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1 general
I ['dʒenrəl]1) (widespread) [interest, concern, opinion, strike] generalein general use — [word, equipment] di uso comune
2) (overall) [condition, impression, idea] generale; [attitude, behaviour] generale, comuneas a general rule — in genere, di solito
3) (not specific) [ information] generico; [ promise] vagoto give sb. a general idea of — dare a qcn. un'idea generale di
4) (not specialized) [medicine, linguistics] generale; [user, reader] medio6) in general (usually or non-specifically) in genere; (overall, mostly) nell'insiemeII ['dʒenrəl]1) mil. generale m.2)* * *['‹enərəl] 1. adjective1) (of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc: The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics.) generale2) (covering a large number of cases: a general rule.) generale3) (without details: I'll just give you a general idea of the plan.) generale4) ((as part of an official title) chief: the Postmaster General.) generale2. noun(in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal: General Smith.) generale- generalise
- generalization
- generalisation
- generally
- General Certificate of Education
- general election
- general practitioner
- general store
- as a general rule
- in general
- the general public* * *I ['dʒenrəl]1) (widespread) [interest, concern, opinion, strike] generalein general use — [word, equipment] di uso comune
2) (overall) [condition, impression, idea] generale; [attitude, behaviour] generale, comuneas a general rule — in genere, di solito
3) (not specific) [ information] generico; [ promise] vagoto give sb. a general idea of — dare a qcn. un'idea generale di
4) (not specialized) [medicine, linguistics] generale; [user, reader] medio6) in general (usually or non-specifically) in genere; (overall, mostly) nell'insiemeII ['dʒenrəl]1) mil. generale m.2) -
2 get over
2) superare, rimettersi da [illness, shock]I can't get over it — (in amazement) non me ne capacito
3) (surmount) superare [ problem]to get sth. over with — farla finita con qcs
she never got over him — non lo ha mai dimenticato; get [sb., sth.] over (cause to cross) fare passare [qcn., qcs.] su [ bridge]; fare superare a qcn., qcs. [wall etc.]
* * *1) (to recover from (an illness, surprise, disappointment etc): I've got over my cold now; I can't get over her leaving so suddenly.) rimettersi; superare2) (to manage to make (oneself or something) understood: We must get our message over to the general public.) far capire3) ((with with) to do (something one does not want to do): I'm not looking forward to this meeting, but let's get it over (with).) togliersi il pensiero* * *1. vi + adv(cross) attraversare2. vi + prep1) (cross) attraversare2) (recover from: illness) riprendersi da, rimettersi da, (disappointment) superare, (surprise, shock) riaversi da3) (overcome: difficulty) superare, (shyness) vincere3. vt + adv1) (transport across) far passare2) (have done with) finire una buona voltalet's get it over (with) — facciamolo, così ci togliamo il pensiero
3) (communicate: idea) comunicare, passare* * *2) superare, rimettersi da [illness, shock]I can't get over it — (in amazement) non me ne capacito
3) (surmount) superare [ problem]to get sth. over with — farla finita con qcs
she never got over him — non lo ha mai dimenticato; get [sb., sth.] over (cause to cross) fare passare [qcn., qcs.] su [ bridge]; fare superare a qcn., qcs. [wall etc.]
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3 ♦ thing
♦ thing /ɵɪŋ/n.1 cosa; oggetto; coso, affare, aggeggio (fam.): a room full of things, una stanza piena di cose; What's this thing for?, a che serve questa cosa (o questo)?; Put away that filthy thing!, leva di mezzo quella schifezza!2 cosa; pensiero; idea; azione; faccenda; affare: spiritual things, le cose dello spirito; It's a thing of the past, è cosa (o roba) del passato; I said the first thing that came into my head, dissi la prima cosa che mi venne in mente; Their wedding was a big thing, il loro matrimonio è stato una cosa in grande; It was a completely new thing to me, per me era una completa novità3 (al pl.) cose; situazione (sing.); faccenda (sing.): DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- How are things?, come vanno le cose?; Things are brightening up, le cose stanno migliorando; to think things over, pensarci su; riflettere bene (a lungo); to make a mess of things, fare un bel pasticcio; pasticciare tutto4 (al pl.) (fam.) cose (personali); roba (sing.): Get your things and come with me, prendi le tue cose ( o la tua roba) e vieni con me!; to pack one's things, ( anche fig.) fare i bagagli; fare le valigie; to put one's things on, vestirsi7 (fam.: di persona o animale) – Poor thing!, poverino! (poverina!); povera creatura!; You lucky thing!, che fortunato (sei)!; He's a foolish old thing, è uno scioccone8 (fam.) (la propria) attività; (il proprio) lavoro, mestiere, interesse: What's your thing?, di che ti occupi (o t'interessi)?9 numero; scena (fig.): Now he's doing his usual moraliser thing, ora sta facendo il suo solito numero di gran moralizzatore● (ass.) the thing insured, la cosa assicurata □ (leg.) things personal, beni mobili ( denaro, titoli, mobilio, ecc.) □ (leg.) things real, beni immobili ( poderi, terreni, case, locali per ufficio, ecc.) □ (scherz.) things that go bump in the night, misteriosi rumori notturni □ «Things to do today», «promemoria per la giornata» □ I haven't got a thing to wear, non ho niente da mettermi □ to be all things to all men, (voler) accontentare tutti; non dispiacere a nessuno □ (fam.) and things, e così via; eccetera eccetera □ as a general (o a usual) thing, generalmente; in genere; di solito □ (form.) to do the handsome thing, comportarsi con generosità; comportarsi con onore; comportarsi da gentiluomo □ (fam.) to do things to, emozionare; scombussolare tutto □ dumb things, gli animali; le creature che non hanno la favella □ to feel quite the thing, sentirsi benissimo □ first thing, per prima cosa; subito ( appena alzato, arrivato, ecc.); DIALOGO → - Car problems 3- I can do the job first thing tomorrow morning, posso farlo come prima cosa domani mattina □ for one thing, tanto per cominciare; per dirne una □ It's a good thing that…, meno male che…; per fortuna che… □ (fam.) to have got a thing about st., avere una passione per qc., avere fissa per qc.; avere la mania di qc. ( anche) non poter soffrire qc., avercela con qc., provare ribrezzo per qc. □ (fam.) to have a thing going with sb., avere una storia con q. □ (fam.) to be hearing things, sentire le voci; avere allucinazioni uditive □ (fam.) just the thing, proprio quello che ci vuole: Just the thing I needed!, proprio quello che mi ci voleva (o che fa per me)! □ (fam.) to know a thing or two, intendersene; saperla lunga □ (fam.) not to know the first thing about st., non sapere niente di qc.; non intendersene affatto di qc.; essere ignorantissimo di qc. □ the latest thing in, l'ultima moda (o l'ultimo grido) in fatto di □ ( di persona) to look quite the thing, stare benissimo; avere un ottimo aspetto; (al neg.) non avere una buona cera, avere l'aria di non star bene □ to make a good thing of st., trarre partito da qc.; avvantaggiarsi di qc. to make a ( big) thing of (o about) st., fare di qc. un affare di stato □ a near thing, scampato pericolo; un guaio evitato per un pelo (o per il rotto della cuffia); il farcela (l'arrivare, ecc.) a malapena □ not a ( single) thing, niente; proprio nulla: You needn't worry about a single thing, non devi preoccuparti di nulla; He didn't say a thing, non ha detto niente; non ha detto una parola □ (fam.) the next thing I [he, etc.] knew, quand'ecco che; tutt'a un tratto; di punto in bianco □ (fam.) next thing ( you know), ancora un po' e □ That's quite another thing, è un altro paio di maniche! □ not quite the thing, una cosa che non si fa, che non sta bene □ His Christmas present was, of all things, a puppy, il suo regalo di Natale fu, pensate un po', un cucciolo; Of all things to say!, proprio quello dovevi dire?; Well, of all things!, ma pensa!; chi l'avrebbe mai detto!; incredibile! □ (fam.) Of all the crazy [silly, etc.] things to do!, che pazzia [sciocchezza, ecc.]! □ (fam.) to be on to a good thing, aver fatto centro; aver trovato quello che fa per sé □ (fam.) It's just one of those things, sono cose che capitano □ One thing leads to another, una cosa tira l'altra □ There is only one thing for it, c'è una sola cosa da fare: non c'è altra via □ (fam.) (Now,) there's a thing!, senti senti!; ma guarda!; accipicchia! □ to say the right thing [the wrong thing], parlare a proposito [a sproposito]; ( anche) dire le parole opportune [fare una gaffe] □ (fam.) to be seeing things, avere le allucinazioni; avere le traveggole (fam.) □ taking one thing with another, tutto sommato; visto il pro e il contro □ The thing is, can we afford it?, il punto è: possiamo permettercelo? □ (prov.) You can have too much of a good thing, il troppo stroppia.
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