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21 commendation com·men·da·tion n
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22 conspicuous con·spicu·ous adj
[kən'spɪkjʊəs](person, behaviour) che si fa notare, (clothes) vistoso (-a), (sign, notice) ben visibile, (bravery, difference) notevole, evidenteto make o.s. conspicuous — farsi notare
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23 go down
the plane went down over Normandy, the Channel — l'aereo si è schiantato in Normandia, è caduto nella Manica
to go down well, badly — essere accolto bene, male
4) (become lower) [water level, temperature, price] scendere, abbassarsi, diminuire; [ standard] peggiorare, calare; [ tide] abbassarsi; [storm, wind] calmarsi5) (become deflated) [swelling, tyre] sgonfiarsihe will go down as a great statesman — verrà ricordato o passerà alla storia come un grande uomo di stato
9) (be recorded) essere annotato10) (be stricken)11) BE colloq. (go to prison) andare dentro, in prigione12) inform. [computer, system] piantarsi; go down [sth.] scendere da, per [ hill]; scendere in [ mine]* * *1) ((with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of: The story went down well (with them).) essere accolto bene/male2) ((of a ship) to sink: They were lost at sea when the ship went down.) affondare3) ((of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.) tramontare4) (to be remembered: Your bravery will go down in history.) passare alla storia5) ((of places) to become less desirable: This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.) degradarsi* * *vi + adv1) (sun) tramontare, calare, (person: downstairs) scendere, andar giù, (sink: ship) affondare, (person) andar sotto, (be defeated) crollare2) (be written down) venire registrato (-a)to go down in history/to posterity — passare alla storia/ai posteri
3) (decrease: price, temperature etc) scendere, calare* * *the plane went down over Normandy, the Channel — l'aereo si è schiantato in Normandia, è caduto nella Manica
to go down well, badly — essere accolto bene, male
4) (become lower) [water level, temperature, price] scendere, abbassarsi, diminuire; [ standard] peggiorare, calare; [ tide] abbassarsi; [storm, wind] calmarsi5) (become deflated) [swelling, tyre] sgonfiarsihe will go down as a great statesman — verrà ricordato o passerà alla storia come un grande uomo di stato
9) (be recorded) essere annotato10) (be stricken)11) BE colloq. (go to prison) andare dentro, in prigione -
24 perform **** per·form
[pə'fɔːm]1. vt1) (function, task) svolgere, eseguire, (duty) adempiere a, (miracles, experiments) fare, compiere, (ceremony) celebrarethis play was first performed in 1890 — questa commedia è stata rappresentata per la prima volta nel 1890
2. vi1) (theatre company) dare una rappresentazione, (person) esibirsiif you want a car that performs really well... — se volete una macchina che dia ottime prestazioni...
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25 brave
I 1. [breɪv]1) (courageous) [person, effort] coraggioso2) lett. (fine)2.in a brave new world — iron. nel migliore dei mondi possibili
1) (Indian warrior) guerriero m. pellerossa2)the brave — + verbo pl. i coraggiosi, i prodi
••II [breɪv]verbo transitivo affrontare, sfidare* * *[breiv] 1. adjective(without fear of danger, pain etc: a brave soldier; a brave deed; You're very brave; It was brave of him to fight such an enemy.) coraggioso2. verb(to meet or face boldly: They braved the cold weather.) affrontare, sfidare3. noun(a Red Indian warrior.) guerriero pellerossa- bravely- bravery* * *I 1. [breɪv]1) (courageous) [person, effort] coraggioso2) lett. (fine)2.in a brave new world — iron. nel migliore dei mondi possibili
1) (Indian warrior) guerriero m. pellerossa2)the brave — + verbo pl. i coraggiosi, i prodi
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26 courage
['kʌrɪdʒ]nome coraggio m.to take courage from sth. — essere incoraggiato da qcs
* * *(the quality that makes a person able to meet dangers without fear; bravery: It took courage to sail the Atlantic singlehanded.) coraggio- courageously* * *['kʌrɪdʒ]nome coraggio m.to take courage from sth. — essere incoraggiato da qcs
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27 equivalent
[ɪ'kwɪvələnt] 1.2.to be equivalent to sth. — essere equivalente a qcs., equivalere a qcs
nome equivalente m.* * *[i'kwivələnt] 1. adjective(equal in value, power, meaning etc: A metre is not quite equivalent to a yard; Would you say that `bravery' and `courage' are exactly equivalent?) equivalente2. noun(something or someone that is equivalent to something or someone else: This word has no equivalent in French.) equivalente* * *[ɪ'kwɪvələnt] 1.2.to be equivalent to sth. — essere equivalente a qcs., equivalere a qcs
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29 reluctant
[rɪ'lʌktənt]to be reluctant to do — essere riluttante o restio a fare
* * *(unwilling: He was reluctant to accept the medal for his bravery.) riluttante- reluctance* * *[rɪ'lʌktənt]to be reluctant to do — essere riluttante o restio a fare
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