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1 thick
[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
* * *[Ɵik] 1. adjective1) (having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin: a thick book; thick walls; thick glass.) spesso2) (having a certain distance between opposite sides: It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass.) grosso, spesso3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured: thick soup.) denso4) (made of many single units placed very close together; dense: a thick forest; thick hair.) folto5) (difficult to see through: thick fog.) fitto6) (full of, covered with etc: The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke.) pieno7) (stupid: Don't be so thick!) stupido2. noun(the thickest, most crowded or active part: in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight.) folto, fitto; mezzo- thickly- thickness
- thicken
- thick-skinned
- thick and fast
- through thick and thin* * *[θɪk] 1.1) [layer, garment] spesso; [ liquid] denso; [ vegetation] fitto; [ fog] fitto, spesso; [hair, eyebrows] folto; [ lips] grosso; [ make-up] pesante; [ accent] forte; [ voice] (from sore throat) roco, rauco; (from alcohol) impastatoto make [sth.] thicker — addensare [ sauce]
thick with smoke — fumoso, pieno di fumo
2) colloq. (stupid) tonto3) colloq. (friendly)4) BE colloq. (unreasonable)2. 3.nome (of forest) folto m.••through thick and thin — nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, nel bene e nel male
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2 ♦ crowd
♦ crowd /kraʊd/n.1 folla; moltitudine: a dense crowd, una folla compatta; A crowd gathered around him, una folla si radunò intorno a lui4 – the crowd, la massa; la gente; il volgo: to stand back from the crowd, non mescolarsi con la massa; to follow (o to go with) the crowd, fare quello che fanno tutti; seguire la corrente● crowd pleaser, artista, sportivo, ecc., che si sforza di piacere; istrione □ (fig.) crowd puller, evento o persona di grande richiamo; grande attrazione □ (cinem.) crowd scene, scena di massa.NOTA D'USO: - the crowd is o the crowd are?- (to) crowd /kraʊd/A v. i.1 accalcarsi; affollarsi; far ressa; ammassarsi: A large number of fans crowded round him, una quantità di ammiratori gli si è affollata intorno; The students crowded down the stairs, gli studenti si sono ammassati per le scale; The passengers crowded into the coach, i viaggiatori si sono affollati dentro il pullman2 entrare in massa; affluire in massa: to crowd into a cinema, entrare in massa in un cinema; to crowd to the stadium, affluire in massa allo stadioB v. t.1 affollare; riempire: Ten thousand demonstrators crowded the square, diecimila dimostranti affollavano la piazza2 pigiare; stipare; infilare in quantità: to crowd people into a room, stipare gente in una stanza; to crowd a drawer with souvenirs, stipare un cassetto di ricordi turistici; to crowd details into a story, infilare una quantità di particolari in un racconto3 stare addosso a: Don't crowd him!, non stategli così addosso!4 (fam.) sollecitare; fare fretta a; far pressione su; stare sotto a -
3 water
I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2.* * *['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) acqua2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) innaffiare, annaffiare2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) avere l'acquolina in bocca3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) lacrimare•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeabile4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizzare- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2. -
4 ♦ border
♦ border /ˈbɔ:də(r)/n.2 ( di giardino) bordura; aiuola ( lunga e stretta): a border of flowers, una bordura di fiori; herbaceous border, aiuola piantata a erbe e fiori perenni3 ( anche fig.) confine; frontiera: southern border, confine meridionale; the Swiss border, la frontiera svizzera; across the border, al di là del confine; oltreconfine; border incident, incidente di frontiera NOTA D'USO: - frontier, border o boundary?-4 margine; limitare(to) border /ˈbɔ:də(r)/A v. t.2 confinare con: Spain borders France along the Pyrenees, la Spagna confina con la Francia lungo i Pirenei3 delimitare; fare da confine a; fiancheggiare; costeggiare: My field is bordered by a brook, il mio campo è delimitato da un ruscello; A dense wood borders the northern shore of the lake, una densa foresta si stende lungo la sponda nord del lagoB v. i.2 – to border on, rasentare: an attitude bordering on provocation, un atteggiamento che rasenta la provocazione. -
5 ♦ fog
♦ fog (1) /fɒg/n. [cu]1 nebbia: dense (o thick) fog, nebbia fitta (o spessa); nebbione; patchy fog, nebbia a banchi; The fog lifted, la nebbia si alzò2 (fig.) nebbia; confusione; nebulosità; perplessità: (fam.) to be in a fog, essere confuso, perplesso; non capire● fog bank, banco di nebbia □ (autom.) fog lamp (o light), (faro) antinebbia; fendinebbia □ (ferr.) fog signal, petardo antinebbia.fog (2) /fɒg/n. [u]1 (agric.) guaime; erba autunnale; fieno settembrino(to) fog (1) /fɒg/A v. t.1 annebbiare; coprire di nebbia5 (fig.) annebbiare; velare: My brain was fogged with sleep, il mio cervello era annebbiato dal sonnoB v. i.1 annebbiarsi; coprirsi di nebbia● (ferr.) to fog the line, mettere petardi sui binari ( in caso di nebbia) □ to be fogged in, essere bloccato dalla nebbia; ( di aeroporto) essere chiuso per nebbia □ ( sport, di partita) to be fogged off, essere rimandato a causa della nebbia.(to) fog (2) /fɒg/v. t.
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