- assistere
- 1. v/t assist, help(curare) nurse2. v/i (essere presente) be present (a at), attend (a something)* * *assistere v.tr.1 to assist, to support, to help, to aid, to favour: se la fortuna vi assiste, if fortune favours you; ti assisterò come posso, I'll give you all the assistance I can2 (curare) to nurse, to tend, to look after, to cure: assistere gli ammalati, to nurse (o to cure o to look after) the sick◆ v. intr. to be present (at sthg.); to attend (sthg.); (essere testimone) to witness (sthg.), to be a witness: assistere a una cerimonia, to be present at a ceremony; assistere a un incidente stradale, to witness a road accident; assistere a una lezione, to attend (o to go to) a lesson; assistere a una partita di calcio, to watch a football match.* * *1. [as'sistere]vb irreg vi(aus avere)
assistere a — (essere presente) to be present at, attend, (incidente, scena) to witness, (spettacolo) to watch, (sorvegliare: lavori, esami) to supervise
2. vt(aiutare) to assist, (malato) to look after, (curare) to treatassiste la madre ammalata — she's looking after her sick mother
* * *[as'sistere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (aiutare) to assist, to aid (in in, with; nel fare to do, in doing)che Dio mi assista! — God help me!
2) (curare) to attend, to nurse [malato]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)assistere a — (essere presente) to watch [spettacolo, partita]; to attend [cerimonia, lezione, riunione]; (osservare) to witness [incidente, rapina]
* * *assistere/as'sistere/ [21]I verbo transitivo1 (aiutare) to assist, to aid (in in, with; nel fare to do, in doing); che Dio mi assista! God help me!2 (curare) to attend, to nurse [malato]II verbo intransitivo(aus. avere) assistere a (essere presente) to watch [spettacolo, partita]; to attend [cerimonia, lezione, riunione]; (osservare) to witness [incidente, rapina].
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese. 2013.