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1 ♦ neat
♦ neat (1) /ni:t/a.1 nitido; lindo; pulito; chiaro; preciso; terso: a neat handwriting, una calligrafia nitida, chiara; a neat house, una casa linda, pulita; a neat language, un linguaggio chiaro, preciso; a neat style, uno stile nitido, terso2 bello; ben fatto; ben proporzionato; elegante: Jane has a neat figure, Jane ha una figurina elegante; a neat dress, un bel vestitino4 accurato; ordinato; metodico; preciso; netto: a neat piece of work, un lavoro accurato, ben fatto; a neat worker, un lavoratore metodico, preciso; a neat division, una divisione netta6 efficace; efficiente: a neat approach to a difficult problem, un modo efficace di affrontare un problema difficile; a neat businesslike manner, un modo di fare efficiente, da uomo d'affari● neat-handed, abile (con le mani); destro; lesto □ a neat trick, un bel tiro; uno scherzo riuscitoneatly avv. neatness n. [u]. neat (2) /ni:t/n. (inv. al pl.) (arc. o dial.)1 bue; toro; vacca2 [u] (collett.) bovini. -
2 neatly neat·ly adv
['niːtlɪ]1) (tidily: fold, wrap, dress) accuratamente, con cura, (write) bene, in bella calligrafia2) (skilfully) abilmente -
3 trim
I 1. [trɪm]1) (cut) (of hair) taglio m., spuntata f.; (of hedge) spuntata f., potatura f.3) (border) (on clothing) bordo m., bordura f.; (of braid) gallone m.; (on woodwork) modanatura f., listello m.4) aut. finiture f.pl.2.1) (neat) [ person] curato, ordinato; [ garden] ordinato, ben tenuto; [ boat] in buon assetto; [ house] ordinato, pulito, lindoII [trɪm]2) (reduce) ridurre [budget, expenditure, workforce] (by di); tagliare, abbreviare [article, speech] (by di)3) gastr. sgrassare [ meat]4) (decorate) decorare, addobbare [tree, furniture] (in con; with con); bordare, guarnire [dress, handkerchief] ( with con)* * *[trim] 1. past tense, past participle - trimmed; verb1) (to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat: He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.) spuntare2) (to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges): She trimmed the sleeves with lace.) tagliare, ritagliare3) (to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.) assettare2. noun(a haircut: She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.) spuntata3. adjective(neat and tidy: a trim appearance.) curato- trimly- trimness
- trimming
- in good trim
- in trim* * *[trɪm]curato (-a), ordinato (-a), (house, garden) ben tenuto (-a), (figure) snello (-a)2. n1)in good trim — (car) in buone condizioni, (person) in forma
2) (haircut) spuntata, regolata3. vt1) (cut: hedge, beard, edges) regolare tagliando, (hair) spuntare2)to trim (with) — (decorate: Christmas tree) decorare (con)
to trim sth with sth — (edge) mettere un bordo di qc a qc
3) (Naut: sail) orientare•- trim off* * *trim /trɪm/A n.1 [u] assetto; ordine; disposizione; condizione; stato: ( di nave, ecc.) in fighting trim, in assetto di guerra; All my papers are in good ( o proper) trim, tutti i miei documenti sono in perfetto ordine; ( sport) Our team is in good trim, la condizione della nostra squadra è buona; la nostra squadra è in forma2 [uc] finitura; rifinitura; arredamento; (autom.) interno ( della carrozzeria): What colour is the trim of the car?, di che colore è l'interno dell'auto?7 [u] (aeron.) assetto di volo9 [u] (naut.) orientamento (delle vele)B a.2 ben tenuto; bene attrezzato; bene equipaggiato; in perfetto ordine: a trim garden, un giardino tenuto bene; (naut.) a trim ship, una nave in perfetto ordine3 snello; svelto● (tipogr., comput.) trim mark, indicatore di taglio □ ( legatoria) trim size, formato del libro (o del foglio) rifilato □ (naut.) trim by the head, appruamento □ (naut.) trim by the stern, appoppamento □ to get into trim, mettersi in ordine; prepararsi □ to be in trim, essere in ordine; essere in assetto; ( sport) essere in forma □ to be out of trim, non essere in ordine; ( di nave, d'aereo, ecc.) essere fuori assetto; ( sport) non essere in forma.(to) trim /trɪm/A v. t.1 ordinare; assettare; rassettare; mettere in ordine; ripulire; rifinire; regolare: (naut.) to trim a ship [a boat], assettare una nave [una barca] ( bilanciandone il carico, la zavorra, ecc.); to trim lumber, ripulire il legname ( piallando, ecc.)2 tagliare; potare; cimare; spuntare; ritagliare; to trim a hedge, cimare (o potare) una siepe; to have one's hair [beard, moustache] trimmed, farsi spuntare i capelli [la barba, i baffi]; (fig.) to trim one's costs, tagliare (o ridurre) i costi3 adornare; decorare; ornare; guarnire: The children trimmed the Christmas tree, i bambini hanno decorato l'albero di Natale; to trim a collar with fur, guarnire di pelliccia un bavero4 (metall.) rifilare; sbavare5 (fam.) rimproverare; sgridare; fare una ramanzina a (q.)6 (fam.) battere; bastonare; percuotere; picchiare; dare una strigliata a (q.)B v. i.1 barcamenarsi; tergiversare; essere un opportunista; tirare a campare● to trim the budget, apportare tagli al bilancio □ (naut.) to trim the hold, sistemare (o livellare, assettare) la stiva □ (fam.) to trim sb. 's jacket, picchiare (o bastonare) q. □ ( di pesci) to trim the shore, nuotare lungo la riva □ to trim the wick of a candle, smoccolare una candela.* * *I 1. [trɪm]1) (cut) (of hair) taglio m., spuntata f.; (of hedge) spuntata f., potatura f.3) (border) (on clothing) bordo m., bordura f.; (of braid) gallone m.; (on woodwork) modanatura f., listello m.4) aut. finiture f.pl.2.1) (neat) [ person] curato, ordinato; [ garden] ordinato, ben tenuto; [ boat] in buon assetto; [ house] ordinato, pulito, lindoII [trɪm]2) (reduce) ridurre [budget, expenditure, workforce] (by di); tagliare, abbreviare [article, speech] (by di)3) gastr. sgrassare [ meat]4) (decorate) decorare, addobbare [tree, furniture] (in con; with con); bordare, guarnire [dress, handkerchief] ( with con) -
4 clean
I [kliːn]1) (not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor] pulito; [air, water] pulito, puro; [ syringe] pulito, disinfettatoto wash sth. clean — lavare qcs
2) (with no pollution) [environment, energy] pulito3) (not obscene) [ joke] pulito4) (unsullied) [ reputation] senza macchia; [ criminal record] pulito5) (no longer addicted) pulito, disintossicato6) colloq. (without illicit property)keep it clean — (in match) niente gioco pesante
to make a clean break with the past — fig. tagliare col passato
••II [kliːn]to come clean — colloq. vuotare il sacco
avverbio completamente, interamenteIII [kliːn]IV 1. [kliːn]to give sth. a clean — dare una pulita a qcs
1) pulire [room, shoes]; cancellare [ blackboard]to clean sth. from o off togliere qcs. da [hands, car]; to have sth. cleaned fare lavare qcs., portare qcs. a lavare; to clean one's teeth — lavarsi i denti
2) gastr. pulire [fish, vegetables]2.verbo intransitivo (do housework) pulire, fare le pulizie3.to clean itself — [ animal] pulirsi, lavarsi
- clean up* * *[kli:n] 1. adjective1) (free from dirt, smoke etc: a clean window; a clean dress.) pulito2) (neat and tidy in one's habits: Cats are very clean animals.) pulito3) (unused: a clean sheet of paper.) bianco4) (free from evil or indecency: a clean life; keep your language clean!) puro5) (neat and even: a clean cut.) netto2. adverb(completely: He got clean away.) completamente3. verb(to (cause to) become free from dirt etc: Will you clean the windows?) pulire['klenli]
(clean in personal habits.)
- cleaner- cleanly- clean up
- a clean bill of health
- a clean slate
- come clean
- make a clean sweep* * *I [kliːn]1) (not dirty) [clothes, dishes, floor] pulito; [air, water] pulito, puro; [ syringe] pulito, disinfettatoto wash sth. clean — lavare qcs
2) (with no pollution) [environment, energy] pulito3) (not obscene) [ joke] pulito4) (unsullied) [ reputation] senza macchia; [ criminal record] pulito5) (no longer addicted) pulito, disintossicato6) colloq. (without illicit property)keep it clean — (in match) niente gioco pesante
to make a clean break with the past — fig. tagliare col passato
••II [kliːn]to come clean — colloq. vuotare il sacco
avverbio completamente, interamenteIII [kliːn]IV 1. [kliːn]to give sth. a clean — dare una pulita a qcs
1) pulire [room, shoes]; cancellare [ blackboard]to clean sth. from o off togliere qcs. da [hands, car]; to have sth. cleaned fare lavare qcs., portare qcs. a lavare; to clean one's teeth — lavarsi i denti
2) gastr. pulire [fish, vegetables]2.verbo intransitivo (do housework) pulire, fare le pulizie3.to clean itself — [ animal] pulirsi, lavarsi
- clean up -
5 number
I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2.* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) numero2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) grande numero3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) numero4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) brano, pezzo2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerare2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) includere, annoverare3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) ammontare a•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2. -
6 tidy
I 1. ['taɪdɪ]1) [house, room, desk, person] ordinato; [garden, work, appearance] curato; [ hair] in ordine2) colloq. [ amount] bello, discreto2. II ['taɪdɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo tidy out- tidy out- tidy up* * *1. adjective1) ((negative untidy) in good order; neat: a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.) ordinato2) (fairly big: a tidy sum of money.) considerevole2. verb((sometimes with up, away etc) to put in good order; to make neat: He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.) riordinare- tidily- tidiness* * *['taɪdɪ](gen) ordinato (-a), in ordine, (hair, dress) in ordine, curato (-a), a posto, (room) lindo (-a), (work) accurato (-a), (drawing) pulito (-a), (person: in appearance) curato (-a), (in character) ordinato (-a), (mind) organizzato (-a)a tidy sum fam — una bella sommetta
2. vt(also: tidy up) (room, toys) mettere in ordine, riordinare, (one's hair) ravviarsi•- tidy out- tidy up* * *tidy /ˈtaɪdɪ/A a.1 ordinato; accurato; assettato; lindo; netto; preciso; pulito; in ordine: a tidy person [room], una persona [stanza] ordinata; a tidy little house, una casetta tutta in ordine2 (fam.) considerevole; ragguardevole; notevole: a tidy sum [estate], una somma [una proprietà] ragguardevoleB n.2 astuccio; busta3 contenitore; cestino, recipiente ( per la carta straccia, i rifiuti, ecc.); portaoggetti: a street tidy, un recipiente per i rifiuti collocato sulla pubblica via.(to) tidy /ˈtaɪdɪ/v. t. e i.( spesso to tidy up) assettare; rassettare; riordinare: I must tidy up my room, devo rassettare la mia camera● to tidy one's hair, ravviarsi i capelli □ to tidy oneself up, mettersi in ordine; rassettarsi.* * *I 1. ['taɪdɪ]1) [house, room, desk, person] ordinato; [garden, work, appearance] curato; [ hair] in ordine2) colloq. [ amount] bello, discreto2. II ['taɪdɪ]verbo transitivo e verbo intransitivo tidy out- tidy out- tidy up
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