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1 SHAPE
I [ʃeɪp]1) forma f.in the shape of — a forma di [star, cat]; sotto forma di [ money]; nella persona di [ policeman]
to take shape — prendere forma (anche fig.)
to lose its shape — [ garment] perdere la forma, sformarsi
2) (optimum condition) forma f.to be, get in shape — essere, rimettersi in forma
3) (vague form) forma f., sagoma f. (indistinta)4) gastr. (mould) stampino m.II [ʃeɪp]1) (fashion, mould) [ person] modellare [ clay]; [ wind] scolpire, modellare [ rock]; [ hairdresser] fare la piega a [ hair]•- shape up* * *[ʃeip] 1. noun1) (the external form or outline of anything: People are all (of) different shapes and sizes; The house is built in the shape of a letter L.) forma2) (an indistinct form: I saw a large shape in front of me in the darkness.) sagoma3) (condition or state: You're in better physical shape than I am.) forma2. verb1) (to make into a certain shape, to form or model: She shaped the dough into three separate loaves.) modellare, foggiare2) (to influence the nature of strongly: This event shaped his whole life.) (incidere profondamente su)3) ((sometimes with up) to develop: The team is shaping (up) well.) svilupparsi; procedere•- shaped- shapeless
- shapelessness
- shapely
- shapeliness
- in any shape or form
- in any shape
- out of shape
- take shape* * *SHAPE /ʃeɪp/sigla* * *I [ʃeɪp]1) forma f.in the shape of — a forma di [star, cat]; sotto forma di [ money]; nella persona di [ policeman]
to take shape — prendere forma (anche fig.)
to lose its shape — [ garment] perdere la forma, sformarsi
2) (optimum condition) forma f.to be, get in shape — essere, rimettersi in forma
3) (vague form) forma f., sagoma f. (indistinta)4) gastr. (mould) stampino m.II [ʃeɪp]1) (fashion, mould) [ person] modellare [ clay]; [ wind] scolpire, modellare [ rock]; [ hairdresser] fare la piega a [ hair]•- shape up -
2 apprehension
[ˌæprɪ'henʃn]1) (fear) (specific) apprensione f., timore m.; (vague) inquietudine f.2) dir. (arrest) arresto m.* * *[-ʃən]1) (fear.) apprensione2) (understanding.) comprensione* * *apprehension /æprɪˈhɛnʃn/n.1 [uc] apprensione; inquietudine; timore; ansietà2 [u] (lett.) comprensione; capacità d'intendere* * *[ˌæprɪ'henʃn]1) (fear) (specific) apprensione f., timore m.; (vague) inquietudine f.2) dir. (arrest) arresto m. -
3 passing
['pɑːsɪŋ] [AE 'pæs-] 1.1) (movement) passaggio m.the passing of the years — il trascorrere o passare degli anni
2) (end) fine f.3) eufem. (death) scomparsa f., dipartita f.2.1) (going by) [motorist, policeman] di passaggio, che passa2) (momentary) [ whim] passeggero, momentaneo4) (vague) [ resemblance] vago••in passing — di sfuggita, en passant
* * *1) (going past: a passing car.) (che passa)2) (lasting only a short time: a passing interest.) passeggero3) ((of something said) casual and not made as part of a serious talk about the subject: a passing reference.) casuale* * *passing /ˈpɑ:sɪŋ/A a.1 passeggero; effimero; fuggevole; fugace; transitorio: a passing joy, una gioia fugace; a passing fancy, un capriccio passeggeroB n. [u]1 passaggio; il passare ( d'una persona, del tempo, ecc.): With the passing of the years, he became more prudent, col passare degli anni, divenne più prudente; (leg.) passing of title, passaggio di proprietà2 (autom.) il sorpassare; sorpasso6 (form.) dipartita; scomparsa; decesso; morte; trapasso● passing bell, campana che si suona per i morti □ passing events, attualità □ (autom.) passing lane, corsia di sorpasso: «Passing lane ahead», ( cartello stradale) «(prossima) corsia di sorpasso» □ (mus.) passing note ( USA: passing tone), nota di passaggio □ ( tennis) passing shot, colpo passante; passante □ ( sport) passing skills, doti di buon passatore □ ( tennis) passing stroke = passing shot ► sopra □ (ferr.) passing track, binario di sorpasso □ in passing, incidentalmente; di sfuggita; en passant (franc.).* * *['pɑːsɪŋ] [AE 'pæs-] 1.1) (movement) passaggio m.the passing of the years — il trascorrere o passare degli anni
2) (end) fine f.3) eufem. (death) scomparsa f., dipartita f.2.1) (going by) [motorist, policeman] di passaggio, che passa2) (momentary) [ whim] passeggero, momentaneo4) (vague) [ resemblance] vago••in passing — di sfuggita, en passant
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4 ought
[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) dovere2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) dovere* * *I [ɔːt] nSee:aughtII [ɔːt]modal aux vb ought pt1)I ought to do it — dovrei farlo2)you ought to go and see it — dovresti andare a vederlo, faresti bene ad andarlo a vedere3)that ought to be enough — quello dovrebbe bastarehe ought to have arrived by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
* * *[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables -
5 some *****
[sʌm]1. adj1)some tea/water/biscuits/girls — del tè/dell'acqua/dei biscotti/delle ragazzeI have some books — ho qualche libro or alcuni libri
there's some milk in the fridge — c'è un po' del latte in frigo
there were some people outside — c'era della gente fuori
he asked me some questions about the accident — mi ha fatto qualche domanda or alcune domande or delle domande sull'incidente
have some tea/ice-cream — prendi un po' di tè/gelato
if you have some time to spare — se hai un po' di tempo a disposizione
2) (certain: in contrast) certo (-a), alcuni (-e) pl3) (vague, indeterminate) un (-a) certo (-a), qualchesome politician or other — un qualche uomo politico
some other time! — sarà per un'altra volta!
4)it took some courage to do that — ci è voluto un bel coraggio per farlo5)(emphatic: a few, a little)
that's SOME consolation! — questo è già qualcosa!there's still SOME petrol in the tank — c'è ancora un po' di benzina nel serbatoio
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fam: intensive) that's some fish! — questo sì che è un pesce!2. pron1) (a certain number) alcuni (-e) pl, certi (-e) plsome of them are crazy — alcuni di loro sono pazzi
2) (a certain amount) un po'some more — prendine ancora un po'some! — prendine un po'!some of the book — ho letto parte del librosome of what he said was true — parte di ciò che ha detto era vero
some of it was left — ne è rimasto un po'
3. adv
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