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1 ash
I 1. [æʃ]nome (burnt residue) cenere f.2. II [æʃ]nome (tree, wood) frassino m.* * *[æʃ](the dust etc that remains after anything is burnt: cigarette ash; the ashes of the bonfire.) cenere- ashen- ashes
- ashtray* * *I [æʃ] n(of cigarette) cenere fashes npl (of fire) cenere f, (of dead) ceneri fpl II [æʃ] nBot frassino* * *ash (1) /æʃ/n.ash (2) /æʃ/n.1 [u] cenere4 (al pl., sport) – the Ashes, il trofeo di cricket tra l'Inghilterra e l'Australia NOTE DI CULTURA: The Ashes: il nome di questo trofeo risale alla prima sconfitta in casa dell'Inghilterra nel 1882, allorché su un giornale sportivo comparve l'ironico annuncio della «morte del cricket inglese» le cui ceneri sarebbero state trasportate in Australia. L'anno seguente, quando furono gli inglesi a vincere, gli australiani consegnarono loro l'urna delle supposte «ceneri», che diventò il trofeo del torneo, da allora conservato sempre in Inghilterra, anche quando viene vinto dall'Australia● ash bin, pattumiera □ ash-blond hair, capelli biondo cenere □ ( USA) ash can, pattumiera; ( slang) bomba di profondità □ (geol.) ash cone, cono di cenere ( vulcanica) □ ash pan (o ash pit), ceneraio, ceneratoio □ (relig.) Ash Wednesday, il Mercoledì delle Ceneri, le Ceneri □ to burn to ashes, incenerire, ridurre in cenere: The enemy burnt the fort to ashes, il nemico ridusse in cenere il forte □ to haul the ashes, rimestare le ceneri □ ( slang) to haul sb. 's ashes, picchiare, menare q. (pop.); ( anche) fare una sveltina con q. (pop.) □ to reduce to ashes, ridurre in cenere; incenerire □ to be burnt (o reduced) to ashes, andare in cenere; incenerirsi: My house was burnt to ashes, la mia casa è andata in cenere.* * *I 1. [æʃ]nome (burnt residue) cenere f.2. II [æʃ]nome (tree, wood) frassino m. -
2 reduce
[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%
"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"
2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]3) mil. degradareto reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere
to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.
5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]2.1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi* * *[rə'dju:s]1) (to make less, smaller etc: The shop reduced its prices; The train reduced speed.) ridurre2) (to lose weight by dieting: I must reduce to get into that dress.) dimagrire3) (to drive, or put, into a particular (bad) state: The bombs reduced the city to ruins; She was so angry, she was almost reduced to tears; During the famine, many people were reduced to eating grass and leaves.) ridurre•- reduction* * *[rɪ'djuːs] [AE -'duːs] 1.1) (make smaller) ridurre [inflation, pressure, impact] (by di); abbassare, ridurre [prices, temperature, number]; med. ridurre, fare riassorbire [ swelling]; fare abbassare [ fever]the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%
"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"
2) (in scale) ridurre [ map]; (condense) ridurre, adattare [ article]3) mil. degradareto reduce sth. to shreds, to ashes — ridurre qcs. a pezzi, in cenere
to reduce sb. to tears — fare piangere qcn.
5) (simplify) ridurre [argument, existence]6) dir. ridurre [ sentence] (by di)7) gastr. ridurre [sauce, stock]2.1) AE (lose weight) calare (di peso)2) gastr. [ sauce] ridursi -
3 reduce **** re·duce
[rɪ'djuːs]1. vt1) (gen) ridurre, (prices, taxes) abbassare, ridurre, diminuire, (speed, voltage, expenses), (Med: swelling) ridurre, diminuire, (temperature) far diminuire, far scendereto reduce sth by/to — ridurre qc di/a
"reduce speed now" Auto — "rallentare"
to reduce sb to silence/despair/tears — ridurre qn al silenzio/alla disperazione/in lacrime
2) Mil2. vi(slim) dimagrire
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