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1 ♦ plot
♦ plot /plɒt/n.1 (agric.) appezzamento, lotto, pezzo, tratto ( di terreno); area: a potato plot, un appezzamento coltivato a patate; a grass plot, un tratto di terreno erboso; a building plot, un'area fabbricabile3 (naut., aeron.) tracciato della rotta4 complotto; congiura; trama; macchinazione; cospirazione; intrigo: to lay a plot, ordire una congiura; to foil a plot, sventare un complotto; to hatch a plot, tramare una congiura: to uncover a plot, scoprire una congiura● (scherz.) The plot thickens, la cosa si fa più misteriosa; la storia si complica □ (fam.) to lose the plot, non capire più niente; perdere la testa; uscire di testa.(to) plot /plɒt/v. t. e i.1 disegnare; progettare; tracciare; far la pianta di4 congiurare; cospirare; macchinare; tramare; complottare6 (fig.) fare il grafico di: to plot the increase in sales, fare il grafico dell'aumento delle vendite7 (comput.) tracciare● (edil.) to plot out, lottizzare. -
2 thicken
['θɪkən] 1.verbo transitivo ispessire [ layer]; addensare [ liquid]; infittire [ vegetation]; infoltire [hair, eyebrows]; appesantire [ make-up]; rendere rauco [ voice]2.verbo intransitivo [sauce, soup] addensarsi, rapprendersi; [fog, snow, cloud] infittirsi; [ waistline] aumentare; [ accent] diventare più forte; [ voice] arrochirsi; [ traffic] intensificarsi••* * *verb (to make or become thick or thicker: We'll add some flour to thicken the soup; The fog thickened and we could no longer see the road.) addensare; ispessire* * *['θɪkən] 1.verbo transitivo ispessire [ layer]; addensare [ liquid]; infittire [ vegetation]; infoltire [hair, eyebrows]; appesantire [ make-up]; rendere rauco [ voice]2.verbo intransitivo [sauce, soup] addensarsi, rapprendersi; [fog, snow, cloud] infittirsi; [ waistline] aumentare; [ accent] diventare più forte; [ voice] arrochirsi; [ traffic] intensificarsi•• -
3 (to) thicken
(to) thicken /ˈɵɪkən/A v. t.1 ( anche to thicken up) addensare; ispessire; infittire; infoltire; ( cucina) legare, rassodare: to thicken the sauce with flour, legare la salsa con la farina2 ingrossare; far ingrassare; appesantire (q.)B v. i.1 addensarsi; ispessirsi; infittirsi; infoltirsi; rassodarsi: The crowd was thickening, la folla s'addensava; The fog has thickened up, la nebbia si è infittita5 (fig.) ingarbugliarsi; complicarsi; imbrogliarsi: The plot thickens, la faccenda s'ingarbuglia; le cose si complicano● Your waist is thickening, ti stai ingrassando in vita. -
4 (to) thicken
(to) thicken /ˈɵɪkən/A v. t.1 ( anche to thicken up) addensare; ispessire; infittire; infoltire; ( cucina) legare, rassodare: to thicken the sauce with flour, legare la salsa con la farina2 ingrossare; far ingrassare; appesantire (q.)B v. i.1 addensarsi; ispessirsi; infittirsi; infoltirsi; rassodarsi: The crowd was thickening, la folla s'addensava; The fog has thickened up, la nebbia si è infittita5 (fig.) ingarbugliarsi; complicarsi; imbrogliarsi: The plot thickens, la faccenda s'ingarbuglia; le cose si complicano● Your waist is thickening, ti stai ingrassando in vita. -
5 thicken thick·en
['θɪk(ə)n]1. vt(gen) ispessire, (sauce) rendere più denso (-a)2. vi(gen) ispessirsi, (grow denser: forest, jungle) infittirsithe plot thickens fig — il mistero s'infittisce, la trama si complica
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