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1 pup
I [pʌp]••II [pʌp]to be sold a pup — colloq. farsi imbrogliare, lasciarsi bidonare
* * *1) ((also puppy - plural puppies) a young dog: a sheepdog pup(py).) cucciolo2) (the young of certain other animals: a seal pup.) cucciolo* * *pup /pʌp/n.● pup tent, tenda canadese □ ( di cagna) to be in (o with) pup, essere gravida □ (fig.) to buy a pup, prendere una fregatura; farsi bidonare (pop.) □ (fig.) to sell sb. a pup, imbrogliare q.; raggirare q.; bidonare q. (pop.).(to) pup /pʌp/A v. i.B v. t.* * *I [pʌp]••II [pʌp]to be sold a pup — colloq. farsi imbrogliare, lasciarsi bidonare
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2 break
I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento3) (an opening.) inizio4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up -
3 calf
I [kɑːf] [AE kæf]1) vitello m.to be in calf — [ cow] essere gravida
calves' liver — gastr. fegato di vitello
2) (the young of buffalo, elephant, giraffe etc.) piccolo m.; (deer) cerbiatto m.; (whale) balenotto m., balenottero m.II [kɑːf] [AE kæf]* * *I plural - calves; noun1) (the young of a cow, elephant, whale etc.)2) ((also calfskin) leather made from the skin of the young of a cow.)•- calveII plural - calves; noun(the thick fleshy back part of the leg below the knee: She has slim ankles but fat calves.)* * *[kɒːvs] [kɒːvs] I [kɒːf] ncalves pl1) (young cow) vitelloseal/elephant calf — piccolo di foca/elefante
2)See:II [kɒːf] n* * *calf (1) /kɑ:f/n. (pl. calves)1 (zool.) vitello3 [u] (pelle di) vitello● calf-bound, rilegato in pelle di vitello □ calf-like, da vitello; vitellino □ calf love, amore adolescenziale; cotta giovanile □ calf's teeth, denti di latte □ (fig.) the golden calf, il vitello d'oro □ ( di vacca) in (o with) calf, gravida; pregna □ (fig.) to kill the fatted calf, uccidere il vitello grasso; far festa in onore di q. □ ( di vacca) to slip one's calf, perdere il vitello; abortire.calf (2) /kɑ:f/n. (pl. calves)(anat.) polpaccio.* * *I [kɑːf] [AE kæf]1) vitello m.to be in calf — [ cow] essere gravida
II [kɑːf] [AE kæf]calves' liver — gastr. fegato di vitello
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