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1 uncover
[ʌn'kʌvə(r)]1) (expose) scoprire, svelare [fraud, scandal]2) (discover) scoprire, trovare [evidence, treasure]3) (remove covering from) scoprire [ body]* * *(to remove the cover from: His criminal activities were finally uncovered.) scoprire* * *[ʌn'kʌvə(r)]1) (expose) scoprire, svelare [fraud, scandal]2) (discover) scoprire, trovare [evidence, treasure]3) (remove covering from) scoprire [ body] -
2 uncover un·cov·er vt
[ʌn'kʌvə(r)]1) (find out) scoprire, (scandal) portare alla luce2) (remove coverings of) scoprire, (drain) scoperchiare -
3 (to) uncover
(to) uncover /ʌnˈkʌvə(r)/A v. t.1 scoprire; scoperchiare: to uncover a wound, scoprire una ferita; Uncover the pot and bring to the boil over high heat, togliere il coperchio e portare a ebollizione a fuoco vivo2 (fig.) svelare; scoprire: to uncover a plot, scoprire una congiura; to uncover a secret [the truth], scoprire un segreto [la verità]B v. i.(arc.) scappellarsi. -
4 (to) uncover
(to) uncover /ʌnˈkʌvə(r)/A v. t.1 scoprire; scoperchiare: to uncover a wound, scoprire una ferita; Uncover the pot and bring to the boil over high heat, togliere il coperchio e portare a ebollizione a fuoco vivo2 (fig.) svelare; scoprire: to uncover a plot, scoprire una congiura; to uncover a secret [the truth], scoprire un segreto [la verità]B v. i.(arc.) scappellarsi. -
5 exposé
[ɪk'spəʊz] 1.2) (make public) rivelare [ identity]; denunciare [injustice, scandal]3) (uncover) esporre [ inside]; mettere a nudo [ dirt]; [ excavations] portare alla luce [fossil, remains]4) (introduce)to expose sb. to — avvicinare qcn. a [opera, politics]
to expose sb., sth. to — esporre qcn., qcs. a [infection, light, ridicule]
to expose sb. to temptation — indurre qcn. in tentazione
6) fot. esporre, impressionare [ film]2.1) dir.2)to expose oneself to — (make oneself vulnerable) esporsi a [risk, danger]
* * *[ik'spəuz]1) (to uncover; to leave unprotected from (eg weather, danger, observation etc): Paintings should not be exposed to direct sunlight; Don't expose children to danger.) esporre2) (to discover and make known (eg criminals or their activities): It was a newspaper that exposed his spying activities.) svelare, smascherare3) (by releasing the camera shutter, to allow light to fall on (a photographic film).) esporre•- exposure* * *exposé /ɛkˈspəʊzeɪ, USA ɛkspəʊˈzeɪ/ (franc.)n.1 denuncia; rivelazioni (pl.)2 rapporto di denuncia; esposto.* * *[ɪk'spəʊz] 1.2) (make public) rivelare [ identity]; denunciare [injustice, scandal]3) (uncover) esporre [ inside]; mettere a nudo [ dirt]; [ excavations] portare alla luce [fossil, remains]4) (introduce)to expose sb. to — avvicinare qcn. a [opera, politics]
to expose sb., sth. to — esporre qcn., qcs. a [infection, light, ridicule]
to expose sb. to temptation — indurre qcn. in tentazione
6) fot. esporre, impressionare [ film]2.1) dir.2)to expose oneself to — (make oneself vulnerable) esporsi a [risk, danger]
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6 ♦ plot
♦ plot /plɒt/n.1 (agric.) appezzamento, lotto, pezzo, tratto ( di terreno); area: a potato plot, un appezzamento coltivato a patate; a grass plot, un tratto di terreno erboso; a building plot, un'area fabbricabile3 (naut., aeron.) tracciato della rotta4 complotto; congiura; trama; macchinazione; cospirazione; intrigo: to lay a plot, ordire una congiura; to foil a plot, sventare un complotto; to hatch a plot, tramare una congiura: to uncover a plot, scoprire una congiura● (scherz.) The plot thickens, la cosa si fa più misteriosa; la storia si complica □ (fam.) to lose the plot, non capire più niente; perdere la testa; uscire di testa.(to) plot /plɒt/v. t. e i.1 disegnare; progettare; tracciare; far la pianta di4 congiurare; cospirare; macchinare; tramare; complottare6 (fig.) fare il grafico di: to plot the increase in sales, fare il grafico dell'aumento delle vendite7 (comput.) tracciare● (edil.) to plot out, lottizzare. -
7 ♦ secret
♦ secret /ˈsi:krət/A a.1 segreto; nascosto; occulto; a secret door, una porta segreta; a secret society, una società segreta; (fin., leg.) secret partner, socio occulto; (rag.) secret profits, profitti occultiB n.1 segreto ( anche fig.): to keep a secret, mantenere (o serbare) un segreto; the secrets of nature, i segreti della natura; the secret of success, il segreto del successo; to let sb. in on (o into) the secret, mettere q. a parte del segreto; to betray a secret, tradire un segreto; to disclose (o to reveal) a secret, svelare un segreto; to tell a secret, dire (o svelare) un segreto; to uncover a secret, scoprire un segreto; a close secret, un segreto ben custodito; a dark secret, un oscuro segreto; a guilty secret, un segreto colpevole2 (relig.) segreta, secreta● secret agent, agente segreto □ secret police, polizia segreta □ the secret service, il servizio segreto; i servizi di sicurezza; i servizi □ (fig.) secret weapon, arma segreta; asso nella manica □ to have no secrets from sb., non avere segreti per q. □ in secret, in segreto; in confidenza □ to be in the secret, essere a parte di un segreto; conoscere le segrete cose □ an open secret, il segreto di Pulcinella □ Keep it secret!, acqua in bocca!secretly avv. secretness n. [u]. -
8 ♦ truth
♦ truth /tru:ɵ/n.1 [uc] verità; (il) vero: I told you the truth, ti ho detto la verità; There is an element of truth in your story, c'è del vero nel tuo racconto; the truths of religion, le verità della fede; le verità rivelate; home truths, verità sgradevoli, la dura verità ( sul proprio conto); the honest (o the plain) truth, la pura verità; the naked truth, la nuda verità; the whole truth, tutta la verità; to speak (o to tell) the truth, dire la verità; to distort the truth, falsare la verità; to face the truth, guardare in faccia la realtà; to stretch the truth, forzare la verità; svisare i fatti; to uncover the truth, scoprire la verità2 [u] veridicità; l'esser veritiero; sincerità; lealtà3 [u] (mecc.) posizione giusta; centro: The wheel is out of truth, la ruota è fuori centro (o è scentrata)● (polit.) Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Commissione per la verità e la riconciliazione (istituita in Sud Africa per investigare sui reati commessi durante l'apartheid) □ truth drug (o truth serum), siero della verità □ Truth or Dare (o Consequences), il gioco della verità □ (mat.) truth table, tavola di verità □ (mat.) truth value, valore di verità □ (lett.) in truth, invero; veramente; infatti □ to tell the truth (o truth to tell), a dire il vero □ to tell sb. a few home truths, dire il fatto suo a q.; dirne quattro a q. □ (fig.) to be truth itself, essere la bocca della verità □ (fig.) to be the gospel truth, essere la pura verità; essere vangelo. -
9 expose *** ex·pose vt
[ɪks'pəʊz](gen) (also) Phot esporre, (uncover) scoprire, (sexual parts) esibire, (fig: reveal: plot) rivelare, (criminal) smascherare, (one's ignorance) mettere a nudoafter the scandal was exposed,... — dopo che emerse lo scandalo,...
to expose sb/o.s. to ridicule — esporre qn/esporsi al ridicolo
to expose o.s. — (indecently) fare l'esibizionista
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10 reveal **** re·veal vt
[rɪ'viːl](make known) rivelare, svelare, (uncover: hidden object) scoprire -
11 bare
I [beə(r)]1) (naked) [flesh, leg] nudo, scopertoto lay bare — fig. mettere a nudo, svelare
bare of — spoglio di [leaves, flowers]
3) (empty) [cupboard, room] vuoto; [boards, wall] disadorno, nudoto strip sth. bare — svuotare qcs
4) (mere)a bare 3%, 10 dollars, 2 minutes — appena il 3%, 10 dollari, 2 minuti
5) (absolute) appena sufficiente, minimo, scarsothe bare minimum — il minimo indispensabile o lo stretto necessario
6) (unadorned) [ facts] nudo; [figures, statistics] bruto, grezzoII [beə(r)]verbo transitivo scoprire, denudareto bare one's chest — scoprirsi o denudarsi il petto
* * *[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) nudo2) (empty: bare shelves.) vuoto3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) spoglio4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) consumato, logoro5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) semplice, minimo2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) mostrare, scoprire- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
- barefoot
- bareheaded* * *I [beə(r)]1) (naked) [flesh, leg] nudo, scopertoto lay bare — fig. mettere a nudo, svelare
bare of — spoglio di [leaves, flowers]
3) (empty) [cupboard, room] vuoto; [boards, wall] disadorno, nudoto strip sth. bare — svuotare qcs
4) (mere)a bare 3%, 10 dollars, 2 minutes — appena il 3%, 10 dollari, 2 minuti
5) (absolute) appena sufficiente, minimo, scarsothe bare minimum — il minimo indispensabile o lo stretto necessario
6) (unadorned) [ facts] nudo; [figures, statistics] bruto, grezzoII [beə(r)]verbo transitivo scoprire, denudareto bare one's chest — scoprirsi o denudarsi il petto
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12 disclose
[dɪs'kləʊz]* * *[dis'kləuz](to uncover, reveal or make known: He refused to disclose his identity.) rivelare* * *[dɪs'kləʊz] -
13 excavate
['ekskəveɪt] 1.1) archeol. portare alla luce [site, object]2) ing. scavare [ tunnel]2.verbo intransitivo archeol. fare scavi* * *['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) scavare2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) portare alla luce•- excavator* * *['ekskəveɪt] 1.1) archeol. portare alla luce [site, object]2) ing. scavare [ tunnel]2.verbo intransitivo archeol. fare scavi -
14 unveil
[ʌn'veɪl]* * *1) (to remove a veil (from eg a face): After the marriage ceremony, the bride unveils (her face).) (togliere il velo)2) (to uncover (a new statue etc) ceremonially: The prime minister was asked to unveil the plaque on the wall of the new college.) inaugurare* * *[ʌn'veɪl]
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