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1 ♦ wonderful
♦ wonderful /ˈwʌndəfl/a.meraviglioso; portentoso; prodigioso; stupefacente; stupendo; (fam.) eccellente, ottimo, splendido: What a wonderful view!, che vista stupenda!; wonderful weather, tempo splendido● I had a wonderful time at the party, mi sono divertito molto alla festawonderfully avv. wonderfulness n. [u]. -
2 wonderful
['wʌndəfl]aggettivo meraviglioso, magnifico, splendido, eccezionaleto be wonderful with — essere bravissimo con [children, animals]; essere un mago di [ engines]
I feel wonderful — mi sento magnificamente o benissimo
you look wonderful! — stai benissimo o splendidamente!
* * *adjective (arousing wonder; extraordinary, especially in excellence: a wonderful opportunity; a wonderful present; She's a wonderful person.) meraviglioso* * *['wʌndəfl]aggettivo meraviglioso, magnifico, splendido, eccezionaleto be wonderful with — essere bravissimo con [children, animals]; essere un mago di [ engines]
I feel wonderful — mi sento magnificamente o benissimo
you look wonderful! — stai benissimo o splendidamente!
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3 wonderful **** won·der·ful adj
['wʌndəfʊl]meraviglioso (-a), stupendo (-a) -
4 terrific
[tə'rɪfɪk]1) (huge) [amount, pleasure, size] enorme; [pain, heat] tremendo, terribile; [ noise] spaventoso; [ argument] acceso; [ speed] folle; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terribile; [ struggle] accanito2) colloq. (wonderful) formidabile, fantasticoto look terrific — (healthy) sembrare in ottima forma; (attractive) essere bellissimo, stupendo
* * *[tə'rifik]1) (marvellous; wonderful: a terrific party.) formidabile, eccezionale2) (very great, powerful etc: He gave the ball a terrific kick.) tremendo* * *terrific /təˈrɪfɪk/a.1 (fam.) tremendo; eccessivo; formidabile; eccezionale; straordinario: The heat was really terrific, c'era davvero un caldo tremendo2 (fam.) tremendo; stupendo; meraviglioso; fantastico; favoloso: a terrific party, una festa favolosa3 (fam.) ben fatto; ottimo; bravissimo: In the first half they were terrific, nel primo tempo sono stati bravissimi4 terribile; spaventoso● (fam.) terrific speed, velocità folleterrificallyavv.1 (fam.) terribilmente; tremendamente2 (fam.) molto, moltissimo* * *[tə'rɪfɪk]1) (huge) [amount, pleasure, size] enorme; [pain, heat] tremendo, terribile; [ noise] spaventoso; [ argument] acceso; [ speed] folle; [accident, problem, shock, worry] terribile; [ struggle] accanito2) colloq. (wonderful) formidabile, fantasticoto look terrific — (healthy) sembrare in ottima forma; (attractive) essere bellissimo, stupendo
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5 fantastic
[fæn'tæstɪk]1) colloq. (wonderful) [news, weather] fantastico, magnifico2) (unrealistic) irreale, fantastico4) (magical) fantastico, immaginario* * *[fæn'tæstik]1) (unbelievable and like a fantasy: She told me some fantastic story about her father being a Grand Duke!) fantastico2) (wonderful; very good: You look fantastic!) fantastico* * *[fæn'tæstɪk]1) colloq. (wonderful) [news, weather] fantastico, magnifico2) (unrealistic) irreale, fantastico4) (magical) fantastico, immaginario -
6 blissful
['blɪsfl]1) (wonderful) delizioso2) relig. beato* * *adjective felice* * *blissful /ˈblɪsfl/a.2 (fam.) meraviglioso; da sognoblissfullyavv.beatamente; idillicamente: blissfully unaware of criticism, beatamente ignaro delle criticheblissfulnessn. [u]felicità perfetta; beatitudine.* * *['blɪsfl]1) (wonderful) delizioso2) relig. beato -
7 cosmic
['kɒzmɪk]1) cosmico2) (vast) [struggle, battle] di proporzioni cosmiche, eccezionale3) colloq. (wonderful) cosmico, eccezionale* * *['kozmik](having to do with the universe or outer space: cosmic rays.) cosmico- the cosmos* * *cosmic /ˈkɒzmɪk/a.1 (astron. e fig.) cosmico: cosmic dust, polvere cosmica (o interstellare); cosmic rays, raggi cosmici; an event of cosmic proportions, un evento di proporzioni cosmiche● (fis. nucl.) cosmic-ray shower, sciame cosmicocosmically avv.* * *['kɒzmɪk]1) cosmico2) (vast) [struggle, battle] di proporzioni cosmiche, eccezionale3) colloq. (wonderful) cosmico, eccezionale -
8 divine
I [dɪ'vaɪn]1) [ intervention] divino2) colloq. (wonderful) divino, magnificoII [dɪ'vaɪn]1) lett. (intuit) divinare, predire2) (dowse) scoprire con la rabdomanzia* * *1. adjective1) (of or belonging to God or a god: divine wisdom.) divino2) (very good or excellent: What divine weather!) magnifico2. verb(to find out by keen understanding: I managed to divine the truth.) predire, indovinare- diviner
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- divinity* * *divine /dɪˈvaɪn/A a.1 divino ( anche fig.): divine providence, la provvidenza divina; the divine Shakespeare, il divino Shakespeare2 (fam. antiq.) divino, ottimo: divine weather, tempo ottimo; The food was divine, il cibo era divinoB n. (antiq.)1 teologo2 sacerdote; ecclesiastico● divine right, diritto divino; (fig.) diritto assoluto: He was king by divine right, era re per diritto divino; What gives you the divine right to decide what we do?, cosa ti dà il diritto assoluto di decidere cosa dobbiamo fare? □ divine service, servizio religioso, funzione sacra ( nelle chiese protestanti)divinely avv. divineness n. [u]. (to) divine /dɪˈvaɪn/v. t. e i.1 (form.) intuire, presagire: to divine sb. 's intentions, presagire le intenzioni di q.; She divined that he was unhappy, ha intuito che era infelice2 divinare, prediredivinern.1 divinatore; indovinodiviningn. [u]● divining rod (o stick), bacchetta da rabdomante.* * *I [dɪ'vaɪn]1) [ intervention] divino2) colloq. (wonderful) divino, magnificoII [dɪ'vaɪn]1) lett. (intuit) divinare, predire2) (dowse) scoprire con la rabdomanzia -
9 do
I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
* * *[du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) (verbo usato per evitare la ripetizione del verbo immediatamente precedente)2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down]) (verbo ausiliare usato nelle frasi interrogative e negative)3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.) (verbo usato per enfatizzare un altro verbo)4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.) (verbo usato insieme ad un altro verbo più importante dopo certi avverbi)5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) fare6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) fare, finire7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) fare8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) andare, andare bene9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) fare10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) stare, andare11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) fare12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) fare13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) fare14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) fare15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) visitare2. noun(an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.) festa, ricevimento- doer- doings
- done
- do-it-yourself
- to-do
- I
- he could be doing with / could do with
- do away with
- do for
- done for
- done in
- do out
- do out of
- do's and don'ts
- do without
- to do with
- what are you doing with* * *do (1) /du:, də/1 (fam.) festa: We're having a ( bit of a) do on Friday if you'd like to come, diamo una (piccola) festa venerdì, se vuoi venire; a leaving do, una festa d'addio2 (pl.) cose da farsi: the do's and don'ts, ciò che si deve fare e ciò che non si deve fare, le regole; the do's and don'ts of motorway driving, le regole della guida in autostrada3 ( anche 'do, = hairdo) pettinatura: What do you think of her new 'do?, cosa ne pensi della sua nuova pettinatura?do (2) /dəʊ/(mus.) do ( nota).* * *I 1. [ forma debole də] [ forma forte duː]1) (be busy) fare [washing up, ironing etc.]what can I do for you? — che cosa posso fare per te, per lei?
2) (make smart)to do sb.'s hair — pettinare o acconciare qcn.
3) (finish) fare [job, military service]have you done complaining? — colloq. hai finito di lamentarti?
that's done it — (task successfully completed) fatto; (expressing dismay) non ci mancava che questo
4) (complete through study) fare [subject, medicine, homework]5) (write) fare [translation, critique]I haven't done anything with your pen! — non l'ho toccata, la tua penna!
7) (hurt)I'll do you! — colloq. ti sistemo io!
8) colloq. (deal with)they don't do theatre tickets — non vendono o tengono biglietti per il teatro
9) (cook) fare, preparare [sausages, spaghetti]; (prepare) preparare [ vegetables]12) (travel at)14) colloq. (satisfy needs of)15) colloq. (cheat)to do sb. out of money — scucire denaro a qcn
16) colloq. (rob)17) colloq. (arrest, convict)2.to get done for — farsi beccare in [illegal parking etc.]
1) (behave) faredo as you're told — (by me) fai quello che ti ho detto; (by others) fai quello che ti si dice
this really won't do! — (as reprimand) non si può andare avanti così!
4) (be sufficient) [ amount of money] bastare5) (finish)6) (get on) [ person] riuscire; [ business] andare bene; (in health) [ person] migliorare3.1) (with questions, negatives)4) (in requests, imperatives)do sit down — prego, si accomodi
"may I take a leaflet?" - "do" — "posso prendere un dépliant?" - "prego"
he lives in France, doesn't he? — vive in Francia, vero?
"who wrote it?" - "I did" — "chi l'ha scritto?" - "io"
"shall I tell him?" - "no don't" — "devo dirglielo?" - "no, non farlo"
"he knows the President" - "does he?" — "lui conosce il Presidente" - "davvero?"
so, neither does he — anche, neanche lui
•- do for- do in- do out- do over- do up- do with••it was all I could do not to... — era già tanto che non...
II [dəʊ]nothing doing! — (no way) non se ne parla neanche! escluso!
••IIIit's a poor do if — colloq. non è carino che
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10 heavenly
['hevənlɪ]1) [choir, vision] celestiale; [ peace] divino2) colloq. (wonderful) divino* * *1) (very pleasant; beautiful: What a heavenly colour!) divino2) (of or from heaven.) celeste* * *heavenly /ˈhɛvnlɪ/a.1 del Cielo; celeste; celestiale; divino; paradisiaco: heavenly bliss, beatitudine celeste; heavenly body, corpo celeste; heavenly beauty, bellezza celestiale● (relig.) the Heavenly City, la Città Celeste □ the heavenly host, (relig.) le schiere celesti; gli angeli; (poet.) il sole, la luna, le stelle □ heavenly-minded, devoto; pio; santo □ the Heavenly Twins, (mitol.) i Dioscuri; (astron.) i Gemelliheavenlinessn. [u]* * *['hevənlɪ]1) [choir, vision] celestiale; [ peace] divino2) colloq. (wonderful) divino -
11 beautiful
['bjuːtɪfl]1) (attractive) [woman, house, car, place] bello2) (wonderful) [holiday, feeling, experience, weather] splendido, meraviglioso, bellissimo* * *adjective a beautiful woman; Those roses are beautiful.) bello* * *['bjuːtɪfl]1) (attractive) [woman, house, car, place] bello2) (wonderful) [holiday, feeling, experience, weather] splendido, meraviglioso, bellissimo -
12 but
I 1. [ forma debole bət] [ forma forte bʌt]1) (expressing contrast) ma, peròit's not an asset but a disadvantage — non è un pregio, ma uno svantaggio
I'll do it, but not yet — lo farò, ma non subito
2) (yet) ma, eppure, tuttavia3) (expressing reluctance, protest, surprise)excuse me, but — mi scusi, ma
I've searched everywhere, but everywhere — ho cercato proprio dappertutto
but to continue... — ma, per continuare...
2.but first... — ma, prima di tutto
1) eccetto, fuorchéanybody, everybody but him — chiunque, tutti tranne lui
and whom should I meet in town but Steven! — e chi ti incontro in città, Steven!
2) but for3.but for you, I would have died — se non fosse stato per te, sarei morto
avverbio (only, just)II [bʌt]nome ma m.••no buts (about it) — non c'è "ma" che tenga
* * *1. conjunction(used to show a contrast between two or more things: John was there, but Peter was not.) ma, però2. preposition(except (for): no-one but me; the next road but one.) tranne, eccetto* * *I 1. [ forma debole bət] [ forma forte bʌt]1) (expressing contrast) ma, peròit's not an asset but a disadvantage — non è un pregio, ma uno svantaggio
I'll do it, but not yet — lo farò, ma non subito
2) (yet) ma, eppure, tuttavia3) (expressing reluctance, protest, surprise)excuse me, but — mi scusi, ma
I've searched everywhere, but everywhere — ho cercato proprio dappertutto
but to continue... — ma, per continuare...
2.but first... — ma, prima di tutto
1) eccetto, fuorchéanybody, everybody but him — chiunque, tutti tranne lui
and whom should I meet in town but Steven! — e chi ti incontro in città, Steven!
2) but for3.but for you, I would have died — se non fosse stato per te, sarei morto
avverbio (only, just)II [bʌt]nome ma m.••no buts (about it) — non c'è "ma" che tenga
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13 how
[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below* * *1. adverb, conjunction1) (in what way: How do you make bread?) come2) (to what extent: How do you like my new hat?; How far is Paris from London?) come, quanto3) (by what means: I've no idea how he came here.) come4) (in what condition: How are you today?; How do I look?) come5) (for what reason: How is it that I am the last to know about this?) come•- however2. conjunction(in no matter what way: This painting still looks wrong however you look at it.) in qualsiasi modo- how come
- how do you do?* * *[haʊ] 1.1) (in what way, by what means) come2) (enquiring)3) (in number, quantity questions)how much does this cost? how much is this? quanto costa? how much do you weigh? quanto pesi? how many times have you been to France? quante volte sei stato in Francia? I don't know how many people will come non so quante persone verranno; how much time is there left? quanto tempo è rimasto? how long is the rope? quanto è lunga la corda? how old is he? quanti anni ha? how tall is the tree? quanto è alto l'albero? how far is it? — quanto dista?
5) (why)6) how come colloq."I don't like it" - "how come?" — "non mi piace" - "come mai?"
7) how's thatI'll take you home, how's that? — ti porto a casa, ti va?
how's that for an honest answer — è una risposta onesta, non ti pare?
2."he's called Nick" - "how's that?" — "si chiama Nick" - "come (hai detto)?"
1) colloq. (in whichever way) come2) (that) che••••Note:The different constructions of direct and indirect questions with how are to be noted: in direct questions, how is at the beginning of the sentence and the auxiliary precedes the subject (how could you do that? = come hai potuto farlo?); in indirect questions, the subject precedes the verb (please, tell me how you could do that = per favore, dimmi come hai potuto farlo) or, alternatively, a verb in the infinitive may be used (please, tell me how to use this tool = per favore, dimmi come usare / come si usa questo strumento). - How may precede an adjective (how nice she is! = com'è carina!), an adverb (how often do you go to the cinema? = quanto spesso vai al cinema?), or a verb clause (how I wish I could swim! = quanto vorrei saper nuotare!). - When how is used as a question word meaning in what way ? or by what means? it is almost always translated by come: how did you get here? = come ci sei arrivato? how will you do it? = come lo farai? - When how is used as a conjunction meaning the way in which, it is often translated by come: I don't know how they did it = non so come l'hanno fatto; tell me how you write this word = dimmi come si scrive questa parola. - When how is used as a conjunction meaning that, it is almost always translated by che: you know how he always arrives late = sai che arriva sempre tardi; it's amazing how they survived = è sorprendente che siano sopravvissuti. - For more examples and particular usages see below -
14 incredible
[ɪn'kredəbl]1) (unbelievable) incredibile2) colloq. (wonderful) incredibile, straordinario* * *[in'kredəbl]1) (hard to believe: He does an incredible amount of work.) incredibile2) (impossible to believe; not credible: I found his story incredible.) incredibile•- incredibility* * *[ɪn'kredəbl]1) (unbelievable) incredibile2) colloq. (wonderful) incredibile, straordinario -
15 piece
I [piːs]1) (indeterminate amount) pezzo m.2) (unit)a piece of work — un lavoro; (referring to book) un'opera; (referring to article) un pezzo
3) (component part) pezzo m.to come in pieces — [ furniture] essere da montare
to take sth. to pieces — smontare qcs
4) (broken fragment) pezzo m., frammento m.to fall to pieces — [ object] cadere in pezzi; fig. [ argument] essere demolito
to go to pieces — fig. [ person] (from shock, emotionally) avere un crollo (nervoso), andare in pezzi; (in interview) andare nel pallone
5) (artistic work) (of music) brano m., pezzo m.; (sculpture, painting, article) pezzo m.; (play) pièce f.6) (instance)a piece of — un esempio di [propaganda, flattery]
a wonderful piece of running, acting — una magnifica corsa, interpretazione
7) (coin) moneta f., pezzo m.10) colloq. (gun) rivoltella f., pistola f.11) - piece in compostia 5-piece band — mus. una band di 5 elementi
••to be (all) of a piece — [town, house] essere costruito in stile omogeneo
to be (all) of a piece with sth. — [action, statement, ideas] essere in pieno accordo con qcs.
to be still in one piece — [ object] essere ancora intero o intatto; [ person] essere intero o indenne
to give sb. a piece of one's mind — dire a qcn. il fatto suo
II [piːs]to pick sth. to pieces — fare a pezzi o demolire qcs.
verbo transitivo unire, connettere* * *[pi:s] 1. noun1) (a part of anything: a piece of cake; He examined it carefully piece by piece (= each piece separately).) pezzo2) (a single thing or example of something: a piece of paper; a piece of news.) pezzo3) (a composition in music, writing (an article, short story etc), drama, sculpture etc: He wrote a piece on social reform in the local newspaper.) pezzo, articolo4) (a coin of a particular value: a five-pence piece.) moneta5) (in chess, draughts and other games, a small shape made of wood, metal, plastic etc that is moved according to the rules of the game.) pedina•2. adjective(done etc in this way: He has a rather piecemeal way of working.) frammentario- go all to pieces- go to pieces
- in pieces
- piece together
- to pieces* * *I [piːs]1) (indeterminate amount) pezzo m.2) (unit)a piece of work — un lavoro; (referring to book) un'opera; (referring to article) un pezzo
3) (component part) pezzo m.to come in pieces — [ furniture] essere da montare
to take sth. to pieces — smontare qcs
4) (broken fragment) pezzo m., frammento m.to fall to pieces — [ object] cadere in pezzi; fig. [ argument] essere demolito
to go to pieces — fig. [ person] (from shock, emotionally) avere un crollo (nervoso), andare in pezzi; (in interview) andare nel pallone
5) (artistic work) (of music) brano m., pezzo m.; (sculpture, painting, article) pezzo m.; (play) pièce f.6) (instance)a piece of — un esempio di [propaganda, flattery]
a wonderful piece of running, acting — una magnifica corsa, interpretazione
7) (coin) moneta f., pezzo m.10) colloq. (gun) rivoltella f., pistola f.11) - piece in compostia 5-piece band — mus. una band di 5 elementi
••to be (all) of a piece — [town, house] essere costruito in stile omogeneo
to be (all) of a piece with sth. — [action, statement, ideas] essere in pieno accordo con qcs.
to be still in one piece — [ object] essere ancora intero o intatto; [ person] essere intero o indenne
to give sb. a piece of one's mind — dire a qcn. il fatto suo
II [piːs]to pick sth. to pieces — fare a pezzi o demolire qcs.
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16 rare
I [reə(r)]1) (uncommon) raro, insolito2) [atmosphere, air] rarefatto3) (wonderful) straordinarioII [reə(r)]* * *['reə]1) (not done, found, seen etc very often; uncommon: a rare flower; a rare occurrence.) raro2) ((of meat) only slightly cooked: I like my steak rare.) (poco cotto), (al sangue)•- rareness- rarely
- rarity* * *I [reə(r)]1) (uncommon) raro, insolito2) [atmosphere, air] rarefatto3) (wonderful) straordinarioII [reə(r)] -
17 simply
['sɪmplɪ]1) [write, dress, live] in modo semplice, semplicementeto put it simply... — semplificando
2) (merely) semplicemente3) (absolutely)* * *1) (only: I do it simply for the money.) semplicemente2) (absolutely: simply beautiful.) semplicemente3) (in a simple manner: She was always very simply dressed.) con semplicità* * *['sɪmplɪ]1) [write, dress, live] in modo semplice, semplicementeto put it simply... — semplificando
2) (merely) semplicemente3) (absolutely) -
18 would
[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola
5) (expressing desire, preference)we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti
would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?
switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?
8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)••Note:When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below* * *[wud]short forms - I'd; verb1) (past tense of will: He said he would be leaving at nine o'clock the next morning; I asked if he'd come and mend my television set; I asked him to do it, but he wouldn't; I thought you would have finished by now.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)2) (used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (eg if a certain condition is met): If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)3) (used to express a preference, opinion etc politely: I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente)4) (used, said with emphasis, to express annoyance: I've lost my car-keys - that would happen!)•- would-be- would you* * *[ forma debole wəd, forma forte wʊd]1) (in sequence of past tenses, in reported speech)if we'd left later we would have missed the train — se fossimo partiti più tardi avremmo perso il treno
after that I wouldn't eat any canned food — dopo quell'episodio, non ho più voluto saperne di mangiare cibo in scatola
5) (expressing desire, preference)we'd really love to see you — vorremo davvero vederti, abbiamo davvero voglia di vederti
would you like something to eat, some more tea? — vuoi qualcosa da mangiare, ancora del tè?
switch off the radio, would you? — spegneresti la radio?
8) (indicating habitual event or behaviour in past: used to)••Note:When would is used with a verb in English to form the conditional tense, would + verb is translated by the present conditional of the appropriate verb in Italian and would have + verb by the past conditional of the appropriate verb: I would do it if I had time = lo farei se avessi tempo; I would have done it if I had had time = l'avrei fatto se avessi avuto tempo. - However, in sequence of past tenses and in reported speech, would + verb is translated by the past conditional of the appropriate Italian verb: I was sure you would like it = ero sicuro che ti sarebbe piaciuto (not "piacerebbe"); he said he would fetch the car = disse che avrebbe preso (not "prenderebbe") la macchina. - For more examples, particular usages and all other uses of would see the entry below -
19 -Giving directions-
Social1 Giving directionsTake the M1 north and come off at the junction before Nottingham. Prendi la M1 verso nord ed esci allo svincolo prima di Nottingham.Follow the signs for Hucknall. Segui le indicazioni per Hucknall.As you come into Hucknall you'll see a big sports centre on your right. Quando arrivi a Hucknall vedi un grande centro sportivo sulla tua destra.Take the second left after the sports centre and carry on for about 400 yards. Prendi la seconda a sinistra dopo il centro sportivo e continua per circa 400 metri.You should see the fire station on the right. Dovresti vedere la caserma dei vigili del fuoco sulla destra.My address is 82, Pulborough Road. Il mio indirizzo è Pulborough Road 82.I'm not sure I've got all that. Non sono sicuro di ricordare tutto.I've got a road map in the car. Ho una carta stradale in macchina.If you get lost, just give me a ring on my mobile. Se ti perdi fammi uno squillo al cellulare.I'll keep my mobile turned on. Terrò il cellulare acceso.What time do you reckon you'll get here? A che ora pensi di arrivare?I want to leave about three. Vorrei partire verso le tre.Depending on the traffic I should be there about six-ish. Dipende dal traffico, ma dovrei essere lì intorno alle sei.Wonderful, I look forward to it. Fantastico, non vedo l'ora.I can't wait to see you. Non vedo l'ora di vederti.I'll see you Friday then. Ci vediamo venerdì allora. -
20 -Pregnancy-
Medical PregnancyI've got something important to tell you. Ho una cosa importante da dirti.I'm expecting a baby! Aspetto un bambino!You're kidding! Stai scherzando!Congratulations, that's wonderful news. Congratulazioni, che bella notizia.When did you find out you were pregnant? Quando hai scoperto di essere incinta?I went to the doctor yesterday and she told me I was definitely pregnant. Sono andata dal medico ieri e mi ha detto che sono sicuramente incinta.I'd done a couple of home tests but needed to make sure. Ho fatto un paio di test a casa ma volevo essere sicura.How far gone are you? A che mese sei?The doctor reckons I'm six weeks pregnant. Il dottore pensa che sia incinta di sei settimane.What was David's reaction? Come ha reagito David?I haven't told him yet, I'll tell him tonight. Ancora non gliel'ho detto, glielo dico stasera.The news hasn't sunk in yet, I'm still in shock. Non ho ancora realizzato la notizia, sono ancora sotto shock.Have you been trying for a baby? Stavate cercando di avere un bambino?We've been trying for a baby for a while now. È da un po' che proviamo ad avere un bambino.You'll have to cut out the cigarettes. Dovrai eliminare le sigarette.You'd better keep an eye on how much wine you drink. Farai meglio a stare attenta a quanto vino bevi.When is the baby due? Per quando è prevista la nascita?Is it a boy or a girl? È maschio o femmina?
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