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21 Spring
I 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (season) primavera f.2) tecn. (coil) molla f. (a spirale)to be like a coiled spring — fig. (ready to pounce) essere pronto a scattare; (tense) essere teso come una corda di violino
3) (leap) balzo m., salto m., scatto m.4) (elasticity) elasticità f.5) (water source) sorgente f., fonte f.2.2) [ mattress] a molle; [binder, balance] a mollaII 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (set off) fare scattare [trap, lock]2) (develop)to spring a leak — [ tank] cominciare a perdere (dopo l'apertura di una falla)
2.to spring sth. on sb. — comunicare di punto in bianco qcs. a qcn.
1) (jump) saltare, balzareto spring from, over sth. — saltare da, su qcs.
to spring open, shut — [ door] aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto
to spring into action — [ troops] passare all'azione
to spring to attention — [ guards] scattare sull'attenti
to spring to sb.'s aid — accorrere in aiuto di qcn.
to spring into o to life — [machine, motor] accendersi
3) (originate)to spring from — nascere o essere dettato da [jealousy, fear]
•* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltare, balzare2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) nascere, derivare3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) scattare2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) molla2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) balzo, scatto4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticità5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) sorgente•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *(Surnames) Spring /sprɪŋ/* * *I 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (season) primavera f.2) tecn. (coil) molla f. (a spirale)to be like a coiled spring — fig. (ready to pounce) essere pronto a scattare; (tense) essere teso come una corda di violino
3) (leap) balzo m., salto m., scatto m.4) (elasticity) elasticità f.5) (water source) sorgente f., fonte f.2.2) [ mattress] a molle; [binder, balance] a mollaII 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (set off) fare scattare [trap, lock]2) (develop)to spring a leak — [ tank] cominciare a perdere (dopo l'apertura di una falla)
2.to spring sth. on sb. — comunicare di punto in bianco qcs. a qcn.
1) (jump) saltare, balzareto spring from, over sth. — saltare da, su qcs.
to spring open, shut — [ door] aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto
to spring into action — [ troops] passare all'azione
to spring to attention — [ guards] scattare sull'attenti
to spring to sb.'s aid — accorrere in aiuto di qcn.
to spring into o to life — [machine, motor] accendersi
3) (originate)to spring from — nascere o essere dettato da [jealousy, fear]
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22 stagnant
['stægnənt]aggettivo stagnante* * *['stæɡnənt]1) ((of water) standing still rather than flowing and therefore usually dirty: a stagnant pool.) stagnante2) (dull or inactive: Our economy is stagnant.) stagnante•- stagnate- stagnation* * *stagnant /ˈstægnənt/a.stagnante ( anche fig.); in ristagno; inattivo; fermo: stagnant water, acqua stagnante; (econ., fin.) a stagnant market, un mercato stagnante; Trade is stagnant, il commercio è in ristagno● (fig.) a stagnant mind, una mente pigrastagnantly avv.* * *['stægnənt]aggettivo stagnante -
23 tributary
['trɪbjʊtərɪ] [AE -terɪ]nome geogr. affluente m.* * *['tribjutəri]plural - tributaries; noun(a stream flowing into a river: The River Thames has many tributaries; ( also adjective) tributary streams.) tributario* * *tributary /ˈtrɪbjʊtrɪ/A a.( di uno stato, ecc.) tributarioB n.2 (geogr.) affluente; tributario.* * *['trɪbjʊtərɪ] [AE -terɪ]nome geogr. affluente m. -
24 wash
I 1. [wɒʃ] [AE wɔːʃ]1) (by person)to give [sth.] a wash — lavare, dare una lavata a [window, floor, object]; lavarsi, dare una lavata a [hands, face]
to give sb. a wash — dare una lavata a o lavare qcn.
2) (laundry process) bucato m.in the wash — (about to be cleaned) nella biancheria sporca o da lavare; (being cleaned) a lavare, nel bucato
3) (from boat) scia f.4) (coating) mano f. (di colore)2.••II 1. [wɒʃ] [AE wɔːʃ]it will all come out in the wash — (be revealed) verrà tutto a galla; (be resolved) si risolverà tutto
2) (carry along) trasportare [silt, debris]to wash sb., sth. overboard — trascinare qcn., qcs. a mare
3) lett. (lap against) lambire [rock, shore]2.1) (clean oneself) [ person] lavarsi; [ animal] leccarsi2) (clean clothes) fare il bucato3) (become clean) [ clothes] lavarsi, essere lavabile4) colloq. (be believed)3.to wash oneself — [ person] lavarsi; [ animal] leccarsi
- wash off- wash out- wash up••to wash one's hands of — lavarsi le mani di [ matter]; disinteressarsi di [ person]
* * *[woʃ] 1. verb1) (to clean (a thing or person, especially oneself) with (soap and) water or other liquid: How often do you wash your hair?; You wash (the dishes) and I'll dry; We can wash in the stream.) lavare, lavarsi2) (to be able to be washed without being damaged: This fabric doesn't wash very well.) lavarsi3) (to flow (against, over etc): The waves washed (against) the ship.) sciabordare4) (to sweep (away etc) by means of water: The floods have washed away hundreds of houses.) spazzare via2. noun1) (an act of washing: He's just gone to have a wash.) lavata, bagno2) (things to be washed or being washed: Your sweater is in the wash.) bucato, (biancheria da lavare)3) (the flowing or lapping (of waves etc): the wash of waves against the rocks.) sciabordio4) (a liquid with which something is washed: a mouthwash.) liquido5) (a thin coat (of water-colour paint etc), especially in a painting: The background of the picture was a pale blue wash.) colore6) (the waves caused by a moving boat etc: The rowing-boat was tossing about in the wash from the ship's propellers.) ondulazione, mulinello•- washable- washer
- washing
- washed-out
- washerwoman
- washerman
- washcloth
- wash-basin
- washing-machine
- washing-powder
- washing-up
- washout
- washroom
- wash up* * *wash (1) /wɒʃ/n.1 [cu] lavata; lavatina; abluzione; ( di automobile, ecc.) lavaggio: Go and have a wash, va' a darti una lavatina!; Give the car a good wash, fa un bel lavaggio alla macchina!2 [u] biancheria ( da lavare o lavata); bucato: to send the wash to the laundry, mandare la biancheria alla lavanderia; to hang out the wash, stendere il bucato; Your socks are in the wash, i tuoi calzini sono nel bucato (o sono a lavare)6 (tecn.) strato di metallo; metallizzazione13 (geogr., naut.) barra di marea14 (geogr.) area soggetta a inondazioni; terreno golenale; zona paludosa: (in GB) – the Wash, il Wash ( baia situata tra il Norfolk e il Lincolnshire)● wash-and-wear, ( di tessuto) wash-and-wear; «lava e indossa»; «non stiro» □ wash boiler, caldaia del bucato □ (chim.) wash-bottle, spruzzetta □ ( arte) wash drawing, pittura a tempera; acquerello; guazzo □ wash-house, lavanderia □ wash-leather, pelle scamosciata lavabile.wash (2) /wɒʃ/a. attr.♦ (to) wash /wɒʃ/A v. t.1 lavare: to wash one's hands [one's face], lavarsi le mani [la faccia]; This soap will wash silks, questo sapone è adatto per lavare la seta NOTA D'USO: - to clean o to wash?-2 ( delle onde, del mare, ecc.) bagnare: The Atlantic Ocean washes the northern coasts of Cornwall, l'Oceano Atlantico bagna le coste settentrionali della Cornovaglia5 ( dell'acqua, della pioggia) scavare: The rain has washed gullies in the bank, la pioggia ha scavato solchi sulla sponda8 (tecn.) metallizzare in bagno galvanico; ricoprire di un leggero strato di metalloB v. i.1 lavarsi ( il viso, le mani, ecc.); darsi una lavata: I must wash before going out, devo lavarmi prima di uscire● to wash st. clean, pulire qc. lavando; pulire a fondo qc.; (fig.) pulire, riciclare □ (fig.) to wash one's dirty linen in public, lavare i panni sporchi in pubblico; mettere in piazza i propri affari privati □ ( USA) to wash the dishes, lavare i piatti; rigovernare □ to wash oneself, lavarsi (da solo o a fondo): Jo is old enough to wash herself, Jo è abbastanza grande per lavarsi da sola; You're absolutely filthy, Tom! Go and wash yourself!, Sei sporco da fare schifo, Tom! Vai a lavarti! □ (fig.) I wash my hands of it, me ne lavo le mani.* * *I 1. [wɒʃ] [AE wɔːʃ]1) (by person)to give [sth.] a wash — lavare, dare una lavata a [window, floor, object]; lavarsi, dare una lavata a [hands, face]
to give sb. a wash — dare una lavata a o lavare qcn.
2) (laundry process) bucato m.in the wash — (about to be cleaned) nella biancheria sporca o da lavare; (being cleaned) a lavare, nel bucato
3) (from boat) scia f.4) (coating) mano f. (di colore)2.••II 1. [wɒʃ] [AE wɔːʃ]it will all come out in the wash — (be revealed) verrà tutto a galla; (be resolved) si risolverà tutto
2) (carry along) trasportare [silt, debris]to wash sb., sth. overboard — trascinare qcn., qcs. a mare
3) lett. (lap against) lambire [rock, shore]2.1) (clean oneself) [ person] lavarsi; [ animal] leccarsi2) (clean clothes) fare il bucato3) (become clean) [ clothes] lavarsi, essere lavabile4) colloq. (be believed)3.to wash oneself — [ person] lavarsi; [ animal] leccarsi
- wash off- wash out- wash up••to wash one's hands of — lavarsi le mani di [ matter]; disinteressarsi di [ person]
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25 flow ****
[fləʊ]1. n(of river), (also) Elec corrente f, (of tide) flusso, (of blood: from wound) uscita, (in veins) circolazione f, (of words) fiume m, (of insults, orders) caterva, sfilza2. vi -
26 shut off
* * *1) (to stop an engine working, a liquid flowing etc: I'll need to shut the gas off before I repair the fire.) chiudere, togliere2) (to keep away (from); to make separate (from): He shut himself off from the rest of the world.) tagliare fuori, isolare* * *vt + adv2)to shut off (from) — tagliar fuori (da), isolare (da)* * * -
27 turn off
1) (leave road) girare, svoltare (cambiando strada)2) [motor, fan] fermarsi, spegnersi; turn off [sth.], turn [sth.] off spegnere [light, oven, TV, radio, engine]; chiudere [ tap]; togliere [water, gas]; turn [sb.] off colloq. disgustare, schifare* * *1) (to cause (water, electricity etc) to stop flowing: I've turned off the water / the electricity.) spegnere2) (to turn (a tap, switch etc) so that something stops: I turned off the tap.) chiudere, spegnere3) (to cause (something) to stop working by switching it off: He turned off the light / the oven.) spegnere* * *1. vi + adv1) (from road) girare, voltare2) (appliance, machine) spegnersi2. vt + adv1) (light, radio, machine) spegnere, (tap) chiudere2) (fam: person: also sexually) fare schifo a* * *1) (leave road) girare, svoltare (cambiando strada)2) [motor, fan] fermarsi, spegnersi; turn off [sth.], turn [sth.] off spegnere [light, oven, TV, radio, engine]; chiudere [ tap]; togliere [water, gas]; turn [sb.] off colloq. disgustare, schifare -
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noun (a bubble in a pipe which prevents liquid from flowing along it.) sacca d'aria -
29 flow
I [fləʊ]nome flusso m. (anche fig.); (of blood) circolazione f., flusso m.; (of water, electricity) flusso m., corrente f.; (of words) fiume m.to go with the flow — colloq. seguire la corrente
to be in full flow — fig. essere nel bel mezzo del discorso
II [fləʊ]traffic flow — flusso del traffico, circolazione
to flow in, back — affluire, rifluire
to flow past sth. — oltrepassare qcs.
the river flows into the sea — il fiume sfocia o si getta in mare
2) (be continuous) [conversation, words] fluire, scorrere; [wine, beer] scorrere a fiumi3) (circulate) [ blood] circolare, scorrere; [ electricity] passare ( through, round in)4) (move gracefully) [ hair] ricadere morbidamente; [ dress] ondeggiare; [ pen] scorrere ( across su)5) geogr. [ tide] salire, montare* * *[fləu] 1. verb1) (to move along in the way that water does: The river flowed into the sea.) fluire2) ((of the tide) to rise: The boat left the harbour when the tide began to flow.) salire2. noun(the act of flowing: a flow of blood; the flow of traffic.) flusso* * *I [fləʊ]nome flusso m. (anche fig.); (of blood) circolazione f., flusso m.; (of water, electricity) flusso m., corrente f.; (of words) fiume m.to go with the flow — colloq. seguire la corrente
to be in full flow — fig. essere nel bel mezzo del discorso
II [fləʊ]traffic flow — flusso del traffico, circolazione
to flow in, back — affluire, rifluire
to flow past sth. — oltrepassare qcs.
the river flows into the sea — il fiume sfocia o si getta in mare
2) (be continuous) [conversation, words] fluire, scorrere; [wine, beer] scorrere a fiumi3) (circulate) [ blood] circolare, scorrere; [ electricity] passare ( through, round in)4) (move gracefully) [ hair] ricadere morbidamente; [ dress] ondeggiare; [ pen] scorrere ( across su)5) geogr. [ tide] salire, montare -
30 river
['rɪvə(r)]1) fiume m.up river, down river — a monte, a valle
2) fig. (of lava) fiume m.••to sell sb. down the river — tradire o ingannare qcn
* * *['rivə](a large stream of water flowing across country: The Thames is a river; the river Thames; the Hudson River; ( also adjective) a river animal.) fiume; di fiume- riverside* * *['rɪvə(r)]1) fiume m.up river, down river — a monte, a valle
2) fig. (of lava) fiume m.••to sell sb. down the river — tradire o ingannare qcn
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31 stiff
I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
* * *[stif]1) (rigid or firm, and not easily bent, folded etc: He has walked with a stiff leg since he injured his knee; stiff cardboard.) rigido; indolenzito2) (moving, or moved, with difficulty, pain etc: I can't turn the key - the lock is stiff; I woke up with a stiff neck; I felt stiff the day after the climb.) rigido, duro; indolenzito3) ((of a cooking mixture etc) thick, and not flowing: a stiff dough.) denso, spesso, consistente4) (difficult to do: a stiff examination.) difficile5) (strong: a stiff breeze.) forte6) ((of a person or his manner etc) formal and unfriendly: I received a stiff note from the bank manager.) freddo•- stiffly- stiffness
- stiffen
- stiffening
- bore
- scare stiff* * *I [stɪf]nome colloq.1) (corpse) cadavere m.2) AE (humourless person) musone m. (-a), persona f. scontrosaII 1. [stɪf]1) (restricted in movement) rigido, duro; (after sport, sleeping badly) irrigidito, indolenzito2) (hard to move) [ drawer] duro da aprire; [ lever] duro da muovere4) gastr.5) (not relaxed) [manner, person, style] rigido, compassato6) (harsh) [warning, sentence] severo, duro7) (difficult) [ exam] difficile; [ climb] erto, scosceso; [ competition] duro, accanito; [ opposition] duro, tenace8) (high) [charge, fine] salato, elevato2.avverbio colloq.to be scared stiff — avere una paura nera, essere spaventato a morte
to scare sb. stiff — fare una paura nera a qcn., spaventare qcn. a morte
••to keep a stiff upper lip — non mettere in mostra le proprie emozioni, non fare una piega
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32 thick
[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) spesso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) grosso, spesso3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) folto5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) fitto6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pieno7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) stupido2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) folto, fitto; mezzo- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
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33 tide
[taɪd]1) mar. marea f.the tide is in, out — c'è alta, bassa marea
at high, low tide — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to go, swim against the tide — andare, nuotare contro corrente
••* * *(the regular, twice-a-day ebbing and flowing movement of the sea: It's high/low tide; The tide is coming in / going out.) marea- tidal- tidal wave* * *[taɪd]1) mar. marea f.the tide is in, out — c'è alta, bassa marea
at high, low tide — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to go, swim against the tide — andare, nuotare contro corrente
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