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1 behave
[bɪ'heɪv] 1.verbo intransitivo (act) [person, group, animal] comportarsi ( towards con, nei confronti di); (function) [machine, device] comportarsi2.to behave oneself — [ person] comportarsi bene
* * *[bi'heiv]1) (to act in a suitable way, to conduct oneself (well): If you come, you must behave (yourself); The child always behaves (himself) at his grandmother's.) comportarsi2) (to act or react: He always behaves like a gentleman; Metals behave in different ways when heated.) comportarsi•- well-
- badly- behaved* * *[bɪ'heɪv] 1.verbo intransitivo (act) [person, group, animal] comportarsi ( towards con, nei confronti di); (function) [machine, device] comportarsi2.to behave oneself — [ person] comportarsi bene
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2 behave *** be·have vi
[bɪ'heɪv](also: behave o.s.) (conduct o.s.) comportarsi, (conduct o.s. well) comportarsi bene -
3 ♦ (to) behave
♦ (to) behave /bɪˈheɪv/v. i.1 comportarsi; agire; condursi: to behave oddly, comportarsi in modo strano; to behave well, comportarsi bene; to behave like a gentleman, comportarsi da gentiluomo3 ( di cosa) comportarsi; funzionare; andare: My car has been behaving well so far, la mia auto per ora va bene● to behave oneself, comportarsi bene: Behave yourself!, comportati bene! □ badly behaved (o ill-behaved), maleducato □ well-behaved, educato; ammodo. -
4 ♦ (to) behave
♦ (to) behave /bɪˈheɪv/v. i.1 comportarsi; agire; condursi: to behave oddly, comportarsi in modo strano; to behave well, comportarsi bene; to behave like a gentleman, comportarsi da gentiluomo3 ( di cosa) comportarsi; funzionare; andare: My car has been behaving well so far, la mia auto per ora va bene● to behave oneself, comportarsi bene: Behave yourself!, comportati bene! □ badly behaved (o ill-behaved), maleducato □ well-behaved, educato; ammodo. -
5 improperly
[ɪm'prɒpəlɪ]avverbio (unsuitably) [ behave] in modo sconveniente; [ dressed] in modo inappropriato; (indecently) [ behave] indecentemente; (dishonestly) [act, obtain] in modo disonesto; (incorrectly) [ use] impropriamente, erroneamente* * *improperly► improper* * *[ɪm'prɒpəlɪ]avverbio (unsuitably) [ behave] in modo sconveniente; [ dressed] in modo inappropriato; (indecently) [ behave] indecentemente; (dishonestly) [act, obtain] in modo disonesto; (incorrectly) [ use] impropriamente, erroneamente -
6 primly
['prɪmlɪ]1) (starchily) [behave, smile] in modo freddo, sussiegoso; [say, reply] con freddezza2) (demurely) [behave, sit] in modo compito* * *adverb in modo cerimonioso* * *primly► prim* * *['prɪmlɪ]1) (starchily) [behave, smile] in modo freddo, sussiegoso; [say, reply] con freddezza2) (demurely) [behave, sit] in modo compito -
7 ACT
[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
•- act out- act up* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agire2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportarsi3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) recitare2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) atto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) legge3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) atto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) numero di varietà•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *n abbr(= American College Test) esame di ammissione ai college americani* * *ACTsigla♦ (to) act /ækt/A v. i.1 agire: The time has come to act, è venuta l'ora di agire; to act quickly, agire rapidamente; to act on (o upon) sb. 's advice, agire seguendo i consigli di q.; to act accordingly, agire di conseguenza; to act on information, agire in base a informazioni; to act on behalf of ► def. 62 comportarsi; agire: to act suspiciously, comportarsi in modo sospetto; to act like a fool, comportarsi da stupido3 ( di medicina, ecc.) agire; avere effetto; fare effetto: These pills act on the kidneys, queste pillole agiscono sui reni4 – to act as, fungere da; fare da; agire in qualità di: to act as a guide, fare (o fungere) da guida; (comm.) to act as an agent for a firm, rappresentare una ditta; to act as chairman, presiedere5 – to act as, funzionare da; avere l'effetto di: to act as a deterrent, funzionare da deterrente; avere un effetto deterrente7 (teatr.) recitare: to act in small roles, recitare in piccole parti; He can't act, non sa recitare8 fingere; fare finta; fare la commedia: I had a feeling that he was acting, avevo l'impressione che fingesseB v. t.1 (teatr.) recitare; fare la parte di: to act (the part of) Macbeth, fare la parte di Macbeth; impersonare Macbeth2 comportarsi come; fare: to act one's role, fare la propria parte; to act the victim, fare la vittima● to act one's age, ( di adulto) non fare il bambino □ to act dumb, fingere di non capire □ to act the fool, fare lo scemo □ to act a part, fare la commedia; fingere.* * *[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
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8 do
I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) (verbo usato per evitare la ripetizione del verbo immediatamente precedente)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) (verbo ausiliare usato nelle frasi interrogative e negative)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) (verbo usato per enfatizzare un altro verbo)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) (verbo usato insieme ad un altro verbo più importante dopo certi avverbi)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fare6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fare, finire7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fare8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) andare, andare bene9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fare10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) stare, andare11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) fare12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fare13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fare14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) fare15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitare2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa, ricevimento- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
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- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *do (1) /du:, də/1 (fam.) festa: We're having a ( bit of a) do on Friday if you'd like to come, diamo una (piccola) festa venerdì, se vuoi venire; a leaving do, una festa d'addio2 (pl.) cose da farsi: the do's and don'ts, ciò che si deve fare e ciò che non si deve fare, le regole; the do's and don'ts of motorway driving, le regole della guida in autostrada3 ( anche 'do, = hairdo) pettinatura: What do you think of her new 'do?, cosa ne pensi della sua nuova pettinatura?do (2) /dəʊ/(mus.) do ( nota).* * *I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
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9 abnormally
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10 abominably
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11 amicably
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12 awkwardly
['ɔːkwədlɪ]awkwardly placed, designed — mal sistemato, progettato
2) (clumsily) [move, fall, express oneself] goffamente3) (with embarrassment) [speak, apologize, behave] con imbarazzo* * *adverb in maniera inopportuna* * *awkwardly► awkward* * *['ɔːkwədlɪ]awkwardly placed, designed — mal sistemato, progettato
2) (clumsily) [move, fall, express oneself] goffamente3) (with embarrassment) [speak, apologize, behave] con imbarazzo -
13 childishly
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14 confidently
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15 considerately
[kən'sɪdərətlɪ]to behave considerately towards sb. — avere dei riguardi per qcn., essere premuroso nei confronti di qcn
* * *considerately* * *[kən'sɪdərətlɪ]to behave considerately towards sb. — avere dei riguardi per qcn., essere premuroso nei confronti di qcn
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16 contemptuously
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17 decently
['diːsntlɪ]1) (fairly) [paid, treated, housed] adeguatamente, decentemente2) (respectably) [behave, treat] convenientemente, decentemente3) (politely)we left as soon as we decently could — siamo andati via appena abbiamo potuto farlo senza sembrare maleducati
* * *adverb (in a manner acceptable to the general idea of what is proper or suitable: You're not going out unless you're decently dressed.) decentemente* * *decently /ˈdi:sntlɪ/avv.1 decentemente, in modo decoroso: Even though they were poor, the children were always decently dressed, anche se erano poveri, i bambini erano sempre vestiti in modo decoroso2 (fam.) discretamente; abbastanza (bene): They pay decently and they're good to work for, pagano abbastanza bene e si lavora bene da loro; The food is decently priced, si mangia a prezzi ragionevoli* * *['diːsntlɪ]1) (fairly) [paid, treated, housed] adeguatamente, decentemente2) (respectably) [behave, treat] convenientemente, decentemente3) (politely) -
18 diabolically
[ˌdaɪə'bɒlɪklɪ]2) (wickedly) [ laugh] in modo diabolico* * *diabolically* * *[ˌdaɪə'bɒlɪklɪ]2) (wickedly) [ laugh] in modo diabolico -
19 dreadfully
['dredfəlɪ]avverbio [disappointed, cross] tremendamente; [ short of money] completamente; [ suffer] terribilmente; [ behave] malissimo, in maniera terribile* * *adverb (extremely: dreadfully ill; dreadfully clever.) terribilmente, orribilmente* * *dreadfully /ˈdrɛdfəlɪ/avv.2 (fam.) moltissimo, terribilmente: I'm dreadfully sorry, mi dispiace moltissimo; Everything was dreadfully expensive, tutto era terribilmente caro.* * *['dredfəlɪ]avverbio [disappointed, cross] tremendamente; [ short of money] completamente; [ suffer] terribilmente; [ behave] malissimo, in maniera terribile -
20 familiarly
[fə'mɪlɪəlɪ]* * *adverb familiarmente* * *familiarly /fəˈmɪlɪəlɪ/avv.familiarmente; con familiarità.* * *[fə'mɪlɪəlɪ]
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