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1 ♦ excuse
♦ excuse /ɪkˈskju:s/n. [cu]1 scusa; pretesto: to find an excuse, trovare una scusa; to invent an excuse, inventare una scusa; a flimsy (o feeble) excuse, una scusa debole; a lame excuse, una scusa che non regge; a plausible excuse, una scusa accettabile; The rain gave me an excuse to stay, la pioggia mi diede un pretesto per restare2 giustificazione; scusante; scuse (pl.): by way of excuse, per giustificarsi; come scusante; to have no excuse, non avere scusanti; That's no excuse!, non è una scusa valida!; to make one's excuses, fare le proprie scuse; without excuse, senza giustificazione; inescusabile; in excuse of, a giustificazione di● (fam.) excuse for a, misero esemplare di: that pathetic excuse for a tenor, quel tenore penoso; quel, si fa per dire, tenore.♦ (to) excuse /ɪkˈskju:z/v. t.1 scusare; perdonare: Do excuse the mess!, scusa il disordine!; DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- Excuse me!, scusa(mi)!; mi scusi!; ( anche, per passare) (con) permesso!; (dopo aver urtato q., USA) scusa!, scusi!, pardon!; Excuse me for not answering before, scusami per non averti risposto prima; DIALOGO → - On the Tube- Excuse me, does this train go to High Street Kensington?, mi scusi, questo treno va a High Street Kensington?2 scusare; giustificare: His youth excuses his mistake, la sua giovinezza giustifica il suo errore; to excuse an absence, giustificare un'assenza3 dispensare; esimere; esentare; esonerare; condonare: I cannot excuse you from the gym lessons, non posso esonerarti dalle lezioni di ginnastica; His position doesn't excuse him from being civil, la sua posizione non lo esime dall'essere educato; They will excuse him the fee, gli condoneranno il pagamento della tassa4 dare a (q.) il permesso di andarsene; scusare: If you'll excuse me…, col suo permesso… (o chiedo scusa, ma…; se mi vuole scusare…) ( devo andare); ( a un insegnante) May I be excused?, posso uscire? ( per andare al gabinetto)● to excuse oneself, scusarsi, chiedere scusa: I excused myself and left the room, mi sono scusato con lui e sono uscito dalla stanza; chiedere (e ottenere) di essere dispensato (da qc.); scusarsi (di non poter fare qc.); mandare le proprie scuse: I excused myself from singing, scusandomi declinai di cantare; She excused herself from the meeting at the last minute, all'ultimo momento ha mandato le proprie scuse non potendo partecipare all'incontro; allontanarsi chiedendo scusa □ (fam., iron.) Excuse me ( for living)!, scusami tanto!; chiedo umilmente scusa! NOTA D'USO: - I'm sorry o excuse me?-. -
2 invent
[ɪn'vent]verbo transitivo inventare* * *[in'vent]1) (to be the first person to make or use (eg a machine, method etc): Who invented the microscope?; When was printing invented?) inventare2) (to make up or think of (eg an excuse or story): I'll have to invent some excuse for not going with him.) inventare•- inventive
- inventiveness
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3 ♦ (to) invent
♦ (to) invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/v. t.inventare: Morse invented the telegraph, Morse inventò il telegrafo; to invent an excuse, inventare una scusa. -
4 ♦ (to) invent
♦ (to) invent /ɪnˈvɛnt/v. t.inventare: Morse invented the telegraph, Morse inventò il telegrafo; to invent an excuse, inventare una scusa. -
5 make up
1) (put make-up on) truccarsi2) (after quarrel) riconciliarsi ( with con)3)to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [ deficit]; colmare [ personal loss]
4)to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [ boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up
5) (invent) inventare [excuse, story]6) (prepare) fare [parcel, garment, bed, prescription]7) (constitute) fare, costituire [whole, society]to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di
8) (compensate for) recuperare [loss, time]; compensare [ deficit]9) (put make-up on) truccare [person, face, eyes]10) (stoke up) alimentare [ fire]11)to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi ( with con)
to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn
* * *1) (to invent: He made up the whole story.) inventare2) (to compose or be part(s) of: The group was made up of doctors and lawyers.) comporre3) (to complete: We need one more player - will you make up the number(s)?) completare4) (to apply cosmetics to (the face): I don't like to see women making up (their faces) in public.) truccarsi5) (to become friends again (after a quarrel etc): They've finally made up (their disagreement).) (fare la pace)* * *1. vt + adv1) (invent: story) inventare2) (put together, prepare: list, parcel, bed) fare, (food, medicine) preparare3) (settle: dispute) mettere fine a4) (complete: total, quantity) completareI need £5 to make up the sum we require — mi occorrono 5 sterline per raggiungere la somma stabilita
5) (compensate for: loss, deficit, lost time) recuperare, compensare, colmareI'll make it up to you somehow, I promise — ti ricompenserò in qualche modo, prometto
6) (constitute) comporreto be made up of — essere composto (-a) di or formato (-a) da
women make up thirteen per cent of the police force — il tredici percento del corpo di polizia è formato da donne
7) (apply cosmetics to) truccare2. vi + adv1) (after quarrelling) fare la pace, riconciliarsithey had a quarrel, but soon made up — hanno litigato, ma hanno subito fatto la pace
2) (apply cosmetics) truccarsi3)to make up on sb — riprendere qn* * *1) (put make-up on) truccarsi2) (after quarrel) riconciliarsi ( with con)3)to make up for — (compensate for) recuperare [time, sleep]; compensare [ deficit]; colmare [ personal loss]
4)to make up to — colloq. ingraziarsi [ boss]; make up [sth.], make [sth.] up
5) (invent) inventare [excuse, story]6) (prepare) fare [parcel, garment, bed, prescription]7) (constitute) fare, costituire [whole, society]to make up 7% of — costituire il 7% di
8) (compensate for) recuperare [loss, time]; compensare [ deficit]9) (put make-up on) truccare [person, face, eyes]10) (stoke up) alimentare [ fire]11)to make it up — (make friends) riconciliarsi ( with con)
to make it up to sb. — (when at fault) farsi perdonare da qcn.; (when not at fault) ricambiare qcn
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6 manufacture
I 1. [ˌmænjʊ'fæktʃə(r)]nome (of materials, tools) fabbricazione f.; (of food products, textiles) produzione f.2.nome plurale manufactures manufatti m.II [ˌmænjʊ'fæktʃə(r)]1) fabbricare, produrre [ goods]2) fig. spreg. fabbricare, mettere insieme [ excuse]* * *[mænju'fæk ə] 1. verb1) (to make, originally by hand but now usually by machinery and in large quantities: This firm manufactures cars at the rate of two hundred per day.) fabbricare, produrre2) (to invent (something false): He manufactured an excuse for being late.) inventare2. noun(the process of manufacturing: the manufacture of glass.) fabbricazione, manifattura* * *manufacture /mænjʊˈfæktʃə(r)/n. [u]3 (pl.) manufatti; prodotti manufatti♦ (to) manufacture /mænjʊˈfæktʃə(r)/v. t.1 fabbricare; produrre; confezionare; costruire: to manufacture shoes, fabbricare scarpe; to manufacture shirts, confezionare camicie* * *I 1. [ˌmænjʊ'fæktʃə(r)]nome (of materials, tools) fabbricazione f.; (of food products, textiles) produzione f.2.nome plurale manufactures manufatti m.II [ˌmænjʊ'fæktʃə(r)]1) fabbricare, produrre [ goods]2) fig. spreg. fabbricare, mettere insieme [ excuse] -
7 cook up
cook up [sth.] cucinare, preparare [dish, meal]; inventare [excuse, story]; macchinare, architettare [plan, scheme]* * *(to invent or make up a false story etc: He cooked up a story about his car having broken down.) inventare* * *vt + adv(fam: excuse, story) inventare* * *cook up [sth.] cucinare, preparare [dish, meal]; inventare [excuse, story]; macchinare, architettare [plan, scheme] -
8 dream up
dream up [sth.] escogitare, trovare [excuse, idea]; immaginare [character, plot]* * *(to invent: I'm sure she'll dream up some silly plan.) ideare, escogitare* * *vt + adv(reason, excuse) inventare, (plan, idea) escogitare* * *dream up [sth.] escogitare, trovare [excuse, idea]; immaginare [character, plot] -
9 concoct
[kən'kɒkt]1) (put together) preparare [ dish]* * *[kən'kokt, ]( American[) kon-](to put together, make up or invent: I've concocted a new drink for you to try; The child concocted a story about having been attacked.) inventare* * *[kən'kɒkt]1) (put together) preparare [ dish]
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