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1 at stake
1) (to be won or lost: A great deal of money is at stake.) in gioco/palio2) (in great danger: The peace of the country / Our children's future is at stake.) in gioco, a rischio -
2 uneasy
[ʌn'iːzɪ]1) (worried) [ person] preoccupato ( about, at per); [ conscience] sporco2) (precarious) [ compromise] difficile; [alliance, peace] instabile; [ silence] imbarazzato3) (agitated) [ sleep] agitato4) (ill at ease) a disagio* * *((of a person or a situation etc) troubled, anxious or unsettled: When her son did not return, she grew uneasy.) ansioso, agitato- unease- uneasily
- uneasiness* * *uneasy /ʌnˈi:zɪ/a.1 inquieto; agitato: to feel [to look] uneasy, sentirsi [sembrare] a disagio; I was uneasy about giving him so much responsibility, mi metteva in agitazione affidargli una così grande responsabilità; uneasy sleep, sonno agitato3 precario; instabile: The relationship between the two countries has been uneasy for decades, i rapporti tra i due paesi sono stati instabili per diversi decenni; uneasy peace, pace precariauneasinessn. [u]1 agitazione; disagio2 precarietà; instabilità.* * *[ʌn'iːzɪ]1) (worried) [ person] preoccupato ( about, at per); [ conscience] sporco2) (precarious) [ compromise] difficile; [alliance, peace] instabile; [ silence] imbarazzato3) (agitated) [ sleep] agitato4) (ill at ease) a disagio -
3 preserve
I [prɪ'zɜːv]1) gastr. (anche preserves) confettura f., composta f.2) (territory) riserva f. di caccia; fig. area f. riservata, campo m.II [prɪ'zɜːv]1) (save from destruction) conservare, preservare [building, manuscript]; salvaguardare [land, tradition]; conservare [wood, leather, painting]2) (maintain) preservare [ rights]; mantenere [peace, order, standards]3) (keep, hold onto) [ person] mantenere [humour, dignity, health]4) (rescue) preservare5) gastr. (prevent from rotting) conservare [ food]; (make into jam) fare una confettura con [ fruit]* * *[pri'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to keep safe from harm: (May) Heaven preserve us from danger!) proteggere2) (to keep in existence: They have managed to preserve many old documents.) conservare3) (to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad: What is the best method of preserving raspberries?) conservare2. noun1) (an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part.) (attività riservata)2) (a place where game animals, birds etc are protected: a game preserve.) riserva3) (jam: blackberry jam and other preserves.) conserva, confettura•- preservative* * *preserve /prɪˈzɜ:v/n.1 (spesso al pl.) confettura; marmellata; conserva di frutta: quince preserve, marmellata di cotogne4 (fig.) area (o sfera) riservata; campo (o dominio) esclusivo: Politics used to be a male preserve, la politica un tempo era una sfera esclusivamente maschile; to trespass on sb. 's preserve, invadere il campo altrui5 (pl.) (antiq.) occhiali protettivi.♦ (to) preserve /prɪˈzɜ:v/A v. t.1 preservare; proteggere; salvaguardare; difendere; conservare; mantenere: God preserve us!, Dio ci preservi (o ci salvi)!; to preserve one's dignity, conservare (o salvare) la propria dignità; to preserve public order, mantenere l'ordine pubblicoB v. i.● to preserve game [fish], proteggere la selvaggina [i pesci]; fare un territorio [un corso d'acqua] autogestito □ to preserve a river, riservare il diritto di pesca in un fiume.* * *I [prɪ'zɜːv]1) gastr. (anche preserves) confettura f., composta f.2) (territory) riserva f. di caccia; fig. area f. riservata, campo m.II [prɪ'zɜːv]1) (save from destruction) conservare, preservare [building, manuscript]; salvaguardare [land, tradition]; conservare [wood, leather, painting]2) (maintain) preservare [ rights]; mantenere [peace, order, standards]3) (keep, hold onto) [ person] mantenere [humour, dignity, health]4) (rescue) preservare5) gastr. (prevent from rotting) conservare [ food]; (make into jam) fare una confettura con [ fruit] -
4 retreat
I [rɪ'triːt]1) (withdrawal) ritirata f.2) (house) seconda casa f.3) relig. ritiro m.II [rɪ'triːt]to go into, go on a retreat — andare in ritiro (spirituale)
1) [ person] ritirarsi2) mil. [ army] battere in ritirata (to su)3) fig. ritirarsi (to in)4) [ flood water] ritirarsi* * *[ri'tri:t] 1. verb1) (to move back or away from a battle (usually because the enemy is winning): After a hard struggle, they were finally forced to retreat.) ritirarsi2) (to withdraw; to take oneself away: He retreated to the peace of his own room.) ritirarsi2. noun1) (the act of retreating (from a battle, danger etc): After the retreat, the soldiers rallied once more.) ritirata2) (a signal to retreat: The bugler sounded the retreat.) ritirata3) ((a place to which a person can go for) a period of rest, religious meditation etc: He has gone to a retreat to pray.) ritiro* * *retreat /rɪˈtri:t/n.2 ritiro; il sottrarsi (a qc.): a retreat from public life, un ritiro dalla vita pubblica; a retreat from the realities of political change, una fuga dalla realtà dei cambiamenti politici; a retreat into oneself, la chiusura in se stessi6 (archit.) rientranza; rientro● (fam.) to beat a retreat, battere in ritirata ( anche fig.) □ to cut off sb. 's retreat, tagliare la ritirata a q. □ to make good one's retreat, ritirarsi senza perdite (o senza danno).♦ (to) retreat /rɪˈtri:t/A v. i.2 (fig.: in una discussione, ecc.) cedere; recedere; to retreat into silence, chiudersi nel silenzioB v. t.* * *I [rɪ'triːt]1) (withdrawal) ritirata f.2) (house) seconda casa f.3) relig. ritiro m.II [rɪ'triːt]to go into, go on a retreat — andare in ritiro (spirituale)
1) [ person] ritirarsi2) mil. [ army] battere in ritirata (to su)3) fig. ritirarsi (to in)4) [ flood water] ritirarsi -
5 stalemate
['steɪlmeɪt]1) (in chess) stallo m.2) (deadlock) stallo m., punto m. morto* * *['steilmeit]1) (a position in chess in which a player cannot move without putting his king in danger.) stallo2) (in any contest, dispute etc, a position in which neither side can win: The recent discussions ended in stalemate.) stallo, (punto morto)* * *stalemate /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/n. [uc]2 (fig.) punto morto; stallo; situazione di stallo: a stalemate in the peace process, uno stallo nel processo di pace; The negotiations have come to a stalemate, le trattative sono giunte a un punto morto.(to) stalemate /ˈsteɪlmeɪt/v. t.2 (fig.) portare a un punto morto; mettere in una situazione di stallo.* * *['steɪlmeɪt]1) (in chess) stallo m.2) (deadlock) stallo m., punto m. morto
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