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61 guess
I [ges]nome congettura f., supposizione f.II 1. [ges]to have o make o take a guess at sth. cercare di o tirare a indovinare qcs.; my guess is that they will lose secondo me perderanno; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni; I'll give you three guesses! ti do tre possibilità; that was a good guess! hai colto nel segno, hai azzeccato! to make a wild guess fare congetture azzardate; your guess is as good as mine ne so quanto te; it's anybody's guess! — Dio solo lo sa! e chi lo sa! chi l'indovina è bravo!
1) (tirare a) indovinare [ answer]; calcolare (a occhio e croce) [length, width]to guess sb.'s age — (correctly) indovinare l'età di qcn.; (make estimate) cercare di indovinare l'età di qcn.
2) AE (suppose) supporre; (believe, think) credere, pensare2.I guess so, not — credo di sì, di no
verbo intransitivo (tirare a) indovinare, congetturareto guess at — fare delle congetture su [ outcome]
to guess right, wrong — indovinare, non indovinare
to keep sb. guessing — tenere qcn. sulle spine o sulla corda
* * *[ɡes] 1. verb1) (to say what is likely to be the case: I'm trying to guess the height of this building; If you don't know the answer, just guess.) indovinare2) ((especially American) to suppose: I guess I'll have to leave now.) credere, supporre2. noun(an opinion, answer etc got by guessing: My guess is that he's not coming.) supposizione, ipotesi- anybody's guess* * *guess /gɛs/n.1 congettura; supposizione; tentativo d'indovinare: to make a wild guess, tirare a indovinare; Have ( USA take) a guess!, prova a indovinare!; at a ( rough) guess, a occhio e croce; a lume di naso; to make a good guess, azzeccare giusto; cogliere nel segno; an inspired guess, un'intuizione; a lucky guess, un tentativo d'indovinare azzeccato2 cosa indovinata; soluzione di un indovinello3 ipotesi: a bad guess, un'ipotesi errata; educated guess, ipotesi ragionevole; to hazard a guess, azzardare un'ipotesi● It's anybody's guess, impossibile a dirsi; Dio solo lo sa □ Your guess is as good as mine, ne so quanto te; non ne ho la minima idea.♦ (to) guess /gɛs/v. t. e i.1 congetturare; calcolare ( a un dipresso); tirare a indovinare; dire: Can you guess the weight of this trunk?, sai calcolare il peso di questo baule?; I would guess she's about forty, direi che ha circa quarant'anni2 indovinare; azzeccare; risolvere: to guess the meaning of a new word, indovinare il senso di una parola nuova; to guess a riddle, risolvere un indovinello; to guess wrong, non indovinare; sbagliare ( facendo una congettura); I've guessed right, ho indovinato3 (fam. spec. USA) credere; ritenere; supporre: I guess you can make it, credo che tu possa farcela; I guess so, penso (o credo) di sì● (fam.) to get sb. guessing, mettere una pulce nell'orecchio a q. □ to keep sb. guessing, tenere q. sulla corda (o sulle spine) □ DIALOGO → - Wedding- Guess what?, indovina un po'?; sai la novità?* * *I [ges]nome congettura f., supposizione f.II 1. [ges]to have o make o take a guess at sth. cercare di o tirare a indovinare qcs.; my guess is that they will lose secondo me perderanno; at a (rough) guess I would say that he is about 30 a occhio e croce avrà 30 anni; I'll give you three guesses! ti do tre possibilità; that was a good guess! hai colto nel segno, hai azzeccato! to make a wild guess fare congetture azzardate; your guess is as good as mine ne so quanto te; it's anybody's guess! — Dio solo lo sa! e chi lo sa! chi l'indovina è bravo!
1) (tirare a) indovinare [ answer]; calcolare (a occhio e croce) [length, width]to guess sb.'s age — (correctly) indovinare l'età di qcn.; (make estimate) cercare di indovinare l'età di qcn.
2) AE (suppose) supporre; (believe, think) credere, pensare2.I guess so, not — credo di sì, di no
verbo intransitivo (tirare a) indovinare, congetturareto guess at — fare delle congetture su [ outcome]
to guess right, wrong — indovinare, non indovinare
to keep sb. guessing — tenere qcn. sulle spine o sulla corda
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62 hankering
n страстное желание; тягаСинонимический ряд:1. desirous (adj.) ambitious; desirous; eager; energetic; hopeful; hungry; inspired; yearning2. longing (noun) craving; desire; longing; urge; wish; yearning; yen3. longing (verb) aching; coveting; craving; desiring; dreaming; hungering; itching; longing; lusting; panting; pining; sighing; thirsting; wishing; yearn for; yearning; yenning -
63 sabotage
1. n саботаж2. n диверсия; подрывная деятельность; вредительство3. v саботировать4. v организовывать диверсию; проводить подрывную работу; заниматься вредительством5. v разг. срыватьСинонимический ряд:1. destruction (noun) damage; demolition; destruction; subversion; treachery; treason; undermining; vandalism; wreckage; wrecking2. subvert (verb) attack; damage; demolish; destroy; disable; overthrow; subvert; undermine; vandalise; vandalize; wreck
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