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1 contraption
[kən'træpʃn]* * *[kən'træpʃən](a strange machine or apparatus: He tried to fly over the Atlantic in a home-made contraption.) congegno, aggeggio* * *contraption /kənˈtræpʃn/n.(fam.) congegno; aggeggio; affare; cosoFALSI AMICI: contraption non significa contrazione.* * *[kən'træpʃn] -
2 contraption con·trap·tion n
[kən'træpʃ(ə)n]fam pej aggeggio -
3 contrivance
[kən'traɪvəns]nome form.1) (contraption) apparecchio m., congegno m.2) (ploy) espediente m., stratagemma m.3) (ingenuity) ingegnosità f.* * *1) (the act of contriving.) invenzione2) (something contrived (especially something mechanical): a contrivance for making the door open automatically.) dispositivo* * *contrivance /kənˈtraɪvəns/n.1 invenzione; escogitazione; trovata (fam.)2 congegno; dispositivo; apparecchio3 [u] manovre; espedienti; macchinazione; stratagemma4 [u] capacità inventiva.* * *[kən'traɪvəns]nome form.1) (contraption) apparecchio m., congegno m.2) (ploy) espediente m., stratagemma m.3) (ingenuity) ingegnosità f. -
4 here
[hɪə(r)] 1.1) (indicating place) qui, quafar from, near here — lontano da qui, qui vicino
up to here down to here fino a qui; I'm up here sono quassù; here lies (on tombstone) qui giace; since you were last here dall'ultima volta che sei stato qui; here and there — qui e là
here she comes! — eccola o ecco che arriva!
here you are — (offering sth.) eccoti, eccotelo
3) (indicating presence, arrival)she's not here right now — non è qui o non c'è in questo momento
"John?" - "here sir" — (revealing whereabouts) "John?" - "sono qui, signore"; (during roll call) "John?" - "presente"
4) colloq. (emphatic)2.interiezione colloq.here stop that! — ehi, smettila!
here's to our success, to you! — al nostro successo, alla tua!
* * *[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) qui, qua; ecco2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) a questo punto, qui, qua3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) qui2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) su!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) presente•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there* * *[hɪə(r)] 1.1) (indicating place) qui, quafar from, near here — lontano da qui, qui vicino
up to here down to here fino a qui; I'm up here sono quassù; here lies (on tombstone) qui giace; since you were last here dall'ultima volta che sei stato qui; here and there — qui e là
here she comes! — eccola o ecco che arriva!
here you are — (offering sth.) eccoti, eccotelo
3) (indicating presence, arrival)she's not here right now — non è qui o non c'è in questo momento
"John?" - "here sir" — (revealing whereabouts) "John?" - "sono qui, signore"; (during roll call) "John?" - "presente"
4) colloq. (emphatic)2.interiezione colloq.here stop that! — ehi, smettila!
here's to our success, to you! — al nostro successo, alla tua!
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5 thing ***** n
[θɪŋ]1) cosa, (object) oggetto, (contraption) aggeggioa thing of beauty — una bella cosa, un bell'oggetto
the best thing would be to... — la cosa migliore sarebbe di...
for one thing — in primo luogo, tanto per cominciare
first thing (in the morning) — come or per prima cosa (di mattina)
last thing (at night) — come or per ultima cosa (di sera)
it was a close or near thing — ce l'ha fatta per un pelo
the thing is... — il fatto è che...
not a thing to say/to wear — niente da dire/da mettersi
to make a mess of things — farla grossa, combinare un casino
2)things npl — (belongings, clothes, equipment) roba sg, cose fpl
3)4)poor thing — poveretto (-a)
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