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1 ♦ bear
♦ bear /bɛə(r)/A n.3 (fig.) uomo rozzo o sgraziato4 (fig.) omone; orso6 (pl. bears, bear) ( slang USA) poliziotto (spec. della stradale): bear in the air, elicottero della polizia; bear trap, pattuglia della stradale con radarB a.( Borsa) al ribasso; ribassista: bear campaign, campagna ribassista; bear market, mercato al ribasso; mercato ribassista; orso; bear sale, vendita allo scoperto● (stor.) bear-baiting, combattimento di cani contro un orso incatenato □ (bot.) bear's breech ( Acanthus mollis), acanto □ bear fight, corpo a corpo □ bear garden, (stor.) recinto degli orsi; (fig.) pandemonio, finimondo, caos □ bear hug, ( lotta) cintura frontale; (fig. fam.) forte abbraccio □ bear pit, fossa degli orsi ( in uno zoo, ecc.) □ (fam. GB) to be like a bear with a sore head, essere intrattabile.(to) bear (1) /bɛə(r)/1 portare; reggere; sostenere; recare, serbare ( un segno, ecc.): to bear a sword, portare la spada; Six columns bear the roof, sei colonne reggono il tetto; This support won't bear your weight, questo appoggio non può sostenere il tuo peso; They bore out the body, hanno portato fuori il cadavere; to bear the marks (o signs, traces) of st., portare i segni di qc.; to bear comparison with sb. (st.), reggere al confronto con q. (qc.); to bear the name [title, signature, date], portare il nome [il titolo, la firma, la data]; to bear all expenses, sostenere tutte le spese2 sopportare; tollerare: The wounded soldier bore the pain bravely, il soldato ferito ha sopportato coraggiosamente il dolore; I cannot bear that boy, non riesco a sopportare (o non posso soffrire) quel ragazzo4 dare, produrre; dare frutti, fruttificare: ( di un albero) to bear apples [pears], dare mele [pere]; This plant bears every other year, questa pianta dà frutti un anno sì e un anno no5 (fin.) dare, fruttare: These treasury bonds bear ten per cent interest, questi buoni del Tesoro danno il dieci per cento d'interesse6 dirigersi (verso); voltare, girare (a): to bear ( to the) left, spostarsi a sinistra; prendere a sinistra; svoltare a sinistra; tenersi a sinistra; You must bear to the right of the hill, devi tenerti alla destra della collina● to bear arms, portare le armi □ to bear the brunt, sostenere tutto il peso; fare lo sforzo maggiore □ to bear sb. company, fare compagnia a q. □ to bear enquiry (o investigation), uscire indenne da un'indagine: His business won't bear enquiry, i suoi affari non possono uscire indenni da un'indagine (o sono poco puliti) □ to bear false witness, (leg.) deporre il falso □ bear fruit, portare (o dare) frutto □ to bear a grudge, portare rancore; volerne (a q.) □ to bear a hand, dare una mano; aiutare □ to bear hard, sopportare a fatica (o a malincuore); mal sopportare □ to bear hard on, gravare su; opprimere: Indirect taxation bears hard on the poor, le imposte indirette gravano sui non abbienti □ to bear heavily on st., incidere molto su qc. □ to bear in mind, tener presente; ricordare: Bear in mind that the train leaves at eleven sharp, ricordati che il treno parte alle undici precise □ to bear a loss, sopportare una perdita □ to bear a meaning, avere un significato □ to bear oneself, condursi; comportarsi: She bore herself with dignity, si comportò con dignità □ to bear the palm, riportare la palma □ to bear a part in st., avere mano in qc.; sostenere una parte in qc. □ to bear a resemblance to sb. [st.], essere simile, somigliare a q. [qc.] □ (leg.) to bear witness, testimoniare; deporre □ to bring to bear ► to bring □ not to bear repeating, essere irripetibile (o sconveniente) □ Grin and bear it!, stringi i denti e tieni duro! NOTA D'USO: - born o borne?-.(to) bear (2) /bɛə(r)/ ( Borsa)A v. i.B v. t.● to bear the market, fare operazioni al ribasso; vendere allo scoperto. -
2 ■ bear on
■ bear onv. i. + prep.1 essere pertinente a; avere rapporto (o relazione) con: This fact doesn't bear on the matter, questo fatto non ha relazione con la questione -
3 witness
I ['wɪtnɪs]1) testimone m. e f. (anche dir.)witness for the prosecution, the defence — testimone a carico, a discarico
to call sb. as a witness — chiamare qcn. a testimoniare
2) (testimony) testimonianza f.II ['wɪtnɪs]to be o bear witness to sth. — deporre su qcs.; fig. essere un segno o una prova di qcs
1) (see) assistere a, essere testimone di [incident, burglary]2) (at official occasion) sottoscrivere (come testimone) [document, treaty]; fare da testimone a [ marriage]3) fig.we are about to witness a transformation of the economy — stiamo per essere testimoni di una trasformazione dell'economia
his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — il suo duro lavoro ha dato buoni risultati, come testimonia l'esito del suo esame
* * *['witnəs] 1. noun1) (a person who has seen or was present at an event etc and so has direct knowledge of it: Someone must have seen the accident but the police can find no witnesses.) testimone2) (a person who gives evidence, especially in a law court.) testimone3) (a person who adds his signature to a document to show that he considers another signature on the document to be genuine: You cannot sign your will without witnesses.) testimone2. verb1) (to see and be present at: This lady witnessed an accident at three o'clock this afternoon.) essere testimone di2) (to sign one's name to show that one knows that (something) is genuine: He witnessed my signature on the new agreement.) attestare•- bear witness* * *I ['wɪtnɪs]1) testimone m. e f. (anche dir.)witness for the prosecution, the defence — testimone a carico, a discarico
to call sb. as a witness — chiamare qcn. a testimoniare
2) (testimony) testimonianza f.II ['wɪtnɪs]to be o bear witness to sth. — deporre su qcs.; fig. essere un segno o una prova di qcs
1) (see) assistere a, essere testimone di [incident, burglary]2) (at official occasion) sottoscrivere (come testimone) [document, treaty]; fare da testimone a [ marriage]3) fig.we are about to witness a transformation of the economy — stiamo per essere testimoni di una trasformazione dell'economia
his hard work has paid off, (as) witness his exam results — il suo duro lavoro ha dato buoni risultati, come testimonia l'esito del suo esame
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4 fruit
I 1. [fruːt]1) U frutta f.2) (edible, inedible) frutto m. (anche fig.)2.modificatore [drop, gum] alla fruttaII [fruːt]verbo intransitivo [ tree] dare frutti* * *[fru:t] 1. noun1) (the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food: The fruit of the vine is the grape.) frutto2) (a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc: the fruit of his hard work.) frutto2. verb(to produce fruit: This tree fruits early.) fruttificare, dare frutti- fruitful- fruition
- fruitless
- fruitlessly
- fruity* * *I 1. [fruːt]1) U frutta f.2) (edible, inedible) frutto m. (anche fig.)2.modificatore [drop, gum] alla fruttaII [fruːt]verbo intransitivo [ tree] dare frutti -
5 ant
[ænt]nome formica f.* * *[ænt](a type of small insect, related to bees, wasps etc, thought of as hard-working.) formica- ant-hill* * *ant /ænt/n.● (zool.) ant bear ► aardvark □ (zool.) ant lion ► antlion □ (zool.) ant thrush, ( Formicarius) formicario; ( Batara) batara □ (fig. fam.) to have ants in one's pants, stare sui carboni ardenti (fig.); essere agitato, irrequieto, in ansia.* * *[ænt]nome formica f. -
6 onerous
['ɒnərəs]aggettivo oneroso (anche dir.)* * *['ounərəs](hard to bear or do: an onerous task.) gravoso* * *onerous /ˈɒnərəs/a.● (leg.) onerous contract, contratto a titolo onerosoonerously avv. onerousness n. [u].* * *['ɒnərəs]aggettivo oneroso (anche dir.) -
7 oppressive
[ə'presɪv]* * *[-siv]adjective (oppressing; cruel; hard to bear: oppressive laws.) oppressivo* * *oppressive /əˈprɛsɪv/a.oppressivo; opprimente; vessatorio; tirannico: oppressive laws, leggi oppressive; oppressive heat, caldo opprimenteoppressively avv. oppressiveness n. [u].* * *[ə'presɪv] -
8 ♦ she
♦ she (1) /ʃi:, ʃɪ/A pron. pers. 3a pers. sing. f.1 ella, essa ( spesso sottinteso in ital.); lei (fam.) (rif. a persone, animali, e talora ad automobili, aerei, navi, strumenti, città, nazioni, ecc.): «Where is your mother?» «She's at home», «dov'è tua madre?» «è a casa»; He called her, but she didn't answer, la chiamò, ma lei non rispose; «Who is it?» «It's her» (form.: «It's she»), «chi è?» «è lei»; (form.) It's she who (fam. It's her that) did it, è stata lei (a farlo); Here she is!, eccola!; She's a fine mare, è una bella cavalla; She's a nice little bitch, è una bella cagnetta; My car is old but she's still running very well, la mia auto è vecchia ma va ancora benissimo; Venice was once so powerful that she was called the Queen of the Adriatic, Venezia era un tempo così potente da essere chiamata la Regina dell'Adriatico; She's a small but fast boat, è una barca piccola ma veloce2 (lett.) colei; la donna: She who appeared on the threshold was a queer creature, la donna che apparve sulla soglia era una strana creaturaB n.femmina; femminuccia; bambina; bimba: Our dog is a she, il nostro cane è una femmina; Is it a he or a she?, è un maschietto o una femminuccia?; è un bimbo o una bimba?C a. attr.● she-bear, orsa □ she-cat, gatta □ she-devil, diavolessa; indemoniata, (un) demonio (fig., di donna) □ she-elephant, elefantessa □ she-goat, capra □ ( slang) she-male, travestito; omosessuale passivo □ (scherz.) she who must be obeyed, la (propria) moglie □ she-wolf, lupa □ Anyone can do it if he or she ( scrivendo: if he/she o if s/he) tries hard, chiunque può farlo, purché s'impegni a fondo.s(he) (2) /ʃi:/n.( nei moduli, ecc.) Ella / egli; lei / lui.
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