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1 in the making
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2 making
['meɪkɪŋ]1) (of film, programme) realizzazione f.; (of industrial product) fabbricazione f.; (of clothes) confezione f.; (of meal) preparazione f."this is history in the making!" — "stiamo facendo la storia!"
2) (of person, personality)••to have all the makings of sth. — avere (tutta) la stoffa di qcs
* * *noun (the process of producing or forming something: glassmaking; ( also adjective) the road-making industry.) fabbricazione* * *making /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/n.2 (con l'art. determ.) causa (o chiave) del successo, della maturazione (di q.): That experience was the making of him, quell'esperienza è stata la chiave del suo successo3 (pl.) guadagni; profitti; ricavi4 (pl.) qualità necessarie; stoffa (fig.): He has the makings of a pianist, ha la stoffa del pianista● (leg.) the making of laws, l'emanazione di leggi; la legiferazione □ ( Borsa) making-up day, giorno dei riporti □ ( Borsa) making-up price, corso di riporto □ to be in the making, essere in formazione (o in fieri); essere in costruzione (o in fabbricazione).* * *['meɪkɪŋ]1) (of film, programme) realizzazione f.; (of industrial product) fabbricazione f.; (of clothes) confezione f.; (of meal) preparazione f."this is history in the making!" — "stiamo facendo la storia!"
2) (of person, personality)••to have all the makings of sth. — avere (tutta) la stoffa di qcs
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3 making mak·ing n
['meɪkɪŋ]2)he has the makings of an actor — (qualities, potential) ha la stoffa dell'attore
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4 decision-making
[dɪ'sɪʒnˌmeɪkɪŋ] 1. 2.* * *[dɪ'sɪʒnˌmeɪkɪŋ] 1. 2. -
5 at the expense of
1) (being paid for by; at the cost of: He equipped the expedition at his own expense; At the expense of his health he finally completed the work.) a spese di; a capito di2) (making (a person) appear ridiculous: He told a joke at his wife's expense.) a scapito -
6 jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
(to form an idea without making sure of the facts: He saw my case in the hall and jumped to the conclusion that I was leaving.) affrettarsi a concludere cheEnglish-Italian dictionary > jump to conclusions / jump to the conclusion that
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7 be on the offensive
(to be making an attack: She always expects people to criticize her and so she is always on the offensive.) (essere in posizione di attacco) -
8 beat about the bush
(to approach a subject in an indirect way, without coming to the point or making any decision.) tergiversare, menare il can per l'aia -
9 see how the land lies
(to take a good look at the circumstances before making a decision.) (vedere come stanno le cose) -
10 take a/the hint
(to understand a hint and act on it: I keep making jokes to my secretary about her coming to work late every day, but she never takes the hint.) capire al volo -
11 not (quite) right in the head
((slightly) mad: He can't be in his right mind - making incredible suggestions like that!) (non avere la testa a posto) -
12 not (quite) right in the head
((slightly) mad: He can't be in his right mind - making incredible suggestions like that!) (non avere la testa a posto) -
13 make
I [meɪk]1) (brand) marca f.2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.••II 1. [meɪk]to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.
to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.
to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.
to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.
to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.
to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare
to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.
to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.
to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare
to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.
to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.
to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.
4) (force)to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare
to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn
5) (turn into)to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star
we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere
to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro
it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo
to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo
6) (amount to)8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]
9) (estimate, say)10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta
to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs
11) el. chiudere [ circuit]12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]2.to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo
I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)
* * *[meik] 1. past tense, past participle - made; verb1) (to create, form or produce: God made the Earth; She makes all her own clothes; He made it out of paper; to make a muddle/mess of the job; to make lunch/coffee; We made an arrangement/agreement/deal/bargain.) fare, creare2) (to compel, force or cause (a person or thing to do something): They made her do it; He made me laugh.) fare3) (to cause to be: I made it clear; You've made me very unhappy.) rendere4) (to gain or earn: He makes $100 a week; to make a profit.) guadagnare5) ((of numbers etc) to add up to; to amount to: 2 and 2 make(s) 4.) fare6) (to become, turn into, or be: He'll make an excellent teacher.) diventare, essere7) (to estimate as: I make the total 483.) valutare8) (to appoint, or choose, as: He was made manager.) nominare9) (used with many nouns to give a similar meaning to that of the verb from which the noun is formed: He made several attempts (= attempted several times); They made a left turn (= turned left); He made (= offered) a suggestion/proposal; Have you any comments to make?) fare2. noun(a (usually manufacturer's) brand: What make is your new car?) marca- maker- making
- make-believe
- make-over
- makeshift
- make-up
- have the makings of
- in the making
- make a/one's bed
- make believe
- make do
- make for
- make it
- make it up
- make something of something
- make of something
- make something of
- make of
- make out
- make over
- make up
- make up for
- make up one's mind
- make up to* * *make /meɪk/n.1 [u] fabbricazione; produzione; fattura; confezione2 marca; tipo; ( d'abito) forma, taglio: spare parts for all makes of car, pezzi di ricambio per auto di tutte le marche3 [u] costituzione fisica (o morale); carattere; temperamento: a man of this make, un uomo di siffatto temperamento4 (elettr.) chiusura d'un circuito: at make, nel momento in cui si chiude il circuito (o avviene il contatto)● (elettr.) make contact, contatto in chiusura; contatto normalmente aperto □ (econ.) make-work activities, attività creatrici di (posti di) lavoro □ ( slang) to be on the make, essere intento a far quattrini (o a far carriera); essere in cerca di sesso □ ( slang USA) to put the make on sb., tentare un approccio con q.; provarci con q.♦ (to) make /meɪk/(pass. e p. p. made)A v. t.1 fare; creare; costruire; comporre; formare; confezionare; fabbricare; produrre; causare; rendere; nominare: to make tea [bread, wine], fare il tè [il pane, il vino]; DIALOGO → - At the museum- I'll make some sandwiches, faccio dei panini; What time do you make it?, che ora fai?; to make roads [bridges], costruire strade [ponti]; What is it made of?, di che cosa è fatto?; di che cosa è?; Two and two make four, due più due fa quattro; to make a noise, far rumore; to make a mistake, fare un errore (o uno sbaglio); They made him president, lo hanno fatto (o nominato) presidente2 (causativo) fare; costringere; obbligare; indurre: Don't make me laugh!, non farmi ridere!; He made her cry, la fece piangere; This photograph makes you look older, questa fotografia ti fa (apparire) più vecchio; They made her resign ( o She was made to resign), la costrinsero a dimettersi3 valutare; supporre; ritenere; credere: I make the distance about ten miles, suppongo che la distanza sia di circa dieci miglia4 (spec. naut.) arrivare a, raggiungere; toccare: We made land at sunrise, abbiamo toccato terra (o siamo approdati a terra) all'alba5 diventare; dimostrarsi; essere per (q.): I think he will make a good teacher, credo che diventerà un buon insegnante7 fare la fortuna di: Fleet Street can make or break a politician, i giornali inglesi possono fare la fortuna o provocare la rovina di un uomo politico8 guadagnare: to make money, fare soldi, guadagnare soldi; She makes €50,000 a year, guadagna €50 000 all'anno9 fare (fig.); completare; rendere perfetto: It's the furniture that really makes a house, è il mobilio che fa una casa10 farcela ad arrivare a: We made the airport in ten minutes, in dieci minuti siamo riusciti ad arrivare all'aeroportoB v. i.(lett. o arc.) fare per; stare per; fare la mossa di: to make as if, far mostra di; fingere di; He made as if he were going to strike me, fece come per colpirmi● to make an appointment with sb., prendere un appuntamento con q. □ to make approaches to sb., cercare di avvicinare q. □ to make st. available to sb., mettere qc. a disposizione di q. □ to make believe, fare finta, fingere □ to make the best of st., sfruttare al meglio qc. □ to make the best of a bad job (o of a bad bargain), fare buon viso a cattiva sorte □ to make bold, diventare audace; osare: I make bold to say that…, oso (o mi permetto di) dire che… □ to make or break = to make or mar ► sotto □ a make or break case, un caso di o la va o la spacca □ a make or break plan, un piano disperato; un progetto audacissimo □ to make a call, fare una (breve) visita; (telef.) fare una telefonata; (naut.) fare scalo □ to make the cards (o the pack), fare le carte; mescolare e dare le carte □ to make certain, assicurarsi; accertarsi: Make certain that the door is locked, assicurati che la porta sia chiusa a chiave! □ (elettr.) to make a circuit, chiudere un circuito □ to make it clear that…, mettere in chiaro (o chiarire) che… □ (elettr.) to make a contact, stabilire (o chiudere) un contatto □ to make a decision, prendere una decisione; decidere □ to make st. do (o to make do with st.), far bastare qc.; arrangiarsi con qc. □ to make do and mend, tirare avanti con quello che si ha ( con un abito vecchio, ecc.) □ (naut.) to make fast, ormeggiarsi; dar volta a ( un cavo) □ to make st. fast, assicurare (o legare) qc. □ to make a fool of oneself, rendersi ridicolo; fare una figuraccia □ to make friends with sb., fare amicizia con q. □ to make fun of sb., prendere in giro q. □ to make good, aver successo, fare fortuna; ( anche) tornare sulla retta via □ to make st. good, risarcire ( una perdita); recuperare ( il tempo perduto); mantenere ( una promessa); mettere in atto ( una minaccia); dimostrare la validità di ( un argomento, ecc.): to make good a promise, tener fede a una promessa □ to make good time, andare in fretta; (autom., aeron., naut.) viaggiare bene (o in orario) □ to make a habit of st., prendere l'abitudine di fare qc. □ to make headway, (naut.) fare abbrivio in avanti; (fig.) far progressi □ (fam.) to make it, farcela; riuscire; fare in tempo, arrivare in tempo; avere successo, sfondare (fig.): DIALOGO → - Parent-teacher meeting- Can you make it?, ce la fai?; Unfortunately I can't make it to Florence, purtroppo non ce la faccio a venire a Firenze □ (fam.) to make it big, avere un grande successo; sfondare davvero (fig.) □ (fam.) to make sb. 's day, fare di un giorno una data memorabile per q. □ to make it difficult for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam.) to make it (o things) hot for sb., rendere la vita difficile a q. □ (fam. USA) to make like st. (o sb.), imitare qc. (o q.); fare finta di essere qc. (o q.) □ to make little of, tenere in scarsa considerazione; trarre scarso vantaggio da □ to make sb. lose his balance, sbilanciare q. □ to make love ► love □ (arc.) to make merry, far festa; far baldoria □ (fig. fam.) to make mincemeat of sb., fare a pezzi (o distruggere) q. □ to make the most of st., trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc.; sfruttare al massimo qc.: He makes the most of the little he has, sfrutta al massimo quel poco che possiede; DIALOGO → - At the museum- We'll just have to make the most of it now we're here, dobbiamo godercelo il più possibile dal momento che siamo qui □ to make much of, tenere in gran conto; trarre grande vantaggio da □ to make no bones about doing st., non esitare (fam.: non fare una piega) a fare qc. □ to make no difference, non fare differenza, essere indifferente □ to make oneself (seguito da aggettivo, causativo) farsi; rendersi: to make oneself understood, farsi capire; Make yourself useful, renditi utile! □ to make oneself, fare per sé; farsi ( anche) mettersi; considerarsi: to make oneself a cup of tea, farsi una tazza di tè; Make yourself at home!, mettiti comodo!; fa come se fossi a casa tua! □ to make ready, preparare; approntare; prepararsi □ to make room (o place) for sb., far posto a q. □ (naut.) to make sail, far vela, salpare; ( anche) aumentare la velatura □ (comm.) to make a sale, fare una vendita □ to make sense, avere senso: These words don't make sense, queste parole non hanno senso; to make sense of st., capire q., cavare un significato da q.; Can you make sense of this article?, ci capisci qualcosa in questo articolo? □ to make sure, accertarsi, assicurarsi; fare in modo (di) □ (a bridge) to make a trick, fare una presa □ to make one's way, dirigersi, andare: to make one's way home, prendere la strada di casa □ to make way for sb., far largo a q. □ to make one's way in the world, farsi strada nel mondo; fare carriera □ ( boxe) to make the weight, fare il peso □ (prov.) Make hay while the sun shines, batti il ferro finché è caldo!NOTA D'USO: - to make-* * *I [meɪk]1) (brand) marca f.2) (type of manufacture) produzione f., fabbricazione f.••II 1. [meɪk]to be on the make — colloq. (for profit) badare al proprio interesse; (for sex) essere a caccia
1) (create) fare [dress, cake, stain, hole, will, pact, film, sketch, noise]to make sb. sth. — fare qcs. a qcn.
to be made for sb. — essere fatto per qcn.
to make the time for sth. — trovare il tempo per qcs.
to make sb. happy — fare felice qcn.
to make sb. jealous — fare ingelosire qcn.
to make sb. popular — rendere qcn. popolare
to make sb. hungry — fare venire fame a qcn.
to make sth. better, worse — migliorare, peggiorare qcs.
to make passing exams easier to make it easier to pass exams facilitare il superamento degli esami; to make it possible to do — rendere possibile fare
to make sb. cry, smile — fare piangere, sorridere qcn.
to make sth. happen — fare in modo che succeda qcs.
to make sth. work — fare funzionare qcs.
4) (force)to make sb. do — obbligare qcn. a fare
to make sb. talk — fare parlare qcn
5) (turn into)to make sb. a star — fare di qcn. una star
we made him treasurer — l'abbiamo fatto o nominato tesoriere
to make a monster of sb. — fare di qcn. un mostro
it'll make a man of you — scherz. questo farà di te un uomo
to make sth. sth. to make sth. of sth. fare qcs. di qcs.; to make a habit of sth. fare di qcs. un'abitudine; to make too much of it farne una questione di stato; that will make a good shelter — potrà essere un buon riparo
6) (amount to)8) (reach) arrivare a, raggiungere [place, ranking, level]; fare [speed, distance]to make the front page of — essere sulla prima pagina di [ newspaper]
9) (estimate, say)10) (cause success of) garantire il successo di [holiday, day]it really makes the room — [feature, colour] è proprio ciò che rende la stanza perfetta
to make or break sb., sth. — fare la fortuna o essere la rovina di qcn., qcs
11) el. chiudere [ circuit]12) gioc. mischiare [ cards]2.to make a trick — (win) vincere una mano
- make do- make for- make off- make out- make up••to make it — colloq. (in career, life) farcela; (be on time) farcela (ad arrivare) in tempo
I'm afraid I can't make it — (to party, meeting) ho paura che non ce la farò (a venire)
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14 responsible
[rɪ'spɒnsəbl]1) (answerable) responsabile ( for di)to hold sb. responsible — ritenere qcn. responsabile
the person responsible — la persona responsabile, il responsabile
3) (involving accountability) [ job] di responsabilità* * *[-səbl]1) (having a duty to see that something is done etc: We'll make one person responsible for buying the food for the trip.) responsabile2) ((of a job etc) having many duties eg the making of important decisions: The job of manager is a very responsible post.) di responsabilità3) ((with for) being the cause of something: Who is responsible for the stain on the carpet?) responsabile4) ((of a person) able to be trusted; sensible: We need a responsible person for this job.) responsabile5) ((with for) able to control, and fully aware of (one's actions): The lawyer said that at the time of the murder, his client was not responsible for his actions.) responsabile* * *[rɪ'spɒnsəbl]1) (answerable) responsabile ( for di)to hold sb. responsible — ritenere qcn. responsabile
the person responsible — la persona responsabile, il responsabile
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15 distinction
[dɪ'stɪŋkʃn]1) (differentiation) distinzione f.2) (difference) differenza f.3) (pre-eminence) merito m.to have the distinction of doing — (have the honour) avere l'onore di fare; (be the only one) avere la particolarità di fare
4) (elegance) distinzione f., raffinatezza f.5) (specific honour) decorazione f., onorificenza f.6) scol. univ. menzione f.* * *[-ʃən]1) ((the making of) a difference: He makes no distinction between male and female employees with regard to pay.) distinzione2) (a grade awarded that indicates outstanding ability or achievement: She passed her exams with distinction.) distinzione; riconoscimento* * *[dɪ'stɪŋkʃn]1) (differentiation) distinzione f.2) (difference) differenza f.3) (pre-eminence) merito m.to have the distinction of doing — (have the honour) avere l'onore di fare; (be the only one) avere la particolarità di fare
4) (elegance) distinzione f., raffinatezza f.5) (specific honour) decorazione f., onorificenza f.6) scol. univ. menzione f. -
16 director
[daɪ'rektə(r), dɪ-]1) amm. comm. (of company, programme) (sole) direttore m.; (one of board) amministratore m. (-trice)2) (of project, investigation) responsabile m.3) (of film, play) regista m. e f.; (of orchestra, choir) direttore m.4) scol. univ.director of studies — = docente responsabile dell'organizzazione del programma di studi
* * *noun (a person or thing that directs, eg one of a group of persons who manage the affairs of a business or a person who is in charge of the making of a film, play etc: He is on the board of directors of our firm; The producer and the director quarrelled about the film.) direttore, direttrice; regista* * *[daɪ'rektə(r), dɪ-]1) amm. comm. (of company, programme) (sole) direttore m.; (one of board) amministratore m. (-trice)2) (of project, investigation) responsabile m.3) (of film, play) regista m. e f.; (of orchestra, choir) direttore m.4) scol. univ.director of studies — = docente responsabile dell'organizzazione del programma di studi
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17 cellulose
['seljʊləʊs]nome cellulosa f.* * *['seljuləus](the chief substance in the cell walls of plants, also found in woods, used in the making of plastic, paper etc.) cellulosa* * *cellulose /ˈsɛljʊləʊs/A n. [u](biochim.) cellulosaB a.● (chim., fotogr., ecc.) cellulose acetate, acetilcellulosa □ cellulose spraying, verniciatura alla cellulosacellulosica.(chim.) cellulosico: cellulosic ethanol, etanolo cellulosico; etanolo da cellulosa.* * *['seljʊləʊs]nome cellulosa f. -
18 ferment
I ['fɜːment]nome fermento m., agitazione f.II 1. [fə'ment]verbo transitivo fare fermentare [beer, wine]; fig. fomentare [ trouble]2.verbo intransitivo [beer, yeast] fermentare* * *1. [fə'ment] verb1) (to (make something) go through a particular chemical change (as when yeast is added to dough in the making of bread): Grape juice must be fermented before it becomes wine.) fermentare2) (to excite or be excited: He is the kind of person to ferment trouble.) fomentare2. ['fə:ment] noun(a state of excitement: The whole city was in a ferment.) fermento* * *ferment /ˈfɜ:mɛnt/n.1 [u] (fig.) fermento; agitazione; eccitazione; subbuglio: to be in ( a state of) ferment, essere in fermento2 (biol., chim.) fermento; lievito.(to) ferment /fəˈmɛnt/A v. i.1 (biol., chim.) fermentare2 (fig.) agitarsi; eccitarsi; essere in fermentoB v. t.1 (biol., chim.) far fermentare2 (fig.) fomentare; agitare; eccitare; mettere in fermento.* * *I ['fɜːment]nome fermento m., agitazione f.II 1. [fə'ment]verbo transitivo fare fermentare [beer, wine]; fig. fomentare [ trouble]2.verbo intransitivo [beer, yeast] fermentare -
19 arbitration
[ˌɑːbɪ'treɪʃn]nome arbitrato m.* * *noun (the making of a decision by an arbitrator: The dispute has gone / was taken to arbitration.) arbitrato, arbitraggio* * *arbitration /ɑ:bɪˈtreɪʃn/n. [u]1 (leg.) arbitrato● (leg.) arbitration award, lodo arbitrale □ arbitration board, collegio arbitrale □ arbitration clause, clausola arbitrale □ arbitration fees, diritti di arbitrato □ ( Borsa) arbitration of exchange, arbitraggio di cambio.* * *[ˌɑːbɪ'treɪʃn]nome arbitrato m. -
20 by-product
['baɪˌprɒdʌkt]1) biol. ind. prodotto m. secondario2) fig. effetto m. secondario, conseguenza f.* * *noun (something obtained or formed during the making of something else: Coal tar is a by-product of the process of obtaining gas from coal.) sottoprodotto* * *by-product /ˈbaɪprɒdʌkt/n.1 (ind.) sottoprodotto2 (fig.) effetto collaterale; conseguenza.* * *['baɪˌprɒdʌkt]1) biol. ind. prodotto m. secondario2) fig. effetto m. secondario, conseguenza f.
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