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1 out of the question
(not to be thought of as possible; not to be done: It is quite out of the question for you to go out tonight.) fuori questione, impossibile -
2 quite
[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio* * *[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
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3 right
I 1. [raɪt]1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destrakeep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra
on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra
3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.4) (just claim) diritto m.to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.
5) (in boxing) destro m.2.1) comm. dir. diritti m.to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs
2) (moral)••by rights — di diritto, di regola
II [raɪt]to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
1) (as opposed to left) destroon my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra
2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equoit is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...
to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn
3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, precisoto be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto
that's right — benissimo, giusto
is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?
am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?
to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene
4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adattohe was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)
5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni6) (in order)to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn
7) mat. [ angle] rettoat right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a
8) BE colloq. (emphatic)9) BE colloq. (ready)••right you are! — colloq.
III [raɪt]right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
1) (of direction) a destrato turn right — girare o svoltare a destra
they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra
they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa
2) (directly) direttamente, proprioI'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente
right before — proprio prima, appena prima
3) (exactly)right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza
right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento
4) (correctly) bene, correttamenteyou're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente
I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto
if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male
5) (completely) completamente, del tuttohe looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi
we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!
6) GB (in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega
7) (very well) molto beneright, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata
••right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio
IV 1. [raɪt]to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]2.to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi
to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) destro2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) giusto, corretto3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) giusto4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adatto, giusto2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) diritto2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) giusto3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) destra4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) destra3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) proprio2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) subito3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) proprio4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) completamente5) (to the right: Turn right.) a destra6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bene, giusto4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) raddrizzare, raddrizzarsi2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rimediare5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) di destra- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *I 1. [raɪt]1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destrakeep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra
on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra
3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.4) (just claim) diritto m.to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.
5) (in boxing) destro m.2.1) comm. dir. diritti m.to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs
2) (moral)••by rights — di diritto, di regola
II [raɪt]to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
1) (as opposed to left) destroon my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra
2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equoit is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...
to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn
3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, precisoto be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto
that's right — benissimo, giusto
is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?
am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?
to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene
4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adattohe was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)
5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni6) (in order)to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn
7) mat. [ angle] rettoat right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a
8) BE colloq. (emphatic)9) BE colloq. (ready)••right you are! — colloq.
III [raɪt]right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
1) (of direction) a destrato turn right — girare o svoltare a destra
they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra
they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa
2) (directly) direttamente, proprioI'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente
right before — proprio prima, appena prima
3) (exactly)right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza
right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento
4) (correctly) bene, correttamenteyou're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente
I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto
if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male
5) (completely) completamente, del tuttohe looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi
we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!
6) GB (in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega
7) (very well) molto beneright, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata
••right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio
IV 1. [raɪt]to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]2.to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi
to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi
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4 -After an exam-
Education After an examHow did your exam go? Com'è andato l'esame?It's difficult to say for sure. È difficile dirlo con certezza.I could have answered the last essay question better. Avrei potuto rispondere meglio all'ultima domanda.There were a couple of really hard questions. C'erano un paio di domande veramente difficili.I spent too much time answering the other questions. Ho impiegato troppo tempo a rispondere alle altre domande.I was running out of time when I got to the last question. Il tempo era quasi finito quando sono arrivata all'ultima domanda.Not all of the questions I expected came up. Non sono uscite tutte le domande che mi aspettavo.I think I answered the questions quite well. Credo di aver risposto abbastanza bene a tutte le domande.I hope I did well enough to get a B. Spero di essere andata bene abbastanza da prendere una B.When's your next exam? Quand'è il prossimo esame?My last exam is French oral on Monday afternoon. Il mio ultimo esame è l'orale di francese lunedì pomeriggio.When do you get the results? Quando avrai i risultati?The exam results are sent by post sometime during the last week of August. I risultati degli esami vengono spediti per posta durante l'ultima settimana di agosto. -
5 ♦ (to) understand
♦ (to) understand /ʌndəˈstænd/(pass. e p. p. understood), v. t. e i.1 capire; comprendere: to understand English [mathematics, a question], capire l'inglese [la matematica, una domanda]; Do you understand?, capisci?; I can't understand a word she says, non capisco una parola di quello che dice; My parents don't understand me, I miei genitori non mi capiscono; I quite understand your difficulty, capisco perfettamente le tue difficoltà; I don't understand how this happened, non capisco come sia successo; Not that I agree, you understand, non che io sia d'accordo, intendiamoci; I won' have this kind of behaviour, (do you) understand?, non intendo accettare questo tipo di comportamento, chiaro?2 (form.) apprendere; sentir dire: We understand that the firm has gone out of business, apprendiamo che la ditta ha chiuso; I understand that John is going to marry Edith, sento che (o mi dicono che) John sta per sposare Edith; As I understood it, the offer is still open, da quanto ho capito, l'offerta è ancora valida; The defender is understood to have signed a four-year contract with Arsenal, sembra che il difensore abbia firmato un contratto di quattro anni con l'Arsenal3 sottintendere: It's understood that her brother will come too, è sottinteso che verrà anche suo fratello; (gramm.) In some cases, the verb may be understood, in alcuni casi si può sottintendere il verbo; It's understand that the goods shall be up to sample, resta inteso che la merce dovrà essere conforme al campione4 intendere, interpretare: What is often understood as ‘anxiety’ can range from mild worry to severe physical symptoms, quello che di solito si intende con ‘ansia’ può andare dalla semplice preoccupazione a sintomi fisici gravi5 (form.) dedurre; supporre: Am I to understand that you won't come?, devo supporre (o vuoi forse dire) che non verrai?● to understand each other (o one another), comprendersi; capirsi □ to give sb. to understand, lasciar intendere a q.; far capire: He gave me to understand that his partner would help me, mi ha fatto capire che il suo socio mi avrebbe aiutato □ to make oneself understand, farsi capire: I don't speak much Spanish, but I can make myself understood, non parlo molto bene lo spagnolo, ma riesco a farmi capire □ ( Is that) understand?, d'accordo?: You're to stay here until I get back, understood?, devi rimanere qui finché non torno, d'accordo? □ That's understand!, è chiaro; va da sé! -
6 ♦ (to) understand
♦ (to) understand /ʌndəˈstænd/(pass. e p. p. understood), v. t. e i.1 capire; comprendere: to understand English [mathematics, a question], capire l'inglese [la matematica, una domanda]; Do you understand?, capisci?; I can't understand a word she says, non capisco una parola di quello che dice; My parents don't understand me, I miei genitori non mi capiscono; I quite understand your difficulty, capisco perfettamente le tue difficoltà; I don't understand how this happened, non capisco come sia successo; Not that I agree, you understand, non che io sia d'accordo, intendiamoci; I won' have this kind of behaviour, (do you) understand?, non intendo accettare questo tipo di comportamento, chiaro?2 (form.) apprendere; sentir dire: We understand that the firm has gone out of business, apprendiamo che la ditta ha chiuso; I understand that John is going to marry Edith, sento che (o mi dicono che) John sta per sposare Edith; As I understood it, the offer is still open, da quanto ho capito, l'offerta è ancora valida; The defender is understood to have signed a four-year contract with Arsenal, sembra che il difensore abbia firmato un contratto di quattro anni con l'Arsenal3 sottintendere: It's understood that her brother will come too, è sottinteso che verrà anche suo fratello; (gramm.) In some cases, the verb may be understood, in alcuni casi si può sottintendere il verbo; It's understand that the goods shall be up to sample, resta inteso che la merce dovrà essere conforme al campione4 intendere, interpretare: What is often understood as ‘anxiety’ can range from mild worry to severe physical symptoms, quello che di solito si intende con ‘ansia’ può andare dalla semplice preoccupazione a sintomi fisici gravi5 (form.) dedurre; supporre: Am I to understand that you won't come?, devo supporre (o vuoi forse dire) che non verrai?● to understand each other (o one another), comprendersi; capirsi □ to give sb. to understand, lasciar intendere a q.; far capire: He gave me to understand that his partner would help me, mi ha fatto capire che il suo socio mi avrebbe aiutato □ to make oneself understand, farsi capire: I don't speak much Spanish, but I can make myself understood, non parlo molto bene lo spagnolo, ma riesco a farmi capire □ ( Is that) understand?, d'accordo?: You're to stay here until I get back, understood?, devi rimanere qui finché non torno, d'accordo? □ That's understand!, è chiaro; va da sé!
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