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1 ♦ achievement
♦ achievement /əˈtʃi:vmənt/n.1 risultato (positivo); affermazione; successo; conquista; impresa: scientific achievements, risultati scientifici; conquiste della scienza; Managing it in three days was quite an achievement, farcela in tre giorni è stata una bella impresa2 [u] compimento; conseguimento; raggiungimento; realizzazione: the achievement of a goal, il raggiungimento di uno scopo; a sense of achievement, soddisfazione (per ciò che si è compiuto)3 [u] ( negli studi) rendimento; profitto: academic achievement, rendimento scolastico (o negli studi); achievement test, test di profitto. -
2 achievement
[ə'tʃiːvmənt]1) С (accomplishment) riuscita f., conquista f. (in sth. in qcs.)2) U (performance) successo m.3) U (realization)the achievement of — la realizzazione di [ambition, goal]
* * *noun his academic achievements; the achievement of his ambition.) realizzazione* * *[ə'tʃiːvmənt]1) С (accomplishment) riuscita f., conquista f. (in sth. in qcs.)2) U (performance) successo m.3) U (realization)the achievement of — la realizzazione di [ambition, goal]
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3 achievement *** achieve·ment n
[ə'tʃiːvmənt](act) realizzazione f, raggiungimento, compimento, (thing achieved) risultato, successothat's quite an achievement — è una bella impresa, è un bel successo
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4 dwarf
I 1. [dwɔːf]aggettivo nano2.nome nano m. (-a)II [dwɔːf]verbo transitivo fare sembrare piccolo [person, object etc.]; sminuire [achievement, issue]* * *[dwo:f] 1. plurals - dwarfs; noun1) (an animal, plant or person much smaller than normal.) nano2) (in fairy tales etc, a creature like a tiny man, with magic powers: Snow White and the seven dwarfs.) nano, gnomo2. verb(to make to appear small: The cathedral was dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.) rimpicciolire* * *[dwɔːf]1. adj, n2. vt(subj: building, person) fare sembrare piccolissimo (-a), far scomparire, (achievement) eclissare* * *dwarf /dwɔ:f/1 nano, nanaB a.● (bot.) dwarf disease, nanismo; rachitismo □ (astron.) dwarf star, stella nana.(to) dwarf /dwɔ:f/v. t.1 far sembrare piccolo (o basso); (fig.) sminuire: The Twin Towers dwarfed the surrounding buildings, le torri gemelle facevano sembrare piccoli gli edifici circostanti; He is dwarfed by his younger brother, sembra basso vicino al suo fratello più giovane; His achievements dwarf those of his contemporaries, i suoi successi sminuiscono quelli dei suoi contemporanei; European economies will soon be dwarfed by those of Asia, le economie europee perderanno presto importanza di fronte a quelle asiatiche* * *I 1. [dwɔːf]aggettivo nano2.nome nano m. (-a)II [dwɔːf]verbo transitivo fare sembrare piccolo [person, object etc.]; sminuire [achievement, issue] -
5 consistency
[kən'sɪstənsɪ]1) (texture) consistenza f.2) (of view, policy) coerenza f.; (of achievement) consistenza f.* * *I noun(the degree of thickness or firmness: of the consistency of dough.)II nounthe consistency of his work.)* * *consistency /kənˈsɪstənsɪ/n. [u]1 coerenza2 consistenza; compattezza; densità3 concordanza.* * *[kən'sɪstənsɪ]1) (texture) consistenza f.2) (of view, policy) coerenza f.; (of achievement) consistenza f. -
6 crowning
['kraʊnɪŋ] 1.nome incoronazione f.2.* * *crowning /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/A n. [u]2 (fig.) coronamentoB a.sommo; supremo; massimo: crowning happiness, somma felicità; one's crowning ambition, la massima ambizione; ciò cui si ambisce di più; crowning moment, momento culminante; momento supremo; crowning glory, coronamento (fig.); the crowning touch, il tocco finale.* * *['kraʊnɪŋ] 1.nome incoronazione f.2. -
7 greatness
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8 Pride
I [praɪd]1) (satisfaction) orgoglio m., fierezza f.to take pride in — andare orgoglioso di [ability, achievement]; curare [appearence, work]
2) (self-respect) amor m. proprio; spreg. spocchia f.3) (source of satisfaction) orgoglio m., vanto m.to be sb.'s pride and joy — essere l'orgoglio di qcn
4) (of lions) branco m.••II [praɪd]pride comes before a fall — prov. la superbia va a cavallo e torna a piedi
to pride oneself on sth., on doing — essere orgoglioso di qcs., di fare
* * *1) (a feeling of pleasure and satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, family etc: She looked with pride at her handsome sons.) orgoglio2) (personal dignity: His pride was hurt by her criticism.) orgoglio3) (a group (of lions or of peacocks): a pride of lions.) gruppo•- the pride of
- pride of place
- pride oneself on
- take pride in* * *(Surnames) Pride /praɪd/* * *I [praɪd]1) (satisfaction) orgoglio m., fierezza f.to take pride in — andare orgoglioso di [ability, achievement]; curare [appearence, work]
2) (self-respect) amor m. proprio; spreg. spocchia f.3) (source of satisfaction) orgoglio m., vanto m.to be sb.'s pride and joy — essere l'orgoglio di qcn
4) (of lions) branco m.••II [praɪd]pride comes before a fall — prov. la superbia va a cavallo e torna a piedi
to pride oneself on sth., on doing — essere orgoglioso di qcs., di fare
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9 shining
['ʃaɪnɪŋ]1) (shiny) [car, floor] splendente, lucido; [hair, bald spot] splendente, lucente; [ brass] lucido, brillante3) fig. [ achievement] splendido, brillante* * *adjective (very bright and clear; producing or reflecting light; polished: a shining star; The windows were clean and shining.) brillante* * *shining /ˈʃaɪnɪŋ/a.1 brillante; lucente; splendente; risplendente; fulgido: a shining example of generosity, un fulgido esempio di generosità2 splendido; eccellente.* * *['ʃaɪnɪŋ]1) (shiny) [car, floor] splendente, lucido; [hair, bald spot] splendente, lucente; [ brass] lucido, brillante3) fig. [ achievement] splendido, brillante -
10 staggering
['stægərɪŋ]aggettivo [amount, increase] incredibile, sbalorditivo; [ news] sconcertante; [ event] sconvolgente; [achievement, contrast] stupefacente, sbalorditivo; [ success] strabiliante, sbalorditivo* * *adjective (causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment: a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering.) sconcertante* * *staggering /ˈstægərɪŋ/a.1 barcollante; traballante; vacillantestaggeringly avv.* * *['stægərɪŋ] -
11 unequalled
unequaled [ʌn'iːkwəld] aggettivo [achievement, quality, record] ineguagliato, insuperato; [ person] incomparabile, insuperabile (as come, in qualità di)* * *unequalled /ʌnˈi:kwəld/a.ineguagliato; senza uguali: unequalled patience, una pazienza senza uguali; The museum's collection of Egyptian artefacts is unequalled, la collezione del museo di manufatti egizi non ha uguali.* * * -
12 unsung
[ʌn'sʌŋ]aggettivo lett. [hero, achievement] non celebrato* * *unsung /ʌnˈsʌŋ/a.(fig.) misconosciuto; non celebrato: an unsung hero, un eroe non celebrato (o misconosciuto).* * *[ʌn'sʌŋ]aggettivo lett. [hero, achievement] non celebrato -
13 impressive *** im·pres·sive adj
[ɪm'prɛsɪv]English-Italian dictionary > impressive *** im·pres·sive adj
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14 measure up
measure up avere i requisiti necessarito measure up to — essere all'altezza di [ expectations]; sostenere il confronto con [ achievement]; measure up [sth.] prendere le misure di, misurare [room etc.]
* * *( often with to) (to reach a certain required standard: John's performance doesn't measure up (to the others).) essere all'altezza di* * *vi + advto measure up (to) — dimostrarsi or essere all'altezza (di)
* * *measure up avere i requisiti necessarito measure up to — essere all'altezza di [ expectations]; sostenere il confronto con [ achievement]; measure up [sth.] prendere le misure di, misurare [room etc.]
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15 take away
take [sb., sth.] away, take away [sb., sth.]"two pizzas to take away, please" — BE "due pizze da portar via, per favore"
to take away sb.'s appetite — fare passare l'appetito a qcn
2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]that doesn't take anything away from his achievement — fig. questo non toglie niente al suo successo
* * *1. vi + advhis bad temper took away from the pleasure of our party — ci ha guastato un po' la festa con il suo cattivo umore
2. vt + adv1)to take away (from) — sottrarre (da)2) (remove: person, thing, privilege) togliere, (carry away, lead away) portar viapizzas to take away — pizze fpl da asporto
* * *take [sb., sth.] away, take away [sb., sth.]"two pizzas to take away, please" — BE "due pizze da portar via, per favore"
to take away sb.'s appetite — fare passare l'appetito a qcn
2) (subtract) sottrarre [ number]that doesn't take anything away from his achievement — fig. questo non toglie niente al suo successo
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16 academic
[ˌækə'demɪk] 1.aggettivo univ.1) [career, teaching] universitario, accademico; [ year] accademico2) (scholarly) [ achievement] negli studi3) [ reputation] di studioso4) (educational) [ book] (for school) scolastico; (for university) universitario5) (theoretical) [debate, question] accademico6) art. [ painter] accademico2.nome accademico m. (-a)* * *[ækə'demik]adjective (of or concerning study especially in schools, colleges etc: an academic career.) accademico* * *[ˌækə'demɪk] 1.aggettivo univ.1) [career, teaching] universitario, accademico; [ year] accademico2) (scholarly) [ achievement] negli studi3) [ reputation] di studioso4) (educational) [ book] (for school) scolastico; (for university) universitario5) (theoretical) [debate, question] accademico6) art. [ painter] accademico2.nome accademico m. (-a) -
17 belittle
[bɪ'lɪtl]verbo transitivo sminuire [person, achievement]* * *[bi'litl](to make to seem unimportant (usually by harsh criticism): She belittled his achievements.) sminuire* * *[bɪ'lɪtl]verbo transitivo sminuire [person, achievement] -
18 credit
I 1. ['kredɪt]1) (approval) merito m., onore m. ( for di)to take the credit prendersi il merito; to be a credit to sb., sth. fare onore a qcn., qcs.; it does you credit ti fa onore; it is to your credit that va a tuo merito che; she has two medals to her credit ha due medaglie al suo attivo; he is more intelligent than he is given credit for è più intelligente di quanto gli si riconosca; credit where credit is due — onore al merito
2) (credence) credito m.3) comm. econ. (borrowing) credito m.to buy sth. on credit — comprare qcs. a credito
to give sb. credit — fare credito a qcn.
her credit is good — ha un buon fido, gode di un buon fido
4) econ. (positive balance) credito m., attivo m.2.nome plurale credits cinem. telev. (at the beginning) titoli m. di testa; (at the end) titoli m. di codaII ['kredɪt]1) (attribute)to credit sb. with — attribuire a qcn. [ achievement]
to credit sb. with intelligence — ritenere che qcn. sia intelligente
2) econ.to credit sth. to an account — accreditare qcs. su un conto
3) (believe) credere, prestare fede a* * *['kredit] 1. noun1) (time allowed for payment of goods etc after they have been received: We don't give credit at this shop.) credito2) (money loaned (by a bank).) credito3) (trustworthiness regarding ability to pay for goods etc: Your credit is good.) solvibilità4) ((an entry on) the side of an account on which payments received are entered: Our credits are greater than our debits.) credito5) (the sum of money which someone has in an account at a bank: Your credit amounts to 2,014 dollars.) credito, saldo bancario6) (belief or trust: This theory is gaining credit.) credibilità7) ((American) a certificate to show that a student has completed a course which counts towards his degree.) certificato di promozione2. verb1) (to enter (a sum of money) on the credit side (of an account): This cheque was credited to your account last month.) accreditare2) ((with with) to think of (a person or thing) as having: He was credited with magical powers.) attribuire3) (to believe (something) to be possible: Well, would you credit that!) prestare fede•- creditably
- creditor
- credits
- credit card
- be a credit to someone
- be a credit to
- do someone credit
- do credit
- give someone credit for something
- give credit for something
- give someone credit
- give credit
- on credit
- take the credit for something
- take credit for something
- take the credit
- take credit* * *I 1. ['kredɪt]1) (approval) merito m., onore m. ( for di)to take the credit prendersi il merito; to be a credit to sb., sth. fare onore a qcn., qcs.; it does you credit ti fa onore; it is to your credit that va a tuo merito che; she has two medals to her credit ha due medaglie al suo attivo; he is more intelligent than he is given credit for è più intelligente di quanto gli si riconosca; credit where credit is due — onore al merito
2) (credence) credito m.3) comm. econ. (borrowing) credito m.to buy sth. on credit — comprare qcs. a credito
to give sb. credit — fare credito a qcn.
her credit is good — ha un buon fido, gode di un buon fido
4) econ. (positive balance) credito m., attivo m.2.nome plurale credits cinem. telev. (at the beginning) titoli m. di testa; (at the end) titoli m. di codaII ['kredɪt]1) (attribute)to credit sb. with — attribuire a qcn. [ achievement]
to credit sb. with intelligence — ritenere che qcn. sia intelligente
2) econ.to credit sth. to an account — accreditare qcs. su un conto
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19 impressive
[ɪm'presɪv]aggettivo [achievement, display, result] impressionante; [building, sight] imponente, di grande effettohe is very impressive — ispira rispetto o ammirazione
* * *[-siv]adjective ((negative unimpressive) making a great impression on a person's mind, feelings etc: an impressive ceremony.) impressionante* * *[ɪm'presɪv]aggettivo [achievement, display, result] impressionante; [building, sight] imponente, di grande effettohe is very impressive — ispira rispetto o ammirazione
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20 level
I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) livello2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) livello3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) livella4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) piana, spianata2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) piano; raso2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) allo stesso livello, alla pari3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) uniforme; calmo3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) livellare, spianare2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) pareggiare3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) puntare4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) demolire, radere al suolo•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
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