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1 give up
give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) smettere, abbandonare2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) rinunciare a3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) arrendersi; consegnare4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicare5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerare come* * *1. vt + adv1) (surrender: place) cedere, (hand over: ticket) consegnareto give o.s. up — arrendersi
to give o.s. up to the police — costituirsi alla polizia
2) (renounce: friend, boyfriend, job) lasciare, (abandon: idea) rinunciare a, abbandonare, (abandon hope for: patient) dare per spacciato (-a), (expected visitor) non aspettare piùI gave it up as a bad job fam — ci ho rinunciato, ho abbandonato l'idea
to give up drinking/smoking — smettere di bere/fumare
3)(devote: one's life, time)
to give up (to) — dedicare (a)to give up (for) — (sacrifice: one's life, career) donare (per), dare (per)
2. vi + adv(stop trying) rinunciare, arrendersiI give up! — (trying to guess) mi arrendo!
I couldn't do it, so I gave up — non riuscivo a farlo, così ho lasciato perdere
* * *give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
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2 give over
give over colloq. smettereEx:give over! — smettila! give over [sth.], give [sth.] over/Ex:1) tenere [place, room] (to a, per)2) dedicare [time, life]3) (hand over) affidare qcs. a [ person]; give oneself over to (devote oneself) dedicarsi a [ writing]; (let oneself go) abbandonarsi a [ despair]* * *1. vt + adv1)to give over to — dedicare a2)to give over to — consegnare a2. vi + adv(fam: stop) piantarla, smetterlagive over! — piantala!, smettila!
* * *give over colloq. smettereEx:give over! — smettila! give over [sth.], give [sth.] over/Ex:1) tenere [place, room] (to a, per)2) dedicare [time, life]3) (hand over) affidare qcs. a [ person]; give oneself over to (devote oneself) dedicarsi a [ writing]; (let oneself go) abbandonarsi a [ despair] -
3 dedicate
['dedɪkeɪt]1) (devote) dedicare, consacrare [life, time]; dedicare [book, performance] (to a)2) relig. consacrare [church, shrine] (to a)* * *['dedikeit]1) (to give up wholly to; to devote to: He dedicated his life to good works.) dedicare2) (to set apart, especially for a holy or sacred purpose: He decided to dedicate a chapel to his wife's memory.) dedicare3) ((of an author etc) to state that (a book etc) is in honour of someone: He dedicated the book to his father; She dedicated that song to her friend.) dedicare•- dedication* * *['dedɪkeɪt]1) (devote) dedicare, consacrare [life, time]; dedicare [book, performance] (to a)2) relig. consacrare [church, shrine] (to a) -
4 put
[pʊt] 1.to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova
to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]
to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]
to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn
3) (devote, invest)to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.
to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]
4) (add)to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]
to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs
5) (express)to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente
that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti
7) (rate, rank)to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti
8) (estimate)2.to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]
to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn
- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put out- put over- put up- put upon••to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn
* * *[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) mettere2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) porre, presentare3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) esprimere, esporre4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) mettere5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) procedere, dirigersi•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with* * *put (1) /pʊt/n.● ( Borsa) put and call ( option), opzione doppia ( per acquisto o vendita, a scelta); stellaggio; stellage (franc.) □ ( Borsa) put of more, contratto (a premio) di aggiunta; noch per consegnare □ ( Borsa) put price, prezzo di esercizio ( di un'opzione put).put (2) /pʊt/a.(fam.) fermo; immobile; irremovibile: to stay put, restare immobile; essere irremovibile.put (3) /pʌt/► putt.♦ (to) put (1) /pʊt/(pass. e p. p. put)A v. t.1 mettere; porre; collocare; apporre; disporre; imporre; aggiungere: I'll put the car into the garage, metterò l'auto in garage; Put yourself in my place, mettiti al mio posto (o nei miei panni); He put the matter in my hands, ha messo la faccenda nelle mie mani; A new tax was put on cattle, è stata imposta una nuova tassa sul bestiame3 esporre; esprimere; presentare; dire: I put the matter to him, gli esposi la faccenda; I cannot put it into words, non so esprimerlo (o dirlo) a parole; He has a strange way of putting things, ha uno strano modo di presentare le cose; to put it bluntly, per dire le cose come stanno; per dirla schietta4 porre; proporre; presentare; sottoporre; fare: I put the case to the manager, sottoposi il caso al direttore; to put a question to the vote, mettere (o porre) ai voti una questione5 calcolare; stimare; valutare: The damage is put at £1m, si stima che i danni ammontino a un milione di sterline6 attribuire; ascrivere; dare8 piantare; conficcare; infiggere: to put a knife into sb., conficcare un coltello in corpo a q.; accoltellare q.B v. i.(spec. naut.) procedere; dirigersi; far rotta per: to put to sea, prendere il largo; allontanarsi● (eufem.) to put an animal to sleep, sopprimere un animale □ to put the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q. □ to put a check on st., mettere un freno a qc. □ to put an end to, por fine a; porre termine a □ to put a field to (o under) potatoes, mettere un campo a patate □ (fig. fam.) to put one's foot in it (o in one's mouth), fare una gaffe, farla grossa □ (comm.) to put goods on the market, immettere merce in un mercato □ to put sb. in mind of st., ricordare (o rammentare) qc. a q. □ to put sb. in possession of st., far entrare q. in possesso di qc. □ to put sb. in the wrong, mettere q. dalla parte del torto □ to put a law in force, far entrare in vigore (o rendere esecutiva) una legge □ to put money to good use, far buon uso del denaro □ to put new life into, infondere nuova vita in □ to put oneself, mettersi: to put oneself on a diet, mettersi a dieta; to put oneself in sb. 's shoes, mettersi nei panni di q.; to put oneself in sb. 's place, mettersi al posto di q.; to put oneself at ease, mettersi a proprio agio □ to put paid to a matter, sistemare una faccenda □ ( USA) to put st. on the street, mettere in piazza qc.; raccontare qc. in giro □ to put pressure on sb., mettere q. sotto pressione □ to put sb. right, correggere q. □ to put st. right, mettere a posto, aggiustare qc.: to put a matter right, sistemare una faccenda □ (fig.) to put a spoke in sb. 's wheel, mettere il bastone fra le ruote a q. □ to put to bed, mettere a letto □ to put sb. to death, mettere a morte q. □ to put sb. to flight, mettere in fuga q. □ to put sb. to sleep, far addormentare q. □ to put sb. to the sword, passare q. a fil di spada □ to put st. to use, fare uso di qc.; servirsi di qc. □ (fam. USA) to put sb. wise, avvertire q. (di qc.); aprire gli occhi a q. (fig.) □ to be hard put, trovarsi in grande difficoltà; essere messo alle strette: I was hard put to finish my work in time, mi ci volle del bello e del buono per finire in tempo il lavoro.(to) put (2) /pʌt/► to putt.* * *[pʊt] 1.to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova
to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]
to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]
to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn
3) (devote, invest)to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.
to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]
4) (add)to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]
to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs
5) (express)to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente
that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti
7) (rate, rank)to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti
8) (estimate)2.to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]
to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn
- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put out- put over- put up- put upon••to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn
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5 put in
2) (apply)to put in for — [ person] proporsi, candidarsi per [job, promotion]; fare domanda per [transfer, overtime]; put in [sth.], put [sth.] in
3) (fit, install) installare [ central heating]; montare [shower, kitchen]; mettere [ contact lenses]4) (make) fare, presentare [request, claim, offer, application]5) (contribute) dedicare [time, hours, days]; contribuire con [sum, amount]6) (insert) mettere, inserire [paragraph, reference]7) (elect) eleggere, mandare al potere; put [sb.] in for iscrivere a [ exam]; proporre per [promotion, job, prize, scholarship]* * *1) (to insert or install: We're having a new shower put in.) installare2) (to do (a certain amount of work etc): He put in an hour's training today.) fare* * *1. vt + adv1) (place inside: drawer, bag) metter dentro2) (insert: in book, speech) aggiungere, inserire3) (interpose: remark) fare4) (enter: application, complaint) presentare5) (install: central heating) mettere, installare6) (Pol: elect) eleggere7) (devote, expend: time) passare, dedicare2. vi + advNaut fare scalo* * *2) (apply)to put in for — [ person] proporsi, candidarsi per [job, promotion]; fare domanda per [transfer, overtime]; put in [sth.], put [sth.] in
3) (fit, install) installare [ central heating]; montare [shower, kitchen]; mettere [ contact lenses]4) (make) fare, presentare [request, claim, offer, application]5) (contribute) dedicare [time, hours, days]; contribuire con [sum, amount]6) (insert) mettere, inserire [paragraph, reference] -
6 spend *****
[spɛnd]vt spent pt, pp1) (money) spendereto spend money on sb/sth — spendere soldi per qn/qc
to go to spend a penny Brit fam euph — andare a fare una telefonata fig fam
2) (pass) passare, trascorrere3)to spend time/money/effort on sth — dedicare tempo/soldi/energie a qc -
7 upside
upside /ˈʌpsaɪd/n.1 lato positivo: The upside of the job is that there is lots of travel; the downside is the long hours, il lato positivo del lavoro è che si viaggia molto; il lato negativo sono gli orari pesanti● on the upside –: On the upside, he will be able to devote more time to his hobbies, il lato buono è che potrà consacrare più tempo ai suoi hobby □ upside down, a rovescio, sottosopra ( anche fig.): Don't stack the boxes upside down, non accatastare le casse alla rovescia; The burglars turned my flat upside down, i ladri mi hanno messo a soqquadro l'appartamento; Losing my job has turned my life upside down, perdere il lavoro mi ha scombussolato la vita □ upside-down, capovolto; (fig.) a soqquadro: an upside-down dish, un piatto capovolto □ ( ginnastica) upside-down position, posizione capovolta verticale.
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