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1 murmur
I ['mɜːmə(r)]nome mormorio m.; (of traffic) rumore m.II 1. ['mɜːmə(r)]verbo transitivo mormorare2.1) mormorare* * *['mə:mə] 1. noun(a quiet, indistinct sound, eg that of running water or low voices: the murmur of the sea; There was a low murmur among the crowd.) mormorio2. verb(to make such a sound: The child murmured (something) in his sleep.) mormorare* * *murmur /ˈmɜ:mə(r)/n.1 mormorio2 sussurro; parola mormorata(to) murmur /ˈmɜ:mə(r)/v. t. e i.* * *I ['mɜːmə(r)]nome mormorio m.; (of traffic) rumore m.II 1. ['mɜːmə(r)]verbo transitivo mormorare2.1) mormorare -
2 heart
[hɑːt] 1.1) cuore m.my heart missed a beat ebbi un tuffo al cuore; to win o capture sb.'s heart conquistare il cuore di qcn.; to steal sb.'s heart rubare il cuore a qcn.; to break sb.'s heart spezzare il cuore a qcn.; to break one's heart avere il cuore a pezzi (over sb. per qcn.); it does my heart good to see... mi fa bene al cuore o mi conforta vedere...; with a heavy, light heart a malincuore, a cuor leggero; to lose one's heart to sb. innamorarsi di qcn.; to take sth. to heart prendere a cuore qcs.; to sob one's heart out piangere tutte le proprie lacrime; my heart goes out to you condivido il tuo dolore o la tua pena; from the bottom of one's heart dal profondo del cuore; to open one's heart to sb. aprire il cuore a qcn.; to wish with all one's heart that desiderare con tutto il cuore che; in my heart (of hearts) in cuor mio; my heart is not in sth., doing sth. non riesco ad appassionarmi a qcs.; it is close to my heart è vicino al mio cuore; I have your interests at heart i tuoi interessi mi stanno a cuore; he's a child at heart in fondo in fondo, è ancora un bambino; to have no heart essere senza cuore; to be all heart essere di buon cuore, avere un cuore d'oro; I didn't have the heart to refuse non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare; have a heart! abbi cuore! abbi pietà! to have a change of heart — mutare sentimenti
2) (courage) coraggio m.to take, lose heart — farsi coraggio, perdersi d'animo
3) (centre) (of district) cuore m.4) (of vegetable) cuore m.5) (in cards) carta f. di cuori2. 3.modificatore [ patient] cardiopatico; [operation, murmur] al cuore; [muscle, valve, surgery] cardiaco••a man after my own heart — il mio tipo, un uomo come piace a me
his, her heart is in the right place — è di buon cuore
home is where the heart is — prov. = la casa è dove ci sono le cose e le persone che amiamo
to have one's heart set on sth., doing. sth. — essere decisi a qcs., a fare qcs. (a tutti i costi)
* * *1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) cuore2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) cuore, centro3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) cuore4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) coraggio5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) cuore6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) cuori•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) discorso franco- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart* * *[hɑːt] 1.1) cuore m.my heart missed a beat ebbi un tuffo al cuore; to win o capture sb.'s heart conquistare il cuore di qcn.; to steal sb.'s heart rubare il cuore a qcn.; to break sb.'s heart spezzare il cuore a qcn.; to break one's heart avere il cuore a pezzi (over sb. per qcn.); it does my heart good to see... mi fa bene al cuore o mi conforta vedere...; with a heavy, light heart a malincuore, a cuor leggero; to lose one's heart to sb. innamorarsi di qcn.; to take sth. to heart prendere a cuore qcs.; to sob one's heart out piangere tutte le proprie lacrime; my heart goes out to you condivido il tuo dolore o la tua pena; from the bottom of one's heart dal profondo del cuore; to open one's heart to sb. aprire il cuore a qcn.; to wish with all one's heart that desiderare con tutto il cuore che; in my heart (of hearts) in cuor mio; my heart is not in sth., doing sth. non riesco ad appassionarmi a qcs.; it is close to my heart è vicino al mio cuore; I have your interests at heart i tuoi interessi mi stanno a cuore; he's a child at heart in fondo in fondo, è ancora un bambino; to have no heart essere senza cuore; to be all heart essere di buon cuore, avere un cuore d'oro; I didn't have the heart to refuse non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare; have a heart! abbi cuore! abbi pietà! to have a change of heart — mutare sentimenti
2) (courage) coraggio m.to take, lose heart — farsi coraggio, perdersi d'animo
3) (centre) (of district) cuore m.4) (of vegetable) cuore m.5) (in cards) carta f. di cuori2. 3.modificatore [ patient] cardiopatico; [operation, murmur] al cuore; [muscle, valve, surgery] cardiaco••a man after my own heart — il mio tipo, un uomo come piace a me
his, her heart is in the right place — è di buon cuore
home is where the heart is — prov. = la casa è dove ci sono le cose e le persone che amiamo
to have one's heart set on sth., doing. sth. — essere decisi a qcs., a fare qcs. (a tutti i costi)
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3 dissent
I [dɪ'sent]nome U dissenso m., divergenza f. di opinioniII [dɪ'sent]verbo intransitivo dissentire, discordare* * *[di'sent] 1. noun(disagreement: There was a murmur of dissent.) dissenso2. verb((with from) to disagree: I dissent from the general opinion.) dissentire, discordare* * *dissent /dɪˈsɛnt/n.1 [uc] dissenso; dissidio: political dissent, dissenso politico; dissent from the traditional view, dissenso rispetto alla visione tradizionale(to) dissent /dɪˈsɛnt/v. i.1 dissentire; discordare: I dissent from what you say, dissento da quello che dici; Few dissenting voices were raised in public, poche voci discordi si sono elevate in pubblico● a dissenting church, una Chiesa dissidente ( dall'Anglicana) □ (relig.) dissenting minister, pastore protestante di setta dissidente ( dall'Anglicana) □ (leg. USA) dissenting opinion, parere del giudice che dissente dai colleghi.* * *I [dɪ'sent]nome U dissenso m., divergenza f. di opinioniII [dɪ'sent]verbo intransitivo dissentire, discordare -
4 swell
I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (moto ondoso)3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) eccellente, ottimo- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swɛl] swelled vb: pt swollen pp1. n(of sea) mare m lungo2. adj(Am: fine, good) eccezionale, favoloso (-a)3. vi(ankle, eye etc), (also: swell up) gonfiarsi, (sails) prendere il vento, (in size, number) aumentare, (sound, music) diventare più forte, (river etc) ingrossarsi4. vt* * *swell (1) /swɛl/n.1 [u] (il) gonfio; (il) rigonfio; (il) grosso; protuberanza: the swell of the forearm, il grosso dell'avambraccio2 (solo al sing.) moto ondoso ( del mare); (poet.) flutti: out of the swell of the sea, lontano dai flutti del mare3 (naut.) onda morta; mare lungo4 (geol.) cupola sottomarina5 ( anche fig.) aumento; crescita; ingrossamento: (stat.) a swell in population, un aumento della popolazione7 (fam. antiq.) elegantone; damerino● (mus.) swell-box, cassa ( d'organo) □ (naut.) swell direction, direzione delle onde □ a swell of the ground, un'altura □ (mus.) swell pedal, pedale ( dell'organo) per aumentare il volume del suono.swell (2) /swɛl/a.1 (fam.) eccellente; ottimo; grande; meraviglioso; straordinario; That's a swell idea!, è una grande idea!2 (fam. antiq.) elegante; alla moda.(to) swell /swɛl/A v. i.1 ( spesso to swell out) gonfiarsi; dilatarsi; enfiarsi; inturgidire; tumefarsi; ( del mare) farsi grosso: The sails swelled out, le vele si sono gonfiate; Cardboard swells in water, il cartone si dilata nell'acqua; His hand began to swell, gli si cominciò a enfiare la mano2 (fig.) ( spesso to swell up) essere gonfio; andare tronfio; gonfiarsi; insuperbirsi; inorgoglirsi: He is swollen with pride, è gonfio d'orgoglio; to swell like a turkey-cock, andar tronfio (o gonfiarsi) come un tacchino3 ( anche fig.) aumentare; crescere; ingrossare; montare; salire: The murmur swelled into a roar, il mormorio crebbe fino a diventare un frastuono; Anger swelled in him, fu assalito dalla collera; (naut.) the swelling tide, la marea che sale6 (med.) tumefarsiB v. t.1 ( spesso to swell up) gonfiare; dilatare; enfiare; tumefare: The recent rains have swollen the river, le piogge recenti hanno gonfiato il fiume2 ingrossare; aumentare; accrescere; far salire; gonfiare (fig.): to swell the ranks of the jobless, ingrossare le file dei disoccupati● ( del mare) to swell into an estuary, gonfiare un estuario; entrare impetuoso in un estuario □ (fam.) to swell one's pockets, riempirsi le tasche (di denaro); fare (un po' di) soldi □ ( del vento) to swell the sails, gonfiare le vele.* * *I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up
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