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1 ♦ that
♦ that (1) /ðæt/a. e pron. dimostr. (pl. those)1 quello, quella; ciò; codesto, codesta; cotesto, cotesta: Give me that book, will you?, dammi quel libro, per piacere; Who are those people?, chi è quella gente?; I don't want this; I want that, non voglio questo; voglio quello; (spreg.) that George!, quel George!; DIALOGO → - Weather- Look at that sky!, guarda che cielo!; That isn't true at all!, ciò non è affatto vero!2 questo, questa: Has it come to that?, siamo giunti a questo (punto)?; siamo dunque a tanto?; That's what he said, questo è quello che disse3 (idiom.) Is that you, John?, sei tu, John?; Who was that on the phone?, chi era al telefono?; That's very like him, è tipico di lui; (cosa vuoi,) lui è fatto così; che altro ci si può aspettare da lui?; That's how I got it, ecco come l'ho avuto● That's all, ecco tutto!; tutto qui □ (fam.) That's a dear!, (che) bravo! □ (fam.) That's a good boy [girl]!, bravo [brava]!; che bravo ragazzo [brava ragazza] □ that is, cioè; vale a dire; ossia □ that one, quello, quella: I don't like this; I'll take that one, questo non mi piace; prendo quello □ that one over there, quello là □ That's right, giusto!; benissimo! □ That's it!, esatto!; giusto!; proprio così!; ( anche) ecco fatto!; basta!; DIALOGO → - In a sandwich bar- That's it, thanks, basta, grazie □ and (o and so) that's that!, ecco tutto!; tutto qui (o lì); ( anche) e basta; niente da fare; discorso chiuso!: I'm not giving you the money, and that's that, i soldi non te li do, e basta! □ and all that, e altro; e simili; eccetera eccetera; e così di seguito; e via dicendo □ (fam.) at that, a quel punto lì; tutto sommato; per giunta, inoltre: We left the matter at that, abbiamo lasciato la faccenda a quel punto; We had a lot of work, and painful work, at that, avevamo un sacco di lavoro, e faticoso, per giunta □ for all that, nonostante tutto ciò; con tutto ciò; ciononostante; nondimeno □ from that hour, da quel momento; da allora in poi □ like that, così; in questo (o quel) modo: Don't roll your eyes like that, non roteare gli occhi in quel modo!; He threw the ball like that, lanciò la palla così ( facendo seguire il gesto) □ on that, con ciò; al che □ talking of this and that, discorrendo del più e del meno □ There's that!, c'è anche questo (da dire); beh, anche questo è vero □ those who, coloro i quali (o le quali); quelli (o quelle) che □ What of that?, e con ciò?; che importa? □ ( facendo schioccare le dita) I wouldn't give that for it, non darei un soldo per averlo; non me ne importa un fico (fam.) □ (prov.) That's what it's all about, la vita è fatta di queste cose!♦ that (2) /ðæt, ðət/pron. relat.1 che; il quale, la quale; i quali, le quali: the dog that bit me, il cane che mi morse; those that don't believe me, coloro i quali non mi credono (o chi non mi crede); the boy [the film] ( that) we saw, il ragazzo [il film] che abbiamo visto ( that, se non è soggetto, di solito è sottinteso); No one ( that) I ever heard of could find the difference, nessuno, ch'io sappia, è mai riuscito a scoprire la differenza2 (in loc. temporali) in cui; che (fam.): the year that my son was born, l'anno che nacque mio figlio; the day ( that) I saw her, il giorno che la vidi● (fam.) Mrs Black, Ann Smith that was, la signora Black, da ragazza Ann Smith.♦ that (3) /ðæt, ðət/cong.1 ( spesso sottinteso) che: He promised ( that) he would go, ha promesso che ci sarebbe andato; There's no doubt ( that) they will come, non c'è dubbio che verranno; That he was ill can be proved, che fosse ammalato lo si può dimostrare; He was so tired ( that) he couldn't sleep, era così stanco che non riusciva a dormire2 (form.) perché; affinché; poiché: They gave their lives that we might live, diedero la vita affinché noi vivessimo3 che; poiché; per il motivo che: I'm glad ( that) you passed the exam, sono contento che tu abbia superato l'esame● but that, se non fosse (per il fatto) che □ (form.) in that, dacché; poiché □ now that, ora che; dal momento che; poiché □ so that, affinché; perché; poiché, cosicché (form.) □ Not that I have any objection, non che io ci trovi da ridire.♦ that (4) /ðæt/avv.(fam.) così; tanto; (fino) a tal punto: I can't work that hard, non ce la faccio a lavorare così intensamente; I will go that far and no further, arriverò fino a quel punto e non oltre; He's stingy, but not that stingy, è spilorcio, ma non fino a tal punto; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 2- I'm not that hungry, non ho così tanta fame● that much, tanto così ( facendo il gesto); ( di solito al neg.) molto; granché: I don't know that much about finance, non ne so granché di finanza □ (fam.) I was that tired I could drop, ero tanto stanco da non reggermi più in piedi. -
2 difference **** dif·fer·ence n
['dɪfr(ə)ns]1)difference (in/between) — differenza (di/tra)
I'll make up the difference later — (of money) ti do il resto dopo
common difference Math — ragione f
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3 tell
[tel] 1.1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicareto tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!
2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!
3) (deduce)you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che
you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona
4) (distinguish) distinguerecan you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?
how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?
5) (order)2.to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di
3) (know for certain) sapereas o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire
3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso
- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!
to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese
to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti
time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà
* * *[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) dire, raccontare2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dire3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dire4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) distinguere, riconoscere5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) raccontare6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) (essere efficace), (farsi sentire)•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel] 1.1) (give information) [ person] dire, riferire; [ manual] dire, spiegare; [ gauge] indicareto tell sb. sth. to tell sth. to sb. dire qcs. a qcn.; to tell sb. how, what to do spiegare a qcn. come, che cosa fare; to tell the time [ clock] segnare l'ora; [ person] leggere o dire l'ora; can you tell me the time please? potresti o puoi dirmi l'ora per favore? his behaviour tells us a lot about... il suo comportamento la dice lunga su...; I can't tell you how happy I am to... non sai quanto sia felice di...; I told you so! te l'avevo detto, io! what did I tell you! che cosa ti avevo detto? you're telling me! a chi lo dici! it's true, I tell you! — ti dico che è vero!
2) (recount) raccontare [joke, story]to tell sb. about o of sth. raccontare a qcn. di qcs., raccontare qcs. a qcn.; tell me all about it! raccontami tutto! tell me about it! iron. non me ne parlare! I could tell you a thing or two about her! — potrei raccontarvi alcune cosette su di lei!
3) (deduce)you can, could tell (that) — si vede, si vedeva che
you can tell a lot from the clothes people wear — si possono capire molte cose dal modo di vestire di una persona
4) (distinguish) distinguerecan you tell the difference? — riuscite a vedere o sentire la differenza?
how can you tell which is which? how can you tell them apart? — come si possono distinguere l'uno dall'altro?
5) (order)2.to tell sb. to do — dire o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to tell of — rivelare, essere la prova di
3) (know for certain) sapereas o so far as I can tell per quel che ne so; how can you tell? come fai a dirlo o saperlo? you never can tell — non si sa mai, non si può mai dire
3.her inexperience told against her at the interview — al colloquio l'inesperienza giocò a suo sfavore
to tell oneself — dirsi, ripetere a se stesso
- tell off- tell on••tell me another! — colloq. trovane un'altra! ma valla a raccontare a qualcun altro!
to tell sb. where to get off — colloq. mandare qcn. a quel paese
to tell the world about sth. — dire qcs. ai quattro venti
time (alone) will tell — prov. chi vivrà vedrà
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4 quite
[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio* * *[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
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5 opinion
[ə'pɪnɪən]1) (belief, view) opinione f.in my, his opinion — secondo me, lui
2) (evaluation) opinione f., stima f.to have a high, low opinion of sb., sth. — avere una buona, cattiva opinione di qcn., qcs.
to seek o get a second opinion — cercare il parere di qualcun altro; med. chiedere un consulto
3) U (range of views)* * *[ə'pinjən]1) (what a person thinks or believes: My opinions about education have changed.) opinione2) (a (professional) judgement, usually of a doctor, lawyer etc: He wanted a second opinion on his illness.) parere3) (what one thinks of the worth or value of someone or something: I have a very high opinion of his work.) opinione•- be of the opinion that- be of the opinion
- in my
- your opinion
- a matter of opinion* * *[ə'pɪnɪən]1) (belief, view) opinione f.in my, his opinion — secondo me, lui
2) (evaluation) opinione f., stima f.to have a high, low opinion of sb., sth. — avere una buona, cattiva opinione di qcn., qcs.
to seek o get a second opinion — cercare il parere di qualcun altro; med. chiedere un consulto
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6 contrast
I ['kɒntrɑːst] [AE -træst]1) contrasto m.in contrast to o by contrast with sth. in contrasto con qcs.; in contrast to sb. in contrasto con qcn.; to be a contrast to o with essere in contrasto con [thing, event]; by o in contrast — per contrasto
2) fot. telev. contrasto m.II 1. [kən'trɑːst] [AE -'træst]2.to contrast X with Y — mettere in contrasto X con Y, contrapporre X a Y
verbo intransitivo contrastare, essere in contrasto* * *1. verb1) (to show marked difference from: His words contrast with his actions.) contrastare2) (to compare so as to show differences: Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.) confrontare2. noun1) (difference(s) in things or people that are compared: The contrast between their attitudes is very marked.) contrasto2) (a thing or person that shows a marked difference (to another): She's a complete contrast to her sister.) opposto* * *I ['kɒntrɑːst] [AE -træst]1) contrasto m.in contrast to o by contrast with sth. in contrasto con qcs.; in contrast to sb. in contrasto con qcn.; to be a contrast to o with essere in contrasto con [thing, event]; by o in contrast — per contrasto
2) fot. telev. contrasto m.II 1. [kən'trɑːst] [AE -'træst]2.to contrast X with Y — mettere in contrasto X con Y, contrapporre X a Y
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7 ourselves
[aʊə'selvz, ɑː-]1) (reflexive) ci; (after preposition) noi, noi stessi, noi stesse2) (emphatic) noi stessi, noi stesse••Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, ourselves is translated by ci which is always placed before the verb: we've hurt ourselves = ci siamo fatti male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender) or anche noi: we did it ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto noi stessi; we're strangers here ourselves = anche noi siamo forestieri da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, ourselves is translated by noi or noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender): we did it for ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto per noi stessi. - Note that the difference between us and ourselves is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at us = lei ci sta guardando and we're looking at ourselves in the mirror = ci stiamo guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for us = Jane lavora per noi and we work for ourselves = noi lavoriamo per noi / noi stessi. - (All) by ourselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see the entry below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb when the person speaking and other people are the object of an action etc they perform: We saw ourselves in the mirror.) ci2) (used to emphasize we, us or the names of the speaker and other people performing an action etc: We ourselves played no part in this.) noi stessi/e3) (without help etc: We'll just have to finish the job ourselves.) da noi* * *[aʊə'selvz, ɑː-]1) (reflexive) ci; (after preposition) noi, noi stessi, noi stesse2) (emphatic) noi stessi, noi stesse••Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, ourselves is translated by ci which is always placed before the verb: we've hurt ourselves = ci siamo fatti male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender) or anche noi: we did it ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto noi stessi; we're strangers here ourselves = anche noi siamo forestieri da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, ourselves is translated by noi or noi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / noi stesse (feminine gender): we did it for ourselves = l'abbiamo fatto per noi stessi. - Note that the difference between us and ourselves is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at us = lei ci sta guardando and we're looking at ourselves in the mirror = ci stiamo guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for us = Jane lavora per noi and we work for ourselves = noi lavoriamo per noi / noi stessi. - (All) by ourselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see the entry below -
8 world
[wɜːld] 1.1) (planet) mondo m.this world and the next — il mondo terreno e l'altro mondo, l'aldiquà e l'aldilà
the next o other world l'altro mondo, l'aldilà; to lead the world in electronics essere il leader mondiale dell'elettronica; to come into the world — venire al mondo, nascere
2) fig. mondo m.to go up, down in the world — fare strada, cadere in basso
2.the Western world — i paesi occidentali, il mondo occidentale
modificatore [climate, market, politics, scale] mondiale; [ events] nel mondo; [record, championship] mondiale, del mondo; [ cruise] attorno al mondo••(all) the world and his wife — scherz. (proprio) tutti
a world away from sth. — lontano un mondo da qcs.
for all the world like — tale e quale, identico
I'd give the world to... — darei qualsiasi cosa per...
out of this world — favoloso, straordinario
it did him the o a world of good gli ha fatto un gran bene; to set the world on fire avere un successo enorme, sfondare; to think the world of sb. ammirare tantissimo qcn.; to watch the world go by guardare il mondo affannarsi; what, where, who etc. in the world? che, dove, chi ecc. diavolo? worlds apart — agli antipodi, agli estremi opposti
* * *[wə:ld]1) (the planet Earth: every country of the world.) mondo2) (the people who live on the planet Earth: The whole world is waiting for a cure for cancer.) mondo3) (any planet etc: people from other worlds.) mondo4) (a state of existence: Many people believe that after death the soul enters the next world; Do concentrate! You seem to be living in another world.) mondo5) (an area of life or activity: the insect world; the world of the international businessman.) mondo6) (a great deal: The holiday did him a/the world of good.) mondo7) (the lives and ways of ordinary people: He's been a monk for so long that he knows nothing of the (outside) world.) mondo•- worldly- worldliness
- worldwide
- World Wide Web
- the best of both worlds
- for all the world
- out of this world
- what in the world? - what in the world* * *[wɜːld] 1.1) (planet) mondo m.this world and the next — il mondo terreno e l'altro mondo, l'aldiquà e l'aldilà
the next o other world l'altro mondo, l'aldilà; to lead the world in electronics essere il leader mondiale dell'elettronica; to come into the world — venire al mondo, nascere
2) fig. mondo m.to go up, down in the world — fare strada, cadere in basso
2.the Western world — i paesi occidentali, il mondo occidentale
modificatore [climate, market, politics, scale] mondiale; [ events] nel mondo; [record, championship] mondiale, del mondo; [ cruise] attorno al mondo••(all) the world and his wife — scherz. (proprio) tutti
a world away from sth. — lontano un mondo da qcs.
for all the world like — tale e quale, identico
I'd give the world to... — darei qualsiasi cosa per...
out of this world — favoloso, straordinario
it did him the o a world of good gli ha fatto un gran bene; to set the world on fire avere un successo enorme, sfondare; to think the world of sb. ammirare tantissimo qcn.; to watch the world go by guardare il mondo affannarsi; what, where, who etc. in the world? che, dove, chi ecc. diavolo? worlds apart — agli antipodi, agli estremi opposti
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9 yourself
[jɔː'self, jʊə-]1) (reflexive) (informal) ti, te, te stesso (-a); (polite) si, sé, se stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) sé, se stesso (-a)have you hurt yourself? — ti sei, si è fatto male?
you were pleased with yourself — eri soddisfatto di te (stesso), era soddisfatto di sé, di se stesso
2) (emphatic) (informal) tu stesso (-a), te stesso (-a); (polite) lei stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) lei, lei stesso (-a)you yourself said that... — tu stesso hai detto, lei stesso ha detto che...
for yourself — per te (stesso), per lei (stesso)
(all) by yourself — tutto da solo, da te, da lei
••you're not yourself today — oggi non sei (in) te, non è lei, non è in sé
Note:Like the other you forms, yourself may be either an informal pronoun to be used between close friends and family members or a polite form to be used when speaking to anyone you do not know very well; therefore, yourself should be translated accordingly in Italian. - When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, yourself is translated by ti or Si (polite form), which are always placed before the verb: did you hurt yourself? = ti sei fatto male? Si è fatto male? - In imperatives, however, ti is joined to the verb to form a single word: help yourself! = serviti! The polite form equivalent, in which the imperative is not to be used, is: Si serva! - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is tu / Lei stesso or anche tu / Lei: you said so yourself = l'hai detto tu stesso, l'ha detto Lei stesso; you're a stranger here yourself, aren't you? = anche tu sei / Lei è forestiero da queste parti, non è vero? - When used after a preposition, yourself is translated by te / Lei or te / Lei stesso: you can be proud of yourself = puoi essere orgoglioso di te / te stesso, può essere orgoglioso di Lei / di Lei stesso. - For a full note on the use of the tu, voi and Lei forms in Italian, see the entry you. - Note that the difference between you and yourself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at you = lei ti sta guardando and you're looking at yourself in the mirror = ti stai guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for you = Jane lavora per te and you work for yourself = tu lavori per te / te stesso. - (All) by yourself is translated by da solo, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *[jɔː'self, jʊə-]1) (reflexive) (informal) ti, te, te stesso (-a); (polite) si, sé, se stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) sé, se stesso (-a)have you hurt yourself? — ti sei, si è fatto male?
you were pleased with yourself — eri soddisfatto di te (stesso), era soddisfatto di sé, di se stesso
2) (emphatic) (informal) tu stesso (-a), te stesso (-a); (polite) lei stesso (-a); (after preposition) (informal) te, te stesso (-a); (polite) lei, lei stesso (-a)you yourself said that... — tu stesso hai detto, lei stesso ha detto che...
for yourself — per te (stesso), per lei (stesso)
(all) by yourself — tutto da solo, da te, da lei
••you're not yourself today — oggi non sei (in) te, non è lei, non è in sé
Note:Like the other you forms, yourself may be either an informal pronoun to be used between close friends and family members or a polite form to be used when speaking to anyone you do not know very well; therefore, yourself should be translated accordingly in Italian. - When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, yourself is translated by ti or Si (polite form), which are always placed before the verb: did you hurt yourself? = ti sei fatto male? Si è fatto male? - In imperatives, however, ti is joined to the verb to form a single word: help yourself! = serviti! The polite form equivalent, in which the imperative is not to be used, is: Si serva! - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is tu / Lei stesso or anche tu / Lei: you said so yourself = l'hai detto tu stesso, l'ha detto Lei stesso; you're a stranger here yourself, aren't you? = anche tu sei / Lei è forestiero da queste parti, non è vero? - When used after a preposition, yourself is translated by te / Lei or te / Lei stesso: you can be proud of yourself = puoi essere orgoglioso di te / te stesso, può essere orgoglioso di Lei / di Lei stesso. - For a full note on the use of the tu, voi and Lei forms in Italian, see the entry you. - Note that the difference between you and yourself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at you = lei ti sta guardando and you're looking at yourself in the mirror = ti stai guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for you = Jane lavora per te and you work for yourself = tu lavori per te / te stesso. - (All) by yourself is translated by da solo, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below -
10 yourselves
[jɔː'selvz, jʊə-]1) (reflexive) vi; (after preposition) voi, voi stessi, voi stesse2) (emphatic) voi stessi, voi stesse••you yourselves said that... — voi stessi avete detto che...
Note:Like the other you forms, yourselves may be either an informal pronoun to be used between close friends and family members or a polite form to be used when speaking to more than one person you do not know very well; therefore, yourselves should be translated accordingly in Italian. - When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, yourselves is translated by vi or Si (polite form), which is always placed before the verb: did you hurt yourselves? = vi siete fatti male? / Si sono fatti male? - In imperatives, however, vi is joined to the verb to form a single word: help yourselves! = servitevi! The polite form equivalent, in which the imperative is not to be used, is: Si servano! - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is voi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / voi stesse (feminine gender) or anche voi: you said so yourselves = l'avete detto voi stessi; you're strangers here yourselves, aren't you? = anche voi siete forestieri da queste parti, non è vero? The equivalent polite forms with Loro - l'hanno detto Loro stessi, anche Loro sono forestieri da queste parti, non è vero? - are very rarely used in modern Italian. - When used after a preposition, yourselves is translated by voi or voi stessi / voi stesse or Loro / Loro stessi: you can be proud of yourselves = potete essere orgogliosi di voi / voi stessi, possono essere orgogliosi di Loro stessi. - For a full note on the use of the tu, voi and Lei forms in Italian, see the entry you. - Note that the difference between you and yourselves is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at you = lei vi sta guardando and you're looking at yourselves in the mirror = vi state guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for you = Jane lavora per voi and you work for yourselves = voi lavorate per voi / voi stessi. - (All) by yourselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *[jɔː'selvz, jʊə-]1) (reflexive) vi; (after preposition) voi, voi stessi, voi stesse2) (emphatic) voi stessi, voi stesse••you yourselves said that... — voi stessi avete detto che...
Note:Like the other you forms, yourselves may be either an informal pronoun to be used between close friends and family members or a polite form to be used when speaking to more than one person you do not know very well; therefore, yourselves should be translated accordingly in Italian. - When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, yourselves is translated by vi or Si (polite form), which is always placed before the verb: did you hurt yourselves? = vi siete fatti male? / Si sono fatti male? - In imperatives, however, vi is joined to the verb to form a single word: help yourselves! = servitevi! The polite form equivalent, in which the imperative is not to be used, is: Si servano! - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is voi stessi (masculine or mixed gender) / voi stesse (feminine gender) or anche voi: you said so yourselves = l'avete detto voi stessi; you're strangers here yourselves, aren't you? = anche voi siete forestieri da queste parti, non è vero? The equivalent polite forms with Loro - l'hanno detto Loro stessi, anche Loro sono forestieri da queste parti, non è vero? - are very rarely used in modern Italian. - When used after a preposition, yourselves is translated by voi or voi stessi / voi stesse or Loro / Loro stessi: you can be proud of yourselves = potete essere orgogliosi di voi / voi stessi, possono essere orgogliosi di Loro stessi. - For a full note on the use of the tu, voi and Lei forms in Italian, see the entry you. - Note that the difference between you and yourselves is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at you = lei vi sta guardando and you're looking at yourselves in the mirror = vi state guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for you = Jane lavora per voi and you work for yourselves = voi lavorate per voi / voi stessi. - (All) by yourselves is translated by da soli / da sole, which means alone and/or without help. - For particular usages see below -
11 also
['ɔːlsəʊ]1) (too, as well) anche, pure2) (furthermore) inoltre, oltre a ciò••also, he snores — come se non bastasse, russa
Note:Although also is a bit more formal than too and as well, there is no corresponding difference in Italian, and anche (less commonly, pure) can translate the three of them; as to its position in the sentence, anche usually precedes the form it refers to, as the following examples will show: Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Linda) = anche Linda ha incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on met) = Linda ha anche incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Andrew) = Linda ha incontrato anche Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on last night) = Linda ha incontrato Andrew anche ieri sera* * *['o:lsəu](in addition or besides; too: He is studying German but he is also studying French; They know him and I know him also.) anche* * *['ɔːlsəʊ]1) (too, as well) anche, pure2) (furthermore) inoltre, oltre a ciò••also, he snores — come se non bastasse, russa
Note:Although also is a bit more formal than too and as well, there is no corresponding difference in Italian, and anche (less commonly, pure) can translate the three of them; as to its position in the sentence, anche usually precedes the form it refers to, as the following examples will show: Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Linda) = anche Linda ha incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on met) = Linda ha anche incontrato Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on Andrew) = Linda ha incontrato anche Andrew ieri sera; Linda also met Andrew last night (emphasis on last night) = Linda ha incontrato Andrew anche ieri sera -
12 big
[bɪg]1) (in build) (tall) grande; (heavy) grossoto get big(ger) — (taller) diventare grande, crescere; (fatter) ingrassare; (in pregnancy) diventare grossa
2) (in size) [bed, room, building, garden, town] grande; [animal, car, boat, box] grosso, grandea big book — (thick) un libro spesso; (large) un libro grande
in big letters — in maiuscolo; fig. a grandi lettere
3) (in age) grande4) (in extent) [family, crowd, party] grande; [collection, organization, company] grosso, grande; [ meal] abbondante5) (important) [problem, change] grande, grosso; [question, decision] grosso, importante; [moment, event] grandeI think we're on to something big — colloq. penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso
6) (emphatic)to be big in the music business — colloq. essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica
7) AE colloq. (enthusiastic)to be big on — essere fanatico di [ activity]
8) (generous) generosothat's big of you! — iron. tante grazie!
9) pol.the Big Four, Five — i quattro, cinque Grandi
••to be o go over big colloq. andare forte; to have a big head spreg. essere un presuntuoso; to have a big mouth essere un chiacchierone; why can't you keep your big mouth shut? perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia? to have big ideas, to think big colloq. pensare in grande; what's the big idea? cosa succede? cosa ti prende? to make it big — colloq. avere grande successo
* * *[biɡ]1) (large in size: a big car.) grande2) (important: a big event.) grande•- big game* * *[bɪg]1) (in build) (tall) grande; (heavy) grossoto get big(ger) — (taller) diventare grande, crescere; (fatter) ingrassare; (in pregnancy) diventare grossa
2) (in size) [bed, room, building, garden, town] grande; [animal, car, boat, box] grosso, grandea big book — (thick) un libro spesso; (large) un libro grande
in big letters — in maiuscolo; fig. a grandi lettere
3) (in age) grande4) (in extent) [family, crowd, party] grande; [collection, organization, company] grosso, grande; [ meal] abbondante5) (important) [problem, change] grande, grosso; [question, decision] grosso, importante; [moment, event] grandeI think we're on to something big — colloq. penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso
6) (emphatic)to be big in the music business — colloq. essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica
7) AE colloq. (enthusiastic)to be big on — essere fanatico di [ activity]
8) (generous) generosothat's big of you! — iron. tante grazie!
9) pol.the Big Four, Five — i quattro, cinque Grandi
••to be o go over big colloq. andare forte; to have a big head spreg. essere un presuntuoso; to have a big mouth essere un chiacchierone; why can't you keep your big mouth shut? perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia? to have big ideas, to think big colloq. pensare in grande; what's the big idea? cosa succede? cosa ti prende? to make it big — colloq. avere grande successo
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13 distinction
[dɪ'stɪŋkʃn]1) (differentiation) distinzione f.2) (difference) differenza f.3) (pre-eminence) merito m.to have the distinction of doing — (have the honour) avere l'onore di fare; (be the only one) avere la particolarità di fare
4) (elegance) distinzione f., raffinatezza f.5) (specific honour) decorazione f., onorificenza f.6) scol. univ. menzione f.* * *[-ʃən]1) ((the making of) a difference: He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay.) distinzione2) (a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement: She passed her exams with distinction.) distinzione; riconoscimento* * *[dɪ'stɪŋkʃn]1) (differentiation) distinzione f.2) (difference) differenza f.3) (pre-eminence) merito m.to have the distinction of doing — (have the honour) avere l'onore di fare; (be the only one) avere la particolarità di fare
4) (elegance) distinzione f., raffinatezza f.5) (specific honour) decorazione f., onorificenza f.6) scol. univ. menzione f. -
14 essential
[ɪ'senʃl] 1.1) (vital) [services, role] essenziale; [ ingredient] indispensabileit is essential to do — è essenziale o bisogna fare
2) (basic) [feature, element] essenziale; [ difference] fondamentale; [ reading] indispensabile, fondamentale2. 3.nome plurale essentials* * *[i'senʃəl] 1. adjective(absolutely necessary: Strong boots are essential for mountaineering; It is essential that you arrive punctually.) essenziale2. noun(a thing that is fundamental or necessary: Everyone should learn the essentials of first aid; Is a television set an essential?) elemento essenziale, cosa indispensabile* * *[ɪ'senʃl] 1.1) (vital) [services, role] essenziale; [ ingredient] indispensabileit is essential to do — è essenziale o bisogna fare
2) (basic) [feature, element] essenziale; [ difference] fondamentale; [ reading] indispensabile, fondamentale2. 3.nome plurale essentials -
15 myself
[maɪ'self, mə'self]1) (reflexive) mi, me, me stesso (-a); (after preposition) me, me stesso (-a)2) (emphatic) io stesso (-a), me stesso (-a)(all) by myself — (tutto) da solo, da me
I'm not much of a dog-lover myself — personalmente, non amo molto i cani
••I'm not myself today — oggi non sono io o non sono in me
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, myself is translated by mi which is always placed before the verb: I've hurt myself = mi sono fatto male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is io stesso or anch'io: I did it myself = l'ho fatto io stesso; I'm a stranger here myself = anch'io sono forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, myself is translated by me or me stesso: I did it for myself = l'ho fatto per me / me stesso. - Note that the difference between me and myself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at me = lei mi sta guardando and I'm looking at myself in the mirror = mi sto guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for me = Jane lavora per me and I work for myself = io lavoro per me / me stesso. - (All) by myself is translated by da solo, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below* * *1) (used as the object of a verb or preposition when the speaker or writer is the object of an action he or she performs: I cut myself while shaving; I looked at myself in the mirror.) mi, me stesso2) (used to emphasize I, me or the name of the speaker or writer: I myself can't tell you, but my friend will; I don't intend to go myself.) io stesso, proprio io, in persona* * *[maɪ'self, mə'self]1) (reflexive) mi, me, me stesso (-a); (after preposition) me, me stesso (-a)2) (emphatic) io stesso (-a), me stesso (-a)(all) by myself — (tutto) da solo, da me
I'm not much of a dog-lover myself — personalmente, non amo molto i cani
••I'm not myself today — oggi non sono io o non sono in me
Note:When used as a reflexive pronoun, direct and indirect, myself is translated by mi which is always placed before the verb: I've hurt myself = mi sono fatto male. - When used as an emphatic to stress the corresponding personal pronoun, the translation is io stesso or anch'io: I did it myself = l'ho fatto io stesso; I'm a stranger here myself = anch'io sono forestiero da queste parti. - When used after a preposition, myself is translated by me or me stesso: I did it for myself = l'ho fatto per me / me stesso. - Note that the difference between me and myself is not always made clear in Italian: compare she's looking at me = lei mi sta guardando and I'm looking at myself in the mirror = mi sto guardando allo specchio, or Jane works for me = Jane lavora per me and I work for myself = io lavoro per me / me stesso. - (All) by myself is translated by da solo, which means alone and / or without help. - For particular usages see below -
16 make
I [meɪk]1) (brand) marca f.2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.••II 1. [meɪk]to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.
to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.
to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.
to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.
to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.
to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare
to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.
to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.
to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare
to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.
to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.
to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.
4) (force)to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare
to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn
5) (turn into)to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star
we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere
to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro
it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo
to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo
6) (amount to)8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]
9) (estimate, say)10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta
to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs
11) el. chiudere [ circuit]12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]2.to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo
I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)
* * *[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fare, creare2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) fare3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) rendere4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) guadagnare5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) fare6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) diventare, essere7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) valutare8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nominare9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fare2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *make /meɪk/n.1 [u] fabbricazione; produzione; fattura; confezione2 marca; tipo; ( d'abito) forma, taglio: spare parts for all makes of car, pezzi di ricambio per auto di tutte le marche3 [u] costituzione fisica (o morale); carattere; temperamento: a man of this make, un uomo di siffatto temperamento4 (elettr.) chiusura d'un circuito: at make, nel momento in cui si chiude il circuito (o avviene il contatto)● (elettr.) make contact, contatto in chiusura; contatto normalmente aperto □ (econ.) make-work activities, attività creatrici di (posti di) lavoro □ ( slang) to be on the make, essere intento a far quattrini (o a far carriera); essere in cerca di sesso □ ( slang USA) to put the make on sb., tentare un approccio con q.; provarci con q.♦ (to) make /meɪk/(pass. e p. p. made)A v. t.1 fare; creare; costruire; comporre; formare; confezionare; fabbricare; produrre; causare; rendere; nominare: to make tea [bread, wine], fare il tè [il pane, il vino]; DIALOGO → - At the museum- I'll make some sandwiches, faccio dei panini; What time do you make it?, che ora fai?; to make roads [bridges], costruire strade [ponti]; What is it made of?, di che cosa è fatto?; di che cosa è?; Two and two make four, due più due fa quattro; to make a noise, far rumore; to make a mistake, fare un errore (o uno sbaglio); They made him president, lo hanno fatto (o nominato) presidente2 (causativo) fare; costringere; obbligare; indurre: Don't make me laugh!, non farmi ridere!; He made her cry, la fece piangere; This photograph makes you look older, questa fotografia ti fa (apparire) più vecchio; They made her resign ( o She was made to resign), la costrinsero a dimettersi3 valutare; supporre; ritenere; credere: I make the distance about ten miles, suppongo che la distanza sia di circa dieci miglia4 (spec. naut.) arrivare a, raggiungere; toccare: We made land at sunrise, abbiamo toccato terra (o siamo approdati a terra) all'alba5 diventare; dimostrarsi; essere per (q.): I think he will make a good teacher, credo che diventerà un buon insegnante7 fare la fortuna di: Fleet Street can make or break a politician, i giornali inglesi possono fare la fortuna o provocare la rovina di un uomo politico8 guadagnare: to make money, fare soldi, guadagnare soldi; She makes €50,000 a year, guadagna €50 000 all'anno9 fare (fig.); completare; rendere perfetto: It's the furniture that really makes a house, è il mobilio che fa una casa10 farcela ad arrivare a: We made the airport in ten minutes, in dieci minuti siamo riusciti ad arrivare all'aeroportoB v. i.(lett. o arc.) fare per; stare per; fare la mossa di: to make as if, far mostra di; fingere di; He made as if he were going to strike me, fece come per colpirmi● to make an appointment with sb., prendere un appuntamento con q. □ to make approaches to sb., cercare di avvicinare q. □ to make st. available to sb., mettere qc. a disposizione di q. □ to make believe, fare finta, fingere □ to make the best of st., sfruttare al meglio qc. □ to make the best of a bad job (o of a bad bargain), fare buon viso a cattiva sorte □ to make bold, diventare audace; osare: I make bold to say that…, oso (o mi permetto di) dire che… □ to make or break = to make or mar ► sotto □ a make or break case, un caso di o la va o la spacca □ a make or break plan, un piano disperato; un progetto audacissimo □ to make a call, fare una (breve) visita; (telef.) fare una telefonata; (naut.) fare scalo □ to make the cards (o the pack), fare le carte; mescolare e dare le carte □ to make certain, assicurarsi; accertarsi: Make certain that the door is locked, assicurati che la porta sia chiusa a chiave! □ (elettr.) to make a circuit, chiudere un circuito □ to make it clear that…, mettere in chiaro (o chiarire) che… □ (elettr.) to make a contact, stabilire (o chiudere) un contatto □ to make a decision, prendere una decisione; decidere □ to make st. do (o to make do with st.), far bastare qc.; arrangiarsi con qc. □ to make do and mend, tirare avanti con quello che si ha ( con un abito vecchio, ecc.) □ (naut.) to make fast, ormeggiarsi; dar volta a ( un cavo) □ to make st. fast, assicurare (o legare) qc. □ to make a fool of oneself, rendersi ridicolo; fare una figuraccia □ to make friends with sb., fare amicizia con q. □ to make fun of sb., prendere in giro q. □ to make good, aver successo, fare fortuna; ( anche) tornare sulla retta via □ to make st. good, risarcire ( una perdita); recuperare ( il tempo perduto); mantenere ( una promessa); mettere in atto ( una minaccia); dimostrare la validità di ( un argomento, ecc.): to make good a promise, tener fede a una promessa □ to make good time, andare in fretta; (autom., aeron., naut.) viaggiare bene (o in orario) □ to make a habit of st., prendere l'abitudine di fare qc. □ to make headway, (naut.) fare abbrivio in avanti; (fig.) far progressi □ (fam.) to make it, farcela; riuscire; fare in tempo, arrivare in tempo; avere successo, sfondare (fig.): DIALOGO → - Parent-teacher meeting- Can you make it?, ce la fai?; Unfortunately I can't make it to Florence, purtroppo non ce la faccio a venire a Firenze □ (fam.) to make it big, avere un grande successo; sfondare davvero (fig.) □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to make it difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam.) to make it (o things) hot for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam. USA) to make like st. (o sb.), imitare qc. (o q.); fare finta di essere qc. (o q.) □ to make little of, tenere in scarsa considerazione; trarre scarso vantaggio da □ to make sb. lose his balance, sbilanciare q. □ to make love ► love □ (arc.) to make merry, far festa; far baldoria □ (fig. fam.) to make mincemeat of sb., fare a pezzi (o distruggere) q. □ to make the most of st., trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc.; sfruttare al massimo qc.: He makes the most of the little he has, sfrutta al massimo quel poco che possiede; DIALOGO → - At the museum- We'll just have to make the most of it now we're here, dobbiamo godercelo il più possibile dal momento che siamo qui □ to make much of, tenere in gran conto; trarre grande vantaggio da □ to make no bones about doing st., non esitare (fam.: non fare una piega) a fare qc. □ to make no difference, non fare differenza, essere indifferente □ to make oneself (seguito da aggettivo, causativo) farsi; rendersi: to make oneself understood, farsi capire; Make yourself useful, renditi utile! □ to make oneself, fare per sé; farsi ( anche) mettersi; considerarsi: to make oneself a cup of tea, farsi una tazza di tè; Make yourself at home!, mettiti comodo!; fa come se fossi a casa tua! □ to make ready, preparare; approntare; prepararsi □ to make room (o place) for sb., far posto a q. □ (naut.) to make sail, far vela, salpare; ( anche) aumentare la velatura □ (comm.) to make a sale, fare una vendita □ to make sense, avere senso: These words don't make sense, queste parole non hanno senso; to make sense of st., capire q., cavare un significato da q.; Can you make sense of this article?, ci capisci qualcosa in questo articolo? □ to make sure, accertarsi, assicurarsi; fare in modo (di) □ (a bridge) to make a trick, fare una presa □ to make one's way, dirigersi, andare: to make one's way home, prendere la strada di casa □ to make way for sb., far largo a q. □ to make one's way in the world, farsi strada nel mondo; fare carriera □ ( boxe) to make the weight, fare il peso □ (prov.) Make hay while the sun shines, batti il ferro finché è caldo!NOTA D'USO: - to make-* * *I [meɪk]1) (brand) marca f.2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.••II 1. [meɪk]to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.
to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.
to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.
to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.
to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.
to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare
to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.
to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.
to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare
to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.
to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.
to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.
4) (force)to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare
to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn
5) (turn into)to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star
we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere
to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro
it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo
to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo
6) (amount to)8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]
9) (estimate, say)10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta
to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs
11) el. chiudere [ circuit]12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]2.to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo
I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)
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17 whichever
[wɪtʃ'evə(r)] [AE hwɪtʃ-] 1. 2."which shop?" - "whichever is nearest" — "quale negozio?" - "quello più vicino"
come at 2 or 3, whichever suits you best — vieni alle 2 o alle 3, come ti fa più comodo
choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — scegli la possibilità meno costosa
2) (no matter which one) qualunquewhichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same — qualunque tecnica si usi il risultato sarà lo stesso
"do you want the big piece or the small piece?" - "whichever" — "vuoi il pezzo grosso o quello piccolo?" - "fa lo stesso"
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun1) (any (one(s)) that: I'll take whichever (books) you don't want; The prize will go to whichever of them writes the best essay.) chiunque2) (no matter which (one(s)): Whichever way I turned, I couldn't escape.) qualunque* * *whichever /wɪtʃˈɛvə(r)/A pron. indef.chiunque; qualunque; qualsiasi; qualsiasi cosa ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Whichever of them comes will be welcome, chiunque di loro venga, sarà il benvenuto; Whichever you take, make sure it's a good one, qualunque tu prenda, assicurati che sia buono; Whichever you choose, there won't be much difference, qualsiasi cosa tu scelga, non farà molta differenzaB a. indef.qualunque; qualsiasi ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Whichever present you choose, she will be pleased, qualsiasi dono tu scelga, ne sarà contentaC pron. e a. relat.(enfat.) qualunque cosa; ciò che; quello che; il (la, gli, le) che: Take whichever comes first, prendi quel che ti capita (lett.: qualunque cosa ti capiti) sottomano!* * *[wɪtʃ'evə(r)] [AE hwɪtʃ-] 1. 2."which shop?" - "whichever is nearest" — "quale negozio?" - "quello più vicino"
come at 2 or 3, whichever suits you best — vieni alle 2 o alle 3, come ti fa più comodo
choose either alternative, whichever is the cheaper — scegli la possibilità meno costosa
2) (no matter which one) qualunquewhichever of the techniques is used, the result will be the same — qualunque tecnica si usi il risultato sarà lo stesso
"do you want the big piece or the small piece?" - "whichever" — "vuoi il pezzo grosso o quello piccolo?" - "fa lo stesso"
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18 tell *****
[tɛl] told pt, pp1. vtto tell sb about sth — dire a qn di qc, raccontare qc a qn
I have been told that... — mi è stato detto che...
I am glad to tell you that... frm — ho il piacere di comunicarle che...
so much happened that I can't begin to tell you — sono successe tante cose che non saprei da dove incominciare a raccontarti
(I'll) tell you what... — so io che cosa fare...
I told you so!; didn't I tell you so? — te l'avevo (pur) detto!
I was furious, I can tell you — ti dirò che ero furioso
you're telling me! fam — a me lo dici!, lo vieni a dire a me!
to tell the future/sb's fortune — predire il futuro/il futuro a qn
2)(order, instruct)
to tell sb to do sth — dire a qn di fare qc3)(indicate:
subj: sign, dial) to tell sb sth — indicare qc a qn4) (know, be sure of) sapere5)to tell sth from — distinguere qc da6)2. vi1) (talk) parlare, (fam: sneak, tell secrets) fare la spia2) (know, be certain) sapere3) (have effect) farsi sentire, avere effetto•- tell off- tell on -
19 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
20 shade
I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombra2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombra3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) ombra parasole4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonalità, gradazione5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) un po', leggermente2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteggere2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombreggiare3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) sfumare•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in
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