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1 fasting
noun digiuno* * *fasting /ˈfɑ:stɪŋ/n. [uc](il) digiunare; digiuno: fasting day, giorno di digiuno. -
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3 fast
I 1. [fɑːst] [AE fæst]1) (speedy) veloce, rapidoa fast time — sport un buon tempo
to be a fast walker, reader — camminare, leggere velocemente
2) sport [court, pitch] veloceyou're five minutes fast — il tuo orologio è o sei avanti di cinque minuti
4) spreg. [ person] dissoluto, libertino5) fot. [ film] ad alta sensibilitàto make sth. fast — assicurare, ormeggiare [ boat]
7) (loyal) [ friend] fedele; [ friendship] solido8) (permanent) [ dye] solido2.1) (rapidly) [move, speak] velocemente, rapidamente3.to stand fast — tenere duro, non cedere
nome digiuno m.••II [fɑːst] [AE fæst]to pull a fast one on sb. — giocare un brutto tiro a qcn.
verbo intransitivo digiunare* * *I 1. adjective1) (quick-moving: a fast car.)2) (quick: a fast worker.)3) ((of a clock, watch etc) showing a time in advance of the correct time: My watch is five minutes fast.)2. adverb(quickly: She speaks so fast I can't understand her.)- fastness- fast foods
- fast food II 1. verb(to go without food, especially for religious or medical reasons: Muslims fast during the festival of Ramadan.)2. noun(a time or act of fasting: She has just finished two days' fast.)- fastingIII adjective1) ((of a dye) fixed; that will not come out of a fabric when it is washed.)2) (firm; fixed: She made her end of the rope fast to a tree.)•* * *fast (1) /fɑ:st/n.digiuno; vigilia: fast day, giorno di vigilia● to break one's fast, rompere il digiuno.♦ fast (2) /fɑ:st/A a.1 rapido; veloce; celere: a fast car, un'automobile veloce; fast train, treno rapido; fast growth, crescita rapida; fast music, musica veloce; I'm a fast reader, sono veloce nella lettura; leggo velocemente2 fermo; fisso; saldo; sicuro; solido; stretto: The pole was set fast in the ground, il palo era saldamente conficcato nel terreno; a fast knot, un nodo ben stretto3 che consente alte velocità: (autom.) fast lane, corsia di marcia veloce; corsia di sorpasso; fast road, strada a scorrimento veloce4 ( d'orologio) che è (o va) avanti: My watch is ( half an hour) fast, il mio orologio va avanti (di mezz'ora)9 (antiq.) dissoluto; gaudenteB avv.1 fermamente; saldamente; solidamente; bene: The windows are shut fast, le finestre sono ben chiuse; to hold fast, stringere; trattenere; tenere fermo; fast asleep, profondamente addormentato; Our car was stuck fast in the mud, la nostra auto era piantata nel fango2 in fretta; presto; rapidamente: to walk fast, camminare in fretta; Not so fast!, (più) adagio!; Make it fast!, fa' in fretta!; sbrigati!3 in rapida successione; uno dopo l'altro: The bullets were coming fast, i proiettili piovevano fitti● fast and furious, (avv.) molto rapidamente; (agg.) scatenato, pieno di foga, frenetico, sfrenato □ fast-acting, ad azione rapida □ (fis. nucl.) fast breeder ( reactor), reattore autofertilizzante veloce □ (fam. USA) a fast buck, denaro fatto in fretta; denaro facile □ (fis. nucl.) fast-burst reactor, reattore impulsato □ (poet.) fast by (o fast beside), presso; vicino a □ (GB) fast coloureds, indumenti a colori solidi □ fast food, pasto veloce; cibi (pl.) pronti □ fast food restaurant, fast food ( il locale) □ (tecn.: di registratore, ecc.) fast forward, avanti: fast forward button, tasto che manda avanti veloce □ fast friend, amico intimo; grande amico □ fast-growing, che cresce rapidamente; in rapido aumento; in rapida espansione □ ( USA) fast line service, servizio di consegna rapida ( di pacchi); corriere espresso □ (comm., market.) fast-moving consumer goods ► FMCG □ (fam.) to be fast on the uptake, capire al volo □ (comput.) fast store, memoria rapida □ (in GB) Fast Stream, programma di formazione intensiva ( nell'amministrazione statale) □ (fam., in GB) fast streamer, chi segue il programma di formazione intensiva dell'amministrazione statale; impiegato statale in carriera (fam.) □ ( slang) fast talk, discorso da ciarlatano; chiacchiere imbonitrici □ fast talker, uno che ha una parlantina; imbonitore □ fast track, canale o iter veloce; corsia preferenziale (fig.); attività o settore professionale che garantisce una carriera rapida; (iron.) modo più veloce ( per fare una fine spiacevole): on the fast track, avviato a una carriera rapida □ fast-track, veloce; velocizzato; su una corsia preferenziale; ( di persona) che vuole fare carriera velocemente, ambizioso □ (fam.) fast worker, uno che va dritto allo scopo ( negli approcci); uno che ci prova subito □ life in the fast lane, vita intensa; vita eccitante □ to make fast, assicurare; legare: to make a rope fast to st., assicurare (o legare) una corda a qc.; to make a boat fast, ormeggiare una barca □ to play fast and loose with st., fare a tira e molla con qc.; essere incostante, infido □ (fam.) to pull a fast one on sb., giocare un brutto tiro a q. □ to stand fast, rimanere immobile; star saldo; (fig.) resistere, tener duro.(to) fast /fɑ:st/v. i.digiunare; osservare il digiuno.* * *I 1. [fɑːst] [AE fæst]1) (speedy) veloce, rapidoa fast time — sport un buon tempo
to be a fast walker, reader — camminare, leggere velocemente
2) sport [court, pitch] veloceyou're five minutes fast — il tuo orologio è o sei avanti di cinque minuti
4) spreg. [ person] dissoluto, libertino5) fot. [ film] ad alta sensibilitàto make sth. fast — assicurare, ormeggiare [ boat]
7) (loyal) [ friend] fedele; [ friendship] solido8) (permanent) [ dye] solido2.1) (rapidly) [move, speak] velocemente, rapidamente3.to stand fast — tenere duro, non cedere
nome digiuno m.••II [fɑːst] [AE fæst]to pull a fast one on sb. — giocare un brutto tiro a qcn.
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4 Lent
[lent]nome quaresima f.* * *[lent](the time from Ash Wednesday to Easter (40 weekdays) observed as a time of fasting in commemoration of Christ's fast in the wilderness.) Quaresima* * *Lent /lɛnt/n.1 [u] (relig.) quaresima● (bot.) Lent lily ( Narcissus pseudo-narcissus), trombone; giunchiglia grande □ Lent term, secondo trimestre ( a Cambridge e in altre università inglesi).* * *[lent]nome quaresima f. -
5 lent
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