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1 oblige
[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringere2) (be helpful) fare un favore a, fare una cortesia ato be obliged to sb. — essere riconoscente a qcn.
* * *1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) obbligare2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) (fare un favore)•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obligingly* * *[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringere2) (be helpful) fare un favore a, fare una cortesia ato be obliged to sb. — essere riconoscente a qcn.
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2 oblige vt
[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringereto oblige sb to do sth — obbligare or costringere qn a fare qc
to be obliged to do sth — essere obbligato (-a) or costretto (-a) a fare qc
2) (do a favour to) fare una cortesia amuch obliged! old — molto grato!, obbligato!
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3 ♦ (to) oblige
♦ (to) oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/A v. t.2 (form.) fare un favore a; fare una cortesia a: Please oblige me by lending me fifty pounds, fammi il favore di prestarmi cinquanta sterlineB v. i.essere compiacente (o servizievole); prestarsi gentilmente (a fare qc.): When we need help, she's always happy to oblige, quando abbiamo bisogno, è sempre pronta ad aiutarci● to oblige sb. with st., fare il piacere di dare (o di prestare) qc. a q.; favorire qc. a q. □ DIALOGO → - Leaving a tip- Much obliged, obbligato; molto riconoscente. -
4 ♦ (to) oblige
♦ (to) oblige /əˈblaɪdʒ/A v. t.2 (form.) fare un favore a; fare una cortesia a: Please oblige me by lending me fifty pounds, fammi il favore di prestarmi cinquanta sterlineB v. i.essere compiacente (o servizievole); prestarsi gentilmente (a fare qc.): When we need help, she's always happy to oblige, quando abbiamo bisogno, è sempre pronta ad aiutarci● to oblige sb. with st., fare il piacere di dare (o di prestare) qc. a q.; favorire qc. a q. □ DIALOGO → - Leaving a tip- Much obliged, obbligato; molto riconoscente. -
5 get
[get] 1.1) (receive) ricevere [letter, grant]; ricevere, percepire [salary, pension]; telev. rad. ricevere, prendere [ channel]we get a lot of rain — dalle nostre parti o qui piove molto
our garden gets a lot of sun — il nostro giardino prende molto sole o è molto soleggiato
to get help with — farsi aiutare in, per
2) (inherit)to get sth. from sb. — ereditare qcs. da qcn. [article, money]; fig. prendere qcs. da qcn. [trait, feature]
3) (obtain) (by applying) ottenere [permission, divorce, licence]; trovare, ottenere [ job]; (by contacting) trovare [ plumber]; chiamare [ taxi]; (by buying) comprare, acquistare [ item]to get something for nothing, at a discount — avere qcs. per niente, con uno sconto
to get sb. sth. to get sth. for sb. (by buying) prendere o comprare qcs. a, per qcn.; I'll get sth. to eat at the airport — prenderò qcs. da mangiare all'aeroporto
4) (subscribe to) essere abbonato a [ newspaper]5) (acquire) farsi [ reputation]6) (achieve) ottenere [grade, mark, answer]he got it right — (of calculation) l'ha fatto giusto; (of answer) ha risposto bene
go and get a chair — prenda o vada a prendere una sedia
to get sb. sth. o to get sth. for sb. prendere qcs. a o per qcn.; can I get you your coat? — posso portarti il cappotto?
8) (move)can you get between the truck and the wall? — riesci a passare o infilarti tra il camion ed il muro?
where will that get you? — dove, a che cosa ti porterà?
10) (contact)11) (deal with)I'll get it — (of phone) rispondo io; (of doorbell) vado io
13) (take hold of) prendere [ person] (by per)I've got you, don't worry — ti tengo, non ti preoccupare
to get sth. from o off prendere qcs. da [shelf, table]; to get sth. from o out of — prendere qcs. da [drawer, cupboard]
14) colloq. (oblige to give)got you! — ti ho preso! (caught in act) (ti ho) beccato! ti ho visto!
16) med. prendere, contrarre [ disease]17) (use as transport) prendere [bus, train]18) (have)to have got — avere [object, money, friend etc.]
19) (start to have)to get (hold of) the idea o impression that — farsi l'idea, avere l'impressione che
20) (suffer)to get a surprise, shock — avere una sorpresa, uno choc
21) (be given as punishment) prendere [ fine]22) (hit)to get sb., sth. with — prendere o colpire qcn., qcs. con [stone, arrow]
got it! — (of target) preso!
23) (understand, hear) capire24) colloq. (annoy, affect)what gets me is... — quello che mi dà fastidio è che
25) (learn, learn of)to get to do — colloq. finire per fare
how did you get to know o hear of our organization? come siete venuti a conoscenza o da chi avete sentito parlare della nostra organizzazione? we got to know them last year — abbiamo fatto la loro conoscenza l'anno scorso
27) (start)to get (to be) — cominciare a essere o a diventare
to get to doing — colloq. cominciare a fare
28) (must)to have got to do — dover fare [homework, chore]
29) (persuade)to get sb. to do sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn.
to get sth. done — far(si) fare qcs.
31) (cause)2.I got my finger trapped in the drawer — mi sono preso o pizzicato il dito nel cassetto
1) (become) diventare [suspicious, old]how lucky, stupid can you get! — quanto si può essere fortunati, stupidi! com'è fortunata, stupida certa gente!
to get into — (as hobby) colloq. darsi a [astrology etc.]; (as job) dedicarsi a [teaching, publishing]
to get into a fight — fig. buttarsi nella mischia
4) (arrive)how did you get here? — (by what miracle) come hai fatto ad arrivare fin qua? (by what means) come sei arrivato qua?
5) (progress)6) colloq. (put on)to get into — mettere o mettersi [pyjamas, overalls]
•- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get onto- get out- get over- get up••get away with you! — colloq. ma non dire sciocchezze!
get him in that hat! — colloq. ma guardalo (un po') con quel cappello!
I'll get you for that — colloq. te la farò pagare (per questo)
he's got it bad — colloq. ha preso una bella cotta
to get it together — colloq. darsi una regolata
to tell sb. where to get off — mandare qcn. a quel paese
••to get with it — colloq. muoversi, darsi una mossa
Note:This much-used verb has no multipurpose equivalent in Italian and therefore it is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = preparare il pranzo. - Get is used in many different contexts and has many different meanings, the most important of which are the following: obtain or receive ( I got it free = l'ho avuto gratis), move or travel ( I got there in time = ci sono arrivato in tempo), have or own ( she has got black hair and green eyes = ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi), become ( I'm getting old = sto invecchiando), and understand (got the meaning? = capito?). - Get is also used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc), whose translations will be found in the appropriate entry ( chest etc). - When get + object + infinitive is used in English to mean to persuade somebody to do something, fare is used in Italian followed by an infinitive: she got me to clear the table = mi ha fatto sparecchiare la tavola. When get + object + past participle is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else, fare followed by an infinitive is also used in Italian: to get a room painted = fare verniciare una stanza. - When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich / drunk etc), diventare is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry ( rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( arricchirsi, ubriacarsi etc). - For examples and further uses of get see the entry below* * *[ɡet]past tense - got; verb1) (to receive or obtain: I got a letter this morning.) ricevere2) (to bring or buy: Please get me some food.) prendere, comprare3) (to (manage to) move, go, take, put etc: He couldn't get across the river; I got the book down from the shelf.) attraversare; prendere4) (to cause to be in a certain condition etc: You'll get me into trouble.) mettere; procurare5) (to become: You're getting old.) diventare6) (to persuade: I'll try to get him to go.) convincere7) (to arrive: When did they get home?) arrivare8) (to succeed (in doing) or to happen (to do) something: I'll soon get to know the neighbours; I got the book read last night.) riuscire a9) (to catch (a disease etc): She got measles last week.) prendersi10) (to catch (someone): The police will soon get the thief.) acciuffare11) (to understand: I didn't get the point of his story.) capire•- getaway- get-together
- get-up
- be getting on for
- get about
- get across
- get after
- get ahead
- get along
- get around
- get around to
- get at
- get away
- get away with
- get back
- get by
- get down
- get down to
- get in
- get into
- get nowhere
- get off
- get on
- get on at
- get out
- get out of
- get over
- get round
- get around to
- get round to
- get there
- get through
- get together
- get up
- get up to* * *get /gɛt/n.♦ (to) get /gɛt/A v. t.1 ottenere; procurarsi; prendere; andare a prendere; acquistare; comprare: to get a good job, ottenere un buon impiego; Where did you get the money?, dove ti sei procurato il denaro?; I got seven out of ten in the test, ho preso sette su dieci nel compito in classe; I'll get my suitcase, vado a prendere la valigia; The children got the measles, i bambini hanno preso il morbillo; Where do I get a bus to the station?, dove si prende l'autobus per la stazione?; DIALOGO → - Ordering drinks- What can I get you, gentlemen?, cosa vi porto, signori? NOTA D'USO: - to take o to get?-2 prendere; guadagnare; ricavare: He gets a good pension, prende una buona pensione; How much do you get a week?, quanto prendi alla settimana?3 ricevere: He got a computer for his birthday, per il suo compleanno ha ricevuto (in dono) un computer; Did you get my letter?, hai ricevuto la mia lettera? NOTA D'USO: - to receive o to get?-4 afferrare (fig.); capire; comprendere; cogliere (fig.): I don't get your meaning, non afferro il significato delle tue parole; Don't get me wrong!, non capirmi male!; non fraintendermi!; He didn't get the joke, non ha colto la battuta; (fig.) to get the message, capire la situazione (o l'allusione, ecc.); I don't get it: why did you do it?, non lo capisco: perché l'hai fatto?; DIALOGO → - Explaining how to do something- Have you got that?, hai capito?; (fam.) Get it?, hai capito?; ci sei?6 portare; condurre; far arrivare; far pervenire; accompagnare; far approdare (fig.): The taxi got me to the airport in time, il taxi mi fece arrivare in tempo all'aeroporto; We must get her home, dobbiamo portarla (o accompagnarla) a casa7 preparare ( un pasto): I'll get the children their supper tonight, questa sera preparo io la cena ai bambini8 mettersi in contatto con (q.); trovare (q.) ( anche al telefono); prendere ( una telefonata): «The phone is ringing» «I'll get it», «Suona il telefono» «Prendo io!»; I wanted to speak to him, but I got his answerphone, volevo parlare con lui, ma ho trovato (o mi ha risposto) la segreteria9 (fam.) trovare; avere; esserci: I never get a chance [get time] to go out with my friends, non ho mai l'occasione [il tempo] di uscire con gli amici; In summer we get plenty of sunshine here, d'estate abbiamo molto sole qui10 (causativo: seguito da compl. ogg. più verbo all'inf.) convincere; indurre; persuadere; fare: I got him to leave, lo convinsi ad andarsene; I'll get my father to do it, lo farò fare a mio padre11 (causativo: seguito da un p. p.) fare: I must get my watch repaired, devo fare riparare l'orologio; to get one's hair cut, farsi tagliare i capelli; to get sb. drunk, fare ubriacare q.12 (causativo: seguito da un part. pres. o un agg.) fare: The door was jammed but I got it open, la porta s'era incastrata ma io la feci aprire13 (causativo: seguito da una prep. di luogo) fare (più inf. di verbo di moto): Get that dog out of my room!, fai uscire quel cane dalla mia stanza!; We cannot get the table into the house, non riusciamo a fare entrare la tavola in casa14 (fam.) colpire (fig.); commuovere; eccitare; emozionare: That music really gets (to) me, quella musica mi commuove proprio15 (fam.) infastidire; seccare; urtare (fig.); dare ai nervi a (q.); fare rabbia a (q.): It really gets (to) me when she starts complaining, quando comincia a lagnarsi, mi dà proprio ai nervi16 (fam.) cogliere in fallo; beccare, prendere in castagna (fam.): I don't know: you've got me there!, non so rispondere: mi hai preso in castagna!17 (fam.) recepire; notare; osservare: Did you get the look on his face?, hai notato che faccia aveva (o che faccia ha fatto)?18 (fam.) beccare, pescare (fam.); acchiappare: They escaped from the island prison, but the coastguard got them, sono fuggiti dal carcere dell'isola, ma li ha beccati la guardia costiera19 beccare (fam.); colpire; prendere; ferire; ammazzare; The bullet got me on the left leg, la pallottola mi colpì (o mi prese) alla gamba sinistra20 (idiom., in numerose espressioni indicanti spostamento, cambiamento, ecc.; per es.:) to get the children ready for school, preparare i bambini per la (o per mandarli a) scuola; to get one's hands dirty, sporcarsi le mani21 ( slang; soltanto all'imper.) accidenti a; ma guarda (un po')!; maledizione!: Get you! Who do you think you are?, accidenti a te (o, fam., ti prenda un colpo)! Chi credi d'essere?B v. i.1 andare; arrivare; giungere; pervenire: We got to London at 8.30 a.m., siamo arrivati a Londra alle 8 e 30; to get home late, arrivare tardi a casa; We got to the station on time, siamo arrivati alla stazione in orario2 diventare; divenire; farsi: I'm getting old, sto diventando vecchio; It's getting late, si fa tardi3 riuscire a; fare in modo di; farcela a (fam.): I'll tell him, if I get to see him, se riesco a vederlo, glielo dico; She never gets to drive the new car, non ce la fa mai a prendere (o a usare) la macchina nuova4 (nella voce passiva) essere; venire; rimanere: The hare got caught in the net, la lepre rimase impigliata nella rete5 (fam.) mettersi a; cominciare: Whenever we meet, he gets talking about our school days, tutte le volte che c'incontriamo, si mette a parlare di quando andavamo a scuola6 (idiom., in numerose espressioni indicanti cambiamento o trasformazione; per es.:) to get angry, arrabbiarsi; to be getting cold, raffreddarsi; to get drunk, ubriacarsi; to get ill, ammalarsi; to get married, sposarsi; to get old, invecchiare; to get ready, prepararsi; to get rich, arricchirsi; to get tired, stancarsi; to get wet, bagnarsi; prendere la pioggiaC nelle loc.:1 – to have got (con got pleonastico) avere; possedere: He's got a lot of money, ha un mucchio di soldi; possiede un bel po' di denaro; Mary has got red hair, Mary ha i capelli rossi; What have you got in your hand?, che cosa hai (o tieni) in mano?3 (seguito da un inf.) – to have got to, avere da; dovere; essere tenuto a; bisognare, occorrere (impers.): I've got to see my solicitor, devo andare dall'avvocato; The doctor says I've got to eat less, il medico dice che devo mangiare di meno; You haven't got to do it, non devi (mica) farlo ( se non vuoi); non sei tenuto a farlo; non occorre tu lo faccia (cfr. You mustn't do it, non devi farlo; non voglio, o non sta bene, ecc., che tu lo faccia)● to get above oneself, montarsi la testa; inorgoglirsi □ to get accustomed to ► accustomed □ to get the axe ► axe □ to get one's chance, riuscire ad avere un'occasione □ to get going, muoversi; andarsene □ to get st. in one's head, mettersi in testa qc. □ to get it, capire, afferrare; (fam.) essere rimproverato (o punito); buscarle, prenderle □ to get to know sb., fare la conoscenza di q.; conoscere (meglio) q. □ ( slang) Get a life!, impara a vivere!; impara a stare al mondo! □ to get to like sb., prendere q. in simpatia □ to get to like st., prendere gusto a qc. □ ( slang, USA) to get with the program, mettersi al passo (con qc.) NOTA D'USO: - to give o to get?-.* * *[get] 1.1) (receive) ricevere [letter, grant]; ricevere, percepire [salary, pension]; telev. rad. ricevere, prendere [ channel]we get a lot of rain — dalle nostre parti o qui piove molto
our garden gets a lot of sun — il nostro giardino prende molto sole o è molto soleggiato
to get help with — farsi aiutare in, per
2) (inherit)to get sth. from sb. — ereditare qcs. da qcn. [article, money]; fig. prendere qcs. da qcn. [trait, feature]
3) (obtain) (by applying) ottenere [permission, divorce, licence]; trovare, ottenere [ job]; (by contacting) trovare [ plumber]; chiamare [ taxi]; (by buying) comprare, acquistare [ item]to get something for nothing, at a discount — avere qcs. per niente, con uno sconto
to get sb. sth. to get sth. for sb. (by buying) prendere o comprare qcs. a, per qcn.; I'll get sth. to eat at the airport — prenderò qcs. da mangiare all'aeroporto
4) (subscribe to) essere abbonato a [ newspaper]5) (acquire) farsi [ reputation]6) (achieve) ottenere [grade, mark, answer]he got it right — (of calculation) l'ha fatto giusto; (of answer) ha risposto bene
go and get a chair — prenda o vada a prendere una sedia
to get sb. sth. o to get sth. for sb. prendere qcs. a o per qcn.; can I get you your coat? — posso portarti il cappotto?
8) (move)can you get between the truck and the wall? — riesci a passare o infilarti tra il camion ed il muro?
where will that get you? — dove, a che cosa ti porterà?
10) (contact)11) (deal with)I'll get it — (of phone) rispondo io; (of doorbell) vado io
13) (take hold of) prendere [ person] (by per)I've got you, don't worry — ti tengo, non ti preoccupare
to get sth. from o off prendere qcs. da [shelf, table]; to get sth. from o out of — prendere qcs. da [drawer, cupboard]
14) colloq. (oblige to give)got you! — ti ho preso! (caught in act) (ti ho) beccato! ti ho visto!
16) med. prendere, contrarre [ disease]17) (use as transport) prendere [bus, train]18) (have)to have got — avere [object, money, friend etc.]
19) (start to have)to get (hold of) the idea o impression that — farsi l'idea, avere l'impressione che
20) (suffer)to get a surprise, shock — avere una sorpresa, uno choc
21) (be given as punishment) prendere [ fine]22) (hit)to get sb., sth. with — prendere o colpire qcn., qcs. con [stone, arrow]
got it! — (of target) preso!
23) (understand, hear) capire24) colloq. (annoy, affect)what gets me is... — quello che mi dà fastidio è che
25) (learn, learn of)to get to do — colloq. finire per fare
how did you get to know o hear of our organization? come siete venuti a conoscenza o da chi avete sentito parlare della nostra organizzazione? we got to know them last year — abbiamo fatto la loro conoscenza l'anno scorso
27) (start)to get (to be) — cominciare a essere o a diventare
to get to doing — colloq. cominciare a fare
28) (must)to have got to do — dover fare [homework, chore]
29) (persuade)to get sb. to do sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn.
to get sth. done — far(si) fare qcs.
31) (cause)2.I got my finger trapped in the drawer — mi sono preso o pizzicato il dito nel cassetto
1) (become) diventare [suspicious, old]how lucky, stupid can you get! — quanto si può essere fortunati, stupidi! com'è fortunata, stupida certa gente!
to get into — (as hobby) colloq. darsi a [astrology etc.]; (as job) dedicarsi a [teaching, publishing]
to get into a fight — fig. buttarsi nella mischia
4) (arrive)how did you get here? — (by what miracle) come hai fatto ad arrivare fin qua? (by what means) come sei arrivato qua?
5) (progress)6) colloq. (put on)to get into — mettere o mettersi [pyjamas, overalls]
•- get at- get away- get back- get by- get down- get in- get into- get off- get on- get onto- get out- get over- get up••get away with you! — colloq. ma non dire sciocchezze!
get him in that hat! — colloq. ma guardalo (un po') con quel cappello!
I'll get you for that — colloq. te la farò pagare (per questo)
he's got it bad — colloq. ha preso una bella cotta
to get it together — colloq. darsi una regolata
to tell sb. where to get off — mandare qcn. a quel paese
••to get with it — colloq. muoversi, darsi una mossa
Note:This much-used verb has no multipurpose equivalent in Italian and therefore it is very often translated by choosing a synonym: to get lunch = to prepare lunch = preparare il pranzo. - Get is used in many different contexts and has many different meanings, the most important of which are the following: obtain or receive ( I got it free = l'ho avuto gratis), move or travel ( I got there in time = ci sono arrivato in tempo), have or own ( she has got black hair and green eyes = ha i capelli neri e gli occhi verdi), become ( I'm getting old = sto invecchiando), and understand (got the meaning? = capito?). - Get is also used in many idiomatic expressions ( to get something off one's chest etc), whose translations will be found in the appropriate entry ( chest etc). - When get + object + infinitive is used in English to mean to persuade somebody to do something, fare is used in Italian followed by an infinitive: she got me to clear the table = mi ha fatto sparecchiare la tavola. When get + object + past participle is used to express the idea that a job is done not by you but by somebody else, fare followed by an infinitive is also used in Italian: to get a room painted = fare verniciare una stanza. - When get has the meaning of become and is followed by an adjective (to get rich / drunk etc), diventare is sometimes useful but check the appropriate entry ( rich, drunk etc) as a single verb often suffices ( arricchirsi, ubriacarsi etc). - For examples and further uses of get see the entry below -
6 noblesse
noblesse /nəʊˈblɛs/n. [u](con l'art. determ.) (la) nobiltà; (i) nobili● ( spesso iron.) Noblesse oblige, noblesse oblige (franc.). -
7 force
I 1. [fɔːs]1) (physical strength, impact) (of blow, collision) forza f., violenza f.; (of fall) impatto m.2) (physical means) forza f. (anche mil.)3) fig. (of intellect, memory, logic, etc.) forza f.from force of habit, of circumstance — per forza d'abitudine, per cause di forza maggiore
4) (influence) forza f.7) fis. forza f.8) meteor.9) in force (in large numbers, strength) in forze; (effective) [law, prices, ban] in vigore2.nome plurale forces mil. (anche armed forces)II 1. [fɔːs]1) (compel, oblige) forzare, obbligare, costringere ( to do a fare)the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents — il terremoto costrinse centinaia di residenti a evacuare
2) (push, thrust)to force sb. up against sth. — spingere qcn. contro qcs.
3) (apply great pressure to) forzare [door, lock, safe]; sforzare [ screw]to force an entry — dir. entrare con la forza
4) agr. (speed up growth) forzare la crescita di [ plant]; ingrassare, mettere all'ingrasso [ animal]2.to force oneself — sforzarsi ( to do di fare)
•- force in- force on- force up••to force sb.'s hand — forzare la mano a qcn
* * *[fo:s] 1. noun1) (strength or power that can be felt: the force of the wind.) forza2) (a person or thing that has great power: the forces of Nature.) forza3) ((sometimes with capital) a group of men prepared for action: the police force; the Royal Air Force.) forza2. verb1) (to make (someone or something) do something, go somewhere etc, often against his etc will: He forced me to give him money.) forzare, costringere2) (to achieve by strength or effort: He forced a smile despite his grief.) strappare•- forced- forceful
- forcefully
- forces
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- into force* * *I 1. [fɔːs]1) (physical strength, impact) (of blow, collision) forza f., violenza f.; (of fall) impatto m.2) (physical means) forza f. (anche mil.)3) fig. (of intellect, memory, logic, etc.) forza f.from force of habit, of circumstance — per forza d'abitudine, per cause di forza maggiore
4) (influence) forza f.7) fis. forza f.8) meteor.9) in force (in large numbers, strength) in forze; (effective) [law, prices, ban] in vigore2.nome plurale forces mil. (anche armed forces)II 1. [fɔːs]1) (compel, oblige) forzare, obbligare, costringere ( to do a fare)the earthquake forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents — il terremoto costrinse centinaia di residenti a evacuare
2) (push, thrust)to force sb. up against sth. — spingere qcn. contro qcs.
3) (apply great pressure to) forzare [door, lock, safe]; sforzare [ screw]to force an entry — dir. entrare con la forza
4) agr. (speed up growth) forzare la crescita di [ plant]; ingrassare, mettere all'ingrasso [ animal]2.to force oneself — sforzarsi ( to do di fare)
•- force in- force on- force up••to force sb.'s hand — forzare la mano a qcn
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8 bind
I [baɪnd]nome colloq. seccatura f., scocciatura f.••II 1. [baɪnd]to be in a bind — AE colloq. essere nei pasticci
2) (constrain)to bind sb. to do — [law, oath] obbligare qcn. a fare
to be bound by — [ person] essere tenuto per [law, oath]
3) (unite) (anche bind together) legare, unire [people, community]4) sart. bordare [ edge]5) (in bookbinding) rilegare [ book]6) gastr. legare [ mixture]2.- bind up* * *past tense, past participle - bound; verb1) (to tie up: The doctor bound up the patient's leg with a bandage; The robbers bound up the bank manager with rope.) fasciare; legare2) (to fasten together and put a cover on the pages of (a book): Bind this book in leather.) rilegare•- binding- - bound* * *[baɪnd] bound vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (tie together, make fast) legare, fig legare, unire, Culin legare, (Sewing: seam) orlare, (book) rilegare2) (encircle) avvolgere, (wound, arm) fasciare, bendare3)to bind sb to sth/to do sth — obbligare qn a qc/a fare qcthe authorities are legally bound to take action — le autorità sono obbligate per legge ad intervenire
2. n(fam: nuisance) scocciatura•- bind up* * *bind /baɪnd/n. [cu]1 (fam.) seccatura; scocciatura (fam.): It's a real bind, having to fetch them, è una bella scocciatura dover andare a prenderli2 (fam.) difficoltà; guaio; grana; pasticcio: to be in a bind, trovarsi in difficoltà (o nei pasticci); to put sb. in a bind, mettere q. in una posizione difficile; creare delle grane per q.4 (mus.) legatura.(to) bind /baɪnd/(pass. e p. p. bound)A v. t.1 legare; assicurare: They bound my hands, mi hanno legato le mani; to bind sb. hand and foot, legare q. mani e piedi; He was bound and gagged, è stato legato e imbavagliato; to bind st. fast, assicurare bene qc.2 (fig.) legare; unire; tenere unito: A common ideal binds them together, li unisce un ideale comune4 allogare come apprendista; mettere a bottega: He was bound to a tailor for three years, è stato messo a bottega da un sarto per tre anni7 bordare; profilare8 rendere compatto; rassodare; amalgamare; far legare: to bind the soil, rendere compatto il terreno; Add an egg to bind the mixture, aggiungete un uovo per legare il compostoB v. i.1 rassodarsi; legare; coagularsi; amalgamarsi: Heat makes clay bind, il calore fa rassodare l'argilla2 (chim.) legare3 (mecc.) grippare, gripparsi; incepparsi; bloccarsi: Rust has caused the lock to bind, la serratura s'è bloccata per la ruggine● to bind oneself, impegnarsi (a fare qc.); vincolarsi.* * *I [baɪnd]nome colloq. seccatura f., scocciatura f.••II 1. [baɪnd]to be in a bind — AE colloq. essere nei pasticci
2) (constrain)to bind sb. to do — [law, oath] obbligare qcn. a fare
to be bound by — [ person] essere tenuto per [law, oath]
3) (unite) (anche bind together) legare, unire [people, community]4) sart. bordare [ edge]5) (in bookbinding) rilegare [ book]6) gastr. legare [ mixture]2.- bind up -
9 accommodate ac·com·mo·date vt
[ə'kɒmədeɪt]1) (lodge, have room for: person) ospitare, alloggiare, (thing) ospitare, accogliere2) (oblige, help) favorire, (satisfy) venire incontro a3) (differences) conciliare4)FALSE FRIEND: accommodate is not translated by the Italian word accomodare(adjust to: idea, situation)
accommodate o.s. to — venire incontro a, adattarsi a -
10 accommodate
[ə'kɒmədeɪt] 1.1) (provide room, space for) [person, hotel] alloggiare, ospitare; [vehicle, building] contenere2) (adapt to) adattarsi a [change, view]2.to accommodate oneself to — adattarsi a [change, different viewpoint]
* * *[ə'komədeit]1) (to find or be a place for: The house could accommodate two families.) alloggiare, accogliere2) (to oblige: They did their best to accommodate him by carrying out his wishes.) compiacere•- accommodation* * *[ə'kɒmədeɪt] 1.1) (provide room, space for) [person, hotel] alloggiare, ospitare; [vehicle, building] contenere2) (adapt to) adattarsi a [change, view]2.to accommodate oneself to — adattarsi a [change, different viewpoint]
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