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♦ race (1) /reɪs/n.1 (spec. sport) corsa; gara ( di velocità): (fig.) a race against time, una corsa contro il tempo; a horse race, una corsa di cavalli; una corsa ippica; boat race ► boat; (polit.) arms race, corsa agli armamenti; (fig.) a race for power, una corsa al potere; to lose a race, perdere una corsa; to win a race, vincere una corsa3 (fig., lett.) vita: The old man's race was nearly run, la vita del vecchio era ormai giunta al suo termine● ( sport USA) race car, macchina (o auto) da corsa □ race card, programma delle corse □ race day, giorno di gara □ ( sport) race director, direttore di gara □ (polit.) the race for president, la corsa alla presidenza □ ( nelle corse) race leader, capoclassifica; corridore in testa alla gara □ race meeting, ( ciclismo) riunione in pista; (ipp.) riunione ippica; ( anche) corse dei cani □ race-track, (autom.) pista; ( USA) ippodromo □ ( sport) race-walking, la marcia □ ( sport) to run a race, fare una corsa.♦ race (2) /reɪs/n.1 razza: the human race, la razza umana; mixed-race, di sangue misto; the white race, la razza bianca; (fig.) the race of heroes, la stirpe degli eroi; a man of noble race, un uomo di nobile discendenza2 (bot., zool.) sottospecie● race relations, relazioni interrazziali (o interetniche) □ race riot, sommossa razziale.NOTA D'USO: - race o breed?- race (3) /reɪs/n.(bot.) radice di zenzero.(to) race /reɪs/A v. i.1 (spec. sport) correre; partecipare a una gara; gareggiare: to race for the same team, correre per gli stessi colori2 precipitarsi; correre: to race for the bus, correre per prendere l'autobus; She raced past me, mi ha superato di corsa; He raced round the corner, ha svoltato a tutta velocità; (fig.) My thoughts were racing, i pensieri mi sfrecciavano nella menteB v. t.1 fare a gara ( in corsa) con (q.): I'll race you to the corner, ti sfido a chi arriva per primo all'angolo4 accelerare; affrettare: The bill was raced through the Commons, l'approvazione del disegno di legge dalla Camera dei Comuni è stata accelerata● ( sport) to race flat out, andare a tutta birra □ to race against sb., gareggiare ( in corsa) con q.; correre contro q. -
2 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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