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1 wall
I [wɔːl]1) muro m., parete f.2) (of cave, tunnel) parete f.3) anat. biol. parete f.4) (of tyre) fianco m.5) fig. muro m., barriera f.••to be off the wall — colloq. [ person] essere matto; [ comments] essere insensato
to drive sb. up the wall — colloq. fare arrabbiare qcn., fare saltare i nervi a qcn.
to go to the wall — BE fallire, essere rovinato
II [wɔːl]to have sb. up against the wall — mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro
verbo transitivo cingere di mura- wall in- wall off- wall up* * *[wo:l] 1. noun1) (something built of stone, brick, plaster, wood etc and used to separate off or enclose something: There's a wall at the bottom of the garden: The Great Wall of China; a garden wall.) muro2) (any of the sides of a building or room: One wall of the room is yellow - the rest are white.) muro, parete2. verb((often with in) to enclose (something) with a wall: We've walled in the playground to prevent the children getting out.) murare, (circondare con un muro)- walled- - walled
- wallpaper 3. verb(to put such paper on: I have wallpapered the front room.) (mettere la carta da parati)- have one's back to the wall
- up the wall* * *I [wɔːl]1) muro m., parete f.2) (of cave, tunnel) parete f.3) anat. biol. parete f.4) (of tyre) fianco m.5) fig. muro m., barriera f.••to be off the wall — colloq. [ person] essere matto; [ comments] essere insensato
to drive sb. up the wall — colloq. fare arrabbiare qcn., fare saltare i nervi a qcn.
to go to the wall — BE fallire, essere rovinato
II [wɔːl]to have sb. up against the wall — mettere qcn. con le spalle al muro
verbo transitivo cingere di mura- wall in- wall off- wall up -
2 despair
I [dɪ'speə(r)]nome disperazione f.II [dɪ'speə(r)]to be in despair about o over essere disperato per; to do sth. in o out of despair — fare qcs. per disperazione
verbo intransitivo disperare (of di; of doing di fare)* * *[di'speə] 1. verb(to lose hope (of): I despair of ever teaching my son anything.) disperare2. noun1) (the state of having given up hope: He was filled with despair at the news.) disperazione2) ((with the) something which causes someone to despair: He is the despair of his mother.) disperazione* * *despair /dɪˈspɛə(r)/n. [u]disperazione: We mustn't give in to despair, non dobbiamo lasciarci andare alla disperazione; a feeling of deep despair, un sentimento di profonda disperazione; to drive sb. to despair, far disperare q.; spingere q. alla disperazione● to be the despair of sb., essere la disperazione di q.: That boy is the despair of his family, quel ragazzo è la disperazione della sua famiglia □ in despair, disperato; in preda alla disperazione: We were in despair, eravamo disperati; He came to me in despair, è venuto da me in preda alla disperazione □ to sb. 's despair, per la disperazione di q.: To the utter despair of all the fans, their team came bottom, per la più grande disperazione di tutti i tifosi, la loro squadra è arrivata ultima □ the depths of despair, il fondo della disperazione: I had reached the depths of despair, avevo toccato il fondo della disperazione.(to) despair /dɪˈspɛə(r)/v. i.disperare, disperarsi: However bad things look, you should never despair, per quanto le cose si presentino male, non dovresti mai disperare; The doctors despair of saving his life, i medici disperano di salvargli la vita; Sometimes I despair of the government, a volte, non ho più nessuna speranza nel governo.* * *I [dɪ'speə(r)]nome disperazione f.II [dɪ'speə(r)]to be in despair about o over essere disperato per; to do sth. in o out of despair — fare qcs. per disperazione
verbo intransitivo disperare (of di; of doing di fare) -
3 pile
I [paɪl]1) (untidy heap) mucchio m.; (stack) pila f.in a pile — accatastato, ammucchiato
2) colloq. (large amount)a pile of, piles of — un mucchio di
3) el. nucl. pila f.4) lett. o scherz. (building) edificio m.••II 1. [paɪl]to make one's pile — colloq. fare fortuna, farsi i soldi
2.to be piled with — [ surface] essere ingombro o pieno di [ objects]
verbo intransitivo colloq.to pile into — (board) [ people] ammassarsi su, accalcarsi su [ vehicle]; (crash) [ vehicle] tamponare [ other vehicle]
- pile in- pile on- pile upIII [paɪl] IV [paɪl]nome (of fabric, carpet) pelo m.* * *I 1. noun1) (a (large) number of things lying on top of each other in a tidy or untidy heap; a (large) quantity of something lying in a heap: There was a neat pile of books in the corner of the room; There was pile of rubbish at the bottom of the garden.)2) (a large quantity, especially of money: He must have piles of money to own a car like that.)2. verb(to make a pile of (something); to put (something) in a pile: He piled the boxes on the table.)- pile-up- pile up II(a large pillar or stake driven into the ground as a foundation for a building, bridge etc: The entire city of Venice is built on piles.)III noun(the thick soft surface of carpets and some kinds of cloth eg velvet: The rug has a deep/thick pile.)* * *pile (1) /paɪl/n.● pile-driver, battipalo; berta; (fam.) ( boxe) colpo (o pugno) poderoso, mazzata (fig.); ( calcio, ecc.) staffilata, stangata, stoccata □ pile-dweller, palafitticolo □ pile-dwelling, casa su palafitte; palafitta □ (ind. costr.) pile foundation, fondazione su pali □ (edil.) pile shoe, puntazza □ (archeol.) pile-work, palafitta □ to drive a pile, piantare un paloFALSI AMICI: pile non significa pile nel senso italiano di tessuto sintetico. ♦ pile (2) /paɪl/n.1 pila; cumulo; mucchio; catasta: There is a pile of dishes to wash, c'è una pila di piatti da lavare2 casamento; edificio; blocco di case; isolato3 (fam.) mucchio di quattrini; bel gruzzolo: to make a (o one's) pile, farsi un bel gruzzolo; far fortuna4 (fis. nucl.) pila5 (elettr.) pila a secco● pile-up, (autom.) ammasso (o groviglio) di auto ( incidente); carambola; ( ciclismo) groviglio ( di corridori caduti): DIALOGO → - Discussing sport- There was a three car pile-up on the first bend, c'è stato un tamponamento a catena di tre macchine alla prima curva □ atomic pile, pila atomica (o nucleare) □ funeral pile, pila funeraria; pira; rogo □ to stack st. in a pile, accatastare qc. □ wood pile, catasta di legnaFALSI AMICI: pile non significa pile nel senso italiano di tessuto sintetico NOTA D'USO: - pile o fleece?-. pile (3) /paɪl/n. [u]FALSI AMICI: pile non significa pile nel senso italiano di tessuto sintetico. (to) pile (1) /paɪl/v. t.1 palificare; conficcar pali in2 munire di palafitte.(to) pile (2) /paɪl/A v. t.1 accatastare; ammassare; ammucchiare; ammonticchiareB v. i.1 ammucchiarsi; accumularsi2 affollarsi; ammassarsi.* * *I [paɪl]1) (untidy heap) mucchio m.; (stack) pila f.in a pile — accatastato, ammucchiato
2) colloq. (large amount)a pile of, piles of — un mucchio di
3) el. nucl. pila f.4) lett. o scherz. (building) edificio m.••II 1. [paɪl]to make one's pile — colloq. fare fortuna, farsi i soldi
2.to be piled with — [ surface] essere ingombro o pieno di [ objects]
verbo intransitivo colloq.to pile into — (board) [ people] ammassarsi su, accalcarsi su [ vehicle]; (crash) [ vehicle] tamponare [ other vehicle]
- pile in- pile on- pile upIII [paɪl] IV [paɪl]nome (of fabric, carpet) pelo m.
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