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1 engage
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]2) (involve)to be engaged in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]
to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.
5) mil. attaccare [ enemy]2.verbo intransitivo form.to engage in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [ combat]
* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) assumere2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) ingaggiare3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) attirare4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) impegnarsi in combattimento, ingaggiare battaglia5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) innestare, ingranare•- engaged- engagement
- engaging* * *[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]2) (involve)to be engaged in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]
to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.
5) mil. attaccare [ enemy]2.verbo intransitivo form.to engage in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [ combat]
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2 handle
I ['hændl]1) (on bucket, basket, bag, saucepan, piece of cutlery, hammer) manico m.; (on door, drawer) maniglia f.; (on cup) ansa f.; (on wheelbarrow) stanga f.; (on pump) braccio m.2) fig. (hold)to get a handle on sb. — riuscire a capire qcn
••II 1. ['hændl]to fly off the handle — colloq. perdere le staffe
1) (touch) maneggiare, toccare con le mani [explosives, samples, food]"handle with care" — "maneggiare con cura" o "fragile"
"please do not handle (the goods)" — "si prega di non toccare (la merce)"
to handle the ball — sport fare un fallo di mano
to handle stolen goods — ricettare o trattare merce rubata
to handle sb. roughly — trattare male o maltrattare qcn
3) (deal with) occuparsi di, trattare [ case]; condurre [ negotiations]; affrontare, fare fronte a [situation, crisis]; reggere [stress, pace]4) (process) [ organization] gestire [money, clients, order]; [airport, port] accogliere [passengers, cargo]; [ factory] trattare [ waste]; [ person] maneggiare, gestire [information, money, accounts]; [ computer] gestire [graphics, information]; [department, official] occuparsi di [complaints, enquiries]; [ agent] essere responsabile di [ sale]; [ lawyer] occuparsi di, trattare [ case]5) (artistically) trattare [ theme]2.verbo intransitivo aut.••to be too hot to handle — [ situation] essere scottante
* * *['hændl] 1. noun(the part of an object by which it may be held or grasped: I've broken the handle off this cup; You've got to turn the handle in order to open the door.) manico; maniglia2. verb1) (to touch or hold with the hand: Please wash your hands before handling food.) toccare2) (to control, manage or deal with: He'll never make a good teacher - he doesn't know how to handle children.) trattare3) (to buy or sell; to deal in: I'm afraid we do not handle such goods in this shop.) trattare4) (to treat in a particular way: Never handle animals roughly.) trattare•- - handled- handler
- handlebars* * *handle /ˈhændl/n.1 manico; impugnatura; maniglia; manopola; ansa ( d'anfora, vaso, ecc.): the door handle, la maniglia della porta; the handle of a racket [of a knife], il manico (o l'impugnatura) di una racchetta [di un coltello]5 approccio giusto; chiave (per capire qc.); maniera di affrontare qc.8 (comput.) punto di controllo; quadratino di ridimensionamento; maniglia● to get a handle on st., farsi un'idea di qc., capire qc. □ to have a handle on st., avere un'idea di qc., capire qc.♦ (to) handle /ˈhændl/A v. t.1 maneggiare; manipolare; toccare ( con le mani); usare: to handle a tool, maneggiare un arnese; Can you handle a gun?, sai usare la pistola?2 trattare; occuparsi di; affrontare; gestire: to know how to handle children [dogs], sapere come trattare (o saperci fare con) i bambini [i cani]; This office handles claims for damages, questo ufficio si occupa delle richieste di risarcimento; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- How are you handling the course?, come stai affrontando il corso?; He can't handle the situation, non sa gestire (o padroneggiare) la situazione3 (comm.) trattare, commerciare in: We don't handle this sort of item, non trattiamo questo genere di articoliB v. i.(mecc.) rispondere ai comandi; essere ( più o meno) maneggevole: This car handles well [badly], quest'automobile è molto maneggevole [poco maneggevole]● ( sport) to handle the ball, toccare la palla con le mani □ (naut.) to handle a ship, manovrare una nave □ to handle sb. roughly, trattar male q.; maltrattare q. □ ( su una cassa, ecc.) Handle with care!, attenzione – fragile!* * *I ['hændl]1) (on bucket, basket, bag, saucepan, piece of cutlery, hammer) manico m.; (on door, drawer) maniglia f.; (on cup) ansa f.; (on wheelbarrow) stanga f.; (on pump) braccio m.2) fig. (hold)to get a handle on sb. — riuscire a capire qcn
••II 1. ['hændl]to fly off the handle — colloq. perdere le staffe
1) (touch) maneggiare, toccare con le mani [explosives, samples, food]"handle with care" — "maneggiare con cura" o "fragile"
"please do not handle (the goods)" — "si prega di non toccare (la merce)"
to handle the ball — sport fare un fallo di mano
to handle stolen goods — ricettare o trattare merce rubata
to handle sb. roughly — trattare male o maltrattare qcn
3) (deal with) occuparsi di, trattare [ case]; condurre [ negotiations]; affrontare, fare fronte a [situation, crisis]; reggere [stress, pace]4) (process) [ organization] gestire [money, clients, order]; [airport, port] accogliere [passengers, cargo]; [ factory] trattare [ waste]; [ person] maneggiare, gestire [information, money, accounts]; [ computer] gestire [graphics, information]; [department, official] occuparsi di [complaints, enquiries]; [ agent] essere responsabile di [ sale]; [ lawyer] occuparsi di, trattare [ case]5) (artistically) trattare [ theme]2.verbo intransitivo aut.••to be too hot to handle — [ situation] essere scottante
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3 stage
I 1. [steɪdʒ]1) (phase) (of illness) stadio m. (of, in di); (of development, project, process) stadio m., fase f. (of, in di); (of career, life, match, negotiations) fase f. (of, in di); (of journey) fase f., tappa f. (of, in di)at this stage — (at this point) a questo punto; (yet, for the time being) per il momento
at this stage in o of your career in questa fase della tua carriera; at a late stage a uno stadio avanzato; at an earlier, later stage in una fase precedente, seguente; at every stage in ogni fase; she ought to know that by this stage arrivati a questo punto dovrebbe saperlo; by stages per gradi; stage by stage passo dopo passo; in stages poco per volta; the project is still in its early stages il progetto è ancora allo stadio iniziale; she's going through a difficult stage — sta attraversando una fase difficile
2) (raised platform) palco m., piattaforma f.; teatr. palcoscenico m.to hold the stage — fig. tenere banco
to set the stage — teatr. allestire la scenografia
to set the stage for sth. — fig. fare i preparativi per qcs
3) teatr.2.modificatore teatr. [ equipment] scenico; [ lighting] di scena; [play, performance, production, career] teatraleII [steɪdʒ]1) (organize) organizzare [event, strike, coup, rebellion]3) teatr. mettere in scena, rappresentare [play, performance]* * *I 1. [stei‹] noun(a raised platform especially for performing or acting on, eg in a theatre.)2. verb1) (to prepare and produce (a play etc) in a theatre etc: This play was first staged in 1928.)2) (to organize (an event etc): The protesters are planning to stage a demonstration.)•- staging- stage direction
- stage fright
- stagehand
- stage manager
- stagestruck II [stei‹]1) (a period or step in the development of something: The plan is in its early stages; At this stage, we don't know how many survivors there are.)2) (part of a journey: The first stage of our journey will be the flight to Singapore.)3) (a section of a bus route.)4) (a section of a rocket.)•* * *I 1. [steɪdʒ]1) (phase) (of illness) stadio m. (of, in di); (of development, project, process) stadio m., fase f. (of, in di); (of career, life, match, negotiations) fase f. (of, in di); (of journey) fase f., tappa f. (of, in di)at this stage — (at this point) a questo punto; (yet, for the time being) per il momento
at this stage in o of your career in questa fase della tua carriera; at a late stage a uno stadio avanzato; at an earlier, later stage in una fase precedente, seguente; at every stage in ogni fase; she ought to know that by this stage arrivati a questo punto dovrebbe saperlo; by stages per gradi; stage by stage passo dopo passo; in stages poco per volta; the project is still in its early stages il progetto è ancora allo stadio iniziale; she's going through a difficult stage — sta attraversando una fase difficile
2) (raised platform) palco m., piattaforma f.; teatr. palcoscenico m.to hold the stage — fig. tenere banco
to set the stage — teatr. allestire la scenografia
to set the stage for sth. — fig. fare i preparativi per qcs
3) teatr.2.modificatore teatr. [ equipment] scenico; [ lighting] di scena; [play, performance, production, career] teatraleII [steɪdʒ]1) (organize) organizzare [event, strike, coup, rebellion]3) teatr. mettere in scena, rappresentare [play, performance]
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