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1 amuse
[ə'mjuːz] 1.1) (cause laughter) divertire, far ridereto be amused at o by — essere divertito da, ridere per
2) (entertain, occupy) [game, story, hobby] divertire, distrarre2.to amuse oneself — divertirsi, distrarsi
* * *[ə'mju:z]1) (to make (someone) laugh: I was amused at the monkey's antics.) divertirsi2) (to interest or give pleasure to (for a time): They amused themselves playing cards.) divertirsi•- amusing
- amusingly* * *[ə'mjuːz] 1.1) (cause laughter) divertire, far ridereto be amused at o by — essere divertito da, ridere per
2) (entertain, occupy) [game, story, hobby] divertire, distrarre2.to amuse oneself — divertirsi, distrarsi
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2 proud
[praʊd]1) (satisfied) [person, parent] orgoglioso, fiero (of di; of doing di fare); [ owner] orgoglioso2) (self-respecting) [person, nation] fiero, orgoglioso (anche spreg.)3) (great) [day, moment] grande4) BE (protruding) sporgente••to do sb. proud — (entertain) trattare qcn. con tutti gli onori; (praise) fare o tributare onore a qcn.
to do oneself proud — trattarsi bene, non farsi mancare nulla
* * *1) (feeling pleasure or satisfaction at one's achievements, possessions, connections etc: He was proud of his new house; She was proud of her son's achievements; He was proud to play football for the school.) orgoglioso, fiero2) (having a (too) high opinion of oneself; arrogant: She was too proud to talk to us.) orgoglioso, fiero3) (wishing to be independent: She was too proud to accept help.) orgoglioso4) (splendid or impressive: The assembled fleet was a proud sight.) superbo•- proudly- do someone proud
- do proud* * *[praʊd]1) (satisfied) [person, parent] orgoglioso, fiero (of di; of doing di fare); [ owner] orgoglioso2) (self-respecting) [person, nation] fiero, orgoglioso (anche spreg.)3) (great) [day, moment] grande4) BE (protruding) sporgente••to do sb. proud — (entertain) trattare qcn. con tutti gli onori; (praise) fare o tributare onore a qcn.
to do oneself proud — trattarsi bene, non farsi mancare nulla
См. также в других словарях:
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entertain — verb /ˌɛntəˈteɪn,ˌɛntɚˈteɪn/ a) To amuse (someone); . The motivational speaker not only instructed but also entertained the audience. b) To have someone over at ones home for a party or visit. They enjoy entertaining a lot … Wiktionary
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warm someone up — entertain an audience to make them more receptive to the main act. → warm … English new terms dictionary