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81 exaggerate
[ɪg'zædʒəreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo esagerare, ingrandire [ problem]2.verbo intransitivo esagerare* * *[iɡ'zæ‹əreit]1) (to make (something) appear to be, or describe it as, greater etc than it really is: You seem to be exaggerating his faults; That dress exaggerates her thinness.) esagerare2) (to go beyond the truth in describing something etc: You can't trust her. She always exaggerates.) esagerare•* * *[ɪg'zædʒəreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo esagerare, ingrandire [ problem]2.verbo intransitivo esagerare -
82 face-saving
['feɪsseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [plan, solution] che permette di salvare la faccia* * *adjective (of something which helps a person not to look stupid or not to appear to be giving in: He agreed to everything we asked and as a face-saving exercise we offered to consult him occasionally.) (che salva la faccia)* * *['feɪsseɪvɪŋ]aggettivo [plan, solution] che permette di salvare la faccia -
83 incubate
['ɪŋkjʊbeɪt] 1.1) [ hen] covare2) incubare, tenere in incubazione [bacteria, culture]2.1) [eggs, bacteria] essere in incubazioneto take two weeks to incubate — [ disease] avere due settimane di incubazione
2) fig. [ plan] essere in incubazione* * *['iŋkjubeit]1) (to produce (young birds) from eggs by sitting on them or by keeping them warm by some other means.) covare, incubare2) ((of germs or disease) to develop until signs of the disease appear: How long does chickenpox take to incubate?) incubare•- incubator* * *['ɪŋkjʊbeɪt] 1.1) [ hen] covare2) incubare, tenere in incubazione [bacteria, culture]2.1) [eggs, bacteria] essere in incubazioneto take two weeks to incubate — [ disease] avere due settimane di incubazione
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84 look like
1) (to appear similar to: She looks very like her mother.) somigliare a2) (to show the effects, signs or possibility of: It looks like rain.) sembrare -
85 magnify
['mægnɪfaɪ]1) [microscope, lens] ingrandire2) (exaggerate) esagerare* * *(to cause to appear greater: A telescope magnifies an image; to magnify one's troubles.) ingrandire- magnifying-glass* * *['mægnɪfaɪ]1) [microscope, lens] ingrandire2) (exaggerate) esagerare -
86 magnifying-glass
noun (a piece of glass with curved surfaces that makes an object looked at through it appear larger: This print is so small that I need a magnifying-glass to read it.) lente d'ingrandimento -
87 make a fool of
(to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid: He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.) farsi gioco di -
88 perspective
[pə'spektɪv]nome prospettiva f. (anche art.)from one's (own) perspective — dal proprio punto di vista, dalla propria prospettiva
* * *[pə'spektiv]1) (the way of drawing solid objects, natural scenes etc on a flat surface, so that they appear to have the correct shape, distance from each other etc: Early medieval paintings lacked perspective.) prospettiva2) (a picture or view of something: I would like a clearer perspective of the situation.) prospettiva•* * *[pə'spektɪv]nome prospettiva f. (anche art.)from one's (own) perspective — dal proprio punto di vista, dalla propria prospettiva
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89 play a trick / tricks on
(to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid: He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed.) (fare uno scherzo) -
90 present
I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.)2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.)3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.)•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.)2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.)4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.)5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.)•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.)* * *I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
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91 project
I 1. ['prɒdʒekt]2) scol. univ. ricerca f. (on su)2.modificatore [budget, funds] di un progettoII 1. [prə'dʒekt]project manager — project manager, direttore del progetto; ing. progettista
2) (put across) dare [ image]3) (transfer) proiettare [guilt, doubts, anxiety]4) (estimate) stimare, fare la proiezione di [figures, results]5) cinem. fis. proiettare [light, film]6) geogr. fare la proiezione di [earth, map]; mat. proiettare [ solid]2.1) (stick out) sporgere ( from da)2) teatr. [ actor] emergere3.verbo riflessivo to project oneself1) (make an impression) fare una buona impressione2)* * *1. ['pro‹ekt] noun1) (a plan or scheme: a building project.) progetto2) (a piece of study or research: I am doing a project on Italian art.) ricerca2. [prə'‹ekt] verb1) (to throw outwards, forwards or upwards: The missile was projected into space.) proiettare, lanciare2) (to stick out: A sharp rock projected from the sea.) sporgere, venire fuori3) (to plan or propose.) progettare4) (to make a picture or a film appear on a screen.) proiettare•- projection
- projector* * *I 1. ['prɒdʒekt]2) scol. univ. ricerca f. (on su)2.modificatore [budget, funds] di un progettoII 1. [prə'dʒekt]project manager — project manager, direttore del progetto; ing. progettista
2) (put across) dare [ image]3) (transfer) proiettare [guilt, doubts, anxiety]4) (estimate) stimare, fare la proiezione di [figures, results]5) cinem. fis. proiettare [light, film]6) geogr. fare la proiezione di [earth, map]; mat. proiettare [ solid]2.1) (stick out) sporgere ( from da)2) teatr. [ actor] emergere3.verbo riflessivo to project oneself1) (make an impression) fare una buona impressione2) -
92 reappear
[ˌriːə'pɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo riapparire, ricomparire* * *[ri:ə'piə](to appear again: The boy disappeared behind the wall, and reappeared a few yards away.) riapparire* * *[ˌriːə'pɪə(r)]verbo intransitivo riapparire, ricomparire -
93 rear up
1) ((especially of horses) to rear.) impennarsi2) ((of problems etc) to appear.) sorgere -
94 screen
I 1. [skriːn]1) cinem. inform. telev. schermo m.on screen — inform. a video; cinem. telev. su schermo
the big, small screen — fig. il grande, piccolo schermo
he writes for the screen — cinem. scrive per il cinema
2) (folding panel) paravento m.; (partition) muro m. divisorio, parete f. divisoria; (to protect) schermo m.3) fig. (cover)to act as a screen for — servire da copertura a [ illegal activity]
4) med. esame m. diagnostico2.modificatore cinem. [ star] del cinema; [actor, appearance, debut] cinematograficoII [skriːn]3) (test) selezionare [ applicants]; vagliare la richiesta di [ refugees]; (at airport) controllare [ baggage]; med. sottoporre a esame diagnostico [ patient]to be screened — [ staff] essere sottoposto a dei controlli
4) (sieve) vagliare•* * *[skri:n] 1. noun1) (a flat, movable, often folding, covered framework for preventing a person etc from being seen, for decoration, or for protection from heat, cold etc: Screens were put round the patient's bed; a tapestry fire-screen.) paravento2) (anything that so protects etc a person etc: He hid behind the screen of bushes; a smokescreen.) schermo, riparo3) (the surface on which films or television pictures appear: cinema/television/radar screen.) schermo2. verb1) (to hide, protect or shelter: The tall grass screened him from view.) nascondere; riparare2) (to make or show a cinema film.) proiettare3) (to test for loyalty, reliability etc.) vagliare4) (to test for a disease: Women should be regularly screened for cancer.) (sottoporre a esame)•- the screen* * *I 1. [skriːn]1) cinem. inform. telev. schermo m.on screen — inform. a video; cinem. telev. su schermo
the big, small screen — fig. il grande, piccolo schermo
he writes for the screen — cinem. scrive per il cinema
2) (folding panel) paravento m.; (partition) muro m. divisorio, parete f. divisoria; (to protect) schermo m.3) fig. (cover)to act as a screen for — servire da copertura a [ illegal activity]
4) med. esame m. diagnostico2.modificatore cinem. [ star] del cinema; [actor, appearance, debut] cinematograficoII [skriːn]3) (test) selezionare [ applicants]; vagliare la richiesta di [ refugees]; (at airport) controllare [ baggage]; med. sottoporre a esame diagnostico [ patient]to be screened — [ staff] essere sottoposto a dei controlli
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95 simulate
['sɪmjʊleɪt]1) (feign) simulare [illness, grief, interest]2) (reproduce) simulare [behaviour, conditions]; imitare [ sound]* * *['simjuleit](to cause (something) to appear to be real etc: This machine simulates the take-off and landing of an aircraft.) simulare- simulation* * *['sɪmjʊleɪt]1) (feign) simulare [illness, grief, interest]2) (reproduce) simulare [behaviour, conditions]; imitare [ sound] -
96 subside
[səb'saɪd]1) (die down) [storm, wind] cessare, calmarsi; [applause, noise] diminuire, attenuarsi; [anger, fear] placarsi, passare; [laughter, excitement] smorzarsi; [ fever] scendere; [ flames] estinguersi3) (sink down) [ person] sprofondarsi, lasciarsi cadere ( into in; onto su)* * *1) ((of land, streets, buildings etc) to sink lower: When a building starts to subside, cracks usually appear in the walls.) sprofondare2) ((of floods) to become lower and withdraw: Gradually the water subsided.) abbassarsi3) ((of a storm, noise or other disturbance) to become quieter: They stayed anchored in harbour till the wind subsided.) calare, diminuire, calmarsi•* * *[səb'saɪd]1) (die down) [storm, wind] cessare, calmarsi; [applause, noise] diminuire, attenuarsi; [anger, fear] placarsi, passare; [laughter, excitement] smorzarsi; [ fever] scendere; [ flames] estinguersi3) (sink down) [ person] sprofondarsi, lasciarsi cadere ( into in; onto su) -
97 throw one's voice
(to make one's voice appear to come from somewhere else, eg the mouth of a ventriloquist's dummy.) (fare il ventriloquo) -
98 trial and error
(the trying of various methods, alternatives etc until the right one happens to appear or be found: They didn't know how to put in a central-heating system, but they managed it by trial and error.) tentativi -
99 trick
I 1. [trɪk]1) (thing that deceives or outwits) trucco m., imbroglio m.a clever trick — una furberia, un'astuzia
to play a trick on sb. — giocare un tiro o fare uno scherzo a qcn.
2) (by magician, conjurer) trucco m., gioco m. di prestigio; (by dog) gioco m.3) colloq. (mischievous behaviour) tiro m., scherzo m.4) (knack, secret) trucco m., stratagemma m.to have a trick of doing sth. — avere il dono di fare qcs.
to know a trick or two o a few tricks — essere scafato o smaliziato ( about in)
5) (habit, mannerism) abitudine f., mania f.6) (in cards) presa f.2.modificatore [photo, shot] truccato••to do the trick — servire, funzionare, andare bene
II [trɪk]not, never to miss a trick — non farsene scappare una, non sbagliare un colpo
verbo transitivo imbrogliare, ingannareto trick sb. into doing — indurre qcn. a fare (con l'inganno)
to trick sb. out of their inheritance — frodare qcn. per sottrargli la sua eredità
* * *[trik] 1. noun1) (something which is done, said etc in order to cheat or deceive someone, and sometimes to frighten them or make them appear stupid: The message was just a trick to get her to leave the room.) trucco, stratagemma2) (a clever or skilful action (to amuse etc): The magician performed some clever tricks.) trucco2. adjective(intended to deceive or give a certain illusion: trick photography.) truccato- trickery- trickster
- tricky
- trickily
- trickiness
- trick question
- do the trick
- play a trick / tricks on
- a trick of the trade
- trick or treat!* * *I 1. [trɪk]1) (thing that deceives or outwits) trucco m., imbroglio m.a clever trick — una furberia, un'astuzia
to play a trick on sb. — giocare un tiro o fare uno scherzo a qcn.
2) (by magician, conjurer) trucco m., gioco m. di prestigio; (by dog) gioco m.3) colloq. (mischievous behaviour) tiro m., scherzo m.4) (knack, secret) trucco m., stratagemma m.to have a trick of doing sth. — avere il dono di fare qcs.
to know a trick or two o a few tricks — essere scafato o smaliziato ( about in)
5) (habit, mannerism) abitudine f., mania f.6) (in cards) presa f.2.modificatore [photo, shot] truccato••to do the trick — servire, funzionare, andare bene
II [trɪk]not, never to miss a trick — non farsene scappare una, non sbagliare un colpo
verbo transitivo imbrogliare, ingannareto trick sb. into doing — indurre qcn. a fare (con l'inganno)
to trick sb. out of their inheritance — frodare qcn. per sottrargli la sua eredità
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100 undertake
[ˌʌndə'teɪk]1) (carry out) intraprendere [search, study, trip, offensive]; assumere [ function]; incaricarsi di [ mission]2) (guarantee)* * *past tense - undertook; verb1) (to accept (a duty, task, responsibility etc): He undertook the job willingly.) incaricarsi di2) (to promise (eg to do something): He has undertaken to appear at the police court tomorrow.) assicurare•- undertaking* * *[ˌʌndə'teɪk]1) (carry out) intraprendere [search, study, trip, offensive]; assumere [ function]; incaricarsi di [ mission]2) (guarantee)
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