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21 ♦ reflexive
♦ reflexive /rɪˈflɛksɪv/A a.1 (gramm.) riflessivo: a reflexive pronoun [verb], un pronome [un verbo] riflessivo3 automatico; simile a un riflesso: The opening of the missile bases provoked a reflexive outburst of anti-Americanism, l'apertura delle basi missilistiche ha provocato un accesso automatico di antiamericanismoB n.reflexively avv. -
22 tense
I [tens]nome ling. tempo m. (verbale)II [tens] III 1. [tens] 2.verbo intransitivo irrigidirsi- tense up* * *[tens] I noun(a form of a verb that shows the time of its action in relation to the time of speaking: a verb in the past/future/present tense.)II 1. adjective1) (strained; nervous: The crowd was tense with excitement; a tense situation.)2) (tight; tightly stretched.)2. verb(to make or become tense: He tensed his muscles.)- tensely- tenseness
- tension* * *I [tɛns] nGram tempoII [tɛns]2. vt(tighten: muscles) tendere* * *tense (1) /tɛns/a.1 teso ( anche fig.); tirato; contratto; ansioso: a tense wire, un filo metallico teso; tense muscles, muscoli tesi; faces tense with emotion, facce contratte per l'emozione● a tense day, una giornata di tensione □ The atmosphere was tense, c'era un'aria di tensionetensenessn. [u]1 tensione; rigidità♦ tense (2) /tɛns/n.(gramm.) tempo: the past tense, il (tempo) passato; the future tense, il (tempo) futuro; the present tense, il (tempo) presente.(to) tense /tɛns/A v. t.B v. i.* * *I [tens]nome ling. tempo m. (verbale)II [tens] III 1. [tens] 2.verbo intransitivo irrigidirsi- tense up -
23 near *****
[nɪə(r)]1. advnear at hand — a portata di mano, (event) imminente, alle porte
to come or draw near — (person, event) avvicinarsi
come nearer — vieni più vicino, avvicinati
there were 100 people there, near enough — c'erano pressappoco 100 persone
2. prep(also: near to) (of place) vicino a, presso, (in time) circa, quasinear here/there — qui/lì vicino
1) (in space, time) vicino (-a)the nearest shops were three kilometres away — i negozi più vicini erano a tre chilometri di distanza
the nearest way — la via or strada più breve
£25,000 or nearest offer Brit — 25.000 sterline trattabili
2) (relation) stretto (-a), prossimo (-a)3)4. vt(place, event) avvicinarsi a -
24 reference *** ref·er·ence
['rɛfr(ə)ns]1. n1) (allusion: direct) riferimento, menzione f, (indirect) allusione f, (relation, connection) rapporto(
Comm: in letter) with reference to — in or con riferimento a"please quote this reference" Comm — "si prega di far riferimento al numero di protocollo"
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25 regard **** re·gard
[rɪ'ɡɒːd]1. n1)in or with regard to — per quanto riguarda, riguardo ain this regard frm — a questo riguardo or proposito
2) (esteem, concern) riguardo, stimato have a high regard for sb; hold sb in high regard — aver molta stima per qn, tenere qn in grande considerazione
3)regards to Maria, please give my regards to Maria — salutami Maria, da' i miei saluti a Maria(kind) regards — cordiali saluti2. vt1) (consider) considerare, stimare2) (concern) riguardareas regards... — per quel che riguarda..., riguardo a...
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26 relate *** re·late
[rɪ'leɪt]1. vt1) (tell: story) raccontare, riferire2) (establish relation between) collegare2. vi1) (connect) riferirsi a, riguardarethese recommendations relate to road safety — queste raccomandazioni riguardano la sicurezza sulle strade
how does your religion relate to your politics? — che rapporto c'è tra la tua religione e la politica?
2) (get on with) stabilire un rapporto con -
27 sister ***** sis·ter n
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28 take after
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29 to ***** weak form
[tə]1. prephave you ever been to India? — sei mai stata in India?
a letter to his wife — una lettera a sua moglie
2) (next to, with position) awith one's back to the wall — con le spalle al muro
the door is to the left (of) — la porta è a sinistra (di)
at right angles to sth — ad angolo retto con qc
3) (as far as) fino ahere to London — da qui (fino) a Londra40 to 50 people — da 40 a 50 personeit's twenty-five to 3 — mancano venticinque minuti alle 3, sono le 2 e trentacinque
it to me — dammeloa monument to the fallen — un monumento ai caduti
a solution to the problem — una soluzione al problema
6) (in relation to) (in confronto) aA is to B as C is to D — A sta a B come C sta a D
to the others — superiore agli altrigoals to two — tre reti a due7)that's all there is to it — questo è tutto, è tutto quiwhat do you say to this? — che cosa ne pensi?
8) (according to) secondowe danced to the music of... — abbiamo ballato con la musica di...
9)2. particle (with verb)1)to go/eat — andare/mangiare2)to start to cry — incominciare or mettersi a piangere3) (purpose, result) perhe did it to help you — l'ha fatto per aiutarti
he came to see you — è venuto per vederti
4)you ought to — dovresti (farlo)he's not the sort to do that — non è il tipo da fare una cosa del genere
now is the time to do it — è ora di farlo
6)to believe — difficile da credereto go — pronto (-a) a partire3. adv1)2)to come to — (recover consciousness) riprendere conoscenza
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30 daughter
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31 distant
['dɪstənt]2) (faint) [memory, hope, similarity] lontano, vago3) (far removed) [ relative] lontano4) (cool) [person, manner] freddo, distaccato* * *1) (far away or far apart, in place or time: the distant past; a distant country; Our house is quite distant from the school.) lontano2) (not close: a distant relation.) distante, a distanza3) (not friendly: Her manner was rather distant.) distante* * *['dɪstənt]2) (faint) [memory, hope, similarity] lontano, vago3) (far removed) [ relative] lontano4) (cool) [person, manner] freddo, distaccato -
32 eco-
[i:kəu]( as part of a word) (concerned with living things in relation to their environment: the eco-system.) eco- -
33 in / out of perspective
1) ((of an object in a painting, photograph etc) having, or not having, the correct size, shape, distance etc in relation to the rest of the picture: These houses don't seem to be in perspective in your drawing.) dentro/fuori prospettiva2) (with, or without, a correct or sensible understanding of something's true importance: Try to get these problems in(to) perspective; Keep things in perspective.) in prospettiva -
34 in proportion to
(in relation to; in comparison with: You spend far too much time on that work in proportion to its importance.) in proporzione a -
35 near
I 1. [nɪə(r)]1) (nearby) vicinothe time is near when... — si avvicina il tempo in cui...
3) (nearly)4) near enoughthere are 20 yachts near enough — (approximately) ci sono circa 20 yacht
2.that's near enough — (not any closer) così vicino va bene; (acceptable as quantity) ce n'è abbastanza
1) (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]2) (in time)it's getting near Christmas — si sta avvicinando il o siamo quasi a Natale
3) (in degree) vicino ahe's no nearer (making) a decision — è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso
nobody comes anywhere near her — fig. nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei
4) near to (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]to be near to tears, to doing — (on point of) essere sul punto di piangere, sul punto di fare; (in degree)
II [nɪə(r)]to come nearest to — avvicinarsi il più possibile a [ ideal]
1) (close in distance, time) vicino, prossimo2) (in degree)he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria
it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) è la cosa più simile
3) (short)4) near- in composti quasiIII [nɪə(r)]verbo transitivo avvicinarsi a (anche fig.)to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato
to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione
* * *[niə] 1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) vicino2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) prossimo2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) vicino2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) vicino3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) vicino4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) avvicinarsi- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss* * *I 1. [nɪə(r)]1) (nearby) vicinothe time is near when... — si avvicina il tempo in cui...
3) (nearly)4) near enoughthere are 20 yachts near enough — (approximately) ci sono circa 20 yacht
2.that's near enough — (not any closer) così vicino va bene; (acceptable as quantity) ce n'è abbastanza
1) (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]2) (in time)it's getting near Christmas — si sta avvicinando il o siamo quasi a Natale
3) (in degree) vicino ahe's no nearer (making) a decision — è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso
nobody comes anywhere near her — fig. nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei
4) near to (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]to be near to tears, to doing — (on point of) essere sul punto di piangere, sul punto di fare; (in degree)
II [nɪə(r)]to come nearest to — avvicinarsi il più possibile a [ ideal]
1) (close in distance, time) vicino, prossimo2) (in degree)he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria
it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) è la cosa più simile
3) (short)4) near- in composti quasiIII [nɪə(r)]verbo transitivo avvicinarsi a (anche fig.)to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato
to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione
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36 opposite
['ɒpəzɪt] 1.nome contrario m., opposto m. (to, of di)2.just the opposite — esattamente l'opposto, il contrario
at opposite ends of — ai lati opposti di [table, road]
2) (different) [viewpoint, camp] opposto; [effect, approach] opposto, contrario3.avverbio [live, stand] di fronte, dirimpetto4.preposizione di fronte a, dirimpetto a [building, park, person]; davanti a [ port]* * *['opəzit] 1. adjective1) (being on the other side of: on the opposite side of town.) opposto2) (completely different: The two men walked off in opposite directions.) opposto2. preposition, adverb(on the opposite side of (something) in relation to something else: He lives in the house opposite (mine).) di fronte3. noun(something that is completely different: Hate is the opposite of love.) opposto, contrario* * *['ɒpəzɪt] 1.nome contrario m., opposto m. (to, of di)2.just the opposite — esattamente l'opposto, il contrario
at opposite ends of — ai lati opposti di [table, road]
2) (different) [viewpoint, camp] opposto; [effect, approach] opposto, contrario3.avverbio [live, stand] di fronte, dirimpetto4.preposizione di fronte a, dirimpetto a [building, park, person]; davanti a [ port] -
37 orientate
['ɔːrɪənteɪt]orient II* * *['o:riənteit]1) (to get (oneself) used to unfamiliar surroundings, conditions etc.) orientare, orientarsi2) (to find out one's position in relation to something else: The hikers tried to orientate themselves before continuing their walk.) orientarsi•* * *['ɔːrɪənteɪt]orient II -
38 rate
I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
2) (deserve) meritare [medal, round of applause]3) (value) ammirare, stimare [person, honesty]; tenere in grande considerazione [ friendship]2. 3.* * *[reit] 1. noun1) (the number of occasions within a given period of time when something happens or is done: a high (monthly) accident rate in a factory.) tasso, percentuale2) (the number or amount of something (in relation to something else); a ratio: There was a failure rate of one pupil in ten in the exam.) percentuale3) (the speed with which something happens or is done: He works at a tremendous rate; the rate of increase/expansion.) ritmo, velocità4) (the level (of pay), cost etc (of or for something): What is the rate of pay for this job?) tariffa5) ((usually in plural) a tax, especially, in United Kingdom, paid by house-owners etc to help with the running of their town etc.) (imposta locale)2. verb(to estimate or be estimated, with regard to worth, merit, value etc: I don't rate this book very highly; He doesn't rate very highly as a dramatist in my estimation.) valutare, giudicare- rating- at this
- at that rate
- rate of exchange* * *I 1. [reɪt]1) (speed) ritmo m., velocità f.at a terrific rate — [ drive] a tutta velocità; [ work] a ritmo indiavolato
at this rate we'll never be able to afford a car — fig. di questo passo non potremo mai permetterci un'auto
2) (number of occurrences) tasso m., percentuale f.the failure rate is 4% — la percentuale dei bocciati è del 4%
3) (level)5) econ. (in foreign exchange) corso m.2.business rates — = imposta sugli immobili adibiti a uso commerciale e/o industriale
••II 1. [reɪt]at any rate — in ogni caso, a ogni modo
1) (classify)to rate sb. as a great composer — considerare qcn. un grande compositore
to rate sb. among the best pianists — annoverare qcn. tra i migliori pianisti
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39 relate
[rɪ'leɪt] 1.1) (connect)to relate sth. and sth. — mettere qcs. in relazione con qcs.
2.to relate sth. to sth. — collegare qcs. a qcs
to relate to — comunicare o intendersi con
3) (identify)* * *[rə'leit] 1. verb1) (to tell (a story etc): He related all that had happened to him.) raccontare2) ((with to) to be about, concerned or connected with: Have you any information relating to the effect of penicillin on mice?) riguardare3) ((with to) to behave towards: He finds it difficult to relate normally to his mother.) (andare d'accordo)•- related- relation
- relationship
- relative 2. adjective1) (compared with something else, or with each other, or with a situation in the past etc: the relative speeds of a car and a train; She used to be rich but now lives in relative poverty.) relativo2) ((of a pronoun, adjective or clause) referring back to something previously mentioned: the girl who sang the song; the girl who sang the song.) relativo•* * *[rɪ'leɪt] 1.1) (connect)to relate sth. and sth. — mettere qcs. in relazione con qcs.
2.to relate sth. to sth. — collegare qcs. a qcs
to relate to — comunicare o intendersi con
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40 son
[sʌn]1) (male child) figlio m.••every mother's son (of them) — = tutti loro
* * *(a male child (when spoken of in relation to his parents): He is the son of the manager.) figlio- son of a bitch* * *[sʌn]1) (male child) figlio m.••every mother's son (of them) — = tutti loro
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