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1 ♦ he
♦ he (1) /hi:, i:/A pron. pers. 3a pers. sing. m.1 egli ( spesso sottinteso in ital.); lui (fam., rif. a persone o animali): «Where is your father?» «He's at home», «Dov'è tuo padre?» «È a casa»; She called him, but he didn't answer, lo ha chiamato, ma lui non ha risposto; «Who is it?» «It's he» (form.; più com.: «It's him»), «Chi è» «È lui»; (form.) It's he who did it, è stato lui a farlo; Here he is!, eccolo!; He's a fine horse, è un bel cavalloB n.maschio; maschietto; bambino; bimbo: Is the baby a he or a she?, è un maschietto o una femminuccia?; è un bimbo o una bimba?C a. attr.● a he-man, un uomo forte, virile; un macho, un fusto (fam.) □ ( slang USA) he-she, transessuale (femminile) □ Anyone can do it if he or she ( scrivendo: if he/she) tries hard, chiunque può farlo, purché s'impegni a fondo.he (2) /hi:/n.(fam.) chiapparello ( gioco infantile). -
2 ♦ she
♦ she (1) /ʃi:, ʃɪ/A pron. pers. 3a pers. sing. f.1 ella, essa ( spesso sottinteso in ital.); lei (fam.) (rif. a persone, animali, e talora ad automobili, aerei, navi, strumenti, città, nazioni, ecc.): «Where is your mother?» «She's at home», «dov'è tua madre?» «è a casa»; He called her, but she didn't answer, la chiamò, ma lei non rispose; «Who is it?» «It's her» (form.: «It's she»), «chi è?» «è lei»; (form.) It's she who (fam. It's her that) did it, è stata lei (a farlo); Here she is!, eccola!; She's a fine mare, è una bella cavalla; She's a nice little bitch, è una bella cagnetta; My car is old but she's still running very well, la mia auto è vecchia ma va ancora benissimo; Venice was once so powerful that she was called the Queen of the Adriatic, Venezia era un tempo così potente da essere chiamata la Regina dell'Adriatico; She's a small but fast boat, è una barca piccola ma veloce2 (lett.) colei; la donna: She who appeared on the threshold was a queer creature, la donna che apparve sulla soglia era una strana creaturaB n.femmina; femminuccia; bambina; bimba: Our dog is a she, il nostro cane è una femmina; Is it a he or a she?, è un maschietto o una femminuccia?; è un bimbo o una bimba?C a. attr.● she-bear, orsa □ she-cat, gatta □ she-devil, diavolessa; indemoniata, (un) demonio (fig., di donna) □ she-elephant, elefantessa □ she-goat, capra □ ( slang) she-male, travestito; omosessuale passivo □ (scherz.) she who must be obeyed, la (propria) moglie □ she-wolf, lupa □ Anyone can do it if he or she ( scrivendo: if he/she o if s/he) tries hard, chiunque può farlo, purché s'impegni a fondo.s(he) (2) /ʃi:/n.( nei moduli, ecc.) Ella / egli; lei / lui. -
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I [kæn]1) (be able to) potereI'll tell you all I can — ti dirò tutto quello che posso
she was as happy as could be — più felice di così non poteva essere
she can be very annoying — lei a volte è molto fastidiosa, lei riesce ad essere molto fastidiosa
he can do it if he tries hard — è capace di farlo se si sforza
they couldn't help it — non potevano farci niente
I can't or cannot go any further — non posso andare oltre
2) (know how to) essere capace di, sapereI can swim/drive — so nuotare/guidare
he can't swim/drive — non sa nuotare/guidare
3) (may) potere4)(expressing disbelief, puzzlement)
how could you lie to me! — come hai potuto dirmi una bugia!she can't possibly marry that creep! fam — non è possibile che sposi quell'essere!
you can't be serious! — scherzi?
this can't be true! — non può essere vero!
what can he want? — cosa può mai volere?
5)(expressing possibility, suggestion
etc) they could have forgotten — potrebbero essersene dimenticatihe could be in the library — può darsi che sia in biblioteca, potrebbe essere in biblioteca
I could have cried/screamed! — mi sarei messo a piangere/urlare!
6)can you hear me? — mi senti?II [kæn]1. nto carry the can Brit fam — prendere la colpa
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4 might
I [maɪt]"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"
try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo
3) (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech)4) form. (when making requests)if I might — se possibile, se posso
might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?
and who, might I ask, are you? o and who might you be? — (aggressive) e potrei sapere chi è lei?
6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)II [maɪt]I might have known o guessed! avrei dovuto aspettarmelo o immaginarlo! he might at least apologize! potrebbe almeno scusarsi! you might have warned me! — avresti potuto avvisarmi!
1) (power) potere m., potenza f.2) (physical strength) forza f., potenza f.* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.)2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?)3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!)•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.)- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I [maɪt]"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"
try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo
3) (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech)4) form. (when making requests)if I might — se possibile, se posso
might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?
and who, might I ask, are you? o and who might you be? — (aggressive) e potrei sapere chi è lei?
6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)II [maɪt]I might have known o guessed! avrei dovuto aspettarmelo o immaginarlo! he might at least apologize! potrebbe almeno scusarsi! you might have warned me! — avresti potuto avvisarmi!
1) (power) potere m., potenza f.2) (physical strength) forza f., potenza f.
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