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1 mannikin
['mænɪkɪn]1) art. med. (also in dressmaking) manichino m.2) ant. (dwarf) nanerottolo m.* * *mannikin /ˈmænɪkɪn/► manikin.* * *['mænɪkɪn]1) art. med. (also in dressmaking) manichino m.2) ant. (dwarf) nanerottolo m. -
2 dab
I [dæb] II [dæb]to dab (at) — sfiorarsi [one's eyes, mouth]; tamponare [wound, stain]
III [dæb]to dab sth. off — togliere qcs. tamponando
* * *[dæb] 1. past tense, past participle - dabbed; verb(to touch gently with something soft or moist: He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.) sfregare lievemente2. noun1) (a small lump of anything soft or moist: a dab of butter.) un poco2) (a gentle touch: a dab with a wet cloth.) tocco lieve* * *I [dæb]1. n(light stroke) colpetto, tocco, (of paint) pennellata, (small amount) pochino, punta, (of glue) goccio2. adjto be a dab hand at sth/at doing sth fam — essere in gambissima in qc/a fare qc
3. vtII [dæb] n(apply: paint, cream)
to dab sth on sth — applicare qc con colpetti leggeri su qc(fish) limanda* * *dab (1) /dæb/n.● (fam.) to be a dab hand (at st., at doing st., with st.), essere un mago (in qc., nel fare qc., con qc.): He's a dab hand with a screwdriver, è un mago con un cacciavite; She's a dab hand at dressmaking, è una sarta provetta.dab (2) /dæb/n. (zool.)(to) dab /dæb/v. t. e i.1 dare lievi colpetti a; tamponare: to dab (at) one's eyes with a handkerchief, tamponarsi gli occhi con un fazzoletto; Dab the stain with a clean cloth, tamponare la macchia con un panno pulito2 applicare con lievi tocchi: to dab paint on the canvas, applicare il colore sulla tela con lievi tocchi; She was dabbing moisturizer on her face, si stava applicando sul viso una crema idratante con lievi tocchi; Dab off the excess polish with a dry cloth, rimuovi l'eccesso di lucido tamponando con un panno asciutto.* * *I [dæb] II [dæb]to dab (at) — sfiorarsi [one's eyes, mouth]; tamponare [wound, stain]
III [dæb]to dab sth. off — togliere qcs. tamponando
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3 top *****
I [tɒp]1. n1) (highest point: of mountain, page, ladder) cima, (of list, table, queue) testa, (of career) apice mat the top of the stairs/page/street — in cima alle scale/alla pagina/alla strada
on top of — in cima a, sopra, (Brit: in addition to) oltre a
to reach the top — (fig: of career) raggiungere l'apice
2) (surface) superficie f, (of box, cupboard, table) sopra m inv, parte f superiore, (roof: of car) tetto, (upper part: of bus) piano superiorethe top of the table needs wiping — bisogna pulire la superficie or il piano della tavola
seats on top! — (Brit: in double-decker bus) ci sono posti di sopra!
the top of the milk Brit — la panna
5) (also: top gear)to change into top — mettere la quarta (or quinta)
6)on top of (all) that — per di più, inoltreto be/feel on top of the world fam — essere/sentirsi al settimo cielo
to be/get on top of things fig — dominare/cominciare a dominare la situazione
over the top Brit — (fam: behaviour) eccessivo (-a)
to go over the top Brit fam — esagerare
2. adj1) (highest: floor, step) ultimo (-a), (shelf, drawer) (ultimo (-a) in alto, (price) più alto (-a), (in rank) primo (-a)top gear — la marcia più alta, quarta (or quinta)
2) (best) miglioreto come top of the class — avere i voti più alti di tutta la classe, risultare il (la)migliore della classe
he came top in maths or Am math — ha avuto i voti migliori in matematica
3) (last: layer) ultimo (-a)4) (most important) principale, più importante3. advit's worth £200 tops — vale al massimo 200 sterline
4. vt1) sormontare2) (be first in) essere in testa a3) (exceed) superareand to top it all... fig — e come se non bastasse...
profits topped £50,000 last year — i profitti hanno superato le 50.000 sterline l'anno scorso
4) (vegetables, fruit) tagliare le punte a•- top off- top upII [tɒp] n(toy) trottola
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