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1 agitate
['ædʒɪteɪt] 1.2) [news, situation] agitare, turbare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo (campaign) unirsi in un'agitazione, mobilitarsi* * *['æ‹iteit]1) (to make (someone) excited and anxious: The news agitated her.) agitare2) (to try to arouse public feeling and action: That group is agitating for prison reform.) battersi; promuovere un'agitazione3) (to shake: The tree was agitated by the wind.) scuotere•- agitated- agitation
- agitator* * *['ædʒɪteɪt] 1.2) [news, situation] agitare, turbare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo (campaign) unirsi in un'agitazione, mobilitarsi -
2 agitate
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3 agitate agi·tate
['ædʒɪteɪt]1. vt2. vito agitate (for/against) — fare un'agitazione (per/contro)
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4 (to) agitate
(to) agitate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/A v. t.1 agitare; turbare; scuotereB v. i.mobilitarsi; agitarsi: We were agitating for new schools and hospitals, ci agitavamo per ottenere nuove scuole e ospedaliagitateda.agitato; turbato; scosso. -
5 (to) agitate
(to) agitate /ˈædʒɪteɪt/A v. t.1 agitare; turbare; scuotereB v. i.mobilitarsi; agitarsi: We were agitating for new schools and hospitals, ci agitavamo per ottenere nuove scuole e ospedaliagitateda.agitato; turbato; scosso. -
6 agitated
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7 успокоить страсти
vgener. buttare acqua nel fuoco, gettare un po' d'olio sulle acque agitate -
8 fluster
I ['flʌstə(r)]nome agitazione f., confusione f.II ['flʌstə(r)]verbo transitivo agitare, confondere* * *1. noun(excitement and confusion caused by hurry: She was in a terrible fluster when unexpected guests arrived.) agitazione2. verb(to cause to be worried or nervous; to agitate: Don't fluster me!) innervosire* * *fluster /ˈflʌstə(r)/n. [u](stato di) agitazione; confusione● to be in a fluster, essere agitato.(to) fluster /ˈflʌstə(r)/A v. t.agitare; innervosire; confondereB v. i.agitarsi; innervosirsi; confondersi.* * *I ['flʌstə(r)]nome agitazione f., confusione f.II ['flʌstə(r)]verbo transitivo agitare, confondere -
9 troubled
['trʌbld] 1. 2.2) (disturbed) [sleep, times] agitato; [ area] tormentato; lett. [ waters] agitato* * *1) (worried or anxious: He is obviously a troubled man.) preoccupato2) (disturbed and not peaceful: troubled sleep.) agitato* * *troubled /ˈtrʌbld/a.agitato; afflitto; ansioso; inquieto; preoccupato; turbato: troubled waters, acque agitate; a troubled sleep, un sonno agitato; a troubled glance, un'occhiata ansiosa; a troubled face, una faccia turbata● troubled times, tempi difficili □ to be troubled about st., essere preoccupato per qc. □ (fig.) to fish in troubled waters, pescare nel torbido.* * *['trʌbld] 1. 2.2) (disturbed) [sleep, times] agitato; [ area] tormentato; lett. [ waters] agitato -
10 press *****
[prɛs]1. n1) (apparatus, machine: gen) pressa, (for wine) torchio2) (printing press) torchio da stampa, (place) tipografiato go to press — (newspaper) andare in macchina
to be in the press — (being printed) essere in (corso di) stampa, (in the newspapers) essere sui giornali
the press — (newspapers) la stampa, i giornali
to get a good/bad press — avere una buona/cattiva stampa
2. vt1) (push: button) premere, schiacciare, (doorbell) suonare, (trigger) premere, (squeeze: grapes, olives) pigiare, (flowers) pressare, (hand) stringereto press sb/sth to one's heart — stringersi qn/qc al petto or al cuore
2) (iron) stirare3)(urge, entreat)
to press sb to do or into doing sth — fare pressione su qn affinché faccia qcto press sth on sb — (food, gift) insistere perché qn accetti qc, (one's opinions) voler imporre qc su qn, (insist on: attack) rendere più pressante, (claim, demands) insistere su or in3. vi1) (in physical sense) spingere, premereto press ahead or forward (with sth) fig — proseguire (in qc)
2)(urge, agitate)
to press for sth — fare pressioni per ottenere qc•- press on
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Agitate — Ag i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agitating}.] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See {Act}, {Agent}.] 1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind agitates… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agitate — [v1] shake physically beat, churn, concuss, convulse, disturb, rock, rouse, stir, toss; concept 152 Ant. calm, lull, quiet, soothe, tranquilize agitate [v2] disturb, trouble someone alarm, argue, arouse, bug*, bug up*, burn up*, confuse, craze*,… … New thesaurus
agitate — ► VERB 1) make troubled or nervous. 2) campaign to arouse public concern about an issue. 3) stir or disturb (a liquid) briskly. DERIVATIVES agitation noun. ORIGIN Latin agitare agitate, drive … English terms dictionary
agitate — [aj′i tāt΄] vt. agitated, agitating [< L agitatus, pp. of agitare, to put in motion < agere, ACT1] 1. a) to move violently b) to stir up or shake up 2. to excite or disturb the feelings of … English World dictionary
agitate — I (activate) verb actuate, arouse, coax, electrify, energize, excite, exhort, ferment, foment, goad, impel, incite, induce, inflame, influence, inspire, inspirit, instigate, irritate, kindle, persuade, prompt, provoke, roil, rouse, spur,… … Law dictionary
agitate — (v.) 1580s, to disturb, from L. agitatus, pp. of agitare to put in constant motion, drive onward, impel, frequentative of agere to move, drive (see AGITATION (Cf. agitation)). Literal sense of move to and fro, shake is from 1590s. Related:… … Etymology dictionary
agitate — 1 *shake, rock, convulse Analogous words: *stir, rouse, arouse: *move, actuate, drive, impel Antonyms: quiet, lull, still 2 perturb, *discompose, upset, fluster, flurry, disturb, disquiet Analogous words: * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
agitate — [16] Agitate is one of a host of English words descended ultimately from Latin agere (see AGENT). Among the many meanings of agere was ‘drive, move’, and a verb derived from it denoting repeated action, agitāre, hence meant ‘move to and fro’.… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
agitate — [c]/ˈædʒəteɪt / (say ajuhtayt) verb (agitated, agitating) –verb (t) 1. to move or force into irregular action; shake or move: *A sigh of relief, the merest of zephyrs, coming from thirty listeners, was just sufficient to agitate the buttercups.… …
agitate — [16] Agitate is one of a host of English words descended ultimately from Latin agere (see AGENT). Among the many meanings of agere was ‘drive, move’, and a verb derived from it denoting repeated action, agitāre, hence meant ‘move to and fro’.… … Word origins
agitate — v. 1) to agitate strongly 2) (D; intr.) to agitate against; for (they were agitating for reform) * * * [ ædʒɪteɪt] for (they were agitateing for reform) (D; intr.) to agitate against to agitate strongly … Combinatory dictionary