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1 ■ turn up
■ turn upA v. t. + avv.1 voltare in su; arricciare: She turned up her nose at my proposal, alla mia proposta, lei arricciò il naso2 piegare in su; tirare su; alzare; rialzare: to turn up the collar of one's fur coat, alzare il bavero della pelliccia7 portare alla luce (o in superficie); scoprire, trovare ( anche fig.): The diggers turned up a skeleton, gli scavatori hanno portato alla luce uno scheletro; to turn up the proof, scoprire le prove9 alzare (il volume di): Turn up the radio, please, alza il volume della radio, per favore!10 alzare, aumentare ( la fiamma del gas, ecc.): Turn up the gas, will you?, alza il gas, per favore!11 (fam.) dare il voltastomaco, far venire la nausea a (q.)12 (pop.) smetterla, piantarla: Turn it up!, piantala!B v. i. + avv.1 comparire; riapparire; farsi vivo: He hasn't turned up yet, non s'è ancora fatto vivo; The missing soldier turned up after a long time, il soldato disperso riapparve dopo molto tempo; DIALOGO → - Lost child 2- I'm sure your daughter will turn up shortly, sono sicuro che vostra figlia si farà viva tra poco3 ( di un oggetto smarrito, ecc.) saltare fuori; ricomparire: Your ring will turn up, il tuo anello salterà fuori5 (fin.) tendere al rialzo; aumentare; migliorare; crescere: The dollar seems to be turning up, sembra che il dollaro tenda al rialzo; Trade is turning up, gli scambi migliorano □ to turn up trumps ► trump (1) □ a fine turned-up nose, un nasino all'insù. -
2 cuff
I 1. [kʌf]1) (at wrist) polsino m.2) AE (on trousers) risvolto m.2.nome plurale cuffs colloq. (handcuffs) manette f.••II [kʌf] III [kʌf]verbo transitivo (on head) dare uno scappellotto a* * *I 1. noun1) (the end of the sleeve (of a shirt, coat etc) near the wrist: Does your shirt have buttons on the cuffs?)2) ((especially American) the turned-up part of a trouser leg.)2. verb(to put handcuffs on (a person): The police cuffed the criminal.)II 1. noun(a blow with the open hand: a cuff on the ear.)2. verb(to give such a blow: He cuffed him on the head.)* * *I [kʌf]1. n(blow) schiaffo2. vtII [kʌf] n(of shirt, coat) polsino, (Am: of trousers) risvoltooff the cuff fig — improvvisando
* * *cuff (1) /kʌf/n.● cuff link, bottone per polsino; gemello □ an off-the-cuff remark, un'osservazione buttata là □ (fam.) on the cuff, a credito; ( anche) gratis □ (fig.) to speak off the cuff, parlare a braccio ( improvvisando).cuff (2) /kʌf/n.ceffone; schiaffo; manrovescio; scappellotto.(to) cuff (1) /kʌf/v. t.2 (fam.) ammanettare.(to) cuff (2) /kʌf/v. t.* * *I 1. [kʌf]1) (at wrist) polsino m.2) AE (on trousers) risvolto m.2.nome plurale cuffs colloq. (handcuffs) manette f.••II [kʌf] III [kʌf]verbo transitivo (on head) dare uno scappellotto a
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