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1 oro zecchino
1)ori smpl — (oggetti d'oro) gold sg, (gioielli) jewellery sg Brit, jewelry sg Am, Carte suit in Neapolitan pack of cards
2)d'oro — (oggetto) gold, (colore, occasione) golden, (persona) wonderful, marvellous Brit, marvelous Am
3)nuotare nell'oro — to be rolling in money* * *oro zecchinopure gold.\→ zecchino————————oro zecchinopure o fine gold.\→ oro -
2 oro zecchino
1)ori smpl — (oggetti d'oro) gold sg, (gioielli) jewellery sg Brit, jewelry sg Am, Carte suit in Neapolitan pack of cards
2)d'oro — (oggetto) gold, (colore, occasione) golden, (persona) wonderful, marvellous Brit, marvelous Am
3)nuotare nell'oro — to be rolling in money -
3 valere
be worth( essere valido) be validnon vale nulla it's worthless, it isn't worth anythingfar valere diritti, autorità assertnon vale! that's not fair!* * *valere v. intr.1 to be worth: valere molto, poco, to be worth a lot, little; un uomo che vale, a valuable man; come attore non vale molto, as an actor he is not up to much; quel professionista non vale molto, that professional is not very competent; il dollaro vale più dell'euro, the dollar is worth more than the euro; merce che vale poco, worthless goods // vale tanto oro quanto pesa, it is worth its weight in gold; vale un tesoro, una fortuna, un occhio della testa, un Perù, it is worth a fortune (o a mint of money); non vale uno zero, un'acca, un fico secco, (fam.) it is not worth a bean (o a penny o a rap) // tanto vale, it is just (o all) the same: per me tanto vale che tu prenda anche questo, it would be just the same to me if you took this too; se lo fai così, tanto vale che tu non lo faccia, if you do it like that, you might as well not do it at all; tanto vale restare qui, we may as well stay here; tanto valeva che venisse anche lui, he might as well have come too // valere la pena, to be worth (while): fu molto difficile, ma ne valeva proprio la pena, it was very difficult, but it was well worth it; non ne vale la pena, it is not worthwhile: non vale la pena che tu stia qui tutto il giorno, it's not worthwhile your staying (o for you to stay) here all day; non vale la pena di leggere questo libro, this book is not worth reading; varrebbe la pena di andarci, it would be worth going // vendere qlco. per quel che vale, to sell sthg. for what it is worth // far valere le proprie ragioni, to get one's way; far valere i propri diritti, to assert (o to enforce) one's rights (o one's claims) // farsi valere, to assert oneself2 ( contare, aver peso) to count, to be of account; to weigh, to be of weight, to have weight: la prima partita non vale, the first game doesn't count; quello che dici non vale in questo caso, what you are saying does not count in this case; la sua dichiarazione non valse niente per i giudici, his declaration didn't carry any weight with the judges; le tue considerazioni non valgono in simili circostanze, your considerations have no weight in such circumstances; (amm.) questa dichiarazione non vale ai fini fiscali, this assessment does not count for tax purposes // val meglio tacere, it is better to keep quiet // non vale!, that's not fair!3 ( servire, giovare) to be of use, to be of avail, to count: a che cosa ti valse tutto il tuo zelo?, where did all your zeal get you?; a che vale lavorare tanto?, what is the use (o good) of working so much?; i miei consigli non valsero a fargli cambiare condotta, my advice was of no use in making him change his behaviour; questa azione gli valse la medaglia, this act won him the decoration; tutto quello che ho fatto non è valso a nulla, all I did was no use (o of no avail) // val più la pratica della grammatica, practice is better than theory4 ( essere valido) to be valid; ( essere in vigore) to be in force: questo biglietto vale per 24 ore, this ticket is valid for 24 hours; questo contratto non vale più, this contract is no longer valid; questa legge non vale più, this law is no longer in force5 ( equivalere) to be equal (to sthg.), to be worth: una sillaba lunga vale due brevi, a long syllable is equal to two short ones // vale a dire, ( cioè) that is (to say), ( significa che) that's as much as to say, ( specificatamente) namely // uno vale l'altro, there's nothing between them (o they're much of a muchness)◆ v.tr. to win*: il romanzo gli valse il primo premio, the novel won him the first prize.◘ valersi v.intr.pron. to avail oneself, to make* use, to take* advantage; to use (s.o., sthg.): si valse di ogni opportunità, di tutti i suoi diritti, he availed himself (o he took advantage) of every opportunity, of all his rights; si valse di tutte le sue conoscenze per tacitare lo scandalo, he availed himself of all his acquaintances to hush up the scandal; si valse del mio nome, he made use of my name.* * *1. [va'lere]vb irreg vi (aus essere)1) (persona: contare) to be worthfar valere le proprie ragioni — to make o.s. heard
farsi valere — to make o.s. appreciated o respected
2) (avere efficacia: documento) to be valid, (avere vigore) to hold, applyquesto vale anche per te — this applies to you, too
3) (essere regolamentare: partita) to be valid, count4) (giovare) to be of useprima o poi lo verrà a sapere, tanto vale dirglielo subito — he'll find out sooner or later, so we (o you ecc) might as well tell him now
l'uno vale l'altro — the one is as good as the other, they amount to the same thing
valere la pena — to be worth the effort o worth it
6) (cosa: avere pregio) to be worth2. vtgli ha valso il primo premio — it earned him first prizeciò gli ha valso un esaurimento — that was what brought on o caused his nervous breakdown
3. vip (valersi)valersi dei consigli di qn — to take o act upon sb's advice
* * *[va'lere] 1.1) (avere un dato valore) to be* worthvalere 10 euro — to be worth 10 euros, to have a value of 10 euros
non valere niente — (economicamente) to be worthless; (qualitativamente) [materiale, prodotto, romanzo] to be rubbish o no good; [ persona] to be worthless
come cuoco non vale niente — he's a useless cook, he's not much of a cook
tanto vale che rinunciamo — we might o may as well give up
3) (meritare)valere la pena — to be worth ( di fare doing)
4) (essere valido) [biglietto, documento] to be* valid; [regole, teorie] to apply ( per to)5) (contare) to count6) (giovare) to be* of use, to be* of avail7) vale a dire that is (to say), namely2.vale a dire che...? — does that mean that...?
verbo transitivo (procurare) to win*, to earn3.ciò mi valse un premio — that earned o won me a price
verbo pronominale valersi- rsi di — to avail oneself of, to take advantage of [offerta, opportunità]; to make use of [strumento, consigli]
••fare valere — to exercise, to assert [ diritti]
farsi valere — to put oneself across, to assert oneself
* * *valere/va'lere/ [96](aus. essere)1 (avere un dato valore) to be* worth; valere 10 euro to be worth 10 euros, to have a value of 10 euros; valere una fortuna to be worth a fortune; non valere niente (economicamente) to be worthless; (qualitativamente) [materiale, prodotto, romanzo] to be rubbish o no good; [ persona] to be worthless; quest'auto vale il suo prezzo this car is good value (for money); come cuoco non vale niente he's a useless cook, he's not much of a cook; vale tanto oro quanto pesa he is worth his weight in gold2 (equivalere a) il tuo lavoro vale tanto quanto il loro your work is just as good as theirs; uno vale l'altro one is as good as the other; tanto vale che rinunciamo we might o may as well give up; tanto valeva che glielo chiedessi it would be just as well if you asked him3 (meritare) valere la pena to be worth ( di fare doing); non (ne) vale la pena it isn't worth it; ne è valsa davvero la pena it's been well worthwhile; vale la pena chiederglielo? is it any use asking?4 (essere valido) [biglietto, documento] to be* valid; [regole, teorie] to apply ( per to); lo stesso vale per lui! the same goes for him! non vale! it's not fair!5 (contare) to count; la partita vale per il campionato the match counts for the championship; il tuo parere non vale niente your opinion counts for nothing6 (giovare) to be* of use, to be* of avail; a nulla sono valsi i miei consigli my advice was of no use7 vale a dire that is (to say), namely; vale a dire che...? does that mean that...?III valersi verbo pronominale- rsi di to avail oneself of, to take advantage of [offerta, opportunità]; to make use of [strumento, consigli]fare valere to exercise, to assert [ diritti]; farsi valere to put oneself across, to assert oneself; sa farsi valere he's very pushy. -
4 amico
(pl -ci) 1. adj friendly2. m, amica f (pl -che) friendamico intimo close friend* * *amico1 agg.2 (letter.) ( propizio) favourable, propitious: le stelle non erano amiche, the planets were not propitious3 ( alleato) allied; friendly: nazione amica, friendly nation; incidente di fuoco amico, friendly fire incident.amico2 s.m.1 friend, man friend: amico del cuore, bosom friend; amico di casa, old friend; amico di famiglia, family friend; amico d'infanzia, childhood friend; amico di scuola, schoolfriend; siamo grandi amici, (fam.) we are great pals; agire da amico, to act as a friend; diventare amico di qlcu., to make friend with s.o.; fingersi amico, to feign friendship // amici per la pelle, bosom friends // amico del giaguaro, who (inadvertently) sides with (o helps) an opponent // l'amico, (scherz.) that fellow (o our fellow) // l'amico di tutti non è amico di nessuno, (prov.) a friend to everybody is a friend to nobody // gli amici si riconoscono nelle avversità, (prov.) a friend in need is a friend indeed // chi trova un amico trova un tesoro, (prov.) a good friend is worth his weight in gold3 ( cultore) friend, lover: un amico delle arti, a friend (o a lover) of the arts; un amico dell'ordine, a strong supporter of order.* * *[a'miko] amico -a, -ci, -che1. agg2. sm/f1) friend2) (euf : amante) friend, man friend/lady friend3) (appassionato) lover, enthusiast* * *1.1) (compagno) friend, pal colloq., buddy colloq., mate BE colloq.amico intimo, d'infanzia — close, childhood friend
essere amico di qcn. — to be friends with sb.
farsi degli -ci — to make friends, to form friendships
ciao amico! — colloq. hi buddy!
3) eufem. (amante) lover2.aggettivo [paese, persona, volto] friendlyamico del cuore — best o bosom friend
amico di penna — pen friend, pen pal colloq
••chi trova un amico trova un tesoro — prov. a good friend is worth his weight in gold
* * *amicopl. -ci, - che /a'miko, t∫i, ke/I sostantivo m.1 (compagno) friend, pal colloq., buddy colloq., mate BE colloq.; un mio amico a friend of mine; amico intimo, d'infanzia close, childhood friend; un amico di famiglia a friend of the family; essere amico di qcn. to be friends with sb.; farsi degli -ci to make friends, to form friendships; - ci come prima let's be friends! Daniele o Dany per gli -ci Daniele known as Dany to his friends; ti parlo da amico I say this as a friend3 eufem. (amante) loverII aggettivo[ paese, persona, volto] friendly; telefono amico helplinegli -ci si riconoscono nel momento del bisogno a friend in need is a friend indeed; essere -ci per la pelle to be as thick as thieves; chi trova un amico trova un tesoro prov. a good friend is worth his weight in gold\amico del cuore best o bosom friend; - ci e parenti kith and kin; amico di penna pen friend, pen pal colloq.
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