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1 bully
I 1. ['bʊlɪ]1) prepotente m. e f., bullo m. (-a)2) mil. colloq. (anche bully beef) carne f. in scatola2.interiezione colloq.II ['bʊlɪ]to bully sb. into doing — costringere qcn. a fare, intimare a qcn. di fare
* * *['buli] 1. plural - bullies; noun(a person who hurts or frightens other, weaker people: The fat boy was a bully at school.) prepotente2. verb(to act like a bully towards.) fare il prepotente* * *bully (1) /ˈbʊlɪ/n.prepotente; attaccabrighe; bullo (fam.)● (fam. GB) bully boy, prepotente; bravaccio; teppista □ (fam. GB) bully-boy (agg.), teppistico; intimidatorio: bully-boy tactics, intimidazioni; sistemi teppistici □ ( USA) bully pulpit, posizione di autorità.bully (2) /ˈbʊlɪ/a.(fam.) magnifico; straordinario● Bully for you!, bravissimo!; buon per te!bully (3) /ˈbʊlɪ/n.bully (4) /ˈbʊlɪ/n.(to) bully /ˈbʊlɪ/v. t.intimorire; intimidire; fare il prepotente con; fare il bullo con (fam.): to bully sb. into st., costringere q. con minacce a fare qc.* * *I 1. ['bʊlɪ]1) prepotente m. e f., bullo m. (-a)2) mil. colloq. (anche bully beef) carne f. in scatola2.interiezione colloq.II ['bʊlɪ]to bully sb. into doing — costringere qcn. a fare, intimare a qcn. di fare
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2 ♦ very
♦ very /ˈvɛrɪ/A a.1 proprio; stesso (per enfatizzare la corrispondenza, l'importanza, l'inizio o la fine di qc.): the very same man [day], proprio lo stesso uomo [giorno]; You're the very person I was looking for, sei proprio la persona che cercavo; That is the very hotel we stayed in, è proprio l'albergo in cui stavamo; He died in this very room, è morto in questa stessa stanza; at this very moment (o instant, minute) in questo preciso istante (o momento); She put her very life at risk to save him, ha messo a repentaglio la sua stessa vita per salvarlo; at the very end [beginning], proprio alla fine [all'inizio]; at the very bottom [top] of the hill, proprio in fondo [in cima] alla collina; The goal came at the very end of the match, il gol è arrivato proprio alla fine della partita; the very heart of the matter, il vero nocciolo della questione; He did it under our very eyes, l'ha fatto proprio sotto i nostri occhi; It's the very last thing I expected, è proprio l'ultima cosa che mi aspettavo2 solo; (puro e) semplice ( per enfatizzare l'importanza di qualcosa apparentemente semplice): The very thought of meeting him frightens me, il solo pensiero d'incontrarlo mi terrorizza; The very fact of having to appear before a court can be a significant punishment, il semplice fatto di dover comparire in giudizio può essere una punizione significativaB avv.assai; molto: very difficult [funny], molto difficile [buffo]; very late, molto tardi, tardissimo; very interesting, molto interessante, interessantissimo; very good, ottimo; very bad, pessimo; very much, moltissimo; very many, moltissimi; very well, molto bene, benissimo ( anche inter.); She doesn't sing very well, non canta molto bene; I'm not very well today, oggi non sto tanto bene; The weather wasn't very good, il tempo non era un granché; the very latest news, le ultimissime notizie; a very little more, un pochino di più; the very lowest price, il prezzo più basso; I was very pleased [surprised], sono stato molto contento [sorpreso]; very fine, bellissimo; a very famous writer, uno scrittore famosissimo● very good!, benissimo!; ottimo! □ ( radio, TV) very high frequency, altissima frequenza □ at the very least, come minimo: At the very least, they should pay you for your time, come minimo, dovrebbero pagarti per il tempo che hai speso □ (fam.) very much so!, eccome! □ That's (o it's) all very well, but…, nessuna obiezione, ma …: It's all very well, but can you finish in time?, nessuna obiezione, ma puoi finire in tempo? □ to do the very best one can, fare del proprio meglio; mettercela tutta □ (fam.) The very idea!, figuriamoci un po' □ one's very own: – I'd love a place of my very own, mi piacerebbe tantissimo una casa tutta per me; You can have it for your very own, te lo puoi tenere tutto per te. -
3 play a trick / tricks on
(to do something which is amusing to oneself because it deceives or frightens (someone else), or makes them appear stupid: He played a trick on her by jumping out from behind a wall as she passed.) (fare uno scherzo)
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