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121 quit ***
[kwɪt] quit or quitted vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (cease: work) lasciare, piantarequit stalling! Am fam — non tirarla per le lunghe!
2) (leave: place) lasciarenotice to quit Brit — preavviso (dato all'inquilino)
2. vi(resign) dare le dimissioni, dimettersi, (give up: in game) abbandonare, mollare, (accept defeat) darsi per vinto (-a)3. adjquit of — sbarazzato (-a) di, liberato (-a) di
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122 seize on
* * *(to accept with enthusiasm: I suggested a cycling holiday, and he seized on the idea.) accettare (subito)* * *(chance, mistake) non lasciarsi sfuggire, (idea) sfruttare prontamente* * * -
123 standard **** stand·ard
['stændəd]1. n1) (norm) standard m inv, (intellectual standard) livello culturaleto be or come up to standard — rispondere ai requisiti
of (a) high/low standard — di alto/basso livello
2) (moral: usu pl) scala di valorimoral standards — valori mpl morali
3) (flag) insegna, Mil stendardo2. adj(size, quality) standard inv, (reference book) classico (-a) -
124 suppose **** sup·pose vt
[sə'pəʊz]1)(assume, believe)
I suppose she'll come — suppongo che verràI suppose so/not — credo di sì/di no
you're going to accept, I suppose? — accetti, immagino?
I don't suppose you could lend me £10?; I suppose you couldn't lend me £10? — non potresti per caso prestarmi dieci sterlina?
he's supposed to be an expert — dicono che sia un esperto, passa per un esperto
it's supposed to be... — sembra che + sub
2) (assume as hypothesis) supporre + sub, mettere + sublet us suppose that... — supponiamo che..., mettiamo che...
supposing you won the lottery... — mettiamo che tu vinca alla lotteria...
but just suppose he's right — ma supponi or metti che abbia ragione
suppose or supposing it rains, what shall we do? — metti che piova, cosa facciamo?
3)(in passive: ought)
to be supposed to do sth — essere tenuto (-a) a fare qche's supposed to... — dovrebbe...
4)(in imperative: I suggest)
suppose you do it now? — e se lo facessi adesso?5) (presuppose) presupporre -
125 take *****
[teɪk] took vb: pt taken pp1. vt1) (gen) prendere, (remove, steal) portar viatake 6 from 9 Math — 9 meno 6
he took £5 off the price — ha fatto uno sconto di 5 sterline
to take a trick Cards — fare una presa
"to be taken three times a day" Med — "da prendersi tre volte al dì"
to take cold/fright — prendere freddo/paura
2) (bring, carry) portare, (accompany) accompagnarehe goes to London every week, but he never takes me — va a Londra tutte le settimane ma non mi porta mai con sé
to take for a walk — (child, dog) portare a fare una passeggiata
3) (require: effort, courage) volerci, occorrere, Gram prendere, reggereit took me two hours to do it; I took two hours to do it — mi ci sono volute due ore per farlo
it takes a lot of time/courage — occorre or ci vuole molto tempo/coraggio
4) (accept, receive) accettare, (obtain, win: prize) vincere, ottenere, (1st place) conquistare, (Comm: money) incassareplease take a seat — prego, si sieda
it's £50, take it or leave it — sono 50 sterline, prendere o lasciare
can you take it from here? — (handing over task) puoi andare avanti tu?
5) (have room or capacity for: passengers) contenere, (support: subj: bridge) avere una portata di, (chair) tenere6) (conduct: meeting) condurre, (church service) officiare, (teach, study: course) fare, (exam, test) fare, sostenerethe professor is taking the French course himself — sarà il professore stesso a fare or tenere il corso di francese
I took the driving test — ho fatto or sostenuto l'esame di guida
7) (understand, assume) pensare, (consider: case, example) prendereI take it that... — suppongo che...
may I take it that...? — allora posso star certo che...?
take D.H. Lawrence, for example — prendete D.H. Lawrence, per esempio
8) (put up with, tolerate: climate, alcohol) sopportareI won't take no for an answer — non accetterò una risposta negativa or un rifiuto
9) (negotiate: bend) prendere, (fence) saltare10)to be taken with sb/sth — essere tutto (-a) preso (-a) da qn/qc11)(as function verb: see other element)
to take a photograph — fare una fotografiato take a bath/shower — fare un bagno/una doccia
2. vi3. nCine ripresa•- take in- take off- take on- take out- take to- take up -
126 whether ***** wheth·er conj
['wɛðə(r)](if) se, (no matter whether) che + subI am not certain whether he'll come (or not) — non so con certezza se verrà (o no), non sono sicuro che venga
I don't know whether you know... — non so se lo sai...
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127 apology
[ə'pɒlədʒɪ]to make o give one's apologies presentare le proprie scuse; Mrs Brown sends her apologies form. la signora Brown vi prega di volerla scusare; without apology — senza chiedere scusa
an apology for a letter — una specie di lettera, una lettera per modo di dire
* * *plural - apologies; noun Please accept my apology for not arriving on time; He made his apologies for not attending the meeting.) scusa* * *[ə'pɒlədʒɪ]to make o give one's apologies presentare le proprie scuse; Mrs Brown sends her apologies form. la signora Brown vi prega di volerla scusare; without apology — senza chiedere scusa
an apology for a letter — una specie di lettera, una lettera per modo di dire
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128 at (a person's) own risk
(with the person agreeing to accept any loss, damage etc involved: Cars may be parked here at their owner's risk.) (a proprio rischio e pericolo)
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