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1 ♦ rival
♦ rival /ˈraɪvl/A n.rivale: Her main rival for the post has withdrawn, la sua principale rivale per il posto si è ritirata; He defeated his nearest rival in the final, ha sconfitto il suo rivale più pericoloso nella finale; As a jazz singer, she has few rivals, come cantante jazz, ha pochi rivali; arch rival, grande rivaleB a.2 concorrente; in concorrenza: (comm.) rival firms [companies], imprese [società] concorrenti (o rivali)● ( sport) rival football fans, tifosi di squadre avversarie; tifoserie rivali □ (econ.) rival goods, beni rivali ( che possono essere consumati da una sola persona alla volta) □ business rivals, concorrenti; rivali in affari □ without a rival, senza pari.(to) rival /ˈraɪvl/v. t.poter competere con; eguagliare: Their reputation rivals those of the top American universities, la loro reputazione eguaglia quella delle migliori università americane. -
2 rival
I 1. ['raɪvl]nome (person) rivale m. e f., avversario m. (-a), antagonista m. e f.; (company) concorrente m. e f.2.aggettivo [ team] rivale, avversario; [ business] concorrente, in concorrenza; [ claim] contrastante, oppostoII ['raɪvl]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll-, -l- AE) (equal) uguagliare, pareggiare; (compete favourably) competere con, fare a gara con (in per, in)to rival sb., sth. in popularity — rivaleggiare con qcn., qcs. in popolarità
* * *1. noun(a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else: For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door - they both want to marry her; ( also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.) rivale2. verb(to (try to) be as good as someone or something else: He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.) competere; eguagliare- rivalry* * *I 1. ['raɪvl]nome (person) rivale m. e f., avversario m. (-a), antagonista m. e f.; (company) concorrente m. e f.2.aggettivo [ team] rivale, avversario; [ business] concorrente, in concorrenza; [ claim] contrastante, oppostoII ['raɪvl]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll-, -l- AE) (equal) uguagliare, pareggiare; (compete favourably) competere con, fare a gara con (in per, in)to rival sb., sth. in popularity — rivaleggiare con qcn., qcs. in popolarità
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3 ACT
[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
•- act out- act up* * *[ækt] 1. verb1) (to do something: It's time the government acted to lower taxes.) agire2) (to behave: He acted foolishly at the meeting.) comportarsi3) (to perform (a part) in a play: He has acted (the part of Romeo) in many theatres; I thought he was dying, but he was only acting (= pretending).) recitare2. noun1) (something done: Running away is an act of cowardice; He committed many cruel acts.) atto2) ((often with capital) a law: Acts of Parliament.) legge3) (a section of a play: `Hamlet' has five acts.) atto4) (an entertainment: an act called `The Smith Family'.) numero di varietà•- acting- actor
- act as
- act on
- act on behalf of / act for
- in the act of
- in the act
- put on an act* * *n abbr(= American College Test) esame di ammissione ai college americani* * *ACTsigla♦ (to) act /ækt/A v. i.1 agire: The time has come to act, è venuta l'ora di agire; to act quickly, agire rapidamente; to act on (o upon) sb. 's advice, agire seguendo i consigli di q.; to act accordingly, agire di conseguenza; to act on information, agire in base a informazioni; to act on behalf of ► def. 62 comportarsi; agire: to act suspiciously, comportarsi in modo sospetto; to act like a fool, comportarsi da stupido3 ( di medicina, ecc.) agire; avere effetto; fare effetto: These pills act on the kidneys, queste pillole agiscono sui reni4 – to act as, fungere da; fare da; agire in qualità di: to act as a guide, fare (o fungere) da guida; (comm.) to act as an agent for a firm, rappresentare una ditta; to act as chairman, presiedere5 – to act as, funzionare da; avere l'effetto di: to act as a deterrent, funzionare da deterrente; avere un effetto deterrente7 (teatr.) recitare: to act in small roles, recitare in piccole parti; He can't act, non sa recitare8 fingere; fare finta; fare la commedia: I had a feeling that he was acting, avevo l'impressione che fingesseB v. t.1 (teatr.) recitare; fare la parte di: to act (the part of) Macbeth, fare la parte di Macbeth; impersonare Macbeth2 comportarsi come; fare: to act one's role, fare la propria parte; to act the victim, fare la vittima● to act one's age, ( di adulto) non fare il bambino □ to act dumb, fingere di non capire □ to act the fool, fare lo scemo □ to act a part, fare la commedia; fingere.* * *[ækt] I1) (action, deed) atto m., azione f.Act of Parliament, Congress — legge o atto o decreto parlamentare, atto del Congresso
3) teatr. atto m.4) (entertainment routine) numero m.to put on an act — fig. spreg. fare la commedia
their company started the trend and now all their rivals want to get in on the act — la loro ditta ha inaugurato la nuova tendenza e ora tutti i concorrenti vogliono mettersi nella sua scia
••II 1.to be caught in the act — essere colto sul fatto, in flagrante
verbo transitivo teatr. recitare [part, role]2.1) (take action) agireto act for sb. to act on behalf of sb. — agire per conto di qcn
2) (behave) agire, comportarsi3) teatr. recitare, fare teatro; fig. (pretend) recitare la commedia, fare finta4) (take effect) [drug, substance] agire, fare effetto5) (serve)to act as — [person, object] fungere da
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4 segregation
[ˌsegrɪ'geɪʃn]nome (of races, religions, prisoners) segregazione f.; (of rivals) separazione f.* * *[-ʃən]noun segregazione; separazione* * *segregation /sɛgrəˈgeɪʃn/n. [uc]1 segregazione; segregamento; isolamento; separazionesegregationistA n.B a.segregazionistico.* * *[ˌsegrɪ'geɪʃn]nome (of races, religions, prisoners) segregazione f.; (of rivals) separazione f. -
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6 ■ dispose of
■ dispose ofv. i. + prep.1 eliminare; disfarsi di: to dispose of toxic waste, eliminare (o smaltire) i rifiuti tossici; to dispose of an old computer, disfarsi di un vecchio computer; How did they dispose of the body?, come si sono sbarazzati del cadavere?2 (eufem.) liquidare; eliminare: The duke disposed of his rivals one by one, il duca eliminò i suoi rivali uno ad uno; They disposed of the opposition by 3 goals to nil, hanno liquidato gli avversari con un 3 a 03 demolire (accuse, argomenti, ecc.)4 cedere, vendere ( beni); disporre di, trasferire ( beni o diritti): He has disposed of his estate as he wanted, ha disposto del suo patrimonio come ha voluto5 sistemare, risolvere: to dispose of a problem [a difficulty], risolvere un problema [una difficoltà]; The matter has been disposed of, la faccenda è stata sistemata6 (fam.) divorare; far fuori (fam.): The kids soon disposed of half the cake, i ragazzi non hanno tardato a far fuori metà tortaFALSI AMICI: to dispose of non significa disporre di nel senso di avere a disposizione. -
7 ♦ lap
♦ lap (1) /læp/n.6 (edil., metall.) sovrapposizione7 (tecn.) abrasivo per lappatura● (autom., USA) lap belt, cintura (di sicurezza) addominale □ ( sport) lap counter, ( nelle corse) misuratore dei giri compiuti □ lap dance, lap dance ( tipo di danza erotica eseguita da ballerine seminude) □ (cinem., TV) lap dissolve, dissolvenza incrociata □ (mecc.) lap joint, giunto a sovrapposizione □ (ind. tess.) lap machine, avvolgitore □ (anat.) the lap of the ear, il lobo dell'orecchio □ ( USA) lap robe, plaid; coperta da viaggio □ (ind. tess.) lap roll, rullo avvolgitore □ lap-top ► laptop □ (mecc.) lap-welding, saldatura a sovrapposizione □ half lap = lap joint ► sopra □ to be (o to sit) in Fortune's lap, essere il beniamino della fortuna □ (fig.) to be in the lap of the gods, essere in grembo a Giove; essere nelle mani di Dio □ (fig.) to be in the lap of luxury, vivere nel lusso □ ( sport e fig.) to be on the last lap, essere all'ultimo giro.lap (2) /læp/n.1 il lappare; leccata: The cat drank the milk in a few laps, il gatto bevve il latte in poche leccate(to) lap (1) /læp/A v. t.1 (lett.) avvolgere; avviluppare; piegare; ripiegare2 tenere in grembo; coccolare; vezzeggiare3 sovrapporre (parzialmente); fare sporgere: The second board must lap ( over) the first, parte della seconda asse deve essere sovrapposta alla prima (o sporgere rispetto alla prima)B v. i.4 (falegn., mecc.) fare giunti a sovrapposizione5 ( sport) fare un giro di pista; girare: She lapped in under two minutes, ha girato in meno di due minuti● to lap one's arm in a bandage, bendarsi un braccio □ (fig.) to be lapped in luxury, vivere nel lusso.(to) lap (2) /læp/v. t. e i.1 leccare ( per bere); lappare; bere (o mangiare) avidamente; papparsi; ingollare: The dog lapped (up) the broth, il cane ha lappato il brodo; to lap up (o down) a plate of soup, papparsi un piatto di zuppa2 ( d'acqua) lambire; sciabordare: The waves were lapping at our feet, le onde lambivano i nostri piedi -
8 ■ play off
■ play offA v. i. + avv.( sport) giocare lo spareggio; disputare la bella (fam.): Brazil and Germany will play off for third place, il Brasile e la Germania si disputeranno il terzo postoB v. t. + avv.1 (fig.) contrapporre (q. ) a un altro (spec. per trarne un vantaggio); aizzare; mettere su (fam.): The party leader played his rivals off (against each other), il capo del partito ha messo i propri rivali l'uno contro l'altro3 ( USA) far leva su; approfittare di; strumentalizzare: Government policy plays off peoples fears, la politica del governo strumentalizza i timori della gente. -
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10 ■ squeeze through
■ squeeze throughv. i. + avv. (o prep.)1 passare a stento (o a malapena) (attraverso qc.): Can you squeeze through the hole?, ce la fai a passare attraverso il buco?2 (fig.) farcela a malapena (o per il rotto della cuffia) □ ( sport: nelle corse) to squeeze through between two rivals, infilarsi tra due concorrenti. -
11 ahead
[ə'hed]1) (spatially) [go on, run] (in) avantito send sb. on ahead — mandare avanti qcn.
a few kilometres ahead — qualche chilometro avanti, a qualche chilometro
2) (in time)in the months ahead — nei mesi futuri o a venire
3) fig. (in leading position)to be 30 points, 3% ahead — avere 30 punti di vantaggio, essere in vantaggio del 3%
4) fig. (more advanced)to be ahead in — [pupil, set] essere avanti in [ school subject]
5) ahead of (in front of) davanti a [person, vehicle]to be three metres ahead of sb. — essere avanti di tre metri rispetto a qcn.
to be three seconds ahead of sb. — avere tre secondi di vantaggio su qcn.
to arrive ahead of sb. — arrivare prima di qcn.; (leading)
to be ahead of sb. — (in polls, ratings) essere in vantaggio su o rispetto a qcn.; (more advanced)
to be (way) ahead of the others — [ pupil] essere (molto) avanti rispetto agli altri
••to be ahead of the field — [ business] essere leader del settore
Note:Ahead is often used after verbs in English ( go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc.). - For other uses, see the entry below* * *[ə'hed](often with of) in front; in advance: He went on ahead of me; We are well ahead (of our rivals). davanti a, avanti* * *[ə'hed]1) (spatially) [go on, run] (in) avantito send sb. on ahead — mandare avanti qcn.
a few kilometres ahead — qualche chilometro avanti, a qualche chilometro
2) (in time)in the months ahead — nei mesi futuri o a venire
3) fig. (in leading position)to be 30 points, 3% ahead — avere 30 punti di vantaggio, essere in vantaggio del 3%
4) fig. (more advanced)to be ahead in — [pupil, set] essere avanti in [ school subject]
5) ahead of (in front of) davanti a [person, vehicle]to be three metres ahead of sb. — essere avanti di tre metri rispetto a qcn.
to be three seconds ahead of sb. — avere tre secondi di vantaggio su qcn.
to arrive ahead of sb. — arrivare prima di qcn.; (leading)
to be ahead of sb. — (in polls, ratings) essere in vantaggio su o rispetto a qcn.; (more advanced)
to be (way) ahead of the others — [ pupil] essere (molto) avanti rispetto agli altri
••to be ahead of the field — [ business] essere leader del settore
Note:Ahead is often used after verbs in English ( go ahead, plan ahead, think ahead etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry (go, plan, think etc.). - For other uses, see the entry below -
12 be one up on (a person)
(to have an advantage over (someone): We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them.) (essere in vantaggio su) -
13 be one up on (a person)
(to have an advantage over (someone): We brought out a book on this before our rivals so we're one up on them.) (essere in vantaggio su) -
14 competitive
[kəm'petɪtɪv]1) (enjoying rivalry) [ person] dotato di spirito competitivo; [ environment] competitivo2) comm. [company, price, product] competitivo3) (decided by competition) [ sport] agonistico* * *[kəm'petətiv]1) ((of a person) enjoying competition: a competitive child.) competitivo2) ((of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals.) competitivo3) ((of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner: I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports.) competitivo, agonistico* * *[kəm'petɪtɪv]1) (enjoying rivalry) [ person] dotato di spirito competitivo; [ environment] competitivo2) comm. [company, price, product] competitivo3) (decided by competition) [ sport] agonistico -
15 fierce
['fɪəs]aggettivo [animal, person, expression] feroce; [flames, heat] ardente, intenso; [storm, hatred] violento; [ battle] violento, accanito; [ competition] accanito; [criticism, speech] veemente; [ supporter] fervente; [determination, loyalty] incrollabile; [ temper] impetuoso* * *[fiəs]1) (very angry and likely to attack: a fierce dog; a fierce expression.) feroce2) (intense or strong: fierce rivals.) crudele•- fiercely* * *['fɪəs]aggettivo [animal, person, expression] feroce; [flames, heat] ardente, intenso; [storm, hatred] violento; [ battle] violento, accanito; [ competition] accanito; [criticism, speech] veemente; [ supporter] fervente; [determination, loyalty] incrollabile; [ temper] impetuoso -
16 jealous
['dʒeləs]to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn
* * *['‹eləs]1) ((with of) feeling or showing envy: She is jealous of her sister.) invidioso2) (having feelings of dislike for any possible rivals (especially in love): a jealous husband.) geloso•- jealousy* * *['dʒeləs]to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn
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