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41 sort *****
[sɔːt]1. n1) (gen) specie f inv, genere m, tipo, (make: of coffee, car etc) tipohe's a painter of sorts — è, per così dire, un pittore
2)sort of; what sort of car? — che tipo di macchina?
aren't you pleased? — sort of fam — non sei contento? — insomma
3)he's a good sort — è una brava persona4)to be out of sorts — (in a bad temper) avere la luna (storta or di traverso), non essere in vena, (unwell) non essere in forma
2. vt1) (classify: documents, stamps) classificare, (put in order: papers, clothes) mettere in ordine, (letters) smistare, (separate) separare, dividere2) Comput ordinare•- sort out -
42 -in
(describing an activity usually carried out by groups of people as a form of protest etc: a sit-in; a work-in.) manifestazione -
43 ascendancy/ascendency
noun (control or power (over): They have the ascendancy over the other political groups.) ascendente, predominio -
44 be in the minority
(to be in the smaller of two groups: Women were in the minority at the meeting.) essere in minoranza -
45 bunch
I [bʌntʃ]1) colloq. (of people) gruppo m.; spreg. branco m.2) (of flowers) mazzo m.3) (of vegetables) mazzo m., fascio m.; (of bananas) casco m.4) (of objects)5) colloq. (lot)6) BE (of hair) codino m.7) sport plotone m., gruppo m.II [bʌntʃ]* * *1. noun(a number of things fastened or growing together: a bunch of bananas.) gruppo, mazzo; grappolo; casco2. verb((often with up or together) to come or put together in bunches, groups etc: Traffic often bunches on a motorway.) raggrupparsi* * *I [bʌntʃ]1) colloq. (of people) gruppo m.; spreg. branco m.2) (of flowers) mazzo m.3) (of vegetables) mazzo m., fascio m.; (of bananas) casco m.4) (of objects)5) colloq. (lot)6) BE (of hair) codino m.7) sport plotone m., gruppo m.II [bʌntʃ] -
46 class
I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)to take a class — BE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso
3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno4) (category) classe f., categoria f.to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello
5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.6) (travelling) classe f.to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe
7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laureaa first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione
8) biol. mat. classe f.II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come
* * *1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) categoria2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) lezione6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) corso2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classificare- class-room* * *I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)to take a class — BE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso
3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno4) (category) classe f., categoria f.to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello
5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.6) (travelling) classe f.to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe
7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laureaa first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione
8) biol. mat. classe f.II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come
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47 ethnic
['eθnɪk] 1.aggettivo etnico2.nome spreg. = membro di una minoranza etnica* * *['eƟnik](of nations or races of mankind or their customs, dress, food etc: ethnic groups/dances.) etnico- ethnological
- ethnologist* * *['eθnɪk] 1.aggettivo etnico2.nome spreg. = membro di una minoranza etnica -
48 form
I [fɔːm]1) (kind, manifestation) forma f.; (of taxation) sistema m.2) (document) modulo m., formulario m.3) (shape) forma f., aspetto m.4) (of athlete, horse) forma f., condizioni f.pl. fisiche6) (etiquette)it is bad form — non sta bene, non è educato
as a matter of form — pro forma, per pura formalità
7) BE scol. classe f.8) (set of words) formula f.9) ling. forma f.10) (bench) panca f., banco m.II 1. [fɔːm]1) (organize or create, constitute) formare [queue, circle]; formare, costituire [club, alliance, government, band]; allacciare [friendship, relationship]; formare [sentence, tense]2) (conceive) farsi [impression, opinion]; nutrire [ admiration]2.verbo intransitivo formarsi* * *I 1. [fo:m] noun1) ((a) shape; outward appearance: He saw a strange form in the darkness.)2) (a kind, type or variety: What form of ceremony usually takes place when someone gets a promotion?)3) (a document containing certain questions, the answers to which must be written on it: an application form.)4) (a fixed way of doing things: forms and ceremonies.)5) (a school class: He is in the sixth form.)2. verb1) (to make; to cause to take shape: They decided to form a drama group.)2) (to come into existence; to take shape: An idea slowly formed in his mind.)3) (to organize or arrange (oneself or other people) into a particular order: The women formed (themselves) into three groups.)4) (to be; to make up: These lectures form part of the medical course.)•- be in good form
- in the form of II [fo:m] noun(a long, usually wooden seat: The children were sitting on forms.)* * *I [fɔːm]1) (kind, manifestation) forma f.; (of taxation) sistema m.2) (document) modulo m., formulario m.3) (shape) forma f., aspetto m.4) (of athlete, horse) forma f., condizioni f.pl. fisiche6) (etiquette)it is bad form — non sta bene, non è educato
as a matter of form — pro forma, per pura formalità
7) BE scol. classe f.8) (set of words) formula f.9) ling. forma f.10) (bench) panca f., banco m.II 1. [fɔːm]1) (organize or create, constitute) formare [queue, circle]; formare, costituire [club, alliance, government, band]; allacciare [friendship, relationship]; formare [sentence, tense]2) (conceive) farsi [impression, opinion]; nutrire [ admiration]2.verbo intransitivo formarsi -
49 harass
['hærəs] [AE hə'ræs]verbo transitivo tormentare, molestare* * *1) (to annoy or trouble (a person) constantly or frequently: The children have been harassing me all morning.) infastidire2) (to make frequent sudden attacks on (an enemy): The army was constantly harassed by groups of terrorists.) infastidire•- harassed- harassment
- sexual harassment* * *['hærəs] [AE hə'ræs]verbo transitivo tormentare, molestare -
50 in relays
(in groups which perform some job, task etc one after another, one group starting when another group stops: During the flood, firemen and policemen worked in relays to rescue people who were trapped.) (a turni) -
51 pony-trekking
noun (the sport or pastime of riding in the countryside in small groups.) (trekking su pony) -
52 power
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) potere, capacità2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) potere3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) potere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) potere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autorità6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potenza7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenza•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
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53 sex
I 1. [seks]1) (gender) sesso m.2) (intercourse) (one act) rapporto m. sessuale; (repeated) sesso m., rapporti m.pl. sessuali2.to have sex with sb. — fare (del) sesso con qcn., avere dei rapporti sessuali con qcn
modificatore [act, organ, life, education, discrimination, abuse] sessualeII [seks]verbo transitivo sessare [ animal]* * *[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) sesso2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) sesso•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse* * *I 1. [seks]1) (gender) sesso m.2) (intercourse) (one act) rapporto m. sessuale; (repeated) sesso m., rapporti m.pl. sessuali2.to have sex with sb. — fare (del) sesso con qcn., avere dei rapporti sessuali con qcn
modificatore [act, organ, life, education, discrimination, abuse] sessualeII [seks]verbo transitivo sessare [ animal] -
54 sort
I [sɔːt]1) (kind, type) tipo m., sorta f., genere m.board games, chess, that sort of thing — giochi di società, scacchi e cose del genere
an odd sort of chap un tipo strano; any sort of knife will do va bene un coltello qualsiasi; what sort of person would do such a thing? chi mai farebbe una cosa del genere? what sort of person do you think I am? per chi mi prendi? what sort of a reply is that? che (razza di) risposta è? you know the sort of thing (I mean) sai cosa voglio dire; a liar of the worst sort un bugiardo della peggior specie; something of that o the sort una cosa così, una cosa del genere; "I'll pay" - "you'll do nothing of the sort!" "pago io" - "neanche per sogno!"; I know his sort conosco il tipo; we see all sorts here ne vediamo di tutti i colori qui; he's a good sort — è un buon uomo
2) of sorts, of a sorta duck of sorts o of a sort una specie di anatra; a hero of sorts una sorta di eroe; progress of sorts — un qualche progresso
"is it hard? - "sort of" — "è difficile?" - "abbastanza", "più o meno"; (approximately)
••II [sɔːt]to be o feel out of sorts (ill) essere fuori fase; (grumpy) avere la luna storta; it takes all sorts (to make a world) — prov. il mondo è bello perché è vario
1) (classify, arrange) classificare, ordinare [files, stamps]; smistare [ letters]; selezionare [apples, potatoes]2) (separate) separare, dividere•- sort out* * *[so:t] 1. noun(a class, type or kind: I like all sorts of books; She was wearing a sort of crown.) sorta, tipo2. verb(to separate into classes or groups, putting each item in its place: She sorted the buttons into large ones and small ones.) ordinare, classificare, smistare- sorter- of a sort / of sorts
- out of sorts
- sort of
- sort out* * *I [sɔːt]1) (kind, type) tipo m., sorta f., genere m.board games, chess, that sort of thing — giochi di società, scacchi e cose del genere
an odd sort of chap un tipo strano; any sort of knife will do va bene un coltello qualsiasi; what sort of person would do such a thing? chi mai farebbe una cosa del genere? what sort of person do you think I am? per chi mi prendi? what sort of a reply is that? che (razza di) risposta è? you know the sort of thing (I mean) sai cosa voglio dire; a liar of the worst sort un bugiardo della peggior specie; something of that o the sort una cosa così, una cosa del genere; "I'll pay" - "you'll do nothing of the sort!" "pago io" - "neanche per sogno!"; I know his sort conosco il tipo; we see all sorts here ne vediamo di tutti i colori qui; he's a good sort — è un buon uomo
2) of sorts, of a sorta duck of sorts o of a sort una specie di anatra; a hero of sorts una sorta di eroe; progress of sorts — un qualche progresso
"is it hard? - "sort of" — "è difficile?" - "abbastanza", "più o meno"; (approximately)
••II [sɔːt]to be o feel out of sorts (ill) essere fuori fase; (grumpy) avere la luna storta; it takes all sorts (to make a world) — prov. il mondo è bello perché è vario
1) (classify, arrange) classificare, ordinare [files, stamps]; smistare [ letters]; selezionare [apples, potatoes]2) (separate) separare, dividere•- sort out -
55 subdivide
[ˌsʌbdɪ'vaɪd] 1.verbo transitivo suddividere [house, site]2.verbo intransitivo suddividersi* * *(to divide into smaller parts or divisions: Each class of children is subdivided into groups according to reading ability.) suddividere* * *[ˌsʌbdɪ'vaɪd] 1.verbo transitivo suddividere [house, site]2.verbo intransitivo suddividersi -
56 two etc at a time
(singly, or in groups of two etc: They came into the room three at a time.) (uno, due, ecc.) alla volta
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