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[ɜːθ]1. n1) (the world) terrawhere/who/what on earth...? fam — dove/chi/che diavolo...?
to fall to earth — cadere a terra, cadere al suolo
3) (of fox, badger) tanato run to earth — (animal) inseguire fino alla tana, (person) scovare, stanare
4) Brit Elec terra, massa2. vt Brit(Elec: apparatus) mettere or collegare a terra -
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[pɔɪnt]1. n1) (dot, punctuation mark) Geom punto, (decimal point) virgola2 point 6 (2.6) — 2 virgola 6 (2,6)
2) (on scale, compass etc) punto3) (of needle, pencil, knife) puntaon points Ballet — sulle punte
at the point of a gun/sword — sotto la minaccia di un fucile/una spada
4) (place) puntothe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — il treno ferma a Carlisle e in tutte le stazioni a sud di Carlisle
at this point — (spatially) in questo punto, (in time) a questo punto
at that point, we decided to leave — a quel punto abbiamo deciso di andarcene
from that point on — (in time) da quel momento in poi, (in space) da quel punto in poi
to be on the point of doing sth — essere sul punto di or stare (proprio) per fare qc
5) (counting unit) Sport, (in test) Stock Exchange punto6) (purpose) scopo, motivo, (matter) questione f, argomento, (main idea, important part: of argument, joke) nocciolothere's no point in staying — è inutile or non ha senso restare
I don't see or get the point — (of joke) mi sfugge
I don't see the point of or in doing that — non vedo il motivo di farlo
the point is that... — il fatto è che...
that's the whole point! — precisamente!, sta tutto lì!
the point at issue — l'argomento in discussione or questione
to come or get to the point — venire al punto or al dunque, arrivare al punto
to keep or stick to the point — restare in argomento
to stretch a point — fare uno strappo (alla regola) or un'eccezione
his remarks were to the point — le sue osservazioni erano pertinenti or a proposito
yes, I get your point — sì, capisco quello che vuoi dire
you've got a point there! — giusto!, hai ragione!
7) (characteristic) caratteristica, qualità f invgood/bad points — lati positivi/negativi
8) Brit Rail9) Auto10) Brit Elec, (also: power point) presa (di corrente)2. vt1)(aim, direct: gun, hosepipe
etc) to point sth (at sb/sth) — puntare qc (contro or su qn/qc)to point one's finger at sb — indicare qn con il dito, additare
2) (indicate, show) indicare, mostrareto point the way (also) fig — indicare la strada or la direzione da seguire
3) Constr riempire gli interstizi di3. vi1) indicare (con il dito), additareto point at or to or towards sth/sb — indicare qc/qn
2) (indicate: signpost, hand) indicare, segnareit points (to the) north — (compass needle) segna or indica il nord
this points to the fact that... — questo fa pensare che...
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I [liːd] led vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (conduct) condurrehe is easily led — si lascia facilmente convincere or influenzare
2) (be the leader of: government) essere a capo di, (party) essere alla guida or a capo di, (expedition, movement) guidare, (revolution) capeggiare, (team) capitanare, (league, procession) essere in testa a, (orchestra) Brit essere il primo violino di, Am dirigereto lead the field — essere in testa, fig essere all'avanguardia nel campo
3) (life, existence) condurre4) (induce) indurre, portareto lead sb to believe that... — far credere a qn che...
it led me to the conclusion that... — mi ha portato alla conclusione che...
2. vi1) (go in front) andare avanti, Cards essere di mano2) (in match, race) essere in testa3) (street, corridor) portare4)to lead to — portare aone thing led to another... — una cosa tira l'altra...
3. n1) (front position) posizione f di testa, (distance, time ahead) vantaggioto be in the lead Sport — essere in testa, fig essere all'avanguardia
to be in the lead by 5 points to 4 — condurre or essere in testa per 5 a 4
to take the lead Sport — passare in testa, fig prendere l'iniziativa
it's your lead Cards — sei tu di mano
2) Elec filo (elettrico)3) (for dog) guinzaglio4) (clue) indizio, pista5) Theatre parte f or ruolo principalemale/female lead — protagonista m/f maschile/femminile
•- lead off- lead onII [lɛd]1. n2. adj
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