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41 ventral
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42 ♦ voluntary
♦ voluntary /ˈvɒləntrɪ/A a.1 volontario; spontaneo; a voluntary confession, una confessione spontanea; a voluntary code (of conduct), un codice di condotta volontario; We are financed entirely by voluntary contributions, siamo finanziati esclusivamente da donazioni; (fisiol.) voluntary muscles, muscoli volontari; a voluntary movement, un movimento intenzionale2 volontario; di volontariato: voluntary service, volontariato ( attività): a voluntary worker, un volontario; a voluntary organization, un'organizzazione di volontariato; the voluntary sector, il settore del volontariato; She works for the charity on a voluntary basis, lavora per un ente benefico come volontariaB n.1 (relig., mus.) assolo d'organo; «voluntary»2 (mus.) brano musicale introduttivo● (leg.) voluntary arrangement, concordato volontario □ voluntary controls, autodisciplina □ (leg.) voluntary conveyance, cessione a titolo gratuito □ voluntary euthanasia, eutanasia volontaria □ (econ.) voluntary export restraints, restrizioni volontarie delle esportazioni □ (leg.) voluntary partition, divisione consensuale ( del patrimonio) □ (econ.) voluntary redundancy, esodo volontario ( di dipendenti) □ (econ.) voluntary saving, risparmio volontario □ (leg.) voluntary settlement, assegnazione a titolo gratuito; donazione □ voluntary school, scuola fondata da gruppi di privati, ma finanziata dallo stato □ (econ.) voluntary unemployment, disoccupazione volontaria □ (leg.) voluntary waste, danni prodotti volutamente (spec. da parte di un inquilino) □ (leg., fin.) voluntary winding-up, liquidazione volontaria ( di una società). -
43 ■ warm up
■ warm upA v. i. + avv.1 scaldarsi; diventare più caldo ( anche di un atleta, di un motore, ecc.): The days are beginning to warm up, le giornate cominciano a farsi più calde; The team is warming up, la squadra si sta scaldando2 (fig.) riscaldarsi; animarsi; accalorarsi; eccitarsi: The party began to warm up, la festa cominciò ad animarsiB v. t. + avv.1 scaldare, riscaldare ( anche fig.): A whisky will warm you up, un whisky ti scalderà; to warm up one's muscles, scaldare i muscoli; DIALOGO → - Putting the heating on- Turn the heating on for a while just to warm the place up, accendi il riscaldamento per un po' solo per riscaldare l'ambiente2 (fig.) animare; eccitare; mandare su di giri (fig.): to warm up the audience, mandare su di giri gli spettatori4 ► warm over. -
44 whipcord
whipcord /ˈwɪpkɔ:d/A n.1 cordone della frusta; sverzinoB a. attr.teso; tirato: whipcord muscles, muscoli tesi. -
45 wiry
['waɪərɪ]1) [person, body] snello, muscoloso2) [ hair] ispido, ruvidoto have a wiry coat — [ animal] avere il pelo ruvido
* * *((of a person, his body etc) slim but strong.) nerboruto* * *wiry /ˈwaɪərɪ/a.● wiry muscles, muscoli sodi.* * *['waɪərɪ]1) [person, body] snello, muscoloso2) [ hair] ispido, ruvidoto have a wiry coat — [ animal] avere il pelo ruvido
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46 contract **** con·tract n , adj vb
[kən'trækt]1. nto enter into a contract with sb to do sth/for sth — stipulare un contratto con qn per fare qc/per qc
to put work out to contract — dare del lavoro in appalto, appaltare un lavoro
2. vt(all senses) contrarre3. vi4. adj•English-Italian dictionary > contract **** con·tract n , adj vb
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47 expand *** ex·pand
[ɪks'pænd]1. vt(chest, muscles, economy) sviluppare, (market, operations) espandere, (statement, notes) ampliare, (knowledge) approfondire, (horizons) allargare, (influence) estendere2. vithe ceramic industry expanded at the end of the century — l'industria della ceramica si è sviluppata alla fine del secolo
to expand on — (notes, story etc) ampliare, approfondire
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48 relax *** re·lax
[rɪ'læks]1. vt2. virelax! — calma! -
49 relaxation re·laxa·tion n
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50 relaxed re·laxed adj
[rɪ'lækst](muscles) rilassato (-a), rilasciato (-a), (person, mood) disteso (-a), rilassato (-a) -
51 sag vi
[sæɡ](hang down: ceiling, awning, bed) incurvarsi, (breasts) afflosciarsi, (slacken: rope) allentarsi, (fig: spirits) deprimersi -
52 sinew sin·ew n
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53 six-pack n
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54 soft **** adj
[sɒft]1) (not hard, rough etc: gen) morbido (-a), (snow, ground) soffice, (metal, stone) tenero (-a), (cheese) a pasta molle, (pej: muscles) flaccido (-a)2) (gentle, not harsh: breeze, rain, pressure) leggero (-a), (colour) delicato (-a), (light) tenue, (look, smile, answer) dolce, (heart) tenero (-a), (life, option) facile, (job) non pesante, (teacher, parent) indulgentesoft skills — capacità fpl relazionali
3) (not loud: sound, laugh, voice) sommesso (-a), (steps, whisper) leggero (-a)4) (fam: person: no stamina) smidollato (-a)to be soft (in the head) — essere un po' tocco (-a)5) (Ling: consonant) dolce -
55 strengthen *** strength·en
['strɛŋθ(ə)n]1. vt(person, muscles) irrobustire, (wall, building) rinforzare, (economy, currency) consolidare, (desire, determination) rafforzare2. vi(economy, currency) consolidarsi, (wind) aumentare di intensità, (desire, determination) rafforzarsi -
56 underdeveloped under·de·vel·oped adj
[ˌʌndədɪ'vɛləpt](country) sottosviluppato (-a), (baby, muscles, photo) non ben sviluppato (-a)English-Italian dictionary > underdeveloped under·de·vel·oped adj
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57 flesh
I [fleʃ]nome (of human, animal) carne f.; (of fruit) polpa f.; fig.••II [fleʃ]verbo transitivo scarnire [skin, hide]* * *[fleʃ]1) (the soft substance (muscles etc) that covers the bones of animals.) carne2) (the soft part of fruit: the golden flesh of a peach.) polpa•- fleshy- flesh and blood
- in the flesh* * *I [fleʃ]nome (of human, animal) carne f.; (of fruit) polpa f.; fig.••II [fleʃ]verbo transitivo scarnire [skin, hide] -
58 muscle
I 1. ['mʌsl]1) anat. muscolo m.; (tissue) muscolatura f.2) (clout) potere m.2.to give muscle to — dare forza a [ argument]
modificatore [ exercise] per i muscoli; [fatigue, tissue] muscolare3.II ['mʌsl]strong-muscle — forzuto, pieno di muscoli
to muscle one's way into — imporsi con la forza in [ discussion]; farsi largo a spintoni in [ room]
* * *(any of the bundles of fibres in the body which, by contracting or relaxing, cause movement of the body: He has well-developed muscles in his arms.) muscolo- muscular- muscle in* * *I 1. ['mʌsl]1) anat. muscolo m.; (tissue) muscolatura f.2) (clout) potere m.2.to give muscle to — dare forza a [ argument]
modificatore [ exercise] per i muscoli; [fatigue, tissue] muscolare3.II ['mʌsl]strong-muscle — forzuto, pieno di muscoli
to muscle one's way into — imporsi con la forza in [ discussion]; farsi largo a spintoni in [ room]
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59 tone
I [təʊn]1) (quality of sound) tono m., timbro m.; (of radio, TV) suono m.2) (character of voice) tono m., timbro m.3) (character) (of letter, speech, meeting) tono m.to lower the tone of — abbassare il livello di [ conversation]; compromettere l'immagine di [ area]
4) (colour) tono m., colore m.5) tel. segnale m.6) (firmness of muscle) tono m.7) mus. (interval) tono m.II 1. [təʊn]verbo transitivo (anche tone up) dare tono a, tonificare [body, muscle]2.* * *[təun] 1. noun1) ((the quality of) a sound, especially a voice: He spoke in a low/angry/gentle tone; He told me about it in tones of disapproval; That singer/violin/piano has very good tone.) tono2) (a shade of colour: various tones of green.) tono3) (firmness of body or muscle: Your muscles lack tone - you need exercise.) tono4) (in music, one of the larger intervals in an octave eg between C and D.) tono2. verb(to fit in well; to blend: The brown sofa tones (in) well with the walls.) intonarsi- tonal- toneless
- tonelessly
- tone down* * *I [təʊn]1) (quality of sound) tono m., timbro m.; (of radio, TV) suono m.2) (character of voice) tono m., timbro m.3) (character) (of letter, speech, meeting) tono m.to lower the tone of — abbassare il livello di [ conversation]; compromettere l'immagine di [ area]
4) (colour) tono m., colore m.5) tel. segnale m.6) (firmness of muscle) tono m.7) mus. (interval) tono m.II 1. [təʊn]verbo transitivo (anche tone up) dare tono a, tonificare [body, muscle]2. -
60 weight
I [weɪt]to be under, over 1 kilo in weight — pesare meno, più di 1 chilo
not to carry much weight — fig. non avere molto peso ( with per)
to add one's weight to sth. — esercitare la propria influenza in favore di qcs.
to throw one's weight behind sth. — sostenere qcs. con forza
••II [weɪt]1) appesantire [net, boat]2) (bias)to weight sth. against sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a scapito di qcn., qcs.
to weight sth. in favour of sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a vantaggio di qcn., qcs
3) (in statistics) pesare [index, variable]•* * *[weit]1) (the amount which a person or thing weighs: He's put on a lot of weight (= got much fatter) over the years.) peso2) (a piece of metal etc of a standard weight: seven-pound weight.) peso3) (a heavy object, especially one for lifting as a sport: He lifts weights to develop his muscles.) peso4) (burden; load: You have taken a weight off my mind.) peso5) (importance: Her opinion carries a lot of weight.) peso* * *I [weɪt]to be under, over 1 kilo in weight — pesare meno, più di 1 chilo
not to carry much weight — fig. non avere molto peso ( with per)
to add one's weight to sth. — esercitare la propria influenza in favore di qcs.
to throw one's weight behind sth. — sostenere qcs. con forza
••II [weɪt]1) appesantire [net, boat]2) (bias)to weight sth. against sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a scapito di qcn., qcs.
to weight sth. in favour of sb., sth. — dare peso a qcs. a vantaggio di qcn., qcs
3) (in statistics) pesare [index, variable]•
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