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61 point *****
[pɔɪnt]1. n1) (dot, punctuation mark) Geom punto, (decimal point) virgola2 point 6 (2.6) — 2 virgola 6 (2,6)
2) (on scale, compass etc) punto3) (of needle, pencil, knife) puntaon points Ballet — sulle punte
at the point of a gun/sword — sotto la minaccia di un fucile/una spada
4) (place) puntothe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — il treno ferma a Carlisle e in tutte le stazioni a sud di Carlisle
at this point — (spatially) in questo punto, (in time) a questo punto
at that point, we decided to leave — a quel punto abbiamo deciso di andarcene
from that point on — (in time) da quel momento in poi, (in space) da quel punto in poi
to be on the point of doing sth — essere sul punto di or stare (proprio) per fare qc
5) (counting unit) Sport, (in test) Stock Exchange punto6) (purpose) scopo, motivo, (matter) questione f, argomento, (main idea, important part: of argument, joke) nocciolothere's no point in staying — è inutile or non ha senso restare
I don't see or get the point — (of joke) mi sfugge
I don't see the point of or in doing that — non vedo il motivo di farlo
the point is that... — il fatto è che...
that's the whole point! — precisamente!, sta tutto lì!
the point at issue — l'argomento in discussione or questione
to come or get to the point — venire al punto or al dunque, arrivare al punto
to keep or stick to the point — restare in argomento
to stretch a point — fare uno strappo (alla regola) or un'eccezione
his remarks were to the point — le sue osservazioni erano pertinenti or a proposito
yes, I get your point — sì, capisco quello che vuoi dire
you've got a point there! — giusto!, hai ragione!
7) (characteristic) caratteristica, qualità f invgood/bad points — lati positivi/negativi
8) Brit Rail9) Auto10) Brit Elec, (also: power point) presa (di corrente)2. vt1)(aim, direct: gun, hosepipe
etc) to point sth (at sb/sth) — puntare qc (contro or su qn/qc)to point one's finger at sb — indicare qn con il dito, additare
2) (indicate, show) indicare, mostrareto point the way (also) fig — indicare la strada or la direzione da seguire
3) Constr riempire gli interstizi di3. vi1) indicare (con il dito), additareto point at or to or towards sth/sb — indicare qc/qn
2) (indicate: signpost, hand) indicare, segnareit points (to the) north — (compass needle) segna or indica il nord
this points to the fact that... — questo fa pensare che...
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62 stare ***
[stɛə(r)]1. n2. vtit's staring you in the face — (obvious) salta agli occhi, (very near) ce l'hai sotto il naso
3. vito stare at sb/sth — fissare qn/qc
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63 dehydrate
[ˌdiː'haɪdreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo disidratare2.verbo intransitivo disidratarsi* * *(to remove water from or dry out (especially foodstuffs): Vegetables take up less space if they have been dehydrated.) disidratare* * *[ˌdiː'haɪdreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo disidratare2.verbo intransitivo disidratarsi -
64 elbow-room
noun (space enough for doing something: Get out of my way and give me some elbow-room!) libertà d'azione, spazio per muoversi -
65 while
[waɪl] [AE hwaɪl] 1.1) (during the time that, at the same time as) mentre"MOT while you wait" — "revisione rapida"
2) (whereas) mentre3) (although) sebbene, quantunque, anche se4) (as long as) finché2.a while ago o back colloq. un po' di tempo fa; a while later un momento dopo; for a (good) while per un (bel) po'; it will be o take a while ci vorrà un po'; after a while dopo un po'; all the while (per) tutto il tempo; once in a while una volta ogni tanto; in between whiles — nel frattempo
* * *1. conjunction( also whilst)1) (during the time that: I saw him while I was out walking.) mentre2) (although: While I sympathize, I can't really do very much to help.) sebbene2. noun(a space of time: It took me quite a while; It's a long while since we saw her.) po', momento- worth one's while* * *[waɪl] [AE hwaɪl] 1.1) (during the time that, at the same time as) mentre"MOT while you wait" — "revisione rapida"
2) (whereas) mentre3) (although) sebbene, quantunque, anche se4) (as long as) finché2.a while ago o back colloq. un po' di tempo fa; a while later un momento dopo; for a (good) while per un (bel) po'; it will be o take a while ci vorrà un po'; after a while dopo un po'; all the while (per) tutto il tempo; once in a while una volta ogni tanto; in between whiles — nel frattempo
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