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1 hare
I [heə(r)]nome lepre f.••II [heə(r)]verbo intransitivo correre come una lepre- hare off* * *[heə](an animal with long ears, like a rabbit but slightly larger.) lepre* * *hare /hɛə(r)/● hare and hounds, caccia alla lepre ( gioco di ragazzi) □ hare-brained ► harebrained □ hare coursing, caccia alla lepre ( con i cani) □ (bot.) hare's foot ( Trifolium arvense), trifoglio dei campi; zampino di lepre □ (bot.) hare's tail ( Lagurus ovatus), coda di lepre □ as mad as a March hare, matto da legare □ (fig., antiq.) to start a hare, tirare in ballo un argomento □ (fig.) to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds, tenere il piede in due staffe; fare il doppio gioco.(to) hare /hɛə(r)/v. i.(fam. GB) correre a più non posso; precipitarsi; galoppare (fig.)* * *I [heə(r)]nome lepre f.••II [heə(r)]verbo intransitivo correre come una lepre- hare off -
2 ■ start off
■ start offA v. i. + avv.2 partire; andarsene; andare; ( di nave) salpare; ( di aereo) decollare: to start off walking, andarsene a piedi; to start off for work, partire per andare al lavoro3 incominciare, cominciare ( a fare, col dire, ecc.); avere avuto l'intenzione di; partire (fig.): I started off wanting to write the book all by myself, but then I realized that was an impossible task, ero partito per scrivere il libro da solo, ma poi capii che era un compito impossibile; He started off by attacking the Labour Party, ha cominciato il discorso con un attacco ai laburistiB v. t. + avv.1 far incominciare; dare il via a (q.); avviare: I started off my son on the violin when he was ten, ho fatto incominciare mio figlio a studiare il violino quando aveva dieci anni; to start sb. off as a doctor, avviare q. alla professione medica2 fare in modo che (q.) dia la stura a: Don't start grandpa off on his angling exploits, evita che il nonno attacchi a raccontare le sue imprese di pesca! □ to start sb. off crying [laughing], far scoppiare q. a piangere [a ridere] □ (equit.) to start off a horse at a gallop, mettere un cavallo al galoppo □ (fig.) to start off on the right [wrong] foot, cominciare con il piede giusto [sbagliato].
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hare's-foot clover — noun see hare s foot … Useful english dictionary
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Canary Island hare's foot fern — noun fern of the Canary Islands and Madeira • Syn: ↑Davallia canariensis • Hypernyms: ↑hare s foot fern • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Davallia … Useful english dictionary