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1 pick up
1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) imparare2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) prendere su3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) trovare4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) rialzarsi5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) prendere6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) ricevere7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) ritrovare; prendere* * *1. vt + adv1) (lift: sth dropped) raccogliere, raccattare, (sb fallen) tirar suto pick o.s. up — rialzarsi
2) (collect: goods, person) passare a prenderewe'll come to the airport to pick you up — veniamo a prenderti all'aeroporto, (subj : bus etc) far salire, caricare, (rescue) raccogliere, (from sea) ripescare, (arrest) arrestare
the car picked up speed — la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato
3) (acquire: sale bargain) trovare, (information, points in exam, germ) prendere, (learn: habit, ideas) prendere, (skill, language, tricks) impararecan you pick up some information while you're there? — puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?
4) Radio TV Telec captare2. vi + adv1) (improve: gen) migliorare, (wages) aumentare, (invalid, business) riprendersi, (weather) rimettersi2) (continue) continuare, riprendere* * *1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi -
2 upgrade
I ['ʌpgreɪd]II [ˌʌp'greɪd]on the upgrade — in ascesa; [ prices] in aumento
1) (modernize) ammodernare; (improve) migliorare [ product]2) inform. potenziare, aggiornare [software, hardware]* * *1. verb(to improve the performance of a computer or other machine by installing better components or parts: How much will it cost me to upgrade my computer?) apportare delle migliorie2. noun* * *upgrade /ˈʌpgreɪd/n.2 (comput.) upgrade; aggiornamento (di software, ad es. con una versione più recente)● to be on the upgrade, ( USA) essere in salita, in pendenza; (fig.) essere in ascesa, in miglioramento.(to) upgrade /ʌpˈgreɪd/v. t.1 promuovere ( un impiegato, ecc.); portare a ( un livello superiore): The security threat has been upgraded to high, il rischio sicurezza è stato portato al livello alto* * *I ['ʌpgreɪd]II [ˌʌp'greɪd]on the upgrade — in ascesa; [ prices] in aumento
1) (modernize) ammodernare; (improve) migliorare [ product]2) inform. potenziare, aggiornare [software, hardware] -
3 boost
I [buːst]1) (stimulus) spinta f. (to a)to give sth. a boost — dare una spinta a qcs
2) (encouragement) incoraggiamento m. (to per)to give sb. a boost (to do) — incoraggiare qcn. (a fare)
3) (publicity)to give sth. a boost — fare (molta) pubblicità a qcs
4) (push)II [buːst]to give sb. a boost — dare una spinta (verso l'alto) a qcn
1) (stimulate) incrementare, aumentare [productivity, number, profit]; incoraggiare [economy, investment]; suscitare [ interest]to boost sb.'s confidence — infondere sicurezza a qcn.
2) (enhance) migliorare [image, performance]4) elettron. amplificare [signal, voltage]5) aut. rendere più potente [ engine]* * *[bu:st] 1. verb(to expand; to make greater; to improve: We've boosted the sales figures; It's boosted his reputation.) aumentare, gonfiare2. noun(a piece of help, encouragement etc: This publicity will give our sales a real boost.) spinta- booster* * *I [buːst]1) (stimulus) spinta f. (to a)to give sth. a boost — dare una spinta a qcs
2) (encouragement) incoraggiamento m. (to per)to give sb. a boost (to do) — incoraggiare qcn. (a fare)
3) (publicity)to give sth. a boost — fare (molta) pubblicità a qcs
4) (push)II [buːst]to give sb. a boost — dare una spinta (verso l'alto) a qcn
1) (stimulate) incrementare, aumentare [productivity, number, profit]; incoraggiare [economy, investment]; suscitare [ interest]to boost sb.'s confidence — infondere sicurezza a qcn.
2) (enhance) migliorare [image, performance]4) elettron. amplificare [signal, voltage]5) aut. rendere più potente [ engine] -
4 practise
1.practice ['præktɪs] verbo transitivo1) (work at) provare [song, speech]; esercitarsi in [ Italian]; esercitare [movement, shot]; perfezionare [ technique]; fare le prove per [ play]3) (follow a profession) praticare, esercitare4) (observe) osservare, praticare [custom, religion]2.1) (train) (at piano, violin) esercitarsi; (for sports) allenarsi; (for play, concert) provare2) (follow a profession) esercitare una professioneto practise as — fare il [doctor, lawyer]
••* * *['præktis]1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) esercitarsi a2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) mettere in pratica, seguire3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) esercitare•* * *1.practice ['præktɪs] verbo transitivo1) (work at) provare [song, speech]; esercitarsi in [ Italian]; esercitare [movement, shot]; perfezionare [ technique]; fare le prove per [ play]3) (follow a profession) praticare, esercitare4) (observe) osservare, praticare [custom, religion]2.1) (train) (at piano, violin) esercitarsi; (for sports) allenarsi; (for play, concert) provare2) (follow a profession) esercitare una professioneto practise as — fare il [doctor, lawyer]
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5 presentation
[ˌprezən'teɪʃn]1) (of plan, report, bill) presentazione f.2) (by salesman, colleague, executive) presentazione f., relazione f.3) (of gift, award) consegna f.4) (portrayal) rappresentazione f. (anche teatr.)5) med. (of baby) presentazione f.* * *[pre-]1) (the act of presenting: the presentation of the prizes; the presentation of a new play; ( also adjective) a presentation ceremony; a presentation gold watch.) presentazione2) (the manner in which written work etc is presented or set out: Try to improve the presentation of your work.) presentazione3) (a performance, or set of repeated performances, of a play, opera etc: This is the best presentation of `Macbeth' that I've ever seen.) rappresentazione* * *[ˌprezən'teɪʃn]1) (of plan, report, bill) presentazione f.2) (by salesman, colleague, executive) presentazione f., relazione f.3) (of gift, award) consegna f.4) (portrayal) rappresentazione f. (anche teatr.)5) med. (of baby) presentazione f. -
6 soup
[suːp]nome minestra f., zuppa f.; fig. minestrone m.••* * *I [su:p] noun(a liquid food made from meat, vegetables etc: She made some chicken soup.)II verb(soup up to improve the performance of a car or motor-cycle by making its engine more powerful etc.)* * *[suːp]nome minestra f., zuppa f.; fig. minestrone m.••
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