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2 assai
1. adj a lot of2. adv con verbo a lotcon aggettivo very( abbastanza) enough* * *assai1 avv.1 ( molto) very, much, most: è assai mal pagato, it's very badly paid; accettarono assai volentieri, they accepted very (o most) willingly; lo spettacolo è riuscito assai meglio del previsto, the show came off much better than expected // so assai io!, I know nothing about it!; m'importa assai!, I don't give a damn!2 ( abbastanza) enough: hai parlato assai, you've said enough // averne assai di qlcu., qlco., to have had enough of s.o., sthg.; ne abbiamo avuto assai di te e delle tue lamentele, we've had enough of you and your grumbling.assai2 agg. ( molto) a lot of, plenty of; ( molti) many; ( moltissimi) a good many; (fam.) loads of: c'era assai gente nella piazza, there were a lot of people in the square // usato anche come s.: tanti pochi valgono un assai, (prov.) many a mickle makes a muckle // l'assai basta e il tempo guasta, (prov.) enough is as good as a feast.* * *[as'sai]avverbio (molto) (con un aggettivo, un avverbio) very; (con un verbo) considerably, greatly, much; (con un comparativo) considerably, much* * *assai/as'sai/(molto) (con un aggettivo, un avverbio) very; (con un verbo) considerably, greatly, much; (con un comparativo) considerably, much. -
3 grandemente
grandemente avv. greatly; (moltissimo) very, much; very much; (altamente) highly; to a high degree; (profondamente) deeply; (considerevolmente) considerably: stimare grandemente qlcu., to esteem s.o. greatly.* * *[grande'mente]* * *grandemente/grande'mente/[stimato, rispettato] highly; [ ammirato] greatly. -
4 raffinare
refine* * *raffinare v.tr.1 to refine (anche fig.); to purify: raffinare la benzina, to refine petrol; raffinare l'oro, to purify gold; raffinare il sale, to refine salt; vivere in mezzo alle cose belle raffina il gusto, living among beautiful things refines one's taste◘ raffinarsi v.intr.pron. to refine, to become* refined (anche fig.); to purify: l'oro si raffina con la fusione, gold is purified by melting; si è molto raffinato nel parlare, he has refined his way of speaking considerably; i suoi modi si sono raffinati, his manners have become more refined (o polished).* * *[raffi'nare]1. vt(zucchero, petrolio), fig to refine2. vip (raffinarsi)fig to become refined* * *[raffi'nare] 1.verbo transitivo to refine (anche fig.)2.verbo pronominale raffinarsi to refine, to become* refined (anche fig.)* * *raffinare/raffi'nare/ [1]to refine (anche fig.)II raffinarsi verbo pronominaleto refine, to become* refined (anche fig.). -
5 regresso
m regression* * *regresso s.m.1 regress, regression; (econ.) recession, setback; ( calo) drop, decline, decrease: il regresso di una malattia, the regression of an illness; ultimamente ho notato un regresso nel tuo rendimento, I have noticed that your performance has fallen off latterly; regresso nelle esportazioni, a drop in exports; regresso nella produzione, setback in production; il regresso delle vendite è stato sensibile, sales have fallen off considerably; l'economia mostra segni di regresso, the economy shows signs of recession; l'economia è in regresso, the economy is going through a recession // in regresso, declining (o in decline)2 (dir.) ( ricorso) recourse: azione di regresso, action for recovery (o of recourse); senza regresso, without recourse3 (mar.) slip: regresso apparente, apparent slip; regresso dell'elica, screw slip; regresso negativo, negative slip4 (ferr.) switchback5 (biol.) throwback.* * *[re'grɛsso]sostantivo maschile regress, regressionessere in regresso — [cultura, industria, economia] to be in decline
* * *regresso/re'grεsso/sostantivo m.regress, regression; regresso economico recession; essere in regresso [cultura, industria, economia] to be in decline. -
6 restringere
narrowvestito, giacca take in* * *restringere v.tr.1 to narrow; ( contrarre) to contract: abbiamo ristretto il locale di quasi due metri, we've made the room smaller by two metres; la strada è stata ristretta prima del ponte, the road has been narrowed before the bridge; una crema per restringere i pori, an astringent cream; (fot.) restringere il campo, to narrow the field2 (vestiti ecc.) to take* in, to tighten; bisogna ( far) restringere questo vestito, this dress must be taken in; il sarto restringerà la gonna sui fianchi, the tailor will take in the skirt at the hips3 (fig.) ( limitare) to limit; to restrict; ( diminuire) to lessen, to reduce; to condense: ho ristretto la mia indagine agli aspetti sociali del problema, I have restricted (o limited) my survey to the social aspects of the problem; restringere una lunga relazione in qualche paragrafo, to condense a long report into a few paragraphs; ho dovuto restringere il numero degli invitati, I had to reduce the number of guests; la nuova tassa restringe enormemente la possibilità di esportare, the new tax restricts export opportunities considerably // far restringere il sugo, to reduce the sauce // (econ.): restringere le spese, to limit (o to cut down) expenses; restringere il disavanzo, to reduce the deficit; restringere gli investimenti, to retrench investments; restringere il commercio, to restrain trade; restringere i controlli sulle importazioni, to tighten controls on importation; (banca) restringere il credito, to squeeze credit.1 to narrow, to get* narrower; ( contrarsi) to contract: più avanti la strada si restringe, the road gets narrower (o narrows) farther on // restringere nelle spalle, to shrug2 ( farsi stretti) to move up, to close up: restringetevi, sta venendo altra gente, move up, there are other people coming4 (fig.) ( limitarsi) to limit oneself; to restrain oneself: restringere a parlare solo di un argomento, to limit oneself to speaking of one subject only; la sua cerchia di amicizie si è ristretta a due o tre persone, his circle of friends has fallen to two or three now; le possibilità di trovare superstiti si restringono col passare dei giorni, the likelihood of finding survivors fades as the days go by; ormai il numero dei possibili candidati si è ristretto a pochi nomi, now the number of possible candidates has come down to just a few names; restringere nelle spese, to cut down (o to limit) one's expenses.* * *1. [res'trindʒere]vb irreg vt(strada) to narrow, (abito, gonna) to take in2. vip (restringersi)il campo si restringe — (fig : di ipotesi, possibilità) the field is narrowing
* * *[res'trindʒere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (rendere più stretto) to narrow [passaggio, strada]; to shrink* [ vestito]2) (fare contrarre) to contract [ pupilla]3) fig. to narrow (down) [campo, ambito, orizzonte]; to reduce, to limit [libertà, numero]2.verbo pronominale restringersi1) (diventare più stretto) [sentiero, valle, fiume] to narrow, to grow* narrow, to become* narrow; [ vestito] to shrink*2) (contrarsi) [ pupilla] to contract3) fig. [campo, ambito, possibilità] to be* narrowed* * *restringere/res'trindʒere/ [36]1 (rendere più stretto) to narrow [passaggio, strada]; to shrink* [ vestito]2 (fare contrarre) to contract [ pupilla]3 fig. to narrow (down) [campo, ambito, orizzonte]; to reduce, to limit [libertà, numero]II restringersi verbo pronominale1 (diventare più stretto) [sentiero, valle, fiume] to narrow, to grow* narrow, to become* narrow; [ vestito] to shrink*2 (contrarsi) [ pupilla] to contract3 fig. [campo, ambito, possibilità] to be* narrowed. -
7 scendere
1. v/i andare go down, descendvenire come down, descendda cavallo get down, dismountdal treno, dall'autobus get offdalla macchina get outdi temperatura, prezzi go down, dropscendere a terra come (back) down to earth2. v/t: scendere le scale andare go down the stairsvenire come down the stairs* * *scendere v. intr.1 to get* down, to go* down, to come* down; (form.) to descend: scendi da quella scala, get down off that ladder; non è ancora sceso, he is not down yet; aspettami, scendo subito, wait for me, I'll be down in a minute (o in a tick); scendo un momento dal cartolaio, I am just going down (o nipping out) to the stationer's for a moment; perché non scendi al bar stasera?, why don't you come along to the pub this evening?; scesi al fiume, I went down to the river; i fiumi scendono verso il mare, rivers flow down to the sea; scendere da un monte, to come down a mountain; scendere a valle, to go downhill; ( venire a valle) to come downhill; scendere da un albero, to climb down a tree; scendere in cantina, to go down to the cellar; scendere in fretta, con rumore, to hurry (o to hasten) down, to clatter down; un angelo scese dal cielo, an angel descended from Heaven; i barbari scesero in Italia, the barbarians descended on Italy; d'estate scendo in Sicilia dai miei parenti, in the summer I go down to Sicily to stay with my relatives; scendere in città, to go into town; scendere dal letto, to get out of bed (o to get up) // scende la neve, snow is falling // fallo scendere!, ( mandalo giù) send him down!; ( chiamalo giù) call him down! // le sue parole mi scesero al cuore, his words touched my heart // scendere nei minimi particolari, to enter into the smallest (o minutest) details2 ( da un veicolo) to get* off (sthg.); to get* out (of): devo scendere alla prossima stazione, I must get off at the next station; in genere scendo qui, this is where I usually get off; scendere da un'automobile, to get out of a car; scendere dal tram, to get off a tram; scendere da un treno, to get off (o to get out of) a train; scendere da cavallo, to dismount from (o to get off) a horse; scendere a terra, ( sbarcare) to disembark // scendere ad un albergo, to put up at an hotel: a che albergo sei sceso?, what hotel are you staying (o have you put up) at?3 ( declinare) to slope down (wards), to run* down, to descend: la montagna scende verso il mare, the mountain slopes down towards the sea; la scogliera scendeva a picco sul mare, the cliff fell sheer (o fell in a sheer drop) to the sea; il sentiero scende ripidamente, the path descends steeply; la strada scende verso la valle, the road runs down to the valley4 ( abbassarsi, calare) to fall*, to drop; ( diminuire) to decrease, to go* down: il barometro era sceso, the barometer had fallen (o dropped); non puoi scendere col prezzo?, couldn't you bring your price down a little?; i prezzi scendono, prices are falling; scende la notte, night is falling; il silenzio scese sul villaggio, silence fell on the village; la temperatura è scesa molto in questi ultimi giorni, the temperature has fallen a lot in the last few days5 (fig.) ( abbassarsi, piegarsi) to stoop, to lower oneself: non scendo a trattare con gente simile, I wouldn't stoop (o lower myself) to dealing with people like that; scendere a patti con qlcu., to come to terms with s.o.; non pensavo potesse scendere così in basso, I didn't think he could stoop so low; il livello della discussione è sceso parecchio, the level of the discussion has considerably declined6 ( cadere, pendere) to fall*; to come* down, to hang* down: la barba gli scendeva sul petto, his beard came down to his chest; i capelli le scendevano sulle spalle, her hair fell to her shoulders; il vestito mi scendeva fino alle caviglie, my dress came down to my ankles7 ( di astri) to sink*, to go* down: la luna sta scendendo, the moon is going down; il sole scendeva a occidente, the sun was sinking in the west8 (ant., letter.) ( discendere, nascere) to descend, to be descended; to come* (of); ( di fiume) to rise: il Po scende dalle Alpi, the Po rises in the Alps◆ v.tr.1 to go* down, to come* down; (form.) to descend: scendere un colle, to go down a hill; scendere le scale, ( andare giù) to go downstairs; ( venire giù) to come downstairs; scendere correndo le scale, to run down the stairs (o downstairs)2 (dial.) ( far scendere) to take* down, to bring* down, to carry down: scendi il bagaglio, bring (o carry o take) down the luggage.* * *1. ['ʃendere]vb irreg vt(scale, sentiero) to go (o come) down, descend1) (gen) to go (o come) down, descend, (fiume, torrente) to flow down, (strada) to slope down, descend, (aereo) to come down, descendscendere con l'ascensore — to go (o come) down in the lift Brit o elevator Am
scendere in piazza — (folla, manifestanti) to take to the streets
scendere a piedi/correndo — to walk/run down
siamo scesi in mezz'ora — (da collina) we got down in half an hour
scendere a terra — (sbarcare) to go ashore
scendere ad un albergo — to put up o stay at a hotel
2)scendere da — (macchina, treno) to get out of, (nave) to disembark from, get off, (aereo, autobus, bici) to get off
scendere da cavallo — to dismount, get off one's horse
scendere dalle scale — to go (o come) down the stairs
3) (prezzi, temperatura) to fall, drop, (livello) to fall, drop, go down, (marea) to go out, (notte, oscurità) to fall, (sole, strada) to go down, (nebbia) to come down* * *['ʃɛndere] 1.1) (andare giù) to go* down, to get* down; (venire giù) to come* down, to get* downscendere da — to come o get off [marciapiede, scalino]
è sceso in bicicletta, in macchina — he cycled, drove down
scendere in campo — sport to take to the field; mil. to take the field; fig. pol. to enter the list
scendere in pista — [ ballerini] to take the floor
2) (smontare)scendere da — to get off [treno, autobus, bicicletta, cavallo]; to get out of [ macchina]
fammi scendere davanti alla stazione — drop me off o put me down at the station
3) (digradare) [ terreno] to slope (downwards), to dipscendere fino a — [sentiero, muro] to go down to
scendere bruscamente — [pendio, strada] to drop sharply
4) (diminuire) [livello, pressione, prezzo] to fall*, to decrease, to drop, to go* down; [ febbre] to subside, to decrease5) (ricadere) [abito, capelli] to come* down ( fino a to)7) [ sole] to dip, to go* down2.verbo transitivo to descend [pendio, gradini, fiume]scendere le scale — to come o go down the stairs
••scendere nei particolari — to go into details o to get down to specifics
scendere a patti con qcn. — to come to terms with sb
* * *scendere/'∫εndere/ [10](aus. essere)1 (andare giù) to go* down, to get* down; (venire giù) to come* down, to get* down; scendere in cantina to go down to the cellar; scendo subito! I'll be right down! scendere da to come o get off [ marciapiede, scalino]; scendere dal letto to get out of bed; è sceso in bicicletta, in macchina he cycled, drove down; si è fatto male mentre scendeva he got hurt on the way down; scendere in campo sport to take to the field; mil. to take the field; fig. pol. to enter the list; scendere in pista [ ballerini] to take the floor; le lacrime le scesero giù per le guance the tears ran down her cheeks; scendere al terzo posto to drop to third place2 (smontare) scendere da to get off [ treno, autobus, bicicletta, cavallo]; to get out of [ macchina]; fammi scendere davanti alla stazione drop me off o put me down at the station3 (digradare) [ terreno] to slope (downwards), to dip; scendere fino a [ sentiero, muro] to go down to; scendere bruscamente [ pendio, strada] to drop sharply4 (diminuire) [ livello, pressione, prezzo] to fall*, to decrease, to drop, to go* down; [ febbre] to subside, to decrease; le auto stanno scendendo di prezzo cars are coming down in price; la marea sta scendendo the tide is going out5 (ricadere) [ abito, capelli] to come* down ( fino a to)7 [ sole] to dip, to go* downto descend [ pendio, gradini, fiume]; scendere le scale to come o go down the stairs; scendere il fiume a nuoto to swim down the river; scendere la collina correndo to run down the hillscendere nei particolari to go into details o to get down to specifics; scendere in piazza to take to the streets; scendere a compromessi to stoop to compromises; scendere in lizza to enter the list; scendere a patti con qcn. to come to terms with sb. -
8 sensibilmente
sensibilmente avv.1 sensitively2 ( notevolmente) noticeably, sensibly, considerably: la popolazione è sensibilmente calata, the population has noticeably decreased.* * *[sensibil'mente]avverbio (notevolmente) appreciably, noticeably, markedly* * *sensibilmente/sensibil'mente/(notevolmente) appreciably, noticeably, markedly; la situazione è sensibilmente migliorata the situation has markedly improved. -
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notevolmente avv. remarkably; considerably: il suo inglese è notevolmente migliorato, his English has greatly improved. -
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avv [notevol'mente]
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Considerably — Con*sid er*a*bly, adv. In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant; greatly; much. [1913 Webster] The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other. Darwin. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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