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1 touch
I [tʌtʃ]1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto
2) (sense) tatto m.3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.4) (element)a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo
to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza
5) (little)a touch — un pochino o tantino
6) (communication) contatto m.to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con
he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà
••II 1. [tʌtʃ]to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
1) (come into contact with) toccareto touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla
to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare
2) (interfere with) toccare3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]5) (equal)2.when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare
1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi2) (with hand) toccare"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"
•- touch on- touch up* * *1. verb1) (to be in, come into, or make, contact with something else: Their shoulders touched; He touched the water with his foot.) toccare, toccarsi2) (to feel (lightly) with the hand: He touched her cheek.) toccare3) (to affect the feelings of; to make (someone) feel pity, sympathy etc: I was touched by her generosity.) toccare4) (to be concerned with; to have anything to do with: I wouldn't touch a job like that.) (avere a che fare)2. noun1) (an act or sensation of touching: I felt a touch on my shoulder.) tocco, toccata, colpetto2) ((often with the) one of the five senses, the sense by which we feel things: the sense of touch; The stone felt cold to the touch.) tatto3) (a mark or stroke etc to improve the appearance of something: The painting still needs a few finishing touches.) tocco4) (skill or style: He hasn't lost his touch as a writer.) tocco5) ((in football) the ground outside the edges of the pitch (which are marked out with touchlines): He kicked the ball into touch.) (fallo laterale)•- touching- touchingly
- touchy
- touchily
- touchiness
- touch screen
- in touch with
- in touch
- lose touch with
- lose touch
- out of touch with
- out of touch
- a touch
- touch down
- touch off
- touch up
- touch wood* * *I [tʌtʃ]1) (physical contact) tocco m., contatto m. (fisico)at the slightest touch — al minimo tocco o contatto
2) (sense) tatto m.3) (style, skill) tocco m., mano f.4) (element)a touch of sadness, of sarcasm — una nota di tristezza, una punta di sarcasmo
to add o put the finishing touches to sth. aggiungere o dare il tocco finale a qcs.; a clever touch un tocco geniale; her gift was a nice touch il suo regalo fu un bel gesto; there's a touch of class about her ha della classe; he's got a touch of flu — ha un po' d'influenza
5) (little)a touch — un pochino o tantino
6) (communication) contatto m.to get, stay in touch with — mettersi, rimanere in contatto con
he's out of touch with reality — ha perso il senso della o il contatto con la realtà
••II 1. [tʌtʃ]to be an easy o soft touch colloq. essere facile da raggirare; to lose one's touch — perdere la mano
1) (come into contact with) toccareto touch sb. on the shoulder — toccare qcn. sulla spalla
to touch ground — [ plane] atterrare
2) (interfere with) toccare3) (affect) colpire; (with sadness) toccare, commuovere; (as matter of concern) preoccupare4) (consume) toccare [food, drink, drugs, cigarettes]5) (equal)2.when it comes to cooking, no-one can touch him — in fatto di cucina, nessuno lo può eguagliare
1) (come together) [wires, hands] toccarsi2) (with hand) toccare"do not touch" — "non toccare", "vietato toccare"
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2 line
I [laɪn]1) (mark) linea f., riga f., segno m.; (shorter, thicker) tratto m.; art. tratto m.; sport (on pitch, court) linea f.; mat. linea f.straight, curved line — linea retta, curva
to put a line through sth. — tirare una linea sopra qcs., barrare qcs.
starting line, finishing line — sport linea di partenza, d'arrivo
to cross the line — sport tagliare il traguardo
the line AB — (in geometry) il segmento AB
2) (of people, cars) fila f.; (of trees) fila f., filare m.; (of footprints) serie f.to stand in a line — essere o stare in fila
to be in line with — [ cooker] essere allineato con [ cupboard]
out of line — [ picture] storto, non allineato
3) fig.to be in line for promotion, for the post of — essere candidato alla promozione, al posto di
4) AE (queue) coda f.6) arch. sart. (outline shape) linea f.7) (boundary) linea f. di confine, confine m.state line — confine di stato, frontiera
8) (rope) corda f., filo m.; pesc. lenza f.9) el. (cable) linea f. (elettrica)10) tel. (connection) linea f.to be on the line to sb. — essere in linea con qcn.
to get off the line — colloq. riattaccare
12) (in genealogy) linea f., discendenza f.to trace one's line back to sb. — far risalire le proprie origini a qcn.
13) (in prose) riga f.; (in poetry) verso m.; (of music) rigo m.a line from — una citazione da [ poem]
to learn one's lines — teatr. imparare la parte
14) (conformity)to fall into line with — [ person] allinearsi, conformarsi a [ view]
to bring sth. into line with — conformare qcs. a
to keep sb. in line — fare rigare dritto qcn.
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — i nostri prezzi non sono allineati a quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line — [ remark] essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! — colloq. stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!
15) colloq. (piece of information)to have a line on sb., sth. — avere delle informazioni su qcn., qcs.
16) (stance)to take a firm line with sb. — seguire la linea dura con qcn.
17) comm. linea f. (di prodotti)18) mil.19) (equator)20) colloq. (of cocaine) pista f.21) in line withto be in line with — essere in linea con [trend, view]
to increase in line with — aumentare proporzionalmente o parallelamente a
••all along the line, right down the line — su tutta la linea
II [laɪn]somewhere along the line — (at point in time) in un certo momento; (at stage) da qualche parte
1) (stand along) [ trees] fiancheggiare [ route]; [ spectators] essere disposto lungo [ street]2) (mark)to be lined with — essere segnato da [ worry]
•- line upIII [laɪn]* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.)2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.)3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.)4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.)5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.)6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.)7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.)8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.)9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.)10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.)11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.)12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.)13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.)14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.)2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.)2) (to mark with lines.)•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
- in
- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.)2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.)•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [laɪn]1) (mark) linea f., riga f., segno m.; (shorter, thicker) tratto m.; art. tratto m.; sport (on pitch, court) linea f.; mat. linea f.straight, curved line — linea retta, curva
to put a line through sth. — tirare una linea sopra qcs., barrare qcs.
starting line, finishing line — sport linea di partenza, d'arrivo
to cross the line — sport tagliare il traguardo
the line AB — (in geometry) il segmento AB
2) (of people, cars) fila f.; (of trees) fila f., filare m.; (of footprints) serie f.to stand in a line — essere o stare in fila
to be in line with — [ cooker] essere allineato con [ cupboard]
out of line — [ picture] storto, non allineato
3) fig.to be in line for promotion, for the post of — essere candidato alla promozione, al posto di
4) AE (queue) coda f.6) arch. sart. (outline shape) linea f.7) (boundary) linea f. di confine, confine m.state line — confine di stato, frontiera
8) (rope) corda f., filo m.; pesc. lenza f.9) el. (cable) linea f. (elettrica)10) tel. (connection) linea f.to be on the line to sb. — essere in linea con qcn.
to get off the line — colloq. riattaccare
12) (in genealogy) linea f., discendenza f.to trace one's line back to sb. — far risalire le proprie origini a qcn.
13) (in prose) riga f.; (in poetry) verso m.; (of music) rigo m.a line from — una citazione da [ poem]
to learn one's lines — teatr. imparare la parte
14) (conformity)to fall into line with — [ person] allinearsi, conformarsi a [ view]
to bring sth. into line with — conformare qcs. a
to keep sb. in line — fare rigare dritto qcn.
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — i nostri prezzi non sono allineati a quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line — [ remark] essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! — colloq. stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!
15) colloq. (piece of information)to have a line on sb., sth. — avere delle informazioni su qcn., qcs.
16) (stance)to take a firm line with sb. — seguire la linea dura con qcn.
17) comm. linea f. (di prodotti)18) mil.19) (equator)20) colloq. (of cocaine) pista f.21) in line withto be in line with — essere in linea con [trend, view]
to increase in line with — aumentare proporzionalmente o parallelamente a
••all along the line, right down the line — su tutta la linea
II [laɪn]somewhere along the line — (at point in time) in un certo momento; (at stage) da qualche parte
1) (stand along) [ trees] fiancheggiare [ route]; [ spectators] essere disposto lungo [ street]2) (mark)to be lined with — essere segnato da [ worry]
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3 ♦ roll
♦ roll /rəʊl/n.1 rotolo: a roll of cloth [of wallpaper], un rotolo di tela [di carta da parati]; rolls of flesh [of fat], rotoli di ciccia [di grasso]2 (fotogr.) rullino; rotolo: roll film, pellicola in rullino; a roll of film, un rotolo di pellicola3 rocchio4 (= bread roll) panino: a ham roll, un panino al prosciutto; roll and butter, panino con burro; Can I have a cheese and pickle roll, please?, mi dà un panino con formaggio e sottaceti, per favore?5 nei composti, per es.: jam roll, rotolo di pan di Spagna con la marmellata; swiss roll, rotolo di pan di Spagna ripieno ( di crema, marmellata, ecc.); spring roll, involtino primavera ( piatto cinese)9 (naut., aeron., miss.) rollio; rollata10 elenco; lista; (leg.) ruolo (ad es., di cause), verbale: a long roll of heroes, una lunga lista di eroi; the roll of honour, il ruolo d'onore; the roll of saints, la lista dei santi12 (aeron.) frullo; vite orizzontale13 ondeggiamento; dondolio● (autom.) roll-bar ► rollbar □ (autom.) roll cage, scocca di protezione ( dell'abitacolo) □ roll call, appello: to have a roll call, fare l'appello ( nominale) □ ( slang, scherz.) a roll in the hay (o in the sack), sesso; zicchete-zacchete □ a roll of butter, una scaglia curva di burro; un panetto (cilindrico) di burro □ (archit.) roll moulding, modanatura convessa □ ( basket) roll pass, passaggio della palla rullata ( sul parquet) □ to be on a roll, (fam.) passare un periodo buono; andare a gonfie vele □ to call the roll, fare l'appello □ to strike sb. off the roll, radiare q. dall'albo (professionale); ( per estens.) espellere q. da un'associazione.♦ (to) roll /rəʊl/A v. i.1 rotolare; rotolarsi: The ball rolled into the goalmouth, il pallone è rotolato in porta; The children were rolling on the grass, i bambini si rotolavano sull'erba; The egg rolled off the table, l'uovo è rotolato giù dal tavolo; to roll off the bed, rotolare giù dal letto2 ( di un veicolo) andare; muoversi: The train rolled into the station, il treno è entrato in stazione; The car rolled gently down the hill, l'auto scendeva a bassa velocità dalla collina; The cars rolled off the ferry, le macchine uscivano dal traghetto; Tanks were rolling along the streets of the city, dei carri armati percorrevano le strade della città3 ( della nebbia, del fumo, delle onde, ecc.) avanzare (ondeggiando): Mist rolled over the hills, la nebbia avanzava sulle colline; The smoke rolled away, il fumo si è disperso; The waves were rolling against the boat, le onde si infrangevano contro la barca4 (= to roll up) avvolgersi; avvilupparsi: to roll (up) into a ball, appallottolarsi, raggomitolarsi: The hedgehog rolled up into a ball, il porcospino si è appallottolato6 – to roll onto ( anche to roll over onto) girarsi: Roll onto your back, giratevi e mettetevi supini; She rolled onto her stomach, si è messa sulla pancia7 scorrere: Tears were rolling down her cheeks, le lacrime le scorrevano sulle guance; Rain rolled down the window, la pioggia scorreva sulla finestra9 ( per estens.) camminare dondolandosi; barcollare; ondeggiare: He rolled down the street singing, barcollava lungo la strada cantando12 ( del terreno, del paesaggio) essere ondulato: The hills rolled on to the horizon, le colline si estendevano con il loro profilo ondulato fino all'orizzonte13 ( di apparecchi, cinecamere, telecamere, ecc.) cominciare a ronzare; essere (o entrare) in funzione: The cameras were rolling, le cineprese erano in funzione14 ruotare; roteare; ( di titoli su schermo) scorrere (dal basso in alto): The horse's eyes were rolling and he was sweating, il cavallo aveva gli occhi che roteavano e sudava15 (fam.) andarsene; muoversi; darsi una mossa (fam.): Let's roll!, diamoci una mossa!; Are you ready to roll?, sei pronto ad andare?B v. t.1 (far) rotolare: They rolled the tyre across the yard, hanno fatto rotolare la gomma attraverso il cortile; We rolled the car into the garage, abbiamo spinto la macchina in garage; ( hockey) to roll the ball back into play, rimettere in gioco la palla ( dal fallo laterale); ( golf) to roll in a putt, imbucare3 arrotolare; avvolgere: to roll one's trousers above one's knees, arrotolarsi i calzoni fin sopra le ginocchia; to roll up a carpet, arrotolare un tappeto; to roll a cigarette, arrotolarsi una sigaretta; to roll a snowball, fare una palla di neve; to roll wool into a ball, fare un gomitolo di lana; Roll the dough into a ball, fate una palla con la pasta8 (tecn.) rullare; spianare con un rullo; cilindrare: to roll a road, cilindrare una strada; to roll a lawn, spianare un prato con un rullo10 (mecc.) rullare12 (tipogr.) inchiostrare a rullo● (fam.: a teatr., ecc.) to roll in the aisles, rotolarsi (o sbellicarsi) dal ridere □ (fam.) to roll one's own, farsi le sigarette da sé □ to roll with the punch (o with the punches), ( boxe) accompagnare il colpo (o i colpi), assorbire il colpo con un arretramento o uno spostamento; (fig.) fare buon viso a cattiva sorte, adattarsi □ ( di cose o persone) rolled into one, combinati; fusi insieme: a sports programme and a quiz show rolled into one, un programma sportivo combinato con un quiz □ to be rolling in money (o in it), avere soldi a palate; nuotare nell'oro □ (fig. fam.) to start (o to set) the ball rolling, dare l'avvio ( a un progetto, un lavoro); dare inizio a qc.; iniziare qc. □ (fam. ingl.) Roll on Sunday!, non vedo l'ora che arrivi domenica! □ (prov.) A rolling stone gathers no moss, pietra mossa non fa muschio; chi non mette radici non fa fortuna. -
4 finish **** fin·ish
['fɪnɪʃ]1. n1) (end) (esp Sport) fine f, (Sport: line) traguardo, Mountaineering uscita2) (appearance) finitura2. vt(gen) finire, terminare, (use up) esaurire3. vi(session) finire, terminare, (book, game) finire, concludersi, (contract) scadere, Mountaineering uscireshe finished by saying that... — ha concluso dicendo che...
to finish first/second Sport — arrivare primo (-a) /secondo (-a)
she's finished with her boyfriend — (broken relationship) ha chiuso con il suo ragazzo
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5 touch ****
[tʌtʃ]1. n1) (sense) tatto, (act of touching) contattothe personal touch — una nota personale, un tocco personale
to lose one's touch fig — perdere la mano, (with people) perdere il proprio fascino
a touch of irony — una punta or pizzico d'ironia
3) (contact) contattoto keep in touch with sb — mantenere i rapporti con qn, tenersi in contatto con qn
to lose touch — (friends) perdersi di vista
4) Brit Ftbl Rugby2. vtto touch sb for £5 fam — chiedere 5 sterline in prestito a qn
2)don't touch that! — non toccare!if you admit nothing, they can't touch you fig — se non confessi non ti possono toccare
it touches all our lives — riguarda tutti noi, ci tocca tutti
4) (compare) uguagliare3. vi(hands) toccarsi, (property, gardens) confinare"do not touch" — "non toccare"
•- touch on- touch up
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