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21 secrete
[sɪ'kriːt]1) biol. med. secernere2) (hide) celare* * *[si'kri:t]1) ((of a gland or similar organ of the body) to separate (a fluid) from the blood, store it, and give it out: The liver secretes bile.) secernere2) (to hide: He secreted the money under his mattress.) nascondere•* * *[sɪ'kriːt]1) biol. med. secernere2) (hide) celare -
22 bug
I [bʌg]1) colloq. (any insect) (piccolo) insetto m.2) (bedbug) cimice f.4) (germ) germe m., microbo m.5) (fault) difetto m.; inform. baco m., bug m.6) (hidden microphone) cimice f., microspia f.7) colloq. (craze) mania f.8) AE colloq. (enthusiast) appassionato m. (-a), patito m. (-a)II [bʌg]1) (hide microphones in) piazzare microfoni in [room, building]* * *1. noun1) (an insect that lives in dirty houses and beds: a bedbug.) cimice2) (an insect: There's a bug crawling up your arm.) insetto3) (a germ or infection: a stomach bug.) germe, microbo4) (a small hidden microphone.) cimice, microspia2. verb1) (to place small hidden microphones in (a room etc): The spy's bedroom was bugged.) installare un microfono spia2) (to annoy: What's bugging him?) seccare* * *[bʌɡ] fam1. n2) (bugging device) microspia, cimice f3) (Comput: in program) errore m (nel programma), bug m inv2. vt1) (telephone) mettere sotto controllo, (room) installare microspie in2) (fam: annoy) scocciare* * *bug /bʌg/n.2 (fam.) germe; microbo; virus; infezione virale; forma influenzale: flu bug, (virus dell')influenza; It's a bug going around, è un'influenza che circola4 guasto; difetto; errore; magagna; (comput., Internet); errore del programma; bug, baco (fam.): the millennium bug, il baco del millennio5 (fam.) passione; mania; smania; pallino (fam.): He's been bitten by the glider bug, gli è venuta la passione dell'aliante7 (fam.) microspia; cimice (fam.)● ( slang) bug hunter, entomologo □ (comput.) bug tracker, bug tracker; sistema per il tracciamento dei bug □ ( slang) big bug, pezzo grosso; personaggio potente □ (fam.) to put a bug in sb. 's ear, mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a q.; dare una dritta a q.(to) bug /bʌg/v. t.1 (fam.) installare una microspia o microspie in; piazzare una cimice in: This room is bugged, in questa stanza ci sono microspie3 (fam.) infastidire; scocciare4 (fam.) irritare; far venire il nervoso a; mandare in bestia* * *I [bʌg]1) colloq. (any insect) (piccolo) insetto m.2) (bedbug) cimice f.4) (germ) germe m., microbo m.5) (fault) difetto m.; inform. baco m., bug m.6) (hidden microphone) cimice f., microspia f.7) colloq. (craze) mania f.8) AE colloq. (enthusiast) appassionato m. (-a), patito m. (-a)II [bʌg]1) (hide microphones in) piazzare microfoni in [room, building] -
23 crouch
I [kraʊtʃ]nome (l') accovacciarsi, (il) rannicchiarsiII [kraʊtʃ]verbo intransitivo (anche crouch down) [ person] rannicchiarsi; [person, animal] (in order to hide) accovacciarsi; (for attack) acquattarsi, appostarsi* * *1) (to stand with the knees well bent; to squat: He crouched behind the bush.) accucciarsi2) ((of animals) to lie close to the ground, in fear, readiness for action etc: The tiger was crouching ready to spring on its prey.) acquattarsi* * *crouch /kraʊtʃ/n.● to be sitting in a crouch, essere seduto tutto acquattato.(to) crouch /kraʊtʃ/v. i.crouchinga.chinato; piegato in due; rannicchiato.* * *I [kraʊtʃ]nome (l') accovacciarsi, (il) rannicchiarsiII [kraʊtʃ]verbo intransitivo (anche crouch down) [ person] rannicchiarsi; [person, animal] (in order to hide) accovacciarsi; (for attack) acquattarsi, appostarsi -
24 cure
I ['kjʊə(r)]2) med. (recovery) guarigione f.II ['kjʊə(r)]1) med. guarire [disease, patient]to cure sb. of sth. — guarire qcn. da qcs
2) fig. guarire [bad habit, person]; porre rimedio a [ inflation]4) (treat) conciare [hide, tobacco]* * *[kjuə] 1. verb1) (to make better: That medicine cured me; That will cure him of his bad habits.) curare, guarire2) (to get rid of (an illness etc): That pill cured my headache.) curare, guarire3) (to preserve (bacon etc) by drying, salting etc.) conservare2. noun(something which cures: They're trying to find a cure for cancer.) cura- curable- curative* * *cure /kjʊə(r)/n.1 (med.) rimedio; cura, terapia ( che guarisce): a cure for cancer, una cura per il cancro; rest cure, cura del sonno2 (med.) guarigione: complete cure, guarigione completa; to effect a cure, portare alla guarigione; beyond cure, inguaribile● (fam. USA) to take the cure, rinunciare a un vizio (o a un'abitudine) piacevole; fare un fioretto (fig.).♦ (to) cure /kjʊə(r)/A v. t.1 guarire: These pills will cure you, queste pillole ti guariranno; to be cured of st., guarire da qc.B v. i.( d'alimenti) conservarsi.* * *I ['kjʊə(r)]2) med. (recovery) guarigione f.II ['kjʊə(r)]1) med. guarire [disease, patient]to cure sb. of sth. — guarire qcn. da qcs
2) fig. guarire [bad habit, person]; porre rimedio a [ inflation]4) (treat) conciare [hide, tobacco] -
25 disguise
I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion]* * *1. verb1) (to hide the identity of by altering the appearance etc: He disguised himself as a policeman; She disguised her voice with a foreign accent.) travestire, travestirsi, contraffare2) (to hide (eg one's intentions etc): He tried hard to disguise his feelings.) nascondere, mascherare2. noun1) (a disguised state: He was in disguise.) travestimento, mascheramento2) (a set of clothes, make-up etc which disguises: He was wearing a false beard as a disguise.) travestimento* * *disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/n. [uc]1 travestimento: to wear a disguise, indossare un travestimento; a cunning disguise, un astuto travestimento2 finzione; inganno● in disguise, travestito; (fig.) camuffato; sotto mentite spoglie: He fled the country in disguise, è fuggito dal paese travestito; colonialism in disguise, colonialismo camuffato.(to) disguise /dɪsˈgaɪz/v. t.1 travestire; camuffare: She was disguised as a boy, era travestita da ragazzo; He disguised himself as a Roman emperor, si era travestito da imperatore romano; The soldiers were disguised in civilian clothes, i soldati erano travestiti da civili; to disguise oneself, travestirsi2 camuffare, dissimulare: to disguise one's intentions, camuffare le proprie intenzioni; to disguise a taste [a smell], camuffare un gusto [un odore]; to disguise one's disappointment [one's sorrow], dissimulare la propria delusione [il proprio dolore]; a thinly disguised attempt to topple the government, un tentativo mal dissimulato di rovesciare il governo* * *I [dɪs'gaɪz]nome travestimento m.in disguise — travestito; fig. sotto mentite spoglie
••II [dɪs'gaɪz]verbo transitivo travestire, camuffare [ person]; camuffare, contraffare [ voice]; mascherare, nascondere [blemish, emotion] -
26 multitude
['mʌltɪtjuːd] [AE -tuːd]nome moltitudine f.••to hide o cover a multitude of sins — scherz. = essere una scusa che funziona sempre
* * *(a great number or crowd: a multitude of reasons; multitudes of people.) moltitudine* * *multitude /ˈmʌltɪtju:d/, ( USA) /ˈmʌltɪtu:d/n. [cu]moltitudine; gran numero● the multitude, la massa; i più; il popolo.* * *['mʌltɪtjuːd] [AE -tuːd]nome moltitudine f.••to hide o cover a multitude of sins — scherz. = essere una scusa che funziona sempre
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27 palm
I [pɑːm]3) relig. palma f.II [pɑːm]••III [pɑːm]- palm off* * *I noun(the inner surface of the hand between the wrist and the fingers: She held the mouse in the palm of her hand.)- palm something off on someone- palm off on someone
- palm something off on
- palm off on II noun((also palm tree) a kind of tall tree, with broad, spreading leaves, which grows in hot countries: a coconut palm.)* * *I [pɒːm] nBot (also: palm tree) palma- palm offII [pɒːm] nAnat palma, palmoto have sb in the palm of one's hand — avere or tenere in pugno qn
* * *palm (1) /pɑ:m/n.(bot.) palma ( anche fig.); (= palm tree) palmizio: date palm ( Phoenix dactylifera), palma da datteri● (bot.) palm-bearing, palmifero □ palm grove, palmeto □ (bot.) palm nut, palmisti ( seme di una palma africana: è commestibile) □ (relig.) Palm Sunday, Domenica delle Palme □ to bear (o to carry off) the palm, avere (o riportare) la palma □ to yield the palm to sb., cedere la palma a q.; riconoscersi vinto (o superato) da q.palm (2) /pɑ:m/n.● ( slang) palm oil, mancia, mazzetta □ to grease (o to oil) sb. 's palm, ungere q. (fam.); corrompere q. con denaro □ (fam.) to have an itching (o itchy) palm, essere avido di denaro □ to hold (o to have) sb. in the palm of one's hand, tenere q. in pugno.(to) palm /pɑ:m/v. t.3 (fam.) rubare; sgraffignare* * *I [pɑːm]3) relig. palma f.II [pɑːm]••III [pɑːm]- palm off -
28 pelt
I [pelt]at full pelt a tutta velocità, a rotta di colloII 1. [pelt]verbo transitivo bersagliare2.to pelt sb. with — colpire qcn. con una raffica di [ stones]
2) colloq. (run) correre a rotta di colloIII [pelt]* * *[pelt]1) (to throw (things) at: The children pelted each other with snowballs.) lanciare, colpire2) (to run very fast: He pelted down the road.) precipitarsi3) ((of rain; sometimes also of hailstones) to fall very heavily: You can't leave now - it's pelting (down).) scrosciare•* * *I [pɛlt]1. vtthey pelted him with questions — lo hanno tempestato or bombardato di domande
2. vi1)2)II [pɛlt] n(
fam: go fast) she pelted across the road — ha attraversato sparata la strada(of animal) pelliccia, pelle f* * *pelt (1) /pɛlt/n.pelt (2) /pɛlt/n.3 [u] impeto; velocità● at full pelt, a tutta velocità; a rotta di collo.(to) pelt /pɛlt/A v. t.1 attaccare, colpire (scagliando qc.); bersagliare; tempestare2 lanciare, scagliareB v. i.1 ( spesso to pelt down) battere insistentemente; picchiare; scrosciare: The rain is pelting down, piove a catinelle2 affrettarsi; precipitarsi● to pelt sb. with questions, tempestare q. di domande □ to pelt sb. with stones, lapidare q. □ pelting rain, pioggia a dirotto; pioggia a catinelle □ It's pelting ( with rain), viene giù a catinelle.* * *I [pelt]at full pelt a tutta velocità, a rotta di colloII 1. [pelt]verbo transitivo bersagliare2.to pelt sb. with — colpire qcn. con una raffica di [ stones]
2) colloq. (run) correre a rotta di colloIII [pelt] -
29 black out
1) (hide all lights) oscurare [ house]; fare buio in [ stage]2) (cut power) sospendere l'energia elettrica in [ area]3) (suspend broadcasting) oscurare [ programme]* * *(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) perdere coscienza* * *1. vt + adv1) (obliterate) cancellare2) (in wartime) oscurare, (subj: power cut) far piombare nell'oscurità2. vi + adv(faint) svenire* * *1) (hide all lights) oscurare [ house]; fare buio in [ stage]2) (cut power) sospendere l'energia elettrica in [ area]3) (suspend broadcasting) oscurare [ programme] -
30 block out
block out [sth.], block [sth.] out2) (suppress) rimuovere [memory, problem]* * *vt + adv(obscure: light) escludere, (obliterate: picture) cancellare* * *block out [sth.], block [sth.] out2) (suppress) rimuovere [memory, problem] -
31 cover ***** cov·er
['kʌvə(r)]1. n1) (gen) copertura, (of dish, bowl, saucepan) coperchio, (of furniture, typewriter) fodera, (for merchandise, on vehicle) telo, telone m, (bedspread) copriletto, (often pl: blanket) coperta, (of book, magazine) copertinaunder separate cover Comm — a parte, in plico separato
2) (shelter) riparo, (covering fire) coperturato take cover — (hide) nascondersi, Mil, (shelter) ripararsi
under cover — al coperto, al riparo, (hiding) nascosto (-a)
under cover of darkness — con il favore delle tenebre, protetto (-a) dall'oscurità
3) Fin, Comm, Insurance, (in espionage etc) coperturawithout cover Fin — senza copertura
4) (frm: at table) coperto5) Mus, (also: cover version) cover f inv, riedizione f di canzone di successo2. vt1)(
gen) to cover (with) — coprire (con or di)to cover o.s. with glory/disgrace — coprirsi di gloria/infamia
3) (protect) Mil, Sport, Insurance coprire4) (be sufficient for, include) coprire£100 will cover everything — 100 sterline saranno sufficienti
5) (distance) coprire, percorrere6) (Press: report on) fare un servizio su7) Mus fare una cover or una riedizione di3. vito cover for sb — (at work etc) sostituire qn
•- cover up -
32 blind
I 1. [blaɪnd]1) [ person] cieco2) (unaware) [person, rage, obedience] ciecoto be blind to — essere incapace di vedere [ fault]; essere insensibile a [ quality]; essere inconsapevole di [ danger]
3) (from which one can't see) [ corner] con scarsa visibilità4) (without looking) [ tasting] alla cieca5) (blank) [wall, facade] cieco6) colloq. (slightest)2.1)the blind — + verbo pl. i ciechi, i non vedenti
2) (at window) tenda f. avvolgibile3) (front) schermo m.; (subterfuge) pretesto m.4) AE (hide) nascondiglio m.3.1) (without seeing) [ fly] senza visibilità; [ taste] alla cieca2) gastr. [ bake] senza farcitura••it's a case of the blind leading the blind — se un cieco guida l'altro tutti e due cascano nel fosso
II [blaɪnd]to turn a blind eye to sth. — chiudere un occhio su qcs. o fare finta di non vedere qcs. Just as visually handicapped or visually impaired is often used in English instead of blind, Italian may substitute non vedente for cieco
1) [injury, accident] rendere cieco2) (dazzle) [sun, light] abbagliare, accecare3) (mislead) [pride, love] accecare* * *1. adjective1) (not able to see: a blind man.) cieco2) ((with to) unable to notice: She is blind to his faults.) cieco a3) (hiding what is beyond: a blind corner.) cieco4) (of or for blind people: a blind school.) per ciechi2. noun1) ((often in plural) a screen to prevent light coming through a window etc: The sunlight is too bright - pull down the blinds!) avvolgibile, veneziana2) (something intended to mislead or deceive: He did that as a blind.) finzione, pretesto3. verb(to make blind: He was blinded in the war.) accecare- blinding- blindly
- blindness
- blind alley
- blindfold 4. verb(to put a blindfold on (some person or animal).) bendare5. adjective, adverb(with the eyes covered by a cloth etc: She came blindfold into the room.) bendato, con gli occhi bendati- the blind leading the blind* * *I 1. [blaɪnd]1) [ person] cieco2) (unaware) [person, rage, obedience] ciecoto be blind to — essere incapace di vedere [ fault]; essere insensibile a [ quality]; essere inconsapevole di [ danger]
3) (from which one can't see) [ corner] con scarsa visibilità4) (without looking) [ tasting] alla cieca5) (blank) [wall, facade] cieco6) colloq. (slightest)2.1)the blind — + verbo pl. i ciechi, i non vedenti
2) (at window) tenda f. avvolgibile3) (front) schermo m.; (subterfuge) pretesto m.4) AE (hide) nascondiglio m.3.1) (without seeing) [ fly] senza visibilità; [ taste] alla cieca2) gastr. [ bake] senza farcitura••it's a case of the blind leading the blind — se un cieco guida l'altro tutti e due cascano nel fosso
II [blaɪnd]to turn a blind eye to sth. — chiudere un occhio su qcs. o fare finta di non vedere qcs. Just as visually handicapped or visually impaired is often used in English instead of blind, Italian may substitute non vedente for cieco
1) [injury, accident] rendere cieco2) (dazzle) [sun, light] abbagliare, accecare3) (mislead) [pride, love] accecare -
33 flesh
I [fleʃ]nome (of human, animal) carne f.; (of fruit) polpa f.; fig.••II [fleʃ]verbo transitivo scarnire [skin, hide]* * *[fleʃ]1) (the soft substance (muscles etc) that covers the bones of animals.) carne2) (the soft part of fruit: the golden flesh of a peach.) polpa•- fleshy- flesh and blood
- in the flesh* * *I [fleʃ]nome (of human, animal) carne f.; (of fruit) polpa f.; fig.••II [fleʃ]verbo transitivo scarnire [skin, hide] -
34 play
I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- play up••* * *[plei] 1. verb1) (to amuse oneself: The child is playing in the garden; He is playing with his toys; The little girl wants to play with her friends.) giocare2) (to take part in (games etc): He plays football; He is playing in goal; Here's a pack of cards - who wants to play (with me)?; I'm playing golf with him this evening.) giocare3) (to act in a play etc; to act (a character): She's playing Lady Macbeth; The company is playing in London this week.) recitare, interpretare4) ((of a play etc) to be performed: `Oklahoma' is playing at the local theatre.) essere recitato5) (to (be able to) perform on (a musical instrument): She plays the piano; Who was playing the piano this morning?; He plays (the oboe) in an orchestra.) suonare6) ((usually with on) to carry out or do (a trick): He played a trick on me.) giocare7) ((usually with at) to compete against (someone) in a game etc: I'll play you at tennis.) giocare (contro)8) ((of light) to pass with a flickering movement: The firelight played across the ceiling.) guizzare9) (to direct (over or towards something): The firemen played their hoses over the burning house.) dirigere10) (to put down or produce (a playing-card) as part of a card game: He played the seven of hearts.) giocare2. noun1) (recreation; amusement: A person must have time for both work and play.) gioco, divertimento2) (an acted story; a drama: Shakespeare wrote many great plays.) dramma; commedia3) (the playing of a game: At the start of today's play, England was leading India by fifteen runs.) partita4) (freedom of movement (eg in part of a machine).) gioco•- player- playable
- playful
- playfully
- playfulness
- playboy
- playground
- playing-card
- playing-field
- playmate
- playpen
- playschool
- plaything
- playtime
- playwright
- at play
- bring/come into play
- child's play
- in play
- out of play
- play at
- play back
- play down
- play fair
- play for time
- play havoc with
- play into someone's hands
- play off
- play off against
- play on
- play a
- no part in
- play safe
- play the game
- play up* * *I [pleɪ]1) teatr. opera f. (teatrale), dramma m., pièce f., rappresentazione f.2) (amusement)3) sportthe ball is in play, out of play — la palla è, non è buona
4) fig. gioco m., azione f.to come into play — entrare in gioco o in ballo
5) mecc. gioco m., agio m.••all work and no play (makes Jack a dull boy) — prov. = non c'è solo il lavoro nella vita
II 1. [pleɪ]to make a play for sb. — colloq. = fare di tutto per attirare l'attenzione di qcn
to play football, cards, hide and seek — giocare a calcio, a carte, a nascondino
to play sb. at chess, to play chess with sb. — giocare a scacchi con qcn.
to play a game of tennis with sb. — fare una partita a tennis con qcn.
to play a joke on sb. — fare uno scherzo a qcn
2) mus. suonare [instrument, symphony]3) teatr. (act out) recitare, interpretare (il ruolo di), fare (la parte di)to play a leading role in — fig. giocare un ruolo determinante in
4) (put on) mettere [tape, video, CD]5) sportto play the ball to sb. — passare la palla a qcn
6) (in chess) muovere [ piece]; (in cards) giocare, buttare (giù) [card, suit]7) econ.2.1) giocare2) fig.what does he think he's playing at? — BE colloq. a che gioco sta giocando?
3) sport giocare4) mus. [musician, band, orchestra] suonareshe's playing opposite him in "Macbeth" — recita con lui in "Macbeth"
6) (make noise) [fountain, water] scorrere, mormorare•- play off- play on- play out- play up•• -
35 under
['ʌndə(r)] 1.1) (physically beneath or below) sottoto come out from under sth. — uscire da sotto a qcs
2) (less than)temperatures under 10°C — temperature inferiori a o al di sotto dei 10°C
under the law — ai sensi della legge, secondo la legge
4) (subordinate to) sotto2.do I look for Le Corbusier under "le" or "Corbusier"? — devo cercare Le Corbusier sotto "le" o sotto "Corbusier"?
1) (physically beneath or below something) [crawl, sit, hide] sottoto go under — [diver, swimmer] restare sott'acqua
2) (less) menoto run five minutes under — [event, programme] durare cinque minuti meno del previsto
to put sb. under — sottoporre qcn. ad anestesia, addormentare qcn. (con l'anestesia)
4) (subjugated)to keep sb. under — tenere sotto qcn
5) (below, later in text)* * *1. preposition1) (in or to a position lower than, or covered by: Your pencil is under the chair; Strange plants grow under the sea.) sotto2) (less than, or lower in rank than: Children under five should not cross the street alone; You can do the job in under an hour.) sotto, meno di3) (subject to the authority of: As a foreman, he has about fifty workers under him.) sotto4) (used to express various states: The fort was under attack; The business improved under the new management; The matter is under consideration/discussion.) sotto2. adverb(in or to a lower position, rank etc: The swimmer surfaced and went under again; children aged seven and under.) sotto- under-* * *['ʌndə(r)] 1.1) (physically beneath or below) sottoto come out from under sth. — uscire da sotto a qcs
2) (less than)temperatures under 10°C — temperature inferiori a o al di sotto dei 10°C
under the law — ai sensi della legge, secondo la legge
4) (subordinate to) sotto2.do I look for Le Corbusier under "le" or "Corbusier"? — devo cercare Le Corbusier sotto "le" o sotto "Corbusier"?
1) (physically beneath or below something) [crawl, sit, hide] sottoto go under — [diver, swimmer] restare sott'acqua
2) (less) menoto run five minutes under — [event, programme] durare cinque minuti meno del previsto
to put sb. under — sottoporre qcn. ad anestesia, addormentare qcn. (con l'anestesia)
4) (subjugated)to keep sb. under — tenere sotto qcn
5) (below, later in text) -
36 view
I [vjuː]1) (of landscape, scene) vista f.; fig. (of situation) visione f.ten views of Rome — (on postcard) dieci vedute di Roma
to have a front view of sth. — avere una visione frontale di qcs.
2) (field of vision, prospect) vista f. (anche fig.)to do sth. in (full) view of sb. — fare qcs. sotto gli occhi di qcn.
what do you have in view? — fig. cos'hai in programma?
to keep sth. in view — non perdere di vista qcs. (anche fig.)
to disappear from view scomparire (dalla vista); to hide sth. from view nascondere qcs. (dalla vista); on view — [ exhibition] visitabile; comm. [ new range] esposto, in mostra
3) (personal opinion, attitude) opinione f., parere m.4) (visit, inspection) (of exhibition, house) visita f.; (of film) proiezione f.; comm. (of new range) presentazione f.in view of the situation — vista, considerata la situazione
with a view to sth. — in vista di qcs.
II 1. [vjuː]with a view to sb.('s) doing — nella speranza che qcn. faccia
1) (regard, consider) guardare, considerare; (envisage) immaginare, figurarsi2) (look at) guardare [scene, building]; (inspect) visitare, vedere [house, castle, exhibition]; visionare [slide, microfiche]; esaminare [ documents]3) (watch) guardare [television, programme]2.verbo intransitivo guardare la televisione* * *[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) vista2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) opinione3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) visione2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) guardare- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view* * *I [vjuː]1) (of landscape, scene) vista f.; fig. (of situation) visione f.ten views of Rome — (on postcard) dieci vedute di Roma
to have a front view of sth. — avere una visione frontale di qcs.
2) (field of vision, prospect) vista f. (anche fig.)to do sth. in (full) view of sb. — fare qcs. sotto gli occhi di qcn.
what do you have in view? — fig. cos'hai in programma?
to keep sth. in view — non perdere di vista qcs. (anche fig.)
to disappear from view scomparire (dalla vista); to hide sth. from view nascondere qcs. (dalla vista); on view — [ exhibition] visitabile; comm. [ new range] esposto, in mostra
3) (personal opinion, attitude) opinione f., parere m.4) (visit, inspection) (of exhibition, house) visita f.; (of film) proiezione f.; comm. (of new range) presentazione f.in view of the situation — vista, considerata la situazione
with a view to sth. — in vista di qcs.
II 1. [vjuː]with a view to sb.('s) doing — nella speranza che qcn. faccia
1) (regard, consider) guardare, considerare; (envisage) immaginare, figurarsi2) (look at) guardare [scene, building]; (inspect) visitare, vedere [house, castle, exhibition]; visionare [slide, microfiche]; esaminare [ documents]3) (watch) guardare [television, programme]2.verbo intransitivo guardare la televisione -
37 -go to / go and-
Nota d'usoto go and do st. è usato in contesti colloquiali al posto di to go to do st., andare a fare qc.: We went and saw the match, andammo a vedere la partita.Questa costruzione, che consiste nel sostituire la proposizione infinitiva con una proposizione coordinata introdotta da and, è possibile anche con to come, to hurry (up), to run, to stay e to stop: Come and visit us!, vieni a trovarci!; Hugh stayed and helped me, Hugh rimase ad aiutarmi; She ran and told him to hide, corse a dirgli di nascondersi; Let's stop and have a drink, fermiamoci a prendere qualcosa da bere; Hurry and get dressed: it's late!, fai in fretta a vestirti: è tardi!Se to go o to come sono usati nella forma base senza desinenze, and talvolta è omesso: Go sit next to Daddy, vai a sederti vicino a papà.Per la costruzione to try and ► to try. -
38 bandy
I ['bændɪ] II ['bændɪ]* * *['bændi]((of legs) bent outwards at the knee: She wears long skirts to hide her bandy legs.) storto, arcuato* * *bandy (1) /ˈbændɪ/A n.2 mazza da ‘bandy’B a.● bandy leg, ginocchio varo.bandy (2) /ˈbændɪ/n.carro indiano.(to) bandy /ˈbændɪ/v. t.1 (generalm. to bandy about o around) ripetere ( un nome, una storia, ecc.); parlare o discutere apertamente di: Figures were bandied about freely, circolavano le cifre più disparate; a much bandied-about name, un nome che è sulla bocca di molti2 scambiarsi ( con animosità): to bandy accusations, scambiarsi accuse; to bandy words with sb., discutere con q.; avere un battibecco con q.3 rilanciarsi (una palla, ecc.).* * *I ['bændɪ] II ['bændɪ] -
39 bushel
['bʊʃl]nome bushel m.bushels of — AE colloq. grandi quantità di
* * *bushel /ˈbʊʃl/n.2 staio● (fig.) to hide one's light under a bushel, mettere la fiaccola sotto il moggio; tenere celate le proprie virtù.* * *['bʊʃl]nome bushel m.bushels of — AE colloq. grandi quantità di
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40 cloak
I [kləʊk]1) (garment) mantello m.2) fig.II [kləʊk]to be a cloak for — servire da copertura per [ operation]
1) (surround)to cloak sth. in o with coprire con [anonymity, secrecy]; to cloak sth. in respectability — gettare un manto di rispettabilità su qcs
2) (disguise) mascherare, nascondere [belief, intentions]* * *[kləuk] 1. noun(a loose outer garment without sleeves, covering most of the body; something that conceals: a woollen cloak; They arrived under cloak of darkness.) mantello, manto2. verb(to cover or hide: He used a false name to cloak his activities.) mascherare* * *[kləʊk]1. ncappa, mantello2. vt* * *cloak /kləʊk/n.1 mantello; manto2 (fig.) manto; copertura: a cloak of secrecy, un manto di segretezza; under the cloak of, sotto il manto di● cloak-and-dagger, segreto; cospiratorio; di spionaggio; di mistero.(to) cloak /kləʊk/v. t.2 (fig.) ammantare; mascherare, dissimulare; nascondere.* * *I [kləʊk]1) (garment) mantello m.2) fig.II [kləʊk]to be a cloak for — servire da copertura per [ operation]
1) (surround)to cloak sth. in o with coprire con [anonymity, secrecy]; to cloak sth. in respectability — gettare un manto di rispettabilità su qcs
2) (disguise) mascherare, nascondere [belief, intentions]
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