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1 abandon
[ə'bændən] Inome abbandono m. (anche fig.)II 1.1) abbandonare [person, animal, hope]; rinunciare a [claim, idea]2) sospendere [ strike]2.to abandon oneself — abbandonarsi (to a)
* * *[ə'bændən]1) (to leave, not intending to return to: They abandoned the stolen car.) abbandonare2) (to give (oneself) completely to: He abandoned himself to despair.) abbandonarsi•- abandonment* * *abandon /əˈbændən/n. [u]entusiasmo sfrenato; sfrenatezza; trasporto; abbandono: with gay abandon, entusiasticamente; sfrenatamente.♦ (to) abandon /əˈbændən/v. t.1 abbandonare; lasciare: He abandoned his wife and children, lasciò la moglie e i figli; We had to abandon our car and continue on foot, siamo stati costretti ad abbandonare l'auto e continuare a piedi; (naut.) to abandon ship, abbandonare la nave; to abandon sb. to his fate, lasciare q. al suo destino2 lasciare; rinunciare a; abbandonare: to abandon all hope, lasciare ogni speranza; to abandon a plan, rinunciare a un progetto; to abandon the search, abbandonare le ricerche; ( sport) to abandon a race, abbandonare una corsa● to abandon oneself (to), abbandonarsi (a); lasciarsi andare (a): to abandon oneself to despair, abbandonarsi alla disperazione.* * *[ə'bændən] Inome abbandono m. (anche fig.)II 1.1) abbandonare [person, animal, hope]; rinunciare a [claim, idea]2) sospendere [ strike]2.to abandon oneself — abbandonarsi (to a)
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2 abandon *** aban·don
[ə'bændən]1. vt1) (desert) abbandonare2) (give up: plan, hope, game) abbandonare, rinunciare ato abandon o.s. to sth — abbandonarsi a qc, lasciarsi andare a qc
2. nwith gay abandon — sfrenatamente, spensieratamente
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3 give up
give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) smettere, abbandonare2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) rinunciare a3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) arrendersi; consegnare4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicare5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerare come* * *1. vt + adv1) (surrender: place) cedere, (hand over: ticket) consegnareto give o.s. up — arrendersi
to give o.s. up to the police — costituirsi alla polizia
2) (renounce: friend, boyfriend, job) lasciare, (abandon: idea) rinunciare a, abbandonare, (abandon hope for: patient) dare per spacciato (-a), (expected visitor) non aspettare piùI gave it up as a bad job fam — ci ho rinunciato, ho abbandonato l'idea
to give up drinking/smoking — smettere di bere/fumare
3)(devote: one's life, time)
to give up (to) — dedicare (a)to give up (for) — (sacrifice: one's life, career) donare (per), dare (per)
2. vi + adv(stop trying) rinunciare, arrendersiI give up! — (trying to guess) mi arrendo!
I couldn't do it, so I gave up — non riuscivo a farlo, così ho lasciato perdere
* * *give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
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4 ♦ plan
♦ plan /plæn/n.1 piano; disegno ( architettonico o industriale); progetto; programma; proposito: working plan, piano di lavoro; (ind.) disegno costruttivo (o esecutivo); development plan, piano regolatore (o di sviluppo urbanistico); (mecc.) plan of an engine, disegno di un motore; Let's hope everything will go according to plan, speriamo che tutto vada secondo i piani prestabiliti; vacation plans, progetti per le vacanze; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- I've not got any plans, non ho piani; to make plans, fare progetti; to abandon a plan, rinunciare a un progetto; to execute a plan, mettere in atto un piano; to approve a plan, approvare un progetto; to devise a plan, escogitare un piano; to draw up a plan, preparare un piano; (econ.) a five-year plan, un piano quinquennale; pension plan, piano pensionistico; town plan, piano urbanistico; seating plan, assegnazione dei posti ( a un pranzo, ecc.); a grand plan, un progetto ambizioso2 (archit., grafica) pianta; pianta d'insieme; sezione orizzontale; planimetria: the plan of the town, la pianta della città; floor plan, pianta ( di un piano di casa); the plans of a house, la planimetria d'una casa; ground plan, pianta del piano terreno● Plan B, piano alternativo: There is no Plan B, non ci sono alternative; non si torna indietro □ plan of action, piano d'azione; (mil.) piano di battaglia.♦ (to) plan /plæn/A v. t.1 (archit., ind.) progettare; disegnare la pianta di: to plan a house [a machine], progettare una casa [una macchina]2 progettare; programmare; avere in animo; intendere: We are planning to go to Australia, progettiamo di andare in Australia NOTA D'USO: - to programme o to plan?-B v. i.● planned economy, economia pianificata □ (stat.) planned parenthood, controllo delle nascite.NOTA D'USO: - to plan to do o to plan doing?- -
5 surrender
I [sə'rendə(r)]1) mil. resa f., capitolazione f. (to a)2) (giving up) (of territory) abbandono m., cessione f.; (of power) rinuncia f.; (of insurance policy) riscatto m.3) (handing over) (of weapons, ticket, document) consegna f.4) fig. (to joy, despair) abbandono m. (to a)II 1. [sə'rendə(r)]1) mil. consegnare [ town]2) (give up) rinunciare a, cedere [ power]; riscattare [ insurance policy]3) (hand over) consegnare [ticket, passport, firearm]2.1) (give up) [army, soldier, country] arrendersi, capitolareI surrender — mi arrendo (anche fig.)
2) (give way)3.to surrender to — abbandonarsi a, cedere a [passion, despair]
to surrender oneself to — abbandonarsi a, lasciarsi andare a [ emotion]
* * *[sə'rendə] 1. verb1) (to yield: The general refused to surrender to the enemy; We shall never surrender!) arrendersi2) (to give up or abandon: He surrendered his claim to the throne; You must surrender your old passport when applying for a new one.) abbandonare, rinunciare a2. noun((an) act of surrendering: The garrison was forced into surrender.) resa* * *surrender /səˈrɛndə(r)/n. [uc]3 (ass.) riscatto ( di una polizza): the surrender value of a life policy, il valore di riscatto di una polizza vita♦ (to) surrender /səˈrɛndə(r)/A v. t.1 cedere; consegnare; abbandonare; lasciare; rinunciare a: They surrendered the city to the enemy, hanno consegnato la città al nemico; We surrendered all hope, abbiamo abbandonato ogni speranza; to surrender an office, lasciare una carica ( pubblica, ecc.); to surrender one's freedom, rinunciare alla libertà2 (form.) rendere; restituire; riconsegnare: You must surrender this permit when you leave the country, quando lasciate il paese, dovete restituire questo permessoB v. i.1 arrendersi; capitolare● (leg.) to surrender to bail, comparire in giudizio dopo aver goduto del rilascio su cauzione □ to surrender oneself, arrendersi; (fig.) abbandonarsi, darsi (al dolore, alla disperazione, ecc.): The bandits surrendered themselves to the marshal, i banditi si arresero allo sceriffo □ (leg.) to surrender oneself to justice, costituirsi ( all'autorità giudiziaria).* * *I [sə'rendə(r)]1) mil. resa f., capitolazione f. (to a)2) (giving up) (of territory) abbandono m., cessione f.; (of power) rinuncia f.; (of insurance policy) riscatto m.3) (handing over) (of weapons, ticket, document) consegna f.4) fig. (to joy, despair) abbandono m. (to a)II 1. [sə'rendə(r)]1) mil. consegnare [ town]2) (give up) rinunciare a, cedere [ power]; riscattare [ insurance policy]3) (hand over) consegnare [ticket, passport, firearm]2.1) (give up) [army, soldier, country] arrendersi, capitolareI surrender — mi arrendo (anche fig.)
2) (give way)3.to surrender to — abbandonarsi a, cedere a [passion, despair]
to surrender oneself to — abbandonarsi a, lasciarsi andare a [ emotion]
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6 put aside
put aside [sth.], put [sth.] aside mettere da parte* * *( often with for) (to keep (something) for a particular person or occasion: Would you put this book aside for me and I'll collect it later; We have put aside the dress you ordered.) mettere da parte* * *vt + adv1) (lay down: book, game) mettere da una parte, posare3) (fig: abandon: idea, hope, doubt) mettere da parte, dimenticare* * *put aside [sth.], put [sth.] aside mettere da parte
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