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1 second ***** sec·ond adj , adv , n , vt sense 1) vt sense 2)
[sɪ'kɒnd] I1. adjsecond floor Brit — secondo piano, Am primo piano
in second gear Auto — in seconda
second person Gram — seconda persona
every second day/week — ogni due giorni/settimane
on second thoughts... — ripensandoci meglio...
2. adv1) (in race, competition etc) al secondo postoto come second — arrivare secondo (-a), piazzarsi al secondo posto
it's the second largest fish I've ever caught — ho preso soltanto un pesce più grosso di questo, finora
2) (secondly) in secondo luogo, secondo3. n2)in second Auto — in seconda
3)he came a good second — (in race) è arrivato secondo con un buon tempo
4) Brit Univ laurea con punteggio discreto5)(
Comm: imperfect goods) seconds npl — merce fsg di seconda scelta6)(
fam: second helping) seconds npl — bis m inv4. vt1) (motion, statement) appoggiareI'll second that fig — l'appoggio, sono a favore
2) (Brit: employee) distaccareII ['sɛk(ə)nd] nEnglish-Italian dictionary > second ***** sec·ond adj , adv , n , vt sense 1) vt sense 2)
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2 isometric iso·met·ric adj
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3 polar po·lar adj
['pəʊlə(r)]Elec Geog polare -
4 Bohemian Bo·he·mian
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5 Georgian Geor·gian
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6 Dominican Do·mini·can
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7 bay ***
I [beɪ] nGeog baiaII [beɪ] n1) Archit campata2) (Brit: for parking) piazzola di sosta, (for loading) piazzale m di (sosta e) caricoIII [beɪ]1. vi(hound) abbaiare, latrare2. n(bark) latratoIV [beɪ] adjto keep sb/sth at bay fig — tenere a bada qn/qc
(horse) baio (-a)V [beɪ] n(also: bay tree) alloro -
8 east *****
[iːst]1. nest m, oriente mthe East Geog — l'Oriente, (Pol: formerly) i Paesi dell'Est
the wind is in the east or from the east — il vento viene da est
2. adj(side, coast) orientale, (wind) dell'est, di levante3. adv(travel) a est, verso est, a oriente -
9 parallel par·al·lel
['pærəlɛl]1. adjparallel (with, to) — parallelo (-a) (a)
2. nGeom parallela, Geog parallelo, Horse-riding largo, fig confronto, paragone m, parallelo3. vt(fig: equal) uguagliare, (be similar to) essere analogo (-a) or parallelo (-a) a -
10 plain ***
[pleɪn]1) (clear, obvious) chiaro (-a), palese, evidente, (path, track) ben segnato (-a)it's as plain as a pikestaff or as the nose on your face fam — è chiaro come il sole
he's lying, that's plain — è chiaro che mente
2) (outspoken, honest, frank) franco (-a), aperto (-a), schietto (-a)plain dealing — sincerità, franchezza
in plain language or English — in parole povere
3) (simple, with nothing added) semplice, (paper: unlined) non rigato (-a), (fabric: in one colour) in tinta unita inv, (without seasoning) scondito (-a)plain stitch Knitting — maglia a diritto
a plain white blouse — una camicetta bianca, semplice
4) (not pretty) insignificante, scialbo (-a)2. adv1) (fam: simply, completely) semplicemente2)I can't put it plainer than that — non potrei esprimermi più chiaramente3. n1) Geog pianura2) Knitting (maglia a) diritto -
11 relief **** re·lief
[rɪ'liːf]1. n1)(from pain, anxiety)
relief (from) — sollievo (a)2) (Mil: of besieged town) liberazione f, (help, supplies) soccorsi mpl3) (also: tax relief) sgravio fiscale4) Art, Geog rilievoto throw sth into relief fig — mettere qc in evidenza or in risalto
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12 sound *****
I [saʊnd]1. nI don't like the sound of it — (fig : of film etc) non mi dice niente, (of news) è preoccupante
2. vt1) (alarm, bell, horn) suonare2)sound your "r"s more — pronuncia la r più chiaramente
3) Med3. vi1) (trumpet, bell, alarm) suonare, (voice, siren) risuonare2)it sounds like French — (similar) somiglia al francese
3)that sounds interesting — mi sembra interessante•II [saʊnd]1) (in good condition, healthy) sano (-a), (structure, organization, investment) solido (-a)as sound as a bell — (person) sano (-a) come un pesce, (thing) in perfette condizioni
3)to give sb a sound beating — picchiare qn di santa ragione4) (sleep: deep, untroubled) profondo (-a)2. advIII [saʊnd] vtto be sound asleep — dormire sodo, dormire profondamente
Naut scandagliare, sondareIV [saʊnd] nGeog stretto
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