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41 fumble about
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42 shake about
shake around: shake about o around oscillare; shake [sth.] about o around scuotere [qcs.] in tutte le direzioni* * *shake around: shake about o around oscillare; shake [sth.] about o around scuotere [qcs.] in tutte le direzioni -
43 ■ hang about
■ hang aboutv. i. + avv. (o prep.)1 bighellonare; ciondolare; dondolarsi; gingillarsi2 indugiare; stare in attesa (di q.)5 ( di una malattia) essere allo stato latente; covare (fig.) □ to hang about discos, bazzicare le discoteche □ Hang about!, aspetta!; ferma! -
44 ■ lay about
■ lay aboutv. t. + prep. -
45 ■ learn about
■ learn aboutv. i. + prep.1 imparare (qc.), apprendere nozioni su: to learn about the life of insects, apprendere nozioni sulla vita degli insetti2 avere notizia di; apprendere; (venire a) sapere di; imparare (region.): We learned about the accident on the news, abbiamo saputo dell'incidente dal telegiornale. -
46 ■ nose about
■ nose aboutv. i. + avv. (fam.)2 mettere (o ficcare) il naso qua e là; curiosare; ficcanasare: to nose about in sb. 's private life, mettere il naso nella vita privata di q.; They've been nosing about in our garden, hanno curiosato nel nostro giardino. -
47 ■ play about
■ play about (o around)v. i. + avv.1 spassarsela ( anche fig.); divertirsi; giocare: to play around on the seashore, giocare sulla spiaggia; to play about with sand, giocare con la sabbia; DIALOGO → - Accident and Emergency- I was playing about in the garden when I twisted my ankle, stavo giocando in giardino quando mi sono storto la caviglia -
48 ■ put about
■ put aboutA v. i. + avv.(naut.) invertire la rotta; virare di bordoB v. t. + avv.3 (spec. scozz.) seccare; scocciare; disturbare □ to put oneself about, mostrarsi in giro, farsi vedere in pubblico; darsi da fare, darci sotto; ( di donna) darsi da fare, darla via (volg.); ( di uomo) darsi da fare con le donne. -
49 ■ toss about
■ toss about (o around)A v. i. + avv.agitarsi; dimenarsi; dibattersi (► to toss, B, def. 1)B v. t. + avv.3 (fig.) agitare ( una questione, un problema, ecc.); discutere □ to toss one's money about, buttar via (o sperperare) i soldi □ to toss one's weight about, darsi del peso (fig.); comandare a bacchetta. -
50 ■ turn about
■ turn aboutA v. i. + avv.1 girarsi; voltarsi2 (autom.) invertire la marcia3 (mil.) fare dietro front: About turn!, dietro front!4 (naut., aeron. e fig.) invertire la rottaB v. t.2 (autom.) girare, voltare; far invertire la marcia a: to turn a car about, girare la macchina; fare un'inversione (di marcia) -
51 bandy about
bandy around bandy [sth.] about o around fare circolare, diffondere [names, information, statistics]* * *vt + adv(word, phrase) ripetere con insistenza* * *bandy around bandy [sth.] about o around fare circolare, diffondere [names, information, statistics] -
52 mess about with
vi + adv + prep fam(plans) fare un pasticcio dito mess about with sth — armeggiare or trafficare con qc
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53 walk about
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54 how about
1) (I would like to suggest: `Where shall we go tonight?' `How about the cinema?') (che ne diresti di)2) (what is he, are you etc going to do?; what does he, do you etc think?: We're going to the cinema tonight. How about you?; I rather like that picture. How about you?) (e tu) -
55 knock about/around
1) (to treat in a rough and unkind manner, especially to hit repeatedly: I've heard that her husband knocks her about.) maltrattare2) (to move about (in) in a casual manner without a definite destination or purpose: He spent six months knocking around before getting a job.) viaggiare qua e là3) ((with with) to be friendly with: I don't like the boys he knocks about with.) frequentare -
56 round about
1) (surrounding: She sat with her children round about her.) tutt'intorno2) (near: There are not many houses round about.) intorno3) (approximately: There must have been round about a thousand people there.) circa -
57 -Asking about rent and bills-
At home Asking about rent and billsHello, I've come about the room. Salve, sono venuto per la stanza.Come in. Vieni, entra pure.The kitchen's got everything except a dishwasher. La cucina ha tutto tranne la lavastoviglie.Is this your furniture or was the house already furnished? I mobili sono vostri o la casa era già arredata?It was already furnished like this when we moved in except for a few bits and pieces. Era già arredata in questo modo quando ci siamo trasferiti, a parte qualcosina.How much is the room again? Mi ripeti quanto costa la stanza?The rent is £400 a month plus bills. L'affitto è £400 al mese più le spese.The rent is £500 a month, all bills included. L'affitto è £500 al mese spese incluse.We try and keep the bills down to a minimum. Cerchiamo di ridurre al minimo le spese.The bills might come to around £30 a week on top of the rent. Il costo delle bollette sarà di circa £30 a settimana oltre all'affitto. -
58 -Asking about the family-
Social1 Asking about the familyWhat about your wife, Janet, how is she? E tua moglie Janet come sta?She's all right. Sta bene.She's still off work. Non ha ancora ripreso a lavorare.When's she planning on going back to work? Quando prevede di tornare a lavorare?She's going back after New Year, just part-time. Ricomincia dopo capodanno, solo part-time.How is your missus? Come sta la tua signora?We split up last year. Ci siamo separati l'anno scorso.I'm sorry to hear that. Questa notizia mi rattrista.That's the way it goes sometimes. Così va la vita a volte.It's probably better for all concerned. Probabilmente è meglio così per tutte le persone coinvolte.That's a shame. Che peccato.I always thought you two were made for each other. Eppure ero convinto che foste fatti l'uno per l'altra. -
59 -Asking about work 3-
Social1 Asking about work 3What about you, are you still teaching? Che mi dici di te, insegni ancora?I'm still at the local comprehensive. Lavoro ancora alla scuola superiore vicino casa.The kids drive me mad sometimes when they play up. I ragazzi mi fanno impazzire a volte quando non si comportano bene.All told, they're a good bunch of kids really. Tutto sommato, sono dei bravi ragazzi. -
60 -to speak o to be about?-
Nota d'usoQuando si vuole dire che un libro (o film, articolo ecc.) parla di un determinato argomento non si usa il verbo to speak, ma la locuzione to be about: The book is about the Spanish civil war, il libro parla della guerra civile spagnola.
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