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61 right of way
1) aut. diritto m. di precedenza, precedenza f.2) (over land) servitù f. di passaggio* * *1) (the right of the public to use a path that goes across private property.) diritto di passaggio2) ((right-of-way - plural rights-of-way) a road or path over private land, along which the public have a right to walk.) diritto di passaggio3) (the right of one car etc to move first eg when crossing a cross-roads, or going round a roundabout: It was your fault that our cars crashed - I had right of way.) precedenza* * *n(across property) diritto di accesso, (Auto: precedence) precedenza* * *1) aut. diritto m. di precedenza, precedenza f.2) (over land) servitù f. di passaggio -
62 run *****
[rʌn] ran vb: pt run pp1. vi1) correre, (flee) scappareto run to help sb — accorrere in aiuto di qn, correre ad aiutare qn
a rumour ran through the town that... — si è sparsa la voce in città che...
2)the train runs between Gatwick and Victoria — il treno fa servizio tra Gatwick e la stazione Victoria
3) (function) funzionare, andareto run on petrol/on diesel/off batteries — andare a benzina/a diesel/a batterie
4) (extend: contract) essere valido (-a)5) (river, tears, curtains, drawer) scorrere, (nose) colare, (eyes) lacrimare, (tap) perdere, (sore, abscess) spurgare, (melt: butter, icing) fondere, (colour, ink) sbavare, (colour: in washing) stingereto run high — (river, sea) ingrossarsi, (feelings) inasprirsi
6)to run across the road — attraversare di corsa la strada2. vt1) correre, (race) partecipare a2)to run sb into town — accompagnare or portare qn in città3) (organize, manage: business, hotel) dirigere, gestire, (country) governare, (campaign) organizzare4) (operate: machine) usareto run a program Comput — eseguire un programma
5)to run it close or fine — ridursi all'ultimo momento
6)to run one's eye over a letter — dare una scorsa a una lettera3. n1) (act of running) corsato make a run for it — scappare, tagliare la corda
she's had a good run — (on death, retirement) ha avuto il suo
2) (outing) giro3) Rail percorso, tragitto4) (sequence) serie f inv, Cards scalathere's been a run on... — c'è stata una forte richiesta di...
6) (for animals) recinto7) (for skiing, bobsleighing) pista8) (in stocking, tights) smagliatura•- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run on- run out- run over- run to- run up -
63 slip ****
[slɪp]1. n1) (downward slide) scivolata, (trip) scivolone m2) (also: landslip) smottamento4) (petticoat) sottoveste f5) (also: pillowslip) federa6) (small receipt, bill) scontrino7) fam2. vi1) (slide) scivolareit slipped from or out of her hand — le sfuggì di mano
he let (it) slip that... — si è lasciato sfuggire che...
you're slipping! fig fam — perdi colpi!
2)to slip into/out of — sgattaiolare dentro/fuori dathe months/years have slipped by — i mesi/gli anni sono passati
3. vt1) (slide) far scivolareto slip on/off a jumper — infilarsi/sfilarsi un maglione
2) (escape) sfuggire ait slipped my memory or attention or mind — mi è sfuggito
•- slip in- slip out- slip up -
64 travel **** trav·el
['trævl]1. nil viaggiare, viaggi mpl2. vi1) viaggiare, (make a journey) fare un viaggioto travel round the world — fare un viaggio intorno al mondo, girare il mondo
2) (go at a speed) viaggiare, andareit travels at 50 km/h — fa 50 km/h
light travels at a speed of... — la velocità della luce è di...
news travels fast — le notizie si diffondono molto velocemente, le notizie volano
3) (Tech: move) spostarsi4) Comm fare il (la)rappresentante (di commercio)3. vt(road, distance) percorrere, fare -
65 way *****
[weɪ]1. nprivate/public way — strada privata/pubblica
across or over the way — di fronte
2) (route) stradato lose one's way — perdere la strada, perdersi
the way in — l'entrata, l'ingresso
don't bother, I'll find my own way out — non si scomodi, troverò l'uscita
on the way — (en route) per strada, (expected) in arrivo
to be on one's way — essere in cammino or sulla strada
all the way (here/home) — per tutta la strada (venendo qui/andando a casa)
to lead the way — fare strada, fig essere all'avanguardia
3) (space sb wants to go through) stradato be or get in the or sb's way — essere d'intralcio or d'impiccio a qn
am I in your way? — (of sb watching sth) ti tolgo la visuale?
to stand in sb's way — intralciare il passaggio a qn, fig essere d'ostacolo a qn
"give way" Brit Auto — "dare la precedenza"
to get out of the or sb's way — lasciare passare qn
to keep out of sb's way — evitare qn, stare alla larga da qn
to push/elbow one's way through the crowd — farsi strada a spinte/gomitate tra la folla
he crawled/limped his way to the gate — andò a carponi/zoppicando verso il cancello
to make way (for sb/sth) — far strada (a qn/qc), fig lasciare il posto or fare largo (a qn/qc)
4) (direction) direzione f, parte fwhich way? — this way — da che parte? — da questa (parte), in quale direzione? — per di qua
this way for... — da questa parte per...
which way do we go from here? — da che parte dobbiamo andare da qui?, fig cosa facciamo adesso?
5)to be under way — (work, project) essere in corso
in no way; not in any way — per nulla
no way! fam — neanche per sogno!
do it this way — fallo in questo modo or così
in this way — così, in questo modo
it was this way... — è stato così...
in some ways — in un certo senso, sotto certi aspetti
foreign ways — abitudini fpl forestiere
to get into/out of the way of doing sth — prendere/perdere l'abitudine di fare qc
8)things are in a bad way — le cose si mettono male9)(with "by")
by the way — a proposito2. adv -
66 work *****
[wɜːk]1. n1) (gen) lavoroto set to work (on); start work (on) — mettersi al lavoro (a)
to make short or quick work of — (sth) sbrigare in fretta, fig, (fam: sb) sistemare subito
2) (employment, job) lavoroto put or throw sb out of work — licenziare qn
3) (product: of writer, musician, scholar) operagood works — opere fpl buone
work of art/reference — opera d'arte/di consultazione
See:2. vt1) (students, employees) far lavorareto work o.s. to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro
2) (operate) azionareto work one's passage on a ship — pagarsi il viaggio su una nave lavorando (a bordo della stessa)
to work o.s. into a rage — andare in bestia
4) (shape: metal, dough, clay, wood) lavorare, (exploit: mine) sfruttare, (land) coltivare, (Sewing: design) ricamare3. vi1) lavorareto work towards/for sth — lavorare in vista di/per qc
to work at or on sth — (essay, project) lavorare su qc
to work to rule Industry — fare uno sciopero bianco
2) (machine, plan, brain) funzionare, (drug, medicine) fare effetto3) (mouth, face, jaws) contrarsi4) (move gradually) muoversi pian pianoto work loose — (screw) allentarsi
•- work in- work off- work on- work out- work up -
67 reel
I [riːl]nome (for cable, film, tape) bobina f.; (of thread) rocchetto m.; pesc. mulinello m.reel-to-reel — [ tape recorder] a bobine
••II 1. [riːl] 2.off the reel — AE senza posa, tutto d'un fiato
the government is still reeling after its defeat — il governo non si è ancora ripreso dopo la sconfitta
- reel in- reel offIII [riːl]nome = danza popolare scozzese* * *[ri:l] 1. noun1) (a round wheel-shaped or cylindrical object of wood, metal etc on which thread, film, fishing-lines etc can be wound: a reel of sewing-cotton; He changed the reel in the projector.) bobina2) ((the music for) a type of lively Scottish, Irish or American dance: The fiddler played a reel; to dance a reel.) reel2. verb(to stagger; to sway; to move in an unsteady way: The drunk man reeled along the road; My brain was reeling with all the information that he gave me.) barcollare; girare- reel in- reel off* * *I [riːl]nome (for cable, film, tape) bobina f.; (of thread) rocchetto m.; pesc. mulinello m.reel-to-reel — [ tape recorder] a bobine
••II 1. [riːl] 2.off the reel — AE senza posa, tutto d'un fiato
the government is still reeling after its defeat — il governo non si è ancora ripreso dopo la sconfitta
- reel in- reel offIII [riːl]nome = danza popolare scozzese -
68 revolve
[rɪ'vɒlv] 1.verbo transitivo fare girare2.verbo intransitivo girareto revolve around — fig. (be focused on) essere imperniato su
* * *[rə'volv](to move, roll or turn (in a complete circle) around a central point, axis etc: A wheel revolves on its axle; This disc can be revolved; The Moon revolves (a)round the Earth; The Earth revolves about the Sun and also revolves on its axis.) girare, ruotare- revolver- revolving* * *[rɪ'vɒlv] 1.verbo transitivo fare girare2.verbo intransitivo girareto revolve around — fig. (be focused on) essere imperniato su
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69 shake one's head
(to move one's head round to left and right to mean `No': `Are you coming?' I asked. She shook her head.) (scuotere/scrollare il capo), (fare cenno di no)
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