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1 business ***** busi·ness
['bɪznɪs]1. n1) (commerce, trading) affari mplshe means business — fa sul serio, non scherza
2) (firm) impresa, azienda3) (task, duty, concern, matter) affare mthat's none of your business — non sono affari tuoi, non ti riguarda
that's my business — (è) affar mio, (sono) affari miei
it's his business to see that... — spetta a lui accertarsi che...
mind your own business — bada ai fatti tuoi, non t'impicciare
4) (fam: affair, matter) storia, faccendait's a nasty business — è una brutta faccenda, è un brutto affare
2. adj(deal, quarter, relationship) d'affari, (studies) commercialeSee: -
2 wind up
2) colloq. (end up)he wound up as a cook — si ritrovò a fare il cuoco; wind up [sth.], wind [sth.] up
3) (terminate) liquidare [ business]; chiudere [ account]; terminare [campaign, project]; chiudere [ meeting]; dir. liquidare [ estate]4) (cause to move) caricare [ clock]; alzare [ car window]; wind [sb.] up, wind up [sb.]5) (tease) prendere in giro6) (make tense) innervosire* * *1) (to turn, twist or coil; to make into a ball or coil: My ball of wool has unravelled - could you wind it up again?) arrotolare, avvolgere2) (to wind a clock, watch etc: She wound up the clock.) caricare3) (to end: I think it's time to wind the meeting up.) concludere* * *1. vt + adv1) (car window) alzare, (clock, toy) caricareto wind sb up fig — (fam: annoy) far venire i nervi a or innervosire qn, (kid, trick) prendere in giro qn
2) (close: meeting, debate) concludere, chiudere, (company) chiudere2. vi + adv(meeting, debate) concludersi, (fam: end up) finire* * *2) colloq. (end up)he wound up as a cook — si ritrovò a fare il cuoco; wind up [sth.], wind [sth.] up
3) (terminate) liquidare [ business]; chiudere [ account]; terminare [campaign, project]; chiudere [ meeting]; dir. liquidare [ estate]4) (cause to move) caricare [ clock]; alzare [ car window]; wind [sb.] up, wind up [sb.]5) (tease) prendere in giro6) (make tense) innervosire -
3 wrap
I [ræp]2) (packaging) materiale m. da incarto, da confezione3) cinem.it's a wrap — è fatto, è finito
••to keep sth., to be under wraps — tenere qcs., essere segreto
II 1. [ræp]to take the wraps off sth. — svelare qcs., rendere qcs. di dominio pubblico
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) (in paper) incartare, impacchettare (in in, con); (in blanket, garment) avvolgere (in in)2.to be wrapped in mystery, silence — essere avvolto nel mistero, dal silenzio
to wrap oneself in sth. — avvolgersi in qcs
- wrap up* * *[ræp] 1. past tense, past participle - wrapped; verb1) (to roll or fold (round something or someone): He wrapped his handkerchief round his bleeding finger.) avvolgere2) (to cover by folding or winding something round: She wrapped the book (up) in brown paper; She wrapped the baby up in a warm shawl.) avvolgere; coprire2. noun(a warm covering to put over one's shoulders.) scialle- wrapper- wrapping
- wrapped up in
- wrap up* * *wrap /ræp/n.1 copertura; involucro8 (fam.) fine; conclusione; cosa fatta● wrap robe, accappatoio ( da donna) □ long wrap coat, vestaglia lunga ( da donna) □ (fig.) to take the wraps off st., svelare qc.; rendere qc. di pubblico dominio □ (fig. fam.) under wraps, nascosto; segreto.♦ (to) wrap /ræp/A v. t.1 avvolgere ( anche fig.); coprire; avviluppare; nascondere: to wrap up food in tinfoil, avvolgere cibo nella stagnola; Wrap the kittens in a blanket, avvolgi i gattini in una coperta!; The tree tops were wrapped in fog, le cime degli alberi erano avvolte dalla nebbia; This story is wrapped in mystery, questa storia è avvolta nel mistero2 fare ( un pacco); incartare; impaccare; involtare (fam.): to wrap up a parcel, fare un pacchetto; Wrap it in the newspaper, incartalo col giornale!3 (market.) confezionare: to wrap a product piece by piece, confezionare un prodotto pezzo per pezzoB v. i.3 essere contenuto; stare; entrare: The microphone wraps up in a very small packet, il microfono sta in un pacchetto piccolissimo● to wrap around, avvolgere; (fig.) circondare interamente □ (fig.) to wrap oneself in the flag, essere patriottico in modo acritico; essere sciovinista □ to wrap one's arms round sb., gettare le braccia al collo di q.; serrare fra le braccia q. □ (autom.) to wrap one's car round a tree, andare a sbattere contro un albero □ (fig.) to wrap sb. in cotton wool, tenere q. nella bambagia; coccolare q. □ to wrap oneself up, avvolgersi; coprirsi: If you go out, wrap yourself up well, se esci, copriti bene □ (fig. fam.) to wrap up, concludere; portare a termine; chiudere; riassumere, fare un sommario di: The police wrapped up the case in less than a week, la polizia chiuse il caso in meno di una settimana; to wrap up an agreement, stringere (o concludere) un accordo; (comm.) to wrap up a business, chiudere un'azienda □ (fig.) to be wrapped up in, essere completamente preso da; essere assorbito, impegnato da; non aver occhi che per: He's wrapped up in his work, è completamente preso dal lavoro □ (fam.) Wrap up!, chiudi il becco!; silenzio! □ (fam.) Wrap it up!, piantala!; falla finita!* * *I [ræp]2) (packaging) materiale m. da incarto, da confezione3) cinem.it's a wrap — è fatto, è finito
••to keep sth., to be under wraps — tenere qcs., essere segreto
II 1. [ræp]to take the wraps off sth. — svelare qcs., rendere qcs. di dominio pubblico
verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) (in paper) incartare, impacchettare (in in, con); (in blanket, garment) avvolgere (in in)2.to be wrapped in mystery, silence — essere avvolto nel mistero, dal silenzio
to wrap oneself in sth. — avvolgersi in qcs
- wrap up
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