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61 slickness
['slɪknɪs]1) (cleverness) (of style) brillantezza f.; (of answer, person) prontezza f.; (of salesman) astuzia f.2) (smoothness) (of magician) destrezza f.; (of operation) facilità f.* * *noun abilità, astuzia* * *slickness► slick (1)* * *['slɪknɪs]1) (cleverness) (of style) brillantezza f.; (of answer, person) prontezza f.; (of salesman) astuzia f.2) (smoothness) (of magician) destrezza f.; (of operation) facilità f. -
62 smartly
['smɑːtlɪ]1) [ dressed] (neatly) bene, con cura; (elegantly) elegantemente3) (briskly) [turn, walk] rapidamente4) (cleverly) [ answer] brillantemente* * *adverb The soldiers stood smartly to attention; She is always smartly dressed.) elegantemente* * *smartly /ˈsmɑ:tlɪ/avv.1 abilmente; astutamente; con grande acume (o accortezza, intelligenza); brillantemente2 rapidamente; velocemente; prontamente; di buon passo* * *['smɑːtlɪ]1) [ dressed] (neatly) bene, con cura; (elegantly) elegantemente3) (briskly) [turn, walk] rapidamente4) (cleverly) [ answer] brillantemente -
63 ♦ sure
♦ sure /ʃʊə(r), ʃɔ:(r)/A a.1 sicuro; certo; fermo; saldo; fidato; fido: I'm sure he will come, sono sicuro che verrà; DIALOGO → - New phone- I'm not sure, non ne sono sicuro; Don't be too sure, non essere troppo sicuro!; You can be sure of an early answer, puoi star certo che riceverai una sollecita risposta; sure of oneself, sicuro di sé; for sure, sicuro, certo; ( anche) con sicurezza, per certo; to paint st. with a sure hand, dipingere qc. con mano ferma (o sicura); a sure foundation, una salda base; a sure friend, un amico fidato; with a sure step, con passo fermo, sicuro; to feel sure, essere sicuro2 abile; esperto; provetto; infallibile: He is a sure shot, è un tiratore provetto; a sure aim, una mira infallibileB avv.(fam. USA) certo; senza dubbio; davvero: It sure was cold, non c'è dubbio che faceva freddo!; Sure I'll come!, certo che vengo!; vengo volentieri!C inter.● (fig.) a sure card, una carta sicura □ (fam.) sure enough, certamente, di sicuro, senza dubbio; infatti: He will come sure enough, verrà di sicuro; I thought he would cheat you, and, sure enough, he did, pensavo che ti avrebbe imbrogliato, e infatti è andata così □ (fam.) sure-enough (agg.), vero; vero e proprio □ sure strokes ( of the brush), pennellate sicure □ (fam.) sure thing, cosa certa; cosa dal risultato scontato (fig.); cosa su cui si può contare □ (fam. USA) Sure thing!, certamente!; sicuro! □ as sure as fate, com'è vero Iddio; immancabilmente □ (fam.) as sure as a gun (o as sure as eggs is eggs), com'è vero che due e due fanno quattro □ to be sure, a dire il vero, questo è vero, certo, è vero che…; (escl.) davvero, in verità: He's not a university graduate, to be sure, but he's very clever, certo non è un laureato, ma è molto intelligente; What a generous woman she is, to be sure!, è davvero una donna generosa! □ Be sure not to tell anybody, bada bene di non dirlo a nessuno □ Be sure to come, non mancare, mi raccomando! □ They are sure to come, verranno di sicuro □ He is sure to lose, perderà di sicuro; non può vincere □ It's sure to rain, pioverà di sicuro □ Well, I'm sure!; accidenti!; davvero?; però! □ to make sure, accertarsi, assicurarsi, verificare; fare in modo (di): There should be a bus at 8 but you'd better make sure, ci dev'essere un autobus alle otto, ma faresti bene ad accertartene; Make sure that you get there in time, fa' in modo d'arrivarci in tempo utile; DIALOGO → - Before an exam- Make sure you answer the question being asked, fa' attenzione a rispondere alla domanda che ti viene rivolta □ to make sure of a fact, assicurarsi di un fatto; appurare un fatto □ to make sure of the time, accertarsi della (o fare in modo di sapere l') ora esatta ( di una riunione, ecc.).NOTA D'USO: - sure to / sure that- -
64 truthfully
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65 unclear
[ʌn'klɪə(r)]1) (not evident) [motive, reason, circumstances] poco chiaro; [ future] incertoit is unclear whether... — non si capisce o non è chiaro se...
2) (not comprehensible) [instructions, voice, answer] poco chiaro, incomprensibile; [ handwriting] illeggibile3) (uncertain)to be unclear about sth. — non essere sicuro di qcs
* * *unclear /ʌnˈklɪə(r)/a.1 poco chiaro; oscuro: It's still unclear what exactly happened, non è ancora chiaro cosa sia successo esattamente; The events leading up to the violence remain unclear, gli avvenimenti che sono sfociati in violenza rimangono oscuri2 incerto: They seem unclear as to what to do, sembrano incerti sul da farsi; I'm unclear about what we're supposed to do, non mi è chiaro cosa dovremmo fareunclearly avv. unclearness n. [u].* * *[ʌn'klɪə(r)]1) (not evident) [motive, reason, circumstances] poco chiaro; [ future] incertoit is unclear whether... — non si capisce o non è chiaro se...
2) (not comprehensible) [instructions, voice, answer] poco chiaro, incomprensibile; [ handwriting] illeggibile3) (uncertain)to be unclear about sth. — non essere sicuro di qcs
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66 unprintable
[ʌn'prɪntəbl]1) (unpublishable) impubblicabile2) (outrageous)her answer was quite unprintable — scherz. meglio non riferire ciò che disse
* * *unprintable /ʌnˈprɪntəbl/a.impubblicabile; non pubblicabile; ( perché offensivo o osceno): Her reply was unprintable, la sua risposta non era pubblicabile; The novel was long regarded as unprintable, il romanzo è stato a lungo considerato impubblicabile.* * *[ʌn'prɪntəbl]1) (unpublishable) impubblicabile2) (outrageous)her answer was quite unprintable — scherz. meglio non riferire ciò che disse
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67 vacantly
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68 blank
I 1. [blæŋk]3) (expressionless) [ face] inespressivo4) (uncomprehending) [ expression] interdetto, sbalordito6) (absolute) [ refusal] categorico, completo2.1) (empty space) spazio m. vuoto2) AE (clean form) modulo m. in bianco3) (dummy bullet) cartuccia f. a salve4) ind. pezzo m. grezzo••II [blæŋk]to draw a blank — fare fiasco, fare un buco nell'acqua
verbo transitivo AE sport dare cappotto a [ opponent]* * *[blæŋk] 1. adjective1) ((of paper) without writing or marks: a blank sheet of paper.) bianco2) (expressionless: a blank look.) vuoto3) ((of a wall) having no door, window etc.) cieco2. noun1) ((in forms etc) a space left to be filled (with a signature etc): Fill in all the blanks!) spazio (vuoto)2) (a blank cartridge: The soldier fired a blank.) cartuccia a salve•- blankly- blankness
- blank cartridge
- blank cheque
- go blank* * *[blæŋk]1. adj(paper, space) bianco (-a), (wall) cieco (-a), (empty: expression) vacuo (-a), (look) distratto (-a)2. n* * *I 1. [blæŋk]3) (expressionless) [ face] inespressivo4) (uncomprehending) [ expression] interdetto, sbalordito6) (absolute) [ refusal] categorico, completo2.1) (empty space) spazio m. vuoto2) AE (clean form) modulo m. in bianco3) (dummy bullet) cartuccia f. a salve4) ind. pezzo m. grezzo••II [blæŋk]to draw a blank — fare fiasco, fare un buco nell'acqua
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69 come up with
come up with [sth.] trovare [money, answer]* * *(to think of; to produce: He's come up with a great idea.) trovare* * *vi + adv + prep(suggest: idea, plan) suggerire, proporre, (offer: money, suggestion) offrire* * *come up with [sth.] trovare [money, answer] -
70 correct **** cor·rect
[kə'rɛkt]1. adj(answer) corretto (-a), esatto (-a), giusto (-a), (temperature, time, amount, forecast) esatto (-a), giusto (-a), (behaviour) corretto (-a), (dress) adatto (-a), (procedure) giusto (-a), corretto (-a)2. vt(mistake, work, proofs) correggere -
71 definite defi·nite adj
['dɛfɪnɪt]1) (exact, clear: date, plan, intention) preciso (-a), (answer, agreement) definitivo (-a), (positive, decided: sale, order) sicuro (-a), (tone, manner) deciso (-a)is it definite that...? — è sicuro che...?
maybe we'll go to Spain, but it's not definite — forse andremo in Spagna, ma non è sicuro
he was definite about it — (certain) ne era sicuro, (unequivocal) è stato chiaro al proposito
2) (clearly noticeable) netto (-a)3) Gram -
72 figure out
figure out [sth.], figure [sth.] out immaginare, trovare [answer, reason]to figure out who, why, how — riuscire a capire chi, perché, come
* * *(to understand: I can't figure out why he said that.) capire, comprendere* * *vt + adv(understand) riuscire a capire, (calculate: sum) calcolare* * *figure out [sth.], figure [sth.] out immaginare, trovare [answer, reason]to figure out who, why, how — riuscire a capire chi, perché, come
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73 give away
give away [sth.], give [sth.] away1) dare via, regalare [item, sample]2) (reveal) rivelare [secret, answer]3) (lose carelessly) regalare [match, goal, advantage]; give [sb.] away, give away [sb.]5) (in marriage) portare all'altare* * *1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) dare via2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).)* * *vt + adv2) (reveal: secret) rivelare, (betray: person) tradire* * *give away [sth.], give [sth.] away1) dare via, regalare [item, sample]2) (reveal) rivelare [secret, answer]3) (lose carelessly) regalare [match, goal, advantage]; give [sb.] away, give away [sb.]5) (in marriage) portare all'altare -
74 hit on
= hit upon* * *(to find (an answer etc): We've hit on the solution at last.) trovare* * *1. vi + prepto hit on sb Am fam — fare avance sessuali a qn
2. vi + prep(answer) imbroccare, azzeccare, (solution) trovare (per caso)* * *= hit upon -
75 kind *****
[kaɪnd]1. n(species) sorta, specie f, genere mhe's not the kind of person to... — non è il tipo da...
what kind of an answer is that?; what kind of an answer do you call that? — che razza di risposta è questa?
you know the kind of thing I mean — sai cosa intendo or voglio dire
it's not his kind of film — non è il tipo or genere di film che piace a lui, non è il suo genere di film
to repay sb in kind — (after good deed) ricambiare la cortesia a qn, (after bad deed) ripagare qn con la stessa moneta
gentile, buono (-a)would you be kind enough to...? — sarebbe così gentile da...?
would you be so kind as to...? — le spiacerebbe...?
it's very kind of you (to do...) — è molto gentile da parte sua (fare...)
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76 retort re·tort
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77 work out
1) (exercise) esercitarsi, allenarsi2) (go according to plan) [plan, marriage] funzionare, andare bene3) (add up)to work out at — BE o
to — AE [total, share] ammontare a [ amount]; work out [sth.], work [sth.] out
4) (calculate) calcolare [ amount]* * *1) (to solve or calculate correctly: I can't work out how many should be left.) risolvere; calcolare2) (to come to a satisfactory end: Don't worry - it will all work out (in the end).) risolversi3) (to perform physical exercises.) allenarsi* * *1. vi + adv1) (problem) risolversi2)the cost worked out at £50 — il costo ammontava a 50 sterlineit works out at £100 — fa 100 sterline
3) (succeed: plan, marriage) riuscire, funzionare4) Sport allenarsi2. vt + adv1) (problem, calculation) risolvere2) (devise: plan, details) mettere a punto3) (understand: behaviour) capire4) (exhaust: resources) esaurire* * *1) (exercise) esercitarsi, allenarsi2) (go according to plan) [plan, marriage] funzionare, andare bene3) (add up)to work out at — BE o
to — AE [total, share] ammontare a [ amount]; work out [sth.], work [sth.] out
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78 wrong ****
[rɒŋ]1. adj1) (morally) sbagliato (-a), riprovevole, (unfair) ingiusto (-a), sbagliato (-a), (wicked) cattivo (-a)it's wrong to steal, stealing is wrong — non si deve rubare
2) (incorrect) sbagliato (-a), errato (-a)to be wrong — (answer) essere sbagliato (-a), (in doing, saying) avere torto, sbagliarsi
I was wrong in thinking that... — avevo torto a pensare che...
3) (improper, not sought, not wanted) sbagliato (-a), inadatto (-a)to say/do the wrong thing — dire/fare qc che non va
4)is anything or something wrong? — c'è qualcosa che non va?what's wrong (with you)? — che cos'hai?, cosa c'è che non va?
2. adv(spell, pronounce) in modo sbagliato, erroneamenteto go wrong — (on route) sbagliare strada, (in calculation) sbagliarsi, commettere un errore, (morally) prendere una cattiva strada, (plan etc) andare male, fallire
you won't go far wrong if you follow his advice — non rischi più di tanto a seguire il suo consiglio
3. n1) (evil) male m2) (unjust act) torto4. vt -
79 circle
I ['sɜːkl]1) cerchio m.to form a circle — [ objects] formare un cerchio; [ people] fare un cerchio
2) (group) cerchia f., gruppo m.literary circles — il mondo o l'ambiente letterario
3) teatr. galleria f.••II 1. ['sɜːkl]to come full circle — [person, situation] ritornare al punto di partenza
1) (move round) [ plane] girare intorno a [ airport]; [ satellite] gravitare, orbitare intorno a [ planet]; [person, vehicle] fare il giro di [ building]; girare intorno a [person, animal]2) (encircle) cerchiare, fare un cerchio intorno a [word, answer]2.verbo intransitivo [plane, vulture] girare in tondo, volteggiare (above, over sopra)* * *['sə:kl] 1. noun1) (a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre.) cerchio2) (something in the form of a circle: She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.) circolo3) (a group of people: a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.) cerchia4) (a balcony in a theatre etc: We sat in the circle at the opera.) galleria2. verb1) (to move in a circle round something: The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.) girare in circolo2) (to draw a circle round: Please circle the word you think is wrong.) cerchiare* * *I ['sɜːkl]1) cerchio m.to form a circle — [ objects] formare un cerchio; [ people] fare un cerchio
2) (group) cerchia f., gruppo m.literary circles — il mondo o l'ambiente letterario
3) teatr. galleria f.••II 1. ['sɜːkl]to come full circle — [person, situation] ritornare al punto di partenza
1) (move round) [ plane] girare intorno a [ airport]; [ satellite] gravitare, orbitare intorno a [ planet]; [person, vehicle] fare il giro di [ building]; girare intorno a [person, animal]2) (encircle) cerchiare, fare un cerchio intorno a [word, answer]2.verbo intransitivo [plane, vulture] girare in tondo, volteggiare (above, over sopra) -
80 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
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- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up
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