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1 lighten
I 1. ['laɪtn] 2.verbo intransitivo (grow brighter) [sky, hair] schiarirsiII 1. ['laɪtn]verbo transitivo (reduce weight of) alleggerire [ burden]; diminuire [ pressure]; fig. rallegrare [ atmosphere]; tirare su [ mood]2.1) (grow less heavy) [burden, workload] alleggerirsi; [ pressure] diminuire2) (become more cheerful) [ atmosphere] rallegrarsi* * *see light, light II I* * *I 1. ['laɪtn] 2.verbo intransitivo (grow brighter) [sky, hair] schiarirsiII 1. ['laɪtn]verbo transitivo (reduce weight of) alleggerire [ burden]; diminuire [ pressure]; fig. rallegrare [ atmosphere]; tirare su [ mood]2.1) (grow less heavy) [burden, workload] alleggerirsi; [ pressure] diminuire2) (become more cheerful) [ atmosphere] rallegrarsi -
2 foil
I [fɔɪl]1) (anche tin foil) (for wrapping) (carta) stagnola f.2) (for gilding, backing)3) (setting)II [fɔɪl] III [fɔɪl]to be o act as a foil to o for — fare risaltare, mettere in rilievo
nome sport fioretto m.* * *I [foil] verb(to defeat; to disappoint: She was foiled in her attempt to become President.)II [foil] noun1) (extremely thin sheets of metal that resemble paper: silver foil.)2) (a dull person or thing against which someone or something else seems brighter: She acted as a foil to her beautiful sister.)III [foil] noun(a blunt sword with a button at the end, used in the sport of fencing.)* * *I [fɔɪl] n1) lamina di metallo, (also: tinfoil, kitchen foil) carta stagnola or d'alluminioto act as a foil to sb/sth fig — far risaltare qn/qc
2) (Fencing) fiorettoII [fɔɪl] vt* * *foil (1) /fɔɪl/n.2 [u] (= tinfoil) lamierino di stagno; (carta) stagnola: foil top, cappuccio di stagnola (di una bottiglia, ecc.)4 (fig.) cosa o persona che mette in risalto (o fa risaltare) per contrasto; cosa (o persona) che fa da contrasto: to be a foil to sb., fare da contrasto a q.; The plant's dark leaves provide the perfect foil for its scarlet flowers, le foglie scure della pianta mettono ottimamente in risalto i fiori scarlattifoil (2) /fɔɪl/n.2 (arc.) ripulsa; smacco; sconfitta.foil (3) /fɔɪl/ ( scherma)n.1 fioretto2 (al pl.) scherma col fioretto; arte del fiorettofoilistn.fiorettista.foil (4) /fɔɪl/n.(naut.: di aliscafo) aletta idroplana; ala portante.(to) foil (1) /fɔɪl/v. t.2 (fig.) mettere in risalto per contrasto(to) foil (2) /fɔɪl/v. t.1 frustrare; sventare; far fallire: to foil an attempt, frustrare un tentativo; The bank robbery was foiled by the cops, la rapina in banca è stata sventata dalla polizia* * *I [fɔɪl]1) (anche tin foil) (for wrapping) (carta) stagnola f.2) (for gilding, backing)3) (setting)II [fɔɪl] III [fɔɪl]to be o act as a foil to o for — fare risaltare, mettere in rilievo
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3 ■ keep back
■ keep backA v. t. + avv.1 tenere indietro; non lasciare avvicinare; trattenere: The police kept back the crowd, la polizia teneva a bada la folla2 tenere a freno; contenere; arginare: to keep back the flood [one's anger, one's tears], trattenere l'inondazione [la rabbia, le lacrime]3 trattenere (dal fare qc.); impedire: I kept him back from killing the toad, gli impedii di uccidere il rospo4 nascondere; non rivelare; tenere nascosto; celare: Don't keep anything back ( from me), non nascondermi nulla5 mettere (o tenere) da parte; conservare; riservare: Keep back some cream to put on top of the dessert, metti da parte un po' di panna per decorare il dolce6 trattenere; non dare; non versare; non pagare: They're going to: keep back part of my salary, mi tratterranno parte dello stipendio; £10 were kept back from his pay, gli sono state trattenute 10 sterline dalla paga7 ritardare (qc.); far ritardare (q.); far restare (q.) indietro: The brighter pupils are kept back by the less able, gli allievi più intelligenti restano indietro per colpa di quelli meno braviB v. i. + avv. -
4 brighten
['braɪtn] 1.verbo transitivo illuminare2.verbo intransitivo illuminarsi* * *verb ((often with up) to make or become bright or brighter: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.) ravvivare, rendere più luminoso* * *['braɪtn] 1.verbo transitivo illuminare2.verbo intransitivo illuminarsi -
5 outshine
past tense, past participle - outshone; verb(to be brighter than: She outshone all the other students.) (brillare più di)
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