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21 ■ go for
■ go forv. i. + prep.1 andare a fare: to go for a walk, andare a fare una passeggiata; to go for a drive, andare a fare una gita in automobile2 andare a prendere (o a cercare, a chiamare): He went for a doctor at once, è andato subito a cercare un medico3 proporsi (qc.) come obiettivo; mirare a; cercare d'ottenere; candidarsi (o concorrere) per (qc.): ( sport) to go for gold [silver], battersi per l'oro ( cioè, per il 1В° posto) [per l'argento]4 approvare, appoggiare, sostenere; votare per (q.): Let's hope his constituents will go for him, speriamo che gli elettori del suo collegio lo votino (o votino per lui)7 prendere (qc. da mangiare, da bere, ecc.); servirsi di; scegliere: I decided to go for question six, decisi di scegliere la domanda numero sei9 (fam.) attaccare; assalire (q.); criticare (q. o qc.) □ (fam.) to go for broke, rischiare il tutto per tutto □ (fam.) to go for a burton, essere ucciso ( in volo o in combattimento); ( di un progetto, ecc.) andare a monte (o in malora, ecc.) □ to go for little (o for nothing), essere tenuto in scarso (o in nessun) conto; non servire a nulla □ (fam.: di un oggetto) to go for a song, essere venduto per una cicca. -
22 stand for
stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination]* * *1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) candidarsi per2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) significare, stare per3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) rappresentare4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) tollerare* * *vi + prep1) (represent: principle, honesty) rappresentare, (subj: initials) indicare, stare per"BT" stands for "British Telecom" — "BT" è l'abbreviazione di "British Telecom"
2) (tolerate) tollerare, sopportare3) PolSee:stand 3., 6)* * *stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination] -
23 go in for
go in for [sth.]1) (be keen on) avere una passione per, dedicarsi a [sport, hobby]2) (take up)3) (take part in) presentarsi a [ exam]; iscriversi a [ competition]* * *1) (to take part in: I'm not going in for the 1,000 metres race.) iscriversi2) (to do (something) as a hobby, career etc: My son is going in for medicine; She goes in for collecting postcards.) dedicarsi a, interessarsi a* * *vi + prep1) (enter for: race, competition) prendere parte a, (exam) presentarsi a2) (be interested in: hobby, sport) interessarsi di, essere appassionato (-a) di, (take as a career) scegliere* * *go in for [sth.]1) (be keen on) avere una passione per, dedicarsi a [sport, hobby]2) (take up)3) (take part in) presentarsi a [ exam]; iscriversi a [ competition] -
24 account for
account for [sth., sb.]1) (explain) rendere conto di, giustificare [events, fact, behaviour, expense]2) (identify status of) ritrovare, rintracciare [ missing people]3) (represent) rappresentare [proportion, percentage]* * *(to give a reason for; to explain: I can account for the mistake.) spiegare* * *vi + prep1) (explain) spiegare, giustificare, (give reckoning of: actions, expenditure) render conto di, rispondere diif she was ill, that would account for her poor results — se fosse malata si spiegherebbero gli scarsi risultati
2) (represent) rappresentare3) (destroy, kill) uccidere, distruggere* * *account for [sth., sb.]1) (explain) rendere conto di, giustificare [events, fact, behaviour, expense]2) (identify status of) ritrovare, rintracciare [ missing people]3) (represent) rappresentare [proportion, percentage] -
25 ■ account for
■ account forv. i. + prep.1 rendere conto di; dar conto di; spiegare; giustificare: I have to account (to him) for every penny I spend, devo rendergli conto di ogni centesimo che spendo; He cannot account for his movements, non è in grado di dar conto dei suoi movimenti2 (spec. al passivo) ritrovare, rintracciare (dopo un disastro, ecc.): All the people living in the building have been accounted for, tutti gli abitanti del palazzo (sono stati rintracciati e) sono in salvo3 rappresentare: Oil imports account for 30 per cent of the trade deficit, le importazioni di petrolio rappresentano il 30% del disavanzo commerciale4 (eufem.) abbattere; eliminare: The anti-aircraft accounted for five enemy planes, la contraerea abbatté cinque aerei nemici5 (eufem.) sconfiggere; battere; eliminare □ (prov.) There's no accounting for taste, i gusti sono gusti. -
26 do for
I'm done for — fig. sono finito
* * *(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) far fuori, uccidere* * *vi + prep1) (finish off: project) mandare all'aria, (person) spacciare2) Brit old, (clean for) fare i servizi per* * *I'm done for — fig. sono finito
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28 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) attribuirsi il merito diEnglish-Italian dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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29 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) attribuirsi il merito diEnglish-Italian dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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30 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) attribuirsi il merito diEnglish-Italian dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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31 take (the) credit (for something)
(to accept the praise given (for something): I did all the work, and he took all the credit.) attribuirsi il merito diEnglish-Italian dictionary > take (the) credit (for something)
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32 know-all
['nəʊɔːl]nome BE colloq. sapientone m. (-a)* * *noun (an unkind name for a person who thinks he knows everything.) sapientone* * *know-all /ˈnəʊɔ:l/► know-it-all.* * *['nəʊɔːl]nome BE colloq. sapientone m. (-a) -
33 after all
1) ((used when giving a reason for doing something etc) taking everything into consideration: I won't invite him. After all, I don't really know him.) dopotutto, dopo tutto2) (in spite of everything that has/had happened, been said etc: It turns out he went by plane after all.) alla fin fine -
34 -Paying for petrol-
Travel Paying for petrolWhich pump is it? Quale pompa è?It's pump number three. È la pompa numero tre.Have you got a club card? Ha la carta fedeltà?Have you got a loyalty card? Ha la carta fedeltà?I'll have this drink and a sandwich as well. Pago anche per questa bibita e per un panino.I'm having trouble swiping your card, I'll try again. Non si riesce a leggere la sua carta, ci riprovo.How would you like to pay? Come vuole pagare?Can you put it on this credit card please? Può addebitarlo su questa carta di credito?If you'd like to punch your PIN number in here. Digiti qui il suo PIN per favore.Here's your receipt. Ecco a lei la ricevuta.Thanks very much. Grazie mille.You took your time! Hai fatto con comodo!The gents was out of order and there was a massive queue for the disabled toilets. Il bagno degli uomini era fuori servizio e c'era una coda lunghissima al bagno per disabili.All set? Tutto pronto?Yes, let's go. Sì, andiamo. -
35 ■ plump for
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36 ■ root for
■ root forv. i. + prep.1 (fam.) essere dalla parte di; tifare per (fig.): We are all rooting for you, facciamo tutti il tifo per te -
37 except for
1) (apart from: We enjoyed the holiday except for the expense.) tranne che per2) (except: Except for John, they all arrived punctually.) fatta eccezione per -
38 hunt for
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39 so much for
(that's all that can be said about: So much for that - let's talk about something else; He arrived half an hour late - so much for his punctuality!) (alla faccia di) -
40 in all
(in total, when everything is added up: I spent three hours in all waiting for buses last week.) in tutto
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