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21 ♦ despite
♦ despite /dɪˈspaɪt/A n. [u] (arc.)B prep.malgrado; nonostante: Despite all their efforts the business failed, malgrado tutti i loro sforzi l'impresa è fallita; She came despite the fact that I asked her not to, è venuta nonostante le avessi chiesto di non farlo; Despite having no qualifications, he became very successful, nonostante non avesse nessuna qualifica, ha fatto molto successo; despite the fact that, nonostante il fatto che● (form.) in despite of, a dispetto di; nonostante □ despite oneself, a dispetto di sé stesso, senza volerlo: She laughed despite herself, ha riso senza volerlo. -
22 despite
[dɪ'spaɪt]preposizione nonostante, a dispetto di, malgrado* * *(in spite of: He didn't get the job despite all his qualifications.) malgrado* * *[dɪ'spaɪt]preposizione nonostante, a dispetto di, malgrado -
23 view *****
[vjuː]1. n1) (sight) vista, (panorama) vedutaback/front view of the house — la casa vista da dietro/davanti
to be in or within view (of sth) — essere in vista (di qc)
to come into or within view — arrivare in vista
an overall view of the situation — (survey) una visione globale della situazione
2) (opinion) punto di vista, opinione fin my view — a mio parere, a mio avviso
to take or hold the view that... — essere dell'opinione che...
to take a dim or poor view of sth — accogliere male qc
3)in view of the fact that... — visto che..., considerato che...in view of this,... — visto ciò...
4)to have in view — avere in mente2. vt -
24 ■ get away
■ get awayA v. i. + avv.1 andare via; andarsene; allontanarsi; fuggire; scappare: I couldn't get away until the meeting was over, non potei allontanarmi fino alla fine della riunione; The net broke and the fish got away, la rete si ruppe e i pesci scapparono2 (preceduto da cannot e couldn't) negare: You can't get away ( o there's no getting away) from the fact that it would be very dangerous, non si può negare (o è innegabile) che la cosa sarebbe assai pericolosaB v. t. + avv.1 allontanare; mandare via2 togliere (via); strappare3 ( anche sport) liberarsi di: That player is very good at getting the ball away, quel giocatore è bravissimo a liberarsi della palla □ (fig.) to get away from it all, staccare la spina, prendersi una vacanza rilassante: They went to the mountains to get away from it all, sono andati in montagna per staccare la spina □ (fig.) to get away with it, farla franca; passarla liscia □ (fig.) to get away with murder, passarla liscia dopo averne fatta una delle grosse □ (fam.) Get away with you!, ma va!; va là; suvvia!; andiamo!; non ci credo! -
25 ♦ (to) alter
♦ (to) alter /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/A v. t.1 cambiare; modificare: to alter one's plans, modificare i propri piani; That does not alter the fact that…, ciò non cambia il fatto che…3 (edil.) apportare modifiche a; modificare; ristrutturare; rifare (fam.): I'm going to alter the living-room, voglio rifare il soggiornoB v. i.cambiare: The situation had altered dramatically, la situazione era radicalmente cambiata. -
26 ♦ (to) alter
♦ (to) alter /ˈɔ:ltə(r)/A v. t.1 cambiare; modificare: to alter one's plans, modificare i propri piani; That does not alter the fact that…, ciò non cambia il fatto che…3 (edil.) apportare modifiche a; modificare; ristrutturare; rifare (fam.): I'm going to alter the living-room, voglio rifare il soggiornoB v. i.cambiare: The situation had altered dramatically, la situazione era radicalmente cambiata. -
27 face *****
[feɪs]1. n(gen) faccia, Anat faccia, volto, viso, (expression) faccia, espressione f, (grimace) smorfia, (of dial, watch, clock) quadrante m, (surface: of the earth) superficie f, faccia, (of building) facciata, (of mountain, cliff) parete fface down(wards) — (person) a faccia in giù, bocconi, (object) a faccia in giù, (card) coperto (-a)
face up(wards) — (person, object) a faccia in su, (card) scoperto (-a)
in the face of — (difficulties etc) di fronte a
you can shout till you're black or blue in the face... — puoi urlare fino a sgolarti...
to pull a long face — fare la faccia lunga, fare il muso
to make or pull faces (at sb) — fare le boccacce (a qn)
to lose/save face — perdere/salvare la faccia
2. vtto sit facing the engine — (on train) sedersi nella direzione della marcia
2) (confront: attacker, danger) affrontare, fronteggiareI can't face him — (ashamed) non ho il coraggio di guardarlo in faccia, (reluctant) non ho nessuna voglia di vederlo
to face the fact that... — riconoscere or ammettere che...
3) Tech rivestire, ricoprire3. vito face this way — girarsi da questa parteit faces east/towards the east — è esposto (-a) a/guarda verso est
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28 ■ add on
■ add onv. t. + avv.aggiungere (in seguito, alla fine): to add on VAT, aggiungere l'IVA; to add on an extension, aggiungere nuovi locali; I've added it on at the end, ce l'ho aggiunto in fondo; Add on to that the fact that…, aggiungici il fatto che… -
29 apart *** adv
[ə'pɒːt]1) (separated) a distanza, separatamentetheir birthdays are two days apart — i loro compleanni sono a distanza di due giorni l'uno dall'altro
she stood apart from the others — se ne stava or rimase in disparte
joking apart — scherzi a parte, a parte gli scherzi
apart from — a parte, eccetto
apart from that, everything's fine — a parte quello, va tutto bene
2) (in pieces) a pezzito fall apart — cadere a pezzi, sfasciarsi
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30 though
[ðəʊ] 1.1) (although) sebbene, benchétalented though he is, I don't like him — non mi piace sebbene abbia talento
2) (but) anche se, ma3) even though anche se2.avverbio comunque, tuttaviafortunately, though, they survived — fortunatamente, però, sono sopravvissuti
* * *[ðəu] 1. conjunction((rare abbreviation tho') despite the fact that; although: He went out, (even) though it was raining.) benché, anche se2. adverb(however: I wish I hadn't done it, though.) tuttavia* * *[ðəʊ] 1.1) (although) sebbene, benchétalented though he is, I don't like him — non mi piace sebbene abbia talento
2) (but) anche se, ma3) even though anche se2.avverbio comunque, tuttaviafortunately, though, they survived — fortunatamente, però, sono sopravvissuti
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31 relationship
[rɪ'leɪʃnʃɪp]1) (human connection) relazione f., rapporto m.2) (in a couple) relazione f.3) (family bond) parentela f.* * *1) (the friendship, contact, communications etc which exist between people: He finds it very difficult to form lasting relationships.) relazione2) (the fact that, or the way in which, facts, events etc are connected: Is there any relationship between crime and poverty?) relazione, rapporto, connessione3) (the state of being related by birth or because of marriage.) parentela* * *[rɪ'leɪʃnʃɪp]1) (human connection) relazione f., rapporto m.2) (in a couple) relazione f.3) (family bond) parentela f. -
32 wake up
wake up svegliarsiwake up! — svegliati! (anche fig.)
to wake up to sth. — fig. prendere coscienza di qcs.; wake up [sb.], wake [sb.] up svegliare, destare
* * *1) (to wake: Wake up! You're late; The baby woke up in the middle of the night.) svegliarsi2) (to become aware of: It is time you woke up to the fact that you are not working hard enough.) (aprire gli occhi)* * *wake up svegliarsiwake up! — svegliati! (anche fig.)
to wake up to sth. — fig. prendere coscienza di qcs.; wake up [sb.], wake [sb.] up svegliare, destare
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33 ♦ conscious
♦ conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs/A a.1 cosciente: The dying man was still conscious, il moribondo era ancora cosciente; to be conscious to the last, rimanere cosciente fino all'ultimo2 consapevole; conscio; che ha coscienza, che si rende conto (di qc.): He is conscious of his shortcomings, è conscio delle sue manchevolezze; I was conscious of the fact that…, mi rendevo conto del fatto che…; to become conscious of, accorgersi di; rendersi conto di3 deliberato; intenzionale: conscious attempt, tentativo deliberato; conscious choice, scelta deliberata4 (nei composti) sensibile a; attento a; preoccupato di: environmentally conscious, sensibile ai problemi dell'ambiente; ambientalistico; health-conscious, che si preoccupa della salute; fashion-conscious, attento alla moda; che segue la modaB n.(psic.) (il) conscioconsciously avv. -
34 ♦ (to) emphasize
♦ (to) emphasize /ˈɛmfəsaɪz/v. t.mettere in evidenza; mettere in rilievo; sottolineare; porre l'accento su: He emphasized the fact that he did not know the thief, ha messo in evidenza il fatto che non conosceva il ladro; He banged his fist to emphasize his point, diede un pugno sul tavolo per sottolineare le sue parole. -
35 ♦ (to) emphasize
♦ (to) emphasize /ˈɛmfəsaɪz/v. t.mettere in evidenza; mettere in rilievo; sottolineare; porre l'accento su: He emphasized the fact that he did not know the thief, ha messo in evidenza il fatto che non conosceva il ladro; He banged his fist to emphasize his point, diede un pugno sul tavolo per sottolineare le sue parole. -
36 debit side
ncolonna del dare, figon the debit side is the fact that... — il lato negativo è che...
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37 gloss over
* * *(to try to hide (a mistake etc): He glossed over the fact that he had forgotten the previous appointment by talking about his accident.) dissimulare* * *vt + adv(play down) sorvolare su, (hide) coprire, mascherare* * * -
38 play down
play down [sth.] minimizzare [defeat, effects]* * *(to try to make (something) appear less important: He played down the fact that he had failed the exam.) minimizzare* * *vt + adv* * *play down [sth.] minimizzare [defeat, effects] -
39 total ***** to·tal
['təʊtl]1. adj(complete, utter) totale, completo (-a), (sum) globalethe total losses amount to... — il totale delle perdite ammonta a...
a total failure — un vero fiasco, un assoluto disastro
he was in total ignorance of the fact that... — non sapeva assolutamente che...
2. ntotale m3. vt(also: total up) (add) sommare, (amount to) ammontare a -
40 even though
(in spite of the fact that: I like the job even though it's badly paid.) anche se
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