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[bɛst]1. adjsuperl of good, migliorethe best thing about her is... — la cosa più bella di lei è...
the best thing to do is... — la cosa migliore da fare or farsi è...
2. advsuperl of well, megliobest before... — da consumarsi preferibilmente prima del...
3. nat best — nella migliore delle ipotesi, tutt'al più
he wasn't at his best — non era in vena or in piena forma
it's not perfect, but I did my best — non è perfetto, ma ho fatto del mio meglio
to look its best — (house, flat) esser bello (-a) ed ordinato (-a)
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[ɒn]1. prep1) (position) su, (on top of) sopra2) figon fact — basato (-a) sui fattito be on holiday Brit — essere in vacanza
have it on me — offro io
prices are up on last year('s) — i prezzi sono rincarati rispetto all'anno scorso
he's on £16,000 a year — guadagna 16.000 sterline all'anno
3)4) (about, concerning) su, dia book on physics — un libro di or sulla fisica
2. adv1)what's she got on? — cosa indossa?the lid on tightly — avvita il coperchio ben stretto2)they talked well on into the night — continuarono a parlare fino a notte inoltrata
3)and so on — e così via
4)what are you on about? — cosa vai dicendo?my father's always on at me to get a job fam — mio padre mi sta sempre addosso perché trovi un lavoro
the police are on to him — la polizia lo tiene d'occhio
3. adj1) (functioning, in operation: radio, light, oven) acceso (-a), (tap) aperto (-a), (machine) in moto, (brake) inserito (-a)when is this film on? — quand'è che danno questo film?
there's a good film on at the cinema — danno un buon film al cinema
sorry, I've got something on tonight — mi spiace, stasera sono impegnato
2) famthat's not on! — (not acceptable) non si fa così!, (not possible) non se ne parla neanche!
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[ forma debole davanti a vocale ðɪ] [ davanti a consonante ðə, forma forte ðiː]1) (specifying, identifying etc.) il, lo, la, i, gli, le2) (best etc.)the Buntings — i Bunting, la famiglia Bunting
4) (with genre)5) (with era)* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) il, lo, la, i, gli, le1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!) il, lo, la2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) il, lo, la3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) il, lo, la5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *[ forma debole davanti a vocale ðɪ] [ davanti a consonante ðə, forma forte ðiː]1) (specifying, identifying etc.) il, lo, la, i, gli, le2) (best etc.)the Buntings — i Bunting, la famiglia Bunting
4) (with genre)5) (with era)
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