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1 West Indian
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2 ♦ west
♦ west /wɛst/A n. [u]1 ovest; occidente; ponente; parte occidentale: Bordeaux is in the west of France, Bordeaux è nella parte occidentale della Francia; Spain lies to the west of France, la Spagna è a ovest della Francia2 (geogr.) – the West, (in GB, in Irlanda, ecc.) l'Ovest; ( USA) l'Ovest, il West ( i territori a ovest del Mississippi); ( in genere, anche polit.) l'Occidente, i paesi occidentali, il mondo occidentale; the Far West, il lontano Ovest; (in USA) il Far WestB a.1 dell'ovest; di ponente; occidentale: a west wind, un vento di (o da) ponente; on the west coast, sulla costa occidentale; West Africa, l'Africa Occidentale; (ling.) West Germanic, germanico occidentale2 (situato a) ovest: the west entrance, l'entrata ovest; the west side of the house, il lato ovest della casaC avv.a (o verso) ovest; a (o verso) occidente: The house faces west, la casa è esposta a ovest; to sail west, navigare verso occidente● (geogr.) West Bank, Cisgiordania □ (in Inghil.) the West Country, l'Ovest (le regioni occidentali dell'Inghilterra, in particolare, la Cornovaglia, il Devon, il Dorset e il Somerset) □ the West End, il West End ( quartiere elegante di Londra: quello dei principali teatri e dei bei negozi) □ West Ender, abitante del ‘West End’ □ (stor.) West Germany, la Germania dell'Ovest; la Germania Occidentale □ West Indian, (abitante, nativo) delle Indie Occidentali □ the West Indies, le Indie Occidentali □ (in USA) West Point, l'Accademia Militare degli Stati Uniti d'America □ West Side, zona occidentale di Manhattan ( a New York) □ ( USA) West Sider, abitante del ‘West Side’ □ to go west, andare all'ovest; (fam.) crepare, morire; andare in rovina (o alla malora). -
3 Black
I 1. [blæk]to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero
to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi
a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore
3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero2.1) (colour) nero m.3) econ.to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo
4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.••to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte
II [blæk]to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]2) BE (boycott) boicottare•* * *[blæk] 1. adjective1) (of the colour in which these words are printed: black paint.) nero2) (without light: a black night; The night was black and starless.) nero, scuro3) (dirty: Your hands are black!; black hands from lifting coal.) nero4) (without milk: black coffee.) nero5) (evil: black magic.) nero6) ((often offensive: currently acceptable in the United States, South Africa etc) Negro, of African, West Indian descent.) negro7) ((especially South Africa) coloured; of mixed descent (increasingly used by people of mixed descent to refer to themselves).) nero2. noun1) (the colour in which these words are printed: Black and white are opposites.) nero2) (something (eg paint) black in colour: I've used up all the black.) nero3) ((often with capital: often offensive: currently acceptable in the United states, South Africa etc) a Negro; a person of African, West Indian etc descent.) negro, nero3. verb(to make black.) annerire- blacken
- black art/magic
- blackbird
- blackboard
- black box
- the Black Death
- black eye
- blackhead
- blacklist 4. verb(to put (a person etc) on such a list.) mettere sulla lista nera5. noun(the act of blackmailing: money got by blackmail.) ricatto- Black Maria
- black market
- black marketeer
- blackout
- black sheep
- blacksmith
- black and blue
- black out
- in black and white* * *(Surnames) Black /blæk/* * *I 1. [blæk]to paint sth. black — pitturare qcs. di nero
to turn black — diventare nero, annerirsi
a black man, woman — un uomo, una donna di colore
3) (without milk) [ coffee] nero; [ tea] senza latte4) (dirty) [face, towel] nero6) (gloomy) [mood, thoughts] nero, tetro; [ picture] nero, a tinte fosche; [ despair] cupo; [ future] fosco; [ news] funesto; [ day] nero2.1) (colour) nero m.3) econ.to be in the black — essere in credito o in attivo
4) (in chess, draughts) nero m., neri m.pl.; (in roulette) nero m.; (in snooker or pool) (palla) nera f.••to beat sb. black and blue — fare qcn. nero di botte
II [blæk]to give sb. a black eye — fare un occhio nero a qcn
1) (put black onto) annerire, sporcare [sb.'s face, hands]; lucidare (di nero) [ boots]2) BE (boycott) boicottare• -
4 Calypso
[kə'lipsəu]plural - calypsos; noun(a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along.) calipso* * *Calypso /kəˈlɪpsəʊ/n.(mitol.) Calipso. -
5 calypso
[kə'lipsəu]plural - calypsos; noun(a West Indian folk-song, telling of a current event and sometimes made up as the singer goes along.) calipso* * *calypso /kəˈlɪpsəʊ/(mus.) calipso ( canto e ballo delle Antille). -
6 innings
['ɪnɪŋz]1) (in cricket) + verbo sing. turno m. di battuta2) fig.to have had a good innings — (when dead) avere avuto un'esistenza lunga e felice; (when leaving) finire in bellezza
* * *['iniŋz]plural - innings; noun(in a game of cricket, a team's turn at batting: At the end of their second innings, the West Indian team was 279 runs ahead.) turno, battuta- inning* * *innings /ˈɪnɪŋz/n. (inv. al pl., o fam. inningses)2 (fig.) periodo di permanenza ( d'un partito politico o di una persona) al potere; durata in carica; momento di successo (o di gloria, ecc.)● (fam.) to have had a good innings, avere vissuto una vita lunga e piena.* * *['ɪnɪŋz]1) (in cricket) + verbo sing. turno m. di battuta2) fig.to have had a good innings — (when dead) avere avuto un'esistenza lunga e felice; (when leaving) finire in bellezza
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7 community
[kə'mjuːnətɪ] 1.1) (grouping) comunità f.relations between the police and the community — (at local level) le relazioni tra la polizia e la comunità; (at national level) le relazioni tra la polizia e il pubblico
2) relig. comunità f.3) dir. comunanza f., comunione f.2. 3.modificatore Community [budget, body] comunitario, della Comunità (Europea)* * *[kə'mju:nəti]plural - communities; noun1) (a group of people especially having the same religion or nationality and living in the same general area: the West Indian community in London.) comunità2) (the public in general: He did it for the good of the community; ( also adjective) a community worker, a community centre.) comunità; collettività* * *[kə'mjuːnətɪ] 1.1) (grouping) comunità f.relations between the police and the community — (at local level) le relazioni tra la polizia e la comunità; (at national level) le relazioni tra la polizia e il pubblico
2) relig. comunità f.3) dir. comunanza f., comunione f.2. 3.modificatore Community [budget, body] comunitario, della Comunità (Europea)
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