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1 engage
[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]2) (involve)to be engaged in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]
to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.
5) mil. attaccare [ enemy]2.verbo intransitivo form.to engage in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [ combat]
* * *[in'ɡei‹]1) (to begin to employ (a workman etc): He engaged him as his assistant.) assumere2) (to book; to reserve: He has engaged an entertainer for the children's party.) ingaggiare3) (to take hold of or hold fast; to occupy: to engage someone's attention.) attirare4) (to join battle with: The two armies were fiercely engaged.) impegnarsi in combattimento, ingaggiare battaglia5) (to (cause part of a machine etc to) fit into and lock with another part: The driver engaged second gear.) innestare, ingranare•- engaged- engagement
- engaging* * *[ɪn'geɪdʒ] 1.1) (attract) attirare [person, attention]; risvegliare [interest, imagination]2) (involve)to be engaged in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]
to engage sb. in conversation — attaccare discorso con qcn.
5) mil. attaccare [ enemy]2.verbo intransitivo form.to engage in — partecipare a [ activity]; prendere parte a [discussion, negotiations]; mil. ingaggiare [ combat]
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2 think
I [θɪŋk]to have a think about sth. — BE riflettere su qcs
••II 1. [θɪŋk]to have another think coming — BE colloq. sbagliarsi di grosso
1) (hold view, believe) pensare, credereI don't think so I think not form. non penso, penso di no; "is he reliable?" - "I'd like to think so but..." "ci si può fidare di lui?" - "mi piacerebbe poterlo credere ma..."; to think it best to do, that credere che la cosa migliore sia fare, che; I think it's going to rain — penso stia per piovere
2) (imagine) pensare, credereI can't think how, why — non riesco a immaginare come, perché
who do you think you are? — spreg. ma chi ti credi di essere?
and to think that... — e pensare che
3) (have thought, idea) pensareI was just thinking: suppose we sold it? — stavo pensando: e se lo vendessimo?
let's think Green! — colloq. pensiamo verde!
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot, not much of — avere una buona opinione di, stimare poco
5) (remember)2.I'm trying to think where, how — sto cercando di ricordarmi dove, come
1) (engage in thought) pensare ( about, of a), riflettere ( about su)to think clearly o straight avere le idee chiare; to think for oneself ragionare con la propria testa; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking mi scusi, non ci pensavo; we are thinking in terms of economics vediamo le cose dal punto di vista economico; let's think: three people at Ј 70 each... allora: tre persone a 70 sterline a testa...; come to think of it... — adesso che ci penso..., a pensarci bene
to think about o of sb., sth. pensare a qcn., qcs.; I can't think of everything! — non posso pensare a tutto!
3) (consider)to think of sb. as — considerare qcn. come [brother, friend]
to think of oneself as — considerarsi [ expert]
to think of doing — pensare o avere intenzione di fare
5) (imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un milione di sterline, ci pensi!
7) (remember)to think of — ricordare, ricordarsi
•- think up••* * *[Ɵiŋk] 1. past tense, past participle - thought; verb1) ((often with about) to have or form ideas in one's mind: Can babies think?; I was thinking about my mother.) pensare2) (to have or form opinions in one's mind; to believe: He thinks (that) the world is flat; What do you think of his poem?; What do you think about his suggestion?; He thought me very stupid.) pensare3) (to intend or plan (to do something), usually without making a final decision: I must think what to do; I was thinking of/about going to London next week.) pensare4) (to imagine or expect: I never thought to see you again; Little did he think that I would be there as well.) pensare2. noun(the act of thinking: Go and have a think about it.) pensiero, pensata- thinker- - thought-out
- think better of
- think highly
- well
- badly of
- think little of / not think much of
- think of
- think out
- think over
- think twice
- think up
- think the world of* * *think /ɵɪŋk/n. (fam.)1 momento di riflessione; idea; pensata: They both had the same think, fecero tutti e due la stessa pensata2 (nei composti) (tipico) modo di pensare; mentalità: That's a typical bloke-think, è un modo di ragionare tipico dei maschi!● to have a think, farci un pensierino; rifletterci; pensarci su (fam.): Let me have a think about it!, fammici pensare! □ (fam.) to have got another think coming, sbagliare di grosso; sognarselo (fig.).♦ (to) think /ɵɪŋk/(pass. e p. p. thought), v. t. e i.1 pensare; meditare; riflettere; considerare; credere; giudicare; opinare; ritenere; stimare; supporre; parere, sembrare (impers.): Think before you act, rifletti prima di agire!; He was thinking of his children, pensava ai suoi figli; Do you think it's going to snow?, credi che nevicherà?; I think so, credo di sì; He is thinking to emigrate to Canada, pensa d'emigrare in Canada; He thought of emigrating but then gave it up, pensava d'emigrare ma poi rinunciò; Do as you think best, fa' come (meglio) credi!; I thought him an honest man, lo consideravo (o giudicavo, stimavo) una persona onesta; I think I'll try, credo che mi ci proverò; I think it a shame not to help the needy, mi sembra una cosa vergognosa non aiutare i bisognosi; DIALOGO → - Discussing a film- What did you think of the film?, che ne pensi del film?2 immaginare; capire; concepire; pensare: I cannot think where he is, non so immaginare dove sia andato (a finire); I can't think how you do it, non riesco a capire come tu faccia● to think again, ripensarci □ to think aloud, pensare ad alta voce □ to think ( all) the better of sb. for st., avere maggior considerazione di q. in conseguenza di qc. □ to think big, pensare «in grande»; fare grandi progetti □ to think for oneself, decidere da solo; pensare con la propria testa □ (fig.) to think one has (o knows) all the anwers, credersi chissà chi; credersi molto furbo □ to think nothing but, non pensare che a: That boy thinks nothing but motorbikes, quel ragazzo non pensa che alle moto □ to think on one's feet, decidere su due piedi (fig.); improvvisare; reagire subito □ (fam.) to think outside the box, pensare fuori dagli schemi; pensare in modo creativo; guardare qc. in una prospettiva nuova □ to think the unthinkable, prendere in considerazione tutte le possibilità □ to think to oneself, pensare fra sé (e sé) □ to think twice, pensarci su due volte; rifletterci □ I thought as much, me lo aspettavo; lo sapevo □ He was thought to be a multimillionaire, passava per multimilionario NOTA D'USO: - to say (passive)-NOTA D'USO: - I think so-* * *I [θɪŋk]to have a think about sth. — BE riflettere su qcs
••II 1. [θɪŋk]to have another think coming — BE colloq. sbagliarsi di grosso
1) (hold view, believe) pensare, credereI don't think so I think not form. non penso, penso di no; "is he reliable?" - "I'd like to think so but..." "ci si può fidare di lui?" - "mi piacerebbe poterlo credere ma..."; to think it best to do, that credere che la cosa migliore sia fare, che; I think it's going to rain — penso stia per piovere
2) (imagine) pensare, credereI can't think how, why — non riesco a immaginare come, perché
who do you think you are? — spreg. ma chi ti credi di essere?
and to think that... — e pensare che
3) (have thought, idea) pensareI was just thinking: suppose we sold it? — stavo pensando: e se lo vendessimo?
let's think Green! — colloq. pensiamo verde!
4) (rate, assess)to think a lot, not much of — avere una buona opinione di, stimare poco
5) (remember)2.I'm trying to think where, how — sto cercando di ricordarmi dove, come
1) (engage in thought) pensare ( about, of a), riflettere ( about su)to think clearly o straight avere le idee chiare; to think for oneself ragionare con la propria testa; I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking mi scusi, non ci pensavo; we are thinking in terms of economics vediamo le cose dal punto di vista economico; let's think: three people at Ј 70 each... allora: tre persone a 70 sterline a testa...; come to think of it... — adesso che ci penso..., a pensarci bene
to think about o of sb., sth. pensare a qcn., qcs.; I can't think of everything! — non posso pensare a tutto!
3) (consider)to think of sb. as — considerare qcn. come [brother, friend]
to think of oneself as — considerarsi [ expert]
to think of doing — pensare o avere intenzione di fare
5) (imagine)a million pounds, think of that! — un milione di sterline, ci pensi!
7) (remember)to think of — ricordare, ricordarsi
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3 commit
[kə'mɪt] 1.1) (perpetrate) commettere, perpetrare [ crime]; commettere [error, adultery]4) dir.to commit sb. for trial — rinviare qcn. a giudizio
to commit sb. to jail, to a psychiatric hospital — fare incarcerare, internare qcn
5) form. (consign) affidareto commit sth. to paper — mettere qcs. per iscritto
2.to commit sth. to memory — mandare qcs. a memoria
to commit oneself — impegnarsi (to sth. in qcs.; as to per quanto riguarda)
* * *[kə'mit]past tense, past participle - committed; verb1) (to perform; to do (especially something illegal): He committed the murder when he was drunk.) commettere2) (to hand over (a person) to an institution etc for treatment, safekeeping etc: committed to prison.) affidare3) (to put (oneself) under a particular obligation: She has committed herself to looking after her dead brother's children till the age of 18.) impegnarsi•- committal
- committed* * *[kə'mɪt] 1.1) (perpetrate) commettere, perpetrare [ crime]; commettere [error, adultery]4) dir.to commit sb. for trial — rinviare qcn. a giudizio
to commit sb. to jail, to a psychiatric hospital — fare incarcerare, internare qcn
5) form. (consign) affidareto commit sth. to paper — mettere qcs. per iscritto
2.to commit sth. to memory — mandare qcs. a memoria
to commit oneself — impegnarsi (to sth. in qcs.; as to per quanto riguarda)
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4 instruct
[ɪn'strʌkt]1) (direct)to instruct sb. to do — dare ordini o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to be instructed to do — ricevere istruzioni o ordini per fare
to instruct sb. when, how to do — indicare o spiegare a qcn. quando, come fare
2) (teach) istruireto instruct sb. in — istruire qcn. in [ subject]
to instruct sb. how to do — insegnare a qcn. come fare
3) BE dir. (engage)* * *1) (to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill): Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.) istruire2) (to order or direct (a person especially to do something): He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.) dare istruzioni, incaricare•- instructive
- instructively
- instructiveness
- instructor* * *[ɪn'strʌkt]1) (direct)to instruct sb. to do — dare ordini o ordinare a qcn. di fare
to be instructed to do — ricevere istruzioni o ordini per fare
to instruct sb. when, how to do — indicare o spiegare a qcn. quando, come fare
2) (teach) istruireto instruct sb. in — istruire qcn. in [ subject]
to instruct sb. how to do — insegnare a qcn. come fare
3) BE dir. (engage) -
5 work
I 1. [wɜːk]1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.
to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
•- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up••* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) lavoro2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) lavoro3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) lavoro4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) opera5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) lavoro6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) lavoro2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) lavorare, far lavorare2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) lavorare3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funzionare, far funzionare4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funzionare5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avanzare faticosamente6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) diventare7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) lavorare•- - work- workable
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- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) meccanismo•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
- work wonders* * *I 1. [wɜːk]1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.
to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
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6 preoccupy
[ˌpriː'ɒkjʊpaɪ]verbo transitivo preoccupare* * *(to engage or occupy (a person's mind etc) or the attention of (someone) completely: His mind was preoccupied with plans for his holiday.) impensierire* * *[ˌpriː'ɒkjʊpaɪ]verbo transitivo preoccupare -
7 wage
I 1. [weɪdʒ] 2.modificatore [agreement, claim, negotiations, talks] salariale; [increase, rise] salariale, dello stipendio; [policy, restraint, freeze] degli stipendi, dei salariII [weɪdʒ]verbo transitivo iniziare, intraprendere [ campaign]* * *I [wei‹] verb(to carry on or engage in (especially a war): The North waged war on/against the South.)II [wei‹]((also wages noun plural) a regular, usually weekly rather than monthly, payment for the work that one does: He spends all his wages on books; What is his weekly wage?)* * *I 1. [weɪdʒ] 2.modificatore [agreement, claim, negotiations, talks] salariale; [increase, rise] salariale, dello stipendio; [policy, restraint, freeze] degli stipendi, dei salariII [weɪdʒ]verbo transitivo iniziare, intraprendere [ campaign]
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