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1 espresso
[e'spresəʊ]* * *espresso /ɛˈsprɛsəʊ/ (ital.)n. [uc] (pl. espressos)(= espresso coffee) (caffè) espresso: DIALOGO → - Dessert- We'll have two espressos, prendiamo due espressi● espresso bar, bar che serve caffè espresso; bar all'italiana □ espresso machine, macchina (per caffè) espresso.* * *[e'spresəʊ] -
2 -to allow-
Nota d'uso1 to allow, to permit e to forbid si costruiscono con to + infinito quando il loro complemento oggetto (che corrisponde al complemento di termine italiano) viene espresso: I forbid you to watch TV, ti proibisco di guardare la televisione; My parents won't allow me to go to the disco, i miei genitori non mi permetteranno di andare in discoteca; The doctor permitted the patient to drink coffee, il medico consentì al paziente di bere caffè.2 Quando invece il complemento oggetto non è espresso sono seguiti dal verbo alla forma in - ing: Our teacher doesn't allow (o permit) using the dictionary during the exam, il nostro insegnante non consente l'uso del dizionario durante l'esame; The law forbids photocopying books, la legge vieta di fotocopiare i libri.3 Sono comuni anche le corrispondenti forme passive: Using the dictionary is allowed during the exam, l'uso del dizionario è consentito durante l'esame; We were forbidden to meet, ci era (o ci fu) vietato di incontrarci; Passengers are not permitted to talk to the driver, ai passeggeri non è consentito parlare al conducente. -
3 put
[pʊt] 1.to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova
to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]
to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]
to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn
3) (devote, invest)to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.
to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]
4) (add)to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]
to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs
5) (express)to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente
that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti
7) (rate, rank)to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti
8) (estimate)2.to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]
to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn
- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put out- put over- put up- put upon••to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn
* * *[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) mettere2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) porre, presentare3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) esprimere, esporre4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) mettere5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) procedere, dirigersi•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with* * *put (1) /pʊt/n.● ( Borsa) put and call ( option), opzione doppia ( per acquisto o vendita, a scelta); stellaggio; stellage (franc.) □ ( Borsa) put of more, contratto (a premio) di aggiunta; noch per consegnare □ ( Borsa) put price, prezzo di esercizio ( di un'opzione put).put (2) /pʊt/a.(fam.) fermo; immobile; irremovibile: to stay put, restare immobile; essere irremovibile.put (3) /pʌt/► putt.♦ (to) put (1) /pʊt/(pass. e p. p. put)A v. t.1 mettere; porre; collocare; apporre; disporre; imporre; aggiungere: I'll put the car into the garage, metterò l'auto in garage; Put yourself in my place, mettiti al mio posto (o nei miei panni); He put the matter in my hands, ha messo la faccenda nelle mie mani; A new tax was put on cattle, è stata imposta una nuova tassa sul bestiame3 esporre; esprimere; presentare; dire: I put the matter to him, gli esposi la faccenda; I cannot put it into words, non so esprimerlo (o dirlo) a parole; He has a strange way of putting things, ha uno strano modo di presentare le cose; to put it bluntly, per dire le cose come stanno; per dirla schietta4 porre; proporre; presentare; sottoporre; fare: I put the case to the manager, sottoposi il caso al direttore; to put a question to the vote, mettere (o porre) ai voti una questione5 calcolare; stimare; valutare: The damage is put at £1m, si stima che i danni ammontino a un milione di sterline6 attribuire; ascrivere; dare8 piantare; conficcare; infiggere: to put a knife into sb., conficcare un coltello in corpo a q.; accoltellare q.B v. i.(spec. naut.) procedere; dirigersi; far rotta per: to put to sea, prendere il largo; allontanarsi● (eufem.) to put an animal to sleep, sopprimere un animale □ to put the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q. □ to put a check on st., mettere un freno a qc. □ to put an end to, por fine a; porre termine a □ to put a field to (o under) potatoes, mettere un campo a patate □ (fig. fam.) to put one's foot in it (o in one's mouth), fare una gaffe, farla grossa □ (comm.) to put goods on the market, immettere merce in un mercato □ to put sb. in mind of st., ricordare (o rammentare) qc. a q. □ to put sb. in possession of st., far entrare q. in possesso di qc. □ to put sb. in the wrong, mettere q. dalla parte del torto □ to put a law in force, far entrare in vigore (o rendere esecutiva) una legge □ to put money to good use, far buon uso del denaro □ to put new life into, infondere nuova vita in □ to put oneself, mettersi: to put oneself on a diet, mettersi a dieta; to put oneself in sb. 's shoes, mettersi nei panni di q.; to put oneself in sb. 's place, mettersi al posto di q.; to put oneself at ease, mettersi a proprio agio □ to put paid to a matter, sistemare una faccenda □ ( USA) to put st. on the street, mettere in piazza qc.; raccontare qc. in giro □ to put pressure on sb., mettere q. sotto pressione □ to put sb. right, correggere q. □ to put st. right, mettere a posto, aggiustare qc.: to put a matter right, sistemare una faccenda □ (fig.) to put a spoke in sb. 's wheel, mettere il bastone fra le ruote a q. □ to put to bed, mettere a letto □ to put sb. to death, mettere a morte q. □ to put sb. to flight, mettere in fuga q. □ to put sb. to sleep, far addormentare q. □ to put sb. to the sword, passare q. a fil di spada □ to put st. to use, fare uso di qc.; servirsi di qc. □ (fam. USA) to put sb. wise, avvertire q. (di qc.); aprire gli occhi a q. (fig.) □ to be hard put, trovarsi in grande difficoltà; essere messo alle strette: I was hard put to finish my work in time, mi ci volle del bello e del buono per finire in tempo il lavoro.(to) put (2) /pʌt/► to putt.* * *[pʊt] 1.to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova
to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]
to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]
to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn
3) (devote, invest)to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.
to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]
4) (add)to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]
to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs
5) (express)to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente
that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti
7) (rate, rank)to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti
8) (estimate)2.to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]
to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn
- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put out- put over- put up- put upon••to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn
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4 ♦ instant
♦ instant (1) /ˈɪnstənt/a.1 immediato; istantaneo; urgente: instant relief, sollievo immediato; (ass.) instant cover, copertura immediata; an instant need, un urgente bisogno2 (comm., antiq.) corrente; presente: in reply to your letter of the 6th instant (abbr. inst.), in risposta alla vostra lettera del 6 correnteinstant (2) /ˈɪnstənt/n.istante; attimo; momento: I'll be back in an instant, torno fra un attimo (o fra un istante)● the instant ( that), appena: I told you the instant I knew, te lo dissi appena lo seppi □ the next instant, dopo un attimo; subito dopo □ on the instant, immediatamente; subito □ Come here this instant!, vieni subito!
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