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1 land *****
[lænd]1. n1) terra, (soil, ground) terreno, (estate) terreni mpl, terre fplto go/travel by land — andare/viaggiare per via di terra
to own land — possedere dei terreni, avere delle proprietà (terriere)
2) (nation, country) paese m2. vt1) (cargo, goods) scaricare, (far) sbarcare, (passengers) (far) sbarcare, (aircraft) far atterrare, (catch: fish) tirare in secco, (fig: job, contract) accaparrarsi2)(
fam: place) to land a blow on sb — assestare un colpo a qnI got landed with him — mi è toccato restare con lui, me lo sono dovuto sorbire io
3. vi1) (plane, passenger) atterrare, (from boat, ship) sbarcare2) (after fall, jump) atterrare, (fig: fall) cadereto land on — (bird) posarsi su
to land on one's feet — (to be lucky) cadere in piedi
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2 might
I [maɪt]"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"
try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo
3) (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech)4) form. (when making requests)if I might — se possibile, se posso
might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?
and who, might I ask, are you? o and who might you be? — (aggressive) e potrei sapere chi è lei?
6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)II [maɪt]I might have known o guessed! avrei dovuto aspettarmelo o immaginarlo! he might at least apologize! potrebbe almeno scusarsi! you might have warned me! — avresti potuto avvisarmi!
1) (power) potere m., potenza f.2) (physical strength) forza f., potenza f.* * *I(-)1) (past tense of may: I thought I might find you here; He might come if you offered him a meal.)2) (used instead of `may', eg to make a possibility seem less likely, or a request for permission more polite: He might win if he tries hard; Might I speak to you for a few minutes, please?)3) (used in suggesting that a person is not doing what he should: You might help me clean the car!)•- might have
- I might have known II(power or strength: The might of the opposing army was too great for us.)- mighty- mightily
- mightiness* * *I [maɪt]"will you come?" - "I might" — "vieni?" - "può darsi"
try as I might, I can't do it — per quanto ci provi, non riesco a farlo
3) (in sequence of tenses, in reported speech)4) form. (when making requests)if I might — se possibile, se posso
might I ask who's calling? — con chi sto parlando, per favore?
and who, might I ask, are you? o and who might you be? — (aggressive) e potrei sapere chi è lei?
6) (when making statement, argument)one might argue o it might be argued that si potrebbe sostenere che; as you o one might expect come ci si potrebbe aspettare; as you might imagine — come puoi immaginare
7) (expressing reproach, irritation)II [maɪt]I might have known o guessed! avrei dovuto aspettarmelo o immaginarlo! he might at least apologize! potrebbe almeno scusarsi! you might have warned me! — avresti potuto avvisarmi!
1) (power) potere m., potenza f.2) (physical strength) forza f., potenza f.
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