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1 ♦ nearly
♦ nearly /ˈnɪəlɪ/avv.1 quasi; pressappoco: The bus is nearly full, l'autobus è quasi pieno; DIALOGO → - Delivery times- It's nearly three o'clock now, sono quasi le tre; It's nearly time to start, è quasi ora di partire2 da vicino; dappresso: I examined it nearly, l'ho esaminato da vicino (o attentamente); The matter concerns me nearly, la faccenda mi tocca da vicino● not nearly, tutt'altro che; per niente; non… affatto, niente affatto: His work isn't nearly good enough, il suo lavoro non è per niente soddisfacente □ I've got thirty dollars but that won't be nearly enough to buy her a present, ho trenta dollari ma certo non basteranno per comprarle un regalo □ I nearly missed the train, per poco non persi il treno □ He nearly died, fu sul punto di morire. -
2 nearly **** near·ly adv
['nɪəlɪ]1) (gen) quasinot nearly — non... affatto
2)I nearly lost it — per poco non lo perdevodid you win? — very nearly! — hai vinto? — c'è mancato poco!
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3 die
I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]
2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]
4) fig. morireI wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere
5) colloq. (long)to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]
to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia
6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out••* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.)2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.)3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.)•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.)III see dice* * *die /daɪ/n.3 (elettron.) piastrina● (tecn.) die block, blocco stampo; matrice di estrusione □ (metall.) die-casting, pressofusione; pezzo ottenuto per pressofusione □ (tecn.) die chaser, filiera □ (tecn.) die cutting, fustellatura □ (metall.) die drawing, trafilatura □ (metall.) die forging, fucinatura a stampo □ (metall.) die forming, stampaggio □ die-sinker, fabbricante di stampi per monete o medaglie; stampista □ (tecn.) die-sinking, lavorazione degli stampi □ (tecn.) die-stamping, punzonatura □ (fig.) as straight (o true) as a die, totalmente onesto □ the die is cast, il dado è tratto.♦ (to) die /daɪ/A v. i.1 morire ( anche fig.): He died of natural causes, è morto per cause naturali; to die of (o from) cancer, morire di cancro; He died of ( o from) his wounds three days later, è morto per le ferite riportate tre giorni dopo; They died in a plane crash, sono morti in un incidente aereo; These people are willing to die for democracy, questa gente è disposta a morire per la democrazia; to die of a broken heart, morire di crepacuore; to die young [poor, childless], morire giovane [povero, senza figli]; to die a happy [wealthy] man, morire felice [ricco]; to die a hero [a martyr], morire da eroe [da martire]; He died to save us, è morto per salvarci; I'd rather die! (o I'd die first!), preferirei morire!; piuttosto la morte!; Love never dies, l'amore non muore mai; All hope has died, tutte le speranze sono morte NOTA D'USO: - morire-2 (fam.) – to be dying of hunger [thirst, boredom, curiosity, etc.], morire di fame [di sete, dalla noia, dalla curiosità, ecc.]; to be dying for st. [to do st.], morire dalla voglia di qc. [di fare qc.]: I'm dying for a glass of wine, muoio dalla voglia di un bicchiere di vino; They were dying to know, morivano dalla voglia di sapere cos'era successo3 (mecc.) non funzionare più; ( di un motore) spegnersi: My printer's died, non mi funziona più la stampante; The engine suddenly died on me, il motore mi si è spento di colpo5 ( del vento) cessare; calare: The wind died and the race had to be abandoned, è calato il vento si è dovuto interrompere la gara6 ( di un comico, ecc.) fare fiasco: To die in front of an audience is the most awful experience, fare fiasco davanti al pubblico è l'esperienza più terribileB v. t.fare ( una data morte); morire di: to die a natural [violent] death, morire di morte naturale [violenta]; to die a glorious death, fare una morte gloriosa; to die a hero's death, morire da eroe; fare una morte eroica; to die a sudden death, morire improvvisamente● to die by one's own hand, morire di propria mano; darsi la morte □ (fam. GB) to die a death, scomparire; ( di progetto, ecc.) fallire: Some people think the printed book will die a death within the next ten years, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato scomparirà entro i prossimi dieci anni □ (fam.) to die for, fantastico; strepitoso □ to die hard, essere duro a morire: Old superstitions die hard, le vecchie superstizioni sono dure a morire □ to die in one's bed, morire nel proprio letto □ to die in harness, morire sulla breccia; morire al proprio posto di lavoro □ (fam.) to die on its feet, essere lì per fallire: When he took over, the show was dying on its feet, quando è subentrato, lo spettacolo era lì per fallire □ (fam.) to be dying on one's feet, non stare in piedi dalla stanchezza □ in the dying minutes [seconds, moments], negli ultimissimi minuti [secondi, istanti]: Chelsea scored in the dying seconds of the game, il Chelsea ha segnato negli ultimissimi secondi della partita □ to die of laughter (o fam. to die laughing), morire dal ridere □ to die with one's boots on, morire combattendo; morire sulla breccia □ (fam.) I nearly died! (o I could have died!, USA: I just died!), credevo di morire! ( per l'imbarazzo, la sorpresa, ecc.) □ Never say die!, mai arrendersi!; mai disperare! □ to one's dying day (o to the day one dies), fino alla morte □ with one's dying breath, fino all'ultimo respiro.* * *I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]
2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]
4) fig. morireI wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere
5) colloq. (long)to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]
to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia
6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out•• -
4 die *****
I [daɪ]vi dying prp(person, animal, plant)
to die (of or from) — morire (di), (engine) spegnersi, fermarsi, (fig: friendship) finire, (interest, enthusiasm) spegnersito be dying for sth/to do sth — morire dalla voglia di qc/di fare qc
to die a natural/violent death — morire di morte naturale/violenta
never say die fig fam — non bisogna disperare
I nearly died — (laughing) per poco non morivo (dal ridere), (with embarrassment) avrei voluto sprofondare
•- die away- die back- die down- die off- die outII [daɪ] n1) dice pl2) (in minting) conio, Tech matrice f, (in press forging) stampo -
5 snake
I [sneɪk]1) zool. serpente m., serpe f.2) spreg. (person) serpe f.••II [sneɪk]a snake in the grass — spreg. = un pericolo in agguato
verbo intransitivo [ road] serpeggiare* * *[sneik] 1. noun(any of a group of legless reptiles with long bodies that move along on the ground with a twisting movement, many of which have a poisonous bite: He was bitten by a snake and nearly died.) serpente2. verb(to move like a snake: He snaked his way through the narrow tunnel.) serpeggiare, strisciare- snake-charmer* * *I [sneɪk]1) zool. serpente m., serpe f.2) spreg. (person) serpe f.••II [sneɪk]a snake in the grass — spreg. = un pericolo in agguato
verbo intransitivo [ road] serpeggiare -
6 almost
['ɔːlməʊst]1) (practically) quasi, praticamente••Note:When almost is used to mean practically, it is translated by quasi: we're almost ready = siamo quasi pronti; it's almost dark = è quasi buio; the room was almost empty = la sala era quasi vuota. - When almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated by using either per poco (non) + a verb in the past tense or c'è mancato poco che followed by a subjunctive form: I almost forgot = per poco non me ne dimenticavo; he almost fell = c'è mancato poco che cadesse* * *['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) quasi* * *['ɔːlməʊst]1) (practically) quasi, praticamente••Note:When almost is used to mean practically, it is translated by quasi: we're almost ready = siamo quasi pronti; it's almost dark = è quasi buio; the room was almost empty = la sala era quasi vuota. - When almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated by using either per poco (non) + a verb in the past tense or c'è mancato poco che followed by a subjunctive form: I almost forgot = per poco non me ne dimenticavo; he almost fell = c'è mancato poco che cadesse
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