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1 nascondere
v/t hide, conceal* * *nascondere v.tr.1 to hide*, (form.) to conceal: nascondere un libro, to hide a book; nascondere un ricercato, to hide a wanted man; nascose il viso tra le mani, she hid (o buried) her face in her hands; le nubi nascosero il sole, the clouds hid the sun; quel muro nasconde la vista del mare, that wall blocks the view of the sea; tutta la vallata era nascosta dalla nebbia, the whole valley was hidden (o covered) by the fog2 (fig.) to hide*, to conceal; to disguise, to mask; to keep* secret: cercò di nascondere i propri sentimenti, he tried to hide (o to conceal) his feelings; nascose la sua identità, he kept his identity secret; non nascondo che sono preoccupato, I make no secret of the fact that I am worried; sapeva bene come nascondere il suo odio, he knew well how to disguise his hatred; la sua affabilità nasconde una mancanza assoluta di scrupoli, his affability conceals a complete lack of scruple; nascondere qlco. a qlcu., to hide sthg. from s.o. // non aver niente da nascondere, to have nothing to hide.◘ nascondersi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to hide* (oneself); to be hidden: dove è andato a nascondere?, where has he hidden himself?; un uccello si nascondeva tra i rami, a bird was hidden among the branches; il sole si nascondeva dietro le nuvole, the sun was hidden by the clouds; dietro la sua freddezza si nasconde una grande sensibilità, (fig.) he hides his deep sensitiveness behind a mask of coldness // va' a nasconderti!, (fam.) (vergognati!) shame on you! // giocare a nascondere, to play hide-and-seek.* * *1. [nas'kondere]vb irreg vt(gen) to hide, concealnascondere la verità a qn — to hide o keep the truth from sb
2. vr (nascondersi)nascondersi alla vista di qn — to hide from sb, keep out of sb's sight
dove si è nascosto? — where is he hiding?, where has he got to?
dovresti nasconderti — you had better hide, fig you should be ashamed of yourself
* * *[nas'kondere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (sottrarre alla vista) to hide* [ oggetto]; to hide*, to conceal [ criminale]nascondere qcs. in un cassetto — to hide sth. away in a drawer
2) (impedire alla vista) to hide*, to block [paesaggio, mare]3) fig. to conceal [verità, fatto]; to cover up [errore, crimine]; to hide*, to conceal [ emozioni]; to keep* back, to withhold* [informazione, dettaglio]2.nascondere qcs. a qcn. — to keep sth. from sb.
verbo pronominale nascondersi [persona, animale] to hide** * *nascondere/nas'kondere/ [64]1 (sottrarre alla vista) to hide* [ oggetto]; to hide*, to conceal [ criminale]; nascondere il viso tra le mani to bury one's face in one's hands; nascondere qcs. in un cassetto to hide sth. away in a drawer2 (impedire alla vista) to hide*, to block [paesaggio, mare]3 fig. to conceal [verità, fatto]; to cover up [errore, crimine]; to hide*, to conceal [ emozioni]; to keep* back, to withhold* [informazione, dettaglio]; nascondere qcs. a qcn. to keep sth. from sb.; mi stai nascondendo qualcosa! you're hiding something from me! non si può nascondere che there's no disguising the fact thatII nascondersi verbo pronominale[persona, animale] to hide*; - rsi sotto falso nome to masquerade under a false name. -
2 occultare
occultare v.tr.1 to hide*, to conceal (anche fig.): occultò la refurtiva, he hid the stolen goods; occultare un delitto, to conceal a crime; occultare la verità, to hide (o to conceal) the truth* * *[okkul'tare]1. vtto hide, conceal2. vr (occultarsi)occultarsi (a) — to hide (from), conceal o.s. (from)
* * *[okkul'tare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to hide*, to conceal [prova, refurtiva]2) fig. to conceal [verità, fatto, questione]3) astr. to occult2.verbo pronominale occultarsi to hide** * *occultare/okkul'tare/ [1]1 to hide*, to conceal [prova, refurtiva]2 fig. to conceal [verità, fatto, questione]3 astr. to occultII occultarsi verbo pronominaleto hide*. -
3 velare
velare1 v.tr.1 to veil; to cover with a veil: velare una statua, to veil (o to cover) a statue; in Arabia le donne si velano il viso, in Arabia women veil their faces2 (fig.) ( offuscare) to dim, to cover: le lacrime gli velavano gli occhi, his eyes were dimmed with tears; la nebbia velava la luce della luna, the mist veiled the moonlight // l'emozione gli velava la voce, emotion muffled his voice3 (fig.) ( nascondere) to veil, to conceal; to disguise: velare una verità, to conceal a truth; velare le proprie intenzioni, to disguise one's intentions.◘ velarsi v.rifl. to veil oneself, to cover oneself◆ v.intr.pron. (fig.) to mist; ( di voce) to get* husky: gli occhi le si velarono di lacrime, her eyes became misty with tears.* * *I [ve'lare]1. vt(anche), fig to veil, cover2. vip (velarsi)(occhi, luna) to mist over, (voce) to become huskyII [ve'lare] agggli occhi le si velarono di pianto o lacrime — her eyes clouded with tears
Ling velar* * *[ve'lare] Iaggettivo e sostantivo femminile velarII 1.verbo transitivo1) (coprire con un velo) to veil [volto, statua]2) (offuscare) [ nubi] to veil [ cielo]; [ espressione] to mist [ sguardo]2.verbo pronominale velarsi1) (coprirsi con un velo) [ persona] to veil [ volto]2) (offuscarsi) [ cielo] to cloud over; [ sguardo] to become* misty, to cloud over; (diventare fioco) [ voce] to get* husky* * *velare1/ve'lare/agg. e f.velar.————————velare2/ve'lare/ [1]1 (coprire con un velo) to veil [volto, statua]2 (offuscare) [ nubi] to veil [ cielo]; [ espressione] to mist [ sguardo]; le lacrime le velavano gli occhi her eyes were clouded with tearsII velarsi verbo pronominale2 (offuscarsi) [ cielo] to cloud over; [ sguardo] to become* misty, to cloud over; (diventare fioco) [ voce] to get* husky; gli occhi gli si velarono di lacrime his eyes misted over with tears. -
4 giovare
( essere utile) be useful (a to)( far bene) be good (a for)* * *giovare v. intr.1 (essere di utilità) to be of use, to be useful; to help (s.o.), to be a help: a che giova?, what is the use of it?; a che gioverebbe parlargli?, what would be the use of speaking to him?; a questo punto ormai nulla mi giova!, at this stage nothing can help me!; giova sapere, it is useful to know; i vostri consigli mi giovarono molto, your advice was of great use to me; non giovare a nulla, affatto, to be of no use (o to be of no avail)2 (fare bene) to be good (for s.o., sthg.); to be beneficial; to do* (s.o., sthg.) good: l'aria di mare ti gioverà, the sea air will be good for you (o will be beneficial to you o will do you good); una vacanza vi gioverà, a holiday will do you good (o you will benefit from a holiday).◘ giovarsi v.intr.pron. to take* advantage (of sthg.), to make* use (of sthg); to avail oneself (of sthg.); to benefit (by sthg.), to profit (by sthg.): giovare del consiglio di qlcu., to benefit from s.o.'s advice; giovare di un diritto, to take advantage of a right; giovare reciprocamente, to help each other (o one another).* * *[dʒo'vare]1. vigiovare a — (essere utile) to be useful to, (far bene) to be good for
nascondere la verità non ti gioverà di sicuro — it certainly won't do you any good to conceal the truth
2. vb impers(essere bene, utile) to be usefulgiova sapere che... — it's useful to know that...
3. vip (giovarsi)giovarsi di qn/qc — to make use of sb/sth
* * *[dʒo'vare] 1.1) (essere utile) [alimento, riposo] to be* good (a for)2.verbo impersonale3.giova sapere che... — it is useful to know that...
verbo pronominale giovarsi-rsi di qcs. — to benefit from o by sth., to take advantage of sth
* * *giovare/dʒo'vare/ [1]1 (essere utile) [alimento, riposo] to be* good (a for)giova sapere che... it is useful to know that...; a che giova? what good does it do?III giovarsi verbo pronominale-rsi di qcs. to benefit from o by sth., to take advantage of sth. -
5 giovare
[dʒo'vare]1. vigiovare a — (essere utile) to be useful to, (far bene) to be good for
nascondere la verità non ti gioverà di sicuro — it certainly won't do you any good to conceal the truth
2. vb impers(essere bene, utile) to be usefulgiova sapere che... — it's useful to know that...
3. vip (giovarsi)giovarsi di qn/qc — to make use of sb/sth
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6 nascondere
1. [nas'kondere]vb irreg vt(gen) to hide, concealnascondere la verità a qn — to hide o keep the truth from sb
2. vr (nascondersi)nascondersi alla vista di qn — to hide from sb, keep out of sb's sight
dove si è nascosto? — where is he hiding?, where has he got to?
dovresti nasconderti — you had better hide, fig you should be ashamed of yourself
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