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41 ♦ please
♦ please /pli:z/inter.1 per piacere!; per favore!: A cup of coffee, please, un caffè, per favore!2 ( rispondendo a un'offerta; anche yes, please) sì, grazie!; sì, prego!: Would you like some more tea? – yes, please!, vuoi dell'altro tè? – sì, grazie!NOTA D'USO: - prego e please- (to) please /pli:z/A v. i.piacere; esser gradito; riuscire simpatico; accomodare; garbare; parere: He was anxious to please, era ansioso d'essere gradito (o di riuscire simpatico); I cannot always do as I please, non posso sempre fare quel che mi piace (o quel che mi garba, mi pare)B v. t.piacere a; far piacere a; compiacere; contentare; soddisfare; riuscire gradito a (q.): His last book will please you, il suo ultimo libro ti piacerà; She has come just to please me, è venuta solo per farmi piacere● to please oneself, fare ciò che si vuole (o che garba); fare a modo proprio: Please yourself!, fa' quel che ti garba; fa' quel che ti pare; fa' pure! □ Please go away, fate il favore di andarvene! □ please God, a Dio piacendo; Dio volendo □ ( may it) please Your Honour, così piaccia a Vostro Onore ( rivolgendosi a un giudice) □ to be pleased, compiacersi: His Majesty has been graciously pleased to confer him the Order of the Garter, Sua Maestà s'è graziosamente compiaciuta di conferirgli l'Ordine della Giarrettiera □ hard to please, difficile da accontentare □ if you please, se non ti dispiace; con il tuo permesso. -
42 teacup
['tiːkʌp]nome tazza f. da tè••* * *noun (a cup, usually of medium size, in which tea is served.) tazza da tè* * *teacup /ˈti:kʌp/n.● a storm in a teacup, una tempesta in un bicchier d'acqua; molto rumore per nullateacupfuln.(quanto sta in una) tazza da tè.* * *['tiːkʌp]nome tazza f. da tè••
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cup\ of\ tea — • cup of tea • dish of tea n. phr. informal 1. Something you enjoy or do well at; a special interest, or favorite occupation. Used with a possessive. You could always get him to go for a walk: hiking was just his cup of tea. Compare: down one s… … Словарь американских идиом
cup of tea — n. Informal 1. a favorite or well suited thing, activity, etc. [golf isn t his cup of tea] 2. a thing to be taken into consideration or account; matter: used esp. in the phrase a different cup of tea … English World dictionary
cup of tea — noun a) A cup full of tea. Would you be a dear and get me a cup of tea, please? b) Whatever suits or interests one. Daytime television is not my cup of tea … Wiktionary
cup of tea — also[dish of tea] {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. Something you enjoy or do well at; a special interest, or favorite occupation. Used with a possessive. * /You could always get him to go for a walk: hiking was just his cup of tea./ Compare: DOWN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
cup of tea — also[dish of tea] {n. phr.}, {informal} 1. Something you enjoy or do well at; a special interest, or favorite occupation. Used with a possessive. * /You could always get him to go for a walk: hiking was just his cup of tea./ Compare: DOWN ONE S… … Dictionary of American idioms
cup of tea — Date: 1932 1. something one likes or excels in < I see already that storytelling isn t my cup of tea John Barth >; also a person suited to one s taste 2. a thing to be reckoned with ; matter < poltergeists are a different cup of tea D. B. W.… … New Collegiate Dictionary
cup of tea — n. something preferred or desired. (Often negative.) □ This drug scene stuff is just not my cup of tea. □ Driving children around all afternoon is not my cup of tea … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
cup of tea — noun an activity that you like or at which you are superior (Freq. 1) chemistry is not my cup of tea his bag now is learning to play golf marriage was scarcely his dish • Syn: ↑bag, ↑dish • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cup of tea — np Something you like. Playing quoits on a Sunday afternoon is not quite my cup of tea. 1930s … Historical dictionary of American slang
cup of tea — favorite activity, choice of entertainment A holiday in the Yukon is not her cup of tea … English idioms
cup of tea — something one enjoys, special interest It s not really my cup of tea so I think I will stay home and not go to the art gallery … Idioms and examples