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1 ♦ pole
♦ pole (1) /pəʊl/n.1 palo ( anche di ferro); paletto: telephone poles, pali del telefono; a tent pole, un paletto da tenda5 ( sport: autom., ipp., ecc.) palo ( di partenza); ( anche, autom.) pole position: to be on pole, essere in pole position● pole dance, pole dance ( danza erotica o artistica intorno a un palo) □ ( sport: autom., anche fig.) pole position, pole position □ ( sci) pole shaft, asta della racchetta □ ( sci) pole tip, puntale ( della racchetta) □ pole trimmer, svettatoio a pertica □ ( sport) a pole-vault, un salto con l'asta □ ( sport) pole-vaulter, astista □ ( sport) pole-vaulting (o the pole vault o pole-jumping), salto con l'asta □ under bare poles, (naut.) con le vele ammainate; (fig.) nudo, spoglio □ ( slang) to be up the pole, essere sulla pista sbagliata, sbagliarsi; ( anche) essere pazzerello, tocco; essere incasinato (o nei guai); ( USA) essere sbronzo.♦ pole (2) /pəʊl/n.(geogr., astron., elettr., mecc.) polo ( anche fig.): the North Pole, il polo nord; magnetic pole, polo magnetico; polo della calamita; positive [negative] pole, polo positivo [negativo]● pole star, (astron.) stella polare; (fig.) polo, punto d'attrazione, calamita □ (fig.) to be poles apart, essere agli antipodi; essere ai poli opposti: He and his brother are poles apart, egli è l'opposto di suo fratello.(to) pole /pəʊl/A v. t.B v. i. -
2 can
I [ forma debole kən] [ forma forte kæn]6) (have skill, knowledge to)7) (have ability, power to)I cannot understand why — non capisco o non riesco a capire perché
8) (have ability, using senses, to)9) (indicating capability, tendency)10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)if you want to chat, you can leave — se volete chiacchierare, potete farlo fuori
you can get lost! — colloq. va' al diavolo! va' a quel paese!
"can we borrow it?" - "you can" — "possiamo prenderlo in prestito?" - "certo"
"can anyone give me a lift home?" - "we can" — "qualcuno può darmi un passaggio a casa?" - "sì, noi"
••II [kæn]no can do — colloq. non posso
1) (of food) barattolo m., scatola f.; (aerosol) bomboletta f.; (for petrol) fusto m., bidone m., latta f.; (of drink) lattina f.2) pop. (lavatory) cesso m., latrina f.3) colloq. (prison) galera f., gattabuia f.••a can of worms — un imbroglio, un bel po' di marcio
to be in the can — colloq. [ film] essere pronto per la distribuzione; [ negotiations] essere cosa fatta
III [kæn]to carry the can for sb. — colloq. prendersi la colpa al posto di qcn
1) gastr. inscatolare, mettere in scatola [fruit, vegetables]2) colloq.* * *[kæn] I negative - can't; verb1) (to be able to: You can do it if you try hard.)2) (to know how to: Can you drive a car?)3) ((usually may) to have permission to: You can go if you behave yourself.)4) (used in questions to indicate surprise, disbelief etc: What can he be doing all this time?)II 1. noun(a metal container for liquids and many types of food: oil-can; beer-can; six cans of beer.)2. verb(to put (especially food) into cans, usually to preserve it: a factory for canning raspberries.)- canned- cannery* * *I [ forma debole kən] [ forma forte kæn]6) (have skill, knowledge to)7) (have ability, power to)I cannot understand why — non capisco o non riesco a capire perché
8) (have ability, using senses, to)9) (indicating capability, tendency)10) (expressing likelihood, assumption)if you want to chat, you can leave — se volete chiacchierare, potete farlo fuori
you can get lost! — colloq. va' al diavolo! va' a quel paese!
"can we borrow it?" - "you can" — "possiamo prenderlo in prestito?" - "certo"
"can anyone give me a lift home?" - "we can" — "qualcuno può darmi un passaggio a casa?" - "sì, noi"
••II [kæn]no can do — colloq. non posso
1) (of food) barattolo m., scatola f.; (aerosol) bomboletta f.; (for petrol) fusto m., bidone m., latta f.; (of drink) lattina f.2) pop. (lavatory) cesso m., latrina f.3) colloq. (prison) galera f., gattabuia f.••a can of worms — un imbroglio, un bel po' di marcio
to be in the can — colloq. [ film] essere pronto per la distribuzione; [ negotiations] essere cosa fatta
III [kæn]to carry the can for sb. — colloq. prendersi la colpa al posto di qcn
1) gastr. inscatolare, mettere in scatola [fruit, vegetables]2) colloq. -
3 used to
['ju:stu]- negative short forms usedn't to, usen't to ['ju:sntu] (I, he etc) was in the habit of (doing something); (I, he etc) was (usually) in a particular position, state etc: I used to swim every day; She used not to be so forgetful; They used to play golf, didn't they?; Didn't you use(d) to live near me?; There used to be a butcher's shop there, didn't there?)
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