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1 ♦ heaven
♦ heaven /ˈhɛvn/n.1 (relig. e fig.) [u] cielo; paradiso: to be in heaven, essere in cielo (o in paradiso); Tahiti is heaven on earth, Tahiti è il (o un) paradiso in terra● heavens above!, santi numi! □ heaven-born, d'origine divina; celeste; divino □ Heaven forbid!, il Cielo non voglia! □ Heaven knows…, lo sa il Cielo se…: Heaven knows I need your help!, lo sa il Cielo se ho bisogno del tuo aiuto! □ The heavens opened, cominciò a piovere a dirotto; le cateratte del cielo si aprirono □ heaven-sent, mandato da Dio; provvidenziale □ by heaven!, in nome del Cielo! □ For heaven's sake!, per amor del Cielo! □ good heavens!, santo Cielo! □ to be in ( the) seventh heaven (o in the heaven of heavens), essere al settimo cielo; (fig.) to move heaven and earth, muovere mari e monti; fare l'impossibileheavenward (lett.)a.heavenwards, heavenward (lett.)avv.verso il cielo. -
2 heaven
['hevn]1) relig. (anche Heaven) cielo m., paradiso m.3) (bliss) (state, place) paradiso m.4) (sky) cielo m.••to move heaven and earth — muovere cielo e terra ( to do per fare)
* * *['hevn]1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) paradiso2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) cielo3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) paradiso•- heavenly- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
- thank heavens* * *['hevn]1) relig. (anche Heaven) cielo m., paradiso m.3) (bliss) (state, place) paradiso m.4) (sky) cielo m.••to move heaven and earth — muovere cielo e terra ( to do per fare)
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3 heaven *** heav·en n
['hɛvn]1) Rel cielo, paradiso, fig paradisofor heaven's sake! — (protesting) santo cielo!, in nome del cielo!
to move heaven and earth to do sth — muovere mari e monti or farsi in quattro per fare qc
2)the heavens npl — (liter: sky) il cielo, la volta celeste
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4 (to) forbid
(to) forbid /fəˈbɪd/1 proibire; vietare; interdire: I forbid you to see him ever again!, ti proibisco di vederlo ancora!; Smoking is strictly forbidden, è severamente vietato fumare; We are forbidden to speak, ci è vietato parlare; I was forbidden from leaving, mi è stato proibito di lasciare il posto2 vietare l'accesso a; bandire da3 impedire● God (o Heaven) forbid!, Dio non voglia!; Dio ne scampi □ «Fishing forbidden» ( cartello), «divieto di pesca» NOTA D'USO: - to allow-. -
5 (to) forbid
(to) forbid /fəˈbɪd/1 proibire; vietare; interdire: I forbid you to see him ever again!, ti proibisco di vederlo ancora!; Smoking is strictly forbidden, è severamente vietato fumare; We are forbidden to speak, ci è vietato parlare; I was forbidden from leaving, mi è stato proibito di lasciare il posto2 vietare l'accesso a; bandire da3 impedire● God (o Heaven) forbid!, Dio non voglia!; Dio ne scampi □ «Fishing forbidden» ( cartello), «divieto di pesca» NOTA D'USO: - to allow-.
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