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1 recover
[rɪ'kʌvə(r)] 1.1) (get back) recuperare, ritrovare [money, vehicle]; riprendere [ territory]; (from water) ripescare, ritrovare [body, wreck]to recover one's sight, strength — recuperare la vista, le forze
2) (recoup) recuperare [ costs]; ottenere [ loan]; farsi rimborsare [ taxes]; rifarsi di [ losses]; dir. ottenere il risarcimento di [ damages]2.1) [ person] (from illness) rimettersi, ristabilirsi ( from dopo); (from defeat, mistake) riprendersi ( from da)2) econ. [economy, shares, currency] essere in ripresa3) dir. vincere una causa* * *1) (to become well again; to return to good health etc: He is recovering from a serious illness; The country is recovering from an economic crisis.) rimettersi, riprendersi2) (to get back: The police have recovered the stolen jewels; He will recover the cost of the repairs through the insurance.) recuperare3) (to get control of (one's actions, emotions etc) again: The actor almost fell over but quickly recovered (his balance).) ritrovare, recuperare•- recovery* * *recover /rɪˈkʌvə(r)/n.( scherma) il rimettersi in guardia.♦ (to) recover /rɪˈkʌvə(r)/A v. t.1 recuperare; riacquistare: to recover stolen goods, recuperare la refurtiva; to recover lost ground, riguadagnare terreno; to recover one's strength, recuperare le forze; to recover one's losses, rifarsi delle perdite; to recover sb. 's affection, riacquistare l'affetto di q.; to recover one's balance, ritrovare l'equilibrio; to recover one's breath, riprendere fiato; to recover one's voice, ritrovare la voce; to recover consciousness, riprendere conoscenza; to recover one's composure, ricomporsi; to recover land from the sea, bonificare terreni strappandoli al mare; He recovered the use of his arm after the stroke, ha riacquistato l'uso del braccio dopo l'ictus2 (leg.) ottenere ( dal tribunale): to recover damages, ottenere il risarcimento dei danni; to recover costs, ottenere il rimborso delle spese legaliB v. i.1 ristabilirsi; guarire: He recovered quickly after the operation, si è ristabilito velocemente dopo l'operazione; to recover from a bad cold, guarire da un brutto raffreddore2 riprendersi ( da una brutta esperienza): She never fully recovered from the shock, non si è mai ripresa completamente dallo shock3 (fin., econ.: dell'economia, ecc.) essere in ripresa: Industrial production is recovering, la produzione industriale è in ripresa● to recover oneself, tornare in séFALSI AMICI: to recover non significa ricoverare. NOTA D'USO: - recover o re-cover?-* * *[rɪ'kʌvə(r)] 1.1) (get back) recuperare, ritrovare [money, vehicle]; riprendere [ territory]; (from water) ripescare, ritrovare [body, wreck]to recover one's sight, strength — recuperare la vista, le forze
2) (recoup) recuperare [ costs]; ottenere [ loan]; farsi rimborsare [ taxes]; rifarsi di [ losses]; dir. ottenere il risarcimento di [ damages]2.1) [ person] (from illness) rimettersi, ristabilirsi ( from dopo); (from defeat, mistake) riprendersi ( from da)2) econ. [economy, shares, currency] essere in ripresa3) dir. vincere una causa -
2 Spring
I 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (season) primavera f.2) tecn. (coil) molla f. (a spirale)to be like a coiled spring — fig. (ready to pounce) essere pronto a scattare; (tense) essere teso come una corda di violino
3) (leap) balzo m., salto m., scatto m.4) (elasticity) elasticità f.5) (water source) sorgente f., fonte f.2.2) [ mattress] a molle; [binder, balance] a mollaII 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (set off) fare scattare [trap, lock]2) (develop)to spring a leak — [ tank] cominciare a perdere (dopo l'apertura di una falla)
2.to spring sth. on sb. — comunicare di punto in bianco qcs. a qcn.
1) (jump) saltare, balzareto spring from, over sth. — saltare da, su qcs.
to spring open, shut — [ door] aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto
to spring into action — [ troops] passare all'azione
to spring to attention — [ guards] scattare sull'attenti
to spring to sb.'s aid — accorrere in aiuto di qcn.
to spring into o to life — [machine, motor] accendersi
3) (originate)to spring from — nascere o essere dettato da [jealousy, fear]
•* * *[spriŋ] 1. past tense - sprang; verb1) (to jump, leap or move swiftly (usually upwards): She sprang into the boat.) saltare, balzare2) (to arise or result from: His bravery springs from his love of adventure.) nascere, derivare3) (to (cause a trap to) close violently: The trap must have sprung when the hare stepped in it.) scattare2. noun1) (a coil of wire or other similar device which can be compressed or squeezed down but returns to its original shape when released: a watch-spring; the springs in a chair.) molla2) (the season of the year between winter and summer when plants begin to flower or grow leaves: Spring is my favourite season.) primavera3) (a leap or sudden movement: The lion made a sudden spring on its prey.) balzo, scatto4) (the ability to stretch and spring back again: There's not a lot of spring in this old trampoline.) elasticità5) (a small stream flowing out from the ground.) sorgente•- springy- springiness
- sprung
- springboard
- spring cleaning
- springtime
- spring up* * *(Surnames) Spring /sprɪŋ/* * *I 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (season) primavera f.2) tecn. (coil) molla f. (a spirale)to be like a coiled spring — fig. (ready to pounce) essere pronto a scattare; (tense) essere teso come una corda di violino
3) (leap) balzo m., salto m., scatto m.4) (elasticity) elasticità f.5) (water source) sorgente f., fonte f.2.2) [ mattress] a molle; [binder, balance] a mollaII 1. [sprɪŋ]1) (set off) fare scattare [trap, lock]2) (develop)to spring a leak — [ tank] cominciare a perdere (dopo l'apertura di una falla)
2.to spring sth. on sb. — comunicare di punto in bianco qcs. a qcn.
1) (jump) saltare, balzareto spring from, over sth. — saltare da, su qcs.
to spring open, shut — [ door] aprirsi, chiudersi di scatto
to spring into action — [ troops] passare all'azione
to spring to attention — [ guards] scattare sull'attenti
to spring to sb.'s aid — accorrere in aiuto di qcn.
to spring into o to life — [machine, motor] accendersi
3) (originate)to spring from — nascere o essere dettato da [jealousy, fear]
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3 swell
I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (moto ondoso)3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) eccellente, ottimo- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swɛl] swelled vb: pt swollen pp1. n(of sea) mare m lungo2. adj(Am: fine, good) eccezionale, favoloso (-a)3. vi(ankle, eye etc), (also: swell up) gonfiarsi, (sails) prendere il vento, (in size, number) aumentare, (sound, music) diventare più forte, (river etc) ingrossarsi4. vt* * *swell (1) /swɛl/n.1 [u] (il) gonfio; (il) rigonfio; (il) grosso; protuberanza: the swell of the forearm, il grosso dell'avambraccio2 (solo al sing.) moto ondoso ( del mare); (poet.) flutti: out of the swell of the sea, lontano dai flutti del mare3 (naut.) onda morta; mare lungo4 (geol.) cupola sottomarina5 ( anche fig.) aumento; crescita; ingrossamento: (stat.) a swell in population, un aumento della popolazione7 (fam. antiq.) elegantone; damerino● (mus.) swell-box, cassa ( d'organo) □ (naut.) swell direction, direzione delle onde □ a swell of the ground, un'altura □ (mus.) swell pedal, pedale ( dell'organo) per aumentare il volume del suono.swell (2) /swɛl/a.1 (fam.) eccellente; ottimo; grande; meraviglioso; straordinario; That's a swell idea!, è una grande idea!2 (fam. antiq.) elegante; alla moda.(to) swell /swɛl/A v. i.1 ( spesso to swell out) gonfiarsi; dilatarsi; enfiarsi; inturgidire; tumefarsi; ( del mare) farsi grosso: The sails swelled out, le vele si sono gonfiate; Cardboard swells in water, il cartone si dilata nell'acqua; His hand began to swell, gli si cominciò a enfiare la mano2 (fig.) ( spesso to swell up) essere gonfio; andare tronfio; gonfiarsi; insuperbirsi; inorgoglirsi: He is swollen with pride, è gonfio d'orgoglio; to swell like a turkey-cock, andar tronfio (o gonfiarsi) come un tacchino3 ( anche fig.) aumentare; crescere; ingrossare; montare; salire: The murmur swelled into a roar, il mormorio crebbe fino a diventare un frastuono; Anger swelled in him, fu assalito dalla collera; (naut.) the swelling tide, la marea che sale6 (med.) tumefarsiB v. t.1 ( spesso to swell up) gonfiare; dilatare; enfiare; tumefare: The recent rains have swollen the river, le piogge recenti hanno gonfiato il fiume2 ingrossare; aumentare; accrescere; far salire; gonfiare (fig.): to swell the ranks of the jobless, ingrossare le file dei disoccupati● ( del mare) to swell into an estuary, gonfiare un estuario; entrare impetuoso in un estuario □ (fam.) to swell one's pockets, riempirsi le tasche (di denaro); fare (un po' di) soldi □ ( del vento) to swell the sails, gonfiare le vele.* * *I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up
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