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1 out *****
[aʊt]1. adv1) (gen) fuorito be out and about again ( Brit); to be out and around again Am — essere di nuovo in piedi
the ball is out Sport — la palla è fuori
they're out in the garden — sono fuori in giardino
Mr Green is out — il signor Green non c'è or è uscito
out (loud)! — parla forte!2)she's out in Kuwait — è via in Kuwait
the boat was 10 miles out — la barca era a 10 miglia dalla costa
it carried us out to sea — ci portò al largo
3) figto be out — (person: unconscious) essere privo (-a) di sensi, (on strike) essere in sciopero, (out of game etc) essere eliminato (-a), (out of fashion) essere out inv or passato (-a) di moda, (have appeared: sun, moon) splendere, (flowers) sbocciare, (news, secret) essere rivelato (-a), (book) uscire, (extinguished: fire, light, gas) essere spento (-a)
she is out and away the best — è di gran lunga la migliore
he was out in his reckoning (by 5%) — si sbagliava nei suoi calcoli (del 5%)
before the week was out — prima della fine della settimana
4)he's out for all he can get — sta cercando di trarne il massimo profitto
5)they're out to get me — mi danno la caccia
2.out of prep
1) (outside, beyond) fuorito feel out of it fam — sentirsi escluso (-a)
to go out of the house — uscire di casa
we're well out of it fam — per fortuna ne siamo fuori
2) (cause, motive) per3) (origin, source) daBlue Ribbon, by Black Rum out of Grenada (esp) Horse-breeding — Blue Ribbon, figlio di Black Rum e Grenada
it was like something out of a nightmare — era come in un incubo
4) (from among) su1
out of every 3 smokers — 1 fumatore su 39
marks out of 10 — 9 punti su 105) (without) senzato be out of sth — essere rimasto (-a) senza qc
it's out of stock Comm — non è disponibile
3. nSee:in 3.4. vt -
2 out of the question
(not to be thought of as possible; not to be done: It is quite out of the question for you to go out tonight.) fuori questione, impossibile -
3 out of control
(not under the authority or power of someone: The brakes failed and the car went out of control; Those children are completely out of control (= wild and disobedient).) fuori controllo -
4 out of action
(not working: My car's out of action this week.) fuori uso -
5 out of fashion
(not fashionable: Long skirts are out of fashion at present.) fuori moda -
6 out of shape
(not in the proper shape: I sat on my hat and it's rather out of shape.) sformato -
7 out of the/someone's way
((not) blocking someone's progress, or occupying space that is needed by someone: Don't leave your bicycle where it will get in the way of pedestrians; Will I be in the/your way if I work at this table?; `Get out of my way!' he said rudely.) (in mezzo), (tra i piedi); (fuori dai piedi) -
8 out of season
(not in season.) fuori stagione -
9 out of tune
( not in tune) fuori tono -
10 out of place
1) (not suitable (to the occasion etc): His clothes are quite out of place at a formal dinner.) inadeguato2) (not in the proper position; untidy: Although he had had to run most of the way, he arrived with not a hair out of place.) fuori posto -
11 out of
1) (from inside: He took it out of the bag.) fuori da2) (not in: Mr Smith is out of the office; out of danger; out of sight.) fuori3) (from among: Four out of five people like this song.) su4) (having none left: She is quite out of breath.) senza5) (because of: He did it out of curiosity/spite.) per6) (from: He drank the lemonade straight out of the bottle.) da* * *out of► out (1) -
12 out of order
1) (not working (properly): The machine is out of order.) guasto2) (not correct according to what is regularly done, especially in meetings etc: He was out of order in saying that.) inammissibile -
13 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).)2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) -
14 out of touch (with)
1) (not in communication (with).)2) (not sympathetic or understanding (towards): Older people sometimes seem out of touch with the modern world.) -
15 out of it
1) (not part of a group, activity etc: I felt a bit out of it at the party.) isolato2) (no longer involved in something: That was a crazy scheme - I'm glad to be out of it.) esserne fuori -
16 out of mind
(an expression describing a situation in which someone is forgotten when he/she is not around: They used to be close friends, but since he left it has become a case of out of sight, out of mind.) scomparso -
17 out of sorts
1) (slightly unwell: I felt a bit out of sorts after last night's heavy meal.) indisposto2) (not in good spirits or temper: He's been a little out of sorts since they told him to stay at home.) di malumore -
18 out for the count
1) ((of a boxer) still not standing after the count of ten.) al tappeto2) (exhausted; asleep: He was out for the count for several hours after his long walk.) al tappeto -
19 out of focus
(giving or not giving a clear picture: These photographs are out of focus.) a fuoco; sfuocato -
20 out of joint
((of a limb etc) not in the correct place; dislocated: He put his shoulder out of joint when he moved the wardrobe.) slogato
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