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1 ♦ mouth
♦ mouth /maʊɵ/n.1 bocca ( anche fig.); bocca di fiume; foce; imboccatura; apertura; orifizio: What have you got in your mouth?, che cos'hai in bocca?; to keep one's mouth shut, tenere la bocca chiusa ( anche fig.); He has a lot of mouths to feed, ha molte bocche da sfamare; ( anche fig.) to froth at the mouth, aver la schiuma (o la bava) alla bocca; the mouth of a bag [of a bottle], la bocca d'un sacco [di una bottiglia]; the mouth of a river, la foce d'un fiume; the mouth of a cave, l'imboccatura d'una caverna; (fig.) foul mouth, tendenza a usare oscenità2 (tecn.) bocca; entrata3 (ind. min.) bocca; imbocco● ( slang USA) mouth-breather, boccalone; credulone □ (fig.) mouth-filling, enfatico, reboante, retorico; che riempie la bocca (fam.) □ ( slang USA) a mouth full of South, un accento meridionale □ ( boxe) mouth guard, paradenti □ (med.) mouth-opener, apribocca □ (mus.) mouth organ, armonica a bocca; organetto (fam.) □ (med.) mouth-to-mouth breathing (o mouth-to-mouth resuscitation), respirazione bocca a bocca □ ( di cibo e fig.) mouth-watering, che fa venire l'acquolina in bocca □ (fam.) to be all mouth ( and trousers), essere uno sbruffone □ (fam.) to blow one's mouth off, spararle grosse, sproloquiare □ (fam.) to be down in the mouth, esser depresso (o abbattuto, scoraggiato); esser giù di morale □ ( di un cane) to give mouth, abbaiare □ (fig.) to give mouth to st., esprimere (o manifestare) qc. □ ( slang) to have a big mouth, essere un chiacchierone; non saper tenere la lingua a posto □ ( di cavallo) to have a good [a bad, a hard] mouth, esser docile [ribelle, refrattario] al morso □ (fam.) to have st. straight from the horse's mouth, sapere qc. direttamente dalla fonte □ (fam. ingl.) to make a poor mouth, piangere miseria □ to make sb. 's mouth water, far venire l'acquolina in bocca a q. □ (antiq.) to make a wry mouth, fare una smorfia; storcere la bocca □ to put one's money where one's mouth is, far seguire alle parole i fatti □ to put words into sb. 's mouth, mettere parole in bocca a q. □ (fam. USA) to run one's mouth, parlare a ruota libera; scoprire gli altarini □ to shoot one's mouth off = to blow one's mouth off ► sopra □ to take the words out of sb. 's mouth, rubare le parole di bocca a q. □ (fam. USA) to talk poor mouth, piangere miseria □ (fam.) to watch one's mouth, badare a come si parla.(to) mouth /maʊɵ/A v. t.B v. i.2 far boccacce; fare smorfie● to mouth curses, imprecare; bestemmiare. -
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I [ʃʌt]II 1. [ʃʌt]to keep one's mouth shut — colloq. tenere la bocca chiusa
1) (close) chiudere [door, book, shop]shut your mouth o trap o face! — colloq. tappati la bocca!
2) (confine) rinchiudere2.1) [door, book, box] chiudersi2) [office, factory] chiudere•- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up* * *1. present participle - shutting; verb1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) chiudere2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) chiudersi3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) chiudere4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) chiudere2. adjective(closed.) chiuso- shut off
- shut up* * *shut /ʃʌt/A a.chiuso; serrato: to click shut, chiudersi con uno scattoB n.1 porta; portello; sportello2 [u] atto del chiudere3 (mecc.) linea della saldatura; saldatura● shut-down ► shutdown □ shut-in, ( di un posto) isolato, segregato; (psic.) introverso, schizoide; ( USA) malato che non può uscire □ ( slang) to get shut of, sbarazzarsi di.♦ (to) shut /ʃʌt/(pass. e p. p. shut)A v. t.chiudere; serrare: to shut a door [a window, a drawer], chiudere una porta [una finestra, un cassetto]; to shut one's eyes, chiudere gli occhi; to shut one's teeth, serrare i denti; to shut a knife, chiudere un coltello ( a serramanico); Shut your books!, chiudete i libri!; The girl shut herself in her room, la ragazza si chiuse in cameraB v. i.chiudersi; chiudere: This drawer doesn't shut properly, questo cassetto non chiude bene; The door shut with a bang, la porta si chiuse fragorosamente● to shut one's ears to st., non voler ascoltare qc.; fingere di non sentire qc.; tapparsi le orecchie (fig.) □ to shut one's eyes to st., chiudere gli occhi ( alla realtà, ecc.); non voler vedere qc.; fingere di non vedere qc.; chiudere un occhio su qc. □ to shut sb. 's mouth, chiuder la bocca a q.; far tacere q.* * *I [ʃʌt]II 1. [ʃʌt]to keep one's mouth shut — colloq. tenere la bocca chiusa
1) (close) chiudere [door, book, shop]shut your mouth o trap o face! — colloq. tappati la bocca!
2) (confine) rinchiudere2.1) [door, book, box] chiudersi2) [office, factory] chiudere•- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up -
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[ʃʌt] shut pt, pp1. vt(gen) chiudereshut your mouth or face! fam! — chiudi il becco!
2. vi(door, window) chiudersi, (shop, bank etc) chiudere3. adj•- shut in- shut off- shut out- shut up -
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[maʊð]1. n, mouths pl[maʊðz]2. vt(insincerely) blaterare, (soundlessly) esprimere col semplice movimento delle labbra -
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[bɪg]1) (in build) (tall) grande; (heavy) grossoto get big(ger) — (taller) diventare grande, crescere; (fatter) ingrassare; (in pregnancy) diventare grossa
2) (in size) [bed, room, building, garden, town] grande; [animal, car, boat, box] grosso, grandea big book — (thick) un libro spesso; (large) un libro grande
in big letters — in maiuscolo; fig. a grandi lettere
3) (in age) grande4) (in extent) [family, crowd, party] grande; [collection, organization, company] grosso, grande; [ meal] abbondante5) (important) [problem, change] grande, grosso; [question, decision] grosso, importante; [moment, event] grandeI think we're on to something big — colloq. penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso
6) (emphatic)to be big in the music business — colloq. essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica
7) AE colloq. (enthusiastic)to be big on — essere fanatico di [ activity]
8) (generous) generosothat's big of you! — iron. tante grazie!
9) pol.the Big Four, Five — i quattro, cinque Grandi
••to be o go over big colloq. andare forte; to have a big head spreg. essere un presuntuoso; to have a big mouth essere un chiacchierone; why can't you keep your big mouth shut? perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia? to have big ideas, to think big colloq. pensare in grande; what's the big idea? cosa succede? cosa ti prende? to make it big — colloq. avere grande successo
* * *[biɡ]1) (large in size: a big car.) grande2) (important: a big event.) grande•- big game* * *[bɪg]1) (in build) (tall) grande; (heavy) grossoto get big(ger) — (taller) diventare grande, crescere; (fatter) ingrassare; (in pregnancy) diventare grossa
2) (in size) [bed, room, building, garden, town] grande; [animal, car, boat, box] grosso, grandea big book — (thick) un libro spesso; (large) un libro grande
in big letters — in maiuscolo; fig. a grandi lettere
3) (in age) grande4) (in extent) [family, crowd, party] grande; [collection, organization, company] grosso, grande; [ meal] abbondante5) (important) [problem, change] grande, grosso; [question, decision] grosso, importante; [moment, event] grandeI think we're on to something big — colloq. penso che stiamo per scoprire qualcosa di grosso
6) (emphatic)to be big in the music business — colloq. essere un pezzo grosso nel mondo della musica
7) AE colloq. (enthusiastic)to be big on — essere fanatico di [ activity]
8) (generous) generosothat's big of you! — iron. tante grazie!
9) pol.the Big Four, Five — i quattro, cinque Grandi
••to be o go over big colloq. andare forte; to have a big head spreg. essere un presuntuoso; to have a big mouth essere un chiacchierone; why can't you keep your big mouth shut? perché non puoi tenere chiusa quella boccaccia? to have big ideas, to think big colloq. pensare in grande; what's the big idea? cosa succede? cosa ti prende? to make it big — colloq. avere grande successo
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6 big *****
[bɪɡ]1) (in height, age: building, tree, person) grande, (in bulk, amount: parcel, lie, increase) grosso (-a), (important) grande, importante2)2. adv
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