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1 blow-dry
I ['bləʊdraɪ]nome piega f. con il fonII ['bləʊdraɪ]to blow-dry sb.'s hair — asciugare i capelli a qcn. con il fon
* * *['bləʊˌdraɪ]1. n(hairstyle) messa in piega a phon2. vt* * *blow-dry /ˈbləʊdraɪ/n.(to) blow-dry /ˈbləʊdraɪ/v. t.asciugare (e mettere in piega: i capelli) con il fon; fonare.* * *I ['bləʊdraɪ]nome piega f. con il fonII ['bləʊdraɪ]to blow-dry sb.'s hair — asciugare i capelli a qcn. con il fon
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2 (to) blow-wave
(to) blow-wave /ˈbləʊweɪv/► to blow-dry. -
3 (to) blow-wave
(to) blow-wave /ˈbləʊweɪv/► to blow-dry. -
4 cut
I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) tagliare; ritagliare3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) tagliare11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) taglio2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato•• -
5 ♦ steam
♦ steam /sti:m/n. [u]1 vapore; (spec.) vapore acqueo: dry steam, vapore secco; wet steam, vapore umido; saturated steam, vapore saturo; superheated steam, vapore surriscaldato2 (fam.) energia; forza; vigore; ( anche) sentimenti repressi: to let off (o to work off) steam, dare sfogo alla propria energia; sfogarsi; (fam.) to run out of steam, esaurire l'energia; perdere l'entusiasmo● steam bath, bagno di vapore, bagno turco; = steam room ► sotto □ steam boiler, caldaia a vapore □ (mecc.) steam-box (o steam-chest), camera (di distribuzione) del vapore □ (autom.) steam cleaning, lavaggio a vapore □ steam coal, carbone per caldaie (o da centrale termica) □ steam colour, colore fissato a vapore □ steam crane, gru a vapore □ steam engine, motore (o macchina) a vapore; (ferr.) locomotiva a vapore □ steam gauge, manometro ( di caldaia) □ steam hammer, maglio a vapore □ steam-heated, riscaldato a vapore □ steam heating, riscaldamento a vapore □ steam iron, ferro ( da stiro) a vapore □ (mecc.) steam jacket, camicia di riscaldamento a vapore □ steam navigation, navigazione a vapore □ steam plough, aratro a vapore □ steam power, forza motrice del vapore □ steam room, stanza per bagno turco (o dei bagni di vapore); sauna ( il locale) □ ( USA) steam shovel, escavatore, escavatrice; pala meccanica (cfr. ingl. excavator) □ (naut.) steam tug, rimorchiatore a vapore □ (mecc.) steam turbine, turbina a vapore □ steam whistle, sirena a vapore □ at full steam, a tutto vapore □ to blow off steam (o to let off steam), ( di locomotiva) scaricare vapore; (fig.) scaricarsi; dare sfogo alla propria energia; sfogarsi □ to get up steam, ( di locomotiva) aumentare la pressione (del vapore); (ferr.) mettere una locomotiva sotto pressione; (fig.: di un progetto, un'attività) mettersi in moto, ingranare, prendere l'abbrivo (fig.); ( anche) raccogliere le proprie forze; infuriarsi, arrabbiarsi □ under one's own steam, (naut.) con i propri mezzi; (fig.) da solo, senz'aiuto □ to work off steam = to blow off steam ► sopra □ to work up steam = to get up steam ► sopra □ (naut.) Full steam ahead!, avanti a tutto vapore!(to) steam /sti:m/A v. t.1 (ind., tecn.) esporre al vapore; vaporizzare; passare al vapore; trattare col vapore: to steam timber, trattare legname col vaporeB v. i.1 fumare; fumigare; esalare (o emettere) vapore: ( di un cavallo) to be steaming with sweat, fumare dal sudore3 (mecc.) essere azionato dal vapore; andare a vapore● (fam.) to steam ahead, ( di nave a vapore, ecc.) avanzare; (fig.) lavorar sodo □ to steam away, evaporare; ( di nave a vapore, ecc.) partire □ (fig.) to steam in, arrivare in gran fretta; entrare di furia □ (naut.) to steam into the harbour, entrare in porto □ (ferr.) to steam into the station, entrare in stazione □ to steam off, staccare ( un francobollo, ecc.) con il vapore □ to steam a letter open, aprire una lettera con il vapore □ (naut.) to steam out, partire, salpare □ to steam over, appannarsi; appannare □ to steam up, appannarsi; coprirsi di vapore; (fam.) stimolare, gasare, entusiasmare; ( slang) mandare in bestia, infuriare □ (fam. USA) to get steamed up, infuriarsi; arrabbiarsi □ The boat steamed down the river, il vaporetto discese il fiume. -
6 crack ***
[kræk]1. n1) (split, slit: in glass, pottery) incrinatura, scheggiatura, (in wall, plaster, ground, paint) crepa, spaccatura, (in skin) screpolaturathrough the crack in the door — (slight opening) dalla fessura della porta
2) (noise: of twigs) scricchiolio, crepitio, (of whip) schiocco, (of rifle, of gun) colpo, (of thunder) boato3)a crack on the head — una botta in testa4)(
fam: attempt) to have a crack at sth — tentare qc5) (fam: joke, insult) battuta6) Drugs crack m inv2. vt1) (break: glass, pottery) incrinare, (wood) schiantare, (nut) schiacciare, (egg) rompere, fig, (fam: safe) scassinare, (bottle) stappare, aprire2) (cause to sound: whip, finger joints) (far) schioccareto crack jokes fam — dire battute, scherzare
3) (case, mystery: solve) risolvere, (code) decifrare3. vi1) (break: pottery, glass) incrinarsi, (ground, wall) creparsi, (dry wood) schiantarsi, (skin) screpolarsito crack under the strain — (person) non reggere alla tensione
2) (whip) schioccare, (dry wood) scricchiolare4. adj(team, regiment) scelto (-a), (athlete) di prim'ordine•- crack up -
7 pat
[pæt]* * *[pæt] 1. noun1) (a light, gentle blow or touch, usually with the palm of the hand and showing affection: She gave the child a pat on the head.) colpetto, buffetto2) ((of butter) a small piece; a lump.) pezzetto2. verb(to strike gently with the palm of the hand, usually as a sign of affection: He patted the horse's neck.) dare un colpetto3. adverb((often off pat) memorized, prepared and ready to be said: He had the answer (off) pat.) (a portata di mano)* * *I [pæt]1. n1) (with hand) colpetto (affettuoso), (to animal) carezzato give sb/o.s. a pat on the back fig — congratularsi or compiacersi con qn/se stesso
2) (of butter) panetto2. vt(hair, face etc) dare dei colpetti leggeri a, (dog) accarezzare, (sb's shoulder etc) dare un colpetto (affettuoso) suII [pæt] adj, advthe answer came or was too pat — la risposta è stata troppo pronta
he knows it (off) pat; Am he has it down pat — lo conosce or sa a menadito
* * *pat (1) /pæt/n.● ( cricket, tennis) pat-ball, gioco lento □ (fam.) a pat on the back, un colpetto ( sulla spalla, ecc.) d'approvazione o d'incoraggiamento; (fig.) un segno di compiacimento, un elogio.pat (2) /pæt/A avv.B a.adatto; appropriato; opportuno; tempestivo● to know st. off pat, sapere qc. a menadito □ to stand pat, (a poker) essere servito; (fig.) non mutare idea; restare dello stesso avviso; essere irremovibile.(to) pat /pæt/A v. t.dare un colpetto (affettuoso) a; carezzare: to pat sb. on the shoulder, dar colpetti affettuosi a q. sulla spalla; to pat a dog on the head, carezzare un cane sulla testa ( con buffetti)B v. i.2 fare un leggero rumore, come di colpi● to pat down the earth in a flower pot, comprimere la terra in un vaso da fiori con vari colpetti □ to pat sb. dry, asciugare q. con vari colpetti dell'asciugamano □ to pat on (o upon), battere leggermente: The rain was patting on the windowpanes, la pioggia batteva leggera contro i vetri della finestra □ (fig.) to pat oneself on the back, esser contento di sé; compiacersi con sé stesso □ to pat sb. on the back, dare un colpetto sulla schiena a q., dare un buffetto a q.; (fig.) congratularsi con q.* * *[pæt] -
8 land *****
[lænd]1. n1) terra, (soil, ground) terreno, (estate) terreni mpl, terre fplto go/travel by land — andare/viaggiare per via di terra
to own land — possedere dei terreni, avere delle proprietà (terriere)
2) (nation, country) paese m2. vt1) (cargo, goods) scaricare, (far) sbarcare, (passengers) (far) sbarcare, (aircraft) far atterrare, (catch: fish) tirare in secco, (fig: job, contract) accaparrarsi2)(
fam: place) to land a blow on sb — assestare un colpo a qnI got landed with him — mi è toccato restare con lui, me lo sono dovuto sorbire io
3. vi1) (plane, passenger) atterrare, (from boat, ship) sbarcare2) (after fall, jump) atterrare, (fig: fall) cadereto land on — (bird) posarsi su
to land on one's feet — (to be lucky) cadere in piedi
•- land up
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