratherè parecchio intelligente — he is quite intelligent
2) (preceduto da vb) quite a lot, quite a bitmangia parecchio — he eats quite a lot
è dimagrito parecchio — he has lost quite a lot of weight
mi è costato parecchio — it cost me quite a lot
Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese. 2014.