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1 handle **** han·dle
['hændl]1. n(gen) manico, (of knife) manico, impugnatura, (of door, drawer) maniglia, (of wheelbarrow) stanga, (of pump) braccio, (for winding) manovella, (of cup) ansahe was too small to reach the door handle — era troppo piccolo per arrivare alla maniglia della porta
to fly off the handle fig — perdere le staffe, uscire dai gangheri
2. vt1) (touch) toccare"handle with care" — "fragile"
2) (deal with: theme) trattare, (situation) far fronte a, (resources) amministrare, (cope with: people) saper come prendere, (animals) occuparsi di, (Comm: goods) trattare, occuparsi di, (ship, car) manovrare, (use: gun, machine, money) maneggiareI'll handle this — me ne occupo io, ci penso io
it was a difficult situation, but he handled it well — era una situazione difficile, ma l'ha gestita bene
3. vi(ship, plane, car) rispondere ai comandi -
2 skittish
['skɪtɪʃ]1) (difficult to handle) capriccioso2) (playful) giocherellone* * *skittish /ˈskɪtɪʃ/a.2 civettuolo; lezioso; smorfioso3 capriccioso; incostante; volubileskittishly avv. skittishness n. [u].* * *['skɪtɪʃ]1) (difficult to handle) capriccioso2) (playful) giocherellone -
3 ♦ pump
♦ pump (1) /pʌmp/n.1 (mecc.) pompa: water pump, pompa dell'acqua; hand pump, pompa a mano; foot pump, pompa a pedale; bicycle pump, pompa da bicicletta; double-acting pump, pompa a doppio effetto; pompa aspirante e premente; (autom.) fuel pump, pompa di alimentazione; pompa della benzina (o del gasolio); (autom.) oil pump, pompa dell'olio; air pump (o tyre pump) pompa ( da bicicletta); suction pump, pompa aspirante3 (elettron.) pompa; sorgente pompa4 (fam.) vigorosa stretta di mano● (autom.) pump attendant, benzinaio □ pump price, prezzo alla pompa ( della benzina, ecc.) □ pump priming, adescamento della pompa; (fig., econ.) provvedimenti per il rilancio dell'economia, investimenti pubblici per la ripresa economica □ pump room, ( in uno stabilimento termale) sala in cui si bevono le acque; (naut.) sala delle pompe □ All hands to the pumps!, (naut.) tutti alle pompe!; (fig.) dateci sotto tutti!pump (2) /pʌmp/n.3 (ingl.) scarpa di tela; scarpetta da tennis.(to) pump /pʌmp/A v. t.1 pompare: to pump air into a tyre, gonfiare un pneumatico; to pump petrol into the tank, pompare la benzina nel serbatoio2 (fig.) muovere (o azionare) energicamente su e giù: to pump a handle, azionare vigorosamente una manopola; to pump the pedals, pestare sui pedali; He pumped my hand up and down, mi strinse calorosamente la mano ( muovendola su e giù)4 (fam.) interrogare a fondo ( ottenendo notizie, informazioni, ecc.): I pumped him for details, mi feci raccontare da lui tutti i particolari; to pump sb. for information, farsi dare informazioni da q.5 (fig.) far restare senza fiato; spompare (fam.): He was quite pumped after the long run, dopo la lunga corsa, era proprio spompato6 (fam.) far entrare; ficcare: to pump a difficult theory into sb. 's head, far entrare in testa a q. una teoria difficileB v. i.1 pompare; azionare una pompa2 andare su e giù come un pistone; pompare; pulsare: His legs were pumping, le sue gambe andavano su e giù come pistoni; My heart was pumping wildly, il cuore mi batteva all'impazzata● to pump st. dry, prosciugare qc. con le pompe □ ( slang, sport) to pump iron, fare sollevamento pesi □ to pump full (of), riempire (di) □ (autom.) to pump on the brake, premere e rilasciare il freno ripetutamente; pompare (fam.) □ ( di un pneumatico) pumped hard, ben gonfio; duro □ (med.) to have one's stomach pumped, essere sottoposto a lavanda gastrica. -
4 ♦ situation
♦ situation /sɪtʃʊˈeɪʃn/n.1 situazione; condizione; stato delle cose; complesso di circostanze: The political situation is difficult, la situazione politica è difficile; in a crisis situation, in una condizione di crisi; to handle the situation, gestire (o padroneggiare) la situazione; to retrieve the situation, salvare la situazione; to worsen the situation, aggravare la situazione; to rectify a situation, rettificare una situazione; a hopeless situation, una situazione disperata; a tricky situation, una situazione pericolosa2 (econ.) situazione; congiuntura: situation analysis, analisi della situazione; the current economic situation, l'attuale congiuntura economica3 (econ., fin.) posizione: situation rent, rendita di posizione ( di un immobile); debt situation, posizione debitoria4 (econ.) posto; lavoro; occupazione; impiego: Dozens of people have applied for this situation, decine di persone hanno fatto domanda per questo posto; He found a situation as an accountant, ha trovato lavoro come contabile; (pubbl.) «Situations vacant», «offerte di lavoro»; «cercasi»; «Situations wanted», «domande di lavoro»; «offresi»5 (form.) situazione; ubicazione: The house is in a magnificent situation, la casa ha un'ubicazione splendida (o è in un sito splendido)6 (fam.) problema; guaio; brutta situazione: You've got quite a situation there!, per te è un bel problema!; What a situation!, che guaio!● ( radio, TV) situation comedy, sceneggiato con personaggi che devono affrontare problemi della vita quotidiana; situation comedy □ situation room, (mil., USA) sala operativa ( nel sottosuolo della Casa Bianca); (fig.) stanza dei bottoni.
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