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1 quarry
I ['kwɒrɪ] [AE 'kwɔːrɪ]nome (in ground) cava f.II 1. ['kwɒrɪ] [AE 'kwɔːrɪ] 2.III ['kwɒrɪ] [AE 'kwɔːrɪ]to quarry for — estrarre [stone, gravel]
* * *I 1. ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun(a place, usually a very large hole in the ground, from which stone is got for building etc.)2. verb(to dig (stone) in a quarry.)II ['kwori] plural - quarries; noun1) (a hunted animal or bird.)2) (someone or something that is hunted, chased or eagerly looked for.)* * *quarry (1) /ˈkwɒrɪ/n.quarry (2) /ˈkwɒrɪ/n.quarry (3) /ˈkwɒrɪ/n.● (edil.) quarry-tiled flooring, pavimentazione in mattonelle; ammattonato.(to) quarry /ˈkwɒrɪ/A v. t.B v. i.(fig.) fare ricerche (o indagini).* * *I ['kwɒrɪ] [AE 'kwɔːrɪ]nome (in ground) cava f.II 1. ['kwɒrɪ] [AE 'kwɔːrɪ] 2.III ['kwɒrɪ] [AE 'kwɔːrɪ]to quarry for — estrarre [stone, gravel]
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2 Hunt
I [hʌnt]1) (activity) caccia f.II 1. [hʌnt]1) venat. cacciare [game, fox]2) (seek, pursue) dare la caccia a, ricercare [ murderer]2.to hunt sb. out of o off sth. — cacciare qcn. da qcs
1) (for prey) cacciare2) (search)to hunt for — cercare ovunque [object, person, address]; essere alla ricerca di [truth, cure]
to hunt high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo
•- hunt up* * *1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) cacciare2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) inseguire; scacciare2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caccia2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) ricerca•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out* * *(Surnames) Hunt /hʌnt/* * *I [hʌnt]1) (activity) caccia f.II 1. [hʌnt]1) venat. cacciare [game, fox]2) (seek, pursue) dare la caccia a, ricercare [ murderer]2.to hunt sb. out of o off sth. — cacciare qcn. da qcs
1) (for prey) cacciare2) (search)to hunt for — cercare ovunque [object, person, address]; essere alla ricerca di [truth, cure]
to hunt high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo
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3 hunt
I [hʌnt]1) (activity) caccia f.II 1. [hʌnt]1) venat. cacciare [game, fox]2) (seek, pursue) dare la caccia a, ricercare [ murderer]2.to hunt sb. out of o off sth. — cacciare qcn. da qcs
1) (for prey) cacciare2) (search)to hunt for — cercare ovunque [object, person, address]; essere alla ricerca di [truth, cure]
to hunt high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo
•- hunt up* * *1. verb1) (to chase (animals etc) for food or for sport: He spent the whole day hunting (deer).) cacciare2) (to pursue or drive out: The murderer was hunted from town to town.) inseguire; scacciare2. noun1) (the act of hunting animals etc: a tiger hunt.) caccia2) (a search: I'll have a hunt for that lost necklace.) ricerca•- hunter- hunting
- huntsman
- hunt down
- hunt for
- hunt high and low
- hunt out* * *hunt /hʌnt/n.1 caccia; inseguimento; partita di caccia; comitiva di cacciatori: to have a good hunt, far buona caccia; tiger hunt, caccia alla tigre; the hunt for the terrorists, la caccia ai terroristi3 (fig.) ricerca: The hunt's on for a new candidate, è già cominciata la ricerca di un nuovo candidato● hunt kennel, allevamento di cani da caccia □ hunt saboteur, animalista che ostacola la caccia □ (fig.) to be on the hunt for st., essere a caccia (o alla ricerca) di qc.♦ (to) hunt /hʌnt/v. t. e i.2 dare la caccia a; inseguire3 battere, esplorare, perlustrare (un luogo, in cerca di qc.)4 (mecc.) pendolare● to hunt the hounds, guidare una muta di cani nella caccia alla volpe.* * *I [hʌnt]1) (activity) caccia f.II 1. [hʌnt]1) venat. cacciare [game, fox]2) (seek, pursue) dare la caccia a, ricercare [ murderer]2.to hunt sb. out of o off sth. — cacciare qcn. da qcs
1) (for prey) cacciare2) (search)to hunt for — cercare ovunque [object, person, address]; essere alla ricerca di [truth, cure]
to hunt high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo
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4 shove
I [ʃʌv]nome colloq.to give sb., sth. a shove — dare una spinta a qcn., qcs
••II 1. [ʃʌv]verbo transitivo colloq.1) (push) spingereto shove sth. in sb.'s face — sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn.
to shove sth. down sb.'s throat — fig. far ingoiare qcs. a qcn
2) (stuff hurriedly) ficcare, cacciare3) (jostle, elbow) spintonare, sgomitare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo spingere- shove up* * *1. verb(to thrust; to push: I shoved the papers into a drawer; I'm sorry I bumped into you - somebody shoved me; Stop shoving!; He shoved (his way) through the crowd.) spingere2. noun(a push: He gave the table a shove.) spinta* * *[ʃʌv]1. nspintone mto give sb/sth a shove — dare uno spintone a qn/qc
2. vt(gen) spingere, (thrust) cacciare, ficcareto shove in/out etc — spingere dentro/fuori etc
he shoved his fist/stick into my face — mi ha minacciato con il pugno/bastone
3. vi•* * *shove /ʃʌv/n.( anche sport) spinta; urto; spintone: to give sb. a shove, dare una spinta a q. ( anche, fig., per aiutarlo a partire)● (fam.) to get the shove, ricevere il benservito; (fam.) to give sb. the shove, dare il benservito a q. □ (fam.) when push comes to shove ► push.♦ (to) shove /ʃʌv/A v. t.1 spingere; sospingere: The hunted man shoved the furniture against the door, l'uomo braccato spinse i mobili contro la porta2 (fam.) gettare; mettere; cacciare; ficcare: Shove it in the drawer, mettilo nel cassetto; He shoved the money into his pocket, si cacciò i soldi in tascaB v. i.1 spingere; dare spinte; farsi largo a spintoni● (fam.) Shove it!, piantala!; smettila!; va a quel paese! (volg.).* * *I [ʃʌv]nome colloq.to give sb., sth. a shove — dare una spinta a qcn., qcs
••II 1. [ʃʌv]verbo transitivo colloq.1) (push) spingereto shove sth. in sb.'s face — sbattere qcs. in faccia a qcn.
to shove sth. down sb.'s throat — fig. far ingoiare qcs. a qcn
2) (stuff hurriedly) ficcare, cacciare3) (jostle, elbow) spintonare, sgomitare [ person]2.verbo intransitivo spingere- shove up
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