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I [ʌp]1) (high)up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima
2) (ahead) avantito be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)
he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15
3) (upwards)4) (at, to high status)to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!
5) up above sopra; relig. lassùup above sth. — sopra qcs
6) up againstto be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema
7) up for8) up to fino aup to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari
reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%
I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo
it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare
"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"
9) up and downII [ʌp]to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
1) (at, to higher level)he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)
••••up yours! — pop. fottiti!
Note:Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)III [ʌp]1) (out of bed)2) (higher in amount, level)production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%
prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso
3) colloq. (wrong)4) (erected, affixed)5) (open)6) (finished)"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"
it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato
"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"
8) (rising)his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa
9) (pinned up)10) (cheerful)11) (being repaired)"road up" — "lavori in corso"
13) (on trial)14) (in tennis, badminton)15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)16) up and runningto be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante
to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs
••IV [ʌp]to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
••the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele
V 1. [ʌp] 2.to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
* * *(to become covered (as if) with mist: The mirror misted over; The windscreen misted up.) appannarsi, annebbiarsi* * *I [ʌp]1) (high)up to o in Scotland (su) in Scozia; up North (su) a Nord; four floors up from here quattro piani più su; I live two floors up abito due piani di sopra; on the second shelf up sul secondo scaffale dal basso; I'm on my way up sto salendo; all the way up — fino in cima
2) (ahead) avantito be four points up (on sb.) — avere quattro punti di vantaggio (su qcn.)
he's 40-15 up — (in tennis) è in vantaggio per 40-15
3) (upwards)4) (at, to high status)to be up with o among the best essere tra i migliori; up the workers! — viva i lavoratori!
5) up above sopra; relig. lassùup above sth. — sopra qcs
6) up againstto be o come up against opposition fig. incontrare resistenza; they're up against a very strong team devono affrontare una squadra molto forte; it helps to know what you are up against aiuta sapere con che cosa hai a che fare; we're really up against it — siamo alle prese con un bel problema
7) up for8) up to fino aup to 5 people, 8 dollars — fino a 5 persone, 8 dollari
reductions of up to 50% — sconti fino al 50%
I'm not up to it — (not capable) non sono in grado di farlo; (not well enough) non me la sento di farlo
it's up to him to do — (expressing responsibility) spetta o sta a lui fare
"shall I leave?" - "it's up to you!" — "devo andare via?" - "vedi un po' tu!"
9) up and downII [ʌp]to walk o pace up and down (to and fro) fare o andare su e giù; he's a bit up and down at the moment — (depressed) ultimamente è un po' giù di corda; (ill) in questo periodo sta poco bene
1) (at, to higher level)he was walking up and down the garden — stava camminando su e giù per il giardino; (throughout)
••••up yours! — pop. fottiti!
Note:Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs ( get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry ( get, pick etc.)III [ʌp]1) (out of bed)2) (higher in amount, level)production is up (by) 5% — la produzione è aumentata del 5%
prices are 6% up on last year — i prezzi sono aumentati del 6% rispetto all'anno scorso
3) colloq. (wrong)4) (erected, affixed)5) (open)6) (finished)"time's up!" — "tempo scaduto!"
it's all up with him — colloq. ormai è spacciato
"this side up" — (on parcel, box) "alto"
8) (rising)his blood's up — fig. gli è andato il sangue alla testa
9) (pinned up)10) (cheerful)11) (being repaired)"road up" — "lavori in corso"
13) (on trial)14) (in tennis, badminton)15) up and about (out of bed) in piedi, alzato; (after illness)16) up and runningto be up and running — [company, project] bene avviato; [ system] pienamente funzionante
to get sth. up and running — fare funzionare qcs
••IV [ʌp]to be (well) up on — essere ferrato in [art, history]; essere aggiornato su [news, developments]
••the company is on the up and up — BE la ditta sta andando a gonfie vele
V 1. [ʌp] 2.to be one up on sb. — avere vantaggio su qcn
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[ʌp]1. adv1) (upwards, higher) su, in altohe's been up and down all evening — non è stato fermo un momento, stasera
she's still a bit up and down — (sick person) ancora non si è ripresa del tutto
my office is five floors up — il mio ufficio è al quinto piano
up in the sky/mountains — su nel cielo/in montagna
they've got the road up — la strada è interrotta
"this side up" — "alto"
he goes up to Oxford next year — va a Oxford l'anno prossimo
2)(installed, built)
to be up — (building) essere terminato (-a), (tent) essere piantato (-a), (shutters) essere sollevato (-a), (wallpaper) essere su, (picture) essere appeso (-a), (notice) essere esposto (-a)3)to be up — essersi alzato (-a)to be up late — (at night) fare tardi
4)(in price, value)
to be up (by) — essere andato (-a) su (di)(standard, level)
to be up — essere salito (-a)are up on last year — i prezzi sono più alti dell'anno scorso5)up — il tempo è scaduto6)up in Scotland — su in Scozia
to live/go up North — vivere/andare su al Nord
8)(
Brit: knowledgeable) I'm not very well up on what's going on — non sono molto al corrente di ciò che sta succedendohe's well up in or on politics — è informatissimo sulla politica
9)(
fam: wrong) there's something up with him/with the TV — (lui)/la TV ha qualcosa che non vaup? — cosa c'è che non va?up with him? — che ha?, che gli prende?10)up to — (as far as) fino a
up to £100 — fino a 100 sterline
11)is he up to? fam — (pej: doing) cosa sta combinando?he's up to no good; he's up to something — sta architettando qualcosa
12)up to — (equal to) all'altezza di
13)it's up to you to decide — (depends on) sta or tocca a te decidere
I'd go, but it's up to you — io ci andrei, ma dipende da te
14)to be up against opposition — (faced with) trovarsi di fronte una forte opposizione
he's really up against it — sta in un bell'impiccio
2. prepto travel up and down the country — viaggiare su e giù per il paese
up the page — più su nella stessa paginaup the stairs — a metà scala3. n4. adj(train, line) per la città5. vi6. vt(fam: price) alzare
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