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1 past
I 1. [pɑːst] [AE pæst]1) passato m.in the past — in passato, un tempo
2) ling. (anche past tense) passato m.2.1) (preceding) [week, month etc.] passato, scorso, ultimo2) (former) [achievements, problems, experience] passato, precedente; [ government] precedentein times past — nei tempi passati, nei tempi andati
3) (finished)II 1. [pɑːst] [AE pæst]1) (moving)to walk o go past sb., sth. passare davanti o oltre a qcn., qcs.; to drive past sth. — passare in auto davanti a qcs
2) (in time)he is past 70 — ha superato i 70 anni, ha passato la settantina
3) (beyond in position) oltre, al di là, dopopast the church — oltre o dopo la chiesa
2.the temperature soared past 40°C — la temperatura salì bruscamente oltre 40°C
1) (onwards)2) (ago)••to be past it — colloq. non avere più l'età
to be past its best — [cheese, fruit etc.] essere un po' passato; [ wine] perdere un po'
I'm past caring — non m'importa più (di nulla) o me ne infischio
* * *1. adjective1) (just finished: the past year.) passato, scorso2) (over, finished or ended, of an earlier time than the present: The time for discussion is past.) finito3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action in the past: In `He did it', the verb is in the past tense.) passato2. preposition1) (up to and beyond; by: He ran past me.) oltre, di là di2) (after: It's past six o'clock.) dopo più di3. adverb(up to and beyond (a particular place, person etc): The soldiers marched past.) oltre4. noun1) (a person's earlier life or career, especially if secret or not respectable: He never spoke about his past.) passato2) (the past tense: a verb in the past.) passato•- the past* * *I 1. [pɑːst] [AE pæst]1) passato m.in the past — in passato, un tempo
2) ling. (anche past tense) passato m.2.1) (preceding) [week, month etc.] passato, scorso, ultimo2) (former) [achievements, problems, experience] passato, precedente; [ government] precedentein times past — nei tempi passati, nei tempi andati
3) (finished)II 1. [pɑːst] [AE pæst]1) (moving)to walk o go past sb., sth. passare davanti o oltre a qcn., qcs.; to drive past sth. — passare in auto davanti a qcs
2) (in time)he is past 70 — ha superato i 70 anni, ha passato la settantina
3) (beyond in position) oltre, al di là, dopopast the church — oltre o dopo la chiesa
2.the temperature soared past 40°C — la temperatura salì bruscamente oltre 40°C
1) (onwards)2) (ago)••to be past it — colloq. non avere più l'età
to be past its best — [cheese, fruit etc.] essere un po' passato; [ wine] perdere un po'
I'm past caring — non m'importa più (di nulla) o me ne infischio
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2 grasp
I [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]1) (hold) presa f.; (stronger) stretta f.to hold sth. in one's grasp — tenere qcs. ben stretto (anche fig.)
to hold sb. in one's grasp — fig. tenere qcn. in pugno
to take a firm grasp of sth. — tenersi stretto a qcs.
2) (understanding) comprensione f., padronanza f.II 1. [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]to have a good grasp of — avere una buona padronanza di o conoscere bene [ subject]
1) afferrare [rope, hand]; fig. cogliere [ opportunity]2) (comprehend) afferrare, capire [ concept]; capire [ subject]; comprendere, rendersi conto di [ situation]2.to grasp at — tentare di afferrarsi a [rope, hand]; fig. sforzarsi di capire [ idea]; attaccarsi a [ excuse]
••grasp all, lose all — chi troppo vuole nulla stringe
* * *1. verb1) (to take hold of especially by putting one's fingers or arm(s) round: He grasped the rope; He grasped the opportunity to ask for a higher salary.) afferrare; cogliere2) (to understand: I can't grasp what he's getting at.) capire2. noun1) (a grip with one's hand etc: Have you got a good grasp on that rope?) presa2) (the ability to understand: His ideas are quite beyond my grasp.) comprensione•- grasping* * *[ɡrɒːsp]1. n(grip) presato have a good grasp of — (subject) avere una buona padronanza di
2. vt2) (understand: meaning, hint) afferrare•- grasp at* * *grasp /grɑ:sp/n.1 presa; stretta2 padronanza; conoscenza profonda; controllo; portata di mano; (fig.) mani, pugno: He has an excellent position within his grasp, ha un ottimo impiego a portata di mano; We were in the grasp of a tyrant, eravamo nelle mani di (o in pugno a) un tiranno3 comprensione; capacità di capire: Abstract painting is beyond my grasp, la pittura astratta supera la mia capacità di comprensione● to snatch st. from sb. 's grasp, strappare qc. dalle mani di q. □ to take a grasp on oneself, controllarsi; darsi una controllata (fam.).(to) grasp /grɑ:sp/v. t.afferrare; agguantare; impugnare; stringere; tenere stretto; comprendere; capire: grasp sb.'s hand [a rope], afferrare la mano di q. [una corda]; to grasp an argument, afferrare un argomento; to grasp sb. 's meaning, comprendere quello che q. vuol dire● to grasp at, aggrapparsi a; cercare d'afferrare (o d'arraffare); (fig.) afferrare, cogliere al volo □ (fig.) to grasp at straws, aggrapparsi a qualsiasi cosa □ (fig.) to grasp the nettle, prendere il toro per le corna □ (prov.) Grasp all, lose all, chi troppo vuole, nulla stringe.* * *I [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]1) (hold) presa f.; (stronger) stretta f.to hold sth. in one's grasp — tenere qcs. ben stretto (anche fig.)
to hold sb. in one's grasp — fig. tenere qcn. in pugno
to take a firm grasp of sth. — tenersi stretto a qcs.
2) (understanding) comprensione f., padronanza f.II 1. [grɑːsp] [AE græsp]to have a good grasp of — avere una buona padronanza di o conoscere bene [ subject]
1) afferrare [rope, hand]; fig. cogliere [ opportunity]2) (comprehend) afferrare, capire [ concept]; capire [ subject]; comprendere, rendersi conto di [ situation]2.to grasp at — tentare di afferrarsi a [rope, hand]; fig. sforzarsi di capire [ idea]; attaccarsi a [ excuse]
••grasp all, lose all — chi troppo vuole nulla stringe
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3 above
I 1. [ə'bʌv]1) (vertically higher) sopra, al di sopra di2) (north of)3) (upstream of) a monte di4) (morally)5) (in preference to) più diabove all — soprattutto, più di tutto
above all else — più di tutto il resto o di ogni altra cosa
6) (superior in status, rank) superiore a, al di sopra di7) (greater than) al di sopra di, oltreto rise above — superare [limit, average]
8) (beyond)9) (higher in pitch) più alto di10) (over)2.1) (higher up)3) (more)4) (in the sky)••II 1. [ə'bʌv]2.the above items — gli oggetti sunnominati o di cui sopra
* * *1. preposition1) (in a higher position than: a picture above the fireplace.) sopra, al di sopra di2) (greater than: The child's intelligence is above average.) superiore3) (too good for: The police must be above suspicion.) al di sopra di2. adverb1) (higher up: seen from above.) sopra2) ((in a book etc) earlier or higher up on the page: See above.) sopra•- above all* * *I 1. [ə'bʌv]1) (vertically higher) sopra, al di sopra di2) (north of)3) (upstream of) a monte di4) (morally)5) (in preference to) più diabove all — soprattutto, più di tutto
above all else — più di tutto il resto o di ogni altra cosa
6) (superior in status, rank) superiore a, al di sopra di7) (greater than) al di sopra di, oltreto rise above — superare [limit, average]
8) (beyond)9) (higher in pitch) più alto di10) (over)2.1) (higher up)3) (more)4) (in the sky)••II 1. [ə'bʌv]2.the above items — gli oggetti sunnominati o di cui sopra
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4 capacity *** ca·pac·ity
[kə'pæsɪtɪ]nto work at full capacity — (factory etc) lavorare a pieno ritmo
2) (position) posizione f, funzione fin my capacity as chairman — nella mia veste di presidente, in qualità di presidente
3) (ability) capacità -
5 rise
I [raɪz]1) (increase) (in amount, number) crescita f. (in di); (in inflation) crescita f., salita f. (in di); (in rates, prices) aumento m., rialzo m., incremento m. (in di); (in pressure, temperature) aumento m. (in di); (in standards) miglioramento m. (in di)2) BE (anche payrise —, wage
rise —) aumento m. salariale, di stipendio
3) (progress) (of person) ascesa f.; (of company, empire) ascesa f., progresso m.; (of ideology) affermazione f.4) (slope) salita f.5) (hill) collina f., altura f.6) fig.to give rise to — dare origine o adito a [rumours, speculation]; suscitare [resentment, frustration]; causare [problem, unemployment]
••II [raɪz]to get a rise out of sb. — colloq. fare uscire qcn. dai gangheri
1) (become higher) [ water] salire (di livello); [price, temperature] aumentare, salire; [ voice] alzarsito rise above — [temperature, amount] superare
3) (get up) [ person] alzarsi; (after falling) tirarsi su, rialzarsi"rise and shine!" — "sveglia!"
to rise to — essere o mostrarsi all'altezza di [occasion, challenge]
5) (progress) [ person] fare carriera, farsi una posizioneto rise to — diventare [director, manager]
6) (slope upwards) [ road] salire; [ cliff] elevarsi, ergersi7) (appear over horizon) [sun, moon] sorgere, spuntare8) geogr. (have source)to rise in — [ river] nascere in [ area]
9) gastr. [ cake] lievitare10) amm. pol. [committee, parliament] sciogliersi, sospendere la seduta•- rise up* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) aumentare; alzarsi; crescere2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) alzarsi3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) alzarsi4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) alzarsi5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) sorgere6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) ergersi; salire, alzarsi7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) sollevarsi, ribellarsi8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) elevarsi9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) sorgere, nascere10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) alzarsi11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) sorgere, spuntare, nascere12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) risuscitare2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascesa, salita2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) altura4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) nascita•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) crescente, nascente- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *I [raɪz]1) (increase) (in amount, number) crescita f. (in di); (in inflation) crescita f., salita f. (in di); (in rates, prices) aumento m., rialzo m., incremento m. (in di); (in pressure, temperature) aumento m. (in di); (in standards) miglioramento m. (in di)2) BE (anche payrise —, wage
rise —) aumento m. salariale, di stipendio
3) (progress) (of person) ascesa f.; (of company, empire) ascesa f., progresso m.; (of ideology) affermazione f.4) (slope) salita f.5) (hill) collina f., altura f.6) fig.to give rise to — dare origine o adito a [rumours, speculation]; suscitare [resentment, frustration]; causare [problem, unemployment]
••II [raɪz]to get a rise out of sb. — colloq. fare uscire qcn. dai gangheri
1) (become higher) [ water] salire (di livello); [price, temperature] aumentare, salire; [ voice] alzarsito rise above — [temperature, amount] superare
3) (get up) [ person] alzarsi; (after falling) tirarsi su, rialzarsi"rise and shine!" — "sveglia!"
to rise to — essere o mostrarsi all'altezza di [occasion, challenge]
5) (progress) [ person] fare carriera, farsi una posizioneto rise to — diventare [director, manager]
6) (slope upwards) [ road] salire; [ cliff] elevarsi, ergersi7) (appear over horizon) [sun, moon] sorgere, spuntare8) geogr. (have source)to rise in — [ river] nascere in [ area]
9) gastr. [ cake] lievitare10) amm. pol. [committee, parliament] sciogliersi, sospendere la seduta•- rise up
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