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61 puzzle
I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
* * *1. verb1) (to perplex, baffle or bewilder: The question puzzled them; What puzzles me is how he got here so soon.) rendere perplesso, sconcertare2) (to think long and carefully about a problem etc: I puzzled over the sum for hours.) scervellarsi2. noun1) (a problem that causes a lot of thought: Her behaviour was a puzzle to him.) enigma2) (a kind of game or toy to test one's thinking, knowledge or skill: a jig-saw puzzle; a crossword puzzle.) indovinello, rompicapo•- puzzling- puzzle out* * *puzzle /ˈpʌzl/n.2 [uc] confusione; incertezza; dubbio; perplessità: to be in a puzzle about st., essere in dubbio (o essere perplesso) circa qc.● puzzle-headed (o puzzle-pated), che ha le idee confuse; stordito; svampito, svanito (fam.).(to) puzzle /ˈpʌzl/A v. t.confondere; disorientare; rendere perplesso; sconcertareB v. i.2 spremersi le meningi; scervellarsi● to puzzle one's brains, scervellarsi □ to puzzle (st.) out, districare ( un imbroglio); riuscire a capire (qc. di difficile); indovinare ( una soluzione); risolvere ( un problema) □ to puzzle over st., scervellarsi su qc.; rompersi la testa per capire qc.* * *I ['pʌzl]1) (mystery) enigma m., mistero m.2) gioc. enigma m., rompicapo m.II 1. ['pʌzl]crossword puzzle — parole incrociate, cruciverba
verbo transitivo [question, attitude] sconcertare, rendere perplesso [ person]2.to puzzle over sth. — scervellarsi su qcs
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62 shriek
I [ʃriːk]1) (of pain, fear) grido m., urlo m.; (of delight) gridolino m.2) (of bird) grido m.II [ʃriːk]verbo intransitivo gridare, urlare (in, with di)* * *[ʃri:k] 1. verb(to give out, or say with, a high scream or laugh: She shrieked whenever she saw a spider; shrieking with laughter.) gridare, strillare2. noun(such a scream or laugh: She gave a shriek as she felt someone grab her arm; shrieks of laughter.) grido, strillo* * *[ʃriːk]1. nshrieks of laughter — risate fpl stridule
2. vi3. vt* * *shriek /ʃri:k/n.1 grido; strillo; urlo: a shriek of pain, un grido di dolore; a shriek of terror, un urlo di terrore(to) shriek /ʃri:k/v. i. e t.gridare; strillare; urlare: to shriek in pain, gridare dal dolore● to shriek out, gridare; strillare; urlare; dire con voce alta e stridula: to shriek out a warning, lanciare a gran voce un avvertimento □ to shriek with laughter, fare una risata stridula; ridere in tono stridulo.* * *I [ʃriːk]1) (of pain, fear) grido m., urlo m.; (of delight) gridolino m.2) (of bird) grido m.II [ʃriːk]verbo intransitivo gridare, urlare (in, with di) -
63 early ***** ear·ly
['ɜːlɪ] - ier comp - iest superl1. advpresto, (ahead of time) in anticipoearly in the morning/afternoon — nelle prime ore del mattino/del pomeriggio
early in the spring/19th century — all'inizio della primavera/dell'Ottocento
2. adj(man) primitivo (-a), (Christians, settlers) primo (-a), (fruit, plant) precoce, (death) prematuro (-a), (reply) pronto (-a)an early general election — elezioni fpl generali anticipate
to be an early riser or an early bird — essere mattiniero (-a)
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64 eye *****
[aɪ]1. nocchio, (of needle) cruna, (for hook) occhielloeyes right/left! Mil — attenti a destra/sinistra!
to keep an eye on sb/sth — tenere d'occhio qn/qc
to keep an eye out for sth/sb; one's eyes open for sth/sb — tenere gli occhi aperti per trovare qc/qn
to shut one's eyes to sth — (fig: to the truth, dangers, evidence) chiudere gli occhi di fronte a qc, (to sb's shortcomings) chiudere un occhio su qc
it's five years since I last set or laid eyes on him — sono cinque anni che non lo vedo
that's one in the eye for him fig — (fam) gli sta bene
2. vt(look at carefully) scrutare, (ogle) adocchiare•- eye up -
65 most *****
[məʊst] superl of many, much1. adjfor the most part — in gran parte, per la maggior parte
2)most men — la maggior parte or la grande maggioranza degli uomini2. pronmost of it/them — quasi tutto/tutti
most of the money/her friends/the time — la maggior parte dei soldi/dei suoi amici/del tempo
at most or at the (very) most — al massimo
to make the most of sth — sfruttare al massimo qc, trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc
3. adv1) (spend, eat, work, sleep) di piùthe most attractive/difficult/comfortable — il (la)più attraente/difficile/confortevole
2)most likely — molto probabilmente -
66 power ***** pow·er
['paʊə(r)]1. n1) (physical strength), (also), fig forza, (energy) energia, (force: of engine, blow, explosion) potenza, (of sun) intensità, (electricity) elettricità2) (ability, capacity) capacità f inv, potere m, (faculty) facoltà f invmental powers — capacità fpl mentali
the power of speech — la facoltà or l'uso della parola
powers of persuasion/imagination — forza di persuasione/immaginazione
3) (Pol: authority) potere m, autorità f invthe powers of darkness or evil — le forze del male
4) Math potenza7 to the power (of) 3 — 7 al cubo or alla terza
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fam: a lot of) it did me a power of good — mi ha fatto un bene enorme2. vt3. adj -
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[sɪns]1. adv2. prepda(ever) since then/that... — da allora...
since leaving — da quando sono (or è etc) partito (-a)
3. conj1) (time) da quandohow long is it since you last saw him? — da quando non lo vedi?, quant'è che non lo vedi?
2) (because) siccome, dato chesince you're tired, let's stay at home — dato che sei stanco restiamo a casa
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68 that ***** weak form
[ðət]1. dem adj, those plquel (quell', quello) m, quella (quell') f, (as opposed to "this") quello (-a) làwhat about that cheque? — e quel famoso assegno?
that wretched dog! — quel cagnaccio!
it's not this picture but that one I like — non mi piace questo quadro ma quello là
that crazy son of yours — quel pazzo di tuo figlio
2. dem pron, those plciò, (as opposed to 'this') quello (-a)that — dopoat
that, she... — al che lei...and they were late at that — e per di più erano in ritardo
I prefer this to that — preferisco questo a quello
that is (to say),... — cioè..., vale a dire...
how do you like that? iro — niente male, ti pare?
you can't go and that's that! — non puoi andare e basta!
is that? — che cos'è quello?is that? — chi è quello?that, she... — con ciò lei...3. dem advcheer up, it isn't that bad — coraggio, non va poi così male
this one isn't that much more difficult — questo non è poi tanto più difficile
4. rel pron1) che, il (la)quale, (indirect) cui(that) I have — tutto ciò che hothat I know of — non che io sappia2) (of time: when) in cuithe evening/winter that — la sera/l'inverno in cui
5. conjI believe that he exists — credo che esista
that I want to, of course — non che lo voglia, naturalmenteoh
that I could... — oh se potessi...so
that; in order that — affinché + sub, perché + sub -
69 personal pronoun
См. также в других словарях:
saw her — looked at her, observed her … English contemporary dictionary
I Saw Her Standing There — Infobox Song Name =I Saw Her Standing There Artist =The Beatles alt Artist = Album =Please Please Me Published = Released =22 March 1963 track no = Recorded =Abbey Road Studios: 11 February 1963 Genre =Beat Length =2:55 Writer =Lennon/McCartney… … Wikipedia
I Saw Her Standing There — Chanson par The Beatles extrait de l’album Please Please Me Sortie 22 mars 1963 Enregistrement 11 février 1963 Studios EMI, Londres … Wikipédia en Français
I Saw Her Standing There — Исполнитель The Beatles Альбом Please Please Me Дата выпуска 22 марта 1963 Дата записи … Википедия
Who Saw Her Die? — Directed by Aldo Lado Produced by Ovidio G. Assonitis Enzo Doria … Wikipedia
The Last Time I Saw Her — Infobox Album | Name = The Last Time I Saw Her Type = Album Artist = Glen Campbell Released = July, 1971 Recorded = 1971, T.T.G. Recording Studio, Hollywood, CA Genre = Country Length = Label = Capitol Producer = Al De Lory Reviews = Last album … Wikipedia
I Saw Her Standing There — «I Saw Her Standing There» Canción de The Beatles Álbum Please Please Me Publicación 22 de marzo de 1963 … Wikipedia Español
the instant he saw her — immediately after he laid eye on her, as soon as he saw her … English contemporary dictionary
Her — Her, pron. & a. [OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat. sing., AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of h[ e]o she. from the same root as E. he. See {He}.] The form of the objective and the possessive case of the personal pronoun she; as, I saw her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
her — /herr/; unstressed /heuhr, euhr/, pron. 1. the objective case of she: We saw her this morning. Give this book to her. 2. the possessive case of she (used as an attributive adjective): Her coat is the one on the chair. I m sorry about her leaving … Universalium
her — [[t]hɜr[/t]] unstressed [[t]hər, ər[/t]] pron. 1) fun the objective case of she, used as a direct or indirect object: We saw her this morning. I gave her the message[/ex] 2) fun a form of the possessive case of she used as an attributive… … From formal English to slang