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1 sgarrare
sgarrare1 v. intr.1 (fam.) ( mancare d'esattezza) to be inaccurate; ( di orologio) ( se è avanti) to gain, ( se è indietro) to lose*: il mio orologio sgarra cinque minuti al giorno, my watch gains (o loses) five minutes every day; il mio orologio non sgarra mai un minuto, my watch keeps perfect time // non sgarra mai un minuto, he is always dead on time2 (fam.) ( di persona) ( sbagliare) to go* wrong, to be wrong, to be mistaken; to step out of line; ( venir meno al proprio dovere) to slip up, to fail to do one's duty: è un impiegato perfetto, non sgarra mai, he is the perfect clerk, he never slips up // ho detto così e non si sgarra, that's what I said and that's the way it is.* * *[zgar'rare]1) (sbagliare) to be* at fault, to be* inaccurate2) (mancare al proprio dovere) to fail to do* one's duty* * *sgarrare/zgar'rare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (sbagliare) to be* at fault, to be* inaccurate; il mio orologio non sgarra di un minuto my watch keeps perfect time2 (mancare al proprio dovere) to fail to do* one's duty. -
2 spaccare
break in twolegna split, chop* * *spaccare v.tr. to split*, to cleave*; ( rompere) to break*: spaccare un pezzo di legno, to split (o to cleave) a piece of wood; ha spaccato il tavolo, he broke the table; spaccare legna, to chop wood // c'era un sole che spaccava le pietre, the sun was blazing down // quest'orologio spacca il minuto, this watch keeps perfect time // se lo incontro di nuovo gli spacco la faccia, il muso, if I come across him again I'll smash his face in // o la va o la spacca, (fam.) it's do or die.◘ spaccarsi v.intr.pron. to split*, to cleave*; ( rompersi) to break*: un legno che si spacca facilmente, wood that splits easily; il ghiaccio si sta spaccando, the ice is breaking up.* * *[spak'kare]1. vt2. vip (spaccarsi)(rompersi) to break, split, (fig : scindersi: partito) to split* * *[spak'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rompere) to break*, to smash [bicchiere, piatto]; to chop (up) [ legna]; to split*, to break* [ pietra]2) fig. to split* [gruppo, partito]2.verbo pronominale spaccarsi1) (rompersi) to break*; [muro, specchio] to crack; [legno, roccia] to split*2) fig. [gruppo, partito] to split*••spaccare il minuto — [ orologio] to keep perfect time; [ persona] to be dead on time
* * *spaccare/spak'kare/ [1]1 (rompere) to break*, to smash [ bicchiere, piatto]; to chop (up) [ legna]; to split*, to break* [ pietra]2 fig. to split* [ gruppo, partito]II spaccarsi verbo pronominale1 (rompersi) to break*; [ muro, specchio] to crack; [ legno, roccia] to split*; - rsi la testa to split one's head open2 fig. [ gruppo, partito] to split*ti spacco la faccia! I'll smash your face in! spaccare il minuto [ orologio] to keep perfect time; [ persona] to be dead on time; o la va o la spacca sink or swim. -
3 il mio orologio non sgarra di un minuto
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4 spaccare
[spak'kare]1. vt2. vip (spaccarsi)(rompersi) to break, split, (fig : scindersi: partito) to split
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