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1 Cyprus
['saɪpras]nome proprio Cipro f.* * *Cyprus /ˈsaɪprəs/n.(geogr.) Cipro: I love Cyprus, adoro Cipro; We're going to Cyprus, andiamo a Cipro; He lives in Cyprus, abita a Cipro.(Place names) Cyprus /ˈsaɪprəs/* * *['saɪpras]nome proprio Cipro f. -
2 Cyprus Cy·prus n
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3 trouble
I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) tumulto3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) turbare2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) disturbare3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) disturbarsi•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
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