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41 glean vt
[ɡliːn](gather: information) racimolare -
42 momentum mo·men·tum n
[məʊ'mɛntəm]Phys momento, quantità f inv di moto, fig slancio, impeto, velocità f inv acquisitato gather or gain momentum — (vehicle, person) acquistare or prendere velocità, aumentare di velocità, fig prendere or guadagnare terreno
to lose momentum — (vehicle, person) perdere velocità, fig perdere vigore
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43 speed ****
[spiːd]1. nat speed Brit — velocemente
at full speed; at top speed — a tutta velocità
at a speed of 70 km/h — a una velocità di 70 km all'ora
the speed of light/sound — la velocità della luce/del suono
to pick up or gather speed — (car) acquistare velocità, (project, work) procedere più speditamente
shorthand/typing speeds — numero di parole al minuto in stenografia/dattilografia
2) (Auto, Tech: gear) marcia3) (Phot: of film) sensibilità, (of shutter) tempo di apertura2. vi1) sped pt, ppto speed along — (car, work) procedere velocemente
to speed away or off — (car, person) sfrecciare via
2) speeded pt, pp, (Auto: exceed speed limit) andare a velocità eccessiva•- speed up -
44 sweep up
1) (with broom) spazzare, scopare, raccogliere con la scopa; (with arms) tirare su, raccogliere2) fig.to be swept up in — essere travolto da [ revolution]; essere trascinato da [ wave of enthusiasm]
* * *(to gather together or remove (dirt etc) by sweeping: She swept up the crumbs/mess.) spazzare* * *1. vi + adv2. vt + adv(leaves, rubbish) raccogliere, (pick up: books etc) acchiappare* * *1) (with broom) spazzare, scopare, raccogliere con la scopa; (with arms) tirare su, raccogliere2) fig.to be swept up in — essere travolto da [ revolution]; essere trascinato da [ wave of enthusiasm]
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45 together ***** to·geth·er adv
[tə'ɡɛðə(r)]1) (gen) insiemeto put a meal together — mettere insieme un pranzo or una cena
2) (simultaneously) insieme, contemporaneamente, allo stesso tempo, (continuously) di seguito -
46 tuck in
tuck in (start eating) gettarsi, buttarsi sul cibohe tucked into his dinner — si è buttato sulla cena; tuck in [sth.], tuck [sth.] in infilare [garment, shirt]; rimboccare [ bedclothes]; tuck [sb.] in, tuck in [sb.] rimboccare le coperte a
* * *1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) (rincalzare il letto)2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) (mangiare avidamente)* * *1. vi + adv Brit(fam: eat) mangiare con grande appetito, abbuffarsi2. vt + adv(blankets) rimboccare, (shirt) mettere dentro* * *tuck in (start eating) gettarsi, buttarsi sul cibohe tucked into his dinner — si è buttato sulla cena; tuck in [sth.], tuck [sth.] in infilare [garment, shirt]; rimboccare [ bedclothes]; tuck [sb.] in, tuck in [sb.] rimboccare le coperte a
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47 accumulate
[ə'kjuːmjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo accumulare [possessions, money, debts]; mettere insieme, radunare [ evidence]2.verbo intransitivo accumularsi* * *[ə'kju:mjuleit]((usually of things) to gather or be gathered together in a large quantity: Rubbish accumulates very quickly in our house.) accumulare, accumularsi- accumulator* * *[ə'kjuːmjʊleɪt] 1.verbo transitivo accumulare [possessions, money, debts]; mettere insieme, radunare [ evidence]2.verbo intransitivo accumularsi -
48 amass
[ə'mæs]* * *[ə'mæs](to gather or collect in a large quantity: He amassed an enormous quantity of information.) accumulare* * *[ə'mæs] -
49 crowd
I 1. [kraʊd]1) (mass of people) folla f., moltitudine f.; (audience) pubblico m., spettatori m.pl.a crowd of 10,000 — una folla di 10.000 persone; sport 10.000 spettatori
2) colloq. (group) compagnia f., combriccola f.2.the usual crowd — la solita combriccola, gente
modificatore [behaviour, reaction] di massaII 1. [kraʊd]1) (fill) affollare, gremire [pavement, platform, bar, beach]we always try to crowd as much as possible into our visits to Paris — cerchiamo sempre di sfruttare al massimo le nostre visite a Parigi
3) (fill to excess) riempire, inzeppare [room, mind] ( with di)4) colloq. (put pressure on) fare pressione su2.1)to crowd into — ammassarsi in [room, lift, vehicle]
to crowd onto — accalcarsi, stiparsi su [bus, train]
to crowd (up) against — accalcarsi o pigiarsi contro [ barrier]
2) fig.to crowd into — [thoughts, memories] affollarsi in [ mind]
•- crowd in* * *1. noun1) (a number of persons or things gathered together: A crowd of people gathered in the street.) folla2) (a group of friends, usually known to one another: John's friends are a nice crowd.) compagnia, combriccola2. verb1) (to gather in a large group: They crowded round the injured motorcyclist.) affollarsi, accalcarsi2) (to fill too full by coming together in: Sightseers crowded the building.) affollare•- crowded* * *I 1. [kraʊd]1) (mass of people) folla f., moltitudine f.; (audience) pubblico m., spettatori m.pl.a crowd of 10,000 — una folla di 10.000 persone; sport 10.000 spettatori
2) colloq. (group) compagnia f., combriccola f.2.the usual crowd — la solita combriccola, gente
modificatore [behaviour, reaction] di massaII 1. [kraʊd]1) (fill) affollare, gremire [pavement, platform, bar, beach]we always try to crowd as much as possible into our visits to Paris — cerchiamo sempre di sfruttare al massimo le nostre visite a Parigi
3) (fill to excess) riempire, inzeppare [room, mind] ( with di)4) colloq. (put pressure on) fare pressione su2.1)to crowd into — ammassarsi in [room, lift, vehicle]
to crowd onto — accalcarsi, stiparsi su [bus, train]
to crowd (up) against — accalcarsi o pigiarsi contro [ barrier]
2) fig.to crowd into — [thoughts, memories] affollarsi in [ mind]
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50 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) farsi coraggio -
51 pluck up (the) courage
(to gather up one's courage etc (to do something): She plucked up (the) courage to ask a question.) farsi coraggio -
52 reap
[riːp] 1.1) agr. mietere, raccogliere [ crop]2) fig. trarre [ benefits]2.verbo intransitivo mietere* * *[ri:p](to cut and gather (corn etc): The farmer is reaping the wheat.) mietere- reaper* * *[riːp] 1.1) agr. mietere, raccogliere [ crop]2) fig. trarre [ benefits]2.verbo intransitivo mietere
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