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1 amongst
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2 amongst [ə'mʌŋst] prep
tra, fra, in mezzo ahe is among those who... — fa parte di quelli che..., è uno di quelli che...
among other things — tra l'altro, tra le altre cose
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3 among
[ə'mʌŋ]amongst [ə'mʌŋst] preposizione tra, fra, in mezzo a [crowd, population, trees, ruins, papers]••one bottle among five isn't enough — una bottiglia per o in cinque non basta
Note:Remember that tra or its variant form fra are the Italian translations of both among(st) and between* * *1) (in the middle of: a house among the trees.) tra, in mezzo a2) (in shares or parts to each person (in a group etc): Divide the chocolate amongst you.) tra* * *[ə'mʌŋ]amongst [ə'mʌŋst] preposizione tra, fra, in mezzo a [crowd, population, trees, ruins, papers]••one bottle among five isn't enough — una bottiglia per o in cinque non basta
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4 other
['ʌðə(r)] 1.1) (what is left, the rest) altro2) (alternative, additional) altro3) (alternate)every other Saturday — ogni due sabati, un sabato sì e uno no
4) (different, not the same) altrosome other time, perhaps — un'altra volta, forse
at all other times, phone Paul — fuori da quelle ore, telefona a Paul
the other woman — (mistress) l'altra
5) (opposite) altro6) (recent)7) (in lists)he will visit Italy, amongst other places — visiterà, tra gli altri posti, l'Italia
I have no choice other than to fire her — non ho altra scelta che licenziarla; (anything or anyone but)
2.it was none the other than the prime minister (himself) — non era altri che il primo ministro (in persona)
some like red wine, others prefer white — ad alcuni piace il vino rosso, altri preferiscono il bianco
somebody o someone or other recommended Paul qualcuno ha raccomandato Paul; I read it in some book or other l'ho letto in un (qualche) libro; somehow or other in un modo o nell'altro; he's called Bob something or other — si chiama Bob qualcosa
••my other half — colloq. la mia (dolce) metà
* * *1.1) (adjective, pronoun the second of two: I have lost my other glove; I've got one of my gloves but I can't find the other (one).) altro2) (adjective, pronoun those people, things etc not mentioned, present etc; additional: Some of them have arrived - where are the others?; The baby is here and the other children are at school.) altro3) ( adjective (with day, week etc) recently past: I saw him just the other day/morning.)•2. conjunction(or else; if not: Take a taxi - otherwise you'll be late.) altrimenti, se no- other than
- somehow or other
- someone/something or other
- somewhere or other* * *['ʌðə(r)] 1.1) (what is left, the rest) altro2) (alternative, additional) altro3) (alternate)every other Saturday — ogni due sabati, un sabato sì e uno no
4) (different, not the same) altrosome other time, perhaps — un'altra volta, forse
at all other times, phone Paul — fuori da quelle ore, telefona a Paul
the other woman — (mistress) l'altra
5) (opposite) altro6) (recent)7) (in lists)he will visit Italy, amongst other places — visiterà, tra gli altri posti, l'Italia
I have no choice other than to fire her — non ho altra scelta che licenziarla; (anything or anyone but)
2.it was none the other than the prime minister (himself) — non era altri che il primo ministro (in persona)
some like red wine, others prefer white — ad alcuni piace il vino rosso, altri preferiscono il bianco
somebody o someone or other recommended Paul qualcuno ha raccomandato Paul; I read it in some book or other l'ho letto in un (qualche) libro; somehow or other in un modo o nell'altro; he's called Bob something or other — si chiama Bob qualcosa
••my other half — colloq. la mia (dolce) metà
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5 'mongst
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6 popularly
['pɒpjʊləlɪ]avverbio generalmente, comunemente* * *adverb (amongst, or by, most people: He was popularly believed to have magical powers.) comunemente* * *popularly /ˈpɒpjʊləlɪ/avv.generalmente; comunemente; popolarmente; volgarmente● a popularly-priced camera, una macchina fotografica venduta a prezzo popolare.* * *['pɒpjʊləlɪ]avverbio generalmente, comunemente -
7 scandal
['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche* * *['skændl]1) (something that is considered shocking or disgraceful: The price of such food is a scandal.) scandalo2) (an outburst of public indignation caused by something shocking or disgraceful: Her love affair caused a great scandal amongst the neighbours; They kept the matter secret, in order to avoid a scandal.) scandalo3) (gossip: all the latest scandal.) pettegolezzi•- scandalise
- scandalous
- scandalously* * *scandal /ˈskændl/n.1 scandalo2 vergogna; obbrobrio; onta: Those slum dwellings are a scandal, quelle catapecchie sono un obbrobrio4 [u] maldicenza; pettegolezzi: to talk scandal, fare della maldicenza; to be the object of scandal, essere oggetto di pettegolezzi5 scandalo; individuo (discorso, ecc.) scandaloso: His conduct is a scandal, la sua condotta è scandalosa6 (leg.) diffamazione● scandal-plagued (o tainted by scandal), infestato di scandali □ to give rise to scandal, fare scandalo; provocare uno scandalo □ to hush up a scandal, soffocare uno scandalo □ to make a scandal out of st., sollevare uno scandalo (o gridare allo scandalo) per qc.* * *['skændl]1) (outcry) scandalo m.2) (gossip) maldicenze f.pl., pettegolezzi m.pl.; (shocking stories) storie f.pl. scandalistiche -
8 scare
I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
* * *[skeə] 1. verb(to startle or frighten: You'll scare the baby if you shout; His warning scared her into obeying him.) spaventare2. noun1) (a feeling of fear or alarm: The noise gave me a scare.) spavento2) (a feeling of fear or panic among a large number of people: a smallpox scare.) panico•- scared- scarecrow
- scaremonger
- scare away/off* * *['skɛə(r)]1. nspavento, paurato give sb a scare — far prendere uno spavento a qn, mettere paura a qn
2. vtspaventare, impaurireto scare sb to death; scare sb stiff fam — spaventare qn a morte
•* * *scare /skɛə(r)/n.spavento; sgomento; sbigottimento; panico; spaghetto, strizza (fam.): to give sb. a scare, mettere (o fare) paura a q.● scare-heading (o scare headline), titolo allarmistico ( di giornale) □ scare moment, momento di panico □ scare story, notizia (o voce) allarmistica.(to) scare /skɛə(r)/v. t.spaventare; atterrire; sbigottire; sgomentare; impaurire● to scare away (o off), far fuggire (dallo spavento); mettere in fuga (spaventando); scoraggiare, far allontanare ( clienti, ecc.): The police scared away the kidnappers, la polizia ha messo in fuga i rapitori □ (fam.) to scare sb. stiff, spaventare a morte q. □ (fam.) to scare the hell out of sb., far prendere a q. una paura del diavolo □ (volg.) to scare the shit out of sb. (o to scare sb. shitless), fare in modo che q. se la faccia sotto per la paura; fare prendere una strizza a q. □ (fam. USA) to scare up, mettere insieme, improvvisare ( un pasto, ecc.); raggranellare, racimolare ( soldi, ecc.).* * *I [skeə(r)]1) (fright) spavento m., paura f.to give sb. a scare — fare prendere uno spavento o fare paura a qcn
2) (alert)3) (rumour) voci f.pl. allarmisticheII 1. [skeə(r)]food, bomb scare — allarme alimentare, bomba
verbo transitivo spaventare, fare paura a2.to scare sb. into doing sth. — far fare qcs. a qcn. con l'intimidazione
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9 uneven
[ʌn'iːvn]1) (variable) [colouring, hem, rhythm, teeth] irregolare; [ contest] impari; [ quality] disuguale; [ surface] accidentato, irregolare; [performance, results] discontinuo; [ voice] tremante2) sport* * *1) (not even: The road surface here is very uneven.) ineguale, irregolare2) ((of work etc) not all of the same quality: His work is very uneven.) irregolare•- unevenly* * *uneven /ʌnˈi:vn/a.1 irregolare; non uniforme: uneven ground, terreno irregolare; The floors in the cottage are very uneven, i pavimenti del cottage non sono affatto livellati4 iniquo; non equilibrato: the uneven distribution of benefits amongst different social groups, la distribuzione iniqua dei profitti fra gruppi sociali diversi; an uneven contest, una gara impari5 discontinuo; incostante; an uneven temper, un carattere incostante (o volubile); ( sport, ecc.) uneven performance, rendimento incostante● ( ginnastica) uneven parallel bars, parallele asimmetriche □ (autom.) «Uneven road» ( cartello), «strada dissestata».* * *[ʌn'iːvn]1) (variable) [colouring, hem, rhythm, teeth] irregolare; [ contest] impari; [ quality] disuguale; [ surface] accidentato, irregolare; [performance, results] discontinuo; [ voice] tremante2) sport -
10 discipline
I ['dɪsɪplɪn]1) (controlled behaviour) disciplina f.2) (punishment) punizione f.3) (academic subject) disciplina f., materia f.II ['dɪsɪplɪn]* * *['disiplin] 1. noun1) (training in an orderly way of life: All children need discipline.) disciplina2) (strict self-control (amongst soldiers etc).) disciplina2. verb1) (to bring under control: You must discipline yourself so that you do not waste time.) disciplinare, tenere in disciplina2) (to punish: The students who caused the disturbance have been disciplined.) castigare, punire•* * *I ['dɪsɪplɪn]1) (controlled behaviour) disciplina f.2) (punishment) punizione f.3) (academic subject) disciplina f., materia f.II ['dɪsɪplɪn] -
11 long house
(in tribal societies, a long rectangular dwelling shared by several families, especially in south-east Asia and amongst North American Indians.) casa tribale -
12 luxury
['lʌkʃərɪ] 1.nome lusso m.2.to have, enjoy the luxury of — concedersi il piacere o lusso di
modificatore [product, holiday] di lusso* * *plural - luxuries; noun1) (great comfort usually amongst expensive things: They live in luxury; ( also adjective) gold jewellery and other luxury goods.) lusso; di lusso2) (something pleasant but not necessary, and often rare and expensive: We're going to give up all those luxuries and only spend money on essentials.) lusso•- luxuriously
- luxuriousness* * *['lʌkʃərɪ] 1.nome lusso m.2.to have, enjoy the luxury of — concedersi il piacere o lusso di
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13 scavenge
['skævɪndʒ] 1.verbo transitivo cercare tra i rifiuti [food, scrap metal]2.to scavenge in o through the dustbins for sth. — frugare nei bidoni dell'immondizia alla ricerca di qcs
* * *['skævin‹](to search for useful or usable objects, food etc amongst rubbish etc.) (rovistare tra i rifiuti)* * *['skævɪndʒ] 1.verbo transitivo cercare tra i rifiuti [food, scrap metal]2.to scavenge in o through the dustbins for sth. — frugare nei bidoni dell'immondizia alla ricerca di qcs
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