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41 extremity ex·trem·ity n
[ɪks'trɛmɪtɪ](gen) estremità f inv, (fig : of despair etc) culmine -
42 fight back
fight back rispondere a un attacco, contrattaccare; (emotionally) reagire; fight back [sth.] ricacciare, trattenere [ tears]; tenere a freno, reprimere [fear, anger]* * *(to defend oneself against an attack, or attack in return.) resistere, rispondere a un attacco* * *1. vi + advdifendersi, Sport, (after illness) riprendersithe attackers ran away when the man fought back — gli assalitori sono scappati quando l'uomo ha reagito
2. vt + adv* * *fight back rispondere a un attacco, contrattaccare; (emotionally) reagire; fight back [sth.] ricacciare, trattenere [ tears]; tenere a freno, reprimere [fear, anger] -
43 fill ****
[fɪl]1. vt(gen) riempire, (tooth) otturare, (position) coprire, (subj: wind: sails) gonfiare, (supply: order, requirements, need) soddisfareto fill with — riempire di or con
filled with remorse/despair — in preda al rimorso/alla disperazione
2. vito fill (with) — riempirsi (di or con)
3. nto eat/drink one's fill — mangiare/bere a sazietà
•- fill in- fill out- fill up -
44 in *****
[ɪn]1. prep1) (place, position) inin here — qui dentro
2) (with place names: of town) a, (of region, country) in3) (time: during) in4) (time: in the space of) in, (after) tra, fra5)(manner, means)
a statue carved in wood — una statua intagliata nel legnoin green/a skirt/trousers — vestito (-a) di verde/con una gonna/con i calzoniin red — dipinto (-a) di rossoin large/small quantities — in grandi/piccole quantità
in a loud/soft voice — a voce alta/bassa
6)in the dark(ness) — al buio, nell'oscurità7)8)in a hundred years — una volta ogni cento anniperson/car in ten — una persona/macchina su dieci9) (people, works) in10)11) (after superlative) di12)in saying this — dicendo questo, nel dir questo13)2. advto be in — (person) esserci, (train, ship, plane) essere arrivato (-a), (crops, harvest) essere raccolto (-a), (in fashion) essere di moda, (fam: in power) essere al potere
to have it in for sb fam — avercela con qn
is
he in? — lui c'è?to be in on a plan/secret — essere al corrente di un progetto/segreto
to be in and out of work — non durare mai molto in un impiego
to be in and out of hospital/prison — essere sempre dentro e fuori dall'ospedale/di prigione
3. n4. adjfam in invit's the in thing to do fam — è la cosa 'in' del momento
hang-gliding is the in thing to do — fare del deltaplano è 'in'
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45 look *****
[lʊk]1. vi1) (see, glance) guardareI'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo dando un'occhiata
to look the other way — guardare dall'altra parte, fig far finta di non vedere
to look ahead — guardare avanti, fig cominciare a pensare al futuro
to look south — (building etc) essere esposto (-a) a sud, dare a sud
2) (seem, appear) sembrare, aver l'ariahe looks (as if he's) happy — sembra or ha l'aria felice
you look or you're looking well — ti trovo bene
it looks good on you — ti sta bene, ti dona
it makes you look younger — ti ringiovanisce, ti fa sembrare più giovane
3)it looks as if or as though the train will be late — mi sa tanto che il treno sarà in ritardo
2. vtto look sb (straight) in the eye or in the face — guardare qn (dritto) negli occhi or in faccia
you must look your best for this interview — dovresti cercare di presentarti a questo colloquio ben vestito e ben curato
3. n1) (glance) occhiata, (expression) sguardo, ariawith a look of despair — con un'aria or un'espressione disperata
to take a good look at sb/sth — guardare (per) bene qn/qc
2) (air, appearance) aspetto, ariathe new look for summer Fashion — il nuovo look m inv per l'estate
See:•- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up -
46 reduce **** re·duce
[rɪ'djuːs]1. vt1) (gen) ridurre, (prices, taxes) abbassare, ridurre, diminuire, (speed, voltage, expenses), (Med: swelling) ridurre, diminuire, (temperature) far diminuire, far scendereto reduce sth by/to — ridurre qc di/a
"reduce speed now" Auto — "rallentare"
to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — ridurre qn al silenzio/alla disperazione/in lacrime
2) Mil2. vi(slim) dimagrire -
47 sink ***
I [sɪŋk] sank pt sunk pp1. vtto be sunk fam — essere nei guai
2) (mineshaft, well) scavare, (foundations) gettare, (stake) piantare, conficcare, (pipe etc) interrareto sink the ball Golf — fare buca
lets sink a few beers Brit fam — facciamoci un paio di birre
2. vi(in water) affondare, (level of water, sun) calare, (ground) cedere, (value, voice) abbassarsi, (sales) diminuireto sink to the bottom — (ship) colare a picco
he sank into a chair/the mud — sprofondò in una poltrona/nel fango
she's sinking fast — (dying) deperisce rapidamente
the shares have or the share price has sunk to 3 dollars — le azioni sono crollate a 3 dollari
my heart or spirits sank — mi sentii venir meno
•- sink inII [sɪŋk] n(in kitchen) lavello, acquaio, (in bathroom) lavandino -
48 throw up
2) (reveal) fare conoscere [ fact]; esporre [idea, problem, findings]; creare, erigere [ obstacle]; tirare fuori [question, statistic]* * *1) (a slang expression for to vomit: She had too much to eat, and threw up on the way home.) vomitare2) (to give up or abandon: He threw up his job.) abbandonare; dimettersi3) (to build hurriedly: They threw up a temporary building.) alzare* * *1. vi + adv(fam: vomit) vomitare2. vt + adv(ball) lanciare in aria* * * -
49 tear one's hair
(to show great irritation or despair.) strapparsi i capelli
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