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1 ambitious
[æm'bɪʃəs]aggettivo [person, scheme] ambiziosoto be ambitious for sb. — nutrire delle ambizioni per qcn.
* * *adjective He is very ambitious; That plan is too ambitious.) ambizioso* * *ambitious /æmˈbɪʃəs/a.ambizioso: an ambitious scheme, un progetto ambizioso; to be ambitious for sb., avere ambizioni per q.ambitiously avv. ambitiousness n. [u].* * *[æm'bɪʃəs]aggettivo [person, scheme] ambiziosoto be ambitious for sb. — nutrire delle ambizioni per qcn.
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2 high-flier
[ˌhaɪ'flaɪə(r)]nome (ambitious person) ambizioso m. (-a)* * *(ambitious) rampante m/f, ambizioso (-a), (gifted) giovane m/f di talento* * *[ˌhaɪ'flaɪə(r)]nome (ambitious person) ambizioso m. (-a) -
3 climber
['klaɪmə(r)]1) scalatore m. (-trice), arrampicatore m. (-trice)2) (plant) rampicante m.* * *1) (a person who climbs (mountains).) arrampicatore, scalatore2) (a climbing plant.) arrampicatore, scalatore3) ((usually social climber) an ambitious person who tries to improve his/her social status.) rampicante* * *climber /ˈklaɪmə(r)/n.1 arrampicatore; scalatore4 (fig. fam.) arrampicatore sociale● rock climber, rocciatore □ social climber, arrampicatore sociale; arrivista.* * *['klaɪmə(r)]1) scalatore m. (-trice), arrampicatore m. (-trice)2) (plant) rampicante m. -
4 pusher push·er n
['pʊʃə(r)]fam1) (also: drug pusher) spacciatore (-trice) (di droga)2) (ambitious person) arrivista m/f -
5 pawn
I [pɔːn]nome (in chess) pedone m.; fig. pedina f.II [pɔːn]nome comm.in pawn — impegnato, in pegno
III [pɔːn]to get sth. out of pawn — disimpegnare o riscattare qcs
verbo transitivo impegnare, dare in pegno* * *[po:n] 1. verb(to give (an article of value) to a pawnbroker in exchange for money (which may be repaid at a later time to get the article back): I had to pawn my watch to pay the bill.) impegnare, dare in pegno2. noun1) (in chess, one of the small pieces of lowest rank.) pedone2) (a person who is used by another person for his own gain, advantage etc: She was a pawn in his ambitious plans.) pedina•- pawnshop
- in pawn* * *I [pɔːn] nChess pedone m fig pedinaII [pɔːn]1. nin pawn — impegnato (-a) al monte di pietà, (article pledged) pegno
to leave or put sth in pawn — impegnare qc
2. vtimpegnare, dare in pegno* * *pawn (1) /pɔ:n/n.pawn (2) /pɔ:n/n. [u]● pawn agency, agenzia di pegni, Monte di Pietà □ pawn ticket, polizza di pegno □ to get st. out of pawn, disimpegnare qc. □ to take a thing out of pawn, riscattare un oggetto pignorato.(to) pawn /pɔ:n/v. t.impegnare ( anche fig.); dare in pegno; pignorare: to pawn the family jewels, pignorare i gioielli della famiglia; to pawn one's honour [one's word], impegnare il (o impegnarsi sul) proprio onore [dare in pegno, impegnare, la propria parola].* * *I [pɔːn]nome (in chess) pedone m.; fig. pedina f.II [pɔːn]nome comm.in pawn — impegnato, in pegno
III [pɔːn]to get sth. out of pawn — disimpegnare o riscattare qcs
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6 yuppie
['jʌpɪ]nome spreg. yuppie m. e f.* * *plural - yuppies; noun(a young, ambitious, professional person who earns a lot of money and spends it on fashionable things.) yuppie* * *yuppie, yuppy /ˈjʌpɪ/n.(acronimo di young urban professional) giovane professionista rampante; yuppie● (med. fam., spreg.) yuppie flu, sindrome da stanchezza cronica.* * *['jʌpɪ]nome spreg. yuppie m. e f. -
7 yuppy
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8 nature **** na·ture
['neɪtʃə(r)]n1) naturathe laws of nature — le leggi naturali or della natura
to draw/paint from nature — disegnare/dipingere dal vero
2) (character: of person) natura, indole f, (of thing) naturaby nature — per natura, di natura
it is not in his nature to say that — non è nella sua natura or nel suo carattere parlare così
3) (kind, type) naturathings of this nature — cose fpl di questo genere
documents of a confidential nature — documenti mpl di natura riservata
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