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101 drop ****
[drɒp]1. n1) (gen) goccia, (of wine, tea) goccio, goccinohe's had a drop too much fam — ha bevuto un bicchiere di troppo drops npl Med gocce fpl
lemon drops — (sweets) caramelle fpl al limone
a drop of 10% — un calo del 10%
3) (downward slope) salto, dislivello, (fall) salto4) (unloading by parachute: of supplies, arms) lancio2. vt1) (let fall) far or lasciar cadere, (bomb) lanciare, sganciare, (liquid) gocciolare, (stitch) lasciar cadere, (lower: hemline) allungare, (price, eyes, voice) abbassare, (set down from car: object, person) lasciare, (from boat: cargo, passengers) sbarcare2) (utter casually: remark, name, clue) lasciar cadere3) (postcard, note) mandare, scrivere4) (omit: word, letter) dimenticare, (aitches) omettere, non pronunciare, (intentionally: person) escludere, (thing) omettere5) (abandon: work) lasciare, (topic) lasciar cadere, (idea) abbandonare, (candidate) escludere, (boyfriend, girlfriend) piantare, mollare6) (lose: money, game) perdere3. vi1) (fall: object) cadere, cascareI'm ready to drop fam — sto morendo
drop dead! fam — va' al diavolo!
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102 earn **** vt
[ɜːn](money, salary) guadagnare, (Fin: interest) maturare, (praise, reward, rest) meritare, meritarsithis earned him much praise; he earned much praise for this — si è attirato grandi lodi per questo
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103 earnings *** earn·ings npl
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104 enhancement en·hance·ment n
[ɪn'hɒːnsmənt]1) (improvement), (quality, appearance, condition) miglioramentoimage enhancement — (by computer) miglioramento del'immagine f
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105 get by
1) (pass) passare2) (survive) cavarsela, farcela (on, with con)* * *(to manage: I can't get by on such a small salary.) farcela* * *vi + adv1) (pass) passare2) (manage) cavarsela, (be acceptable) essere passabiledon't worry, he'll get by — non preoccuparti, se la caverà
* * *1) (pass) passare2) (survive) cavarsela, farcela (on, with con) -
106 handsome hand·some adj
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107 high *****
[haɪ]1) (gen) alto (-a)since she was so high fam — fin da quando era grande or alta così
to be on one's high horse fig — montare or salire in cattedra
to be or act high and mighty — darsi delle arie
2) (frequency, pressure, temperature, salary, price) alto (-a), (speed, wind) forte, (character, ideals) nobile, (value, respect, number) grande3) (Mus: note) alto (-a), (sound, voice) acuto (-a)4) (fam: on drugs) fatto (-a), (on drink) su di giri2. adv(fly, aim, climb) in altothe bidding went as high as £500 — le offerte sono arrivate fino a 500 sterline
3. n1)on high — (in heaven) nell'alto dei cieli
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108 improve **** im·prove
[ɪm'pruːv]1. vt(gen) migliorare, (property, land) apportare migliorie a, (production, yield, salary) aumentare2. vi(gen) migliorare, (person: in skill) fare (dei) progressito improve in sth — migliorare or fare (dei) progressi in qc
to improve with age/use — migliorare con gli anni/con l'uso
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109 improvement *** im·prove·ment n
[ɪm'pruːvmənt]improvement (in) — (gen) miglioramento (in), (in production, salary) aumento (di or in)
there is room for improvement — si può migliorare or far meglio
to make improvements to — migliorare, (property) apportare migliorie a, (method) perfezionare
English-Italian dictionary > improvement *** im·prove·ment n
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110 increase ***** in·crease vb n
['ɪnkriːs]1. vi(prices, salaries) aumentare, (population, demand, supply, sales) aumentare, crescere, (excitement, tension) farsi più intenso (-a), (rain, wind) aumentare, intensificarsito increase in number/size — crescere di numero/di dimensioni
to increase in volume/weight — aumentare di volume/di peso
2. vt(see vi), aumentare; accrescere; intensificareto increase one's efforts — moltiplicare or intensificare i propri sforzi
3. n(see vi), aumento; crescita; intensificazione fan increase in size/volume — un aumento di dimensioni/di volume
an increase of £5/10% — un aumento di 5 sterline/del 10%
to be on the increase — essere in aumento, (prices) essere in aumento or in rialzo, (sales, trade) essere in aumento or in fase di espansione
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111 increment in·cre·ment n
['ɪnkrɪmənt](in salary) aumento, Math incremento -
112 live on
[reputation, tradition] durare (ancora)* * *1) (to keep oneself alive by eating: He lives on fish and potatoes.) nutrirsi di2) (to be supported (financially) by: He lives on $40 a week.) vivere di* * *1. vi + prep(food, fruit, salary) vivere dito live on £50 a week — vivere con 50 sterline la settimana
2. vi + advcontinuare a vivere, sopravvivere* * *[reputation, tradition] durare (ancora) -
113 net ***
I [nɛt]1. n2) Geom sviluppo2. vt(fish, game) prendere con la reteII [nɛt]1. adj(weight, price, salary) netto (-a)net assets — patrimonio netto, attività fpl nette
he earns £30,000 net per year — guadagna 30.000 sterline nette all'anno
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114 raise *****
[reɪz]1. vt1) (lift: gen) sollevare, alzare, (shipwreck) riportare alla superficie, (flag) alzare, issare, (dust) sollevare, (fig: spirits, morale) risollevare, tirar su, (to power, in rank) elevare, Mathto raise o.s. up on one's elbows — sollevarsi sui gomiti
to raise one's glass to sb/sth — brindare a qn/qc
2) (erect: building, statue) erigere3) (increase: salary, production) aumentare, (price) aumentare, alzare4) (crop) coltivare, (bring up, breed: family, livestock) allevare5) (produce: question, objection) sollevare, (problem) porre, (doubts, suspicions) far sorgere, far nascereto raise a laugh/a smile — far ridere/sorridere
to raise hell or the roof fam — fare il diavolo a quattro
7) (end: siege, embargo) togliere2. n(Am: payrise) aumento -
115 run to
run to [sth.] (extend to) [book, report] arrivare a [number of pages, words]* * *(to have enough money for: We can't run to a new car this year.) permettersi* * *vi + prep(be sufficient for) essere sufficiente per* * *run to [sth.] (extend to) [book, report] arrivare a [number of pages, words] -
116 survive on
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117 tax *****
[tæks]1. n(on income) imposta, tasse fpl fam, (on goods, services) tassabefore/after tax — al lordo/netto delle imposte (or delle tasse)
free of tax — esente da imposte; esentasse inv
2. vt1) (Fin: people, salary, goods) tassare2) (fig: resources) gravare su3)(
fig: accuse) to tax sb with sth/with doing sth — accusare qn di qc/di aver fatto qc3. adjfiscale, delle tasse -
118 toward to·ward [t(ə)'wɔːd] prep
towards noon/the end of the year — verso mezzogiorno/la fine dell'anno
your attitude towards him — il tuo atteggiamento nei suoi confronti or verso di lui
half my salary goes towards paying the rent — metà del mio stipendio se ne va per l'affitto or in affitto
he gave them £100,000 towards a house — ha dato loro centomila sterline per la casa
English-Italian dictionary > toward to·ward [t(ə)'wɔːd] prep
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119 towards ***** to·wards [t(ə)'wɔːdz]
towards noon/the end of the year — verso mezzogiorno/la fine dell'anno
your attitude towards him — il tuo atteggiamento nei suoi confronti or verso di lui
half my salary goes towards paying the rent — metà del mio stipendio se ne va per l'affitto or in affitto
he gave them £100,000 towards a house — ha dato loro centomila sterline per la casa
English-Italian dictionary > towards ***** to·wards [t(ə)'wɔːdz]
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120 adequate
['ædɪkwət]2) [punishment, arrangements] adeguato, opportuno; [explanation, performance] soddisfacente3)to be adequate — [ person] essere adatto (to a), essere all'altezza (to di)
* * *['ædikwət](sufficient; enough: He does not earn a large salary but it is adequate for his needs.) adeguato, sufficiente- adequacy* * *['ædɪkwət]2) [punishment, arrangements] adeguato, opportuno; [explanation, performance] soddisfacente3)to be adequate — [ person] essere adatto (to a), essere all'altezza (to di)
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