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1 ♦ plant
♦ plant /plɑ:nt/n.1 (bot.) pianta; piantina ( da trapianto); vegetale: garden plants, piante da giardino; indoor plants, piante da appartamento; pot plants, piante da vaso; cabbage plants, piantine di cavolo2 [u] (mecc.) macchinari; attrezzature; impianti: to invest in new plant, investire in nuovi macchinari3 (ind.) fabbrica; stabilimento; impianto; centrale: a car plant, una fabbrica di automobili; a chemical plant, uno stabilimento chimico; a nuclear plant, una centrale nucleare; a power plant, una centrale idroelettrica● (econ.) plant bargaining, contrattazione salariale a livello aziendale □ plant engineer, impiantista □ (ind.) plant engineering, impiantistica □ (agric.) plant food, concime liquido; fertilizzante □ plant geography, fitogeografia □ (bot.) plant hormone, fitormone □ plant life, flora; vegetazione □ plant louse, pidocchio delle piante; afide □ plant maintenance, manutenzione d'impianti □ plant maintenance engineer, manutentista □ plant pathology, patologia vegetale; fitopatologia □ plant pot, vaso per piante □ plant protection product, fitofarmacoFALSI AMICI: plant non significa pianta nel senso di mappa o di pianta del piede. (to) plant /plɑ:nt/v. t.1 piantare; seminare; interrare; mettere a dimora: to plant trees [seeds], piantare alberi [semi]; to plant a field with vines, piantare un terreno a viti2 (fam.) mettere con forza; piantare; piazzare; mollare; assestare; stampare; conficcare: to plant a kiss on sb. 's cheek, stampare un bacio sulla guancia di q.; to plant a knife in sb. 's back, piantare un coltello nella schiena a q.3 mettere, ficcare ( un'idea, ecc.); insinuare ( un dubbio, ecc.): to plant an idea into sb. 's mind, ficcare un'idea in testa a q.4 piazzare (di nascosto o subdolamente); nascondere: to plant a bomb, piazzare una bomba; to plant microphones in a room, piazzare microfoni nascosti un una stanza5 (fam.) nascondere (prove false per incastrare q.): He says the cocaine was planted on him, dice che la cocaina gliel'ha nascosta addosso qualcuno● to plant oneself, piantarsi; piazzarsi; sistemarsi: He planted himself in front of the door, si è piantato davanti alla porta. -
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3 pepper
I ['pepə(r)]1) (spice) pepe m.2) (vegetable) peperone m.II ['pepə(r)]1) pepare [ food]to be peppered with — essere infarcito di [swearwords, criticisms]
* * *['pepə] 1. noun1) (the dried, powdered berries of a certain plant, used for seasoning food: white/black pepper; This soup has too much pepper in it.) pepe2) (the plant bearing these berries: a pepper plant.) pepe3) (any of several red, yellow, or green, hollow seed-containing fruits used as food: red peppers stuffed with rice.) peperone4) (any of the plants which bear these.) peperone2. verb1) (to put pepper in or on (some food): You don't have to pepper the soup.) pepare2) ((with with) to throw, fire etc many, usually small, objects at (someone): He peppered them with bullets.) colpire•- peppery- peppercorn
- pepper-mill
- peppermint* * *I ['pepə(r)]1) (spice) pepe m.2) (vegetable) peperone m.II ['pepə(r)]1) pepare [ food]to be peppered with — essere infarcito di [swearwords, criticisms]
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4 feed
I [fiːd]nome BE1) (meal) (for animal) pasto m.; (for baby) (breast) poppata f.; (bottle) pasto m., biberon m.II 1. [fiːd]to have a good feed — colloq. farsi una bella mangiata
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. fed)1) (supply with food) dare da mangiare a, nutrire [person, animal] (on con); nutrire [ plant]; vettovagliare [ army]to feed a baby — (on breast) allattare o dare il latte a un bambino; (on bottle) dare il biberon a un bambino
2) (supply) alimentare [lake, machine]; inserire, mettere monete in [ meter]; fornire [ information] (to a)to feed sth. into — inserire o mettere qcs. in [slot machine, hole, computer]
3) fig. alimentare [ambition, prejudice]5) teatr. dare la battuta, suggerire a [ comedian]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. fed)1) (eat) mangiareto feed on — nutrirsi o cibarsi di, mangiare; fig. alimentarsi o nutrirsi di
2) (enter)3.to feed into — [paper, tape] entrare o inserirsi in [ machine]
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. fed)to feed oneself — [child, invalid] mangiare, alimentarsi; (unassisted) mangiare da solo
- feed up* * *[fi:d] 1. past tense, past participle - fed; verb1) (to give food to: He fed the child with a spoon.) dar da mangiare, nutrire2) ((with on) to eat: Cows feed on grass.) nutrirsi2. noun(food especially for a baby or animals: Have you given the baby his feed?; cattle feed.) pasto; pascolo; foraggio- fed up* * *feed (1) /fi:d/n.3 [u] foraggio; mangime; alimento: hen feed, mangime per i polli; feed for the horses, foraggio per i cavalli5 [u] (mecc.) (dispositivo di) avanzamento, rifornimento, alimentazione: (autom.) petrol feed, (sistema di) alimentazione della benzina; (di stampante, ecc.) paper feed, (meccanismo di) alimentazione della carta; feed pump, pompa di alimentazione8 (teatr.) chi dà la battuta; spalla10 (comput., Internet) feed ( descrizione o riassunto di contenuto aggiornato di frequente): feed aggregator, aggregatore di feed● (mecc.) feed dog, trasportatore ( di una macchina da cucire) □ (agric.) feed grains, cereali foraggieri (o per la zootecnia) □ (mecc.) feed pipe, tubo di mandata □ (mecc.) feed screw, vite d'alimentazione □ (tecn.) feed table, alimentatore □ (ferr.) feed tank (o feed trough), serbatoio di rifornimento ( d'acqua, per locomotive) □ (fam.) to be off one's feed, non aver voglia di mangiare; essere inappetente.feed (2) /fi:d/pass. e p. p. di to fee.♦ (to) feed /fi:d/(pass. e p. p. fed)A v. t.1 dare da mangiare a; nutrire; provvedere al cibo di; cibare; (rif. a neonato) allattare: They have a large family to feed, hanno molti figli da nutrire; We feed our cat on tinned food, al nostro gatto diamo da mangiare roba in scatola5 – to feed oneself, mangiare da sé, da solo: The baby can already feed itself, il bambino sa già mangiare da solo7 (fig., anche mecc.) alimentare: The pond is fed by a stream, il laghetto è alimentato da un ruscello; to feed a fire [a machine], alimentare un fuoco [una macchina]; to feed fears, alimentare timori; The news fed his anger, la notizia ha alimentato la sua ira8 – to feed into, inserire in, introdurre in: I fed my card into the slot of the cash dispenser, inserii la carta di credito nella fessura del Bancomat; to feed data into a computer, inserire dati in un computer9 – to feed through, far scorrere ( una corda, ecc.) attraverso (qc.): I fed the string through the hole, feci scorrere lo spago attraverso il foro10 fornire, passare ( informazioni, ecc., a q.): For years he fed them false information, per anni ha passato loro informazioni false; to feed sb. with lies, riempire q. di bugie12 (teatr.) dare (la battuta a q.); suggerire a: I had to keep feeding Tom his lines, dovevo continuamente dare a Tom la battutaB v. i.1 (spec. d'animale) mangiare; nutrirsi; cibarsi; ( di neonato) poppare: Koalas feed on eucalyptus leaves, i koala mangiano (o si nutrono) di foglie d'eucalipto; In winter walruses feed off their own fat, d'inverno i trichechi consumano il grasso accumulato; The colt was feeding off its mother, il puledrino poppava dalla madre3 (mecc.) – to feed into, entrare ( in una fessura, un vano, ecc.); inserirsi: The bullets feed into here, i proiettili si inseriscono qui● (fam. med.) to feed a cold ( and starve a fever), mangiare quando si ha il raffreddore (e digiunare quando si ha la febbre) □ ( slang USA) to feed one's face, mangiare; rimpinzarsi □ to feed the fishes, dar da mangiare ai pesci; (fig. scherz.) finire in pasto ai pesci □ (fig.) to feed on itself, autoalimentarsi.* * *I [fiːd]nome BE1) (meal) (for animal) pasto m.; (for baby) (breast) poppata f.; (bottle) pasto m., biberon m.II 1. [fiːd]to have a good feed — colloq. farsi una bella mangiata
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. fed)1) (supply with food) dare da mangiare a, nutrire [person, animal] (on con); nutrire [ plant]; vettovagliare [ army]to feed a baby — (on breast) allattare o dare il latte a un bambino; (on bottle) dare il biberon a un bambino
2) (supply) alimentare [lake, machine]; inserire, mettere monete in [ meter]; fornire [ information] (to a)to feed sth. into — inserire o mettere qcs. in [slot machine, hole, computer]
3) fig. alimentare [ambition, prejudice]5) teatr. dare la battuta, suggerire a [ comedian]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. fed)1) (eat) mangiareto feed on — nutrirsi o cibarsi di, mangiare; fig. alimentarsi o nutrirsi di
2) (enter)3.to feed into — [paper, tape] entrare o inserirsi in [ machine]
verbo riflessivo (pass., p.pass. fed)to feed oneself — [child, invalid] mangiare, alimentarsi; (unassisted) mangiare da solo
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5 Root
I 1. [ruːt]1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire
to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.
to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.
he has no roots — fig. non ha radici
2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice
to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs
3) ling. mat. radice f.2. II 1. [ruːt]1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]2) fig.2.verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici- root outIII [ruːt]- root for- root out* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.)2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.)3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.)4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.)2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.)- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.)2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.)* * *(Surnames) Root /ru:t, rʊt/* * *I 1. [ruːt]1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire
to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.
to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.
he has no roots — fig. non ha radici
2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice
to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs
3) ling. mat. radice f.2. II 1. [ruːt]1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]2) fig.2.verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici- root outIII [ruːt]- root for- root out -
6 pot
I [pɒt]1) (container) barattolo m., vasetto m.a pot of tea for two — = due tè
3) (anche coffee pot) caffettiera f.4) (saucepan) pentola f.5) (piece of pottery) ceramica f.7) (anche chamber pot) pitale m.; (for infant) vasino m.8) AE (in gambling) posta f.••to go to pot — colloq. [ person] lasciarsi andare; [ thing] andare in rovina
to have pots of money — BE colloq. avere un mucchio di soldi
II [pɒt]to take pot luck — (for meal) BE mangiare quel che passa il convento; (for hotel room etc.) scegliere a casaccio
1) conservare [qcs.] in un barattolo [ jam]III [pɒt]* * *[pot] 1. noun(any one of many kinds of deep container used in cooking, for holding food, liquids etc or for growing plants: a cooking-pot; a plant-pot; a jam-pot; The waiter brought her a pot of tea.) pentola; vaso2. verb(to plant in a pot.) mettere in vaso- potted- pothole
- pot-shot
- take pot luck* * *I [pɒt]1) (container) barattolo m., vasetto m.a pot of tea for two — = due tè
3) (anche coffee pot) caffettiera f.4) (saucepan) pentola f.5) (piece of pottery) ceramica f.7) (anche chamber pot) pitale m.; (for infant) vasino m.8) AE (in gambling) posta f.••to go to pot — colloq. [ person] lasciarsi andare; [ thing] andare in rovina
to have pots of money — BE colloq. avere un mucchio di soldi
II [pɒt]to take pot luck — (for meal) BE mangiare quel che passa il convento; (for hotel room etc.) scegliere a casaccio
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7 processing
['prəʊsesɪŋ] [AE 'prɒ-]1) (of application) esame m.2) inform. (of data) elaborazione f.3) ind. (of raw material, food product) trasformazione f.; (of chemical, waste) trattamento m.the food processing industry — l'industria alimentare, conserviera
4) fot. sviluppo m.* * *processing /ˈprəʊsɛsɪŋ/A n. [u]1 (ind.) lavorazione; trattamento; trasformazione; metodo di lavorazione: continuous processing line, linea di lavorazione continua4 (econ.) (= processing industry) settore della trasformazione: food processing, il settore della trasformazione alimentareB a. attr.(ind.) trasformativo; di trasformazione: processing industries, industrie trasformative● (comput.) processing cycle, ciclo di elaborazione □ (ind.) processing plant, stabilimento di lavorazione □ (fisc.) processing tax, imposta di fabbricazione □ processing times, tempi di lavorazione.* * *['prəʊsesɪŋ] [AE 'prɒ-]1) (of application) esame m.2) inform. (of data) elaborazione f.3) ind. (of raw material, food product) trasformazione f.; (of chemical, waste) trattamento m.the food processing industry — l'industria alimentare, conserviera
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8 vegetable
['vedʒtəbl] 1.1) (edible plant) ortaggio m.vegetables — verdura, ortaggi
2) (as opposed to mineral, animal) vegetale m.3) colloq. fig.2.2) [fat, oil, matter] vegetale* * *['ve‹təbl]1) (a plant or part of a plant, other than a fruit, used as food: We grow potatoes, beans and other vegetables; ( also adjective) vegetable oils.) verdure, ortaggi2) (a plant: Grass is a vegetable, gold is a mineral and a human being is an animal.) vegetale•- vegetarianism
- vegetate
- vegetation* * *['vedʒtəbl] 1.1) (edible plant) ortaggio m.vegetables — verdura, ortaggi
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9 colouring
coloring ['kʌlərɪŋ] nome1) (hue) (of plant, animal) colori m.pl.; (complexion) colorito m.2) U art. co lorazione f.3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) tintu ra f.* * *1) (something used to give colour: She put pink colouring in the icing.) colorante2) (complexion: She had very high colouring (= a very pink complexion).) colorito* * *colouring, ( USA) coloring /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/n.5 (fam.) apparenza; sembianza● (ind.) colouring agent, colorante (alimentare).* * *coloring ['kʌlərɪŋ] nome1) (hue) (of plant, animal) colori m.pl.; (complexion) colorito m.2) U art. co lorazione f.3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) tintu ra f. -
10 spear
I ['spɪə(r)] II ['spɪə(r)]2) (with fork) infilzare, infilare [ food]III ['spɪə(r)]nome (of plant) stelo m.; (of asparagus, broccoli) gambo m.* * *[spiə] 1. noun(a type of long-handled weapon, usually with an iron or steel point on the end: He was armed with a spear and a round shield.) lancia2. verb(to pierce or kill with a spear: He went out in a boat and speared some fish.) fiocinare, arpionare3. verb(to lead (a movement, an attack etc).) capeggiare* * *spear /ˈspɪə(r)/n.1 (mil., stor.) lancia; asta; alabarda3 (pl.) (bot.) spine4 (poet.) ► spearman5 (zool.) pungiglione; aculeo● spear-carrier, (stor. mil.) lanciere, astato; (teatr.) comparsa; (fig.) persona di scarso rilievo, figurante □ spear gun, fucile subacqueo □ (fig. lett.) spear side, linea (genealogica) maschile: on the spear side, da parte di padre □ ( pesca) fishing spear, fiocina.(to) spear /ˈspɪə(r)/v. t.3 infilare; infilzare* * *I ['spɪə(r)] II ['spɪə(r)]2) (with fork) infilzare, infilare [ food]III ['spɪə(r)]nome (of plant) stelo m.; (of asparagus, broccoli) gambo m. -
11 potted
['pɒtɪd] 1. 2.1) gastr.potted meat — BE carne in scatola
2) [ plant] in vaso3) (condensed) [biography, history] breve* * *1) ((of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it: potted meat.) (conservato in un vasetto)2) (contained in a pot: a potted plant.) (in vaso)3) (brief; summarized: a potted history of Britain.) condensato* * *potted /ˈpɒtɪd/a.3 (fig. spreg.) riassunto alla meglio; condensato* * *['pɒtɪd] 1. 2.1) gastr.potted meat — BE carne in scatola
2) [ plant] in vaso3) (condensed) [biography, history] breve -
12 spinach
['spɪnɪdʒ] [AE -ɪtʃ]1) (plant) spinacio m.* * *['spini‹, -ni ]1) (a kind of plant whose young leaves are eaten as a vegetable: He grows spinach in his garden.) spinacio2) (the leaves as food: We had steak and spinach for dinner.) spinaci* * *spinach /ˈspɪnɪtʃ/, spinage /ˈspɪnɪdʒ/n.* * *['spɪnɪdʒ] [AE -ɪtʃ]1) (plant) spinacio m. -
13 organic
[ɔː'gænɪk]1) (not artificial) [cultivation, grower, produce] biologico; [ fertilizer] naturale2) (of body or plant) [substance, disease] organico3) (integral) [society, whole] organico, integrato* * *[-'ɡæ-]1) (of or concerning the organs of the body: organic diseases.) organico2) (of, found in, or produced by, living things: Organic compounds all contain carbon.) organico3) ((of food) grown without the use of artificial fertilizers.) naturale, biologico* * *organic /ɔ:ˈgænɪk/a.1 (chim., med. e fig.) organico: organic life, vita organica; organic chemistry, chimica organica; organic remains, residui organici; an organic whole, un tutto organico● organic farming, agricoltura biologica □ organic foods, alimenti naturali (o biologici) □ (org. az.) organic growth, crescita organica ( tramite un aumento della produzione e delle vendite)organically avv.* * *[ɔː'gænɪk]1) (not artificial) [cultivation, grower, produce] biologico; [ fertilizer] naturale2) (of body or plant) [substance, disease] organico3) (integral) [society, whole] organico, integrato -
14 produce
I ['prɒdjuːs] [AE -duːs]nome U prodotti m.pl.II [prə'djuːs] [AE -'duːs]"produce of Spain" — "prodotto spagnolo"
2) agr. ind. [region, farmer, company] produrre ( from a partire da); [worker, machine] fabbricare, produrre3) (biologically) [gland, animal, plant] produrre4) (generate) produrre [heat, sound, energy, profits, returns]5) (form, create) [school, era] produrre [scientist, artist]6) (present) presentare, esibire [ passport]; fare [ report]; fornire [evidence, argument]; dare [ example]to produce sth. from — estrarre qcs. da [pocket, bag]
8) (put together) preparare [meal, package]; mettere a punto [argument, timetable, solution]; pubblicare [brochure, guide]* * *1. [prə'dju:s] verb1) (to bring out: She produced a letter from her pocket.) (tirare fuori)2) (to give birth to: A cow produces one or two calves a year.) partorire3) (to cause: His joke produced a shriek of laughter from the children.) produrre, provocare4) (to make or manufacture: The factory produces furniture.) produrre5) (to give or yield: The country produces enough food for the population.) produrre6) (to arrange and prepare (a theatre performance, film, television programme etc): The play was produced by Henry Dobson.) produrre, realizzare2. ['prodju:s] noun(something that is produced, especially crops, eggs, milk etc from farms: agricultural/farm produce.) prodotto- producer- product
- production
- productive
- productivity* * *produce /ˈprɒdju:s/, ( USA) /ˈproʊdu:s/n. [u]1 prodotto, produzione (spec. della terra o d'una miniera); prodotti agricoli; derrate: agricultural produce, prodotti agricoli; home produce, prodotto nazionale● produce broker, operatore di borsa merci □ (fin.) produce exchange, borsa merci □ produce importer, importatore di prodotti agricoli.♦ (to) produce /prəˈdju:s/, ( USA) /prɒˈdu:s/A v. t.1 produrre; dare ( un frutto, un prodotto); ( di un investimento finanziario) fruttare; causare, cagionare; fabbricare; mettere in scena, rappresentare: (econ.) to produce for export, produrre per l'esportazione; to produce cotton goods, fabbricare tessuti di cotone; to produce milk, produrre (o dare) latte; to produce a play [a film], mettere in scena un dramma [produrre un film]2 produrre (bur.); esibire; mostrare; presentare; tirare fuori (fam.): to produce one's driving licence, esibire la patente di guida; (leg.) to produce evidence, produrre (o presentare, repertare) prove; The ref produced a red card, l'arbitro ha tirato fuori il cartellino rosso5 estrarre; tirare fuori: to produce a gun, estrarre una pistola; to produce a silver coin, tirar fuori una moneta d'argento7 ( sport) dimostrare di possedere; sfoggiare; esprimere: to produce good play, esprimere un bel giocoB v. i.rendere; essere produttivo; produrre● (leg.) to produce an alibi, produrre un alibi.* * *I ['prɒdjuːs] [AE -duːs]nome U prodotti m.pl.II [prə'djuːs] [AE -'duːs]"produce of Spain" — "prodotto spagnolo"
2) agr. ind. [region, farmer, company] produrre ( from a partire da); [worker, machine] fabbricare, produrre3) (biologically) [gland, animal, plant] produrre4) (generate) produrre [heat, sound, energy, profits, returns]5) (form, create) [school, era] produrre [scientist, artist]6) (present) presentare, esibire [ passport]; fare [ report]; fornire [evidence, argument]; dare [ example]to produce sth. from — estrarre qcs. da [pocket, bag]
8) (put together) preparare [meal, package]; mettere a punto [argument, timetable, solution]; pubblicare [brochure, guide] -
15 sickly
['sɪklɪ]1) (unhealthy) [ person] cagionevole, malaticcio; [ plant] malaticcio; [ complexion] pallido, diafano2) (nauseating) [smell, taste] nauseante; [ colour] pallido* * *1) (tending to be often ill: a sickly child.) malaticcio2) (suggesting sickness; pale; feeble: She looks sickly.) pallido* * *sickly /ˈsɪklɪ/a.1 di salute malferma; malaticcio; debole; delicato: a sickly child, un bambino delicato, malaticcio; a sickly look, un aspetto malaticcio; a sickly smile, un debole sorriso5 insulso; melenso; scipito; svenevolesicklinessn. [u]1 salute cagionevole, malferma2 aspetto malaticcio; pallore4 insulsaggine; melensità; scipitezza; svenevolezza.* * *['sɪklɪ]1) (unhealthy) [ person] cagionevole, malaticcio; [ plant] malaticcio; [ complexion] pallido, diafano2) (nauseating) [smell, taste] nauseante; [ colour] pallido -
16 tender
I ['tendə(r)]1) (soft) [food, bud] tenero2) (loving) [kiss, love] tenero, affettuoso3) (sensitive) [ bruise] dolorante; [ skin] sensibile, delicato4) lett. (young)II ['tendə(r)]1) ferr. tender m., carro m. scortaIII ['tendə(r)]nome econ. offerta f. (di appalto)IV 1. ['tendə(r)]to put in o make a tender for a contract — presentare un'offerta per un appalto, partecipare a una gara d'appalto
verbo transitivo offrire in pagamento [ money]; porgere [apology, thanks]; rassegnare [ resignation]2.verbo intransitivo partecipare a una gara d'appalto* * *1) (a person who looks after something: a bartender.) guardiano, (chi bada a)2) (a small boat which carries stores or passengers to and from a larger boat.)* * *tender (1) /ˈtɛndə(r)/n.1 chi bada; chi ha cura (di q.); guardiano; sorvegliante: A shepherd is a tender of sheep, il pastore è un guardiano di pecore2 (ferr.) tender; carro di scortatender (2) /ˈtɛndə(r)/n.2 (leg., comm.) offerta d'appalto (o di fornitura: di servizi, ecc.); offerta in gara d'appalto; licitazione: to submit a tender, presentare un'offerta d'appalto; sealed tender, offerta sigillata5 (fin., in GB) offerta (in gara), gara ( di titoli di stato): The Bank of England invites tenders from the discount houses for the Treasury Bills, la Banca d'Inghilterra invita gli istituti di sconto a fare offerte per i buoni del Tesoro● (fin., Borsa, in GB) tender issue, emissione ( di titoli di stato) con invito a presentare offerte d'acquisto □ (leg.) tender of amends, offerta di risarcimento danni □ (fin., Borsa) tender offer, offerta pubblica d'acquisto ( di titoli di stato); ( USA) offerta pubblica di acquisizione di controllo ( di una società; cfr. ingl. takeover bid, sotto bid, def. 4) □ ( di una moneta) to be legal tender, avere corso legale.tender (3) /ˈtɛndə(r)/a.1 tenero; affettuoso; amorevole; dolce; sensibile: tender meat, carne tenera; tender buds, teneri germogli; a tender plant, una tenera pianticella, una pianta delicata; tender care, cure amorevoli; to have a tender heart, avere il cuor tenero, sensibile; a tender look, uno sguardo amorevole2 delicato ( anche fig.); fragile; debole: tender skin, pelle delicata; tender colours, tinte delicate; a tender question, una questione delicata3 (med.) sensibile al tocco; dolente; indolenzito: My ankle is still tender, la caviglia mi fa ancora male se la tocco● tender-eyed, dallo sguardo dolce □ tender-hearted, dal cuore tenero; sensibile □ tender-heartedness, sensibilità; dolcezza □ tender-minded, troppo sensibile, ipersensibile □ tender-mindedness, sensibilità eccessiva, ipersensibilità □ (fig.) tender spot, punto sensibile □ to be tender of other people's feelings, aver riguardo per i sentimenti altrui □ a tender subject, un argomento scabroso □ a tender touch, un tocco leggero □ a tender wound, una ferita che duole ancora ( anche fig.) □ of tender age (o years), di tenera età; in ancor tenera età □ (fig.) to touch a tender spot, toccare un punto sensibile.(to) tender /ˈtɛndə(r)/A v. t.1 (comm., leg.) offrire ( denaro) in pagamento; pagare con: He tendered a 500 euro note to pay for the damage, ha offerto una banconota da 500 euro per risarcire il danno2 offrire: I wish to tender my services as an agent of your firm, mi pregio offrire i miei servigi come rappresentante della vostra dittaB v. i.fare un'offerta (o offerte); concorrere a un appalto; partecipare a una gara d'appalto: to tender for a contract, fare un'offerta per un appalto● «Passengers should tender the exact fare», i passeggeri devono avere i soldi contati per il biglietto ( della corsa in autobus).* * *I ['tendə(r)]1) (soft) [food, bud] tenero2) (loving) [kiss, love] tenero, affettuoso3) (sensitive) [ bruise] dolorante; [ skin] sensibile, delicato4) lett. (young)II ['tendə(r)]1) ferr. tender m., carro m. scortaIII ['tendə(r)]nome econ. offerta f. (di appalto)IV 1. ['tendə(r)]to put in o make a tender for a contract — presentare un'offerta per un appalto, partecipare a una gara d'appalto
verbo transitivo offrire in pagamento [ money]; porgere [apology, thanks]; rassegnare [ resignation]2.verbo intransitivo partecipare a una gara d'appalto -
17 tuber
['tjuːbə(r)] [AE 'tuː-]nome tubero m.* * *['tju:bə](a swelling on the stem or root of a plant, in which food is stored: Potatoes are the tubers of the potato plant.) tubero* * *tuber /ˈtju:bə(r)/, ( USA) /ˈtu:bə(r)/n.1 (bot.) tubero2 (med.) nodo; tumefazione.* * *['tjuːbə(r)] [AE 'tuː-]nome tubero m. -
18 good
I [gʊd]1) (enjoyable) [ news] buono; [book, joke, weather, party] bello2) (happy)to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare
3) (healthy) [eye, leg] sano, buono; [hearing, memory] buono4) (high quality) [condition, degree, score] buono; [photo, hotel, coat] belloI'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza
5) (prestigious) attrib. [ marriage] buono6) (obedient) [child, dog] buono, bravo; [ manners] buono7) (favourable) [impression, sign] buono8) (attractive) [legs, teeth] belloto look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con
she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona
9) (tasty) [ meal] buono, gustoso; (fit to eat) [ meat] buonoto taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore
10) (virtuous) attrib. [ person] buono, virtuoso; [ life] morigeratothe good guys — (in films) i buoni
11) (kind) [person, deed] buono, gentileto do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.
would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare
12) (pleasant)to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]
13) (competent) [accountant, teacher] buono, bravoto be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]
he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare
to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]
to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]
14) (beneficial)to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]
say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente
15) (effective, suitable) [ method] buono, efficace; [ shampoo] buono; [ knife] adatto; [name, book, moment] buono, adatto; [idea, investment, question] buono; [ point] giustorésumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum
16) (accurate) [ description] buono, preciso; (fluent) [ language] buonoto keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso
17) (fortunate)it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero
19) (serviceable)the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km
20) (substantial) attrib. [salary, size] buono; [ hour] buono, abbondanteit must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari
21)as good as — (virtually) praticamente
it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì
••good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!
good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!
good thinking — buona o bella idea!
II 1. [gʊd]to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono
1) (virtue) bene m.to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio
to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine
2) (benefit) bene m.for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto
to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)
no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato
3) (use)4) BE (profit)5)2.nome plurale the good (virtuous people) i buoni m.III [gʊd]interiezione (expressing satisfaction) bene; (with relief) tanto meglio; (to encourage, approve) bene, ben fatto* * *[ɡud] 1. comparative - better; adjective1) (well-behaved; not causing trouble etc: Be good!; She's a good baby.) buono, bravo2) (correct, desirable etc: She was a good wife; good manners; good English.) buono3) (of high quality: good food/literature; His singing is very good.) buono4) (skilful; able to do something well: a good doctor; good at tennis; good with children.) bravo, buono5) (kind: You've been very good to him; a good father.) buono6) (helpful; beneficial: Exercise is good for you.; Cheese is good for you.) buono7) (pleased, happy etc: I'm in a good mood today.) buono8) (pleasant; enjoyable: to read a good book; Ice-cream is good to eat.) buono9) (considerable; enough: a good salary; She talked a good deal of nonsense.) buono; molto10) (suitable: a good man for the job.) adatto11) (sound, fit: good health; good eyesight; a car in good condition.) buono12) (sensible: Can you think of one good reason for doing that?) buono13) (showing approval: We've had very good reports about you.) buono14) (thorough: a good clean.) buono; bello15) (healthy or in a positive mood: I don't feel very good this morning.) bene2. noun1) (advantage or benefit: He worked for the good of the poor; for your own good; What's the good of a broken-down car?) bene; utilità2) (goodness: I always try to see the good in people.) bene; buono3. interjection(an expression of approval, gladness etc.) bene- goodness4. interjection((also my goodness) an expression of surprise etc.) santo Cielo!, buon Dio!- goods- goody
- goodbye
- good-day
- good evening
- good-for-nothing
- good humour
- good-humoured
- good-humouredly
- good-looking
- good morning
- good afternoon
- good-day
- good evening
- good night
- good-natured
- goodwill
- good will
- good works
- as good as
- be as good as one's word
- be up to no good
- deliver the goods
- for good
- for goodness' sake
- good for
- good for you
- him
- Good Friday
- good gracious
- good heavens
- goodness gracious
- goodness me
- good old
- make good
- no good
- put in a good word for
- take something in good part
- take in good part
- thank goodness
- to the good* * *I [gʊd]1) (enjoyable) [ news] buono; [book, joke, weather, party] bello2) (happy)to feel good about, doing — essere contento di, di fare
3) (healthy) [eye, leg] sano, buono; [hearing, memory] buono4) (high quality) [condition, degree, score] buono; [photo, hotel, coat] belloI'm not good enough for her — non vado abbastanza bene per lei, non sono alla sua altezza
5) (prestigious) attrib. [ marriage] buono6) (obedient) [child, dog] buono, bravo; [ manners] buono7) (favourable) [impression, sign] buono8) (attractive) [legs, teeth] belloto look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con
she looks good in blue — sta bene col blu, il blu le dona
9) (tasty) [ meal] buono, gustoso; (fit to eat) [ meat] buonoto taste, smell good — avere un buon sapore, odore
10) (virtuous) attrib. [ person] buono, virtuoso; [ life] morigeratothe good guys — (in films) i buoni
11) (kind) [person, deed] buono, gentileto do sb. a good turn — fare un favore a qcn.
would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare
12) (pleasant)to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]
13) (competent) [accountant, teacher] buono, bravoto be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]
he's good at dancing — balla bene, è bravo a ballare
to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]
to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]
14) (beneficial)to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]
say nothing if you know what's good for you — per il tuo bene, non dire niente
15) (effective, suitable) [ method] buono, efficace; [ shampoo] buono; [ knife] adatto; [name, book, moment] buono, adatto; [idea, investment, question] buono; [ point] giustorésumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum
16) (accurate) [ description] buono, preciso; (fluent) [ language] buonoto keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso
17) (fortunate)it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero
19) (serviceable)the car is good for another 10,000 km — la macchina può fare ancora altri 10.000 km
20) (substantial) attrib. [salary, size] buono; [ hour] buono, abbondanteit must be worth a good 2,000 dollars — deve valere almeno 2.000 dollari
21)as good as — (virtually) praticamente
it's as good as saying yes — (tantamount to) è come o equivale a dire di sì
••good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!
good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!
good thinking — buona o bella idea!
II 1. [gʊd]to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono
1) (virtue) bene m.to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio
to come to no good — finire male, fare una brutta fine
2) (benefit) bene m.for all the good it did me — per quel che mi è servito, per il bene che mi ha fatto
to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)
no good can o will come of it non ne uscirà niente di buono; no good will come of waiting aspettare non servirà a nulla; to be all to the good — essere tutto di guadagnato
3) (use)4) BE (profit)5)2.nome plurale the good (virtuous people) i buoni m.III [gʊd]interiezione (expressing satisfaction) bene; (with relief) tanto meglio; (to encourage, approve) bene, ben fatto -
19 tough
I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
* * *1. adjective1) (strong; not easily broken, worn out etc: Plastic is a tough material.) resistente2) ((of food etc) difficult to chew.) duro3) ((of people) strong; able to bear hardship, illness etc: She must be tough to have survived such a serious illness.) forte4) (rough and violent: It's a tough neighbourhood.) violento5) (difficult to deal with or overcome: a tough problem; The competition was really tough.) duro, difficile2. noun(a rough, violent person; a bully.) duro, violento- toughen
- tough luck
- get tough with someone
- get tough with* * *I 1. [tʌf]1) (ruthless) [ businessman] duro; [ criminal] incallitoa tough guy — colloq. un (osso) duro
2) (severe) [policy, measure, law] duro, severo; [ opposition] tenace; [ competition] duro; [ criticism] asproto get tough with sb. — usare le maniere forti con qcn.
3) (difficult) [ conditions] difficile, duro; [problem, task] arduo7) colloq. (unfortunate)2. 3.tough luck! — che sfortuna! (unsympathetically) peggio per te!
interiezione colloq. peggio per te••II [tʌf]this meat is as tough as old boots — colloq. questa carne è dura come una suola di scarpa
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20 water
I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2.* * *['wo:tə] 1. noun(a colourless, transparent liquid compound of hydrogen and oxygen, having no taste or smell, which turns to steam when boiled and to ice when frozen: She drank two glasses of water; `Are you going swimming in the sea?' `No, the water's too cold'; Each bedroom in the hotel is supplied with hot and cold running water; ( also adjective) The plumber had to turn off the water supply in order to repair the pipe; transport by land and water.) acqua2. verb1) (to supply with water: He watered the plants.) innaffiare, annaffiare2) ((of the mouth) to produce saliva: His mouth watered at the sight of all the food.) avere l'acquolina in bocca3) ((of the eyes) to fill with tears: The dense smoke made his eyes water.) lacrimare•- waters- watery
- wateriness
- waterborne
- water-closet
- water-colour
- watercress
- waterfall
- waterfowl
- waterfront
- waterhole
- watering-can
- water level
- waterlily
- waterlogged
- water main
- water-melon
- waterproof 3. noun(a coat made of waterproof material: She was wearing a waterproof.) impermeabile4. verb(to make (material) waterproof.) impermeabilizzare- water-skiing
- water-ski
- watertight
- water vapour
- waterway
- waterwheel
- waterworks
- hold water
- into deep water
- in deep water
- water down* * *I 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]nome acqua f.at high, low water — con l'alta, la bassa marea
to turn the water on, off — aprire, chiudere il rubinetto
2.to keep one's head above water — tenere la testa fuori dall'acqua; fig. (financially) stare a galla
1) mar. acque f.2) (spa water)3) med. (in obstetrics)3.modificatore [ glass] da acqua; [ jug] dell'acqua, per l'acqua; [tank, filter] per l'acqua; [ mill] ad acqua; [ bird] acquatico; [snake, shortage] d'acqua; [pump, wheel] idraulico; [pipe, pressure] dell'acqua••to spend money like water — avere le mani bucate, spendere e spandere
II 1. ['wɔːtə(r)]not to hold water — [ theory] fare acqua
verbo transitivo annaffiare [lawn, plant]; agr. irrigare [crop, field]; abbeverare [ livestock]2.
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