essere reduce da

essere reduce da — (esame, colloquio) to have been through, (malattia) to be just over

essere reduce da — to be back from [ viaggio]; to be none the worse for [ esperienza disastrosa]

essere reduce da — (esame, colloquio) to have been through, (malattia) to be just over

the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%

"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"

the jackets have been reduced by 50% — comm. il prezzo delle giacche è stato ridotto del 50%

"reduce speed now" — aut. "rallentare"

diminuire di volume — (massa) to be reduced in volume

diminuire di peso — (persona) to lose weight, Fis to be reduced in weight

la differenza è minima — the difference is minimal o very small o slight, there's hardly any difference

il prezzo minimo è 100 euro — the lowest o minimum price is 100 euros

ridurre una frazione ai minimi termini Mat — to reduce a fraction to its lowest terms

queste scarpe sono ridotte ai minimi termini — (fig : molto consumate) these shoes are completely worn out

non ne ho la (benché) -a idea — I have no idea what(so)ever, I haven't the least o faintest o slightest idea

nei -i dettagli — in great o minute detail

tenere, ridurre al minimo — to keep, reduce to a o to the minimum

girare al minimo — [ motore] to idle

motore che tiene bene il minimo — engine that ticks over BE o idles well

costerà come minimo 20 euro — it will cost a minimum of o at least 20 euros

to trim sth with sth — (edge) mettere un bordo di qc a qc

retrocedere in serie B Calcio — to be relegated to the second division

retrocedere da una decisione — fig. to go back on a decision

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.

to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]

to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]

to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]

to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]

to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)

to cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]

to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn

to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe

to get the chop — [ person] essere licenziato; [scheme, service] essere abolito

chop chop! — BE colloq. sbrigati! sbrigatevi!

to chop and change — [ person] essere una banderuola; [ situation] cambiare in continuazione

to get the chop — [ person] essere licenziato; [scheme, service] essere abolito

chop chop! — BE colloq. sbrigati! sbrigatevi!

to chop and change — [ person] essere una banderuola; [ situation] cambiare in continuazione

portare a termine — to carry out [progetto, operazione, esperimento, studio]; to carry through [riforma, compito]; to bring off [ impresa]; to close [ vendita]; to finish [opera, costruzione]; to conclude [ affare]

entro i -i previsti o stabiliti within the agreed time-limit; entro un termine di 6 mesi within 6 months; fare qcs. entro il termine stabilito to do sth. within the prescribed time; fissare un termine to fix a deadline, to set a time-limit; termine ultimo per le iscrizioni deadline, closing date for registration; a breve, medio, lungo termine [prestito, problema, strategia] short-, medium-, long-term; [titoli, investimenti] short-, medium-, long-dated; contratto a termine — temporary o terminable contract

è una contraddizione in -i — it's a contradiction in terms o a self-contradiction

ridurre qcs. ai minimi -i — fig. to reduce sth. to the lowest common denominator o to the lowest terms

secondo i -i del contratto — under o by the terms of the contract

termine di paragone — ling. element of comparison

tendere la mano — to hold out one's hand, (fig : chiedere l'elemosina) to beg, (aiutare) to lend a helping hand

tendere gli orecchi fig — to prick up one's ears

tendere a sinistra Pol — to have left-wing tendencies

tendere il collo — to extend o crane one's neck

tendere la mano a qcn. — fig. to hold sb.'s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand

tendere un'imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; tendere una trappola o un tranello a qcn. — fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb

tendere al rialzo, al ribasso — econ. to trend up, lower

tendere politicamente a destra, sinistra — to lean o have leanings to the right, left

tendere a — to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]

tendere verso — to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]

tendere a — to approach [valore, cifra]; to tend to [zero, infinito]

tendere a fare — to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing

tende a ingrassare — he tends o has the tendency to put on weight

regolare i conti fig — to settle old scores

regolarsi nel bere/nello spendere — to watch o control one's drinking/spending

non so come regolarmi — I don't know what to do, (nell'usare ingredienti) I don't know what quantities to add

regolare i conti con qcn. — fig. to settle accounts o a score with sb., to square one's account(s) with sb

tagliare la gola a qn — to cut o slit sb's throat

tagliare il capo o la testa a qn — to behead sb, cut sb's head off

taglia e incolla Inform — cut and paste

tagliare la strada a qn — (in macchina) to cut in on sb, (a piedi) to cut across in front of sb

tagliare le gambe a qn fig — to make it impossible for sb to act, tie sb's hands

tagliare i panni addosso a qn — (sparlare) to tear sb to pieces

tagliare qcs. con le forbici — to scissor o snip sth.

tagliare qcs. a pezzi — to cut sth. into pieces o bits

tagliare qcs. a cubetti o dadini — to dice o cube sth., to chop sth. into cubes

tagliare i viveri a qcn. — to cut off sb.'s lifeline o supplies (anche fig.)

(farsi) tagliare i capelli — to have one's hair cut o a haircut

il camion mi ha tagliato la strada — the lorry cut across my path o cut me off

- rsi le vene — to slash one's wrists; (amputarsi)

- rsi i capelli — to cut one's hair; (farsi tagliare) to have one's hair cut o a haircut

- rsi le unghie — to cut o clip one's nails

tagliare la corda — to flake off, to clear off BE, to scarper BE

quel vino mi ha tagliato le gambe — that wine made me really drowsy o laid me out

docks — dock m inv, porto

dock dues — diritti mpl di banchina