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I [miːl]••II [miːl]don't make a meal of it! — colloq. non farne un dramma!
nome (from grain) farina f.* * *I [mi:l] noun(the food taken at one time: She eats three meals a day.)- make a meal of something
- make a meal of II [mi:l] noun(the edible parts of grain ground to a coarse powder: a sack of meal; oatmeal.)- mealy* * *I [miːl] n(flour) farinaII [miːl] nwhat a lovely meal — che pranzo delizioso (or cena deliziosa)
* * *meal (1) /mi:l/n. [u]3 (scozz.) farina d'avena● (zool.) meal moth ( Pyralis farinalis), asopia; tignola della farina □ bone meal, farina d'ossa □ corn meal, farina di granturco.♦ meal (2) /mi:l/n.1 pasto: evening meal, cena; midday meal, pasto di mezzogiorno; ready-made meals, piatti pronti; to cook a meal, cucinare (o preparare) un pasto● (tur.) meals in apartments, pasti serviti in camera □ (in GB) meals on wheels, pasti caldi a domicilio ( per anziani, invalidi, ecc.) □ meal substitutes, sostituti del pasto; prodotti dietetici □ ( USA) meal ticket, buono pasto; (fam.) principale sostegno (o mezzo di guadagno); (spreg.) mangiatoia (fig.) □ to make a meal of st., cibarsi di qc.; (fig.) esagerare; complicare le cose; gonfiare qc. (fig.) □ DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- Enjoy your meal!, buon appetito!* * *I [miːl]••II [miːl]don't make a meal of it! — colloq. non farne un dramma!
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2 starch
I [stɑːtʃ]nome U1) (carbohydrate) amido m.2) (for clothes) amido m., appretto m.II [stɑːtʃ]verbo transitivo inamidare, apprettare* * *1. noun1) (a white food substance found especially in flour, potatoes etc: Bread contains starch.) amido2) (a powder prepared from this, used for stiffening clothes.) appretto2. verb(to stiffen (clothes) with starch.) inamidare, apprettare- starchy- starchiness* * *[stɒːtʃ]1. n2. vt* * *starch /stɑ:tʃ/n. [uc]1 (chim.) amido3 (fig.) rigidezza; formalismo; sostenutezza● (tecn.) starch finish, inamidatura; apprettatura □ (chim.) starch gum, destrina □ starch paste, colla d'amido.(to) starch /stɑ:tʃ/v. t.2 (fig.) rendere rigido, formalistico, sostenuto* * *I [stɑːtʃ]nome U1) (carbohydrate) amido m.2) (for clothes) amido m., appretto m.II [stɑːtʃ]verbo transitivo inamidare, apprettare -
3 ♦ waste
♦ waste (1) /weɪst/a.2 di scarto: waste products, prodotti di scarto; waste matter, roba di scarto; rifiuti; waste materials, materiali di rifiuto; cascami● waste paper ► wastepaper □ waste silk, cascami di seta □ to lay waste, devastare; guastare; distruggere □ (agric.) to lie waste, restare incoltivato; essere improduttivo.♦ waste (2) /weɪst/n.1 [uc] sciupio; spreco; sperpero; perdita: There is too much waste in public spending, c'è troppo spreco nella spesa pubblica; a waste of time, una perdita di tempo; waste of money, sperpero di denaro2 cascame, cascami; rifiuti; scarto: wool waste, cascami di lana: toxic waste, rifiuti tossici; waste disposal, smaltimento dei rifiuti3 (geogr.) terreno incolto; deserto, distesa desolata: the wastes of central Asia, i deserti dell'Asia centrale5 [u] immondizia; rifiuti; spazzatura6 [u] acque reflue; effluenti (pl.)7 [u] (edil.) sterro eccedente● waste bin, bidone dell'immondizia; cestino per rifiuti □ (rag.) waste-book, brogliaccio □ (ind.) waste control, riduzione degli sprechi □ waste disposal unit, tritarifiuti elettrico, dissipatore ( per un lavello) □ (ind. min.) waste filling, ripiena □ waste management, trattamento dei rifiuti □ waste merchant, rottamaio; straccivendolo □ waste pipe, tubazione di scarico: (edil.) the waste pipes of the house, gli scarichi della casa □ (ind.) waste processing, trattamento dei rifiuti □ waste water ► wastewater □ to go (o to run) to waste, (agric.: di un terreno) rinselvatichire; (econ.: di una risorsa) andare sprecato.♦ (to) waste /weɪst/A v. t.1 sciupare; sprecare; dissipare; sperperare: to waste one's time, sciupare il tempo; Don't waste your money on useless gadgets, non sprecare i soldi in aggeggi inutili; (fam.) to waste one's breath (o one's words) sprecare il fiato; predicare al vento2 deteriorare; sciupare; logorare5 (lett.) devastare; mettere a ferro e fuoco8 ( slang sport) annientare; distruggere; travolgere; stracciare (fig.): ‘What about the match?’ ‘We got wasted’, ‘e la partita?’ ‘ci hanno stracciati!’B v. i.1 sprecarsi; andare sprecato; restare inutilizzato2 ( di solito to waste away) consumarsi; logorarsi; deperire: Too many people are wasting away for lack of food, troppa gente deperisce per mancanza di cibo● (fig.) to waste one's powder and shot, sprecare il tempo e la fatica □ to waste time, perdere tempo NOTA D'USO: - to lose time o to waste time?- □ The joke was wasted on Bill, Bill non ha capito la battuta □ (prov.) Waste not, want not, il risparmio è il miglior guadagno.
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