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1 ♦ contact
♦ contact /ˈkɒntækt/n. [uc]1 contatto: the contact of her hand, il contatto della sua mano; direct [physical] contact, contatto diretto [fisico]; to explode on contact, esplodere al contatto; to come into contact with, venire a contatto di; to make contact with st., urtare qc.; colpire qc.; (mil.) to make contact with the enemy, entrare in contatto col nemico; eye contact, contatto visivo; sguardo diretto; il guardare in faccia q.: to avoid eye contact with sb., evitare di incrociare lo sguardo di q.; non guardare in faccia q.2 (fig.) contatto, contatti; comunicazione; relazione: to bring into contact with, mettere in contatto con; to be in close contact with, essere in stretto contatto con; to break all contacts with sb., rompere ogni contatto con q.; to come into contact with sb., venire a contatto di q.; avere a che fare con q.; to establish contact with, entrare in contatto con; ( radio, tel.) to lose contact, perdere il contatto; to lose contact with sb., perdere i contatti con q.; perdere di vista q.; to get in contact with, mettersi in contatto con; prendere contatto con; to keep in regular contact, sentirsi regolarmente; to maintain contact with, tenersi in contatto con; mantenere i contatti con; to make contact with, mettersi in contatto con; contattare; prendere contatto con3 (elettr.) contatto: contact to earth, contatto terra; to break contact, chiudere il contatto; to make contact, stabilire (o aprire) il contatto4 conoscenza; contatto, aggancio: business contacts, contatti di lavoro; He made useful contacts at the conference, fece utili conoscenze al convegno; to build up contacts, costruire una rete di conoscenze; to have the right contacts, conoscere le persone giuste7 (med.) portatore di germi10 (fam.) lente a contatto● contact adhesive, adesivo di contatto □ (elettr., autom.) contact breaker, ruttore □ (gramm. ingl.) contact clause, frase relativa con il pronome relativo sottinteso (per es. «the girl I met in Rome») □ (elettr.) contact clip, ganascia di contatto □ contact details, recapiti □ (aeron.) contact flight (o contact flying), volo a vista □ ( ottica) contact lens, lente a contatto □ contact man, intermediario; ( spionaggio) contatto □ (mil.) contact mine, mina a percussione □ contact number, recapito telefonico; DIALOGO → - On the phone- Could you give me her contact number?, potrebbe darmi il suo recapito telefonico? □ (fotogr.) contact print, copia per contatto; provino □ (fotogr.) contact printer, bromografo □ (ind.) contact process, metodo per contatto ( nella produzione dell'acido solforico) □ (ferr., elettr.) contact rail, terza rotaia □ (fotogr.) contact sheet, foglio di provini □ contact sports, sport basati sul contatto fisico con l'avversario.(to) contact /ˈkɒntækt/v. t. e i.mettere, mettersi in contatto con (q.); contattare: Remember to contact the manager, ricordati di metterti in contatto con il direttore. -
2 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
3 keep in
keep in [car, cyclist] (in GB, Australia etc.) tenere la sinistra; (in US, Europe etc.) tenere la destra; keep [sb., sth.] in1) (cause to remain inside) non lasciare uscire [person, animal]; tenere [ contact lenses]they're keeping her in — (in hospital) la ricoverano
2) (restrain) tenere indentro [ stomach]; trattenere, tenere a freno [ emotions]3) scol. fare rimanere a scuola (in castigo) [ pupil]* * *1) (not to allow to go or come out or outside: The teacher kept him in till he had finished the work.) (non permettere di uscire)2) (to stay close to the side of a road etc.) (mantenersi sul lato della strada)* * *1. vt + adv(invalid, child) tenere a casa, Scol trattenere un alunno oltre l'orario scolastico, per punizione, (stomach) tenere dentro, (elbows) tenere giù2. vi + adv* * *keep in [car, cyclist] (in GB, Australia etc.) tenere la sinistra; (in US, Europe etc.) tenere la destra; keep [sb., sth.] in1) (cause to remain inside) non lasciare uscire [person, animal]; tenere [ contact lenses]they're keeping her in — (in hospital) la ricoverano
2) (restrain) tenere indentro [ stomach]; trattenere, tenere a freno [ emotions]3) scol. fare rimanere a scuola (in castigo) [ pupil]
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close — close1 W1S1 [kləuz US klouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shut)¦ 2¦(move parts together)¦ 3¦(shut for period of time)¦ 4¦(stop operating)¦ 5¦(end)¦ 6 close an account 7¦(in money markets)¦ 8 close a deal/sale/contract etc 9¦(offer finishes)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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