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1 least
[liːst] 1.(the) least — (il) meno; (in negative constructions) (il) minimo
2.they had the least food — hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti o la minor quantità di cibo
pronome il meno, il minimo3.he was surprised, to say the least (of it) — era sorpreso, a dir poco
2) (with verbs) menonobody knew it, Tom least of all o least of all Tom — nessuno lo sapeva, Tom meno di tutti o meno di tutti Tom
3) at least almeno, perlomenosuch people are at the very least guilty of negligence — tali persone sono come minimo colpevoli di negligenza
4)I'm not worried in the least I'm not in the least (bit) worried non sono minimamente preoccupato, non sono preoccupato neanche un po'; it doesn't bother me in the least — non mi disturba affatto
••••last but not least last but by no means least — ultimo, ma non meno importante
Note:When the least is used as a quantifier followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of, it is translated by (il) meno, (il) più piccolo, (il) minore: they had the least food = hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti / la minor quantità di cibo. - But when the least is used as a quantifier to mean the slightest, it is translated by il minimo or la minima: I haven't the least idea about it = non ne ho la minima idea. For examples of these and particular usages, see below. - For translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II and III below. - The phrase at least is usually translated by almeno. For examples and exceptions, see III 3 below. - For the phrase in the least, see III 4 below* * *[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) minimo2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) meno- at least- not in the least* * *[liːst] 1.(the) least — (il) meno; (in negative constructions) (il) minimo
2.they had the least food — hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti o la minor quantità di cibo
pronome il meno, il minimo3.he was surprised, to say the least (of it) — era sorpreso, a dir poco
2) (with verbs) menonobody knew it, Tom least of all o least of all Tom — nessuno lo sapeva, Tom meno di tutti o meno di tutti Tom
3) at least almeno, perlomenosuch people are at the very least guilty of negligence — tali persone sono come minimo colpevoli di negligenza
4)I'm not worried in the least I'm not in the least (bit) worried non sono minimamente preoccupato, non sono preoccupato neanche un po'; it doesn't bother me in the least — non mi disturba affatto
••••last but not least last but by no means least — ultimo, ma non meno importante
Note:When the least is used as a quantifier followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of, it is translated by (il) meno, (il) più piccolo, (il) minore: they had the least food = hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti / la minor quantità di cibo. - But when the least is used as a quantifier to mean the slightest, it is translated by il minimo or la minima: I haven't the least idea about it = non ne ho la minima idea. For examples of these and particular usages, see below. - For translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II and III below. - The phrase at least is usually translated by almeno. For examples and exceptions, see III 3 below. - For the phrase in the least, see III 4 below -
2 dare
I [deə(r)]nome sfida f.II 1. [deə(r)]to do sth. for a dare — fare qcs. per sfida
1) (to have the courage to) osare (do, to do fare)they don't dare o daren't BE take the risk non hanno il coraggio di rischiare; dare I say it posso (ben) dirlo; I dare say (that) — suppongo, credo (che)
2) (expressing anger, indignation) osare (do fare)2.don't you dare! — (warning) non provarci! non pensarci nemmeno!
to dare sb. to do — sfidare qcn. a fare
go on, I dare you! — provaci, se hai il coraggio!
••••Note:Dare can be used either as a common lexical verb or as a modal auxiliary: the latter construction is usually restricted to negative and interrogative sentences in the present tense; anyway, the regularized usage of dare is getting more and more common in English. The different constructions of dare, of course, do not impinge on the Italian equivalent forms. - For examples and uses of dare see the entry below* * *[deə] 1. negative short form - daren't; verb1) (to be brave enough (to do something): I daren't go; I don't dare (to) go; He wouldn't dare do a thing like that; Don't you dare say such a thing again!) osare2) (to challenge: I dare you to do it.) sfidare2. noun(a challenge: He went into the lion's cage for a dare.) sfida- daring3. noun(boldness: We admired his daring.) audacia4. adjectivea dare-devil motorcyclist.) temerario* * *dare /dɛə(r)/n.♦ (to) dare /dɛə(r)/1 osare; avere il coraggio di: How dare you say such a thing!, come osi dire una cosa simile!; He dare not try ( o he doesn't dare to try), non osa tentare; No one dared say anything, nessuno ha osato dire niente; I would if I dared, lo farei, se ne avessi il coraggio; I didn't dare tell her, non ho avuto il coraggio di dirglielo; He didn't dare (to) go, non ha osato andarci2 sfidare: He dared me to follow him, mi ha sfidato a seguirlo; Go on, ask him out, I dare you, dai, chiedigli di uscire con te, ti sfido● ( just) you dare!, provaci ( se ne hai il coraggio)! □ Don't you dare!, non ci provare!, non ti permettere!: Don't you dare speak to me like that!, non ti permettere di parlarmi così! □ I dare say, oserei dire, presumo: I dare say this problem is too difficult for you to solve, presumo che questo problema sia troppo difficile perché tu lo risolva □ dare I say (it), se posso permettermi: The evening was, dare I say it, a bit dull, la serata è stata, se posso permettermi, un po' noiosa.NOTA D'USO: - to dare-* * *I [deə(r)]nome sfida f.II 1. [deə(r)]to do sth. for a dare — fare qcs. per sfida
1) (to have the courage to) osare (do, to do fare)they don't dare o daren't BE take the risk non hanno il coraggio di rischiare; dare I say it posso (ben) dirlo; I dare say (that) — suppongo, credo (che)
2) (expressing anger, indignation) osare (do fare)2.don't you dare! — (warning) non provarci! non pensarci nemmeno!
to dare sb. to do — sfidare qcn. a fare
go on, I dare you! — provaci, se hai il coraggio!
••••Note:Dare can be used either as a common lexical verb or as a modal auxiliary: the latter construction is usually restricted to negative and interrogative sentences in the present tense; anyway, the regularized usage of dare is getting more and more common in English. The different constructions of dare, of course, do not impinge on the Italian equivalent forms. - For examples and uses of dare see the entry below
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