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1 cardboard
['kɑːdbɔːd] 1.nome cartone m.2.modificatore [ cut-out] di cartone* * *noun, adjective ((of) a stiff kind of paper often made up of several layers: a cardboard box.) cartone* * *cardboard /ˈkɑ:dbɔ:d/A n. [u]B a. attr.2 (fig.) di cartapesta; di cartone; stereotipato● cardboard city, baraccopoli; bidonville.* * *['kɑːdbɔːd] 1.nome cartone m.2.modificatore [ cut-out] di cartone -
2 cardboard card·board n
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3 cardboard box
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4 cardboard city
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5 corrugated cardboard
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6 stiff
I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rigido; indolenzito2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) rigido, duro; indolenzito3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) denso, spesso, consistente4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) freddo•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
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7 cut
I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) tagliare; ritagliare3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) tagliare11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) taglio2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato•• -
8 file
I [faɪl]1) archivio m.; (cardboard) cartella f.; (ring binder) raccoglitore m.; (card tray) schedario m.2) (record) dossier m., pratica f., incartamento m. (on su)3) inform. file m., archivio m.II 1. [faɪl]1) amm. archiviare, schedare [letter, record]; registrare [ invoice]2) dir. presentare, inoltrare [application, complaint] ( with presso)to file a lawsuit — intentare (una) causa ( against a, contro)
3) giorn. inviare [ report]2.verbo intransitivo dir.III [faɪl] IV [faɪl]verbo transitivo limare [wood, metal]V [faɪl] VI [faɪl]verbo intransitivo camminare in filathey filed into, out of the classroom — entrarono in, uscirono dalla classe in fila
* * *I 1. noun(a line of soldiers etc walking one behind the other.)2. verb(to walk in a file: They filed across the road.)II 1. noun1) (a folder, loose-leaf book etc to hold papers.)2) (a collection of papers on a particular subject (kept in such a folder).)3) (in computing, a collection of data stored eg on a disc.)2. verb1) (to put (papers etc) in a file: He filed the letter under P.)2) (to bring (a suit) before a law court: to file (a suit) for divorce.)•- filename- filing cabinet III 1. noun(a steel tool with a rough surface for smoothing or rubbing away wood, metal etc.)2. verb(to cut or smooth with a file: She filed her nails.)- filings* * *I [faɪl]1) archivio m.; (cardboard) cartella f.; (ring binder) raccoglitore m.; (card tray) schedario m.2) (record) dossier m., pratica f., incartamento m. (on su)3) inform. file m., archivio m.II 1. [faɪl]1) amm. archiviare, schedare [letter, record]; registrare [ invoice]2) dir. presentare, inoltrare [application, complaint] ( with presso)to file a lawsuit — intentare (una) causa ( against a, contro)
3) giorn. inviare [ report]2.verbo intransitivo dir.III [faɪl] IV [faɪl]verbo transitivo limare [wood, metal]V [faɪl] VI [faɪl]verbo intransitivo camminare in filathey filed into, out of the classroom — entrarono in, uscirono dalla classe in fila
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10 ♦ backing
♦ backing /ˈbækɪŋ/n.1 [cu] sostegno (o rinforzo) posteriore; rivestimento (posteriore); dorso; supporto: a cardboard backing, un dorso di cartone; waterproof backing, rivestimento impermeabile2 [u] sostegno; appoggio; (collett.) sostenitori (pl.), seguito: I have the backing of the party leadership, ho l'appoggio della direzione del partito; financial backing, sostegno finanziario; finanziamento4 [cu] (mus.) accompagnamento ( di cantante o solista): backing track, base; backing vocals, accompagnamento vocale6 [u] (naut.) fasciame interno -
11 carton
['kɑːtn]nome (small) scatola f. di cartone; AE (for house removals) imballaggio m., cartone m.; (of yoghurt, ice cream, juice, milk) confezione f.; (of cigarettes) stecca f.* * *(a cardboard or plastic container: orange juice sold in cartons.) cartone, scatola di cartone* * *carton /ˈkɑ:tn/n.1 scatola (di cartone); cartone; contenitore ( a parallelepipedo); imballaggio; confezione: a carton of milk, un cartone (o una confezione) di latte* * *['kɑːtn]nome (small) scatola f. di cartone; AE (for house removals) imballaggio m., cartone m.; (of yoghurt, ice cream, juice, milk) confezione f.; (of cigarettes) stecca f. -
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['kɒrəgeɪtɪd] [AE 'kɔːr-]* * *['korəɡeitid](shaped into ridges: corrugated iron.) ondulato* * *corrugated /ˈkɒrəgeɪtɪd/a.2 (tecn.) ondulato: corrugated cardboard (o paper) cartone ondulato; corrugated iron, lamiera ondulatacorrugationn. [uc]corrugamento; increspatura; piega.* * *['kɒrəgeɪtɪd] [AE 'kɔːr-] -
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['kʌtaʊt]1) (outline) silhouette f.2) elettron. interruttore m.* * *cut-out /ˈkʌtaʊt/n.5 (mecc.) valvola di scappamento● cardboard cut-out, silhouette di cartone; (fig.) personaggio senza spessore, figura di cartone □ (elettr.) cut-out box, cassetta d'interruzione (o di protezione); salvavita (fam.).* * *['kʌtaʊt]1) (outline) silhouette f.2) elettron. interruttore m. -
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['plækɑːd]* * *(a notice printed on eg wood or cardboard and carried, hung etc, in a public place: The protesters were carrying placards denouncing the government's policy.) cartellone* * *placard /ˈplækɑ:d/n.affisso; cartellone; manifesto pubblicitario.(to) placard /ˈplækɑ:d/v. t.* * *['plækɑːd] -
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16 swell
I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (moto ondoso)3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) eccellente, ottimo- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swɛl] swelled vb: pt swollen pp1. n(of sea) mare m lungo2. adj(Am: fine, good) eccezionale, favoloso (-a)3. vi(ankle, eye etc), (also: swell up) gonfiarsi, (sails) prendere il vento, (in size, number) aumentare, (sound, music) diventare più forte, (river etc) ingrossarsi4. vt* * *swell (1) /swɛl/n.1 [u] (il) gonfio; (il) rigonfio; (il) grosso; protuberanza: the swell of the forearm, il grosso dell'avambraccio2 (solo al sing.) moto ondoso ( del mare); (poet.) flutti: out of the swell of the sea, lontano dai flutti del mare3 (naut.) onda morta; mare lungo4 (geol.) cupola sottomarina5 ( anche fig.) aumento; crescita; ingrossamento: (stat.) a swell in population, un aumento della popolazione7 (fam. antiq.) elegantone; damerino● (mus.) swell-box, cassa ( d'organo) □ (naut.) swell direction, direzione delle onde □ a swell of the ground, un'altura □ (mus.) swell pedal, pedale ( dell'organo) per aumentare il volume del suono.swell (2) /swɛl/a.1 (fam.) eccellente; ottimo; grande; meraviglioso; straordinario; That's a swell idea!, è una grande idea!2 (fam. antiq.) elegante; alla moda.(to) swell /swɛl/A v. i.1 ( spesso to swell out) gonfiarsi; dilatarsi; enfiarsi; inturgidire; tumefarsi; ( del mare) farsi grosso: The sails swelled out, le vele si sono gonfiate; Cardboard swells in water, il cartone si dilata nell'acqua; His hand began to swell, gli si cominciò a enfiare la mano2 (fig.) ( spesso to swell up) essere gonfio; andare tronfio; gonfiarsi; insuperbirsi; inorgoglirsi: He is swollen with pride, è gonfio d'orgoglio; to swell like a turkey-cock, andar tronfio (o gonfiarsi) come un tacchino3 ( anche fig.) aumentare; crescere; ingrossare; montare; salire: The murmur swelled into a roar, il mormorio crebbe fino a diventare un frastuono; Anger swelled in him, fu assalito dalla collera; (naut.) the swelling tide, la marea che sale6 (med.) tumefarsiB v. t.1 ( spesso to swell up) gonfiare; dilatare; enfiare; tumefare: The recent rains have swollen the river, le piogge recenti hanno gonfiato il fiume2 ingrossare; aumentare; accrescere; far salire; gonfiare (fig.): to swell the ranks of the jobless, ingrossare le file dei disoccupati● ( del mare) to swell into an estuary, gonfiare un estuario; entrare impetuoso in un estuario □ (fam.) to swell one's pockets, riempirsi le tasche (di denaro); fare (un po' di) soldi □ ( del vento) to swell the sails, gonfiare le vele.* * *I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
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17 card ****
[kɒːd]1. n(greetings card, visiting card) biglietto, (membership card) tessera, (index card) scheda, (playing card) carta (da gioco), (thin cardboard) cartoncinoI sent all my friends cards from New York — ho mandato una cartolina da New York a tutti i miei amici
it's on the cards fig — è probabile
2. vtGolf totalizzare, Ftblto be red-/yellow-carded — essere ammonito (-a) con il cartellino rosso/giallo
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19 ring binder
nome quaderno m. ad anelli* * *noun (a looseleaf binder; a stiff cardboard file with metal rings inside for holding loose pages together.) (quaderno ad anelli)* * *nclassificatore m ad anelli* * *nome quaderno m. ad anelli -
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[tjuːb]1. n2) (Brit: London Underground) metrò m inv, metropolitana3)the tube Am — (fam: television) la tele
2. adj Brittube station — stazione f del metrò
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