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121 poor
[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
••* * *[puə] 1. adjective1) (having little money or property: She is too poor to buy clothes for the children; the poor nations of the world.) povero2) (not good; of bad quality: His work is very poor; a poor effort.) mediocre, scarso3) (deserving pity: Poor fellow!) povero•- poorness- poorly 2. adjective(ill: He is very poorly.) in cattiva salute* * *[pɔː(r)] [AE pʊər] 1.1) (not wealthy) [person, country] povero (in di)2) (inferior) [quality, performance, work] scadente; [ student] scarso; [ English] stentato; [ health] cagionevole; [eyesight, memory] debole; [ soil] povero; [chance, visibility] scarso; [weather, forecast] brutto, cattivo; [ consolation] magroto be poor at — [ person] essere scarso in [maths, French]
3) (deserving pity) poverohe's got a cold, poor thing — ha il raffreddore, poverino
4) (sorry, pathetic) [attempt, creature] patetico; [ excuse] che non regge2.the poor — + verbo pl. i poveri
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122 recede
[rɪ'siːd]1) recedere, indietreggiare; [ tide] abbassarsi; fig. [hope, memory, prospect] svanire; [ threat] attenuarsi; [ prices] scendere* * *[ri'si:d]1) (to go or move back: When the rain stopped, the floods receded; His hair is receding from his forehead.) ritirarsi; ricadere su2) (to become distant: The coast receded behind us as we sailed away.) allontanarsi* * *[rɪ'siːd] -
123 reliable
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124 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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125 revive
[rɪ'vaɪv] 1.1) (from coma, faint) rianimare, fare riprendere i sensi a [ person]2) fig. ridare vita a [ custom]; rinfrescare [ memory]; riaccendere [interest, hopes]; rimettere in vigore [ law]; rilanciare [debate, career, movement]; fare tornare in voga [ fashion]; ridare slancio a [ economy]to revive sb.'s (flagging) spirits — tirare su il morale a qcn
3) teatr. rimettere in scena [ play]2.verbo intransitivo [ person] riprendersi, riprendere conoscenza; [hopes, interest] rinascere, riaccendersi; [ economy] riprendersi* * *1) (to come, or bring, back to consciousness, strength, health etc: They attempted to revive the woman who had fainted; She soon revived; The flowers revived in water; to revive someone's hopes.) rianimare, riprendersi2) (to come or bring back to use etc: This old custom has recently (been) revived.) ristabilire•- revival* * *[rɪ'vaɪv] 1.1) (from coma, faint) rianimare, fare riprendere i sensi a [ person]2) fig. ridare vita a [ custom]; rinfrescare [ memory]; riaccendere [interest, hopes]; rimettere in vigore [ law]; rilanciare [debate, career, movement]; fare tornare in voga [ fashion]; ridare slancio a [ economy]to revive sb.'s (flagging) spirits — tirare su il morale a qcn
3) teatr. rimettere in scena [ play]2.verbo intransitivo [ person] riprendersi, riprendere conoscenza; [hopes, interest] rinascere, riaccendersi; [ economy] riprendersi -
126 search
I [sɜːtʃ]1) (seeking) ricerca f. (for sb., sth. di qcn., qcs.)in search of — alla ricerca o in cerca di
2) (of house, area, etc.) ispezione f.to carry out a search of sth. — perquisire qcs
3) inform. ricerca f.II 1. [sɜːtʃ]1) (examine) perlustrare [ area]; rovistare in [ drawer]; perquisire [person, luggage, house]; [ person] esaminare (attentamente) [page, map, records]; frugare in [ memory]search me! — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea! chi lo sa!
2) inform. cercare in [ file]2.1) (seek) cercareto search for o after sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
2) (examine)to search through — frugare in [bag, records, file]
3) inform.to search for — cercare [data, file]
•* * *[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) cercare2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) perquisire2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) ricerca- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *I [sɜːtʃ]1) (seeking) ricerca f. (for sb., sth. di qcn., qcs.)in search of — alla ricerca o in cerca di
2) (of house, area, etc.) ispezione f.to carry out a search of sth. — perquisire qcs
3) inform. ricerca f.II 1. [sɜːtʃ]1) (examine) perlustrare [ area]; rovistare in [ drawer]; perquisire [person, luggage, house]; [ person] esaminare (attentamente) [page, map, records]; frugare in [ memory]search me! — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea! chi lo sa!
2) inform. cercare in [ file]2.1) (seek) cercareto search for o after sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
2) (examine)to search through — frugare in [bag, records, file]
3) inform.to search for — cercare [data, file]
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127 stick
I 1. [stɪk]1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette
4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.7) AE colloq. (person)8) colloq. (criticism)2.to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente
••II 1. [stɪk]to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)2) (put)stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia
to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale
to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio
3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [ stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [ poster] (in in; on a)"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"
4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]5) colloq. (impose)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)1) (be pushed)the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede
2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccareto stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola
3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi4) (remain) restare, rimanereto stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza
•- stick at- stick by- stick to- stick up* * *I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!)2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.)3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.)4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.)•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.)2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.)3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.)•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *I 1. [stɪk]1) (piece of wood) bastone m.; (for kindling) bastoncino m., pezzo m. di legno; (for ice cream, lollipop) stecchino m., bastoncino m.2) (anche walking stick) bastone m. (da passeggio)a stick of (French) bread — un bastone, una baguette
4) sport (in hockey, polo) mazza f.5) (conductor's baton) bacchetta f.6) colloq. (piece of furniture) mobile m.7) AE colloq. (person)8) colloq. (criticism)2.to get o take (some) stick beccarsi dure critiche; to give sb. (some) stick — criticare qcn. violentemente
••II 1. [stɪk]to have o get hold of the wrong end of the stick prendere un abbaglio, capire fischi per fiaschi; to up sticks and leave — colloq. prendere armi e bagagli e partire
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)2) (put)stick your coat on the chair — colloq. molla il cappotto sulla sedia
to stick an advert in the paper — colloq. mettere un annuncio sul giornale
to stick sb. in a home — colloq. mettere o ficcare qcn. in un ospizio
3) (fix) incollare, attaccare [ stamp] (in in; on su; to a); attaccare, affiggere [ poster] (in in; on a)"stick no bills" — "divieto di affissione"
4) BE colloq. (bear) sopportare, reggere [person, situation]5) colloq. (impose)2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. stuck)1) (be pushed)the nail stuck in my foot — mi si è piantato o conficcato un chiodo nel piede
2) (be fixed) [stamp, glue] tenere, attaccareto stick to the pan — [sauce, rice] attaccarsi alla pentola
3) (jam) [drawer, door, lift] bloccarsi4) (remain) restare, rimanereto stick in sb.'s memory o mind restare impresso nella memoria di qcn.; we've caught the murderer, but now we have to make the charges stick — abbiamo preso l'assassino, ora dobbiamo provare la sua colpevolezza
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128 treasure
I ['treʒə(r)]nome tesoro m. (anche fig.)II ['treʒə(r)]2) (prize) tenere in grande considerazione, fare tesoro di [ friendship]; tenere molto a [ object]* * *['treʒə] 1. noun1) (a store of money, gold, jewels etc: The miser kept a secret hoard of treasure; ( also adjective) a treasure chest.) tesoro2) (something very valuable: Our babysitter is a real treasure!) tesoro2. verb1) (to value; to think of as very valuable: I treasure the hours I spend in the country.) (apprezzare molto)2) (to keep (something) carefully because one values it: I treasure the book you gave me.) (avere molto caro)•- treasurer* * *I ['treʒə(r)]nome tesoro m. (anche fig.)II ['treʒə(r)]2) (prize) tenere in grande considerazione, fare tesoro di [ friendship]; tenere molto a [ object]
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