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1 ♦ awful
♦ awful /ˈɔ:fl/A a.1 terribile; orribile; spaventoso; atroce: an awful crime, un delitto orribile; awful screams, grida terribili2 pessimo; orribile; atroce: awful manners, maniere atroci; She looks awful in that hat, è orribile con su quel cappello; quel cappello le sta malissimo; (scherz.) Oh, you're awful!, sei terribile!3 che sta male: I feel awful, sto malissimo; ( anche) mi sento terribilmente in colpa, mi sento un verme; You look awful, hai una gran brutta cera4 (fam.) grande; enorme; tremendo: awful thirst, sete tremenda; an awful lot, moltissimo; un sacco; da morire; an awful lot of, un mucchio di; un sacco di; He's an awful bore, è un tremendo seccatore; to make an awful fuss, fare il diavolo a quattro; piantare un casino tremendo (pop.)5 (arc.) che ispira reverenziale timoreB avv.(fam.) moltissimo; terribilmente: awful long, terribilmente lungo; lunghissimo; You're awful nice, sei un tesoro! -
2 lot
I 1. [lɒt]1) (great deal)a lot lots molto, tanto; to spend a lot on books spendere molto in libri; there's not a lot to tell non c'è molto da dire; he knows a lot about sport sa tantissime cose sullo sport; you've taken (rather) a lot on ti sei caricato troppo, ti sei preso troppe cose da fare; I'd give a lot to be able to do darei chissà cosa per saper fare; it says a lot about her la dice lunga su di lei; to have a lot to do with c'entrare molto con, essere strettamente legato a; an awful lot un mucchio o sacco; quite a lot un bel po'; to mean quite a lot to sb. significare molto o parecchio per qcn.; such a lot così tanto, così tante cose; and lots more —...e altro ancora
2) colloq. (entire amount or selection)you can take the lot — (whole quantity) puoi prenderlo tutto; (everything) puoi prendere tutto
heartburn, cramps, the lot! — bruciore di stomaco, crampi, di tutto!
3) colloq. (specific group of people)that lot — spreg. quelli là
2.the best of a bad lot — colloq. il meno peggio
quantisostantivo femminile1) (great deal)a lot of, lots of molto, un sacco o mucchio di; not a lot of people non molti; I see a lot of him lo vedo spesso; you've done a lot of teaching hai insegnato molto; quite a lot of, an awful lot of colloq. un bel po' di; what a lot of books! quanti libri! lots (and lots) of — colloq. tantissimo, un sacco di [cars, shops, wine]
2) colloq. (entire group)3.get out, the (whole) lot of you! — (andatevene) fuori tutti!
a lot better, easier — molto meglio, molto più facile
it would help an awful lot — colloq. aiuterebbe un casino
II [lɒt]thanks a lot! — colloq. grazie mille!
1) (destiny) destino m., sorte f.; (quality of life) condizione f.2) AE (piece of land) lotto m. (di terreno)used car lot — = vasta area all'aperto adibita all'esposizione e alla vendita di macchine usate
3) (at auction) (anche job lot) lotto m.4) (decision-making process) estrazione f. a sorte, sorteggio m.to draw o cast lots tirare a sorte; the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do — mi è toccato (in sorte) fare
5) cinem. (studio) studio m.6) (batch) (of goods) lotto m.; (of produce, fish) partita f.; (of tourists) gruppo m.* * *[lot]1) (a person's fortune or fate: It seemed to be her lot to be always unlucky.) destino2) (a separate part: She gave one lot of clothes to a jumble sale and threw another lot away.) parte3) (one article or several, sold as a single item at an auction: Are you going to bid for lot 28?) lotto•- lots- a lot
- draw/cast lots* * *I 1. [lɒt]1) (great deal)a lot lots molto, tanto; to spend a lot on books spendere molto in libri; there's not a lot to tell non c'è molto da dire; he knows a lot about sport sa tantissime cose sullo sport; you've taken (rather) a lot on ti sei caricato troppo, ti sei preso troppe cose da fare; I'd give a lot to be able to do darei chissà cosa per saper fare; it says a lot about her la dice lunga su di lei; to have a lot to do with c'entrare molto con, essere strettamente legato a; an awful lot un mucchio o sacco; quite a lot un bel po'; to mean quite a lot to sb. significare molto o parecchio per qcn.; such a lot così tanto, così tante cose; and lots more —...e altro ancora
2) colloq. (entire amount or selection)you can take the lot — (whole quantity) puoi prenderlo tutto; (everything) puoi prendere tutto
heartburn, cramps, the lot! — bruciore di stomaco, crampi, di tutto!
3) colloq. (specific group of people)that lot — spreg. quelli là
2.the best of a bad lot — colloq. il meno peggio
quantisostantivo femminile1) (great deal)a lot of, lots of molto, un sacco o mucchio di; not a lot of people non molti; I see a lot of him lo vedo spesso; you've done a lot of teaching hai insegnato molto; quite a lot of, an awful lot of colloq. un bel po' di; what a lot of books! quanti libri! lots (and lots) of — colloq. tantissimo, un sacco di [cars, shops, wine]
2) colloq. (entire group)3.get out, the (whole) lot of you! — (andatevene) fuori tutti!
a lot better, easier — molto meglio, molto più facile
it would help an awful lot — colloq. aiuterebbe un casino
II [lɒt]thanks a lot! — colloq. grazie mille!
1) (destiny) destino m., sorte f.; (quality of life) condizione f.2) AE (piece of land) lotto m. (di terreno)used car lot — = vasta area all'aperto adibita all'esposizione e alla vendita di macchine usate
3) (at auction) (anche job lot) lotto m.4) (decision-making process) estrazione f. a sorte, sorteggio m.to draw o cast lots tirare a sorte; the lot fell to me o it fell to my lot to do — mi è toccato (in sorte) fare
5) cinem. (studio) studio m.6) (batch) (of goods) lotto m.; (of produce, fish) partita f.; (of tourists) gruppo m. -
3 awful
['ɔːfl]1) [book, film, food, weather] orribile, terribile, pessimoit was awful to have to... — è stato terribile dover
2) (horrifying, tragic) [news, accident] terribile; [ crime] orribile, atroce3) (unwell)4) (guilty)5) colloq. (emphasizing)* * *['o:ful]1) (very great: an awful rush.) terribile2) (very bad: This book is awful; an awful experience.) orribile3) (severe: an awful headache.) terribile, tremendo•- awfully- awfulness* * *['ɔːfl]1) [book, film, food, weather] orribile, terribile, pessimoit was awful to have to... — è stato terribile dover
2) (horrifying, tragic) [news, accident] terribile; [ crime] orribile, atroce3) (unwell)4) (guilty)5) colloq. (emphasizing) -
4 awful *** aw·ful adj
['ɔːf(ə)l]terribile, orribilean awful lot of — (people, cars, dogs) un numero incredibile di, (jam, flowers) una quantità incredibile di
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5 something
['sʌmθɪŋ] 1.1) (unspecified thing) qualcosa, qualche cosato make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che
3) (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc.)2.1) (a bit) un po'2) colloq. (a lot)he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto
* * *1) (a thing not known or not stated: Would you like something to eat?; I've got something to tell you.) qualcosa2) (a thing of importance: There's something in what you say.) qualcosa* * *['sʌmθɪŋ] 1.1) (unspecified thing) qualcosa, qualche cosato make something of oneself o one's life fare strada (nella vita); he got something out of it ne ha ricavato qualcosa; he is quite o really something! è un gran bel tipo! that house is quite o really something! quella casa è veramente notevole! there's something in what he says c'è del vero in quello che dice; you've got something there! hai proprio colpito nel segno! hai ragione! he has a certain something — ha un certo non so che
3) (forgotten, unknown name, amount etc.)2.1) (a bit) un po'2) colloq. (a lot)he is something of an actor, an expert — è un buon attore, un vero esperto
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6 ■ screen out
■ screen outv. t. + avv.1 tenere fuori ( la luce, il sole, ecc.) con uno schermo (una tenda, ecc.): The curtains screened out the sunlight, le tendine riparavano la stanza dalla luce del sole2 eliminare, scartare (q.) dopo una selezione: A lot of candidates were screened out, molti candidati sono stati scartati3 (fig.) escludere, ignorare: I'm trying to screen out the awful noise the children are making, cerco di non sentire il rumore tremendo che fanno i bambini.
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