English-Italian translations for upon

• affidarsi
  I partiti politici dovrebbero affidarsi esclusivamente alle quote di iscrizione dei propri membri senza far ricorso al finanziamento pubblico. Political parties should be built upon their membership and manage without public funding.
  Dobbiamo conseguire i nostri obiettivi; è importante che gli investitori e i consumatori possano affidarsi ai mercati finanziari e agli operatori che ne fanno parte. If we are to be able to achieve our objectives, it is important for investors and consumers to be able to rely upon the financial markets and their players.

Definition of upon

• Physically above and in contact with
• Physically directly supported by
• Being followed by another so as to form a series
• At (a prescribed point in time
• on#Preposition|On
• Being the target of an action

Examples

• Place the book upon the table
• The crew set sail upon the sea
• She balanced upon one foot
• hours upon hours, years upon years, mile upon mile of desert
• The contract was rendered void upon his death
• He was set upon by the agitated dogs

Related words

• coupon
• whereupon
• thereupon
• hereupon
• dupondius
• Stratford-upon-Avon
• couponing
• Clifton-upon-Dunsmore
• Clifton-upon-Teme