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1 to ***** weak form
[tə]1. prephave you ever been to India? — sei mai stata in India?
a letter to his wife — una lettera a sua moglie
2) (next to, with position) awith one's back to the wall — con le spalle al muro
the door is to the left (of) — la porta è a sinistra (di)
at right angles to sth — ad angolo retto con qc
3) (as far as) fino ahere to London — da qui (fino) a Londra40 to 50 people — da 40 a 50 personeit's twenty-five to 3 — mancano venticinque minuti alle 3, sono le 2 e trentacinque
it to me — dammeloa monument to the fallen — un monumento ai caduti
a solution to the problem — una soluzione al problema
6) (in relation to) (in confronto) aA is to B as C is to D — A sta a B come C sta a D
to the others — superiore agli altrigoals to two — tre reti a due7)that's all there is to it — questo è tutto, è tutto quiwhat do you say to this? — che cosa ne pensi?
8) (according to) secondowe danced to the music of... — abbiamo ballato con la musica di...
9)2. particle (with verb)1)to go/eat — andare/mangiare2)to start to cry — incominciare or mettersi a piangere3) (purpose, result) perhe did it to help you — l'ha fatto per aiutarti
he came to see you — è venuto per vederti
4)you ought to — dovresti (farlo)he's not the sort to do that — non è il tipo da fare una cosa del genere
now is the time to do it — è ora di farlo
6)to believe — difficile da credereto go — pronto (-a) a partire3. adv1)2)to come to — (recover consciousness) riprendere conoscenza
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2 shadow
I 1. ['ʃædəʊ]1) (shade) ombra f. (anche fig.)in the shadow of — (near) nelle vicinanze di [mine, power station]; (in fear of) nella paura di [Aids, war]
without o beyond the shadow of a doubt senza ombra di dubbio, oltre ogni possibile dubbio; to have shadows under one's eyes — avere gli occhi cerchiati o le occhiaie
2) (person following another) ombra f.; (detective) detective m., investigatore m. (-trice)2.to put a shadow on sb. — fare seguire qcn
nome plurale shadows lett. (darkness) tenebre f.II ['ʃædəʊ]1) (cast shadow on) fare ombra a, su2) (follow) pedinare, seguire* * *['ʃædəu] 1. noun1) ((a patch of) shade on the ground etc caused by an object blocking the light: We are in the shadow of that building.) ombra2) ((in plural with the) darkness or partial darkness caused by lack of (direct) light: The child was afraid that wild animals were lurking in the shadows at the corner of his bedroom.) oscurità, buio3) (a dark patch or area: You look tired - there are shadows under your eyes.) occhiaia4) (a very slight amount: There's not a shadow of doubt that he stole the money.) ombra2. verb1) (to hide or darken with shadow: A broad hat shadowed her face.) fare ombra2) (to follow closely, especially as a detective, spy etc: We shadowed him for a week.) pedinare•- shadowy- shadowiness
- worn to a shadow* * *I 1. ['ʃædəʊ]1) (shade) ombra f. (anche fig.)in the shadow of — (near) nelle vicinanze di [mine, power station]; (in fear of) nella paura di [Aids, war]
without o beyond the shadow of a doubt senza ombra di dubbio, oltre ogni possibile dubbio; to have shadows under one's eyes — avere gli occhi cerchiati o le occhiaie
2) (person following another) ombra f.; (detective) detective m., investigatore m. (-trice)2.to put a shadow on sb. — fare seguire qcn
nome plurale shadows lett. (darkness) tenebre f.II ['ʃædəʊ]1) (cast shadow on) fare ombra a, su2) (follow) pedinare, seguire -
3 duplicate
I 1. ['djuːplɪkət] [AE 'duːpləkət]1) (copy) (of document) duplicato m. (of di); (of painting, cassette) copia f.2) (photocopy) fotocopia f.2.1) (copied) [cheque, receipt] duplicato2) (in two parts) [form, invoice] in duplice copiaII ['djuːplɪkeɪt] [AE 'duːpləkeɪt]2) (photocopy) fotocopiare* * *1. ['dju:plikət] adjective(exactly the same as something else: a duplicate key.) duplice, gemello2. noun1) (another thing of exactly the same kind: He managed to find a perfect duplicate of the ring she had lost.) duplicato2) (an exact copy of something written: She gave everyone a duplicate of her report.) duplicato, copia3. [-keit] verb(to make an exact copy or copies of: He duplicated the letter.) duplicare, fare una seconda copia- duplicator* * *duplicate /ˈdju:plɪkət/, ( USA) /ˈdu:plɪkət/A a.1 duplice; doppio2 esattamente uguale ( a un altro); gemello: a duplicate copy, un duplicato; duplicate keys to the back door, due chiavi ( uguali) per la porta di servizio4 (biol.) duplicatoB n.1 duplicato; copia: I'll get a duplicate made, faccio fare un duplicato; The jewels were duplicates, not originals, i gioielli erano delle copie, non gli originali2 copia conforme; sosia3 (fotogr., cinem.) controtipo● (comput.) duplicate key, chiave duplicata □ (mat.) duplicate proportion (o duplicate ratio), rapporto di uno a due □ in duplicate, in duplice copia: Copies should be sent in duplicate to the following address, esemplari in duplice copia devono essere spediti al seguente indirizzo.(to) duplicate /ˈdju:plɪkeɪt/, ( USA) /ˈdu:plɪkeɪt/A v. t.1 duplicare; fare una seconda copia di (qc.)2 replicare; ripetere: The sequel of the film failed to duplicate the success of the original, il seguito del film non ha replicato il successo dell'originale; We should avoid duplicating our efforts, dovremmo evitare di ripetere i nostri sforziB v. i.(biol.) duplicarsi● duplicating book, blocchetto autocopiante □ duplicating machine, duplicatore; ciclostile.* * *I 1. ['djuːplɪkət] [AE 'duːpləkət]1) (copy) (of document) duplicato m. (of di); (of painting, cassette) copia f.2) (photocopy) fotocopia f.2.1) (copied) [cheque, receipt] duplicato2) (in two parts) [form, invoice] in duplice copiaII ['djuːplɪkeɪt] [AE 'duːpləkeɪt]2) (photocopy) fotocopiare
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