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1 ♦ gap
♦ gap /gæp/n.1 interruzione; spazio vuoto; vuoto; buco; interstizio; varco: a gap in the hedge, un buco (o un varco) nella siepe; a gap in the conversation, un vuoto improvviso nella conversazione; a gap of three years, un intervallo di tre anni; (autom.) to reset the gap of the points, registrare l'apertura delle puntine2 lacuna; differenza; distanza; divario; scarto; gap: gaps in one's knowledge, lacune nella propria cultura; the gap between interest rates, il divario tra i tassi d'interesse; generation gap, gap generazionale; to close (o to bridge) a gap, colmare un divario; ridurre uno scarto; annullare un distacco; to widen the gap, aumentare il distacco; to fill a gap, colmare una lacuna; (spec. polit.) credibility gap, gap di credibilità3 (geogr.) gola; passo; valico; bocchetta4 (mil.) breccia; varco5 (comput.) gap● (ling.) gap-fill, (esercizio) cloze ( consistente nel riempire gli spazi vuoti con parole appropriate) □ gap-toothed, che ha i denti radi □ (in GB) gap year, anno di libertà tra il liceo e l'università ( in cui si viaggia, si fanno esperienze): DIALOGO → - Discussing a gap year- If I don't get the grades I need to get into Manchester, I think I'll defer and take a gap year, se non ottengo i voti necessari per entrare all'università di Manchester credo che rimanderò e prenderò un anno di pausa □ ( sport) to close the gap, ridurre la distanza, annullare il distacco; ( boxe) chiudere la distanza. -
2 ♦ bridge
♦ bridge (1) /brɪdʒ/n.1 ponte: a bridge across the Cam, un ponte sul Cam; a bridge over the motorway, un ponte sull'autostrada; bridge of boats, ponte di barche; railway bridge, ponte della ferrovia; toll bridge, ponte (soggetto) a pedaggio2 (fig.) ponte; collegamento; passaggio; trampolino di lancio3 (naut.) ponte di comando; plancia10 (elettr.) ponte; collegamento (o derivazione) in parallelo: bridge circuit, circuito a ponte (o a portale)● bridge crane, gru a ponte □ bridge-builder, pontiere; (fig.) mediatore □ bridge-building, construzione di ponti; (fig.) promozione di rapporti amichevoli, opera di mediazione □ (naut.) bridge deck, ponte di comando; plancia □ (fin. USA) bridge loan, prestito compensativo; finanziamento ponte □ (naut.) bridge house, cassero centrale □ (GB) bridge roll, panino morbido di forma allungata □ the Bridge of Sighs, il Ponte dei Sospiri ( a Venezia e a Cambridge) □ (mus.) bridge passage, passaggio □ to build bridges, stabilire relazioni amichevoli; fare da mediatore; fare da pontiere □ to burn one's bridges, bruciare (o tagliarsi) i ponti alle spalle □ We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, ci penseremo quando sarà il momento □ (prov.) Don't cross your bridges before you come to them, non fasciarti la testa prima d'essertela rotta.bridge (2) /brɪdʒ/n. [u]● bridge player, bridgista.(to) bridge /brɪdʒ/v. t.3 ( di passerella, ecc.) fare da ponte su; passare sopra a; attraversare: A plank bridged the stream, un'asse faceva da ponte sul ruscello5 (fig.) collegare; fare da ponte fra6 (fig.) colmare; superare: to bridge a gap, colmare un divario, una lacuna, un distacco; colmare le distanze -
3 bridge
I [brɪdʒ]2) fig. (link) ponte m., collegamento m.3) (stage) (transitional) passaggio m.; (springboard) trampolino m. di lancio (to verso)4) (on ship) ponte m., plancia f. di comando5) (of nose) dorso m.6) (of spectacles) ponticello m.7) (on guitar, violin) ponticello m.8) med. ponte m.••II [brɪdʒ]1) costruire un ponte su [ river]2) fig.to bridge the gap between two countries — gettare un o fare da ponte tra due paesi
III [brɪdʒ]to bridge a gap in [sth.] — riempire un vuoto in [ conversation]; sanare un buco di [ budget]; colmare una lacuna in [ knowledge]
nome (card game) bridge m.* * *[bri‹] 1. noun1) (a structure carrying a road or railway over a river etc.) ponte2) (the narrow raised platform for the captain of a ship.) ponte, passerella3) (the bony part (of the nose).) dorso, ponte4) (the support of the strings of a violin etc.) ponticello2. verb1) (to build a bridge over: They bridged the stream.) costruire un ponte su2) (to close a gap, pause etc: He bridged the awkward silence with a funny remark.) colmare* * *I [brɪdʒ]2) fig. (link) ponte m., collegamento m.3) (stage) (transitional) passaggio m.; (springboard) trampolino m. di lancio (to verso)4) (on ship) ponte m., plancia f. di comando5) (of nose) dorso m.6) (of spectacles) ponticello m.7) (on guitar, violin) ponticello m.8) med. ponte m.••II [brɪdʒ]1) costruire un ponte su [ river]2) fig.to bridge the gap between two countries — gettare un o fare da ponte tra due paesi
III [brɪdʒ]to bridge a gap in [sth.] — riempire un vuoto in [ conversation]; sanare un buco di [ budget]; colmare una lacuna in [ knowledge]
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I [brɪdʒ]1. n(gen) Dentistry ponte m, Naut ponte di comando, plancia2. vtII [brɪdʒ] nto bridge a gap — (fig: in knowledge) colmare una lacuna, (in budget) colmare un disavanzo
Cards bridge m invSee: -
5 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
6 clearance
['klɪərəns]1) (permission) autorizzazione f.2) (customs certificate) (anche customsclearance —) (of goods) sdoganamento m.; (of ship) spedizione f. in dogana
3) (removal) (of trees) abbattimento m.; (of buildings) demolizione f.4) comm. liquidazione f.5) (gap) spazio m. (libero)6) econ. compensazione f.* * *1) (the act of clearing or removing: The clearance of these trees from the front of the window will give you more light.) rimozione2) (the empty space between two objects: You can drive the lorry under the bridge - there's a clearance of half a metre.) distanza, spazio libero3) ((a certificate) giving permission for something to be done.) autorizzazione* * *clearance /ˈklɪərəns/n.1 [u] liberazione ( da un ostacolo); rimozione ( della neve, ecc.); sgombro ( delle strade, ecc.): (mil.) mine clearance, rimozione delle mine; sminamento2 spazio libero; spazio franco; distanza; (naut.) franco: There is only a three-foot clearance between the locomotive and the tunnel wall, fra la locomotiva e la parete della galleria c'è uno spazio franco di tre soli piedi3 (ind. costr.) altezza ( di un ponte, un cavalcavia, ecc.): a suspension bridge with a clearance of 200 feet ( above water), un ponte sospeso che ha un'altezza di 200 piedi sul pelo dell'acqua; clearance height (o head clearance) altezza libera ( in un sottopassaggio, ecc.)4 [uc] (dog.) sdoganamento, svincolo ( di merce); pratica di sdoganamento ( di nave, per entrare in porto o salpare); libera pratica: No ship can leave port without clearance, nessuna nave può salpare senza libera pratica5 [u] (fin.) compensazione ( di debiti e crediti, con scambio d'assegni, ecc.); operazione di compensazione8 ( sport) disimpegno; respinta; parata, salvataggio; ( calcio) goal line clearance, respinta sulla linea (di porta); salvataggio in extremis9 (polit., = security clearance) dichiarazione ufficiale che una persona non è un rischio per la sicurezza dello Stato; autorizzazione a usare materiale che costituisce segreto di Stato; nulla osta di sicurezza● (fin.) clearance house = clearing house ► clearing □ (naut.) clearance inwards, permesso d'entrata in porto; spedizione in dogana □ (naut.) clearance outwards, permesso di uscita dal porto □ clearance papers, documenti di sdoganamento □ clearance sale, (vendita di) liquidazione ( delle rimanenze); svendita □ (med.) clearance test, clearance (test) □ (dog.) clearance through ( the) customs, sdoganamento ( di merce).* * *['klɪərəns]1) (permission) autorizzazione f.2) (customs certificate) (anche customsclearance —) (of goods) sdoganamento m.; (of ship) spedizione f. in dogana
3) (removal) (of trees) abbattimento m.; (of buildings) demolizione f.4) comm. liquidazione f.5) (gap) spazio m. (libero)6) econ. compensazione f. -
7 narrow
I 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (in breadth, size, shape) [street, room, shoes, skirt, vase] strettoto grow o become narrow — [road, river, valley] restringersi
2) (in scope) [range, choice, group, field] ristretto; [ sense] stretto; [vision, interests, understanding] limitato; [ life] meschino; [ version] ridotto3) (in degree) [ majority] esiguo; [ margin] stretto; [ lead] leggero2.to have a narrow escape o a narrow squeak — BE colloq. scamparla bella, salvarsi per miracolo o per un pelo
••II 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (limit) restringere [choice, range, field]; limitare [sense, definition] (to a)2) (reduce) ridurre [gap, deficit]Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott ha accorciato le distanze
3) (reduce breadth of) restringere [road, arteries]2.1) (in breadth) [street, valley, arteries] restringersi2) (fall off) [deficit, margin, lead] ridursi; [ choice] limitarsi, restringersi (to a)•* * *['nærəu] 1. adjective1) (having or being only a small distance from side to side: a narrow road; The bridge is too narrow for large lorries to cross.) stretto2) (only just managed: a narrow escape.) (riuscito per poco)3) ((of ideas, interests or experience) not extensive enough.) ristretto, limitato2. verb(to make or become narrow: The road suddenly narrowed.) restringere, restringersi- narrowly- narrows
- narrow-minded* * *I 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (in breadth, size, shape) [street, room, shoes, skirt, vase] strettoto grow o become narrow — [road, river, valley] restringersi
2) (in scope) [range, choice, group, field] ristretto; [ sense] stretto; [vision, interests, understanding] limitato; [ life] meschino; [ version] ridotto3) (in degree) [ majority] esiguo; [ margin] stretto; [ lead] leggero2.to have a narrow escape o a narrow squeak — BE colloq. scamparla bella, salvarsi per miracolo o per un pelo
••II 1. ['nærəʊ]1) (limit) restringere [choice, range, field]; limitare [sense, definition] (to a)2) (reduce) ridurre [gap, deficit]Elliott has narrowed the gap — (in race, poll) Elliott ha accorciato le distanze
3) (reduce breadth of) restringere [road, arteries]2.1) (in breadth) [street, valley, arteries] restringersi2) (fall off) [deficit, margin, lead] ridursi; [ choice] limitarsi, restringersi (to a)•
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