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61 mark ****
I [mɒːk]1. nthere wasn't a mark on him or on his body — non aveva nemmeno un graffio
2) (instead of signature) croce f3) Brit Scol votogood/bad mark — buon or bel/brutto voto
there are no marks for guessing where I've been! — non ci vuole un genio per sapere dove sono stato!
4) Brit TechMark 1/2 — prima/seconda serie f
5) (Sport: target) bersaglioto hit the mark — far centro, fig azzeccare in pieno
to be wide of the mark — essere lontano (-a) dal bersaglio, fig essere lontano (-a) dal vero
6) (Sport: starting line) linea di partenzaup to the mark — (in health) in forma, (in efficiency) all'altezza
2. vt1) (make a mark on) segnare, (stain) macchiare, lasciare dei segni su2) (indicate: score) segnare, (price) mettere, (place) indicare, segnare, (change, improvement) indicare3)mark my words — fa' attenzione a quello che ti dico5) (Sport: player) marcare6)to mark time Mil fig — segnare il passo
3. vi•- mark off- mark out- mark upII [mɒːk] n(currency) marco -
62 piece **** n
[piːs]1) (gen), (also) Chess pezzo, (smaller) pezzetto, (of land) appezzamento, (fragment) frammento, Draughts pedinaa piece of furniture/clothing/advice — un mobile/indumento/consiglioa piece of news/poetry — una notizia/poesia
a piano piece — un pezzo or componimento per piano
a small piece, please — un pezzo piccolo, per favore
in one piece — (object) intatto (-a)
to get back all in one piece — (person) tornare a casa incolume or sano (-a) e salvo (-a)
to be in pieces — (taken apart) essere smontato (-a), (broken) essere a pezzi
to come or fall to pieces — sfasciarsi
to smash sth to pieces — mandare in frantumi or in mille pezzi qc
to go to pieces fig — crollare
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63 retrieve re·trieve vt
[rɪ'triːv]1) (get back: object, money) ricuperare, (honour, position) riconquistare, (set to rights: error, loss, situation) rimediare athe one person who could retrieve the situation... — la sola persona che poteva salvare la situazione...
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64 right *****
[raɪt]1. adj1) (morally good) retto (-a), onesto (-a), (just) giusto (-a)it's not right to leave children alone in a house — non è ammissibile lasciare i bambini da soli a casa
it is only right that... — è più che giusto che...
2) (suitable: person, clothes, time) adatto (-a), appropriato (-a)to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — scegliere il momento giusto or adatto per qc/per fare qc
(yes,) that's right — sì, esatto
right you are! or right-oh! fam — va bene!
4)to be right — (person) aver ragione, (answer, behaviour) essere giusto (-a) or corretto (-a)
you're quite right or fam you're dead right — hai proprio or perfettamente ragione
5)(well, in order)
to be/feel as right as rain — essere/sentirsi completamente ristabilito (-a)6) (not left) destro (-a)I'd give my right arm to know... — darei un occhio per sapere...
7) (Math: angle) retto (-a)8)(
fam: intensive) a right idiot — un perfetto idiota2. adv1)(directly, exactly)
right now — (at this moment) in questo momento, proprio adesso, (immediately) subitoright off — subito, (at the first attempt) al primo colpo
right ahead — sempre diritto, proprio davanti
right behind/in front of — proprio dietro/davanti a
right before/after — subito prima/dopo
right in the middle — proprio nel (bel) mezzo, (of target) in pieno centro
2) (completely) completamente3) (correctly) giusto, bene, (well) bene4) (properly, fairly) giustamente, con giustizia5) (not left) a destraright, left and centre fig — da tutte le parti
6)right, who's next? — bene, chi è il prossimo?
right then, let's begin! — (va) bene allora, cominciamo!
7)all right! — va bene!, d'accordo!, (that's enough) va bene!
it's all right — (don't worry) va (tutto) bene
it's all right for you! — già, facile per te!
I'm/I feel all right now — adesso sto/mi sento bene
3. n1)2) (claim, authority) dirittofilm rights — diritti mpl di riproduzione cinematografica
the right to be/say/do sth — il diritto di essere/dire/fare qc
what right have you got to...? — che diritto hai di...?
3) (not left) destra, (Boxing: punch) destro4)to set or put to rights — mettere a posto
4. vt(correct: balance) ristabilire, (wrong, injustice) riparare a, (vehicle, vessel) raddrizzareto right itself — (vehicle, vessel) raddrizzarsi, (situation) risolversi da solo or da sé
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65 whole *****
[həʊl]1. adj1) (entire: + sg n) intero (-a), tutto (-a), (+ pl n) intero (-a)a whole lot of things — una gran quantità di cose, moltissime cose
the whole day — tutto il giorno, il giorno intero
I read the whole book — ho letto tutto il libro or il libro per intero
the whole world — tutto il mondo, il mondo intero
but the whole purpose or point was to... — ma lo scopo era proprio di...
2) (intact, unbroken) intero (-a), (series, set) completo (-a)to swallow sth whole — mandar giù qc intero (-a), fig
2. n1)the whole of the film — tutto il film, il film interothe whole of the sum — la somma intera, l'intera somma
the whole of Italy — tutta l'Italia, l'Italia intera
the whole of the town — la città intera, tutta la città
as a whole — nell'insieme, nel suo insieme
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66 deposit
I [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (to bank account) deposito m.2) (part payment) (on house, holiday, goods) anticipo m., acconto m., caparra f.; (against damage) cauzione f.to leave a deposit on sth. — versare un acconto per qcs
3) BE pol. cauzione f.4) (of coal, mineral) giacimento m.; (of silt, mud) deposito m.5) chim. enol. deposito m.II [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (put down) depositare, posareto deposit sth. with the bank — depositare qcs. in banca
to deposit sth. with sb. — affidare qcs. a qcn
* * *[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) posare2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) depositare2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) deposito2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) deposito3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) caparra4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) deposito5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) giacimento* * *I [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (to bank account) deposito m.2) (part payment) (on house, holiday, goods) anticipo m., acconto m., caparra f.; (against damage) cauzione f.to leave a deposit on sth. — versare un acconto per qcs
3) BE pol. cauzione f.4) (of coal, mineral) giacimento m.; (of silt, mud) deposito m.5) chim. enol. deposito m.II [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (put down) depositare, posareto deposit sth. with the bank — depositare qcs. in banca
to deposit sth. with sb. — affidare qcs. a qcn
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67 flat
I 1. [flæt]1) (level, not rounded) [ surface] piatto, piano; [roof, face] piatto; [ nose] schiacciato, camuso; (shallow) [ dish] piano2) (deflated) [ ball] sgonfio; [ tyre] a terra4) (low) [shoes, heels] basso5) (absolute) [refusal, denial] netto, secco, decisoyou're not going and that's flat! — non ci vai, e basta!
6) (standard) [fare, fee] fisso, forfettario; [ charge] fisso7) (monotonous) [voice, tone] piatto, monotono; (unexciting) [performance, style] noioso, piatto8) (not fizzy) [ drink] sgassato9) (depressed)2.to feel flat — sentirsi a terra o giù di corda
1) (horizontally) [ lay] disteso; [ fall] (lungo) distesoto knock sb. flat — atterrare qcn.
to lie flat — [ person] giacere (lungo) disteso; [hair, pleat] essere piatto
to fall flat on one's face — cadere lungo disteso; fig. rompersi il collo
3) (exactly)4) colloq. (absolutely) decisamente, seccamenteto turn [sth.] down flat — rifiutare recisamente [ offer]
5) mus. [sing, play] in tono più basso (del dovuto), in modo stonato••II 1. [flæt]to fall flat — [ play] fare fiasco; [ joke] cadere nel vuoto; [party, plan] essere un fiasco
1) (level part)the flat of — il palmo di [ hand]; il piatto di [ sword]
on the flat — BE [walk, park] in piano
2) colloq. (tyre) gomma f. a terra3) mus. bemolle m.4) teatr. fondale m.2.1) AE colloq. (shoes) scarpe f. basseIII [flæt]nome BE (apartment) appartamento m.* * *[flæt] 1. adjective1) (level; without rise or fall: a flat surface.) piatto2) (dull; without interest: She spent a very flat weekend.) noioso3) ((of something said, decided etc) definite; emphatic: a flat denial.) netto4) ((of a tyre) not inflated, having lost most of its air: His car had a flat tyre.) sgonfio, a terra5) ((of drinks) no longer fizzy: flat lemonade; ( also adverb) My beer has gone flat.) sgassato6) (slightly lower than a musical note should be: That last note was flat; ( also adverb) The choir went very flat.) abbassato di tono; in tono più basso2. adverb(stretched out: She was lying flat on her back.) disteso3. noun1) ((American apartment) a set of rooms on one floor, with kitchen and bathroom, in a larger building or block: Do you live in a house or a flat?) appartamento2) ((in musical notation) a sign (♭) which makes a note a semitone lower.) bemolle3) (a level, even part: the flat of her hand.) palmo4) ((usually in plural) an area of flat land, especially beside the sea, a river etc: mud flats.) piano; pantano•- flatly- flatten
- flat rate
- flat out* * *I 1. [flæt]1) (level, not rounded) [ surface] piatto, piano; [roof, face] piatto; [ nose] schiacciato, camuso; (shallow) [ dish] piano2) (deflated) [ ball] sgonfio; [ tyre] a terra4) (low) [shoes, heels] basso5) (absolute) [refusal, denial] netto, secco, decisoyou're not going and that's flat! — non ci vai, e basta!
6) (standard) [fare, fee] fisso, forfettario; [ charge] fisso7) (monotonous) [voice, tone] piatto, monotono; (unexciting) [performance, style] noioso, piatto8) (not fizzy) [ drink] sgassato9) (depressed)2.to feel flat — sentirsi a terra o giù di corda
1) (horizontally) [ lay] disteso; [ fall] (lungo) distesoto knock sb. flat — atterrare qcn.
to lie flat — [ person] giacere (lungo) disteso; [hair, pleat] essere piatto
to fall flat on one's face — cadere lungo disteso; fig. rompersi il collo
3) (exactly)4) colloq. (absolutely) decisamente, seccamenteto turn [sth.] down flat — rifiutare recisamente [ offer]
5) mus. [sing, play] in tono più basso (del dovuto), in modo stonato••II 1. [flæt]to fall flat — [ play] fare fiasco; [ joke] cadere nel vuoto; [party, plan] essere un fiasco
1) (level part)the flat of — il palmo di [ hand]; il piatto di [ sword]
on the flat — BE [walk, park] in piano
2) colloq. (tyre) gomma f. a terra3) mus. bemolle m.4) teatr. fondale m.2.1) AE colloq. (shoes) scarpe f. basseIII [flæt]nome BE (apartment) appartamento m. -
68 redeem
[rɪ'diːm] 1.1) (exchange) scambiare [ voucher]; (for cash) riscattare [bond, security]2) (pay off) riscattare [ pawned goods]her one redeeming feature is — la caratteristica che la salva è, si salva solo grazie a
4) (satisfy) adempiere [ obligation]; mantenere [ pledge]5) relig. redimere, salvare2.to redeem oneself — redimersi, riscattarsi ( by doing facendo)
* * *[rə'di:m]1) (to buy back (something that has been pawned): I'm going to redeem my gold watch.) riscattare2) (to set (a person) free by paying a ransom; (of Jesus Christ) to free (a person) from sin.) redimere, liberare3) (to compensate for or cancel out the faults of: His willingness to work redeemed him in her eyes.) recuperare, riscattare•- Redeemer- redemption
- past/beyond redemption
- redeeming feature* * *[rɪ'diːm] 1.1) (exchange) scambiare [ voucher]; (for cash) riscattare [bond, security]2) (pay off) riscattare [ pawned goods]her one redeeming feature is — la caratteristica che la salva è, si salva solo grazie a
4) (satisfy) adempiere [ obligation]; mantenere [ pledge]5) relig. redimere, salvare2.to redeem oneself — redimersi, riscattarsi ( by doing facendo)
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