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I ['kɔːnə(r)]1) angolo m.; (of table) spigolo m., angolo m.; (of room) angolo m., canto m.; aut. (bend) curva f.to turn o go round the corner girare l'angolo; (just) around the corner (around the bend) dietro l'angolo; (nearby) molto vicino; Christmas is just around the corner — Natale è dietro l'angolo
2) (side) (of eye, mouth) angolo m.to see sth. out of the corner of one's eye — vedere qcs. con la coda dell'occhio
3) (remote place) angolo m.4) sport (in boxing, hockey) angolo m.; (in football) corner m., (calcio d')angolo m.••II 1. ['kɔːnə(r)]to cut corners — (financially) fare economie, risparmiare; (in a procedure) prendere una scorciatoia, aggirare un ostacolo
2) (monopolize) accaparrare, accaparrarsi [ supply]; monopolizzare [ market]2.* * *['ko:nə] 1. noun1) (a point where two lines, walls, roads etc meet: the corners of a cube; the corner of the street.) angolo2) (a place, usually a small quiet place: a secluded corner.) angolo3) (in football, a free kick from the corner of the field: We've been awarded a corner.) angolo2. verb1) (to force (a person or animal) into a place from which it is difficult to escape: The thief was cornered in an alley.) mettere in un angolo2) (to turn a corner: He cornered on only three wheels; This car corners very well.) curvare•- cornered- cut corners
- turn the corner* * *I ['kɔːnə(r)]1) angolo m.; (of table) spigolo m., angolo m.; (of room) angolo m., canto m.; aut. (bend) curva f.to turn o go round the corner girare l'angolo; (just) around the corner (around the bend) dietro l'angolo; (nearby) molto vicino; Christmas is just around the corner — Natale è dietro l'angolo
2) (side) (of eye, mouth) angolo m.to see sth. out of the corner of one's eye — vedere qcs. con la coda dell'occhio
3) (remote place) angolo m.4) sport (in boxing, hockey) angolo m.; (in football) corner m., (calcio d')angolo m.••II 1. ['kɔːnə(r)]to cut corners — (financially) fare economie, risparmiare; (in a procedure) prendere una scorciatoia, aggirare un ostacolo
2) (monopolize) accaparrare, accaparrarsi [ supply]; monopolizzare [ market]2.
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