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I [rɪŋ]1) (hoop) (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope) anello m.2) (circle) (of people, on page) cerchio m.to put a ring round — fare un cerchio intorno a, cerchiare [ad]
3) sport (for horses, circus) pista f.; (for boxing) ring m.4) (of smugglers) rete f., organizzazione f.5) zool. (on bird) collare m.6) astr.7) (on cooker) (electric) fornello m. elettrico, piastra f. elettrica; (gas) fornello m. a gas••II [rɪŋ]to run rings round — surclassare, stracciare
1) (encircle) [ trees] circondare, cingere; [ police] circondare, accerchiare2) (put a ring on) inanellare [ bird]III [rɪŋ]1) (sound) (at door) squillo m. (di campanello), scampanellata f.; (of phone) squillo m.that story has a familiar ring (to it) — questa storia non è nuova o suona familiare
2) BE (phone call) telefonata f., colpo m. di telefonoIV 1. [rɪŋ]to give sb. a ring — fare uno squillo a qcn., dare un colpo di telefono a qcn
1) (cause to sound) suonare [ bell]2.the doorbell rang — suonò il campanello, suonarono alla porta
2) (sound bell)"please ring for service" — "si prega di telefonare per il servizio in camera"
3) (resonate) [footsteps, words] risuonare, riecheggiare4) BE tel. telefonareto ring for — chiamare [ taxi]
•- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up••to ring down, up the curtain — abbassare, alzare il sipario
to ring down the curtain on an era — porre fine a un'epoca, segnare la fine di un'epoca
* * *I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.)2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.)3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.)4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.)5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.)2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.)•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.)2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.)5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.)6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.)2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.)2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.)3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.)•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *I [rɪŋ]1. n1) (gen) anello, (for napkin) portatovagliolowedding ring — fede f, (of smoke) spirale f
they were sitting in a ring — erano seduti in circolo or in cerchio
3) (arena etc) Boxing ring m inv, quadrato, (at circus) pista, arena2. vt(surround) circondare, accerchiare, (mark with ring) fare un cerchietto intorno aII [rɪŋ] rang vb: pt rung pp1. n2) Brit Telecto give sb a ring — dare un colpo di telefono a qn, telefonare a qn
2. vt1) (bell, doorbell) suonareto ring the changes fig — variare
2) Brit Telecto ring sb (up) — telefonare a qn, dare un colpo di telefono a qn
3. vi1) (bell, telephone etc) suonareto ring for sb/sth — (suonare il campanello per) chiamare qn/chiedere qc
2) (telephone) telefonareto ring true/false fig — suonare vero (-a) /falso (-a)
•- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up* * *I [rɪŋ]1) (hoop) (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope) anello m.2) (circle) (of people, on page) cerchio m.to put a ring round — fare un cerchio intorno a, cerchiare [ad]
3) sport (for horses, circus) pista f.; (for boxing) ring m.4) (of smugglers) rete f., organizzazione f.5) zool. (on bird) collare m.6) astr.7) (on cooker) (electric) fornello m. elettrico, piastra f. elettrica; (gas) fornello m. a gas••II [rɪŋ]to run rings round — surclassare, stracciare
1) (encircle) [ trees] circondare, cingere; [ police] circondare, accerchiare2) (put a ring on) inanellare [ bird]III [rɪŋ]1) (sound) (at door) squillo m. (di campanello), scampanellata f.; (of phone) squillo m.that story has a familiar ring (to it) — questa storia non è nuova o suona familiare
2) BE (phone call) telefonata f., colpo m. di telefonoIV 1. [rɪŋ]to give sb. a ring — fare uno squillo a qcn., dare un colpo di telefono a qcn
1) (cause to sound) suonare [ bell]2.the doorbell rang — suonò il campanello, suonarono alla porta
2) (sound bell)"please ring for service" — "si prega di telefonare per il servizio in camera"
3) (resonate) [footsteps, words] risuonare, riecheggiare4) BE tel. telefonareto ring for — chiamare [ taxi]
•- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up••to ring down, up the curtain — abbassare, alzare il sipario
to ring down the curtain on an era — porre fine a un'epoca, segnare la fine di un'epoca
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2 ♦ lift
♦ lift /lɪft/n.1 sollevamento; spinta: One more lift!, un'altra spinta!5 (autom.) passaggio; strappo (pop.): to give sb. a lift, dare un passaggio a q.; DIALOGO → - Going on holiday 1- I wanted to ask you if you could give me a lift to the airport, volevo chiederti se puoi darmi un passaggio all'aeroporto; Want a lift?, vuoi un passaggio?; to hitch a lift, farsi dare un passaggio NOTA D'USO: - passage o lift?-6 (fis.) sostentazione; (aeron., = aerodynamic lift) portanza, spinta aerostatica: (aeron.) jet lift, sostentazione a getto; gettosostentazione8 (fig.) sollievo; conforto: Hearing from him gave me a real lift, è stato per me un grande sollievo avere sue notizie10 (autom., mecc.) ponte elevatore; ponte (fam.)11 (naut.) amantiglio, mantiglio19 (fam.) cosa copiata; plagio● (tecn.) lift arm, braccio di sollevamento ( di una pala meccanica, ecc.) □ lift bridge, ponte sollevabile □ lift engineer, installatore di ascensori □ (aeron.) lift fan, ventola di sostentamento ( per decollo verticale) □ lift shaft, pozzo dell'ascensore □ (mecc.) lift truck, carrello elevatore □ (trasp.) lift van, contenitore; container.♦ (to) lift /lɪft/A v. t.1 alzare; sollevare; levare in alto; elevare; portare in alto: I cannot lift this box, non riesco a sollevare questo scatolone; to lift one's feet, alzare i piedi; to lift sb. 's spirits, sollevare il morale a q.; The church lifts its spire, la chiesa leva in alto la sua guglia5 abolire, revocare, sopprimere, togliere ( un divieto, ecc.): to lift an embargo [a siege], togliere un embargo [un assedio]; to lift a strike, revocare uno sciopero8 (aeron.) trasportareB v. i.1 alzarsi; levarsi; sollevarsi: The lid of the trapdoor won't lift, il coperchio della botola non vuole sollevarsi; The fog began to lift, la nebbia cominciava ad alzarsi2 ergersi; elevarsi; innalzarsi● to lift the hand, alzare la mano ( per giurare) □ (fam.) to lift one's hand against sb., alzare le mani su q. □ to lift one's hat, scappellarsi □ to lift one's hand in prayer, levare (o giungere) le mani in preghiera □ ( USA) to lift a mortgage, togliere un'ipoteca □ ( calcio) to lift a shot over the bar, calciare sopra la traversa □ to lift the tents, levare le tende □ not to lift a hand (o a finger) to help sb., non muovere un dito per aiutare q.
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