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1 blossom
I ['blɒsəm]2) (flower) fiore m.II ['blɒsəm]verbo intransitivo fiorire, sbocciare; fig.to blossom (out) — fiorire, svilupparsi
* * *['blosəm] 1. noun(flowers, especially of a fruit tree: beautiful blossom; apple blossom.) fiore2. verb1) (to develop flowers: My plant has blossomed.) fiorire2) (to flourish: She blossomed into a beautiful woman.) diventare•* * *blossom /ˈblɒsəm/n.blossomingA a.B n. [u]blossomya.2 fiorito.(to) blossom /ˈblɒsəm/v. i.1 fiorire; sbocciare3 (fig.) svilupparsi; fiorire; sbocciare: Romance blossomed between them, tra di loro è sbocciata una passione romantica4 aprirsi; animarsi, diventare più vivace: Linda blossomed in the new environment, nel nuovo ambiente Linda è rifiorita* * *I ['blɒsəm]2) (flower) fiore m.II ['blɒsəm]verbo intransitivo fiorire, sbocciare; fig.to blossom (out) — fiorire, svilupparsi
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2 bear
I [beə(r)]1) zool. orso m.2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.II 1. [beə(r)]3) (show, have) [ envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni
to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su
4) (keep)to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [ suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [ factors]
5) (support)to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]
6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.
to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn
10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [ interest]to bear fruit — [ tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti
2.to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn
1)to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra
to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest
2) (weigh)3.to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]
to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi
- bear off- bear on- bear out- bear up* * *I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.)2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?)3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.)4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.)5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.)6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.)•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.)- bearskin* * *I [beə(r)]1) zool. orso m.2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.II 1. [beə(r)]3) (show, have) [ envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni
to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su
4) (keep)to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [ suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [ factors]
5) (support)to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]
6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.
to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn
10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [ interest]to bear fruit — [ tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti
2.to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn
1)to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra
to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest
2) (weigh)3.to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]
to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi
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3 ♦ may
♦ may (1) /meɪ/v. modalemay, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3a persona sing., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha quindi tempi composti; la forma del passato, solo per alcuni significati, è might:● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;● la forma negativa è may not;● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;● viene usato nelle question tags1 ( esprime eventualità, possibilità, probabilità) – It may rain, può piovere; It may be true, può essere vero; può darsi che sia vero; He may come or he may not, può darsi che venga, ma può anche non venire; potrebbe venire come potrebbe non venire; Tom may not be there, può darsi che Tom non ci sia; There may be people who do not like this programme, possono esserci persone a cui questa trasmissione non piace2 ( esprime possibilità, opportunità) – This coat may be worn with or without a belt, questo cappotto può essere portato con o senza cintura3 ( dopo verbi di speranza o timore) – We hope he may be able to help us, speriamo che possa aiutarci; I fear it may be too late, temo che sia troppo tardi; I fear he may have already left, temo che possa essersene già andato4 (form.) ( dopo so that o that, esprime fine o scopo) – Let's wait for John, so that he may help us decide, aspettiamo John perché ci aiuti a decidere5 (form.) ( esprime permesso concesso o richiesto) – People under 16 may not marry without parental consent, i minori di 16 anni non possono sposarsi senza il consenso dei genitori; May I go out?, posso uscire?; I may leave now, mayn't I?, posso andare ora, vero?; If I may go back to the first point I discussed, col vostro permesso, vorrei tornare al primo punto trattato6 (form.) (esprime richiesta cortese, suggerimento, ecc.) – May I take this chair?, posso prendere questa sedia?; May we have some tea?, possiamo avere del tè?; May I offer you a drink?, posso offrirvi qualcosa da bere?; May I suggest we leave this matter aside for the moment?, posso suggerire di accantonare questa faccenda per il momento?7 ( esprime una concessione) – I may be old, but I'm not daft!, posso essere (o sarò) vecchio ma non sono scemo!; It may be a longer route, but the scenery is superb, forse è un percorso più lungo, ma il panorama è stupendo; You may think I'm exaggerating, but…, tu penserai che io esagero, ma…8 (form.) (nelle esclamazioni, esprime augurio, speranza,) – May you be happy!, che tu sia felice; sii felice!; May God protect you!, (che) Dio ti protegga!; May the best man win!, vinca il migliore!; Long may he live!, possa egli vivere a lungo!● may as well ► well (2) □ He may well refuse, potrebbe benissimo rifiutare □ You may well be asked to make a speech, è più che possibile che ti chiedano di fare un discorso □ That may well be, but…, certo, è possibile, ma… □ Well may you ask!, hai ben ragione di chiederlo!; domanda più che legittima! □ (iron. o scherz.) And who may you be?, e tu, chi saresti? □ Be that as it may, sia come sia; comunque sia □ Come what may, accada quel che accada; qualunque cosa accada □ That is as may be, può darsi ( ma la cosa non è importante) NOTA D'USO: - can o may?-, NOTA D'USO: - might o may?-.NOTA D'USO: - may not- may (2) /meɪ/n. (bot.)may (3) /meɪ/n.(arc. o poet.) fanciulla; pulzella (poet.).
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