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1 carer
['keərə(r)]nome BE1) (relative or friend) = chi si occupa di un malato o portatore di handicap2) (professional) assistente m. e f. domiciliare, badante m. e f.* * *carer /ˈkɛərə(r)/n. (GB)2 assistente domiciliare; badante.* * *['keərə(r)]nome BE1) (relative or friend) = chi si occupa di un malato o portatore di handicap2) (professional) assistente m. e f. domiciliare, badante m. e f. -
2 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
3 call on
call on [sb., sth.]1) (visit) (anche call in on) passare da, fare (una) visita a [relative, friend]; passare da, visitare [patient, client]3) (urge) sollecitare ( to do a fare); (stronger) incitare, esortare ( to do a fare)4) (appeal to, resort to) rivolgersi a [ person]; fare ricorso a [ services]; fare appello a [ moral quality]* * *1) (to visit: I'll call on him tomorrow.) fare visita a2) (to ask someone to speak at a meeting etc.) invitare3) (to ask someone publicly to something: We call on both sides to stop the fighting.) fare appello a* * *vi + prep1) (visit) far visita a, andare a trovare, passare da2)* * *call on [sb., sth.]1) (visit) (anche call in on) passare da, fare (una) visita a [relative, friend]; passare da, visitare [patient, client]3) (urge) sollecitare ( to do a fare); (stronger) incitare, esortare ( to do a fare)4) (appeal to, resort to) rivolgersi a [ person]; fare ricorso a [ services]; fare appello a [ moral quality] -
4 value
I ['væljuː]1) (monetary worth) valore m., prezzo m.2) (usefulness, general worth) valore m.to have o be of educational value avere un valore educativo; the value of sb. as il valore di qcn. come; the value of doing l'importanza di fare; sales were successful thanks to its novelty value — le vendite sono state ottime grazie alla sua originalità
4) (standards, ideals) valore m., principio m.5) mat. mus. valore m.II ['væljuː]1) (assess worth of) valutare [house, asset, company]; periziare, fare un'expertise a [antique, jewel, painting]to have sth. valued — fare valutare qcs.
to value sth. at Ј 150 — valutare qcs. 150 sterline
2) (appreciate) stimare [ person]; apprezzare [friendship, help]; tenere in considerazione [ opinion]; tenere a [reputation, independence, life]to value sb. as a friend — tenere all'amicizia di qcn
* * *['vælju:] 1. noun1) (worth, importance or usefulness: His special knowledge was of great value during the war; She sets little value on wealth.) valore2) (price: What is the value of that stamp?) valore3) (purchasing power: Are those coins of any value?) valore4) (fairness of exchange (for one's money etc): You get good value for money at this supermarket!) (spendere bene)5) (the length of a musical note.) valore, lunghezza2. verb1) (to suggest a suitable price for: This painting has been valued at $50,000.) valutare2) (to regard as good or important: He values your advice very highly.) apprezzare•- valuable- valuables
- valued
- valueless
- values
- value-added tax* * *I ['væljuː]1) (monetary worth) valore m., prezzo m.2) (usefulness, general worth) valore m.to have o be of educational value avere un valore educativo; the value of sb. as il valore di qcn. come; the value of doing l'importanza di fare; sales were successful thanks to its novelty value — le vendite sono state ottime grazie alla sua originalità
4) (standards, ideals) valore m., principio m.5) mat. mus. valore m.II ['væljuː]1) (assess worth of) valutare [house, asset, company]; periziare, fare un'expertise a [antique, jewel, painting]to have sth. valued — fare valutare qcs.
to value sth. at Ј 150 — valutare qcs. 150 sterline
2) (appreciate) stimare [ person]; apprezzare [friendship, help]; tenere in considerazione [ opinion]; tenere a [reputation, independence, life]to value sb. as a friend — tenere all'amicizia di qcn
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5 WHO
nome abbr. World Health Organization Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, OMS f., WHO f.* * *[hu:] 1. pronoun((used as the subject of a verb) what person(s)(?): Who is that woman in the green hat?; Who did that?; Who won?; Do you know who all these people are?) chi2. relative pronoun1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously to distinguish him or them from others: used as the subject of a verb: usually replaceable by that) (the) one(s) that: The man who/that telephoned was a friend of yours; A doctor is a person who looks after people's health.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud, gave him a hug.) che•- whoever3. pronoun1) (no matter who: Whoever rings, tell him/them I'm out.)2) ((also who ever) used in questions to express surprise etc: Whoever said that?) chiunque•- whom4. relative pronoun(used as the object of a verb or preposition but in everyday speech sometimes replaced by who)1) ((used to refer to a person or people mentioned previously, to distinguish him or them from others: able to be omitted or replaced by that except when following a preposition) (the) one(s) that: The man (whom/that) you mentioned is here; Today I met some friends (whom/that) I hadn't seen for ages; This is the man to whom I gave it; This is the man (whom/who/that) I gave it to.)2) (used, after a comma, to introduce a further comment on a person or people: His mother, who was so proud of him, gave him a hug.) che, (a) cui•* * *WHOsigla* * *nome abbr. World Health Organization Organizzazione Mondiale della Sanità, OMS f., WHO f. -
6 close ***
I [kləʊs]1. advvicino, dappressoclose by; close at hand — qui or lì vicino
2. adj1) (near) vicino (-a), (relative, connection, resemblance) stretto (-a), (friend) intimo (-a), (almost equal: result) quasi pari, (fight, contest, election, race) combattuto (-a)they're very close — (in age) sono molto vicini come età, (emotionally) sono molto uniti
that was a close shave fig fam — l'ho (or l'hai etc) scampata per un pelo
2) (exact, detailed: examination, study) accurato (-a), attento (-a), (investigation, questioning) approfondito (-a), (surveillance, control, watch) stretto (-a)to pay close attention to sb/sth — stare ben attento (-a) a qn/qc
3) (handwriting, texture, weave) fitto (-a)4) (stuffy: atmosphere, room) soffocante, (weather) afoso (-a)II [kləʊz]1. n(end) fine f, chiusura2. vi3. vt1) (shut: door, road, shop etc) chiudereplease close the door — chiudi la porta, per favore
2) (end: discussion, meeting) chiudere, concludere, (bank account) chiudere, estinguere, (bargain, deal) concludere•- close in- close up -
7 departed
[dɪ'pɑːtɪd] 1. 2.1) (dead) eufem. defunto3.the departed — (person) il defunto; (people) i defunti
* * *departed /dɪˈpɑ:tɪd/a.2 (form.) defunto; deceduto: a departed friend [relative], un amico [un familiare] deceduto● the departed, l'estinto, il defunto; (collett.) i defunti, i morti □ the dear departed, il caro estinto.* * *[dɪ'pɑːtɪd] 1. 2.1) (dead) eufem. defunto3.the departed — (person) il defunto; (people) i defunti
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8 ♦ his
♦ his /hɪz, ɪz/a. e pron. poss. (rif. a possessore masch.)1 (il) suo, (la) sua; (i) suoi, (le) sue; di lui: We saw him and his wife, vedemmo lui e sua moglie; Is this suitcase his or hers?, questa valigia è di lui o di lei?; Are you a relative of his?, sei un suo parente?; I never said that it was his mobile, I just said it could be his, non ho mai detto che era il suo cellulare, ho solo detto che poteva essere il suo; She's a friend of his, è una sua amica2 (quando è in combinazione con la forma in - ing, è idiom.; per es.:) They insisted on his signing the contract at once, hanno insistito perché firmasse subito il contratto; I don't mind his going away, non m'importa che se ne vada● his-and-hers, unisex: his-and-hers pyjamas, pigiama unisex □ in his opinion, secondo lui; a suo avviso NOTA D'USO: - 's: apostrofo e caso possessivo-. -
9 love *****
[lʌv]1. n1)love (of, for) — amore m (di, per), (of hobby, object) passione f (per)
it was love at first sight — è stato amore a prima vista or un colpo di fulmine
to make love to sb old — (woo) fare la corte a qn
love from Anne; love, Anne — (in letter) con affetto, Anne
2)"15 love" — "15 a zero"
2. vt(person: spouse, child) amare, (relative, friend) voler bene a, (food, activity, place) amare, adorarehe loves tennis/Florence — gli piace (molto) il tennis/Firenze
he loves swimming or to swim — gli piace (molto) nuotare
I'd love to... — mi piacerebbe molto...
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10 clause
[klɔːz]1) ling. proposizione f.2) dir. pol. clausola f., condizione f.; (in will, act of Parliament) disposizione f.* * *[klo:z]1) (a part of a sentence having its own subject and predicate, eg either of the two parts of this sentence: The sentence `Mary has a friend who is rich' contains a main clause and a subordinate (relative) clause.) frase, proposizione2) (a paragraph in a contract, will, or act of parliament.) clausola* * *[klɔːz]1) ling. proposizione f.2) dir. pol. clausola f., condizione f.; (in will, act of Parliament) disposizione f.
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