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1 dirt-poor adj
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2 ♦ dirt
♦ dirt /dɜ:t/n. [u]1 sporcizia; sporco: to be covered in dirt, essere ricoperto di sporcizia; to wipe the dirt off st., pulire qc. dallo sporco2 terra3 (fam.) notizia scandalosa: The papers have been digging up all the dirt they can find, i giornali sono andati a scavare per cercare tutte le notizie scandalose che possono trovare● dirt bike, moto fuoristrada □ (fam.) dirt cheap, a prezzo stracciato; convenientissimo □ dirt-eating, geofagia □ (fam. USA) dirt farmer, piccolo coltivatore diretto □ dirt poor, poverissimo □ ( USA) dirt road, strada sterrata □ ( sport) dirt track, pista di terra battuta ( per cavalli); pista di cenere ( per corse motociclistiche) □ (fam. USA) to dig dirt, spettegolare; fare della maldicenza □ (fam. GB) dog dirt, cacche di cane □ (fig.) to eat dirt, ingoiare il rospo; chinare il capo (fig.) □ (fig.) to throw (o to fling) dirt at sb., gettar fango su q. □ (fam. USA) to hit the dirt, buttarsi a terra ( per ripararsi dagli spari, ecc.) □ to treat sb. like dirt, trattare q. come spazzatura. -
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[ʃəʊ] showed vb: pt shown pp1. n1) (of feeling, emotion) manifestazione f, (of strength, goodwill) dimostrazione f, prova, (ostentation) mostra2) (exhibition) Art mostra, esposizione f, Comm, Tech salone m, fiera, Agr fieragood show! old fam — bene, bravo (-a)!
the last show Theatre — l'ultima rappresentazione, Cine l'ultimo spettacolo
it's a poor show when/if... fam — siamo proprio ridotti male se...
4) (outward appearance, pretence) apparenza5) (fam: organization) baracca2. vt1) (gen) mostrare, (film, slides) proiettare, (goods for sale, pictures) esporre, (animals) presentare ad una mostrato show one's hand or one's cards — scoprire le carte, fig mettere le carte in tavola
2) (indicate) indicare, segnareto show a profit/loss Comm — registrare un utile/una perdita
3) (reveal: interest, surprise) (di)mostrare, dar prova diher face showed her happiness/fear — le si leggeva la felicità/paura in viso
it just goes to show that... — il che sta a dimostrare che...
4) (direct, conduct: person) accompagnareto show sb to his seat/to the door — accompagnare qn al suo posto/alla porta
to show sb round or over a house — far visitare or vedere la casa a qn
to show sb in/out/up — far entrare/uscire/salire qn
3. vi(stain, emotion, underskirt) vedersi, essere visibiledon't worry, it won't show — sta' tranquillo, non si vedrà
•- show off- show up
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