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1 sotto (a)
sotto (a) prep.1 ( in luogo o posizione inferiore o sottostante) under; beneath, underneath: sotto (a) il sole, sotto (a) le stelle, under the sun, beneath the stars; lo sgabello è sotto (a) il tavolo, the stool is under the table; sotto (a) il divano c'è un tappeto, there is a carpet under the settee; sotto (a) il cappotto indossava un abito di seta, she was wearing a silk dress under her coat; portava un libro sotto (a) il braccio, he carried a book under his arm; la campagna era sotto (a) una coltre di neve, the countryside was under a mantle of snow; erano in due sotto (a) l'ombrello, there were two of them under the umbrella; si ripararono sotto (a) un albero, they sheltered under a tree; cercare una parola sotto (a) la lettera S, to look up a word under the letter S; il ritrovo dei partecipanti era sotto (a) l'orologio della stazione, the participants were to meet under (neath) the station clock; hanno costruito un tunnel sotto (a) la Manica, a tunnel was built under the Channel; passare sotto (a) un ponte, to go under a bridge; ho ritrovato il documento sotto (a) un mucchio di pratiche, I found the document under a pile of papers; vivere sotto (a) lo stesso tetto, to live under the same roof; nuotare sott'acqua, to swim underwater; estrasse una pistola da sotto (a) la giacca, he took out a gun from under his jacket // infilarsi sotto (a) le coperte, to slip between the sheets // passeggiare sotto (a) i portici, to stroll through the arcade // conservare sott'olio, sott'aceto, to preserve in oil, to pickle2 ( più in basso, al di sotto di) below (anche fig.); ( a sud di) south of: sotto (a) il livello del mare, below sea level; sotto (a) la media, below average; la pianura si stende sotto (a) il castello, the plain stretches below the castle; il rifugio era proprio sotto (a) la vetta, the refuge hut was just below the summit; il corteo passò sotto (a) le mie finestre, the procession passed below my windows; metti la tua firma sotto (a) la mia, put your signature below mine; ha 500 dipendenti sotto (a) di sé, he has 500 workers under him; la temperatura era scesa sotto (a) lo zero, the temperature had fallen below zero; Roma è sotto (a) Firenze, Rome is south of Florence; il Sud Africa è sotto (a) l'equatore, South Africa is below the equator // (mar.) sotto (a) ponte, below deck // (fin.) sotto (a) la pari, below par (o at a discount) // al di sotto (a) di → disotto3 (per indicare subordinazione, influsso, condizione) under: sotto (a) la bandiera italiana, under the Italian flag; sotto (a) la direzione, la guida di..., under the management, the guide of...; sotto (a) il nome di..., under the name of...; sotto (a) il fuoco nemico, under enemy fire; sotto (a) il regno di Elisabetta I, sotto (a) gli Stuart, sotto (a) Augusto, under the reign of Elizabeth I, under the Stuarts, under Augustus; nel 1848 la Lombardia era sotto (a) la dominazione austriaca, in 1848 Lombardy was under Austrian rule; mettere qlcu. sotto (a) la protezione della polizia, to put s.o. under police protection; avere qlcu. sotto (a) la propria tutela, to have s.o. under one's care; agire sotto (a) l'effetto di un farmaco, to act under the influence of a drug // sotto (a) la pioggia, in the rain // essere nato sotto (a) una buona, cattiva stella, to be born under a lucky, an unlucky star // studiare sotto (a) un buon maestro, to study with a good teacher // sotto (a) minaccia di morte, on pain of death; sotto (a) processo, on trial; sotto (a) giuramento, on (o under) oath4 ( meno di) under: essere sotto (a) la quarantina, to be under forty; atleti sotto (a) i 21 anni, athletes under 21; un reddito annuo sotto (a) i 16.000 euro, an annual income of under 16,000 euros; essere sotto (a) peso, to be underweight; gli abitanti erano di poco sotto (a) il migliaio, there were just under a thousand inhabitants5 (in prossimità di, con valore temporale): qui gli alberghi sono pieni sotto (a) Pasqua, hotels here are full up at Eastertime; siamo ormai sotto (a) gli esami, it's exam time◆ agg.invar. ( inferiore) below: il piano (di) sotto (a), the floor below; leggi la riga sotto (a), read the line below◆ s.m. ( la parte inferiore) bottom; underside: il sotto (a) della pentola è di rame, the bottom of the pan is made of copper; il sotto (a) della coperta è di raso, the underside of the cover is made of satin.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: un lupo sotto (a) la veste d'agnello, a wolf in sheep's clothing // sotto (a) questo aspetto, from that point of view; sotto (a) ogni punto di vista, from every point of view // andare sotto (a) un'automobile, to be run over by a car; mettere sotto (a) qlcu., to run s.o. over // mettere qlcu. sotto (a) i piedi, to treat s.o. like a doormat // avere qlco. sotto (a) il naso, to have sthg. under one's nose; mettere qlco. sotto (a) i denti, to have a bite to eat // tenere qlcu. sott'occhio, to keep an eye on s.o. // passare qlco. sotto (a) silenzio, to keep quiet about sthg. -
2 Sudafrica
[su'dafrika]nome proprio maschile South Africa* * *Sudafrica/su'dafrika/ ⇒ 33n.pr.m.South Africa. -
3 ricchezza
f wealth* * *ricchezza s.f.1 wealth [U]; riches (pl.): ricchezza nazionale, national wealth; esibizione di ricchezza, display of wealth; tutte le mie ricchezze sono investite all'estero, all my wealth is (o all my riches are) invested abroad; essere avido di ricchezza, to be greedy for wealth; un uomo di eccezionale ricchezza, an exceptionally wealthy man; accumulare ricchezze, to accumulate wealth; ricchezza sociale, national capital // una grande ricchezza interiore, a great inner richness2 ( abbondanza) abundance; richness, wealth; ricchezza di idee, parole, esempi, wealth of ideas, words, examples; questo paese ha ricchezza d'acqua, this country has plenty (o an abundance) of water; la ricchezza del sottosuolo, the richness (o wealth) of the subsoil; ricchezza di materie prime, wealth of raw materials; le ricchezze minerarie del Sudafrica, the mineral resources of South Africa3 ( patrimonio) patrimony, treasure: le ricchezze artistiche dell'Italia, the artistic treasures of Italy.* * *[rik'kettsa] 1.sostantivo femminile1) wealth, richness, affluence, wealthiness2) (abbondanza) richness2.sostantivo femminile plurale ricchezze* * *ricchezza/rik'kettsa/I sostantivo f.1 wealth, richness, affluence, wealthiness; fonte di ricchezza source of wealth2 (abbondanza) richnessII ricchezze f.pl.accumulare -e to accumulate wealth; le -e artistiche dell'Italia Italy's artistic treasures. -
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6 meridionale
1. adj southernItalia f meridionale southern Italy2. m f southerner* * *meridionale agg. southern; south (attr.): l'Africa meridionale, Southern Africa; l'America meridionale, South America; l'Italia meridionale, Southern Italy; gli Stati meridionali, the Southern States; vento meridionale, south (o southerly) wind; carattere, accento meridionale, southern Italian character, accent // questione meridionale, economic and social question of Southern Italy◆ s.m. e f. southerner.* * *[meridjo'nale]1. agg(gen) southern, (dell'Italia) Southern Italian2. sm/f(gen) southerner, (dell'Italia) Southern Italian* * *[meridjo'nale] 1. 2.sostantivo maschile e sostantivo femminile southerner; (in Italia) = person from southern Italy* * *meridionale/meridjo'nale/ ⇒ 29[zona, costa, frontiera] southern, south; [ vento] south, southerly; [ accento] southern; Italia meridionale southern ItalyII m. e f.southerner; (in Italia) = person from southern Italy. -
7 tamarind
( INDIA)tree producing flat, beanlike pods which have become essential in Indian cooking; often made into a chutney as a dip for deep-fried snacks and the juice is used extensively in South Indian cooking♦ This is the fruit pod of trees originally from Africa, now common in Asia, India, and the West Indies. The taste is bittersweet with citrus overtones. The pulp is very sticky and difficult to work with. Common forms s old are syrups and bricks of the pulp. It is used extensively in dishes of these regions as well as in candy and drinks. Within the West Indies it has the following of a wonderful and romantic story
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