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121 up *****
[ʌp]1. adv1) (upwards, higher) su, in altohe's been up and down all evening — non è stato fermo un momento, stasera
she's still a bit up and down — (sick person) ancora non si è ripresa del tutto
my office is five floors up — il mio ufficio è al quinto piano
up in the sky/mountains — su nel cielo/in montagna
they've got the road up — la strada è interrotta
"this side up" — "alto"
he goes up to Oxford next year — va a Oxford l'anno prossimo
2)(installed, built)
to be up — (building) essere terminato (-a), (tent) essere piantato (-a), (shutters) essere sollevato (-a), (wallpaper) essere su, (picture) essere appeso (-a), (notice) essere esposto (-a)3)to be up — essersi alzato (-a)to be up late — (at night) fare tardi
4)(in price, value)
to be up (by) — essere andato (-a) su (di)(standard, level)
to be up — essere salito (-a)are up on last year — i prezzi sono più alti dell'anno scorso5)up — il tempo è scaduto6)up in Scotland — su in Scozia
to live/go up North — vivere/andare su al Nord
8)(
Brit: knowledgeable) I'm not very well up on what's going on — non sono molto al corrente di ciò che sta succedendohe's well up in or on politics — è informatissimo sulla politica
9)(
fam: wrong) there's something up with him/with the TV — (lui)/la TV ha qualcosa che non vaup? — cosa c'è che non va?up with him? — che ha?, che gli prende?10)up to — (as far as) fino a
up to £100 — fino a 100 sterline
11)is he up to? fam — (pej: doing) cosa sta combinando?he's up to no good; he's up to something — sta architettando qualcosa
12)up to — (equal to) all'altezza di
13)it's up to you to decide — (depends on) sta or tocca a te decidere
I'd go, but it's up to you — io ci andrei, ma dipende da te
14)to be up against opposition — (faced with) trovarsi di fronte una forte opposizione
he's really up against it — sta in un bell'impiccio
2. prepto travel up and down the country — viaggiare su e giù per il paese
up the page — più su nella stessa paginaup the stairs — a metà scala3. n4. adj(train, line) per la città5. vi6. vt(fam: price) alzare -
122 ant-hill
noun (a mound of earth built as a nest by ants.) formicaio -
123 balcony
['bælkənɪ]1) (in house, hotel) balcone m.2) (of theatre) balconata f., galleria f.* * *['bælkəni]plural - balconies; noun1) (a platform built out from the wall of a building: Many hotel rooms have balconies.) balcone2) (in theatres etc, an upper floor: We sat in the balcony of the cinema; ( also adjective) balcony seats.) balconata* * *['bælkənɪ]1) (in house, hotel) balcone m.2) (of theatre) balconata f., galleria f. -
124 builder
['bɪldə(r)]nome (contractor) imprenditore m. (-trice) edile, impresario m. (-a); (worker) operaio m. (-a) edile, edile m. e f.* * *noun (a person who builds houses etc: The builder who built our house has gone bankrupt.) costruttore, costruttrice* * *['bɪldə(r)]nome (contractor) imprenditore m. (-trice) edile, impresario m. (-a); (worker) operaio m. (-a) edile, edile m. e f. -
125 building
['bɪldɪŋ]1) (structure) fabbricato m., costruzione f.; (with offices, apartments) immobile m.; (palace, church) edificio m.2) (industry) edilizia f.3) (action) costruzione f.* * *1) (the art or business of putting up (houses etc) ( also adjective): a building contractor.) edilizia2) (anything built: The new supermarket is a very ugly building.) edificio* * *['bɪldɪŋ]1) (structure) fabbricato m., costruzione f.; (with offices, apartments) immobile m.; (palace, church) edificio m.2) (industry) edilizia f.3) (action) costruzione f. -
126 construction
[kən'strʌkʃn] 1.1) (composition) costruzione f.2) U (anche construction industry) edilizia f.3) С (structure) costruzione f., struttura f.to put a construction on sth. — dare un'interpretazione di qcs
5) ling. costruzione f., costrutto m.2.* * *[-ʃən]1) ((a way of) constructing or putting together: The bridge is still under construction.) costruzione2) (something built: That construction won't last long.) costruzione* * *[kən'strʌkʃn] 1.1) (composition) costruzione f.2) U (anche construction industry) edilizia f.3) С (structure) costruzione f., struttura f.to put a construction on sth. — dare un'interpretazione di qcs
5) ling. costruzione f., costrutto m.2. -
127 cutting
['kʌtɪŋ] 1.1) (newspaper extract) ritaglio m. ( from da)2) agr. talea f.3) ferr. trincea f.4) cinem. montaggio m.5) inform.2. 3.* * *1) (a piece of plant cut off and replanted to form another plant.) talea2) (an article cut out from a newspaper etc: She collects cuttings about the Royal Family.) ritaglio3) (a trench dug through a hillside etc, in which a railway, road etc is built.) trincea* * *['kʌtɪŋ] 1.1) (newspaper extract) ritaglio m. ( from da)2) agr. talea f.3) ferr. trincea f.4) cinem. montaggio m.5) inform.2. 3. -
128 design
I [dɪ'zaɪn]1) (idea, conception) progettazione f., concezione f.of faulty design — mal progettato o concepito
2) (planning, development) (of object, appliance) design m., progettazione f.; (of building, room) progetto m.; (of clothing) creazione f.3) (drawing, plan) (detailed) disegno m., piano m. ( for di); (sketch) schizzo m., abbozzo m. ( for di)4) (model)6) (decorative pattern) motivo m.7) (intention) disegno m., intenzione f. ( to do di fare)II [dɪ'zaɪn]to have designs on — avere delle mire su [ job]; ambire ad avere [ car]
1) (conceive) progettare, concepire [appliance, building]; disegnare [ garment]2) (intend)to be designed for sth., to do — (destined for) essere adatto a qcs., a fare; (made for) essere creato o concepito per qcs., per fare
3) (draw plan for) disegnare il progetto di [building, appliance]; [ designer] creare [costume, garment]* * *1. verb(to invent and prepare a plan of (something) before it is built or made: A famous architect designed this building.) progettare2. noun1) (a sketch or plan produced before something is made: a design for a dress.) disegno2) (style; the way in which something has been made or put together: It is very modern in design; I don't like the design of that building.) design, progettazione3) (a pattern etc: The curtains have a flower design on them.) disegno4) (a plan formed in the mind; (an) intention: Our holidays coincided by design and not by accident.) proposito•- designer- designing* * *I [dɪ'zaɪn]1) (idea, conception) progettazione f., concezione f.of faulty design — mal progettato o concepito
2) (planning, development) (of object, appliance) design m., progettazione f.; (of building, room) progetto m.; (of clothing) creazione f.3) (drawing, plan) (detailed) disegno m., piano m. ( for di); (sketch) schizzo m., abbozzo m. ( for di)4) (model)6) (decorative pattern) motivo m.7) (intention) disegno m., intenzione f. ( to do di fare)II [dɪ'zaɪn]to have designs on — avere delle mire su [ job]; ambire ad avere [ car]
1) (conceive) progettare, concepire [appliance, building]; disegnare [ garment]2) (intend)to be designed for sth., to do — (destined for) essere adatto a qcs., a fare; (made for) essere creato o concepito per qcs., per fare
3) (draw plan for) disegnare il progetto di [building, appliance]; [ designer] creare [costume, garment]
См. также в других словарях:
Built — Built, a. Formed; shaped; constructed; made; often used in composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as, frigate built, clipper built, etc. [1913 Webster] Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly built. Landor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
built-in — built′ in adj. 1) bui built so as to be an integral and permanent part of a larger construction: built in bookcases[/ex] 2) existing as a natural or characteristic part; inherent: a built in contempt for daydreamers[/ex] 3) bui a built in… … From formal English to slang
Built — (b[i^]lt), n. Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship. [Obs.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
built-up — adj a built up area has a lot of buildings and not many open spaces ▪ He was fined for speeding in a built up area … Dictionary of contemporary English
built-up — adjective a built up area has many buildings in it: This is the only built up area on 500 miles of coastline … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
built — pp. of BUILD (Cf. build). Meaning physically well developed is by 1940s (well built in reference to a woman is from 1871); Built in (adj.) is from 1898 … Etymology dictionary
built-up — built′ up′ adj. 1) built by the fastening together of several parts or enlarged by the addition of layers: a shoe with a built up heel[/ex] 2) (of an area) filled in with houses • Etymology: 1820–30 … From formal English to slang
built-in — UK US /ˌbɪltˈɪn/ adjective [before noun] (also inbuilt) ► included, made, or designed as part of something: »Most new laptops have built in Wi Fi … Financial and business terms
built-in — adj forming a part of something that cannot be separated from it →↑inbuilt ▪ a built in microphone … Dictionary of contemporary English
built-in — adjective forming part of something, and not separate from it: a word processor with a built in spellchecker … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
built-in — [adj] included congenital, constitutional, deep seated, essential, implicit, inborn, inbred, in built, incorporated, indwelling, ingrained, inherent, innate, inseparable, integral, part and parcel*; concept 549 Ant. added, extra, not included … New thesaurus
