come to

giungere a, arrivare a

Raggiungere una certa fase, un risultato o una condizione.

In inglese semplice: To reach a particular stage, result, or state.

• The meeting came to an end.
• We finally came to an agreement.
• The bus came to a sudden halt.

Come si usa: come to a state/result (The two sides came to an agreement.)

Sinonimi: reach, arrive at

Espressioni comuni: come to an end, come to an agreement, come to a halt, come to a conclusion

ammontare a, fare

Avere come costo o quantità totale la cifra indicata.

In inglese semplice: To have a particular total cost or amount.

• The bill comes to ten pounds.
• How much did the groceries come to?
• Our expenses came to more than we expected.

Come si usa: come to an amount (The repairs came to two hundred euros.)

Sinonimi: amount to, total

Espressioni comuni: come to something, come to ten dollars

riprendere conoscenza, rinvenire

Tornare cosciente dopo uno svenimento o una perdita di conoscenza.

In inglese semplice: To become awake and aware again after fainting or being unconscious.

• He came to on the floor.
• She slowly came to after the operation.
• When I came to, a nurse was beside me.

Sinonimi: regain consciousness, come round

Contrari: pass out

Espressioni comuni: come to slowly, come to again

rivolgersi a

Rivolgersi a qualcuno per chiedere aiuto, sostegno o consigli.

In inglese semplice: To ask someone for help, support, or advice.

• You can always come to me.
• She came to us for help with her rent.
• Why did you not come to your teacher sooner?

Come si usa: come to someone for something (She came to me for advice.); come to someone with something (He came to his teacher with a problem.)

Sinonimi: turn to, approach

Espressioni comuni: come to someone, come to someone first

passare a, affrontare

Cominciare a discutere o affrontare un argomento quando arriva il suo turno.

In inglese semplice: To start discussing or dealing with something when its turn arrives.

• I will come to that later.
• We came to the final question after a short break.
• Before we come to costs, let us discuss the design.

Come si usa: come to something (We will come to the budget after lunch.)

Sinonimi: get to, turn to, address

Espressioni comuni: come to something, come to that later

accadere a, capitare a

Capitare a qualcuno, soprattutto quando si tratta di qualcosa di brutto.

In inglese semplice: To happen to someone, especially something bad.

• No harm will come to you.
• Good things came to her later in life.
• He feared that trouble would come to his family.

Come si usa: something comes to someone (No harm came to the children.)

Sinonimi: befall, happen to

Espressioni comuni: come to someone, come to no harm