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1 substance *** sub·stance n
['sʌbst(ə)ns](gen) sostanzato lack substance — (argument) essere debole, (accusation) essere privo (-a) di fondamento, (film, book) essere scarso (-a) di contenuto
in substance — sostanzialmente, fondamentalmente
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2 bone
I 1. [bəʊn]1) (of human, animal) osso m.; (of fish) lisca f., spina f.chicken on, off the bone — pollo con l'osso, disossato
2) (in corset) stecca f.2.nome plurale bones (animal skeleton) ossa f., scheletro m.sing.; (human remains) resti m. umani, scheletro m.sing.••bone of contention — oggetto del contendere o pomo della discordia
close to the bone — (wounding) offensivo; (racy) sconcio
to cut sth. to the bone — ridurre qcs. all'osso
to feel sth. in one's bones — sentirsi qcs. nelle ossa
to have a bone to pick with sb. — avere una questione da sistemare con qcn.
to make no bones about sth. — non farsi scrupoli di qcs.
sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — prov. raglio d'asino non sale al cielo
II [bəʊn]to work one's fingers to the bone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare
verbo transitivo disossare [joint, chicken]; spinare, togliere le lische a [ fish]* * *[bəun] 1. noun1) (the hard substance forming the skeleton of man, animals etc: Bone decays far more slowly than flesh.) osso; lisca, spina2) (a piece of this substance: She broke two of the bones in her foot.) osso2. verb(to take the bones out of (fish etc).) disossare; togliere le spine- bony- bone china
- bone idle
- a bone of contention
- have a bone to pick with someone
- have a bone to pick with
- to the bone* * *I 1. [bəʊn]1) (of human, animal) osso m.; (of fish) lisca f., spina f.chicken on, off the bone — pollo con l'osso, disossato
2) (in corset) stecca f.2.nome plurale bones (animal skeleton) ossa f., scheletro m.sing.; (human remains) resti m. umani, scheletro m.sing.••bone of contention — oggetto del contendere o pomo della discordia
close to the bone — (wounding) offensivo; (racy) sconcio
to cut sth. to the bone — ridurre qcs. all'osso
to feel sth. in one's bones — sentirsi qcs. nelle ossa
to have a bone to pick with sb. — avere una questione da sistemare con qcn.
to make no bones about sth. — non farsi scrupoli di qcs.
sticks and stones may break my bones (but words will never harm me) — prov. raglio d'asino non sale al cielo
II [bəʊn]to work one's fingers to the bone — lavorare sodo, sgobbare
verbo transitivo disossare [joint, chicken]; spinare, togliere le lische a [ fish] -
3 medicine
['medsn] [AE 'medɪsn]1) U (discipline) medicina f., scienza f. medica2) С (drug) medicina f., farmaco m.••to give sb. a taste of their own medicine — ripagare qcn. con la stessa moneta
* * *['medsin]1) (a substance, especially a liquid for swallowing, that is used to treat or keep away disease or illness: a dose of medicine.) medicina, farmaco2) (the science of curing people who are ill, or making their suffering less (especially by means other than surgery): He is studying medicine.) medicina•- medicinally* * *['medsn] [AE 'medɪsn]1) U (discipline) medicina f., scienza f. medica2) С (drug) medicina f., farmaco m.••to give sb. a taste of their own medicine — ripagare qcn. con la stessa moneta
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4 tough ****
[tʌf]1) (substance, fabric) resistente, duro (-a), (conditions, regulations) duro (-a), (meat) duro (-a), tiglioso (-a), (journey) faticoso (-a), duro (-a), (task, problem, situation) difficile, (fig: resistance) tenace, (fight) accanito (-a)tough leather gloves — guanti mpl di pelle resistente
it was tough, but I managed okay — è stata dura ma ce l'ho fatta
2) (person: hardy, resilient) robusto (-a), resistente, (mentally strong) resistente, tenace, (hard: in character) inflessibile, (rough) violento (-a), brutale3)(
fam: unfortunate) but it was tough on the others — ma è stata una sfortuna per gli altriif you can't get here on time, that's your tough luck! — (unsympathetic) se non ce la fai ad arrivare in orario, peggio per te!
2. n(fam: gangster, lout) delinquente m/f
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