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21 cage
I [keɪdʒ]1) gabbia f.II [keɪdʒ]verbo transitivo mettere in gabbia [bird, animal]* * *[kei‹] 1. noun1) (a box of wood, wire etc for holding birds or animals: The lion has escaped from its cage; a bird-cage.) gabbia2) (a lift in a mine.) montacarichi2. verb(to put in a cage: Some people think that it is cruel to cage wild animals.) mettere in gabbia- cagebird* * *[keɪdʒ]1. n(gen, in mine) gabbia2. vt•- cage in* * *I [keɪdʒ]1) gabbia f.II [keɪdʒ]verbo transitivo mettere in gabbia [bird, animal] -
22 hunt down
hunt down [sth., sb.], hunt [sth., sb.] down dare la caccia a [animal, criminal]; cercare [ lost object]; perseguitare [victim, minority]* * *(to search for (someone or something) until found: The police hunted down the escaped prisoner.) catturare* * *vt + adv(criminal, enemy) dar la caccia a* * *hunt down [sth., sb.], hunt [sth., sb.] down dare la caccia a [animal, criminal]; cercare [ lost object]; perseguitare [victim, minority] -
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24 notice **** no·tice
['nəʊtɪs]1. n1) (intimation, warning) avviso, (period) preavvisoadvance or previous notice — preavviso
at a moment's notice — immediatamente, all'istante
to give notice to — (to tenant) dare la disdetta a, (to landlord) dare il preavviso a
to give sb notice — (Admin: inform) notificare a qn, (sack) licenziare qn
to give notice; to hand in one's notice — (subj: employee) licenziarsi
3) (Brit : review: of play etc) critica, recensione f4)to bring sth to sb's notice — far notare qc a qnto take notice of sb/sth — notare qn/qc, fare caso a qn/qc
to take no notice of sb/sth — non prestare attenzione a qn/qc
he keeps waving at me — take no notice! — continua a farmi dei cenni — ignoralo!
it has come to my notice that... — sono venuto a sapere che...
to escape or avoid notice — passare inosservato (-a)
it escaped my notice that... — non ho notato che...
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25 turn in
1) colloq. (go to bed) andare a coricarsito turn in on itself — [leaf, page] accartocciarsi
to turn in on oneself — fig. chiudersi in se stesso; turn in [sth.], turn [sth.] in colloq.
4) (produce)to turn in a profit — dare o fare registrare un profitto
to turn in a good performance — [ player] rendersi protagonista di una buona prestazione; [ company] avere dei buoni risultati
5) (give up) rinunciare a, abbandonare [job, activity]; turn [sb.] in, turn in [sb.] consegnare alla polizia [ suspect]; turn oneself in consegnarsi alla polizia, costituirsi* * *(to hand over (a person or thing) to people in authority: They turned the escaped prisoner in to the police.) consegnare* * *1. vi + adv1)2) (fam: go to bed) andare a letto2. vt + adv1) (hand over) consegnare2) (fold) voltare in dentro* * *1) colloq. (go to bed) andare a coricarsito turn in on itself — [leaf, page] accartocciarsi
to turn in on oneself — fig. chiudersi in se stesso; turn in [sth.], turn [sth.] in colloq.
4) (produce)to turn in a profit — dare o fare registrare un profitto
to turn in a good performance — [ player] rendersi protagonista di una buona prestazione; [ company] avere dei buoni risultati
5) (give up) rinunciare a, abbandonare [job, activity]; turn [sb.] in, turn in [sb.] consegnare alla polizia [ suspect]; turn oneself in consegnarsi alla polizia, costituirsi -
26 at large
1) ((of prisoners etc) free: Despite the efforts of the police, the escaped prisoner is still at large.) in libertà2) (in general: the country / the public at large.) in generale -
27 bring to justice
(to arrest, try and sentence (a criminal): The murderer escaped but was finally brought to justice.) assicurare alla giustizia -
28 by means of
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29 by the skin of one's teeth
(very narrowly; only just: We escaped by the skin of our teeth.) (per un pelo/soffio/capello) -
30 cover
I 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (protective lid, sheath) copertura f.; (for duvet, cushion) fodera f., rivestimento m.; (for table) copritavolo m.; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fodero m., guaina f.; (for typewriter, pan) coperchio m.2) (blanket) coperta f.3) (of book, magazine, record) copertina f.on the cover — (of book) sulla copertina; (of magazine) in copertina
4) (shelter) rifugio m., riparo m.under cover — al riparo, al coperto
5) (for spy, operation, crime) copertura f. ( for per)to blow sb.'s cover — colloq. fare saltare la copertura di qcn
6) mil. copertura f.to give sb. cover — coprire qcn
7) (replacement) (for teacher, doctor) sostituto m. temporaneo8) BE copertura f. assicurativa9) (table setting) coperto m.10) mus. cover version2.modificatore [design, illustration] di copertinaII 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (to conceal or protect) coprire [table, pan, legs, wound] ( with con); rivestire, ricoprire [cushion, sofa] ( with con); coprire, chiudere [ hole] ( with con)to cover one's mouth mettere la mano davanti alla bocca; to cover one's ears — tapparsi le orecchie
2) (coat) [dust, snow, layer] coprire, ricoprire [ground, cake]everything got covered with o in sand tutto fu coperto dalla sabbia; to be covered in glory — essere carico di gloria
3) (be strewn over) [litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises] coprireto cover sb.'s face with kisses — riempire di baci il viso di qcn
4) (travel over) coprire, percorrere [distance, area]; (extend over) estendersi per, occupare [ area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] trattare [ subject]; [ term] comprendere, includere [meaning, aspect]; [ teacher] affrontare, spiegare [ chapter]; [rule, law] applicarsi a [situation, person]; [ department] essere competente per [area, activity]; [ rep] essere responsabile per [ area]6) (report on) [ journalist] seguire [event, subject]Ј 20 should cover it — colloq. 20 sterline dovrebbero bastare
8) coprire, assicurare [person, possession] ( for, against contro; for doing per fare); [ guarantee] coprire [costs, parts]9) mil. sport (protect) coprire, proteggere [person, advance, area of pitch]I've got you covered! — (threat) ti tengo sotto tiro!
2.to cover one's back — fig. coprirsi
to cover oneself — coprirsi, proteggersi
to cover oneself with — coprirsi di [glory, shame]
- cover up* * *1. verb1) (to put or spread something on, over or in front of: They covered (up) the body with a sheet; My shoes are covered in paint.) coprire2) (to be enough to pay for: Will 10 dollars cover your expenses?) coprire3) (to travel: We covered forty miles in one day.) percorrere4) (to stretch over a length of time etc: His diary covered three years.) coprire5) (to protect: Are we covered by your car insurance?) coprire6) (to report on: I'm covering the race for the local newspaper.) occuparsi di7) (to point a gun at: I had him covered.) tenere nel mirino2. noun1) (something which covers, especially a cloth over a table, bed etc: a table-cover; a bed-cover; They replaced the cover on the manhole.) copertura, coperta2) (something that gives protection or shelter: The soldiers took cover from the enemy gunfire; insurance cover.) riparo, copertura3) (something that hides: He escaped under cover of darkness.) protezione•- coverage- covering
- cover-girl
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- cover-up* * *I 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (protective lid, sheath) copertura f.; (for duvet, cushion) fodera f., rivestimento m.; (for table) copritavolo m.; (for umbrella, blade, knife) fodero m., guaina f.; (for typewriter, pan) coperchio m.2) (blanket) coperta f.3) (of book, magazine, record) copertina f.on the cover — (of book) sulla copertina; (of magazine) in copertina
4) (shelter) rifugio m., riparo m.under cover — al riparo, al coperto
5) (for spy, operation, crime) copertura f. ( for per)to blow sb.'s cover — colloq. fare saltare la copertura di qcn
6) mil. copertura f.to give sb. cover — coprire qcn
7) (replacement) (for teacher, doctor) sostituto m. temporaneo8) BE copertura f. assicurativa9) (table setting) coperto m.10) mus. cover version2.modificatore [design, illustration] di copertinaII 1. ['kʌvə(r)]1) (to conceal or protect) coprire [table, pan, legs, wound] ( with con); rivestire, ricoprire [cushion, sofa] ( with con); coprire, chiudere [ hole] ( with con)to cover one's mouth mettere la mano davanti alla bocca; to cover one's ears — tapparsi le orecchie
2) (coat) [dust, snow, layer] coprire, ricoprire [ground, cake]everything got covered with o in sand tutto fu coperto dalla sabbia; to be covered in glory — essere carico di gloria
3) (be strewn over) [litter, graffiti, blossom, bruises] coprireto cover sb.'s face with kisses — riempire di baci il viso di qcn
4) (travel over) coprire, percorrere [distance, area]; (extend over) estendersi per, occupare [ area]5) (deal with, include) [article, speaker] trattare [ subject]; [ term] comprendere, includere [meaning, aspect]; [ teacher] affrontare, spiegare [ chapter]; [rule, law] applicarsi a [situation, person]; [ department] essere competente per [area, activity]; [ rep] essere responsabile per [ area]6) (report on) [ journalist] seguire [event, subject]Ј 20 should cover it — colloq. 20 sterline dovrebbero bastare
8) coprire, assicurare [person, possession] ( for, against contro; for doing per fare); [ guarantee] coprire [costs, parts]9) mil. sport (protect) coprire, proteggere [person, advance, area of pitch]I've got you covered! — (threat) ti tengo sotto tiro!
2.to cover one's back — fig. coprirsi
to cover oneself — coprirsi, proteggersi
to cover oneself with — coprirsi di [glory, shame]
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31 escape / get off / go scot free
(to be or remain unhurt or unpunished: The car was badly damaged in the accident, but the driver escaped scot-free.) uscire illesoEnglish-Italian dictionary > escape / get off / go scot free
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32 prisoner
['prɪznə(r)]* * *noun (anyone who has been captured and is held against his will as a criminal, in a war etc: The prisoners escaped from jail.) prigioniero* * *['prɪznə(r)] -
33 scale
I 1. [skeɪl]nome bilancia f.2. II [skeɪl]1) (extent) (of crisis, disaster, success, defeat, violence, development, recession) dimensioni f.pl., ampiezza f.; (of reform, task, activity, operation) portata f.2) (grading system) scala f.pay o salary scale scala retributiva; social scale scala sociale; on a scale of 1 to 10 — in una scala da 1 a 10
3) (for maps, models) scala f.4) (on thermometer, gauge) scala f., gradazione f.5) mus. scala f.III [skeɪl]verbo transitivo (climb) scalare [wall, peak, tower]- scale upIV [skeɪl]1) zool. squama f.2) (deposit) (in kettle, pipes) (deposito di) calcare m.; (on teeth) tartaro m.••V [skeɪl]1) (take scales off) squamare [ fish]2) (in kettle, pipes) togliere il calcare a* * *I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.)2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.)3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.)4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.)5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.)II [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.)III [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.)- scaly* * *I 1. [skeɪl]nome bilancia f.2. II [skeɪl]1) (extent) (of crisis, disaster, success, defeat, violence, development, recession) dimensioni f.pl., ampiezza f.; (of reform, task, activity, operation) portata f.2) (grading system) scala f.pay o salary scale scala retributiva; social scale scala sociale; on a scale of 1 to 10 — in una scala da 1 a 10
3) (for maps, models) scala f.4) (on thermometer, gauge) scala f., gradazione f.5) mus. scala f.III [skeɪl]verbo transitivo (climb) scalare [wall, peak, tower]- scale upIV [skeɪl]1) zool. squama f.2) (deposit) (in kettle, pipes) (deposito di) calcare m.; (on teeth) tartaro m.••V [skeɪl]1) (take scales off) squamare [ fish]2) (in kettle, pipes) togliere il calcare a -
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35 terrorise
verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) terrorizzare -
36 terrorize
['terəraɪz]verbo transitivo terrorizzareto terrorize sb. into doing sth. — costringere qcn. a fare qcs. terrorizzandolo
* * *verb (to make very frightened by using or threatening violence: A lion escaped from the zoo and terrorized the whole town.) terrorizzare* * *['terəraɪz]verbo transitivo terrorizzareto terrorize sb. into doing sth. — costringere qcn. a fare qcs. terrorizzandolo
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37 tunnel
I ['tʌnl]nome tunnel m., traforo m.••II 1. ['tʌnl] 2.* * *1. noun(a (usually man-made) underground passage, especially one cut through a hill or under a river: The road goes through a tunnel under the river.) tunnel2. verb(to make a tunnel: They escaped from prison by tunnelling under the walls.) (scavare un tunnel)* * *I ['tʌnl]nome tunnel m., traforo m.••II 1. ['tʌnl] 2.
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