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121 down *****
I [daʊn]1. adv1) (movement) giù, (to the ground) giù, a terradown! — a cuccia!2) (position) giùdown there — là in fondo, laggiù
the blinds are down — le tapparelle sono tirate giù or abbassate
the tyres are down — le gomme sono sgonfie or a terra
3)to pay £20 down — dare 20 sterline in acconto or di anticipo2. prep(indicating movement) giù per, (at a lower point on) più giùlooking down this road, you can see... — guardando fino in fondo alla strada, vedrai...
he's gone down the pub/down town fam — è andato al pub/in città
3. adj(train, line) che parte da una grande cittàto be down — (computer) non funzionare
4. vt(opponent) atterrare, (fam: drink) scolarsito down tools fig — incrociare le braccia (fig)
5. nII [daʊn] n(on bird, in quilts) piumino m inv, (on person, fruit) peluria, lanugine fIII [daʊn] n(hill) collina, colle m -
122 fancy *** fan·cy
['fænsɪ]1. n1) (whim) voglia, capriccioto take a fancy to — (person, thing) affezionarsi a, incapricciarsi di
it took or caught my fancy — mi è piaciuto
2) (imagination) fantasia, immaginazione fI have a fancy that he'll be late — (vague idea) ho la vaga impressione che arriverà tardi
is it just my fancy, or did I hear a knock at the door? — mi sbaglio o hanno bussato alla porta?
1) (ornamental) elaborato (-a)fancy cakes — pasticcini mpl
2) (pej: price) esorbitante, (idea) stravagante3. vt1) (imagine) immaginare, crederefancy that! fam — pensa un po'!, ma guarda!
2) (feel like, want) avere voglia dido you fancy (going for) a stroll? — hai voglia or ti va di fare una passeggiatina?
she fancies him fam — lui le piace (sessualmente)
3) (predict success for: team, horse) dare per vincente -
123 from ***** prep
[frɒm]where has he come from? — da dove arriva?
from London to Glasgow — da Londra a Glasgow
from house to house — di casa in casa
is he from? — da dove viene?, di dov'è?2) (indicating time) dafrom one o'clock to or until or till two — dall'una alle due
3) (indicating distance) dathe hotel is 1 km from the beach — l'albergo è a 1 km dalla spiaggia
4) (indicating source, origin) daa telephone call from Mr Smith — una telefonata dal Signor Smith
where did you get that from? — dove l'hai trovato?
a letter from my sister — una lettera da mia sorella
from life — dipinto (-a) dal veroa quotation from Shakespeare — una citazione da Shakespeare
the gun from him! — levagli la pistola!him from me — diglielo da parte mia5) (indicating price, number) dathere were from 10 to 15 people there — c'erano tra le 10 e le 15 persone
we have shirts from £18 upwards — abbiamo camicie da 18 sterline in su
6)things went from bad to worse — le cose andarono di male in peggiothe interest rate increased from 6% to 10% — il tasso d'interesse è aumentato dal 6% al 10%
7)to be different from sb — essere diverso (-a) da qn8)9)from above sth — da sopra qc, dall'alto di qcfrom underneath sth — da sotto qc
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124 lower *** low·er
I ['ləʊə(r)]1. adjcomp of low2. advcomp of low3. vtto lower one's guard Boxing (also) fig — abbassare la guardia
II ['lauə(r)] vito lower o.s. to do sth fig — abbassarsi a fare qc
to lower (at sb) — dare un'occhiataccia (a qn), (sky) oscurarsi, essere minaccioso (-a)
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125 name *****
[neɪm]1. nnome m, (of book etc) titolo, (reputation) (buon) nome, fama, reputazione fto go by or under the name of — farsi chiamare
in the name of the law/of God — in nome della legge/di Dio
to take sb's name and address — prendere nome e indirizzo di qn, Police prendere le generalità di qn
to put one's name down for — (ticket) mettersi in lista per avere, (school, course) mettersi in lista per
he's a big name in show business — è una personalità or un grosso nome nel mondo dello spettacolo
he has a name for being honest — è noto or famoso per la sua onestà
to make a name for o.s. — farsi un nome
to get (o.s.) a bad name — farsi una cattiva fama or una brutta reputazione
2. vt2) (mention) nominare, fare il nome di, (identify) identificare, (accomplice) fare il nome di, rivelare il nome dito name sb for a post — proporre la candidatura di qn a una carica, proporre qn per una carica
you name it, we've got it — abbiamo tutto quello che vuoi
3) (date, price etc) stabilire, fissarehave you named the day yet? — (for wedding) avete già fissato la data?
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126 off *****
[ɒf]1. adv1)(distance, time)
the game was/is three days off — la gara era dopo/è fra tre giorni5 km off (the road) — a 5 km (dalla strada)
it's a long way off — è molto lontano
2)I must be off — devo andareoff we go — via, partiamo
he's off to Paris tonight — parte per Parigi stasera
3)5% off Comm — sconto del 5%4)to take a day off — prendersi una giornata di vacanzaI'm off on Fridays — il venerdì non lavoro
5)off and on, on and off — di tanto in tantoright or straight off — subito
2. adj1)to be off — (machine, light, engine) essere spento (-a), (water, gas, tap) essere chiuso (-a)2) (cancelled) sospeso (-a), (Brit: not available: in restaurant) finito (-a)I'm afraid the chicken is off — purtroppo il pollo è finito
3) (not fresh) andato (-a) a malethat's a bit off, isn't it? fig fam — non è molto carino, vero?
4)how are you off for cash? — come stai a soldi?
5)3. prep1) (indicating motion, removal) dahe knocked £20 off the price fam — mi ha fatto uno sconto di 20 sterline
2)his flat is somewhere off Baker Street — il suo appartamento è dalle parti di Baker Street3)4. nfrom the off fam — dall'inizio
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128 roof ***
[ruːf]1. ntetto, (of tunnel, cave) voltato go through the roof — (fig: person) andare su tutte le furie, (price) salire alle stelle
2. vt(also: roof in, roof over) mettere or fare il tetto a
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