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1 miss ****
I [mɪs]1. n(shot) colpo mancato or a vuotoit was a near miss fig — c'è mancato poco or un pelo
2. vt1) (gen: train, opportunity, film) perdere, (appointment, class) mancare a, saltare, (target) mancare, (remark: not hear) non sentire, (not understand) non capire, (omit: meal, page) saltareto miss the boat or bus fig — perdere il treno, lasciarsi sfuggire (di mano) l'occasione
you can't miss our house, it's... — non puoi sbagliarti: la nostra casa è...
2) (escape or avoid: accident, bad weather) evitare, scampare3) (notice loss of: money) accorgersi di non avere piùthen I missed my wallet — allora mi sono accorto che mi mancava or che non avevo più il portafoglio
4)(regret the absence of: person)
I miss you so — mi manchi tantoI miss him/it — sento la sua mancanza, mi manca
do you miss Trieste? — senti la mancanza di or ti manca Trieste?
3. vi(person, shot) mancare il bersaglio•- miss outII [mɪs] n1) signorina2)Miss Smith — la signorina Smith, (on envelope) Sig.na Smith
Dear Miss Smith — Cara Signorina Smith, (more frm) Gentile Signorina Smith -
2 yet *****
[jɛt]1. adv1) (already, up to now, so far) già, (now, by now) ancoraas yet — per ora, finora
2) (still) ancorahe may come yet; he may yet come — può ancora arrivare
3)(in addition, even)
yet again — di nuovoyet another/more — ancora un altro/più
4) frmI do not like him, nor yet his sister — lui non mi piace, e tanto meno sua sorella
2. conjma, tuttaviaand yet — eppure, tuttavia
it was funny, yet sad at the same time — era buffo e triste nel contempo
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3 appropriate *** ap·pro·pri·ate adj vb
[ə'prəʊprɪeɪt]1. adj(moment, name) adatto (-a), opportuno (-a), (remark) opportuno (-a), (word) giusto (-a), adatto (-a), (authority) competenteappropriate for or to — adatto (-a) a, appropriato (-a) a, adeguato (-a) a
2. vt1) (take for one's own use) appropriarsi di2) (frm: allocate) destinare, stanziareEnglish-Italian dictionary > appropriate *** ap·pro·pri·ate adj vb
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4 sensible *** sen·sible adj
['sɛnsəbl]1) (having good sense: person) assennato (-a)2) (act, decision, choice) sensato (-a), ragionevole, (clothing, shoes) pratico (-a)3) (frm: noticeable) sensibile, rilevante -
5 should ***** modal aux vb
[ʃʊd]1)(duty, advisability, desirability)
all school buses should have seat belts — tutti gli autobus scolastici dovrebbero essere forniti di cinture di sicurezzahow should I know? — e che ne so io?, e come faccio a saperlo?
2)he should pass his exams — dovrebbe superare gli esami3)if they invited me I should go or I'd go — se mi invitassero ci andreiI should think so! — mi pare!, direi!
should he phone... frm — se telefonasse..., se dovesse telefonare...
4)I told you I should be late — ti ho detto che avrei fatto tardi -
6 tell *****
[tɛl] told pt, pp1. vtto tell sb about sth — dire a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn
I have been told that... — mi è stato detto che...
I am glad to tell you that... frm — ho il piacere di comunicarle che...
so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — sono successe tante cose che non saprei da dove incominciare a raccontarti
(I'll) tell you what... — so io che cosa fare...
I told you so!; didn't I tell you so? — te l'avevo (pur) detto!
I was furious, I can tell you — ti dirò che ero furioso
you're telling me! fam — a me lo dici!, lo vieni a dire a me!
to tell the future/sb's fortune — predire il futuro/il futuro a qn
2)(order, instruct)
to tell sb to do sth — dire a qn di fare qc3)(indicate:
subj: sign, dial) to tell sb sth — indicare qc a qn4) (know, be sure of) sapere5)to tell sth from — distinguere qc da6)2. vi1) (talk) parlare, (fam: sneak, tell secrets) fare la spia2) (know, be certain) sapere3) (have effect) farsi sentire, avere effetto•- tell off- tell on
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