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101 except
I [ɪk'sept]1)2) except for salvo per, fatta eccezione perII [ɪk'sept]verbo transitivo escludere* * *[ik'sept] 1. preposition(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) eccetto, tranne2. verb(to leave out or exclude.) escludere- excepted- excepting
- exception
- exceptional
- exceptionally
- except for
- take exception to/at* * *I [ɪk'sept]1)2) except for salvo per, fatta eccezione perII [ɪk'sept]verbo transitivo escludere -
102 expire
[ɪk'spaɪə(r)]2) (die) esalare l'ultimo respiro, spirare* * *1) ((of a limited period of time) to come to an end: His three weeks' leave expires tomorrow.) finire2) ((of a ticket, licence etc) to go out of date: My driving licence expired last month.) scadere3) (to die.) spirare•- expiry* * *[ɪk'spaɪə(r)]2) (die) esalare l'ultimo respiro, spirare -
103 forsake
[fə'seɪk]* * *[fə'seik]past tense - forsook; verb(to leave alone; to abandon: He was forsaken by his friends.) abbandonare* * *[fə'seɪk] -
104 fuel
I ['fjuːəl]1) combustibile m.; (for car, plane) carburante m.2) fig.to provide fuel for — alimentare [ claims]; fomentare [ hatred]
••II ['fjuːəl]1) (make run) [gas, oil] alimentare [furnace, engine]2) (put fuel into) rifornire di carburante [ vehicle]* * *['fjuəl] 1. noun(any substance by which a fire, engine etc is made to work (eg coal, oil, petrol): The machine ran out of fuel.) combustibile, carburante2. verb(to give or take fuel: The tanker will leave when it has finished fuelling / being fuelled.) rifornire di combustibile/carburante* * *I ['fjuːəl]1) combustibile m.; (for car, plane) carburante m.2) fig.to provide fuel for — alimentare [ claims]; fomentare [ hatred]
••II ['fjuːəl]1) (make run) [gas, oil] alimentare [furnace, engine]2) (put fuel into) rifornire di carburante [ vehicle] -
105 oblige
[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringere2) (be helpful) fare un favore a, fare una cortesia ato be obliged to sb. — essere riconoscente a qcn.
* * *1) (to force to do something: She was obliged to go; The police obliged him to leave.) obbligare2) (to do (someone) a favour or service: Could you oblige me by carrying this, please?) (fare un favore)•- obligatory
- obligatorily
- obliging
- obligingly* * *[ə'blaɪdʒ]1) (compel) obbligare, costringere2) (be helpful) fare un favore a, fare una cortesia ato be obliged to sb. — essere riconoscente a qcn.
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106 omit
[ə'mɪt]* * *[ə'mit]past tense, past participle - omitted; verb1) (to leave out: You can omit the last chapter of the book.) omettere2) (not to do: I omitted to tell him about the meeting.) omettere, tralasciare•- omission* * *[ə'mɪt] -
107 readjust
[ˌriːə'dʒʌst] 1.verbo transitivo riaggiustarsi [ hat]; regolare nuovamente [TV, lens]; rimettere a posto [ watch]; ritoccare [ salary]2.verbo intransitivo riadattarsi* * *((with to) to get used again to (something one has not experienced for a time): Some soldiers find it hard to readjust to civilian life when they leave the army.) riadattarsi* * *[ˌriːə'dʒʌst] 1.verbo transitivo riaggiustarsi [ hat]; regolare nuovamente [TV, lens]; rimettere a posto [ watch]; ritoccare [ salary]2.verbo intransitivo riadattarsi -
108 reconsider
[ˌriːkən'sɪdə(r)] 1.verbo transitivo (re-examine) riconsiderare, riesaminare [plan, opinion]2.verbo intransitivo (think further) ripensare* * *[ri:kən'sidə](to think about again and possibly change one's opinion, decision etc: Please reconsider your decision to leave the firm.) riconsiderare* * *[ˌriːkən'sɪdə(r)] 1.verbo transitivo (re-examine) riconsiderare, riesaminare [plan, opinion]2.verbo intransitivo (think further) ripensare -
109 remain
[rɪ'meɪn]1) (be left) restare2) (stay) [person, memory] restare, rimanere; [problem, doubt] rimanere, sussistere"I remain, yours faithfully" — "distinti saluti"
* * *[rə'mein]1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) restare, rimanere2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) restare3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) restare•- remains* * *[rɪ'meɪn]1) (be left) restare2) (stay) [person, memory] restare, rimanere; [problem, doubt] rimanere, sussistere"I remain, yours faithfully" — "distinti saluti"
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110 resign
[rɪ'zaɪn] 1.verbo transitivo lasciare, dimettersi da [post, job]2.verbo intransitivo dimettersi (as dal posto di; over a causa di)3.* * *1) (to leave a job etc: If he criticizes my work again I'll resign; He resigned (from) his post.) dimettersi2) ((with to) to make (oneself) accept (a situation, fact etc) with patience and calmness: He has resigned himself to the possibility that he may never walk again.) rassegnarsi•- resigned* * *[rɪ'zaɪn] 1.verbo transitivo lasciare, dimettersi da [post, job]2.verbo intransitivo dimettersi (as dal posto di; over a causa di)3. -
111 retire
[rɪ'taɪə(r)] 1.verbo transitivo mandare in pensione2.1) (from work) andare in pensione2) (withdraw) ritirarsi (anche sport)3)to retire (to bed) — ant. ritirarsi
* * *1) (stop working permanently, usually because of age: He retired at the age of sixty-five.) (andare in pensione)2) (to leave; to withdraw: When he doesn't want to talk to anyone, he retires to his room and locks the door; We retired to bed at midnight; The troops were forced to retire to a safer position.) ritirarsi•- retired- retirement
- retiring* * *[rɪ'taɪə(r)] 1.verbo transitivo mandare in pensione2.1) (from work) andare in pensione2) (withdraw) ritirarsi (anche sport)3)to retire (to bed) — ant. ritirarsi
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112 risk
I [rɪsk]1) rischio m., pericolo m.is there any risk of him catching the illness? — ci sono rischi che prenda la malattia? rischia di prendersi la malattia?
there is no risk to consumers — non ci sono rischi per i consumatori, i consumatori non corrono alcun rischio
at the risk of seeming ungrateful — a rischio di o con il rischio di sembrare ingrato
"at owner's risk" — "a rischio del committente"
2) econ. rischio m.II [rɪsk]1) (endanger)to risk one's life — rischiare o mettere a repentaglio la propria vita
2) (venture)to risk one's all — rischiare o giocare il tutto per tutto
* * *[risk] 1. noun((a person, thing etc which causes or could cause) danger or possible loss or injury: He thinks we shouldn't go ahead with the plan because of the risks involved / because of the risk of failure.) rischio2. verb1) (to expose to danger; to lay open to the possibility of loss: He would risk his life for his friend; He risked all his money on betting on that horse.) rischiare2) (to take the chance of (something bad happening): He was willing to risk death to save his friend; I'd better leave early as I don't want to risk being late for the play.) rischiare•- risky- at a person's own risk
- at own risk
- at risk
- at the risk of
- run/take the risk of
- run/take the risk
- take risks / take a risk* * *I [rɪsk]1) rischio m., pericolo m.is there any risk of him catching the illness? — ci sono rischi che prenda la malattia? rischia di prendersi la malattia?
there is no risk to consumers — non ci sono rischi per i consumatori, i consumatori non corrono alcun rischio
at the risk of seeming ungrateful — a rischio di o con il rischio di sembrare ingrato
"at owner's risk" — "a rischio del committente"
2) econ. rischio m.II [rɪsk]1) (endanger)to risk one's life — rischiare o mettere a repentaglio la propria vita
2) (venture)to risk one's all — rischiare o giocare il tutto per tutto
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113 should
[ forma debole ʃəd] [ forma forte ʃʊd]1) (ought to)had he asked me, I should have accepted — se me l'avesse chiesto, avrei accettato
I don't think it will happen, but if it should... — non penso che si arriverà a tanto, ma se dovesse accadere...
if you should change your mind,... — se dovesse cambiare idea,...
5) (expressing opinion, surprise)I should think so, not! — spero proprio di sì, di no!
"how long?" - "an hour, I should think" — "quanto?" - "un'ora, suppongo"
I should think she must be about 40 — secondo me, deve avere sui 40 anni
* * *[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato)2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) dovere3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) (essere probabile)4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (che più congiuntivo)5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (dovere)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato)7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) dovere* * *[ forma debole ʃəd] [ forma forte ʃʊd]1) (ought to)had he asked me, I should have accepted — se me l'avesse chiesto, avrei accettato
I don't think it will happen, but if it should... — non penso che si arriverà a tanto, ma se dovesse accadere...
if you should change your mind,... — se dovesse cambiare idea,...
5) (expressing opinion, surprise)I should think so, not! — spero proprio di sì, di no!
"how long?" - "an hour, I should think" — "quanto?" - "un'ora, suppongo"
I should think she must be about 40 — secondo me, deve avere sui 40 anni
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114 understand
[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]to understand that, how — capire che, come
2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia
3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che
4) (believe)to understand that — credere o capire che
6) ling. (imply)2.to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere* * *1. past tense, past participle - understood; verb1) (to see or know the meaning of (something): I can't understand his absence; Speak slowly to foreigners so that they'll understand you.) capire, comprendere2) (to know (eg a person) thoroughly: She understands children/dogs.) capire3) (to learn or realize (something), eg from information received: At first I didn't understand how ill she was; I understood that you were planning to leave today.) capire•- understanding 2. noun1) (the power of thinking clearly: a man of great understanding.) intelligenza2) (the ability to sympathize with another person's feelings: His kindness and understanding were a great comfort to her.) comprensione3) (a (state of) informal agreement: The two men have come to / reached an understanding after their disagreement.) accordo•- make oneself understood- make understood* * *[ˌʌndə'stænd] 1.verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (intellectually) capire, comprendere [question, language, con cept]to understand that, how — capire che, come
2) (emotionally) capire, comprendere [person, feelings]to understand sb. doing — capire che qcn. faccia
3) (interpret) capire, comprendere [person, statement]I understood him to say o as saying that... — ho capito che avesse detto che
4) (believe)to understand that — credere o capire che
6) ling. (imply)2.to be understood — [ subject] essere sottinteso
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. - stood)1) (comprehend) capire ( about di)2) (sympathize) capire, comprendere
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