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1 bustle
I ['bʌsl]1) (activity) andirivieni m., movimento m.2) stor. abbigl. sellino m.II ['bʌsl]* * *1. verb((often with about) to busy oneself (often noisily or fussily): She bustled about doing things all day.) affaccendarsi2. noun(hurry, fuss or activity.) trambusto* * *bustle (1) /ˈbʌsl/n. [u]animazione; andirivieni; affaccendarsi; traffico; confusione.bustle (2) /ˈbʌsl/n.(stor., moda) sellino.(to) bustle /ˈbʌsl/A v. i.B v. t.sollecitare; sospingere; intruppare: We were bustled into the room, siamo stati sospinti nella stanzabustlern.persona che si dà un gran daffare; armeggionebustlinga.* * *I ['bʌsl]1) (activity) andirivieni m., movimento m.2) stor. abbigl. sellino m.II ['bʌsl] -
2 hustle
I ['hʌsl]nome attività f. febbrileII 1. ['hʌsl]2) (urge)to hustle sb. into doing — spingere qcn. a fare
3) AE colloq. (sell illegally) trafficare in; (obtain by dubious means) spillare [ money]; scovare [ job]4) (hurry) affrettare [ negotiations]; fare fretta a [ person]2.1) (hurry) affrettarsi, fare in fretta* * *1. verb1) (to push quickly and roughly: The man was hustled out of the office.) spingere2) (to make (someone) act quickly: Don't try to hustle me into making a sudden decision.) spingere, sollecitare3) ((American) to swindle; to obtain something dishonestly or illegally: to hustle money from old ladies; the car dealer tried to hustle us.) fregare, rubare4) ((American) to sell or earn one's living by illegal means: hustling on the streets; hustle drugs.) rubare5) ((American) (slang) to work as a prostitute; to solicit clients.) battere2. noun(quick and busy activity.) attività febbrile- hustler* * *hustle /ˈhʌsl/n. [u]1 spinta, spinte, spintoni; urti2 (fam.) attività febbrile, incessante; scompiglio; andirivieni; trambusto: the hustle and bustle of life, il trambusto della vita(to) hustle /ˈhʌsl/A v. t.1 spingere; urtare; dare spintoni a; far fretta a; incalzare; sollecitare: The kidnappers hustled their hostage into the car, i rapitori spinsero l'ostaggio dentro l'automobile; They hustled me into a rash move, incalzandomi mi fecero fare una mossa avventataB v. i.1 affrettarsi; sbrigarsi; spicciarsi: Hustle!, spicciati!; presto!2 (fam.) spingere; fare a gomitate; sgomitare3 (fam.) essere attivo, energico; darsi da fare* * *I ['hʌsl]nome attività f. febbrileII 1. ['hʌsl]2) (urge)to hustle sb. into doing — spingere qcn. a fare
3) AE colloq. (sell illegally) trafficare in; (obtain by dubious means) spillare [ money]; scovare [ job]4) (hurry) affrettare [ negotiations]; fare fretta a [ person]2.1) (hurry) affrettarsi, fare in fretta -
3 hum
I [hʌm]nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.II 1. [hʌm] 2.1) (make a low sound) [ person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare2) (bustle)to hum with activity — [ office] fervere di attività
••III [hʌm]to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare
interiezione ehm* * *1. past tense, past participle - hummed; verb1) (to make a musical sound with closed lips: He was humming a tune to himself.) canticchiare2) (to make a similar sound: The bees were humming round the hive.) ronzare3) (to be active: Things are really humming round here.) procedere (alla svelta)2. noun(a humming sound: I could hear the hum of the machines; a hum of conversation.) rumore, borbottio* * *[hʌm]1. n2. vt(tune) canticchiare3. vi(insect) ronzare, (person) canticchiare a labbra chiuse, (engine, machine) rombare, (wireless) mandare un brusio, fig, (fam: be busy) animarsi* * *hum (1) /hʌm/n.1 ronzio; borbottio; rumore sordo e continuo: the hum of insects, il ronzio degli insetti; the hum of machinery, il rumore sommesso dei macchinari2 (pl.) ( di solito hums and ha's o hums and haws) grida, borbottii (di sorpresa, imbarazzo, disapprovazione, ecc.)hum (2) /hʌm/inter.(to) hum /hʌm/A v. i.1 ronzare2 canterellare; canticchiare ( a bocca chiusa): My mother always hums to herself, mia madre canticchia sempre tra sé4 (fam.) essere indaffarato; darsi da fareB v. t.● (fam.) to hum with activity, fervere di attività □ to make things hum, far procedere le cose □ The room hummed with voices, nella stanza c'era un ronzio di voci.* * *I [hʌm]nome (of insect, engine, machinery) ronzio m.; (of traffic, voices) brusio m.II 1. [hʌm] 2.1) (make a low sound) [ person] canticchiare (a bocca chiusa); [insect, aircraft, machine] ronzare2) (bustle)to hum with activity — [ office] fervere di attività
••III [hʌm]to hum and haw — = esitare nel parlare
interiezione ehm -
4 hurry
I ['hʌrɪ]nome fretta f., premura f.to be in a hurry — avere fretta ( to do di fare)
there's no hurry — non è urgente, non c'è fretta
II 1. ['hʌrɪ]to do sth. in a hurry — fare qcs. in fretta
1) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] in fretta [meal, task]2) (rush, bustle) fare fretta a [ person]2.to hurry sb. in, out — fare entrare, fare uscire qcn. in fretta
verbo intransitivo affrettarsi, fare in fretta- hurry up* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) move or act quickly, often too quickly: You'd better hurry if you want to catch that bus; If you hurry me, I'll make mistakes.) sbrigarsi2) (to convey quickly: After the accident, the injured man was hurried to the hospital.) (trasportare d'urgenza)2. noun1) (the act of doing something quickly, often too quickly: In his hurry to leave, he fell and broke his arm.) fretta2) (the need to do something quickly: Is there any hurry for this job?) fretta, urgenza•- hurried- hurriedly
- in a hurry
- hurry up* * *hurry /ˈhʌrɪ/n. [u]fretta; fretta e furia; premura; precipitazione; urgenza: There's no ( great) hurry to go to school, non c'è (tutta questa) fretta d'andare a scuola; to do st. in a big hurry, far qc. di gran fretta; In our hurry to leave, we forgot our tickets, nella fretta di uscire abbiamo dimenticato i biglietti● (fam.) hurry-scurry, (avv.) in fretta e furia; (agg.) frettoloso, precipitoso; (sost.) fretta, precipitazione □ in a hurry, in fretta, di fretta, in fretta e furia, frettolosamente; (con frasi neg. anche) (tanto) facilmente, tanto presto: The article had been written in a hurry and was full of mistakes, l'articolo era stato scritto di fretta (o in fretta e furia) ed era pieno di errori; I won't forget this trip in a hurry, non dimenticherò facilmente questa gita □ to be in a hurry, aver fretta; essere impaziente: Why are you in such a hurry?, perché hai tanta fretta?; He is in a hurry to leave, è impaziente di partire □ to be in no hurry (o not to be in any hurry), non avere fretta; (fam.) non avere desiderio (o voglia: di fare qc.) □ (fam.) sb. won't do (o be doing) st. again in a hurry, q. non ha nessuna intenzione di rifare qc.: I won't be working for him again in a hurry, non ho nessuna intenzione di lavorare di nuovo per lui; se lo scorda che lavorerò di nuovo per lui (fam.) □ What's your [the] hurry?, che fretta hai [c'è]? □ Why the hurry?, che fretta c'è?; perché (tutta) questa fretta?♦ (to) hurry /ˈhʌrɪ/A v. i.affrettarsi; sbrigarsi; far presto; spicciarsi; affannarsi: Don't hurry!, non affannarti!; DIALOGO → - At the station 1- If you hurry you'll catch it, se fai in fretta riesci a prenderlo NOTA D'USO: - go to / go and-B v. t.1 fare (qc.) in fretta; affrettare; sbrigare; accelerare; precipitare; far fretta a (q.); sollecitare; incalzare: He doesn't like to be hurried, non ama essere sollecitato2 mandare (o spedire) in tutta fretta: More troops were hurried to the front, altre truppe sono state mandate al fronte in tutta fretta● to hurry home, andare subito a casa; affrettarsi a rincasare.* * *I ['hʌrɪ]nome fretta f., premura f.to be in a hurry — avere fretta ( to do di fare)
there's no hurry — non è urgente, non c'è fretta
II 1. ['hʌrɪ]to do sth. in a hurry — fare qcs. in fretta
1) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] in fretta [meal, task]2) (rush, bustle) fare fretta a [ person]2.to hurry sb. in, out — fare entrare, fare uscire qcn. in fretta
verbo intransitivo affrettarsi, fare in fretta- hurry up
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