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♦ measure /ˈmɛʒə(r)/n.1 [cu] misura; metro; giusta misura; limite: a linear measure (o a measure of length) una misura lineare (o una misura di lunghezza); a liquid measure, una misura per liquidi; dry measure, misura di capacità per aridi; clothes made to measure, abiti fatti su misura2 misurino, dosatore; dose: a glass measure, un misurino di vetro; a generous measure of whisky, una generosa dose di whisky3 misura; provvedimento; precauzione: safety measures, misure di sicurezza; misure antinfortunistiche; emergency measures, misure d'emergenza; to take strong measures ( against sb.), prendere severi provvedimenti (contro q.); discriminatory measures, discriminazioni; corrective measures, provvedimenti correttivi7 [u] (mus.) battuta; tempo8 [u] (tipogr.) giustezza● beyond measure, (agg. pred.) smisurato; (avv.) oltremisura, oltremodo; He was grieved beyond measure, era addolorato oltremisura (o oltremodo addolorato) □ for good measure, per essere sicuro □ to get sb. 's measure = to take sb.'s measure ► sotto □ to give full [short] measure, dare la misura giusta [scarsa] □ in some measure, in certa misura; fino a un certo punto □ to take legal measures, adire le vie legali □ (fig.) to take sb. 's measure, prendere le misure a q.; giudicare le capacità (o il carattere) di q. □ to a great (o a large) measure, in larga misura; abbondantemente.♦ (to) measure /ˈmɛʒə(r)/v. t. e i.1 misurare; dosare; (fig.) giudicare, stimare, valutare: to measure a piece of cloth, misurare una pezza di stoffa; A clock measures time, gli orologi misurano il tempo; Each side of the building measures ninety feet, ogni lato dell'edificio misura novanta piedi ( 30 metri circa); to measure one's strength against st., misurare le proprie forze con qc.; misurarsi con qc.2 prendere la misura a: The dressmaker measured me for a new dress, la sarta mi prese le misure per un vestito nuovo3 (form.) moderare; adattare● (fig.) to measure one's length, cadere lungo disteso □ (fig.) to measure swords with sb., misurarsi (o cimentarsi) con q. □ to measure sb. with one's eye, squadrare q. da capo a piedi □ to measure st. with one's eye, misurare qc. a occhio □ (fig.) to measure one's words, misurare le parole. -
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I [ʃɔːt]1) (not long-lasting) [stay, walk, speech, period] breve; [ course] di breve durata; [ memory] corto2) (not of great length) [fur, hair, dress, stick] corto; (very short) [fur, hair] raso; [ distance] brevetoo short in the sleeves — [ garment] corto di maniche
3) (not tall) [ person] basso4) (scarce) [food, supply] scarsohe gave me a short measure — (in shop) mi ha fregato sul peso
5) (lacking)he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.
to be short on — [ person] mancare di [talent, tact]
to go short of — essere a corto di [clothes, money, food]
I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs
this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick
to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn
8) ling. [ vowel] breve9) econ. [loan, credit] a breve termine10) gastr. [ pastry] frolla••II [ʃɔːt]to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta
1) (abruptly) [ stop] improvvisamente2) in short in breve, brevemente3) short of (just before) un po' prima di; (just less than) poco meno dishort of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo
••III 1. [ʃɔːt]to bring o pull sb. up short cogliere qcn. di sorpresa; to sell oneself short sottovalutarsi; to be caught short — essere colto di sorpresa o preso alla sprovvista
1) (drink) cicchetto m.2) el. corto m.3) cinem. cortometraggio m.4) econ. (deficit) ammanco m., deficit m.2.nome plurale shorts shorts m., pantaloncini m.; (underwear) mutande f. da uomo••IV [ʃɔːt]the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo short-circuit* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) corto2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) basso3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) corto4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) privo di, in meno5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) a corto di6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) frollo, friabile2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) di colpo, improvvisamente2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) (tutt'a un tratto)•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) (mettere nella rosa dei candidati)- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of* * *I [ʃɔːt]1) (not long-lasting) [stay, walk, speech, period] breve; [ course] di breve durata; [ memory] corto2) (not of great length) [fur, hair, dress, stick] corto; (very short) [fur, hair] raso; [ distance] brevetoo short in the sleeves — [ garment] corto di maniche
3) (not tall) [ person] basso4) (scarce) [food, supply] scarsohe gave me a short measure — (in shop) mi ha fregato sul peso
5) (lacking)he is short of sth. — gli manca qcs.
to be short on — [ person] mancare di [talent, tact]
to go short of — essere a corto di [clothes, money, food]
I'm running short of sth. — sto esaurendo qcs
this is Nicholas, Nick for short — ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick
to be short with sb. — essere brusco con qcn
8) ling. [ vowel] breve9) econ. [loan, credit] a breve termine10) gastr. [ pastry] frolla••II [ʃɔːt]to make short work of sth., sb. — liquidare qcs., qcn. in fretta
1) (abruptly) [ stop] improvvisamente2) in short in breve, brevemente3) short of (just before) un po' prima di; (just less than) poco meno dishort of locking him in, I can't stop him — a meno di non chiuderlo in casa, non posso fermarlo
••III 1. [ʃɔːt]to bring o pull sb. up short cogliere qcn. di sorpresa; to sell oneself short sottovalutarsi; to be caught short — essere colto di sorpresa o preso alla sprovvista
1) (drink) cicchetto m.2) el. corto m.3) cinem. cortometraggio m.4) econ. (deficit) ammanco m., deficit m.2.nome plurale shorts shorts m., pantaloncini m.; (underwear) mutande f. da uomo••IV [ʃɔːt]the long and short of it is that they... — il succo del discorso è che loro
verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo short-circuit
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