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1 nor
[nɔː(r), nə(r)]••you don't have to tell him, nor should you — non è necessario che tu glielo dica, anzi non dovresti proprio
Note:If you want to know how to translate nor when used in combination with neither, look at the entry neither. - When used as a conjunction to show agreement or similarity with a negative statement, nor is very often translated by nemmeno or neanche: "I don't like him", - "nor do I" = "a me non piace" - "nemmeno a me"; "he's not Spanish" - "nor is John" = "non è spagnolo" - "neanche John"; "I can't sleep" - "nor can I" = "non riesco a dormire" - "nemmeno io". - When used to give additional information to a negative statement, nor can very often be translated by (e) nemmeno or (e) neanche preceded by a negative verb: she hasn't written, nor has she telephoned = non ha scritto, e nemmeno ha telefonato; I do not wish to insult you, (but) nor do I wish to lose my money = non voglio offenderti, ma neanche voglio perdere i miei soldi* * *[no:](and not; neither: He did not know then what had happened, nor did he ever find out; I'm not going, nor is John.) neanche, nemmeno* * *[nɔː(r), nə(r)]••you don't have to tell him, nor should you — non è necessario che tu glielo dica, anzi non dovresti proprio
Note:If you want to know how to translate nor when used in combination with neither, look at the entry neither. - When used as a conjunction to show agreement or similarity with a negative statement, nor is very often translated by nemmeno or neanche: "I don't like him", - "nor do I" = "a me non piace" - "nemmeno a me"; "he's not Spanish" - "nor is John" = "non è spagnolo" - "neanche John"; "I can't sleep" - "nor can I" = "non riesco a dormire" - "nemmeno io". - When used to give additional information to a negative statement, nor can very often be translated by (e) nemmeno or (e) neanche preceded by a negative verb: she hasn't written, nor has she telephoned = non ha scritto, e nemmeno ha telefonato; I do not wish to insult you, (but) nor do I wish to lose my money = non voglio offenderti, ma neanche voglio perdere i miei soldi -
2 ♦ telephone
♦ telephone /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/n. [uc]telefono: You are wanted on the telephone, sei desiderato al telefono; to pick up the telephone, alzare il telefono; to put down the telephone, mettere giù il telefono; by telephone, per telefono; telefonicamente; to be on the telephone, essere al telefono; over the telephone, al telefono; ( anche) per (mezzo del) telefono: to receive orders over the telephone, ricevere (accettare) ordinazioni per telefono● telephone-answering system, segreteria telefonica □ telephone bill, bolletta del telefono □ ( USA) telephone book = telephone directory ► sotto □ telephone booth (o telephone box), cabina telefonica □ telephone call, chiamata telefonica; telefonata □ telephone directory, elenco telefonico (o degli abbonati) □ telephone exchange, centralino telefonico □ telephone kiosk, cabina telefonica □ telephone operator, telefonista; centralinista □ telephone receiver, ricevitore telefonico □ telephone responder, segreteria telefonica che risponde anche alle chiamate □ telephone ringer, suoneria telefonica □ (market.) telephone selling ► telesales □ telephone stand, portatelefono □ telephone system, telefono integrato □ telephone tapping, intercettazione delle telefonate.(to) telephone /ˈtɛlɪfəʊn/v. i. e t.1 telefonare; trasmettere per telefono2 telefonare (a); fare una telefonata (a): Lots of people telephoned the editor, molte persone hanno telefonato al direttore del giornale. -
3 unearthly
[ʌn'ɜːθlɪ]1) [apparition, light, sight] soprannaturale, celeste; [cry, silence] sinistro, lugubre; [ beauty] celestiale* * *1) (supernatural, mysterious or frightening: an unearthly sight.) soprannaturale2) (outrageous or unreasonable: He telephoned at the unearthly (= very early) hour of 6.30 a.m.) assurdo* * *unearthly /ʌnˈɜ:ɵlɪ/a.1 innaturale; sinistro: an unearthly silence, un silenzio sinistro; There was an unearthly calm before the storm, c'era una quiete innaturale prima del temporale; unearthly pallor, pallore spettraleunearthlinessn. [u]l'essere innaturale, ecc.* * *[ʌn'ɜːθlɪ]1) [apparition, light, sight] soprannaturale, celeste; [cry, silence] sinistro, lugubre; [ beauty] celestiale -
4 WHO
nome abbr. World Health Organization Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, OMS f., WHO f.* * *[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) chi2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) che•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) chiunque•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) che, (a) cui•* * *WHOsigla* * *nome abbr. World Health Organization Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, OMS f., WHO f. -
5 ask for
ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere
* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) chiedere di2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) cercare, andare in cerca di* * *vi + prep(person) chiedere di, cercare, (help, information, money) chiedere, domandareI asked him for help — gli ho chiesto aiuto or di aiutarmi
* * *ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere
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6 ring back
* * *(to telephone (someone who has telephoned): If he is busy at the moment, he can ring me back; He'll ring back tomorrow.) richiamare, ritelefonare* * *vt + adv BritTelec richiamare* * * -
7 such
[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) come, simile, tale2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tale, così3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tale, così4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tale, così2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) questo, tale- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
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8 survey
I ['sɜːveɪ]1) (of trends, prices, reasons) indagine f. (of su); (by questioning people) sondaggio m., indagine f.; (study, overview of work) studio m., ricerca f. (of di, su)4) (rapid examination) (rapido) esame m.II [sə'veɪ]1) (investigate) fare un'indagine su [ trends]; fare un'indagine di [ market]; (by questioning people) fare un sondaggio tra [ people]; fare un'indagine, un sondaggio su [opinions, intentions]3) geogr. geol. fare il rilevamento topografico di, rilevare [ area]4) (look at) contemplare [scene, picture]* * *1. [sə'vei] verb1) (to look at, or view, in a general way: He surveyed his neat garden with satisfaction.) osservare2) (to examine carefully or in detail.) ispezionare3) (to measure, and estimate the position, shape etc of (a piece of land etc): They have started to survey the piece of land that the new motorway will pass through.) misurare4) (to make a formal or official inspection of (a house etc that is being offered for sale).) visitare2. ['sə:vei] noun1) (a look or examination; a report: After a brief survey of the damage he telephoned the police; He has written a survey of crime in big cities.) esame; studio2) (a careful measurement of land etc.) rilevamento•- surveyor* * *I ['sɜːveɪ]1) (of trends, prices, reasons) indagine f. (of su); (by questioning people) sondaggio m., indagine f.; (study, overview of work) studio m., ricerca f. (of di, su)4) (rapid examination) (rapido) esame m.II [sə'veɪ]1) (investigate) fare un'indagine su [ trends]; fare un'indagine di [ market]; (by questioning people) fare un sondaggio tra [ people]; fare un'indagine, un sondaggio su [opinions, intentions]3) geogr. geol. fare il rilevamento topografico di, rilevare [ area]4) (look at) contemplare [scene, picture] -
9 yet
[jet] 1.1) (up till now, so far: with negatives) ancora, finora; (in questions) già; (with superlatives) finora, fino ad adessoit's not ready yet, it's not yet ready non è ancora pronto; has he arrived yet? è già arrivato? not yet non ancora, finora no; it's the best yet — finora è il migliore
don't start (just) yet — non cominciare ancora o subito
3) (still) ancorait'll be ages yet before... — passeranno dei secoli prima...
4) (even, still: with comparatives etc.) ancora2.congiunzione (nevertheless) tuttavia, eppure, ma* * *[jet] 1. adverb1) (up till now: He hasn't telephoned yet; Have you finished yet?; We're not yet ready.) ancora; già2) (used for emphasis: He's made yet another mistake / yet more mistakes.) ancora3) ((with a comparative adjective) even: a yet more terrible experience.)2. conjunction(but; however: He's pleasant enough, yet I don't like him.) tuttavia, eppure, però- as yet* * *[jet] 1.1) (up till now, so far: with negatives) ancora, finora; (in questions) già; (with superlatives) finora, fino ad adessoit's not ready yet, it's not yet ready non è ancora pronto; has he arrived yet? è già arrivato? not yet non ancora, finora no; it's the best yet — finora è il migliore
don't start (just) yet — non cominciare ancora o subito
3) (still) ancorait'll be ages yet before... — passeranno dei secoli prima...
4) (even, still: with comparatives etc.) ancora2.congiunzione (nevertheless) tuttavia, eppure, ma
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