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1 quite
[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
* * *1. adverb1) (completely; entirely: This is quite impossible.) completamente, del tutto2) (fairly; rather; to a certain extent: It's quite warm today; He's quite a good artist; I quite like the idea.) abbastanza, piuttosto2. interjection(exactly; indeed; I agree: `I think he is being unfair to her.' `Quite'.) certo, proprio* * *[kwaɪt]1) (completely) [new, impossible] del tutto; [alone, empty, exhausted] completamente; [ justified] interamente; [ extraordinary] davvero, assolutamenteit's quite all right — (in reply to apology) va bene, non c'è problema
and quite right too! — giustissimo, ben gli sta!
2) (exactly)not quite — non esattamente, non proprio
not quite as interesting — non altrettanto o un po' meno interessante
3) (definitely)4) (rather) [big, easily, often] abbastanza, piuttostoit's quite small — non è molto grande, è piuttosto piccolo
she's quite a woman she's quite some woman! che donna! that was quite some party! quella sì che è stata una festa! their car is really quite something — colloq. mica male la loro macchina
6) (expressing agreement) certo, davvero"he could have told us" - "quite (so)" — "avrebbe potuto dircelo" - "già"
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2 lot ***** n
[lɒt]1) (large amount) moltoa lot of money; (fam) lots of money — un sacco di soldi
a lot of people; (fam) lots of people — molta gente, molti
there was not a lot we could say/do — c'era ben poco da dire/da fare
I'd give a lot to know... — darei non so cosa per sapere...
he feels a lot or fam lots better — si sente molto meglio
thanks a lot! (also) iro — grazie tante!
2) famthe lot — (all, everything) tutto (-a) (quanto (-a)
3) (destiny) sorte f, destino4) (random selection) sorte f5) (at auction) lotto, partita6) (plot of land) lotto di terreno -
3 place *****
[pleɪs]1. n1) (in general) posto, (more formally) luogoto take place — (incident) succedere, accadere, (meeting) avere luogo
we came to a place where... — siamo arrivati in un posto dove....
place of worship/birth — luogo di culto/nascita
to go places — (travel) andare in giro (per il mondo)
he's going places fig fam — si sta facendo strada
it's only a small place — (town) è solo un paesino, (house) è piccolina
come to our place — venite da noi or a casa nostra
to take the place of sb/sth — sostituire qn/qc, prendere il posto di qn/qc
in place of — al posto di, invece di
2) (in street names) via3)to find one's place — trovare la pagina giusta5) (job, vacancy in team, school) posto6) (social position) posizione f, rangofriends in high places — amici altolocati or nelle alte sfere
to put sb in his place fig — mettere a posto qn, mettere qn al suo posto
7)(in series, rank
etc) in the first/second place — in primo/secondo luogoshe took second place in the race — si è piazzata or è arrivata seconda nella gara
A won, with B in second place — A ha vinto e B è finito secondo
2. vt1) (put: gen) posare, mettere, (on wall) mettereplace it on the table — mettilo or posalo sul tavolo
2) (situate: town) situare, (person) piazzarewe are better placed than a month ago — siamo in una situazione migliore or siamo messi meglio di un mese fa
awkwardly placed — (shop) piazzato (-a) male, (fig: person) messo (-a) male, (in embarrassing situation) in una posizione delicata
3) (contract, bet) fare, (goods) piazzare4) (in exam, race etc) classificareto be placed second — classificarsi or piazzarsi al secondo posto
5) (recall, identify: person) ricordarsi di, (face, accent) riconoscere
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