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1 pillar
pillar [ˈpɪlər]pilier m* * *['pɪlə(r)]1) Architecture pilier m; fig (of smoke, fire etc) colonne fa pillar of salt — Bible une statue de sel
2) fig (of institution, society) pilier m (of de)••to be sent from pillar to post — (colloq) (for information, papers) se faire renvoyer de service en service (colloq)
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2 pillar
pillar ['pɪlə(r)]∎ to go from pillar to post tourner en rond;∎ he was sent from pillar to post on l'a envoyé à droite et à gauche;∎ Geography the Pillars of Hercules les colonnes fpl d'Hercule∎ pillar of rock colonne f rocheuse;∎ Bible a pillar of salt une statue de sel∎ a pillar of society un pilier de la société;∎ to be a pillar of strength être ferme comme un roc;∎ you've been a real pillar of strength vous avez été un soutien précieux►► British pillar box boîte f à lettres -
3 pillar
['pɪlə(r)]1) arch. pilastro m.2) (of smoke, fire, rock etc.) colonna f.a pillar of salt — bibl. una statua di sale
3) fig. (of institution, society) pilastro m.to be a pillar of strength to sb. — essere di sostegno a qcn
••to go from pillar to post — colloq. correre a destra e a manca ( doing per fare)
to be sent from pillar to post — colloq. essere mandati da Erode a Pilato
* * *['pilə](an upright post used in building as a support or decoration: The hall was surrounded by stone pillars.) pilastro* * *pillar /ˈpɪlə(r)/n.2 (mecc.) incastellatura a colonna● (in GB) pillar box, cassetta postale ( rossa e di forma cilindrica, posta al margine del marciapiede) □ pillar-box red, rosso bandiera □ (tecn.) pillar drill, trapano a colonna □ (geogr.) the Pillars of Hercules, le Colonne d'Ercole □ (relig., stor.) pillar saint, stilita □ (fig.) to be driven from pillar to post, essere mandato da Erode a Pilato □ (ipp.) to lead from pillar to post, essere in testa (o condurre) dall'inizio alla fine.(to) pillar /ˈpɪlə(r)/v. t.* * *['pɪlə(r)]1) arch. pilastro m.2) (of smoke, fire, rock etc.) colonna f.a pillar of salt — bibl. una statua di sale
3) fig. (of institution, society) pilastro m.to be a pillar of strength to sb. — essere di sostegno a qcn
••to go from pillar to post — colloq. correre a destra e a manca ( doing per fare)
to be sent from pillar to post — colloq. essere mandati da Erode a Pilato
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4 post
I [pəust] noun(a long piece of wood, metal etc, usually fixed upright in the ground: The notice was nailed to a post; a gate-post; the winning-post.) drog- keep somebody posted
- keep posted II 1. [pəust] noun((the system of collecting, transporting and delivering) letters, parcels etc: I sent the book by post; Has the post arrived yet?; Is there any post for me?) pošta2. verb(to send (a letter etc) by post: He posted the parcel yesterday.) poslati- postage- postal
- postage stamp
- postal order
- postbox
- postcard
- postcode
- post-free
- post-haste
- posthaste
- postman
- postmark
- postmaster
- post office III 1. [pəust] noun1) (a job: He has a post in the government; a teaching post.) služba2) (a place of duty: The soldier remained at his post.) mesto3) (a settlement, camp etc especially in a distant or unpopulated area: a trading-post.) postojanka2. verb(to send somewhere on duty: He was posted abroad.) namestitiIV [pəust]* * *I [póust]noundrog, steber, kol; sport vratnica gola, startno mesto ( starting-ŋ), ciljna črta ( winning-ŋ); mineralogy navpičen sloj premoga (rude), podpornik v rudnikubetween you and me and the bed-post — na štiri oči, med nama, zaupnoII [póust]transitive verbrazglasiti, oznaniti, objaviti, afiširati; nalepiti plakate (up); American prepovedati vstop z napisno tabloposted property — posest, kjer je vstop prepovedanIII [póust]nounmilitary stražarsko mesto, vojaška postojanka, vojaška posadka na postojanki, garnizija; American military kantina, trgovska postaja; vojna pošta (Post Eɔchange, Pɔ); British English military trobljenje ( first ŋ budnica, last ŋ znak za spanje, the last ŋ zadnji pozdrav s trobento); položaj, služba; službeno mesto, postaja (npr. first-aid ŋ nezgodna postaja); economy prostor za borznega senzala na borzi; nautical čin, položaj kapitanaIV [póust]transitive verbmilitary postaviti stražo; naložiti dolžnost, naložiti delo; nautical postaviti za kapitanaV [póust]noun(zlasti British English) pošta (pisma itd.); history poštna kočija, poštna postaja, poštni sel, kurir; pisemski papir (format 16 x 20)general post — jutranja pošta; figuratively slepe miši (igra)VI [póust]1.intransitive verbpotovati s poštno kočijo; hiteti na potovanju;2.transitive verb British Englishoddati pošto, poslati po pošti; obvestiti koga; economy vknjižiti v glavno knjigo (up)to keep s.o. posted — stalno koga obveščatiVII [póust]adverbhitro, po pošti, s poštno kočijoto ride post — hiteti na cilj, hiteti na potovanju -
5 mandare
sendmandare qualcuno a prendere qualcosa send someone for somethingmandare a monte ruin, send up in smoke colloq fig mandare giù digest, take in* * *mandare v.tr.1 to send*: lo mandarono ad avvertirmi del pericolo, they sent him to warn me of the danger; lo mandarono ambasciatore a Parigi, they sent him as ambassador to Paris; lo mandarono in esilio, they sent him into exile; manda le tue lettere a questo indirizzo, send your letters to this address; mandami due righe, drop me a line; non ha ancora mandato il conto, he has not yet sent the bill; quella ditta manda merci in tutto il mondo, that firm sends goods all over the world; mandare gli abiti in tintoria, to send one's clothes to the cleaner's; mandare a chiamare qlcu., a prendere qlco., to send for s.o., sthg.: mandammo a chiamare il dottore, we sent for the doctor; mi ha mandato a fare la spesa, he sent me to do the shopping; il preside mi ha mandato a chiamare, the head teacher has sent for me; mandò il fattorino a ritirare la posta, he sent the messenger boy to pick up the post; mandare qlcu. a fare una commissione, to send s.o. on an errand; mandare un bambino a scuola, a letto, to send a child to school, to bed; mandare una lettera, to send a letter; mandare un pacco per posta, per ferrovia, to send a parcel by post, by rail; mandare per via mare, to ship; mandare per abbonamento, to send by subscription; mandare le proprie dimissioni, to send in one's resignation; mandare acqua in un canale, to make water flow into a canal; mandare corrente a un circuito, to feed a circuit; mandare a dire qlco. a qlcu., mandare un messaggio a qlcu., to send word to s.o.; mandare un bacio a qlcu., to blow s.o. a kiss // mandare via qlcu., to send s.o. away, (licenziare) to dismiss s.o. (o fam. to sack s.o. o to fire s.o.): mandare via qlcu. sui due piedi, to sack s.o. on the spot; il limone manda via l'odore di pesce, lemon gets rid of the smell of fish2 (emettere, esalare) to give* off, to emit: mandò un profondo sospiro, she sighed deeply; quel flauto manda un suono dolcissimo, that flute has a very sweet tone; questa rosa manda un profumo delizioso, this rose smells lovely; mandare un grido, to utter (o to let out) a cry; il camino manda fumo, the chimney smokes3 (non com.) (far funzionare) to drive*: l'acqua manda la ruota del mulino, the water drives the millwheel.◆ FRASEOLOGIA: che Dio ce la mandi buona!, God help us! // non glielo mandò a dire, she told him so to his face // piove che Dio la manda, it's bucketing down (o it is raining cats and dogs) // mandare a effetto, a compimento, to carry out // mandare al diavolo, all'inferno, a quel paese, to tell s.o. to go to hell // mandare all'altro mondo, al creatore, to kill s.o., to finish (s.o.) off // la palla mandò in frantumi, a pezzi la vetrina, the ball shattered the window // mandare a memoria, to learn by heart // mandare a monte, all'aria, a rotoli, in fumo, to upset: mandare a monte un accordo, to wreck an agreement; mandare a monte un matrimonio, to make a marriage fall through // mandare a morte qlcu., to sentence s.o. to death // (mar.) mandare a picco, to scuttle (o to sink) // mandare da Erode a Pilato, (fig.) to send from pillar to post // mandare giù, to swallow (anche fig.): mandò giù la birra tutta d'un fiato, he gulped down the beer; questa è dura da mandare giù, (fig.) that's hard to swallow // mandare imprecazioni, maledizioni contro qlcu., to curse s.o. // un camion ci ha mandato fuori strada, a lorry forced us off the road // mandare in lungo, to put off (o to delay) // mandare in onda, to broadcast.* * *[man'dare]verbo transitivo1) (spedire, inviare) to send* [lettera, merce, regalo, soldi, auguri]2) (far andare) to send*mandare a chiamare qcn. — to send for sb
3) (trasmettere) to send* [messaggio, segnale]mandare in onda — to broadcast, to air AE
4) (emettere)mandare un grido — to shout, to cry out, to let out a cry
mandare un buon profumo, un cattivo odore — to smell good, bad
5) mandare avanti (fare avanzare) to wind* on, to advance [cassetta, nastro]; (gestire) to keep* [ negozio]; (amministrare) to run* [ azienda]; (portare avanti) to go* ahead with [progetto, lavoro]; to forward [ pratica]; (mantenere) to support [famiglia, casa]6) mandare indietro (riavvolgere) to run* back, to rewind* [cassetta, nastro]; (rispedire) to send* back, to return [lettera, merce]7) mandare via (cacciare) to send* away, to drive* out [ persona]; to chase away [ gatto]; to put* out [ inquilino]; (togliere) to clean off [ macchia]; to get* rid of [ odore]8) mandare su to send* up [ascensore, persona]9) mandare giù (fare scendere) to send* down [ascensore, persona]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]10) mandare dentro to let* inmanda dentro i bambini, piove! — get the children indoors, it's raining!
11) mandare fuori (esalare) to exhale [aria, fumo]; (cacciare) to send* out [ alunno]••* * *mandare/man'dare/ [1]1 (spedire, inviare) to send* [lettera, merce, regalo, soldi, auguri]; mandare per posta to mail2 (far andare) to send*; mandare un uomo in prigione to send a man to jail; l'hanno mandato a Ginevra a studiare he was sent off to study in Geneva; l'ho mandato a prendere il giornale I sent him out to get the paper; mandare i bambini a letto to send the children to bed; mandare a chiamare qcn. to send for sb.4 (emettere) mandare un grido to shout, to cry out, to let out a cry; la stufa manda calore the stove sends out heat; mandare un buon profumo, un cattivo odore to smell good, bad5 mandare avanti (fare avanzare) to wind* on, to advance [cassetta, nastro]; (gestire) to keep* [ negozio]; (amministrare) to run* [ azienda]; (portare avanti) to go* ahead with [progetto, lavoro]; to forward [ pratica]; (mantenere) to support [famiglia, casa]6 mandare indietro (riavvolgere) to run* back, to rewind* [cassetta, nastro]; (rispedire) to send* back, to return [lettera, merce]7 mandare via (cacciare) to send* away, to drive* out [ persona]; to chase away [ gatto]; to put* out [ inquilino]; (togliere) to clean off [ macchia]; to get* rid of [ odore]8 mandare su to send* up [ascensore, persona]9 mandare giù (fare scendere) to send* down [ascensore, persona]; (ingoiare) to swallow [ cibo]; è dura da mandare giù! that's pretty strong medicine!10 mandare dentro to let* in; manda dentro i bambini, piove! get the children indoors, it's raining!non me lo ha mandato a dire and he told me in no uncertain terms. -
6 rimandare
send again( restituire) send back, returnpalla return( rinviare) postpone* * *rimandare v.tr.1 ( mandare di nuovo) to send* again: se lo perdi te lo rimandiamo, if you lose it, we'll send it to you again2 ( restituire) to return; to send* back: rimandò tutti i regali che aveva ricevuto, she sent back all the presents she had received; rimandare una lettera al mittente, to return a letter to the sender3 ( far tornare) to send* back: fu rimandato al paese d'origine, he was sent back to his native village; l'ho rimandato a comprare il giornale, I have sent him back to buy a paper; la maestra l'ha rimandato a casa perché non si sentiva bene, the teacher sent him home because he didn't feel well // rimandare da Erode a Pilato, to send from pillar to post4 ( posporre) to postpone, to defer, to put* off; to adjourn; ( procrastinare) to delay, to protract: la lezione è stata rimandata di una settimana, the lesson has been postponed for a week; rimandare un dibattito, to put off (o to postpone) a debate; abbiamo rimandato la partenza per il maltempo, we delayed (o put off) our departure because of the bad weather; rimandare un pagamento, to delay a payment // non rimandare a domani ciò che potresti fare oggi, (prov.) don't put off till tomorrow what you can do today5 ( mandare ad altra prova d'esame) to make* (s.o.) repeat (an exam): fu rimandato a settembre in tre materie, he had to repeat three subjects in September; mi hanno rimandato in francese, they made me sit my French exam again6 ( fare riferimento) to refer: rimandare a un libro, una pagina ecc., to refer to a book, to a page etc.* * *[riman'dare]verbo transitivo1) (mandare di nuovo) to send* [sth.] again2) (mandare indietro) to throw* back [ pallone]; to return [pacco, lettera]; to return, to send* back [ merce]3) (far tornare) to send* [sb.] backrimandare qcn. a casa, a scuola — to send sb. back home, to school
4) (differire) to postpone, to put* off [decisione, viaggio, riunione] (a until)5) scol. = in the past school system, to make a student sit an exam (at the beginning of the Autumn term) on those subjects in which he or she was insufficient in the previous term••rimandare qcs. alle calende greche — = to postpone sth. indefinitely
non rimandare a domani quello che puoi fare oggi — prov. never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
* * *rimandare/riman'dare/ [1]1 (mandare di nuovo) to send* [sth.] again2 (mandare indietro) to throw* back [ pallone]; to return [pacco, lettera]; to return, to send* back [ merce]3 (far tornare) to send* [sb.] back; rimandare qcn. a casa, a scuola to send sb. back home, to school4 (differire) to postpone, to put* off [decisione, viaggio, riunione] (a until)5 scol. = in the past school system, to make a student sit an exam (at the beginning of the Autumn term) on those subjects in which he or she was insufficient in the previous term6 (fare riferimento) rimandare a to refer torimandare qcs. alle calende greche = to postpone sth. indefinitely; non rimandare a domani quello che puoi fare oggi prov. never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.
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