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1 jam
I [dʒæm]1) (congestion) (of people) calca f., ressa f.; (of traffic) ingorgo m., intasamento m.2) (of machine, system, department) arresto m., blocco m.3) colloq. (difficult situation) pasticcio m., guaio m.to help sb. out of a jam — tirare qcn. fuori dai guai
4) mus. (anche jam session) jam session f.II 1. [dʒæm]1) (stuff, pile)to jam things into — stipare delle cose in [small space, suitcase, box]
2) (fix firmly, wedge) incastrare, prendere (in mezzo)4) (anche jam up) (block) [dirt, malfunction, person] bloccare, fare inceppare [mechanism, system]; bloccare, fare incastrare [lock, door, window]5) rad. tel. disturbare (con interferenze) [frequency, transmission]2.1) (become stuck) [mechanism, switch] incepparsi, bloccarsi; [lock, door, window] bloccarsi, incastrarsi2) mus. improvvisare•- jam inIII [dʒæm]nome gastr. marmellata f., confettura f.* * *[‹æm] I noun(a thick sticky substance made of fruit etc preserved by being boiled with sugar: raspberry jam; ( also adjective) a jam sandwich.)- jammyII 1. past tense, past participle - jammed; verb1) (to crowd full: The gateway was jammed with angry people.)2) (to squeeze, press or wedge tightly or firmly: He jammed his foot in the doorway.)3) (to stick and (cause to) be unable to move: The door / steering-wheel has jammed.)4) ((of a radio station) to cause interference with (another radio station's broadcast) by sending out signals on a similar wavelength.)2. noun1) (a crowding together of vehicles, people etc so that movement is difficult or impossible: traffic-jams.)2) (a difficult situation: I'm in a bit of a jam - I haven't got enough money to pay for this meal.)•- jam on* * *I [dʒæm]1. n(food) marmellata, confetturayou want jam on it! fig fam — vuoi troppo!, sei incontentabile!
that's money for jam! fig fam — ti (or lo etc) pagano per far niente!
2. adj(tart) alla marmellata, (sandwich) con la marmellataII [dʒæm]1. vt1) (block: mechanism, drawer) bloccare, (machine) far inceppare, (subj: people, cars: passage, exit) bloccare, ingombrare, ostruire, (Radio: station, broadcast) disturbare con interferenzeto jam a door open (or shut) — bloccare una porta
2)to jam sth into sth — (drawer, suitcase) ficcare or infilare qc a forza dentro qc, (room, vehicle) far entrare qc dentro qc2. vi1) (get stuck: mechanism, sliding part) bloccarsi, incepparsi, (gun) incepparsi2)(press tightly: people)
to jam into — affollare3) Mus fam improvvisare3. n2) fig famto be in/get into a jam — essere/ficcarsi nei pasticci
* * *I [dʒæm]1) (congestion) (of people) calca f., ressa f.; (of traffic) ingorgo m., intasamento m.2) (of machine, system, department) arresto m., blocco m.3) colloq. (difficult situation) pasticcio m., guaio m.to help sb. out of a jam — tirare qcn. fuori dai guai
4) mus. (anche jam session) jam session f.II 1. [dʒæm]1) (stuff, pile)to jam things into — stipare delle cose in [small space, suitcase, box]
2) (fix firmly, wedge) incastrare, prendere (in mezzo)4) (anche jam up) (block) [dirt, malfunction, person] bloccare, fare inceppare [mechanism, system]; bloccare, fare incastrare [lock, door, window]5) rad. tel. disturbare (con interferenze) [frequency, transmission]2.1) (become stuck) [mechanism, switch] incepparsi, bloccarsi; [lock, door, window] bloccarsi, incastrarsi2) mus. improvvisare•- jam inIII [dʒæm]nome gastr. marmellata f., confettura f. -
2 hard
[hɑːd] 1.1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanitoto be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare
he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente
to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.
it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa
to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore
to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese
to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.
hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn
5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondatothe hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs
7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard9) pol.the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra
10) chim. [ water] duro11) ling. [ consonant] duro12) colloq. (tough)so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?
13) econ. [ currency] forte2.1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamenteto be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito
no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...
to be hard at it — colloq. o
at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo
to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs
hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro
••to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare
to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male
* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difficile3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, rigido5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difficile, duro6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) duro2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) sodo; attentamente2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) forte3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) intensamente4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *[hɑːd] 1.1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanitoto be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare
he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente
to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.
it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa
to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore
to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese
to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.
hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn
5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondatothe hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs
7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard9) pol.the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra
10) chim. [ water] duro11) ling. [ consonant] duro12) colloq. (tough)so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?
13) econ. [ currency] forte2.1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamenteto be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito
no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...
to be hard at it — colloq. o
at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo
to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs
hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro
••to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare
to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male
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3 skin
I 1. [skɪn]1) (of person) pelle f.2) (of animal) pelle f.3) (of fruit, vegetable, sausage) buccia f., pelle f.4) (on hot milk, cocoa) pellicina f.2.••II [skɪn]to be o get soaked to the skin essere bagnato o bagnarsi fino alle ossa; it's no skin off my nose o back colloq. non sono affari miei; by the skin of one's teeth — [ pass] per un pelo, per il rotto della cuffia; [ survive] per miracolo
1) spellare [ animal]2) (graze)••to keep one's eyes skinned — tenere gli occhi ben aperti, stare molto attento
* * *[skin] 1. noun1) (the natural outer covering of an animal or person: She couldn't stand the feel of wool against her skin; A snake can shed its skin.) pelle2) (a thin outer layer, as on a fruit: a banana-skin; onion-skins.) pelle, buccia, scorza3) (a (thin) film or layer that forms on a liquid: Boiled milk often has a skin on it.) pellicola2. verb(to remove the skin from: He skinned and cooked the rabbit.) scuoiare, spellare- skin flick
- skin-tight
- by the skin of one's teeth* * *I 1. [skɪn]1) (of person) pelle f.2) (of animal) pelle f.3) (of fruit, vegetable, sausage) buccia f., pelle f.4) (on hot milk, cocoa) pellicina f.2.••II [skɪn]to be o get soaked to the skin essere bagnato o bagnarsi fino alle ossa; it's no skin off my nose o back colloq. non sono affari miei; by the skin of one's teeth — [ pass] per un pelo, per il rotto della cuffia; [ survive] per miracolo
1) spellare [ animal]2) (graze)••to keep one's eyes skinned — tenere gli occhi ben aperti, stare molto attento
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