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81 ask *****
[ɒːsk]1. vt1)to ask sb sth — domandare qc a qn, chiedere qc a qndon't ask me! fam — non domandarlo a me!, a me lo chiedi?
"have you finished?" she asked — "hai finito?" chiese
2)to ask sb for sth/sb to do sth — chiedere qc a qn/a qn di fare qcto ask sb a favour — chiedere un piacere or un favore a qn
3)to ask sb to sth/to do sth — invitare qn a qc/a fare qc2. vito ask about sth — informarsi su or di qc
3. nit's a big or tough ask! fam — è domandare molto!
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82 best *****
[bɛst]1. adjsuperl of good, migliorethe best thing about her is... — la cosa più bella di lei è...
the best thing to do is... — la cosa migliore da fare or farsi è...
2. advsuperl of well, megliobest before... — da consumarsi preferibilmente prima del...
3. nat best — nella migliore delle ipotesi, tutt'al più
he wasn't at his best — non era in vena or in piena forma
it's not perfect, but I did my best — non è perfetto, ma ho fatto del mio meglio
to look its best — (house, flat) esser bello (-a) ed ordinato (-a)
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83 cap ***
[kæp]1. ncap in hand fig — umilmente
2) (of bottle, radiator etc) tappo, (of pen) cappuccio, (Brit: contraceptive), (also: Dutch cap) diaframma mplease put the cap back on the toothpaste — rimetti il tappo al dentifricio, per favore
2. vt2) (surpass: story, joke) superare, essere meglio diand to cap it all, he... — e per completare l'opera, lui...
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84 keep up
1) (progress at same speed) [ car] proseguire alla stessa velocità; [ runner] tenere il passo; [ competitors] stare al passo2) (continue) [ price] mantenersi costanteif the rain keeps up I'm not going — se continua a piovere non vado; keep [sth.] up, keep up [sth.]
3) (cause to remain in position) tenere su [ trousers]4) (continue) continuare [attack, studies]; mantenere [friendship, tradition]; tenere [ pace]he kept up his German by going to evening classes — non ha lasciato arrugginire il suo tedesco frequentando dei corsi serali
to keep up one's spirits — tenere alto lo spirito; keep [sb.] up tenere sveglio, non fare dormire
* * *1) (to continue, or cause to remain, in operation: I enjoy our friendship and try to keep it up.) mantenere2) ((often with with) to move fast enough not to be left behind (by): Even the children managed to keep up; Don't run - I can't keep up with you.) (rimanere al pari con gli altri)* * *1. vt + adv1) (continue: tradition, subscription) mantenereI did French at school, but I haven't kept it up — non ho più studiato francese dai tempi della scuola
keep up the good work! — bravo, continua così!
2) (maintain: property) mantenere3) (hold up) tenere su, sorreggereto keep up one's spirits fig — tenersi su di morale, non perdersi d'animo
2. vi + adv1)to keep up with sb — (in race) mantenersi al passo con qn, (fig: in comprehension) seguire qn, (by correspondence) mantenere i rapporti con qn
to keep up with sth — (work, payments, price rises) tener dietro a qc
* * *1) (progress at same speed) [ car] proseguire alla stessa velocità; [ runner] tenere il passo; [ competitors] stare al passo2) (continue) [ price] mantenersi costanteif the rain keeps up I'm not going — se continua a piovere non vado; keep [sth.] up, keep up [sth.]
3) (cause to remain in position) tenere su [ trousers]4) (continue) continuare [attack, studies]; mantenere [friendship, tradition]; tenere [ pace]he kept up his German by going to evening classes — non ha lasciato arrugginire il suo tedesco frequentando dei corsi serali
to keep up one's spirits — tenere alto lo spirito; keep [sb.] up tenere sveglio, non fare dormire
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85 number ***** num·ber
['nʌmbə(r)]1. neven/odd number — numero pari/dispari
the Book of Numbers Bible — i Numeri
2) (quantity) numero, quantità f inva number of people — un certo numero di persone, diversa gente
a fair number of — (reasons, mistakes, people) una buona quantità di
on a number of occasions — diverse volte, in diverse occasioni
any number of — una gran quantità di, moltissimi
4) (issue: of magazine etc) numero5) (song, act etc) numero, (piece of music) pezzo2. vt1) (count, include) contare2) (amount to) ammontare a3) (assign number to) numerare -
86 sign *****
[saɪn]1. n1) (with hand etc) segno, gesto2) (indication) segno, indizioit's a good/bad sign — è buon/brutto segno
all the signs are that... — tutto fa prevedere che...
at the first or slightest sign of — al primo or al minimo segno di
to show signs/no sign of doing sth — accennare/non accennare a fare qc
3) (also: road sign) segnale m4) (also: shop sign) insegna, (notice) cartello, avvisothere was a big sign saying "private" — c'era un grande cartello con la scritta "privato"
5) (written symbol) segnoplus/minus sign — segno del più/meno
6) (also: star sign) segno zodiacale2. vt1) (letter, contract) firmareto sign one's name — firmare, apporre la propria firma
she signs herself B. Smith — si firma B. Smith
2) (Ftbl: player) ingaggiare3. vi1) (with signature) firmare, Ftbl firmare un contrattosign here, please — firmi qui, per favore
2)to sign to sb to do sth — far segno a qn di fare qc3) (deaf people) usare il linguaggio dei segni•- sign for- sign in- sign off- sign on- sign out- sign up -
87 yearly year·ly
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88 back and forth
(first in one direction and then in the other; backwards and forwards: We had to go back and forth many times before we moved all our furniture to the new house.) avanti e indietro -
89 correspondent
[ˌkɒrɪ'spɒndənt] [AE ˌkɔːr-]1) (journalist) corrispondente m. e f., inviato m. (-a); (abroad) corrispondente m. e f. estero (-a)2) (letter writer) corrispondente m. e f.* * *1) (a person with whom one exchanges letters: He has correspondents all over the world.) corrispondente2) (a person who contributes news to a newspaper etc: He's foreign correspondent for `The Times'.) corrispondente* * *[ˌkɒrɪ'spɒndənt] [AE ˌkɔːr-]1) (journalist) corrispondente m. e f., inviato m. (-a); (abroad) corrispondente m. e f. estero (-a)2) (letter writer) corrispondente m. e f.
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