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1 vendicare
avenge* * *vendicare v.tr.1 to avenge: vendicare qlcu., to avenge s.o.◘ vendicarsi v.rifl. to revenge oneself (on s.o., for sthg.), to avenge oneself (on s.o., for sthg.): vendicare di qlco., to take revenge for sthg.* * *[vendi'kare]1. vtto avenge, revenge2. vr (vendicarsi)vendicarsi (di qc) — to avenge o revenge o.s. (for sth), (per rancore) to take one's revenge (for sth)
PAROLA CHIAVE: vendicare non si traduce mai con la parola inglese vindicatevendicarsi su qn — to avenge o revenge o.s. on sb
* * *[vendi'kare] 1.verbo transitivo to avenge [crimine, ingiustizia, persona, morte]2.verbo pronominale vendicarsi to revenge oneself, to avenge oneself (di, su qcn. on sb.)* * *vendicare/vendi'kare/ [1]to avenge [crimine, ingiustizia, persona, morte]II vendicarsi verbo pronominaleto revenge oneself, to avenge oneself (di, su qcn. on sb.). -
2 vendetta
f revenge* * *vendetta s.f. revenge, vengeance; desiderio di vendetta, desire for revenge; una sanguinosa vendetta, a bloodthirsty revenge; voglio fare vendetta, I want to take revenge (o I want to revenge myself); essere ucciso per vendetta, to be killed in revenge; prendersi una vendetta, to have one's revenge (o to revenge oneself); un delitto che grida vendetta, a crime that cries out for vengeance; un'esecuzione musicale che grida vendetta, an abominable performance.* * *[ven'detta]sostantivo femminile revenge, vengeance••la vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo — prov. revenge is a dish best eaten cold
* * *vendetta/ven'detta/sostantivo f.revenge, vengeance; per vendetta in revenge; spirito di vendetta spirit of revenge; gridare vendetta to cry out for revenge; cercare vendetta to seek revenge\la vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo prov. revenge is a dish best eaten cold. -
3 rifare
do again( rinnovare) do upstanza tidy (up)letto make* * *rifare v.tr.1 to do* again, to redo*; to make* again, to remake*: bello quel passo di danza, rifallo!, that dance step is fine, do it again!; è tutto da rifare, the whole thing must be redone (o done again); non ho ancora rifatto il mio letto, I have not yet made my bed // rifare un esame, to take an exam (ination) again2 ( ricostruire) to rebuild*: l'antica chiesa fu rifatta nel XVIII secolo, the ancient church was rebuilt in the 18th century3 ( rieleggere) to re-elect: rifare qlcu. presidente, to re-elect s.o. president (o chairman)4 ( ripercorrere) to retrace: ha dovuto rifare la strada fino al semaforo, he had to retrace his steps as far as the traffic-lights6 ( imitare) to imitate, to ape: rifare i gesti, le mosse di qlcu., to ape (o to imitate) s.o.'s gestures, movements7 ( imitare fraudolentemente) to forge: rifare la firma di qlcu., to forge s.o.'s signature8 ( indennizzare) to indemnify, to reimburse: rifare qlcu. di un danno, to indemnify s.o. for damages; ti rifarò delle spese, I'll refund (o reimburse) you.◘ rifarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 to make* up (for); to make* good (sthg.): voleva rifare del denaro perduto, he wanted to make up for (o he wanted to recover) the money he had lost; rifare del tempo perduto, to make up for lost time; dopo che fece bancarotta ci mise tre anni a rifare, after he went bankrupt he took three years to get on his feet again; ho continuato a giocare perché speravo di rifarmi, I went on playing, because I was hoping to make good my losses; non so neppure se mi rifarò delle spese, I don't even know if I'll recoup (o cover o clear) my expenses2 ( ritornare, ridiventare) to become* again: il tempo si è rifatto bello, the weather has become fine again // dopo una settimana si è rifatto vivo, after a week he showed (o turned) up again3 ( vendicarsi) to get* even (with s.o.); to revenge oneself: egli voleva rifare su di loro dei torti ricevuti, he wanted to get even with them (o to revenge himself on them) for the wrongs he had received4 ( risalire) to go* back to (sthg.); ( attingere) to draw* on (sthg.): per ritrovarne le tracce dobbiamo rifarci a epoche preistoriche, to find traces of it we have to go back to prehistoric times; rifare all'esperienza passata, to draw on previous experience5 ( richiamare) to follow: qui l'autore si rifà a un metodo classico, here the author is following a classical method6 ( con chirurgia estetica): rifare il seno, to have one's breasts redone, to have plastic surgery on one's breasts; è tutta rifatta, (spreg.) it's all plastic (surgery).* * *1. [ri'fare]vb irreg vtstai tranquillo, non lo rifarà — don't worry, she won't do it again
rifarsi la bocca — (anche), fig to take away a bad taste
rifarsi una vita — to make a new life for o.s.
2. vip (rifarsi)1)rifarsi vivo — to re-appear, turn up again
2) (ricuperare)rifarsi di — (perdita, spesa) to recover from
rifarsi di qc su qn — (vendicarsi) to get one's own back on sb for sth, get even with sb for sth
3) (riferirsi)rifarsi a — (periodo, fenomeno storico) to go back to, (stile, autore) to follow
* * *[ri'fare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (fare di nuovo) to do* [sth.] again, to redo* [esercizio, calcolo, lavoro]; to remake* [letto, vestito, film]2) (risistemare) to redo* [pavimento, grondaia]; to resurface [ strada]farsi rifare il naso, il seno — to have a nose job, breast job
3) (imitare) to imitate2.verbo pronominale rifarsi1) (recuperare)-rsi del tempo, sonno perduto — to make up for lost time, sleep
2) (riferirsi) to relate (a to)3) (rivalersi)-rsi su qcn. — to take it out on sb.
4) colloq. (con chirurgia plastica)-rsi il naso, seno — to have a nose job, breast job
••••-rsi gli occhi con qcs. — to feast one's eyes on sth.
Note:v. la voce 1.fare* * *rifare/ri'fare/ [8]v. la voce 1. fare.1 (fare di nuovo) to do* [sth.] again, to redo* [esercizio, calcolo, lavoro]; to remake* [letto, vestito, film]; rifare la valigia to repack one's suitcase; rifare gli stessi errori to make the same mistakes again; rifare la stessa strada to go back the same way; rifare un numero di telefono to redial a phone number; si doveva rifare tutto da capo it all had to be done all over again2 (risistemare) to redo* [pavimento, grondaia]; to resurface [ strada]; rifare i tacchi delle scarpe to reheel the shoes; farsi rifare il naso, il seno to have a nose job, breast job3 (imitare) to imitateII rifarsi verbo pronominale1 (recuperare) -rsi del tempo, sonno perduto to make up for lost time, sleep2 (riferirsi) to relate (a to)-rsi gli occhi con qcs. to feast one's eyes on sth.; - rsi una vita to start a new life. -
4 giurare
swear* * *giurare v.tr. e intr. to swear* (anche estens.): giurare eterno amore a qlcu., to swear eternal love to s.o.; giurare di obbedire, to swear to obey; giurare di dire la verità, to swear to tell the truth; giurare sul proprio onore, to swear on one's honour; giurare sulla Bibbia, to swear on the Bible; il nuovo ministro giurò nelle mani del Presidente, the President swore in the new Minister; non bisogna mai giurare su niente, you never can tell (o one can never be sure of anything); giurò di non averla mai vista, he swore he had never seen her; giuro che non è stata colpa mia, I swear it was not my fault; giuro che non l'ho fatto apposta, I swear I didn't do it on purpose; vi giuro che è vero, I swear it is true; giurare e spergiurare, to swear by all that's holy // giurare il falso, to perjure oneself // giuro di dire la verità, tutta la verità, nient'altro che la verità, I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth // non giurerei sulla sua puntualità, I wouldn't bet on him being on time // giurare vendetta, giurarla a qlcu., to swear revenge on s.o.* * *[dʒu'rare]1. vtè vero, te lo giuro! — it's true, I swear!
giurare fedeltà a qn — to swear o pledge loyalty to sb
mi pare che fosse lui, ma non potrei giurarci — I think it was him, but I couldn't swear to it
2. vi* * *[dʒu'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (promettere solennemente) to swear* [fedeltà, obbedienza]giurare (a qcn.) che, di fare — to swear (to sb.) that, to do
2) (assicurare)2.ce ne sono, te lo giuro! — honestly, there are some!
giurare sulla Bibbia, sull'onore — to swear on the Bible, on one's honour
ci giurerei — I'll take my oath on it, I would o could swear to it
* * *giurare/dʒu'rare/ [1]1 (promettere solennemente) to swear* [ fedeltà, obbedienza]; giurare (a qcn.) che, di fare to swear (to sb.) that, to do; giurare il falso to perjure oneself dir.; lo giuro su mia madre I swear it on my mother's life2 (assicurare) ti giuro che fa male I can assure you it hurts; ce ne sono, te lo giuro! honestly, there are some! avrei giurato che fosse lì I could have sworn he was there(aus. avere) giurare sulla Bibbia, sull'onore to swear on the Bible, on one's honour; ci giurerei I'll take my oath on it, I would o could swear to it. -
5 sentimento
m feeling, sentiment* * *sentimento s.m.1 sentiment; feeling: un sentimento di pietà, orgoglio, a feeling (o sentiment) of pity, pride; il sentimento religioso, religious sentiment; una canzone ricca di sentimento, a song oozing sentiment; questo film trabocca di sentimento, this film has too much sentiment; una donna di nobili sentimenti, a high-minded woman; nutrire nobili sentimenti, to be high-minded; agì spinto da un sentimento di vendetta, he did it out of a spirit of revenge; sentimento materno, paterno, maternal, paternal feeling; persona di gran sentimento, good-hearted person; ho offeso i suoi sentimenti, I have hurt his feelings; esprimere, controllare i propri sentimenti, to express, to control one's feelings; provare, nascondere un sentimento, to experience, to hide a feeling; lasciarsi guidare dal sentimento, to let oneself be guided by one's feelings // sentimento estetico, aesthetic feeling2 ( opinione) sentiment, opinion, feeling, mind: esprimere i propri sentimenti su qlco., to express one's sentiments (o feelings o to speak one's mind) about sthg.3 ( senno) senses (pl.); consciousness: uscire di sentimento, (fam.) to get carried away (o to lose control of oneself); avere poco sentimento, (fam.) to lack sense // con tutti i sentimenti, with all one's heart // perdere i sentimenti, to lose one's senses.* * *[senti'mento]sostantivo maschile1) feeling, emotionnascondere, mostrare i propri -i — to hide, to show one's feelings
ferire i -i di qcn. — to hurt sb.'s feelings
giocare con i -i di qcn. — to play with sb.'s affections
con sentimento — [cantare, recitare] with feeling, feelingly
3) (modo di pensare, di sentire) feeling, sentiment* * *sentimento/senti'mento/sostantivo m.1 feeling, emotion; un sentimento di gioia a feeling of joy; nascondere, mostrare i propri -i to hide, to show one's feelings; ferire i -i di qcn. to hurt sb.'s feelings; giocare con i -i di qcn. to play with sb.'s affections2 (partecipazione) con sentimento [cantare, recitare] with feeling, feelingly3 (modo di pensare, di sentire) feeling, sentiment; buoni -i fine sentiments; una persona di nobili -i a person of noble sentiments. -
6 sottrarre
mathematics subtractdenaro embezzle* * *sottrarre v.tr.2 ( portar via) to take* away, to remove; ( rubare) to steal*: sottrarre qlco. alla vista di qlcu., to remove sthg. from s.o.'s sight; aveva sottratto tutto il contenuto della cassaforte, he had stolen everything that was in the safe; sottrarre un documento, una lettera, to steal a document, a letter3 ( liberare, salvare) to save, to rescue; to deliver: lo sottrassero alla morte, al pericolo, they saved him from death, from danger; sottrarre qlcu. alla vendetta di qlcu., to put s.o. out of reach of s.o.'s revenge; sottrarre qlcu. all'ira della folla, to rescue s.o. from the anger of the mob◘ sottrarsi v.rifl.1 ( sfuggire) to get* out (of sthg.); to evade (sthg.), to escape: non riuscirà a sottrarre alla giustizia, he will not be able to evade justice; sottrarre alla morte, al castigo, to escape death, punishment; sottrarre al pericolo, to get out of danger; sottrarre alla vigilanza di qlcu., to escape from s.o.'s vigilance2 ( venir meno) to shirk: sottrarre al proprio dovere, alle proprie responsabilità, to shirk one's duty, one's responsibilities; sottrarre a un obbligo, to shirk (o to back out of) an obligation.* * *1. [sot'trarre]vb irreg vt2)sottrarre a — to take away fromsottrarre a o da — to save from, rescue fromsottrarre da — to remove from, steal fromsottrarre qn/qc alla vista di qn — to remove sb/sth from sb's sight
2. vr (sottrarsi)sottrarsi a — (sfuggire) to escape, (evitare) to avoid
* * *[sot'trarre] 1.verbo transitivo2) (portare via) to take* away; (rubare) to steal* (a qcn. from sb.)sottrarre qcs. alla vista di qcn. — to remove sth. from sb.'s view, to put sth. out of sb.'s sight
2.sottrarre qcn. alla morte — to save sb. from death
verbo pronominale sottrarsi1) (sfuggire)- rsi a — to shirk, to dodge [doveri, impegno]; to shirk, to evade, to free oneself from, to get out of [ responsabilità]
* * *sottrarre/sot'trarre/ [95]2 (portare via) to take* away; (rubare) to steal* ( a qcn. from sb.); sottrarre qcs. alla vista di qcn. to remove sth. from sb.'s view, to put sth. out of sb.'s sight3 fig. (salvare) to save*, to rescue, to deliver [ persona] ( a qcs. from sth.); sottrarre qcn. alla morte to save sb. from deathII sottrarsi verbo pronominale2 (venire meno) - rsi a to shirk, to dodge [ doveri, impegno]; to shirk, to evade, to free oneself from, to get out of [ responsabilità].
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