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1 ♦ none
♦ none (1) /nʌn/A pron. indef.1 nessuno, nessuna: None of them is the man I am looking for, nessuno di loro è l'uomo che cerco; None of them are useful to me, nessuno di loro mi è utile; A part-time help is better than none at all, un aiuto a metà tempo è meglio che nessun aiuto; There are none left, non ne sono rimasti; non ne è rimasto nessuno; If a doctor is wanted, I am none, se cercano un dottore, io non lo sono2 niente; nulla: None of this concerns me, niente di tutto ciò mi riguarda; Have you got any money? Because I have none, hai dei soldi? Perché io non ne hoB avv.(seguito da un compar.) per nulla; nient'affatto: none the easier, per nulla più facile; none the cleaner, niente affatto più pulito● none but, nessuno tranne, nessuno che non sia; solamente, soltanto: None but a brave man would dare to do it, soltanto un coraggioso oserebbe farlo □ none the less ► nonetheless □ to be none the wiser, saperne quanto prima □ to be none the worse for st., non aver risentito di qc.; non avere sofferto di qc. □ none other than, nientedimeno che: None other than the President was present, era presente nientedimeno che il Presidente □ none of the (+ superl.), non dei (o delle) più: The crossing was none of the smoothest, la traversata non è stata delle più tranquille □ He said he would have none of it, rifiutò recisamente (l'offerta); disse di non volerne sapere □ None of that!, basta!; smettila!; smettetela! □ That's none of your business, non sono affari tuoi! □ none too (+ agg.), non troppo.none (2) /nəʊn/n.(relig.) nona. -
2 ♦ wise
♦ wise (1) /waɪz/a.1 saggio; savio; assennato; avveduto; prudente: a wise man, un uomo saggio; un saggio; Is it wise to go there alone?, è prudente andarci da solo?; a wise action, un'azione assennata; You were wise to refuse, sei stato avveduto (o hai fatto bene) a rifiutare● (fam.) wise guy, drittone (iron.); sapientone, saccentone; chi crede di saperla lunga □ (arc.) wise man, mago; stregone □ (fam. USA) to be wise to sb. [st.], conoscere q., sapere con chi si ha a che fare [essere al corrente di qc.] □ (arc.) wise woman, indovina, strega; (scozz.) levatrice □ ( slang) to get wise, mangiare la foglia; capire come stanno le cose □ to get wise to sb., imparare a conoscere q.; imparare i trucchi di q. □ (fam. USA) to get wise to st., aprire gli occhi su qc.; accorgersi di qc.; vedere chiaro in qc. □ (fam. USA) to get wise with sb., fare il furbo con q.; ( anche) prendersi delle libertà con q. □ to be none the wiser, non saperne più di prima: I was none the wiser for his long explanation, dopo la sua lunga spiegazione, non ne seppi più di prima □ (fam.) to put sb. wise to st., mettere q. al corrente di qc.; informare q. di qc.; aprire gli occhi a q. su qc. □ (relig.) the Three Wise Men, i tre Re Magi □ (prov.) Everybody is wise after the event, del senno di poi son piene le fosse.wise (2) /waɪz/n.(arc., lett.) modo; maniera; guisa (lett.): in no wise, in nessun modo; in some wise, in qualche maniera. -
3 wise ***
I [waɪz] adj-r comp - st superl (gen) (person) saggio (-a), (learned) sapiente, (prudent: advice, remark) prudenteto get wise to sb/sth fam — aprire gli occhi su qn/qc
to put sb wise to sb/sth fam — mettere qn al corrente di qn/qc
- wise upII [waɪz]1. n oldin no wise — affatto, in nessun modo
2. adv ending
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