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1 acrobat
['ækrəbæt]nome acrobata m. e f.* * *['ækrəbæt](a person in a circus etc who performs gymnastics.) acrobata- acrobatics* * *acrobat /ˈækrəbæt/n.acrobata.* * *['ækrəbæt]nome acrobata m. e f. -
2 artiste
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3 ♦ (to) determine
♦ (to) determine /dɪˈtɜ:mɪn/A v. t.1 determinare; stabilire: an enquiry to determine who was responsible, un'inchiesta per determinare chi era responsabile; We need to determine exactly what happened, dobbiamo determinare con esattezza cosa sia successo; His fate has not been determined yet, la sua sorte non è stata ancora stabilita; It is for the government to determine economic policy, spetta al governo stabilire la politica economica; The jury will determine whether he is innocent or guilty, la giuria stabilirà se è innocente o colpevole2 determinare, causare: (econ.) Demand determines prices, la domanda determina i prezzi; The availability of food determines the size of the population, la disponibilità di cibo determina la grandezza della popolazione; There are many factors that determine how a team performs, ci sono molti fattori che determinano la qualità delle prestazioni di una squadra3 determinare, calcolare: One way to look at the most common languages is to determine the number of native speakers, un modo di considerare le lingue più comuni è determinare il numero dei parlanti di lingua madreB v. i.(form.) decidersi; risolversi: He has determined to stay here, si è deciso a rimanere qui; We determined on leaving at once, ci siamo risolti a partire subito. -
4 performer
[pə'fɔːmə(r)]2) (achiever)the car is a good, bad performer on hilly terrain — l'auto dà buone, cattive prestazioni su un terreno collinoso
* * *noun (a person who performs, especially theatrically or musically.) esecutore, esecutrice; attore, attrice; artista* * *performer /pəˈfɔ:mə(r)/n.1 esecutore, esecutrice2 (spec.) interprete; attore, attrice; artista ( che dà spettacolo); musicista: star performer, grandissimo interprete.* * *[pə'fɔːmə(r)]2) (achiever)the car is a good, bad performer on hilly terrain — l'auto dà buone, cattive prestazioni su un terreno collinoso
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5 satirist
['sætərɪst]nome scrittore m. (-trice) di satire; (satirical writer) scrittore m. (-trice) satirico (-a)* * *[-'ti-]noun (a person who writes or performs satire(s).) satirico, (scrittore di satire)* * *satirist► satire* * *['sætərɪst]nome scrittore m. (-trice) di satire; (satirical writer) scrittore m. (-trice) satirico (-a) -
6 ♦ (to) determine
♦ (to) determine /dɪˈtɜ:mɪn/A v. t.1 determinare; stabilire: an enquiry to determine who was responsible, un'inchiesta per determinare chi era responsabile; We need to determine exactly what happened, dobbiamo determinare con esattezza cosa sia successo; His fate has not been determined yet, la sua sorte non è stata ancora stabilita; It is for the government to determine economic policy, spetta al governo stabilire la politica economica; The jury will determine whether he is innocent or guilty, la giuria stabilirà se è innocente o colpevole2 determinare, causare: (econ.) Demand determines prices, la domanda determina i prezzi; The availability of food determines the size of the population, la disponibilità di cibo determina la grandezza della popolazione; There are many factors that determine how a team performs, ci sono molti fattori che determinano la qualità delle prestazioni di una squadra3 determinare, calcolare: One way to look at the most common languages is to determine the number of native speakers, un modo di considerare le lingue più comuni è determinare il numero dei parlanti di lingua madreB v. i.(form.) decidersi; risolversi: He has determined to stay here, si è deciso a rimanere qui; We determined on leaving at once, ci siamo risolti a partire subito. -
7 tumbler
['tʌmblə(r)]1) (glass) tumbler m., bicchiere m. da bibita2) (acrobat) acrobata m. e f.* * *1) (a large drinking glass: a tumbler of whisky.) bicchiere2) (a tumblerful.) bicchiere3) (an acrobat (who performs the acrobatic tricks on the ground).) acrobata, saltimbanco* * *tumbler /ˈtʌmblə(r)/n.1 acrobata; saltimbanco2 bicchiere da bibita; tumbler3 (zool.) piccione tomboliere5 (mecc.) barilatrice; tamburo● (mecc.) tumbler gear (o gears), invertitore; gruppo (o ingranaggio) inversore □ (elettr.) tumbler switch, interruttore (a levetta)tumblerfuln.bicchiere; quanto sta in un bicchiere da bibita.* * *['tʌmblə(r)]1) (glass) tumbler m., bicchiere m. da bibita2) (acrobat) acrobata m. e f. -
8 perform **** per·form
[pə'fɔːm]1. vt1) (function, task) svolgere, eseguire, (duty) adempiere a, (miracles, experiments) fare, compiere, (ceremony) celebrarethis play was first performed in 1890 — questa commedia è stata rappresentata per la prima volta nel 1890
2. vi1) (theatre company) dare una rappresentazione, (person) esibirsiif you want a car that performs really well... — se volete una macchina che dia ottime prestazioni...
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9 active
['æktɪv]to be active in — essere un membro attivo di [ organization]
to play an active role in sth. — avere un ruolo attivo in qcs.
to take an active interest in sth. — interessarsi attivamente a qcs
2) ling. attivo3) econ. [ trading] attivo4) inform. [ window] attivo* * *['æktiv]1) (energetic or lively; able to work etc: At seventy, he's no longer very active.) attivo2) ((busily) involved: She is an active supporter of women's rights.) attivo3) (causing an effect or effects: Yeast is an active ingredient in bread-making.) attivo4) (in force: The rule is still active.) in vigore5) ((of volcanoes) still likely to erupt.) attivo, in attività6) (of the form of a verb in which the subject performs the action of the verb: The dog bit the man.) attivo•- actively
- activity* * *['æktɪv]to be active in — essere un membro attivo di [ organization]
to play an active role in sth. — avere un ruolo attivo in qcs.
to take an active interest in sth. — interessarsi attivamente a qcs
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10 by
I [baɪ]1) (showing agent, result) da2) (through the means of) in, per, conto begin by saying that — cominciare dicendo o col dire che
3) (according to, from evidence of) secondo, a4) (via, passing through) attraverso, per, tramite, da5) (near, beside) presso, vicino a, accanto a6) (past)to go o pass by sb. passare davanti o accanto a qcn.; they passed us by in their car ci sono passati davanti in macchina; let us get by — lasciateci passare
7) (showing authorship) di8) (before, not later than) per, entroby four o'clock — entro o per le quattro
by this time next week — la prossima settimana a quest'ora, di qui a una settimana
he ought to be here by now — ormai o a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui
9) (during)by daylight — di giorno, alla luce del giorno
10) (according to)11) (to the extent or degree of) diprices have risen by 20% — i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%
12) (in measurements) per13) mat. (in multiplication, division) per14) (showing rate, quantity) a15) (in successive degrees, units)day by day — giorno per o dopo giorno, di giorno in giorno
one by one — uno a uno, uno alla volta
16) (with regard to) dihe is an architect by profession o trade di professione fa l'architetto; by birth — di nascita
17) (as a result of) perby chance — per caso, casualmente
19) mar. (in compass directions)II [baɪ]1) (past)the people walking by — la gente che passa, i passanti
2) (near) vicino, accanto3) (aside)••by and by — (in past) di lì a poco; (in future) presto, fra breve, tra poco
by the by by the bye incidentalmente, a proposito; but that's by the by — ma questo c'entra poco
* * *1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) presso2) (past: going by the house.) davanti3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) per, attraverso4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) da5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) per, in6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) per7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) per, entro8) (during the time of.) di9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) di10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) per11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a, al12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) di2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) vicino2) (past: A dog ran by.) di qui3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) da parte, via•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) fare una deviazione- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *I [baɪ]1) (showing agent, result) da2) (through the means of) in, per, conto begin by saying that — cominciare dicendo o col dire che
3) (according to, from evidence of) secondo, a4) (via, passing through) attraverso, per, tramite, da5) (near, beside) presso, vicino a, accanto a6) (past)to go o pass by sb. passare davanti o accanto a qcn.; they passed us by in their car ci sono passati davanti in macchina; let us get by — lasciateci passare
7) (showing authorship) di8) (before, not later than) per, entroby four o'clock — entro o per le quattro
by this time next week — la prossima settimana a quest'ora, di qui a una settimana
he ought to be here by now — ormai o a quest'ora dovrebbe essere qui
9) (during)by daylight — di giorno, alla luce del giorno
10) (according to)11) (to the extent or degree of) diprices have risen by 20% — i prezzi sono aumentati del 20%
12) (in measurements) per13) mat. (in multiplication, division) per14) (showing rate, quantity) a15) (in successive degrees, units)day by day — giorno per o dopo giorno, di giorno in giorno
one by one — uno a uno, uno alla volta
16) (with regard to) dihe is an architect by profession o trade di professione fa l'architetto; by birth — di nascita
17) (as a result of) perby chance — per caso, casualmente
19) mar. (in compass directions)II [baɪ]1) (past)the people walking by — la gente che passa, i passanti
2) (near) vicino, accanto3) (aside)••by and by — (in past) di lì a poco; (in future) presto, fra breve, tra poco
by the by by the bye incidentalmente, a proposito; but that's by the by — ma questo c'entra poco
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11 experiment
I [ɪk'sperɪmənt]nome esperimento m. (in di)II [ɪk'sperɪmənt]to conduct o carry out an experiment compiere, fare un esperimento; as an experiment — come esperimento
verbo intransitivo sperimentare, fare degli esperimentito experiment with sth. — sperimentare o provare qcs
* * *[ik'sperimənt] 1. noun(a test done in order to find out something, eg if an idea is correct: He performs chemical experiments; experiments in traffic control; We shall find out by experiment.) esperimento2. verb((with on or with) to try to find out something by making tests: He experimented with various medicines to find the safest cure; The doctor experiments on animals.) sperimentare- experimentally
- experimentation* * *I [ɪk'sperɪmənt]nome esperimento m. (in di)II [ɪk'sperɪmənt]to conduct o carry out an experiment compiere, fare un esperimento; as an experiment — come esperimento
verbo intransitivo sperimentare, fare degli esperimentito experiment with sth. — sperimentare o provare qcs
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12 herself
[hə'self]1) (reflexive) si, sé, se stessa; (after preposition) sé, se stessaKathy was pleased with herself — Kathy era soddisfatta di sé o di se stessa
2) (emphatic) (lei) stessa; (after preposition) lei (stessa)she, Sheila herself said that... — lei stessa, Sheila stessa ha detto che...
(all) by herself — (tutto) da sola o da sé
••she's not herself today — oggi non è lei o non è in sé
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, herself is generally translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: she's enjoying herself = si sta divertendo; she's cut herself = si è tagliata. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is lei stessa or anche lei: she herself did not know = lei stessa non lo sapeva; she's a stranger here herself = anche lei è forestiera da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, herself is translated by sé or se stessa: she can be proud of herself = può essere fiera di sé / se stessa. - (All) by herself is translated by da sola, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a female person or animal is the object of an action she performs: The cat licked herself; She looked at herself in the mirror.) si, se stessa2) (used to emphasize she, her, or the name of a female person or animal: She herself played no part in this; Mary answered the letter herself.) stessa, in persona, proprio3) (without help etc: She did it all by herself.) lei stessa* * *[hə'self]1) (reflexive) si, sé, se stessa; (after preposition) sé, se stessaKathy was pleased with herself — Kathy era soddisfatta di sé o di se stessa
2) (emphatic) (lei) stessa; (after preposition) lei (stessa)she, Sheila herself said that... — lei stessa, Sheila stessa ha detto che...
(all) by herself — (tutto) da sola o da sé
••she's not herself today — oggi non è lei o non è in sé
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, herself is generally translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: she's enjoying herself = si sta divertendo; she's cut herself = si è tagliata. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is lei stessa or anche lei: she herself did not know = lei stessa non lo sapeva; she's a stranger here herself = anche lei è forestiera da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, herself is translated by sé or se stessa: she can be proud of herself = può essere fiera di sé / se stessa. - (All) by herself is translated by da sola, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below -
13 himself
[hɪm'self]1) (reflexive) si, sé, se stesso; (after preposition) sé, se stessoTony was pleased with himself — Tony era soddisfatto di sé o di se stesso
2) (emphatic) (lui) stesso; (after preposition) lui (stesso)he, Mark himself said that... — lui stesso, Mark stesso disse che...
(all) by himself — (tutto) da solo o da sé
••he's not himself today — oggi non è lui o non è in sé
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, himself is generally translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: he's enjoying himself = si sta divertendo; he's cut himself = si è tagliato. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is lui stesso or anche lui: he himself did not know = lui stesso non lo sapeva; he's a stranger here himself = anche lui è forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, himself is translated by sé or se stesso: he can be proud of himself = può essere fiero di sé / se stesso. - (All) by himself is translated by da solo, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when a male person or animal is the object of an action he performs: He kicked himself; He looked at himself in the mirror.) se stesso, si2) (used to emphasize he, him or the name of a male person or animal: John himself played no part in this.) stesso, in persona, proprio3) (without help etc: He did it himself.) lui stesso* * *[hɪm'self]1) (reflexive) si, sé, se stesso; (after preposition) sé, se stessoTony was pleased with himself — Tony era soddisfatto di sé o di se stesso
2) (emphatic) (lui) stesso; (after preposition) lui (stesso)he, Mark himself said that... — lui stesso, Mark stesso disse che...
(all) by himself — (tutto) da solo o da sé
••he's not himself today — oggi non è lui o non è in sé
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, himself is generally translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: he's enjoying himself = si sta divertendo; he's cut himself = si è tagliato. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is lui stesso or anche lui: he himself did not know = lui stesso non lo sapeva; he's a stranger here himself = anche lui è forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, himself is translated by sé or se stesso: he can be proud of himself = può essere fiero di sé / se stesso. - (All) by himself is translated by da solo, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below -
14 itself
[ɪt'self]1) (reflexive) si, se stesso m. (-a)2) (emphatic) stesso••the library is not in the university itself — la biblioteca non si trova all'interno dell'università
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, itself is translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: the cat hurt itself = il gatto si è fatto male; a problem presented itself = si è posto un problema. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding noun, the translation is stesso for a masculine noun and stessa for a feminine noun: the preface itself makes good reading = la prefazione stessa è bella da leggere. - When used after a preposition, itself is translated by sé or se stesso / se stessa: the machine in itself is easy to use = la macchina di per di sé / se stessa è facile da usare. - (All) by itself is translated by da solo / da sola, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when an object, animal etc is the object of an action it performs: The cat looked at itself in the mirror; The cat stretched itself by the fire.) lui stesso, lei stessa, se stesso, se stessa, si2) (used to emphasize it or the name of an object, animal etc: The house itself is quite small, but the garden is big.) stesso, stessa3) (without help etc: `How did the dog get in?' `Oh, it can open the gate itself.') da solo, da sola* * *[ɪt'self]1) (reflexive) si, se stesso m. (-a)2) (emphatic) stesso••the library is not in the university itself — la biblioteca non si trova all'interno dell'università
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, itself is translated by si, which is always placed before the verb: the cat hurt itself = il gatto si è fatto male; a problem presented itself = si è posto un problema. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding noun, the translation is stesso for a masculine noun and stessa for a feminine noun: the preface itself makes good reading = la prefazione stessa è bella da leggere. - When used after a preposition, itself is translated by sé or se stesso / se stessa: the machine in itself is easy to use = la macchina di per di sé / se stessa è facile da usare. - (All) by itself is translated by da solo / da sola, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below -
15 myself
[maɪ'self, mə'self]1) (reflexive) mi, me, me stesso (-a); (after preposition) me, me stesso (-a)2) (emphatic) io stesso (-a), me stesso (-a)(all) by myself — (tutto) da solo, da me
I'm not much of a dog-lover myself — personalmente, non amo molto i cani
••I'm not myself today — oggi non sono io o non sono in me
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, myself is translated by mi which is always placed before the verb: I've hurt myself = mi sono fatto male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is io stesso or anch'io: I did it myself = l'ho fatto io stesso; I'm a stranger here myself = anch'io sono forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, myself is translated by me or me stesso: I did it for myself = l'ho fatto per me / me stesso. - Note that the difference between me and myself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at me = lei mi sta guardando and I'm looking at myself in the mirror = mi sto guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for me = Jane lavora per me and I work for myself = io lavoro per me / me stesso. - (All) by myself is translated by da solo, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) mi, me stesso2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) io stesso, proprio io, in persona* * *[maɪ'self, mə'self]1) (reflexive) mi, me, me stesso (-a); (after preposition) me, me stesso (-a)2) (emphatic) io stesso (-a), me stesso (-a)(all) by myself — (tutto) da solo, da me
I'm not much of a dog-lover myself — personalmente, non amo molto i cani
••I'm not myself today — oggi non sono io o non sono in me
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, myself is translated by mi which is always placed before the verb: I've hurt myself = mi sono fatto male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is io stesso or anch'io: I did it myself = l'ho fatto io stesso; I'm a stranger here myself = anch'io sono forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, myself is translated by me or me stesso: I did it for myself = l'ho fatto per me / me stesso. - Note that the difference between me and myself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at me = lei mi sta guardando and I'm looking at myself in the mirror = mi sto guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for me = Jane lavora per me and I work for myself = io lavoro per me / me stesso. - (All) by myself is translated by da solo, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below -
16 performance
[pə'fɔːməns]1) (rendition) interpretazione f.2) (show, play) rappresentazione f., spettacolo m.; (concert) esecuzione f., concerto m.3) (of team, sportsman) performance f., prestazioni f.pl., rendimento m.4) (economic record) performance f., rendimento m.; (political record) risultato m.5) (of duties) adempimento m., assolvimento m., compimento m.; (of rite) celebrazione f.; (of task) esecuzione f., compimento m.6) aut. (of car, engine) prestazioni f.pl.* * *1) (the doing of something: He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.) esecuzione, adempimento2) (the way in which something or someone performs: His performance in the exams was not very good.) esecuzione, resa3) (something done on stage etc: The company gave a performance of `Othello'; His last three performances have not been very good.) rappresentazione* * *[pə'fɔːməns]1) (rendition) interpretazione f.2) (show, play) rappresentazione f., spettacolo m.; (concert) esecuzione f., concerto m.3) (of team, sportsman) performance f., prestazioni f.pl., rendimento m.4) (economic record) performance f., rendimento m.; (political record) risultato m.5) (of duties) adempimento m., assolvimento m., compimento m.; (of rite) celebrazione f.; (of task) esecuzione f., compimento m.6) aut. (of car, engine) prestazioni f.pl. -
17 priest
[priːst]nome prete m., sacerdote m.* * *[pri:st]1) ((in the Christian Church, especially the Roman Catholic, Orthodox and Anglican churches) a clergyman.) prete2) ((feminine priestess) (in non-Christian religions) an official who performs sacrifices etc to the god(s).) prete, sacerdore•* * *[priːst]nome prete m., sacerdote m.
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