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1 shade
I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in* * *[ʃeid] 1. noun1) (slight darkness caused by the blocking of some light: I prefer to sit in the shade rather than the sun.) ombra2) (the dark parts of a picture: light and shade in a portrait.) ombra3) (something that screens or shelters from light or heat: a large sunshade; a shade for a light.) ombra parasole4) (a variety of a colour; a slight difference: a pretty shade of green; shades of meaning.) tonalità, gradazione5) (a slight amount: The weather is a shade better today.) un po', leggermente2. verb1) ((sometimes with from) to shelter from light or heat: He put up his hand to shade his eyes.) proteggere2) (to make darker: You should shade the foreground of that drawing.) ombreggiare3) ((with into) to change very gradually eg from one colour to another.) sfumare•- shaded- shades
- shading
- shady
- shadiness
- put in the shade* * *I 1. [ʃeɪd]1) (shadow) ombra f.2) (tint) sfumatura f. (anche fig.)3) (small amount, degree)a shade too loud — un tantino o un po' troppo forte
4) (anche lamp shade) paralume m.5) (eyeshade) visiera f.2.1) colloq. (sunglasses) occhiali m. da sole2) (undertones)••II 1. [ʃeɪd]to put sb., sth. in the shade — mettere in ombra qcn., qcs
1) (screen) fare ombra a, proteggere dal sole2) shade in2.- shade in -
2 spot
I [spɒt]1) (on animal) macchia f., chiazza f.; (on fabric) pois m.; (on dice, domino) punto m.2) (stain) macchia f., chiazza f.3) (pimple) pustola f., brufolo m.4) (place) luogo m., posto m., punto m.to decide on the spot — decidere seduta stante o su due piedi
this record has been on the top spot for two weeks — questo disco è in cima alle classifiche da due settimane
5) colloq. (small amount)a spot of cream, of gin — un po' di crema, un goccio di gin
6) (drop) goccia f.7) colloq. (difficulty)to put sb. on the spot — mettere qcn. alle strette
8) comm. comunicato m. pubblicitario, spot m.9) telev. rad. (regular slot) spazio m. fisso, passaggio m. fisso10) (moral blemish) macchia f.11) cinem. teatr. riflettore m., spot m.; (in home) faretto m.••to change one's spots — cambiare vita o abitudini
II 1. [spɒt]to knock spots off sth., sb. — superare di gran lunga qcs., qcn
1) (see) vedere, individuare, scorgereto spot sb. doing — vedere qcn. mentre sta facendo
2) (recognize) riconoscere, distinguere [car, person, symptoms]; scoprire, individuare [defect, difference]; fiutare [ bargain]; osservare [birds, trains]3) (stain) macchiare [carpet, shirt]2.* * *[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) macchia2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pallino3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) macchia, macchiolina4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) posto, luogo5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) un po' di2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) individuare, riconoscere2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) individuare, indovinare•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) (illuminare con un proiettore/riflettore)2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) (mettere in evidenza)•- on the spot
- spot on* * *I [spɒt]1) (on animal) macchia f., chiazza f.; (on fabric) pois m.; (on dice, domino) punto m.2) (stain) macchia f., chiazza f.3) (pimple) pustola f., brufolo m.4) (place) luogo m., posto m., punto m.to decide on the spot — decidere seduta stante o su due piedi
this record has been on the top spot for two weeks — questo disco è in cima alle classifiche da due settimane
5) colloq. (small amount)a spot of cream, of gin — un po' di crema, un goccio di gin
6) (drop) goccia f.7) colloq. (difficulty)to put sb. on the spot — mettere qcn. alle strette
8) comm. comunicato m. pubblicitario, spot m.9) telev. rad. (regular slot) spazio m. fisso, passaggio m. fisso10) (moral blemish) macchia f.11) cinem. teatr. riflettore m., spot m.; (in home) faretto m.••to change one's spots — cambiare vita o abitudini
II 1. [spɒt]to knock spots off sth., sb. — superare di gran lunga qcs., qcn
1) (see) vedere, individuare, scorgereto spot sb. doing — vedere qcn. mentre sta facendo
2) (recognize) riconoscere, distinguere [car, person, symptoms]; scoprire, individuare [defect, difference]; fiutare [ bargain]; osservare [birds, trains]3) (stain) macchiare [carpet, shirt]2. -
3 (to) discern
(to) discern /dɪˈsɜ:n/ (form.)v. t. e i.1 discernere, percepire: to discern the difference between two things, discernere la differenza fra due cose; to discern a pattern [the truth], individuare un modello [la verità]; to discern what is happening, percepire quello che sta succedendo2 scorgere; distinguere: I discerned a faint light in the distance, ho scorto un debole lume in lontananzadiscernible, discernablea.distinguibile; percepibile. -
4 (to) discern
(to) discern /dɪˈsɜ:n/ (form.)v. t. e i.1 discernere, percepire: to discern the difference between two things, discernere la differenza fra due cose; to discern a pattern [the truth], individuare un modello [la verità]; to discern what is happening, percepire quello che sta succedendo2 scorgere; distinguere: I discerned a faint light in the distance, ho scorto un debole lume in lontananzadiscernible, discernablea.distinguibile; percepibile.
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