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1 gripping
['grɪpɪŋ]aggettivo avvincente* * *adjective (which holds the attention: a gripping story.) avvincente* * *gripping /ˈgrɪpɪŋ/a.avvincente, interessante: a gripping story, un racconto avvincente.* * *['grɪpɪŋ]aggettivo avvincente -
2 gripping grip·ping adj
['ɡrɪpɪŋ](story, novel) avvincente, appassionante -
3 ♦ as
♦ as (1) /æz, əz/A avv., prep. e cong.1 (nei compar.: as… as) (così…) come; tanto… quanto; tutto… che: a bird as big as a cat, un uccello grosso come un gatto; You are as rich as he (is), tu sei (tanto) ricco quanto lui; I have as many books as you ( have), ho tanti libri quanti ne hai tu; I can give you as much money as you want, posso darti tutto il denaro che vuoi2 (correl. di such, so, same) che; di; da: The rain was so heavy as to force us to shelter under a tree, la pioggia era così forte da costringerci (o che fummo costretti) a ripararci sotto un albero; poets such as (o such poets as) Donne and Marvell, poeti quali Donne e Marvell; so as not to be seen, così da non essere visto; They had the same difficulties as you ( had), hanno incontrato le stesse difficoltà che avete incontrato voi (o le vostre stesse difficoltà); I work in the same firm as his wife, lavoro nella stessa ditta di sua moglie; He is the same as before, è lo stesso di prima3 come; in qualità di; in quanto; nel modo in cui: I like him as a person, mi piace come persona; She works as a fashion designer, lavora come disegnatrice di moda; his skill as a craftsman, la sua abilità come (o di) artigiano; speaking as a friend, per parlare da amico; I'm going to the masked ball as Dracula, vado al ballo in maschera vestito da Dracula; You're late as usual, sei in ritardo come al solito; as is obvious, com'è ovvio; as you can see, come puoi vedere; as I was saying, come dicevo; Do as I tell you!, fa' come ti dico! NOTA D'USO: - like o as?-4 poiché; dato che; siccome; giacché: As it was late, we hurried up, poiché era tardi, ci affrettammo5 mentre; quando; come: I saw them as I was getting into the cinema, li vidi mentre entravo nel cinema; as a child, da bambino6 benché; sebbene, per quanto; come: Rich as he is, he isn't happy, benché ricco (o ricco com'è), non è felice; Improbable as it may sound, per quanto sembri improbabile; per improbabile che possa sembrareB pron. relat. (correl. di such)(antiq.) che; quale: Such as don't know me, coloro che non mi conoscono● as against (o as compared with), in confronto a; di contro a □ as agreed upon, come d'accordo; secondo gli accordi presi □ as and when, a tempo debito; al momento opportuno □ as… as any…, non meno… di…; non inferiore a… per…; uno dei più…: as good a reason as any, un motivo non meno valido degli altri (o di qualunque altro); His new thriller is as gripping as any I've seen recently, il suo nuovo thriller è uno dei più emozionanti che abbia visto ultimamente □ as… as that, così; tanto: Is it really as late as that?, è davvero così tardi?; Come on, it's not as serious as all that, andiamo, non è poi tanto grave! □ as at (+ data), ( banca) «valuta»; (rag.: di bilancio) «chiuso al»: We have credited your account with $10,000 as at March 1st, abbiamo accreditato 10 000 dollari sul vostro conto, valuta 1В° marzo □ as far as ► far □ as for, quanto a; riguardo a: as for him, quanto a lui □ as from = as of ► sotto □ as if, come se; quasi che; quasi a: He acted as if he were mad, si è comportato come un pazzo; He shook his head as if to say: «Don't do it!», scosse il capo come per (o quasi a) dire: «Non farlo!»; It isn't as if he were rich, non che sia ricco; As if I cared!, sai che m'importa!; m'importa assai! □ (fam.) As if!, figurati!; macché! □ (leg.) as is, nello stato in cui si trova □ as it is, di fatto; in realtà; sta di fatto che; ( in fine frase) già: As it is, things are getting worse, in realtà le cose vanno per il peggio; I've plenty of things to do as it is, ho già abbastanza cose da fare □ as it were, per così dire; diciamo così □ as late as, as long as ► late, long (2) □ as many, as much ► many, much □ (form.) as of (+ giorno o data), a partire da; con inizio da: as of today, a partire da oggi; as of April 1, a partire dal 1В° aprile □ (comm.) as per, come da: as per sample, come da campione □ as recently as, non più tardi di □ as regards, per ciò che riguarda; quanto a □ as soon as ► soon □ as though = as if ► sopra □ as to, quanto a; riguardo a: as to me, quanto a me; No decision has been taken yet as to his appointment, quanto alla sua nomina, non è stata presa ancora una decisione □ as well, as well as ► well (2) □ as yet, ancora; finora; fino ad allora: He hasn't come as yet, non è ancora venuto; finora, non è venuto □ as you go, via via; gradatamente □ (mil.) As you were!, al tempo!NOTA D'USO: - as o such as?- as (2) /æs/n. (pl. asses)(stor.) asse ( misura e moneta romana). -
4 factual
['fæktʃʊəl]factual programme — BE telev. rad. reportage
* * *['fæk uəl]adjective (of or containing facts: a factual account.) reale* * *factual /ˈfæktʃʊəl/a.che riguarda i fatti; effettivo; reale; fattuale: a factual account, un resoconto dei puri fatti; factual basis, reale fondamento; factual error, errore di fattofactually avv.sui fatti; relativamente ai fatti: The film was gripping but factual inaccurate, il film era avvincente ma impreciso sui fattifactualness n. [u].* * *['fæktʃʊəl]factual programme — BE telev. rad. reportage
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5 pincers
['pinsəz]1) (a tool for gripping things tightly: She used (a pair of) pincers to grasp the head of the nail.) tenaglie2) (the claws of lobsters, crabs etc.) chele, pinze* * *pincers /ˈpɪnsəz/n. pl. -
6 pliers
['plaɪəz]nome plurale pinze f.* * *(a kind of tool used for gripping, bending or cutting wire etc: He used a pair of pliers to pull the nail out; Where are my pliers?) pinze* * *pliers /ˈplaɪəz/n. pl.● a pair of pliers, un paio di pinze.* * *['plaɪəz]nome plurale pinze f. -
7 throttle
I ['θrɒtl]1) (anche throttle valve) valvola f. a farfalla2) (accelerator) acceleratore m.II ['θrɒtl]at full throttle — a tutta velocità, a tutto gas
verbo transitivo strangolare; fig. soffocare [growth, project]* * *['Ɵrotl] 1. noun((in engines, the lever attached to) the valve controlling the flow of steam, petrol etc: The car went faster as he opened the throttle.) (valvola di regolazione)2. verb(to choke (someone) by gripping the throat: This scarf is throttling me!) strangolare* * *throttle /ˈɵrɒtl/n.1 (mecc., = throttle valve) valvola di regolazione (o di strozzamento); valvola a farfalla: to close [to open] the throttle, chiudere [aprire] la valvola a farfalla; togliere [dare] gas (fam.)2 (fam.) gola● (aeron.) throttle lever, leva (o pedale) del gas; acceleratore; manetta (fam.) □ at full throttle, ( anche fig.) a tutto gas, a tutta manetta; (fig., anche) a pieno ritmo.(to) throttle /ˈɵrɒtl/v. t.1 strozzare; strangolare; soffocare ( anche fig.): The dictator throttled freedom in his country, il dittatore ha soffocato la libertà nel suo paese● (autom.) to throttle back (o down), togliere il gas; rallentare □ (mecc.) to throttle down, rallentare, ridurre ( i giri di un motore); (fig.) rallentare ( l'attività, lo sviluppo economico, ecc.).* * *I ['θrɒtl]1) (anche throttle valve) valvola f. a farfalla2) (accelerator) acceleratore m.II ['θrɒtl]at full throttle — a tutta velocità, a tutto gas
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8 tweezers
['twiːzəz]nome plurale pinzette f.* * *['twi:zəz](a tool for gripping or pulling hairs, small objects etc: She used a pair of tweezers to pluck her eyebrows.) pinzette* * *tweezers /ˈtwi:zəz/n. pl.(= pair of tweezers) pinzette, pinzettine.* * *['twiːzəz]nome plurale pinzette f. -
9 riveting riv·et·ing adj
['rɪvɪtɪŋ](gripping) avvincente -
10 grip
I [grɪp]1) (hold) presa f., stretta f.to tighten, relax one's grip on — stringere, allentare la presa su
2) (control)to come to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con qcs.
to get to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con o affrontare qcs.
3) (ability to hold) (of tyres) presa f., tenuta f. (di strada); (of shoes) aderenza f. al terreno4) (clutches)5) (bag) valigetta f., borsa f. da viaggio6) cinem. macchinista m. e f.II [grɪp]2) (adhere to) [ tyres] tenere [ road]; [ shoes] aderire a [ ground]3) (captivate) avvincere, colpire* * *[ɡrip] 1. past tense, past participle - gripped; verb(to take a firm hold of: He gripped his stick; The speaker gripped (the attention of) his audience.) impugnare; avvincere2. noun1) (a firm hold: He had a firm grip on his stick; He has a very strong grip; in the grip of the storm.) presa2) (a bag used by travellers: He carried his sports equipment in a large grip.) borsa da viaggio, valigetta3) (understanding: He has a good grip of the subject.) comprensione, padronanza•- gripping- come to grips with
- lose one's grip* * *I [grɪp]1) (hold) presa f., stretta f.to tighten, relax one's grip on — stringere, allentare la presa su
2) (control)to come to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con qcs.
to get to grips with sth. — venire alle prese con o affrontare qcs.
3) (ability to hold) (of tyres) presa f., tenuta f. (di strada); (of shoes) aderenza f. al terreno4) (clutches)5) (bag) valigetta f., borsa f. da viaggio6) cinem. macchinista m. e f.II [grɪp]2) (adhere to) [ tyres] tenere [ road]; [ shoes] aderire a [ ground]3) (captivate) avvincere, colpire -
11 strangle
['stræŋgl]1) (throttle) [ person] strangolare, strozzareto strangle sb. to death — strangolare qcn., ammazzare qcn. strozzandolo
I could cheerfully have strangled him — scherz. l'avrei strozzato
2) (curb) soffocare [ creativity]; ostacolare, impedire [ project]; soffocare, impedire [development, growth]* * *['stræŋɡl](to kill by gripping or squeezing the neck tightly, eg by tightening a cord etc round it: He strangled her with a nylon stocking; This top button is nearly strangling me!) strangolare* * *['stræŋgl]1) (throttle) [ person] strangolare, strozzareto strangle sb. to death — strangolare qcn., ammazzare qcn. strozzandolo
I could cheerfully have strangled him — scherz. l'avrei strozzato
2) (curb) soffocare [ creativity]; ostacolare, impedire [ project]; soffocare, impedire [development, growth]
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