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1 map out
* * *(to plan (a route, course of action etc) in detail: to map out a route/journey.) tracciare* * *vt + advtracciare una carta (or una pianta or una mappa) di, (fig: career, holiday, essay) pianificareSee:* * * -
2 ■ map out
■ map outv. t. + avv.tracciare; progettare; mettere a punto: to map out a route, tracciare un percorso. -
3 Map
I [mæp]nome (of region) carta f. geografica, cartina f.; (of town, underground) mappa f., piantina f.street map — pianta stradale, stradario
the political map of Europe — fig. il panorama politico europeo
••II [mæp]to put sb., sth. on the map — fare conoscere qcn., qcs
1) geogr. geol. astr. fare la carta di [region, planet]; fare una mappa di [ town]; fare un rilevamento topografico di [ crater]2) inform. stabilire una corrispondenza tra•- map out* * *[mæp] 1. noun1) (a drawing or plan, in outline, of (any part of) the surface of the earth, with various features shown (usually roads, rivers, seas, towns etc): a map of the world; a road map.) carta2) (a similar type of drawing showing eg the surface of the moon, the position of the stars in the sky etc.) carta2. verb(to make a map of (an area): Africa was mapped by many different explorers.) rilevare, fare una mappa di- map out* * *(Surnames) Map /mæp/* * *I [mæp]nome (of region) carta f. geografica, cartina f.; (of town, underground) mappa f., piantina f.street map — pianta stradale, stradario
the political map of Europe — fig. il panorama politico europeo
••II [mæp]to put sb., sth. on the map — fare conoscere qcn., qcs
1) geogr. geol. astr. fare la carta di [region, planet]; fare una mappa di [ town]; fare un rilevamento topografico di [ crater]2) inform. stabilire una corrispondenza tra•- map out -
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[mæp]1. n(gen) carta (geografica), (of town) piantamaps and guide books — cartine fpl e guide fpl
this will put Eastdean on the map fig — questo renderà famoso or farà conoscere Eastdean
off the map fig — in capo al mondo
2. vttracciare una carta (or una pianta or una mappa) di•- map out -
5 spread out
spread out [ group] disperdersi; [wings, tail] spiegarsi; [landscape, town, woods] estendersi; spread [sth.] out, spread out [sth.]1) (open out) aprire, spiegare, (di)stendere [cloth, map, newspaper]; (flatten out) stendere [ rug]2) (distribute over area) stendere, spiegare [ map]; sparpagliare [trinkets, cards]; distribuire, dislocare [ troops]* * *1) (to extend or stretch out: The fields spread out in front of him.) stendersi2) (to distribute over a wide area or period of time: She spread the leaflets out on the table.) sparpagliare3) (to scatter and go in different directions, in order to cover a wider area: They spread out and began to search the entire area.) sparpagliarsi* * *1. vi + adv(view, valley) stendersi, (soldiers, police) disporsi2. vt + advSee:spread 2., 1),* * *spread out [ group] disperdersi; [wings, tail] spiegarsi; [landscape, town, woods] estendersi; spread [sth.] out, spread out [sth.]1) (open out) aprire, spiegare, (di)stendere [cloth, map, newspaper]; (flatten out) stendere [ rug]2) (distribute over area) stendere, spiegare [ map]; sparpagliare [trinkets, cards]; distribuire, dislocare [ troops] -
6 lay out
lay [sth.] out, lay out [sth.]1) (spread out) disporre [goods, food]; (unfold) (di)stendere, spiegare [map, garment, fabric]2) (design) impostare [book, advertisement, page]; impaginare [letter, illustrations]; stabilire la disposizione di [ town]; allestire [ garden]3) (explain) esporre [reasons, facts]5) (prepare for burial) preparare [ dead person]6) colloq. (knock unconscious) stendere* * *1) (to arrange over a wide area (especially according to a plan): He was the architect who laid out the public gardens.) sistemare2) (to spread so as to be easily seen: He laid out the contents of the box on the table.) distendere, disporre3) (to knock unconscious.) stendere, (fare fuori)4) (to spend (money).) spendere5) (to prepare (a dead body) to be buried.) comporre, (preparare per il funerale)* * *vt + adv1) (plan: garden, house, town) pianificare, progettare, (page, letter) impostare2) (put ready: clothes) preparare, (display: goods for sale) sistemare, disporre, presentare, (make ready: body for burial) preparare, comporre3) (spend) sborsare4) (knock out) stendere* * *lay [sth.] out, lay out [sth.]1) (spread out) disporre [goods, food]; (unfold) (di)stendere, spiegare [map, garment, fabric]2) (design) impostare [book, advertisement, page]; impaginare [letter, illustrations]; stabilire la disposizione di [ town]; allestire [ garden]3) (explain) esporre [reasons, facts]5) (prepare for burial) preparare [ dead person]6) colloq. (knock unconscious) stendere -
7 open out
to open out into — [ passage] aprirsi su, dare su [room, cave]; [ stream] gettarsi in [ pool]; open [sth.] out, open out [sth.] aprire, spiegare [ map]
* * *1. vt + adv(unfold) aprire, spiegare2. vi + advaprirsi, dischiudersi* * *to open out into — [ passage] aprirsi su, dare su [room, cave]; [ stream] gettarsi in [ pool]; open [sth.] out, open out [sth.] aprire, spiegare [ map]
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8 smooth out
smooth [sth.] out, smooth out [sth.]1) (lay out) spiegare [map, paper, cloth]; (remove creases) togliere le pieghe a, stirare [paper, cloth]* * *vt + adv(fabric, creases) lisciare, spianare, (fig: difficulties) appianare* * *smooth [sth.] out, smooth out [sth.]1) (lay out) spiegare [map, paper, cloth]; (remove creases) togliere le pieghe a, stirare [paper, cloth] -
9 fold out
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10 pull-out
['pʊlaʊt] 1.1) tip. inserto m., fascicolo m. (da staccare e conservare)2) (withdrawal) ritirata f., ritiro m.2.aggettivo [ supplement] staccabile; [map, diagram] fuori testo, pieghevole* * *['pʊlˌaʊt]1. n2. adj* * *pull-out /ˈpʊlaʊt/A n.2 (mil.) ritirata; ritiro; disimpegno3 (aeron.) richiamataB a.2 (giorn.) da staccare; staccabile.* * *['pʊlaʊt] 1.1) tip. inserto m., fascicolo m. (da staccare e conservare)2) (withdrawal) ritirata f., ritiro m.2.aggettivo [ supplement] staccabile; [map, diagram] fuori testo, pieghevole -
11 pick out
pick [sb., sth.] out, pick out [sb., sth.]1) (select) selezionare; (single out) individuare2) (make out) distinguere [object, landmark]; afferrare [ words]; riconoscere [ person in photo]; scorgere, individuare [ person in crowd]3) (highlight) mettere in risalto, evidenziare [ title]; [ torch] illuminare [ object]* * *1) (to choose or select: She picked out one dress that she particularly liked.) scegliere2) (to see or recognize (a person, thing etc): He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out.) riconoscere3) (to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one: I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger.) suonare (a orecchio)* * *vt + adv1) (choose) scegliereI like them all - it's difficult to pick one out — mi piacciono tutti, è difficile sceglierne uno
2) (place: on map) trovare, (person: in crowd, photo) individuare, (in identification parade) identificarefour victims picked him out on identity parades — quattro vittime lo hanno identificato in un confronto
3) Mus* * *pick [sb., sth.] out, pick out [sb., sth.]1) (select) selezionare; (single out) individuare2) (make out) distinguere [object, landmark]; afferrare [ words]; riconoscere [ person in photo]; scorgere, individuare [ person in crowd]3) (highlight) mettere in risalto, evidenziare [ title]; [ torch] illuminare [ object] -
12 ■ lay out
■ lay outv. t. + avv.1 distendere, stendere, spiegare: The map was laid out on the table, la cartina era stesa sul tavolo3 disporre ( biancheria, ecc.) in bell'ordine; mettere ( il pranzo, ecc.) in tavola; sistemare ( un giardino, ecc.)6 (fam.) tirare fuori; spendere, investire ( denaro): to lay out a whole month's salary, tirare fuori un mese di stipendio7 stancare a morte (q.); stendere (fam.); fare fuori (fam.): With one blow he laid out his opponent, con un solo colpo stese l'avversario8 (mecc.) tracciare9 (fam. USA) sgridare; rimproverare □ to lay oneself out, darsi un gran daffare; farsi in quattro (fig.) □ to lay out a body, comporre (o preparare per il funerale) un morto □ to lay out the pages of a book, impaginare un libro □ to lay out one's tools, preparare gli arnesi ( del proprio lavoro). -
13 ■ spread out
■ spread outA v. t. + avv.1 stendere; spiegare; aprire: to spread out a map, stendere una cartina; to spread out one's arms, stendere (o allargare) le braccia; The bird spread out its wings, l'uccello ha spiegato le aliB v. i. + avv.1 stendersi; distendersi; allungarsi; allargarsi; estendersi ( anche fig.) The plain spread out before us, la pianura si stendeva dinanzi a noi -
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15 fold-out
fold-out /ˈfəʊldaʊt/A a.pieghevole: fold-out map, cartina pieghevole (in un libro, ecc.); fold-out sleeper, divano letto pieghevoleB n.2 mobile pieghevole. -
16 ■ open out
■ open outA v. t. + avv.aprire; spiegare: to open out a road map, spiegare una cartina stradaleB v. i. + avv.1 aprirsi; dispiegarsi; rivelarsi: A beautiful view of the valley opened out before us, davanti a noi si è aperta una splendida vista della vallata -
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[sprɛd] spread vb: pt, pp1. n2) (extent: of bridge) ampiezza, (of wings, arch) apertura3) (range: of prices, figures, marks) gamma, (on graph, scale) distribuzione f4) (fam: feast) banchetto5) (also: bedspread) copriletto6)anchovy spread — pasta d'acciughe7) (Press, Typ: two pages) doppia pagina, (across columns) articolo a più colonne2. vt1) (open or lay out), (also: spread out) (wings, sails etc) spiegare, (cloth) stendere, (fingers) distendere, (arms) allargare, spalancare2) (butter, cream etc) spalmare3) (distribute), (also: spread out)(sand, fertilizer)
to spread sth on sth — cospargere qc di qc, (goods, objects) disporre, (cards, toys) spargere, (soldiers) scaglionare, (payments) rateizzare, scaglionare, (resources) distribuirerepayments will be spread over 18 months — i pagamenti saranno scaglionati lungo un periodo di 18 mesi
4) (disseminate: germs, disease) propagare, diffondere, (knowledge, panic etc) diffondere, (news) spargere, diffondere3. vi(news, rumour etc) diffondersi, propagarsi, spargersi, (pain, fire, flood etc) estendersi, (milk etc) spargersi, (disease, weeds) propagarsi• -
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I [flæt]as flat as a pancake fam — completamente piatto (-a), (Auto: tyre) completamente sgonfio (-a) or a terra
to fall flat on one's face — cadere a terra lungo (-a) disteso (-a), finire faccia a terra
2) (final: refusal, denial) categorico (-a), netto (-a)I'm not going, and that's flat! fam — non ci vado e basta!
4) (dull, lifeless: taste, style) piatto (-a), (joke) che non fa ridere, (drink) che ha perso l'effervescenza, sgassato (-a), (battery) scarico (-a), (colour) scialbo (-a)to be feeling rather flat — sentirsi giù di corda or di morale
5)flat rate of pay — tariffa unica di pagamento2. adv1) (absolutely: refuse, tell etc) seccamente, recisamenteflat broke fam — al verde, in bolletta
2)to be flat out — (lying) essere disteso (-a) or sdraiato (-a), (asleep) dormire della grossa
3) (Mus: sing, play) in modo stonato3. n(of hand) palmo, (of sword) parte f piatta, Mus bemolle m inv, Auto gomma a terraII [flæt] n Brit -
19 trace
I [treɪs]1) (evidence) traccia f., resto m.2) (hint) (of irony) punta f., pizzico m.; (of flavour, garlic) pizzico m.; (of accent) traccia f.; (of chemical, drug) traccia f., residuo m.3) (aiding retrieval) traccia f., indizio m.II [treɪs]without trace — [disappear, sink] senza lasciare traccia
to trace sb. to — seguire le tracce di qcn. fino a [ hideout]
the call was traced to a London number — si è scoperto che la telefonata veniva da un numero di Londra
2) (follow development) seguire le fasi di [ growth]; descrivere, tracciare [life, progress]; fare risalire [origins, ancestry] (to a)•III [treɪs]nome (of harness) tirella f.••* * *[treis] 1. noun1) (a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There's still no trace of the missing child.) traccia2) (a small amount: Traces of poison were found in the cup.) traccia2. verb1) (to follow or discover by means of clues, evidence etc: The police have traced him to London; The source of the infection has not yet been traced.) inseguire; rintracciare2) (to make a copy of (a picture etc) by putting transparent paper over it and drawing the outline etc: I traced the map.) tracciare, disegnare•- tracing- trace elements
- tracing-paper* * *trace (1) /treɪs/n.1 traccia; orma; impronta; segno: The burglars have left no trace, i ladri non hanno lasciato traccia; The war has left its traces, la guerra ha lasciato i propri segni; Of the ancient town no trace remains, della città antica non resta traccia3 (un) pochino; (un) tantino; (un) briciolo: He didn't show a trace of fear, non mostrava un briciolo di paura4 (comput., tecn.) traccia● (geol., chim.) trace element, elemento in tracce; oligoelemento; microelemento □ (geol.) trace fossil, traccia fossile □ to have lost all trace of sb., non avere più notizie di q.trace (2) /treɪs/n.1 tirella2 (mecc.) biella; asta d'accoppiamento● to kick over the traces, ( di un cavallo) liberarsi a calci delle tirelle; (fig.) scuotere il giogo; ribellarsi; ( anche) rendersi indipendente.♦ (to) trace /treɪs/A v. t.1 ( spesso to trace out) tracciare ( anche fig.); abbozzare; disegnare; segnare; vergare: to trace one's signature, tracciare la (propria) firma; He traced ( out) a new policy, egli tracciò una nuova linea politica; to trace out a map [the cross-section of a hospital], disegnare una mappa [lo spaccato di un ospedale]; to trace words with a shaking hand, vergare parole con mano tremante2 seguire le tracce di (q.); pedinare; inseguire: The police are tracing the gangster, la polizia sta seguendo le tracce del bandito; to trace a deer, seguire le orme di un cervo3 rintracciare; scoprire; trovare: The robber was traced to Paris, il rapinatore è stato rintracciato a Parigi; I cannot trace the invoice you sent me, non riesco a trovare la fattura che mi avete mandato; to trace the origin of st., scoprire l'origine di qc.4 intravedere; scorgere appena; osservare la traccia di: His resentment can be traced in many passages of the book, il suo risentimento traspare (o si intravede) in molti passi del libro5 seguire; percorrere: to trace a path, seguire un sentiero; to trace a route, seguire un itinerarioB v. i.1 risalire; riandare nel tempo2 (arc.) seguire un percorso; prendere una strada● to trace an ancient road [ancient walls], scoprire il tracciato di una strada antica [di mura antiche] □ to trace back to, risalire a ( una data, ecc.); far risalire a, attribuire a; ricondurre a (fig.): The duke traced his genealogy back to William the Conqueror, il duca faceva risalire la sua discendenza a Guglielmo il Conquistatore □ to trace out, disegnare, tracciare ( sulla sabbia, ecc.); delineare, abbozzare ( un progetto e sim.); evidenziare, mettere in risalto □ to trace over, ricalcare ( un disegno, ecc.).* * *I [treɪs]1) (evidence) traccia f., resto m.2) (hint) (of irony) punta f., pizzico m.; (of flavour, garlic) pizzico m.; (of accent) traccia f.; (of chemical, drug) traccia f., residuo m.3) (aiding retrieval) traccia f., indizio m.II [treɪs]without trace — [disappear, sink] senza lasciare traccia
to trace sb. to — seguire le tracce di qcn. fino a [ hideout]
the call was traced to a London number — si è scoperto che la telefonata veniva da un numero di Londra
2) (follow development) seguire le fasi di [ growth]; descrivere, tracciare [life, progress]; fare risalire [origins, ancestry] (to a)•III [treɪs]nome (of harness) tirella f.•• -
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I 1. [help]1) (assistance) aiuto m., assistenza f.; (in an emergency) soccorso m.with the help of sb., sth. — con l'aiuto di qcn., qcs.
to be of help to sb. — [ person] essere di aiuto a qcn.; [information, map] essere utile a qcn.
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto sei!
to come to sb.'s help — venire in aiuto di qcn.
to cry for help chiamare aiuto; it's a help if you can speak the language serve saper parlare la lingua; there's no help for it non c'è niente da fare; he needs (professional) help — dovrebbe farsi vedere (da uno specialista)
2) (anche daily help) (cleaning woman) collaboratrice f. domestica2.interiezione aiutoII 1. [help]1) (assist) aiutare (do, to do a fare); (more urgently) soccorrerecan I help you? — (in shop) desidera? (on phone) mi dica
to help sb. across, down, out — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare, a scendere, a uscire
to help sb. on, off with — aiutare qcn. a mettere, togliere [garment, boot]
2) (improve) migliorare [situation, problem]3) (contribute) contribuire, aiutare ( to do a fare)4) (serve)to help sb. to — servire a qcn. [food, wine]
5) (prevent)not if I can help it! — se posso evitarlo, no di certo!
2.I can't help that — non posso farne a meno, non posso farci niente
1) (assist) aiutarethis map doesn't help much — questa carta non è di grande aiuto o non serve a molto
3.every little helps — (when donating money) anche una piccola offerta può aiutare; (when saving) tutto fa (brodo)
1) (serve)2)to help oneself to — (pinch) servirsi da, rubare da
3) (prevent)to help oneself — frenarsi, trattenersi
•- help out* * *[help] 1. verb1) (to do something with or for someone that he cannot do alone, or that he will find useful: Will you help me with this translation?; Will you please help me (to) translate this poem?; Can I help?; He fell down and I helped him up.) aiutare2) (to play a part in something; to improve or advance: Bright posters will help to attract the public to the exhibition; Good exam results will help his chances of a job.) aiutare3) (to make less bad: An aspirin will help your headache.) alleviare4) (to serve (a person) in a shop: Can I help you, sir?) aiutare5) ((with can(not), could (not)) to be able not to do something or to prevent something: He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing; Can I help it if it rains?) evitare; impedire2. noun1) (the act of helping, or the result of this: Can you give me some help?; Your digging the garden was a big help; Can I be of help to you?) aiuto2) (someone or something that is useful: You're a great help to me.) aiuto3) (a servant, farmworker etc: She has hired a new help.) domestico; dipendente4) ((usually with no) a way of preventing something: Even if you don't want to do it, the decision has been made - there's no help for it now.) rimedio•- helper- helpful
- helpfully
- helpfulness
- helping
- helpless
- helplessly
- helplessness
- help oneself
- help out* * *I 1. [help]1) (assistance) aiuto m., assistenza f.; (in an emergency) soccorso m.with the help of sb., sth. — con l'aiuto di qcn., qcs.
to be of help to sb. — [ person] essere di aiuto a qcn.; [information, map] essere utile a qcn.
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto sei!
to come to sb.'s help — venire in aiuto di qcn.
to cry for help chiamare aiuto; it's a help if you can speak the language serve saper parlare la lingua; there's no help for it non c'è niente da fare; he needs (professional) help — dovrebbe farsi vedere (da uno specialista)
2) (anche daily help) (cleaning woman) collaboratrice f. domestica2.interiezione aiutoII 1. [help]1) (assist) aiutare (do, to do a fare); (more urgently) soccorrerecan I help you? — (in shop) desidera? (on phone) mi dica
to help sb. across, down, out — aiutare qcn. ad attraversare, a scendere, a uscire
to help sb. on, off with — aiutare qcn. a mettere, togliere [garment, boot]
2) (improve) migliorare [situation, problem]3) (contribute) contribuire, aiutare ( to do a fare)4) (serve)to help sb. to — servire a qcn. [food, wine]
5) (prevent)not if I can help it! — se posso evitarlo, no di certo!
2.I can't help that — non posso farne a meno, non posso farci niente
1) (assist) aiutarethis map doesn't help much — questa carta non è di grande aiuto o non serve a molto
3.every little helps — (when donating money) anche una piccola offerta può aiutare; (when saving) tutto fa (brodo)
1) (serve)2)to help oneself to — (pinch) servirsi da, rubare da
3) (prevent)to help oneself — frenarsi, trattenersi
•- help out
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