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1 soften
['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione•* * *['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) ammorbidire; attenuare* * *['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione• -
2 spite
I [spaɪt]1) (malice) malignità f., perfidia f.; (vindictiveness) ripicca f., rancore m.2) in spite of malgrado [ circumstances]; nonostante, a dispetto di [ advice]II [spaɪt]verbo transitivo vessare, contrariare; (less strong) indispettire••* * *1. noun(ill-will or desire to hurt or offend: She neglected to give him the message out of spite.) dispetto; rancore2. verb(to annoy, offend or frustrate, because of spite: He only did that to spite me!) fare un dispetto, contrariare- spiteful- spitefully
- spitefulness
- in spite of* * *I [spaɪt]1) (malice) malignità f., perfidia f.; (vindictiveness) ripicca f., rancore m.2) in spite of malgrado [ circumstances]; nonostante, a dispetto di [ advice]II [spaɪt]verbo transitivo vessare, contrariare; (less strong) indispettire•• -
3 trial
['traɪəl] 1.1) dir. processo m., udienza f.to be on trial — essere sotto processo, comparire davanti al tribunale
to go to trial — [ case] essere iscritto a ruolo
to bring sb. for trial — fare comparire qcn. in giudizio
to go on trial to stand trial subire un processo, essere processato; to come up for trial [ person] comparire in giudizio; [ case] essere dibattuto; to put sb. on trial — mettere qcn. sotto processo, processare qcn.; fig. [press, public] mettere qcn. sul banco degli imputati
2) (test) (of recruit) prova f.; (of machine, vehicle) collaudo m.; (of drug, new product) test m.to put sth. through trials — sottoporre qcs. a dei test
by trial and error — a forza di provare, per tentativi
3) gener. pl. sport selezione f., trial m.4) (trouble, difficulty) tormento m., tribolazione f.; (less strong) fastidio m.2.to be a trial — [ person] essere un cruccio o una croce (to sb. per qcn.)
modificatore [period, sample] di prova; [ separation] di prova, temporaneo* * *1) (an act of testing or trying; a test: Give the new car a trial; The disaster was a trial of his courage.) prova2) (a legal process by which a person is judged in a court of law: Their trial will be held next week.) processo3) (a (source of) trouble or anxiety: My son is a great trial (to me).) croce•- on trial
- trial and error* * *['traɪəl] 1.1) dir. processo m., udienza f.to be on trial — essere sotto processo, comparire davanti al tribunale
to go to trial — [ case] essere iscritto a ruolo
to bring sb. for trial — fare comparire qcn. in giudizio
to go on trial to stand trial subire un processo, essere processato; to come up for trial [ person] comparire in giudizio; [ case] essere dibattuto; to put sb. on trial — mettere qcn. sotto processo, processare qcn.; fig. [press, public] mettere qcn. sul banco degli imputati
2) (test) (of recruit) prova f.; (of machine, vehicle) collaudo m.; (of drug, new product) test m.to put sth. through trials — sottoporre qcs. a dei test
by trial and error — a forza di provare, per tentativi
3) gener. pl. sport selezione f., trial m.4) (trouble, difficulty) tormento m., tribolazione f.; (less strong) fastidio m.2.to be a trial — [ person] essere un cruccio o una croce (to sb. per qcn.)
modificatore [period, sample] di prova; [ separation] di prova, temporaneo -
4 ease
I [iːz]1) (lack of difficulty) facilità f.for ease of — per comodità di [use, reference]
to put sb. at (their) ease — mettere qcn. a proprio agio
to take one's ease — rilassarsi, riposarsi
to put sb.'s mind at ease — rassicurare qcn. ( about circa)
3) mil.4) (confidence of manner) disinvoltura f., naturalezza f.5) (affluence) agiatezza f., benessere m.II 1. [iːz]1) (lessen) attenuare, lenire [ pain]; allentare [ tension]; alleviare [ worry]; allontanare [ problem]; ridurre [ congestion]; liberarsi di [ burden]2) (make easier) distendere [ situation]; facilitare [ communication]to ease sth. into — fare entrare delicatamente qcs. in
2.to ease sth. out of — fare uscire delicatamente qcs. da
1) (lessen) [ tension] allentarsi; [pain, pressure] attenuarsi; [ congestion] ridursi; [rain, rate] diminuire2) (become easier) [ situation] distendersi; [ problem] semplificarsi3) econ. [ price] calare, scendere•- ease off- ease up* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) agio2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilità3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) disinvoltura2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) alleviare, recare sollievo2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) calmare, calmarsi; rallentare3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) spostare con cautela•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) piano!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *I [iːz]1) (lack of difficulty) facilità f.for ease of — per comodità di [use, reference]
to put sb. at (their) ease — mettere qcn. a proprio agio
to take one's ease — rilassarsi, riposarsi
to put sb.'s mind at ease — rassicurare qcn. ( about circa)
3) mil.4) (confidence of manner) disinvoltura f., naturalezza f.5) (affluence) agiatezza f., benessere m.II 1. [iːz]1) (lessen) attenuare, lenire [ pain]; allentare [ tension]; alleviare [ worry]; allontanare [ problem]; ridurre [ congestion]; liberarsi di [ burden]2) (make easier) distendere [ situation]; facilitare [ communication]to ease sth. into — fare entrare delicatamente qcs. in
2.to ease sth. out of — fare uscire delicatamente qcs. da
1) (lessen) [ tension] allentarsi; [pain, pressure] attenuarsi; [ congestion] ridursi; [rain, rate] diminuire2) (become easier) [ situation] distendersi; [ problem] semplificarsi3) econ. [ price] calare, scendere•- ease off- ease up -
5 cripple
I ['krɪpl]1) (lame) zoppo m. (-a), storpio m. (-a)2) (inadequate)II ['krɪpl]emotional cripple — = persona incapace di esprimere i propri sentimenti
1) (physically) azzoppare, storpiare; (emotionally) traumatizzare2) fig. paralizzare, bloccare [country, industry]; smantellare, disarmare [ ship]; danneggiare, rendere inefficiente [vehicle, equipment]* * *['kripl] 1. verb1) (to make lame or disabled: He was crippled by a fall from a horse.) azzoppare, storpiare2) (to make less strong, less efficient etc: The war has crippled the country's economy.) paralizzare, rendere inefficiente2. noun(a lame or disabled person: He's been a cripple since the car accident.) zoppo, storpio* * *cripple /ˈkrɪpl/n.2 (fig.) incapace; inetto: an emotional cripple, una persona incapace di sentimenti o incapace di esprimerli.(to) cripple /ˈkrɪpl/A v. t.2 (fig.) menomare; handicappare; rendere inefficiente; paralizzare: The basic industries have been hit by crippling strikes, le industrie di base sono state colpite da scioperi paralizzantiB v. i.zoppicare.* * *I ['krɪpl]1) (lame) zoppo m. (-a), storpio m. (-a)2) (inadequate)II ['krɪpl]emotional cripple — = persona incapace di esprimere i propri sentimenti
1) (physically) azzoppare, storpiare; (emotionally) traumatizzare2) fig. paralizzare, bloccare [country, industry]; smantellare, disarmare [ ship]; danneggiare, rendere inefficiente [vehicle, equipment] -
6 cool
I 1. [kuːl]1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [ colour] freddoto feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco
2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo3) (unemotional) [ manner] freddo, distaccato; [ logic] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giustoa cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico
8) AE colloq. (great)2.1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [ wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [ room]2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]2.1) (get colder) [ water] raffreddarsi; [ air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi•- cool off••* * *[ku:l] 1. adjective1) (slightly cold: cool weather.) fresco2) (calm or not excitable: He's very cool in a crisis.) calmo3) (not very friendly: He was very cool towards me.) freddo4) ((slang) great; terrific; fantastic: Wow, that's really cool!; You look cool in those jeans!) fantastico, favoloso2. verb1) (to make or become less warm: The jelly will cool better in the refrigerator; She cooled her hands in the stream.) raffreddare2) (to become less strong: His affection for her has cooled; Her anger cooled.) raffreddarsi3. noun(cool air or atmosphere: the cool of the evening.) fresco- coolly- coolness
- cool-headed
- cool down
- keep one's cool
- lose one's cool* * *I 1. [kuːl]1) [day, drink, water] fresco; [fabric, dress] fresco, leggero; [ colour] freddoto feel cool — [surface, wine] essere fresco
2) (calm) [approach, handling] calmo, tranquillo3) (unemotional) [ manner] freddo, distaccato; [ logic] freddo4) (unfriendly) [reception, welcome] freddo, distaccatoto be cool with o towards sb. — essere freddo verso qcn
5) (casual) [person, attitude] disinvolto, sfacciato7) colloq. (fashionable) fico, giustoa cool guy — un tipo giusto, un fico
8) AE colloq. (great)2.1) (coldness) fresco m., frescura f.2) colloq. (calm) sangue m. freddoto keep, lose one's cool — mantenere, perdere la calma
••II 1. [kuːl]1) (lower the temperature of) raffreddare [soup, pan]; mettere al fresco [ wine]; [air-conditioning, fan] rinfrescare [ room]2) fig. calmare, raffreddare [anger, passion]2.1) (get colder) [ water] raffreddarsi; [ air] rinfrescarsito leave sth. to cool — lasciare raffreddare qcs
2) (subside) [passion, enthusiasm] raffreddarsi•- cool off•• -
7 decline
I [dɪ'klaɪn]1) (waning) declino m. (of di)2) (drop) diminuzione f., calo m., ribasso m. (in, of di)3) (of health, person) peggioramento m. (in, of di)II 1. [dɪ'klaɪn]to go, fall into (a) decline — deperire, perdere le forze
1) (refuse) declinare, rifiutare [offer, honour]2) ling. declinare2.2) (wane) [empire, career] essere in declino3) (refuse) rifiutare* * *1. verb1) (to say `no' to (an invitation etc); to refuse: We declined his offer of a lift.) declinare2) (to become less strong or less good etc: His health has declined recently; Our profits have temporarily declined.) declinare; diminuire2. noun(a gradual lessening or worsening (of health, standards, quantity etc): There has been a gradual decline in the birthrate.) declino; diminuzione* * *I [dɪ'klaɪn]1) (waning) declino m. (of di)2) (drop) diminuzione f., calo m., ribasso m. (in, of di)3) (of health, person) peggioramento m. (in, of di)II 1. [dɪ'klaɪn]to go, fall into (a) decline — deperire, perdere le forze
1) (refuse) declinare, rifiutare [offer, honour]2) ling. declinare2.2) (wane) [empire, career] essere in declino3) (refuse) rifiutare -
8 damp down
* * *1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) rallentare2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) moderare* * *vt(fire) coprire* * * -
9 let up
[rain, wind, heat] diminuire; [ pressure] allentarsi* * *to become less strong or violent; to stop: I wish the rain would let up (noun let-up) diminuire, rallentare* * *1. vi + adv(bad weather) diminuire, (talker, worker) smettere, fermarsi2. vt + adv* * *[rain, wind, heat] diminuire; [ pressure] allentarsi -
10 point
I 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto
3) (extent) punto m.4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare
to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare
to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale
I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te
I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma
all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!
6) (central idea) punto m.the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...
to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque
to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto
7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?
there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare
8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.9) sport punto m.to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti
10) econ.to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti
11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.13) geogr. promontorio m.2.1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)3) (in ballet)II 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (aim, direct)to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.
to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.
to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada
2) (show)to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per
3) (in ballet, gym)4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]2.1) (indicate)to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)
2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicareto point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così
3) inform.to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)
•- point up* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento, istante6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) motivo11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) qualità12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) presa2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) puntare2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) additare, indicare3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) stuccare•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto
3) (extent) punto m.4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare
to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare
to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale
I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te
I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma
all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!
6) (central idea) punto m.the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...
to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque
to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto
7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?
there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare
8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.9) sport punto m.to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti
10) econ.to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti
11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.13) geogr. promontorio m.2.1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)3) (in ballet)II 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (aim, direct)to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.
to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.
to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada
2) (show)to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per
3) (in ballet, gym)4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]2.1) (indicate)to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)
2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicareto point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così
3) inform.to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)
•- point up -
11 good *****
[ɡʊd]1) (gen) buono (-a)he's a good man — è una brava persona, (saintly) è un sant'uomo
good manners — buona educazione f, buone maniere
(that's) good! — bene!, ottimo!
2) (pleasant: holiday, day, weather) bello (-a), (news) buono (-a), bello (-a)3) (handsome: looks, features) bello (-a)you look good in that dress — quel vestito ti dona or ti sta bene
4) (beneficial, advantageous, wholesome) buono (-a)5) (child) bravo (-a), (competent: teacher, doctor) bravo (-a), buono (-a)he's good at English/telling jokes — è bravo in inglese/a raccontare barzellette
he's good for £10 — 10 sterline le sgancia
6) (kind) gentile, buono (-a)to be good to sb — essere gentile con or verso qn
good deeds or works — buone azioni fpl, opere fpl buone
7) (considerable, not less than) buono (-a)a good many/few people — parecchia/un bel po' di gente
it's a good distance from here — dista parecchio or un bel po' da qui
8) (thorough) bello (-a)9)good morning — buongiorno2. adv1)good and strong fam — bello forte
to hold good (for) — valere (per), reggere (in)
2) esp Am, (fam: well) bene3. n1) (what is morally right) bene m2) (advantage, benefit) bene m, interesse mfor the common good — nell'interesse generale, per il bene comune
what's the good of that? — a che pro?, a che serve?
is this any good? — (will it do?) va bene questo?, (what's it like?) com'è?
that's no good to me — non mi va bene, non fa al caso mio
that's all to the good! — tanto meglio!, tanto di guadagnato!
3)the good npl — i buoni4)for good (and all) — per sempre, definitivamenteSee: -
12 dampen
['dæmpən]1) inumidire [cloth, sponge]2) fig. raffreddare [enthusiasm, ardour]; diminuire [hopes, resolve]to dampen sb.'s spirits — scoraggiare qcn
* * *1) (to make damp.) inumidire2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) attenuare, scoraggiare* * *['dæmpən]1) inumidire [cloth, sponge]2) fig. raffreddare [enthusiasm, ardour]; diminuire [hopes, resolve]to dampen sb.'s spirits — scoraggiare qcn
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13 deaden
['dedn]verbo transitivo calmare, attenuare [ pain]; attutire [ blow]; smorzare [sound, enthusiasm]; rendere insensibile, addormentare [ nerve]* * *verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) attenuare* * *['dedn]verbo transitivo calmare, attenuare [ pain]; attutire [ blow]; smorzare [sound, enthusiasm]; rendere insensibile, addormentare [ nerve] -
14 light
I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on
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