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61 convenient con·veni·ent adj
[kən'viːnɪənt](tool, size, place etc) comodo (-a), (event, time, occasion) adatto (-a), opportuno (-a)the house is convenient for the shops — la casa è vicina ai or comoda per i negozi
if it is convenient to you — se per lei va bene, se non la incomoda
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62 darling dar·ling
['dɒːlɪŋ]1. n1) tesorobe a darling... fam — sii un angelo or un tesoro...
2)what can I do for you, darling? — desidera, cara?2. adj(daughter, husband) caro (-a), (dress, house) adorabile, delizioso (-a) -
63 dash off
* * *1) (to write quickly: to dash off a letter.) buttar giù2) (to leave hastily: to dash off to the shops.) precipitarsi* * *vt + adv(letter, drawing) buttar giù* * * -
64 high street
* * *((with capital when used as a name) the main street of a town etc, usually with shops etc.) strada principale, corso* * *n Britstrada principale, corso* * * -
65 loiter loi·ter vi
['lɔɪtə(r)](idle) bighellonare, (lag behind) attardarsi, fermarsi (ad ogni passo)to loiter (about) — indugiare, bighellonare
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66 near *****
[nɪə(r)]1. advnear at hand — a portata di mano, (event) imminente, alle porte
to come or draw near — (person, event) avvicinarsi
come nearer — vieni più vicino, avvicinati
there were 100 people there, near enough — c'erano pressappoco 100 persone
2. prep(also: near to) (of place) vicino a, presso, (in time) circa, quasinear here/there — qui/lì vicino
1) (in space, time) vicino (-a)the nearest shops were three kilometres away — i negozi più vicini erano a tre chilometri di distanza
the nearest way — la via or strada più breve
£25,000 or nearest offer Brit — 25.000 sterline trattabili
2) (relation) stretto (-a), prossimo (-a)3)4. vt(place, event) avvicinarsi a -
67 pick up
1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) imparare2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) prendere su3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) trovare4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) rialzarsi5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) prendere6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) ricevere7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) ritrovare; prendere* * *1. vt + adv1) (lift: sth dropped) raccogliere, raccattare, (sb fallen) tirar suto pick o.s. up — rialzarsi
2) (collect: goods, person) passare a prenderewe'll come to the airport to pick you up — veniamo a prenderti all'aeroporto, (subj : bus etc) far salire, caricare, (rescue) raccogliere, (from sea) ripescare, (arrest) arrestare
the car picked up speed — la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato
3) (acquire: sale bargain) trovare, (information, points in exam, germ) prendere, (learn: habit, ideas) prendere, (skill, language, tricks) impararecan you pick up some information while you're there? — puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?
4) Radio TV Telec captare2. vi + adv1) (improve: gen) migliorare, (wages) aumentare, (invalid, business) riprendersi, (weather) rimettersi2) (continue) continuare, riprendere* * *1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi -
68 pop out
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69 potter pot·ter
I ['pɒtə(r)] nceramista m/fII ['pɒtə(r)] vi Am -
70 public holiday
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71 quiet **** qui·et
['kwaɪət]1) (person: silent) silenzioso (-a), tranquillo (-a), (reserved) quieto (-a), taciturno (-a), (calm) tranquillo (-a), calmo (-a)be quiet! or keep quiet! — silenzio!, sta' zitto!, (when moving about) non far rumore!, fa' piano!
they paid him £1,000 to keep him quiet — gli hanno dato 1.000 sterline perché stesse zitto
2) (not noisy: engine) silenzioso (-a), (music, voice, laugh) sommesso (-a), (sound) basso (-a), leggero (-a)3) (not busy: day) calmo (-a), tranquillo (-a), (place) tranquillo (-a)the shops/trains are always quiet on a Monday — i negozi/treni non sono mai affollati di lunedì
4) (discreet: manner) dolce, garbato (-a), (colours) tenue, smorzato (-a), (humour) garbato (-a), (private, intimate) intimo (-a)2. non the quiet — (fam: act) di nascosto, (tell) in confidenza
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72 round ****
[raʊnd]1. adjrotondo (-a), (arms, body) grassoccio (-a), (cheeks) paffuto (-a)a round table — un tavolo rotondo, (fig) un'associazione
2. advall round; right round — tutt'intorno, tutt'in giro
3. prepintorno a, attorno aall round the house — (inside) dappertutto in casa, (outside) tutt'intorno alla casa
to look round a house/a town — visitare una casa/una città
round the clock — ininterrottamente, 24 ore su 24
4. n1) (circle) cerchio, tondo, (Brit: slice: of bread, meat) fetta2)3) (of watchman, postman, milkman) giroto go the rounds — (illness) diffondersi, (story) passare di bocca in bocca, circolare
4) Boxing round m inv, Golf partita, Showjumping percorso, (in tournament, competition) incontro5. vt1) (make round: lips) arrotondare, (edges) smussare2) (go round: corner) girare, voltare, (bend) superare, Naut doppiare•- round on- round up -
73 season ***** sea·son
['siːzn]1. n(gen) stagione fto be in/out of season — essere di/fuori stagione
"Season's Greetings" — "Buone Feste"
the busy season — (for shops) il periodo di punta, (for hotels etc) l'alta stagione
football/fishing season — stagione calcistica/della pesca
the open season Hunting — la stagione della caccia
it's against the law to hunt during the closed season — è proibito dalla legge andare a caccia quando la stagione è chiusa
2. vt1) (wood) stagionare2) Culin condire -
74 shop around
(compare prices) fare il giro dei negozi ( for per trovare); fig. (compare courses, services etc.) cercare bene* * *(to compare prices, quality of goods etc at several shops before buying anything.) (fare il giro dei negozi)* * *vi + adv(compare prices) confrontare i prezzi, (fig: weigh up alternatives) confrontare diverse possibilità* * *(compare prices) fare il giro dei negozi ( for per trovare); fig. (compare courses, services etc.) cercare bene -
75 shopping centre
shopping center nome centro m. commerciale, shopping centre m.* * *(a place, often a very large building, where there is a large number of different shops.) centro commerciale* * *n* * *shopping center nome centro m. commerciale, shopping centre m. -
76 shrinkage shrink·age n
['ʃrɪŋkɪdʒ] -
77 shut ***
[ʃʌt] shut pt, pp1. vt(gen) chiudereshut your mouth or face! fam! — chiudi il becco!
2. vi(door, window) chiudersi, (shop, bank etc) chiudere3. adj•- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up -
78 slip out
1) (leave quietly) [ person] uscire di nascosto* * *vi + advit slipped out that... — è saltato fuori che...
* * *1) (leave quietly) [ person] uscire di nascosto -
79 trip ****
[trɪp]1. n1) viaggio, (outing) gita, (excursion) escursione fto take a trip or to go on a trip — fare un viaggio
2) Drugs slang trip m inv, viaggio3) (stumble) passo falso2. vi1) (stumble) inciampare2)to trip along or go tripping along — (skip) andare saltellando, (move lightly) camminare con passo leggero
3. vtSee:trip up 2.•- trip up -
80 wander wan·der
['wɒndə(r)]1. nto go for a wander around the shops/the town — fare un giro per i negozi/in città
2. vi(person) gironzolare, girare senza meta, (river, road) serpeggiare, (stray: from path) allontanarsi, (thoughts, eyes) vagareto wander from or off the point — divagare
to let one's mind or attention wander — distrarsi
3. vt(streets, hills) girovagare per
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