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1 sottosopra
fig upside-down* * *sottosopra avv.1 upside down: girare una scatola sottosopra, to turn a box upside down2 ( in disordine) topsy-turvy, upside down: tutto il mondo è sottosopra, the whole world has turned topsy-turvy; la casa fu messa sottosopra, the house was turned upside down; mi hai messo la scrivania sottosopra, you've messed up my desk; mi sento lo stomaco sottosopra, my stomach is upset; il suo arrivo ci ha messo sottosopra, his arrival threw us into confusion; essere sottosopra, to be in a mess, (fig.) ( turbato) to be upset◆ s.m. confusion, disorder, mess.* * *[sotto'sopra]1) (alla rovescia) upside down2) (in disordine) upside down, topsy-turvy3) fig. (in agitazione) into confusion, in a flutter BE* * *sottosopra/sotto'sopra/1 (alla rovescia) upside down2 (in disordine) upside down, topsy-turvy; mettere la casa sottosopra to turn the house upside down; la cucina è sottosopra the kitchen is (in) a mess -
2 la cucina è sottosopra
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3 macello
macello s.m.1 (luogo dove si macellano le bestie) slaughterhouse, abattoir: costruire un nuovo macello, to build a new slaughterhouse2 (non com.) (macelleria) butcher's shop3 (il macellare) slaughtering: bestie da macello, animals for slaughter4 (massacro) slaughter, butchery, massacre: l'esplosione causò un macello, the explosion caused a massacre // condurre, mandare al macello, (a morte certa) to lead, to send to the slaughter // carne da macello, (di soldati) cannon fodder5 (fig. fam.) (disastro) mess, shambles; (affollamento) crowd, horde: i bambini hanno fatto un macello in cucina, the children have made a shambles in the kitchen; c'era un macello di gente alla festa, there were hordes of people at the party; che macello!, what a shambles!* * *[ma'tʃɛllo]sostantivo maschile1) (mattatoio) slaughterhouse, abattoir BE2) (strage) slaughter, massacre3) colloq. (disastro)••mandare qcn. al macello — to send sb. to his, her death
* * *macello/ma't∫εllo/sostantivo m.2 (strage) slaughter, massacre3 colloq. (disastro) l'esame sarà un macello the exam will be a disaster; hai fatto un macello in cucina you've made a shambles of the kitchencarne da macello cannon fodder; mandare qcn. al macello to send sb. to his, her death. -
4 mensa
f di fabbrica canteenmilitary messmensa universitaria refectory* * *mensa s.f.1 table (anche fig.): una lauta, povera mensa, a rich, poor table; i piaceri della mensa, the pleasures of the table; la loro mensa è sempre ricca e abbondante, they keep an excellent table; rallegrò la mensa, she kept the table amused; si alzarono dalla mensa, they left the table; imbandire, sparecchiare la mensa, to lay, to clear the table // le briciole che cadono dalla mensa del ricco, the crumbs which fall from the rich man's table // (dir.) separazione di mensa, judicial separation2 (mensa di università, di convento ecc.) refectory; (di ufficiali) mess; (di soldati) cookhouse; (di fabbrica) canteen: gli operai di quella fabbrica possono mangiare alla mensa, the workmen of that factory can have their lunch at the canteen; quando ero all'università spesso mangiavo alla mensa, when I was at university, I often ate at the students' restaurant; questa sera ci sarà un ricevimento alla mensa ufficiali, tonight there will be a cocktail party in the officers' mess3 (eccl.) altar; the Lord's table // la Mensa Eucaristica, Holy Communion4 (dir. eccl.) revenue, income: mensa vescovile, bishop's revenue (o bishop's income).* * *['mɛnsa]sostantivo femminile1) dining hall, canteen BE; univ. cafeteria; mil. mess2) (tavola) table•* * *mensa/'mεnsa/sostantivo f.1 dining hall, canteen BE; univ. cafeteria; mil. mess; mensa ufficiali officers' mess; mensa aziendale work canteen2 (tavola) tablemensa eucaristica Holy Communion; mensa per i poveri soup kitchen.
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