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121 ginocchioni
ginocchioni avv. on one's knees, kneeling: cadere ginocchioni, to fall on one's knees; camminare ginocchioni, to crawl; mettersi ginocchioni, to get down on one's knees; ( inginocchiarsi) to kneel down.* * *[dʒinok'kjoni]mettersi ginocchioni — to kneel down, to go o get down on one's knees
cadere ginocchioni — to drop o fall to one's knees
* * *ginocchioni/dʒinok'kjoni/mettersi ginocchioni to kneel down, to go o get down on one's knees; cadere ginocchioni to drop o fall to one's knees. -
122 guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso
guardare qcn. dall'alto in bassoto eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb. o down one's nose at sb.\→ alto————————guardare qcn. dall'alto in bassoto eye sb. up and down, to look down on sb., to down one's nose at sb.\→ bassoDizionario Italiano-Inglese > guardare qcn. dall'alto in basso
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123 ingollare
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124 investire
pedone run overveicolo smash into, collide withfinance, fig invest* * *investire v.tr.1 (econ., fin.) to invest; (collocare) to place, to put*: investire denaro in nuovi macchinari, to invest money in new machinery; investire denaro in un affare, to put money in a business; investire in azioni, to invest in shares; investire in immobili, to invest in real estate; investire i profitti nell'azienda, to plough the profits back into the firm; investire nei settori d'avanguardia, to invest (money) in the leading sectors // (fig.) bisogna investire nei giovani, we have to invest in youth; (fig.) ho investito tutte le mie forze in questo progetto, I've put all my energy into this project2 (urtare, cozzare) to collide with (s.o., sthg.), to crash into (s.o., sthg.), to run* into (s.o., sthg.); to run* over (s.o., sthg.), to run* (s.o., sthg.) down; (solo di navi) to ram: il camion investì l'automobile, the lorry collided with the car; fui investito da un'automobile, I was run over by a car; un incrociatore investì la nave, a cruiser rammed the ship; l'automobile investì un gruppo di spettatori, the car ran into a group of spectators3 (assalire) to assail, to attack: all'alba investimmo le posizioni nemiche, at dawn we attacked the enemy positions; mi investì con una sfilza d'insulti, (fig.) he hurled abuse at me; egli mi investì di domande, (fig.) he plied me with questions // l'uragano ha investito il sud del paese, the hurricane has struck the south of the country4 (conferire un possesso, una carica) to invest, to give*: egli fu investito di pieni poteri, he was given full powers; investire qlcu. di una carica, to appoint s.o. to an office; investire un cavaliere, to knight s.o.; investire qlcu. di una terra, to invest s.o. with an estate.◘ investirsi v.rifl. to enter thoroughly (into sthg.): investire della propria parte, to enter thoroughly into one's part; investire della propria responsabilità, to be fully conscious of one's responsibility◆ v.rifl.rec. to collide: i due natanti si investirono, the two boats collided.* * *[inves'tire]1. vt1) Econ to invest2) (sogg : veicolo: pedone) to run over, knock down, (altro veicolo) to crash into, hit3) (apostrofare) to assailinvestire qn di o con qc — (domande) to besiege sb with sth, (ingiurie, insulti) to heap sth on sb
4)2. vr (investirsi)* * *[inves'tire]verbo transitivo1) (capitalizzare) to invest [capitali, denaro, risparmi]investire in borsa, in immobili — to invest on the Stock Exchange, in property
2) (insignire)investire qcn. di — to invest sb. with [potere, autorità]
3) (travolgere) [veicolo, automobilista] to hit*, to run* over, to run* down, to knock down [pedone, animale]4) (impiegare) to invest [ energie]5) (assalire) to assail (anche fig.)* * *investire/inves'tire/ [3]1 (capitalizzare) to invest [capitali, denaro, risparmi]; investire in borsa, in immobili to invest on the Stock Exchange, in property2 (insignire) investire qcn. di to invest sb. with [potere, autorità]3 (travolgere) [veicolo, automobilista] to hit*, to run* over, to run* down, to knock down [pedone, animale]4 (impiegare) to invest [ energie]5 (assalire) to assail (anche fig.). -
125 limitare
limit, restrict (a to)( contenere) limit, contain* * *1 (soglia) threshold (anche fig.): essere al limitare della vita, to be on the threshold of life2 (fig.) (limite) boundary, edge.limitare2 v.tr.1 (circoscrivere) to bound, to mark the bounds of: limitare l'orto con una siepe, to hedge round a vegetable patch2 (restringere) to limit, to restrict (anche fig.): devi limitare il numero degli invitati, you must limit the number of guests; la legge limita i miei poteri, the law limits my powers; la nostra visuale è limitata dagli alberi, our view is restricted by the trees; limitare il consumo di alcolici, to restrict (o to limit) the consumption of alcohol; limitare le spese, to limit expenses; limitare i prestiti, to restrict loans // (econ.) limitare l'inflazione, to curb inflation // ( banca) limitare il credito, to squeeze credit.◘ limitarsi v.rifl. to limit oneself, to restrict oneself: devo limitarmi a dieci sigarette al giorno, I must limit myself to ten cigarettes a day; si limitò a sgridarlo, he just reproached him; limitati a fare quello che ti dico, just restrict yourself to what I tell you (to do).* * *[limi'tare]1. vt1) (circoscrivere) to bound, mark the bounds of, surround2)limitare (a) — to limit (to), restrict (to)2. vr (limitarsi)limitarsi a qc/a fare qc — to limit o confine o.s. to sth/to doing sth
mi limiterò a dire che... — all I'm prepared to say o all I'll say is that...
* * *I 1. [limi'tare]verbo transitivo1) (restringere) to limit, to curb [potere, influenza, consumo]; to keep* down [durata, velocità]; to limit, to narrow (down) [ scelta]; to limit, to curb, to contain, to keep* down [ spese]; to restrict, to curtail [libertà, diritti]; to minimize, to limit [ espansione]2) (delimitare) to border [campo, terreno]2.verbo pronominale limitarsi1) (moderarsi)non sa -rsi — he doesn't know when to stop o when he's had enough
-rsi a, a fare — to limit o confine oneself to, to doing
2) (ridursi)II [limi'tare]- rsi a — [ruolo, funzione] to be limited o restricted to
sostantivo maschile1) (soglia) threshold2) (limite) (di bosco, foresta) border, edge* * *limitare1/limi'tare/ [1]1 (restringere) to limit, to curb [potere, influenza, consumo]; to keep* down [durata, velocità]; to limit, to narrow (down) [ scelta]; to limit, to curb, to contain, to keep* down [ spese]; to restrict, to curtail [libertà, diritti]; to minimize, to limit [ espansione]; limitare i danni to minimize damage2 (delimitare) to border [campo, terreno]II limitarsi verbo pronominale1 (moderarsi) non sa -rsi he doesn't know when to stop o when he's had enough; -rsi a, a fare to limit o confine oneself to, to doing; - rsi nelle spese to watch one's spending; - rsi a due sigarette al giorno to limit oneself to two cigarettes a day————————limitare2/limi'tare/sostantivo m.1 (soglia) threshold2 (limite) (di bosco, foresta) border, edge. -
126 logorare
wear out* * *logorare v.tr.1 to wear* (out), to wear* (down): ho logorato i tacchi di queste scarpe, I have worn down the heels of these shoes; ho logorato la giacca sui gomiti, I've worn out my jacket at the elbows; le pietre furono logorate dal flusso continuo dell'acqua, the stones were worn by the constant flow of the water2 (fig.) to wear* (out), to use up, to consume; to waste (away); to ruin: logorare le proprie energie, to use up one's energy; aveva logorato tutte le sue forze, he had used up all his strength; logorarsi la salute, to ruin one's health; il bere continuo gli ha logorato la salute, his drinking habits told on (o affected) his health; logorarsi la vista sui libri, to ruin one's sight reading; quel duro lavoro lo logorò, that hard work wore him out; la lunga malattia lo ha completamente logorato, the long illness wasted him away; la guerriglia ha logorato la resistenza delle truppe, the guerrilla warfare wore down the troops' resistance; continue preoccupazioni gli logorarono il cuore, constant worry affected his heart; era logorata dall'ansia, she was worn out with anxiety; con tutte le tue domande mi logori i nervi!, you're getting on my nerves with all your questions!◘ logorarsi v.intr.pron. to wear* (out), to wear* (down): i tacchi di queste scarpe si sono già logorati, the heels of these shoes are already worn (down); i gomiti delle giacche si logorano facilmente, jackets wear out easily at the elbows // gli slogan si logorano prestissimo, (fig.) slogans soon lose their force // la bellezza si logora col tempo, (fig.) beauty fades with time◆ v.rifl. (fig.) to wear* (oneself) out: si sta logorando inutilmente, he is wearing himself out uselessly; logorare con il lavoro, to wear oneself out with work.* * *[loɡo'rare]1. vt(abiti, scarpe) to wear out, (scalini, pietra) to wear away, (occhi, salute) to ruin, (nervi, resistenza) to wear down, (persona) to wear out, exhaust, (volto) to line, marklogorarsi l'anima o la vita su qc — to wear o.s. out over sth
2. vip (logorarsi)3. vr (logorarsi)(persona) to wear o.s. out* * *[logo'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to wear* out [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti]; to fray [ tessuto]2) fig. [lavoro, preoccupazione] to wear* out [ persona]2.logorare i nervi a qcn. — to fray sb.'s nerves
verbo pronominale logorarsi1) (usurarsi) [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti] to wear* out3) fig. (consumare)* * *logorare/logo'rare/ [1]1 to wear* out [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti]; to fray [ tessuto]2 fig. [lavoro, preoccupazione] to wear* out [ persona]; logorare i nervi a qcn. to fray sb.'s nervesII logorarsi verbo pronominale1 (usurarsi) [vestiti, scarpe, oggetti] to wear* out -
127 opprimere
oppress* * *opprimere v.tr. to oppress (anche fig.); to weigh down; ( gravare) to burden: opprimere un paese, un popolo, to oppress a country, a people; quel cibo opprime lo stomaco, that food lies heavy on the stomach; questo caldo opprime il respiro, this heat is oppressive (o suffocating); la sua routine quotidiana le opprimeva lo spirito, her daily routine suffocated her; le sue preoccupazioni lo opprimevano, his troubles weighed him down (o oppressed him); la loro compagnia mi opprime, I find their company oppressive // opprimere qlcu. con tasse, to burden s.o. with taxes.* * *[op'primere]verbo transitivo1) to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]2) [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress3) (soffocare) [ calore] to oppress, to overpower, to overwhelm [ persona]* * *opprimere/op'primere/ [29]1 to oppress, to dominate, to overpower [ popolo]2 [dispiacere, rimorsi] to oppress; [ responsabilità] to weigh down, to overwhelm; [persona, genitore] to oppress, to overbear*; [fatica, sonno] to overcome*; [dolore, lavoro] to overwhelm [ persona]; [ paura] to constrain; [ preoccupazioni] to weigh down, to overwhelm, to oppress -
128 penzoloni
dangling* * *penzoloni avv. dangling; hanging; hanging down (pred.): un cane con le orecchie penzoloni, a dog with hanging ears; seduto con le gambe penzoloni, seated with his legs dangling; stava là, con le braccia penzoloni e un sorriso stupido, he was standing there, his arms hanging down and a foolish smile on his face.* * *[pendzo'loni] 1.aggettivo invariabile2.con le gambe, braccia penzoloni — with legs, arms dangling
stare penzoloni — to dangle, to hang down
* * *penzoloni/pendzo'loni/aveva la lingua penzoloni his tongue was hanging down; con le gambe, braccia penzoloni with legs, arms danglingII avverbiostare penzoloni to dangle, to hang down.
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