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1 Pack Per Day

Unit measures: PPD

Универсальный русско-английский словарь > Pack Per Day
2 PPD

1) Общая лексика: pour point depressant( депрессант точки текучести)

2) Компьютерная техника: Periodic Points Dense, PostScript Printer Description, Postscript Printer Definition, Parallel Presence Detect (способ определения характеристик модулей памяти ОЗУ)

3) Авиация: Pulse Position Data

4) Медицина: purified protein derivative of tuberculin

5) Американизм: Program Package Document

6) Спорт: Percentage Points Deducted

7) Военный термин: Plans and Policy Directorate, Presidential Protective Division, personnel planning data, personnel priority designator, personnel procurement division, preliminary program description, proficiency pay designator, program planning directives, program planning document, project planning directive, provisioning parts document, provisioning procurement data

8) Техника: PostScript printer description files, Pulse-type Phase Detector, permanent partial disability, plasma panel display, project-planning directive

9) Сельское хозяйство: purified protein derivate

10) Химия: P-Phenylenediamine, Para-phenylene-diamine, paraphenylene diamine, парафенилендиамин

11) Математика: априорное распределение Пойа (Polya prior distribution)

12) Бухгалтерия: Permanent Psychological Damage, Posts Per Day

13) Сокращение: Port Protection Device, Proximity / Point Detonating, послеродовая депрессия (Postpartum depression), глубина зубодесневого кармана - periodontal pocket depth

14) Физиология: Packs per day, Post Partum Depression

15) Вычислительная техника: partial packet discard, Postscript Printer Definition (DTP)

16) Иммунология: Psycho Physical Development, Purified Protein Derivative

17) Транспорт: Pilot Professional Development, Point Pleasant Depot, (passenger presence detection) система обнаружения присутствия пассажира

18) Фирменный знак: Production Planning Department, Professional Products Division, Promotional Products Distributor

19) Деловая лексика: Predicted Percentage Of Dissatisfied, Producer Price Differential

20) Авторское право: published price to dealer

21) Образование: Personal And Professional Development

22) Полимеры: piperidine pentamethylene dithiocarbamate

23) Контроль качества: Polya prior distribution

24) Химическое оружие: Projectile pull-and-drain machine, projectile pull-and-drain (station)

25) Расширение файла: PostScript printer description file (PageMaker)

26) Нефтеперерабатывающие заводы: депрессорная присадка (pour point depressant)

27) Вентиляция: ожидаемый процент неудовлетворённых степенью комфорта (Predicted Percent Dissatisfied)

28) NYSE. Pre- Paid Legal Services, Inc.

29) Единицы измерений: Pack Per Day

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > PPD
3 ppd

1) Общая лексика: pour point depressant( депрессант точки текучести)

2) Компьютерная техника: Periodic Points Dense, PostScript Printer Description, Postscript Printer Definition, Parallel Presence Detect (способ определения характеристик модулей памяти ОЗУ)

3) Авиация: Pulse Position Data

4) Медицина: purified protein derivative of tuberculin

5) Американизм: Program Package Document

6) Спорт: Percentage Points Deducted

7) Военный термин: Plans and Policy Directorate, Presidential Protective Division, personnel planning data, personnel priority designator, personnel procurement division, preliminary program description, proficiency pay designator, program planning directives, program planning document, project planning directive, provisioning parts document, provisioning procurement data

8) Техника: PostScript printer description files, Pulse-type Phase Detector, permanent partial disability, plasma panel display, project-planning directive

9) Сельское хозяйство: purified protein derivate

10) Химия: P-Phenylenediamine, Para-phenylene-diamine, paraphenylene diamine, парафенилендиамин

11) Математика: априорное распределение Пойа (Polya prior distribution)

12) Бухгалтерия: Permanent Psychological Damage, Posts Per Day

13) Сокращение: Port Protection Device, Proximity / Point Detonating, послеродовая депрессия (Postpartum depression), глубина зубодесневого кармана - periodontal pocket depth

14) Физиология: Packs per day, Post Partum Depression

15) Вычислительная техника: partial packet discard, Postscript Printer Definition (DTP)

16) Иммунология: Psycho Physical Development, Purified Protein Derivative

17) Транспорт: Pilot Professional Development, Point Pleasant Depot, (passenger presence detection) система обнаружения присутствия пассажира

18) Фирменный знак: Production Planning Department, Professional Products Division, Promotional Products Distributor

19) Деловая лексика: Predicted Percentage Of Dissatisfied, Producer Price Differential

20) Авторское право: published price to dealer

21) Образование: Personal And Professional Development

22) Полимеры: piperidine pentamethylene dithiocarbamate

23) Контроль качества: Polya prior distribution

24) Химическое оружие: Projectile pull-and-drain machine, projectile pull-and-drain (station)

25) Расширение файла: PostScript printer description file (PageMaker)

26) Нефтеперерабатывающие заводы: депрессорная присадка (pour point depressant)

27) Вентиляция: ожидаемый процент неудовлетворённых степенью комфорта (Predicted Percent Dissatisfied)

28) NYSE. Pre- Paid Legal Services, Inc.

29) Единицы измерений: Pack Per Day

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > ppd
4 FPD

1) Компьютерная техника: flush-plate dipole

2) Военный термин: Functional Purchase Description, fragmentation, predetermined

3) Техника: ferrite phase driver, flat pack diode, full page display, full-power day

4) Сокращение: Flat Panel Display, Flat Panel Displays, Flat Plate Display

5) Электроника: Focal-plane deviation

6) Вычислительная техника: full-page display

7) Нефть: fluid per day, Further Phases of Development

8) Стоматология: (fixed partial denture) частичный несъёмный зубной протез

9) Экология: fish protection device

10) Деловая лексика: Films And Publications Department

11) Глоссарий компании Сахалин Энерджи: пламенный фотометрический детектор (flame photometric detector)

12) Сетевые технологии: индикаторная панель, плоский индикатор

13) Автоматика: functional pitch diameter

14) Сахалин Р: flame photometric detector

15) Расширение файла: TMT Pascal compiled unit (TMT Pascal)

16) Нефть и газ: fire photo detector

17) Фармация: ДМЧ (доза микронизированных частиц), (fine particle dose) – доза респирабельных частиц (термин применяют для ингаляторов, например, порошковых (соответствует общей массе продукта с диаметром частиц \<4,7 мм))

18) Правительство: Forest Preserve District

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > FPD
5 cabeza

f.

1 head.

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair

por cabeza per head

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water)

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza (lectora) (gen)&(computing) head

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead

2 unit.

3 lead, leading position.

* * *

cabeza

► nombre femenino

1 (gen) head

■ diez mil por cabeza ten thousand a head

■ dos mil cabezas de ganado two thousand head of cattle

2 figurado (juicio) good judgement; (talento) talent, intelligence

■ tiene una buena cabeza she's intelligent

3 (de región) main town

► nombre masculino

1 (jefe) head, leader

■ el cabeza de familia the head of the family

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a la cabeza de at the front of, at the top of

■ a la cabeza de la lista at the top of the list

andar de cabeza / ir de cabeza to be rushed off one's feet

■ andamos de cabeza estos días we've been rushed off our feet for the past few days

andar de cabeza por alguien to be crazy about somebody

cabeza abajo upside down

cabeza arriba the right way up, upright

calentarse la cabeza por algo to get worked up about something

de cabeza (mentalmente) in one's head 2 (de memoria) from memory

darse de cabeza contra algo to bang one's head against something

de pies a cabeza from head to toe, from top to toe

estar mal de la cabeza figurado not to be right in the head

írsele a uno la cabeza figurado to feel dizzy

meterse algo en la cabeza familiar to get something into one's head

no levantar cabeza familiar (en deporte) not to find form 2 (en negocios) not to get off the ground

no tener ni pies ni cabeza figurado to be absurd, make no sense

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza figurado to occur to somebody

perder la cabeza figurado to lose one's head

quitarle a alguien algo de la cabeza figurado to talk somebody out of something

quitarse algo de la cabeza to get something out of one's head, forget something

ser un cabeza dura to be stubborn

subirse algo a la cabeza figurado to go to one's head

tengo la cabeza como un bombo familiar my head is splitting

tirarse de cabeza to dive head first (a/en, into)

traer a alguien de cabeza / llevar a alguien de cabeza to drive somebody crazy, drive somebody mad

volver la cabeza to look round

cabeza cuadrada familiar bigot

cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza de chorlito familiar scatterbrain

cabeza de espárrago asparagus tip

cabeza de lista main candidate

cabeza de partido administrative capital

cabeza de puente bridgehead

cabeza de turco scapegoat

cabeza hueca scatterbrain

cabeza loca familiar scatterbrain

cabeza rapada skinhead

* * *

noun f.

head

- cabeza de familia
- cabeza de serie
- cabeza de turco
- cabeza dura
* * *

1. SF

1) [de persona] head

se rascó la cabeza — he scratched his head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache, my head aches

los aviones pasan por encima de nuestras cabezas — the planes are flying overhead

• afirmar con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• agarrarse la cabeza — to hold one's head in one's hands

• asentir con la cabeza — to nod (one's head)

• caer de cabeza — to fall headfirst o headlong

se tiró al agua de cabeza — he dived headfirst into the water

marcar de cabeza — (Dep) to score with a header

• lavarse la cabeza — to wash one's hair

• levantar la cabeza — (=mirar) to look up

• negar con la cabeza — to shake one's head

• por cabeza, cinco dólares por cabeza — five dollars a head, five dollars per person

• se me va la cabeza — I feel giddy

• volver la cabeza — to look round, turn one's head

al oírlos volví la cabeza — when I heard them I looked round o turned my head

• me da vueltas la cabeza — my head's spinning

2)

- andar o ir de cabeza

- andar en cabeza

cortar cabezas —

será necesario cortar cabezas — heads will have to roll

- esconder la cabeza

írsele a algn de la cabeza —

se me fue de la cabeza — it went right out of my mind

- jugarse la cabeza

- lanzarse de cabeza a

- levantar cabeza

el Sporting sigue sin levantar cabeza — Sporting still haven't managed to end their poor run of form, Sporting haven't managed to turn the corner

el país no termina de levantar cabeza — the country still hasn't managed to turn the corner

hay sectores como la construcción que empiezan a levantar cabeza — some sectors, such as construction, are starting to pick up

estar mal de la cabeza *, no estar bien de la cabeza * —

hace falta estar mal de la cabeza para hacer eso — you'd have to be out of your mind to do that

no quiero acabar mal de la cabeza — I don't want to go off my head

- mantener la cabeza fuera del agua

- meter la cabeza en la arena

meter algo en la cabeza a algn —

por fin le metimos en la cabeza que... — we finally got it into his head that...

metérsele a algn en la cabeza —

se le ha metido en la cabeza hacerlo solo — he's taken o got it into his head to do it alone

esa melodía la tengo metida en la cabeza — I can't get that tune out of my head

pasársele a algn por la cabeza —

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza — it never entered my head

- perder la cabeza por

- es cabeza de pescado

- hablar cabezas de pescado

- tener cabeza de pollo

quitar algo de la cabeza a algn — to get sth out of sb's head

- romper la cabeza a algn

- romperse la cabeza

- sacarse una idea de la cabeza

- sentar cabeza

subirse a la cabeza —

el vino se me subió a la cabeza — the wine went to my head

- tener cabeza

- tengo la cabeza como un bombo

- tener la cabeza dura

- tener la cabeza sobre los hombros

- tener mala cabeza

- estar tocado de la cabeza

- traer de cabeza a algn

- vestirse por la cabeza

3) (=frente)

• a la cabeza de, a la cabeza de la manifestación — at the head o front of the demonstration

con Pérez a la cabeza del gobierno — with Pérez at the head of the government

• ir en cabeza — to be in the lead

ir en cabeza de la lista — to be at the top of the list, head the list

4) (=distancia) head

ganar por una cabeza (escasa) — to win by a (short) head

le saca una cabeza a su hermano — he is a head taller than his brother

5) [de montaña] top, summit

6) (=objeto)

cabeza atómica — atomic warhead

cabeza buscadora — homing head, homing device

cabeza de ajo — bulb of garlic

cabeza de biela — (Mec) big end

cabeza de dragón — (Bot) snapdragon

cabeza de escritura — (Tip) golf ball

cabeza de guerra — warhead

cabeza de impresión — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza de partido — administrative centre

cabeza de plátanos — LAm bunch of bananas

cabeza de playa — beachhead

cabeza de puente — bridgehead

cabeza explosiva — warhead

cabeza grabadora — recording head

cabeza impresora — (Inform) head, printhead

cabeza nuclear — nuclear warhead

cabeza sonora — recording head

2. SMF

1) (=líder) head, leader

es cabeza de las fuerzas armadas — he's head o the leader of the armed forces

es cabeza del grupo rebelde — he's the leader of the rebel group

2)

cabeza caliente — extremist

cabeza cuadrada — * bigot

cabeza de chorlito — * scatterbrain

cabeza de familia — head of the household

cabeza de serie — (Dep) seed

cabeza de serrín — * airhead *

cabeza de turco — scapegoat

cabeza dura — stubborn person

es un cabeza dura — he's as stubborn as a mule

cabeza hueca — idiot

cabeza pelada — ( Hist) Roundhead

cabeza rapada — skinhead

cabeza sin seso — idiot

cabeza visible — head, leader

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex. From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex. He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

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* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* * *

femenino

1)

a) (Anat) head

me duele la cabeza — I've got a headache

marcó de cabeza — he scored with a header

un día vas a perder la cabeza — (fam & hum) you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on (colloq & hum)

de la cabeza a los pies — from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza — (AmL) to do a headstand

b) ( medida) head

ganó por una cabeza — he won by a head

le lleva or saca una cabeza a su hermana — he's a head taller than his sister

c) ( pelo) hair

me lavé la cabeza — I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia)

tiene cabeza — he's bright, he has a good head on his shoulders

usa la cabeza — use your head

qué poca cabeza! — have you/has he no sense?

e) ( mente)

que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado — what a memory! I had forgotten

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa — my mind was on other things

tú estás mal de la cabeza — you're out of your mind

se me ha ido de la cabeza — it's gone right out of my head

se le ha metido en la cabeza que... — she's got it into her head that...

lo primero que me vino a la cabeza — the first thing that came into my head

no se me pasó por la cabeza — it didn't cross my mind

andar or ir de cabeza — (fam)

ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo — I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella — he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo — (fam) to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza — (fam) to get worked up (colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll; darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo; ir con la cabeza ( bien) alta to hold one's head high; írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy; jugarse la cabeza (RPl fam): va a llegar tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your bottom dollar she'll be late (colloq); levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet; levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work; si tu padre levantara la cabeza! if your father was alive today...!; meterse de cabeza en algo (fam) to throw oneself into sth; no caberle a algn en la cabeza (fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste I just can't understand how you can like it; en qué cabeza cabe! how could anyone be so stupid!; perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads; perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman; quebrarse la cabeza (Andes fam) to rack one's brains; quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head; quitarse algo de la cabeza < idea> to get sth out of one's head; romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains; ( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq); sentar (la) cabeza (fam) to settle down; subírsele a algn a la cabeza vino/éxito to go to one's head; tener la cabeza sobre los hombros (fam) to have one's head screwed on tight (AmE colloq) o (BrE colloq) screwed on; tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds; tengo/tiene la cabeza como un bombo (fam) (me/le duele) my/his/her head feels ready to burst (colloq); (estoy/está confundido) my/his/her head's spinning; traer or llevar a algn de cabeza (fam) to drive sb crazy (colloq); nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena — people only learn from their own mistakes

- cabeza de chorlito

- cabeza de jabalí

- cabeza de turco

- cabeza dura

- cabeza hueca

- cabeza rapada

2)

a) ( individuo)

por cabeza — each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head

50 cabezas de ganado — 50 head of cattle

3) (primer lugar, delantera)

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector; se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos they took the lead over the other parties; iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration; el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación — the team is at the top of the division

- cabeza de familia

- cabeza de la Iglesia

- cabeza de lista

- cabeza de partido

- cabeza de puente

- cabeza de serie

4)

a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

- cabeza atómica

- cabeza nuclear

5) (Audio, Video) head

6) ( de plátanos) hand, bunch

•

- cabeza de ajo

* * *

= head, knocker.

Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.

Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

* abrirse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head, smash + Posesivo + head open.

* águila de cabeza blanca = bald eagle.

* a la cabeza de = in the forefront of/in.

* apostarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* asentimiento con la cabeza = head-nod [head nod], nodding assent, nod.

* asentir con la cabeza = nod, nod + assent, concur with + an assenting nod, agree with + a nod.

* asomar la cabeza = poke + Posesivo + head, pop + Posesivo + head.

* caber en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around.

* cabeza de ajo = head of garlic, bulb of garlic.

* cabeza de chorlito = scatterbrain, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, empty-headed, bonehead, birdbrain, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza de familia = head of the household, householder, head of the family.

* cabeza de impresión = print head.

* cabeza de la manada = leader of the pack.

* cabeza de lanza = spearhead.

* cabeza de lectura = scanning head.

* cabeza de línea = railhead.

* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente = bobble head.

* cabeza de playa = beachhead.

* cabeza de puente = bridgehead.

* cabeza de puente aéreo = airhead.

* cabeza de semillas = seed head.

* cabeza de serrín = ditz, dits, airhead, airheaded.

* cabeza de turco = patsy, scapegoat, whipping boy.

* cabeza dura = pigheaded.

* cabeza fría = cool head.

* cabeza hueca = empty-headed, ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditz, dits, ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.], airhead, airheaded, bonehead, nong, ning-nong.

* cabeza lectora = read head, reading head.

* cabeza lectora de disco = disc reading head.

* cabeza llena de pájaros = head in the clouds.

* cabeza nuclear = warhead.

* cabeza + rodar = head + roll.

* caer de cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* cigüeña de cabeza pelada = wood stork.

* con la cabeza en las nubes = ditzy [ditzier -comp., ditziest -sup.], ditsy [ditsier -comp., ditsiest -sup.].

* cortar la cabeza = behead.

* dar quebraderos de cabeza = give + headaches.

* declarar la guerra a muerte a = declare + open season on.

* de la cabeza a los pies = from head to foot, from head to toe.

* de pies a cabeza = from head to toe, from head to foot.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = from head to toe.

* desde la cabeza hasta los pies = head to toe, from head to foot.

* destornillador de cabeza plana = flathead screwdriver.

* dolor de cabeza = headache.

* dolor de cabeza espantoso = splitting headache.

* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza = sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

* en + Posesivo + cabeza = on + Posesivo + mind.

* entrar en la cabeza = get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, get it into + Posesivo + head.

* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz = bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich), stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.

* herida en la cabeza = head injury.

* irse la cabeza = go + bananas.

* írsele la cabeza = go off + Posesivo + head.

* jugarse la cabeza = bet + Posesivo + life.

* lanzarse de cabeza = jump in with + both feet.

* lavarse la cabeza = wash + Posesive + hair, shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

* lesión en la cabeza = head injury.

* levantar la cabeza = cock + Posesivo + head.

* liarse la manta a la cabeza = jump in + head first, jump in at + the deep end, throw + caution to the wind.

* mantener la cabeza = keep + Posesivo + head, keep + Posesivo + head together.

* mantener la cabeza alta = hold + Posesivo + head high.

* mantener la cabeza fría = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* mantenerse a la cabeza = stay + ahead of the pack.

* meter en la cabeza = get it into + Posesivo + head.

* mover la cabeza = shake + head.

* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo = bob.

* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás = jerk + head.

* no dejar títere con cabeza = turn + everything upside down.

* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

* no perder la cabeza = keep + a cool head, remain + cool-headed, play it + cool.

* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza = can't get it out of my mind.

* no tener ni pies ni cabeza = can't make head(s) or tail(s) of, be pointless.

* pasar por encima de la cabeza = go over + Posesivo + head.

* pedir la cabeza de Alguien = bay for + Posesivo + blood.

* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de uno = thought + run through + Posesivo + head.

* perder la cabeza = lose + Posesivo + mind, lose + Posesivo + head, lose + Posesivo + marbles, go + bonkers, fly off + the handle, go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker, go out of + Posesivo + mind, go + soft in the head.

* piojo de la cabeza = head louse.

* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de = put + Nombre + ahead in.

* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien = put + a price on + Posesivo + head.

* por cabeza = per person.

* quebradero de cabeza = headache.

* rascarse la cabeza = scratch + Posesivo + head.

* reventarse la cabeza = smash + Posesivo + head.

* romperse la cabeza = puzzle + Reflexivo, scratch + Posesivo + head, rack + Posesivo + brains.

* sentar la cabeza = settle down.

* señal con la cabeza = nod.

* sin cabeza = headless, decapitated.

* sin pies ni cabeza = without rhyme or reason.

* subírsele a la cabeza, creérselo = go to + Posesivo + head.

* subírsele los humos a la cabeza = get + too big for + Posesivo + boots, get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches.

* tirarse de cabeza = jump in + head first, dive in, dive + head-first.

* * *

cabeza

feminine

A

1 ( Anat) [ Vocabulary notes (Spanish) ] head

negó con la cabeza she shook her head

asintió con la cabeza he nodded, he nodded his head

sacó la cabeza por la ventanilla he stuck o put his head out of the window

volvió la cabeza para ver si lo seguían he looked around o turned his head to see if he was being followed

bajó la cabeza avergonzado he lowered his head in shame

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache, my head aches

es para darse de or la cabeza contra la pared it's enough to make you cry

se tiró al agua de cabeza she dived into the water (head first)

marcó de cabeza he scored with a header o with his head, he headed the ball into the net

un día vas a perder la cabeza ( fam hum); you'd lose your head if it wasn't screwed on ( colloq hum)

me unté de grasa de la cabeza hasta los pies I got covered in grease from head to toe o foot

pararse en la or de cabeza ( AmL); to stand on one's head, to do a headstand

2 (medida) head

ganó por una cabeza he won by a head

le lleva una cabeza a su hermana he's a head taller than his sister, his sister only comes up to his shoulder

3 (pelo) hair

me tengo que lavar la cabeza I have to wash my hair

4

(inteligencia): tiene cabeza, pero es muy vago he's bright o ( AmE) smart o he has a good head on his shoulders, but he's very lazy

al pobre niño no le da la cabeza the poor kid doesn't have the brains for it

usa la cabeza use your head

nunca tuve cabeza para las ciencias I never had a head for science

no lo copié, salió todo de mi cabeza I didn't copy it, it was all out of my own head

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?

5

(mente): ¡que cabeza la mía! se me había olvidado completamente su cumpleaños what a memory! I had totally forgotten her birthday

tenía la cabeza en otra cosa my mind was elsewhere o I was thinking about something else

tú estás mal or no estás bien de la cabeza you're crazy, you're out of your mind, you're out of ( AmE) o ( BrE) off your head ( colloq)

con tantos halagos se le llenó la cabeza de humos all that praise went to his head

se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head

¿quién te ha metido esas ideas en la cabeza? who's put those ideas into your head?

se le ha metido en la cabeza que se quiere casar she's got it into her head that she wants to get married

le dije lo primero que me vino a la cabeza I said the first thing that came into my head

jamás se me pasó por la cabeza semejante idea the idea never even crossed my mind

ya te puedes ir quitando or sacando a esa mujer de la cabeza you'd better start getting that woman out of your head, you'd better start forgetting about that woman

andar or ir de cabeza ( fam): ando de cabeza con tanto trabajo I'm up to my eyeballs o eyes in work

anda de cabeza por ella he's crazy about her

calentarle a algn la cabeza con algo ( fam); to fill sb's head with sth

calentarse la cabeza ( fam); to get worked up ( colloq)

como malo de la cabeza ( fam): se puso a comer como malo de la cabeza he stuffed himself silly ( colloq), he ate like there was no tomorrow ( colloq)

cortar cabezas: en cuanto asumió el cargo entró a cortar cabezas as soon as she took up her post, heads started to roll

darle por la cabeza a algn ( RPl); to criticize sb, knock sb ( colloq)

darse (con) la cabeza contra la pared ver cabezazo:

esconder la cabeza ( Chi fam); to make oneself scarce

ir con la cabeza alta to hold one's head high

írsele a algn la cabeza: se me va la cabeza I feel dizzy

jugarse la cabeza ( RPl fam): seguro que llega tarde, me juego la cabeza you can bet your life o your bottom dollar she'll be late ( colloq)

levantar cabeza ( fam); to get back on one's feet

aún tienen muchas deudas pero ya levantarán cabeza they've still got a lot of debts but they'll pull through o pick themselves up o get back on their feet

la selección no levanta cabeza the national team can't get out of its rut

levantar la cabeza: ha estado estudiando todo el día sin levantar la cabeza she's had her head buried in her work all day

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza! your father would turn in his grave!, if your father was alive today … !

meterse de cabeza en algo ( fam); to throw oneself into sth

no caberle a algn en la cabeza ( fam): no me cabe en la cabeza que te guste vivir aquí I just can't understand how you like living here

¡en qué cabeza cabe meter un plato de plástico en el horno! who'd be stupid enough to put a plastic plate in the oven?

perder la cabeza: tranquilidad, no perdamos la cabeza keep calm, let's not panic o lose our heads

¿has perdido la cabeza? have you gone crazy?, are you out of your mind?

perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman

romperse or ( Andes) quebrarse la cabeza ( fam) (preocuparse) to rack one's brains; (lastimarse) to break one's neck ( colloq)

sentar (la) cabeza ( fam); to settle down

ser duro de cabeza ( fam); to be stupid

subírsele a algn a la cabeza: el vino/éxito se le ha subido a la cabeza the wine/her success has gone to her head

tener la cabeza como un bombo ( fam): tengo la cabeza como un bombo (me duele) I have o I've got a splitting headache! ( colloq), my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq) (estoy confundido) my head's spinning, my head feels ready o ( BrE) fit to burst ( colloq)

tener la cabeza como un colador to have a head like a sieve

tener la cabeza en su sitio or bien puesta or sobre los hombros ( fam); to have one's head screwed on tight ( AmE colloq), to have one's head screwed on ( BrE colloq)

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros ( fam); to have one's head in the clouds, be living in a fantasy world, be living in cloud-cuckoo-land

traer or llevar a algn de cabeza ( fam); to drive sb crazy ( colloq)

trae a los hombres de cabeza she drives men wild o crazy ( colloq)

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond

nadie escarmienta en cabeza ajena people only learn from their own mistakes, you have to make your own mistakes

Compuestos:

● cabeza caliente

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) pinko ( AmE colloq), leftie ( BrE colloq)

● cabeza de chorlito

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de jabalí

headcheese ( AmE), brawn ( BrE)

● cabeza de ñame

masculine and feminine ( Ven fam) clumsy idiot ( colloq)

● cabeza de pescado

feminine ( Chi fam): salió con su cabeza de pescado he made a silly remark

hablaban cabezas de pescado they were talking a load of nonsense ( colloq)

● cabeza de pollo

masculine and feminine ( Chi fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza de turco

masculine and feminine scapegoat

● cabeza dura

A

masculine and feminine ( fam): es un cabeza dura he's so stubborn o ( colloq) pigheaded

B adjective pigheaded ( colloq), stubborn

● cabeza hueca

masculine and feminine ( fam) scatterbrain ( colloq)

● cabeza rapada

masculine and feminine skinhead

B

1

(individuo): por cabeza each, a head

pagamos $50 por cabeza we paid $50 a head o each

2 (de ganado) head

tienen más de 600 cabezas (de ganado) they have more than 600 head of cattle

C

(primer lugar, delantera): se hizo con la cabeza she got to the front, she went into the lead

a la or en cabeza: estamos a la cabeza de las empresas del sector we are the leading company in this sector

se colocaron a la cabeza de los otros partidos en los sondeos they took the lead over the other parties in the opinion polls

iban a la cabeza de la manifestación they were at the front o head of the demonstration, they were leading o heading the demonstration

el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of o leads the division

Compuestos:

● cabeza de cordada

masculine and feminine leader, lead climber

● cabeza de familia

masculine and feminine head of the family

● cabeza de la Iglesia

masculine head of the Church

● cabeza de lista

masculine and feminine candidate at the top of an electoral list

● cabeza de partido

feminine administrative center of a partido² m E. (↑ partido (2))

● cabeza de playa

feminine beachhead

● cabeza de puente

feminine bridgehead

● cabeza de serie

masculine and feminine seed

derrotó a Guillén, cabeza de serie número cuatro he beat Guillén, seeded number four o the fourth seed o the number four seed

D

1 (de un alfiler, un clavo, una cerilla) head

2 (de un misil) warhead

Compuestos:

● cabeza atómica

atomic warhead

● cabeza de biela or émbolo

main bearing, big end ( BrE)

● cabeza explosiva

warhead

● cabeza nuclear

nuclear warhead

E ( Audio, Vídeo) head

Compuestos:

● cabeza de escritura

write head

● cabeza de grabación

recording head

● cabeza de reproducción

playback head

● cabeza lectora

playback head

F (de plátanos) hand, bunch

Compuesto:

cabeza de ajo

bulb of garlic

G (de un camión) tractor unit

* * *

cabeza sustantivo femenino
1
a) (Anat) head;

◊ de la cabeza a los pies from head to toe o foot;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;
marcó de cabeza he scored with a header;
pararse en la or de cabeza (AmL) to do a headstand;
cabeza rapada skinhead
b) ( medida) head;

◊ me saca una cabeza he's a head taller than me

c) ( pelo) hair;

◊ me lavé la cabeza I washed my hair

d) ( inteligencia):

◊ usa la cabeza use your head;

¡qué poca cabeza! have you/has he no sense?
e) ( mente):

◊ ¡que cabeza la mía! what a memory!;

tú estás mal de la cabeza you're out of your mind;
se me ha ido de la cabeza it's gone right out of my head;
se le ha metido en la cabeza que … she's got it into her head that …;
no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't cross my mind;
cabeza de chorlito sustantivo masculino y femenino (fam) scatterbrain (colloq);
írsele a algn la cabeza to feel dizzy;
levantar cabeza (fam) ( superar problemas) to get back on one's feet;
perder la cabeza: no perdamos la cabeza let's not panic o lose our heads;
perdió la cabeza por esa mujer he lost his head over that woman;
quitarle a algn algo de la cabeza to get sth out of sb's head;
romperse la cabeza (fam) ( preocuparse) to rack one's brains;

( lastimarse) to break one's neck (colloq);
◊ subírsele a algn a la cabeza [vino/éxito] to go to one's head;

tener la cabeza llena de pájaros (fam) to have one's head in the clouds
2
a) ( individuo):

◊ por cabeza each, a head

b) ( de ganado) head;

◊ 50 cabezas de ganado 50 head of cattle

3 (primer lugar, delantera):
◊ estamos a la cabeza del sector we are the leading company in this sector;

a la cabeza de la manifestación at the front o head of the demonstration;
el equipo va en cabeza de la clasificación the team is at the top of the division;
cabeza de familia head of the family;
cabeza de serie seed
4
a) (de alfiler, clavo, fósforo) head

b) ( de misil) warhead

5 (Audio, Video) head
6 ( de plátanos) hand, bunch;
◊ cabeza de ajo bulb of garlic

cabeza sustantivo femenino
1 head: le dolía la cabeza, she had a headache
2 (sentido común) sense
3 (mente) mind, head: no se me pasó por la cabeza it didn't even occur to me
no puedo quitármelo de la cabeza, I can't get it out of my mind
me vino a la cabeza la idea, the idea sprang to my mind
4 (habilidad) no tiene cabeza para los negocios, he hasn't got a good head for business
5 (cabellera) hair: se lavó la cabeza, he washed his hair
6 (responsable, líder) es la cabeza pensante de la banda, he's the brains behind the gang
la cabeza de la Iglesia Anglicana, the head of the Anglican Church
cabeza de familia, head of the family 7 cabeza de ajo, bulb of garlic
8 familiar cabeza de chorlito, scatterbrain, featherhead
cabeza dura, stubborn o obstinate person
cabeza de turco, scapegoat
cabeza rapada, skinhead
Dep cabeza de serie, heat, seed: jugará contra el cabeza de serie número 2, she's going to play against the second seed
9 cabeza de ganado, head of cattle
♦ Locuciones: a la cabeza de, at the front o top of
con la cabeza alta, with one's head held high: puedes decirlo con la cabeza bien alta, you can say it with your head held high
de cabeza, (de lleno) completely
(en natación) se tiró de cabeza a la piscina, he dived headfirst into the pool
Dep metió un gol de cabeza, he headed a goal
en cabeza, in the lead
estar mal/tocado de la cabeza, to be a mental case
perder la cabeza, to lose one's temper
rodar cabezas: si baja la cotización, van a rodar cabezas, if the share price goes down heads will roll
romperse la cabeza, to rack one's brains
traer a alguien de cabeza, to drive sb mad
por cabeza, per person: debemos poner cinco mil pesetas por cabeza, we should charge five thousand pesetas per head
sentar la cabeza: ya tienes edad de sentar la cabeza, it's about time you settled down
' cabeza' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acéfala
- acéfalo
- ajo
- asentir
- bajar
- brecha
- cabecear
- caber
- cabezazo
- cabezón
- cabezona
- cabezudo
- calentar
- calentarse
- cantidad
- casco
- chorlito
- coco
- dar
- descolgarse
- descontar
- desgraciada
- desgraciado
- entrar
- escalabrar
- escarmentar
- gacha
- gacho
- girar
- hueca
- hueco
- inclinar
- infernal
- jaqueca
- ladear
- matar
- melón
- mover
- negación
- pájaro
- pañuelo
- pie
- por
- quebradero
- reclinar
- remate
- reposar
- romperse
- rondar
- sacar
English:
above
- ache
- aching
- ahead
- bad
- balance
- bang
- bare
- bash
- bash in
- bend
- bonk
- bow
- bump
- catch up
- clear
- cock
- crack
- crush
- crushing
- dive
- dizzy
- excruciating
- giddy
- grave
- hair
- hammer
- hang
- head
- head-first
- headache
- headroom
- hit
- hold
- idea
- incline
- keep down
- knock
- lead
- lift
- look round
- lose
- mind
- monstrous
- nod
- nut
- one-track
- overhead
- pat
- per capita

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cabeza

♦ nf

1. [de persona, animal] head;

me duele la cabeza I've got a headache;

bajar o [m5] doblar la cabeza to bow one's head;

de cabeza [en fútbol] with a header;

marcó de cabeza he scored with his head o with a header, he headed a goal;

tirarse de cabeza (al agua) to dive (into the water);

se tiró de cabeza a la piscina she dived into the pool;
Am
en cabeza [sin sombrero] bareheaded;

le lleva una cabeza a su madre she's a head taller than her mother;
Fam
le abrieron la cabeza de un ladrillazo they split his skull with a brick;

lavarse la cabeza to wash one's hair;

Comp
Fam
alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza to get back on one's feet, to recover;

desde que perdieron la final, no han conseguido alzar o [m5] levantar cabeza they still haven't recovered from losing the final, they still haven't managed to pick themselves up after losing the final;

no hay manera de que alce o [m5] levante cabeza it's hard to see her recovering o getting over it;

Comp

¡si tu padre levantara la cabeza…! your father would turn in his grave…!;

Comp
Fam
calentar o [m5] hinchar la cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad;

no te calientes más la cabeza, no hay nada que hacer stop getting worked up o Br het up about it, there's nothing we can do;

Comp

con la cabeza (bien) alta with one's head held high;

Comp
Fam
la cabeza me da vueltas my head's spinning;

Comp

darse de cabeza en la pared: se dio de cabeza en la pared por haber actuado tan torpemente she kicked herself for behaving so stupidly;

Comp
Fam
se me va la cabeza [me mareo] I feel dizzy;

Comp
RP Fam
jugarse la cabeza to be absolutely sure;

¿te parece que al final se van a casar? – ¡me juego la cabeza! do you think that they'll end up getting married? – you can bet on it!;

me juego la cabeza que hoy gana Nacional I'll give you any odds Nacional wins today;

Comp

meter la cabeza to get one's foot in the door;

Comp

meterse de cabeza en algo to plunge into sth;

Comp
Fam
tengo la cabeza como un bombo my head is throbbing;
Fam
me estás poniendo la cabeza como un bombo con tantas preguntas estúpidas you're making my head spin o hurt with all those stupid questions;

Comp
Fam
rodar cabezas: si no se producen resultados, rodarán cabezas if things don't get better, heads will roll;

Comp
Fam
romperse o [m5] quebrarse la cabeza to Br rack o US cudgel one's brains;

le amenazó con romperle la cabeza he threatened to smash her head in o to bash her brains in;

Comp

sacar la cabeza [aparecer] to show one's face;
[atreverse] to speak up;
Comp
Fam
subirse a la cabeza: se le subió a la cabeza it went to his head;

el vino se le subió a la cabeza the wine went to her head;

se le ha subido a la cabeza el ascenso his promotion has gone to his head;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza a pájaros o [m5] llena de pájaros to have one's head in the clouds;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza como una olla de grillos to be round the bend;

Comp
Fam
tenía la cabeza en otra parte my mind was wandering, my thoughts were elsewhere;

Comp
Fam
tener la cabeza en su sitio o [m5] bien puesta to have a sound head on one's shoulders, to have one's head screwed on (properly);

Comp

volver la cabeza [negar el saludo] to turn away;

Prov

más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león it's better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven

Comp
Culin cabeza de jabalí Br brawn, US headcheese
2. [mente]
tiene buena cabeza para los números she has a (good) head for numbers;

Comp
Fam
andar o [m5]estar mal de la cabeza, RP [m5] estar de la cabeza to be funny in the head;

Comp

no me cabe en la cabeza I simply can't understand it;

no me cabe en la cabeza que haya sido él I can't believe it was him;

Comp

írsele a alguien de la cabeza: se me ha ido completamente de la cabeza it's gone clean out of my mind o head;

no consigo que el accidente se me vaya de la cabeza I can't get the accident out of my mind;

Comp

meter algo en la cabeza a alguien to get sth into sb's head;

métete en la cabeza que no vas a poder ir get it into your head that you're not going to be able to go;

se le ha metido en la cabeza que… he has got it into his head that…;

Comp

se me pasó por la cabeza it crossed my mind;

Comp

venir a la cabeza to come to mind;

ahora no me viene a la cabeza I can't think of it right now;

Comp

me he olvidado, ¡qué mala cabeza tengo! how silly of me to forget!

Comp

tener mucha cabeza to have brains

3. [juicio] sense;

tener poca cabeza to have no sense;

obrar con cabeza to use one's head;

tener mala cabeza to act foolishly;

perder la cabeza to lose one's head;

Pedro ha perdido la cabeza por esa chica Pedro has lost his head over that girl;

¿has perdido la cabeza o qué? are you out of your mind?

4. [posición] front, head;

cabeza abajo upside down;

cabeza arriba the right way up;

a la o [m5] en cabeza [en competición] in front, in the lead;
[en lista] at the top o head;
el equipo francés está a la cabeza de la clasificación the French team is top of the league;

está situado en (la) cabeza del pelotón he's at the front of the pack, he's amongst the leaders of the pack;

a la cabeza de [delante de] at the head of;
[al cargo de] in charge of;
estar a la cabeza de la empresa to run the company;

Juan está a la cabeza de la expedición Juan is the leader of the expedition;

la cabeza visible del movimiento the public face of the movement

Comp
cabeza de mina coalface; Mil cabeza de playa beachhead; Mil & Fig cabeza de puente bridgehead;
5. [de clavo, alfiler, fémur, cometa] head

Comp
cabeza de ajo head of garlic;
cabeza atómica nuclear warhead;
Aut cabeza de biela big end; Informát & TV cabeza de borrado erase head;
cabeza buscadora [en misil] homing device;

cabeza de combate warhead;

cabeza grabadora [en vídeo, casete] recording head;

cabeza de guerra warhead;

cabeza lectora [en vídeo, casete] (read) head;
Informát cabeza lectora-grabadora read-write head;
cabeza magnética magnetic head;

cabeza nuclear nuclear warhead;

cabeza reproductora [en vídeo, casete] (playback) head

6. [animal cuadrúpedo]
cabeza (de ganado) head (of cattle)

7.
por cabeza [persona] per head;

costará 500 por cabeza it will cost 500 per head;

pagamos diez euros por cabeza we paid ten euros each

8. [población] cabeza de partido Br ≈ county town, US ≈ county seat

9. Comp
Esp Fam
andar o [m5] ir de cabeza [muy atareado] to be snowed under;

esta semana voy de cabeza y no he tenido tiempo de llamar a nadie I'm really snowed under this week and I haven't had time to call anyone;
Esp
escarmentar en cabeza ajena to learn from another's mistakes;
RP
darle por la cabeza a alguien to really lay o slang into sb;
Fam
ir de cabeza a to head straight for;
Esp Fam
ir de cabeza con alguien [enamorado] to be head over heels in love with sb;
Esp Fam
llevar a alguien de cabeza: los hijos la llevan de cabeza the children drive her up the wall;
Fam
sentar la cabeza to settle down;
Fam
(estar) tocado de la cabeza (to be) touched;
Esp Fam
traer de cabeza a alguien to drive sb mad

♦ nmf
Fam cabeza de chorlito [despistado] scatterbrain; [estúpido] airhead; Fam cabeza cuadrada:
es un cabeza cuadrada he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;
Fam cabeza dura:
es un cabeza dura he's got his ideas and he won't listen to anyone else;

cabeza de familia head of the family;
Fam cabeza hueca airhead; Pol cabeza de lista = person who heads a party's list of candidates;
va como cabeza de lista por Salamanca he's the head of the party list for Salamanca;
Fam cabeza loca airhead; RP cabeza de novia airhead;
cabeza pensante: [m5] las cabezas pensantes de la derecha venezolana the policy-makers of the Venezuelan right;

las cabezas pensantes de la organización the brains behind the organization;

cabeza rapada skinhead;
Dep cabeza de serie seed;
el primer cabeza de serie se enfrenta al segundo the top o number one seed will play the second o number two seed;

cabeza de turco scapegoat

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cabeza

I f

1 ANAT head;

de cabeza caerse, tirarse etc headlong;

estar mal o

no estar bien de la cabeza fam not be right in the head fam ;

írsele la cabeza feel giddy o dizzy;

con la cabeza alta with one’s head held high;

subírsele a alguien a la cabeza fig go to s.o.’s head;

llevarse las manos a la cabeza fig throw one’s hands up (in the air);

andar o

ir de cabeza be snowed under;

sentar la cabeza settle down;

levantar cabeza ( recuperarse) pick up;

no levantar cabeza fig be knocked sideways;

tras la derrota, el equipo no consiguió levantar cabeza the team was knocked sideways by the defeat

2 ( razón)

:

perder la cabeza fig lose one’s head;

llevar o

traer a alguien de cabeza drive s.o. crazy;

3 ( memoria)

:

tener mala cabeza have a bad memory

4 ( pensamiento)

:

pasarle a alguien por la cabeza occur to s.o.;

se me viene a la cabeza … it occurs to me …;

meterse algo en la cabeza get sth into one’s head;

quitarse algo de la cabeza get sth out of one’s head;

calentarle la cabeza a alguien fig fill s.o.’s head with ideas;

calentarse la cabeza get worked up;

mantener la cabeza fría keep a cool head;

romperse la cabeza fig rack one’s brains

5 ( persona)

:

por cabeza per head, per person

6

:

el equipo a la cabeza o

en cabeza the team at the top;

estar a la cabeza be out in front, be the leader

II m/f de familia, grupo head

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cabeza nf

1) : head

2)

cabeza hueca : scatterbrain

3)

de cabeza : head first

4)

dolor de cabeza : headache

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cabeza n

1. (en general) head

se ha dado un golpe en la cabeza he's bumped his head

2. (seso) intelligence

tiene muy buena cabeza she's very intelligent

3. (memoria) memory

tiene mala cabeza he's forgetful

ir a la cabeza / ir en cabeza to be at the top / to lead [pt. & pp. led]

meter en la cabeza to get into your head

perder la cabeza to lose your head [pt. & pp. lost]

tener la cabeza dura to be stubborn

de cabeza headlong / headfirst

por cabeza a head / per head

cabeza de ajo head of garlic

cabeza de familia head of the family

cabeza de serie seed

cabeza rapada skinhead

Spanish-English dictionary > cabeza
6 make

I [meɪk]
nome

1) (brand) marca f.

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.

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to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
II 1. [meɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

2) (cause to be or become)

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

3) (cause to do)

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

4) (force)

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

5) (turn into)

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

6) (amount to)

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

7) (earn) guadagnare, prendere [ salary]

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]

9) (estimate, say)

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

11) el. chiudere [ circuit]

12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]

to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

- make after

- make do

- make for

- make good

- make into

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make towards

- make up

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to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo

I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)

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[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb
1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fare, creare

2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) fare

3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) rendere

4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) guadagnare

5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) fare

6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) diventare, essere

7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) valutare

8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nominare

9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fare
2. noun
(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca

- maker
- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to
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make /meɪk/
n.

1 [u] fabbricazione; produzione; fattura; confezione

2 marca; tipo; ( d'abito) forma, taglio: spare parts for all makes of car, pezzi di ricambio per auto di tutte le marche

3 [u] costituzione fisica (o morale); carattere; temperamento: a man of this make, un uomo di siffatto temperamento

4 (elettr.) chiusura d'un circuito: at make, nel momento in cui si chiude il circuito (o avviene il contatto)

5 ( slang USA) donna: She's an easy make, è una che ci sta

6 ( slang USA) informazioni su un criminale

● (elettr.) make contact, contatto in chiusura; contatto normalmente aperto □ (econ.) make-work activities, attività creatrici di (posti di) lavoro □ ( slang) to be on the make, essere intento a far quattrini (o a far carriera); essere in cerca di sesso □ ( slang USA) to put the make on sb., tentare un approccio con q.; provarci con q.
♦ (to) make /meɪk/
(pass. e p. p. made)

A v. t.

1 fare; creare; costruire; comporre; formare; confezionare; fabbricare; produrre; causare; rendere; nominare: to make tea [bread, wine], fare il tè [il pane, il vino]; DIALOGO → - At the museum- I'll make some sandwiches, faccio dei panini; What time do you make it?, che ora fai?; to make roads [bridges], costruire strade [ponti]; What is it made of?, di che cosa è fatto?; di che cosa è?; Two and two make four, due più due fa quattro; to make a noise, far rumore; to make a mistake, fare un errore (o uno sbaglio); They made him president, lo hanno fatto (o nominato) presidente

2 (causativo) fare; costringere; obbligare; indurre: Don't make me laugh!, non farmi ridere!; He made her cry, la fece piangere; This photograph makes you look older, questa fotografia ti fa (apparire) più vecchio; They made her resign ( o She was made to resign), la costrinsero a dimettersi

3 valutare; supporre; ritenere; credere: I make the distance about ten miles, suppongo che la distanza sia di circa dieci miglia

4 (spec. naut.) arrivare a, raggiungere; toccare: We made land at sunrise, abbiamo toccato terra (o siamo approdati a terra) all'alba

5 diventare; dimostrarsi; essere per (q.): I think he will make a good teacher, credo che diventerà un buon insegnante

6 avere, sentire, farsi ( un dubbio, uno scrupolo, ecc.)

7 fare la fortuna di: Fleet Street can make or break a politician, i giornali inglesi possono fare la fortuna o provocare la rovina di un uomo politico

8 guadagnare: to make money, fare soldi, guadagnare soldi; She makes €50,000 a year, guadagna €50 000 all'anno

9 fare (fig.); completare; rendere perfetto: It's the furniture that really makes a house, è il mobilio che fa una casa

10 farcela ad arrivare a: We made the airport in ten minutes, in dieci minuti siamo riusciti ad arrivare all'aeroporto

11 ( slang USA) capire

12 ( slang USA) identificare; riconoscere

13 (volg.) farsi ( una donna; volg.); avere rapporti sessuali con (q.)

B v. i.

(lett. o arc.) fare per; stare per; fare la mossa di: to make as if, far mostra di; fingere di; He made as if he were going to strike me, fece come per colpirmi

● to make an appointment with sb., prendere un appuntamento con q. □ to make approaches to sb., cercare di avvicinare q. □ to make st. available to sb., mettere qc. a disposizione di q. □ to make believe, fare finta, fingere □ to make the best of st., sfruttare al meglio qc. □ to make the best of a bad job (o of a bad bargain), fare buon viso a cattiva sorte □ to make bold, diventare audace; osare: I make bold to say that…, oso (o mi permetto di) dire che… □ to make or break = to make or mar ► sotto □ a make or break case, un caso di o la va o la spacca □ a make or break plan, un piano disperato; un progetto audacissimo □ to make a call, fare una (breve) visita; (telef.) fare una telefonata; (naut.) fare scalo □ to make the cards (o the pack), fare le carte; mescolare e dare le carte □ to make certain, assicurarsi; accertarsi: Make certain that the door is locked, assicurati che la porta sia chiusa a chiave! □ (elettr.) to make a circuit, chiudere un circuito □ to make it clear that…, mettere in chiaro (o chiarire) che… □ (elettr.) to make a contact, stabilire (o chiudere) un contatto □ to make a decision, prendere una decisione; decidere □ to make st. do (o to make do with st.), far bastare qc.; arrangiarsi con qc. □ to make do and mend, tirare avanti con quello che si ha ( con un abito vecchio, ecc.) □ (naut.) to make fast, ormeggiarsi; dar volta a ( un cavo) □ to make st. fast, assicurare (o legare) qc. □ to make a fool of oneself, rendersi ridicolo; fare una figuraccia □ to make friends with sb., fare amicizia con q. □ to make fun of sb., prendere in giro q. □ to make good, aver successo, fare fortuna; ( anche) tornare sulla retta via □ to make st. good, risarcire ( una perdita); recuperare ( il tempo perduto); mantenere ( una promessa); mettere in atto ( una minaccia); dimostrare la validità di ( un argomento, ecc.): to make good a promise, tener fede a una promessa □ to make good time, andare in fretta; (autom., aeron., naut.) viaggiare bene (o in orario) □ to make a habit of st., prendere l'abitudine di fare qc. □ to make headway, (naut.) fare abbrivio in avanti; (fig.) far progressi □ (fam.) to make it, farcela; riuscire; fare in tempo, arrivare in tempo; avere successo, sfondare (fig.): DIALOGO → - Parent-teacher meeting- Can you make it?, ce la fai?; Unfortunately I can't make it to Florence, purtroppo non ce la faccio a venire a Firenze □ (fam.) to make it big, avere un grande successo; sfondare davvero (fig.) □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to make it difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam.) to make it (o things) hot for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam. USA) to make like st. (o sb.), imitare qc. (o q.); fare finta di essere qc. (o q.) □ to make little of, tenere in scarsa considerazione; trarre scarso vantaggio da □ to make sb. lose his balance, sbilanciare q. □ to make love ► love □ (arc.) to make merry, far festa; far baldoria □ (fig. fam.) to make mincemeat of sb., fare a pezzi (o distruggere) q. □ to make the most of st., trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc.; sfruttare al massimo qc.: He makes the most of the little he has, sfrutta al massimo quel poco che possiede; DIALOGO → - At the museum- We'll just have to make the most of it now we're here, dobbiamo godercelo il più possibile dal momento che siamo qui □ to make much of, tenere in gran conto; trarre grande vantaggio da □ to make no bones about doing st., non esitare (fam.: non fare una piega) a fare qc. □ to make no difference, non fare differenza, essere indifferente □ to make oneself (seguito da aggettivo, causativo) farsi; rendersi: to make oneself understood, farsi capire; Make yourself useful, renditi utile! □ to make oneself, fare per sé; farsi ( anche) mettersi; considerarsi: to make oneself a cup of tea, farsi una tazza di tè; Make yourself at home!, mettiti comodo!; fa come se fossi a casa tua! □ to make ready, preparare; approntare; prepararsi □ to make room (o place) for sb., far posto a q. □ (naut.) to make sail, far vela, salpare; ( anche) aumentare la velatura □ (comm.) to make a sale, fare una vendita □ to make sense, avere senso: These words don't make sense, queste parole non hanno senso; to make sense of st., capire q., cavare un significato da q.; Can you make sense of this article?, ci capisci qualcosa in questo articolo? □ to make sure, accertarsi, assicurarsi; fare in modo (di) □ (a bridge) to make a trick, fare una presa □ to make one's way, dirigersi, andare: to make one's way home, prendere la strada di casa □ to make way for sb., far largo a q. □ to make one's way in the world, farsi strada nel mondo; fare carriera □ ( boxe) to make the weight, fare il peso □ (prov.) Make hay while the sun shines, batti il ferro finché è caldo!
NOTA D'USO: - to make-
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I [meɪk]
nome

1) (brand) marca f.

what make is your car? — che (modello di) macchina hai?

2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.

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to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
II 1. [meɪk]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]

to make a rule — stabilire una regola

wine is made from grapes — il vino si fa con l'uva

to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.

to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.

to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.

what is it made (out) of? — di che cosa è fatto?

it's made (out) of gold — è (fatto) d'oro

let's see what he's made of — vediamo di che pasta è fatto

to be as clever as they make them — essere il più furbo possibile

God made man — Dio creò l'uomo

to make the bed — fare il letto

2) (cause to be or become)

to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.

to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.

to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare

to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.

to make oneself available — rendersi disponibile

to make oneself understood — farsi capire

to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.

to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare

3) (cause to do)

to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.

it makes me look fat — mi fa (sembrare) grasso

to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.

to make the story end happily — fare finire bene una storia

to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.

it makes her voice sound funny — le fa la voce strana

4) (force)

to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare

they made me (do it) — me l'hanno fatto fare

to be made to do — essere costretto a fare

to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn

5) (turn into)

to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star

we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere

to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro

it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo

he'll never make a teacher — non sarà mai un buon insegnante

to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo

6) (amount to)

three and three make six — tre più tre fa sei

how much does that make? — quanto fa?

that makes ten pounds altogether — in tutto fa dieci sterline

7) (earn) guadagnare, prendere [ salary]

to make Ј 300 a week — prendere 300 sterline alla settimana

to make a living — guadagnarsi da vivere

to make a profit — trarre profitti

to make a loss — subire delle perdite

8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]

to make the six o'clock train — riuscire a prendere il treno delle sei

to make the charts — entrare in classifica

to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]

9) (estimate, say)

what time do you make it? — che ora sarà?

I make it five o'clock — saranno più o meno le 5

what do you make the distance (to be)? — quanto credi che sia distante?

I make it about 3 km — secondo me sono più o meno tre km

let's make it five dollars — facciamo cinque dollari

can we make it a bit later? — possiamo fare un po' più tardi?

what do you make of it? — che ne dici?

I can't make anything of it — non ci capisco niente

10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]

a good wine can make a dinner — un buon vino può fare il successo di una cena

it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta

it really made my day — mi ha davvero reso felice

to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs

11) el. chiudere [ circuit]

12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]

to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. made)

to make as if to do — fare (l')atto di fare

she made as if to kiss him — fece per baciarlo

- make after

- make do

- make for

- make good

- make into

- make off

- make out

- make over

- make towards

- make up

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to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo

I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)

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7 cram

[kræm] 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

1) (pack)

to cram sth. into — stipare o ammassare qcs. in [bag, car]

to cram sb. into — ammassare qcn. in [room, vehicle]

to cram sth. into one's mouth — riempirsi la bocca di qcs.

to cram a lot into one day — fare molte cose in un solo giorno

to cram three meetings into a morning — concentrare tre incontri in una mattinata

2) (fill) riempire, inzeppare [room, car] ( with di)
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-) scol. prepararsi affrettatamente, fare una sgobbata ( for per)
3.
verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

to cram oneself with — rimpinzarsi, ingozzarsi di [ sweets]

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[kræm]
past tense, past participle crammed - verb

1) (to fill very full: The drawer was crammed with papers.) riempire

2) (to push or force: He crammed food into his mouth.) cacciare

3) (to prepare (someone) in a short time for an examination: He is being crammed for his university entrance exam.) preparare

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[kræm]
1. vt

(stuff: books, papers) to cram into — infilare in, stipare in, pigiare in, (people, passengers) ammassare in

(fill) to cram sth with — riempire qc di

we crammed our stuff into the boot — abbiamo stipato la nostra roba nel bagagliaio

she crammed her bag with books — ha riempito la borsa di libri

to cram in — far stare, trovare posto per

his head is crammed with strange ideas — ha la testa piena di idee strane

the room was crammed with furniture/people — la stanza era stipata di mobili/affollata di gente

she crammed her hat down over her eyes — si calcò il cappello sugli occhi

to cram o.s. with food — abbuffarsi, rimpinzarsi

2. vi

1)

(people) to cram (into) — affollarsi (in), accalcarsi (in), stiparsi (in)

2) (pupil: for exam) fare una sgobbata finale

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cram /kræm/
n.

1 calca; folla

2 (fam.) sgobbata ( per un esame)

3 scorpacciata; rimpinzata.
(to) cram /kræm/
A v. t.

1 riempire; inzeppare; ricolmare: to cram the stadium, riempire lo stadio; affollare lo stadio

2 calcare; stipare: He crammed the books into a drawer, ha stipato i libri dentro un cassetto; to cram people into a coach, riempire un pullman di persone

3 ingozzare; rimpinzare: Don't cram yourself with chocolates!, non rimpinzarti di ciccolatini!

4 (fam.) preparare intensivamente ( uno studente) per un esame; studiare ( una materia, ecc.) in fretta, mnemonicamente

B v. i.

1 ingozzarsi; rimpinzarsi

2 accalcarsi; stiparsi

3 (fam.) sgobbare, fare una sgobbata ( per un esame)

● (fig.) to cram st. down sb. 's throat, costringere q. ad accettare qc. di sgradevole; far inghiottire ( un rospo, ecc.) a q. (fig. fam.).

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[kræm] 1.
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

1) (pack)

to cram sth. into — stipare o ammassare qcs. in [bag, car]

to cram sb. into — ammassare qcn. in [room, vehicle]

to cram sth. into one's mouth — riempirsi la bocca di qcs.

to cram a lot into one day — fare molte cose in un solo giorno

to cram three meetings into a morning — concentrare tre incontri in una mattinata

2) (fill) riempire, inzeppare [room, car] ( with di)
2.
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-) scol. prepararsi affrettatamente, fare una sgobbata ( for per)
3.
verbo riflessivo (forma in -ing ecc. - mm-)

to cram oneself with — rimpinzarsi, ingozzarsi di [ sweets]

English-Italian dictionary > cram
8 premium

1. сущ.
сокр. prem

1) общ. награда, вознаграждение, премия (что-л. предоставляемое в качестве стимула в каком-л. проекте, какой-л. системе и пр.)

consumer premium — подарок [премия\] потребителю*

to earn premiums — зарабатывать премии

The program will award points to consumers for each brewery visit during the week, allowing them to earn premiums such as beer mugs and logo shirts.

Mortgage brokers, who match borrowers with lenders, can earn premiums by steering borrowers to higher-rate loans.

They claim that lenders on the higher-than-market rate loans will pay a premium to the mortgage broker and that those payments will be used to pay the fees associated with the low-interest loans.

See:

bonus 1), 2) advertising premium, consumer premium, container premium, employment premium, fast food premium, free-in-the-mail premium, in-pack premium, mail-in premium, on-pack premium, referral premium, reverse premium, self-liquidating premium, service release premium, with-pack premium, yield spread premium, premium bond 2), premium buyer 1), premium campaign, premium container, premium coupon, premium merchandise 1), premium offer, premium pack, premium product 2), premium service 1) а)

2) страх. = insurance premium

ATTRIBUTES: adjustable, assumed 3) а), base 3. 3) а), direct 1. 3) а), earned 1. 1) а), fixed 1. 4) а), flexible 1. 2) б), gross 1. 3) а), а initial 1. 2) б), level 2. 3) б), lump sum, net 3. 3) а), n1а outstanding 1. 3) а), periodic 1. 1) а), regular 1. 2) б), n2 subject 1. 2) б), n2 underlying 1. 2) б), n2 variable 1. 2) б), n2 written 1. 4) а), б

annual [yearly\] premium — ежегодная премия

monthly [biweekly, weekly\] premium — ежемесячная [двухнедельная, еженедельная\] премия

annual [monthly, weekly\] premium insurance — страхование с ежегодной [ежемесячной, еженедельной\] уплатой премий [премии\]

annual premium policy — полис с ежегодной уплатой премий [премии\]

ATTRIBUTES:

paid premium — уплаченная [выплаченная\] премия

The refund of paid premium is based on the insured's age at death and is decreased by any benefits paid under the plan.

Company-paid premiums are deductible by the employer as an ordinary and necessary business expense. — Уплаченные компанией премии подлежат вычету работодателем как обычные и необходимые деловые расходы.

For federal tax purposes the employer-paid premiums are taxed as additional earned income for the employee. — Для целей федерального налогообложения, уплаченные работодателем премии облагаются налогом как дополнительный заработанный доход работника.

Employee-paid premiums for health insurance vary by salary. — Размер уплачиваемых работником премий по страхованию здоровья меняется в зависимости от размера оклада.

overpaid premium — излишне уплаченная премия

We can recover overpaid premiums for the last three policy years.

unpaid premium — неуплаченная [невыплаченная\] премия

The late charge formula is the unpaid premium amount multiplied by four percent.

high premiums — высокие премии

low premiums — низкие премии

average premiums — средние премии

minimum premiums — минимальные премии

maximum premiums — максимальные премии

COMBS:

life insurance premiums, life premiums — премии по страхованию жизни

non-life insurance premiums, non-life premiums — премии по страхованию иному, чем страхование жизни; премии по страхованию "не жизни"

health insurance premiums, health premiums — премии по страхованию здоровья

liability insurance premiums, liability premiums — премии по страхованию ответственности

disability insurance premiums, disability premiums — премии по страхованию от [на случай\] нетрудоспособности

property insurance premiums, property premiums — премии по страхованию имущества

life annuity premiums — премии по пожизненному аннуитету

insurance policy premium — премия по страховому полису

health insurance policy premiums — премии по полису страхования здоровья

premium payment — уплата [выплата\] премии; премиальный платеж

Mortgage insurance premium payments are made once per year. — Выплаты премий по ипотечному страхованию осуществляются раз в год.

premium of $1000, $1000 premium — премия [надбавка\] в размере 1000 долл.

to finance premiums — финансировать премии

Our commercial premium finance program allows you to finance premiums from $0 to $200000 or more.

to waive premiums — освобождать от (уплаты) премий*

The policies in question have a waiver of premium benefit, whereby the insurer would waive premiums during any period in which the policyholder is disabled.

to cede premiums — передавать премии

We cede premiums and losses to reinsurers under quota share reinsurance agreements. — Мы передаем премии и убытки перестраховщиками на основании договоров квотного перестрахования.

to assume premiums — принимать премии

Also, under our quota share assumed reinsurance contracts, we will continue to assume premiums through the third quarter of 2006. — Также, на основании принятых договоров квотного перестрахования, мы будем продолжать принимать премии на протяжении третьего квартала 2006 г.

to write premiums — подписывать премии*; страховать*, принимать на страхование*, осуществлять страхование*

In general, for insurers to write premiums in California, they must be admitted by the Insurance Commissioner. — В общем, для того, чтобы страховщики смогли осуществлять страховую деятельность в Калифорнии, они должны получить разрешение уполномоченного по страхованию.

The company is licensed to write insurance business in all 50 states, has specialty lines in risk insurance for architects and lawyers and is expected to write premiums of $75 million this year. — Компания имеет лицензию на осуществление страховой деятельности во все 50 штатах, предлагает специальные разновидности страхования рисков для архитекторов и юристов и, как ожидается, подпишет в этом году премий на сумму 75 млн долл.

to earn premiums — зарабатывать премии

Moreover, an insurance company that earns premiums between $300,000 and $1,000,000 is taxed at a reduced rate.

to pay a premium — уплачивать премию

If you want to pay premiums for a limited time, the limited payment whole life policy gives you lifetime protection but requires only a limited number of premium payments.

to raise [to increase\] premiums — увеличивать премии

to reduce [to decrease, to cut\] premiums — уменьшать премии

premiums go up — премии растут

premiums go down — премии снижаются [уменьшаются\]

to calculate premiums — рассчитывать премии

See:

adjustable premium, advance premium, annual premium, annuity premium, base premium, beneficiary premium, deposit premium, direct premiums, earned premium, financed insurance premium, financed premium, fixed premium, flexible premium, graded premium, gross premium, in-force premiums, initial premium, level premium, lump sum premium, modified premium, mortgage insurance premium, net premium, net retained premiums, new business premiums, outstanding premiums, periodic premium, premium earned, premiums in force, premium written, regular premium, reinsurance premium, renewal premium, retained premiums, retrospective premium, return premium, single premium, subject premium, surplus line premium, surplus lines premium, underlying premium, unearned premium, valuation premium, vanishing premium, variable premium, written premium, yearly premium, overall premium limit, premium audit, premium auditor, premium base, premium bordereau, premium conversion, premium discount, premium financing, premium holiday, premium income б), premium loan, premium notice, premium rate 1) б), premium receipt, premium refund, premium subsidy, premium tax, premium trust fund, return of premium, waiver of premium, continuous-premium whole life, premium only plan, premium-to-surplus ratio

3)

а) торг. премия; наценка, надбавка ( сумма или процент сверх стандартной цены товара или услуги)

to fetch a premium [a premium price\] — продаваться с надбавкой [с премией\]

Premium products generally fetch a premium price. — Премиальные товары обычно продаются с надбавкой [с премией\].

to command a premium [a premium price\] — продаваться с надбавкой [с премией\], продаваться по премиальной цене

Some products command a premium price in the marketplace simply because they are considered to be higher in quality. — Некоторые товары продаются на рынке по премиальной цене просто из-за того, что они считаются товарами более высокого качества.

to command a premium — содержать надбавку [премию\]* (о ценах, ставках)

As long as there is a threat of war in the Middle Eastern oil fields, oil prices will command a premium. — До тех пор, пока существует угроза войны на территории средневосточных нефтяных месторождений, цены на нефть будут содержать надбавку.

to attract a premium/a premium price/a premium rate — продаваться с премией [надбавкой\], стоить дороже; оплачиваться с надбавкой [с премией\]*

Because of their locations these houses attract a premium. — Благодаря своему расположению эти дома стоят дороже.

to pay a premium — уплачивать премию

Therefore, when we buy your diamond, we can pay a premium over the current market price.

For which services are customers willing to pay a premium when flying with a low-fare airline?

Ant:

call option premium, call premium 2), put option premium, put premium, premium deal, premium income а) contingent premium option, deferred premium option

See:

fair trade premium, price premium а) premium strategy, at a premium 1) б)

б) фин. премия (сумма, на которую цена размещения или текущая рыночная цена ценной бумаги больше ее номинала)

ATTRIBUTES: amortizable б)

COMBS:

$20-a-share premium — премия в размере $20 на (одну) акцию

H-P will buy 1,2 million Convex shares at $14.875 a share, representing a 1,25-a-share premium over the price of Convex stock. — "H-P" купит 1,2 млн акций компании "Конвекс" по цене 14,875 долл. за штуку, что означает уплату премии в размере 1,25 долл. на акцию сверх цены акций "Конвекса".

COMBS:

premium over [to\] market price — премия к рыночной цене, премия сверх рыночной цены

premium over [to\] issue price — премия к эмиссионной цене, премия сверх эмиссионной цены

premium payment — уплата [выплата\] премии; премиальный платеж

Mortgage insurance premium payments are made once per year. — Выплаты премий по ипотечному страхованию осуществляются раз в год.

premium of $1000, $1000 premium — премия [надбавка\] в размере 1000 долл.

10% premium, premium of 10% — премия [надбавка\] в размере 10%

The shares jumped to a 70 per cent premium on the first day.

to amortize premium — амортизировать премию

to amortize bond premium — амортизировать премию по облигациям

Of all the common bond-tax errors, the most surprising to me is neglecting to amortize premiums paid on taxable bonds.

premium security — ценная бумага с премией

For premium securities, we project the excess coupon. payments using our prepayment assumption.

Ant:

call option premium, call premium 2), put option premium, put premium, premium deal, premium income а) contingent premium option, deferred premium option

See:

amortized premium, bond premium, call premium 1), debt premium 1) а), market premium 1) а), original issue premium, premium on capital stock, premium on share, premium on stock, price premium 1) б), redemption premium, share premium, tender offer premium, unamortized premium, amortization of premium, premium bond 1), premium price 1) б), premium raid, issue price, market price, face value а) at a premium 1) а)

в) фин. премия (при оценке стоимости предприятия или крупных пакетов акций: разница, на которую фактически согласованная цена предприятия/пакета акций больше базовой рыночной цены)

See:

acquisition premium, control premium, premium for control

г) эк. премия; надбавка (сумма, на которую цена товара, услуги или ценной бумаги превышает цену сходного товара, услуги или ценной бумаги)

Currently, US small caps are trading at a 15.7 per cent premium to large caps. — В настоящее время, акции американских компаний с маленькой капитализацией по сравнению с акциями компаний с большой капитализацией торгуются с премией в размере 15,7%.

Platinum usually trades at a premium to gold. — Платина обычно продается по более высокой цене, чем золото.

See:

at a premium 1)

д) фин. ажио (превышение стоимости золотых или серебряных денег по сравнению с бумажными деньгами)

Syn:

agio в)

See:

paper money, specie

е) эк. премия; надбавка (в самом общем смысле: дополнительная сумма, на которую увеличена базовая стоимость или другая базовая величина)

перен. to put [place\] a premium on (smth.) — считать (что-л.) исключительно важным [ценным\], придавать (чему-л.) большое значение

He put a premium on peace and stability. — Он считает исключительно важным поддержание мира и стабильности.

Employers today put a premium on reasoning skills and willingness to learn. — В наше время работодатели придают большое значение умению рассуждать и готовности учиться.

Ant:

call option premium, call premium 2), put option premium, put premium, premium deal, premium income а) contingent premium option, deferred premium option

See:

conversion premium, forward premium, inflation premium, investment currency premium, liquidity premium 2), 3), mortgage indemnity guarantee premium, mortgage indemnity premium, premium over conversion value, revenue premium, risk premium, time premium, union premium, union wage premium, warrant premium, yield premium, premium rate 1) а) at a premium 2), Canada Premium Bond, high-premium convertible debenture

4) эк. тр. премия, (премиальная) надбавка (дополнительное вознаграждение, выплачиваемое в дополнение к заработной плате в качестве поощрения за хорошую работу, работу в сверхурочные и т. п.)

COMBS:

premiums for work outside basic workday or workweek — премии за работу сверх базового рабочего дня или рабочей недели

premium payment — уплата [выплата\] премии; премиальный платеж

premium payments for overtime work — выплаты вознаграждения за сверхурочную работу

premium of $1000, $1000 premium — премия [надбавка\] в размере 1000 долл.

to attract a premium/a premium rate — оплачиваться с надбавкой [с премией\]*

In many industries work on Saturday or Sunday will attract a premium on the ordinary hourly rate. — Во многих отраслях работа в субботу или воскресенье предусматривает выплату надбавки сверх обычной часовой ставки.

to pay a premium — уплачивать премию

Neither federal law nor state law requires local government employers to give employees paid holidays or to pay a premium when employees must work on what would otherwise be a holiday.

Syn:

bonus 3)

See:

expatriate premium, foreign service premium, holiday premium, incentive premium, mobility premium, on-call premium, overtime premium, shift premium, Halsey premium plan, premium pay, premium rate 1) а)

5) фин. = option premium

Investors willing to buy stock at certain prices might consider selling puts to earn premiums, while those willing to sell shares at certain prices might think about selling calls.

When you purchase an option, you pay a premium. — Покупая опцион, вы уплачиваете премию.

See:

call option premium, call premium 2), put option premium, put premium, premium deal, premium income а) contingent premium option, deferred premium option
2. прил.
1) общ. первосортный, высшего качества [сорта\], исключительный, премиальный

premium product — премиальный товар, товар высшего сорта

premium beer — первосортное пиво

premium card — первоклассная [приоритетная, премиальная\] карта [карточка\]*

premium space — привилегированное [премиальное\] место*

premium service — премиальная услуга

premium advertising — премиальная [первосортная, элитная\] реклама*

premium customer — премиальный клиент [покупатель\]*

premium quality — премиальное [высшее\] качество; премиальный [высший\] сорт

premium grade — премиальный [высший\] сорт

See:

premium advertising, premium buyer 2), premium card, premium customer, premium grade, premium merchandise 2), premium position, premium product 1), premium quality, premium service 1) б), premium space, quality 2., inferior 2., n3

2) эк. премиальный, с премией, с надбавкой (о ценах, ставках выше обычного уровня)

premium price — цена с надбавкой, цена с премией, премиальная цена

premium rate — премиальная ставка

premium pricing — премиальное ценообразование

See:

premium price а), premium pricing, premium rate 2) а)

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premium; PM; Prem премия, маржа: 1) премия (надбавка) к цене, курсу: разница между более высокой текущей (рыночной) и номинальной ценами финансового актива (напр., облигации); см. discount;
premium bond;

premium over bond value;

premium over conversion value;
2) разница между более высоким срочным (форвардным) и наличным валютными курсами, т. е. валюта на срок продается с премией; 3) ажио: более высокая стоимость золотых или бумажных денег по отношению к бумажным деньгам; 4) цена опциона: сумма, уплачиваемая за получение права продать или купить финансовый инструмент; 5) = insurance premium; 6) платеж по рентному контракту; 7) = call premium; 8) льгота, призванная привлечь вкладчиков или заемщиков, а также покупателей товаров и услуг (напр., повышенная процентная ставка, скидки с цен и др.); 9) надбавка к рыночной цене, которую иногда приходится уплачивать при заимствованиях ценных бумаг для их поставки по "короткой" продаже; 10) разница в цене между данной ценной бумагой и сходными бумагами или индексом (напр., говорят: "бумага продается с премией к аналогичным бумагам"); 11) новая ценная бумага, продающаяся с премией; 12) надбавка к рыночной цене ценных бумаг в случае тендерного предложения; см. premium raid;
tender offer.

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Финансы/Кредит/Валюта

ажио

отклонение в сторону превышения рыночного курса денежных знаков и ценных бумаг от их нарицательной стоимости

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Инвестиционная деятельность

премия

разница между рыночной ценой и ценой эмиссии акции или ценной бумаги; при начале операции с акциями нового выпуска говорится, что рыночная цена включает премию по отношению к цене эмиссии

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Международное страхование

премия

сумма, выплачиваемая держателем полиса для получения страховой суммы в нужный момент

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Банки/Банковские операции

премия, вознаграждение, надбавка

разница между ценой привилегированной акции и ее номинальной стоимостью

Англо-русский экономический словарь > premium
9 draw

I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

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to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

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- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

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[dro:] 1. past tense - drew; verb
1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) disegnare

2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) tirare, trainare; estrarre

3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) allontanarsi; avvicinarsi

4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) pareggiare

5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) ritirare, prelevare

6) (to open or close (curtains).) tirare

7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) attirare
2. noun
1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) pareggio

2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) attrazione

3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) estrazione

4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) (l'estrarre la pistola)

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- drawing
- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
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draw /drɔ:/
n.

1 ( sport) pareggio, patta: The match ended in a draw, la partita è finita con un pareggio; an away draw, un pareggio fuori casa (o in trasferta); a goalless draw, un pareggio zero a zero

2 estrazione, sorteggio ( anche sport); ( anche) numeri estratti, lettere estratte: a prize draw, un'estrazione di premi; The draw for the raffle will take place at the end of the evening, l'estrazione dei premi della lotteria avrà luogo al termine della serata; the draw for the first round of the Champions League, il sorteggio per il primo turno della Champions League

3 attrazione, richiamo: Her name on a film poster was a great draw, il suo nome sulla locandina di un film era un potente richiamo

4 boccata, tirata ( di sigaretta, ecc.)

5 strattone; tirata

6 (ind. costr.) ala di ponte levatoio

7 (metall.) cricca di ritiro

8 (fig. USA) vantaggio

9 ( slang ingl.) marijuana, erba (pop.): to smoke draw, fumare l'erba; to be high on draw, essere fatto di marijuana

10 ( USA) burroncello; valletta

● (metall.) draw-bench, trafilatrice; banco di trafilatura □ (metall.) draw piece, pezzo trafilato; profilato □ (metall.) draw-plate, trafila □ (tecn.) draw-point, punta per tracciare □ draw poker, poker in cui si prendono carte ( dopo la prima distribuzione) □ to be quick on the draw, essere rapido nell'estrarre la pistola; (fig.) essere pronto a replicare (o a rimbeccare); avere la risposta pronta □ draw table (o draw-top table), tavolo allungabile □ That's the luck of the draw!, così ha voluto la sorte!; la fortuna è cieca!
♦ (to) draw /drɔ:/
(pass. drew, p. p. drawn)

A v. t.

1 tracciare, disegnare: to draw a line, tracciare una riga; He drew a line through her name [under the title], ha tracciato una riga sul suo nome [sotto il titolo]; to draw a circle, disegnare un cerchio; to draw a picture, disegnare un quadro; (fig.) descrivere una scena; I'll draw you a map, ti disegno una piantina

2 tirare: to draw the curtains, tirare le tende ( per aprirle o per chiuderle); to draw the blinds, tirare ( su o giù) le tendine; The oxen draw the plough, i buoi tirano l'aratro; to draw a bow, tendere un arco; to draw a breath, tirare un respiro; He drew a deep breath, ha tirato un profondo respiro

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali across, close, aside, ecc.) passare, avvicinare, scostare, ecc.: She drew a hand across her eyes, si è passata una mano sugli occhi; He drew his chair closer to the table, ha avvicinato la sedia al tavolo; She drew the curtains aside, ha scostato le tende; He drew her aside and asked her a few questions, l'ha presa da parte e le ha fatto alcune domande

4 estrarre, cavare: to draw a tooth, cavare (o estrarre) un dente; to draw a weapon, estrarre un'arma; to draw a sword, estrarre (o sguainare) una spada; to draw nails from a board, estrarre chiodi da un'asse; to draw water from a well, attingere acqua da un pozzo; He put his hand in his pocket and drew out a wallet, si è messo la mano in tasca e ha tirato fuori un portafoglio

5 attirare; attrarre: to draw sb. 's eye, attirare lo sguardo di q.; The event drew large crowds, l'evento ha attirato una gran folla; to draw sb.'s attention [gaze o eye], attirare l'attenzione [lo sguardo] di q.; to draw tears [applause], strappare le lacrime [gli applausi]

6 ottenere; ricevere; trarre: to draw a refusal [a response], ottenere un rifiuto [una reazione]; to draw praise [criticism], ricevere (o attirare) lodi [critiche]; The band drew whistles from the crowd, il gruppo ha ricevuto fischi dalla folla; He draws his evidence from a number of sources, trae le sue prove da numerose fonti; Walter Scott drew his inspiration from history, Walter Scott traeva ispirazione dalla storia; to draw a conclusion [a moral], trarre una conclusione [una morale]; We drew a great deal of encouragement from the preliminary results, abbiamo ricevuto molto incoraggiamento dai risultati preliminari; to draw a pension [a salary, a benefit], percepire (o prendere) una pensione [uno stipendio, un sussidio]; ( USA) to draw disability, prendere la pensione di invalidità

7 stabilire; tracciare: to draw a comparison [a parallel, an analogy] with st., tracciare un confronto [un parallelo, un'analogia] con qc.

8 (fig.: seguito da un avv., quale together, closer ecc.) avvicinare: The tragedy drew them together, la tragedia li ha avvicinati; The incident drew them even closer, l'incidente li ha ulteriormente avvicinati

9 (di solito al passivo) selezionare, ricevere (q.): Our students are drawn from all corners of the globe, riceviamo studenti da ogni angolo del mondo; They draw their recruits from the most disaffected groups in society, trovano nuovi adepti nei gruppi più scontenti della società

10 ( banca, = to draw out) prelevare ( denaro): to draw money from a bank, prelevare denaro in banca; I drew out £50 yesterday, ho prelevato ieri 50 sterline

11 (comm.) emettere; spiccare ( una tratta): to draw a cheque, emettere (fam.: staccare) un assegno; to draw a bill of exchange, spiccare una tratta (o una cambiale)

12 (di solito al passivo) indurre a parlare: They bombarded her with questions, but she refused to be drawn, l'hanno bombardata di domande, ma non si è lasciata indurre a parlare; to draw sb. on st., indurre q. a parlare di qc.; He tried to draw his opponent on the subject of tax cuts, ha cercato di indurre il suo avversario a parlare dei tagli fiscali

13 (metall.) rinvenire

14 (mecc.) imbutire; ( anche) trafilare ( un metallo): to draw gold [silver], trafilare l'oro [l'argento]

15 (chim.) estrarre

16 (med.) eliminare: to draw poison from a wound, eliminare il veleno da una ferita

17 pescare ( una carta da gioco, un biglietto della lotteria, ecc.): to draw a card from the pack, pescare una carta dal mazzo; ( poker) to draw cards, prendere carte: The mayor was asked to draw the winning ticket, hanno chiesto al sindaco di pescare il biglietto vincente

18 ( sport) pareggiare, chiudere con un pareggio: ( un incontro, una partita): to draw a game [a match], chiudere una partita con un pareggio; In the end they drew the match 2 all, alla fine, hanno pareggiato due a due

19 ( sport: di solito al passivo) sorteggiare: England were drawn in group three, l'Inghilterra è stata sorteggiata nel gruppo 3; He was drawn against Roddick, è stato sorteggiato contro Roddick

20 (stor.) sbudellare ( un condannato da vivo): He was hanged, drawn and quartered, fu impiccato; sbudellato e squartato

21 ( cucina) pulire, sventrare ( un pollo, ecc.)

22 ( nella caccia) battere ( un terreno) per fare alzare la selvaggina

23 ( nella caccia) stanare

24 spillare ( un liquido): to draw beer from a barrel, spillare birra da un barile

25 (ind. min.) estrarre, portare a giorno ( minerali, ecc.)

26 (ind. min.) disarmare ( una galleria)

27 (ind. tess.) stirare

28 (naut.: di un'imbarcazione) pescare: The boat draws two feet of water, la barca pesca due piedi

29 ( boxe) attirare ( l'avversario)

B v. i.

1 disegnare: I can't draw, non so disegnare; Jim is very good at drawing, Jim è molto bravo a disegnare

2 ( sport) fare un pareggio, pareggiare: The two teams drew, le due squadre hanno pareggiato

3 (seguito da una prep. o da un avv., quali to, near, away from ecc.) muoversi verso, avvicinarsi a, allontanarsi da, ecc.: The speaker was drawing towards a conclusion, l'oratore si avviava alla conclusione; The holidays are drawing near, le vacanze si avvicinano; As we drew nearer, I could see that the building was badly damaged, man mano che ci avvicinavamo, ho potuto notare che l'edificio era seriamente danneggiato; They drew aside to let him pass, si sono scostati per lasciarlo passare; They drew apart as she entered the room, si sono allontanati l'uno dall'altra quando è entrata nella stanza; As the years went by, they were drawing even further apart, con il passare degli anni, si sono allontanati sempre di più l'uno dall'altra; At last we drew level with them, alla fine li abbiamo raggiunti; A car drew alongside, un'auto si è accostata; He drew ahead of the other runners [of his competitors], ha superato gli altri corridori [i suoi concorrenti]

4 (comm.) trarre (o spiccare) una tratta; emettere un assegno ( su una banca)

5 estrarre (o tirare) a sorte: to draw for who will go first, tirare a sorte per decidere chi sarà il primo

6 sguainare la spada

7 estrarre la pistola

8 ( di un camino, ecc.) tirare; ( del fuoco) prendere: This flue doesn't draw well, questa canna (fumaria) non tira bene

9 ( del tè) essere in infusione

10 ( nella caccia) battere il terreno ( per fare alzare la selvaggina)

● (antiq.) to draw a bath, far scorrere l'acqua per il bagno; riempire la vasca □ (fig.) to draw a blank, far fiasco; restare con un pugno di mosche; ( USA) avere un vuoto di memoria □ to draw blood, far sanguinare; (fig.) dar del filo da torcere: The dog bit her, but didn't draw blood, il cane l'ha morsa, ma non l'ha fatta sanguinare; The opposition has yet to draw blood on this issue, l'opposizione deve ancora dare del filo da torcere su questa questione □ to draw breath, prendere fiato; fermarsi per riposare □ to draw the cork from a bottle, stappare una bottiglia □ to draw a distinction (o a line), fare una distinzione: We have to draw a line between acts that are criminal and acts that are unethical, dobbiamo fare una distinzione tra atti criminali e atti contrari all'etica □ to draw one's first breath, emettere il primo vagito; nascere □ ( a carte) to draw for partners, tirare a sorte per formare le coppie di giocatori □ to draw sb. 's fire, attirare il fuoco di q.; (fig.) attirare le critiche di q. □ (pitt.) to draw from memory, disegnare a memoria □ to draw one's last breath, dare l'ultimo respiro; esalare l'anima □ (fig.) to draw a line, porre un limite; dire basta (fig.); rifiutarsi di andare oltre (fig.) □ (fam. ingl.) to draw a line under st., mettere una pietra sopra a qc. □ to draw the line at, non voler arrivare a ( un certo punto); rifiutarsi di: I don't mind helping him with his studies but I draw the line at writing his essay for him, lo aiuto volentieri nei suoi studi, ma mi rifiuto di scrivergli il tema □ to draw lots, tirare a sorte □ to draw a prize, vincere un premio (per es., alla lotteria); tirar su un numero vincente □ (mil.) to draw rations, ritirare le razioni di viveri □ (fig.) to draw the short straw –: I drew the short straw, mi è toccato il compito più ingrato □ ( cricket) to draw stumps, estrarre i paletti del wicket; smontare il wicket; chiudere la partita □ to draw to a halt (o to a stop), fermarsi: The train drew to a halt just outside the station, il treno si è fermato appena fuori dalla stazione □ to draw to a close (o to an end), avviarsi al termine: The evening drew to a close, la serata si avviava al termine; His period in office was drawing to an end, il suo periodo in ufficio si avviava al termine □ ( a carte) to draw trumps, tirare giù tutte le briscole (o tutti gli atout) di un avversario.

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I [drɔː]
nome

1) (raffle) sorteggio m., estrazione f. (di lotteria)

2) (tie) (in match) pareggio m., pari m.

it was a draw — (in match) hanno pareggiato; (in race) sono arrivati ex aequo o a pari merito

3) (attraction) attrazione f.

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to be quick, slow on the draw — colloq. (in understanding) essere pronto, lento a capire; (in replying) avere, non avere la battuta pronta; [ cowboy] essere veloce, lento nell'estrarre (l'arma)
II 1. [drɔː]
verbo transitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) fare, disegnare [picture, plan]; disegnare [person, object]; tracciare [ line]

2) fig. rappresentare, tratteggiare [character, picture]; tracciare [ comparison]

3) (pull) [animal, engine] tirare, trainare [cart, plough]; tirare [ rope]; [machine, suction] aspirare [liquid, gas]

he drew the child towards him — tirò a sé il bambino

to draw the curtains — tirare le tende

he drew his finger along the shelf — passò un dito lungo lo scaffale

to draw a handkerchief across one's forehead — passarsi un fazzoletto sulla fronte

to draw a pint of beer — spillare una pinta di birra

to draw blood — cavare sangue

4) (derive) trarre, tirare [ conclusion] ( from da); trarre [ inspiration] ( from da)

he drew hope from this — ciò gli ha dato speranza

to be drawn from — [energy, information] essere ricavato o ottenuto da

5) (cause to talk) fare parlare [ person] (about, on di)

to draw sth. from o out of sb. — ottenere da qcn., carpire a qcn. [ information]; strappare a qcn. [truth, smile]

6) (attract) attirare [crowd, person] (to verso); suscitare [reaction, interest]

his speech drew great applause — il suo discorso ricevette molti applausi

to draw sb.'s attention to sth. — attirare o richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su qcs.

to draw sb. into — coinvolgere qcn. in [conversation, argument]; attirare qcn. in [ battle]

they were drawn together by their love of animals — li avvicinò il comune amore per gli animali

to draw the enemy fire — offrire un bersaglio al fuoco nemico

7) econ. (take out) prelevare [ money] ( from da); emettere [ cheque] (on su); (receive) ritirare, ricevere [wages, pension]

8) gioc. (choose at random) tirare a sorte, estrarre [ticket, winner]

Italy has been drawn against Spain o to play Spain — l'Italia è stata sorteggiata per giocare contro la Spagna

9) sport

to draw a match — pareggiare, terminare l'incontro con un pareggio

10) (remove, pull out) togliere, estrarre [tooth, thorn] ( from da); togliere [ cork] ( from a); estrarre, sguainare [ sword]; estrarre [knife, gun]; prendere, estrarre [ card]

11) (disembowel) eviscerare [ chicken]
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass. drew; p.pass. drawn)

1) (make picture) disegnare

2) (move)

to draw ahead (of sth., sb.) — superare (qcs., qcn.)

to draw alongside — [ boat] accostare

the car drew alongside the lorry — l'automobile si accostò al camion

to draw close o near [ time] avvicinarsi; they drew nearer to listen si avvicinarono per ascoltare; to draw into [ bus] arrivare in [ station]; [ train] entrare in [ station]; to draw level pareggiare, raggiungere (gli altri); to draw over [ vehicle] accostare; the lorry drew over to the right-hand side of the road il camion accostò a destra; to draw to one side [ person] scostarsi; to draw round o around [ people] avvicinarsi; to draw to a halt fermarsi; to draw to a close o an end — [day, event] avvicinarsi alla fine, volgere al termine

3) sport (in match) [ teams] pareggiare; (in race) [ runners] arrivare ex aequo; (finish with same points) terminare ex aequo, con gli stessi punti, a pari merito

4) (choose at random)

to draw for sth. — tirare, estrarre a sorte qcs

5) [chimney, pipe] tirare

6) [ tea] essere, stare in infusione

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- draw apart

- draw aside

- draw away

- draw back

- draw down

- draw in

- draw off

- draw on

- draw out

- draw up

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to draw the line — porre un limite

to draw the line at doing — rifiutarsi di fare

English-Italian dictionary > draw
10 po

praep. 1. (później niż) after
- po śniadaniu/pracy/wojnie after breakfast/work/the war

- po chwili after a bit a. moment

- po godzinie/dwóch latach an hour/two years later, after an hour/two years

- po dwuletnim pobycie w więzieniu after two years in prison

- po południu in the afternoon

- pięć/kwadrans po czwartej five/a quarter past four

- wróciła po dwunastej she came back after twelve

- po ukończeniu studiów rozpoczął pracę w szkole after a. on graduating he began working at a school

- zdrzemnął się po wyjściu gości he nodded off after the guests had left pot.

- po pięćdziesiątce musisz zacząć dbać o siebie when you’re over fifty you need to take care of yourself

- po czym and then, after which

- oprowadził mnie po starym mieście, po czym zaprosił na piwo he showed me around the Old Town and then invited me for a beer

- po czasie late

- oddał referat pięć dni po czasie he handed in his paper five days late
2. (w przestrzeni, w różnych miejscach) (all) over, around, round GB
- po całym mieście/kraju/domu all over (the) town/the country/the house

- po całej Europie all over Europe, throughout the whole of Europe

- ubrania porozrzucane po pokoju clothes flung all over a. scattered around the room

- porozlewać wodę po podłodze to spill water all over the floor

- biegać po sklepach to run round the shops pot.

- chodzić po korytarzu/pokoju to walk up and down the corridor/around the room

- chodzić po lesie/górach to walk in the forest/mountains

- oprowadzić kogoś po zamku to show sb around a castle

- szukać czegoś po encyklopediach to look a. hunt through encyclopedias for sth

- szepczą o tym po kawiarniach tongues are beginning to wag (about it)
3. (o powierzchni) (na) on; (wzdłuż) along
- chodzić po piasku/trawie to walk on sand/grass

- poruszać się po szynach to move (along) on rails

- jechać na rowerze po szosie/ścieżce to cycle along a. on a road/path

- ślizgać się po zamarzniętym jeziorze to skate on a frozen lake

- bębnić palcami po stole to drum one’s fingers on the table

- wchodzić/schodzić po schodach to walk up/down the stairs

- zjeżdżać po poręczy to slide down the banisters

- zupa ściekała mu po brodzie the soup was dripping down his chin

- poruszać się po linii prostej to move in a straight line

- przechodzić przez jezdnię po pasach to cross the road at a zebra crossing

- głaskać kogoś po włosach/policzku to stroke sb’s hair/cheek

- całować kogoś po rękach to kiss sb’s hands

- pokrzywy parzyły go po nogach nettles were stinging his legs
4. (o stronie) on
- po tej/drugiej stronie ulicy on this/on the other side of the street

- po prawej stronie drogi to the right of the road

- po obu stronach kartki on both sides of the paper

- kawałek chleba posmarowany po wierzchu dżemem a piece of bread with jam spread on top

- placek przypalony po brzegach a pie burnt along the edges
5. (do górnej granicy) (przestrzennej) (up) to, as far as; (czasowej) up to, till, until
- po szyję/czubek głowy up to the neck/the top of one’s head

- silne wiatry od Bałkanów po Skandynawię strong winds from the Balkans up to Scandinavia

- wody było po kolana the water was knee-deep

- talerz pełen po brzegi a plate full to the brim

- od średniowiecza po schyłek Oświecenia from the Middle Ages up to a. until the end of the Enlightenment

- od profesora po sekretarkę from the professor down to the secretary
6. (w hierarchii, kolejności) after
- była w naszym domu pierwszą osobą po ojcu she was the second most important person in our home after father

- miał piąty po zwycięzcy czas na mecie he had the fifth best time (after the winner)

- jeden po drugim one after the other a. another

- przesłuchiwał taśmę po taśmie he listened to one tape after another

- krok po kroku step by step

- dzień po dniu day after day; day in, day out
7. (dziedziczenie) from (kimś sb)
- odziedziczyć coś po kimś to inherit sth from sb

- objąć stanowisko po kimś to take over sb’s position, to succeed sb

- objął tron po wuju he succeeded his uncle to a. on the throne

- dom miał po dziadku he inherited the house from his grandfather

- po matce miała talent muzyczny she had inherited her mother’s musical talent

- prowadził po ojcu sklep mięsny he ran a butcher’s shop inherited from his father

- nosić imię po dziadku to be named after one’s grandfather
8. (następstwo) [sprzątać, zmywać] after (kimś sb)
- rozpaczać po kimś to grieve over a. for sb

- płakać po kimś to mourn sb

- obiecywać sobie coś a. oczekiwać czegoś po kimś/czymś to expect sth from sb/sth

- nie obiecuj sobie po nim zbyt wiele don’t expect too much from him

- czego oczekujesz po tym zebraniu? what are you expecting from the meeting?

- butelka po mleku/piwie a milk/beer bottle

- pusty worek po ziemniakach an empty potato sack
9 (na podstawie) by
- poznać kogoś po głosie/ruchach to recognize sb by their voice/movements

- po czym go poznałeś? how did you recognize him?

- widać po twoich oczach, że jesteś zmęczona I can see a. tell by your eyes that you’re tired

- sądząc po akcencie, (on) pochodzi z Dublina judging by a. from his accent, he comes from Dublin
10 (cel) for (kogoś/coś sb/sth)
- stać w kolejce po mięso to stand in the meat queue, to queue up for meat

- zadzwonić po lekarza/taksówkę to phone for the doctor/a taxi

- poszła do sklepu po chleb she went to the shop for some bread

- poszedł po wnuczkę he went to collect his granddaughter

- zatelefonowała do niego po radę she called him to ask for some advice

- przyszedłem tu tylko po to, żeby wyjaśnić całą sprawę I just came here to explain the whole thing a. business pot.

- nie po to przez pięć lat studiowałam prawo, żeby pracować jako kelnerka I didn’t study law for five years (in order) to work as a waitress

- co a. cóż ci po pękniętej filiżance? what do you need a cracked cup for?

- nic mi po takich radach what’s the use of advice like that?

- nic tu po mnie I’m not needed here; I may as well go a. be off pot

- po co what for?, why?

- po cóż whatever for?

- po co ci nóż? what do you need a knife for?

- nie wiem, po co tu przyszła I don’t know what she came here for a. why she came here
11 (wyrażające miarę, liczbę, wartość) po trzy z każdej strony three on each side
- po parę razy dziennie several times a day

- trzy pliki po sto banknotów (każdy) three bundles of a hundred banknotes each

- po 2 złote za sztukę (at) 2 zlotys each a. apiece

- po 5 złotych za kilo (at) 5 zlotys a a. per kilo

- po ile? a. po czemu? przest. how much?

- po ile te pomidory? how much are these tomatoes?

- wchodziły po jednej they entered one by one a. one at a time

- podchodzić do stołu po dwóch/trzech to come up to a. approach the table in twos/threes

- po trochu bit by bit, little by little

- zapłaciliśmy po dziesięć złotych we paid ten zlotys each

- dostali po dwa jabłka they each got two apples

- każde dziecko dostało po zabawce each child a. each of the children got a toy

- Adam i Robert wygrali po książce Adam and Robert each won a book
12 (w wyrażeniu przysłówkowym) po ojcowsku/profesorsku/chłopięcemu like a father/professor/boy
- zrób to po swojemu do it your own way

- czy mówisz po litewsku/włosku? can you speak Lithuanian/Italian?

- powiedz to po angielsku say it in English

■ po temu (stosowny) for it

- to nie miejsce i czas po temu this is not the (right) time or place for it

- powiem jej, kiedy nadarzy się po temu okazja I’ll tell her when I get the chance a. opportunity

- mam po temu powody I have my reasons

- miała wszelkie warunki po temu, żeby być dobrą aktorką she had all the makings of a good actress

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abbr ( SZKOL: = Przysposobienie Obronne)

civil defence course

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po

prep.

+ Loc.

1. ( czas) after; past; dziesięć po trzeciej ten past l. after three; już po wszystkim it's all over now; mądry Polak po szkodzie everybody's got 20/20 hindsight, (it's easy to be) wise after the event; po chwili after a while, a moment later; po lecie przychodzi jesień summer is followed by fall l. autumn; po kilku latach after a few years, (a) few years later; po śniadaniu after breakfast; po zmroku after dark; przyjadę po świętach I'll come after Christmas.

2. ( kolejność) after; jeden po drugim one after another.

3. ( pochodzenie) from, of; butelka po winie (empty) wine bottle; garnek po mleku dirty milk pot; puszka po rybach empty fish can; rzeczy po kimś hand-me-downs.

4. (= na podstawie) by; nie dać czegoś znać po sobie not let sth show; rozpoznać kogoś po akcencie/głosie recognize l. tell sb by his l. her accent/voice.

5. ( dziedziczenie) after, from; dostała imię po babce she was named after her grandmother; głos mam po ojcu I get my voice from my father; objąć stanowisko po kimś take over from sb; spadek po wujku inheritance from one's uncle.

6. ( hierarchia) after, next to; najważniejszy po prezydencie next to president; pierwszy po Bogu next to God; po Mickiewiczu after Mickiewicz.

7. (przestrzeń, powierzchnia) in, around, on, over, along; całować kogoś po policzkach/rękach kiss sb's cheeks/hand; chodzić po linie walk on a rope; dreszcz przebiegł mi po plecach chill ran down my spine; głaskać kogoś po włosach stroke sb's hair; po drugiej stronie on the other side; po kładce over the footbridge; po korytarzu in l. along the corridor; po kraju around the country; po lesie/górach in the forest/mountains; po linii prostej in a straight line; po niebie in the sky; po mieście around the city; po okolicy around the neighborhood; po pokoju around the room; po trawie on grass; schodzić po schodach/drabinie go down the stairs/ladder; wchodzić po schodach/drabinie go up the stairs/ladder; wędrować po górach walk l. hike the mountains.

8. ( rozciągłość w przestrzeni) around, round; chodzić po ludziach go from door to door; przesiadywać po kawiarniach sit around in cafes; jeździć po sanatoriach go from one sanatorium to another; włóczyć się po sądach drag o.s. from court to court.

9. ( rozciągłość w czasie) to, till, until; pisać po całych dniach write for days on end; ślęczeć po nocach sit up late.

10. ( systematyczność) by; po kawałku piece by piece, bit by bit; po trochu bit by bit; little by little.

11. + Acc. ( zasięg) (up) to; stać w wodzie po kolana stand knee-deep in water; kufel wypełniony po brzegi beer mug full to the brim; uśmiać się po pachy laugh one's head off.

12. + Acc. ( kres) till, until, to; aż po wszystkie czasy przest. till l. to the end of time; po dziś dzień przest. to this day.

13. + Acc. ( cel) for; przyjść po poradę come for advice; dzwonić po lekarza call a doctor; sięgać po poradnik reach for a handbook; po co? what for?; po co to robisz? what are you doing this for?; nie pójdę tam, bo i po co? I'm not going there, what's the use?; po co o tym myślisz? what's the use of thinking about it?; nie wiem, po co to zrobiłem I don't know what I did it for; licho wie po co god knows why; po co ta mowa? pot. save your breath; po jakie licho l. kiego grzyba? pot. what the heck l. hell for?

14. + Acc. (okeślona, powtarzająca się ilość, liczba) a, per; po trzy złote za kilogram three zloty a kilo; po pięć sztuk w paczce five items per pack.

15. + Acc. ( wyliczanie) po pierwsze firstly; po trzecie thirdly; po wtóre l. drugie secondly.

16. + Dat. ( sposób) in; po angielsku/polsku in English/Polish; po bożemu in a godly fashion; po cichu silently; po góralsku highlanders' fashion; po koleżeńsku friendly; po ludzku humanely; po mistrzowsku in a masterly way; po nowemu in a new way; po ojcowsku like a father; po pijanemu when drunk; po prostu just like that; po staremu in the (same) old way; posuwać się po omacku grope in the dark.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > po
11 cavallo

m horse

scacchi knight

dei pantaloni crotch

cavallo da corsa race horse

motoring cavallo vapore horsepower

andare a cavallo go riding

vivere a cavallo di due secoli straddle two centuries

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cavallo s.m.

1 horse: cavallo da corsa, racehorse (o racer); cavallo da corsa a ostacoli, steeplechaser; cavallo da caccia, hunter; cavallo da sella, saddle-horse; cavallo da soma, pack-horse (o sumpter horse o mil. bathorse); cavallo da tiro, draught-horse; cavallo di battaglia, warhorse (o charger o poet. steed); (fig.) favourite piece; cavallo purosangue, blood-horse; cavallo di razza, (anche fig.) thoroughbred; cavallo pezzato, pomellato, dapple; cavallo sauro, sorrel; cavallo baio, bayard; cavallo bigio, grey; cavallo bolso, roarer; corsa di cavalli, horse-race // cavallo a dondolo, rocking horse // ferro di cavallo, horseshoe: tavola a ferro di cavallo, horseshoe table // a cavallo, on horseback (o mounted o astride): andare a cavallo, to ride (on horseback); essere a cavallo, to be riding on horseback; (fig.) to be out of danger (o to be safe o to be home and dry); montare a cavallo, to mount; percorrere ( un lungo tratto) a cavallo, to ride (a long distance); a cavallo!, to horse! // guardie a cavallo, horse guards; artiglieria a cavallo, horse artillery // scendere da cavallo, to dismount // (mil.) cavallo di Frisia, cheval de Frise // coda di cavallo, ( acconciatura) ponytail // andare col cavallo di S. Francesco, to go on shanks's pony // avere una febbre da cavallo, to have a raging fever; gli hai dato una dose da cavallo, you have given him enough to kill a horse // cavallo di Troia, wooden horse of Troy; (fig.) Trojan horse // a caval donato non si guarda in bocca, (prov.) you must not look a gift horse in the mouth // l'occhio del padrone ingrassa il cavallo, (prov.) business prospers under the master's eye // campa cavallo che l'erba cresce, that'll be the day

2 (zool.) cavallo marino, ( Odobenus rosmarus) walrus, (pop.) morse, sea cow, seahorse

3 pl. ( soldati a cavallo) mounted soldiers; horse (coll. con costruzione pl.)

4 ( scacchi) knight

5 ( attrezzo per ginnastica) (vaulting) horse: volteggi al cavallo, (horse) vaulting (o horse vaults)

6 (metrol.) cavallo vapore, horsepower (abbr. HP o hp): un motore di 35 cavalli ( vapore), a 35 horsepower (o a 35 HP) engine

7 ( di pantaloni) crotch, crutch

8 (bot.) erba da cavalli, ( Melilotus officinalis) sweet clover.

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[ka'vallo]
1. sm

1) horse

ti piacciono i cavalli? — do you like horses?

a cavallo — on horseback

a cavallo di — (sedia, moto, bici) astride, straddling

andare a cavallo — to go on horseback, ride

sai andare a cavallo? — can you ride?

essere a cavallo — to ride

siamo a cavallo fig — we've made it

montare a/scendere da cavallo — to mount/dismount

denti da cavallo — horsy teeth

da cavallo — (fig : dose) drastic, (febbre) raging

a cavallo tra — halfway between

vivere a cavallo tra due periodi — to straddle two periods

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca — (Proverbio) don't look a gift horse in the mouth

2) (dei pantaloni) crotch, Scacchi knight, (attrezzo ginnico) (vaulting) horse

3) (anche: cavallo vapore) horsepower

2.

- cavallo di battaglia

- cavallo da corsa

- cavallo a dondolo

- cavallo di Frisia

- cavallo purosangue

- cavallo da sella

- cavallo da soma

- cavallo vincente

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[ka'vallo]
sostantivo maschile

1) zool. horse

cavallo di razza — thoroughbred (anche fig.)

cavallo da corsa — racehorse

cavallo da tiro — carthorse, draught-horse

cavallo da soma — pack horse

a (dorso di) cavallo — on horseback

passeggiata a cavallo — (horse) ride

sai andare a cavallo? — can you ride?

vado a cavallo una volta al mese — I go (horseback) riding once a month

montare a cavallo — to mount

scendere da cavallo — to dismount, to get off a horse

ferro di cavallo — horseshoe

cura da cavallo — strong treatment

febbre da cavallo — raging fever

corsa di -i — horse race

puntare sul cavallo vincente — to be on to a winner (anche fig.)

2) (carne) horsemeat, horseflesh

3) sport (vaulting) horse; (con maniglie) pommel horse

4) (di scacchi) knight

5) (di pantaloni) crotch, crutch

6) mecc.

un motore da 100 -i — a 100 horsepower engine

7) fig.

essere a cavallo di due secoli — to bridge o straddle two centuries

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cavallo di battaglia — strong point, big number; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE

cavallo a dondolo — rocking horse

cavallo di Frisia — mil. cheval-de-frise

cavallo di Troia — Trojan horse

cavallo vapore — horsepower

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essere a cavallo — to be sitting pretty, to be home and dry

a caval donato non si guarda in bocca — prov. don't look a gift horse in the mouth

campa cavallo! — that'll be the day!

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cavallo

/ka'vallo/

sostantivo m.

1 zool. horse; cavallo di razza thoroughbred (anche fig.); cavallo da corsa racehorse; cavallo da tiro carthorse, draught-horse; cavallo da soma pack horse; a (dorso di) cavallo on horseback; passeggiata a cavallo (horse) ride; sai andare a cavallo? can you ride? vado a cavallo una volta al mese I go (horseback) riding once a month; montare a cavallo to mount; scendere da cavallo to dismount, to get off a horse; ferro di cavallo horseshoe; cura da cavallo strong treatment; febbre da cavallo raging fever; corsa di -i horse race; puntare sul cavallo vincente to be on to a winner (anche fig.)

2 (carne) horsemeat, horseflesh

3 sport (vaulting) horse; (con maniglie) pommel horse

4 (di scacchi) knight

5 (di pantaloni) crotch, crutch

6 mecc. un motore da 100 -i a 100 horsepower engine

7 fig. essere a cavallo di due secoli to bridge o straddle two centuries

IDIOMS

essere a cavallo to be sitting pretty, to be home and dry; a caval donato non si guarda in bocca prov. don't look a gift horse in the mouth; campa cavallo! that'll be the day!

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COMPOUNDS

cavallo di battaglia strong point, big number; teatr. speciality act BE, specialty number AE cavallo a dondolo rocking horse; cavallo di Frisia mil. cheval-de-frise; cavallo di Troia Trojan horse; cavallo vapore horsepower.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > cavallo
12 mollare

corda release, let go

colloq schiaffo, ceffone give

colloq fidanzato dump

mollare la presa let go

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mollare v.tr.

1 (allentare) to slacken; (lasciare andare) to let* go: mollare la presa, (allentare) to slacken one's hold; (lasciar andare) to let go (o to loose one's hold); molla la fune adesso!, let go of the rope now! // mi ha raccontato tutta la sua vita e non mi mollava più!, he told me the story of his life and he wouldn't let me go (o I couldn't get away) // tira e molla, (fig. fam.) shilly-shallying: a furia di tira e molla si sono lasciati, after a lot of shilly-shallying (o dithering) they left each other; basta con questi tira e molla, devi deciderti!, that's enough shilly-shallying, you must take a decision! // fare a tira e molla, to shilly-shally

2 (mar.) to let* go, to cast* off: mollare gli ormeggi, to let go the moorings // molla!, let go! (o cast off!)

3 (fam.) (abbandonare) to quit*, to leave*, to give* up: un giorno o l'altro mollo tutto e me ne vado!, one of these days I'll pack it in and leave!; ha mollato la fidanzata, he's jilted (o left) his fiancée

4 (fig. fam.) (appioppare) to give*, to land: gli ha mollato un ceffone, she gave him a slap; mollare un calcio a qlcu., to give (o to land) s.o. a kick (o to kick s.o.)

◆ v. intr.

1 (cedere) to give* in: ha insistito finché ho mollato, he insisted until I gave in

2 (fig. fam.) (smettere) to stop*, to give* up: se comincia a parlare non molla più!, once he starts talking there's no stopping him.

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[mol'lare]
1. vt

(gen) to let go, (far cadere) to drop

mollare la presa — to let go

mollare gli ormeggi Naut — to cast off

mollare un pugno a qn fig fam — to punch sb

mollare uno schiaffo a qn fig fam — to slap sb, give sb a slap

ha mollato il lavoro — she's chucked her job

ha mollato il suo ragazzo — she's ditched o dumped her boyfriend

ha mollato il pacco qua e se n'è andato — he dumped the parcel here and left

mi ha mollato i soldi per il cine — he let me have the money to go to the cinema

2. vi

(aus avere) (cedere, arrendersi) to give in o up, fig, (fam : smettere) stop

non mollare proprio adesso! — don't give up now!

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[mol'lare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) (lasciare andare) to let* go, to release [persona, oggetto]; (allentare) to slacken, to ease off [ nodo]; (lasciare cadere) to drop

ha mollato la corda — he's lost his grip on the rope

mollare la presa — to let go, to loose one's hold

2) mar. to let* fall [ vela]; to cast off, to slip [ ormeggi]

mollare l'ancora — to slip anchor

3) colloq. (abbandonare) to quit [studi, lavoro]; to drop, to dump, to ditch [ragazzo, ragazza]

mollare tutto — to jack it in, to pack it all in

4) colloq. (dare) to give* [oggetto, denaro]; (appioppare) to deliver, to land [ sberla]

molla la grana! — hand over the dough!

5) colloq. (lasciare tranquillo)

non mi ha mollato tutto il giorno — he wouldn't stop bothering me all day
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (cedere)

non mollare! — don't give in o up!

2) (smettere) to stop
3.
verbo pronominale mollarsi [ coppia] to split* (up)

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mollare

/mol'lare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 (lasciare andare) to let* go, to release [persona, oggetto]; (allentare) to slacken, to ease off [ nodo]; (lasciare cadere) to drop; ha mollato la corda he's lost his grip on the rope; mollare la presa to let go, to loose one's hold

2 mar. to let* fall [ vela]; to cast off, to slip [ ormeggi]; mollare l'ancora to slip anchor

3 colloq. (abbandonare) to quit [studi, lavoro]; to drop, to dump, to ditch [ragazzo, ragazza]; mollare tutto to jack it in, to pack it all in

4 colloq. (dare) to give* [oggetto, denaro]; (appioppare) to deliver, to land [ sberla]; molla la grana! hand over the dough!

5 colloq. (lasciare tranquillo) non mi ha mollato tutto il giorno he wouldn't stop bothering me all day

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. avere)

1 (cedere) non mollare! don't give in o up!

2 (smettere) to stop

III mollarsi verbo pronominale

[ coppia] to split* (up).

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > mollare
13 piantare

plant

chiodo hammer in

colloq piantala! cut that out! colloq colloq piantare qualcuno dump someone colloq piantare grane make difficulties

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piantare v.tr.

1 to plant; ( in vaso) to pot: ho piantato un ciliegio, I've planted a cherry tree; piantare fiori, to plant flowers; piantare un campo ad ulivi, to plant a field with olive-trees // andare a piantare cavoli, (scherz.) ( ritirarsi a vita privata) to retire

2 ( conficcare) to thrust, to drive*, to ram; ( innalzare) to plant, to put* up: piantare un chiodo in un muro, to drive a nail into a wall; piantare un palo per terra, to drive (o to put up) a stake into the ground; devono ancora piantare i pali della luce, they still have to put up the lamp post; piantare una bandiera, to plant a flag; gli piantò un coltello nella schiena, he stuck (o thrust) a knife in his back; piantare una pallottola in corpo a qlcu., to shoot s.o. (o to put a bullet in s.o.); piantare una tenda, to pitch (o to put up) a tent // piantare le tende, ( stabilirsi in un luogo) to take up one's residence (o to settle down); ormai ha piantato le tende nel mio ufficio, (fig.) he's become a fixture (o he's taken up residence in my office)

3 ( porre, collocare) to place, to put*, to plant, to set*: il nemico ha piantato una batteria su un'altura vicina, the enemy has planted a battery on a height nearby // piantare gli occhi addosso a qlcu., to eye s.o. // piantare una grana, (fam.) to make trouble

4 ( fondare) to set* up: piantare casa, to set up (a) house

5 ( abbandonare) to leave*, to quit, to abandon, to dump; to give* (s.o.) the slip: ho piantato lì tutto e sono uscito di corsa, (fam.) I dropped everything and dashed out; ha piantato la moglie per una ragazza, he's dumped (o left) his wife for a girl; la fidanzata lo ha piantato, his fiancée has jilted him; piantare a mezzo un lavoro, to leave a job unfinished // piantare in asso, to leave in the lurch; ( un innamorato) to jilt; la guida ci piantò in asso il secondo giorno, the guide left us in the lurch the second day // piantare baracca e burattini, to give up everything: quando la conobbe piantò baracca e burattini e se ne andò, when he knew her he gave up everything // piantarla, to stop: piantala!, stop it!; piantala di farmi sciocche domande!, stop asking me silly questions!; se non la pianti di urlare, ti lascio qui, (fam.) if you don't stop yelling I'll leave you here; piantatela una buona volta!, ( di litigare) pack it in!

6 (aer.) to stop, to fail.

◘ piantarsi v.intr.pron.

1 ( conficcarsi) to stick* in, to get* stuck in: mi si è piantata una spina nel piede, a thorn has got stuck in my foot // ho mangiato un panino che mi si è piantato sullo stomaco, (fig.) I've eaten a sandwich and I haven't digested it

2 ( fissarsi in un luogo) to plant oneself, to place oneself: mi si è piantato davanti, he planted (o placed) himself in front of me; viene alle 9 e si pianta qui sino a mezzanotte, he comes at nine and doesn't budge till midnight (o he parks himself here till midnight)

◆ v.rifl.rec. to leave* each other, to part: dopo un ennesimo bisticcio si sono piantati, they parted (o left each other) after yet another quarrel.

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[pjan'tare]
1. vt

1) (pianta) to plant, put in

ho piantato un albero in giardino — I've planted a tree in the garden

2)

piantare (in) — (chiodo) to hammer in(to), knock in(to), (paletto) to drive in(to), (ago) to stick in(to)

piantare una tenda — to put up a tent, pitch a tent

piantare grane — to cause trouble

3) (fig : lasciare: moglie, figli) to leave, abandon, desert

ha piantato il suo ragazzo — she's dumped her boyfriend

piantare qn in asso — to leave sb in the lurch

mi ha piantata in asso — he left me in the lurch

piantala! — stop it!, cut it out!

2. vr (piantarsi)

(persona) mi si piantò davanti; si piantò davanti a me — he planted himself in front of me

3. vip (piantarsi)

(proiettile) piantarsi in — to enter

mi si è piantata una scheggia nel dito — I've got a splinter in my finger

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[pjan'tare] 1.
verbo transitivo

1) to plant [patate, pomodori]

piantare un terreno a viti — to plant a vineyard

2) (conficcare) to drive* [ chiodo] (in in, into); to sink* [ palo] (in into); to dig* [ unghie] (in into); to stick* [ coltello] (in into)

3) (tirare su) to raise [ tenda]

piantare le tende — (accamparsi) to make o pitch camp

ha piantato le tende a casa mia — fig. he settled down at my house

4) colloq. (lasciare) to dump, to jilt, to drop, to ditch [ragazzo, fidanzata]; to quit* [ lavoro]

piantare tutto — to jack it in, to pack it all in

5) piantarla

piantala di dire sciocchezze! — stop saying nonsense!

piantala! — stop it!
2.
verbo pronominale piantarsi

1) colloq. (lasciarsi) [ coppia] to split* (up)

2) (conficcarsi) [chiodo, palo] to dig* (in into)

- rsi una spina nel piede — to get a thorn in one's foot

3) colloq. (porsi di fronte)

-rsi davanti a qcs., qcn. — to stand in front of sth., sb

4) colloq. (bloccarsi) [computer, programma] to crash

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piantare in asso qcn. — to leave sb. stranded o in the lurch

piantare gli occhi addosso a qcn. — to stare at sb

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piantare

/pjan'tare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

1 to plant [patate, pomodori]; piantare un terreno a viti to plant a vineyard

2 (conficcare) to drive* [ chiodo] (in in, into); to sink* [ palo] (in into); to dig* [ unghie] (in into); to stick* [ coltello] (in into)

3 (tirare su) to raise [ tenda]; piantare le tende (accamparsi) to make o pitch camp; ha piantato le tende a casa mia fig. he settled down at my house

4 colloq. (lasciare) to dump, to jilt, to drop, to ditch [ragazzo, fidanzata]; to quit* [ lavoro]; piantare tutto to jack it in, to pack it all in

5 piantarla piantala di dire sciocchezze! stop saying nonsense! piantala! stop it!

II piantarsi verbo pronominale

1 colloq. (lasciarsi) [ coppia] to split* (up)

2 (conficcarsi) [chiodo, palo] to dig* (in into); - rsi una spina nel piede to get a thorn in one's foot

3 colloq. (porsi di fronte) -rsi davanti a qcs., qcn. to stand in front of sth., sb.

4 colloq. (bloccarsi) [computer, programma] to crash

IDIOMS

piantare in asso qcn. to leave sb. stranded o in the lurch; piantare gli occhi addosso a qcn. to stare at sb.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > piantare
14 finire

1. v/t finish, end

finiscila! stop it!

2. v/i end, finish (in in)

andrà a finire male cosa this will all end in tears

persona he/she will come to no good

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finire v. intr.

1 to finish, to end, to come* to an end: come finisce il romanzo?, how does the novel end?; la guerra finì nel 1648, the war finished in 1648; tutto finirà felicemente, everything will end happily; questo film non finisce più!, this film is never-ending! // finire in bellezza, to come to a triumphant end // e non finisce qui!, ( come minaccia) it won't end here! // tutto è bene ciò che finisce bene, (prov.) all's well that ends well

2 ( cessare, interrompersi) to finish, to stop, to come* to a stop: a sera il bombardamento finì, in the evening the bombing stopped; è finito di piovere, it has stopped raining; questo gioco sleale deve finire, this unfair play must stop; far finire qlco., to put an end to sthg.

3 ( andare a) finire, ( sfociare) to end up; ( di fiume) to flow* into (a place); ( di strada) to lead* to (a place); (fig.) to turn out, to end: quella avventura finì, andò a finire in tragedia, that adventure ended in tragedy; finirà in prigione, he will end up in prison // attento che finisci male!, ( a un bambino) look out or it will all end in tears; temo che quel ragazzo finirà male, I'm afraid that boy will come to a bad end // non vorrei finire nel ridicolo, I would not like to make a fool of myself // finire in fumo, (fig.) to come to nothing

4 ( seguito da con, per più infinito) to end (up) by (doing), to finish by (doing): finì col comperare altre due poltrone, he ended by buying two more armchairs; finimmo col cedere, in the end we gave in // farla finita con, to put an end to: bisogna farla finita con questa storia, we must put an end to this business

5 ( morire) to die: finì gloriosamente, he died a glorious death

6 (gramm.) to end: l'infinito della prima coniugazione latina finisce in 'are', the infinitive of the first Latin conjugation ends in 'are'

7 ( consumarsi, esaurirsi) to run* out; ( mediante vendita) to sell* out: la prima edizione di questo libro è finita in tre giorni, the first edition of this book (was) sold out in three days; il caffè è finito ieri, the coffee ran out yesterday

8 (fam.) ( cacciarsi) to get* to: non trovo i miei occhiali, sai dove sono finiti?, I can't find my glasses, do you know where they've got to?; Dove eri andato a finire, dove eri finito? é tanto che non ti vedo, Where did you get to? I haven't seen you for ages

9 andare a finire, ( mirare, tendere) to get* at: non capisco dove vuole andare a finire con le sue allusioni, I can't understand what he's getting at

◆ v.tr.

1 ( concludere, terminare) to finish; to end; ( completare) to complete; ( concludere) to conclude: hai finito i compiti?, did you finish your homework?; perché non finisci il tuo discorso?, why don't you finish what you were saying?; finì la lettera con una richiesta di denaro, he closed (o ended) his letter with a request for money; ho finito di leggere il tuo libro ieri, I finished reading your book yesterday; hai finito di fare colazione?, have you finished breakfast?; finire le consultazioni elettorali, to complete (o conclude) the elections; finì i suoi giorni in un paesino sperduto, he ended his days in a godforsaken little village; ha finito di soffrire, his suffering is over (o ended)

2 ( smettere) to stop (sthg., doing): (la) finisci di gridare così?, why don't you stop (o leave off) shouting like that?; non la finiva più di raccontarmi la sua versione, he went on and on telling me his version // finiscila!, stop it! // è ora di finirla!, it's time to put a stop to it!

3 ( esaurire) to finish, to run* out (of sthg.); ( vender per intero) to sell* out: ho finito le sigarette, I've finished the cigarettes; abbiamo quasi finito la benzina, we are running out of petrol; ben presto finimmo il denaro, we soon ran out of money (o through the money)

4 ( uccidere) to kill; (fam.) to finish (off); ( dare il colpo di grazia) to give* the deathblow, to dispatch.

finire s.m. end, close: sul finire dell'estate, near (o towards) the end of summer; la tragedia è sul finire, the tragedy is drawing to an end.

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[fi'nire]
1. vi (aus essere)

1) (gen) to finish, end, (pioggia, neve) to stop, cease

il film finisce alle dieci — the film finishes at ten

l'anno scolastico finisce a giugno — the school year ends in June

un altro giorno è finito — another day is over o has come to an end

tra noi è tutto finito — it's all over between us

è finito di piovere/nevicare — it has stopped raining/snowing

finire bene/male — (film, libro) to have a happy/an unhappy ending

finire male — (persona) to come to a bad end

per fortuna tutto è finito bene — luckily everything turned out well in the end

finire per o col fare qc — to end up (by) doing sth

finirà per crederle — he'll end up believing her

finì col fare il lavoro lui — he ended up doing the job himself

andare a finire — to get to

dov'è andato a finire quel libro?; dov'è finito quel libro? — where has that book got to?

dove vuoi andare a finire con questo discorso? — what are you driving o getting at?

com'è andata a finire? — what happened in the end?

è finita! — (non c'è rimedio) it's all over!

com'è finita la partita? — how did the match end?

finire in — to end with

finire in galera — to end up o finish up in prison

2) (esaurirsi) to be finished

l'olio è finito — we have run out of oil, there's no oil left

2. vt

1) (gen) to finish, (lavoro, corso) to finish, complete, (discorso) to end

finire di fare qc — to finish doing sth

ho finito di leggere il libro — I've finished reading the book

non ho ancora finito i compiti — I haven't finished my homework yet

ha finito i propri giorni in prigione — he ended his days in prison

finisci la minestra — finish o eat up your soup

abbiamo finito il pane — we've run out of bread

mi ha finito la crema — she's used up all my cream

2) (smettere) to stop

finire di fare qc — to stop doing sth

non finire più di fare qc — to keep on doing sth

non finisco di meravigliarmi della sua pazienza — her patience never ceases to amaze me

3) (dare il colpo di grazia) to finish off

4) (rifinire) to finish off, put the finishing touches to

5) fam

finirla — to pack in

è ora di finirla con queste storie! — it's time you stopped this nonsense!

finiscila! — stop it!

farla finita con qc — to have done with sth

devi farla finita con questi capricci — you'll have to stop these tantrums

l'ho fatta finita con la droga — I'm off drugs now

ho deciso di farla finita con Maria — I've decided to finish with Maria

farla finita (con la vita) — to put an end to one's life

3. sm

(fine) end

sul finire della festa — towards the end of the party

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I 1. [fi'nire]
verbo transitivo

1) (terminare) to finish, to complete [capitolo, compito, costruzione, frase, lavoro, studi]; to get* through [libro, correzioni]

2) (smettere, interrompere) to cease, to stop

finire di parlare — to stop talking

non finisci mai di sorprendermi! — you never cease to amaze me!

3) (consumare, esaurire) to finish [pasto, sigaretta]; to get* through, to use up [ provviste]; to use up, to run* out of [cibo, soldi]

4) (uccidere) to finish off [animale, persona]
2.
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere)

1) (concludersi) to conclude, to come* to an end; [concerto, incontro, stagione] to finish, to close; [giorno, guerra, libro] to end

per finire — in conclusion

hai finito? — have you done o finished? are you done?

finire di bere — to drink up

il film finisce bene — the film has a happy ending

l'inverno non finisce più — the winter seems endless o never-ending

delle discussioni a non finire — endless discussions

con te non ho ancora finito! — I'm not through with you yet!

2) (terminare in)

finire in una zuffa — to end in a brawl

finire in un vicolo cieco — to come to a dead end (anche fig.)

3) colloq. (sparire, concludersi)

dov'è finito o dov'è andato a finire il mio ombrello? where has my umbrella got to? where did my umbrella go? finirà in prigione he'll end up in prison; (andare a) finire bene to turn out well; finire male to come to no good; finirà che dovrò pagare — I'll end up paying

4) finire con, finire per to come* to

finire per credere — to come to believe

finirai per farti male — you'll end up hurting yourself

5) colloq. finirla

finiscila! — stop o cheese it! give over!

è ora di finirla! — it's time to put a stop to it!

non la finiva più! — he went on and on!

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finire in bellezza — to go out with a bang

finire in una bolla di sapone — to come to nothing

(la cosa) non finisce qui! — you haven't heard the last of this!
II [fi'nire]
sostantivo maschile end

sul finire dell'estate — towards the end of the summer

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finire¹

/fi'nire/ [3]

I verbo transitivo

1 (terminare) to finish, to complete [capitolo, compito, costruzione, frase, lavoro, studi]; to get* through [libro, correzioni]

2 (smettere, interrompere) to cease, to stop; finire di parlare to stop talking; non finisci mai di sorprendermi! you never cease to amaze me!

3 (consumare, esaurire) to finish [pasto, sigaretta]; to get* through, to use up [ provviste]; to use up, to run* out of [cibo, soldi]

4 (uccidere) to finish off [animale, persona]

II verbo intransitivo

(aus. essere, avere)

1 (concludersi) to conclude, to come* to an end; [concerto, incontro, stagione] to finish, to close; [giorno, guerra, libro] to end; per finire in conclusion; hai finito? have you done o finished? are you done? finire di bere to drink up; il film finisce bene the film has a happy ending; l'inverno non finisce più the winter seems endless o never-ending; delle discussioni a non finire endless discussions; con te non ho ancora finito! I'm not through with you yet!

2 (terminare in) finire in una zuffa to end in a brawl; finire in un vicolo cieco to come to a dead end (anche fig.)

3 colloq. (sparire, concludersi) dov'è finito o dov'è andato a finire il mio ombrello? where has my umbrella got to? where did my umbrella go? finirà in prigione he'll end up in prison; (andare a) finire bene to turn out well; finire male to come to no good; finirà che dovrò pagare I'll end up paying

4 finire con, finire per to come* to; finire per credere to come to believe; finirai per farti male you'll end up hurting yourself

5 colloq. finirla finiscila! stop o cheese it! give over! è ora di finirla! it's time to put a stop to it! non la finiva più! he went on and on!

IDIOMS

finire in bellezza to go out with a bang; finire in una bolla di sapone to come to nothing; (la cosa) non finisce qui! you haven't heard the last of this!

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finire²

/fi'nire/

sostantivo m.

end; sul finire dell'estate towards the end of the summer.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > finire
15 cut

I [kʌt]
nome

1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

2) (hairstyle) taglio m.

a cut and blow-dry — taglio e piega

3) colloq. (share) parte f.

4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)

a price cut — una riduzione dei prezzi

job cuts — tagli occupazionali

5) gastr. taglio m.

6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.

7) cinem. (removal of footage) taglio m.; (shot) raccordo m., cut m.

8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.

••

to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
II 1. [kʌt]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]

3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]

4) (wound)

to cut one's finger — tagliarsi il dito

5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

6) (shape) tagliare [gem, marble, suit]; [ locksmith] fare [ key]

7) (liberate)

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]

9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]

10) (grow)

to cut one's teeth — mettere i denti

11) (record) incidere [ album]; registrare [ track]

12) inform. tagliare

13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]

14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]

15) colloq. (stop)

cut the chatter — basta con le chiacchiere

16) colloq. (fail to attend) marinare [class, lesson]; non andare a [ meeting]

17) (snub) ignorare [ person]

to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare

cardboard cuts easily — il cartone si taglia facilmente

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

2) (move, go)

to cut down a side street — tagliare per una via laterale

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

3) cinem. [ camera] staccare

4) gioc. tagliare
3.
verbo riflessivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

to cut oneself — tagliarsi

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

••

to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to cut both ways — essere a doppio taglio
III 1. [kʌt]
passato, participio passato cut II
2.
aggettivo

1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato

2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato

a well-cut jacket — una giacca di buon taglio

3) (injured) [ lip] tagliato

to have a cut finger — avere un taglio al dito

4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso

5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato

••

to have one's work cut out to do — avere il proprio (bel) daffare

* * *
1. present participle - cutting; verb
1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare

2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) tagliare; ritagliare

3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare

4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare

5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre

6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare

7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare

8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare

9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare

10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) tagliare

11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare

12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare

13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere
2. noun
1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) taglio

2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio

3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio

•

- cutter
- cutting 3. adjective
(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente

- cut glass
- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective
(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato

- a cut above
- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short
* * *
I [kʌt]
nome

1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

2) (hairstyle) taglio m.

a cut and blow-dry — taglio e piega

3) colloq. (share) parte f.

4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)

a price cut — una riduzione dei prezzi

job cuts — tagli occupazionali

5) gastr. taglio m.

6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.

7) cinem. (removal of footage) taglio m.; (shot) raccordo m., cut m.

8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.

••

to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
II 1. [kʌt]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]

3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]

4) (wound)

to cut one's finger — tagliarsi il dito

5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]

to have one's hair cut — farsi tagliare i capelli

6) (shape) tagliare [gem, marble, suit]; [ locksmith] fare [ key]

7) (liberate)

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]

9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]

10) (grow)

to cut one's teeth — mettere i denti

11) (record) incidere [ album]; registrare [ track]

12) inform. tagliare

13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]

14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]

15) colloq. (stop)

cut the chatter — basta con le chiacchiere

16) colloq. (fail to attend) marinare [class, lesson]; non andare a [ meeting]

17) (snub) ignorare [ person]

to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

1) tagliare

cardboard cuts easily — il cartone si taglia facilmente

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

2) (move, go)

to cut down a side street — tagliare per una via laterale

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

3) cinem. [ camera] staccare

4) gioc. tagliare
3.
verbo riflessivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. cut)

to cut oneself — tagliarsi

- cut across

- cut back

- cut down

- cut in

- cut off

- cut out

- cut short

- cut through

- cut up

••

to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to cut both ways — essere a doppio taglio
III 1. [kʌt]
passato, participio passato cut II
2.
aggettivo

1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato

2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato

a well-cut jacket — una giacca di buon taglio

3) (injured) [ lip] tagliato

to have a cut finger — avere un taglio al dito

4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso

5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato

••

to have one's work cut out to do — avere il proprio (bel) daffare

English-Italian dictionary > cut
16 partida

f.

1 departure (marcha).

2 game.

echar una partida to have a game

3 certificate (document).

partida de bautismo/defunción baptismal/death certificate

partida de matrimonio/nacimiento marriage/birth certificate

4 consignment (commerce) (mercancía).

5 match, contest, game.

6 group of items, parcel of things.

7 entry, record, item.

8 budget item.

9 allotment.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: partir.

* * *

partida

► nombre femenino

1 (remesa) consignment, lot

2 (documento) certificate

3 FINANZAS entry, item

4 (juego) game

■ una partida de naipes a game of cards

5 (grupo - de soldados) squad, gang; (- de cazadores) party

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FRASEOLOGÍA

jugar una partida to play a game

jugarle una mala partida a alguien to play a dirty trick on somebody

por partida doble twice over

partida de caza (de caza mayor) hunting party 2 (de caza menor) shooting party

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

partida doble double entry

* * *

noun f.

1) departure

2) game

3) certificate

4) item

* * *

SF

1) (=documento) certificate

partida bautismal, partida de bautismo — baptismal certificate

partida de defunción — death certificate

partida de matrimonio — marriage certificate

partida de nacimiento — birth certificate

2) (Econ) [de cuenta] entry, item; [de presupuesto] item, heading

partida doble — double entry

por partida doble — on two accounts

partida simple — single entry

3) (Com) (=envío) consignment

han enviado una partida de 10.000 euros — they have sent a consignment worth 10,000 euros

4) (Naipes, Ajedrez) game

echar una partida — to have a game

- jugarle una mala partida a algn

5) (=salida) departure

6) (=grupo) party; (Mil) band, group

partida de campo — picnic (party)

partida de caza — hunting party

* * *

femenino

1) (Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas — a game of chess/cards

echar una partida — to have a game

2)

a) (en registro, contabilidad) entry; ( en presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero — large sums of money

b) ( de mercancías) consignment, batch

- partida bautismal/de nacimiento

- partida doble

3) (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving

4) (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida — (Per fam) to be game (colloq)

•

- partida de caza

* * *

femenino

1) (Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas — a game of chess/cards

echar una partida — to have a game

2)

a) (en registro, contabilidad) entry; ( en presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero — large sums of money

b) ( de mercancías) consignment, batch

- partida bautismal/de nacimiento

- partida doble

3) (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving

4) (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida — (Per fam) to be game (colloq)

•

- partida de caza

* * *

partida¹

¹ = departure, leaving.

Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

* de partida = from the beginning, from the outset, from the start.

* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida = the wheel + turn + full circle.

* punto de partida = point of departure, starting point, take-off point, baseline [base line], beginning point.

* ser el punto de partida de = form + the basis of.

* servir de punto de partida = point + the way to.

* tomar como punto de partida = build on/upon.

* un buen lugar de partida = a good place to start.

* volver al punto de partida = come + full circle, bring + Pronombre + full-circle, go back to + square one, be back to square one.

partida²

² = appropriation.

Ex: As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.

* asignar una partida presupuestaria = commit + fund.

* contabilidad por partida doble = double-entry book-keeping.

* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas = appropriating body.

* partida para gastos de funcionamiento = operating budget, operating funds.

* partida presupuestaria = fund, library fund, budget heading, budget fund, budget head.

* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación = bindery fund, binding fund.

* presupuesto desglosado por partidas = programme budget, programme budgetting.

partida³

³ = game.

Nota: Material diseñado para jugar con él según unas reglas preestablecidas.

Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.

* ganar la partida a = outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].

* ganarle la partida = out-think [outthink].

* ganarle la partida a = outfox, outwit, outsmart.

* * *

partida

feminine

A ( Jueg) game

una partida de ajedrez/cartas a game of chess/cards

¿nos echamos otra partidita? shall we have another game?

B

1 (en un registro) entry

2 (en contabilidad) entry

3 (en un presupuesto) item

importantes partidas de dinero large sums of money

4 (de mercancías) consignment, batch

Compuestos:

● partida bautismal or de bautismo

certificate of baptism

● partida de nacimiento

birth certificate

● partida doble

( Fin) double entry

por partida doble twice over

C ( frml) (salida) departure, leaving

D (de rastreadores, excursionistas) party, group

ser partida ( Per fam); to be game ( colloq)

esta noche vamos a bailar — ¡yo soy partida! we're going dancing tonight — I'm game o I'll come o you can count me in! ( colloq)

Compuestos:

● partida de caza

(de caza menor) shooting party; (de caza mayor) hunting party

● partida de reconocimiento

reconnaissance party

* * *

partida sustantivo femenino
1 (Jueg) game;
◊ una partida de ajedrez/cartas a game of chess/cards;

echar una partida to have a game
2 (en registro, contabilidad) entry;
( en presupuesto) item
3 ( certificado) certificate;
◊ partida de defunción/nacimiento death/birth certificate

4 (frml) ( salida) departure, leaving
partido,-a sustantivo masculino
1 Pol party
2 Dep match, game
partido de vuelta, return match
3 (beneficio, oportunidades, jugo) advantage, benefit: sácale partido a la vida, make the most of life 4 ser un buen partido, to be a good catch
♦ Locuciones: tomar partido por, to side with
partida sustantivo femenino
1 (del tren, de una persona) departure
2 Com (cargamento, lote) batch, consignment
3 (de ajedrez) game
4 (de caza) party
5 Jur (documento oficial) certificate
partida de defunción/nacimiento, death/ birth certificate
6 Fin (de un presupuesto) item
' partida' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ida
- jornada
- jugar
- marcha
- múltiple
- regresar
- timba
- entablar
- entrega
- envío
- partido
- retrasar
- salida
English:
appropriate
- birth certificate
- circle
- departure
- exhausting
- game
- one-upmanship
- party
- point
- sailing
- shooting-party
- starting point
- birth
- delivery
- going
- hunt
- meet
- pack
- posse
- round
- search
- starting
- while

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partida nf

1. [marcha] departure

2. [en juego] game;

una partida de ajedrez a game of chess;

echar una partida to have a game

3. [documento] certificate

Comp
partida de bautismo baptismal certificate;
partida de defunción death certificate;

partida de matrimonio marriage certificate;

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

4. Com [mercancía] consignment

5. Com [entrada] item, entry

Comp
partida presupuestaria budget allocation
6. [expedición] party;
[militar] squad
Comp
partida de caza hunting party;
partida de reconocimiento reconnaissance party

7. Comp

por partida doble: hacer algo por partida doble to do sth twice;

nos engañaron por partida doble they fooled us twice over;

la familia real es hoy noticia por partida doble the royal family is in the news today on two accounts;

un producto que es beneficioso para la salud por partida doble a product which is doubly beneficial to health

* * *

partida

f

1 en juego game;

tenemos la partida ganada fig it’s in the bag

2 ( remesa) consignment

3 documento certificate

* * *

partida nf

1) : departure

2) : item, entry

3) : certificate

partida de nacimiento: birth certificate

4) : game, match, hand

5) : party, group

* * *

partida n

1. (juego) game

echamos una partida de ajedrez we played a game of chess

2. (salida, marcha) departure

el día antes de su partida the day before her departure

partida de nacimiento birth certificate

Spanish-English dictionary > partida
17 ♦ cold

♦ cold /kəʊld/
A a.

1 freddo: cold climates, climi freddi; cold drinks, bibite fredde; cold supper, cena fredda; a cold shower, una doccia fredda; The tea is cold, il tè è freddo (o si è raffreddato); It's cold outside, fa freddo fuori; It's freezing cold!, si gela!; to get (o to go) cold, diventare freddo; raffreddarsi NOTA D'USO: - fresh, cool o cold?-

2 che ha (o che sente) freddo: to feel cold, avere freddo; I went cold with fear, sono raggelato di paura; la paura mi ha raggelato

3 freddo; senza vivacità; senza calore: cold light, una luce fredda

4 freddo, indifferente; distaccato: His idea left me cold, la sua idea mi ha lasciato freddo

5 freddo; gelido; scostante: a cold reception, un'accoglienza fredda

6 freddo; lucido

7 gelido; raggelante; tetro: They had a cold realization of their fate, hanno avuto la raggelante consapevolezza del loro destino

8 (med.) frigido

9 ( di traccia, ecc.) vecchio; debole; semicancellato; difficile da seguire: a cold scent, una traccia vecchia; to go cold, perdersi

10 (fam., anche out cold) svenuto; privo di sensi: The boxer was knocked cold, il pugile ricevette un colpo che lo mandò a terra privo di sensi

11 freddo; morto

12 (mil., miss.: di ordigno nucleare, ecc.) disinnescato; non innescato

13 (metall.) a freddo: cold drawing, trafilatura a freddo

14 (nel gioco di indovinare o cercare qc.) – You're still cold, sei lontano; non ci sei; acqua… acqua

B avv. (fam.)

1 completamente; del tutto: to stop cold, bloccarsi; arrestarsi di botto

2 recisamente: to refuse cold, rifiutare recisamente

3 senza preparazione; senza prove; senza allenamento; a freddo: I took the test cold, ho fatto l'esame senza aver aperto un libro

4 alla perfezione; a menadito

C n.

1 freddo: The cold was biting, il freddo era pungente; to go out in the cold, uscire al freddo; intense cold, freddo intenso

2 (med.) raffreddore; infreddatura: to catch (a) cold, prendere un raffreddore (o un'infreddatura); raffreddarsi; a bad cold, un forte (o un brutto) raffreddore; a slight cold, un lieve raffreddore; Have you got a cold?, hai il raffreddore?; sei raffreddato?; I've got a cold coming on, mi sta venendo il raffreddore; heavy cold, forte raffreddore; (fam.) a stinking cold, un terribile raffreddore; a cold in the head [in the chest], un raffreddore di testa [di petto]

● cold blast, corrente d'aria fredda ( negli altiforni) □ cold-blooded, ( di animale) a sangue freddo, eterotermo; (fig.) freddo, insensibile; spietato, (fatto) a sangue freddo: a cold-blooded murder, un assassinio a sangue freddo □ cold-bloodedness, (zool.) eterotermia; (fig.) insensibilità; spietatezza □ (comput.) cold boot, avvio a freddo □ (market.) cold call ► cold call □ (fam. USA) cold cash, contanti □ (mecc.) cold chisel, tagliolo a freddo □ (fam.) cold comfort, una magra consolazione □ cold colours, colori freddi □ ( cosmesi) cold cream, cold cream, crema emolliente □ cold cuts, carni arrostite fredde affettate □ (metall.) cold-drawing, stiramento a freddo □ (fig. fam.) cold feet, paura; panico; fifa (fam.): to get cold feet, spaventarsi e tirarsi indietro; essere preso dal panico e rinunciare; rinunciare per fifa □ (fig.) cold fish, individuo freddo, scostante □ (agric.) cold frame, miniserra ( per pianticelle) □ (meteor.) cold front, fronte freddo □ (fis.) cold fusion, fusione fredda □ cold-hearted, freddo; indifferente; insensibile; arido □ cold-heartedness, freddezza ( d'animo, ecc.); indifferenza; insensibilità; aridità □ cold news, notizie vecchie □ (fam.) a cold one, una birra ghiacciata □ cold pack, (med.) impacco freddo; (ind.) inscatolamento a freddo □ (metall.) cold rolling, laminazione a freddo □ cold saw, sega ad attrito; sega a freddo □ cold shoulder, spalla di montone arrostito, servita fredda; = to give the cold shoulder ► sotto □ (fig.) freddezza ostentata, scortesia □ cold shower, doccia fredda □ cold snap, brusco calo di temperatura; breve ondata di freddo □ (med.) cold sore, herpes semplice ( sulle labbra); febbre (pop.) NOTA D'USO: - herpes o cold sore?- □ (autom.) cold start, partenza a (motore) freddo □ (mil.) cold steel, arma bianca, armi bianche □ cold storage, conservazione in cella frigorifera: in cold storage, in cella frigorifera; (fig., di progetto, ecc.) (messo) da parte, accantonato, in naftalina □ cold store, cella frigorifera; magazzino frigorifero □ (med.) cold surgery, chirurgia di routine □ cold sweat, sudore freddo: to break out in a cold sweat, cominciare a sudare freddo □ cold table, tavola dei piatti freddi; buffet freddo □ (fam. USA) cold turkey, interruzione improvvisa ( dell'assunzione di una droga pesante); ( per estens., anche fig.) crisi da astinenza; (avv.) ( USA) di botto, di colpo, senza preavviso: to go cold turkey, smettere di colpo di drogarsi; (fig. scherz.) abbandonare di colpo ( un'abitudine radicata) □ (tipogr.) cold type composition, cold type □ (stor.) cold war, guerra fredda □ ( USA) cold warrior, fautore della guerra fredda □ cold wave, (meteor.) = cold snap ► sopra; ( dei capelli) permanente a freddo □ cold wrap, bendaggio freddo ( trattamento estetico) □ (fam.) as cold as charity, gelido □ as cold as ice, freddo come il ghiaccio □ (fig.) to catch cold, perdere soldi in un affare; restare scottato □ (fam.) to come in from the cold, ricomparire; riemergere; tornare dall'esilio (fig.) □ to give sb. the cold shoulder, essere freddo con q.; trattare q. con freddezza □ in cold blood, a sangue freddo; a freddo □ in the cold light of day, a mente fredda; a una valutazione oggettiva □ to leave sb. cold, lasciare q. indifferente: That leaves me cold, non mi fa né caldo né freddo □ (fig. fam.) out in the cold, in disparte; ignorato; non considerato; escluso: to leave out in the cold, lasciare in disparte; ignorare; non prendere in considerazione; escludere □ (fig.) to throw (o to pour) cold water on, gettare acqua fredda su; scoraggiare, raffreddare l'entusiasmo di □ (prov.) Cold hands, warm heart, mani fredde, cuore caldo
FALSI AMICI: cold non significa caldo.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ cold
18 finire

[fi'nire]
1. vi (aus essere)

1) (gen) to finish, end, (pioggia, neve) to stop, cease

il film finisce alle dieci — the film finishes at ten

l'anno scolastico finisce a giugno — the school year ends in June

un altro giorno è finito — another day is over o has come to an end

tra noi è tutto finito — it's all over between us

è finito di piovere/nevicare — it has stopped raining/snowing

finire bene/male — (film, libro) to have a happy/an unhappy ending

finire male — (persona) to come to a bad end

per fortuna tutto è finito bene — luckily everything turned out well in the end

finire per o col fare qc — to end up (by) doing sth

finirà per crederle — he'll end up believing her

finì col fare il lavoro lui — he ended up doing the job himself

andare a finire — to get to

dov'è andato a finire quel libro?; dov'è finito quel libro? — where has that book got to?

dove vuoi andare a finire con questo discorso? — what are you driving o getting at?

com'è andata a finire? — what happened in the end?

è finita! — (non c'è rimedio) it's all over!

com'è finita la partita? — how did the match end?

finire in — to end with

finire in galera — to end up o finish up in prison

2) (esaurirsi) to be finished

l'olio è finito — we have run out of oil, there's no oil left

2. vt

1) (gen) to finish, (lavoro, corso) to finish, complete, (discorso) to end

finire di fare qc — to finish doing sth

ho finito di leggere il libro — I've finished reading the book

non ho ancora finito i compiti — I haven't finished my homework yet

ha finito i propri giorni in prigione — he ended his days in prison

finisci la minestra — finish o eat up your soup

abbiamo finito il pane — we've run out of bread

mi ha finito la crema — she's used up all my cream

2) (smettere) to stop

finire di fare qc — to stop doing sth

non finire più di fare qc — to keep on doing sth

non finisco di meravigliarmi della sua pazienza — her patience never ceases to amaze me

3) (dare il colpo di grazia) to finish off

4) (rifinire) to finish off, put the finishing touches to

5) fam

finirla — to pack in

è ora di finirla con queste storie! — it's time you stopped this nonsense!

finiscila! — stop it!

farla finita con qc — to have done with sth

devi farla finita con questi capricci — you'll have to stop these tantrums

l'ho fatta finita con la droga — I'm off drugs now

ho deciso di farla finita con Maria — I've decided to finish with Maria

farla finita (con la vita) — to put an end to one's life

3. sm

(fine) end

sul finire della festa — towards the end of the party

Nuovo dizionario Italiano-Inglese > finire
19 уплотнять

несовер. - уплотнять;
совер. - уплотнить( что-л.)
1) condense, compact, impact, pack, consolidate;
firm
2) разг. (о квартире) reduce space per person in living accomodation

, уплотнить (вн.)
1. (делать более плотным) compress( smth.), pack (smth.) down, consolidate (smth.) ;
(ряды) tighten up( smth.) ;

2. (заполнять целиком) fill up( smth.) ;
уплотнить рабочий день fill up the working day;
~ся, уплотниться
3. (становиться плотнее, твёрже) set* firm;
be* packed firmly, become* compact;

4. (о рабочем времени) be* filled up.

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > уплотнять
20 vuoto

1. adj empty

( non occupato) vacant

( privo) devoid (di of)

2. m ( spazio) empty space

( recipiente) empty

physics vacuum

fig void

vuoto d'aria air pocket

vuoto a perdere non-returnable container

vuoto a rendere returnable container

andare a vuoto fall through

( confezionato) sotto vuoto vacuum-packed

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vuoto agg.

1 empty; ( libero) free; ( non occupato) vacant: un baule, cassetto vuoto, an empty trunk, drawer; la bottiglia, la casa, la scatola è vuota, the bottle, the house, the box is empty; appartamento vuoto, ( non ammobiliato) empty flat, ( non abitato) vacant flat; posto vuoto, vacant (o empty) seat; teatro vuoto, empty theatre; scena vuoto, empty stage; avere le tasche vuote, to be penniless // a mani vuote, empty-handed: non possiamo presentarci alla festa a mani vuote, we can't show up at the party empty-handed // sentirsi ( lo stomaco) vuoto, to feel hungry // ho la testa vuota, my mind is a complete blank; quella ragazza ha la testa vuota, that girl has an empty head // un' esistenza vuota, an aimless existence; giornate vuote, empty days

2 ( privo) devoid, void; ( mancante) lacking (in): è completamente vuoto di senso comune, it is completely devoid of (o lacking in) common sense

◆ s.m.

1 empty space; gap; void: dobbiamo riempire questo vuoto, we must fill up (o in) this empty space (o this gap); c'erano molti vuoti tra il pubblico, there were a lot of empty seats (in the theatre) // vuoto di potere, power vacuum // uno spiacevole senso di vuoto, an unpleasant feeling of emptiness // la sua morte lascia un vuoto incolmabile nella famiglia, his death leaves a terrible void (o a gap that cannot be filled) in the family; ha lasciato un grande vuoto fra noi, we miss him very much // (comm.) vuoto per pieno, ( di noli) dead freight

2 ( recipiente) empty: restituire, rendere i vuoti, to return the empties; vuoto a rendere, returnable bottle; vuoto a perdere, non-returnable bottle; bottiglia con vuoto a perdere, disposable bottle

3 ( spazio) space: fissare il vuoto, to stare into space; essere sospeso nel vuoto, to be hanging in mid-air; precipitare nel vuoto, to hurtle down // cadere nel vuoto, (fig.) to fall on deaf ears // fare il vuoto intorno a sé, to make oneself very unpopular, ( superare tutti) to leave everyone behind

4 (fis.) vacuum: produrre un vuoto, to produce (o to create) a vacuum; pompa da vuoto, vacuum pump; vuoto assoluto, absolute vacuum; vuoto spinto, hard (o high) vacuum; confezione sotto vuoto, vacuum-sealed pack // (aer.) vuoto d'aria, air pocket

5 a vuoto, ( invano) in vain; ( senza effetto) to no purpose, to no end: parlare a vuoto, to speak in vain; fare un tentativo a vuoto, to make a vain attempt; andare a vuoto, to fail (o to miscarry o to fall through): un piano andato a vuoto, a failed plan; (mecc.) funzionamento a vuoto, idling; girare a vuoto, to idle (anche fig.) // viaggiare a vuoto, ( senza carico) to travel empty.

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['vwɔto] vuoto (-a)
1. agg

1) (gen) empty

a stomaco vuoto — on an empty stomach

a mani vuote — empty-handed

è arrivato a mani vuote — he arrived empty-handed

2) (non occupato: posto) vacant, free, (spazio) empty

un appartamento vuoto — an empty flat

3) (fig : discorso, persona) shallow, superficial

è una testa vuota — he's an empty headed person

mi sento la testa vuota — my mind feels a complete blank

2. sm

(spazio) void, empty space, gap, (in bianco) blank, (fig : mancanza) gap, void, Fis vacuum

è rimasto sospeso nel vuoto — (alpinista) he was left hanging in mid-air

aver paura del vuoto — to be afraid of heights

guardare nel vuoto — to gaze into space

fare il vuoto intorno a sé — to alienate o.s. from everybody

ha lasciato un vuoto fra di noi — he has left a real gap

ho un vuoto allo stomaco — my stomach feels empty

sotto vuoto — sottovuoto

- vuoto d'aria

- vuoto a perdere

- vuoto a rendere

3.

a vuoto avv — (inutilmente) vainly, in vain, (senza effetto) to no purpose

parlare a vuoto — to waste one's breath

ho fatto un viaggio a vuoto — I have had a wasted journey

andare a vuoto — to come to nothing, fail

assegno a vuoto — dud cheque Brit, bad check Am

girare a vuoto Auto — to idle

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['vwɔto] 1.
aggettivo

1) (senza contenuto) [tasca, recipiente, luogo] empty; (bianco) [pagina, agenda] empty, blank; (libero) [ poltrona] empty, free; [ appartamento] empty, vacant, unoccupied

l'hai affittato vuoto o ammobiliato? — are you renting it unfurnished or furnished?

2) fig. [vita, discorso] empty, vacuous; [ persona] shallow, vacuous; [ sguardo] vacant

sentirsi vuoto — to feel empty

mi sento la testa -a — my head's a blank

vuoto di significato — meaningless
2.
sostantivo maschile

1) (spazio) space

sospeso nel vuoto — dangling in space

gettarsi o lanciarsi nel vuoto to jump into space; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air; guardare nel vuoto — to stare into space o into the distance

2) (assenza, lacuna) void, vacuum

vuoto politico, intellettuale — political, intellectual vacuum

un senso di vuoto — a sense of loss

la sua morte ha lasciato un gran vuoto nella mia vita — her death left a great void o emptiness in my life

3) (contenitore vuoto) empty

vuoto a rendere, a perdere — (bottiglia) returnable bottle, one-way bottle

4) (buco, spazio vuoto) blank, gap

5) fis. vacuum

sotto vuoto — sottovuoto

6) a vuoto

un tentativo a vuoto — a fruitless o vain attempt

parlare a vuoto — to talk to oneself o in vain

andare a vuoto — [ tentativo] to fail

girare a vuoto — [ motore] to idle

ha girato a vuoto tutto il giorno — he has been running around in circles o like a headless chicken all day

colpo o tiro a vuoto blank shot; assegno a vuoto — bad cheque

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vuoto d'aria — air pocket

vuoto di memoria — lapse of memory

vuoto di potere — pol. power vacuum

vuoto spinto — high vacuum

••

fare il vuoto attorno a sé — to drive everybody away, to isolate oneself

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vuoto

/'vwɔto/

I aggettivo

1 (senza contenuto) [ tasca, recipiente, luogo] empty; (bianco) [ pagina, agenda] empty, blank; (libero) [ poltrona] empty, free; [ appartamento] empty, vacant, unoccupied; l'hai affittato vuoto o ammobiliato? are you renting it unfurnished or furnished?

2 fig. [ vita, discorso] empty, vacuous; [ persona] shallow, vacuous; [ sguardo] vacant; sentirsi vuoto to feel empty; mi sento la testa -a my head's a blank; vuoto di significato meaningless

II sostantivo maschile

1 (spazio) space; sospeso nel vuoto dangling in space; gettarsi o lanciarsi nel vuoto to jump into space; cadere nel vuoto to fall through the air; guardare nel vuoto to stare into space o into the distance

2 (assenza, lacuna) void, vacuum; vuoto politico, intellettuale political, intellectual vacuum; un senso di vuoto a sense of loss; la sua morte ha lasciato un gran vuoto nella mia vita her death left a great void o emptiness in my life

3 (contenitore vuoto) empty; vuoto a rendere, a perdere (bottiglia) returnable bottle, one-way bottle

4 (buco, spazio vuoto) blank, gap

5 fis. vacuum; sotto vuoto → sottovuoto

6 a vuoto un tentativo a vuoto a fruitless o vain attempt; parlare a vuoto to talk to oneself o in vain; andare a vuoto [ tentativo] to fail; girare a vuoto [ motore] to idle; ha girato a vuoto tutto il giorno he has been running around in circles o like a headless chicken all day; colpo o tiro a vuoto blank shot; assegno a vuoto bad cheque

IDIOMS

fare il vuoto attorno a sé to drive everybody away, to isolate oneself

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COMPOUNDS

vuoto d'aria air pocket; vuoto di memoria lapse of memory; vuoto di potere pol. power vacuum; vuoto spinto high vacuum.

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