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1 corkscrew curls
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2 curl
I [kɜːl]1) (of hair) riccio m., ricciolo m.2) (of wood) truciolo m.; (of smoke) spirale f.3)II 1. [kɜːl]1) arricciare [ hair]2) (wind, coil)to curl one's fingers around sth. — [ person] afferrare qcs.
to curl itself around sth. — [snake, caterpillar] arrotolarsi attorno a qcs.
2.to curl one's lip — [ person] fare una smorfia di sdegno; [ dog] digrignare i denti
verbo intransitivo [ hair] arricciarsi; [paper, leaf] accartocciarsi; [edges, corner] piegarsi- curl up••to make sb.'s hair curl — colloq. (in shock) fare rizzare i capelli a qcn
* * *[kə:l] 1. verb1) (to twist or turn (especially hair) into small coils or rolls: My hair curls easily.) arricciare, arricciarsi2) ((sometimes with up) to move in curves; to bend or roll: The paper curled (up) at the edges.) arrotolarsi2. noun1) (a coil of hair etc.) riccio, ricciolo2) (the quality of being curled: My hair has very little curl in it.) ondulazione•- curler- curly
- curliness
- curl up* * *[kɜːl]1. n(of hair) ricciolo, riccio, (of smoke) anello2. vt3. vi(hair) arricciarsi•- curl up* * *curl /kɜ:l/n.1 riccio; ricciolo6 (naut.) giro di bitta7 (fis.) rotore● a curl of the lip, una smorfia di disprezzo □ curl paper, bigodino di carta □ to wear one's hair in curl, tenere i capelli arricciati (o in piega).(to) curl /kɜ:l/A v. t.2 arrotolare; avvolgere a spirale3 arricciare; increspare; storcere: to curl one's mouth, storcere la bocca; arricciare il naso; to curl one's lip, arricciare le labbra ( per disprezzo)B v. i.2 arrotolarsi; avvolgersi a spirale● to curl oneself up, rannicchiarsi □ to curl into a ball, raggomitolarsi □ to curl up, arricciarsi, avvolgersi a spirale; ( del fumo) salire in spire; rannicchiarsi, raggomitolarsi □ to curl up the corners of a book, piegare gli orli d'un libro; fare le orecchie a un libro □ That'll make your hair curl, ti si rizzeranno i capelli!* * *I [kɜːl]1) (of hair) riccio m., ricciolo m.2) (of wood) truciolo m.; (of smoke) spirale f.3)II 1. [kɜːl]1) arricciare [ hair]2) (wind, coil)to curl one's fingers around sth. — [ person] afferrare qcs.
to curl itself around sth. — [snake, caterpillar] arrotolarsi attorno a qcs.
2.to curl one's lip — [ person] fare una smorfia di sdegno; [ dog] digrignare i denti
verbo intransitivo [ hair] arricciarsi; [paper, leaf] accartocciarsi; [edges, corner] piegarsi- curl up••to make sb.'s hair curl — colloq. (in shock) fare rizzare i capelli a qcn
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3 shear
[ʃɪə(r)]* * *[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) tosare2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) tagliare3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) rasare4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) spezzarsi•- shears* * *[ʃɪə(r)](sheep) tosare•* * *shear /ʃɪə(r)/n.1 (pl.) cesoie; forbici; forbicioni: a pair of shears, un paio di cesoie; pinking shears, forbici seghettate ( da sarto); pruning shears, forbici da giardinaggio4 [u] (geol.) fessurazione; taglio: shear folding, piegamento per taglio; shear-joint plane, piano di diaclasi (di taglio)● (bot.) shear-grass ( Agropyron repens), gramigna dei medici; dente canino □ (mecc.) shear pin, spina di sicurezza □ shear plane, (mecc.) piano di taglio; (geol.) piano di diaclasi □ (mecc.) shear strength, resistenza al taglio □ (mecc.) shear stress, sforzo di taglio □ (tecn.) shear test, prova di taglio □ (Austral.) a sheep off shears, una pecora appena tosata.(to) shear /ʃɪə(r)/A v. t.1 tosare: to shear sheep [a hedge], tosare le pecore [una siepe]3 (tecn.) cesoiare; troncare; tagliare; tranciare4 (fig.) spogliare; privare: The king was shorn of all his powers, il re fu privato di ogni potere; to be shorn of one's rights, essere privato dei propri dirittiB v. i.● to shear away (o off), tosare ( la lana); tagliare via, eliminare; staccarsi: The handle has sheared off, si è staccato il manico □ a closely shorn head, una testa rasata a zero (o rapata) □ a shorn lamb, un agnello tosato; (fig.) un gonzo, uno che s'è fatto pelare.* * *[ʃɪə(r)] -
4 springy
['sprɪŋɪ]* * *1) (able to spring back into its former shape: The grass is very springy.) elastico2) (having spring: These floorboards are springy.) flessibile* * *springy /ˈsprɪŋɪ/a.2 ricco di sorgenti.* * *['sprɪŋɪ] -
5 frizz
[frɪz]verbo transitivo arricciare [ hair]* * *[friz](to (cause hair to) form a mass of tight curls: The hairdresser frizzed her hair.) arricciare- frizzy* * *[frɪz]1. vt2. n* * *frizz► friz(to) frizz (1)► to friz* * *[frɪz]verbo transitivo arricciare [ hair] -
6 frizzy
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7 kinky
['kɪŋkɪ]1) colloq. [person, clothes] stravagante, eccentrico; [ sex] da pervertito, perverso2) [ hair] ricciuto, crespo* * *adjective ((hair) with a lot of small curls.) crespo, ricciuto* * *kinky /ˈkɪŋkɪ/a.1 ingarbugliato; attorcigliato; arricciolato3 (fam.) eccentrico; bizzarro; stravagantekinkily avv.* * *['kɪŋkɪ]1) colloq. [person, clothes] stravagante, eccentrico; [ sex] da pervertito, perverso2) [ hair] ricciuto, crespo -
8 unruly
[ʌn'ruːlɪ]* * *(uncontrollable or disorderly: unruly teenagers/behaviour.) indisciplinato* * *unruly /ʌnˈru:lɪ/a.1 indisciplinato; ribelle: an unruly child [teenager], un bambino [adolescente] indisciplinato; an unruly crowd, una folla indiscliplinataunrulinessn. [u]indisciplina; insubordinazione.* * *[ʌn'ruːlɪ] -
9 set
I [set]1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.a set of fingerprints — = le impronte digitali di una persona schedate da un'autorità
2) (kit, game)3) (pair)4) sport (in tennis) set m.5) (television) apparecchio m.TV set, television set — televisione, televisore
6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.8) mat. insieme m.9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega11) mus. pièce f.12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.••II 1. [set]to make a (dead) set at sb. — BE colloq. fare di tutto per conquistare qcn
passato, participio passato set III2.1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [ menu] a prezzo fisso; [ formula] tutto compreso; [ idea] radicatoset phrase set expression frase fatta, luogo comune; to be set in one's ways essere un abitudinario, avere le proprie abitudini; the weather is set fair — il tempo è sul bello stabile o si è messo al bello
2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso5) (determined)to be (dead) set against sth., doing — essere (del tutto, fermamente) contrario a qcs., al fare
to be set on sth., on doing — essere deciso a qcs., a fare
••III 1. [set]to be well set-up — colloq. (financially) stare bene, disporre di mezzi
to set sth. before sb. — mettere qcs. davanti a qcn. [food, plate]; fig. presentare qcs. a qcn. [proposals, findings]
to set sth. in the ground — piantare qcs. nel terreno
to set sth. into sth. — mettere o incastrare o infilare qcs. in qcs.
to set sth. straight — (align) raddrizzare qcs., mettere qcs. dritto [ painting]; fig. (tidy) mettere qcs. in ordine [papers, room]
to set matters o the record straight fig. mettere le cose in chiaro; his eyes are set very close together — ha gli occhi molto ravvicinati
to set one's mark o stamp on sth. — lasciare il segno su qcs
3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [ fashion]; dare [ tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]to set a good, bad example to sb. — dare il buon, il cattivo esempio a qcn.
to set one's sights on — mettere gli occhi su [ job]
4) (adjust) regolare [ clock]; mettere, puntare [ alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]to set the oven to 180° — mettere il forno a 180°
5) (start)to set sth. going — mettere in marcia, avviare [ machine]
to set sb. laughing, thinking — fare ridere, riflettere qcn
to set a book for study — inserire o mettere un libro nel programma
to set sb. the task of doing — incaricare qcn. di fare
7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]8) mus.to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica
9) tip. comporre [text, type]10) med. immobilizzare [ broken leg]11) (style)12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [ jam]; fare solidificare [ concrete]2.1) [ sun] tramontare3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi•- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon* * *[set] 1. present participle - setting; verb1) (to put or place: She set the tray down on the table.) mettere2) (to put plates, knives, forks etc on (a table) for a meal: Please would you set the table for me?) preparare3) (to settle or arrange (a date, limit, price etc): It's difficult to set a price on a book when you don't know its value.) fissare, stabilire4) (to give a person (a task etc) to do: The witch set the prince three tasks; The teacher set a test for her pupils; He should set the others a good example.) dare5) (to cause to start doing something: His behaviour set people talking.) (provocare)6) ((of the sun etc) to disappear below the horizon: It gets cooler when the sun sets.) tramontare7) (to become firm or solid: Has the concrete set?) indurirsi8) (to adjust (eg a clock or its alarm) so that it is ready to perform its function: He set the alarm for 7.00 a.m.) rimettere, regolare9) (to arrange (hair) in waves or curls.) mettere in piega10) (to fix in the surface of something, eg jewels in a ring.) incastonare11) (to put (broken bones) into the correct position for healing: They set his broken arm.) aggiustare2. adjective1) (fixed or arranged previously: There is a set procedure for doing this.) stabilito, prestabilito2) ((often with on) ready, intending or determined (to do something): He is set on going.) deciso3) (deliberate: He had the set intention of hurting her.) saldo, determinato4) (stiff; fixed: He had a set smile on his face.) fisso5) (not changing or developing: set ideas.) fermo6) ((with with) having something set in it: a gold ring set with diamonds.) tempestato, ornato3. noun1) (a group of things used or belonging together: a set of carving tools; a complete set of (the novels of) Jane Austen.) collezione, raccolta2) (an apparatus for receiving radio or television signals: a television/radio set.) apparecchio3) (a group of people: the musical set.) gruppo4) (the process of setting hair: a shampoo and set.) messa in piega5) (scenery for a play or film: There was a very impressive set in the final act.) scenario6) (a group of six or more games in tennis: She won the first set and lost the next two.) set•- setting- setback
- set phrase
- set-square
- setting-lotion
- set-to
- set-up
- all set
- set about
- set someone against someone
- set against someone
- set someone against
- set against
- set aside
- set back
- set down
- set in
- set off
- set something or someone on someone
- set on someone
- set something or someone on
- set on
- set out
- set to
- set up
- set up camp
- set up house
- set up shop
- set upon* * *I [set]1) (collection) (of keys, spanners) set m., serie f.; (of stamps, coins) serie f.; (of golf clubs) set m.; (of cutlery) servizio m.; (of encyclopedias) raccolta f.; fig. (of data, rules, tests) serie f., insieme m.a set of fingerprints — = le impronte digitali di una persona schedate da un'autorità
2) (kit, game)3) (pair)4) sport (in tennis) set m.5) (television) apparecchio m.TV set, television set — televisione, televisore
6) (group) ambiente m., mondo m.7) (scenery) teatr. scenario m.; cinem. telev. set m.8) mat. insieme m.9) BE scol. (class, group) gruppo m.10) (hairdo) messa f. in piega11) mus. pièce f.12) (position) posizione f., atteggiamento m.••II 1. [set]to make a (dead) set at sb. — BE colloq. fare di tutto per conquistare qcn
passato, participio passato set III2.1) (fixed) attrib. [procedure, rule, task] determinato; [time, price] fisso; [ menu] a prezzo fisso; [ formula] tutto compreso; [ idea] radicatoset phrase set expression frase fatta, luogo comune; to be set in one's ways essere un abitudinario, avere le proprie abitudini; the weather is set fair — il tempo è sul bello stabile o si è messo al bello
2) (stiff) [expression, smile] fisso5) (determined)to be (dead) set against sth., doing — essere (del tutto, fermamente) contrario a qcs., al fare
to be set on sth., on doing — essere deciso a qcs., a fare
••III 1. [set]to be well set-up — colloq. (financially) stare bene, disporre di mezzi
to set sth. before sb. — mettere qcs. davanti a qcn. [food, plate]; fig. presentare qcs. a qcn. [proposals, findings]
to set sth. in the ground — piantare qcs. nel terreno
to set sth. into sth. — mettere o incastrare o infilare qcs. in qcs.
to set sth. straight — (align) raddrizzare qcs., mettere qcs. dritto [ painting]; fig. (tidy) mettere qcs. in ordine [papers, room]
to set matters o the record straight fig. mettere le cose in chiaro; his eyes are set very close together — ha gli occhi molto ravvicinati
to set one's mark o stamp on sth. — lasciare il segno su qcs
3) (affix, establish) fissare [date, deadline, place, price, target]; lanciare [ fashion]; dare [ tone]; stabilire [precedent, record]to set a good, bad example to sb. — dare il buon, il cattivo esempio a qcn.
to set one's sights on — mettere gli occhi su [ job]
4) (adjust) regolare [ clock]; mettere, puntare [ alarm clock]; programmare [timer, video]to set the oven to 180° — mettere il forno a 180°
5) (start)to set sth. going — mettere in marcia, avviare [ machine]
to set sb. laughing, thinking — fare ridere, riflettere qcn
to set a book for study — inserire o mettere un libro nel programma
to set sb. the task of doing — incaricare qcn. di fare
7) cinem. letter. teatr. telev. ambientare [book, film, play]8) mus.to set sth. to music — mettere qcs. in musica
9) tip. comporre [text, type]10) med. immobilizzare [ broken leg]11) (style)12) (cause to harden) fare rapprendere [ jam]; fare solidificare [ concrete]2.1) [ sun] tramontare3) med. [fracture, bone] saldarsi•- set back- set by- set down- set in- set off- set on- set out- set to- set up- set upon
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