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1 safe
safe [seɪf]sûr ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (d)-(f) solide ⇒ 1 (a) pas dangereux ⇒ 1 (a) sans danger ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (e) en sécurité ⇒ 1 (b) hors de danger ⇒ 1 (b) sain et sauf ⇒ 1 (c) sans risques ⇒ 1 (e) coffre-fort ⇒ 2 (a)(a) (not dangerous → car, machine, area) sûr; (→ structure, building, fastening) solide; (→ beach) pas dangereux; (→ chemical, water) sans danger;∎ this part of town is/isn't safe at night ce quartier est/n'est pas sûr la nuit;∎ the staircase doesn't look very safe l'escalier n'a pas l'air très sûr;∎ they claim nuclear power is perfectly safe ils prétendent que l'énergie nucléaire n'est pas du tout dangereuse;∎ this medicine is/isn't safe for young children ce médicament convient/ne convient pas aux enfants en bas âge;∎ she assured me the water was perfectly safe to drink elle m'a assuré qu'on pouvait boire l'eau sans danger ou sans risque;∎ is it safe to come out now? est-ce qu'on peut sortir (sans danger ou sans crainte) maintenant?;∎ is it safe to swim here? est-ce qu'on peut nager ici?, est-ce dangereux de nager ici?;∎ it isn't safe to play in the street il est dangereux de jouer dans la rue;∎ the bomb has been made safe la bombe a été désamorcée;∎ the police kept the crowd at a safe distance les policiers ont empêché la foule d'approcher de trop près;∎ the safe period = période du cycle pendant laquelle la femme est censée ne pas être féconde∎ I don't feel safe alone at night je ne me sens pas en sécurité tout seul la nuit;∎ the money's safe in the bank l'argent est en sécurité à la banque;∎ American keep safe! prends bien soin de toi!;∎ the secret will be safe with her elle ne risque pas d'ébruiter le secret;∎ safe from attack/from suspicion à l'abri d'une attaque/des soupçons;∎ you don't look very safe standing on that chair tu as l'air d'être en équilibre instable debout sur cette chaise;∎ (have a) safe journey! bon voyage!;∎ humorous no woman is safe with him c'est un coureur invétéré(c) (unharmed, undamaged → person) sain et sauf;∎ to come home safe rentrer sain et sauf;∎ safe and sound sain et sauf;∎ I'm glad to hear you're safe je suis content d'apprendre qu'il ne t'est rien arrivé;∎ we shall pay upon safe delivery of the goods nous payerons après réception des marchandises(d) (secure → place) sûr;∎ keep it in a safe place gardez-le en lieu sûr;∎ is there anywhere safe to leave my handbag? y a-t-il un lieu sûr où je puisse laisser mon sac à main?;∎ in safe hands en mains sûres;∎ in safe keeping en lieu sûr, en sûreté;∎ to give sth to sb for safe keeping confier qch à qn;∎ it's in his safe keeping c'est sous sa garde(e) (not risky, certain → course of action) sans risque ou risques, sans danger; (→ investment) sûr; (→ estimate) raisonnable;∎ I played it safe and arrived an hour early pour ne pas prendre de risques, je suis arrivé une heure en avance;∎ you're always safe ordering a steak on ne prend jamais de risques en commandant un steak;∎ a safe winner un (une) gagnant(e) certain(e);∎ the steak's a safe bet on ne prend jamais de risques en commandant le steak;∎ it's a safe bet that he'll be late on peut être sûr qu'il arrivera en retard;∎ it's a safe guess that… on ne prend pas beaucoup de risques en disant que…;∎ the safest option l'option la moins risquée;∎ I think it's safe to say that everybody enjoyed themselves je pense que l'on peut dire avec certitude que ça a plu à tout le monde;∎ it is a safe assumption that… on peut présumer sans risque que…;∎ take an umbrella (just) to be on the safe side prends un parapluie, c'est plus sûr ou au cas où;∎ it's as safe as houses cela ne présente pas le moindre risque;∎ proverb better safe than sorry deux précautions valent mieux qu'une(f) (reliable → driver) sûr, prudent;∎ is he safe with the money/the children? est-ce qu'on peut lui confier l'argent/les enfants (sans crainte)?;∎ she's a very safe driver c'est une conductrice très sûre ou très prudente;∎ he's a safe pair of hands (goalkeeper) il a les mains très sûres; (manager, minister etc) il est très fiable2 noun(a) (for money, valuables etc) coffre-fort m;∎ night or deposit safe coffre m de nuit(b) (for food) garde-manger m inv►► safe area zone f de sécurité;safe deposit dépôt m en coffre-fort;safe house (for spies, wanted man) refuge m;safe load (for lorry) charge f admissible; (for lift) charge f maximum; Electricity charge f de sécurité;safe sex rapports mpl sexuels protégés -
2 ♦ would
♦ would /wʊd, wəd/v. modalewould, come tutti i verbi modali, ha caratteristiche particolari:● ha significato di condizionale o passato;● non ha forme flesse (-s alla 3a pers. sing. pres., - ing, -ed), non è mai usato con ausiliari e non ha quindi tempi composti;● forma le domande mediante la semplice posposizione del soggetto;● ad eccezione delle def. 3, 6, 9, 10 e 12, nell'ingl. corrente è spesso abbreviato in 'd;● l'infinito che segue non ha la particella to;● viene usato nelle question tags1 ( esprime possibilità o probabilità) – He would probably refuse, probabilmente rifiuterebbe; Such changes would seriously affect production, cambiamenti simili avrebbero serie conseguenze sulla produzione; I'd take it amiss, if you didn't accept, mi offenderei se non accettaste; Would you go, if you were asked?, ci andresti, se te lo chiedessero?; I wouldn't buy it if I were you, se fossi in te non lo comprerei; My intervention would have been useless, anyway, il mio intervento sarebbe stato comunque inutile2 ( seguito da inf. pass., esprime possibilità non realizzata) – I would have accepted, but my husband said no, io avrei accettato ma mio marito disse di no; If only he'd let me know, I would have tried to help him, se solo mi avesse informato, avrei cercato di aiutarlo3 (alla 2a pers.: nelle frasi interr. esprime offerta o invito cortese, oppure richiesta di fare qc.) – Would you pour the tea, please?, ti spiace versare il tè, per favore?; vuoi gentilmente versare il tè?; Would you do me a favour?, mi faresti un piacere?; Would you mind opening the window?, ti spiace aprire la finestra?; potresti aprire la finestra per favore?; Would you excuse me for a minute?, mi scusi un secondo?4 ( davanti a verbi di gradimento, piacere, ecc.) – I wouldn't like to see this custom disappear, non vorrei veder scomparire questa tradizione; We would be glad to hear about your project, saremmo lieti di essere informati sul tuo progetto; We would like you to tell us about your trip, vorremmo che ci raccontassi del tuo viaggio; Now, I'd like you to open your mouth and say ‘Aaaah’, ora apra la bocca, per favore, e dica ‘Aaaah’; Ladies and gentlemen, I would like you to welcome a very special guest, signore e signori, vi chiedo di dare il benvenuto a un ospite molto speciale; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- What would you like?, cosa desidera?; Would you like to join us?, vuole unirsi a noi?; Would you like some more dessert?, posso offrirti ancora un po' di dolce?; There's one thing I would have liked to ask him, c'è una cosa che avrei voluto chiedergli5 ( nelle subordinate rette da un verbo di dire, pensare, sperare, ecc., esprime l'idea di futuro nel passato) – He asked me whether I would be prepared to do it, mi ha chiesto se fossi (o sarei stato) disposto a farlo; They said they would meet us here, hanno detto che si sarebbero trovati qui; I said I'd do it at once, dissi che l'avrei fatto subito; I said I wouldn't, dissi che non l'avrei fatto; dissi di no; She promised she would come back, (rif. al passato) promise che sarebbe tornata; (rif. al futuro) ha promesso che tornerà; We feared the situation would get out of hand, temevamo che la situazione sarebbe diventata ingovernabile; Would it be ready in time, I wondered, chissà se (o mi chiesi se) sarebbe stato pronto in tempo; I knew you'd say that, sapevo che l'avresti detto6 ( esprime volontà, intenzione o, nella forma neg., rifiuto) – DIALOGO → - Weather- It's a lovely day so we thought we'd go out for a bike ride, è una giornata deliziosa così abbiamo pensato di andare a fare un giro con la bicicletta; I couldn't find anyone who would help me, non riuscii a trovare nessuno che volesse aiutarmi (o che fosse disposto ad aiutarmi); I tried to explain, but he just wouldn't listen, cercai di spiegare la cosa, ma lui si rifiutò di ascoltarmi; He would have none of it, non volle saperne; DIALOGO → - Inviting someone to stay- I wouldn't hear of you staying in a B&B, non voglio neanche sentir parlare di te in un bed and breakfast7 ( esprime congettura, probabilità) – I would imagine they'll have left by now, immagino che ormai saranno partiti; Tall and with a slight stoop? That would be Professor Merrill, alto e un po' curvo? di sicuro è il prof. Merrill; He would have been about seventy when he died, doveva essere sui settanta quando è morto; You wouldn't know her, non credo che tu la conosca8 ( esprime speranza, opinione) – You wouldn't think that he would react that way, would you?, chi si sarebbe immaginato che lui avrebbe reagito a quel modo?; I'd have thought you would have been too tired to go on, avrei detto che saresti stato troppo stanco per continuare; If only she would be more patient, se solo avesse un po' più di pazienza!9 ( esprime un'azione abituale) – We would often go down to the lake to watch the grebes, spesso scendevamo al lago per osservare gli svassi; They would meet every Tuesday at seven, si incontravano ogni martedì alle sette10 ( esprime irritazione per un comportamento ritenuto tipico o inevitabile) – Of course he would say that, è da lui dire una cosa simile; classica risposta da parte sua; «I've broken my camera» «You would, wouldn't you», «ho rotto la macchina fotografica» «lo sapevo (o naturale, c'era da aspettarselo, figurarsi, c'era da dirlo)!»; Of course, this being my birthday, the weather would be nasty, naturalmente, non poteva che fare un tempo orribile il giorno del mio compleanno11 (alla 3a pers.: in frasi neg. e rif. a cose, esprime rifiuto di muoversi, funzionare, ecc.) – The engine wouldn't start, il motore non voleva partire; il motore si rifiutò di partire; The safe wouldn't open, la cassaforte non voleva aprirsi (o non si apriva, rifiutò di aprirsi)12 (poet. o lett.) ( nelle escl.) – Would that I had never met him!, vorrei non averlo mai incontrato!; magari non l'avessi ma incontrato!; Would to God I had died, meglio sarebbe se fossi morto!; magari fossi morto! -
3 overjoyed
əuvə'‹oid(full of joy; very glad: She was overjoyed to hear of his safe arrival.) rebosante/lleno de alegría, regocijado, contentísimotr[əʊvə'ʤɔɪd]1 rebosante de alegríaoverjoyed [.o:vər'ʤɔɪd] adj: rebosante de alegríaadj.• alborozado, -a adj.• desbordante de alegría adj.• encantado, -a adj.'əʊvər'dʒɔɪd, ˌəʊvə'dʒɔɪdadjective encantado, rebosante de alegríato be overjoyed AT/ABOUT something: I was overjoyed at the news la noticia me causó gran alegría; they are overjoyed about the baby — están que no caben en sí de alegría con el niño
[ˌǝʊvǝ'dʒɔɪd]ADJ lleno de alegría (at por); contentísimo (at de)* * *['əʊvər'dʒɔɪd, ˌəʊvə'dʒɔɪd]adjective encantado, rebosante de alegríato be overjoyed AT/ABOUT something: I was overjoyed at the news la noticia me causó gran alegría; they are overjoyed about the baby — están que no caben en sí de alegría con el niño
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