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1 agire
actcomportarsi behave, actdi medicina take effect* * *agire v. intr.1 to act, to operate: alcuni veleni agiscono lentamente, some poisons act slowly; agire nell'interesse di qlcu., to act in the interest (s) of (o on behalf of) s.o.; agire per conto proprio, to act on one's own account; agire su qlcu., (fig.) to influence s.o. (o to act on s.o.); dovete agire, non stare solo a guardare!, get up and do something, don't just sit and watch!2 ( comportarsi) to act, to behave: questo non è modo di agire, this is not the way to behave; agì da criminale, he acted like a criminal4 (dir.) to institute, to take* legal proceedings, legal steps (against s.o.); to proceed (against s.o.); to file a lawsuit.* * *[a'dʒire]1) (compiere un'azione) to actspingere qcn. ad agire — to push sb. into action
2) (comportarsi) to act, to behavenon mi piace il suo modo di agire — I don't like the way he behaves o the way he goes about things
3) (essere efficace) [ sostanza] to act, to work, to take* effectagire su qcs., qcn. — to have an effect on sth., sb
4) dir.* * *agire/a'dʒire/ [102](aus. avere)1 (compiere un'azione) to act; spingere qcn. ad agire to push sb. into action; è il momento di agire! it's time for action!2 (comportarsi) to act, to behave; non mi piace il suo modo di agire I don't like the way he behaves o the way he goes about things; agire da vigliacco to act like a coward3 (essere efficace) [ sostanza] to act, to work, to take* effect; agire su qcs., qcn. to have an effect on sth., sb.4 dir. agire legalmente to take legal action. -
2 maniera sf
[ma'njɛra]1) (modo) way, mannermaniera di vivere/di parlare — way of life/of speaking
dobbiamo fare in maniera da non ripetere gli stessi errori — we must see that we don't make the same mistakes again
in tutte le maniere — (a tutti i costi) at all costs
2) (Arte: stile) style, manneralla maniera di — in o after the style of
3)maniere sfpl — manners -
3 maniera
sf [ma'njɛra]1) (modo) way, mannermaniera di vivere/di parlare — way of life/of speaking
dobbiamo fare in maniera da non ripetere gli stessi errori — we must see that we don't make the same mistakes again
in tutte le maniere — (a tutti i costi) at all costs
2) (Arte: stile) style, manneralla maniera di — in o after the style of
3)maniere sfpl — manners -
4 non mi piace il suo modo di agire
non mi piace il suo modo di agireI don't like the way he behaves o the way he goes about things\→ agireDizionario Italiano-Inglese > non mi piace il suo modo di agire
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5 procedere vi
[pro'tʃɛdere](aus avere; nel senso 1) essere)1) (avanzare) to proceed, advance, (continuare) to proceed, go onprocedere con lentezza — (veicolo) to drive along slowly, (trattative) to proceed slowly
2)procedere a — to start, begin3) (agire) to proceed, (comportarsi) to behave4) Dirprocedere contro qc — to start o take proceedings against sb
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6 procedere
vi [pro'tʃɛdere](aus avere; nel senso 1) essere)1) (avanzare) to proceed, advance, (continuare) to proceed, go onprocedere con lentezza — (veicolo) to drive along slowly, (trattative) to proceed slowly
2)procedere a — to start, begin3) (agire) to proceed, (comportarsi) to behave4) Dirprocedere contro qc — to start o take proceedings against sb
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7 quadrare
1. v/t mathematics squareconti balance2. v/i di conti balance, square colloq fig i conti non quadrano there's something fishy going on* * *quadrare v.tr.2 (fig.) ( formare) to shape: lo studio dell'aritmetica quadra la mente del bambino, the study of arithmetics shapes the mind of a child◆ v. intr.1 (amm.) to balance, to square, to agree: i conti non quadrano, the accounts don't balance (o agree); le uscite devono quadrare con le entrate, expenses must balance receipts; il bilancio deve quadrare, the balance sheet must square3 ( piacere, garbare) to like: il suo modo di comportarsi non mi quadra, I do not like the way he behaves.* * *[kwa'drare]1. vt1) Geom to square2) Contabilità to balance, tally2. vi(
fig : corrispondere) quadrare (con) — to correspond (with)qui c'è qualcosa che non quadra — there's something here that doesn't add up, there's something wrong here
quel tipo non mi quadra fam — there's something fishy o I don't like about that guy
* * *[kwa'drare] 1.verbo transitivo (verificare) to balance [conti, bilancio]2.verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere)1) [cifre, libri contabili, conti] to balancefare quadrare il bilancio — to balance the budget, to make the budget balance
i conti non quadrano — fig. it doesn't add up
tutto quadra! — colloq. it all adds up! it all fits into place!
c'è qualcosa che non quadra in questa storia — something doesn't quite fit, there's something fishy in this story
2) (piacere)* * *quadrare/kwa'drare/ [1](verificare) to balance [ conti, bilancio](aus. essere, avere)1 [ cifre, libri contabili, conti] to balance; fare quadrare il bilancio to balance the budget, to make the budget balance; fare quadrare i conti to get the accounts square; i conti non quadrano fig. it doesn't add up; tutto quadra! colloq. it all adds up! it all fits into place! c'è qualcosa che non quadra in questa storia something doesn't quite fit, there's something fishy in this story2 (piacere) il suo comportamento non mi quadra I don't like his behaviour. -
8 come
1. adv as( in modo simile o uguale) likeinterrogativo, esclamativo how(prego?) pardon?fa' come ti ho detto do as I told youlavora come insegnante he works as a teachercome me like meun cappello come il mio a hat like minecome sta? how are you?, how are things?com'è bello! how nice it is!come mai? how come?, why?oggi come oggi nowadayscome se as if2. conj ( come se) as if, as though(appena, quando) as (soon as)come se niente fosse as if nothing had happened* * *come avv.1 (in frasi interr. dirette e indirette) how; what... like: come stai?, how are you?; come te la cavi in inglese?, what's your English like? (o how good is your English?); come si scrive questa parola?, how do you spell this word?; come si dice in inglese...?, what's the English for...?; come si fa?, how is it to be done? (o how do you do it?); com'era il film?, what was the film like?; com'è il tempo?, what's the weather like?; non so come dirglielo, I don't know how to tell him; fammi sapere come è andata, let me know how it went; non so proprio come sia riuscito a farlo, I just don't know how he managed to do it // come mai?, why?; ( enfatico) how come?; why ever?: mi domando come mai non sia ancora arrivato, I wonder why he hasn't got here yet; i documenti erano in regola, ma la domanda è stata respinta. Come mai?, the papers were in order, but the application was turned down. How come? // com'è che non sei mai in casa?, why are you never at home?; come dici?, come hai detto?, what's that? (o what did you say?) // come sarebbe a dire?, what do you mean? // come si permette?, how dare you! // com'è, come non è, (fam.), somehow or other; ( all'improvviso) all of a sudden // ma come?!, ( per esprimere meraviglia o sdegno) how come? (o what?) // come no?!, of course!: ''Accetterai, vero?'' ''Come no?!'' ''You'll accept, won't you?'' ''Of course (I will)!''2 ( in frasi esclamative) how: com'è gentile da parte sua!, how kind of you!; come mi dispiace!, how sorry I am!; guarda come nevica!, look how hard it's snowing!; come parla bene!, how well he speaks!; come sono cambiati i tempi!, how times have changed! // Con uso rafforzativo o enfatico: ''Vi siete divertiti?'' ''E come!'', ''Did you have a good time?'' ''And how!''; Ma come! Siete già tornati?, What! Back already?3 ( il modo in cui) how, the way: mi raccontò come era riuscito a ottenere il posto, he told me how he'd managed to get the job; ecco come sono andate le cose, this is how things went // bada a come parli, watch your tongue4 (in frasi comparative e nei compar. di uguaglianza) as (so)... as; (con un compar. di maggioranza) than: mio fratello è alto come me, my brother is as tall as me (o as I am); non è ( così) ingenuo come sembra, he isn't as simple as he seems; siamo arrivati più tardi di come avevamo previsto, we got there later than we expected; l'esame è andato meglio di come pensassi, I did better than I'd expected in the exam // Nelle similitudini: bianco come la neve, as white as snow; duro come il ferro, as hard as iron; il mare era liscio come l'olio, the sea was as smooth as glass5 ( in qualità di) as: ti parlo come amico, non come medico, I'm talking to you as a friend, not (as) a doctor; l'hanno citato come testimone, he was cited as a witness; tutti lo vorrebbero come socio, everyone would like him as a partner; come avvocato, non vale un gran che, as a lawyer, he isn't up to much6 ( nel modo in cui) as: ho fatto come hai voluto tu, I did as you wanted; non fare come me, don't do as I did; tutto è andato come speravamo, everything went as we'd hoped; non sempre si può fare come si vuole, you can't always do as you like; lascia le cose come stanno, leave things as they are7 ( per indicare somiglianza) like; ( nelle esemplificazioni) such as: indossava un abito come questo, she was wearing a dress like this one; correva come un pazzo, he was running like mad; è ingegnere come suo padre, he's an engineer, like his father; si è comportato come un vero signore, he behaved like a true gentleman; l'appartamento mi è costato qualcosa come 50.000 euro, the flat cost me something like 50,000 euros; non ti si presenterà più un'occasione come questa, you won't get another chance like this; c'erano famosi giornalisti e scrittori, come..., there were famous writers and reporters, such as...; in Lombardia ci sono bellissimi laghi, come il Lago Maggiore, il Lago di Como,..., there are some lovely lakes in Lombardy, such as Lake Maggiore, Lake Como,...8 (spesso in correl. con così, tanto) as; both... and; as well as: ( tanto) di giorno come di notte, by day as by night (o both by day and night o by day as well as by night); tanto il padre come la madre sono americani, his father and mother are both American; tanto gli uni come gli altri, both; tanto i greci come i romani..., both the Greeks and the Romans... (o the Greeks as well as the Romans...) // come pure, as well as: New York, come pure Londra, è un grande porto fluviale, New York is a great river port, as well as (o as is) London.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: oggi come oggi, as things are at present // vecchio com'è, old as he is // io come io, non accetterei, if it were me, I'd refuse // 6 sta a 3 come 10 sta a 5, 6 is to 3 as 10 is to 5 // come non detto, forget it // com'è vero che..., as sure as... // come segue, as follows // come sopra, as above // (comm.): come d'accordo, as agreed; come da campione, as per sample; come da copia acclusa, see enclosed copy; come da vostra richiesta, as requested.◆ cong.1 ( con valore temporale) as, as soon as: come mi vide, mi buttò le braccia al collo, as soon as she saw me, she threw her arms round my neck; come avvertì i primi sintomi, telefonò al medico, as soon as she noticed the first symptoms, she telephoned the doctor; come arrivavano, i candidati venivano condotti ai loro posti, as they arrived, the candidates were shown to their places2 ( con valore dichiarativo) that: tutti sanno come la Luna sia un satellite della Terra, everyone knows (that) the Moon is a satellite of the Earth3 come se, as if, as though: continuava a parlare, come se non sentisse quello che gli dicevo, he went on talking, as if (o as though) he hadn't heard what I said; come se fosse facile..., as if it were easy...◆ s.m.: il come e il perché, the whys and wherefores // volle sapere il come e il quando, he wanted to know the ins and outs.* * *['kome]1. avv1) (alla maniera di, nel modo che) as, like (davanti a sostantivo, pronome)a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home
non hanno accettato il progetto: come dire che siamo fregati — they didn't accept the plan: which means we've had it
2) (in quale modo: interrogativo, esclamativo) hownon hanno accettato il mio assegno — come mai? — they didn't accept my cheque — whyever not?
come?; come dici? — pardon? Brit, sorry?, excuse me? Am, what did you say?
com'è il tuo amico? — what's your friend like?
3)mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing4) (in qualità di) ascome presidente, dirò che... — speaking as your president I must say that...
5)come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!6)See:così,2. cong1)mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm2) (quanto) how3) (correlativo) as, (con comparativi di maggioranza) thanè meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected
4) (appena che, quando) as soon ascome arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work
come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing
5)la trattano come (se) fosse la loro schiava — they treat her like a slave o as if she were their slave
3. sm invnon so dirti il come e il quando di tutta questa faccenda — I couldn't tell you how and when all this happened
* * *['kome] 1.2) come mai, com'è che colloq. how come5) (nel modo in cui, allo stesso modo di) ascome sempre — as ever, the same as always
ecco come è successo — it happened like this, this is what happened
non è intelligente come te — he is not as o so intelligent as you
trattare qcn. come un bambino — to treat sb. like a child
8) (quanto)9) (quale) such as, likecittà come Roma e Milano — such cities as o cities such as Rome and Milan
10) (in qualità di, con la funzione di) ascome esempio di — as an instance o example of
come ben sai — as you well know o know full well
12) (nello spelling)13) (intensivo)avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla — he's so mean, he won't give you anything
14) come da as per2.come da istruzioni — as requested, as per your instructions
1) (quasi)mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" — he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"
2) come se as if3) (non appena) as, as soon as4) (che) how, that3.sostantivo maschileil come e il perché di qcs. — the how and the why of sth
••come non detto — forget it, never mind
* * *come/'kome/I avverbio1 (nelle interrogative) come stai? how are you? come ti chiami? what's your name? come si scrive? how do you spell it? sapere come fare to know how to do; com'è John? what is John like? com'è la casa? what does the house look like? come? excuse me? pardon? sorry? come hai detto? what did you say?2 come mai, com'è che colloq. how come3 (nelle esclamative) come sei gentile! how kind of you! come sei cresciuto! haven't you grown! how you've grown! come ci siamo divertiti! what a great time we had! (ma) come! what! come no! of course! sure!4 (similmente a) come la maggior parte delle persone like most people; in una situazione come questa in such a situation; un cappello come quello a hat like that one5 (nel modo in cui, allo stesso modo di) as; fai come me do as I do; ha fatto come gli ho detto he did it the way I told him; (fai) come vuoi do as you like; come avevamo deciso as we had agreed; come sempre as ever, the same as always; come al solito as usual; come segue as follows6 (il modo in cui) ecco come è successo it happened like this, this is what happened; per come la vedo io as I see it7 (in paragoni) nero come il carbone as black as coal; è intelligente come te he is as intelligent as you; non è intelligente come te he is not as o so intelligent as you; trattare qcn. come un bambino to treat sb. like a child; è più facile di come pensavo it's easier than I thought8 (quanto) di giorno come di notte by day as well as by night; tanto qui come all'estero both here and abroad9 (quale) such as, like; in un paese come l'Italia in a country like Italy; città come Roma e Milano such cities as o cities such as Rome and Milan10 (in qualità di, con la funzione di) as; lavorare come insegnante to work as a teacher; presentarsi come candidato to stand as a candidate; come esempio di as an instance o example of; cosa c'è come dessert? what's for dessert?11 (in proposizioni incidentali) come ben sai as you well know o know full well; come potete vedere as you can see12 (nello spelling) T come Tom T for Tom13 (intensivo) avaro com'è, non ti darà nulla he's so mean, he won't give you anything14 come da as per; come da istruzioni as requested, as per your instructions; come da programma according to scheduleII congiunzione1 (quasi) rispettala come fosse tua madre respect her as though she were your mother; mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto" he looked at me as if to say "I told you so"2 come se as if; si comporta come se fosse a casa sua he acts like he owns the place; si sono comportati come se niente fosse they behaved as if nothing had happened3 (non appena) as, as soon as; come si è fatto buio sono tornato a casa as it went dark I came back home; come giro le spalle as soon as my back is turned4 (che) how, that; mi ha detto come l'ha trovato he told me how he had found itIII sostantivo m.il come e il perché di qcs. the how and the why of sth.come non detto forget it, never mind; come minimo at the very least.\See also notes... (come.pdf) -
9 come
['kome]1. avv1) (alla maniera di, nel modo che) as, like (davanti a sostantivo, pronome)a scuola come a casa — both at school and at home, at school as well as at home
non hanno accettato il progetto: come dire che siamo fregati — they didn't accept the plan: which means we've had it
2) (in quale modo: interrogativo, esclamativo) hownon hanno accettato il mio assegno — come mai? — they didn't accept my cheque — whyever not?
come?; come dici? — pardon? Brit, sorry?, excuse me? Am, what did you say?
com'è il tuo amico? — what's your friend like?
3)mi piace come scrive — I like the way he writes, I like his style of writing4) (in qualità di) ascome presidente, dirò che... — speaking as your president I must say that...
5)come è brutto! — how ugly he (o it) is!6)See:così,2. cong1)mi scrisse come si era rotto un braccio — he wrote to tell me about how he had broken an arm2) (quanto) how3) (correlativo) as, (con comparativi di maggioranza) thanè meglio/peggio di come mi aspettavo — it is better/worse than I expected
4) (appena che, quando) as soon ascome arrivò si mise a lavorare — as soon as he arrived he set to work, no sooner had he arrived than he set to work
come se n'è andato, tutti sono scoppiati a ridere — as soon as he left, everyone burst out laughing
5)la trattano come (se) fosse la loro schiava — they treat her like a slave o as if she were their slave
3. sm invnon so dirti il come e il quando di tutta questa faccenda — I couldn't tell you how and when all this happened
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