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41 wool
[wʊl] 1.nome lana f.2.••to pull the wool over sb.'s eyes — gettare fumo negli occhi a qcn
* * *[wul] 1. noun, adjective((of) the soft hair of sheep and some other animals, often made into yarn etc for knitting or into fabric for making clothes etc: I wear wool in winter; knitting-wool; a wool blanket.) lana; di lana- woollen- woollens
- woolly 2. noun(a knitted garment.) (indumento di lana)- pull the wool over someone's eyes* * *[wʊl]1. nall wool; pure wool — pura lana
2. adj* * *[wʊl] 1.nome lana f.2.••to pull the wool over sb.'s eyes — gettare fumo negli occhi a qcn
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42 agent
['eɪdʒənt]1) (acting for customer, firm) agente m. e f., rappresentante m. e f. (for sb. di qcn.)area, sole agent — agente di zona, esclusivo
3) (cause, means) causa f., agente m.4) chim. agente m.••to be a free agent — = essere libero da vincoli e da responsabilità
* * *['ei‹ənt]1) (a person or thing that acts: detergents and other cleaning agents.) agente2) (a person who acts for someone in business etc: our agent in London; a theatrical agent.) agente3) ((especially secret agent) a spy: an agent for the Russians.) agente•- agency- by/through the agency of* * *['eɪdʒənt]1) (acting for customer, firm) agente m. e f., rappresentante m. e f. (for sb. di qcn.)area, sole agent — agente di zona, esclusivo
3) (cause, means) causa f., agente m.4) chim. agente m.••to be a free agent — = essere libero da vincoli e da responsabilità
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43 argue
['ɑːgjuː] 1. 2.1) (quarrel) discutereto argue about o over money fare delle discussioni per questioni di soldi; we argued about who should pay discutevamo per decidere chi dovesse pagare; don't argue (with me)! — non discutere (con me)!
2) (debate) discutere, dibattere3) (put one's case) argomentareto argue in favour of, against doing sth. — esporre i motivi per fare, per non fare qcs.
•* * *1) ((with with someone, about something) to quarrel with (a person) or discuss (something) with a person in a not very friendly way: I'm not going to argue; Will you children stop arguing with each other about whose toy that is!) discutere; litigare2) ((with for, against) to suggest reasons for or for not doing something: I argued for/against accepting the plan.) parlare (in favore, contro)3) ((with into, out of) to persuade (a person) (not) to do something: I'll try to argue him into going; He argued her out of buying the dress.) persuadere, convincere4) (to discuss, giving one's reasoning: She argued the point very cleverly.) sostenere•- arguable- argument
- argumentative* * *['ɑːgjuː] 1. 2.1) (quarrel) discutereto argue about o over money fare delle discussioni per questioni di soldi; we argued about who should pay discutevamo per decidere chi dovesse pagare; don't argue (with me)! — non discutere (con me)!
2) (debate) discutere, dibattere3) (put one's case) argomentareto argue in favour of, against doing sth. — esporre i motivi per fare, per non fare qcs.
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44 cause
I [kɔːz]1) (reason) causa f., ragione f.there is, they have cause for concern — c'è, hanno motivo di essere preoccupati
to give sb. cause to do — dare a qcn. occasione o motivo di fare
2) (objective) causa f., ideale m.3) dir. (grounds) causa f.4) dir. (court action) causa f.II [kɔːz]matrimonial causes — cause di divorzio o separazione
verbo transitivo causare, provocare [damage, delay, suffering]; destare, suscitare [surprise, dismay]to cause sb. to cry — fare piangere qcn.
to cause sb. problems — dare problemi a qcn.
to cause trouble — dare problemi o noie
to cause cancer — provocare il cancro, essere cancerogeno
* * *[ko:z] 1. noun1) (something or someone that produces an effect or result: Having no money is the cause of all my misery.) causa2) (a reason for an action; a motive: You had no cause to treat your wife so badly.) motivo, ragione3) (an aim or concern for which an individual or group works: cancer research and other deserving causes; in the cause of peace.) causa2. verb(to make (something) happen; to bring about; to be the means of: What caused the accident?; He caused me to drop my suitcase.) causare* * *I [kɔːz]1) (reason) causa f., ragione f.there is, they have cause for concern — c'è, hanno motivo di essere preoccupati
to give sb. cause to do — dare a qcn. occasione o motivo di fare
2) (objective) causa f., ideale m.3) dir. (grounds) causa f.4) dir. (court action) causa f.II [kɔːz]matrimonial causes — cause di divorzio o separazione
verbo transitivo causare, provocare [damage, delay, suffering]; destare, suscitare [surprise, dismay]to cause sb. to cry — fare piangere qcn.
to cause sb. problems — dare problemi a qcn.
to cause trouble — dare problemi o noie
to cause cancer — provocare il cancro, essere cancerogeno
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45 confer
[kən'fɜː(r)] 1. 2.to confer with sb. about sth. — conferire con qcn. di qcs
* * *[kən'fə:]past tense, past participle - conferred; verb1) ((often with with) to consult each other: The staff conferred (with the headmaster) about the new timetable.) consultarsi2) ((with on) to give (an honour) to someone: The university conferred degrees on two famous scientists.) conferire•- conference call* * *[kən'fɜː(r)] 1. 2.to confer with sb. about sth. — conferire con qcn. di qcs
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46 else
[els]1) altronobody, nothing else — nessun altro, nient'altro
somewhere o someplace AE else da qualche altra parte; where else can it be? in quale altro posto può essere? who else is coming? chi altri viene? how else can we do it? come possiamo farlo altrimenti? what else would you like? cos'altro vorresti? there's not much else to say non c'è molto altro da dire; he talks of little else parla quasi solamente di questo; everyone else but me went to the cinema tutti sono andati al cinema tranne me; was anyone else there? c'era qualcun altro? anyone else would go to bed early, but you... chiunque altro andrebbe a letto presto, ma tu...; anywhere else it wouldn't matter da qualsiasi altra parte non avrebbe importanza; he didn't see anybody else non ha visto nessun altro; if nothing else he's polite se non altro è educato; she's something else! colloq. (very nice) è fantastica! (unusual) è speciale! "is that you, Dan?" - "who else?" — "sei tu, Dan?" - "e chi altri?"
2) or else altrimenti, se noeat this or else you'll be hungry later — mangia questo, altrimenti più tardi avrai fame
••stop that now, or else... — smettila subito, altrimenti
Note:Else means in addition to, apart from or instead of when it follows such indefinite pronouns as somebody, anything, etc. or such interrogative pronouns as who, what, why, etc.: somebody else did it = l'ha fatto qualcun altro; what else could I do? = che altro potrei fare? - Else means otherwise when it is preceded by or: Hurry up, or else you'll miss the train = sbrigati, o altrimenti perderai il treno* * *[els]adjective, adverb(besides; other than that already mentioned: What else can I do? Can we go anywhere else?; He took someone else's pencil.) altro, di più- or else* * *[els]1) altronobody, nothing else — nessun altro, nient'altro
somewhere o someplace AE else da qualche altra parte; where else can it be? in quale altro posto può essere? who else is coming? chi altri viene? how else can we do it? come possiamo farlo altrimenti? what else would you like? cos'altro vorresti? there's not much else to say non c'è molto altro da dire; he talks of little else parla quasi solamente di questo; everyone else but me went to the cinema tutti sono andati al cinema tranne me; was anyone else there? c'era qualcun altro? anyone else would go to bed early, but you... chiunque altro andrebbe a letto presto, ma tu...; anywhere else it wouldn't matter da qualsiasi altra parte non avrebbe importanza; he didn't see anybody else non ha visto nessun altro; if nothing else he's polite se non altro è educato; she's something else! colloq. (very nice) è fantastica! (unusual) è speciale! "is that you, Dan?" - "who else?" — "sei tu, Dan?" - "e chi altri?"
2) or else altrimenti, se noeat this or else you'll be hungry later — mangia questo, altrimenti più tardi avrai fame
••stop that now, or else... — smettila subito, altrimenti
Note:Else means in addition to, apart from or instead of when it follows such indefinite pronouns as somebody, anything, etc. or such interrogative pronouns as who, what, why, etc.: somebody else did it = l'ha fatto qualcun altro; what else could I do? = che altro potrei fare? - Else means otherwise when it is preceded by or: Hurry up, or else you'll miss the train = sbrigati, o altrimenti perderai il treno -
47 example
[ɪg'zɑːmpl] [AE -'zæmpl]nome esempio m.to set a good, bad example — dare il buon, cattivo esempio
to make an example of sb. — infliggere a qcn. una punizione esemplare
* * *1) (something that represents other things of the same kind; a specimen: an example of his handwriting.) esempio, campione2) (something that shows clearly or illustrates a fact etc: Can you give me an example of how this word is used?) esempio3) (a person or thing that is a pattern to be copied: She was an example to the rest of the class.) esempio4) (a warning to be heeded: Let this be an example to you, and never do it again!) esempio; avvertimento•- make an example of
- set someone an example
- set an example* * *[ɪg'zɑːmpl] [AE -'zæmpl]nome esempio m.to set a good, bad example — dare il buon, cattivo esempio
to make an example of sb. — infliggere a qcn. una punizione esemplare
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48 fellow-feeling
noun (sympathy (especially for someone in a similar situation, of similar tastes etc): I had a fellow-feeling for the other patient with the broken leg.) simpatia -
49 form
I [fɔːm]1) (kind, manifestation) forma f.; (of taxation) sistema m.2) (document) modulo m., formulario m.3) (shape) forma f., aspetto m.4) (of athlete, horse) forma f., condizioni f.pl. fisiche6) (etiquette)it is bad form — non sta bene, non è educato
as a matter of form — pro forma, per pura formalità
7) BE scol. classe f.8) (set of words) formula f.9) ling. forma f.10) (bench) panca f., banco m.II 1. [fɔːm]1) (organize or create, constitute) formare [queue, circle]; formare, costituire [club, alliance, government, band]; allacciare [friendship, relationship]; formare [sentence, tense]2) (conceive) farsi [impression, opinion]; nutrire [ admiration]2.verbo intransitivo formarsi* * *I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.)2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?)3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.)4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.)5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.)2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.)2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.)3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.)•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.)* * *I [fɔːm]1) (kind, manifestation) forma f.; (of taxation) sistema m.2) (document) modulo m., formulario m.3) (shape) forma f., aspetto m.4) (of athlete, horse) forma f., condizioni f.pl. fisiche6) (etiquette)it is bad form — non sta bene, non è educato
as a matter of form — pro forma, per pura formalità
7) BE scol. classe f.8) (set of words) formula f.9) ling. forma f.10) (bench) panca f., banco m.II 1. [fɔːm]1) (organize or create, constitute) formare [queue, circle]; formare, costituire [club, alliance, government, band]; allacciare [friendship, relationship]; formare [sentence, tense]2) (conceive) farsi [impression, opinion]; nutrire [ admiration]2.verbo intransitivo formarsi -
50 guard of honour
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51 in tune
1) ((of a musical instrument) having been adjusted so as to give the correct pitches: Is the violin in tune with the piano?) accordato2) ((of a person's singing voice) at the same pitch as that of other voices or instruments: Someone in the choir isn't (singing) in tune.) in tono -
52 independent
[ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] 1.1) (self-reliant) [ person] indipendente (of da)2) pol. [ country] indipendente (of da)3) (impartial) [observer, inquiry] indipendente, imparziale; [ evidence] oggettivo5) (not part of an organization) [candidate, newspaper] indipendente6) (not state run) [school, hospital, television] privato2.1) pol. indipendente m. e f.2) (film company) produttore m. (-trice) indipendente; (record company) etichetta f. discografica indipendente* * *[indi'pendənt]1) (not controlled by other people, countries etc: an independent country; That country is now independent of Britain.) indipendente2) (not willing to accept help: an independent old lady.) indipendente3) (having enough money to support oneself: She is completely independent and receives no money from her family; She is now independent of her parents.) indipendente4) (not relying on, or affected by, something or someone else: an independent observer; to arrive at an independent conclusion.) indipendente•- independently* * *[ˌɪndɪ'pendənt] 1.1) (self-reliant) [ person] indipendente (of da)2) pol. [ country] indipendente (of da)3) (impartial) [observer, inquiry] indipendente, imparziale; [ evidence] oggettivo5) (not part of an organization) [candidate, newspaper] indipendente6) (not state run) [school, hospital, television] privato2.1) pol. indipendente m. e f.2) (film company) produttore m. (-trice) indipendente; (record company) etichetta f. discografica indipendente -
53 match
I [mætʃ]nome (for lighting fire) fiammifero m.II [mætʃ]to put a match to sth. — dare fuoco a qcs
1) sport incontro m., partita f.2) (equal)to be a match for sb. — tenere testa a qcn.
to be no match for sb. — non essere all'altezza di qcn., non poter competere con qcn.
to be a good match for sth. — [shoes, curtains, colour] andare bene con qcs.
4) (marriage) unione f., matrimonio m.III 1. [mætʃ]1) (harmonize with) [colour, bag] intonarsi con, stare bene con; (correspond to) corrispondere a; [product, supply] rispondere a [ demand]; [ word] corrispondere a [ definition]2) (equal) uguagliare [record, achievements]2.when it comes to cheating there's nobody to match him — quando si tratta di imbrogliare, non c'è nessuno come lui
- match up* * *[mæ ] I noun(a short piece of wood or other material tipped with a substance that catches fire when rubbed against a rough or specially-prepared surface: He struck a match.)- matchboxII 1. noun1) (a contest or game: a football/rugby/chess match.)2) (a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern: These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket.)3) (a person who is able to equal another: She has finally met her match at arguing.)4) (a marriage or an act of marrying: She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.)2. verb1) (to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern: That dress matches her red hair.)2) (to set (two things, people etc) to compete: He matched his skill against the champion's.)•- matched- matchless
- matchmaker* * *I [mætʃ]nome (for lighting fire) fiammifero m.II [mætʃ]to put a match to sth. — dare fuoco a qcs
1) sport incontro m., partita f.2) (equal)to be a match for sb. — tenere testa a qcn.
to be no match for sb. — non essere all'altezza di qcn., non poter competere con qcn.
to be a good match for sth. — [shoes, curtains, colour] andare bene con qcs.
4) (marriage) unione f., matrimonio m.III 1. [mætʃ]1) (harmonize with) [colour, bag] intonarsi con, stare bene con; (correspond to) corrispondere a; [product, supply] rispondere a [ demand]; [ word] corrispondere a [ definition]2) (equal) uguagliare [record, achievements]2.when it comes to cheating there's nobody to match him — quando si tratta di imbrogliare, non c'è nessuno come lui
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54 personally
['pɜːsənəlɪ]avverbio personalmentepersonally speaking — per quanto mi riguarda, a mio parere
to take sth. personally — prendersela (come offesa personale)
* * *1) (in one's own opinion: Personally, I prefer the other.) personalmente2) (doing something oneself, not having or letting someone else do it on one's behalf: He thanked me personally.) personalmente, di persona* * *['pɜːsənəlɪ]avverbio personalmentepersonally speaking — per quanto mi riguarda, a mio parere
to take sth. personally — prendersela (come offesa personale)
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55 race
I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.)2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.)•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.)2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.)3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.)•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale -
56 respect
I 1. [rɪ'spekt]1) (admiration) stima f., rispetto m.to win the respect of sb. — guadagnarsi la stima di qcn.
to command respect — avere polso, farsi rispettare
2) (politeness) rispetto m.out of respect — per rispetto ( for di)
to treat sb. with respect — trattare qcn. con riguardo
3) (regard) rispetto m.2.in respect of — (as regards) riguardo a, per quanto riguarda; (in payment for) per
II [rɪ'spekt]to offer o pay one's respects to sb. — presentare i propri rispetti a qcn
verbo transitivo rispettareas respects sth. — rispetto a o per quanto riguarda qcs
* * *[rə'spekt] 1. noun1) (admiration; good opinion: He is held in great respect by everyone; He has no respect for politicians.) rispetto2) (consideration; thoughtfulness; willingness to obey etc: He shows no respect for his parents.) rispetto3) (a particular detail, feature etc: These two poems are similar in some respects.) aspetto2. verb1) (to show or feel admiration for: I respect you for what you did.) rispettare2) (to show consideration for, a willingness to obey etc: One should respect other people's feelings/property.) rispettare•- respectably
- respectability
- respectful
- respectfully
- respectfulness
- respecting
- respective
- respectively
- respects
- pay one's respects to someone
- pay one's respects
- with respect to* * *I 1. [rɪ'spekt]1) (admiration) stima f., rispetto m.to win the respect of sb. — guadagnarsi la stima di qcn.
to command respect — avere polso, farsi rispettare
2) (politeness) rispetto m.out of respect — per rispetto ( for di)
to treat sb. with respect — trattare qcn. con riguardo
3) (regard) rispetto m.2.in respect of — (as regards) riguardo a, per quanto riguarda; (in payment for) per
II [rɪ'spekt]to offer o pay one's respects to sb. — presentare i propri rispetti a qcn
verbo transitivo rispettareas respects sth. — rispetto a o per quanto riguarda qcs
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57 together
I [tə'geðə(r)]1) (as a pair or group) insiemehe's cleverer than all the rest of them put together — è più intelligente di tutti gli altri messi insieme
they belong together — (objects) vanno insieme; (people) sono fatti l'uno per l'altro
2) (in harmony)3) (at the same time) insieme, contemporaneamente4) (without interruption) di fila5) together with insieme a, con••••to get one's act together to get it together — colloq. organizzarsi
Note:Together in its main adverbial senses is almost always translated by insieme. - Together frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations ( get together, pull together, put together, tie together etc.): for translations for these, see the appropriate verb entry ( get, pull, put, tie etc.). - For examples and further uses, see the entry belowII [tə'geðə(r)]aggettivo colloq.he's a very together guy — è un tipo molto posato o equilibrato
* * *[tə'ɡeðə]1) (with someone or something else; in company: They travelled together.) insieme2) (at the same time: They all arrived together.) insieme3) (so as to be joined or united: He nailed/fitted/stuck the pieces of wood together.) insieme4) (by action with one or more other people: Together we persuaded him.) insieme•- together with* * *I [tə'geðə(r)]1) (as a pair or group) insiemehe's cleverer than all the rest of them put together — è più intelligente di tutti gli altri messi insieme
they belong together — (objects) vanno insieme; (people) sono fatti l'uno per l'altro
2) (in harmony)3) (at the same time) insieme, contemporaneamente4) (without interruption) di fila5) together with insieme a, con••••to get one's act together to get it together — colloq. organizzarsi
Note:Together in its main adverbial senses is almost always translated by insieme. - Together frequently occurs as the second element in certain verb combinations ( get together, pull together, put together, tie together etc.): for translations for these, see the appropriate verb entry ( get, pull, put, tie etc.). - For examples and further uses, see the entry belowII [tə'geðə(r)]aggettivo colloq.he's a very together guy — è un tipo molto posato o equilibrato
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