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1 ♦ energy
♦ energy /ˈɛnədʒɪ/A n. [uc]( anche fis.) energia: potential energy, energia potenziale; electrical energy, energia elettrica; kinetic energy, energia cinetica; alternative energy, energia alternativa; renewable energy, energia rinnovabile; nervous energy, energia nervosa; radiant energy, energia radiante; solar energy, energia solare; alternative sources of energy, fonti di energia alternative; to waste one's energies sprecare le proprie energie; to devote one's energies to, dedicare le proprie energie aB a. attr.energetico; dell'energia: (econ.) energy crisis, crisi energetica; energy level, livello energetico; energy budget, bilancio energetico; energy source, fonte energetica (o di energia)● energy bars, tavolette energetiche □ energy drink, bevanda energetica; bibita energetica □ ( anche med.) energy-giving, energetico: energy-giving food, cibo energetico □ (econ.) energy markets, i mercati dell'energia □ energy-saving, che fa risparmiare energia □ (econ.) energy sector, settore energetico. -
2 waste
I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
* * *[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) sprecare2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) scarto; di scarto2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) spreco, perdita3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) (terreno incolto/desolato)•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
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3 energy
['enədʒɪ]1) (strength) energia f.to devote all one's energy to sth., to doing — dedicare tutte le proprie energie a qcs., a fare
2) (power, fuel) energia f.* * *['enə‹i]plural - energies; noun1) (the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously: He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today.) energia2) (the power, eg of electricity, of doing work: electrical energy; nuclear energy.) energia•- energetically* * *['enədʒɪ]1) (strength) energia f.to devote all one's energy to sth., to doing — dedicare tutte le proprie energie a qcs., a fare
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4 save
I [seɪv]1) sport salvataggio m., parata f.2) inform. salvataggio m.II 1. [seɪv]1) (rescue) salvareto save sb., sth. from doing — impedire a qcn., qcs. di fare
to save sb.'s life — salvare la vita a qcn. (anche fig.)
he can't speak German to save his life! — colloq. è assolutamente negato per il tedesco!
2) (put by, keep) risparmiare, mettere da parte [ money]; conservare, tenere in serbo [ food]; conservare [goods, documents]to save sth. for sb. to save sb. sth. tenere qcs. per qcn to save an evening for sb. — tenersi libera una serata per qcn
3) (economize on) risparmiare [money, energy]; guadagnare [time, space] ( by doing facendo)to save sb. sth. — fare risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [money, time]; risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [trouble, expense, journey]
to save sb., sth. (from) doing — evitare a qcn., qcs. di fare
5) relig. salvare, redimere [soul, mankind]6) inform. salvare [file, data] (on, to su)7) (collect) collezionare, fare collezione di [stamps, cards]2.1) (put by funds) risparmiare2) (economize) economizzare, fare economie3.to save on — fare economia di, economizzare su [energy, paper]
verbo riflessivo to save oneself1) (rescue oneself) salvarsi (anche fig.)to save oneself from doing — risparmiarsi o evitarsi di fare
2) (keep energy) risparmiarsi ( for per)to save oneself money — risparmiare, fare economie
•- save upIII [seɪv]preposizione ant. (anche save for) salvo, tranne, eccetto* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.)2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.)3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.)4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.)6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.)- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.)* * *save (1) /seɪv/n.2 (comput.) salvataggio.save (2) /seɪv/prep.eccetto; eccettuato; salvo; fuorché; tranne: all save one, tutti tranne uno; all save me, tutti eccetto me● save and except, eccetto; tranne; salvo □ save that, eccetto che; salvo che.♦ (to) save /seɪv/A v. t.1 salvare; scampare; preservare: to save sb. from a fire, salvare q. da un incendio; He saved my life, mi ha salvato la vita; God save me from my friends, Dio mi scampi (e liberi) dagli amici!2 serbare; tenere in serbo; conservare: Save some beer for tonight, conserva un po' di birra per stasera!3 risparmiare; far risparmiare: to save (up) a lot of money, risparmiare molto denaro; It saves me time, mi fa risparmiare tempo4 evitare: Stopping there overnight saved me driving in the dark, fermandomi là per la notte ho evitato di dover guidare al buio5 (comput.) salvare: DIALOGO → - Downloading and printing- Where shall I save the document?, dove devo salvare il documento?B v. i.1 risparmiare; fare economie; economizzare● to save appearances, salvare le apparenze □ (volg. USA) to save one's ass (o butt), salvare il culo (volg.); cavarsela □ ( tennis) to save a break point, annullare (o neutralizzare) una palla break ( dell'avversario) □ to save one's breath, risparmiare il fiato; tacere □ (mil. e fig.) to save the day, salvare la situazione □ (fig.) to save one's face, salvare la faccia □ (fam.) to save (st.) for a rainy day, risparmiare (qc.) per il futuro □ to save sb. from himself, salvare q. da sé stesso (impedendogli di fare sciocchezze) □ (fam.) to save one's neck (o skin), salvarsi la pelle; salvare una situazione disperata □ to save oneself, salvarsi; risparmiarsi: Save yourself for tomorrow's match, risparmiati per l'incontro di domani; I'll take notes to save myself the trouble of remembering, prenderò appunti per risparmiarmi il fastidio di ricordare □ to save the situation, salvare la situazione □ to save one's strength, risparmiare le forze, risparmiarsi □ God save the King [the Queen]!, Dio salvi il Re [la Regina]! □ saved by the bell, ( di un pugile) salvato dal suono del gong; (fig.) salvato in extremis (o per il rotto della cuffia).* * *I [seɪv]1) sport salvataggio m., parata f.2) inform. salvataggio m.II 1. [seɪv]1) (rescue) salvareto save sb., sth. from doing — impedire a qcn., qcs. di fare
to save sb.'s life — salvare la vita a qcn. (anche fig.)
he can't speak German to save his life! — colloq. è assolutamente negato per il tedesco!
2) (put by, keep) risparmiare, mettere da parte [ money]; conservare, tenere in serbo [ food]; conservare [goods, documents]to save sth. for sb. to save sb. sth. tenere qcs. per qcn to save an evening for sb. — tenersi libera una serata per qcn
3) (economize on) risparmiare [money, energy]; guadagnare [time, space] ( by doing facendo)to save sb. sth. — fare risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [money, time]; risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [trouble, expense, journey]
to save sb., sth. (from) doing — evitare a qcn., qcs. di fare
5) relig. salvare, redimere [soul, mankind]6) inform. salvare [file, data] (on, to su)7) (collect) collezionare, fare collezione di [stamps, cards]2.1) (put by funds) risparmiare2) (economize) economizzare, fare economie3.to save on — fare economia di, economizzare su [energy, paper]
verbo riflessivo to save oneself1) (rescue oneself) salvarsi (anche fig.)to save oneself from doing — risparmiarsi o evitarsi di fare
2) (keep energy) risparmiarsi ( for per)to save oneself money — risparmiare, fare economie
•- save upIII [seɪv]preposizione ant. (anche save for) salvo, tranne, eccetto -
5 effort
['efət]1) (energy) sforzo m.to put a lot of effort into sth., into doing — fare molti sforzi per qcs., per fare
2) (difficulty) fatica f.3) (attempt)4) (initiative) iniziativa f.5) (exercise) sforzo m.* * *['efət]1) (hard work; energy: Learning a foreign language requires effort; The effort of climbing the hill made the old man very tired.) sforzo2) (a trying hard; a struggle: The government's efforts to improve the economy were unsuccessful; Please make every effort to be punctual.) sforzo3) (the result of an attempt: Your drawing was a good effort.) impresa•- effortlessly* * *['efət]1) (energy) sforzo m.to put a lot of effort into sth., into doing — fare molti sforzi per qcs., per fare
2) (difficulty) fatica f.3) (attempt)4) (initiative) iniziativa f.5) (exercise) sforzo m. -
6 wasted
['weɪstɪd] 1. 2.1) (squandered) [care, effort, expense] inutile; [commodity, energy, vote, years, opportunity] sprecato2) (fleshless) [ body] scheletrico; [ limb] scarno; [ face] smunto, emaciato; (weak) [body, limb] debole, gracile* * *wasted /ˈweɪstɪd/a.1 sciupato; sprecato2 sciupato; deperito; smunto4 (fam.) ubriaco fradicio5 (fam.) drogato; fatto (pop.).* * *['weɪstɪd] 1. 2.1) (squandered) [care, effort, expense] inutile; [commodity, energy, vote, years, opportunity] sprecato2) (fleshless) [ body] scheletrico; [ limb] scarno; [ face] smunto, emaciato; (weak) [body, limb] debole, gracile -
7 wasteful
['weɪstfl]aggettivo [ product] dispendioso; [ machine] che consuma molto; [method, process] poco economico, dispendioso; [ person] sciupone, spendaccioneto be wasteful of — sprecare [resources, energy]; sprecare, sciupare [space, time]
* * *adjective (involving or causing waste: Throwing away that bread is wasteful.) sprecone spreco* * *wasteful /ˈweɪstfl/a.wastefully avv.* * *['weɪstfl]aggettivo [ product] dispendioso; [ machine] che consuma molto; [method, process] poco economico, dispendioso; [ person] sciupone, spendaccioneto be wasteful of — sprecare [resources, energy]; sprecare, sciupare [space, time]
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8 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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