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1 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) prendere qualcosa cum grano salis, prendere qualcosa con beneficio d'inventarioEnglish-Italian dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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2 take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
(to receive (a statement, news etc) with a slight feeling of disbelief: I took his story with a pinch of salt.) prendere qualcosa cum grano salis, prendere qualcosa con beneficio d'inventarioEnglish-Italian dictionary > take (something) with a grain/pinch of salt
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3 doubtfully
['daʊtfəlɪ]1) (hesitantly) [ speak] con tono esitante, incerto; [look, listen] con aria esitante, incerta2) (with disbelief) [ speak] con tono dubbioso, scettico; [look, listen] con aria dubbiosa, scettica, perplessa* * *adverb in modo dubbioso* * *doubtfully /ˈdaʊtfəlɪ/avv.dubbiosamente, con aria perplessa: It could work, she said doubtfully, potrebbe funzionare, disse con aria dubbiosa; He looked doubtfully at the unappetizing mess in front of him, ha guardato con aria perplessa l'intruglio poco appetitoso che aveva davanti.* * *['daʊtfəlɪ]1) (hesitantly) [ speak] con tono esitante, incerto; [look, listen] con aria esitante, incerta2) (with disbelief) [ speak] con tono dubbioso, scettico; [look, listen] con aria dubbiosa, scettica, perplessa -
4 now
[naʊ] 1.1) adesso, ora2) (at once) adesso, subito5 days from now — da qui a 5 giorni, tra 5 giorni
from now on(wards) — d'ora in poi o avanti
5) (at that moment, then)6) (sometimes)now fast, now slowly — ora velocemente, ora lentamente
(every) now and then o now and again — di quando in quando, di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto, a volte
8) (introducing information, opinion)9) (in requests, warnings, reprimands)now let's see — allora, vediamo
there now, what did I tell you? — allora, cosa ti avevo detto?
2.now then, let's get down to work — bene, riprendiamo il lavoro
* * *1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) ora, adesso2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) adesso, subito3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) adesso, ora4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) allora, ormai5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) adesso, ora6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) dunque2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) ora (che)- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then* * *[naʊ] 1.1) adesso, ora2) (at once) adesso, subito5 days from now — da qui a 5 giorni, tra 5 giorni
from now on(wards) — d'ora in poi o avanti
5) (at that moment, then)6) (sometimes)now fast, now slowly — ora velocemente, ora lentamente
(every) now and then o now and again — di quando in quando, di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto, a volte
8) (introducing information, opinion)9) (in requests, warnings, reprimands)now let's see — allora, vediamo
there now, what did I tell you? — allora, cosa ti avevo detto?
2.now then, let's get down to work — bene, riprendiamo il lavoro
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5 shrug
I [ʃrʌg]nome (anche shrug of the shoulders) scrollata f. di spalleII [ʃrʌg]* * *1. past tense, past participle - shrugged; verb(to show doubt, lack of interest etc by raising (the shoulders): When I asked him if he knew what had happened, he just shrugged (his shoulders).) alzare le spalle2. noun(an act of shrugging: She gave a shrug of disbelief.) alzata di spalle* * *[ʃrʌɡ]1. n...he said with a shrug —... disse alzando le spalle
2. vt, vito shrug (one's shoulders) — alzare le spalle, fare spallucce
•* * *shrug /ʃrʌg/n.1 alzata di spalle; (il) far spallucce; spallucciata: He answered with a shrug, rispose con un'alzata di spalle♦ (to) shrug /ʃrʌg/A v. i.alzare le spalle; stringersi nelle spalle; far spallucceB v. t.alzare, scrollare ( le spalle)● (fig.) to shrug one's shoulders at, infischiarsene di.* * *I [ʃrʌg]nome (anche shrug of the shoulders) scrollata f. di spalleII [ʃrʌg] -
6 register *** reg·is·ter
['rɛdʒɪstə(r)]1. n(gen) registro, (of members) elencothe register of births, marriages and deaths — l'anagrafe f
2. vt1) (fact, birth, death) registrare, (vehicle) immatricolare, (trademark) depositare, (complaint, dissatisfaction) sporgere2) (Post: letter) assicurare, (Rail: luggage) spedire assicurato (-a)3) (indicate: speed, temperature) registrare, segnare, (dismay, disbelief, surprise) dar segno di, mostrare3. vi2)(have impact, become clear)
it didn't register (with me) — non me ne sono reso conto -
7 can *****
I [kæn]1) (be able to) potereI'll tell you all I can — ti dirò tutto quello che posso
she was as happy as could be — più felice di così non poteva essere
she can be very annoying — lei a volte è molto fastidiosa, lei riesce ad essere molto fastidiosa
he can do it if he tries hard — è capace di farlo se si sforza
they couldn't help it — non potevano farci niente
I can't or cannot go any further — non posso andare oltre
2) (know how to) essere capace di, sapereI can swim/drive — so nuotare/guidare
he can't swim/drive — non sa nuotare/guidare
3) (may) potere4)(expressing disbelief, puzzlement)
how could you lie to me! — come hai potuto dirmi una bugia!she can't possibly marry that creep! fam — non è possibile che sposi quell'essere!
you can't be serious! — scherzi?
this can't be true! — non può essere vero!
what can he want? — cosa può mai volere?
5)(expressing possibility, suggestion
etc) they could have forgotten — potrebbero essersene dimenticatihe could be in the library — può darsi che sia in biblioteca, potrebbe essere in biblioteca
I could have cried/screamed! — mi sarei messo a piangere/urlare!
6)can you hear me? — mi senti?II [kæn]1. nto carry the can Brit fam — prendere la colpa
2. vt(food) inscatolare
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