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1 hold back
1) (restrain) trattenere [water, crowd, tears]; legare [ hair]; trattenere, fermare [ person]; soffocare [ feelings]; contenere [ anger]2) (prevent progress of) tenere indietro, trattenere [ person]; ritardare [production, development]; differire [ payment]3) (withhold) nascondere [ information]; (to protect privacy) non rendere pubblico, non rivelare [ name]* * *1) (to refuse to tell someone (something): The police were convinced the man was holding something back.) nascondere2) (to prevent from happening, being seen etc, with an effort: The little girl succeeded in holding back her tears.) trattenere3) (to prevent from making progress: I meant to finish cleaning the house but the children have held me back all morning.) trattenere, essere di ostacolo* * *1. vi + adv2. vt + adv1) (restrain: crowd, river) trattenere, contenere, (emotions, tears) trattenere, frenare2) (information, name) nascondere, non dare, celare* * *1) (restrain) trattenere [water, crowd, tears]; legare [ hair]; trattenere, fermare [ person]; soffocare [ feelings]; contenere [ anger]2) (prevent progress of) tenere indietro, trattenere [ person]; ritardare [production, development]; differire [ payment]3) (withhold) nascondere [ information]; (to protect privacy) non rendere pubblico, non rivelare [ name] -
2 rise
I [raɪz]1) (increase) (in amount, number) crescita f. (in di); (in inflation) crescita f., salita f. (in di); (in rates, prices) aumento m., rialzo m., incremento m. (in di); (in pressure, temperature) aumento m. (in di); (in standards) miglioramento m. (in di)2) BE (anche payrise —, wage
rise —) aumento m. salariale, di stipendio
3) (progress) (of person) ascesa f.; (of company, empire) ascesa f., progresso m.; (of ideology) affermazione f.4) (slope) salita f.5) (hill) collina f., altura f.6) fig.to give rise to — dare origine o adito a [rumours, speculation]; suscitare [resentment, frustration]; causare [problem, unemployment]
••II [raɪz]to get a rise out of sb. — colloq. fare uscire qcn. dai gangheri
1) (become higher) [ water] salire (di livello); [price, temperature] aumentare, salire; [ voice] alzarsito rise above — [temperature, amount] superare
3) (get up) [ person] alzarsi; (after falling) tirarsi su, rialzarsi"rise and shine!" — "sveglia!"
to rise to — essere o mostrarsi all'altezza di [occasion, challenge]
5) (progress) [ person] fare carriera, farsi una posizioneto rise to — diventare [director, manager]
6) (slope upwards) [ road] salire; [ cliff] elevarsi, ergersi7) (appear over horizon) [sun, moon] sorgere, spuntare8) geogr. (have source)to rise in — [ river] nascere in [ area]
9) gastr. [ cake] lievitare10) amm. pol. [committee, parliament] sciogliersi, sospendere la seduta•- rise up* * *1. past tense - rose; verb1) (to become greater, larger, higher etc; to increase: Food prices are still rising; His temperature rose; If the river rises much more, there will be a flood; Her voice rose to a scream; Bread rises when it is baked; His spirits rose at the good news.) aumentare; alzarsi; crescere2) (to move upwards: Smoke was rising from the chimney; The birds rose into the air; The curtain rose to reveal an empty stage.) alzarsi3) (to get up from bed: He rises every morning at six o'clock.) alzarsi4) (to stand up: The children all rose when the headmaster came in.) alzarsi5) ((of the sun etc) to appear above the horizon: The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.) sorgere6) (to slope upwards: Hills rose in the distance; The ground rises at this point.) ergersi; salire, alzarsi7) (to rebel: The people rose (up) in revolt against the dictator.) sollevarsi, ribellarsi8) (to move to a higher rank, a more important position etc: He rose to the rank of colonel.) elevarsi9) ((of a river) to begin or appear: The Rhône rises in the Alps.) sorgere, nascere10) ((of wind) to begin; to become stronger: Don't go out in the boat - the wind has risen.) alzarsi11) (to be built: Office blocks are rising all over the town.) sorgere, spuntare, nascere12) (to come back to life: Jesus has risen.) risuscitare2. noun1) ((the) act of rising: He had a rapid rise to fame; a rise in prices.) ascesa, salita2) (an increase in salary or wages: She asked her boss for a rise.) aumento3) (a slope or hill: The house is just beyond the next rise.) altura4) (the beginning and early development of something: the rise of the Roman Empire.) nascita•- rising3. adjectivethe rising sun; rising prices; the rising generation; a rising young politician.) crescente, nascente- early- late riser
- give rise to
- rise to the occasion* * *I [raɪz]1) (increase) (in amount, number) crescita f. (in di); (in inflation) crescita f., salita f. (in di); (in rates, prices) aumento m., rialzo m., incremento m. (in di); (in pressure, temperature) aumento m. (in di); (in standards) miglioramento m. (in di)2) BE (anche payrise —, wage
rise —) aumento m. salariale, di stipendio
3) (progress) (of person) ascesa f.; (of company, empire) ascesa f., progresso m.; (of ideology) affermazione f.4) (slope) salita f.5) (hill) collina f., altura f.6) fig.to give rise to — dare origine o adito a [rumours, speculation]; suscitare [resentment, frustration]; causare [problem, unemployment]
••II [raɪz]to get a rise out of sb. — colloq. fare uscire qcn. dai gangheri
1) (become higher) [ water] salire (di livello); [price, temperature] aumentare, salire; [ voice] alzarsito rise above — [temperature, amount] superare
3) (get up) [ person] alzarsi; (after falling) tirarsi su, rialzarsi"rise and shine!" — "sveglia!"
to rise to — essere o mostrarsi all'altezza di [occasion, challenge]
5) (progress) [ person] fare carriera, farsi una posizioneto rise to — diventare [director, manager]
6) (slope upwards) [ road] salire; [ cliff] elevarsi, ergersi7) (appear over horizon) [sun, moon] sorgere, spuntare8) geogr. (have source)to rise in — [ river] nascere in [ area]
9) gastr. [ cake] lievitare10) amm. pol. [committee, parliament] sciogliersi, sospendere la seduta•- rise up -
3 hinder
['hɪndə(r)]1) (hamper) intralciare [ development]; (delay) rallentare [ progress]; frenare [ efforts]; ritardare [ plan]* * *['hində](to delay or prevent; to make difficult: All these interruptions hinder my work; All the interruptions hinder me from working.) ostacolare* * *hinder /ˈhaɪndə(r)/a.posteriore; di dietro.(to) hinder /ˈhɪndə(r)/v. t.1 inceppare; intralciare; ostacolare; impacciare: Don't hinder his work, non intralciare il suo lavoro!* * *['hɪndə(r)] -
4 trace
I [treɪs]1) (evidence) traccia f., resto m.2) (hint) (of irony) punta f., pizzico m.; (of flavour, garlic) pizzico m.; (of accent) traccia f.; (of chemical, drug) traccia f., residuo m.3) (aiding retrieval) traccia f., indizio m.II [treɪs]without trace — [disappear, sink] senza lasciare traccia
to trace sb. to — seguire le tracce di qcn. fino a [ hideout]
the call was traced to a London number — si è scoperto che la telefonata veniva da un numero di Londra
2) (follow development) seguire le fasi di [ growth]; descrivere, tracciare [life, progress]; fare risalire [origins, ancestry] (to a)•III [treɪs]nome (of harness) tirella f.••* * *[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) traccia2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) traccia2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) inseguire; rintracciare2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) tracciare, disegnare•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *trace (1) /treɪs/n.1 traccia; orma; impronta; segno: The burglars have left no trace, i ladri non hanno lasciato traccia; The war has left its traces, la guerra ha lasciato i propri segni; Of the ancient town no trace remains, della città antica non resta traccia3 (un) pochino; (un) tantino; (un) briciolo: He didn't show a trace of fear, non mostrava un briciolo di paura4 (comput., tecn.) traccia● (geol., chim.) trace element, elemento in tracce; oligoelemento; microelemento □ (geol.) trace fossil, traccia fossile □ to have lost all trace of sb., non avere più notizie di q.trace (2) /treɪs/n.1 tirella2 (mecc.) biella; asta d'accoppiamento● to kick over the traces, ( di un cavallo) liberarsi a calci delle tirelle; (fig.) scuotere il giogo; ribellarsi; ( anche) rendersi indipendente.♦ (to) trace /treɪs/A v. t.1 ( spesso to trace out) tracciare ( anche fig.); abbozzare; disegnare; segnare; vergare: to trace one's signature, tracciare la (propria) firma; He traced ( out) a new policy, egli tracciò una nuova linea politica; to trace out a map [the cross-section of a hospital], disegnare una mappa [lo spaccato di un ospedale]; to trace words with a shaking hand, vergare parole con mano tremante2 seguire le tracce di (q.); pedinare; inseguire: The police are tracing the gangster, la polizia sta seguendo le tracce del bandito; to trace a deer, seguire le orme di un cervo3 rintracciare; scoprire; trovare: The robber was traced to Paris, il rapinatore è stato rintracciato a Parigi; I cannot trace the invoice you sent me, non riesco a trovare la fattura che mi avete mandato; to trace the origin of st., scoprire l'origine di qc.4 intravedere; scorgere appena; osservare la traccia di: His resentment can be traced in many passages of the book, il suo risentimento traspare (o si intravede) in molti passi del libro5 seguire; percorrere: to trace a path, seguire un sentiero; to trace a route, seguire un itinerarioB v. i.1 risalire; riandare nel tempo2 (arc.) seguire un percorso; prendere una strada● to trace an ancient road [ancient walls], scoprire il tracciato di una strada antica [di mura antiche] □ to trace back to, risalire a ( una data, ecc.); far risalire a, attribuire a; ricondurre a (fig.): The duke traced his genealogy back to William the Conqueror, il duca faceva risalire la sua discendenza a Guglielmo il Conquistatore □ to trace out, disegnare, tracciare ( sulla sabbia, ecc.); delineare, abbozzare ( un progetto e sim.); evidenziare, mettere in risalto □ to trace over, ricalcare ( un disegno, ecc.).* * *I [treɪs]1) (evidence) traccia f., resto m.2) (hint) (of irony) punta f., pizzico m.; (of flavour, garlic) pizzico m.; (of accent) traccia f.; (of chemical, drug) traccia f., residuo m.3) (aiding retrieval) traccia f., indizio m.II [treɪs]without trace — [disappear, sink] senza lasciare traccia
to trace sb. to — seguire le tracce di qcn. fino a [ hideout]
the call was traced to a London number — si è scoperto che la telefonata veniva da un numero di Londra
2) (follow development) seguire le fasi di [ growth]; descrivere, tracciare [life, progress]; fare risalire [origins, ancestry] (to a)•III [treɪs]nome (of harness) tirella f.•• -
5 watch
I 1. [wɒtʃ]nome (timepiece) orologio m. da polso, da tasca2.my watch is slow, fast — il mio orologio ritarda, va avanti
modificatore [chain, spring, strap] dell'orologioII [wɒtʃ]1) (surveillance) guardia f., sorveglianza f. (anche mil.)to keep watch — [sentry, police] montare la guardia
to keep (a) watch on sb., sth. — tenere sotto controllo qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
to be on the watch for — stare in guardia contro; fig. guardarsi da
to set a watch on sb., sth. — tenere d'occhio qcn., qcs
2) mar. (time on duty) quarto m.III 1. [wɒtʃ]2) fig. seguire [progress, development]; sorvegliare [ situation]3) (keep under surveillance) sorvegliare, tenere sotto controllo [building, suspect, movements]watch this noticeboard for further details — per ulteriori informazioni tenete d'occhio questa bacheca
4) (pay attention to) fare attenzione a [dangerous object, money, obstacle]; stare attento a [language, manners]; tenere sotto controllo, controllare [ weight]watch it! — colloq. attento! fai attenzione!
watch your step — guarda dove metti i piedi; fig. attento a quel che fai
watch your back! — colloq. guardati alle spalle! (anche fig.)
5) (look after) badare a [property, child, dog]2.1) (look on) stare a guardare, osservarethey are watching to see what will happen next — stanno aspettando di vedere che cosa succederà adesso
2) ant. (keep vigil) vegliare•* * *[wo ] 1. noun1) (a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc: He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch.) orologio2) (a period of standing guard during the night: I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six.) guardia3) (in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time: The night watch come(s) on duty soon.) guardia2. verb1) (to look at (someone or something): He was watching her carefully; He is watching television.) guardare2) (to keep a lookout (for): They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman?) sorvegliare, (tenere d'occhio)3) (to be careful of (someone or something): Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous.) (fare attenzione)4) (to guard or take care of: Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping.) sorvegliare5) (to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc): Watch your chance, and then run.) aspettare•- watcher- watchful
- watchfully
- watchfulness
- watchdog
- watchmaker
- watchman
- watchtower
- watchword
- keep watch
- watch one's step
- watch out
- watch over* * *I [wɒtʃ] n(also: wrist watch) orologio (da polso)II [wɒtʃ]1. n1) (act of watching) sorveglianzato be on the watch for — (danger, person) stare in guardia contro, (vehicle) stare all'erta per l'arrivo di, (bargain) essere a caccia di
to keep watch over — (prisoner) sorvegliare, (patient) vigilare
to keep a close watch on sb/sth — sorvegliare da vicino qn/qc
to keep watch for sb/sth — stare all'erta per qn/qc
2) (period of duty) guardia, Naut quarto, (sentry) sentinellaofficer of the watch Naut — ufficiale m di quarto
to be on watch Naut — essere di guardia
2. vt1) (guard: gen) tener d'occhio2) (observe: gen) guardare, (subj: police) tenere d'occhio, sorvegliare, (monitor: case) seguireyou can't do that! — just you watch (me)! — non puoi farlo! — e come no, sta' a vedere!
a new actor to be watched — un nuovo attore molto promettente or da seguire
3) (be careful with) stare attento (-a) ato watch one's language — moderare i termini, badare a come si parla
watch how you drive/what you're doing — fai attenzione a come guidi/quel che fai
3. vi(observe) guardare, (keep guard) fare or montare la guardia, (pay attention) stare attento (-a), (at bedside) vegliareto watch for sb/sth — aspettare qn/qc
the doctors are watching for any deterioration in his condition — i medici lo tengono sotto osservazione nell'eventualità che le sue condizioni peggiorino
•* * *watch (1) /wɒtʃ/n.1 [uc] custodia; guardia; sorveglianza: (mil.) watch duty, servizio di guardia; to keep watch, montare la guardia; essere di guardia2 (naut.) turno di guardia; comandata; guardia: morning watch, diana ( turno di guardia del mattino, dalle 4 alle 8); afternoon watch, guardia del pomeriggio ( dalle 12 alle 16); forenoon watch, guardia del mattino ( dalle 8 alle 12)● (collett., naut.) watch aboard, marinai di comandata □ (naut.) watch ashore, guardia franca a terra □ ( anche mil.) watch box, garitta □ watch fire, fuoco di guardia ( nei campi o campeggi) □ (mil.) watch post, posto di guardia □ (relig.) watch night service, servizio divino della notte di Natale (cfr. ital. «messa di mezzanotte») □ watch-tower, torre d'osservazione; torre di controllo □ to keep watch for sb., stare attento a q. ( che deve arrivare) □ to keep watch over sb., sorvegliare q. □ to leave the watch, smontare di guardia □ to be on the watch, stare in guardia; stare all'erta □ to be on the watch for pickpockets, guardarsi dai borsaioli; stare attento ai borseggiatori.♦ watch (2) /wɒtʃ/n.1 orologio ( da tasca o da polso): to look at one's watch, dare un'occhiata all'orologio; guardare l'orologio● watch chain, catena dell'orologio □ watch glass, vetro da orologio; vetro dell'orologio □ watch pocket, taschino dell'orologio.♦ (to) watch /wɒtʃ/A v. t.1 guardare; osservare; vedere; assistere a: to watch TV, guardare la tivù; I like to watch animal life, mi piace osservare gli animali nel loro ambiente; to watch a soccer game, assistere a una partita di calcio NOTA D'USO: - to see-2 guardare; badare a; fare attenzione a: Watch your step!, attento a (o bada a) dove metti i piedi!; (fam.) attento a quel che fai!4 custodire; badare; sorvegliare; far la guardia a; vigilare: to watch a flock, custodire un gregge; Will you watch ( over) my bag for a moment?, puoi sorvegliarmi la borsa per un momento?B v. i.1 stare a guardare; osservare: I'm fed up with only watching, sono stufo di stare soltanto a guardare2 stare in guardia; stare all'erta; vigilare: There is a security guard watching outside the bank, c'è una guardia giurata che vigila fuori della banca3 (arc.) vegliare; stare sveglio● to watch for an opportunity, tener gli occhi aperti in attesa di una buona occasione; aspettare l'occasione propizia □ to watch out, stare attento (o in guardia); stare in campana (fam.): Watch out!, attento!; in guardia!; bada! □ to watch out for, badare a, stare attento a; guardarsi da: I told him to watch out for vipers, gli dissi di stare attento alle vipere □ to watch over, custodire ( preziosi, ecc.); badare; sorvegliare ( persone); assistere, vegliare ( malati) □ (fam.) Watch it!, bada di rigare dritto!; ( a un bambino) bada che le prendi! □ Watch me!, sta' a vedere!; vedrai! □ ( alla TV, in fine di trasmissione) ‘Thank you for watching!’, ‘grazie dell'ascolto!’ □ (prov.) A watched pot never boils, pentola guardata non bolle mai; il desiderio rende lunga l'attesa.* * *I 1. [wɒtʃ]nome (timepiece) orologio m. da polso, da tasca2.my watch is slow, fast — il mio orologio ritarda, va avanti
modificatore [chain, spring, strap] dell'orologioII [wɒtʃ]1) (surveillance) guardia f., sorveglianza f. (anche mil.)to keep watch — [sentry, police] montare la guardia
to keep (a) watch on sb., sth. — tenere sotto controllo qcn., qcs. (anche fig.)
to be on the watch for — stare in guardia contro; fig. guardarsi da
to set a watch on sb., sth. — tenere d'occhio qcn., qcs
2) mar. (time on duty) quarto m.III 1. [wɒtʃ]2) fig. seguire [progress, development]; sorvegliare [ situation]3) (keep under surveillance) sorvegliare, tenere sotto controllo [building, suspect, movements]watch this noticeboard for further details — per ulteriori informazioni tenete d'occhio questa bacheca
4) (pay attention to) fare attenzione a [dangerous object, money, obstacle]; stare attento a [language, manners]; tenere sotto controllo, controllare [ weight]watch it! — colloq. attento! fai attenzione!
watch your step — guarda dove metti i piedi; fig. attento a quel che fai
watch your back! — colloq. guardati alle spalle! (anche fig.)
5) (look after) badare a [property, child, dog]2.1) (look on) stare a guardare, osservarethey are watching to see what will happen next — stanno aspettando di vedere che cosa succederà adesso
2) ant. (keep vigil) vegliare• -
6 retard
[rɪ'tɑːd]verbo transitivo ritardare* * *(to make slower or later: The country's economic progress was retarded by strikes; The baby's development was retarded by an accident he had shortly after birth.) ritardare- retarded* * *retard /ri:ˈtɑ:d, nella def. 2 ˈri:tɑ:d/n.FALSI AMICI: retard non significa retard nel senso italiano di farmaco a lento rilascio. (to) retard /rɪˈtɑ:d/v. t. e i.2 (mecc.) ritardare● (comm.) to retard payment, rimandare il pagamento.* * *[rɪ'tɑːd]verbo transitivo ritardare -
7 develop
[dɪ'veləp] 1.1) (acquire) acquisire [ knowledge]; contrarre [ illness]; prendere [ habit]; presentare, manifestare [ symptom]2) (evolve) sviluppare, ampliare [plan, project]; sviluppare, mettere a punto [technique, invention]; sviluppare [theory, argument]4) (expand, build up) sviluppare [mind, physique]; comm. sviluppare, ampliare [business, market]5) (improve) valorizzare [land, site]; risanare [ city centre]6) fot. sviluppare2.1) (evolve) [child, society, country, plot, play] svilupparsi2) (come into being) [friendship, difficulty] nascere; [crack, hole] formarsi, prodursi; [ illness] manifestarsi3) (progress, advance) [ friendship] svilupparsi; [ difficulty] accrescersi; [crack, fault] accentuarsi; [war, illness] aggravarsi; [game, story] svolgersi4) (in size, extent) [town, business] svilupparsi* * *[di'veləp]past tense, past participle - developed; verb1) (to (cause to) grow bigger or to a more advanced state: The plan developed slowly in his mind; It has developed into a very large city.) sviluppare, svilupparsi2) (to acquire gradually: He developed the habit of getting up early.) acquisire3) (to become active, visible etc: Spots developed on her face.) manifestarsi4) (to use chemicals to make (a photograph) visible: My brother develops all his own films.) sviluppare•* * *[dɪ'veləp] 1.1) (acquire) acquisire [ knowledge]; contrarre [ illness]; prendere [ habit]; presentare, manifestare [ symptom]2) (evolve) sviluppare, ampliare [plan, project]; sviluppare, mettere a punto [technique, invention]; sviluppare [theory, argument]4) (expand, build up) sviluppare [mind, physique]; comm. sviluppare, ampliare [business, market]5) (improve) valorizzare [land, site]; risanare [ city centre]6) fot. sviluppare2.1) (evolve) [child, society, country, plot, play] svilupparsi2) (come into being) [friendship, difficulty] nascere; [crack, hole] formarsi, prodursi; [ illness] manifestarsi3) (progress, advance) [ friendship] svilupparsi; [ difficulty] accrescersi; [crack, fault] accentuarsi; [war, illness] aggravarsi; [game, story] svolgersi4) (in size, extent) [town, business] svilupparsi -
8 arrest
I [ə'rest]nome dir. arresto m.II [ə'rest]to put sb. under arrest — arrestare qcn
1) [ police] arrestare2) (halt) arrestare, far cessare [decline, development, disease]* * *[ə'rest] 1. verb1) (to capture or take hold of (a person) because he or she has broken the law: The police arrested the thief.) arrestare2) (to stop: Economic difficulties arrested the growth of industry.) fermare2. noun1) (the act of arresting; being arrested: The police made several arrests; He was questioned after his arrest.) arresto2) (a stopping of action: Cardiac arrest is another term for heart failure.) arresto•* * *arrest /əˈrɛst/n.1 [uc] (leg.) arresto; fermo (di polizia): arrest by warrant, arresto su mandato di cattura; under arrest, in (stato di) arresto; (mil.) agli arresti; under house arrest, agli arresti domiciliari; to resist arrest, fare resistenza all'arresto4 (mecc.) arresto; fermo.♦ (to) arrest /əˈrɛst/v. t.1 (leg.) arrestare* * *I [ə'rest]nome dir. arresto m.II [ə'rest]to put sb. under arrest — arrestare qcn
1) [ police] arrestare2) (halt) arrestare, far cessare [decline, development, disease] -
9 course
I [kɔːs]1) (progression) (of time, event, history, nature) corso m.in the course of time — con l'andar o nel corso del tempo
in the normal course of events in condizioni normali, normalmente; in the course of doing facendo, nel fare; in the course of construction in corso o via di costruzione; to take its course seguire il proprio corso; in due course — a tempo debito, a suo tempo
2) (route) (of river, road, planet, star) corso m.; (of boat, plane) rotta f.to be on course aer. mar. tenere una rotta; the economy is back on course l'economia è di nuovo stabile; to go off course andare fuori rotta; to change course cambiare direzione; aer. mar. cambiare rotta (anche fig.); course of action linea di azione o di condotta; to take a course of action — seguire una linea d'azione
3) scol. univ. corso m. (in di; of di)a course of study — scol. un corso o programma di studi; univ. corso di studi, curricolo universitario
to be on a course — seguire o frequentare un corso
to stay the course — resistere fino alla fine della gara o fino in fondo; fig. tenere duro, resistere
6) (part of meal) portata f., piatto m.five-course — [ meal] di cinque portate
7) of course certo, certamente, naturalmente"did you lock the door?" - "of course I did!" — "hai chiuso la porta a chiave?" - "certo!"
II [kɔːs]"you didn't believe him?" - "of course not!" — "non gli hai creduto?" - "naturalmente!"
1) (rush) scorrere, colare* * *[ko:s]1) (a series (of lectures, medicines etc): I'm taking a course (of lectures) in sociology; He's having a course of treatment for his leg.) corso; serie2) (a division or part of a meal: Now we've had the soup, what's (for) the next course?) piatto, portata3) (the ground over which a race is run or a game (especially golf) is played: a racecourse; a golf-course.) campo, pista4) (the path or direction in which something moves: the course of the Nile.) corso5) (the progress or development of events: Things will run their normal course despite the strike.) corso6) (a way (of action): What's the best course of action in the circumstances?) condotta•- in due course
- of course
- off
- on course* * *I [kɔːs]1) (progression) (of time, event, history, nature) corso m.in the course of time — con l'andar o nel corso del tempo
in the normal course of events in condizioni normali, normalmente; in the course of doing facendo, nel fare; in the course of construction in corso o via di costruzione; to take its course seguire il proprio corso; in due course — a tempo debito, a suo tempo
2) (route) (of river, road, planet, star) corso m.; (of boat, plane) rotta f.to be on course aer. mar. tenere una rotta; the economy is back on course l'economia è di nuovo stabile; to go off course andare fuori rotta; to change course cambiare direzione; aer. mar. cambiare rotta (anche fig.); course of action linea di azione o di condotta; to take a course of action — seguire una linea d'azione
3) scol. univ. corso m. (in di; of di)a course of study — scol. un corso o programma di studi; univ. corso di studi, curricolo universitario
to be on a course — seguire o frequentare un corso
to stay the course — resistere fino alla fine della gara o fino in fondo; fig. tenere duro, resistere
6) (part of meal) portata f., piatto m.five-course — [ meal] di cinque portate
7) of course certo, certamente, naturalmente"did you lock the door?" - "of course I did!" — "hai chiuso la porta a chiave?" - "certo!"
II [kɔːs]"you didn't believe him?" - "of course not!" — "non gli hai creduto?" - "naturalmente!"
1) (rush) scorrere, colare -
10 step
I 1. [step]1) (pace) passo m.to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco
2) (footsteps) passo m.3) fig. (move) passo m.a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro
the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...
promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui
5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.7) (in dance) passo m.8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.2.a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.••II [step]one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]
to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]
to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]
to step over — scavalcare [ fence]
to step out of — uscire da [house, room]
to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)
to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]
- step in- step up••to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi
to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi
* * *[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) gradino, scalino6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) passo7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) misura, mossa2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) camminare- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step* * *I 1. [step]1) (pace) passo m.to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco
2) (footsteps) passo m.3) fig. (move) passo m.a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro
the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...
promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui
5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.7) (in dance) passo m.8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.2.a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.••II [step]one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]
to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]
to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]
to step over — scavalcare [ fence]
to step out of — uscire da [house, room]
to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)
to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]
- step in- step up••to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi
to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi
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