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1 appearance
[ə'pɪərəns] 1.1) (of person, invention, symptom) comparsa f.2) cinem. teatr. telev. comparsa f.; apparizione f.3) (public, sporting) apparizione f.4) dir. (in court) comparsa f., comparizione f.5) (look) (of person) apparenza f., aspetto m.; (of district, object) aspetto m."smart appearance essential" — "si richiede bella presenza"
6) (semblance)to give the appearance of sth., of doing — dare l'impressione di qcs., di fare
it had all the appearances o every appearance of aveva tutta l'aria di; an appearance of objectivity — una parvenza di obiettività
7) (of book, article) pubblicazione f.2.nome plurale appearances (external show) apparenze f.to judge o go by appearances giudicare dalle apparenze; for the sake of appearances for appearances' sake per salvare le apparenze; to keep up appearances salvare le apparenze; to all appearances — all'apparenza, a quanto pare
* * *1) (what can be seen (of a person, thing etc): From his appearance he seemed very wealthy.) apparenza2) (the act of coming into view or coming into a place: The thieves ran off at the sudden appearance of two policemen.) apparizione3) (the act of coming before or presenting oneself/itself before the public or a judge etc: his first appearance on the stage.) apparizione* * *[ə'pɪərəns] 1.1) (of person, invention, symptom) comparsa f.2) cinem. teatr. telev. comparsa f.; apparizione f.3) (public, sporting) apparizione f.4) dir. (in court) comparsa f., comparizione f.5) (look) (of person) apparenza f., aspetto m.; (of district, object) aspetto m."smart appearance essential" — "si richiede bella presenza"
6) (semblance)to give the appearance of sth., of doing — dare l'impressione di qcs., di fare
it had all the appearances o every appearance of aveva tutta l'aria di; an appearance of objectivity — una parvenza di obiettività
7) (of book, article) pubblicazione f.2.nome plurale appearances (external show) apparenze f.to judge o go by appearances giudicare dalle apparenze; for the sake of appearances for appearances' sake per salvare le apparenze; to keep up appearances salvare le apparenze; to all appearances — all'apparenza, a quanto pare
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2 person ***** per·son n
['pɜːsn]pl2) persons, Gram, Law persona3) (body, physical presence) figura, personale m, (appearance) aspetto -
3 unkempt
[ʌn'kempt]* * *unkempt /ʌnˈkɛmpt/a.in disordine; trasandato: He was unshaven and unkempt, aveva la barba non fatta ed era tutto in disordine; unkempt appearance, aspetto trasandato; unkempt beard, barba incolta.* * *[ʌn'kempt] -
4 gentlemanly
['dʒentlmənlɪ]* * *adjective ((of men) polite; well-mannered: gentlemanly behaviour.) da gentiluomo* * *gentlemanly /ˈdʒɛntlmənlɪ/ gentlemanliness n. [u].* * *['dʒentlmənlɪ] -
5 neglected
[nɪ'glektɪd] 1. 2.aggettivo [person, appearance] trascurato, trasandato; [garden, building] trascurato, abbandonato* * *neglected /nɪˈglɛktɪd/a.1 negletto; trascurato; dimenticato* * *[nɪ'glektɪd] 1. 2.aggettivo [person, appearance] trascurato, trasandato; [garden, building] trascurato, abbandonato -
6 tidiness
['taɪdɪnɪs]nome (of place) ordine m.; (of person, appearance) aspetto m. accurato* * *noun ordine, accuratezza* * *tidiness /ˈtaɪdɪnəs/n. [u]ordine; accuratezza; lindezza; nettezza; pulizia.* * *['taɪdɪnɪs]nome (of place) ordine m.; (of person, appearance) aspetto m. accurato -
7 untidiness
[ʌn'taɪdɪnɪs]nome (of house, room, desk) disordine m., confusione f.; (of person, appearance) sciatteria f., trasandatezza f.* * *untidiness /ʌnˈtaɪdɪnəs/n. [u]disordine; trasandatezza: The untidiness of their house is unbelievable, il disordine in casa loro è incredibile; We broke up because of his untidiness, ci siamo separati per via del suo essere disordinato.* * *[ʌn'taɪdɪnɪs]nome (of house, room, desk) disordine m., confusione f.; (of person, appearance) sciatteria f., trasandatezza f. -
8 ugly
['ʌglɪ]1) (hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] brutto; [ sound] sgradevole, fastidioso; [ wound] bruttoto be an ugly sight — essere una visione sgradevole o un brutto spettacolo
2) (vicious) [situation, conflict] brutto, pericoloso; [tactics, campaign] vile, abiettoto give sb. an ugly look — lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.
to be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] essere in tumulto o subbuglio; [ individual] essere di pessimo umore
••an ugly customer — colloq. un brutto tipo, un tipo pericoloso
* * *1) (unpleasant to look at: She is rather an ugly young woman.) brutto2) (unpleasant, nasty or dangerous: ugly black clouds; The crowd was in an ugly mood.) minaccioso•- ugliness* * *['ʌglɪ]1) (hideous) [person, appearance, furniture, building] brutto; [ sound] sgradevole, fastidioso; [ wound] bruttoto be an ugly sight — essere una visione sgradevole o un brutto spettacolo
2) (vicious) [situation, conflict] brutto, pericoloso; [tactics, campaign] vile, abiettoto give sb. an ugly look — lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.
to be in an ugly mood — [group, mob] essere in tumulto o subbuglio; [ individual] essere di pessimo umore
••an ugly customer — colloq. un brutto tipo, un tipo pericoloso
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9 tousled
['taʊzld] 1. 2.* * *['taʊzld] 1. 2. -
10 formidable for·mi·dable adj
['fɔːmɪdəbl](task, difficulties) formidabile, terribile, (person, appearance) che incute rispetto -
11 neglect
I [nɪ'glekt]1) (lack of care) (of person) negligenza f., trascuratezza f.; (of building, garden) abbandono m., incuria f.; (of health) (il) trascurare; (of appearance) trascuratezza f., trasandatezza f.2) (lack of interest) indifferenza f., disinteresse m. (of per, nei confronti di)II 1. [nɪ'glekt]1) (fail to care for) trascurare [health, appearance, house, garden]2) (ignore) trascurare [person, problem, work]; disinteressarsi di [industry, economy]; non tenere conto di [needs, wishes, offer, opportunity]3) (fail)2.* * *[ni'ɡlekt] 1. verb1) (to treat carelessly or not give enough attention to: He neglected his work.) trascurare2) (to fail (to do something): He neglected to answer the letter.) dimenticare2. noun(lack of care and attention: The garden is suffering from neglect.) abbandono, trascuratezza* * *neglect /nɪˈglɛkt/n. [u]1 ( anche leg.) negligenza; trascuratezza; noncuranza: neglect of one's duty, il trascurare il proprio dovere; inadempienza; omissione di atti d'ufficio(to) neglect /nɪˈglɛkt/v. t.1 trascurare; negligere ( raro): to neglect one's duties, trascurare i propri doveri; venire meno ai propri obblighi; to neglect one's friends, trascurare i propri amici2 dimenticare; tralasciare: Don't neglect to reply to your father, non dimenticare di rispondere a tuo padre!* * *I [nɪ'glekt]1) (lack of care) (of person) negligenza f., trascuratezza f.; (of building, garden) abbandono m., incuria f.; (of health) (il) trascurare; (of appearance) trascuratezza f., trasandatezza f.2) (lack of interest) indifferenza f., disinteresse m. (of per, nei confronti di)II 1. [nɪ'glekt]1) (fail to care for) trascurare [health, appearance, house, garden]2) (ignore) trascurare [person, problem, work]; disinteressarsi di [industry, economy]; non tenere conto di [needs, wishes, offer, opportunity]3) (fail)2. -
12 tidy
I 1. ['taɪdɪ]1) [house, room, desk, person] ordinato; [garden, work, appearance] curato; [ hair] in ordine2) colloq. [ amount] bello, discreto2. II ['taɪdɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo tidy out- tidy out- tidy up* * *1. adjective1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) ordinato2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) considerevole2. verb((sometimes with up, away etc) to put in good order; to make neat: He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.) riordinare- tidily- tidiness* * *['taɪdɪ](gen) ordinato (-a), in ordine, (hair, dress) in ordine, curato (-a), a posto, (room) lindo (-a), (work) accurato (-a), (drawing) pulito (-a), (person: in appearance) curato (-a), (in character) ordinato (-a), (mind) organizzato (-a)a tidy sum fam — una bella sommetta
2. vt(also: tidy up) (room, toys) mettere in ordine, riordinare, (one's hair) ravviarsi•- tidy out- tidy up* * *tidy /ˈtaɪdɪ/A a.1 ordinato; accurato; assettato; lindo; netto; preciso; pulito; in ordine: a tidy person [room], una persona [stanza] ordinata; a tidy little house, una casetta tutta in ordine2 (fam.) considerevole; ragguardevole; notevole: a tidy sum [estate], una somma [una proprietà] ragguardevoleB n.2 astuccio; busta3 contenitore; cestino, recipiente ( per la carta straccia, i rifiuti, ecc.); portaoggetti: a street tidy, un recipiente per i rifiuti collocato sulla pubblica via.(to) tidy /ˈtaɪdɪ/v. t. e i.( spesso to tidy up) assettare; rassettare; riordinare: I must tidy up my room, devo rassettare la mia camera● to tidy one's hair, ravviarsi i capelli □ to tidy oneself up, mettersi in ordine; rassettarsi.* * *I 1. ['taɪdɪ]1) [house, room, desk, person] ordinato; [garden, work, appearance] curato; [ hair] in ordine2) colloq. [ amount] bello, discreto2. II ['taɪdɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo tidy out- tidy out- tidy up -
13 personal
['pɜːsənl] 1.aggettivo [opinion, problem, attack, freedom, income, choice, profit, matter] personale; [ life] privato; [ service] personalizzato2.on o at a personal level sul piano personale; to take care of one's personal appearance prendersi cura del proprio aspetto; to make a personal appearance andare di persona (at a); he paid her a personal visit è andato a trovarla di persona; personal belongings o effects o possessions effetti personali; personal hygiene igiene personale; as a personal favour to you — come piacere personale (che faccio a te)
nome AE annuncio m. personale* * *1) (one's own: This is his personal opinion; The matter will have my personal attention.) personale2) (private: This is a personal matter between him and me.) personale3) (in person: The Prime Minister will make a personal appearance.) in/di persona4) ((making remarks which are) insulting, especially about a person's appearance etc: personal remarks; Don't be personal!) personale* * *['pɜːsənl] 1.aggettivo [opinion, problem, attack, freedom, income, choice, profit, matter] personale; [ life] privato; [ service] personalizzato2.on o at a personal level sul piano personale; to take care of one's personal appearance prendersi cura del proprio aspetto; to make a personal appearance andare di persona (at a); he paid her a personal visit è andato a trovarla di persona; personal belongings o effects o possessions effetti personali; personal hygiene igiene personale; as a personal favour to you — come piacere personale (che faccio a te)
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14 face
I 1. [feɪs]1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.
to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)
to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)
face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù
2) (expression) aria f.to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce
3) fig. (outward appearance)to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [ industry]
on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile
4) (dignity)to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia
5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.2.to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra
••to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.
II 1. [feɪs]to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare
1) (look towards) [ person] stare, essere di fronte a [ audience]; [ room] dare su [park, beach]to face north — [ person] guardare a nord; [ building] essere rivolto verso nord
facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è
2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [ fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [ choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]
to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]
let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro
I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare
5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] ( with di)7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [ page]2.1)to face towards — [ person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [ chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [ garden]
to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù
2) mil.•- face up* * *[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) faccia, viso2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) fronte2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) essere di fronte a, guardare verso2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) affrontare3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) affrontare•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face* * *I 1. [feɪs]1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.
to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)
to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)
face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù
2) (expression) aria f.to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce
3) fig. (outward appearance)to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [ industry]
on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile
4) (dignity)to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia
5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.2.to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra
••to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.
II 1. [feɪs]to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare
1) (look towards) [ person] stare, essere di fronte a [ audience]; [ room] dare su [park, beach]to face north — [ person] guardare a nord; [ building] essere rivolto verso nord
facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è
2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [ fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [ choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]
to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]
let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro
I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare
5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] ( with di)7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [ page]2.1)to face towards — [ person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [ chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [ garden]
to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù
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16 dull
I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain]* * *1) (slow to learn or to understand: The clever children help the dull ones.) lento2) (not bright or clear: a dull day.) cupo3) (not exciting or interesting: a very dull book.) noioso•- dully- dullness* * *[dʌl]1) (boring: book, evening) noioso (-a), (person, style) insulso (-a)he's nice, but a bit dull — è simpatico, ma un po' noioso
2) (dim: colour, eyes) spento (-a), (metal) opaco (-a), (overcast: weather, day, sky) cupo (-a), scuro (-a), fosco (-a), (muffled: sound, pain, thud) sordo (-a), (Comm: trade, business) stagnante, (lacking spirit: person, mood) svogliato (-a), (blade) smussato (-a)2. vt(mind, senses) ottundere, annebbiare, (blade) smussare, (impression, memory) offuscare, (pleasure, pain, grief) attenuare, attutire, (sound, colour) smorzare, (metal) rendere opaco (-a)* * *I [dʌl]1) (uninteresting) [person, play, book, music] noioso, tedioso; [life, journey] monotono; [ dish] scipito, insipido; [appearance, outfit] scialbo2) (not bright) [eye, colour] smorto, spento; [weather, day] uggioso, fosco; [ complexion] opaco, scialbo3) (muffled) [explosion, thud] sordo, soffocato4) (not sharp) [ pain] sordo; [ blade] spuntato, smussato5) econ. [ market] fiacco, fermoII [dʌl]1) (make matt) sbiadire, appannare [ shine]2) (make blunt) smussare, spuntare [ blade]; intorpidire, ottundere [ senses]; alleviare, lenire [ pain] -
17 particular
[pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)] 1.1) (detail) particolare m., dettaglio m.in every particular — in tutti i particolari o dettagli
2)2.nome plurale particulars (information) dettagli m., particolari m.; (from person) (name, address etc.) dati m. personali, generalità f.; (for missing person, suspect) segni m. particolari; (for vehicle, stolen goods etc.) descrizione f.sing.3.for further particulars please phone... — per ulteriori informazioni o dettagli siete pregati di telefonare a
1) (specific) particolarefor no particular reason — senza un o per nessun motivo particolare
2) (special, exceptional) particolareto take particular care over sth. — fare qcs. con particolare attenzione, usare una particolare attenzione con qcs.
3) (fussy) meticolosoto be particular about — essere esigente su [cleanliness, punctuality]; fare attenzione a [ appearance]; essere difficile in fatto di [ food]
"any special time?" - "no, I'm not particular" — "hai preferenze riguardo all'ora?" - "no, mi va bene tutto"
* * *[pə'tikjulə]1) (of a single definite person, thing etc thought of separately from all others: this particular man/problem.) particolare, preciso2) (more than ordinary: Please take particular care of this letter.) particolare, speciale3) (difficult to please: He is very particular about his food.) esigente•- particulars
- in particular* * *[pə'tɪkjʊlə(r)] 1.1) (detail) particolare m., dettaglio m.in every particular — in tutti i particolari o dettagli
2)2.nome plurale particulars (information) dettagli m., particolari m.; (from person) (name, address etc.) dati m. personali, generalità f.; (for missing person, suspect) segni m. particolari; (for vehicle, stolen goods etc.) descrizione f.sing.3.for further particulars please phone... — per ulteriori informazioni o dettagli siete pregati di telefonare a
1) (specific) particolarefor no particular reason — senza un o per nessun motivo particolare
2) (special, exceptional) particolareto take particular care over sth. — fare qcs. con particolare attenzione, usare una particolare attenzione con qcs.
3) (fussy) meticolosoto be particular about — essere esigente su [cleanliness, punctuality]; fare attenzione a [ appearance]; essere difficile in fatto di [ food]
"any special time?" - "no, I'm not particular" — "hai preferenze riguardo all'ora?" - "no, mi va bene tutto"
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18 put off
1) (delay, defer) rinviare, rimandare [wedding, meeting] ( until a)2) (turn off) spegnere [light, radio, heating]; put off [sb.], put [sb.] off3) (fob off, postpone seeing) rimandare la visita di [ guest]4) (repel) [appearance, smell] disgustare, sconcertare; [manner, person] sconcertare5) BE (distract) disturbare, distrarre6) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger]* * *1) (to switch off (a light etc): Please put the light off!) spegnere2) (to delay; to postpone: He put off leaving / his departure till Thursday.) rinviare, rimandare3) (to cancel an arranged meeting etc with (a person): I had to put the Browns off because I had 'flu.) cancellare4) (to cause (a person) to feel disgust or dislike (for): The cheese looked nice but the smell put me off; The conversation about illness put me off my dinner.) disgustare* * *vt + adv1) (set down: passenger) far scendere2) (pospone, delay: match, decision) rimandare, rinviare, (guest) chiedere di rimandare la visita3) (discourage) far passare la voglia a4) (distract) distrarre5) (repel: smell) disgustare6) (switch off) spegnere* * *1) (delay, defer) rinviare, rimandare [wedding, meeting] ( until a)2) (turn off) spegnere [light, radio, heating]; put off [sb.], put [sb.] off3) (fob off, postpone seeing) rimandare la visita di [ guest]4) (repel) [appearance, smell] disgustare, sconcertare; [manner, person] sconcertare5) BE (distract) disturbare, distrarre6) (drop off) fare scendere, lasciare [ passenger] -
19 youthful
['juːθfl]1) (young) [person, team] giovane2) (typical of youth) [enthusiasm, appearance] giovanile; [ confusion] della gioventù* * *1) (young: The boy looked very youthful.) giovane2) (energetic, active, young-looking etc: Exercise will keep you youthful.) giovane3) (of youth: youthful pleasures.) giovanile* * *youthful /ˈju:ɵfl/a.2 giovanile; di (o da) giovane: youthful ambitions, ambizioni giovanili; a youthful appearance, un aspetto giovanileyouthfully avv. youthfulness n. [u].* * *['juːθfl]1) (young) [person, team] giovane2) (typical of youth) [enthusiasm, appearance] giovanile; [ confusion] della gioventù -
20 air
I [eə(r)]1) aria f.to come up for air — [swimmer, animal] risalire in superficie per respirare
to let the air out of sth. — sgonfiare qcs.
to throw sth. up into the air — lanciare qcs. in aria
to take to the air — [ birds] prendere il volo
to send sth., to travel by air — spedire qcs. per via aerea, viaggiare in aereo
to clear the air — [ storm] rinfrescare l'aria; fig. chiarire la situazione
2) rad. telev.3) (manner) (of person) aria f.; (aura, appearance) (of place) aspetto m., atmosfera f.4) mus. aria f.••there's a rumour in the air that... — corre voce che...
II [eə(r)]to put on airs to give oneself airs spreg. darsi delle arie; to be up in the air [ plans] essere in aria; to be walking on air essere al settimo cielo; to vanish into thin air — svanire nel nulla
2) (express) esprimere, far conoscere [opinion, grievances]* * *[eə] 1. noun1) (the mixture of gases we breathe; the atmosphere: Mountain air is pure.) aria2) (the space above the ground; the sky: Birds fly through the air.) aria3) (appearance: The house had an air of neglect.) aria4) (a tune: She played a simple air on the piano.) aria2. verb1) (to expose to the air in order to dry or make more fresh etc: to air linen.) aerare, arieggiare2) (to make known: He loved to air his opinions.) esprimere•- airbag- airily
- airiness
- airing
- airless
- airy
- airborne
- air-conditioned
- air-conditioner
- air-conditioning
- aircraft
- aircraft carrier
- airfield
- air force
- air-gun
- air hostess
- air letter
- airlift
- airline
- airliner
- air-lock
- airmail
- airman
- air pollution
- airplane
- airport
- air-pump
- air-raid
- airship
- airtight
- airway
- on the air
- put on airs / give oneself airs* * *I [eə(r)]1) aria f.to come up for air — [swimmer, animal] risalire in superficie per respirare
to let the air out of sth. — sgonfiare qcs.
to throw sth. up into the air — lanciare qcs. in aria
to take to the air — [ birds] prendere il volo
to send sth., to travel by air — spedire qcs. per via aerea, viaggiare in aereo
to clear the air — [ storm] rinfrescare l'aria; fig. chiarire la situazione
2) rad. telev.3) (manner) (of person) aria f.; (aura, appearance) (of place) aspetto m., atmosfera f.4) mus. aria f.••there's a rumour in the air that... — corre voce che...
II [eə(r)]to put on airs to give oneself airs spreg. darsi delle arie; to be up in the air [ plans] essere in aria; to be walking on air essere al settimo cielo; to vanish into thin air — svanire nel nulla
2) (express) esprimere, far conoscere [opinion, grievances]
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