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41 vapour
vapor ['veɪpə(r)] nome vapore m.* * *['veipə]1) (the gas-like form into which a substance can be changed by heating: water vapour.) vapore2) (mist, fumes or smoke in the air: Near the marshes the air was filled with a strange-smelling vapour.) vapore•- vaporize- vaporise* * *vapour, ( USA) vapor /ˈveɪpə(r)/n. [uc]2 (arc.) – the vapours, la depressione; la malinconia: a fit of the vapours, un accesso di malinconia● vapour bath, bagno di vapore □ (metall.) vapour blasting, idrofinitura □ (autom.) vapour block, blocco del motore dovuto a bolle di vapore □ vapour pressure (o vapour tension), pressione (o tensione) del vapore □ (aeron.) vapour trail, scia di condensazione.(to) vapour, ( USA) (to) vapor /ˈveɪpə(r)/v. i.vantarsi; millantarsi.* * *vapor ['veɪpə(r)] nome vapore m. -
42 ♦ venue
♦ venue /ˈvɛnju:/n.1 luogo; posto ( dove ha luogo un concerto, una conferenza, una manifestazione sportiva, ecc.): a popular venue for live music, un posto molto frequentato dove si suona musica dal vivo; a conference venue, un centro conferenze; The venue for next week's meeting has been changed, il luogo della riunione della settimana prossima è stato cambiato; The city has a wealth of sporting venues, la città è ricca di centri per le manifestazioni sportive2 (leg.) luogo ove avviene il fatto che determina la competenza territoriale; sede ( di un processo)● (leg.) change of venue, cambiamento della sede del processo ( per legittimo sospetto o altro). -
43 change into
1. vi + prep1) (become) trasformarsi in2)she changed into an old skirt — si è cambiata e ha messo una vecchia gonna2. vt + prepto change sb/sth into — trasformare qn/qc in
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44 different ***** dif·fer·ent adj
['dɪfr(ə)nt]1)different (from or to) — diverso (-a) (da), differente (da), (changed) altro (-a), diverso (-a)that's quite a different matter — è tutt'altra cosa, è una faccenda completamente diversa
2) (various) diverso (-a), vario (-a)it comes in several different colours — è disponibile in diversi or vari colori
English-Italian dictionary > different ***** dif·fer·ent adj
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45 gear ***
[ɡɪə(r)]1. n1) (Auto: mechanism) cambio, (speed) marciafirst or bottom gear — prima
top gear Am; high gear — marcia alta
to put the car into gear — innestare or inserire la marcia
she changed into second gear — ha messo or inserito la seconda
production has moved into high or top gear — la produzione ha subito una forte accelerazione
sports gear — abbigliamento or attrezzatura da ginnastica
3) Tech ruota dentata2. vt(fig: adapt) adattareour service is geared to meet the needs of the disabled — la nostra organizzazione risponde espressamente alle esigenze degli handicappati
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46 image **** im·age n
['ɪmɪdʒ](of person, group, organization) immagine fto be the very or the spitting image of sb — essere il ritratto sputato di qn
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47 little ***** lit·tle
I ['lɪtl] adj1) (small: gen) piccolo (-a)2) (short) breveII ['lɪtl] less comp least superlwe went for a little ride/walk — siamo andati a fare un giretto/una passeggiatina
1. adj, pron(not much) poco (-a), (some) un poco or un po' diit's okay, we've still got a little time — va bene, abbiamo ancora un po' di tempo
with little difficulty — senza fatica or difficoltà
to see/do little — non vedere/fare molto, vedere/fare molto poco
as little as £5 — soltanto 5 sterline
to make little of sth — (fail to understand) capire poco di qc, (belittle) tenere qc in poco conto, dare poca importanza a qc
2. adv1)2)a little-known fact — un fatto poco notolittle does he know that... — quello di cui non si rende conto è che...
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48 mind ***
[maɪnd]1. n1) (gen) mente f, (intellect) intellettoto be uneasy in one's mind — avere dei dubbi, essere un po' preoccupato (-a)
to put or set or give one's mind to sth — concentrarsi su qc, applicarsi a qc
to bear or keep sth in mind — (take account of) tener presente qc, (remember) tenere a mente qc, non dimenticare qc
it went right out of my mind — mi è completamente passato di mente, me ne sono completamente dimenticato
to bring or call sth to mind — riportare or richiamare qc alla mente
2) (inclination, intention) intenzione f, ideato have sb/sth in mind — avere in mente qn/qc
to have in mind to do sth — avere intenzione or in mente di fare qc
3)to make up one's mind — decidersi, decidereto be in two minds about sth — essere incerto (-a) or indeciso (-a) su qc
to have a mind of one's own — (person: think for o.s.) saper pensare con la propria testa, (not conform) avere delle idee proprie
to my mind — a mio parere, secondo me
4) (sanity) cervello, mente f, testato go out of or lose one's mind — impazzire, perdere la testa
to be out of one's mind — essere pazzo (-a), essere uscito (-a) di senno, essere fuori di sé
2. vt1) (pay attention to, be careful of) fare attenzione a, stare attento (-a) anever mind — (don't worry) non preoccuparti, (it makes no difference) non importa, non fa niente
"please mind the step" — "attenti or attenzione al gradino"
mind you don't fall — attento a non cadere, fa' attenzione a non cadere
mind your language! — bada a come parli!, controlla le tue parole!
mind you,... fam — sì, però va detto che...
never mind him — non badargli, non fargli caso
never mind the expense — se costa caro, pazienza!
don't mind me! iro — per carità, non fare caso a me!
2) (attend to, look after: shop, machine, children) occuparsi di, badare a3)(be put out by, object to)
I don't mind what he does — non m'importa cosa fawhich? — I don't mind — quale? — è indifferente
I don't mind the cold/noise — il freddo/rumore non mi dà noia or fastidio
do you mind if I open the window? — I don't mind — le dispiace se apro la finestra? — faccia pure!
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49 outlook out·look n
['aʊtˌlʊk]weather outlook — previsioni fpl meteorologiche
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50 parent ***** par·ent n
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51 plug
I [plʌg]1) el. (on appliance) spina f.to pull the plug on — colloq. abbandonare [scheme, project]
2) inform. elettron. (connecting device) spina f., spinotto m.3) el. (socket) presa f.4) (in bath, sink) tappo m.5) edil. (for screw) tassello m.6) (in barrel) zaffo m.; (for leak) tampone m., tappo m.; (for medical purpose) tampone m.7) aut. (anche spark plug) candela f.8) rad. telev. colloq.II 1. [plʌg]to give sth. a plug put in a plug for sth. — fare pubblicità a qcs
1) (block) tamponare, tappare, chiudere [leak, hole]2) rad. telev. colloq. fare pubblicità a, pubblicizzare, promuovere [product, show]3) el. (insert)2.to plug into — collegarsi a [TV, computer]
- plug in- plug up* * *1. noun1) (a device for putting into a mains socket in order to allow an electric current to flow through the appliance to which it is attached by cable: She changed the plug on the electric kettle.) spina2) (an object shaped for fitting into the hole in a bath or sink to prevent the water from running away, or a piece of material for blocking any hole.) tappo2. verb(to block (a hole) by putting a plug in it: He plugged the hole in the window with a piece of newspaper.) tappare- plug in* * *[plʌɡ]1. n1) (of bath, basin, barrel, volcano) tappo, (for stopping a leak) tampone m2) Elec spina, Auto, (also: spark(ing) plug) candela3) (fam: piece of publicity) pubblicità f inv, réclame f invto give sb/sth a plug — fare pubblicità a qn/qc
2. vt1) (also: plug up) (hole) tappare, (tooth) otturare2) (insert) infilare, cacciare3) (fam: publicize) fare pubblicità a, (push, put forward) fare propaganda a•- plug in* * *I [plʌg]1) el. (on appliance) spina f.to pull the plug on — colloq. abbandonare [scheme, project]
2) inform. elettron. (connecting device) spina f., spinotto m.3) el. (socket) presa f.4) (in bath, sink) tappo m.5) edil. (for screw) tassello m.6) (in barrel) zaffo m.; (for leak) tampone m., tappo m.; (for medical purpose) tampone m.7) aut. (anche spark plug) candela f.8) rad. telev. colloq.II 1. [plʌg]to give sth. a plug put in a plug for sth. — fare pubblicità a qcs
1) (block) tamponare, tappare, chiudere [leak, hole]2) rad. telev. colloq. fare pubblicità a, pubblicizzare, promuovere [product, show]3) el. (insert)2.to plug into — collegarsi a [TV, computer]
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52 recognition *** rec·og·ni·tion n
[ˌrɛkəɡ'nɪʃ(ə)n]in recognition of — in or come segno di riconoscimento per
to gain recognition — ottenere un riconoscimento, essere riconosciuto (-a)
to change/change sth beyond recognition — diventare/rendere qc irriconoscibile
transformed or changed beyond recognition — irriconoscibile
English-Italian dictionary > recognition *** rec·og·ni·tion n
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53 soon ***** adv
[suːn]1) (before long) presto, fra pocoit will soon be summer — presto or fra poco sarà estate
very/quite soon — molto/abbastanza presto
2) (early) presto3)as soon as possible — prima possibile, il più presto possibile4)I would as soon not go — preferirei non andarci -
54 whit n
[wɪt]the place hasn't changed a whit — il posto non è cambiato affatto or per nulla
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55 change hands
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56 change one's mind
(to alter one's intention or opinion (about something): He was going to go to France but he changed his mind.) cambiare idea/opinione -
57 change the subject
(to start talking about something different: I mentioned the money to her, but she changed the subject.) cambiare argomento -
58 corruption
[kə'rʌpʃn]nome corruzione f.; (sexual) corruzione f., depravazione f.; (of text) corruzione f., alterazione f.* * *[-ʃən]1) (the act of corrupting.) corruzione2) (a word that has changed considerably from its original form: Caterpillar is probably a corruption of the Old French word `chatepelose' meaning `hairy cat'.) forma corrotta* * *[kə'rʌpʃn] -
59 final
['faɪnl] 1.1) attrib. (last) [day, question, meeting] finale, ultimofinal examinations — BE univ. esami finali; AE univ. esami di fine semestre
2) (definitive) [decision, answer] definitivo, finale; [ result] finale; [ judgment] irrevocabile, definitivo2.1) sport finale f.2) giorn. ultima edizione f.3.1) BE univ. esami m. finali; AE univ. esami m. di fine semestre* * *1. adjective1) (the very last: the final chapter of the book.) finale2) ((of a decision etc) definite; decided and not to be changed: The judge's decision is final.) definitivo2. noun(the last part of a competition: The first parts of the competition will take place throughout the country, but the final will be in London.) finale- finally- finalist
- finality
- finalize
- finalise
- finalization
- finalisation
- finals* * *['faɪnl] 1.1) attrib. (last) [day, question, meeting] finale, ultimofinal examinations — BE univ. esami finali; AE univ. esami di fine semestre
2) (definitive) [decision, answer] definitivo, finale; [ result] finale; [ judgment] irrevocabile, definitivo2.1) sport finale f.2) giorn. ultima edizione f.3.1) BE univ. esami m. finali; AE univ. esami m. di fine semestre -
60 hard-and-fast
adjective ((of rules) that can never be changed or ignored.) ferreo, rigido
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