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1 knowledgeable
['nɒlɪdʒəbl]* * *adjective (having a great deal of information: He is very knowledgeable about the history of the city.) bene informato* * *knowledgeable /ˈnɒlɪdʒəbl/a. (fam.)1 bene informato; al corrente; aggiornato; che se ne intende (di qc.): He's very knowledgeable about that topic, conosce bene quell'argomento2 intelligente; accorto; perspicace; sagace.* * *['nɒlɪdʒəbl] -
2 knowledgeable knowl·edge·able adj
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3 hot
I 1. [hɒt]1) (very warm) [season, country, bath, plate, hands, sun] caldo; [food, drink] caldo, bollenteto be o feel hot avere caldo; to get hot [ person] cominciare ad avere caldo; [engine, oven] riscaldarsi; [ weather] cominciare a essere caldo; the room feels hot fa caldo nella stanza; the sun felt hot on his back il sole gli scaldava la schiena; your forehead feels hot hai la fronte calda; digging is hot work vangare (è un lavoro che) fa venire caldo; when the sun is at its hottest quando il sole è più caldo; how hot should I have the oven? a quale temperatura deve essere il forno? a cake hot from the oven una torta appena sfornata; to go hot and cold — sudare freddo
2) gastr. [mustard, spice] forte; [sauce, dish] piccantehot from o off the press — [ book] fresco di stampa
4) (fierce, keen) [ competition] accanito5) (short)6) (in demand) AE colloq.to be hot — [show, film] spopolare
7) colloq. (good)to be hot on sth. — (knowledgeable) essere ferrato in qcs.; (keen) essere entusiasta di qcs
8) colloq. (stolen) che scotta10) nucl. (radioactive) radioattivo11) (close)to be hot on sb.'s trail — essere sulle tracce di qcn.
to be hot on the trail of sth. — seguire una buona pista per trovare qcs.
to set off in hot pursuit of sb. — lanciarsi all'inseguimento di qcn.
you're getting hot — (in guessing games) fuocherello
12) AE colloq. (erotic) [movie, scene] spinto, piccante2.to have the hots for sb. — pop. eccitarsi per qcn
••II [hɒt]to be in hot water — essere nei pasticci o nei guai
- hot up* * *[hot]1) (having or causing a great deal of heat: a hot oven; That water is hot.) caldo2) (very warm: a hot day; Running makes me feel hot.) caldo3) ((of food) having a sharp, burning taste: a hot curry.) piccante4) (easily made angry: a hot temper.) focoso, irruento5) (recent; fresh: hot news.) fresco, recente•- hotly- hot air
- hot-blooded
- hot dog
- hotfoot
- hothead
- hotheaded
- hothouse
- hot-plate
- be in
- get into hot water
- hot up
- in hot pursuit
- like hot cakes* * *I 1. [hɒt]1) (very warm) [season, country, bath, plate, hands, sun] caldo; [food, drink] caldo, bollenteto be o feel hot avere caldo; to get hot [ person] cominciare ad avere caldo; [engine, oven] riscaldarsi; [ weather] cominciare a essere caldo; the room feels hot fa caldo nella stanza; the sun felt hot on his back il sole gli scaldava la schiena; your forehead feels hot hai la fronte calda; digging is hot work vangare (è un lavoro che) fa venire caldo; when the sun is at its hottest quando il sole è più caldo; how hot should I have the oven? a quale temperatura deve essere il forno? a cake hot from the oven una torta appena sfornata; to go hot and cold — sudare freddo
2) gastr. [mustard, spice] forte; [sauce, dish] piccantehot from o off the press — [ book] fresco di stampa
4) (fierce, keen) [ competition] accanito5) (short)6) (in demand) AE colloq.to be hot — [show, film] spopolare
7) colloq. (good)to be hot on sth. — (knowledgeable) essere ferrato in qcs.; (keen) essere entusiasta di qcs
8) colloq. (stolen) che scotta10) nucl. (radioactive) radioattivo11) (close)to be hot on sb.'s trail — essere sulle tracce di qcn.
to be hot on the trail of sth. — seguire una buona pista per trovare qcs.
to set off in hot pursuit of sb. — lanciarsi all'inseguimento di qcn.
you're getting hot — (in guessing games) fuocherello
12) AE colloq. (erotic) [movie, scene] spinto, piccante2.to have the hots for sb. — pop. eccitarsi per qcn
••II [hɒt]to be in hot water — essere nei pasticci o nei guai
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4 oracle
['ɒrəkl] [AE 'ɔːr-]nome oracolo m.* * *['orəkl]1) (a very knowledgeable person: I don't know the answer to this problem, so I'd better go and ask the oracle.) oracolo2) (in former times, a holy place where a god was believed to give answers to questions: the oracle at Delphi.) oracolo* * *oracle /ˈɒrəkl/n.oracolo ( anche fig.): to consult the oracle, consultare l'oracolo; (fig.) sentire il parere di un esperto● (fam.) to work the oracle, fare miracoli (fig.); fare un bell'intrallazzo; ( slang ingl.: della polizia) incastrare un sospetto attribuendogli una falsa confessione.* * *['ɒrəkl] [AE 'ɔːr-]nome oracolo m. -
5 up *****
[ʌp]1. adv1) (upwards, higher) su, in altohe's been up and down all evening — non è stato fermo un momento, stasera
she's still a bit up and down — (sick person) ancora non si è ripresa del tutto
my office is five floors up — il mio ufficio è al quinto piano
up in the sky/mountains — su nel cielo/in montagna
they've got the road up — la strada è interrotta
"this side up" — "alto"
he goes up to Oxford next year — va a Oxford l'anno prossimo
2)(installed, built)
to be up — (building) essere terminato (-a), (tent) essere piantato (-a), (shutters) essere sollevato (-a), (wallpaper) essere su, (picture) essere appeso (-a), (notice) essere esposto (-a)3)to be up — essersi alzato (-a)to be up late — (at night) fare tardi
4)(in price, value)
to be up (by) — essere andato (-a) su (di)(standard, level)
to be up — essere salito (-a)are up on last year — i prezzi sono più alti dell'anno scorso5)up — il tempo è scaduto6)up in Scotland — su in Scozia
to live/go up North — vivere/andare su al Nord
8)(
Brit: knowledgeable) I'm not very well up on what's going on — non sono molto al corrente di ciò che sta succedendohe's well up in or on politics — è informatissimo sulla politica
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fam: wrong) there's something up with him/with the TV — (lui)/la TV ha qualcosa che non vaup? — cosa c'è che non va?up with him? — che ha?, che gli prende?10)up to — (as far as) fino a
up to £100 — fino a 100 sterline
11)is he up to? fam — (pej: doing) cosa sta combinando?he's up to no good; he's up to something — sta architettando qualcosa
12)up to — (equal to) all'altezza di
13)it's up to you to decide — (depends on) sta or tocca a te decidere
I'd go, but it's up to you — io ci andrei, ma dipende da te
14)to be up against opposition — (faced with) trovarsi di fronte una forte opposizione
he's really up against it — sta in un bell'impiccio
2. prepto travel up and down the country — viaggiare su e giù per il paese
up the page — più su nella stessa paginaup the stairs — a metà scala3. n4. adj(train, line) per la città5. vi6. vt(fam: price) alzare -
6 well-informed adj
[ˌwelɪn'fɔːmd](knowledgeable) informato (-a), (having knowledge of) ben informato (-a) -
7 know one's stuff
(to be skilful and knowledgeable in one's chosen subject.) (sapere il fatto proprio) -
8 knowledge
['nɒlɪdʒ]1) (awareness) conoscenza f.to bring sth. to sb.'s knowledge — mettere qcn. a conoscenza di qcs.
with the full knowledge of sb. — con la piena consapevolezza di qcn.
without sb.'s knowledge — all'insaputa di qcn
2) (factual wisdom) sapere m., scienza f.; (of specific field) conoscenza f.* * *['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) conoscenza2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) conoscenze3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) sapere•- general knowledge* * *['nɒlɪdʒ]1) (awareness) conoscenza f.to bring sth. to sb.'s knowledge — mettere qcn. a conoscenza di qcs.
with the full knowledge of sb. — con la piena consapevolezza di qcn.
without sb.'s knowledge — all'insaputa di qcn
2) (factual wisdom) sapere m., scienza f.; (of specific field) conoscenza f. -
9 literary
['lɪtərərɪ] [AE 'lɪtərerɪ]aggettivo [prize, criticism, critic, agent] letterarioa literary man — un letterato, un uomo di lettere
* * *['litərəri]1) (concerning literature or the writing of books: a literary magazine.) letterario2) ((of a person) knowledgeable about books.) di lettere* * *['lɪtərərɪ] [AE 'lɪtərerɪ]aggettivo [prize, criticism, critic, agent] letterarioa literary man — un letterato, un uomo di lettere
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