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41 riotous
['raɪətəs]1) rivoltoso, tumultuante2) (boisterous) [ laughter] fragoroso, sfrenato; [ welcome] chiassoso* * *1) (starting, or likely to start, a riot: a riotous crowd.) tumultuoso2) (very active, noisy and cheerful: a riotous party.) sfrenato* * *riotous /ˈraɪətəs/a.riotously avv. riotousness n. [u] FALSI AMICI: riotous non significa riottoso.* * *['raɪətəs]1) rivoltoso, tumultuante2) (boisterous) [ laughter] fragoroso, sfrenato; [ welcome] chiassoso -
42 ♦ role
♦ role, rôle /rəʊl/n.1 ruolo; funzione: the role of computers in the classroom, il ruolo dei computer in classe; her new role as project coordinator, il suo nuovo ruolo di coordinatrice del progetto; an active role, un ruolo attivo; a central role, un ruolo centrale; a starring role, un ruolo di primo piano; He had a key role in the peace negotiations, ha avuto un ruolo chiave nei negoziati di pace; Parents play a vital role in their children's education, i genitori svolgono un ruolo fondamentale nell'educazione dei loro figli2 (teatr., cinem.) ruolo; parte: She played the role of Ophelia, ha recitato la parte di Ofelia; ha rivestito i panni di Ofelia; to play the leading role, fare la parte del protagonista; avere il ruolo principale; the title role, la parte del personaggio che dà il nome al dramma (per es., Amleto); supporting role, particina; ruolo di secondo piano3 (psic.) ruolo● (psic.) role model, modello di comportamento □ (psic.) role-playing, il sostenere un ruolo; il recitare una parte □ role-playing ( anche role play), giochi di ruolo, role play □ role reversal, inversione dei ruoli □ advisory role, funzione consultiva. -
43 sluggish
['slʌgɪʃ]2) econ. [demand, market] fiacco* * *adjective (moving slowly; not active or alert: a sluggish river; I always feel rather sluggish in the mornings.) pigro* * *sluggish /ˈslʌgɪʃ/a.1 indolente; infingardo; inerte; pigro; lento: sluggish temper, carattere indolente; a sluggish stream, un corso d'acqua pigro (o lento); sluggish digestion, digestione lenta● (fig.) to get sluggish, andare a rilento; perdere colpisluggishly avv. sluggishness n. [u].* * *['slʌgɪʃ]2) econ. [demand, market] fiacco -
44 spry
[spraɪ]aggettivo arzillo, vispo, vivace* * *(lively or active: a spry old gentleman.) energico, vivace- spryly- spryness* * *spry /spraɪ/a.animato; attivo; energico; vivace● to look spry, apparire vivace, brioso; ( anche) far presto, sbrigarsi, spicciarsispryly avv. spryness n. [u].* * *[spraɪ]aggettivo arzillo, vispo, vivace -
45 (to) incapacitate
(to) incapacitate /ɪnkəˈpæsɪteɪt/v. t.1 inabilitare; rendere inabile (o incapace): His age incapacitated him for active service, l'età lo rendeva inabile al servizio attivo2 (leg.) inabilitare; dichiarare (q.) incapace; interdireincapacitationn. [u]2 (leg.) inabilitazione; interdizione. -
46 vivid
['vɪvɪd]1) (bright) [ colour] brillante, vivace; [ light] vivido; [ garment] sgargiante; [ sunset] brillante, splendente2) (graphic) [ imagination] fervida; [ memory] nitido; [picture, dream] vivido; [ impression] vivo; [description, example] vivido, colorito; [language, imagery] ricco* * *['vivid]1) ((of colours etc) brilliant; very bright: The door was painted a vivid yellow; The trees were vivid in their autumn colours.) vivo2) (clear; striking: I have many vivid memories of that holiday; a vivid image/description.) vivido3) ((of the imagination) active; lively: She has a vivid imagination.) vivido•- vividly- vividness* * *vivid /ˈvɪvɪd/a.vivido; vivo; vivace: a vivid description, una descrizione vivace; a vivid imagination, una fervida immaginazione; vivid colours, colori vivacivividly avv. vividness n. [u].* * *['vɪvɪd]1) (bright) [ colour] brillante, vivace; [ light] vivido; [ garment] sgargiante; [ sunset] brillante, splendente2) (graphic) [ imagination] fervida; [ memory] nitido; [picture, dream] vivido; [ impression] vivo; [description, example] vivido, colorito; [language, imagery] ricco -
47 ♦ vocabulary
♦ vocabulary /vəˈkæbjʊlərɪ/n.1 vocabolario; lessico: (ling.) active vocabulary, vocabolario attivo; (ling.) passive vocabulary, vocabolario passivo; to have a large vocabulary, avere un vocabolario ricco; to widen (o to increase, to expand) one's vocabulary, arricchire il proprio vocabolario; Hundreds of new words enter the vocabulary of English every year, centinaia di termini nuovi entrano nel vocabolario dell'inglese ogni anno; technical [legal] vocabulary, vocabolario tecnico [legale]; The word ‘can't’ isn't in her vocabulary, l'espressione ‘non posso’ non fa parte del suo vocabolarioNOTA D'USO: - vocabulary o dictionary?- -
48 volcano
[vɒl'keɪnəʊ]* * *[vol'keinəu]plural - volcanoes; noun(a hill or mountain with an opening through which molten rock, ashes etc periodically erupt, or have erupted in the past, from inside the earth: The village was destroyed when the volcano erupted.) vulcano- volcanic* * *volcano /vɒlˈkeɪnəʊ/(geol.) vulcano: active [dormant] volcano, vulcano attivo [inattivo o quiescente]● mud volcano, vulcanetto di fango; salsa.* * *[vɒl'keɪnəʊ] -
49 ♦ volunteer
♦ volunteer /vɒlənˈtɪə(r)/n.1 ( anche mil.) volontario: a volunteer army [group], un esercito [un gruppo] di volontari; The charity is staffed mainly by volunteers, il personale dell'ente di beneficenza è composto soprattutto da volontari2 (leg.) cessionario a titolo gratuito; donatario3 (bot.) pianta spontanea.(to) volunteer /vɒlənˈtɪə(r)/A v. i.2 fare volontariato: She volunteers for a number of different charities, fa volontariato per varie organizzazioni benefiche3 (mil.) andare volontario; arruolarsi volontario: to volunteer for active service, portarsi volontario per prestare servizio in zona di guerraB v. t.1 offrire spontaneamente; dare volontariamente: to volunteer one's services, offrire spontaneamente i propri servigi2 proporre (q., spesso a sua insaputa) per un compito: I didn't offer to do it, I was volunteered!, non mi sono offerto di farlo, sono stati gli altri a propormi!● to volunteer information, dare informazioni spontaneamente; ( anche) dare informazioni non richieste □ to volunteer the truth, dire spontaneamente la verità. -
50 youthful
['juːθfl]1) (young) [person, team] giovane2) (typical of youth) [enthusiasm, appearance] giovanile; [ confusion] della gioventù* * *1) (young: The boy looked very youthful.) giovane2) (energetic, active, young-looking etc: Exercise will keep you youthful.) giovane3) (of youth: youthful pleasures.) giovanile* * *youthful /ˈju:ɵfl/a.2 giovanile; di (o da) giovane: youthful ambitions, ambizioni giovanili; a youthful appearance, un aspetto giovanileyouthfully avv. youthfulness n. [u].* * *['juːθfl]1) (young) [person, team] giovane2) (typical of youth) [enthusiasm, appearance] giovanile; [ confusion] della gioventù -
51 alive *** adj
[ə'laɪv]he's the best footballer alive — è il miglior calciatore vivente or esistente
to keep a tradition alive — mantener viva or in vita una tradizione
to come alive fig — risvegliarsi, rianimarsi
to be alive with — (insects etc) brulicare or pullulare di
alive to — (danger, honour) conscio (-a) di
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52 busy ***
['bɪzɪ]1. adj1) (occupied: person) occupato (-a)she's busy — (at the moment) è occupata
she's a busy woman — è una donna molto impegnata or indaffarata
he's busy studying/cooking — sta studiando/cucinando
he's busy at his work — sta lavorando, è molto preso dal lavoro
2) (active: day, time) movimentato (-a), intenso (-a), (place, town) animato (-a)3) (esp Am: telephone, line) occupato (-a)2. vtto busy o.s. (doing sth/with sth) — darsi da fare (a fare qc/con qc)
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53 get around
1) (move, spread) get about2)I haven't got around to it yet — non ci sono ancora arrivato, non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene; get around [sth.] (circumvent) aggirare [problem, law]
* * *1) ((of stories, rumours etc) to become well known: I don't know how the story got around that she was leaving her job.) circolare2) ((of people) to be active or involved in many activities: He really gets around, doesn't he!) essere attivo* * *1. vi + adv1)See:2)See:get round 2.2. vi + prepSee:get round 1.* * *1) (move, spread) get about2)I haven't got around to it yet — non ci sono ancora arrivato, non ho ancora avuto il tempo di occuparmene; get around [sth.] (circumvent) aggirare [problem, law]
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54 move *****
[muːv]1. n1) (movement) movimento, mossato be on the move — (travelling) spostarsi, (active, busy) essere indaffarato (-a), (fig: developments) essere in continuo progresso
to get a move on fam — affrettarsi, sbrigarsi
get a move on (with that)! fam — sbrigati (con quello)!, datti una mossa (con quello)!
to make a move — (start to leave, go) andarsene, (begin to take action) muoversi
a good/bad move — una mossa buona/sbagliata
3) (change of house) trasloco, (to different job) trasferimento2. vt1) (change place of) spostare, (limbs, chesspiece) muovere, (transport) trasportare, (transfer: employee, troops) trasferireto move house — traslocare, cambiar casa
we asked a (removal) firm to move us — abbiamo chiesto a una ditta (di traslochi) di farci il trasloco
2)(
fig: sway) to move somebody from an opinion — smuovere qn da un'ideato move sb to do sth — indurre or spingere qn a fare qc
3) (cause emotion in) commuovereto move sb to anger/pity — far arrabbiare/impietosire qn
4)(
frm: propose) to move a resolution — avanzare una propostato move that... — proporre che... + sub
3. vimove! — muoviti!, spostati!
to move freely — (piece of machinery) aver gioco, (person) circolare liberamente, (traffic) scorrere
2) (move house) cambiar casa, traslocare3) (in games) muovere4) (take steps) intervenire•- move in- move off- move on- move out- move up -
55 activity
[æk'tɪvətɪ]nome attività f.* * *plural - activities; noun1) (the state of being active or lively: The streets are full of activity this morning.) attività2) (something which one does as a pastime, as part of one's job etc: His activities include fishing and golf.) attività; passatempo* * *[æk'tɪvətɪ]nome attività f. -
56 depress
[dɪ'pres]1) deprimere [ person] (anche psic.)2) econ. fare diminuire [prices, investment]; indebolire [ stock market]* * *[di'pres]1) (to make sad or gloomy: I am always depressed by wet weather.) deprimere2) (to make less active: This drug depresses the action of the heart.) ridurre•- depressing
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57 develop
[dɪ'veləp] 1.1) (acquire) acquisire [ knowledge]; contrarre [ illness]; prendere [ habit]; presentare, manifestare [ symptom]2) (evolve) sviluppare, ampliare [plan, project]; sviluppare, mettere a punto [technique, invention]; sviluppare [theory, argument]4) (expand, build up) sviluppare [mind, physique]; comm. sviluppare, ampliare [business, market]5) (improve) valorizzare [land, site]; risanare [ city centre]6) fot. sviluppare2.1) (evolve) [child, society, country, plot, play] svilupparsi2) (come into being) [friendship, difficulty] nascere; [crack, hole] formarsi, prodursi; [ illness] manifestarsi3) (progress, advance) [ friendship] svilupparsi; [ difficulty] accrescersi; [crack, fault] accentuarsi; [war, illness] aggravarsi; [game, story] svolgersi4) (in size, extent) [town, business] svilupparsi* * *[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) sviluppare, svilupparsi2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) acquisire3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) manifestarsi4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) sviluppare•* * *[dɪ'veləp] 1.1) (acquire) acquisire [ knowledge]; contrarre [ illness]; prendere [ habit]; presentare, manifestare [ symptom]2) (evolve) sviluppare, ampliare [plan, project]; sviluppare, mettere a punto [technique, invention]; sviluppare [theory, argument]4) (expand, build up) sviluppare [mind, physique]; comm. sviluppare, ampliare [business, market]5) (improve) valorizzare [land, site]; risanare [ city centre]6) fot. sviluppare2.1) (evolve) [child, society, country, plot, play] svilupparsi2) (come into being) [friendship, difficulty] nascere; [crack, hole] formarsi, prodursi; [ illness] manifestarsi3) (progress, advance) [ friendship] svilupparsi; [ difficulty] accrescersi; [crack, fault] accentuarsi; [war, illness] aggravarsi; [game, story] svolgersi4) (in size, extent) [town, business] svilupparsi -
58 effective
[ɪ'fektɪv]1) (successful) [device, treatment] efficace ( in doing per fare)2) (operational) [ regulation] in vigore3) (striking) [speech, contrast] che fa effetto, che colpisce* * *[-tiv]1) (having power to produce, or producing, a desired result: These new teaching methods have proved very effective.) efficace2) (striking or pleasing: an effective display of flowers.) ragguardevole, che fa effetto3) (in operation; working; active: The new law becomes effective next week.) effettivo, in vigore* * *[ɪ'fektɪv]1) (successful) [device, treatment] efficace ( in doing per fare)2) (operational) [ regulation] in vigore3) (striking) [speech, contrast] che fa effetto, che colpisce -
59 extinct
[ɪk'stɪŋkt]1) (dead) [species, animal, plant] estintoto become extinct — [species, animal, plant] estinguersi
2) (extinguished) [ volcano] spento, estinto; [ passion] spento, morto* * *[ik'stiŋkt]1) ((of a type of animal etc) no longer in existence: Mammoths became extinct in prehistoric times.) estinto2) ((of a volcano) no longer active: That volcano was thought to be extinct until it suddenly erupted ten years ago.) estinto•* * *[ɪk'stɪŋkt]1) (dead) [species, animal, plant] estintoto become extinct — [species, animal, plant] estinguersi
2) (extinguished) [ volcano] spento, estinto; [ passion] spento, morto -
60 hands-on
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