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1 ♦ comfortable
♦ comfortable /ˈkʌmfətəbl/a.1 confortevole; comodo: a comfortable house, una casa comoda; a comfortable suit, un abito comodo; a comfortable job, un lavoro comodo2 ( di persona) comodo; rilassato: Are you comfortable in that chair?, sei comodo su quella sedia?; to make oneself comfortable, mettersi comodo3 a proprio agio; tranquillo: to make sb. feel comfortable, mettere q. a suo agio; I don't feel comfortable about your staying, non sono tranquillo all'idea (o non mi piace l'idea) che tu resti qui4 (med.: di malato) in buone condizioni; senza dolore; tranquillo: to spend a comfortable night, passare bene la notte5 agiato; benestante6 adeguato; sufficiente; soddisfacente: a comfortable income, un reddito soddisfacente; a comfortable salary, uno stipendio adeguatocomfortableness n. [u] -
2 comfortable
['kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) [bed, shoes, journey] comodo; [room, house] comodo, confortevole; [ temperature] confortevoleto make oneself comfortable — (in chair) mettersi comodo; (at ease) mettersi a proprio agio
to make sb. feel comfortable — fare sentire qcn. a proprio agio
the patient's condition is described as comfortable — le condizioni del malato sono state dichiarate buone
3) (financially) [ person] agiato; [ income] soddisfacente, adeguato4) (reassuring) [idea, thought] rassicurante; [majority, lead] sicuroat a comfortable distance from — (far enough) alla giusta distanza da
5) (happy)I would feel more comfortable about leaving if... — partirei più volentieri se
* * *1) (in comfort; pleasantly relaxed: He looked very comfortable in his chair.) a proprio agio2) (producing a good physical feeling: a comfortable chair.) comodo3) (financially secure without being rich: a comfortable standard of living.) soddisfacente* * *['kʌmftəbl] [AE -fərt-]1) [bed, shoes, journey] comodo; [room, house] comodo, confortevole; [ temperature] confortevoleto make oneself comfortable — (in chair) mettersi comodo; (at ease) mettersi a proprio agio
to make sb. feel comfortable — fare sentire qcn. a proprio agio
the patient's condition is described as comfortable — le condizioni del malato sono state dichiarate buone
3) (financially) [ person] agiato; [ income] soddisfacente, adeguato4) (reassuring) [idea, thought] rassicurante; [majority, lead] sicuroat a comfortable distance from — (far enough) alla giusta distanza da
5) (happy)I would feel more comfortable about leaving if... — partirei più volentieri se
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3 comfortable *** com·fort·able adj
['kʌmf(ə)təbl](house) confortevole, (chair, shoes, life) comodo (-a), (income, majority) più che sufficiente, (temperature) piacevoleto make o.s. comfortable — mettersi a proprio agio
are you comfortable, sitting there? — sta comodo, seduto lì?
English-Italian dictionary > comfortable *** com·fort·able adj
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4 make *****
[meɪk] made pt, pp1. vtmade in Italy — fabbricato (-a) in Italia, (on label) made in Italy
to show what one is made of — far vedere di che tempra or che stoffa si è fatti
2) (cause to be or become) fare, (+ adj) rendereto make sb happy/sad — rendere or far felice/triste qn
to make o.s. heard — farsi sentire
3) (cause to do) fare, (stronger) costringereto make sb do sth — far fare qc a qn; costringere or obbligare qn a fare qc
to make o.s. do sth — sforzarsi a fare qc
this made him leave — questo lo ha fatto partire, questo ha fatto sì che partisse
to make sth do; to make do with sth — accontentarsi di qc, (because it's the only available) arrangiarsi con qc
4) (earn) guadagnareto make a profit of £500 — ricavare un profitto di 500 sterline
to make a loss of £500 — subire una perdita di 500 sterline
he made a profit/loss — ci ha rimesso/guadagnato
he made £500 on the deal — l'affare gli ha fruttato 500 sterline
5) (reach: destination) arrivare a, (catch: bus, train) prendereto make it — (in time) arrivare, (achieve sth) farcela
sorry, I can't make it to the party — mi dispiace, ma non riesco a venire alla festa
to make good — (succeed) aver successo
6)he's made for life — il suo avvenire è assicurato, è a posto per sempre7) (equal, constitute) fare8)how far do you make it to the village? — quanto pensi che ci sia da qui al paese?what time do you make it? — I make it six o'clock — che ora fai? — io faccio le sei
I make the total cost £1200 — penso che il costo complessivo sia di milleduecento sterline
2. vi1)to make towards the door — dirigersi verso la porta2)3. n2)•- make for- make off- make out- make up -
5 make oneself at home
(to make oneself as comfortable and relaxed as one would at home: Make yourself at home!) mettersi a proprio agio -
6 Home
I 1. [həʊm]1) (dwelling) abitazione f.; (house) casa f., alloggio m.2) (for residential care) ricovero m.retirement, nursing home — casa di riposo, casa di cura
3) (family base) focolare m. domestico, famiglia f."good home wanted" — "cercasi famiglia rispettabile"
4) (country) patria f., paese m. natale2.home of — [ country] patria di [ speciality]
2) (national) [market, affairs, news] interno3.1) [come, go, arrive] (to house) a casa; (to country) in patriaon the journey home — tornando a casa; (by boat, plane) nel viaggio di ritorno
2) fig. (to required effect)to bring sth. home to — fare comprendere qcs. a
3) at home (in house) [work, stay] a casa; sport (on own ground) [ play] in casa; fig. (comfortable) [be, feel] a proprio agio••it's home from home — BE
II [həʊm]it's home away from home — AE è una seconda casa
- home in* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) casa; habitat2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) patria3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) casa, dimora4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) casa5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domestico2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) nazionale, nostrano3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) locale, di/in casa3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) a casa2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) a fondo, nel segno•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *(Surnames) Home /həʊm, hju:m/* * *I 1. [həʊm]1) (dwelling) abitazione f.; (house) casa f., alloggio m.2) (for residential care) ricovero m.retirement, nursing home — casa di riposo, casa di cura
3) (family base) focolare m. domestico, famiglia f."good home wanted" — "cercasi famiglia rispettabile"
4) (country) patria f., paese m. natale2.home of — [ country] patria di [ speciality]
2) (national) [market, affairs, news] interno3.1) [come, go, arrive] (to house) a casa; (to country) in patriaon the journey home — tornando a casa; (by boat, plane) nel viaggio di ritorno
2) fig. (to required effect)to bring sth. home to — fare comprendere qcs. a
3) at home (in house) [work, stay] a casa; sport (on own ground) [ play] in casa; fig. (comfortable) [be, feel] a proprio agio••it's home from home — BE
II [həʊm]it's home away from home — AE è una seconda casa
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7 settle down
1) (get comfortable) mettersi comodo, accomodarsi2) (calm down) [ person] calmarsi; [ situation] accomodarsi, sistemarsi3)to settle down to doing — mettersi o decidersi a fare
* * *1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) calmarsi2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) mettersi comodo3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) (mettersi sotto a)* * *vi + adv(person: in house, armchair etc) sistemarsi, (become calmer) calmarsi, (after wild youth) mettere la testa a posto, (situation) sistemarsi, tornare alla normalità* * *1) (get comfortable) mettersi comodo, accomodarsi2) (calm down) [ person] calmarsi; [ situation] accomodarsi, sistemarsi3)to settle down to doing — mettersi o decidersi a fare
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8 fluff
I [flʌf]1) (on clothes) peluria f.; (on carpet, under furniture) bioccoli m.pl. di polvere, laniccio m.; (on animal) peluria f., lanugine f.2) (mistake) gaffe f.; teatr. telev. papera f.II [flʌf]1) (anche fluff up) (puff up) arruffare [ feathers]; sprimacciare [ cushion]; rendere vaporoso, gonfiare [ hair]* * *1. noun(small pieces of soft, wool-like material from blankets etc: My coat is covered with fluff.) lanugine2. verb1) ((often with out or up) to make full and soft like fluff: The bird fluffed out its feathers; Fluff up the pillows and make the invalid more comfortable.) arruffare2) (to make a mistake in doing (something): The actress fluffed her lines; The golfer fluffed his stroke.) impaperarsi•- fluffy* * *[flʌf]1. n(from blankets etc) pelucchi mpl, (of chicks, kittens) lanugine f2. vt1) (also: fluff out) rendere soffice or vaporoso (-a), (feathers) arruffare2) (fam: make mistake in) impaperarsi nel recitare* * *fluff /flʌf/n.1 [u] lanugine; peluria● (fam. scherz.) a bit of fluff, una ragazza.(to) fluff /flʌf/A v. t.4 (fam.) sbagliare; pasticciare: (teatr.) to fluff one's lines, sbagliare la battuta; impaperarsi; ( calcio, ecc.) to fluff an open goal, sbagliare un gol sicuroB v. i.* * *I [flʌf]1) (on clothes) peluria f.; (on carpet, under furniture) bioccoli m.pl. di polvere, laniccio m.; (on animal) peluria f., lanugine f.2) (mistake) gaffe f.; teatr. telev. papera f.II [flʌf] -
9 most *****
[məʊst] superl of many, much1. adjfor the most part — in gran parte, per la maggior parte
2)most men — la maggior parte or la grande maggioranza degli uomini2. pronmost of it/them — quasi tutto/tutti
most of the money/her friends/the time — la maggior parte dei soldi/dei suoi amici/del tempo
at most or at the (very) most — al massimo
to make the most of sth — sfruttare al massimo qc, trarre il massimo vantaggio da qc
3. adv1) (spend, eat, work, sleep) di piùthe most attractive/difficult/comfortable — il (la)più attraente/difficile/confortevole
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10 ♦ favour
♦ favour, ( USA) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/n.1 [u] favore; benevolenza; simpatie (pl.); grazie (pl.): royal favour, il favore del sovrano; to keep sb. 's favour, rimanere nelle grazie di q.; to win sb. 's favour, conquistare il favore di q.; entrare nelle grazie di q.; to curry favour with sb., cercare di ingraziarsi q.; to look on (o upon) st. with favour, guardare con favore a qc.; to be in [out] of favour with, godere [non godere] delle simpatie (o del favore) di; in favour with, in auge presso; che gode il favore di; to lose favour, perdere la popolarità; to find favour in sb. 's eyes, essere apprezzato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q.2 [u] favoritismo; parzialità; favori (pl.): to show favour towards sb., mostrarsi parziale verso q.3 favore; piacere; cortesia: a special favour, un favore particolare; to ask a favour of sb. (o to ask sb. a favour) chiedere un favore a q.; to do sb. a favour, fare un favore a q.; to return a favour, ricambiare un favore; DIALOGO → - Photocopier- You wouldn't do me a favour and make a copy of this contract, would you?, non è che mi faresti il favore di fotocopiare questo contratto?; (fam. iron.) Do me a favour!, ma fammi il piacere!4 (al pl.) (antiq. o scherz., rif. a una donna) favori; grazie: She granted him her favours, gli concesse le sue grazie6 (spec. GB) distintivo ( d'appartenenza a un'associazione, ecc.); coccarda; colori ( d'una squadra)● ( sulla busta di una lettera consegnata a mano) by favour of Mr X, a mezzo (o alla cortesia) del Sig. X □ (comm.) a cheque drawn in your favour, un assegno emesso a vostro favore □ to be (o to stand) high in sb. 's favour, essere molto stimato da q.; essere nelle buone grazie di q. □ in favour of, favorevole a; a favore di; per: She's in favour of birth control, è favorevole alla contraccezione; to vote in favour of a motion, votare per una mozione; to come out in favour of st., pronunciarsi a favore di qc.; The court decided in favour of the plaintiff, la corte si pronunciò a favore del querelante □ in sb. 's favour, a favore di; a vantaggio di: to speak in sb. 's favour, parlare a favore di q.; Things turned in my favour, la situazione si volse a mio favore □ to be out of favour with the people, non godere il favore popolare.(to) favour, ( USA) (to) favor /ˈfeɪvə(r)/v. t.1 approvare; appoggiare; essere a favore di; sostenere: The minister favours new restrictions, il ministro è a favore di nuove restrizioni2 prediligere; preferire; privilegiare; mostrare una parzialità per: She favours loose, comfortable clothes, predilige i vestiti ampi e comodi; He favours his daughter over his son, preferisce la figlia al figlio3 favorire; aiutare; avvantaggiare; agevolare: The mild weather favoured the formation of avalanches, il tempo mite favoriva la formazione di valanghe; Fortune favours the brave, la fortuna aiuta gli audaci4 (antiq.) somigliare a; assomigliare a; avere preso da6 (form.) – to favour with, favorire (q.) di; fare (a q.) l'onore di; concedere: He favoured us with a visit, ci fece l'onore di una visita. -
11 cushion
I ['kʊʃn]1) cuscino m.2) fig. (protection, reserve) protezione f., garanzia f. ( against contro)3) (in snooker) sponda f.II ['kʊʃn]verbo transitivo attutire [blow, impact, effects]; ammortizzare [ costs]to cushion sb. against sth. — proteggere qcn. da qcs
* * *['kuʃən] 1. noun1) (a bag of cloth etc filled with soft material, eg feathers etc, used for support or to make a seat more comfortable: I'll sit on a cushion on the floor.) cuscino2) (any similar support: A hovercraft travels on a cushion of air.) cuscino2. verb(to lessen the force of a blow etc: The soft sand cushioned his fall.) ammortizzare* * *I ['kʊʃn]1) cuscino m.2) fig. (protection, reserve) protezione f., garanzia f. ( against contro)3) (in snooker) sponda f.II ['kʊʃn]verbo transitivo attutire [blow, impact, effects]; ammortizzare [ costs]to cushion sb. against sth. — proteggere qcn. da qcs
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12 take one's ease
(to make oneself comfortable; to relax: There he was - taking his ease in his father's chair!) mettersi a proprio agio
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