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121 traverser
traverser [tʀavεʀse]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verba. [personne, véhicule] to cross ; [+ ville, forêt, tunnel] to go throughb. [tunnel] to cross under ; [pont, route] to cross• le fleuve/cette route traverse tout le pays the river/this road runs right across the countryc. ( = percer) [projectile, infiltration] to go or come through━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► traverser se traduira par to come through ou par to go through suivant que le locuteur se trouve ou non à l'endroit en question.━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━d. ( = passer à travers) traverser la foule to make one's way through the crowde. (dans le temps) [+ période, crise] to go through* * *tʀavɛʀse1) ( passer d'un côté à l'autre) to cross [route, pont, frontière]; to cross, to go across [ville, montagne, océan, pays, pièce]; ( passer à travers) to go through, to pass through [ville, pays, forêt, tunnel]; to make one's way through [groupe, foule]il traversa le jardin en courant — he ran across the garden GB ou yard US
2) ( franchir) [rivière] to run through, to flow through [région, plaine]; [route, tunnel] to go through [ville, région, montagne]; [pont, rivière] to cross [voie ferrée, ville]3) ( transpercer) [humidité, pluie] to come through [vêtement, mur]la balle lui a traversé le bras — the bullet went ou passed right through his/her arm
4) ( passer par une période) to go through [crise, difficulté]; to live through, to go through [guerre, occupation]5) fig ( se présenter de manière fugitive) [douleur] to shoot through* * *tʀavɛʀse vt1) (= franchir) [rue, mer, pont] to crossTraversez la rue. — Cross the street.
2) (= passer par) [ville, tunnel] to go throughNous avons traversé la France pour aller en Espagne. — We went through France on the way to Spain.
3) (= percer) to go through4) (= pénétrer) to go throughLa pluie a traversé mon manteau. — The rain went through my coat.
5) [ligne, trait] to run across* * *traverser verb table: aimer vtr1 ( passer d'un côté à l'autre) to cross [route, pont, frontière]; to cross, to go across [ville, montagne, océan, pays, pièce]; ( passer à travers) to go through, to pass through [ville, pays, forêt, tunnel]; to make one's way through [groupe, foule]; il traversa le salon pour aller dans la chambre he went ou passed through the living-room to get to the bedroom; l'avion traverse une zone de turbulences the aircraft is going through a spot of turbulence; il traversa le jardin en courant he ran across the garden GB ou yard US; traverser le lac en bateau to cross ou go across the lake in a boat; traverser le lac à la nage to swim across the lake; traverser (une rivière) à gué to ford a river; il a traversé sans regarder he crossed the road without looking; maintenant, on traverse now let's cross over;2 ( franchir) [rivière] to go through, to flow through [région, plaine]; [route, tunnel] to go through [ville, région, montagne]; [pont, rivière] to cross [voie ferrée, ville];3 ( transpercer) [humidité, pluie] to come through [vêtement, mur]; la balle lui a traversé le bras the bullet went ou passed right through his arm;4 ( passer par une période) [population, pays, entreprise] to go through [crise, difficulté]; [personne] to live through, to go through [guerre, occupation]; ( subsister) liter [manuscrit, nom] to live on through [siècles]; [pratique, tradition] to persist through [temps, générations]; ils ont traversé des moments difficiles they've gone through some difficult times;5 fig ( se présenter de manière fugitive) [douleur] to shoot through [personne, membre]; traverser l'esprit de qn to cross sb's mind.[travɛrse] verbe transitif1. [parcourir - mer, pièce, route] to go across (inseparable), to cross, to traverse (soutenu) ; [ - pont] to go over ou across (inseparable) ; [ - tunnel] to go ou to pass through (inseparable)traverser quelque chose à la nage/à cheval/en voiture/en bateau/en avion to swim/to ride/to drive/to sail/to fly across somethingtraverser une pièce en courant/en sautillant to run/to skip through a room2. [s'étirer d'un côté à l'autre de - suj: voie] to cross, to run ou to go across (inseparable) ; [ - suj: pont] to cross, to span ; [ - suj: tunnel] to cross, to run ou to go under (inseparable)3. [vivre - époque] to live ou to go through (inseparable) ; [ - difficultés] to pass ou to go through (inseparable)4. [transpercer - suj: épée] to run through (inseparable), to pierce ; [ - suj: balle] to go through (inseparable) ; [ - suj: pluie, froid] to come ou to go through (inseparable)une image me traversa l'esprit an image passed ou flashed through my mind -
122 ♦ right
♦ right (1) /raɪt/a.1 giusto; esatto: The right answer is yes, la risposta giusta (o esatta) è sì; What is the right time?, qual è l'ora esatta?; That's right!, giusto! (o esatto!); Let me get this right: you want to leave school and find a job?, fammi capire bene: vuoi lasciare la scuola e trovarti un lavoro?; Is this the right train for Chester?, è il treno giusto per Chester, questo?; Is this the right way for Oxford Circus?, è giusto di qua per Oxford Circus? NOTA D'USO: - ragione-2 giusto; corretto ( moralmente): It is not right of you to blame her, non è giusto che tu dia la colpa a lei; You did the right thing by telling her the truth, hai fatto bene a dirle la verità; It's ( only) right to let him know, è (più che) giusto farglielo sapere; It is ( only) right that they should pay for it, è (più che) giusto che paghino per questo3 ( di persona) che ha ragione; che fa bene: You were right in refusing his offer, hai fatto bene a rifiutare la sua offerta; You were right about him, avevi ragione sul suo conto; Time will prove me right, il tempo mi darà ragione4 a posto; normale: I don't feel right, non mi sento bene; She doesn't look quite right, non sembra che stia molto bene; Something's not right here, c'è qualcosa che non va qui; She had a Caesarean because the baby wasn't in the right position, ha avuto un cesareo perché il bambino non era nella posizione giusta; to put sb. right, rimettere in sesto: Five days' rest will put you right, cinque giorni di riposo ti rimetteranno in salute; Put the clock right!, metti l'orologio all'ora giusta!5 destro; di destra: Show me your right hand, mostrami la mano destra; a right glove, un guanto destro; the right side of the house, il lato destro della casa; ( boxe) a right hook, un gancio destro; «No right turn» ( cartello), «divieto di svolta a destra»6 giusto; adatto: This is the right time to tell him, questo è il momento giusto per dirglielo; at the right moment, al momento giusto (o opportuno); He is the right man in the right place, è l'uomo giusto al posto giusto; She's not right for you, lei non fa per te; He knows the right people, conosce le persone giuste (o la gente che conta)7 (fam., ingl.) vero; vero e proprio: He's a right idiot, è un vero idiota; a right fool, un perfetto stupido; DIALOGO → - Building work- The house is in a right mess, la casa è nel caos totale● (mecc.) right-and-left screw, vite con filettatura doppia □ ( sport) a right-and-left shot, una doppietta ( due fucilate dalle due canne) □ (geom.) right angle, angolo retto □ a right-angled bend, una curva ad angolo retto □ (geom.) a right-angled triangle, un triangolo rettangolo □ (fig.) to give one's right arm, dare qualsiasi cosa: I'd give my right arm to marry her, darei qualsiasi cosa pur di sposarla □ (fam.) (as) right as rain, che sta benissimo; in perfetta salute □ ( calcio, ecc.) right back, terzino destro □ ( rugby) right centre, trequarti centrodestra ( giocatore) □ (comput.) right click, clic destro ( del mouse) □ ( baseball) right fielder, esterno destro □ right foot, piede destro; ( sport) destro □ ( calcio, ecc.) right-foot, di destro: a right-foot cross, un cross di destro □ right-footed, di destro; ( di un giocatore) che usa (solo) il piede destro □ ( sport) right footer, chi calcia di destro; ( calcio, ecc.) destro (il tiro) □ ( calcio, ecc.) right half (o halfback), mediano (o laterale) destro □ at (o on, to) one's right hand, alla propria destra, a destra □ to be at sb. 's right hand, essere alla destra di q.; (fig.) essere il braccio destro di q. □ right-hand, destro, (che sta) a destra, di destra: the right-hand side of the canal, il lato destro del canale; a right-hand bend, una curva a destra; (autom.) right-hand drive (o steering) guida a destra; (fig.) the right-hand man, il braccio destro (di q.); right-hand screw, vite destrorsa; vite con la filettatura destra; ( calcio, ecc.) the right-hand post, il palo di destra ( della porta) □ right-handed, destrimano, che usa la mano destra; ( di un colpo, lancio, ecc.) di destro; (tecn.) destrorso, in senso orario; ( slang USA) eterosessuale: a right-handed blow, un colpo con la destra; ( boxe) un destro □ (mat.) right-handed system, sistema di riferimento destrorso □ right-handed rotation, rotazione in senso orario □ right-handedness, l'essere destrimano, uso della mano destra □ right-hander, destrimano, persona che si serve della mano destra; ( boxe) pugile che porta i colpi col destro; ( anche) destro ( pugno) □ the right heir, l'erede legittimo □ (fam.) not right in the (o in one's) head, non sano di mente; che non ha la testa a posto (fam.) □ (fin.) rights issue, emissione (di azioni) riservata agli azionisti □ (geom.) right-lined, rettilineo □ ( calcio, ecc.) right midfield, settore destro del centrocampo □ ( calcio) right midfielder, centrocampista di destra □ right-minded, equanime; onesto; giusto; ragionevole; retto □ right-mindedness, equanimità; onestà □ (polit.) right-of-centre, di centrodestra □ (fin.) rights offering = rights issue ► sopra □ (fam.) right on, sinistroide; ( USA) giusto, esatto: a right-on journalist, un giornalista sinistroide; She's very right on, si atteggia a intellettuale di sinistra □ (comput.) right shift, scorrimento a destra □ the right side, il verso giusto; il diritto ( di una stoffa, ecc.) □ right side out, al diritto: Your jumper isn't right side out, il tuo golf non è al diritto □ right side up, dritto; non capovolto; a testa in su: In the canal beside the road, right side up, rested a car, nel canale accanto alla strada c'era, dritta, un'auto □ right-thinking, assennato; giudizioso □ ( USA) right triangle = right-angled triangle ► sopra □ right wing, ala destra ( di un esercito, di un partito, ecc.); ( sport: calcio, hockey, ecc.) ala destra, fascia destra ( la posizione); ala destra ( il giocatore); ( rugby) trequarti ala destra □ (polit.) right-wing, di destra; destrorso (spreg.): right-wing extremist, estremista di destra □ right-winger, (polit.) uomo di destra; destrorso (spreg.); ( sport) ala destra ( il giocatore) □ all right, d'accordo; bene ( anche di salute): Is he feeling all right now?, sta bene ora? □ All right!, benissimo! □ not to be in one's right mind (o right senses), non essere sano di mente; non avere la testa a posto □ (fig.) to get on the right side of sb., ingraziarsi q. □ to keep on the right side of the law, rispettare la legge □ (fam.) Mr Right, l'uomo giusto ( per una donna); (il mio, tuo, ecc.) «lui» □ (fam.) Miss Right, la donna giusta ( per un uomo); (la mia, tua, ecc.) «lei» □ to be on the right side of fifty, essere al di sotto della cinquantina; avere meno di 50 anni □ to set right = to put right ► sopra □ to set (o to put) oneself right with sb., giustificarsi, spiegarsi con q. □ to stay on the right side of sb., tenersi buono q. □ Right you are!, (fam.) Right oh! ► righto □ «Thank you!» «That's all right!», «grazie!» «figurati! (o non c'è di che!)» □ All's right with the world, tutto va nel migliore dei modi.♦ right (2) /raɪt/n.1 [u] (il) giusto; (il) bene: to know right from wrong, distinguere il bene dal male; right and wrong, il bene e il male; ciò che è giusto e ciò che è sbagliato; to be in the right, essere nel giusto; aver ragione2 (leg.) diritto; rights and duties, diritti e doveri; He has no right to bully you like that, non ha il diritto di fare il prepotente con te in questo modo; by right (o as of right) di diritto; I am claiming back what was mine by right, chiedo che mi sia restituito quello che era mio di diritto; by right of, per diritto di; What gives you the right to judge me?, che cosa ti dà il diritto di giudicarmi?; legal rights, diritti riconosciuti dalla legge; constitutional rights, diritti costituzionali; equal rights, pari diritti; inalienable rights, diritti inalienabili; the right to work, il diritto al lavoro; right of access, diritto di passaggio; right of association, diritto di associazione; to have a right [every right] to do st., avere il diritto [tutto il diritto] di fare qc.; Rights Management Services ► RMS®; to assert (o to stand on) one's rights, difendere i propri diritti; to exercise one's rights, esercitare i propri diritti; to renounce (o to waive) a right, rinunciare a un diritto3 [u] lato destro; (la) destra; (la) mano destra: to keep to the right, tenere la destra; to turn to the right, svoltare a destra; I parked my car on the right of the street, ho parcheggiato sul lato destro della strada; The woman on his right is his wife, la donna alla sua destra è sua moglie4 svolta a destra: to take [o make] a right, svoltare a destra7 (mil.) ala destra; fianco destro8 – (polit.) destra: The voters have moved to the right, l'elettorato si è spostato a destra; the Right, la destra; a member of the Right, un esponente della destra; ( USA) the New Right, la nuova destra; the extreme (o far) right, l'estrema destra● ( boxe) a right-and-left, un destro doppiato da un sinistro □ (fam.) the right to hire and fire, il diritto di assumere e di licenziare □ (leg.) right in action, diritto immateriale □ (leg.) right in personam, diritto di credito □ (leg.) right in rem, diritto materiale □ (leg.) right of action, diritto di agire in giudizio □ (leg.) right of common, diritto di far uso di un terreno della comunità □ (leg.) right of pre-emption, diritto di prelazione □ (leg.) right of redemption, diritto di riscatto □ (leg.) right of search, diritto di perquisizione ( di una nave in alto mare) □ right of way, (autom.) (diritto di) precedenza; (leg.) diritto (o servitù) di passaggio □ right-to-life, (polit., di un movimento, ecc.) per il diritto alla vita; antiabortista □ right-to-lifer, (polit.) antiabortista; sostenitore del diritto alla vita □ by rights, secondo giustizia; per essere giusti: By rights, he should have won the race, sarebbe stato giusto che vincesse lui la corsa □ to do right by sb., render giustizia a q. □ in one's own right, di diritto; per diritto di nascita; (fig.) per i propri meriti □ to be within one's rights ( to do st.) –: You are within your rights to ask for a refund, è legittimo da parte tua chiedere un rimborso □ to set (o to put) st. to rights, sistemare qc.; mettere a posto qc.: He'll put the country to rights, rimetterà a posto il Paese □ to set (o to put) sb. to rights, rimettere in sesto q. □ to take the first [second, ecc.] right, prendere la prima [la seconda, ecc.] a destra □ women's rights, i diritti delle donne.♦ right (3) /raɪt/avv.1 esattamente; proprio: Put it right in the middle, mettilo esattamente nel centro (o proprio nel mezzo); right here, proprio qui; You're right on time, sei puntualissimo2 bene; correttamente: Everything seems to go right with him, sembra che tutto gli vada bene; If I remember right, se ben ricordo; You did right to tell me, hai fatto bene a dirmelo; to guess right, indovinare; He guessed right the first time, ha indovinato subito3 a destra ( anche polit.); a dritta (lett. o naut.): to turn [to look] right, girare [guardare] a destra4 immediatamente; subito: DIALOGO → - Ordering food 1- I'll be right back, torno subito; I'm going right home, vado dritto a casa; right after [before], subito dopo [prima]; I'll be right with you, sono subito da Lei5 completamente; del tutto: He turned right around, si è girato completamente; It put me right off my food, mi ha fatto passare del tutto l'appetito; right through [up, down, ecc.] – The bullet went right through his arm, la pallottola gli ha attraversato il braccio da una parte all'altra; The cafeteria is right down the stairs, il bar è proprio in fondo alle scale● right along = right on ► sotto □ right and left, a destra e a sinistra; a destra e a manca; da tutte le parti □ right away, immediatamente □ (fam.) right-down clever, bravissimo □ (fam.) a right-down rascal, un furfante matricolato □ right enough, certo; effettivamente □ Right Honourable ► honourable □ right, left and centre = right and left ► sopra □ right now, proprio adesso; immediatamente: What are you doing right now?, cosa stai facendo in questo preciso momento?; Come here right now!, vieni qui subito! □ (fam.) right off (o right off the bat), subito; immediatamente; per primo □ right on, senza interruzione; continuamente □ right or wrong, a ragione o a torto □ ( di vescovo) Right Reverend, reverendissimo □ it serves you [him, her, ecc.] right, ti [gli, le, ecc.] sta bene □ (mil.) Right turn!, fianco destr!; fronte a destr! □ Let me tell you right here that…, lascia che ti dica subito che…; ti dico subito che… □ ( USA) Come right in, avanti!; entra pure! □ ( di soldati in parata) Eyes right!, attenti a destr!♦ right (4) /raɪt/inter.1 (all'inizio di una frase) bene; allora: Right! let's start again!, bene, ricominciamo2 (= all right) (va) bene; d'accordo; (iron.) come no?: «Come tomorrow» «Right! What time?» «Vieni domani» «Bene! a che ora?»; «I told you the truth» «Yeah, right! You really expect me to believe that?», «ti ho detto la verità» «sì, come no? ti aspetti davvero che io ci creda?»3 giusto; vero: I think we all agree about it, right?, penso che siamo tutti d'accordo, giusto? quite right!, proprio così!; esatto!● (fam.) too right!, giustissimo! □ (fam.) right on!, bravo!; sono d'accordissimo!(to) right /raɪt/v. t.raddrizzare ( anche fig.): We righted the boat and started rowing, abbiamo raddrizzato la barca e abbiamo cominciato a remare; to right a wrong, raddrizzare un torto; to right an injustice, riparare un'ingiustizia● to right itself, raddrizzarsi, aggiustarsi: Let's hope things will right themselves in the end, speriamo che tutto s'aggiusti (da sé) alla fine! -
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[weɪ] nthe W\way of the Cross der Kreuzweg;cycle \way Fahrradweg m;one-\way street Einbahnstraße f;excuse me, which \way is the train station? Entschuldigung, wie geht es hier zum Bahnhof?;could you tell me the \way to the post office, please? könnten Sie mir bitte sagen, wie ich zur Post komme?;there's no \way through the centre of town in a vehicle das Stadtzentrum ist für Autos gesperrt;will you get some bread on your \way home? kannst du auf dem Heimweg [etwas] Brot mitbringen?;oh, I must be on my \way oh, ich muss mich auf den Weg machen!;on the \way in/out... beim Hineingehen/Hinausgehen...;on my \way to Glasgow, I saw... auf dem Weg nach Glasgow sah ich...;on the \way back from India,... auf dem Rückweg/Rückflug von Indien...;sorry, I'm on my \way out tut mir leid, ich bin gerade am Gehen;we stopped on the \way to ask for directions wir hielten unterwegs, um nach dem Weg zu fragen;‘W\way In/Out’ „Eingang/Ausgang“;we have to go by \way of Copenhagen wir müssen über Kopenhagen fahren;to ask the \way [to the airport/station] nach dem Weg [zum Flughafen/Bahnhof] fragen;to be on the \way letter, baby unterwegs sein;no problem, it's on my \way kein Problem, das liegt auf meinem Weg;to be out of the \way abgelegen sein;to be out of sb's \way für jdn ein Umweg sein;we stopped to have lunch but within half an hour we were under \way again wir machten eine Mittagspause, waren aber nach einer halben Stunde bereits wieder unterwegs;to find one's \way home nach Hause finden;how did my ring find its \way into your pockets? ( fig) wie kommt denn mein Ring in deine Taschen?;to get under \way in Gang kommen;to give \way einem anderen Fahrzeug die Vorfahrt geben;remember to give \way vergiss nicht, auf die Vorfahrt zu achten!;on roundabouts, you have to give \way to cars already on the roundabout im Kreisverkehr haben die Autos Vorfahrt, die sich bereits im Kreisverkehr befinden;“give \way” ( Brit) „Vorfahrt [beachten]“;to go on one's \way sich akk auf den Weg machen;to go out of one's \way to do sth einen Umweg machen, um etw zu tun; ( fig) sich akk bei etw dat besondere Mühe geben;please don't go out of your \way! bitte machen Sie sich doch keine Umstände!;to go one's own \way ( fig) seinen eigenen Weg gehen;to go one's own sweet \way ( fig) rücksichtslos seinen eigenen Weg verfolgen;to go separate \ways getrennte Wege gehen;to go the wrong \way sich akk verlaufen;to lead the \way vorausgehen;the research group is leading the \way in developing new types of computer memory ( fig) die Forschungsgruppe ist führend in der Entwicklung neuartiger Computerspeicher;to lose one's \way sich akk verirren;to make one's own \way to sth alleine irgendwo hinkommen;we should make our \way home wir sollten uns auf den Heimweg machen;to make one's \way in the world seinen Weg gehen;to show sb the \way jdm den Weg zeigen;can you show me the \way out, please? können Sie mir bitte zeigen, wo es hier zum Ausgang geht?;to be [well] on the \way to doing sth auf dem besten Weg[e] sein, etw zu tun;I'm well on the \way to completing the report! der Bericht ist so gut wie fertig! ( fam)she's well on her \way of becoming an alcoholic sie ist auf dem besten Weg[e], Alkoholikerin zu werden;keep going straight and after a \ways, you'll see the house fahr immer geradeaus und nach ein paar Metern siehst du dann das Haus;all the \way den ganzen Weg;she stayed with him in the ambulance all the \way to the hospital sie blieb während der ganzen Fahrt bis zum Krankenhaus bei ihm im Krankenwagen;I agree with you all the \way ( fig) ich stimme dir voll und ganz zu;I'll take my complaint all the \way to the managing director if I have to ( fig) wenn ich muss, gehe ich mit meiner Beschwerde noch bis zum Generaldirektor;I'll support you all the \way ( fig) du hast meine volle Unterstützung;a long \way weit;a long \way back vor langer Zeit;( in time) fern/nahe sein;Christmas is just a short \way off bis Weihnachten ist es nicht mehr lange hin;to go a long \way ( fig) lange reichen;to have a [long] \way to go einen [weiten] Weg vor sich dat haben;to have come a long \way ( fig) es weit gebracht haben;he's still a long \way off perfection er ist noch weit davon entfernt, perfekt zu sein;a little kindness goes a long \way wenn man ein bisschen freundlich ist, hilft das doch gleich viel;[not] by long \way ( fig) bei Weitem [nicht]which \way up should this box be? wie herum soll die Kiste stehen?;“this \way up” „hier oben“;this \way round so herum;no, it's the other \way round! ( fig) nein, es ist gerade andersherum!;to be the wrong \way up auf dem Kopf stehenwhich \way are you going? in welche Richtung gehst du?;this \way, please! hier entlang bitte!;look this \way, please bitte hierher schauen;they live out Manchester \way ( fam) sie wohnen draußen bei Manchester;I really didn't know which \way to look ich wusste wirklich nicht mehr, wo ich hinschauen sollte;to come sb's \way;after applying for a job, many offers came her \way nachdem sie sich beworben hatte, bekam sie viele Angebote;I'd take any job that comes my \way ich würde jeden Job nehmen, der sich mir bietet;all of a sudden, money came her \way plötzlich kam sie zu Geld;when something like this comes your \way... wenn dir so etwas passiert,...;when a girl like this comes your \way... wenn dir so ein Mädchen über den Weg läuft,... ( fam)to go this/that \way hier/da entlanggehen;to go the other \way in die andere Richtung gehen;down my \way bei mir in der Nähe;down your \way in deiner GegendI liked the \way he asked for a date mir gefiel [die Art und Weise], wie er um ein Rendezvous bat;I don't like the \way he looks at me ich mag es nicht, wie er mich anschaut;it's terrifying the \way prices have gone up in the last few months es ist beängstigend, wie die Preise in den letzten Monaten gestiegen sind;that's just the \way it is so ist das nun einmal;the \way things are going... so wie sich die Dinge entwickeln...;trust me, it's better that \way glaub mir, es ist besser so!;that's her \way of saying she's sorry das ist ihre Art zu sagen, dass es ihr leid tut ( fam)I did it my \way ich habe es gemacht, [so] wie ich es für richtig hielt;do it my \way mach es wie ich;this is definitely not the \way to do it so macht man das auf gar keinen Fall!;he looked at me in a sinister \way er sah mich finster an;she's got a funny \way of asking for help sie hat eine komische Art, einen um Hilfe zu bitten;he's got a very strange \way of behaving er benimmt sich schon ziemlich seltsam ( fam)you could tell by the \way he looked man konnte es schon an seinem Blick erkennen;that's no \way to speak to your boss! so redet man nicht mit seinem Vorgesetzten!;the \way he looked at me... so wie er mich angeschaut hat...;the \way we were wie wir einmal waren;I wouldn't have it any other \way ich würde es nicht anders haben wollen;what a \way to talk! so etwas sagt man nicht!;what a \way to behave! so benimmt man sich nicht!;just leave it the \way it is, will you lass einfach alles so, wie es ist, ja?;to see the error of one's \ways seine Fehler einsehen;to be in the family \way in anderen Umständen sein ( euph)\way of life Lebensweise f;\way of thinking Denkweise f;to sb's \way of thinking jds Meinung f nach;this \way so;come on, do it this \way! komm, mach es so! ( fam)that \way, I'll save a lot of money auf diese [Art und] Weise spare ich viel Geld;looking at it in that \way, I was lucky after all so gesehen hatte ich sogar noch Glück;in a big \way im großen Stil;in a small \way im kleinen Rahmen;he started off in a small \way er fing klein an;one \way or another so oder so;one \way or another, we've got to... so oder so, irgendwie müssen wir...;either \way so oder so;no \way;there's no \way to get me on this ship keine zehn Pferde kriegen mich auf dieses Schiff! ( fam)there's no \way I'll give in ich gebe auf gar keinen Fall nach!;no \way! ausgeschlossen!, kommt nicht in die Tüte! ( fam)to show sb the \way to do sth jdm zeigen, wie etw gehtin a \way in gewisser Weise;in every [possible]\way in jeder Hinsicht;in many/some \ways in vielerlei/gewisser Hinsicht;in more \ways than one in mehr als nur einer Hinsicht;in no \way in keinster Weise;in which \ways does a zebra resemble a horse? worin ähnelt ein Zebra einem Pferd?;not in any \way in keiner Weiseto be in sb's \way jdm im Weg sein (a. fig)to block the way den Weg versperren;may nothing stand in the \way of your future happiness together! ( fig) möge nichts eurem zukünftigen gemeinsamen Glück im Wege stehen!;she's determined to succeed and she won't let anything stand in her \way sie ist entschlossen, ihr Ziel zu erreichen,und wird sich durch nichts aufhalten lassen;to get out of sb's/sth's \way jdm/etw aus dem Weg gehen;can you put your stuff out of the \way, please? kannst du bitte deine Sachen woanders hintun?;to get sb/sth out of the \way jdn/etw loswerden;could you get this out of the \way, please? könntest du das bitte wegtun?;please get the children out of the \way while I... sorge bitte dafür, dass die Kinder nicht stören, während ich...;to give \way ( fig) nachgeben;to give \way to [or make \way for] sth etw dat [o für etw akk] Platz machen; ( fig) etw dat weichen;make \way! Platz da!;to make \way [for sb] [für jdn] Platz machen (a. fig)to want sb out of the \way jdn aus dem Weg haben wollenby \way of an introduction to the subject,... als Einführung zum Thema...;my mother has a \way of knowing exactly what I need meine Mutter weiß irgendwie immer genau, was ich brauche;she just has a \way with her sie hat einfach so eine gewisse Art;there are \ways of making you talk, you know Sie werden schon noch Reden!;don't worry, we'll find a \way! keine Sorge, wir werden einen Weg finden!;\ways and means Mittel und Wege;with today's technology everybody has the \ways and means to produce professional-looking documents mit der heutigen Technologie hat jeder die Möglichkeit, professionell aussehende Dokumente zu erstellen;to have a \way with children gut mit Kindern umgehen könnenover the years we've got used to his funny little \ways im Lauf der Jahre haben wir uns an seine kleinen Marotten gewöhnt;that's the \way of the world das ist nun mal der Lauf der Dinge;to fall into bad \ways in schlechte Angewohnheiten verfallen;to be in a bad \way in schlechter Verfassung sein;he's been in a bad \way ever since the operation seit der Operation geht's ihm schlecht;she's in a terrible \way sie ist in einer schrecklichen Verfassungif I had my \way, we'd eat fish every day wenn es nach mir ginge, würden wir jeden Tag Fisch essenhe's by \way of being an artist er ist so'ne Art Künstler ( fam)to gather/lose \way Fahrt aufnehmen/verlieren\ways pl Helling fPHRASES:that's the \way the cookie crumbles ( crumbles) so ist das Leben [eben];to go the \way of all flesh den Weg allen Fleisches gehen ( geh)the \way to a man's heart is through his stomach ( is through his stomach) [die] Liebe [des Mannes] geht durch den Magen ( prov)to see/find out which \way the wind blows/ is blowing ( is blowing) sehen/herausfinden, woher der Wind weht;there are no two \ways about it daran gibt es keinen Zweifel;to fall by the \way auf der Strecke bleiben;to have it/sth both \ways beides haben;you can't have it both \ways du kannst nicht beides haben;by the \way übrigens;and, by the \way, this wasn't the first time I... und das war, nebenbei bemerkt, nicht das erste Mal, dass ich... advit would be \way better for you to... es wäre weit[aus] besser für dich,...;she spends \way too much money on clothes sie gibt viel zu viel Geld für Kleidung aus;you're \way out if you think... wenn du denkst, dass..., liegst du voll daneben!;to be \way down with one's guess mit seiner Schätzung völlig daneben liegen;\way back vor langer Zeit;\way back in the early twenties damals in den frühen Zwanzigern;to be \way past sb's bedtime ( fam) für jdn allerhöchste Zeit zum Schlafengehen sein;\way up in the sky weit oben am Himmel -
124 side
side [saɪd]1. noun• she remained by his side through thick and thin elle est restée à ses côtés à travers toutes leurs épreuvesb. (as opposed to top, bottom) côté m ; [of mountain] versant m ; (inside) [of cave, ditch, box] paroi fc. [of record] face f ; [of coin, cloth, slice of bread, sheet of paper] côté m ; [of matter, problem] aspect m ; [of sb's character] facette f• the right side [of garment, cloth] l'endroit m• the wrong side [of garment, cloth] l'envers m• right/wrong side out [jumper] à l'endroit/l'envers• right/wrong side up dans le bon/mauvais sens• "this side up" (on box) « haut »• but the other side of the coin is that it's cheap mais d'un autre côté, ce n'est pas cherd. ( = edge) bord me. ( = part away from centre) côté m• it's on this side of London c'est de ce côté-ci de Londres ; (between here and London) c'est avant Londres• he's on the wrong side of 50 il a passé la cinquantaine► preposition + one side• to take sb on or to one side prendre qn à part• to put sth to or on one side mettre qch de côté• whose side are you on? dans quel camp êtes-vous ?2. compounds[door, panel, view] latéral► side road noun (British) route f secondaire ; (in town) petite rue f ; (at right angle) rue f transversale* * *[saɪd] 1.1) ( part) (of person's body, object, table) côté m; (of animal's body, hill, boat) flanc m; (of ravine, cave) paroi f; ( of box) ( outer) côté m; ( inner) paroi fon my left/right side — à ma gauche/droite
on one's/its side — sur le côté
‘this side up’ — ( on box) ‘haut’
2) ( surface of flat object) (of paper, cloth) côté m; ( of record) face fthe right side — ( of cloth) l'endroit m; ( of coin) l'avers m; ( of paper) le recto
the wrong side — ( of cloth) l'envers m; ( of coin) le revers; ( of paper) le verso
3) ( edge) (of lake, road) bord m; ( of building) côté mat ou by the side of — au bord de [lake, road]
she's on the arts side — ( academically) elle a opté pour les lettres
he's on the marketing side — ( in company) il fait partie du service de marketing
5) ( opposing group) côté m, camp m6) ( team) équipe fyou've really let the side down — fig tu nous as laissé tomber
7) ( page) page f8) ( line of descent)9) (colloq) ( TV channel) chaîne f2. 3.- sided combining formsix-sided figure — figure f à six côtés
4.many-sided problem — problème m complexe
on the side adverbial phraseto do something on the side — ( in addition) faire quelque chose à côté; ( illegally) faire quelque chose au noir
Phrasal Verbs:••to be on the safe side — ( allowing enough time) pour calculer large; ( to be certain) pour être sûr
to put something to one side — mettre [quelque chose] de côté [object, task]
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125 door
[dɔ:] n1. 1) дверьfront /street/ door - парадная дверь
door chain - дверная /предохранительная/ цепочка
from door to door - от двери к двери; из дома в дом
to shut /to close/ the door upon smb. - а) закрыть дверь за кем-л.; б) навсегда захлопнуть перед кем-л. дверь; отказать от дома кому-л.
to slam /to shut/ the door in smb.'s face - захлопнуть дверь перед чьим-л. носом
2) дом, квартира, помещениеin doors, within door(s) - в помещении
out of door(s), without doors - на открытом воздухе; на улице, на дворе [см. тж. ♢ ]
he lives two [three] doors away /off/ - он живёт через дом [через два дома] отсюда
next door - в соседнем доме, по соседству; неподалёку; поблизости, рядом [ср. тж. ♢ ]
to live next door to smb. - жить дверь в дверь с кем-л.
they lived two [three] doors to us - их дом был третий [четвёртый] от нашего
she boarded across the street one door down from us - она снимала комнату в доме, стоявшем наискосок от нашего на другой стороне улицы
3) входto pay at the door - платить при входе (на выставку и т. п.)
4) путь, дорога2. 1) дверцаdoors of a wardrobe [of a bookcase] - дверцы гардероба [книжного шкафа]
2) тех. заслонка3. дверной проём♢
at death's door см. death ♢out of door(s) - не к месту, неуместно [см. тж. 1, 2)]
to be next door to smth. - быть на грани чего-л.; быть на волосок от чего-л. [ср. тж. 1, 2)]
behind closed doors - за закрытыми дверями; при закрытых дверях, тайно
to turn smb. out of doors - выставить кого-л. за дверь
to show the door to smb., to show smb. the door - показать на дверь кому-л.
to deny the door to smb., to deny smb. the door - отказать кому-л. от дома; не принимать кого-л.
don't darken my door again см. darken ♢
to lie /to be/ at one's door - быть на чьей-л. совести; быть виноватым (в чём-л.)
to lay smth. at smb.'s door - валить вину на кого-л., обвинять кого-л. в чём-л.
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126 barato
adj.1 cheap, inexpensive, low in price, cheaply.2 bad-quality, bad-taste, tacky, brassy.adv.cheaply, at a low price, low.* * *► adjetivo1 cheap1 cheaply, cheap————————► adverbio1 cheaply, cheap* * *(f. - barata)adj.* * *1. ADJ1) (=económico) cheap2) (=de mala calidad) [música, imitación] cheap; [novela] trashy3) (=indigno) [demagogia, electoralismo] cheap2.ADV cheap, cheaply3.SM (=mercadillo) street market* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <vestido/restaurante/viaje> cheap, low-pricedb) < periodismo> cheap; < música> commercialc) ( como adv) <costar/comprar>IIadverbio <comer/vivir> cheaply* * *= cheap [cheaper -comp., cheapest -sup.], low-cost, low-priced, lower-cost, pulp, inexpensively, on the cheap, cheapo, low-budget, no-frills, cut-price, cut-rate, a dime a dozen.Ex. These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.Ex. DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.Ex. Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.Ex. Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.Ex. This has enabled libraries to acquire materials more quickly and almost as inexpensively as in the past.Ex. The author provides a selected list of Internet sites covering various aspects of travel and tourism such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment, travelling abroad, and touring on the cheap.Ex. I just put the DVD in my cheapo DVD player connected to my TV and it played without a hitch.Ex. Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex. This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.Ex. Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.Ex. Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.Ex. The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.----* alojamiento barato = budget accommodation.* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.* compañía aérea barata = low-cost airline.* de novela barata = novelettish.* de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.* edición barata = trade paperback.* el ser barato = cheapness.* escritura barata = hack writing.* hotel barato = budget hotel.* humor barato = cheap laughs.* literatura barata = pulp fiction.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* novela barata = novelette.* oratoria barata = soapbox.* rollo barato = soapbox.* tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender más barato = undercut.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* * *I- ta adjetivoa) <vestido/restaurante/viaje> cheap, low-pricedb) < periodismo> cheap; < música> commercialc) ( como adv) <costar/comprar>IIadverbio <comer/vivir> cheaply* * *= cheap [cheaper -comp., cheapest -sup.], low-cost, low-priced, lower-cost, pulp, inexpensively, on the cheap, cheapo, low-budget, no-frills, cut-price, cut-rate, a dime a dozen.Ex: These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.Ex: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.Ex: This has enabled libraries to acquire materials more quickly and almost as inexpensively as in the past.Ex: The author provides a selected list of Internet sites covering various aspects of travel and tourism such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment, travelling abroad, and touring on the cheap.Ex: I just put the DVD in my cheapo DVD player connected to my TV and it played without a hitch.Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.* alojamiento barato = budget accommodation.* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello = cheap and cheerful.* compañía aérea barata = low-cost airline.* de novela barata = novelettish.* de un modo barato = inexpensively, thriftily.* edición barata = trade paperback.* el ser barato = cheapness.* escritura barata = hack writing.* hotel barato = budget hotel.* humor barato = cheap laughs.* literatura barata = pulp fiction.* lo barato = inexpensiveness.* novela barata = novelette.* oratoria barata = soapbox.* rollo barato = soapbox.* tarifa especial más barata = discount charge.* vender a un precio más barato que = undercut.* vender más barato = undercut.* venta a un precio más barato = undercutting.* vuelo barato = budget flight.* * *1 ‹vestido/restaurante/viaje› cheaplo barato sale caro if you buy cheaply, you pay dearly, cheap things work out expensive in the long run2 ‹periodismo› cheap; ‹música› commercial3 ( como adv) ‹costar/comprar›el viaje no costó tan barato como pensaba the trip wasn't as cheap as I thought it would be, the trip cost me more than I thought it wouldlas compré baratísimas en una liquidación I got them really cheap in a clearance saleal final, el coche me salió baratísimo I got the car really cheap in the end‹comer/vivir› cheaplyen esa tienda venden muy barato things are very cheap in that shopse compra más barato en el mercado prices are lower o things are cheaper in the market, you can get things cheaper in the market* * *
barato 1◊ -ta adjetivo
barato 2 adverbio ‹comer/vivir› cheaply;
barato,-a
I adjetivo cheap: necesito comprar un piso barato, I need to buy an inexpensive flat
II adverbio cheaply: ¡hija mía, qué barato compras!, my dear, what a bargain!
' barato' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
asequible
- barata
- económica
- económico
- flete
- más
- obcecarse
- salir
- tirada
- tirado
- botado
- regalado
- regalar
- resultar
English:
but
- cheap
- cheaply
- cut-rate
- dirt-cheap
- down-market
- inexpensive
- low-cost
- popular
- deal
- downmarket
- trashy
- under
- whichever
* * *barato, -a♦ adj1. [objeto] cheap;ser muy barato to be very cheap;los tomates están muy baratos tomatoes are very cheap at the moment;lo barato sale caro buying cheap is a false economy2. [sentimentalismo] cheap;[literatura] trashy;déjate de filosofía barata cut the half-baked philosophizing♦ advcheap, cheaply;me costó barato it was cheap, I got it cheap;vender algo barato to sell sth cheaply;en este bar se come muy barato you can eat very cheaply in this bar, the food's very cheap in this bar* * *adj cheap* * *barato adv: cheap, cheaplyte lo vendo barato: I'll sell it to you cheapbarato, -ta adj: cheap, inexpensive* * *barato1 adj cheapes bueno, bonito y barato it's nice, pretty and cheapbarato2 adv cheaply -
127 au-dessous
au-dessous [od(ə)su]adverb→ dessous* * *odəsu
1.
1) ( plus bas) belowtu vois le dictionnaire, mon livre est au-dessous — you see the dictionary, my book is underneath
2) ( marquant une infériorité) under
2.
au-dessous de locution prépositive1) ( plus bas que) below2) ( inférieur à)les enfants au-dessous de 13 ans — children under 13, the under-thirteens
les chèques au-dessous de 15 euros — cheques GB ou checks US for under 15 euros
être au-dessous de tout — (colloq) ( ne pas être à la hauteur) to be absolutely useless; ( moralement) to be despicable
* * *od(ə)su advbelow, underneath, (dans un immeuble) downstairsIls habitent au-dessous. — They live downstairs.
au-dessous de [pont] — under, underneath, [limite, somme] below, [dignité] beneath
au-dessous du pont — under the bridge, underneath the bridge
des températures au-dessous de zéro — temperatures below zero, sub-zero temperatures
au-dessous de la ceinture (coup) — below the belt, (allusion) below the waist
* * *A adv1 ( plus bas) below; la maison est sur le plateau, la mer est au-dessous the house is on the plateau, the sea is below; tu vois le dictionnaire, mon livre est au-dessous you see the dictionary, my book is underneath; l'étagère au-dessous the shelf below; va voir à l'étage au-dessous go and have a look downstairs; mon appartement est calme, il n'y a personne au-dessous my apartment is quiet, there's no one living on the floor below; il habite juste au-dessous he lives one floor down;2 ( marquant une infériorité) under; les enfants de 10 ans et au-dessous children of 10 years and under.B au-dessous de loc prép1 ( plus bas que) au-dessous de la fenêtre/du tableau under ou below the window/the painting; au-dessous de chez eux ( dans la rue) in the street below them; ( à l'étage inférieur) on the floor below them; au-dessous du genou below the knee;2 ( inférieur à) température au-dessous de zéro temperature below zero; au-dessous de ce niveau, il y a un risque de pollution below this level, there is a risk of pollution; les notes au-dessous de 10 marks GB ou grades US below 10; les enfants au-dessous de 13 ans children under 13, the under-thirteens; les chèques au-dessous de 100 euros cheques for under 100 euros; le dollar est tombé au-dessous de 1,05 euros the dollar has fallen below 1.05 euros; il est au-dessous de sa tâche/son rôle he isn't up to his task/his role; être au-dessous de tout○ ( ne pas être à la hauteur) to be absolutely useless; ( moralement) to be despicable.[odsu] adverbeau-dessous de locution prépositionnelle2. [dans une hiérarchie] belowau-dessous d'un certain prix under ou below a certain price -
128 verso
1. prep towardsandare verso casa head for homeverso le otto about eight o'clock2. m di poesie verse( modo) mannernon c'è verso there is no way* * *verso1 prep.1 ( con riferimento a direzione) toward (s); -ward (s): andavano verso i monti, verso Milano, they went toward (s) the mountains, toward (s) Milan; era diretto verso la stazione, he was heading toward (s) the station; vidi un'auto che veniva verso di me, I saw a car coming toward (s) me; volse lo sguardo verso il cielo, he gazed skyward (s); verso l'interno, l'esterno, inward (s), outward (s); verso est, ovest, nord, sud, eastward (s), westward (s), northward (s), southward (s) (o toward the east, west, north, south); proseguendo verso est..., continuing eastward (s)...; quando arrivate allo svincolo, prendete la strada che va verso ovest, when you reach the motorway crossing, take the road going west (wards) (o the road towards the west) // guardare verso qlcu., to look in s.o.'s direction // andare verso casa, to go home // verso dove è diretto quel treno?, where is that train bound for? // una finestra verso la strada, a room facing (o looking on to) the street // la mia camera guarda verso est, I have an east-facing room2 ( dalle parti di, in prossimità di) near: verso la stazione, near the station; verso via Garibaldi, near Via Garibaldi; abita verso Torino, he lives near Turin; il deragliamento è avvenuto verso il confine svizzero, the derailment occurred near the Swiss border3 ( riferito a tempo) ( circa) about; ( non oltre) toward (s): era verso (la) mezzanotte, it was about (o towards) midnight; chiamami verso le cinque, call me (at) about five o'clock; verso sera, toward (s) evening; verso la fine della settimana, dell'anno, towards the end of the week, the year; si sposò verso i trent'anni, he got married when he was about thirty // tornerò verso i primi del mese, I'll be back at the beginning of the month4 ( nei riguardi di) to, towards; ( contro) against: mostrare comprensione verso i deboli, to show understanding towards the weak; essere gentile verso qlcu., to be kind to s.o.; l'esercito avanzò verso il nemico, the army advanced against (o on) the enemy.verso2 s.m.2 ( poesia) verse [U]; poetry [U]; ( riga di poesia) line (of verse): versi d'occasione, occasional verse; in verso esametro, in hexameter verse; in verso sciolto, in blank verse; una strofa di sei versi, a six-line verse; mi piacciono i suoi versi, I like his poetry; studiate i primi venti versi, study the first twenty lines; comporre versi, to write verse; recitare versi, to recite lines of verse; mettere in versi una leggenda, to put a legend into verse; scrivere in versi, to write in verse4 ( di animali) call, cry: nella foresta si sentono i versi di uccelli e altri animali, in the wood you can hear the cries of birds and other animals; riconosceva ogni animale dal suo verso, he could recognize every animal by its cry5 ( cadenza) cadence, sound6 ( gesto) (habitual) gesture; ( maleducato) (rude) gesture; ( smorfia) grimace, face // rifare il verso a qlcu., to mimic s.o.7 ( direzione) direction, way; ( lato) side: prendete per questo verso e poi voltate a sinistra, go this way and then turn left; il vento soffia sempre da quel verso, the wind always blows from that direction; spazzolare una stoffa contro il suo verso, to brush a cloth against the grain; andare nello stesso verso, to go in the same direction // per un verso lo approvo, per l'altro no, in one way I approve of him, but in another I don't // quella persona non mi va a verso, I don't like that person // esaminare la questione da tutti i versi, to examine the matter from all sides // lasciare andare le cose per il loro verso, to let things take their course // prendere qlcu. per il suo verso, to handle s.o. in the right way8 ( modo, maniera) way: non c'è verso di saperlo, there is no way of knowing; ho cercato di convincerlo, ma non c'è stato verso, I tried to convince him but I didn't get anywhere; per un verso o per un altro egli riesce sempre, in one way or another he is always successful9 ( ragione) reason: ora per un verso ora per un altro non riesco mai ad andare a teatro, for one reason or another I never manage to go to the theatre; per un verso o per l'altro erano tutti insoddisfatti, for one reason or another they were all dissatisfied.verso3 s.m. ( retro) verso*, reverse, back: il verso di una moneta, di una pagina, the verso (o reverse o back) of a coin, of a page; verso di un assegno, di una cambiale, back of a cheque, of a bill of exchange◆ agg.: pollice verso, thumbs down.* * *I ['vɛrso] sm inv(di pagina) verso, (di moneta) reverseII ['vɛrso] sm1) (di animale, uccello) call, cryqual è il verso del gatto? — what noise o sound does a cat make?
ha fatto un verso di dolore — she cried out in pain o gave a cry of pain
fare il verso a qn — (imitare) to take sb off, mimic sb
2) (riga: di poesia) line, verseversi smpl, (poesia) verse sg III ['vɛrso] prep1) (in direzione di) toward(s), tostavo camminando verso la stazione quando l'ho visto — I was walking towards the station when I saw him
è tardi, faremmo bene ad avviarci verso casa — it's late, we'd better head for home
guardare verso il cielo — to look heavenwards o skywards
2) (nei pressi di) near, around (about)abito verso il centro — I live near the centre Brit o center Am
3) (in senso temporale) about, aroundarrivi verso che ora? — around o about what time will you arrive?
4) (nei confronti di) for, towardsdimostrare rispetto verso gli anziani — to show respect for o towards the elderly
* * *I 1. ['vɛrso]sostantivo maschile1) metr. line (of verse)2) (grido caratteristico) (di animali) cry; (di uccelli) call3) (imitazione)(ri)fare il verso a qcn. — to take sb. off
4) (direzione) way, directionandare per il verso sbagliato — fig. [ piano] to go awry
andare per il proprio verso — fig. [ cosa] to take its course
5) (modo, maniera) way6) (lato)2.per un verso..., per l'altro... — on the one hand..., on the other hand...
mettere in -i — to versify o put into verse
- i liberi — free verse
- i sciolti — blank verse
••II ['vɛrso] III ['vɛrso]prendere qcn., qcs. per il verso giusto, sbagliato — to get on the right, wrong side of sb., sth
1) (in direzione di) toward(s)venne verso di me, verso il bambino — he came toward(s) me, the child
guardare verso qcn. — to look in sb.'s direction
viaggiare verso nord — to travel northward(s) o toward(s) the north
verso l'alto, il basso — upward(s), downward(s)
verso l'interno, l'esterno — inward(s), outward(s)
girare qcs. verso destra, sinistra — to turn sth. to the right, left
3) (di tempo)verso mezzogiorno — about o around noon
verso la fine di maggio — toward(s) o around the end of May
4) (nei riguardi di) toward(s), to* * *verso1/'vεrso/I sostantivo m.2 (grido caratteristico) (di animali) cry; (di uccelli) call; qual è il verso del leone? what noise does the lion make?3 (imitazione) (ri)fare il verso a qcn. to take sb. off4 (direzione) way, direction; andare nello stesso verso to go in the same direction; andare per il verso sbagliato fig. [ piano] to go awry; andare per il proprio verso fig. [ cosa] to take its course5 (modo, maniera) way; non c'è verso di fare there is no way of doing; fargli ammettere che ha torto? non c'è verso! make him admit he's wrong? no chance!6 (lato) per un verso..., per l'altro... on the one hand..., on the other hand...; mettere la gonna per il verso sbagliato to put one's skirt on the wrong way aroundII versi m.pl.per un verso o per l'altro one way or another; prendere qcn., qcs. per il verso giusto, sbagliato to get on the right, wrong side of sb., sth.\————————verso2/'vεrso/m.inv.(rovescio) (di foglio) back; (di moneta) reverse.————————verso3/'vεrso/1 (in direzione di) toward(s); venne verso di me, verso il bambino he came toward(s) me, the child; guardare verso qcn. to look in sb.'s direction; spostarsi da sinistra verso destra to move from left to right; migrazioni verso sud migration to the south; dirigersi verso casa to head for home; viaggiare verso nord to travel northward(s) o toward(s) the north; verso l'alto, il basso upward(s), downward(s); verso l'interno, l'esterno inward(s), outward(s); girare qcs. verso destra, sinistra to turn sth. to the right, left2 (nei pressi di) ci fermeremo verso Mantova we'll stop near Mantua3 (di tempo) verso sera toward(s) evening; verso mezzogiorno about o around noon; verso la fine di maggio toward(s) o around the end of May4 (nei riguardi di) toward(s), to.
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