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1 ♦ heaven
♦ heaven /ˈhɛvn/n.1 (relig. e fig.) [u] cielo; paradiso: to be in heaven, essere in cielo (o in paradiso); Tahiti is heaven on earth, Tahiti è il (o un) paradiso in terra● heavens above!, santi numi! □ heaven-born, d'origine divina; celeste; divino □ Heaven forbid!, il Cielo non voglia! □ Heaven knows…, lo sa il Cielo se…: Heaven knows I need your help!, lo sa il Cielo se ho bisogno del tuo aiuto! □ The heavens opened, cominciò a piovere a dirotto; le cateratte del cielo si aprirono □ heaven-sent, mandato da Dio; provvidenziale □ by heaven!, in nome del Cielo! □ For heaven's sake!, per amor del Cielo! □ good heavens!, santo Cielo! □ to be in ( the) seventh heaven (o in the heaven of heavens), essere al settimo cielo; (fig.) to move heaven and earth, muovere mari e monti; fare l'impossibileheavenward (lett.)a.heavenwards, heavenward (lett.)avv.verso il cielo.
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