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I ['kærɪ] II 1. ['kærɪ]1) portare [load, bag, news, message]to carry cash, a gun — portare con sé dei contanti, portare una pistola
to carry sth. too far — fig. passare il segno, oltrepassare i limiti
2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, wind, tide, stream] portare, trasportare3) (feature) contenere [warning, guarantee, report]; presentare, riportare [symbol, label]"The Gazette" will carry the ad — "La Gazzetta" pubblicherà l'annuncio
5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] sostenere, sopportare [load, traffic]6) (win) conquistare [state, constituency]; vincere [battle, match]to carry all before one — stravincere, avere un successo travolgente
7) med. trasmettere, diffondere [ disease]8) (be pregnant with) [ woman] essere incinta di [girl, twins]; [ animal] aspettare [ young]9) comm. (stock, sell) trattare, vendere [item, brand]10) (hold, bear) tenere [tail, head]11) mat. riportare [one, two]2.verbo intransitivo [sound, voice] raggiungere, arrivare3.- carry on••to get carried away — colloq. farsi trasportare, perdere il controllo
* * *['kæri]1) (to take from one place etc to another: She carried the child over the river; Flies carry disease.) portare, trasportare2) (to go from one place to another: Sound carries better over water.) trasmettere3) (to support: These stone columns carry the weight of the whole building.) portare, sostenere4) (to have or hold: This job carries great responsibility.) comportare5) (to approve (a bill etc) by a majority of votes: The parliamentary bill was carried by forty-two votes.) approvare6) (to hold (oneself) in a certain way: He carries himself like a soldier.) comportarsi•((slang) a fuss; excited behaviour.)
- carry-cot((of bags or cases) that passengers can carry with them on board a plane.)
- be/get carried away
- carry forward
- carry off
- carry on
- carry out
- carry weight* * *carry /ˈkærɪ/n.1 (solo sing.) trasporto4 (mat.) riporto♦ (to) carry /ˈkærɪ/A v. t.1 ( anche fig.) trasportare; portare: to carry a stretcher, trasportare una barella; to carry a bag, portare una borsa; I carried the trunk into the study, portai il baule nello studio; to carry a message, portare un messaggio; to carry passengers, portare, trasportare passeggeri; to carry goods to their destination, trasportare merci a destinazione; Seeds can be carried on the wind, i semi possono essere trasportati dal vento; My search carried me to Iceland, la mia ricerca mi ha portato in Islanda2 ( anche fig.) portare, avere (con sé); portare addosso: I never carry an umbrella, non porto mai l'ombrello; to carry cash, avere con sé denaro contante; portare del contante con sé; to carry a weapon, essere armato; to carry happy memories, portare dentro di sé ricordi felici3 portare; sostenere; reggere: Eight pillars carry the weight of the roof, otto pilastri portano (o reggono) il peso del tetto; Will this ladder carry me?, reggerà al mio peso questa scala?; to carry a baby in one's arms, portare un bambino in braccio; ( anche fig.) to carry a burden, portare un peso4 (rif. a parte del corpo) tenere; avere: to carry one's head high, tenere alta la testa; (fig.) andare a testa alta; to carry one's arm in a sling, avere un braccio al collo6 essere incinta di; aspettare7 riportare ( una dicitura, un simbolo, ecc.): This product carries no sell-by date, su questo prodotto non è segnata la data di scadenza8 (giorn., TV) riportare ( una notizia, un annuncio; ecc.); pubblicare; trasmettere: to carry a story, pubblicare un articolo; All the main papers carried the news, la notizia era su tutti i giornali principali; to carry advertising, trasmettere pubblicità9 avere; contenere; comportare; implicare: to carry a two-year guarantee, avere una garanzia di due anni; (fin.) to carry interest, dare un interesse, essere gravato da interesse; His answer carried a threat, la sua risposta conteneva una minaccia; to carry authority, avere autorità; essere autorevole; to carry conviction, essere convincente; This plan carries with it several risks, questo piano comporta diversi rischi10 (leg.) comportare; prevedere; essere passibile di: Such crimes carry heavy penalties, tali crimini sono passibili di gravi pene11 far approvare, far passare ( una mozione, una legge, ecc.): to carry a motion, far approvare una mozione, una delibera; The motion was carried, la mozione è stata approvata12 conquistare (alla propria causa); convincere; portare dalla propria parte: He failed to carry the cabinet, non è riuscito a portare dalla sua il gabinetto13 conquistare (il favore di); trascinare: The speaker carried his audience with him, l'oratore ha conquistato l'uditorio19 (rag.) registrareB v. i.1 ( di rumore, voce, ecc.) essere udibile ( a una certa distanza); arrivare; raggiungere: The noise carried for kilometres, il rumore era udibile per chilometri (o arrivava a chilometri di distanza)● (Per le espressioni idiomatiche ► sotto il sostantivo) to carry one's age well, portare bene la propria età □ to carry all before one, avere un successo travolgente; stravincere □ (fig.) to carry the ball, essere responsabile; essere al comando; prendersi la responsabilità □ to carry the blame (for), essere responsabile (di) (qc. di negativo); meritare il biasimo (per); essere da biasimare (per) □ to carry the day, riportare la vittoria; vincere; trionfare □ (fig.) to carry further, sviluppare; elaborare; spingere oltre: I'd like to carry your analogy further, vorrei sviluppare la tua analogia □ (teatr.) to carry the house, conquistare il pubblico □ to carry into effect, mettere in atto □ to carry st. to extremes, portare qc. all'estremo limite; portare qc. all'eccesso □ (fig.) to carry st. too far, esagerare con qc.; passare il segno □ to carry a joke too far, spingere uno scherzo troppo in là □ to carry oneself, avere un dato portamento (o modo di fare); comportarsi: He carried himself with class, aveva un portamento distinto □ to carry one's point, far prevalere il proprio punto di vista; spuntarla □ to carry the responsibility for st., essere responsabile di q.; avere la responsabilità di qc. □ (rag.) to carry to account, mettere in conto □ (fig.) to carry a torch for sb., essere innamorato cotto di q. (spec., senza essere ricambiato) □ He can't carry a tune, è stonato □ to carry weight, ( di un argomento) aver peso, pesare; essere convincente; ( di persona) avere autorità; (ipp.) essere handicappato, partire in condizione di svantaggio □ (prov.) to carry coals to Newcastle ► coal.* * *I ['kærɪ] II 1. ['kærɪ]1) portare [load, bag, news, message]to carry cash, a gun — portare con sé dei contanti, portare una pistola
to carry sth. too far — fig. passare il segno, oltrepassare i limiti
2) [vehicle, pipe, wire, wind, tide, stream] portare, trasportare3) (feature) contenere [warning, guarantee, report]; presentare, riportare [symbol, label]"The Gazette" will carry the ad — "La Gazzetta" pubblicherà l'annuncio
5) (bear, support) [bridge, road] sostenere, sopportare [load, traffic]6) (win) conquistare [state, constituency]; vincere [battle, match]to carry all before one — stravincere, avere un successo travolgente
7) med. trasmettere, diffondere [ disease]8) (be pregnant with) [ woman] essere incinta di [girl, twins]; [ animal] aspettare [ young]9) comm. (stock, sell) trattare, vendere [item, brand]10) (hold, bear) tenere [tail, head]11) mat. riportare [one, two]2.verbo intransitivo [sound, voice] raggiungere, arrivare3.- carry on••to get carried away — colloq. farsi trasportare, perdere il controllo
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102 gape
[geɪp]1) (stare) restare a bocca apertato gape at sth., sb. — guardare qcs., qcn. a bocca aperta
2) (open wide) [ chasm] aprirsi; [ wound] essere aperta; [ garment] essere aperto* * *[ɡeip](to stare with open mouth, eg in surprise: The children gaped at the monkeys.) restare a bocca aperta- gaping* * *gape /geɪp/n.1 lo stare a bocca aperta; sbadiglio5 (pl.) (fig., scherz.) attacco di sbadigli6 grande apertura; spaccatura; spacco.(to) gape /geɪp/v. i.2 spalancare la bocca; restare a bocca aperta ( per lo stupore e sim.): Don't stand gaping: do something!, non star lì a bocca aperta: fai qualcosa!; to gape at sb. [st.], guardare q. [qc.] a bocca aperta● to gape open, squarciarsi; lacerarsi.* * *[geɪp]1) (stare) restare a bocca apertato gape at sth., sb. — guardare qcs., qcn. a bocca aperta
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103 across
[ə'krɒs] 1.to go, travel across sth. — attraversare qcs.
the bridge across the river — il ponte sul, che attraversa il fiume
2) (to, on the other side of) dall'altra parte dihe looked across the lake to the boathouse — guardò la rimessa per le barche sull'altra riva del lago
3) (all over, covering a wide range of)2.across the world — in tutto il mondo, da un capo all'altro della terra
1)to help sb. across — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare
to go across to sb. — attraversare per andare da qcn.
to look across at sb. — guardare dall'altra parte verso qcn
2) across from di fronte a* * *[ə'kros] 1. preposition1) (to the other side (of); from one side to the other side of: He took her across the road.) dall'altra parte di2) (at the other side (of): The butcher's shop is across the street.) dall'altra parte di2. adverb(to the other side or to the speaker's side: He dived in off the river-bank and swam across.) dall'altra parte* * *[ə'krɒs] 1.to go, travel across sth. — attraversare qcs.
the bridge across the river — il ponte sul, che attraversa il fiume
2) (to, on the other side of) dall'altra parte dihe looked across the lake to the boathouse — guardò la rimessa per le barche sull'altra riva del lago
3) (all over, covering a wide range of)2.across the world — in tutto il mondo, da un capo all'altro della terra
1)to help sb. across — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare
to go across to sb. — attraversare per andare da qcn.
to look across at sb. — guardare dall'altra parte verso qcn
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104 far
[fɑː(r)] 1.1) (in space) lontano, distantefar off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa
2) (in time)as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare
3) (very much) moltofar better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto
4) (to what extent, to the extent that)how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?
as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me
5) (to extreme degree) lontanoto go too far — esagerare, passare il segno
he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare
6) by far di gran lunga7) far and away di gran lunga8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora2.so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)
1) (remote)the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)
2) (further away, other) altro3) pol.the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra
4) far from lungi da••••not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
Note:Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio* * *1. adverb1) (indicating distance, progress etc: How far is it from here to his house?) lontano2) (at or to a long way away: She went far away/off.) lontano3) (very much: She was a far better swimmer than her friend (was).) molto2. adjective1) (distant; a long way away: a far country.) lontano2) (more distant (usually of two things): He lives on the far side of the lake.) opposto, altro•- farther- farthest
- faraway
- far-fetched
- as far as
- by far
- far and away
- far from
- so far* * *[fɑː(r)] 1.1) (in space) lontano, distantefar off far away lontano; to be far from home essere lontano da casa; far beyond sth. ben oltre qcs.; far out at sea in mare aperto; far into the jungle nel cuore della giungla; how far is it to Leeds? quanto è lontana Leeds? quanti chilometri ci sono da qui a Leeds? how far is Glasgow from London? quanto è lontana Glasgow da Londra? he went as far as the church — arrivò fino alla chiesa
2) (in time)as far back as he can remember — per quanto riesce a o può ricordare
3) (very much) moltofar better, shorter — molto meglio, più corto
4) (to what extent, to the extent that)how far is it possible to...? — fino a che punto è possibile...?
as o so far as we can as o so far as possible per quanto possiamo, possibile; as o so far as we know per quanto ne sappiamo; as o so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda, quanto a me
5) (to extreme degree) lontanoto go too far — esagerare, passare il segno
he took o carried the joke too far ha spinto lo scherzo troppo in là; to go so far as to do — arrivare al punto di fare
6) by far di gran lunga7) far and away di gran lunga8) so far (up till now) finora, per ora2.so far, so good — fin qui tutto bene; (up to a point)
1) (remote)the far south, east (of) — l'estremo sud, oriente (di)
2) (further away, other) altro3) pol.the far right, left — l'estrema destra, sinistra
4) far from lungi da••••not to be far off o out o wrong non essere lontano dalla verità; far and wide far and near in lungo e in largo, dappertutto; far be it from me to do lungi da me l'idea di fare; to be a far cry from essere ben lontano da; he will go far farà strada, andrà lontano; this wine, food won't go very far — questo vino, cibo non durerà molto
Note:Note the different Italian translations of far from when it is followed by a noun, a verb or an adjective: we are far from home / from London = siamo lontani da casa / da Londra; far from being stupid, he's actually very intelligent = lungi dall'essere stupido, in realtà è molto intelligente; far from angry = lungi dall'essere arrabbiato / tutt'altro che arrabbiato. - When used in front of a comparative, far is translated by molto or assai: far older = molto / assai più vecchio -
105 browse
[braʊz] vi1) ( skim)to \browse through a book/ magazine ein Buch/eine Zeitschrift durchblättern, in einem Buch/einer Zeitschrift [herum]blättern2) ( look around)to \browse [around a shop] sich akk in einem Geschäft umsehen, in einem Laden [herum]stöbern3) inet browsen, surfen4) ( graze)to \browse sth1) zool etw abfressen2) comput etw durchsehen;1) ( look-around)to go for [or take] a \browse around [or in] a shop sich akk in einem Geschäft umsehen, in einem Laden [herum]stöbern2) ( look-through)to have a \browse through a book/ magazine ein Buch/eine Zeitschrift durchblättern, in einem Buch/einer Zeitschrift [herum]blättern -
106 sweep
swi:p
1. past tense, past participle - swept; verb1) (to clean (a room etc) using a brush or broom: The room has been swept clean.) barrer2) (to move as though with a brush: She swept the crumbs off the table with her hand; The wave swept him overboard; Don't get swept away by (= become over-enthusiastic about) the idea!; She swept aside my objections.) barrer, limpiar, recoger; arrastrar, llevarse; rechazar, descartar3) (to move quickly over: The disease/craze is sweeping the country.) azotar, asolar, arrasar4) (to move swiftly or in a proud manner: High winds sweep across the desert; She swept into my room without knocking on the door.) deslizarse, pasar rápidamente; pasar majestuosamente
2. noun1) (an act of sweeping, or process of being swept, with a brush etc: She gave the room a sweep.) barrido2) (a sweeping movement: He indicated the damage with a sweep of his hand.) gesto/movimiento amplio3) (a person who cleans chimneys.) deshollinador4) (a sweepstake.) apuesta de caballos•- sweeper- sweeping
- sweeping-brush
- at one/a sweep
- sweep someone off his feet
- sweep off his feet
- sweep out
- sweep the board
- sweep under the carpet
- sweep up
sweep vb1. barrerthe floor is dirty, I'm going to sweep it el suelo está sucio, voy a barrerlo2. arrastrartr[swiːp]1 (with broom) barrido5 (by police, rescuers) peinado, rastreo6 familiar (chimney cleaner) deshollinador,-ra1 (room, floor) barrer; (chimney) deshollinar2 (with hand) quitar de un manotazo3 (move over) azotar, barrer4 (remove by force) arrastrar, llevarse■ the swimmers were swept out to sea by the current la corriente arrastró a los nadadores mar adentro5 (pass over) recorrer6 figurative use (spread through) recorrer, extenderse por7 (touch lightly) rozar, pasar por1 (with broom) barrer2 (move quickly) pasar rápidamente3 (extend) recorrer, extenderse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto sweep somebody off his/her feet hacerle perder la cabeza a alguiento sweep something under the carpet ocultar algoto make a clean sweep of things barrer con todo, hacer tabla rasato sweep the board llevarse todos los premios1) : barrer (el suelo, etc.), limpiar (suciedad, etc.)he swept the books aside: apartó los libros de un manotazosweep vi1) : barrer, limpiar2) : extenderse (en una curva), describir una curvathe sun swept across the sky: el sol describía una curva en el cielosweep n1) : barrido m, barrida f (con una escoba)2) : movimiento m circular3) scope: alcance mn.• barredura s.f.• deshollinador s.m.• escobada s.f.• escobazo s.m.• recorrido s.m.• redada s.f.• turbión s.f.v.(§ p.,p.p.: swept) = abalear v.• copar v.• deshollinar v.• dragar v.• escobar v.• rastrear v.• rozar v.swiːp
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
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vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up[swiːp] (vb: pt, pp swept)1. VT1) [+ place, area]a) (=clean) [+ floor, room, street] barrer; [+ chimney] deshollinarhave you had your chimney swept lately? — ¿te han deshollinado la chimenea recientemente?
b) (=touch) rozarc) (=spread through) [disease, idea, craze] arrasar; [rumours] correr por, extenderse pord) (=lash) [storm, rain, waves] azotar, barrertorrential storms swept the country — tormentas torrenciales azotaron or barrieron el país
the beach was swept by great waves — olas gigantescas azotaron or barrieron la playa
e) (=scan) [searchlight, eyes] recorrerf) (=search) peinar2) (=move)a) (with brush)•
she was sweeping crumbs into a dustpan — estaba recogiendo las migas con una escoba y un recogedor•
he swept the leaves off the path — barrió las hojas del camino- sweep sth under the carpetb) (with hand, arm)•
she swept her hair back with a flick of her wrist — se echó el pelo hacia atrás con un movimiento rápido de muñeca•
he swept the stamps into a box — recogió los sellos en una cajato sweep sb into one's arms — coger or tomar a algn en brazos
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I swept the rainwater off the bench with my hand — quité el agua de la lluvia del banco con la manoc) (forcefully)to be swept along by or on a wave of sth — (fig) dejarse llevar por una ola de algo
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landslides that swept cars into the sea — corrimientos de tierra que arrastraron coches hasta el marthe election which swept Labour into office or power — las elecciones en la que los laboristas arrasaron haciéndose con el poder
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the water swept him off his feet — la fuerza del agua lo derribó- sweep all before one3) (=win decisively) [+ election] arrasar en- sweep the board2. VI1) (=clean) barrer2) (=spread)a) [violence, disease, storm]•
the violence which swept across Punjab — la violencia que arrasó el Punjab•
the storm which swept over the country — la tormenta que arrasó el país•
plague swept through the country — la peste arrasó el paísb) [fire, smoke]•
the fire swept rapidly through the forest — el fuego se propagó or extendió rápidamente por el bosquethick smoke swept through their home — una densa humareda se propagó or extendió por la casa
c) [emotion]•
a great wave of anger swept over me — me invadió una gran oleada de ira•
panic swept through the city — en la ciudad cundió el pánico3) (=move)a) [crowd, procession]•
an angry crowd swept along the main thoroughfare — una multitud airada avanzaba por la calle principalb) (majestically) [person, car]•
to sweep past/in/out — pasar/entrar/salir majestuosamentec) (quickly) [vehicle, convoy]•
the convoy swept along the road — la caravana pasó por la carretera a toda velocidad- sweep into power4) (=stretch) [land, water]•
the bay sweeps away to the south — la bahía se extiende (majestuosamente) hacia el sursweep up•
the hills/woods sweep down to the sea — las colinas/los bosques bajan (majestuosamente) hacia el mar3. N1) (with broom, brush) barrido m, barrida fthe floor/the kitchen could do with a sweep — al suelo/a la cocina le hace falta un barrido or una barrida
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to give sth a sweep — darle un barrido or una barrida a algo3) (=movement) [of pendulum] movimiento m ; [of scythe] golpe m ; [of beam] trayectoria f ; (fig) [of events, progress, history] marcha f•
with a sweep of his arm — con un amplio movimiento del brazowith one sweep of his scythe, he cleared all the nettles — con un golpe de guadaña hizo desaparecer todas las ortigas
with a sweep of her hand she indicated the desk — extendió la mano indicando el pupitre con un gesto amplio
4) (=search) (for criminals, drugs) batida f, rastreo mto make a sweep: they made a sweep for hidden arms — dieron una batida or hicieron un rastreo buscando armas ocultas
to make a sweep of sth — (with binoculars, torch) hacer una pasada por algo; (with team of people) rastrear algo
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clean sweep —a) (=change)there will be a clean sweep of all those involved in this cover-up — se hará tabla rasa con todos los que estén involucrados en esta tapadera
b) (in competition, series of competitions)•
to make a clean sweep — arrasar ganándolo todo; (Cards) ganar todas las bazas•
it was the first club to make a clean sweep of all three trophies — fue el primer club que arrasó llevándose or ganando el total de los tres trofeos6) (=curve, line) [of coastline, river] curva f ; [of land] extensión f ; [of staircase] trazado m ; [of long skirt, curtains] vuelo m ; [of wings] envergadura f7) (=range)a) (lit) [of telescope, gun, lighthouse, radar] alcance mwith a sweep of 180° — con un alcance de 180°
b) (fig) [of views, ideas] espectro mrepresentatives from a broad sweep of left-wing opinion — representantes de un amplio espectro de la izquierda
8) (=wave) [of emotion] ola f9) = sweepstake- sweep up* * *[swiːp]
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1) ( act) (no pl) barrido m, barrida fgive it a sweep — dale un barrido or una barrida, bárrelo
2)a) c ( movement)b) c (curve - of road, river) curva fc) ( range) (no pl) alcance m, extensión f3) c ( search) peinado m, rastreo m4) c ( chimney sweep) deshollinador, -dora m,f
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(past & pp swept) transitive verb1)a) ( clean) \<\<floor/path\>\> barrer; \<\<chimney\>\> deshollinarb) ( remove) \<\<leaves/dirt\>\> barrer; \<\<mines\>\> barrershe swept the leaves into a pile — barrió la terraza (or el patio etc) y amontonó las hojas
to sweep something under the rug o (BrE) carpet — correr un velo sobre algo
2) (touch lightly, brush) \<\<surface\>\> rozar*3)a) (pass over, across)severe storms swept the coast — grandes tormentas azotaron or barrieron la costa
the epidemic is sweeping the country — la epidemia se extiende como un reguero de pólvora por el país
b) ( remove by force) arrastrar4)a) ( scan) recorrerb) ( search) \<\<area\>\> peinar, rastrear
2.
vi1) (+ adv compl)a) ( move rapidly)the car swept by o past — el coche pasó rápidamente
b) ( move proudly)he swept past as if I wasn't there — pasó por mi lado con la cabeza en alto, como si yo no existiera
2) (+ adv compl)a) ( spread)fire swept through the hotel — el fuego se propagó or se extendió por todo el hotel
b) ( extend)•Phrasal Verbs:- sweep up -
107 cast
I [kɑːst] [AE kæst]1) cinem. teatr. telev. cast m.cast of characters — (in play, novel) elenco dei personaggi
cast of mind — struttura mentale, forma mentis
4) (act of throwing) (of dice, stone) tiro m., lancio m.; pesc. lancio m.5) med. (squint) strabismo m.6) med. (anche plaster cast) gesso m., ingessatura f.II [kɑːst] [AE kæst]to cast doubt on sth. — mettere in dubbio qcs.
to cast a spell on sb. — fare un incantesimo a qcn., stregare qcn
2) (direct) gettare [glance, look]to cast one's eyes around the room, over a letter — dare uno sguardo alla stanza, a una lettera
to cast one's mind back over sth. — tornare indietro col pensiero a qcs., ricordare qcs
3) cinem. teatr. telev. distribuire, assegnare le parti di [play, film]4) (shed) perdere [leaves, feathers]6) pol.to cast one's vote — votare, dare il proprio voto
•- cast off- cast on- cast out* * *past tense, past participle; see cast* * *cast /kɑ:st/n.1 (col verbo al sing. o al pl.) (teatr., cinem.) attori (pl.); cast (di attori): an all-star cast, un cast di grandi nomi; a strong cast, un bel cast di attori7 (form.) conformazione; aspetto; carattere; tipo ( di mente, ecc.): a cast of features, fisionomia; fattezze; lineamenti; That gave an odd cast to his face, ciò dava un che di strano alla sua faccia; cast of mind, mentalità; forma mentis10 sfumatura; tonalità.♦ (to) cast /kɑ:st/(pass. e p. p. cast)A v. t.1 gettare; buttare; lanciare; scagliare; tirare: to cast oneself at sb. 's feet, gettarsi ai piedi di q.; to cast dice, lanciare i dadi; to cast a vote, dare un voto; votare; to cast anchor, gettare l'ancora; to cast nets, lanciare le reti; to cast a shadow on st., ( anche fig.) gettar un'ombra su qc.; He was cast into prison, è stato gettato in prigione2 (fig.) gettare, buttare: to cast an eye over st., dare un'occhiata a qc.; buttare l'occhio su qc.; to cast caution to the wind, gettare la prudenza ai quattro venti; to cast a glance, gettare uno sguardo; dare un'occhiata3 (fig.) causare; far sorgere ( dubbi, ecc.): to cast doubt on st., mettere in dubbio qc.; to cast aspersions on st., denigrare qc.4 (metall., arte) colare ( in stampo); fondere, gettare ( metallo, statue, ecc.): to cast a bronze statue, gettare una statua di bronzo; to cast a bell, fondere una campana5 (teatr., cinem.) assegnare, distribuire le parti di; assegnare un dato ruolo a: The play has not been cast yet, le parti della commedia non sono ancora state assegnate; She was cast as Ophelia, le è stato assegnato il ruolo di OfeliaB v. i.1 (zool.) partorire prima del tempo3 (naut.) abbattere; accostare● to cast one's ballot, votare; dare il proprio voto □ to cast the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q. □ to cast a horoscope, fare un oroscopo □ (naut.) to cast the lead, gettare lo scandaglio □ to cast loose, liberarsi, staccarsi (da q.); (naut.) liberare dalle rizze, sciogliere ( la velatura) □ (fig.) to cast one's nets wide, cercare in un ampio raggio; allargare al massimo le proprie ricerche □ ( di cavallo) to cast a shoe, perdere un ferro □ to cast a spell on, lanciare un incantesimo su; fare un incantesimo a; ( anche fig.) stregare □ The die is cast, il dado è tratto □ (fig.) to be cast in a… mould, essere un tipo… □ (prov.) Ne'er cast a clout, till May be out, aprile non ti scoprire.* * *I [kɑːst] [AE kæst]1) cinem. teatr. telev. cast m.cast of characters — (in play, novel) elenco dei personaggi
cast of mind — struttura mentale, forma mentis
4) (act of throwing) (of dice, stone) tiro m., lancio m.; pesc. lancio m.5) med. (squint) strabismo m.6) med. (anche plaster cast) gesso m., ingessatura f.II [kɑːst] [AE kæst]to cast doubt on sth. — mettere in dubbio qcs.
to cast a spell on sb. — fare un incantesimo a qcn., stregare qcn
2) (direct) gettare [glance, look]to cast one's eyes around the room, over a letter — dare uno sguardo alla stanza, a una lettera
to cast one's mind back over sth. — tornare indietro col pensiero a qcs., ricordare qcs
3) cinem. teatr. telev. distribuire, assegnare le parti di [play, film]4) (shed) perdere [leaves, feathers]6) pol.to cast one's vote — votare, dare il proprio voto
•- cast off- cast on- cast out -
108 funnel
I ['fʌnl]1) (for liquids) imbuto m.2) (on ship, engine) fumaiolo m.II 1. ['fʌnl]1)to funnel sth. into, through — fare passare qcs. in, attraverso
to funnel sth. out — fare uscire qcs
2) fig. incanalare [funds, aid] (to verso)2.* * *1) (a tube which is wide-mouthed at one end and narrow-mouthed at the other through which liquid can be poured into a narrow bottle etc: You will need a funnel if you are going to pour petrol into that can.) imbuto2) (a chimney on a ship etc through which smoke escapes.) canna* * *funnel /ˈfʌnl/n.1 imbuto2 (di nave, locomotiva) fumaiolo; ciminiera● (bot.) funnel cap ( Clitocybe infundibuliformis), imbutino □ (meteor.) funnel cloud, nube a proboscide □ funnel-like (o funnel-shaped), a imbuto; imbutiforme.(to) funnel /ˈfʌnl/A v. t.1 incanalare; convogliare; trasferire2 mandare; spedire; trasmettere3 versare, travasare con un imbutoB v. i.2 formare un imbuto.* * *I ['fʌnl]1) (for liquids) imbuto m.2) (on ship, engine) fumaiolo m.II 1. ['fʌnl]1)to funnel sth. into, through — fare passare qcs. in, attraverso
to funnel sth. out — fare uscire qcs
2) fig. incanalare [funds, aid] (to verso)2. -
109 lay out
lay [sth.] out, lay out [sth.]1) (spread out) disporre [goods, food]; (unfold) (di)stendere, spiegare [map, garment, fabric]2) (design) impostare [book, advertisement, page]; impaginare [letter, illustrations]; stabilire la disposizione di [ town]; allestire [ garden]3) (explain) esporre [reasons, facts]5) (prepare for burial) preparare [ dead person]6) colloq. (knock unconscious) stendere* * *1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) sistemare2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) distendere, disporre3) (to knock unconscious.) stendere, (fare fuori)4) (to spend (money).) spendere5) (to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.) comporre, (preparare per il funerale)* * *vt + adv1) (plan: garden, house, town) pianificare, progettare, (page, letter) impostare2) (put ready: clothes) preparare, (display: goods for sale) sistemare, disporre, presentare, (make ready: body for burial) preparare, comporre3) (spend) sborsare4) (knock out) stendere* * *lay [sth.] out, lay out [sth.]1) (spread out) disporre [goods, food]; (unfold) (di)stendere, spiegare [map, garment, fabric]2) (design) impostare [book, advertisement, page]; impaginare [letter, illustrations]; stabilire la disposizione di [ town]; allestire [ garden]3) (explain) esporre [reasons, facts]5) (prepare for burial) preparare [ dead person]6) colloq. (knock unconscious) stendere -
110 mark ****
I [mɒːk]1. nthere wasn't a mark on him or on his body — non aveva nemmeno un graffio
2) (instead of signature) croce f3) Brit Scol votogood/bad mark — buon or bel/brutto voto
there are no marks for guessing where I've been! — non ci vuole un genio per sapere dove sono stato!
4) Brit TechMark 1/2 — prima/seconda serie f
5) (Sport: target) bersaglioto hit the mark — far centro, fig azzeccare in pieno
to be wide of the mark — essere lontano (-a) dal bersaglio, fig essere lontano (-a) dal vero
6) (Sport: starting line) linea di partenzaup to the mark — (in health) in forma, (in efficiency) all'altezza
2. vt1) (make a mark on) segnare, (stain) macchiare, lasciare dei segni su2) (indicate: score) segnare, (price) mettere, (place) indicare, segnare, (change, improvement) indicare3)mark my words — fa' attenzione a quello che ti dico5) (Sport: player) marcare6)to mark time Mil fig — segnare il passo
3. vi•- mark off- mark out- mark upII [mɒːk] n(currency) marco -
111 spread out
spread out [ group] disperdersi; [wings, tail] spiegarsi; [landscape, town, woods] estendersi; spread [sth.] out, spread out [sth.]1) (open out) aprire, spiegare, (di)stendere [cloth, map, newspaper]; (flatten out) stendere [ rug]2) (distribute over area) stendere, spiegare [ map]; sparpagliare [trinkets, cards]; distribuire, dislocare [ troops]* * *1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) stendersi2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) sparpagliare3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) sparpagliarsi* * *1. vi + adv(view, valley) stendersi, (soldiers, police) disporsi2. vt + advSee:spread 2., 1),* * *spread out [ group] disperdersi; [wings, tail] spiegarsi; [landscape, town, woods] estendersi; spread [sth.] out, spread out [sth.]1) (open out) aprire, spiegare, (di)stendere [cloth, map, newspaper]; (flatten out) stendere [ rug]2) (distribute over area) stendere, spiegare [ map]; sparpagliare [trinkets, cards]; distribuire, dislocare [ troops] -
112 throw open
throw open [sth.], throw [sth.] open1) spalancare [ door]2) fig. aprire al pubblico [facility, tourist attraction]* * *(to open suddenly and wide: He threw open the door and walked in.) spalancare* * *throw open [sth.], throw [sth.] open1) spalancare [ door]2) fig. aprire al pubblico [facility, tourist attraction] -
113 lay out
transitive verb1) (spread out) ausbreiten; (ready for use) zurechtlegen2) (for burial) aufbahren3) (arrange) anlegen [Garten, Park, Wege]; das Layout machen für [Buch]4) (coll.): (knock unconscious)5) (spend) ausgeben* * *1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) entwerfen2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) ausbreiten3) (to knock unconscious.) zusammenschlagen4) (to spend (money).) ausgeben* * *◆ lay outvt1. (arrange)▪ to \lay out out sth etw planento \lay out out a campaign eine Kampagne organisieren2. (spread out)Henry was \lay outing out the breakfast things Henry deckte den Frühstückstisch▪ to be laid out angeordnet sein; garden angelegt [o gestaltet] sein; room aufgeteilt sein; book gestaltet seinthe town was laid out in a grid pattern die Stadt war gitterförmig angelegt4. (prepare for burial)▪ to \lay out sb out jdn aufbahrento be laid out in state aufgebahrt sein▪ to \lay out sb out jdn bewusstlos schlagento \lay out sb out cold jdn kaltmachen sl▪ to \lay out sth out [for sb] [jdm] etw erklären* * *1. vt sep1) (= spread out) ausbreitenthe vast plain laid out before us — die weite Ebene, die sich vor uns ausbreitete
2) (= present) darlegenhe laid out his plans for the country — er legte seine Pläne für das Land dar
4) (= design, arrange) anlegen, planen; garden anlegen, gestalten; room aufteilen; rooms in house verteilen, anordnen; office aufteilen, anordnen; book gestalten; page umbrechen; (in magazines) das Lay-out (+gen) machen6)(= knock out)
to lay sb out —he was laid out cold when he fell downstairs — er verlor das Bewusstsein, als er die Treppe hinunterfiel
2. vr(dated: take trouble) sich bemühen, sich (dat) Mühe geben* * *lay out v/t1. ausbreiten, -legen2. ausstellen3. einen Toten aufbahren5. einen Garten etc anlegen6. a) einen Plan entwerfenb) etwas planen, entwerfen7. herrichten, vorbereiten8. TYPO aufmachen, gestalten, das Layout (gen) machen9. umg zusammenschlagen, k. o. schlagen10. lay o.s. out umg sich mächtig anstrengen* * *transitive verb1) (spread out) ausbreiten; (ready for use) zurechtlegen2) (for burial) aufbahren3) (arrange) anlegen [Garten, Park, Wege]; das Layout machen für [Buch]4) (coll.): (knock unconscious)5) (spend) ausgeben* * *v.aufbahren v.auslegen v. -
114 span
I 1. noun1) (full extent) Spanne, die2. transitive verb,span of life/time — Lebens-/Zeitspanne, die
- nn- überspannen [Fluss]; umfassen [Zeitraum]IIsee academic.ru/111626/spick">spick* * *[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) der Brückenbogen2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) die Spanne2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) überspannen* * *span1[spæn]the \span of years between them seemed to act as a separation der Altersabstand zwischen ihnen schien sie zu trennenattention [or concentration] \span Konzentrationsspanne f\span of history Geschichtsspanne flife \span Lebensspanne fover a \span of several months über einen Zeitraum von einigen Monaten\span of office Amtszeit f\span of time Zeitspanne ffinger \span Fingerbreite fwing \span Flügelspannweite fbroad \span große Spannbreite [der Hand]the bridge crosses the river in a single \span die Brücke überspannt den Fluss in einem Bogena single-\span bridge eine eingespannte BrückeII. vt<- nn->1. (stretch over)2. (time)3. (contain)4. (place hands round)to \span sth with one's hands etw mit den Händen umspannenIII. adjspan2[spæn]span3[spæn]* * *I [spn]1. n1) (of hand) Spanne f; (= wingspan, of bridge etc) Spannweite f; (= arch of bridge) (Brücken)bogen m2) (= time span) Zeitspanne f, Zeitraum m; (of memory) Gedächtnisspanne f; (of attention) Konzentrationsspanne f; (= range) Umfang mthe whole span of world affairs — die Weltpolitik in ihrer ganzen Spannweite
4) (old: measurement) Spanne f2. vt(rope, rainbow) sich spannen über (+acc); (bridge also) überspannen; (plank) führen über (+acc); years, globe, world umspannen; (= encircle) umfassen; (in time) sich erstrecken über (+acc), umfassen II (old) pret See: of spin* * *span1 [spæn]A s1. Spanne f:b) englisches Maß (= 9 inches)2. ARCHa) Spannweite f (eines Bogens)b) Stützweite f (einer Brücke)c) (einzelner) (Brücken)Bogen3. FLUG Spannweite f4. SCHIFF Spann n, Haltetau n, -kette f5. fig Spanne f, Umfang m7. Zeitspanne f8. Lebensspanne f, -zeit f:B v/t1. abmessen2. umspannen3. sich erstrecken über (akk) (auch fig), überspannen4. überbrücken5. fig überspannen, umfassenspan2 [spæn] s Gespann n* * *I 1. noun1) (full extent) Spanne, diespan of life/time — Lebens-/Zeitspanne, die
2) (of bridge) Spannweite, die2. transitive verb,- nn- überspannen [Fluss]; umfassen [Zeitraum]II* * *n.Bereich -e m. v.umfassen v. -
115 straddle
transitive verbhis legs straddled the chair/brook — er saß rittlings auf dem Stuhl/stand mit gespreizten Beinen über dem Bach
the bridge straddles the river/road — die Brücke überspannt den Fluss/die Straße
* * *strad·dle[ˈstrædl̩]I. vt1.▪ to \straddle sth (standing) mit geöffneten [o gespreizten] Beinen über etw dat stehen; (sitting) rittlings auf etw dat sitzen; (jumping) [mit gestreckten Beinen] springenhis horse \straddled the fence with ease sein Pferd setzte mit Leichtigkeit über den Zaun2. (bridge)the National Park \straddles the Tennessee-North Carolina border der Nationalpark verläuft zu beiden Seiten der Grenze zwischen Tennessee und North Carolina3. (part one's legs)▪ to \straddle sth etw spreizen [o grätschen4. MILto \straddle a target um ein Ziel herum einschlagento \straddle an issue bei einer Frage nicht klar Stellung beziehen, zwischen zwei Alternativen schwankenIII. n* * *['strdl]1. vt(standing) breitbeinig or mit gespreizten Beinen stehen über (+dat); (sitting) rittlings sitzen auf (+dat); (jumping) grätschen über (+acc); (fig) differences überbrücken; two continents, border überspannen; periods gehen überhe straddled the fence/horse etc — er saß rittlings auf dem Zaun/Pferd etc
to straddle the border/river — sich über beide Seiten der Grenze/beide Ufer des Flusses erstrecken
to straddle an issue ( US inf ) — in einer Frage zwischen zwei Lagern schwanken
2. n (SPORT)Grätsche f; (in high jump) Schersprung m* * *straddle [ˈstrædl]A v/ib) die Beine spreizen, grätschen (auch Turnen)c) rittlings sitzen2. sich (auseinander)spreizen3. sich (aus)strecken4. fig US es mit beiden Parteien halten5. WIRTSCH Arbitrage betreibenB v/t1. rittlings auf einem Pferd etc sitzen2. mit gespreizten Beinen über einem Graben etc stehen3. die Beine spreizen4. fig sich bei einer Streitfrage etc nicht festlegen wollen6. Poker: den Einsatz blind verdoppelnC s1. (Beine)Spreizen n2. a) breitbeiniges oder ausgreifendes Gehenb) breitbeiniges (Da)Stehenc) Rittlingssitzen n3. Schrittweise f* * *transitive verbstraddle or sit straddling a fence/chair — rittlings auf einem Zaun/Stuhl sitzen
straddle or stand straddling a ditch — mit gespreizten Beinen über einem Graben stehen
his legs straddled the chair/brook — er saß rittlings auf dem Stuhl/stand mit gespreizten Beinen über dem Bach
the bridge straddles the river/road — die Brücke überspannt den Fluss/die Straße
* * *v.spreizen v. -
116 set apart
phr.v.1.set sb/sth apart (from sb/sth) разликува, изделува, издвојува некого/нешто (од некого/нешто): It's man's ability to think which sets him apart from other animals Способноста да мисли го изделува човекот од другите животни2. set sth apart (for sth) a) одвојува/резервира нешто (за нешто), б) разделува нешто: Опе day a week was set apart for prayers and meditation Еден ден неделно беше резервиран за молитви и медитирање; His eyes are set wide apart Има многу разделени очи -
117 alert
1) ( wide awake) munter, [hell]wach2) ( bright) aufgeweckt;to have an \alert mind aufgeweckt sein3) ( watchful) wachsam;( attentive) aufmerksam;( conscious) bewusst;to be \alert to sb/ sth vor jdm/etw auf der Hut sein;if there is an \alert, don't panic! bei Ertönen des Alarmsignals Ruhe bewahren!;air-raid \alert Fliegeralarm m;red \alert höchste Alarmstufestate of \alert Alarmbereitschaft f, Alarmzustand m;to be put on full \alert in Einsatzbereitschaft versetzt werden; army in Gefechtsbereitschaft versetzt werden;to \alert sb to sth -
118 awake
1) ( stop sleeping) aufwachen, erwachen;2)( fig)to \awake to sth sich dat einer S. gen bewusst werden vt < awoke or (Am a.) awaked, awoken or (Am a.) awaked>1) ( from sleep)to \awake sb jdn [auf]wecken;to \awake sth etw wiedererwecken3) ( cause to realize)to \awake sb to sth jdm etw bewusst machen;1) ( not asleep) wach;wide \awake hellwach;to keep sb \awake jdn wach halten;to lie \awake wach liegen;2)( fig) -
119 span
the \span of years between them seemed to act as a separation der Altersabstand zwischen ihnen schien sie zu trennen;\span of history Geschichtsspanne f;life \span Lebensspanne f;over a \span of several months über einen Zeitraum von einigen Monaten;\span of office Amtszeit f;\span of time Zeitspanne ffinger \span Fingerbreite f;wing \span Flügelspannweite f;broad \span große Spannbreite [der Hand];the bridge crosses the river in a single \span die Brücke überspannt den Fluss in einem Bogen;1) ( stretch over)to \span sth bridge, arch etw überspannen;2) ( time)3) ( contain)to \span sth knowledge etw umfassen4) ( place hands round)to \span sth with one's hands etw mit den Händen umspannen adjPHRASES:spick and \span blitz[e]blank ( fam) -
120 tooth
A n (pl teeth) (of person, animal, comb, zip, saw) dent f ; set of teeth ( one's own) denture f, dentition f ; ( false) dentier m ; to bare ou show one's teeth lit, fig montrer les dents ; to mutter between one's teeth murmurer entre ses dents ; to flash one's teeth at sb sourire à qn de toutes ses dents ; to cut one's teeth lit faire or percer ses dents ; to cut one's teeth on fig se faire les dents sur.to be a bit long in the tooth ○ n'être plus tout jeune ; to be fed up to the back teeth en avoir marre ○ or ras le bol ○ (of, with de) ; to do sth in the teeth of faire qch malgré or en dépit de ; to have teeth avoir du pouvoir ; to give sth teeth donner plus de poids à qch ; to get one's teeth into sth s'investir (à fond) dans qch ; it's a job she can get her teeth into c'est un travail dans lequel elle peut s'investir ; to lie through one's teeth mentir effrontément or comme un arracheur de dents ○ ; to set sb's teeth on edge taper sur les nerfs ○ de qn, agacer qn ; to throw sth in sb's teeth reprocher qch à qn.
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