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1 Elizabethan
[ɪˌlɪzə'biːθn] 1.aggettivo elisabettiano2.nome elisabettiano m. (-a)* * *Elizabethan /ɪlɪzəˈbi:ɵn/a. e n.elisabettiano: the Elizabethan Age, l'età elisabettiana ( di Elisabetta I, regina d' Inghilterra dal 1558 al 1603).* * *[ɪˌlɪzə'biːθn] 1.aggettivo elisabettiano2.nome elisabettiano m. (-a) -
2 Elizabethan Eliza·bethan adj , n
[ɪˌlɪzə'biːθ(ə)n]English-Italian dictionary > Elizabethan Eliza·bethan adj , n
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3 ♦ drama
♦ drama /ˈdrɑ:mə/n.1 dramma, rappresentazione scenica: a TV drama, uno sceneggiato televisivo; a radio drama, un radiodramma; a costume drama, un film in costume (o storico)2 [u] arte drammatica, teatro: He is an expert on Elizabethan drama, è un esperto del teatro elisabettiano; She's studying drama and English at university, studia arte drammatica e inglese all'università3 [u] emozione, tensione emotiva: The match included some moments of high drama, nella partita ci sono stati momenti di forte emozione4 (fig.) dramma, evento emotivamente intenso: The drama unfolded in front of the TV cameras, il dramma si è svolto di fronte alle telecamere● (cinem., TV) drama-doc ► docudrama □ (fig.) drama queen, persona melodrammatica ( esagerata nei comportamenti) □ drama school, accademia d'arte drammatica □ to make a drama out of st., fare un dramma di qc.: She makes a drama out of every little thing that happens to her, fa un dramma della minima cosa che le succede. -
4 epoch
['iːpɒk] [AE 'epək]nome epoca f., era f., età f.* * *['i:pok, ]( American[) 'epək]((the start of) a particular period of history, development etc: The invention of printing marked an epoch in the history of education.) epoca* * *epoch /ˈi:pɒk, USA ˈepɒk/n.2 (astron., geol.) epoca3 (fig.) momento importante; svolta decisiva● epoch-making, che fa (o che fece) epoca; epocale: an epoch-making decision, una decisione epocaleepochala.2 epocale; che fa epoca.* * *['iːpɒk] [AE 'epək]nome epoca f., era f., età f. -
5 genius
['dʒiːnɪəs]2) (skill)* * *['‹i:njəs]plural - geniuses; noun(a person who is very clever: The new professor of mathematics has been described as a genius.) genio* * *genius /ˈdʒi:nɪəs/n.2 [u] grande ingegno; talento; dono: a man of genius, un uomo d'ingegno; He has a genius for maths, ha talento per la matematica; She has a genius for arriving at the wrong moment, ha il dono di arrivare sempre al momento sbagliato3 (pl. geniuses) persona di genio; genio: a musical [computer] genius, un genio della musica [dell'informatica]5 (pl. genii) personalità ispiratrice; genio: He has been my evil genius, lui è stato il mio cattivo genio6 [u] genio; spirito; carattere fondamentale: the genius of Elizabethan literature, il carattere fondamentale della letteratura elisabettiana● (lat.) genius loci, atmosfera (o spirito) di un luogo; genius loci.* * *['dʒiːnɪəs]2) (skill) -
6 heyday
['heɪdeɪ]nome (of movement etc.) periodo m. d'oro; (of person) fiore m. degli anniin my heyday — ai miei tempi, nel fiore dei miei anni
* * *['heidei](the time when a particular person or thing had great importance and popularity: The 1950's were the heyday of rock and roll.) apice* * *heyday /ˈheɪdeɪ/n.pieno rigoglio; fiore, primavera (fig.); apice; apogeo: in the heyday of youth, nel fiore degli anni; the Elizabethan period in its heyday, l'età elisabettiana nel suo pieno rigoglio; The photo shows her in her heyday, la foto la ritrae al massimo del suo splendore.* * *['heɪdeɪ]nome (of movement etc.) periodo m. d'oro; (of person) fiore m. degli anniin my heyday — ai miei tempi, nel fiore dei miei anni
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7 ♦ tower
♦ tower (1) /ˈtaʊə(r)/n.● (edil.) tower block, torre ( di appartamenti); edificio a molti piani □ (mecc.) tower crane, gru a torre □ (ferr.) tower house, torre degli scambi □ tower ladder, scala aerea ( dei pompieri) □ (tecn.) tower mast, torre a traliccio ( di gru) □ (agric.) tower silo, silo verticale □ (fig.) ivory tower, torre d'avorio.tower (2) /ˈtəʊə(r)/n.2 (naut.) società di rimorchi marittimi.(to) tower /ˈtaʊə(r)/v. i.1 torreggiare; (fig.) dominare, sovrastare: Mont Blanc towers over the other mountains, il Monte Bianco torreggia sulle (o sovrasta le) altre montagne; Shakespeare towers above all the Elizabethan dramatists, Shakespeare sovrasta tutti i drammaturghi elisabettiani; to tower over the opposition, sovrastare in altezza tutti gli avversari -
8 worthy
['wɜːðɪ] 1.1) mai attrib. (deserving)to be worthy of sth. — essere degno o meritevole di qcs.
2) (admirable) [ cause] nobile; [citizen, friend] degno2.worthy of sth., sb. — degno di qcs., qcn.
nome notabile m. e f., personalità f.* * *[-ði]1) (good and deserving: I willingly give money to a worthy cause.) degno, meritevole2) ((with of) deserving: She was not worthy of the honour given to her.) degno3) ((with of) typical of, suited to, or in keeping with: a performance worthy of a champion.) degno4) (of great enough importance etc: She was not thought worthy to be presented to the king.) degno* * *worthy /ˈwɜ:ðɪ/A a.1 degno; meritevole: a candidate worthy of support, un candidato meritevole d'appoggio; worthy of praise [of reward], degno di lode [di ricompensa]; (lett.) a worthy adversary, un degno avversario2 (scherz. o iron.) degno; onorevole; rispettabile: Who is that worthy gentleman?, chi è quel rispettabile signore?B n.1 (arc.) dignitario; maggiorente; notabile; personalità: an Elizabethan worthy, una personalità dell'era elisabettiana; the village worthies, i notabili del villaggio2 (scherz. o iron.) degno signore; personaggio; tipo● worthy aims, scopi onorevoli □ (spreg.) a worthy man, un buon uomo □ a worthy reward, una degna ricompensa; una ricompensa adeguata.* * *['wɜːðɪ] 1.1) mai attrib. (deserving)to be worthy of sth. — essere degno o meritevole di qcs.
2) (admirable) [ cause] nobile; [citizen, friend] degno2.worthy of sth., sb. — degno di qcs., qcn.
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9 time *****
1. [taɪm]n (gen)1) tempoI'm sorry, I haven't got time — scusa, non ho tempo
I've no time for them — (too busy) non ho tempo da perdere con loro, (contemptuous) non li posso soffrire
it takes time to... — ci vuole tempo per...
time is money — (Proverb) il tempo è denaro
he'll do it in his own (good) time — (without being hurried) lo farà quando ha (un minuto di) tempo
he'll do it in his own time — (out of working hours) lo farà nel suo tempo libero
2) (period of time) tempoat that time — allora, a quel tempo
at the present time — al momento, adesso
at the same time — (simultaneously) contemporaneamente
but at the same time, I have to admit... — tuttavia devo ammettere...
at all times — in ogni momento, sempre
now is the time to go to Venice — questo è il periodo or momento giusto per andare a Venezia
the time has come to leave — è arrivato il momento or l'ora di partire
this is neither the time nor the place to discuss it — non è né il luogo né il momento adatto per discuterne
4) (by clock) orawhat's the time?; what time is it? — che ora è?, che ore sono?
it was two o'clock, Italian time — erano le due, ora italiana
in time — (soon enough) in tempo, (after some time) col tempo
it's time for the news — (on radio) c'è il giornale radio, (on television) c'è il telegiornale
to be 30 minutes behind/ahead of time — avere 30 minuti di ritardo/anticipo
5) (era: often pl) era, (period) periodo, epoca6)to have a good time — divertirsito have a bad or rough time (of it) — passarsela male
7) (occasion) voltathis/next time — questa/la prossima volta
time after time; time and again — mille volte
many's the time... — più di una volta...
I remember the time when... — ricordo ancora quando...
8) Mus Mil tempoto play/march in time — suonare/marciare a tempo
to be out of time — essere or andare fuori tempo
9) Math4 times 3 is 12 — 4 per or volte 3 fa 12
3 times as fast (as); 3 times faster (than) — 3 volte più veloce (di)
2. vt1) (schedule) programmare, (measure duration of) calcolare la durata di(choose time of: joke, request)
to time sth well/badly — scegliere il momento più/meno opportuno per qc, fare qc al momento giusto/sbagliatothe bomb was timed to explode 5 minutes later — la bomba era stata regolata in modo da esplodere 5 minuti più tardi
2) (with stopwatch) cronometrareto time o.s. — prendere i propri tempi
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10 present
I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.)2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.)3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.)•- the present
- at present
- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.)2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.)4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.)5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.)•- presentable
- presentation
- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.)* * *I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
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