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1 sleep
I [sliːp]nome sonno m.to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale
••II 1. [sliːp] 2.1) dormireto sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli
2) (stay night)to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico
to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn
•- sleep in- sleep on••* * *[sli:p] 1. past tense, past participle - slept; verb(to rest with the eyes closed and in a state of natural unconsciousness: Goodnight - sleep well!; I can't sleep - my mind is too active.) dormire2. noun((a) rest in a state of natural unconsciousness: It is bad for you to have too little sleep, since it makes you tired; I had only four hours' sleep last night.) sonno- sleeper- sleepless
- sleepy
- sleepily
- sleepiness
- sleeping-bag
- sleeping-pill / sleeping-tablet
- sleepwalk
- sleepwalker
- put to sleep
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep off
- sleep on* * *I [sliːp]nome sonno m.to go o get to sleep addormentarsi; to send o put sb. to sleep fare addormentare qcn.; to get some sleep o to have a sleep dormire; (have a nap) fare un pisolino; my leg has gone to sleep colloq. mi si è addormentata la gamba; I didn't get any sleep o a wink of sleep last night non ho chiuso occhio la scorsa notte, ho passato la notte in bianco; I need my sleep ho bisogno delle mie ore di sonno; to have a good night's sleep dormire bene, passare bene la notte; to rock a baby to sleep cullare un bambino fino a farlo addormentare; I could do it in my sleep! potrei farlo a occhi chiusi! he's losing sleep over it ci sta perdendo il sonno; to put an animal to sleep — eufem. fare sopprimere un animale
••II 1. [sliːp] 2.1) dormireto sleep soundly — dormire profondamente; (without worry) dormire sonni tranquilli
2) (stay night)to sleep at a friend's house — passare la notte o dormire da un amico
to sleep with sb. — eufem. (have sex) andare a letto con qcn
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2 refresh
[rɪ'freʃ] 1.1) (invigorate) [ bath] rinfrescare, ristorare; [ cold drink] rinfrescare, dissetare; [hot drink, rest] ristorare2) (renew)2.to refresh sb.'s memory — rinfrescare la memoria a qcn
to refresh oneself — (with rest) riposarsi, ristorarsi; (with bath, drink) rinfrescarsi
* * *[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) rinfrescare, rinvigorire- refreshingly
- refreshments
- refresh someone's memory* * *refresh /rɪˈfrɛʃ/n.2 (comput.) aggiornamento.(to) refresh /rɪˈfrɛʃ/v. t.1 ristorare; rinvigorire: It's surprising how even a short nap can refresh you, è sorprendente come anche solo un sonnellino possa rinvigorirti2 riempire di nuovo: May I refresh your glass?, posso riempirle di nuovo il bicchiere?● to refresh sb. 's memory, rinfrescare la memoria a q.: Let me refresh your memory of what happened, lascia che ti rinfreschi la memoria su quello che è successo □ to refresh oneself, rimettersi in sesto; ristorarsi: Why don't you refresh yourself with a shower?, perché non ti rimetti in sesto con una doccia? □ (comput.) refresh rate, frequenza di aggiornamento, velocità di refresh.* * *[rɪ'freʃ] 1.1) (invigorate) [ bath] rinfrescare, ristorare; [ cold drink] rinfrescare, dissetare; [hot drink, rest] ristorare2) (renew)2.to refresh sb.'s memory — rinfrescare la memoria a qcn
to refresh oneself — (with rest) riposarsi, ristorarsi; (with bath, drink) rinfrescarsi
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3 steal
I [stiːl] II 1. [stiːl]2.to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furtoto steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.
2) (creep)to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn
•••to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo
to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
* * *[sti:l]past tense - stole; verb1) (to take (another person's property), especially secretly, without permission or legal right: Thieves broke into the house and stole money and jewellery; He was expelled from the school because he had been stealing (money).) rubare2) (to obtain or take (eg a look, a nap etc) quickly or secretly: He stole a glance at her.) (ottenere furtivamente)3) (to move quietly: He stole quietly into the room.) (muoversi furtivamente)* * *steal /sti:l/n. (fam.)1 furto♦ (to) steal /sti:l/A v. t.1 rubare ( anche fig.); portare via; sottrarre; trafugare: My bag has been stolen, mi hanno rubato la borsa; to steal a secret formula, rubare una formula segreta2 (fig.) rubare; accattivarsi; ottenere (o procurarsi) con arti (o con l'astuzia): to steal a kiss, rubare un bacio; to steal sb. 's heart, accattivarsi l'affetto (o la simpatia) di q.B v. i.1 rubare; fare il ladro2 muoversi furtivamente; andare alla chetichella● ( baseball) to steal a base, rubare una base □ (fig.) to steal a march on sb., battere q. sul tempo □ to steal oneself out of st., perdere qc. per aver rubato □ (fam.) to steal the scene (o the show), attirare l'attenzione di tutti su di sé; monopolizzare l'attenzione; far il mattatore □ (fam.) to steal sb. 's thunder, rubare un'idea (o un'invenzione, una notizia) a q.; battere sul tempo q. □ ( Bibbia) Thou shalt not steal, non rubare! □ Time steals on, il tempo passa senza che ce ne accorgiamo.* * *I [stiːl] II 1. [stiːl]2.to steal a glance at sth. — guardare furtivamente qcs.
1) (thieve) rubare, commettere un furtoto steal from sb. — rubare a qcn.
2) (creep)to steal up on sb. — avvicinarsi furtivamente a qcn
•••to steal a march on sb. — battere qcn. sul tempo
to steal the show — teatr. rubare la scena; fig. monopolizzare l'attenzione
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