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1 go against the grain
(to be against a person's wishes, feelings etc: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies.) (essere contro la propria inclinazione) -
2 ♦ grain
♦ grain /greɪn/n.1 [u] grano; granaglie; cereali: a cargo of grain, un carico di granaglie; grain exports, esportazioni di cereali4 [u] grana ( di metalli, marmi, ecc.); filo, vena, venatura ( del legno); acqua ( di pietre preziose); verso ( di una stoffa): metals of coarse [fine] grain, metalli a grana grossa [fine]6 [u] (fig.) inclinazione naturale; natura; carattere: It goes against the grain for me to tell lies, è contro la mia natura dire bugie7 (fig.) granello; briciolo; pizzico: He didn't have a grain of sense, non aveva un briciolo di buon senso8 [u] (stor.) grana; carminio di cocciniglia9 [u] (poet.) colore; tinta10 (geol.) granulo● (chim.) grain alcohol, alcol etilico; etanolo □ (agric.) grain drill, seminatrice per cereali □ grain elevator, silo per cereali □ grain farmer, cerealicoltore □ grain farming, (sost.) cerealicoltura; (agg.) cerealicolo □ grain leather, cuoio fiore ( conciato e voltato dalla parte del pelo, che è stato tolto) □ grain merchant, commerciante di cereali □ (bot.) grains of Paradise (o Guinea grains), grani del paradiso □ (geol.) grain size, grandezza del grano; grana □ (tecn.) grain size analysis, analisi granulometrica; granulometria □ (fig.) against the (o one's) grain, di malavoglia; contro la propria natura □ (fig.) with a grain of salt, cum grano salis (lat.).(to) grain /greɪn/A v. t.1 granire; ridurre in grani2 granire; zigrinare3 marmorizzare; marezzare; macchiare a finto legnoB v. i.1 (bot.) formare grani; granire2 ridursi in grani; formare granuli. -
3 against
[ə'geɪnst, ə'genst]1) (physically) controI'm against it — sono contro, contrario
3) (counter to, in opposition to) controto stand out against — [houses, trees etc.] stagliarsi, spiccare contro [sky, sunset]
6) (in exchange for) in cambio di, contro••Note:Against is translated by contro when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contro il muro; is he for or against independence? = è pro o contro l'indipendenza? the fight against inflation = la lotta contro l'inflazione. - If you have any doubts about how to translate a fixed phrase or expression beginning with against ( against the tide, against the clock, against the grain, against all odds etc.), you should consult the appropriate noun entry ( tide, grain, odds etc.). - Against often appears in English with certain verbs ( turn against, compete against, discriminate against, stand out against etc.): for translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry ( turn, compete, discriminate, stand etc.). - Against often appears in English after certain nouns and adjectives ( protection against, a law against etc.): for translations consult the appropriate entry ( protection, law etc.). - For particular usages, see the entry below* * *[ə'ɡenst]1) (in opposition to: They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).) contro2) (in contrast to: The trees were black against the evening sky.) su3) (touching or in contact with: He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window.) contro4) (in order to protect against: vaccination against tuberculosis.) contro* * *[ə'geɪnst, ə'genst]1) (physically) controI'm against it — sono contro, contrario
3) (counter to, in opposition to) controto stand out against — [houses, trees etc.] stagliarsi, spiccare contro [sky, sunset]
6) (in exchange for) in cambio di, contro••Note:Against is translated by contro when it means physically touching or in opposition to: against the wall = contro il muro; is he for or against independence? = è pro o contro l'indipendenza? the fight against inflation = la lotta contro l'inflazione. - If you have any doubts about how to translate a fixed phrase or expression beginning with against ( against the tide, against the clock, against the grain, against all odds etc.), you should consult the appropriate noun entry ( tide, grain, odds etc.). - Against often appears in English with certain verbs ( turn against, compete against, discriminate against, stand out against etc.): for translations you should consult the appropriate verb entry ( turn, compete, discriminate, stand etc.). - Against often appears in English after certain nouns and adjectives ( protection against, a law against etc.): for translations consult the appropriate entry ( protection, law etc.). - For particular usages, see the entry below -
4 grain
[greɪn]1) (commodity) cereali m.pl.2) (seed) (of rice, wheat) chicco m.3) (of sand, salt) granello m., grano m.4) fig. (of hope, comfort) briciolo m.5) (pattern) (in wood, stone) venatura f.; (in leather, paper, fabric) grana f., filo m.6) fot. grana f.••* * *[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grano, chicco2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) grano3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) granello4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) filo, venatura5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) grano•* * *[greɪn]1) (commodity) cereali m.pl.2) (seed) (of rice, wheat) chicco m.3) (of sand, salt) granello m., grano m.4) fig. (of hope, comfort) briciolo m.5) (pattern) (in wood, stone) venatura f.; (in leather, paper, fabric) grana f., filo m.6) fot. grana f.•• -
5 grain *** n
[ɡreɪn]1) (no pl: cereals) cereali mpl, (Am: corn) grano2) (single seed: of wheat, rice etc) chicco, granello, (particle: of sand, salt, sense) grano, granelloit goes against the grain fig — va contro la mia (or la sua etc) natura
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6 ■ go against
■ go againstv. i. + prep.1 andare contro a; opporsi a; mettersi contro (q.): to go against sb. 's wishes, opporsi ai desideri di q.2 essere contrario a: Cheating goes against my principles, gl'imbrogli sono contrari ai miei princìpi3 avere esito sfavorevole per (q.); andare male per (q.); volgere a sfavore di (q.): Public opinion is going against the government, l'opinione pubblica volge a sfavore del governo4 danneggiare ( un'occasione, ecc.) □ (fig., impers.) to go against the grain, riuscire intollerabile (a q.) □ (naut. e fig.) to go against the tide, andare controcorrente □ (naut.) to go against the wind, rimontare il vento. -
7 light
I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
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8 grind
I [graɪnd]1) colloq. (hard work) sfacchinata f., sgobbata f., faticaccia f.2) (harsh sound) stridore m., stridio m.3) AE colloq. spreg. (student) secchione m. (-a), sgobbone m. (-a)II 1. [graɪnd]1) (crush) macinare [corn, coffee beans]; schiacciare, pestare [ grain]; triturare [ pebbles]; tritare [ meat]to grind sth. to dust o to a powder ridurre qcs. in polvere; to grind one's teeth — digrignare i denti
3) (turn) girare [ handle]; suonare [ barrel organ]2.1) (make harsh sound) [ machine] stridereto grind to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con stridore di ruote o freni; fig. [industry, production] fermarsi
2) AE colloq. (swot) sgobbare, sfacchinare•- grind on- grind up* * *1. past tense, past participle - ground; verb1) (to crush into powder or small pieces: This machine grinds coffee.) macinare2) (to rub together, usually producing an unpleasant noise: He grinds his teeth.) arrotare; digrignare3) (to rub into or against something else: He ground his heel into the earth.) sfregare2. noun(boring hard work: Learning vocabulary is a bit of a grind.) faticata, sgobbata- grinder- grinding
- grindstone
- grind down
- grind up
- keep someone's nose to the grindstone
- keep one's nose to the grindstone* * *[ɡraɪnd] ground vb: pt, pp1. vt(coffee, corn) macinare, (Am: meat) tritare, macinare, (car gears) grattare, (sharpen: knife) arrotare, (polish: gem, lens) molare2. vistridere, cigolareto grind to a halt — (vehicle) rallentare fino a fermarsi, (fig: talks, scheme) insabbiarsi, (work, production) cessare del tutto
3. n(fam: work) sgobbatathe daily grind fam — il trantran m inv quotidiano
•- grind on- grind up* * *grind /graɪnd/n.1 [u] il macinare; il frantumare; lo stritolare; l'affilare, l'arrotare, ecc.; macinatura; frantumazione (► to grind)2 [u] (fam.) faticata; sfacchinata; sgobbata5 (volg. ingl., antiq.) chiavata, scopata (volg.).(to) grind /graɪnd/(pass. e p. p. ground)A v. t.1 macinare; frantumare; sgretolare; stritolare: to grind wheat, macinare grano; to grind a bone [a stone], stritolare un osso [una pietra]3 fregare; sfregare; stropicciare5 levigare; molare: to grind diamonds, levigare le facce dei diamanti; to grind a lens, molare una lente6 (mecc.) molare; rettificare; smerigliare: to grind a flat surface, rettificare una superficie piana; to grind the valves of an engine, smerigliare le valvole d'un motore8 azionare; girare la manovella di: to grind a coffee mill, girare la manovella di un macinino da caffè; to grind a hand-organ, azionare (o suonare) un organetto9 (fig. fam.) inculcare; insegnare con grande impegno: to grind grammar into a boy's head, sudare sette camicie per insegnare la grammatica a un ragazzo10 (fig.) schiacciare; opprimere; infierire suB v. i.2 frantumarsi; sgretolarsi5 macinarsi: Some wheats grind better than others, certe varietà di grano si macinano meglio di altre● (fig.) to grind the faces of the poor, sfruttare i poveri; sfruttare i lavoratori □ to grind small (o to pieces), frantumare; fare a pezzi □ ( di un veicolo) to grind to a halt (o to a standstill), (mecc.) fermarsi con grande stridore; (fig.) arrestarsi, fermarsi: Public works have ground to a halt, i lavori pubblici si sono fermati □ (fig.) to have an axe to grind, avere un interesse personale, egoistico.* * *I [graɪnd]1) colloq. (hard work) sfacchinata f., sgobbata f., faticaccia f.2) (harsh sound) stridore m., stridio m.3) AE colloq. spreg. (student) secchione m. (-a), sgobbone m. (-a)II 1. [graɪnd]1) (crush) macinare [corn, coffee beans]; schiacciare, pestare [ grain]; triturare [ pebbles]; tritare [ meat]to grind sth. to dust o to a powder ridurre qcs. in polvere; to grind one's teeth — digrignare i denti
3) (turn) girare [ handle]; suonare [ barrel organ]2.1) (make harsh sound) [ machine] stridereto grind to a halt — [ vehicle] fermarsi con stridore di ruote o freni; fig. [industry, production] fermarsi
2) AE colloq. (swot) sgobbare, sfacchinare•- grind on- grind up
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