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1 accelerate
[ək'seləreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo accelerare [decline, growth]2.1) aut. accelerareto accelerate away — partire sparato, in tromba
2) fig. [decline, growth] accelerare* * *[ək'seləreit]1) (to increase speed: The driver accelerated to pass the other car.) accelerare2) (to make (something) happen sooner: Worry accelerated his death.) accelerare•- accelerator* * *[ək'seləreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo accelerare [decline, growth]2.1) aut. accelerareto accelerate away — partire sparato, in tromba
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2 accelerate ac·cel·er·ate
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3 (to) accelerate
(to) accelerate /əkˈsɛləreɪt/v. t. e i.● (econ.) accelerated depreciation, ammortamento accelerato □ (autom.) accelerating power, capacità d'accelerazione; sprint. -
4 (to) accelerate
(to) accelerate /əkˈsɛləreɪt/v. t. e i.● (econ.) accelerated depreciation, ammortamento accelerato □ (autom.) accelerating power, capacità d'accelerazione; sprint. -
5 foot
I [fʊt]1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi
to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.
bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!
2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]
4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.5) mil. fanteria f.••to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.
to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.
II [fʊt]to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
* * *[fut]plural - feet; noun1) (the part of the leg on which a person or animal stands or walks: My feet are very sore from walking so far.) piede2) (the lower part of anything: at the foot of the hill.) piede, base3) ((plural often foot; often abbreviated to ft when written) a measure of length equal to twelve inches (30.48 cm): He is five feet/foot six inches tall; a four-foot wall.) piede•- footing- football
- foothill
- foothold
- footlight
- footman
- footmark
- footnote
- footpath
- footprint
- footsore
- footstep
- footwear
- follow in someone's footsteps
- foot the bill
- on foot
- put one's foot down
- put one's foot in it* * *I [fʊt]1) (of person, horse) piede m.; (of rabbit, cat, dog) zampa f.; (of chair) piede m.; (of sock) pedule m.to help sb. to their feet — aiutare qcn. ad alzarsi
to get sb., sth. back on their, its feet — (after setback) rimettere in piedi qcn., qcs.
bound hand and foot legato mani e piedi; my foot! — colloq. un accidente! un corno! neanche per sogno!
2) (measurement) piede m. (= 0,3048 m)3) (bottom) (of mountain) piedi m.pl.at the foot of — ai piedi di [bed, stairs]; alla fine di, in fondo a [list, letter]; a piè di [ page]
4) (of sewing machine) piedino m.5) mil. fanteria f.••to be under sb.'s feet — stare fra i piedi a qcn.
to be rushed off one's feet — non avere un attimo di tregua, avere il fiato sul collo
to catch sb. on the wrong foot — prendere qcn. in contropiede, cogliere qcn. in fallo
to cut the ground from under sb.'s feet — fare mancare la terra sotto i piedi a qcn., spiazzare qcn.
II [fʊt]to fall on one's feet cadere in piedi; to keep one's feet on the ground tenere i piedi o stare coi piedi per terra; to have two left feet = essere goffo, maldestro; to put one's foot down colloq. (accelerate) schiacciare l'acceleratore; (be firm) insistere; to put one's best foot forward (do one's best) fare del proprio meglio; (hurry) allungare il passo, affrettarsi; to put one's foot in it colloq. fare una gaffe; to put one's feet up = rilassarsi, riposarsi; to stand on one's own (two) feet essere indipendente, camminare con le proprie gambe; to get off on the wrong, right foot partire col piede sbagliato, giusto; to wait on sb. hand and foot — essere servile nei confronti di qcn
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6 pick up speed
(to go faster; to accelerate: The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill.) accelerare
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