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1 insect bite
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2 bite
I [baɪt]1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs
2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.5) pesc. (l')abboccareII 1. [baɪt] 2.to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta
1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare•- bite off••to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te
* * *1. past tense - bit; verb(to seize, grasp or tear (something) with the teeth or jaws: The dog bit his leg; He was bitten by a mosquito.) mordere; pungere2. noun1) (an act of biting or the piece or place bitten: a bite from the apple; a mosquito bite.) morso; puntura2) (the nibble of a fish on the end of one's line: I've been fishing for hours without a bite.) presa•- biting- bite the dust* * *I [baɪt]1) (mouthful) morso m., boccone m.to have o take a bite of sth. — prendere un boccone di qcs
2) colloq. (snack) boccone m., spuntino m.3) (from insect) puntura f.; (from dog, snake) morso m.4) fig. (of wind, cold) sferza f.; (of food) sapore m. piccante; (of performance, film) mordente m., mordacità f.5) pesc. (l')abboccareII 1. [baɪt] 2.to have a bite — fare abboccare; fig. trovare una persona adatta
1) (take effect) [measure, rule, shortage] farsi sentire2) pesc. [ fish] abboccare•- bite off••to be bitten by the DIY bug — colloq. avere la mania del fai da te
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3 bite *****
[baɪt] bit vb: pt bitten pp1. nto take a bite at — dare un morso a, addentare
2) (of food) boccone m3) Fishing2. vtonce bitten twice shy — una volta scottati...
to bite the dust — (die) lasciarci la pelle
3. vi2) (fish) abboccare3) (fig: policy, action) farsi sentire•- bite off -
4 swell
I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (moto ondoso)3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) eccellente, ottimo- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swɛl] swelled vb: pt swollen pp1. n(of sea) mare m lungo2. adj(Am: fine, good) eccezionale, favoloso (-a)3. vi(ankle, eye etc), (also: swell up) gonfiarsi, (sails) prendere il vento, (in size, number) aumentare, (sound, music) diventare più forte, (river etc) ingrossarsi4. vt* * *swell (1) /swɛl/n.1 [u] (il) gonfio; (il) rigonfio; (il) grosso; protuberanza: the swell of the forearm, il grosso dell'avambraccio2 (solo al sing.) moto ondoso ( del mare); (poet.) flutti: out of the swell of the sea, lontano dai flutti del mare3 (naut.) onda morta; mare lungo4 (geol.) cupola sottomarina5 ( anche fig.) aumento; crescita; ingrossamento: (stat.) a swell in population, un aumento della popolazione7 (fam. antiq.) elegantone; damerino● (mus.) swell-box, cassa ( d'organo) □ (naut.) swell direction, direzione delle onde □ a swell of the ground, un'altura □ (mus.) swell pedal, pedale ( dell'organo) per aumentare il volume del suono.swell (2) /swɛl/a.1 (fam.) eccellente; ottimo; grande; meraviglioso; straordinario; That's a swell idea!, è una grande idea!2 (fam. antiq.) elegante; alla moda.(to) swell /swɛl/A v. i.1 ( spesso to swell out) gonfiarsi; dilatarsi; enfiarsi; inturgidire; tumefarsi; ( del mare) farsi grosso: The sails swelled out, le vele si sono gonfiate; Cardboard swells in water, il cartone si dilata nell'acqua; His hand began to swell, gli si cominciò a enfiare la mano2 (fig.) ( spesso to swell up) essere gonfio; andare tronfio; gonfiarsi; insuperbirsi; inorgoglirsi: He is swollen with pride, è gonfio d'orgoglio; to swell like a turkey-cock, andar tronfio (o gonfiarsi) come un tacchino3 ( anche fig.) aumentare; crescere; ingrossare; montare; salire: The murmur swelled into a roar, il mormorio crebbe fino a diventare un frastuono; Anger swelled in him, fu assalito dalla collera; (naut.) the swelling tide, la marea che sale6 (med.) tumefarsiB v. t.1 ( spesso to swell up) gonfiare; dilatare; enfiare; tumefare: The recent rains have swollen the river, le piogge recenti hanno gonfiato il fiume2 ingrossare; aumentare; accrescere; far salire; gonfiare (fig.): to swell the ranks of the jobless, ingrossare le file dei disoccupati● ( del mare) to swell into an estuary, gonfiare un estuario; entrare impetuoso in un estuario □ (fam.) to swell one's pockets, riempirsi le tasche (di denaro); fare (un po' di) soldi □ ( del vento) to swell the sails, gonfiare le vele.* * *I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up -
5 flea
[fliː]nome pulce f.••to send sb. away with a flea in their ear — colloq. mandare via qcn. in malo modo
* * *[fli:](a type of small blood-sucking insect that jumps instead of flying and lives on the bodies of animals or people.) pulce* * *flea /fli:/n.(zool.) pulce● (bot.) flea-bane, ( Erigeron), pulicaria, erigerone; ( Plantago psyllium) psillio □ (zool.) flea beetle ( Haltica, Phyllotaeta, ecc.), altica ( e altri coleotteri nocivi al luppolo, alla rapa, ecc.) □ flea bite, puntura (o morso) di pulce; (fig.) piccola ferita; ( anche) piccolo inconveniente, inezia, bazzecola □ flea-bitten, punto dalle pulci; infestato di pulci; (fig.) sordido, sozzo; ( di cavallo) maculato di puntini rossastri □ flea circus, spettacolo di pulci ammaestrate □ flea collar, collare antipulci □ (zool.) flea-louse ( Euphyllura, ecc.), falso pidocchio □ flea market, mercato delle pulci □ a flea in sb. 's ear, un rimprovero; un rabbuffo: to send sb. away with a flea in his (o her) ear, mandare via q. con un rimprovero; allontanare q. in malo modo □ (prov.) If you lie down with dogs you will get up with fleas, chi va con lo zoppo impara a zoppicare.* * *[fliː]nome pulce f.••to send sb. away with a flea in their ear — colloq. mandare via qcn. in malo modo
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6 mosquito
[məs'kiːtəʊ, mɒs-]nome zanzara f.* * *[mə'ski:tou]plural - mosquito(e)s; noun(any of several types of small insect, which suck blood from animals and people and in this way transmit diseases such as malaria.) zanzara* * *mosquito /məˈski:təʊ/n. (pl. mosquitoes, mosquitos)● mosquito bite, puntura di zanzara □ ( marina mil.) mosquito boat, motosilurante □ mosquito coil, spirale antizanzare □ mosquito net, zanzariera □ mosquito squatter, scacciazanzare.* * *[məs'kiːtəʊ, mɒs-]nome zanzara f.
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