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1 ♦ walk
♦ walk /wɔ:k/n.1 camminata; passeggiata: Let's go for a walk, andiamo a fare una passeggiata!; to have (o to take) a walk, fare una passeggiata; (miss.) space walk, passeggiata spaziale; a brisk walk, una camminata a passo spedito2 cammino; percorso (a piedi): The station is a short walk from here, la stazione è a due passi da qui; DIALOGO → - Asking for directions- It's no more than a ten-minute walk, non ci vogliono più di 10 minuti a piedi3 andatura; passo: He's got a strange walk, ha un'andatura strana; to drop into a walk, mettersi al passo4 sentiero; viale; vialetto7 ( baseball) base gratis: ( di un lanciatore) to throw three walks in a row, concedere tre basi gratis di seguito● walk clerk, commesso ( di banca) □ ( slang) walk-in victory ► walkaway □ walk of life, professione, occupazione, mestiere; condizione sociale, ceto: people from all walks of life, gente d'ogni ceto □ ( di cavallo) to go at a walk, andare al passo □ a good walk, una lunga camminata; una bella passeggiata □ to know sb. by his walk, riconoscere q. dal modo di camminare □ ( slang USA) Take a walk!, fila!; smamma!; sparisci!♦ (to) walk /wɔ:k/A v. i.1 camminare; passeggiare; andare a piedi: The baby is learning to walk, il bambino sta imparando a camminare; to walk on all fours, camminare carponi; Shall we walk or get a taxi?, andiamo a piedi o prendiamo un taxi? NOTA D'USO: - andare a piedi-4 (fam.: anche di cose) sparire ( nel nulla); volatilizzarsi: Don't leave your purse unattended, because things tend to walk here, non lasciare la borsetta incustodita, perché qui le cose tendono a sparire8 – to be walking, stare camminando; ( anche) essere a piedi: Are you walking or have you got wheels?, sei a piedi o hai la macchina?B v. t.1 camminare su (o attraverso, per); calpestare; percorrere (a piedi): I have walked the county from end to end, ho percorso (a piedi) la contea da un capo all'altro; The captain was walking the deck, il capitano camminava sopraccoperta; to walk two miles to school, fare due miglia a piedi per andare a scuola2 far passeggiare; far camminare; far andare al passo: to walk the dog, far fare la passeggiata al cane; portare a spasso il cane; to walk a mule up a steep path, far andare al passo un mulo su per un ripido sentiero● ( basket) to walk the ball, commettere fallo di passi □ (fig.) to walk before one can run, fare un passo per volta (fig.) □ to walk the boards, calcare le scene; fare l'attore □ to walk the chalk line, dimostrare ( alla polizia) che non si è ubriachi ( camminando su una riga tracciata col gesso); (fig.) rigare diritto □ ( di un ciclista) to walk a climb, fare una salita a piedi spingendo la bicicletta □ ( slang USA) to walk heavy, contare; essere influente; avere peso (fig.) □ to walk the hospitals (o the wards), far pratica in ospedale; essere studente di medicina □ (stor.) to walk the plank, essere gettato a mare ( dai pirati); (fig.) dimettersi, farsi da parte □ to walk in one's sleep, essere sonnambulo □ ( slang USA) to walk soft, tenersi in disparte, non dare nell'occhio; ( anche) essere arrendevole (o accomodante); abbozzare □ to walk the streets, andare per le strade; ( di una prostituta) battere il marciapiede □ (fam. ingl.) to walk tall, avere fiducia in sé stesso; essere fiero di sé □ to walk a tightrope, ( di un funambolo) camminare sulla corda tesa; (fig.) camminare sul filo del rasoio □ ( a un semaforo pedonale) «Walk», «Avanti!» □ «Don't walk», «stop!» (in USA).
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