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1 control ***** con·trol
[kən'trəʊl]1. nto keep sth/sb under control — tenere qc/qn sotto controllo
to lose control of o.s. — perdere il controllo di sé
to be in or keep control of — tenere sotto controllo
to bring a fire under control — arginare or circoscrivere un incendio
2) Tech, TV, Radio3)wage/price controls npl — (restrictions) limitazione f dei salari/prezzi
4) (in experiment) gruppo di controllo2. vt(check) controllare, (traffic) dirigere, regolare, (operation etc) dirigere, (company) avere controllo di, (crowd) tenere sotto controllo, (disease, fire) arginare, limitare, (emotions) controllare, frenare, dominareto control o.s. — controllarsi
please control yourself, everyone's looking at us — per favore, controllati, tutti ci guardano
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2 pest
[pest]he's such a little pest! — [ child] è proprio una (piccola) peste!
* * *[pest]1) (a creature that is harmful or destructive, eg a mosquito, a rat etc.) parassita, (animale nocivo)2) (a troublesome person or thing: He is always annoying me - he is an absolute pest!) peste•* * *pest /pɛst/n.1 insetto o piccolo animale nocivo o infestante; parassita: garden pests, parassiti delle piante da giardino; parassiti da giardino; Rabbits can be a serious pest, i conigli possono essere molto nocivi; pest control, disinfestazione; lotta antiparassitaria2 (fig.) seccatore, seccatrice; scocciatore, scocciatrice; individuo pestiferoFALSI AMICI: nell'inglese attuale pest non significa peste nel significato medico.* * *[pest]he's such a little pest! — [ child] è proprio una (piccola) peste!
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3 vermin
['vɜːmɪn]1) U (rats etc.) animali m.pl. nocivi2) (lice, insects) (insetti) parassiti m.pl.* * *['və:min](undesirable or troublesome pests such as fleas, rats, or mice: Farmers are always having trouble with various types of vermin; It is vermin such as these men that are trying to destroy society.) parassita* * *vermin /ˈvɜ:mɪn/n. (col verbo al pl.)1 animali nocivi; insetti parassiti2 (fig.) criminali; delinquenti; parassiti● vermin control, disinfestazione.* * *['vɜːmɪn]1) U (rats etc.) animali m.pl. nocivi2) (lice, insects) (insetti) parassiti m.pl.
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