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■ come upv. i. + avv.1 salire, venire su; venire a galla: Let him come up!, fatelo salire!; They say a drowning man will come up three times, dicono che uno che affoga venga a galla tre volte3 venire ( dove si trova chi parla o scrive): He came up to Rome last week, la settimana scorsa è venuto a Roma; DIALOGO → - Inviting someone to stay- Why don't you come up and see me one of these weekends?, perché non vieni a trovarmi un fine settimana?4 accostarsi; avvicinarsi ( per la strada, ecc.): The boy came up and asked the way, il ragazzo si è avvicinato e mi ha chiesto la strada5 ( di evento, ricorrenza, ecc.) avvicinarsi; essere vicino; essere in arrivo: The day of the interview was coming up, si stava avvicinando il giorno del colloquio; DIALOGO → - Birthday- Your birthday is coming up soon, isn't it?, il tuo compleanno è tra poco, vero?7 presentarsi; venire fuori; saltar fuori (fam.): Please let me know if anything comes up, per favore, fammi sapere se salta fuori qualcosa; A vacancy has come up, si è liberato un posto8 ( di nome, ecc.) essere menzionato; essere fatto: Your name came up for the vacant post, è stato fatto il tuo nome per il posto vacante10 (bot.) spuntare16 (naut.) orzare; serrare il vento17 (comput., Internet, di finestra) aprirsi: DIALOGO → - Downloading and printing- The site is coming up now, il sito si sta aprendo ora18 – to come up against, trovarsi di fronte a ( una difficoltà, un'opposizione, ecc.); dover affrontare; scontrarsi con: The government has come up against fierce opposition from the unions, il governo s'è scontrato con la risoluta opposizione dei sindacati19 – to come up to, raggiungere, arrivare a: to come up to retirement age, raggiungere l'età pensionabile20 – to come up to, essere all'altezza di; rispondere a: The students didn't come up to my expectations, gli studenti non hanno risposto alle mie aspettative23 – to come up with, escogitare; trovare; tirar fuori (fam.): They've come up with a new solution to this problem, hanno trovato una nuova soluzione per questo problema □ (TV: di programma) ‘Coming up’, ‘fra poco’ □ (fam.) to come up against a brick wall, sbattere contro un muro (fig.) □ (fam.) to come up for air, riprendere fiato; fare una pausa □ (comm.) to come up for auction, andare (o essere messo) all'asta □ to come up for re-election, ripresentarsi alle elezioni □ to come up for review, essere sottoposto a revisione; venir riconsiderato □ (comm.) to come up for sale, essere messo in vendita □ to come up in sb. 's opionion, salire nella stima di q. □ to come up in the world, salire nella scala sociale; migliorare la propria posizione; fare strada □ ( nelle corse) to come up on top, portarsi in testa (o in vetta alla classifica) □ (fam.) to come up smiling, non lasciarsi abbattere; reagire bene □ (fam.) to come up to scratch, essere all'altezza delle aspettative; essere soddisfacente; essere accettabile □ (fam.) to come up trumps, arrivare in soccorso; intervenire provvidenzialmente □ (fam.) to come up with the goods, fornire quello che uno vuole; mantenere le promesse.
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