Usage examples of "una dopo l'altra" in Italian with translation to English

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Le macchine sono arrivate la una dopo l'altra. Cars arrived there one after another.
Si sedette sulla spiaggia deserta osservando le onde infrangersi una dopo l'altra. She sat on the empty beach watching the waves roll in one after the other.
Si è impelagata in una polemica dopo l'altra. She has waded into one controversy after another.
Condusse una vita dura dopo quello. He led a hard life after that.
La casa crollò una settimana dopo. The house collapsed a week later.
Non è così facile imparare una nuova lingua dopo i cinquant'anni. It's not that easy to learn a new language after fifty.
Condusse una vita difficile dopo quello. He led a hard life after that.
Ho avuto una piccola discussione con John dopo la riunione. I had a little chat with John after the meeting.
Non è possibile padroneggiare una lingua straniera in poco tempo; devi studiare passo dopo passo. You can't master a foreign language in a short time; you have to study it step by step.
La nonna di John è venuta a mancare dopo una lunga malattia. John's grandmother passed away after a long illness.
"Devi essere stanco dopo una lunga giornata." "No, per niente." "You must be tired after a long day." "No, not in the least."
La sua faccia dopo il bagno, con una leggera sfumatura di rosso, era bella tanto da confonderla per qualcun altra. Her face after the bath, with a slight tinge of red, was beautiful as to mistake her for someone else.
Dopo l'assassinio, ebbero una conversazione intima. After the murder, they had an intimate conversation.
Poco dopo la guerra mio padre comprò una nuova casa, nella quale sono nato. Shortly after the war my father bought a new house, in which I was born.
Dopo essere sceso dal treno cercò una cabina telefonica. After getting off the train, he looked for a telephone box.
Dopo aver ascoltato ogni testo scrivi una breve relazione. After listening to each text, write a short report.
Dopo aver ascoltato ogni testo scrivete una breve relazione. After listening to each text, write a short report.
Dopo aver passato l'esame di guida ha comprato una macchina. After she had passed her driving test, she bought a car.
Mary prese la pillola del giorno dopo. Mary took the "morning after" pill.
Beve una bottiglia di latte ogni mattina. She has a bottle of milk every morning.
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