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1 grow
[grəʊ] 1.1) (increase)to grow 5 cm, 2% — crescere di 5 cm, del 2%
to grow one's hair, a beard — farsi crescere i capelli, la barba
2) (cultivate) coltivare [plant, crop]2.1) (increase) [crime, population] aumentare (by di); [deficit, pressure, influence] aumentare, crescere; [company, economy] crescere, essere in espansione; [movement, support, problem] acquistare importanza, diventare più importante; [poverty, crisis] aggravarsi; [ list] allungarsito grow to — raggiungere [ level]
to grow in — acquistare, acquisire [strength, popularity]
2) (physically) [person, hair, plant] crescere (by di); [ queue] allungarsi; [ tumour] svilupparsi3) (become) diventare [hotter, stronger]to grow old — invecchiare, diventare vecchio
4)to grow to do — finire per o arrivare a fare
•- grow on- grow up* * *[ɡrəu]past tense - grew; verb1) ((of plants) to develop: Carrots grow well in this soil.) crescere2) (to become bigger, longer etc: My hair has grown too long; Our friendship grew as time went on.) crescere3) (to cause or allow to grow: He has grown a beard.) far crescere4) ((with into) to change into, in becoming mature: Your daughter has grown into a beautiful woman.) diventare5) (to become: It's growing dark.) diventare•- grower- grown
- growth
- grown-up
- grown-up
- grow on
- grow up* * *[grəʊ] 1.1) (increase)to grow 5 cm, 2% — crescere di 5 cm, del 2%
to grow one's hair, a beard — farsi crescere i capelli, la barba
2) (cultivate) coltivare [plant, crop]2.1) (increase) [crime, population] aumentare (by di); [deficit, pressure, influence] aumentare, crescere; [company, economy] crescere, essere in espansione; [movement, support, problem] acquistare importanza, diventare più importante; [poverty, crisis] aggravarsi; [ list] allungarsito grow to — raggiungere [ level]
to grow in — acquistare, acquisire [strength, popularity]
2) (physically) [person, hair, plant] crescere (by di); [ queue] allungarsi; [ tumour] svilupparsi3) (become) diventare [hotter, stronger]to grow old — invecchiare, diventare vecchio
4)to grow to do — finire per o arrivare a fare
•- grow on- grow up -
2 light
I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on -
3 Root
I 1. [ruːt]1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire
to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.
to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.
he has no roots — fig. non ha radici
2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice
to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs
3) ling. mat. radice f.2. II 1. [ruːt]1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]2) fig.2.verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici- root outIII [ruːt]- root for- root out* * *I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.)2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.)3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.)4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.)2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.)- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.)2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.)* * *(Surnames) Root /ru:t, rʊt/* * *I 1. [ruːt]1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)to take root — [ plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [ industry] installarsi, aprire
to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.
to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.
he has no roots — fig. non ha radici
2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice
to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs
3) ling. mat. radice f.2. II 1. [ruːt]1) bot. fare attecchire [ plant]2) fig.2.verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici- root outIII [ruːt]- root for- root out -
4 awareness
[ə'weənɪs]nome consapevolezza f., coscienza f.public awareness of this problem has increased — l'opinione pubblica ha preso sempre più coscienza di questo problema
* * *noun consapevolezza* * *awareness /əˈwɛənəs/n. [u]consapevolezza; coscienza; senso; sensibilità; preparazione: a growing awareness of the risks involved, una crescente consapevolezza dei rischi connessi; to raise public awareness about st., sensibilizzare il pubblico a qc.; national awareness, coscienza nazionale; (il) senso di essere nazione; religious awareness, coscienza religiosa; senso religioso; awareness campaign, campagna di sensibilizzazione.* * *[ə'weənɪs]nome consapevolezza f., coscienza f.
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