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3 vela
f sailattività sailingfare vela set sailtutto è andato a gonfie vele everything went swimmingly* * *vela s.f.1 (mar.) sail: vela di gabbia, topsail; vela di maestra, mainsail; vela di mezzana, mizzen sail; vela di pappafico, topgallant sail; vela di parrocchetto, fore-topsail; vela di straglio, staysail; vela di trinchetto, foresail; vela latina, lateen sail; vela quadra, squaresail; vele maggiori, lower sails; a vele spiegate, under sail (o in full sail); procedere a vele spiegate, to be under full soil; barca a vela, sailing boat, (amer.) sailboat; issare, alzare una vela, to hoist a sail; ammainare le vele, to strike (o to lower) the sails; far vela, to set sail (o to sail); far forza di vele, to crowd all sails // tutto va a gonfie vele, (fig.) everything is going very well (o perfectly); gli affari vanno a gonfie vele, business is booming (o thriving) // volgere la vela secondo il vento, (fig.) to trim one's sails according to the wind // (aer.) volo a vela, gliding (o sailflying)* * *['vela]sostantivo femminile1) (tela) sailbarca a vela — sailing boat, sailboat AE
2) (attività) sailingfare vela — to sail, to go sailing
•••tutto procede a gonfie -e — everything is proceeding without a hitch, everything is coming up roses
* * *vela/'vela/ ⇒ 10sostantivo f.1 (tela) sail; issare le -e to hoist the sails; fare vela verso to sail toward(s); navigare a vela to sail; barca a vela sailing boat, sailboat AE2 (attività) sailing; fare vela to sail, to go sailingtutto è andato a gonfie -e everything went off splendidly; tutto procede a gonfie -e everything is proceeding without a hitch, everything is coming up roses\vela di fortuna storm sail; vela latina lateen (sail); vela maestra mainsail; vela quadra square sail. -
4 volo a vela
capire al volo — to understand straight away o straight awayprendere al volo — (autobus, treno) to only just catch, (palla) to catch as it flies past, (fig : occasione) to seize
prendere il volo — (aereo) to take off, (uccello) to fly away, (fig : giovane) to leave home, (cosa: sparire) to vanish
fare un volo — (cadere) to go flying
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5 volo a vela
capire al volo — to understand straight away o straight awayprendere al volo — (autobus, treno) to only just catch, (palla) to catch as it flies past, (fig : occasione) to seize
prendere il volo — (aereo) to take off, (uccello) to fly away, (fig : giovane) to leave home, (cosa: sparire) to vanish
fare un volo — (cadere) to go flying
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6 volo
m flight( caduta) fallprendere il volo di uccello fly awaydi persona run awayvolo a vela glidingvolo diretto direct flightvolo di linea scheduled flightvolo internazionale international flightvolo nazionale domestic flightvolo senza scalo nonstop flightfig afferrare qualcosa al volo be quick to grasp something* * *volo s.m.1 flight (anche fig.): un volo dell'immaginazione, dell'ingegno, a flight of the imagination, of genius; in volo, ( di uccello) on the wing: sparare a un uccello in volo, to shoot at a bird on the wing; spiccare il volo, to fly away (o off); colpire una palla al volo, to volley a ball // capire qlco. al volo, (fig.) to grasp sthg. immediately // cogliere un'occasione al volo, (fig.) to grasp an opportunity // prendere il volo, (fig.) to make off (o to disappear): i ladri hanno preso il volo, the thieves have disappeared; il bottino ha preso il volo, the loot has vanished into thin air // correre a casa di volo, to dash home // vado e torno in un volo, I'll go and come back in no time // ho fatto un volo dalle scale, I fell headlong down the stairs2 (aer.) flight; flying: volo acrobatico, stunt flying; volo a punto fisso, ( di elicottero) hovering; volo a vela, gliding (o sailflying); volo cieco, blind flying; volo strumentale, instrument flying; volo di allenamento, practice flight; volo di collaudo, test flight; volo di durata, endurance flight; volo librato, planato, glide; volo orizzontale, level flight; volo senza scalo, nonstop flight; comandi di volo, flying controls; durata di volo, flight (o flying) time; piano di volo, flight plan; spiccare il volo da una nave portaerei, to take off from an aircraft carrier // in volo, in flight: l'aeroplano è in volo, the airplane is in flight; a quest'ora sarà in volo per Londra, by now he'll be flying to London.* * *['volo]sostantivo maschile1) (di uccello, aereo) flightprendere il volo — [ uccello] to spread one's wings, to take wing o flight; fig. (sparire) [ persona] to cut and run, to take to one's heels
alzarsi in volo — [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up; [ aereo] to take off
a volo d'uccello — [ ripresa] bird's eye attrib.
in volo — [uccello, aereo] in flight
di volo — [istruttore, scuola, condizioni] flying; [piano, rotta, registratore, simulatore] flight
volo interno — domestic o internal flight
il volo per Parigi — the Paris flight, the flight to Paris
2) (caduta) fall3) al volocogliere o prendere al volo — to seize, to grab, to jump at [offerta, opportunità]
•volo strumentale — blind o instrument flight
volo a vela — sport (hang-)gliding
* * *volo/'volo/sostantivo m.1 (di uccello, aereo) flight; prendere il volo [ uccello] to spread one's wings, to take wing o flight; fig. (sparire) [ persona] to cut and run, to take to one's heels; alzarsi in volo [ uccello] to rise up, to soar up; [ aereo] to take off; a volo d'uccello [ ripresa] bird's eye attrib.; in volo [uccello, aereo] in flight; di volo [istruttore, scuola, condizioni] flying; [piano, rotta, registratore, simulatore] flight; volo internazionale international flight; volo interno domestic o internal flight; volo di linea scheduled flight; il volo per Parigi the Paris flight, the flight to Paris; ci sono tre ore di volo tra it's a three-hour flight between2 (caduta) fall; fare un volo di tre metri to have a three-metre fall3 al volo sparare a un uccello al volo to shoot a bird in flight; afferrare una palla al volo to catch a ball in midair; colpire la palla al volo to volley the ball; è una che capisce al volo she's quick on the uptake; capì al volo la situazione she understood the situation immediately; prendere un treno al volo to jump on a train; cogliere o prendere al volo to seize, to grab, to jump at [ offerta, opportunità]volo planato glide; volo simulato simulated flight; volo strumentale blind o instrument flight; volo a vela sport (hang-)gliding; volo a vista contact flying. -
7 fortuna
f fortuneavere fortuna be successful( essere fortunato) be luckybuona fortuna! good luck!fare fortuna make a fortuneper fortuna luckilydi fortuna makeshiftatterraggio m di fortuna emergency landing* * *fortuna s.f.1 fortune; luck: buona fortuna!, good luck!; che ( gran) fortuna!, what (wonderful) luck!; colpo di fortuna, stroke of luck; fortuna che non c'ero, luckily I wasn't there; ebbi la fortuna di trovarlo subito, I was lucky enough to find it at once; aver fortuna, to be in luck (o to be lucky); non ho avuto la fortuna di conoscerlo, I wasn't lucky enough to know him; portar fortuna, to bring luck; avere la fortuna dalla propria ( parte), to have fortune (o luck) on one's side; aver fortuna in qlco., to have good luck in sthg.; aver fortuna con le donne, con gli uomini, to be lucky in love; aver fortuna negli affari, to be successful in business; non aver fortuna, to have no luck (o to be out of luck o to be unlucky); tentare la fortuna, to try one's fortune (o luck); afferrare la fortuna per i capelli, to seize an (o one's) opportunity; affidarsi alla fortuna, to trust to luck (o fortune); augurare buona fortuna a qlcu., to wish s.o. good luck; leggere la fortuna a qlcu., to tell s.o.'s fortune; i capricci della fortuna, the whims of fortune // fortuna volle, as luck would have it // (mit.) Fortuna, Fortune: la ruota della Fortuna, the wheel of Fortune; la fortuna gli arrise, Fortune smiled on him; la fortuna aiuta i forti, Fortune favours the brave // per fortuna, fortunately (o luckily)2 ( ricchezza, patrimonio) fortune, patrimony; riches (pl.), wealth [U]: ha speso una fortuna in quadri, he has spent a fortune on pictures; ci ha rimesso una fortuna, he lost a fortune; avere una fortuna, to have a fortune; sperperare la propria fortuna, to squander one's fortune // far fortuna, to make a fortune (o fam. to make a pile o to achieve wealth) // beni di fortuna, wealth (o means o property)3 ( riuscita, successo) fortune, success: il suo tentativo ebbe fortuna, his attempt was successful; la fortuna di un libro, di uno scrittore, the success of a book, of a writer; cercar fortuna all'estero, to seek one's fortune abroad; essere l'artefice della propria fortuna, to be the architect of one's own success (o to be a self-made man); far fortuna, to make one's fortune4 ( emergenza) emergency: mezzo di fortuna, makeshift; ponte di fortuna, emergency bridge; pranzo di fortuna, potluck; letto di fortuna, shakedown; riparazioni di fortuna, makeshift (o temporary) repairs // ( assicurazioni) fortuna di mare, sea risks // (aer.): atterraggio di fortuna, forced (o emergency) landing; campo di fortuna, emergency landing-ground7 (letter.) → fortunale.* * *[for'tuna]sostantivo femminile1) (sorte) fortune, chance2) (sorte favorevole) fortune, good luckavere la fortuna di fare — to be fortunate (enough) to do, to have the good fortune to do
che fortuna! — colloq. you lucky thing!
per fortuna — by good fortune, luckily
non ho la fortuna di conoscerla — (in espressioni di cortesia) I don't have the pleasure of knowing you
3) (ricchezza) fortunefare fortuna — to strike it rich, to make one's pile colloq.
costare una fortuna — to cost a fortune o the earth colloq.
4) (successo) fortune••la fortuna aiuta gli audaci — prov. who dares wins, fortune favours the brave
* * *fortuna/for'tuna/sostantivo f.1 (sorte) fortune, chance; gioco di fortuna game of chance2 (sorte favorevole) fortune, good luck; avere la fortuna di fare to be fortunate (enough) to do, to have the good fortune to do; che fortuna! colloq. you lucky thing! buona fortuna! all the best! good luck! per fortuna by good fortune, luckily; è una fortuna che it's a mercy (that); aveva la fortuna dalla sua (parte) luck was on his side; non avere fortuna to be out of luck; essere abbandonato dalla fortuna to run out of luck; la fortuna sta girando our luck is on turn; è stata una fortuna per lui che it was fortunate for him that; non ho la fortuna di conoscerla (in espressioni di cortesia) I don't have the pleasure of knowing you3 (ricchezza) fortune; fare fortuna to strike it rich, to make one's pile colloq.; costare una fortuna to cost a fortune o the earth colloq.4 (successo) fortune; il film non ha avuto fortuna the film was unsuccessful5 di fortuna (improvvisato) riparo di fortuna makeshift shelter; pista di fortuna airstrip; atterraggio di fortuna crash landing; letto di fortuna shakedownla fortuna aiuta gli audaci prov. who dares wins, fortune favours the brave; portare fortuna to bring good luck. -
8 medio
adj.1 half a, half, half an, mid.2 average.3 half-way, halfway.4 one-half.adv.half-way, half, kind of, partially.m.1 means, manner, mode, way.2 center, midway, midst.3 medium, instrument, means.4 environment.5 halfback.6 medium.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: mediar.* * *► adjetivo1 (mitad) half2 (intermedio) middle3 (de promedio) average■ una velocidad media de... an average speed of...► adverbio1 half■ medio terminado,-a half-finished1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle1 (recursos) means\equivocarse de medio a medio to get it all wrongestar (todo) por el medio to be in the wayponerse en medio to get in the waypor medio de through, by means ofpor todos los medios by all meansquitar algo/alguien de en medio to get something/somebody out of the waymedia aritmética arithmetic meanmedio ambiente environmentmedio fondo middle-distancemedios de comunicación (mass) mediamedios de transporte means of transport————————1 (mitad) half2 (centro) middle3 (contexto - físico) environment4 (social) circle* * *1. (f. - media)adj.1) middle2) half3) average4) medium2. adv.1) half2) rather3. noun m.1) middle2) element3) medium4) means•* * *1. ADJ1) (=la mitad de) halfmedia pensión — [en hotel] half-board
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media luna — (Astron) half-moonasta, luz 1), mundo 2), naranja 1., 3), palabra 1), voz 1), vuelta 1)la Media Luna — [en el Islam] the Crescent
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a medio camino, estamos a medio camino — we're halfway there3) (=promedio) averagetérmino 2)4) (=normal) average5)• a medias, lo dejó hecho a medias — he left it half-done
lo pagamos a medias — we share o split the cost
2. ADV1) [con adjetivo] halfes medio tonto — he's not very bright, he's a bit on the slow side
2) [con verbo, adverbio]está a medio escribir/terminar — it is half-written/finished
3) LAm (=bastante) rather, quite, pretty *3. SM1) (=centro) middle, centre, center (EEUU)justo en el medio de la plaza hay una fuente — there's a fountain right in the middle o centre of the square
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de en medio, la casa de en medio — the middle house•
de por medio, hay droga de por medio — drugs are involveddía (de) por medio — LAm every other day
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en medio, iba a besarla, pero él se puso en medio — I was going to kiss her, but he got between us•
por medio de, pasar por medio de — to go through (the middle of)de medio a medio —
2) (Dep) midfieldermedio apertura — (Rugby) fly-half
medio (de) melé — (Rugby) scrum-half
3) (=método) means pl, wayno hay medio de conseguirlo — there is no way of getting it, it's impossible to get
poner todos los medios para hacer algo, no regatear medios para hacer algo — to spare no effort to do sth
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por medio de, se mueve por medio de poleas — it moves by means of o using a pulley systemrespira por medio de las agallas — it breathes through o using o by means of its gills
lo consiguió por medio de chantajes — he obtained it by o through blackmail
5) pl medios (=recursos) means, resources6) (Bio) (tb: medio ambiente) environment7) (=círculo) circleencontrarse en su medio — to be in one's element o milieu
* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *I- dia adjetivo1) (delante del n) ( la mitad de)medio litro — half a liter, a half-liter
pagar medio pasaje — to pay half fare o half price
media hora — half an hour, a half hour (AmE)
a media mañana/tarde dio un paseo — he went for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll
2) (mediano, promedio) averageIIel ciudadano/mexicano medio — the average citizen/Mexican
adverbio halfIIIestá medio loca/dormida — she's half crazy/asleep
1) (Mat) ( mitad) half2)a) ( centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación — in the middle o center of the room
el asiento de en or del medio — the middle seat, the seat in the middle
quitarse de en or del medio — to get out of the way
quitar a alguien de en medio — (euf) to bump somebody off (colloq)
b) los medios masculino plural (Taur) center* ( of the ring)3)a) (recurso, manera) means (pl)no hay medio de localizarlo — there's no way o means of locating him
b) (Art) ( vehículo) tbc) medios masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tbmedios económicos — means (pl), resources (pl)
no cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo — she does not have the means o resources to do it
4) (en locs)de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think of; hay intereses creados de por medio there are vested interests involved; había un árbol de por medio there was a tree in the way; en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people; cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden how can you work in all this mess; en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion; en medio de todo all things considered; por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week; dos o tres casas por medio every two or three houses; por medio de by means of; se comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this system; por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin; de medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong; le acertó de medio a medio — she was absolutely right
5)a) (círculo, ámbito)en medios literarios/políticos — in literary/political circles
es desconocido en nuestro medio — he's unknown here (o in our area etc)
en medios bien informados se comenta que... — informed opinion has it that...
b) (Biol) environmentla adaptación al medio — adaptation to one's environment o surroundings
•* * *medio1= middle, one-half (1/2).Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.* Alta Edad Media, la = Early Middle Ages, the, High Middle Ages, the, Dark Ages, the.* a media asta = at half-mast, at half staff.* a media mañana = mid-morning.* a medias entre... y... = betwixt and between.* a medio abrir = half-opened.* a medio camino = halfway [half-way/half way].* a medio comprender = half-understood.* a medio formar = half-formed.* a medio fuego = medium heat.* a medio hacer = halfway done, half done.* a medio plazo = near-term, in the medium term, medium-term, in the mid-term, mid-term [midterm].* a medio rimar = half-rhymed.* a medio vestir = partly dressed, half dressed.* arco de medio punto = round arch.* baja Edad Media, la = late Middle Ages, the.* barba de media tarde = five o'clock shadow.* clase media = middle class.* cocer a medias = parboil.* comprendido a medias = half-understood.* dar media vuelta = do + an about-face.* darse media vuelta = turn on + Posesivo + heel.* de la edad media = dark-age.* del medio = middle.* del Medio Oriente = Middle Eastern.* de media jornada = half-day [half day].* de media mañana = mid-morning.* de medio día de duración = half-day [half day].* de medio pelo = small-time.* de talla media = middle-sized.* dividir por medio = rend in + two.* Edad Media = mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA], Middle Ages.* edición media = medium edition.* en el nivel medio de = in the middle range of.* en medio de = amidst, in the midst of, in the throes of, right in, amid.* entender a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* enterarse a medias = pick up + the fag-ends.* entre medias = in between.* estar a medio camino entre... y... = lie + midway between... and....* estar en medio de = caught in the middle.* estar justo en medio de = stand + squarely in.* foto de medio cuerpo = mugshot [mug shot].* haber dinero de por medio = money + change hands.* haber una transacción económica de por medio = money + change hands.* habitante del Medio Oriente = Middle Easterner.* histeria a medias = semi-hysteria.* Hora + y media = half past + Hora.* IME (Integración a Media Escala) = MSI (Medium Scale Integration).* justo en el medio (de) = plumb in the middle (of).* letra rota o a medio imprimir = broken letter.* línea de medio campo = halfway line.* media docena = half a dozen, half-dozen.* media hora = half-hour.* Media Luna Roja, la = Red Crescent, the.* media luz = half-light.* media pensión = half board.* media tinta = Mezzotint.* media verdad = half truth, half-fact.* media vuelta = about-face.* medio abierto = half-opened, half-way open.* medio administrativo = quasi-clerical.* medio adormilado = bleary-eyed.* medio despierto = drowsily, groggily, bleary-eyed.* medio día = one-half day.* medio dormido = drowsily, groggily, groggy [groggier -comp., groggiest -sup.].* medio en broma = tongue-in-cheek.* medio + Expresión Temporal = half + a + Expresión Temporal.* medio hecho = halfway done, half done.* Medio Oeste, el = Midwest, the.* Medio Oriente = Middle East.* medio pliego = half-sheet.* medio sumergido = half-submerged.* medio vacío = half-empty.* medio vestido = partly dressed, half dressed.* nacido en medio = middleborn.* nivel medio de gestión = middle management.* pantalones de media caña = knee breeches, jodhpurs.* partir por medio = rend in + two.* Pasado = half + Pasado/Participio.* ponerse en medio = get in + the way (of).* Posesivo + media naranja = Posesivo + significant other, Posesivo + better half, Posesivo + other half.* punto medio = mid-point.* quedarse a medias = fall (between/through) + the cracks.* quitarse de en medio = take + Nombre + out.* quitarse del medio = run for + cover.* sin obstáculos de por medio = uncluttered.* tener un problema medio resuelto = have + problem half licked.* tentempié de media mañana = elevenses.* un día y medio = one and a half days.* verdad a medias = half truth, half-fact.* verse en medio de = caught in the middle.medio22 = average, mainline, mainstream.Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.* ciudadano medio, el = average man, the.* como término medio = on average.* de nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* de nivel medio = medium level [medium-level], middle-range.* de precio medio = medium-priced.* de talle medio = medium-length.* de tamaño medio = medium-sized, mid-sized [midsized], middle-sized, mid-size [midsize].* de tipo medio = middle-range.* el ciudadano medio = the average Joe.* hombre medio, el = average person, the.* la ciudadana media = the average Jane.* nivel de dominio medio = working knowledge.* persona con nivel cultural medio = middlebrow [middle-brow].* por término medio = on average.* precio medio = average price.* tener por término medio = average.* término medio = compromise, balance.* valor medio = midrange, mean value.medio33 = instrumentality, means, vehicle.Nota: Sentido figurado.Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación = media literacy.* anuncios en los medios de comunicación = media releases.* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos = online learning.* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador = computer-based learning (CBL).* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales = library media specialist.* bien dotado de medios = well-resourced.* bien equipado de medios = well-resourced.* búsqueda por medio de menús = menu-assisted searching.* búsqueda por medio de órdenes = command search.* codificación por medio de códigos de barras = barcoding [bar-coding].* codificar por medio de códigos de barras = barcode [bar-code].* conducir por medio de tubos = duct.* confundir los medios con el fin = confuse + the means with the ends.* con medios insuficientes = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* con medios muy exiguos = on a shoestring (budget).* con muy pocos medios = on a shoestring (budget).* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance = with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador = computer commuting.* documentalista de los medios de comunicación = news librarian.* dotar de medios = resource.* el fin justifica los medios = the end justifies the means.* empresa de medios de comunicación = media company.* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos = online education.* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI) = computer-based instruction (CBI).* entrevista en los medios de comunicación = media interview.* equipar de medios = resource.* exceso de medios = overkill.* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro = thesaurus expansion.* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas = mass communications industry.* interfaz por medio de gráficos = graphics interfacing.* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía = photocharger, photocharging machine.* medio de ahorro = economy measure.* medio de almacenamiento = storage medium.* medio de almacenamiento físico = physical storage media.* medio de comunicación = medium [media, -pl.].* medio de interpretación = medium of performance.* medio de transmisión = conduit.* medio físico = physical medium.* medios = ways and means.* medios de almacenamiento digital = digital media.* medios de almacenamiento óptico = optical storage media.* medios de comunicación = news media.* medios de comunicación de masas = mass media, mass communications media, communications media, communications media.* medios de comunicación social = mass media.* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información = microstorage media.* medios de producción = means of production.* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información = digitised media.* medios económicos = economic resources.* medios, los = wherewithal, the, means, the.* medios oficiales = official channels.* medios técnicos = IT capabilities.* medios visuales = visual media.* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo = flash up.* multimedia = multimedia [multi-media].* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el = mediascape, the.* por medio = out of.* por medio de = by means of, by way of, in the form of, through, via, via the medium of, by dint of.* por medio de isótopos = isotopically.* por medio de otro(s) = by proxy.* por medio de una agencia = on a bureau basis.* por todos los medios = by all means.* proporcionar los medios para = provide + the material for.* ser un medio para llegar a un fin = be the means to an end.* streaming media = streaming media.* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa = fuzzy IR technique.* terapia por medio de aromas = aroma therapy.* tratar por todos los medios de = take + (great) pains to.* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo = be at pains to + Infinitivo.* un medio para alcanzar un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para conseguir un fin = a means to an end.* un medio para llegar a fin = a means to an end.* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador = explode.* * *A ( delante del n)(la mitad de): medio litro half a liter, a half-litermedio kilo de harina half a kilo of flourmedia docena de huevos half a dozen eggs, a half-dozen eggs¿quieres media manzana? do you want half an apple?los niños pagan medio billete or pasaje children pay half fare o half priceun retrato de medio cuerpo a half-length portraitllevo media hora esperando I've been waiting for half an hourla última media hora es muy divertida the last half hour is very entertaininghay trenes a y cinco y a y media there are trains at five past and half past (the hour)aún faltan dos horas y media para que empiece la función there are still two and a half hours to go before the show startssi se lo dices a él mañana lo sabe medio Buenos Aires if you tell him, half (of) Buenos Aires will know by tomorrowla bandera ondea a media asta the flag is flying at half-mastla falda le llega a media pierna she's wearing a calf-length skirta media mañana/tarde siempre da un paseo he always goes for a mid-morning/mid-afternoon stroll, he always goes for a stroll mid-morning/mid-afternoon¿qué haces aquí leyendo a media luz? what are you doing in here reading in such poor light?la habitación estaba a media luz the room was dimly litCompuestos:habla con or (CS) en medioa lengua he talks in baby languagela deliciosa medioa lengua de los dos años the delightful way a two-year-old talksA ( Astron) half-moonen forma de medioa luna crescent-shapedla Medio Luna de las tierras fértiles the Fertile CrescentB (de las uñas) half-moonD(organización): la Medioa Luna Roja the Red Crescentfeminine short sleevellevaba un vestido de medioa manga she was wearing a dress with short sleeves o a short-sleeved dresstodavía no ha encontrado su medioa naranja (el hombre ideal) Mr Right hasn't come along yet; (la mujer ideal) he hasn't found his ideal woman yetvino con su medioa naranja he/she came along with his/her better half ( colloq hum)feminine (en hoteles) half board(en colegios): los alumnos en régimen de medioa pensión pupils who have school dinnersfpl:me lo dijo con medioas palabras she didn't say it in so many wordsfeminine half sole, solefeminine half volleya medioa voz in a low voicehablaban a medioa voz they were talking in low voices(se) dio medioa vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel o she turned around and leftmasculine and feminine fly half, outside halfmasculine midfieldmasculine and feminine scrum halfmasculine and feminine middle-distance runnermasculine middle-distance● medio hermano, media hermanamasculine, femininemasculine half-mourning● medio pupilo, media pupila or medio pupilamasculine, feminine (CS) day pupillos medio pupilos the day pupils( AmL) half-timeB (mediano, promedio) averageel cuidadano/mexicano medio the average citizen/Mexicanbarrios madrileños de standing alto a medio middle to upper-class districts of Madrida medio y largo plazo in the medium and long termtécnico de grado medio technician who has taken a three-year course rather than a five-year degree coursela temperatura media es de 22 grados the average temperature is 22 degreesC1(de manera incompleta): dejó el trabajo a medios he left the work half-finishedme dijo la verdad a medios she didn't tell me the whole truth o storylo arregló a medios he didn't fix it properly2(entre dos): voy a comprar un número de lotería ¿vamos a medios? I'm going to buy a lottery ticket. Do you want to go halves?pagar a medios to pay half each, go halveslo hicimos a medios we did it between usD( Chi fam) ( delante del n) (uso enfático): el medio auto que se gasta just look at the car he drives!halfestá medio borracha/loca she's half drunk/crazylo dejaron allí medio muerto they left him there half deadfue medio violento encontrármelo ahí it was rather awkward meeting him thereme lo dijo medio en broma medio en serio she said it half joking and half serioustodo lo deja a medio hacer he never finishes anything, he leaves everything half finishedmedio como que se molestó cuando se lo dije (CS fam); she got kind of o sort of annoyed when I told her ( colloq)B1 (centro) middleen (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the roomel botón de en or del medio the middle button, the button in the middleel justo medio the happy mediumquítate de en or del medio, que no me dejas ver get out of the way, I can't seeC1 (recurso, manera) means (pl)lo intentaron por todos los medios they tried everything they couldno hay medio de localizarlo there's no way o means of locating himhizo lo que pudo con los medios a su alcance she did everything she could with the resources at her disposalcomo medio de coacción as a means of coercion2 ( Art) (vehículo) tbmedio de expresión mediumno escatimó medios he spared no expensea pesar de los escasos medios de que dispone in spite of his limited meansno cuenta con los medios necesarios para hacerlo she does not have the means o resources to do itCompuestos:la entrevista concedida a un medio de comunicación francés the interview given to a French newspaper ( o television station etc)los medios de comunicación the medialos medios de comunicación sociales or de masas the mass mediameans of transport( Méx) legal challengempl audiovisual aids (pl)mpl:los medio de producción the means of productionD ( en locs):de por medio: no puedo dejarlo, están los niños de por medio I can't leave him, there are the children to think ofhay muchos intereses creados de por medio there are a lot of vested interests involveden medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many peopleno sé cómo puedes trabajar en medio de este desorden I don't know how you can work in all this messen medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusionen medio de todo all things considereden medio de todo más vale así all things considered, it's probably better this waypor medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/weekdos o tres casas por medio every two or three housespor medio de: nos enteramos por medio de tu primo we found out from o through your cousinatrapa su presa por medio de estas pinzas it catches its prey by using these pincersse comunicaban por medio de este sistema they communicated by means of this systemobtuvo el puesto por medio de estas influencias she got the job through these contactsde medio a medio: te equivocas de medio a medio you're completely wrong o utterly mistakenle acertó de medio a medio she was absolutely rightE1(círculo, ámbito): en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circlesno está en su medio he's out of his elementun artista prácticamente desconocido en nuestro medio (Col, CS); an artist who is practically unknown here o in our country ( o area etc)en medios bien informados se comenta que … informed opinion has it that …2 ( Biol) environmentestos animales no sobreviven fuera de su medio natural these animals do not survive if removed from their natural habitatla adaptación al medio adaptation to one's environment o surroundingsCompuesto:environmentque no daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendlyF (dedo) middle fingerG (moneda) five centavo or centésimo coin formerly used in some Latin American countriesel que nace para medio nunca llega a real if you don't have what it takes, you won't get on in the world* * *
Del verbo mediar: ( conjugate mediar)
medio es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
medió es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
mediar
medio
mediar ( conjugate mediar) verbo intransitivo
medio EN algo ‹en conflicto/negociaciones› to mediate in sth, to act as mediator in sthb) ( interceder) medio POR algn to intercede for sb;
medio ANTE algn to intercede o intervene with sb
medio 1◊ - dia adjetivo
1 ( delante del n) ( la mitad de):
media manzana half an apple;
pagar medio pasaje to pay half fare o half price;
media hora half an hour, a half hour (AmE);
dos horas y media two and a half hours;
a las cinco y media at half past five;
a media mañana/tarde in the middle of the morning/afternoon;
a medio camino halfway;
media pensión ( en hoteles) half board;
(se) dio medio vuelta y se fue she turned on her heel and left;
un jugador de medio campo a midfield player;
medio tiempo (AmL) half-time;
mi media naranja (fam &
hum) my better half (colloq & hum)
2 (mediano, promedio) average;
a medio y largo plazo in the medium and long term
medio 2 adverbio
half;
todo lo deja a medio terminar he leaves everything half finished
■ sustantivo masculino
1 (Mat) ( mitad) half
2 ( centro) middle;◊ en (el) medio de la habitación in the middle o center of the room;
quitarse de en or del medio to get out of the way
3
los medios de comunicación the media;
medio de transporte means of transportb)◊ medios sustantivo masculino plural ( recursos económicos) tb medios económicos means (pl), resources (pl)
4 ( en locs)◊ en medio de: en medio de tanta gente (in) among so many people;
en medio de la confusión in o amid all the confusion;
por medio (CS, Per): día/semana por medio every other day/week;
dos casas por medio every two houses;
por medio de (de proceso/técnica) by means of;
por medio de tu primo from o through your cousin
5a) (círculo, ámbito):◊ en medios literarios/políticos in literary/political circles;
no está en su medio he's out of his elementb) (Biol) environment;
medio ambiente environment;
que no da daña el medio ambiente eco-friendly, environmentally friendly
mediar verbo intransitivo
1 (arbitrar, intervenir) to mediate: España mediará en el conflicto, Spain will mediate in the conflict
2 (interceder) to intercede: mediará por ti, she'll intercede on your behalf
3 (interponerse) media la circunstancia de que..., you must take into account that...
4 (periodo de tiempo) to pass: mediaron un par de días, two days passed
medio,-a
I adjetivo
1 (mitad) half: sólo queda medio melón, there is only half a melon left
una hora y media, an hour and a half
2 (no extremo) middle
a media tarde, in the middle of the afternoon
clase media, middle class
punto medio, middle ground
3 (prototípico) average: la calidad media es baja, the average quality is poor
la mujer media, the average woman
II adverbio half: el trabajo está medio hecho, the work is half done
III sustantivo masculino
1 (mitad) half
2 (centro) middle
en medio de la batalla, in the midst of the battle
en medio de los árboles, among the trees
(entre dos) in between the trees
un barco en medio del desierto, a ship in the middle of the desert
sal de ahí en medio, get out of the way
3 (instrumento, vía) means: el fin no justifica los medios, the aim doesn't justify the means
4 (entorno) enviroment
un medio hostil, a hostile enviroment
' medio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
achuchar
- adivinarse
- ambiente
- calle
- camino
- coger
- conducto
- coralina
- coralino
- cuerpo
- Ecuador
- elemento
- en
- entorno
- habitar
- lado
- locomoción
- media
- ocupante
- odisea
- oriente
- perder
- por
- radical
- recurso
- sacar
- tener
- término
- tierra
- través
- a
- alzado
- arma
- atontado
- caja
- canal
- derruido
- destruir
- día
- efectivo
- gusto
- hombre
- hostil
- instrumento
- ir
- loco
- Medio Oriente
- mejor
- menos
- meter
English:
about
- air
- and
- average
- backdrop
- between
- bread
- call away
- canter
- centre
- cobble together
- discern
- East
- end
- environment
- environmentalist
- envoy
- freight
- half
- half-dead
- half-dressed
- half-empty
- half-full
- half-open
- half-serious
- half-way
- mean
- means
- medium
- medium-term
- mid
- middle
- Middle East
- middleweight
- midst
- moderate
- on
- over
- part
- resource
- Roman arch
- rough up
- sandwich course
- scrum-half
- semiliterate
- shelf
- slush
- slushy
- stimulate
- television
* * *medio, -a♦ adj1. [igual a la mitad] half;media docena half a dozen;media hora half an hour;medio litro half a litre;el estadio registra media entrada the stadium is half full;medio pueblo estaba allí half the town was there;medio Quito se quedó sin electricidad half of Quito was left without electricity;la bandera ondeaba a media asta the flag was flying at half mast;a medio camino [en viaje] halfway there;[en trabajo] halfway through;a media luz in the half-light;como algo a media mañana I have something to eat halfway through the morning, I have a mid-morning snack;docena y media one and a half dozen;un kilo y medio one and a half kilos;son las dos y media it's half past two;son y media it's half pastAndes, Méx, Ven medio fondo waist petticoat o slip;la media luna the crescent;la Media Luna Roja the Red Crescent;Fam Fig media naranja:media pensión half board;CSur medio pupilo [que va a dormir a casa] day pupil; [que va a casa el fin de semana] boarder;media suela half-sole;media volea half volley2. [intermedio] [estatura, tamaño] medium;[posición, punto] middle;de una calidad media of average quality;a medio plazo in the medium term;de clase media middle-class;a media distancia in the middle distancemedio campo midfield; Am medio tiempo half-time3. [de promedio] [temperatura, velocidad] average;Mat mean;el consumo medio de agua por habitante the average water consumption per head of the population;a una velocidad media de 50 km/h at an average speed of 50 km/h4. [corriente] ordinary, average;el ciudadano medio the average person, ordinary people♦ advhalf;medio borracho half drunk;estaba medio muerto he was half dead;a medio hacer half done;han dejado la obra a medio hacer they've left the building half finished;aún estoy a medio arreglar I'm only half ready;pasé la noche medio en vela I barely slept all night, I spent half the night awake♦ nm1. [mitad] half;uno y medio one and a half2. [centro] middle, centre;en medio (de) in the middle (of);estaba incómoda en medio de toda aquella gente I felt uncomfortable among all those people;está en medio de una profunda depresión she's in the middle of a deep depression;no se oía nada en medio de tanto ruido you couldn't hear a thing with all that noise;han puesto una valla en medio they've put a fence in the way;si te pones en medio no veo la tele I can't see the TV if you're in the way;quítate de en medio get out of the way;siempre tienes todas tus cosas por medio your things are always lying around all over the place;estar por (en) medio [estorbar] to be in the way;hay muchos intereses de por medio there are a lot of interests involved;Fig [entrometerse] to interfere;equivocarse de medio a medio to be completely wrong;Famquitar de en medio a alguien to get rid of sb;quitarse de en medio [suicidarse] to do away with oneself3. [sistema, manera] means [singular or plural], method;utilice cualquier medio a su alcance use whatever means are available, use every means available;encontró un medio para pagar menos impuestos she found a way of paying less tax;no hay medio de convencerla she refuses to be convinced;por medio de by means of, through;ha encontrado trabajo por medio de un conocido she got a job through an acquaintance;por todos los medios by all possible means;intentaré conseguir ese trabajo por todos los medios I'll do whatever it takes to get that job;su medio de vida es la chatarra he earns his living from scrap metallos medios de comunicación the media;medios de comunicación electrónicos electronic media;los medios de comunicación de masas the mass media;los medios de difusión the media;medio de expresión medium;los medios de información the media;medios de producción means of production;4.medios [recursos] means, resources;no cuenta con los medios económicos para realizarlo she lacks the means o the (financial) resources to do it5. [elemento físico] environment;animales que viven en el medio acuático animals that live in an aquatic environmentmedio ambiente environment; Biol medio de cultivo culture medium;medio físico physical environment6. [ámbito]el medio rural/urbano the countryside/city;en medios financieros/políticos in financial/political circles;en medios bien informados in well-informed circles[en rugby] halfback medio (de) apertura [en rugby] fly half, stand-off;medio (de) melé [en rugby] scrum half9. CompCSur Famni medio: no oye ni medio he's as deaf as a post;no entiende ni medio she hasn't got a clue;por medio: nado día por medio I swim every other day* * *I adj1 half;las tres y media half past three, three-thirty;a medio camino halfway2 tamaño medium3 (de promedio) average4 posición middleII m1 ( entorno) environment2 en fútbol midfielder3 ( centro) middle;en medio de in the middle of4 ( manera) means;por medio de by means of;III adv half;hacer algo a medias half do sth;ir a medias go halves;a medio hacer half done;de medio a medio completely;día por medio L.Am. every other day;quitar de en medio algo fam move sth out of the way;quitarse de en medio get out of the way* * *medio adv1) : halfestá medio dormida: she's half asleep2) : rather, kind ofestá medio aburrida esta fiesta: this party is rather boring1) : halfuna media hora: half an hourmedio hermano: half brothera media luz: in the half-lightson las tres y media: it's half past three, it's three-thirty2) : midway, halfwaya medio camino: halfway there3) : middlela clase media: the middle class4) : averagela temperatura media: the average temperaturemedio nm1) centro: middle, centeren medio de: in the middle of, amid2) ambiente: milieu, environment3) : medium, spiritualist4) : means pl, waypor medio de: by means oflos medios de comunicación: the media5) medios nmpl: means, resources* * *medio1 adj1. (mitad) half2. (promedio, normal) averagemedio2 adv halfmedio3 n1. (centro) middle2. (entorno) environment3. (recurso, método) means -
9 KOSTR
(-ar, pl. -ir, acc. -i or -u), m.1) choice, alternative (hann sá engan sinn kost annan);mun ek engan kost á gøra, I will give no choice in the matter;2) choice, terms (hvern kost vili þér nú gøra Ingjaldi);hugsat hefi ek kostinn, I have thought over the terms;3) choice, chance, opportunity;kostr er e-s, there is a chance (þat er hverjum manni boðit at leita sér lífs, meðan kostr er);eiga e-s kost, to have a choice of (eiga slíkra manna kost);eiga alls kosti við e-n, to have one altogether in one’s power;4) match (Sigríðr hét dóttir hans ok þótti bezir kostr á Hálogalandi);hann spyrr, hverr eigi að ráða fyrir kosti hennar, who was to give her away;5) state, condition;sjá fyrir sínum kosti, to take care of oneself;síðan lét Símon varðveita kost hennar, look after her affairs;7) means, victuals, provisions (bauð hann Oddi alla kosti með sér);8) food (þat var siðr at fœra konum þeim kost, er á sæng hvíldu);9) board (þá bauð Ketill fé fyrir kost hennar);10) stores, goods (tvau skip hlaðin vænum kosti);11) good quality, good things;segja kost ok löst á e-u, to tell both the good and the bad of a thing;fær þú fátt af mér fríðra kosta, thou shalt get little good from me;13) adverb. usages:þat er til kostar, ef, it is well done, if;at þeim kosti, on that condition;at öðrum kosti, else, otherwise;at síðasta, efsta kosti, in the last instance, last emergency;alls kostar, quite, in every respect;eigi eins kostar, not very, not peculiarly;annars kostar, as for the rest;nökkurs kostar, in any wise;þess kostar, in this case, thus.* * *m., gen. kostar, pl. kostir, old acc. pl. kostu, which is used in old poets as Sighvat (Ó. H. 39), Arnór (Edda 50); but the usual form in the MSS. as well as in mod. usage is kosti; [Ulf. kustus = δοκιμή, 2 Cor. ii. 9, xiii. 3; Germ. and Dan. kost = fare, food]:—a choice, the fundamental notion being trial;I. condition, chance, but mostly with the notion of a hard choice; eru nú tveir kostir til, sá annarr, at …, hinn annarr, at …, Nj. 199; sá er hinn þriði kostr, Grág. ii. 83; munu þér hinn sama kost fyrir höndum eiga sem vær áttum, at verja fé yðvart ok frelsi … en at öðrum kosti, Eg. 8; hann sá engan sinn kost annan, en hann lét fallask þvers undan laginu, Nj. 246, Eg. 24; sám vér þann helzt várn kost at firrask fund hans, 70; nú má Flosi sjá sinn kost, hvárt hann vill sættask til þess at sumir sé utan sætta, Nj. 250; það er hverjum manni boðit, at leita sér lífs meðan kostr er, 202; einbeygðr kostr, the only choice left, Orkn. 58.2. choice, terms; hvern kost vili þér nú göra Ingjaldi? Nj. 3; ek göri þér skjótan kost, Dropl. 6; göra e-m tvá kosti, Ld. 212, Fs. 57; tók Kali þenna kost, Orkn. 214.3. a chance, opportunity, possibility; göra kost á e-u, Nj. 155, 271; mun ek öngan kost á göra, I will give no choice in the matter, i. e. will not do it, 149; kost muntú láta at etja, 90:—kostr er á, or gen. kostr e-s, a thing is possible, there is a chance, 254, 263; ef þess er k., Grág. ii. 56; Háreks var ekki við k., there was no question as to H., Ísl. ii. 315; þá er mín er eigi við kostr, when I am gone, Stj. 363:—eiga e-s kosti, to have a chance of, be able, allowed, Grág. i. 63, 468, Ld. 84, 160, 184, Nj. 57, 132, Eg. 16, 60, 531, Sks. 20 B.4. a match, of an unmarried woman; Sigríðr hét dóttir hans ok þótti beztr kostr á Hálogalandi, Eg. 25; hann átti dóttur eina er Unnr hét, hón var væn kona ok kurteis ok vel at sér, ok þótti sá beztr k. á Rangárvöllum, Nj. (begin.); Hallr kvað góðan kost í henni, H. said she was a good match, 180, Fs. 88, Stj. 187; engi kostr þótti þá þvílíkr sem Helga hin Fagra í öllum Borgarfirði, Ísl. ii. 206: giving a woman away, hann spyrr hverr ráða eigi fyrir kosti hennar, who was to give her away, Band. 9 new Ed.; mey til kosta, a maid to be married, Hm. 81, (MS. kossa), cp. liggja heima sem mær til kosta, Fas. iii. 409, (ráða-kostr, a match); kvennkostr (q. v.), góðr kvennkostr.5. choice, state, condition; þat mun mína kosti hér fram draga, at þú átt ekki vald á mér, Orkn. 120; kostum drepr kvenna karla ofríki, i. e. the tyranny of man crushes a woman’s right, Am. 69; drap þá brátt kosti, then the state grew worse, id.; sjá fyrir sínum kosti, to take care of oneself, Fms. x. 236; eigi mun honum þykkja batnað hafa várr kostr, Eg. 287; eigi treystusk menn at raska kosti þeirra, people dared not meddle with them, disturb them, Ld. 146; bændr vildu verja kost sinn, defend themselves, Fms. ix. 306; síðan lét Simon varðveita kost hennar, guard her affairs, vii. 233; þá heldr hann kosti sínum, then he holds his place, loses not his right, Grág. ii. 209; ú-kostir, afar-kostir, a hard, evil choice; ör-kostr, lack of choice, poverty.II. cost, expence; allan þann kost er hann hefir fyrir haft, Jb. 321; sá er vitna þarf skal standa þeim kost allan, 358; hver maðr er sik ok sín hjú heldr á sínum kosti, K. Á. 78; þat skip höfðu bæjar-menn látið göra af sínum kosti, Fms. ix. 270; hann hélt sik ríkmannlega at klæðum ok öllum kosti ( fare), ii. 278; hann lét alla sína félaga á sinn kost þann vetr, Gullþ. 9; hví hann var svá djarfr at taka slíka menn upp á kost hans, Landn. 149, v. l.; hann gaf sér mikinn kost til ( he took great pains), at koma þeim öllum í vingun við Guð, Hom. 108; þóat hann hefði mörgu sinni mikinn kost ( pains) til gefit, Al. 116; hann lézk þar vildu sína kosti til leggja ( do his best), at þeir Hákon deildi enga úhæfu, Fms. i. 22.III. means; er (þeir) synja ölmusu, er kosti höfðu til, Hom. 64; hafa meira kost, to be the strongest, Fb. ii. 361; eiga alls kosti við e-n, to have it all in one’s power, i. e. to be the strongest; Jökull gaf honum líf ok átti áðr alls kosti við hann, Fs. 10; eiga alla kosti, Fms. iv. 296, Stj. 481; Bessus er slíks átti kosti við hann er hann vildi gört hafa, Al. 101; eiga nokkurs góðs kosti, 96; hafa lítils kosti, to have small chance, be little worth, Mar.: means, provisions, meðan mér endask föng til, þótt ek véla um mína kosti, though I am left to my own supplies, Eg. 66; bauð hann Oddi alla kosti með sér, Fas. ii. 540; ef vér hittumk síðar svá at þeir hafi meiri kosli ( forces), Fms. v. 87; bændr efldu þá kost hans um búit, Sturl. iii. 196 C: stores, tvau skip hlaðin vænum kosti, Fms. xi. 436; hér sé ek beggja kost, I see here plenty of either, Sighvat; mungát né aðra kosti ( fare), setjask í kosti e-s, Fms. viii. 58; bændr uggðu at sezt mundi á kost þeirra, ok kurruðu ílla, Bs. i. 549: victuals, provisions, Germ. kost, selja silfr fyrir kost, Fas. i. 450; hveiti ok annarr kostr, Stj. 112; Kirkja á þetta í kosti, tvær vættir skreiðar, vætt smjörs, vætt kjöts, Pm. 34; tvau hundruð í haustlagi, tíu aura í kosti, Vm. 42: board, bóndi skal halda honum kost, Jb. 374; þá bauð Ketill fé fyrir kost hennar, Dropl. 4; til kostar ok klæða, fare and clothing, B. K. 108; at konungs kosti, at the king’s table, Bs. i. 782; far-k. (q. v.), a ship, vehicle; liðs-k., forces, troops.IV. cost, quality; af léttum kosti, Fms. x. 173; þat sax var afburðar-járn kosti, of fine steel, id.2. good things; friði fylgja allir kostir ok öll fríðindi, Clem. 29; kyn ok kostr ( quality), MS. 4. 9; fátt fríðra kosta, Hdl. 45: þeir kostir skulu ok fylgja, at þik skal aldri kala í skyrtunni, Fas. ii. 529, 531; þá ferr hann ór skyrtu sinni, ok hélt hón öllum kostum sínum, 539: fatness, Lat. ubertas glebae, jarðarinnar kost ok feitleik, Stj. 167; þar vóru allgóðir lands-kostir, Hkr. i. 55; er mér sagt gott frá landa-kostum, at þar gangi fé sjálfala á vetrum en fiskr í hverju vatni, Fs. 20, 25, Landn. 225, v. l.; af kostum skal þessu landi nafn gefa ok kalla Markland, Fb. i. 539.3. virtue; þeir stígask yfir af hermönnum Krists fyrir helga kosti, Hom. 27; Kristni þróask at mannfjölda ok kostum, MS. 677. 8; eigi er þat rúnanna kostr, … heldr er þat þinn kostr, Skálda 162, freq. in mod. usage.4. a good quality, virtue; segja kost ok löst, to tell fairly the good and bad of a thing; skalt þú segja kost ok löst á konunni, Nj. 23; hann sagði kost ok löst af landinu, Landn. 30; löstu ok kostu bera ljóða synir blandna brjóstum í, Hm. 134; ú-kostr, a fault, flaw; mann-kostir, virtues.5. spec. of a horse, plur. a fine pace; hestr óð kafs af kostum, Sighvat.V. spec. and adverb. usages; til kostar, well! all right! well done! er þat til kostar, ef eigi flýjum vér fyrir mönnunum, Fms. xi. 139; þat er til kostar, ef …, well done, if …, Hým. 33; er þat ok til kostar ( it is a comfort) at Höskuldi muni þá tveir hlutir ílla líka, Ld. 70: because, allra mest af þeim kosti, at …, Hom. 33: sagði Ósvífr at þeir mundi á kostum ( indeed) finna, at þau Guðrún vóru eigi jafnmenni, Ld. 122; þeim kosti, in that case, Grág. i. 40; engum kosti, by no means, MS. 4. 21; at þeim kosti, on that condition, Grág. ii. 239; at öðrum kosti, else, otherwise, Eg. 8, 749; at þriðja kosti, thirdly, 14, Grág. i. 395; at síðasta, efsta kosti, in the last instance, last emergency, Nj. 221; at fæsta kosti, at least, N. G. L. i. 61; at versta kosti, in the worst case, 101; at minnsta kosti, at least: gen., alls kostar, quite, in every respect, Sks. 674 B, passim; eigi eins kostar, not very, not peculiarly, Ísl. ii. 322; annars kostar, as for the rest, 108 B; nokkurs kostar, in any wise, Fms. xi. 79, Fb. i. 74; sums kostar, in some respect, Fas. ii. 547, v. 69, Hom. 89; þess kostar, in this case, thus, Fms. xi. 79, Rb. 36, Hom. (St.): acc., þá kostu, as adv., in such a manner, N. G. L. i. 327; fyrir hvern kost, by every means. ☞ Kostr, in sense I, is in old writers often omitted, and left to be supplied by the adjective or pronoun, e. g. þann (viz. kost) munu vér af taka, Ld. 188; at hann mundi verða þann upp at taka, Eg. 157, Nj. 222; er þá ok sá einn (viz. kostr) til, 227, Fms. vii. 265; er oss nú engi annarr til, Nj. 143, Eg. 405; er yðr engi annarr á görr en snúa aptr, Nj. 207; Hákon jarl er alltrauðr undir trúna at ganga, ok þykkir vera harðr (viz. kostr) á annat borð, Fms. xi. 39.COMPDS: kostarhald, kostarlauss, kostaboð, kostamikill, kostamunr, kostavandr, kostavanr. -
10 rizzare
put upbandiera raiseorecchie prick up* * *rizzare1 v.tr.1 to raise, to erect: rizzare la bandiera, una vela, to hoist the flag, a sail; rizzare le orecchie, to prick up one's ears (anche fig.) (o fig. to strain one's ears); rizzare la testa, to raise one's head // è una storia che fa rizzare i capelli, it is a story which makes one's hair stand on end // rizzare la cresta, to grow proud (o insolent); ( darsi delle arie) to put on airs2 ( erigere) to erect, to raise; ( costruire) to build*: rizzare un monumento, to raise (o to erect) a monument; rizzare un muro, to build a wall.◆ v.intr.pron. (di peli, capelli) to bristle: al cane si rizzò il pelo quando lo vide, the dog bristled when it saw him; a quelle parole mi si rizzarono i capelli, those words made my hair stand on end.* * *[rit'tsare]1. vt2. vr (rizzarsi)rizzarsi in piedi — to stand up, get to one's feet
3. vip (rizzarsi)* * *[rit'tsare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to raise [palo, testa, coda]2.verbo pronominale rizzarsi1) (alzarsi, sollevarsi) to stand* up, to straighten up••fare rizzare i capelli in testa a qcn. — to make sb.'s hair curl o stand on end
* * *rizzare/rit'tsare/ [1]1 to raise [palo, testa, coda]; rizzare le orecchie to prick up one's ears (anche fig.); il gatto ha rizzato il pelo the cat's fur bristledII rizzarsi verbo pronominale1 (alzarsi, sollevarsi) to stand* up, to straighten upfare rizzare i capelli in testa a qcn. to make sb.'s hair curl o stand on end; da fare rizzare i capelli hair-raising. -
11 mollare
corda release, let gocolloq schiaffo, ceffone givecolloq fidanzato dumpmollare la presa let go* * *mollare v.tr.1 (allentare) to slacken; (lasciare andare) to let* go: mollare la presa, (allentare) to slacken one's hold; (lasciar andare) to let go (o to loose one's hold); molla la fune adesso!, let go of the rope now! // mi ha raccontato tutta la sua vita e non mi mollava più!, he told me the story of his life and he wouldn't let me go (o I couldn't get away) // tira e molla, (fig. fam.) shilly-shallying: a furia di tira e molla si sono lasciati, after a lot of shilly-shallying (o dithering) they left each other; basta con questi tira e molla, devi deciderti!, that's enough shilly-shallying, you must take a decision! // fare a tira e molla, to shilly-shally2 (mar.) to let* go, to cast* off: mollare gli ormeggi, to let go the moorings // molla!, let go! (o cast off!)3 (fam.) (abbandonare) to quit*, to leave*, to give* up: un giorno o l'altro mollo tutto e me ne vado!, one of these days I'll pack it in and leave!; ha mollato la fidanzata, he's jilted (o left) his fiancée4 (fig. fam.) (appioppare) to give*, to land: gli ha mollato un ceffone, she gave him a slap; mollare un calcio a qlcu., to give (o to land) s.o. a kick (o to kick s.o.)◆ v. intr.1 (cedere) to give* in: ha insistito finché ho mollato, he insisted until I gave in2 (fig. fam.) (smettere) to stop*, to give* up: se comincia a parlare non molla più!, once he starts talking there's no stopping him.* * *[mol'lare]1. vt(gen) to let go, (far cadere) to dropmollare gli ormeggi Naut — to cast off
mollare un pugno a qn fig fam — to punch sb
mollare uno schiaffo a qn fig fam — to slap sb, give sb a slap
ha mollato il suo ragazzo — she's ditched o dumped her boyfriend
2. vi* * *[mol'lare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (lasciare andare) to let* go, to release [persona, oggetto]; (allentare) to slacken, to ease off [ nodo]; (lasciare cadere) to dropmollare la presa — to let go, to loose one's hold
3) colloq. (abbandonare) to quit [studi, lavoro]; to drop, to dump, to ditch [ragazzo, ragazza]mollare tutto — to jack it in, to pack it all in
5) colloq. (lasciare tranquillo)2.1) (cedere)non mollare! — don't give in o up!
2) (smettere) to stop3.* * *mollare/mol'lare/ [1]1 (lasciare andare) to let* go, to release [persona, oggetto]; (allentare) to slacken, to ease off [ nodo]; (lasciare cadere) to drop; ha mollato la corda he's lost his grip on the rope; mollare la presa to let go, to loose one's hold3 colloq. (abbandonare) to quit [studi, lavoro]; to drop, to dump, to ditch [ragazzo, ragazza]; mollare tutto to jack it in, to pack it all in4 colloq. (dare) to give* [oggetto, denaro]; (appioppare) to deliver, to land [ sberla]; molla la grana! hand over the dough!5 colloq. (lasciare tranquillo) non mi ha mollato tutto il giorno he wouldn't stop bothering me all day(aus. avere)2 (smettere) to stopIII mollarsi verbo pronominale[ coppia] to split* (up). -
12 caduta
"fall;Abfall;decréscimo"* * *f fallcaduta massi falling rockscaduta di tensione drop in voltage* * *caduta s.f.1 fall, falling; ( crollo) collapse; ( di capelli, denti) loss: caduta d'acqua, waterfall; caduta dei capelli, loss of hair; la caduta delle foglie, the falling (o the shedding) of the leaves; l'abbondante caduta della pioggia ha paralizzato il traffico cittadino, the heavy rainfall has paralyzed city traffic; caduta massi, falling rocks2 ( di aeroplano) crash: la caduta del Boeing ha provocato numerose vittime, the crash of the Boeing caused many deaths3 ( capitombolo) fall, tumble: in seguito a quella caduta non parteciperà alla gara, after his fall he will not be taking part in the race; una caduta da cavallo, a tumble from a horse4 (fig.) fall, downfall; ruin, failure: la caduta del governo, the fall of the government; la caduta dell'Impero Romano, the fall of the Roman Empire // ( Bibbia) la caduta dell'uomo, the Fall (of man)5 (comm.) fall, drop: caduta dei prezzi, drop in prices; lieve caduta, dip; una lieve caduta dei prezzi, a dip in prices; caduta brusca, plunge; (banca) una brusca caduta dei tassi d'interesse, a plunge in interest rates; (Borsa) caduta delle quotazioni, drop in market6 (fis.) fall, drop: caduta di potenziale, potential drop (o fall of potential); caduta di pressione, pressure drop; caduta di temperatura, drop in temperature; caduta di tensione, voltage drop; caduta termica, heat drop; caduta libera, free fall* * *1. [ka'duta]sf(gen, Rel) fall2.* * *[ka'duta]sostantivo femminile1) (azione di cadere) fall, tumble; (da bicicletta, moto, cavallo) fall, spill; (di pioggia, neve) (down)fallfare una caduta — [ persona] to have a fall, to fall
una caduta di 5 metri — a fall of 5 metres, a 5-metre fall
caduta libera — sport freefall
2) (azione di staccarsi) (di foglie, massi) fall; (di capelli) (hair) lossattenzione, caduta massi — beware of falling rocks
3) (abbassamento) (di temperatura, prezzi) fall, drop, slump (di in)caduta di tensione — elettron. voltage drop
4) (di dittatore, governo, regime) fall, downfall5) mil. (resa) (di città, fortezza) fall* * *caduta/ka'duta/sostantivo f.1 (azione di cadere) fall, tumble; (da bicicletta, moto, cavallo) fall, spill; (di pioggia, neve) (down)fall; fare una caduta [ persona] to have a fall, to fall; una caduta di 5 metri a fall of 5 metres, a 5-metre fall; caduta libera sport freefall2 (azione di staccarsi) (di foglie, massi) fall; (di capelli) (hair) loss; attenzione, caduta massi beware of falling rocks3 (abbassamento) (di temperatura, prezzi) fall, drop, slump (di in); caduta di tensione elettron. voltage drop4 (di dittatore, governo, regime) fall, downfall5 mil. (resa) (di città, fortezza) fall -
13 calare
"to lower;Herabsetzen;abaixar"* * *1. v/t lowerprezzi reduce, lower2. v/i di vento dropdi prezzi fall, come downdi sipario falldi sole set, go downcalare di peso lose weightè calato del 20% it's down 20%* * *calare v.tr.1 ( far scendere) to lower; to let* down: calare un cesto dalla finestra, to let a basket down (o to lower a basket) from the window; calare le reti, to let down (o to lower) the nets; calare un'imbarcazione, to lower a boat // calarsi il cappello sugli occhi, to pull one's hat down over one's eyes // (teatr.) calare il sipario, to drop the curtain (anche fig.) // calare un fendente, to deliver (o to strike) a slashing blow3 ( lavoro a maglia) to drop (stitches)◆ v. intr.1 ( discendere) to descend (on), to go* down: d'estate molti turisti calano sulle spiagge italiane, during the summer a lot of tourists descend on (o invade) the Italian beaches // la notte cala, night is falling // (teatr.) cala il sipario, the curtain drops2 ( tramontare) to set*: in questa stagione il sole cala alle 6, at this time of the year the sun sets at six3 ( diminuire) to fall*; ( di acque) to ebb (away); ( di vento, temperatura) to drop: quando finalmente la febbre calò..., when eventually the temperature fell...; // calare nella stima di qlcu., to fall in s.o.'s estimation5 (econ.) to fall*, to drop, to come* down: le quotazioni di Borsa stanno calando, stock prices are falling; i generi alimentari sono calati di prezzo, foodstuffs have come down in price; l'oro sta calando, the price of gold is dropping // far calare i prezzi, to lower (o to force down) prices◘ calarsi v.rifl.1 to let* oneself down: scappò calandosi dalla finestra, he escaped by letting himself down from the window // calare nel personaggio, to identify with the character2 (sl.) ( drogarsi) to do* drugs, to be on drugs, to shoot* up.* * *[ka'lare]1. vt(gen) to lower, Maglia to decrease, (ancora) to drop, lower, (perpendicolare) to drop, (fam : ecstasy) to dropcala! — (non esagerare) come off it!
3)calare (su) — to descend (on)3. vr (calarsi)1) (discendere) to lower o.s.calarsi da una finestra/in un crepaccio — to lower o.s. from a window/into a crevasse
2)calarsi nella parte Teatro; si è calato bene nella parte — he has really got into the part
si è calato un po' troppo nella parte del giovane dirigente fig — he goes a bit too far in playing the young executive
4. sm* * *I 1. [ka'lare]verbo transitivo1) (abbassare) to lower, to drop [ sipario]; to let* down, to lower [secchio, ponte levatoio]; to pull down [pantaloni, visiera, cappello]2) (ammainare) to lower [vele, bandiera]; (fare scendere) to cast* [ reti]; to drop, to cast* [ ancora]3) (nei giochi di carte) to put* down [ carta]4) (nel lavoro a maglia) to decrease [ maglie]2.1) (scendere) [ sole] to sink*, to set*; [notte, nebbia] to close in, to fall*2) (diminuire) [febbre, livello] to go* down; [ volume] to fall*; [prezzo, temperatura] to come* down, to drop, to sink* (di by); [presenze, domanda, interesse] to drop off, to fall* away; [fatturato, azioni] to fall* (di by); [ popolarità] to decrease, to wane; [ marea] to ebb, to go* out; [ luna] to wane; [ vista] to weaken; [ concentrazione] to wane, to drop away; [ottimismo, entusiasmo] to wane; (di peso)4) (invadere)i barbari calarono in Italia — the barbarians invaded Italy; (abbattersi)
calare sul nemico — to descend o fall on the enemy
5) (decadere)3.calare nella considerazione di qcn. — to go down in sb.'s esteem
verbo pronominale calarsi1) (scendere) to let* oneself downII [ka'lare]sostantivo maschile* * *calare1/ka'lare/ [1]1 (abbassare) to lower, to drop [ sipario]; to let* down, to lower [secchio, ponte levatoio]; to pull down [pantaloni, visiera, cappello]2 (ammainare) to lower [vele, bandiera]; (fare scendere) to cast* [ reti]; to drop, to cast* [ ancora]3 (nei giochi di carte) to put* down [ carta]4 (nel lavoro a maglia) to decrease [ maglie](aus. essere)1 (scendere) [ sole] to sink*, to set*; [notte, nebbia] to close in, to fall*2 (diminuire) [febbre, livello] to go* down; [ volume] to fall*; [prezzo, temperatura] to come* down, to drop, to sink* (di by); [presenze, domanda, interesse] to drop off, to fall* away; [fatturato, azioni] to fall* (di by); [ popolarità] to decrease, to wane; [ marea] to ebb, to go* out; [ luna] to wane; [ vista] to weaken; [ concentrazione] to wane, to drop away; [ottimismo, entusiasmo] to wane; (di peso) calare di tre chili to lose three kilos4 (invadere) i barbari calarono in Italia the barbarians invaded Italy; (abbattersi) calare sul nemico to descend o fall on the enemy5 (decadere) calare nella considerazione di qcn. to go down in sb.'s esteemIII calarsi verbo pronominale1 (scendere) to let* oneself down2 (immedesimarsi) - rsi in una parte to get inside one's part.————————calare2/ka'lare/sostantivo m.al calare del sole at sunset; al calare della notte at nightfall. -
14 maestro
1. adj ( principale) main2. m mastercolpo m da maestro masterstroke3. m, maestra f teachermaestro di nuoto swimming teacher or instructormaestro di sci ski instructor* * *maestro agg.1 (principale) main: muro maestro, main wall; strada maestra, highroad (o main road) // (mar.): albero maestro, mainmast; vela maestra, mainsail2 (abile, magistrale) masterly, skilful: colpo maestro, masterly stroke; con mano maestra, skilfully (o in a masterly manner)◆ s.m.1 master, teacher; (di scuola) (primary-school) teacher, schoolteacher, schoolmaster: maestro di ballo, dancing-master (o dancing-teacher); maestro elementare, primary-schoolteacher; maestro di scherma, fencing-master; maestro di nuoto, swimming teacher (o instructor); è il maestro della seconda classe, he is the teacher of the second-year class // il Maestro, (Bibbia) the Master // maestro di cerimonie, Master of Ceremonies // Gran Maestro, (di ordine cavalleresco) Grand Master // il dolore è maestro di virtù, sorrow teaches virtue // l'esercizio è buon maestro, (prov.) practice makes perfect2 (uomo abile, dotto) master, expert, past master: è maestro nell'arte del pennello, he is a master of the brush; è un maestro nell'arte della conversazione, he is a past master in the art of conversation; è un maestro d'eleganza, he is a model (o leader) of fashion; è maestro di inganni, he's a past master in deceit // lavoro da maestro, masterwork // colpo da maestro, masterstroke // non tutti possono essere maestri, all men can't be masters // nessuno nasce maestro, all trades must be learnt // farla da maestro, darsi arie da maestro, to play the teacher3 (operaio specializzato) master: maestro muratore, master mason; maestro d'ascia, carpenter; (mar.) shipwright4 (mus.) (musicista di professione, diplomato), (professional) musician; master; (titolo riferito a un musicista affermato) maestro* // maestro del coro, chorus master // maestro di cappella, chapel-master // maestro concertatore e direttore d'orchestra, conductor5 (pitt., scult.) master // i Maestri del Rinascimento, the masters of the Renaissance6 (nord-ovest) northwest; (maestrale) mistral, northwest wind.* * *[ma'ɛstro] maestro (-a)1. sm/f1) (anche: maestro di scuola o elementare) primary Brit o grade school Am teacherscusi, signor maestro... — sir...
2) (fig : esperto) expert2. sm1) (artigiano) master2) Mus maestro3) (vento) northwest wind3. agg(di grande abilità) masterly, skilful Brit, skillful Amalbero maestro Naut — main mast
4.* * *[ma'ɛstro] 1.sostantivo maschile1) (insegnante) teacher, mastermaestro di ballo — dancing teacher o master
2) scol. (insegnante elementare) primary school teacher, schoolteacher3) (modello)4) (esperto) master, expert5) (grande artista) master6) mus. (titolo)2.1) (abile)2) (principale)strada -a — main road, high road, highway BE
3) mar.•maestro di cerimonie — master of ceremonies, emcee
••nessuno nasce maestro — prov. all trades must be learnt
* * *maestro/ma'εstro/ ⇒ 18I sostantivo m.1 (insegnante) teacher, master; maestro di ballo dancing teacher o master; maestro del coro choirmaster; maestro di sci ski(ing) instructor2 scol. (insegnante elementare) primary school teacher, schoolteacher; maestro d'asilo nursery (school) teacher3 (modello) essere un maestro di eleganza to be a model of fashion4 (esperto) master, expert; essere (un) maestro nel fare to be a master at doing; un lavoro da maestro a masterwork; un colpo da maestro a masterstroke5 (grande artista) masterII aggettivo3 mar. albero maestro mainmastnessuno nasce maestro prov. all trades must be learnt\maestro di cappella kapellmeister; maestro di cerimonie master of ceremonies, emcee. -
15 rispetto
1. m respect2. prep: rispetto a ( confronto a) compared with( in relazione a) as regards* * *rispetto s.m.1 respect: il rispetto di un luogo, della natura, respect for a place, for nature; il rispetto della legge, the observance of the law; il rispetto del contratto, delle regole, the keeping of the contract, of the rules; il rispetto di se stesso, self-respect; è una persona che incute, ispira rispetto, he is a person who commands respect; la salutò col dovuto rispetto, he greeted her with all due respect (o reverence); quell'insegnante è tenuto in gran rispetto, that teacher is held in great respect (o is much respected); avere rispetto per qlcu., qlco., to have respect for s.o., sthg.; fare qlco. per rispetto a qlcu., to do sthg. out of respect for s.o.; mancare di rispetto a qlcu., to be lacking in respect towards (o to be disrespectful to) s.o.; parlare con rispetto, to speak respectfully; portare rispetto a qlcu., to respect s.o.; trattare qlcu. con rispetto, to treat s.o. with respect (o deference): è trattato con gran rispetto da tutti, he is looked up to by everybody (o everybody treats him with respect); col massimo rispetto, with the utmost respect // di tutto rispetto, respected: un avvocato di tutto rispetto, a respected lawyer // rispetto umano, respect for public opinion: non ha alcun rispetto umano, he has no respect for public opinion (o he doesn't care what people think) // con rispetto parlando, if you'll excuse my saying so // i miei rispetti, my respects (o regards): presentate i miei rispetti a vostra madre, please remember me to your mother // la morte non porta rispetto a nessuno, (prov.) death is no respecter of persons2 ( aspetto, relazione) respect: sotto molti, tutti i rispetti, in many, in all respects // rispetto a, ( in relazione a) as regards (o as to); ( in confronto) in comparison with (o compared with): rispetto a quella faccenda non so che dirti, as regards (o as to) that matter, I do not know what to tell you; rispetto al tuo compenso, ne discuteremo in un secondo tempo, we shall talk about your remuneration on another occasion; è molto poco rispetto a quel che mi aspettavo, it is very little in comparison (o compared) with what I expected; il mese di gennaio è stato più freddo rispetto all'anno scorso, January this year has been colder than last year // nei rispetti di qlcu., towards s.o.: nei suoi rispetti mi sono sempre comportato bene, I have always behaved well towards him* * *[ris'pɛtto] 1.sostantivo maschile1) (riguardo) respect, deferencemancare di rispetto a qcn. — to show disrespect to o towards sb
2) (osservanza) (di legge) respect; (di regole) abidance; (di scadenze) adherence3) rispetto a (in confronto a) compared to; (relativamente a) as regards, with respect, as for2.in anticipo rispetto a qcn. — in advance of sb.
sostantivo maschile plurale rispetti respects••con rispetto parlando — no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression
di tutto rispetto — considerable, highly respectable
* * *rispetto/ris'pεtto/I sostantivo m.1 (riguardo) respect, deference; rispetto di sé self-respect; mancanza di rispetto disrespect; mancare di rispetto a qcn. to show disrespect to o towards sb.3 rispetto a (in confronto a) compared to; (relativamente a) as regards, with respect, as for; in anticipo rispetto a qcn. in advance of sb.; la forza della sterlina rispetto all'euro the strength of the pound against the euroII rispetti m.pl.respectscon rispetto parlando no disrespect (to you), (if you) excuse the expression; di tutto rispetto considerable, highly respectable. -
16 tela
f clothpainting canvastela cerata oilcloth* * *tela s.f.1 cloth: tela di cotone, cotton cloth; tela di iuta, jute cloth (o jute canvas); tela di lino, linen; tela d'Olanda, Dutch cloth; tela cerata, oilcloth; tela da asciugamani, towelling; tela da camicie, shirting; tela da lenzuola, sheeting; tela da materassi, ticking; tela da imballaggio, packing cloth (o material); tela da sacco, sackcloth; tela gommata, rubberized canvas; tela grezza, unbleached linen; tela grezza di canapa, ( per vele, quadri, imballaggio) canvas; tela impermeabilizzata, waterproof cloth; tela metallica, wire gauze; tela olona, olona cloth (o duck cloth o canvas); tela per aeroplani, aeroplane fabric; tela per borsette, valigie, bagging; tela per sedili, (di treni ecc.) seat webbing; applicazione delle tele, ( a pneumatici) plying; copertura di tela, canvas covering; una pezza di tela, a roll of cloth; rilegatura in tela, cloth binding; imbiancare la tela, to bleach cloth // tela di ragno, cobweb: fare la tela, to spin a web // tela di Penelope, (fig.) web of Penelope (o never-ending task) // far tela, (sl.) ( svignarsela) to make oneself scarce // rimanere in braghe di tela, (fam.) to be left without a penny (o to be cleaned out)4 ( trama, intreccio) plot; la tela di un romanzo, the plot of a novel // tela giudiziaria, judicial proceeding (s).* * *['tela]1. sf1) (tessuto) clothdi tela — (lenzuolo) linen, (pantaloni) (heavy) cotton attr, (scarpe, borsa) canvas attr
2) (Pittura: supporto) canvas, (dipinto) canvas, painting2.* * *['tela]sostantivo femminile1) tess. canvas, toile, cloth2) art. canvas, toile; (dipinto) painting3) tip.4) teatr. curtain•tela cerata — wax-cloth, oilcloth, oilskin, tarpaulin
tela di ragno — spider's web, cobweb
tela da sacco — sacking, sackcloth, bagging, burlap
••la tela di Penelope — = a never-ending task
* * *tela/'tela/sostantivo f.1 tess. canvas, toile, cloth; tela di lino linen; tela di cotone cotton (cloth); scarpe di tela canvas shoes2 art. canvas, toile; (dipinto) painting4 teatr. curtainla tela di Penelope = a never-ending task\tela cerata wax-cloth, oilcloth, oilskin, tarpaulin; tela di ragno spider's web, cobweb; tela da sacco sacking, sackcloth, bagging, burlap.
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