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1 nocturnal
[nɒk'tɜːnl]aggettivo notturno* * *[nok'tə:nl]1) (active at night: The owl is a nocturnal bird.) notturno2) (happening at night: a nocturnal encounter.) notturno* * *nocturnal /nɒkˈtɜ:nl/a.notturno: nocturnal animals, animali notturni● ( di persona) nocturnal habits, abitudini da nottambulo.* * *[nɒk'tɜːnl]aggettivo notturno -
2 sleep
I [sliːp]nome sonno m.to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale
••II 1. [sliːp] 2.1) dormireto sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli
2) (stay night)to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico
to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn
•- sleep in- sleep on••* * *[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) dormire2. noun((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) sonno- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on* * *I [sliːp]nome sonno m.to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale
••II 1. [sliːp] 2.1) dormireto sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli
2) (stay night)to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico
to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn
•- sleep in- sleep on•• -
3 live
I 1. [lɪv]verbo transitivo (conduct) vivere2.to live a peaceful, healthier life — vivere una vita tranquilla, più sana
1) (dwell) [ animal] vivere; [ person] vivere, abitare; (in permanent dwelling) abitarethey live at number 7 — vivono o abitano al numero 7
to live together, alone — vivere o abitare insieme, da solo
to live in — vivere o abitare in [house, apartment]
2) (lead one's life) vivereto live in luxury, in the computer age vivere nel lusso, nell'era informatica; to live for vivere per [ family]; to live through sth. passare attraverso o vivere [ experience]; they lived happily ever after — (in story) vissero felici e contenti
3) (remain alive) vivere; (survive) sopravvivereas long as I live... — finché vivrò...
I'll live! — scherz. sopravviverò!
4) (subsist) vivereto live on o off nutrirsi solo di [ fruit]; vivere di [ charity]; vivere di o con [ wage]; to live off sb. vivere a spese o alle spalle di qcn.; to live on junk food — mangiare solo schifezze
to live with — accettare [situation, fact]; sopportare [ noise]
to live with oneself — vivere in pace con se stessi, non pensarci
come on! live a little! — su, lasciati andare!
you haven't lived until you've been to... — non puoi dire di aver vissuto finché non sei andato a
•- live in- live on- live out••II 1. [laɪv]to live it up — colloq. spassarsela, darsi alla bella vita
1) (not dead) [person, animal] vivoreal live — in carne e ossa, vivo e parlante
3) el. sotto tensione5) (capable of exploding) [ gun] carico; (unexploded) [ bomb] inesploso2.* * *I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.)2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.)3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.)4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.)5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) il vivere- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.)2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?)3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb)4) (burning: a live coal.)2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.)- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *I 1. [lɪv]verbo transitivo (conduct) vivere2.to live a peaceful, healthier life — vivere una vita tranquilla, più sana
1) (dwell) [ animal] vivere; [ person] vivere, abitare; (in permanent dwelling) abitarethey live at number 7 — vivono o abitano al numero 7
to live together, alone — vivere o abitare insieme, da solo
to live in — vivere o abitare in [house, apartment]
2) (lead one's life) vivereto live in luxury, in the computer age vivere nel lusso, nell'era informatica; to live for vivere per [ family]; to live through sth. passare attraverso o vivere [ experience]; they lived happily ever after — (in story) vissero felici e contenti
3) (remain alive) vivere; (survive) sopravvivereas long as I live... — finché vivrò...
I'll live! — scherz. sopravviverò!
4) (subsist) vivereto live on o off nutrirsi solo di [ fruit]; vivere di [ charity]; vivere di o con [ wage]; to live off sb. vivere a spese o alle spalle di qcn.; to live on junk food — mangiare solo schifezze
to live with — accettare [situation, fact]; sopportare [ noise]
to live with oneself — vivere in pace con se stessi, non pensarci
come on! live a little! — su, lasciati andare!
you haven't lived until you've been to... — non puoi dire di aver vissuto finché non sei andato a
•- live in- live on- live out••II 1. [laɪv]to live it up — colloq. spassarsela, darsi alla bella vita
1) (not dead) [person, animal] vivoreal live — in carne e ossa, vivo e parlante
3) el. sotto tensione5) (capable of exploding) [ gun] carico; (unexploded) [ bomb] inesploso2. -
4 on the go
(very busy or active: He's always on the go, from morning to night.) in piena attività
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