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1 affect
I [ə'fekt]1) (influence) [decision, event, issue] riguardare, toccare, concernere [person, region]; [strike, cuts] avere effetti su, ripercuotersi su [ group]; [ factor] incidere su, influire su, ripercuotersi su [earnings, job, state of affairs]2) (emotionally) [news, discovery] colpire, impressionareII [ə'fekt]* * *[ə'fekt]1) (to act or have an effect on: Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease.) avere effetto su2) (to move the feelings of: She was deeply affected by the news of his death.) toccare, colpire* * *affect /ˈæfɛkt/n. [u](psic.) affettività; affezione; affetto; attaccamento.♦ (to) affect (1) /əˈfɛkt/v. t.1 avere effetto su; influire su; incidere su; ripercuotersi su: How does noise affect us?, che effetto hanno i rumori su di noi?; to affect prices, incidere sui prezzi; to affect adversely, avere un effetto negativo su; influire negativamente su; pregiudicare2 concernere; riguardare; interessare; toccare: This decision will affect the firm's future, questa decisione riguarda il futuro della ditta; It affects me personally, mi tocca personalmente3 toccare; commuovere; turbare; scuotere: The loss affected us deeply, quella perdita ci ha toccati profondamente4 nuocere a; avere un effetto negativo su; colpire: to affect health, nuocere alla salute; We've been badly affected by the recession, la recessione ci ha colpito duramente; Our investments won't be affected, i nostri investimenti non ne risentiranno5 ( di evento spiacevole, malattia, ecc.) colpire; interessare: A large area was affected by the flood, la piena ha colpito un'area vasta; Osteoporosis mostly affects women, l'osteoporosi colpisce soprattutto le donne.NOTA D'USO: - to affect o to effect?- (to) affect (2) /əˈfɛkt/v. t.1 affettare; ostentare: to affect indifference, ostentare indifferenza; to affect a foreign accent, parlare con accento affettatamente straniero2 fingere; simulare: to affect illness, fingere d'essere ammalato; to affect interest, fingere interesse3 usare (o indossare) volentieri; sfoggiare: She affected expensive fur coats, sfoggiava lussuose pellicce.* * *I [ə'fekt]1) (influence) [decision, event, issue] riguardare, toccare, concernere [person, region]; [strike, cuts] avere effetti su, ripercuotersi su [ group]; [ factor] incidere su, influire su, ripercuotersi su [earnings, job, state of affairs]2) (emotionally) [news, discovery] colpire, impressionareII [ə'fekt] -
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3 disguise
I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion]* * *1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) travestire, travestirsi, contraffare2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) nascondere, mascherare2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) travestimento, mascheramento2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) travestimento* * *disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/n. [uc]1 travestimento: to wear a disguise, indossare un travestimento; a cunning disguise, un astuto travestimento2 finzione; inganno● in disguise, travestito; (fig.) camuffato; sotto mentite spoglie: He fled the country in disguise, è fuggito dal paese travestito; colonialism in disguise, colonialismo camuffato.(to) disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/v. t.1 travestire; camuffare: She was disguised as a boy, era travestita da ragazzo; He disguised himself as a Roman emperor, si era travestito da imperatore romano; The soldiers were disguised in civilian clothes, i soldati erano travestiti da civili; to disguise oneself, travestirsi2 camuffare, dissimulare: to disguise one's intentions, camuffare le proprie intenzioni; to disguise a taste [a smell], camuffare un gusto [un odore]; to disguise one's disappointment [one's sorrow], dissimulare la propria delusione [il proprio dolore]; a thinly disguised attempt to topple the government, un tentativo mal dissimulato di rovesciare il governo* * *I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion] -
4 pick up
1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) imparare2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) prendere su3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) trovare4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) rialzarsi5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) prendere6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) ricevere7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) ritrovare; prendere* * *1. vt + adv1) (lift: sth dropped) raccogliere, raccattare, (sb fallen) tirar suto pick o.s. up — rialzarsi
2) (collect: goods, person) passare a prenderewe'll come to the airport to pick you up — veniamo a prenderti all'aeroporto, (subj : bus etc) far salire, caricare, (rescue) raccogliere, (from sea) ripescare, (arrest) arrestare
the car picked up speed — la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato
3) (acquire: sale bargain) trovare, (information, points in exam, germ) prendere, (learn: habit, ideas) prendere, (skill, language, tricks) impararecan you pick up some information while you're there? — puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?
4) Radio TV Telec captare2. vi + adv1) (improve: gen) migliorare, (wages) aumentare, (invalid, business) riprendersi, (weather) rimettersi2) (continue) continuare, riprendere* * *1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi
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