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1 end *****
[ɛnd]1. n3rd from the end — il 3° a partire dalla fine
to stand sth on end — mettere qc in piedi or ritto (-a)
to change ends Sport — cambiare campo
it's the end of the road or line for us fig — non abbiamo futuro
to make ends meet fig — far quadrare il bilancio, sbarcare il lunario
2) (conclusion) fine fat the end of the day Brit fig — in fin dei conti
in the end — alla fine, da ultimo
to be at an end — essere finito (-a), arrivare alla fine
to get to the end of — (book, supplies, work etc) finire
to be at the end of — (strength, patience) essere al limite di
to bring to an end — (work, speech) concludere
to put an end to — (argument, relationship, sb's tricks) porre fine a
it upset me no end (adv) fam — mi ha turbato enormemente
that's the end! fam — è il colmo!
he's the end! fam — è impossibile!
3) (remnant: of loaf, meat) avanzo, (of candle) moccolocigarette end — mozzicone m di sigaretta
4) (aim) fine m, scopoto this end, with this end in view — a questo fine
2. vifinire, terminare, (road, period of time) terminareto end in — (dispute, conflict) sfociare in, (subj: word) finire per or in
3. vt(gen) porre fine a(speech, writing, broadcast)
to end (with) — concludere (con)to end it all fam — farla finita
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2 ♦ deal
♦ deal (1) /di:l/n.(solo sing.) quantità: a good (o a great) deal of, una gran quantità di; molto (agg.): It takes a good deal of patience, ci vuole molta pazienza; There is a great deal of interest in the scheme, il programma suscita molto interesse♦ deal (2) /di:l/n.1 accordo; patto: to do (o to make, to cut, to reach, to strike) a deal with, raggiungere un accordo con; fare un patto con: In the end they failed to close the deal, alla fine, non sono riusciti a concludere l'accordo; It's impossible to make a deal with people like that, non è possibile trovare un accordo con gente così; to pull off a deal, concludere con successo un affare; Let's make a deal, facciamo un patto; At the last minute the deal fell through, all'ultimo minuto l'accordo non è andato in porto; If the deal goes through, it would make him the highest paid actor in Hollywood history, se l'accordo va in porto, farà di lui l'attore più pagato nella storia di Hollywood; to broker a peace deal, fare da mediatore in un accordo di pace; a business deal, un accordo commerciale; He signed a 3-book deal worth a million pounds, ha firmato un contratto per la pubblicazione di tre libri per un milione di sterline; bum deal, fregatura; bidone; fair deal, accordo (o trattamento) equo2 (comm.) offerta; affare: They have some great deals at the moment, hanno delle ottime offerte attualmente; She got herself a good deal on a new car, ha fatto un buon affare con la macchina nuova3 (con agg.) trattamento: a better deal for young people, un trattamento migliore per i giovani; to get a good (o a square) deal, essere trattato bene; to get a raw (o rough) deal, essere trattato male4 ( a carte) turno di fare le carte (o il mazzo); smazzata: Whose deal is it?, a chi tocca fare le carte?● (fam.) big deal ► big □ (econ., polit., fin.) deal breaker, fattore cruciale in un accordo ( che può farlo saltare se non viene risolto); condicio sine qua non □ (fam.) a done deal, affare concluso; cosa fatta □ (fam.) It's a deal!, affare fatto!; ci sto! □ (fam.) What's the deal?, che succede?deal (3) /di:l/n.♦ (to) deal /di:l/(pass. e p. p. dealt)A v. t.3 spacciare: to deal drugs [heroin], spacciare droga [eroina]B v. i.1 fare le carte; smazzare: Whose turn is it to deal?, a chi tocca fare le carte?2 (fam.) spacciare; trafficare droga● (fig. o form.) to deal a blow to sb. (o to deal sb. a blow), assestare un duro colpo a q.: His daughter's death dealt him a blow from which he never recovered, la morte di sua figlia gli ha assestato un duro colpo, dal quale non si è mai ripreso; This latest incident deals another blow to hopes of a peace settlement, quest'ultimo incidente assesta un altro duro colpo alle speranze di un accordo di pace □ ( Borsa) to deal for the account, negoziare a termine □ (fam. USA) to deal from the bottom of the pack, giocare sporco; fregare □ (fam. USA) to deal from the top of the pack, giocare pulito; comportarsi in modo onesto □ (comm.) to deal on credit, comprare (o vendere) a credito. -
3 weary
I ['wɪərɪ]1) [person, eyes, mind] stanco, affaticato2) (showing fatigue) [sigh, voice] stanco3) (tiresome) [journey, task] faticoso, stancante; [ day] pesanteII 1. ['wɪərɪ]verbo transitivo stancare, affaticare2.verbo intransitivo stancarsi* * *['wiəri] 1. adjective(tired; with strength or patience exhausted: a weary sigh; He looks weary; I am weary of his jokes.) stanco2. verb(to (cause to) become tired: The patient wearies easily; Don't weary the patient.) stancare, stancarsi- wearily- weariness
- wearisome
- wearisomely* * *weary /ˈwɪərɪ/a.1 stanco; affaticato; esausto; stufo (fam.): I am weary, sono stanco; I am weary of singing, sono stufo di cantare; to be weary of life, essere stanco della vita● a weary sigh, un sospiro di noia □ (fam.) weary Willie, scansafatiche; sfaticato; fannullone.(to) weary /ˈwɪərɪ/A v. t.1 stancare; affaticare2 annoiare; seccare; stuccare; stufare (fam.)B v. i.stancarsi; seccarsi; stufarsi (fam.): In the end I wearied of her continuous complaints, alla fine mi sono stancato delle sue continue lagnanze.* * *I ['wɪərɪ]1) [person, eyes, mind] stanco, affaticato2) (showing fatigue) [sigh, voice] stanco3) (tiresome) [journey, task] faticoso, stancante; [ day] pesanteII 1. ['wɪərɪ]verbo transitivo stancare, affaticare2.verbo intransitivo stancarsi -
4 infinite
['ɪnfɪnət] 1.1) (boundless) [patience, variety] infinito; [ wealth] immenso2) mat. infinito2.* * *['infinit]1) (without end or limits: We believe that space is infinite.) infinito2) (very great: Infinite damage could be caused by such a mistake.) enorme•- infiniteness
- infinity* * *infinite /ˈɪnfɪnət/A a.B n.2 (gramm.) (modo) infinito● (relig.) the Infinite, Dioinfinitely avv. infiniteness n. [u].* * *['ɪnfɪnət] 1.1) (boundless) [patience, variety] infinito; [ wealth] immenso2) mat. infinito2. -
5 run out
1) (become exhausted) [supplies, oil] finire, esaurirsi2) (have no more) [ pen] essere finito; [ vending machine] essere vuotosorry, I've run out — mi dispiace, non ne ho più
3) (expire) [ passport] scadere; run out of non avere più [time, money, ideas]* * *1) ((of a supply) to come to an end: The food has run out.) finire2) ((with of) to have no more: We've run out of money.) (essere rimasto senza)* * *vi + adv(contract, lease) scadere, (food, money etc) finire, esaurirsi, (person) uscire di corsa, (liquid) colare* * *1) (become exhausted) [supplies, oil] finire, esaurirsi2) (have no more) [ pen] essere finito; [ vending machine] essere vuotosorry, I've run out — mi dispiace, non ne ho più
3) (expire) [ passport] scadere; run out of non avere più [time, money, ideas] -
6 give out
give out [strength, battery, supplies] esaurirsi; [engine, machine] guastarsi, andare in panne; give out [sth.], give [sth.] out1) (distribute) distribuire [leaflets, gifts]3) (announce) dare, rendere pubblico [ information]* * *1) (to give, usually to several people: The headmaster's wife gave out the school prizes.) distribuire2) (to come to an end: My patience gave out.) finire3) (to produce: The fire gave out a lot of heat.) mandare, emettere* * *1. vt + adv1) (distribute) distribuire2) (make known: news) annunciare2. vi + adv(be exhausted: supplies) esaurirsi, venir meno, (fail: engine) fermarsi, (strength) mancare, (legs) non reggere più* * *give out [strength, battery, supplies] esaurirsi; [engine, machine] guastarsi, andare in panne; give out [sth.], give [sth.] out1) (distribute) distribuire [leaflets, gifts]3) (announce) dare, rendere pubblico [ information]
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