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121 involvement *** in·volve·ment n
[ɪn'vɒlvmənt]1) (being involved) impegno, partecipazione f, coinvolgimento, (emotional) legame m, relazione ffinancial involvements — impegni mpl finanziari
2) (complexity) complessitàEnglish-Italian dictionary > involvement *** in·volve·ment n
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122 look up
1) (raise one's eyes) alzare gli occhi, lo sguardo2) (raise one's head) alzare la testa3) (improve) [ business] andare meglio, migliorare; [ situation] migliorare; [ property market] riprendersi; look [sb., sth.] up, look up [sb., sth.]4) (check in book) cercare [phone number, price, word]5) (visit) andare a trovare, fare un salto da [ friend]; look up to [sb.] ammirare, guardare con ammirazione [ person]* * *1) (to improve: Things have been looking up lately.) migliorare2) (to pay a visit to: I looked up several old friends.) andare a trovare3) (to search for in a book of reference: You should look the word up (in a dictionary).) cercare4) (to consult (a reference book): I looked up in the encyclopedia.) consultare* * *1. vi + adv1) (glance) alzare gli occhi2) (improve: prospects) migliorare, (business) riprendersi, (sales) aumentare, (shares) essere in rialzo, (weather) mettersi al bello2. vt + adv1) (information, word) cercareif you don't know a word, look it up in the dictionary — se non conosci qualche parola cercala sul dizionario
2) (visit: friend) andare a trovare* * *1) (raise one's eyes) alzare gli occhi, lo sguardo2) (raise one's head) alzare la testa3) (improve) [ business] andare meglio, migliorare; [ situation] migliorare; [ property market] riprendersi; look [sb., sth.] up, look up [sb., sth.]4) (check in book) cercare [phone number, price, word] -
123 may *****
[meɪ]modal aux vb might pt1)she may come — può darsi che venga, può venirehe might come — potrebbe venire, può anche darsi che venga
are you going to the party? — I don't know, I may... — vai alla festa? - non so, forse...
he may not be hungry — potrebbe non aver fame, può darsi che non abbia fame
be that as it may — comunque sia, sia come sia
2)may I smoke? — posso fumare?may I have a cigarette? — yes, of course — potrei avere una sigaretta? — sì, prego
might I suggest that...? — con il suo permesso suggerirei che...
3)we may or might as well go — tanto vale che ci andiamo
4)may you have a happy life together — possiate vivere insieme felici -
124 operate ***** op·er·ate
['ɒpəˌreɪt]1. vt1) (machine, switchboard, brakes) azionare, far funzionare2. vi1) (function: machine, mind) funzionareI don't know how the electoral system operates in Italy — non so come funziona il sistema elettorale italiano
2) (drug, propaganda) agire4) Med operare, intervenire (su)to be operated on — subire un'operazione f or un intervento (chirurgico)
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125 speak *****
[spiːk] spoke vb: pt spoken pp1. vt(words, lines) dire, (language) parlare2. vi1) (gen) parlareto speak to sb — parlare a qn, (converse with) parlare con qn
I'll speak to him about it — (problem, idea) gliene parlerò, (his lateness etc) glielo farò presente
to speak about (or on or of) sth — parlare di qc
they haven't spoken to each other since they quarrelled — da quando hanno litigato non si rivolgono la parola
to speak at a conference/in a debate — intervenire or prendere la parola ad una conferenza/in un dibattito
speaking as a student myself, I... — in qualità di studente, io...
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126 store up
store up [sth.] fare provvista, scorta di [food, supplies]; accumulare [energy, heat]; fig. accumulare [ hatred]* * *(to collect and keep (for future need): I don't know why she stores up all those old magazines.) conservare* * *vt + adv* * *store up [sth.] fare provvista, scorta di [food, supplies]; accumulare [energy, heat]; fig. accumulare [ hatred] -
127 turn *****
[tɜːn]1. n1) (rotation) girodone to a turn Culin — cotto a puntino
2) (change of direction: in road) curva"no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"
a road full of twists and turns — una strada a zigzag or tutta a curve
at the turn of the year/century — alla fine dell'anno/del secolo
to take a turn for the better — (situation, events) volgere al meglio, (patient, health) migliorare
to take a turn for the worse — (situation, events) volgere al peggio, (patient, health) peggiorare
3) Med attacco, crisi f invhe had a bad turn last night — la scorsa notte ha avuto una crisi or un peggioramento
4) (in series) turnoand he, in turn, said... — e lui, a sua volta, ha detto...
to take turns at (doing) sth; take it in turn(s) to do sth — fare qc a turno
to take/wait/miss one's turn — fare/aspettare/saltare il proprio turno
it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca me
5) (performance) numero6)to do sb a good turn — rendere un servizio a qn2. vt1) (wheel, handle) girare, (mechanically) far girare2) (also: turn over) (record, mattress, steak) girare, voltare, rivoltarepower/success turned his head — il potere/il successo gli ha dato alla testa
4) (go past, round) girare, voltare5)to turn sb/sth into sth — trasformare qn/qc in qc6) (shape: wood, metal) tornire3. vi1) (rotate) girare, (change direction: person) girarsi, voltarsi, (vehicle) girare, svoltare, (ship) virare, (wind, tide, weather) cambiare, (reverse direction) girarsi indietroto turn and go back — girare or girarsi e tornare indietro
to turn left/right Auto — girare a sinistra/destra
he turned to politics — si è messo in politica, si è dato alla politica
2) (become) diventareto turn into sth — trasformarsi in qc, cambiare in qc•- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up -
128 be driving at
(to be trying to say or suggest: I don't know what you're driving at.) mirare a, voler arrivare a
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