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1 ♦ physical
♦ physical /ˈfɪzɪkl/A a.1 fisico: physical chemistry, chimica fisica; physical strength, forza fisica; (fis.) physical forces, forze fisiche; physical exercise, esercizio fisico; physical geography, geografia fisica; ( sport) physical condition, condizione fisica2 (fig.) fisico; corporeo; concreto; naturale; materiale: a physical object, un oggetto concreto; a physical explanation, una spiegazione naturaleB n. (abbr. fam. di physical examination)● (comput.) physical address, indirizzo fisico □ (rag.) physical assets, attività materiali (o tangibili) □ physical checkup, esame medico; check-up □ physical culture, cultura fisica; culturismo □ physical culturist, culturista □ physical education (abbr.: PE), educazione fisica □ (fam., antiq.) physical jerks, esercizi fisici; ginnastica a corpo libero □ (teatr.) physical theatre, physical theatre; teatro fisico □ physical therapy ► physiotherapy □ physical training, educazione fisica; ginnastica □ ( USA) to get physical, diventare aggressivo; menare le mani; ( anche) allungare le mani, mettere le mani addosso. -
2 physical
['fɪzɪkl] 1.1) (of the body) [strength, pain] fisicodid he get physical? — (become intimate) ci ha provato? (become violent) è passato alle mani?
2) [chemistry, sciences, geography, property] fisico2.nome colloq. visita f. (medica)* * *['fizikəl]1) (of the body: Playing football is one form of physical fitness.) fisico2) (of things that can be seen or felt: the physical world.) fisico, materiale3) (of the laws of nature: It's a physical impossibility for a man to fly like a bird.) concreto, fisico4) (relating to the natural features of the surface of the Earth: physical geography.) fisico5) (relating to physics: physical chemistry.) fisico•- physical education* * *['fɪzɪkl] 1.1) (of the body) [strength, pain] fisicodid he get physical? — (become intimate) ci ha provato? (become violent) è passato alle mani?
2) [chemistry, sciences, geography, property] fisico2.nome colloq. visita f. (medica) -
3 disability
[ˌdɪsə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) med. invalidità f., handicap m.mental, physical disability — infermità mentale, fisica
partial, total disability — invalidità parziale, totale
2) fig. (disadvantage) handicap m.2.modificatore [benefit, pension] di invalidità* * *[disə'biləti]- plural disabilities - noun (something which disables: He has a disability which prevents him from walking very far.) invalidità* * *disability /dɪsəˈbɪlətɪ/n.1 (med.) disabilità; handicap: physical disability, disabilità fisica; people with disabilities, i disabili; learning disability, disturbo di apprendimento● disability benefit (o allowance), pensione di invalidità □ (ass.) disability clause, clausola d'invalidità □ disability insurance, assicurazione contro l'invalidità □ disability pension, pensione d'invalidità.* * *[ˌdɪsə'bɪlətɪ] 1.1) med. invalidità f., handicap m.mental, physical disability — infermità mentale, fisica
partial, total disability — invalidità parziale, totale
2) fig. (disadvantage) handicap m.2.modificatore [benefit, pension] di invalidità -
4 sport
I [spɔːt]1) (physical activity) sport m., attività f. sportivaindoor, outdoor sports — sport che si praticano al coperto, all'aperto
2) scol. (subject) educazione f. fisica3) form. (fun)to make sport of sb. — farsi gioco di qcn
4) colloq.II [spɔːt]to be a good sport — (in games) essere sportivo; (when teased) sapere stare allo scherzo o al gioco
verbo transitivo sfoggiare, ostentare [ hat]* * *[spo:t] 1. noun1) (games or competitions involving physical activity: She's very keen on sport of all kinds.) sport2) (a particular game or amusement of this kind: Hunting, shooting and fishing are not sports I enjoy.) sport3) (a good-natured and obliging person: He's a good sport to agree to do that for us!) (tipo in gamba)4) (fun; amusement: I only did it for sport.) gioco, divertimento2. verb(to wear, especially in public: He was sporting a pink tie.) sfoggiare- sporting- sports
- sports car
- sports jacket
- sportsman
- sportswear
- a sporting chance* * *I [spɔːt]1) (physical activity) sport m., attività f. sportivaindoor, outdoor sports — sport che si praticano al coperto, all'aperto
2) scol. (subject) educazione f. fisica3) form. (fun)to make sport of sb. — farsi gioco di qcn
4) colloq.II [spɔːt]to be a good sport — (in games) essere sportivo; (when teased) sapere stare allo scherzo o al gioco
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5 anguish
['æŋgwɪʃ]1) (mental) angoscia f. (about, over per)2) (physical) tormento m., dolore m.* * *['æŋɡwiʃ](very great pain of body or mind; agony: The woman suffered terrible anguish when her child died.) angoscia* * *anguish /ˈæŋgwɪʃ/n. [u]angoscia; angustia; tormento.* * *['æŋgwɪʃ]1) (mental) angoscia f. (about, over per)2) (physical) tormento m., dolore m. -
6 discomfort
[dɪs'kʌmfət]1) (physical) fastidio m., malessere m.2) (embarrassment) disagio m., imbarazzo m.* * *1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) disagio, afflizione2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) scomodità* * *discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfət/n.1 [u] fastidio, sensazioni dolorose: Abdominal discomfort is very common during pregnancy, il fastidio addominale è molto frequente in gravidanza2 [u] disagio; imbarazzo: His outburst caused great discomfort, la sua scenata ha causato molto imbarazzo(to) discomfort /dɪsˈkʌmfət/v. t.mettere a disagio; provocare fastidio a.* * *[dɪs'kʌmfət]1) (physical) fastidio m., malessere m.2) (embarrassment) disagio m., imbarazzo m. -
7 knack
[næk]1) (physical dexterity) abilità f. ( of doing di fare)to get, lose the knack — farsi, perdere la mano
* * *[næk](the ability to do something skilfully and easily: It took me some time to learn the knack of making pancakes.) abilità, trucco* * *knack /næk/n.1 abilità; dono; talento; bernoccolo (fam.): to have a knack for (o of) st., avere il dono di qc. ( anche iron.); essere tagliato per qc.; uncanny knack, straordinaria capacità; It's very simple, once you get the knack of it, è molto semplice, una volta che ci hai fatto la mano (o che sai come si fa)2 mossa abile; trucco.* * *[næk]1) (physical dexterity) abilità f. ( of doing di fare)to get, lose the knack — farsi, perdere la mano
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8 reach
I 1. [riːtʃ]1) (physical range) portata f."keep out of reach of children" — "tenere fuori dalla portata dei bambini"
the book is beyond o out of my reach non arrivo a prendere il libro; within (arm's) reach a portata di mano; within easy reach of — [ place] in prossimità di, a poca distanza da [shops, facility]
2) (capability)2.beyond o out of reach for sb. al di sopra delle capacità di qcn.; within reach for sb. — alla portata di qcn
1) (of society)2) geogr. (of river)II 1. [riːtʃ]1) (arrive at) [train, river, product] arrivare a [ place]; [ person] arrivare a, giungere a [ place]; arrivare da [ person]; [news, letter] arrivare a [person, place]2) (attain) raggiungere, arrivare a [age, level, point]3) (come to) raggiungere [compromise, agreement]; arrivare a, giungere a [decision, conclusion]; dir. raggiungere [ verdict]4) (by stretching) arrivare a [object, shelf, switch]5) (contact) contattareto reach sb. at 514053, by telephone — contattare qcn. al numero 514053, telefonicamente
6) (make impact on) colpire [audience, market]7) (in height, length) arrivare (fino) a [floor, ceiling]2.1) (stretch)to reach up, down — allungarsi, abbassarsi ( to do per fare)
2) (extend)to reach (up, down) to — arrivare (fino) a
•* * *[ri: ] 1. verb1) (to arrive at (a place, age etc): We'll never reach London before dark; Money is not important when you reach my age; The noise reached our ears; Has the total reached a thousand dollars yet?; Have they reached an agreement yet?) arrivare a, raggiungere2) (to (be able to) touch or get hold of (something): My keys have fallen down this hole and I can't reach them.) raggiungere3) (to stretch out one's hand in order to touch or get hold of something: He reached (across the table) for another cake; She reached out and took the book; He reached across/over and slapped her.) (allungare la mano)4) (to make contact with; to communicate with: If anything happens you can always reach me by phone.) contattare5) (to stretch or extend: My property reaches from here to the river.) estendersi2. noun1) (the distance that can be travelled easily: My house is within (easy) reach (of London).) portata2) (the distance one can stretch one's arm: I keep medicines on the top shelf, out of the children's reach; My keys are down that hole, just out of reach (of my fingers); The boxer has a very long reach.) portata3) ((usually in plural) a straight part of a river, canal etc: the lower reaches of the Thames.) tratto* * *reach /ri:tʃ/n.1 [uc] portata ( di mano); distanza: No help was within reach, non c'era alcun aiuto a portata di mano; The medicine is to be kept out of the reach of children, tenere il medicinale fuori dalla portata dei bambini; Their farm is within easy reach of Bristol, la loro fattoria è a poca distanza (o si raggiunge facilmente) da Bristol2 [uc] atto di allungare la mano: He made a reach for the gun, allungò la mano per afferrare la pistola5 (spesso al pl.) tratto, distesa ( d'acqua, di mare, ecc.); ( di fiume) tronco, tratto: the upper reaches of the Amazon, il tratto superiore del Rio delle Amazzoni● out of sb. 's reach ( anche fig.), fuori dalla portata di q.: The ball was out of his reach, il pallone era fuori dalla sua portata; Designer clothes are out of my reach, gli abiti firmati non sono alla mia portata □ within sb. 's reach ( anche fig.), alla portata di q.: Make sure all the things within the baby's reach are safe, assicurati che tutte le cose alla portata del bambino non siano pericolose; Foreign holidays are now within the reach of the majority, le vacanze all'estero sono ormai alla portata della maggior parte della gente.♦ (to) reach /ri:tʃ/A v. t.1 ( spesso to reach out) allungare: I reached out my hand for the book, ho allungato la mano per prendere il libro2 raggiungere; giungere a: to reach an agreement [a compromise], raggiungere un accordo [un compromesso]; Can you reach the window?, ci arrivi alla finestra?; We reached the town late in the evening, siamo arrivati alla città a sera inoltrata; He died before he reached the age of 30, è morto prima dei trent'anni; Your letter reached me yesterday, la tua lettera mi è arrivata ieri; The water reached his knees, l'acqua gli arrivava alle ginocchia; Our message is not reaching the right people, il nostro messaggio non arriva alle persone giuste; The programme reaches over 5 million viewers every week, il programma è seguito da oltre 5 milioni di spettatori ogni settimana3 (fam.) allungare; passare: Reach me the salt, please, allungami il sale, per favore4 mettersi in contatto con (q., per telefono, ecc.): We've been trying to reach them all day, abbiamo cercato di metterci in contatto con loro tutto il giorno; DIALOGO → - Signing on with an agency- You can reach me on my mobile or landline, può contattarmi al mio cellulare o al numero di casa5 ( sport: calcio, ecc.) arrivare a prendere; arrivare su (fam.): Our keeper reached the ball but failed to stop it, il nostro portiere è arrivato sulla palla ma non è riuscito a trattenerlaB v. i.2 estendersi; arrivare: The Roman empire reached from Gibraltar to Asia Minor, l'impero romano si estendeva da Gibilterra all'Asia Minore; My garden reaches as far as the river, il mio giardino arriva fino al fiume● to reach down, chinarsi; ( di una tenda, una gonna, ecc.) arrivare a; tirare giù (qc. che è in alto): She reached down to grab a handful of pebbles, si chinò per raccogliere una manciata di sassolini; Her dress reached down to her ankles, il vestito le arrivava fino alle caviglie; I reached down the old lady's suitcase, ho tirato giù la valigia dell'anziana signora □ to reach for, allungare la mano per prendere: I reached for my wallet but it wasn't in my bag, ho allungato la mano per prendere il portafoglio, ma non era nella borsa □ to reach for the moon, volere la luna □ ( slang USA) reach for the sky!, mani in alto! □ to reach into, infilare la mano in: He reached into his pocket for the money, ha infilato la mano in tasca per prendere i soldi □ to reach to, arrivare a: This ladder won't reach to the first floor, questa scala non arriva fino al primo piano □ to reach up, protendersi verso l'alto: He reached up and picked a ripe peach from the branch, si è proteso verso l'alto e ha colto una pesca matura dal ramo □ (naut.) to reach land, toccare terra □ to reach the mark, andare a segno □ as far as the eye can reach, fin dove giunge lo sguardo.* * *I 1. [riːtʃ]1) (physical range) portata f."keep out of reach of children" — "tenere fuori dalla portata dei bambini"
the book is beyond o out of my reach non arrivo a prendere il libro; within (arm's) reach a portata di mano; within easy reach of — [ place] in prossimità di, a poca distanza da [shops, facility]
2) (capability)2.beyond o out of reach for sb. al di sopra delle capacità di qcn.; within reach for sb. — alla portata di qcn
1) (of society)2) geogr. (of river)II 1. [riːtʃ]1) (arrive at) [train, river, product] arrivare a [ place]; [ person] arrivare a, giungere a [ place]; arrivare da [ person]; [news, letter] arrivare a [person, place]2) (attain) raggiungere, arrivare a [age, level, point]3) (come to) raggiungere [compromise, agreement]; arrivare a, giungere a [decision, conclusion]; dir. raggiungere [ verdict]4) (by stretching) arrivare a [object, shelf, switch]5) (contact) contattareto reach sb. at 514053, by telephone — contattare qcn. al numero 514053, telefonicamente
6) (make impact on) colpire [audience, market]7) (in height, length) arrivare (fino) a [floor, ceiling]2.1) (stretch)to reach up, down — allungarsi, abbassarsi ( to do per fare)
2) (extend)to reach (up, down) to — arrivare (fino) a
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9 work
I 1. [wɜːk]1) (physical or mental activity) lavoro m.to be at work on sth. — lavorare a qcs., essere occupato a fare qcs.
to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
•- work in- work off- work on- work out- work to- work up••* * *[wə:k] 1. noun1) (effort made in order to achieve or make something: He has done a lot of work on this project) lavoro2) (employment: I cannot find work in this town.) lavoro3) (a task or tasks; the thing that one is working on: Please clear your work off the table.) lavoro4) (a painting, book, piece of music etc: the works of Van Gogh / Shakespeare/Mozart; This work was composed in 1816.) opera5) (the product or result of a person's labours: His work has shown a great improvement lately.) lavoro6) (one's place of employment: He left (his) work at 5.30 p.m.; I don't think I'll go to work tomorrow.) lavoro2. verb1) (to (cause to) make efforts in order to achieve or make something: She works at the factory three days a week; He works his employees very hard; I've been working on/at a new project.) lavorare, far lavorare2) (to be employed: Are you working just now?) lavorare3) (to (cause to) operate (in the correct way): He has no idea how that machine works / how to work that machine; That machine doesn't/won't work, but this one's working.) funzionare, far funzionare4) (to be practicable and/or successful: If my scheme works, we'll be rich!) funzionare5) (to make (one's way) slowly and carefully with effort or difficulty: She worked her way up the rock face.) avanzare faticosamente6) (to get into, or put into, a stated condition or position, slowly and gradually: The wheel worked loose.) diventare7) (to make by craftsmanship: The ornaments had been worked in gold.) lavorare•- - work- workable
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- works 3. noun plural1) (the mechanism (of a watch, clock etc): The works are all rusted.)2) (deeds, actions etc: She's devoted her life to good works.) meccanismo•- work-box
- workbook
- workforce
- working class
- working day
- work-day
- working hours
- working-party
- work-party
- working week
- workman
- workmanlike
- workmanship
- workmate
- workout
- workshop
- at work
- get/set to work
- go to work on
- have one's work cut out
- in working order
- out of work
- work of art
- work off
- work out
- work up
- work up to
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to go to o set to o get to work mettersi al lavoro; to set to work doing mettersi a fare; to put a lot of work into dedicare molto impegno a [essay, meal, preparations]; to put o set sb. to work mettere qcn. al lavoro, fare lavorare qcn.; we put him to work doing l'abbiamo messo a fare; it was hard work doing è stato difficile o è stata una fatica fare; to be hard at work lavorare sodo, darci dentro col lavoro; your essay needs more work il tuo compito ha bisogno di altro lavoro; to make short o light work of sth. liquidare o sbrigare qcs. velocemente; to make short work of sb. liquidare qcn. o levarsi qcn. di torno rapidamente; it's all in a day's work è roba d'ordinaria amministrazione, fa parte del lavoro; it's hot, thirsty work — fa venire caldo, sete
2) (occupation) lavoro m., occupazione f., mestiere m.to be in work — avere un lavoro o un'occupazione
to be off work — (on vacation) essere in ferie, in permesso
to be off work with flu — essere a casa con l'influenza, essere assente a causa dell'influenza
to be out of work — essere disoccupato o senza lavoro
3) (place of employment) lavoro m.to go to work — andare al lavoro o a lavorare
4) (building, construction) lavori m.pl. (on a)5) (papers)to take one's work home — portarsi il lavoro a casa; fig. portarsi il lavoro, i problemi del lavoro a casa
6) (achievement, product) (essay, report) lavoro m.; (artwork, novel, sculpture) lavoro m., opera f. (by di); (study) lavoro m., studio m. (by di; on su); (research) lavoro m., ricerche f.pl. (on su)is this all your own work? — è tutta opera tua? (more informal) l'hai fatto tu?
7) (effect)2.to go to work — [drug, detergent] agire
1) (factory) fabbrica f.sing., officina f.sing.2) (building work) lavori m.3) colloq. (everything)3. II 1. [wɜːk]1) (drive)to work sb. hard — fare lavorare sodo o fare sgobbare qcn
2) (labour)to work days, nights — lavorare di giorno, di notte
3) (operate) fare funzionare, azionare [computer, equipment]4) (exploit commercially) sfruttare [land, mine]5) (have as one's territory) [ representative] coprire, fare [ region]6) (consume)to work one's way through — consumare [amount, quantity]
I've worked things so that... — ho sistemato le cose in modo che
9) (fashion) lavorare [clay, metal]10) (embroider) ricamare [ design] ( into su)11) (manoeuvre)to work sth. into — infilare qcs. in [slot, hole]
12) (exercise) fare lavorare [ muscles]13) (move)to work one's way through — aprirsi un passaggio tra, farsi largo tra [ crowd]
to work one's way along — avanzare lungo [ ledge]
2.it worked its way loose it worked itself loose si è allentato (poco a poco); to work its way into — passare, entrare in [bloodstream, system]
1) (engage in activity) lavorareto work at the hospital — lavorare in o all'ospedale
to work in oils — [ artist] dipingere a olio
to work towards — adoperarsi per, lavorare per raggiungere [solution, compromise]
2) (function) funzionareto work on electricity — funzionare o andare a corrente elettrica
3) (act, operate)it doesn't o things don't work like that le cose non funzionano così; to work in sb.'s favour to work to sb.'s advantage giocare, tornare a vantaggio di qcn.; to work against sb. to work to sb.'s disadvantage — giocare, tornare a sfavore di qcn
4) (be successful) [ treatment] essere efficace, fare effetto; [detergent, drug] agire, essere efficace; [plan, argument] funzionare3.1) (labour)2) (rouse)to work oneself into a rage — andare in collera, infuriarsi
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10 uncomfortable
[ʌn'kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) (physically) [shoes, garment, seat] scomodo; [ journey] disagevole, scomodo; [ heat] insopportabile2) (emotionally) [feeling, silence, situation] imbarazzanteto be, feel uncomfortable — essere, sentirsi a disagio
to make sb. (feel) uncomfortable — mettere qcn. a disagio
to be uncomfortable about — essere preoccupato o a disagio per [decision, fact]
to make life o things uncomfortable for sb. — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
3) (unpalatable) [position, reminder] spiacevole* * *1) (not relaxed: He looked uncomfortable when she mentioned marriage.) a disagio2) (producing a bad physical feeling: That's a very uncomfortable chair.) scomodo•* * *uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌmfətəbl/a.1 scomodo; disagevole: an uncomfortable bed, un letto scomodo; I find high heels very uncomfortable, trovo che i tacchi alti siano molto scomodi2 a disagio; di disagio: He felt uncomfortable about the way they were looking at him, si sentiva a disagio per il modo in cui lo guardavano; an uncomfortable feeling, un senso di disagio; an uncomfortable silence, un silenzio che crea disagio3 sgradevole; spiacevole● to be uncomfortable, essere scomodo (o a disagio) □ to feel (o to be) uncomfortable about doing st., avere delle remore a fare qc. □ to make sb. uncomfortable, mettere q. a disagio □ to make things uncomfortable for sb., procurare fastidi a q.; dare delle noie a q.uncomfortableness n. [u].* * *[ʌn'kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) (physically) [shoes, garment, seat] scomodo; [ journey] disagevole, scomodo; [ heat] insopportabile2) (emotionally) [feeling, silence, situation] imbarazzanteto be, feel uncomfortable — essere, sentirsi a disagio
to make sb. (feel) uncomfortable — mettere qcn. a disagio
to be uncomfortable about — essere preoccupato o a disagio per [decision, fact]
to make life o things uncomfortable for sb. — rendere la vita difficile a qcn
3) (unpalatable) [position, reminder] spiacevole -
11 nature
['neɪtʃə(r)] 1.1) (the natural world) natura f.contrary to nature, against nature — contro natura
to obey a call of nature — eufem. fare un bisognino
2) (character, temperament) natura f., indole f.3) (sort) natura f.her letter was something in the nature of a confession — la sua lettera fu una specie di confessione
"nature of contents" — "descrizione del contenuto"
4) (essential character) natura f.2.pleasant-natured — piacevole, gradevole
* * *['nei ə]1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) natura2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) natura3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) natura4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) natura, tipo•- - natured- in the nature of* * *['neɪtʃə(r)] 1.1) (the natural world) natura f.contrary to nature, against nature — contro natura
to obey a call of nature — eufem. fare un bisognino
2) (character, temperament) natura f., indole f.3) (sort) natura f.her letter was something in the nature of a confession — la sua lettera fu una specie di confessione
"nature of contents" — "descrizione del contenuto"
4) (essential character) natura f.2.pleasant-natured — piacevole, gradevole
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12 weak
[wiːk]1) [person, part of body] debole; [ health] cagionevole; [ nerves] fragile; [ intellect] mediocre; [ memory] labile; [ chin] sfuggente; [ mouth] cascanteto be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi
2) ing. [ structure] debole3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polsoweak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza
4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero6) econ. [economy, share] debole7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole* * *[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) debole2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) debole3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) allungato, diluito4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) debole5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) piatto•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for* * *[wiːk]1) [person, part of body] debole; [ health] cagionevole; [ nerves] fragile; [ intellect] mediocre; [ memory] labile; [ chin] sfuggente; [ mouth] cascanteto be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi
2) ing. [ structure] debole3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polsoweak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza
4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero6) econ. [economy, share] debole7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole -
13 keep-fit
noun (a series or system of exercises, usually simple, intended to improve the physical condition of ordinary people, especially women: She's very keen on keep-fit but it doesn't do her much good; ( also adjective) keep-fit exercises.) (esercizi di ginnastica per mantenersi in forma)* * *[ˌkiːp'fɪt]1. n2. adj(class, exercises) di ginnastica* * *keep-fit /ˈki:pfɪt/A n.B a.che serve a tenersi in forma; salutistico: keep-fit centre, centro benessere; keep-fit regime, regime alimentare salutistico. -
14 tiring
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15 comfortable
['kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) [bed, shoes, journey] comodo; [room, house] comodo, confortevole; [ temperature] confortevoleto make oneself comfortable — (in chair) mettersi comodo; (at ease) mettersi a proprio agio
to make sb. feel comfortable — fare sentire qcn. a proprio agio
the patient's condition is described as comfortable — le condizioni del malato sono state dichiarate buone
3) (financially) [ person] agiato; [ income] soddisfacente, adeguato4) (reassuring) [idea, thought] rassicurante; [majority, lead] sicuroat a comfortable distance from — (far enough) alla giusta distanza da
5) (happy)I would feel more comfortable about leaving if... — partirei più volentieri se
* * *1) (in comfort; pleasantly relaxed: He looked very comfortable in his chair.) a proprio agio2) (producing a good physical feeling: a comfortable chair.) comodo3) (financially secure without being rich: a comfortable standard of living.) soddisfacente* * *['kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) [bed, shoes, journey] comodo; [room, house] comodo, confortevole; [ temperature] confortevoleto make oneself comfortable — (in chair) mettersi comodo; (at ease) mettersi a proprio agio
to make sb. feel comfortable — fare sentire qcn. a proprio agio
the patient's condition is described as comfortable — le condizioni del malato sono state dichiarate buone
3) (financially) [ person] agiato; [ income] soddisfacente, adeguato4) (reassuring) [idea, thought] rassicurante; [majority, lead] sicuroat a comfortable distance from — (far enough) alla giusta distanza da
5) (happy)I would feel more comfortable about leaving if... — partirei più volentieri se
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