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1 nurture
I ['nɜːtʃə(r)]nome U1) (of child) allevamento m.2)II ['nɜːtʃə(r)]2) fig. nutrire [hope, feeling]; coltivare [ talent]* * *['nə: ə] 1. verb(to encourage the growth and development of (a child, plant etc).) allevare, educare2. noun(care; help in growing or developing.) allevamento, educazione* * *nurture /ˈnɜ:tʃə(r)/n. (form.)1 allevamento; educazione2 nutrimento; alimento.(to) nurture /ˈnɜ:tʃə(r)/v. t. (form.)1 allevare; educare2 nutrire; alimentare* * *I ['nɜːtʃə(r)]nome U1) (of child) allevamento m.2)II ['nɜːtʃə(r)]2) fig. nutrire [hope, feeling]; coltivare [ talent] -
2 nurture nur·ture vt
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3 bear
I [beə(r)]1) zool. orso m.2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.II 1. [beə(r)]3) (show, have) [ envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni
to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su
4) (keep)to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [ suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [ factors]
5) (support)to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]
6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.
to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn
10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [ interest]to bear fruit — [ tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti
2.to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn
1)to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra
to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest
2) (weigh)3.to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]
to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi
- bear off- bear on- bear out- bear up* * *I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.)2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?)3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.)4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.)5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.)6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.)•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.)- bearskin* * *I [beə(r)]1) zool. orso m.2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.II 1. [beə(r)]3) (show, have) [ envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni
to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su
4) (keep)to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [ suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [ factors]
5) (support)to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]
6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.
to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn
10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [ interest]to bear fruit — [ tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti
2.to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn
1)to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra
to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest
2) (weigh)3.to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]
to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi
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4 cherish
['tʃerɪʃ]* * *[' eriʃ]1) (to protect and love (a person): She cherishes that child.) avere cura di2) (to keep (a hope, idea etc) in the mind: She cherishes the hope that he will return.) nutrire* * *['tʃerɪʃ] -
5 entertain
[ˌentə'teɪn] 1.1) (keep amused, make laugh) divertire; (keep occupied) intrattenere2) (play host to) ricevere, ospitare3) (nurture) accarezzare [idea, hope]; nutrire [doubt, ambition, illusion]2.verbo intransitivo ricevere, dare ricevimenti* * *[entə'tein]1) (to receive, and give food etc to (guests): They entertained us to dinner.) ricevere2) (to amuse: His stories entertained us for hours.) divertire3) (to hold in the mind: He entertained the hope that he would one day be Prime Minister.) nutrire•- entertaining
- entertainment* * *[ˌentə'teɪn] 1.1) (keep amused, make laugh) divertire; (keep occupied) intrattenere2) (play host to) ricevere, ospitare3) (nurture) accarezzare [idea, hope]; nutrire [doubt, ambition, illusion]2.verbo intransitivo ricevere, dare ricevimenti
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