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1 emphatic
[ɪm'fætɪk]aggettivo [statement, denial] categorico; [voice, manner] energico; [tone, style] vigoroso, enfatico; [ victory] netto* * *[-'fæ-]adjective ((negative unemphatic) expressed with emphasis; firm and definite: an emphatic denial; He was most emphatic about the importance of arriving on time.) risoluto, netto* * *emphatic /ɪmˈfætɪk/a.1 energico; categorico; risoluto; reciso: an emphatic no, un no categorico; She was emphatic that she didn't wish to see him, ha dichiarato recisamente che non voleva vederlo; in an emphatic fashion, con enfasi; con forza* * *[ɪm'fætɪk] -
2 never
['nevə(r)]1) (not ever)never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — dato che non è uno che rifiuterebbe mai un pasto gratis, ha accettato
never mind! — (don't worry) non preoccuparti! (it doesn't matter) non importa!
3) (expressing surprise, shock)you're never 40! — BE non è possibile che tu abbia 40 anni!
••you've never gone and broken it have you! — BE colloq. non dirmi che l'hai rotto!
Note:When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him), it is translated non... mai in Italian; non comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and mai comes after the verb or auxiliary: lei non porta mai il cappello, non l'ho mai visto. - When never is used without a verb, it is translated by mai alone: "admit it!" - "never!" = "ammettilo!" - "mai!" - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below* * *['nevə](not ever; at no time: I shall never go there again; Never have I been so angry.) mai- nevertheless* * *['nevə(r)]1) (not ever)never one to refuse a free meal, he agreed — dato che non è uno che rifiuterebbe mai un pasto gratis, ha accettato
never mind! — (don't worry) non preoccuparti! (it doesn't matter) non importa!
3) (expressing surprise, shock)you're never 40! — BE non è possibile che tu abbia 40 anni!
••you've never gone and broken it have you! — BE colloq. non dirmi che l'hai rotto!
Note:When never is used to modify a verb ( she never wears a hat, I've never seen him), it is translated non... mai in Italian; non comes before the verb, and before the auxiliary in compound tenses, and mai comes after the verb or auxiliary: lei non porta mai il cappello, non l'ho mai visto. - When never is used without a verb, it is translated by mai alone: "admit it!" - "never!" = "ammettilo!" - "mai!" - For examples and particular usages, see the entry below -
3 never ***** nev·er adv
['nɛvə(r)]1) non... maihave you been to Rome? — never — è mai stato a Roma? — no, mai
2)I never slept a wink all night — non ho chiuso occhio per tutta la notteI told the boss what I thought of him — never! or you never did! — ho detto al capo quel che pensavo di lui — no, non mi dire! or non ci credo!
well I never! — chi l'avrebbe (mai) detto!, ma guarda un po'!
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4 much
[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below* * *comparative of; see more* * *[mʌtʃ] 1.1) (to a considerable degree) moltodoes it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?
2) (often) molto, spesso3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incircavery much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo
thanks very much — molte o mille grazie
however much — sebbene, per quanto
you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo
5) (emphatic)not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y
6) much as per quanto, anche semuch as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta
7) much less tanto menoI've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato
8) so much aswithout so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi
9) so much forso much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza
10) much- in composti2.quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto3.1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.
2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza
it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!
I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta
this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta
3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte
••there isn't much in — BE o
to — AE
it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini
••there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
Note:When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below -
5 any *****
['ɛnɪ]1. adj1) (in questions etc: some) del (dell', dello) m, della (dell') f, dei (degli) mpl, delle fpl, qualchehave you any money? — hai (dei) soldi?, hai qualche soldo?
if there are any tickets left — se ci sono ancora (dei) biglietti, se c'è ancora qualche biglietto
2) (with negative) alcuno (-a), nessuno (-a)I haven't any bread — non ho pane, sono senza pane
I don't see any cows — non vedo alcuna or nessuna mucca, non vedo mucche
I haven't any money — non ho soldi, sono senza soldi
without any difficulty — senza (nessuna or alcuna) difficoltà
I haven't any work — non ho lavoro, sono senza lavoro
3) (no matter which) (uno (-a) qualsiasi, (uno (-a) qualunque, (each and every) ogni inv, tutto (-a)any excuse will do — (una) qualunque or qualsiasi scusa andrà bene, una scusa qualunque or qualsiasi andrà bene
any farmer will tell you — qualunque or qualsiasi or ogni agricoltore te lo dirà
wear any hat (you like) — mettiti un cappello qualsiasi or qualunque
2. pron1)are there any? — ce ne sono?there aren't any left — non ce ne sono più, (emphatic) non ne è rimasto nemmeno uno
2) (whichever one) uno (-a) qualsiasi, (anybody) chiunquefew, if any — pochi, sempre che ce ne siano
3. adv(in negative sentences) per niente, (in interrogative sentences) un po'do you want any more tea? — vuoi ancora un po' di tè?, vuoi ancora del tè?
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6 lovely
['lʌvlɪ]1) (beautiful) [colour, garden, person] bello2) (pleasant) [person, letter] delizioso; [day, weather] splendido; [idea, surprise, present] bello; [ meal] squisito3) (emphatic)lovely and hot, fresh — bello caldo, bello fresco
* * *1) ((negative unlovely) beautiful; attractive: She is a lovely girl; She looked lovely in that dress.) delizioso, grazioso2) (delightful: Someone told me a lovely joke last night, but I can't remember it; a lovely meal.) delizioso; divertente* * *['lʌvlɪ]1) (beautiful) [colour, garden, person] bello2) (pleasant) [person, letter] delizioso; [day, weather] splendido; [idea, surprise, present] bello; [ meal] squisito3) (emphatic)lovely and hot, fresh — bello caldo, bello fresco
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