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1 ♦ delighted
♦ delighted /dɪˈlaɪtɪd/a.molto lieto, felicissimo: I'm delighted to see you, sono felicissimo di vederti; Im delighted ( that) you could come, sono molto felice che tu sia potuto venire; I'm delighted to tell you that you have been offered a place at this college, sono molto lieto di informarLa che Lei è stato ammesso a questa università; He was delighted at ( o with) the result, era felicissimo del risultato; He's delighted by his grandchildren, è contentissimo dei suoi nipoti; I'd be absolutely delighted to help, sarei lietissimo di aiutaredelightedlyavv.con aria felice: They gazed delightedly at the fireworks, guardavano i fuochi d'artificio con aria felice NOTA D'USO: - una grande soddisfazione-. -
2 make a fuss of
(to pay a lot of attention to: He always makes a fuss of his grandchildren.) darsi molta briga per, usare mille attenzioni -
3 family
['fæməlɪ] 1. 2.••to be in the family way — colloq. scherz. essere incinta
* * *['fæməli]plural - families; noun1) ((singular or plural) a man, his wife and their children: These houses were built for families; The (members of the) Smith family are all very athletic; ( also adjective) a family holiday.) famiglia2) (a group of people related to each other, including cousins, grandchildren etc: He comes from a wealthy family; ( also adjective) the family home.) famiglia3) (the children of a man and his wife: When I get married I should like a large family.) famiglia4) (a group of plants, animals, languages etc that are connected in some way: In spite of its name, a koala bear is not a member of the bear family.) famiglia•- family tree* * *['fæməlɪ] 1. 2.••to be in the family way — colloq. scherz. essere incinta
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4 spoil
[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
••* * *[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) rovinare, sciupare2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) viziare•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔɪl] spoiled or spoilt pt, pp1. vt1) (ruin, detract from) rovinare, sciupare, (ballot paper) annullare, invalidare2) (child) viziare2. vi1) (food) guastarsi, andare a male, (while cooking) rovinarsi2)* * *spoil /spɔɪl/n.1 (di solito al pl.) spoglie; bottino; preda; (fig.) guadagno, profitto, utile, vantaggio: the spoils of war, le prede di guerra2 [u] materiale di sterro; detriti di roccia● (polit., spec. USA) the spoils system, il sistema di distribuire cariche (o uffici, ecc.) ai seguaci del partito che ha vinto le elezioni.♦ (to) spoil /spɔɪl/A v. t.1 guastare; deteriorare; rovinare; sciupare: to spoil one's appetite, guastarsi l'appetito; Incessant rain spoiled my holidays, la pioggia incessante mi ha guastato le vacanze; ( sport) to spoil a match, rovinare una partita; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I won't spoil the story for you, non voglio rovinarti la storia3 annullare; vanificare; neutralizzare4 (lett.) spogliare; depredare; saccheggiareB v. i.2 (fam.) morire dalla voglia, non vedere l'ora (di fare qc.): They are spoiling for a fight, muoiono dalla voglia d'azzuffarsi (o di menare le mani)3 (lett.) far bottino; predare; rubare● (polit., ecc.) to spoil one's vote (o one's ballot), sprecare il voto; annullare la scheda ( deliberatamente); votare scheda nulla □ to spoil oneself with st., concedersi (il lusso di) qc. □ (fam. ingl.) to be spoilt for choice, avere l'imbarazzo della scelta.* * *[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
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5 surround
I [sə'raʊnd]nome BE1) (for fireplace) incorniciatura f.2) (border) bordo m., bordura f.II 1. [sə'raʊnd]verbo transitivo circondare (anche fig.); [ police] accerchiare, circondare [ building]; circondare, attorniare [ person]2.* * *1) (to be, or come, all round: Britain is surrounded by sea; Enemy troops surrounded the town; Mystery surrounds his death.) circondare2) (to enclose: He surrounded the castle with a high wall.) circondare•- surroundings* * *surround /səˈraʊnd/n.bordo, bordura, orlo ( fra il tappeto e le pareti).♦ (to) surround /səˈraʊnd/v. t.circondare; cingere; accerchiare; attorniare: A wall surrounds the city, un muro cinge la città; We were surrounded by the enemy, eravamo circondati dal nemico; to surround a fort, accerchiare (o assediare) un forte; She was surrounded by her grandchildren, era attorniata dai nipotini.* * *I [sə'raʊnd]nome BE1) (for fireplace) incorniciatura f.2) (border) bordo m., bordura f.II 1. [sə'raʊnd]verbo transitivo circondare (anche fig.); [ police] accerchiare, circondare [ building]; circondare, attorniare [ person]2.
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