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41 extravagant
[ɪk'strævəgənt]1) [ person] (eccessivamente) prodigo, sprecone; [ way of life] dispendiosoto be extravagant with sth. — sperperare o sprecare qcs
2) (luxurious) [ dish] sontuoso3) [idea, behaviour] stravagante* * *[ik'strævəɡənt]1) (using or spending too much; wasteful: He's extravagant with money; an extravagant use of materials/energy.) dispendioso2) ((of ideas, emotions etc) exaggerated or too great: extravagant praise.) eccessivo•- extravagance* * *extravagant /ɪkˈstrævəgənt/a.1 prodigo; scialacquatore; che spende e spande (fam.)2 esageratamente costoso; dispendioso: an extravagant gift, un regalo esageratamente costoso; extravagant tastes, gusti dispendiosi3 esagerato; eccessivo; esorbitante: extravagant behaviour, comportamento esagerato (o eccessivo); extravagant praise, lodi esagerate (o eccessive); extravagant prices, prezzi esorbitanti4 che vuole fare colpo; esageratamente elaborato; molto appariscenteFALSI AMICI: extravagant non significa stravagante nel senso di bizzarro extravagantly avv.* * *[ɪk'strævəgənt]1) [ person] (eccessivamente) prodigo, sprecone; [ way of life] dispendiosoto be extravagant with sth. — sperperare o sprecare qcs
2) (luxurious) [ dish] sontuoso3) [idea, behaviour] stravagante -
42 go-getter
['gəʊˌgetə(r)]nome colloq. persona f. intraprendente, rabattino m. (-a)* * *noun (a person with a great deal of energy, ability etc who gets what he wants.) intraprendente* * *go-getter /ˈgəʊgɛtə(r)/ (fam.)n.tipo intraprendente; persona che si dà da fare; individuo ambizioso; tipo rampantego-gettinga.che si dà da fare; intraprendente; rampante.* * *['gəʊˌgetə(r)]nome colloq. persona f. intraprendente, rabattino m. (-a) -
43 mechanical
[mɪ'kænɪkl]aggettivo meccanico* * *1) (having to do with machines: mechanical engineering.) meccanico2) (worked or done by machinery: a mechanical sweeper.) meccanico3) (done etc without thinking, from force of habit: a mechanical action.) meccanico* * *mechanical /mɪˈkænɪkl/a.1 meccanico: mechanical energy, energia meccanica; mechanical movements, movimenti meccanici; mechanical engineering, ingegneria meccanica; mechanical failure, guasto (o incidente) meccanico; mechanical trouble, guai meccanici2 (fig.) meccanico; macchinale; automatico3 (filos.) meccanicistico● mechanical drawing, disegno tecnico □ (elettron.) mechanical filter, filtro meccanico □ (metall.) mechanical plating, placcatura meccanica □ the mechanical powers, le macchine semplici ( la leva, il cuneo, ecc.) □ mechanical refrigerator, frigorifero con compressore □ (mecc.) mechanical shovel, pala meccanica, pala caricatrice □ mechanical stage, piatto traslatore ( di un microscopio) □ He's got a mechanical mind, è portato per la meccanicamechanically avv. mechanicalness n. [u].* * *[mɪ'kænɪkl]aggettivo meccanico -
44 tonic
['tɒnɪk] 1.aggettivo tonico2.1) (drink) (anche tonic water) (acqua) tonica f.2) med. tonico m., ricostituente m.to be a tonic for sb. — fig. [news, praise] tirare su di morale qcn
3) mus. tonica f.* * *['tonik]1) ((a) medicine that gives strength or energy: The doctor prescribed a (bottle of) tonic.) tonico2) ((also tonic-water) water containing quinine, often drunk with gin etc: I'd like a gin and tonic.) (acqua tonica)* * *tonic /ˈtɒnɪk/A a.1 tonico ( anche fisiol., fon. e med.); corroborante, stimolante: (fon.) tonic accent, accento tonico; (med.) tonic spasm, spasmo tonico; the tonic air of the mountains, l'aria corroborante della montagna2 (mus.) tonicoB n.1 (farm.) tonico; ricostituente2 (mus.) tonica; nota tonica● (mus.) tonic chord, accordo naturale □ (mus.) tonic sol-fa, solfeggio (tonico)tonicallyavv.tonicamente.* * *['tɒnɪk] 1.aggettivo tonico2.1) (drink) (anche tonic water) (acqua) tonica f.2) med. tonico m., ricostituente m.to be a tonic for sb. — fig. [news, praise] tirare su di morale qcn
3) mus. tonica f. -
45 untiring
[ʌn'taɪərɪŋ]aggettivo [person, enthusiasm] infaticabile, indefesso, instancabile* * *((of a person or his efforts etc) never stopping or ceasing because of weariness: his untiring efforts/energy.) instancabile, infaticabile* * *untiring /ʌnˈtaɪərɪŋ/a.instancabile; strenuo: untiring efforts, strenui sforzi; untiring enthusiasm, instancabile entusiasmountiringly avv.* * *[ʌn'taɪərɪŋ]aggettivo [person, enthusiasm] infaticabile, indefesso, instancabile -
46 bounce
I [baʊns]1) (rebound of ball) rimbalzo m.2) (of mattress, material) elasticità f.; (of hair) morbidezza f.3) fig. (vigour) slancio m.II 1. [baʊns]1) fare rimbalzare [ ball]2) ritrasmettere [signal, radiowave]3)2.to bounce a cheque — BE [ bank] respingere un assegno; AE [ person] emettere un assegno scoperto o a vuoto
1) [ball, object] rimbalzare ( off su; over sopra); [ person] (on trampoline, bed) saltare, fare dei saltito bounce up and down on sth. — saltare o fare salti su qcs
2) fig. (move energetically)to bounce in, along — entrare di slancio, precipitarsi
3) colloq. [ cheque] essere respinto•* * *1. verb1) (to (cause to) spring or jump back from a solid surface.) rimbalzare2) ((of a cheque) to be sent back unpaid, because of lack of money in a bank account.) essere respinto (perché scoperto)2. noun1) ((of a ball etc) an act of springing back: With one bounce the ball went over the net.) rimbalzo, balzo2) (energy: She has a lot of bounce.) energia, slancio•- bouncing* * *[baʊns]1. n(of ball) rimbalzo, (springiness: of hair, mattress) elasticità2. vt(ball) far rimbalzare3. vithe cheque he gave me bounced fam — l'assegno che mi ha dato era scoperto (or a vuoto)
to bounce in — entrare di slancio or con foga
•* * *I [baʊns]1) (rebound of ball) rimbalzo m.2) (of mattress, material) elasticità f.; (of hair) morbidezza f.3) fig. (vigour) slancio m.II 1. [baʊns]1) fare rimbalzare [ ball]2) ritrasmettere [signal, radiowave]3)2.to bounce a cheque — BE [ bank] respingere un assegno; AE [ person] emettere un assegno scoperto o a vuoto
1) [ball, object] rimbalzare ( off su; over sopra); [ person] (on trampoline, bed) saltare, fare dei saltito bounce up and down on sth. — saltare o fare salti su qcs
2) fig. (move energetically)to bounce in, along — entrare di slancio, precipitarsi
3) colloq. [ cheque] essere respinto• -
47 burst ***
[bɜːst] burst vb: pt, pp1. na burst of laughter/activity — uno scoppio di risa/attività
2. vt(gen) far scoppiare or esplodere, (bag) sfondare, spaccarethe river has burst its banks — il fiume ha rotto gli argini or ha straripato
3. vi1) (gen) scoppiare, (tyre: blow out) scoppiare, (puncture) bucarsi, (shell, firework) scoppiare, esplodere, (bag) sfondarsi, spaccarsi, (dam) cedere, (blood vessel) rompersito be bursting with — (health, energy) scoppiare di
to be bursting at the seams (with) — essere pieno (-a) zeppo (-a) (di), traboccare (di)
2)to burst out of the room — scappare precipitosamente dalla stanza• -
48 drive *****
[draɪv] drove vb: pt driven pp1. n2) (leading to house) vialetto (d'accesso)3) Tennis diritto, Golf drive m inv4) (energy) grinta, energia, (motivation) spinta, stimolo, Psych impulso, (effort) sforzo eccezionale5) Comm Pol campagna6) Tech trasmissione f, Autofront-/rear-wheel drive — trazione f anteriore/posteriore
left-/right-hand drive — guida a sinistra/destra
7) Comput, (also: disk drive) disk drive m inv, unità f inv a dischi magnetici2. vt1) (cause to move: people, animals) condurre, (clouds, leaves) sospingerehe is driven by greed/ambition — è spinto dall'avidità/dall'ambizione
3) (operate: machine) azionare4)(nail, stake)
to drive (into) — conficcare (in), piantare (in)to drive this point home, she pointed out that... — per farsi capire bene, ha sottolineato che...
3. vi(drive a car) guidare, (travel by car) andare in macchinato drive away/back — partire/ritornare in macchina
to drive at 50 km an hour — guidare or andare a 50 km all'ora
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49 spirit **** spir·it n
['spɪrɪt]1) (soul) spirito2) (ghost, supernatural being) spiritoeveryone who knew her admired her spirit — tutti quelli che la conoscevano ammiravano il suo coraggio
community spirit; public spirit — senso civico
that's the spirit! fam — bravo!, così va bene!
to take sth in the right/wrong spirit — prendere qc bene/male
5)spirits npl; (state of mind) high spirits — buon umore m
6)raw spirits — alcol m puro
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50 ambition
[æm'bɪʃn]* * *[æm'biʃən]1) (the desire for success, fame, power etc: He is full of ambition and energy.) ambizione2) (the desire eventually to become or do something special: His ambition is to be Prime Minister.) ambizione•- ambitiously
- ambitiousness* * *[æm'bɪʃn] -
51 apply oneself/one's mind
( with to) (to give one's full attention or energy (to a task etc): If he would apply himself he could pass his exams.) applicarsi, dedicarsi -
52 atomic power
(power (for making electricity etc) obtained from atomic energy.) energia nucleare -
53 electricity
[ˌɪlek'trɪsətɪ] 1.nome elettricità f. (anche fig.)2.to turn on, off the electricity — attaccare, staccare la corrente
* * *[elek'trisəti](a form of energy used to give heat, light, power etc: worked by electricity; Don't waste electricity.) elettricità- electric- electrical
- electrically
- electrician
- electrified
- electrify
- electrification
- electrifying
- electric chair* * *[ˌɪlek'trɪsətɪ] 1.nome elettricità f. (anche fig.)2.to turn on, off the electricity — attaccare, staccare la corrente
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54 electromagnetic waves
[ilektrəməɡ'netik](waves of energy travelling through space etc, eg light waves, X-rays, radio waves.) onde elettromagnetiche -
55 let off steam
1) (to release steam into the air.) (scaricare vapore)2) (to release or get rid of excess energy, emotion etc: The children were letting off steam by running about in the playground.) sfogarsi -
56 life
[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vita2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vita3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vita4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vita5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vita6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vita7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ergastolo•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
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57 power
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) potere, capacità2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) potere3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) potere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) potere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autorità6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potenza7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenza•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
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58 steam
I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up* * *[sti:m] 1. noun1) (a gas or vapour that rises from hot or boiling water or other liquid: Steam rose from the plate of soup / the wet earth in the hot sun; a cloud of steam; ( also adjective) A sauna is a type of steam bath.) vapore; di vapore2) (power or energy obtained from this: The machinery is driven by steam; Diesel fuel has replaced steam on the railways; ( also adjective) steam power, steam engines.) vapore; a vapore2. verb1) (to give out steam: A kettle was steaming on the stove.) fumare2) ((of a ship, train etc) to move by means of steam: The ship steamed across the bay.) navigare (a vapore)3) (to cook by steam: The pudding should be steamed for four hours.) cuocere (a vapore)•- steam-- steamer
- steamy
- steamboat
- steamship
- steam engine
- steam roller
- full steam ahead
- get steamed up
- get up steam
- let off steam
- run out of steam
- steam up
- under one's own steam* * *I 1. [stiːm]1) (vapour) vapore m.; (on window) vapore m., appannamento m.2) mecc. (from pressure) vapore m.2.full steam ahead! — mar. a tutto vapore! (anche fig.)
modificatore [bath, cloud] di vapore; [ cooking] al vapore; [iron, railway] a vapore••II 1. [stiːm] 2.to get up o pick up steam [ machine] acquistare velocità; [ campaign] decollare; to run out of steam [ athlete] spomparsi; [ worker] sfinirsi; to let off steam sfogarsi; under one's own steam — con i propri mezzi
1) (give off vapour) [kettle, soup] fumare; [ machine] fumare, emettere fumo; [ volcano] esalare fumo2) ferr.•- steam up
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