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1 card
[kɑːd]1) (for correspondence, greetings) biglietto m.; (postcard) cartolina f. (postale); (for indexing) scheda f.; sport (of referee) cartellino m.; (at races) programma m.; (in golf) carta f. del punteggio2) gioc. carta f. da giocoone's strongest card — fig. la (propria) carta migliore
••it is on — BE o
in — AE
an election is on o in the cards molto probabilmente ci sarà un'elezione; to get o be given one's cards BE rar. colloq. essere licenziato; to hold all the cards avere tutte le carte in mano; to play one's cards right — giocare bene le proprie carte
* * *1) (thick paper or thin board: shapes cut out from card.) carta2) ((also playing card) a small piece of such paper etc with designs, used in playing certain games: a pack of cards.) carta3) (a similar object used for eg sending greetings, showing membership of an organization, storing information etc: a birthday card; a membership card; a business card.) cartolina; tessera•- cards- cardboard* * *[kɑːd]1) (for correspondence, greetings) biglietto m.; (postcard) cartolina f. (postale); (for indexing) scheda f.; sport (of referee) cartellino m.; (at races) programma m.; (in golf) carta f. del punteggio2) gioc. carta f. da giocoone's strongest card — fig. la (propria) carta migliore
••it is on — BE o
in — AE
an election is on o in the cards molto probabilmente ci sarà un'elezione; to get o be given one's cards BE rar. colloq. essere licenziato; to hold all the cards avere tutte le carte in mano; to play one's cards right — giocare bene le proprie carte
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2 playing-card
noun (one of a pack of cards used in card games.) carta da gioco -
3 trump
I 1. [trʌmp]nome briscola f., atout m.2.••II [trʌmp]to come o turn up trumps — essere la carta vincente, salvare la situazione
2) (beat) battere, vincere [person, rival]* * *1. noun(in some card games, any card of a suit which has been declared to rank higher than the other suits: This time, hearts are trumps; ( also adjective) a trump card.) briscolo, trionfo2. verb(to defeat (an ordinary card) by playing a card from the trump suit: He trumped (my king) with a heart.) prendere* * *[trʌmp]1. nCards atout m invto turn or come up trumps fig — fare miracoli
2. vtCards tagliare, prendere con l'atout* * *trump (1) /trʌmp/n.3 (fig. = trump card) briscola; carta migliore; asso nella manica: to play one's trump card, giocare la propria briscola4 (fam. antiq.) persona generosa● (fam. GB) to come (o to turn) up trumps, fare meglio del previsto; avere un successo inaspettato; ( anche) arrivare in soccorso, salvare la situazione.trump (2) /trʌmp/n.(to) trump /trʌmp/A v. i.B v. t.2 (fig.) superare; battere; vincere; avere la meglio su* * *I 1. [trʌmp]nome briscola f., atout m.2.••II [trʌmp]to come o turn up trumps — essere la carta vincente, salvare la situazione
2) (beat) battere, vincere [person, rival] -
4 sequence
['siːkwəns]1) (of problems) serie f., sfilza f., sequela f.; (of photos) sequenza f.; (of events) successione f.2) (order) ordine m.3) cinem. sequenza f.4) (dance) variazione f.5) mus. (of notes, chords) sequenza f.6) inform. mat. sequenza f.7) gioc. (in card games) scala f., sequenza f.8) ling.sequence of tenses — concordanza dei tempi, consecutio temporum
* * *['si:kwəns](a series of events etc following one another in a particular order: He described the sequence of events leading to his dismissal from the firm; a sequence of numbers; a dance sequence.) sequenza, successione* * *['siːkwəns]1) (of problems) serie f., sfilza f., sequela f.; (of photos) sequenza f.; (of events) successione f.2) (order) ordine m.3) cinem. sequenza f.4) (dance) variazione f.5) mus. (of notes, chords) sequenza f.6) inform. mat. sequenza f.7) gioc. (in card games) scala f., sequenza f.8) ling.sequence of tenses — concordanza dei tempi, consecutio temporum
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5 call
nome abbr. computer-aided language learning apprendimento della lingua assistito dall'elaboratore* * *[ko:l] 1. verb1) (to give a name to: My name is Alexander but I'm called Sandy by my friends) chiamare2) (to regard (something) as: I saw you turn that card over - I call that cheating.) chiamare3) (to speak loudly (to someone) to attract attention etc: Call everyone over here; She called louder so as to get his attention.) chiamare4) (to summon; to ask (someone) to come (by letter, telephone etc): They called him for an interview for the job; He called a doctor.) chiamare, convocare5) (to make a visit: I shall call at your house this evening; You were out when I called.) far visita, passare6) (to telephone: I'll call you at 6 p.m.) chiamare, telefonare7) ((in card games) to bid.) dichiarare2. noun1) (an exclamation or shout: a call for help.) grido, invocazione2) (the song of a bird: the call of a blackbird.) richiamo3) (a (usually short) visit: The teacher made a call on the boy's parents.) visita4) (the act of calling on the telephone: I've just had a call from the police.) chiamata, telefonata5) ((usually with the) attraction: the call of the sea.) richiamo6) (a demand: There's less call for coachmen nowadays.) richiesta7) (a need or reason: You've no call to say such things!) motivo•- caller- calling
- call-box
- call for
- call off
- call on
- call up
- give someone a call
- give a call
- on call* * *nome abbr. computer-aided language learning apprendimento della lingua assistito dall'elaboratore -
6 play
I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- play up••* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) giocare2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) giocare3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) recitare, interpretare4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) essere recitato5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) suonare6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) giocare7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) giocare (contro)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) guizzare9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigere10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) giocare2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) gioco, divertimento2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) dramma; commedia3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partita4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) gioco•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- play up•• -
7 pass
I [pɑːs] [AE pæs]1) (to enter, leave) lasciapassare m.; (for journalists) pass m.; (to be absent) permesso m. (anche mil.); (of safe conduct) salvacondotto m., passi m.2) (travel document) abbonamento m., tessera f. d'abbonamento3) scol. univ. promozione f., sufficienza f.to get a pass in physics — superare l'esame di fisica, prendere la sufficienza in fisica
••to come to such a pass that... — giungere a tale punto che...
II [pɑːs] [AE pæs]to make a pass at sb. — provarci con qcn., fare delle avances a qcn
1) (in mountains) passo m., valico m., gola f.2) aer.III 1. [pɑːs] [AE pæs]to make a pass over sth. — sorvolare qcs., fare un volo di ricognizione su qcs
1) (go past) (to far side) passare [checkpoint, customs]; (alongside and beyond) passare davanti, accanto a, superare, oltrepassare [building, area]; [ vehicle] superare, sorpassare [ vehicle]; superare [ level]; superare, andare al di là di [understanding, expectation]to pass sb. in the street — incrociare qcn. per strada
2) (hand over) (directly) passare, porgere; (indirectly) fare passare3) (move) (fare) passare6) (succeed in) [ person] passare, superare [ exam]; [car, machine] superare [ test]7) (declare satisfactory) approvare, promuovere [ candidate]; approvare, accettare [ invoice]to pass sth. (as being) safe — giudicare qcs. come sicuro
8) (vote in) approvare, fare passare [bill, motion]9) (pronounce) pronunciare, emettere [judgment, sentence]10) med.2.to pass blood — avere sangue nelle urine, nelle feci
1) (go past) [person, car] passare, andare oltre2) (move) passareto pass through sth. — passare attraverso qcs., attraversare qcs.
let the remark pass — lascia correre, chiudi un occhio
4) (be transferred) [title, property] passare (in eredità), essere trasmesso; [letter, knowing look] essere scambiato5) sport passare, effettuare un passaggio6) gioc. passareI'm afraid I must pass on that one — fig. (in discussion) temo di dover passare la mano
7) lett. (happen) accadere, succedere8) (in exam) passare, essere promosso9) (be accepted) [person, behaviour] essere accettato•- pass by- pass off- pass on- pass out- pass up••* * *1. verb1) (to move towards and then beyond (something, by going past, through, by, over etc): I pass the shops on my way to work; The procession passed along the corridor.) passare2) (to move, give etc from one person, state etc to another: They passed the photographs around; The tradition is passed (on/down) from father to son.) passare, trasmettere3) (to go or be beyond: This passes my understanding.) oltrepassare, superare4) ((of vehicles etc on a road) to overtake: The sports car passed me at a dangerous bend in the road.) sorpassare, superare5) (to spend (time): They passed several weeks in the country.) passare6) ((of an official group, government etc) to accept or approve: The government has passed a resolution.) approvare7) (to give or announce (a judgement or sentence): The magistrate passed judgement on the prisoner.) pronunciare8) (to end or go away: His sickness soon passed.) passare9) (to (judge to) be successful in (an examination etc): I passed my driving test.) passare, superare2. noun1) (a narrow path between mountains: a mountain pass.) passo, valico2) (a ticket or card allowing a person to do something, eg to travel free or to get in to a building: You must show your pass before entering.) lasciapassare3) (a successful result in an examination, especially when below a distinction, honours etc: There were ten passes and no fails.) (promozione)4) ((in ball games) a throw, kick, hit etc of the ball from one player to another: The centre-forward made a pass towards the goal.) passaggio•- passable- passing
- passer-by
- password
- in passing
- let something pass
- let pass
- pass as/for
- pass away
- pass the buck
- pass by
- pass off
- pass something or someone off as
- pass off as
- pass on
- pass out
- pass over
- pass up* * *pass (1) /pɑ:s/n.3 (mil.) lasciapassare; salvacondotto; permesso5 ( di solito free pass) biglietto gratuito ( in ferrovia, a teatr., ecc.); tessera di libero ingresso (o circolazione)6 (tecn.) passata10 ( sport) passaggio; lancio; appoggio; suggerimento; assist; tocco; imbeccata: a pass forward, un passaggio (o un tocco) in avanti; a through pass, un passaggio filtrante14 ( di illusionista, d'ipnotizzatore) il passare le mani davanti a (o sopra: un oggetto, una persona)● (elettron.) pass band, banda passante □ ( università) pass degree, laurea senza gli ► «honours» (► honour) □ pass-fail, promosso o bocciato ( metodo di valutazione scolastica) □ pass key ► passkey □ pass-rate, percentuale dei candidati promossi □ ( sport) to exchange passes, scambiarsi passaggi; palleggiare ( tra due); fraseggiare (fig.) □ (fam.) to make a pass at sb., fare proposte indiscrete (o importune) a q. □ Things have come to a sorry pass, le cose si mettono male; mala tempora currunt (lat.).pass (2) /pɑ:s/n.2 (mil.) passo fortificato; fortezza di confine● (fig.) to hold the pass, tener duro; resistere □ (fig.) to sell the pass, tradire una causa; passare al nemico.♦ (to) pass /pɑ:s/A v. i.1 passare; andare oltre; procedere; finire; trascorrere; terminare; essere approvato; essere ammesso; essere promosso: We passed through several towns, abbiamo attraversato parecchie città; A lot of time has passed, è trascorso molto tempo; My words passed unnoticed, le mie parole sono passate inosservate; The estate passed to his heirs, la proprietà è passata ai suoi eredi; The bill has passed, il disegno di legge è stato approvato NOTA D'USO: - to pass o to pass by?-2 accadere; capitare; succedere5 (autom., ecc.) superare, sorpassare; fare un sorpasso: to pass on the inside, sorpassare all'internoB v. t.1 passare; trascorrere; attraversare; oltrepassare; sorpassare, superare: Pass me the salt, please, passami il sale, per favore; to pass the sea [the frontier], passare il mare [il confine]; to pass the time chatting, passare il tempo a chiacchierare; We have passed their house, abbiamo oltrepassato la loro casa2 approvare; varare ( una legge); ammettere; promuovere; sanzionare: The House of Commons passed the bill, la Camera dei Comuni ha approvato il disegno di legge; He passed eight students out of ten, promosse otto studenti su dieci3 superare; essere approvato in: to pass an exam [a test], superare un esame [una prova]4 far passare; trapassare; passare; trafiggere5 far circolare; mettere in circolazione: They were arrested for passing forged banknotes, sono stati arrestati per aver messo in circolazione banconote false6 (leg.) emettere; dare; dire; pronunciare; irrogare ( una pena): to pass judgement on sb. [for sb.], pronunciare una sentenza contro q. [a favore di q.]; to pass an opinion on st., dare il proprio parere su qc.8 (fam.) affibbiare, appioppare, sbolognare (fam.)10 (autom., ecc.) superare; sorpassare: He passed his rival on the outside, ha sorpassato il concorrente all'esterno● (fig.) to pass the buck, palleggiarsi le responsabilità; fare a scaricabarile □ (fig.) to pass the buck on sb., scaricare la responsabilità sulle spalle di q. □ to pass criticism on st., criticare qc. □ (fin.: di una società) to pass a dividend, non dichiarare (o ritenere) un dividendo □ to pass one's oath, impegnarsi con giuramento; giurare □ to pass a remark, fare un'osservazione; dire la propria □ (eufem.) to pass water, far acqua; orinare □ (eufem.) to pass wind, fare un vento (o un peto) □ to come to pass, succedere; accadere □ (fig.) to have passed the chair, non esser più presidente; aver lasciato la presidenza □ to let st. pass, lasciar correre qc.; lasciar perdere □ It passes belief!, è incredibile!* * *I [pɑːs] [AE pæs]1) (to enter, leave) lasciapassare m.; (for journalists) pass m.; (to be absent) permesso m. (anche mil.); (of safe conduct) salvacondotto m., passi m.2) (travel document) abbonamento m., tessera f. d'abbonamento3) scol. univ. promozione f., sufficienza f.to get a pass in physics — superare l'esame di fisica, prendere la sufficienza in fisica
••to come to such a pass that... — giungere a tale punto che...
II [pɑːs] [AE pæs]to make a pass at sb. — provarci con qcn., fare delle avances a qcn
1) (in mountains) passo m., valico m., gola f.2) aer.III 1. [pɑːs] [AE pæs]to make a pass over sth. — sorvolare qcs., fare un volo di ricognizione su qcs
1) (go past) (to far side) passare [checkpoint, customs]; (alongside and beyond) passare davanti, accanto a, superare, oltrepassare [building, area]; [ vehicle] superare, sorpassare [ vehicle]; superare [ level]; superare, andare al di là di [understanding, expectation]to pass sb. in the street — incrociare qcn. per strada
2) (hand over) (directly) passare, porgere; (indirectly) fare passare3) (move) (fare) passare6) (succeed in) [ person] passare, superare [ exam]; [car, machine] superare [ test]7) (declare satisfactory) approvare, promuovere [ candidate]; approvare, accettare [ invoice]to pass sth. (as being) safe — giudicare qcs. come sicuro
8) (vote in) approvare, fare passare [bill, motion]9) (pronounce) pronunciare, emettere [judgment, sentence]10) med.2.to pass blood — avere sangue nelle urine, nelle feci
1) (go past) [person, car] passare, andare oltre2) (move) passareto pass through sth. — passare attraverso qcs., attraversare qcs.
let the remark pass — lascia correre, chiudi un occhio
4) (be transferred) [title, property] passare (in eredità), essere trasmesso; [letter, knowing look] essere scambiato5) sport passare, effettuare un passaggio6) gioc. passareI'm afraid I must pass on that one — fig. (in discussion) temo di dover passare la mano
7) lett. (happen) accadere, succedere8) (in exam) passare, essere promosso9) (be accepted) [person, behaviour] essere accettato•- pass by- pass off- pass on- pass out- pass up•• -
8 joker
['dʒəʊkə(r)]1) burlone m. (-a), mattacchione m. (-a)2) colloq. spreg. (person) tipo m., tizio m.3) (in cards) jolly m., matta f.••the joker in the pack — = persona o cosa imprevedibile
* * *1) (in a pack of playing-cards, an extra card (usually having a picture of a jester) used in some games.) matta, jolly2) (a person who enjoys telling jokes, playing tricks etc.) burlone* * *joker /ˈdʒəʊkə(r)/n.1 tipo ameno; tipo amante delle battute; mattacchione; burlone2 (fam.) pagliaccio; buffone● practical joker, organizzatore di scherzi; burlone □ (fig.) the joker in the pack, elemento imprevedibile.* * *['dʒəʊkə(r)]1) burlone m. (-a), mattacchione m. (-a)2) colloq. spreg. (person) tipo m., tizio m.3) (in cards) jolly m., matta f.••the joker in the pack — = persona o cosa imprevedibile
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