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121 sponge down
sponge [sth.] down, sponge down [sth.] lavare con la spugna [car, surface]* * *vt + adv* * *sponge [sth.] down, sponge down [sth.] lavare con la spugna [car, surface] -
122 wash down
wash [sth.] down, wash down [sth.]1) (clean) lavare (con un getto d'acqua) [surface, vehicle]2) colloq. aiutare a mandare giù [pill, unpleasant food]; annaffiare [ food]* * *vt + adv(walls, car) lavare, (pill, food) mandar giù (con acqua etc)* * *wash [sth.] down, wash down [sth.]1) (clean) lavare (con un getto d'acqua) [surface, vehicle]2) colloq. aiutare a mandare giù [pill, unpleasant food]; annaffiare [ food] -
123 below
I [bɪ'ləʊ]1) (under) sotto (a)below the knee — al di sotto del, sotto al ginocchio
2) (less than: in quantity, degree) sotto (a)below 5% — sotto il 5%
5° below (freezing) — 5° sotto zero
those below the rank of Major — mil. quelli di grado inferiore a maggiore
4) (south of) a sud di, sotto5) (downstream from) a valle di6) (unworthy of) indegno di [ person]II [bɪ'ləʊ]it is below her, you to do — non è degno di lei, te fare
1) (lower down)seen from below — visto da sotto, dal basso
2) (later on page, in book)* * *[bə'ləu] 1. preposition(lower in position, rank, standard etc than: She hurt her leg below the knee; His work is below standard.) sotto, al disotto di2. adverb(in a lower place: We looked at the houses (down) below.) sotto* * *I [bɪ'ləʊ]1) (under) sotto (a)below the knee — al di sotto del, sotto al ginocchio
2) (less than: in quantity, degree) sotto (a)below 5% — sotto il 5%
5° below (freezing) — 5° sotto zero
those below the rank of Major — mil. quelli di grado inferiore a maggiore
4) (south of) a sud di, sotto5) (downstream from) a valle di6) (unworthy of) indegno di [ person]II [bɪ'ləʊ]it is below her, you to do — non è degno di lei, te fare
1) (lower down)seen from below — visto da sotto, dal basso
2) (later on page, in book) -
124 board
I 1. [bɔːd]1) (plank) asse f., tavola f.2) amm. consiglio m.board of governors — scol. giunta scolastica
3) gioc. (playing surface) tavolo m.4) scol. lavagna f.5) (notice board) (for information) tabellone m.; (to advertise) cartellone m. pubblicitario6) inform. elettron. scheda f.8) on board a bordo2.to take sth. on board — prendere a bordo o imbarcare [cargo, passengers]; fig. accettare [changes, facts]; affrontare [ problem]
1) (floor) pavimento m.sing.2) teatr. scene f.3.to tread the boards — calcare le scene o le tavole
modificatore amm. [meeting, member] del consiglio di amministrazione••above board — lealmente, in modo trasparente
across the board — generalizzato, indiscriminato
II 1. [bɔːd]to go by the board — fallire, naufragare
1) (get on) salire a bordo di [boat, plane]; salire su [bus, train]2.verbo intransitivo essere a pensione ( with presso, da); scol. (in boarding school) [ pupil] essere interno- board up* * *[bo:d] 1. noun1) (a strip of timber: The floorboards of the old house were rotten.) asse2) (a flat piece of wood etc for a special purpose: notice-board; chessboard.) tabellone3) (meals: board and lodging.) vitto e alloggio4) (an official group of persons administering an organization etc: the board of directors.) consiglio2. verb1) (to enter, or get on to (a vehicle, ship, plane etc): This is where we board the bus.) salire su2) (to live temporarily and take meals (in someone else's house): He boards at Mrs Smith's during the week.) essere a pensione•- boarder- boarding-house
- boarding-school
- across the board
- go by the board* * *I 1. [bɔːd]1) (plank) asse f., tavola f.2) amm. consiglio m.board of governors — scol. giunta scolastica
3) gioc. (playing surface) tavolo m.4) scol. lavagna f.5) (notice board) (for information) tabellone m.; (to advertise) cartellone m. pubblicitario6) inform. elettron. scheda f.8) on board a bordo2.to take sth. on board — prendere a bordo o imbarcare [cargo, passengers]; fig. accettare [changes, facts]; affrontare [ problem]
1) (floor) pavimento m.sing.2) teatr. scene f.3.to tread the boards — calcare le scene o le tavole
modificatore amm. [meeting, member] del consiglio di amministrazione••above board — lealmente, in modo trasparente
across the board — generalizzato, indiscriminato
II 1. [bɔːd]to go by the board — fallire, naufragare
1) (get on) salire a bordo di [boat, plane]; salire su [bus, train]2.verbo intransitivo essere a pensione ( with presso, da); scol. (in boarding school) [ pupil] essere interno- board up -
125 burn
I [bɜːn]nome bruciatura f., scottatura f.; med. ustione f.II 1. [bɜːn]1) (damage by heat or fire) bruciare [ papers]; dare fuoco a, incendiare [ building]; [ sun] bruciare [ skin]; [ acid] corrodere, bruciare [ surface]; [alcohol, food] bruciare [ mouth]to be burned to the ground, to ashes — essere distrutto dal fuoco, incenerito
2) (use)to burn coal, gas — [ boiler] andare a carbone, a gas
3) inform. gerg. masterizzare [CD]2.1) (be consumed by fire) bruciare2) (be turned on) [ light] essere acceso3) (be painful) [blister, wound] bruciare; (from sun) [ skin] scottarsihis cheeks were burning — aveva il viso rosso, era tutto rosso
4) gastr. [toast, meat] bruciarsi; [ sauce] attaccarsi5) fig. (be eager)3.to be burning with desire — bruciare o ardere di desiderio
- burn off- burn out- burn up••* * *[bə:n] 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) bruciare2) (to use as fuel.) infiammare3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) consumare4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) bruciare2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) ustione- burner* * *I [bɜːn]nome bruciatura f., scottatura f.; med. ustione f.II 1. [bɜːn]1) (damage by heat or fire) bruciare [ papers]; dare fuoco a, incendiare [ building]; [ sun] bruciare [ skin]; [ acid] corrodere, bruciare [ surface]; [alcohol, food] bruciare [ mouth]to be burned to the ground, to ashes — essere distrutto dal fuoco, incenerito
2) (use)to burn coal, gas — [ boiler] andare a carbone, a gas
3) inform. gerg. masterizzare [CD]2.1) (be consumed by fire) bruciare2) (be turned on) [ light] essere acceso3) (be painful) [blister, wound] bruciare; (from sun) [ skin] scottarsihis cheeks were burning — aveva il viso rosso, era tutto rosso
4) gastr. [toast, meat] bruciarsi; [ sauce] attaccarsi5) fig. (be eager)3.to be burning with desire — bruciare o ardere di desiderio
- burn off- burn out- burn up•• -
126 continuous
[kən'tɪnjʊəs]1) [flow, decline, noise] continuo, costante, ininterrotto; [love, care] continuo, costante; [line, surface] continuocontinuous assessment — BE scol. univ. valutazione formativa
2) ling. [ tense] progressivo* * *adjective (joined together, or going on, without interruption: a continuous series; continuous rain; continuous movement.) continuo* * *[kən'tɪnjʊəs]1) [flow, decline, noise] continuo, costante, ininterrotto; [love, care] continuo, costante; [line, surface] continuocontinuous assessment — BE scol. univ. valutazione formativa
2) ling. [ tense] progressivo -
127 cool
I 1. [kuːl]1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [ colour] freddoto feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco
2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo3) (unemotional) [ manner] freddo, distaccato; [ logic] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giustoa cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico
8) AE colloq. (great)2.1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [ wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [ room]2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]2.1) (get colder) [ water] raffreddarsi; [ air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi•- cool off••* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) freddo4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) fantastico, favoloso2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) raffreddare2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) raffreddarsi3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fresco- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *I 1. [kuːl]1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [ colour] freddoto feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco
2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo3) (unemotional) [ manner] freddo, distaccato; [ logic] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giustoa cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico
8) AE colloq. (great)2.1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [ wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [ room]2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]2.1) (get colder) [ water] raffreddarsi; [ air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi•- cool off•• -
128 even
['iːvn] I2) (regular) [hemline, breath] regolare; [ temperature] costanteto be even — [ competitors] essere alla pari
5) (fair) [ distribution] equo, giusto6) (quits)to get even with sb. — saldare i conti con qcn
7) mat. [ number] pariII1) (showing surprise, emphasizing point) perfino, anche, addiritturaI can't even swim, never mind dive — non so neppure nuotare, figuriamoci tuffarmi
don't tell anyone, not even Bob — non dire niente a nessuno, neanche a Bob
2) (with comparative) ancora3) form. (just)4) even so in ogni caso5) even then (at that time) anche allora; (all the same) nonostante ciò, ugualmente6) even though anche seIII 1.he rents his house even though he's so rich — nonostante sia così ricco, affitta lo stesso la sua casa
1) even out2) even up2.- even out- even up* * *I 1. [i:vən] adjective1) (level; the same in height, amount etc: Are the table-legs even?; an even temperature.)2) (smooth: Make the path more even.)3) (regular: He has a strong, even pulse.)4) (divisible by 2 with no remainder: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 etc are even numbers.)5) (equal (in number, amount etc): The teams have scored one goal each and so they are even now.)6) ((of temperament etc) calm: She has a very even temper.)2. verb1) (to make equal: Smith's goal evened the score.)2) (to make smooth or level.)•- evenly- evenness
- be/get even with
- an even chance
- even out
- even up II [i:vən] adverb1) (used to point out something unexpected in what one is saying: `Have you finished yet?' `No, I haven't even started.'; Even the winner got no prize.)2) (yet; still: My boots were dirty, but his were even dirtier.)•- even if- even so
- even though* * *['iːvn] I2) (regular) [hemline, breath] regolare; [ temperature] costanteto be even — [ competitors] essere alla pari
5) (fair) [ distribution] equo, giusto6) (quits)to get even with sb. — saldare i conti con qcn
7) mat. [ number] pariII1) (showing surprise, emphasizing point) perfino, anche, addiritturaI can't even swim, never mind dive — non so neppure nuotare, figuriamoci tuffarmi
don't tell anyone, not even Bob — non dire niente a nessuno, neanche a Bob
2) (with comparative) ancora3) form. (just)4) even so in ogni caso5) even then (at that time) anche allora; (all the same) nonostante ciò, ugualmente6) even though anche seIII 1.he rents his house even though he's so rich — nonostante sia così ricco, affitta lo stesso la sua casa
1) even out2) even up2.- even out- even up
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