Usage examples of "past or future" in English with translation to Italian

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Pleasure is always in the past or in the future, never in the present. Il piacere è sempre o passato o futuro, non mai presente.

The tears of the past fertilize the future. Le lacrime del passato fecondano il futuro.

Difference between the past, present, and future is nothing but an extremely widespread illusion. La differenza tra passato, presente e futuro non è altro che una illusione estremamente diffusa.

The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known. Il passato può solo essere conosciuto, non cambiato. Il futuro può essere solo cambiato, non conosciuto.

There is no knowing what will happen in the future. Non si sa che cosa succederà in futuro.

It's twenty past six. Sono le sei e venti.

He has a big future in baseball. Ha un grande futuro nel baseball.

It gets dark about half past five these days. Fa buio dopo le cinque e mezzo questi giorni.

I am full of anxiety about the future. Sono molto ansioso riguardo al futuro.

Had I started to socialize with people in the past, maybe I would be a different person now, but, because of the shy temper I had at that time, now I really have few friends. Se solo in passato avessi iniziato a socializzare con la gente, a quest'ora forse sarei un'altra persona, ma, a causa del mio carattere chiuso che avevo a quei tempi, mi ritrovo con pochi amici e basta.

The old gypsy moved her hand over the crystal ball and, peering inside, beheld my future. La vecchia zingara passò la mano sulla sfera di cristallo e, sbirciando all'interno, vide il mio futuro.

I don't know anything about his past. Non conosco nulla del suo passato.

Let's have a serious talk about your future. Parliamo seriamente del tuo futuro.

What happened belongs to the past. Quello che è successo appartiene al passato.

We wish to invite Peter to Japan in the near future. Vorremmo invitare Peter in Giappone nel prossimo futuro.

In one's reading, great writers of the past must be given the most attention. Tra le proprie letture, bisognerebbe riservare particolare attenzione ai grandi scrittori del passato.

I expect a subway station will be here in the future. Mi aspetto che qui in futuro ci sia una stazione della metro.

We can record the past and present. Possiamo registrare il passato e il presente.

What do you want to do in the future? Cosa vorresti fare in futuro?

We slept until half past 7. Abbiamo dormito fino alle 7 e mezza.

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