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1 willingly
['wɪlɪŋlɪ]* * *willingly /ˈwɪlɪŋlɪ/avv.volentieri; spontaneamente; di buon grado.* * *['wɪlɪŋlɪ] -
2 willingly will·ing·ly adv
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3 volunteer
I 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) volontario m. (-a)2) mil. volontario m.2.1) (unpaid) [fire brigade, helper, work] volontario2) mil. [force, division] di volontariII 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) (offer willingly) offrire (spontaneamente) [help, advice]2) (divulge willingly) dare, fornire spontaneamente [information, explanation]2."it was me," he volunteered — "sono stato io," disse spontaneamente
1) fare il volontario ( for per)2) mil. arruolarsi come volontario* * *[volən'tiə] 1. verb1) (to offer oneself for a particular task, of one's own free will (often without being paid for such work): He volunteered to act as messenger; She volunteered for the dangerous job.) (offrirsi come volontario)2) (to offer (eg an opinion, information etc): Two or three people volunteered suggestions.) offrire2. noun(a person who offers to do, or does, something (especially who joins the army) of his own free will: If we can get enough volunteers we shall not force people to join the Army.) volontario* * *I 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) volontario m. (-a)2) mil. volontario m.2.1) (unpaid) [fire brigade, helper, work] volontario2) mil. [force, division] di volontariII 1. [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)]1) (offer willingly) offrire (spontaneamente) [help, advice]2) (divulge willingly) dare, fornire spontaneamente [information, explanation]2."it was me," he volunteered — "sono stato io," disse spontaneamente
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4 freely
['friːlɪ]1) (without restriction) [act, speak] liberamenteto breathe freely — respirare liberamente; fig. sentirsi sollevato; (abundantly) [ spend] senza preoccupazioni; [ give] generosamente; [ perspire] abbondantemente
to move freely — [ part of body] muoversi facilmente; [ person] (around building, country) circolare liberamente
to be freely available — (easy to find) [commodity, drug] trovarsi facilmente; (accessible) [ education] essere aperto a tutti
2) (willingly) spontaneamente3) (not strictly) [translate, adapt] liberamente* * *1) (in a free manner: to give freely to charity; to speak freely.) liberamente2) (willingly; readily: I freely admit it was my fault.) apertamente((also freephone; American toll-free number) a telephone number of a business or an organization that can be used free of charge by their customers etc; the system giving this service.)* * *freely /ˈfri:lɪ/avv.3 generosamente; con prodigalità4 gratuitamente; gratis5 alla buona; senza cerimonie● freely available, a disposizione.* * *['friːlɪ]1) (without restriction) [act, speak] liberamenteto breathe freely — respirare liberamente; fig. sentirsi sollevato; (abundantly) [ spend] senza preoccupazioni; [ give] generosamente; [ perspire] abbondantemente
to move freely — [ part of body] muoversi facilmente; [ person] (around building, country) circolare liberamente
to be freely available — (easy to find) [commodity, drug] trovarsi facilmente; (accessible) [ education] essere aperto a tutti
2) (willingly) spontaneamente3) (not strictly) [translate, adapt] liberamente -
5 gladly
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6 happily
['hæpɪlɪ]1) (cheerfully) [laugh, play, say] allegramente2) (luckily) fortunatamente3) (willingly) [accept, agree] di buon grado, volentieri4) (successfully) [ chosen] bene, opportunamente* * *adverb The child smiled happily; Happily, (= Fortunately,) she arrived home safely.) felicemente; fortunatamente, per fortuna* * *happily /ˈhæpəlɪ/avv.3 per fortuna; fortunatamente.* * *['hæpɪlɪ]1) (cheerfully) [laugh, play, say] allegramente2) (luckily) fortunatamente3) (willingly) [accept, agree] di buon grado, volentieri4) (successfully) [ chosen] bene, opportunamente -
7 readily
['redɪlɪ]1) (willingly) [accept, give] senza difficoltà, volentieri; [ reply] prontamente2) (easily) [accessible, adaptable] facilmente; [forget, achieve] facilmente, con facilità* * ** * *['redɪlɪ]1) (willingly) [accept, give] senza difficoltà, volentieri; [ reply] prontamente2) (easily) [accessible, adaptable] facilmente; [forget, achieve] facilmente, con facilità -
8 GIFT
[gɪft]1) (present) dono m., regalo m.to give a gift to sb. to give sb. a gift fare un dono o dare un regalo a qcn.; to give sb. a gift of money fare a qcn. un dono in denaro; it's for a gift è (per) un regalo; the gift of life, sight — il dono della vita, vista
2) (donation) dono m., donazione f.to make a gift of sth. to sb. — fare dono di qcs. a qcn
3) (talent) dono m., talento m.to have a gift for o of doing — avere un dono per fare o il dono di (saper) fare
••don't look a gift horse in the mouth — prov. a caval donato non si guarda in bocca
* * *[ɡift] 1. noun1) (something given willingly, eg as a present: a birthday gift.) regalo2) (a natural ability: She has a gift for music.) dono2. verb(to give or present as a gift: This painting was gifted by our former chairman.) donare- gifted- gift of the gab* * *GIFTsigla(med., gamete intrafallopian transfer) trasferimento di gameti nelle tube di Falloppio ( tecnica di fecondazione artificiale).* * *[gɪft]1) (present) dono m., regalo m.to give a gift to sb. to give sb. a gift fare un dono o dare un regalo a qcn.; to give sb. a gift of money fare a qcn. un dono in denaro; it's for a gift è (per) un regalo; the gift of life, sight — il dono della vita, vista
2) (donation) dono m., donazione f.to make a gift of sth. to sb. — fare dono di qcs. a qcn
3) (talent) dono m., talento m.to have a gift for o of doing — avere un dono per fare o il dono di (saper) fare
••don't look a gift horse in the mouth — prov. a caval donato non si guarda in bocca
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9 penance
['penəns]nome penitenza f. (anche relig.)* * *['penəns](punishment that a person suffers willingly to show that he is sorry for something wrong he has done: He did penance for his sins.) penitenza* * *penance /ˈpɛnəns/n. [uc](to) penance /ˈpɛnəns/v. t.dare una penitenza a (q.).* * *['penəns]nome penitenza f. (anche relig.) -
10 worthy
['wɜːðɪ] 1.1) mai attrib. (deserving)to be worthy of sth. — essere degno o meritevole di qcs.
2) (admirable) [ cause] nobile; [citizen, friend] degno2.worthy of sth., sb. — degno di qcs., qcn.
nome notabile m. e f., personalità f.* * *[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) degno, meritevole2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) degno3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) degno4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) degno* * *worthy /ˈwɜ:ðɪ/A a.1 degno; meritevole: a candidate worthy of support, un candidato meritevole d'appoggio; worthy of praise [of reward], degno di lode [di ricompensa]; (lett.) a worthy adversary, un degno avversario2 (scherz. o iron.) degno; onorevole; rispettabile: Who is that worthy gentleman?, chi è quel rispettabile signore?B n.1 (arc.) dignitario; maggiorente; notabile; personalità: an Elizabethan worthy, una personalità dell'era elisabettiana; the village worthies, i notabili del villaggio2 (scherz. o iron.) degno signore; personaggio; tipo● worthy aims, scopi onorevoli □ (spreg.) a worthy man, un buon uomo □ a worthy reward, una degna ricompensa; una ricompensa adeguata.* * *['wɜːðɪ] 1.1) mai attrib. (deserving)to be worthy of sth. — essere degno o meritevole di qcs.
2) (admirable) [ cause] nobile; [citizen, friend] degno2.worthy of sth., sb. — degno di qcs., qcn.
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11 cheerfully cheer·ful·ly adv
['tʃɪəfəlɪ](gen) allegramente, (willingly) volentieri -
12 gladly glad·ly adv
['ɡlædlɪ](joyfully) lietamente, (willingly) con piacere, volentieri -
13 readily read·ily adv
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14 rather
['rɑːðə(r)] [AE 'ræ-]1) (somewhat) piuttosto, abbastanzaI rather like him — mi sta abbastanza simpatico, mi piace abbastanza
it's rather too, more difficult — è un po' troppo, più difficile
2) (preferably)rather than sth., do — piuttosto che qcs., che fare
I would (much) rather do preferirei (di gran lunga) fare ( than do piuttosto che fare); would you rather wait? preferireste aspettare? I'd rather die! preferirei morire! I'd rather not — preferirei di no
3) (more exactly) anzia tree, or rather a bush — un albero, anzi un cespuglio
* * *1) (to a certain extent; slightly; a little: He's rather nice; That's a rather silly question / rather a silly question; I've eaten rather more than I should have.) piuttosto, un po'2) (more willingly; preferably: I'd rather do it now than later; Can we do it now rather than tomorrow?; I'd rather not do it at all; I would/had rather you didn't do that; Wouldn't you rather have this one?; I'd resign rather than do that.) piuttosto3) (more exactly; more correctly: He agreed, or rather he didn't disagree; One could say he was foolish rather than wicked.) piuttosto* * *['rɑːðə(r)] [AE 'ræ-]1) (somewhat) piuttosto, abbastanzaI rather like him — mi sta abbastanza simpatico, mi piace abbastanza
it's rather too, more difficult — è un po' troppo, più difficile
2) (preferably)rather than sth., do — piuttosto che qcs., che fare
I would (much) rather do preferirei (di gran lunga) fare ( than do piuttosto che fare); would you rather wait? preferireste aspettare? I'd rather die! preferirei morire! I'd rather not — preferirei di no
3) (more exactly) anzia tree, or rather a bush — un albero, anzi un cespuglio
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15 soon
[suːn]1) (in a short time) presto2) (quickly) presto, in fretta3) (early) prestothe sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there — prima partiamo, prima arriveremo
sooner or later — prima o poi, presto o tardi
4) (not long)no sooner had I done... — avevo appena fatto
5) (rather)••least said soonest mended — prov. = meno se ne parla, meglio è
* * *[su:n]1) (in a short time from now or from the time mentioned: They'll be here sooner than you think; I hope he arrives soon.) presto2) (early: It's too soon to tell.) presto3) (willingly: I would sooner stand than sit.) piuttosto•- no sooner... than
- sooner or later
- the sooner the better* * *[suːn]1) (in a short time) presto2) (quickly) presto, in fretta3) (early) prestothe sooner we leave, the sooner we'll get there — prima partiamo, prima arriveremo
sooner or later — prima o poi, presto o tardi
4) (not long)no sooner had I done... — avevo appena fatto
5) (rather)••least said soonest mended — prov. = meno se ne parla, meglio è
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16 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) -
17 with (a) good/bad grace
((un)willingly: She accepted his apology with good grace.) volentieri; malvolentieri -
18 with all one's heart
(very willingly or sincerely: I hope with all my heart that you will be happy.) di tutto cuore -
19 with (a) good/bad grace
((un)willingly: She accepted his apology with good grace.) volentieri; malvolentieri
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