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1 amusement
[ə'mjuːzmənt]1) (mirth) divertimento m. (at per)2) (diversion) distrazione f.to do sth. for amusement — fare qcs. per distrarsi
3) gener. pl. (at fairground) attrazione f.* * *1) (the state of being amused or of finding something funny: a smile of amusement.) divertimento2) (an entertainment or interest: surfing and other holiday amusements.) svago* * *amusement /əˈmju:zmənt/n.1 [u] divertimento: to our great amusement, con nostro gran divertimento; to afford sb. amusement, divertire q.2 divertimento; svago; passatempo● amusement arcade, sala giochi ( con macchine mangiasoldi) □ amusement machines, giochi meccanici ( biliardini, slot machine, ecc.); macchine da intrattenimento □ amusement park, parco divertimenti; luna park.* * *[ə'mjuːzmənt]1) (mirth) divertimento m. (at per)2) (diversion) distrazione f.to do sth. for amusement — fare qcs. per distrarsi
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2 amusement amuse·ment n
[ə'mjuːzmənt]1) divertimento2) (entertainment) divertimento, svagothey do it for amusement only — lo fanno solo per divertirsi or per svago
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3 for fun
(as a joke; for amusement: The children threw stones for fun.) per divertimento, per gioco -
4 play
I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- play up••* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) giocare2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) giocare3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) recitare, interpretare4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) essere recitato5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) suonare6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) giocare7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) giocare (contro)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) guizzare9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigere10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) giocare2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) gioco, divertimento2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) dramma; commedia3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partita4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) gioco•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- play up•• -
5 slot machine
nome slot-machine f.; (for vending) distributore m. automatico* * *(a machine, especially one containing cigarettes, sweets etc for sale, worked by putting a coin in a slot.) distributore automatico* * *n(for cigarettes, food) distributore m automatico, (for amusement) slot-machine f inv* * *nome slot-machine f.; (for vending) distributore m. automatico -
6 flighty
['flaɪtɪ]* * *adjective ((usually of girls and women) with easily changed ideas; not thinking deeply; always looking for amusement.) capriccioso, volubile* * *flighty /ˈflaɪtɪ/a.capriccioso; incostante; volubile; frivolo; leggero; irresponsabileflightilyavv.capricciosamente; volubilmente; con leggerezzaflightinessn. [u]capricciosità; incostanza; volubilità; leggerezza; irresponsabilità.* * *['flaɪtɪ] -
7 laugh
I [lɑːf] [AE læf]1) risata f., riso m.with a laugh — ridendo, con una risata
she likes a good laugh — le piace ridere, ride volentieri
to get o raise a laugh — fare ridere, suscitare una risata
to do sth. for a laugh o for laughs colloq. fare qcs. per ridere o per scherzo; their brother is a real laugh loro fratello è davvero (un tipo) divertente; let's go to the party, it will be a laugh colloq. andiamo alla festa, ci sarà da divertirsi; the script isn't exactly full of laughs — il copione non è certo ricco di battute divertenti
••II [lɑːf] [AE læf]to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo
verbo intransitivo ridere (about, over di)to make sb. laugh — fare ridere qcn.
to laugh out loud — scoppiare a ridere, ridere fragorosamente
to laugh at sb., sth. — ridere di qcn., qcs.
to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi
••he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo
to laugh in sb.'s face — ridere in faccia a qcn.
to laugh oneself sick o silly — ridere a crepapelle, non poterne più dal ridere
* * *1. verb(to make sounds with the voice in showing happiness, amusement, scorn etc: We laughed at the funny photographs; Children were laughing in the garden as they played.) ridere2. noun(an act or sound of laughing: He gave a laugh; a loud laugh.) risata- laughably
- laughingly
- laughter
- laughing-stock
- laugh at* * *I [lɑːf] [AE læf]1) risata f., riso m.with a laugh — ridendo, con una risata
she likes a good laugh — le piace ridere, ride volentieri
to get o raise a laugh — fare ridere, suscitare una risata
to do sth. for a laugh o for laughs colloq. fare qcs. per ridere o per scherzo; their brother is a real laugh loro fratello è davvero (un tipo) divertente; let's go to the party, it will be a laugh colloq. andiamo alla festa, ci sarà da divertirsi; the script isn't exactly full of laughs — il copione non è certo ricco di battute divertenti
••II [lɑːf] [AE læf]to have the last laugh over sb. — ridere per ultimo
verbo intransitivo ridere (about, over di)to make sb. laugh — fare ridere qcn.
to laugh out loud — scoppiare a ridere, ridere fragorosamente
to laugh at sb., sth. — ridere di qcn., qcs.
to laugh to oneself — ri dere fra sé e sé o sotto i baffi
••he who laughs last laughs longest — prov. ride bene chi ride ultimo
to laugh in sb.'s face — ridere in faccia a qcn.
to laugh oneself sick o silly — ridere a crepapelle, non poterne più dal ridere
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8 sport
I [spɔːt]1) (physical activity) sport m., attività f. sportivaindoor, outdoor sports — sport che si praticano al coperto, all'aperto
2) scol. (subject) educazione f. fisica3) form. (fun)to make sport of sb. — farsi gioco di qcn
4) colloq.II [spɔːt]to be a good sport — (in games) essere sportivo; (when teased) sapere stare allo scherzo o al gioco
verbo transitivo sfoggiare, ostentare [ hat]* * *[spo:t] 1. noun1) (games or competitions involving physical activity: She's very keen on sport of all kinds.) sport2) (a particular game or amusement of this kind: Hunting, shooting and fishing are not sports I enjoy.) sport3) (a good-natured and obliging person: He's a good sport to agree to do that for us!) (tipo in gamba)4) (fun; amusement: I only did it for sport.) gioco, divertimento2. verb(to wear, especially in public: He was sporting a pink tie.) sfoggiare- sporting- sports
- sports car
- sports jacket
- sportsman
- sportswear
- a sporting chance* * *I [spɔːt]1) (physical activity) sport m., attività f. sportivaindoor, outdoor sports — sport che si praticano al coperto, all'aperto
2) scol. (subject) educazione f. fisica3) form. (fun)to make sport of sb. — farsi gioco di qcn
4) colloq.II [spɔːt]to be a good sport — (in games) essere sportivo; (when teased) sapere stare allo scherzo o al gioco
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9 regard
I 1. [rɪ'gɑːd]1) (consideration) riguardo m.2) (esteem) stima f.to hold sb., sth. in high regard — avere molta stima di qcn., qcs
3) (connection)2.with o in regard to per quanto riguarda, riguardo a, quanto a; in this regard — a questo riguardo, al riguardo
nome plurale regards (good wishes) saluti m.II [rɪ'gɑːd]1) (consider) considerareto regard sb. with suspicion — nutrire o avere sospetti su qcn.
to regard sb. very highly — stimare molto qcn
2) (concern) riguardare3) as regards per quanto riguarda, riguardo a, quanto a* * *1. verb1) ((with as) to consider to be: I regard his conduct as totally unacceptable.) considerare2) (to think of as being very good, important etc; to respect: He is very highly regarded by his friends.) stimare3) (to think of (with a particular emotion or feeling): I regard him with horror; He regards his wife's behaviour with amusement.) giudicare4) (to look at: He regarded me over the top of his glasses.) osservare5) (to pay attention to (advice etc).) (tenere in considerazione)2. noun1) (thought; attention: He ran into the burning house without regard for his safety.) considerazione2) (sympathy; care; consideration: He shows no regard for other people.) riguardo, rispetto3) (good opinion; respect: I hold him in high regard.) stima, considerazione•- regardless
- regards
- as regards
- with regard to* * *I 1. [rɪ'gɑːd]1) (consideration) riguardo m.2) (esteem) stima f.to hold sb., sth. in high regard — avere molta stima di qcn., qcs
3) (connection)2.with o in regard to per quanto riguarda, riguardo a, quanto a; in this regard — a questo riguardo, al riguardo
nome plurale regards (good wishes) saluti m.II [rɪ'gɑːd]1) (consider) considerareto regard sb. with suspicion — nutrire o avere sospetti su qcn.
to regard sb. very highly — stimare molto qcn
2) (concern) riguardare3) as regards per quanto riguarda, riguardo a, quanto a -
10 entertainment
[ˌentə'teɪnmənt] 1.1) U divertimento m., trattenimento m.for sb.'s entertainment — per far divertire qcn.
2) (event) spettacolo m.2.modificatore [ expenses] di rappresentanza* * *1) (something that entertains, eg a theatrical show etc.) spettacolo2) (the act of entertaining.) divertimento3) (amusement; interest: There is no lack of entertainment in the city at night.) divertimento* * *[ˌentə'teɪnmənt] 1.1) U divertimento m., trattenimento m.for sb.'s entertainment — per far divertire qcn.
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11 joke
I [dʒəʊk]1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs
2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn
4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicolaII [dʒəʊk]verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzelletteit's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare
* * *[‹əuk] 1. noun1) (anything said or done to cause laughter: He told/made the old joke about the elephant in the refrigerator; He dressed up as a ghost for a joke; He played a joke on us and dressed up as a ghost.) barzelletta2) (something that causes laughter or amusement: The children thought it a huge joke when the cat stole the fish.) cosa ridicola2. verb1) (to make a joke or jokes: They joked about my mistake for a long time afterwards.) scherzare2) (to talk playfully and not seriously: Don't be upset by what he said - he was only joking.) scherzare•- joker- jokingly
- it's no joke
- joking apart/aside
- take a joke* * *I [dʒəʊk]1) (amusing story) barzelletta f., battuta f., storiella f. ( about su)to have a joke about sth. — raccontare una storiella su qcs
2) (laughing matter) scherzo m., burla f.3) (prank) scherzo m., burla f.to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn., giocare un brutto tiro a qcn
4) (object of ridicule) (person) zimbello m.; (event, situation) cosa f. buffa, ridicolaII [dʒəʊk]verbo intransitivo scherzare, raccontare barzelletteit's no joking matter — non è cosa da ridere, non c'è da scherzare
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12 social
['səʊʃl] 1.1) (relating to human society) sociale2) (recreational) [ activity] di gruppoa social call o visit una visita; he's a social drinker ama bere in compagnia; he's got no social skills — non sa come muoversi in società
3) (gregarious) [ animal] gregario2.* * *['səuʃəl] 1. adjective1) (concerning or belonging to the way of life and welfare of people in a community: social problems.) sociale2) (concerning the system by which such a community is organized: social class.) sociale3) (living in communities: Ants are social insects.) sociale4) (concerning the gathering together of people for the purposes of recreation or amusement: a social club; His reasons for calling were purely social.) sociale•- socialist 2. adjective(of or concerning socialism: socialist policies/governments.) socialista- socialise
- socially
- social work* * *['səʊʃl] 1.1) (relating to human society) sociale2) (recreational) [ activity] di gruppoa social call o visit una visita; he's a social drinker ama bere in compagnia; he's got no social skills — non sa come muoversi in società
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13 gladiator
['glædɪeɪtə(r)]nome gladiatore m.* * *['ɡlædieitə](in ancient Rome, a man trained to fight with other men or with animals for the amusement of spectators.) gladiatore* * *gladiator /ˈglædɪeɪtə(r)/n.1 (stor.) gladiatore2 (fig.) polemistagladiatoriala.(stor.) gladiatorio; da gladiatore.* * *['glædɪeɪtə(r)]nome gladiatore m. -
14 amuse
[ə'mjuːz] 1.1) (cause laughter) divertire, far ridereto be amused at o by — essere divertito da, ridere per
2) (entertain, occupy) [game, story, hobby] divertire, distrarre2.to amuse oneself — divertirsi, distrarsi
* * *[ə'mju:z]1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) divertirsi2) (to interest or give pleasure to (for a time): They amused themselves playing cards.) divertirsi•- amusing
- amusingly* * *[ə'mjuːz] 1.1) (cause laughter) divertire, far ridereto be amused at o by — essere divertito da, ridere per
2) (entertain, occupy) [game, story, hobby] divertire, distrarre2.to amuse oneself — divertirsi, distrarsi
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