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41 (to) deepen
(to) deepen /ˈdi:pən/v. t. e i.1 diventare (o rendere) più profondo; approfondire ( anche fig.): The water of the river deepened at every step, l'acqua del fiume diventava più profonda a ogni passo; to deepen a canal, rendere più profondo un canale; to deepen one's knowledge [understanding] of a problem, approfondire la propria conoscenza [comprensione] di un problema2 aggravare, aggravarsi; aumentare: The economic crisis is deepening, la crisi economica si aggrava; Their anxiety deepened as time passed, la loro ansia aumentava col passare del tempo; Darkness is deepening, le tenebre si infittiscono; A chance discovery deepens the mystery surrounding the double murder, una scoperta casuale infittisce il mistero intorno al doppio omicidio3 ( di un colore, una tinta) diventare (o rendere) più intenso; incupire, incupirsi: The little girl's colour deepened, il rossore della ragazzina si è fatto più intenso -
42 (to) diagnose
(to) diagnose /ˈdaɪəgnəʊz/v. t.(med. e fig.) diagnosticare: His mystery illness was diagnosed as hepatitis, la sua misteriosa malattia è stata diagnosticata come epatite; She was diagnosed with breast cancer, le hanno diagnosticato un tumore al seno; Two of the children were diagnosed as having growing disorders, a due dei bambini sono stati diagnosticati disturbi della crescita. -
43 ♦ (to) invest
♦ (to) invest /ɪnˈvɛst/A v. t.1 (fin.) investire; collocare, impiegare ( denaro, in maniera fruttifera): to invest one's money in Treasury bonds, investire il proprio denaro in buoni del Tesoro2 (fig.) investire, dedicare: to invest time and energy in a new project, dedicare tempo ed energie a un nuovo progetto3 (mil.) investire; assalire; assediare4 ( raro, salvo al fig.) vestire; rivestire; adornare: His actions were invested with mystery, le sue azioni erano rivestite di un'aura misteriosaB v. i.1 (fin.) investire ( denaro, risorse, ecc.) fare investimenti: to invest in stocks and shares, investire in titoli e azioni2 (fam.) spendere denaro; comprare; acquistare: to invest in trifles, spendere denaro in sciocchezze● to invest one's hopes in st., riporre le proprie speranze in qc. □ to invest sb. with st., investire (q. di qc.); conferire, attribuire (qc. a q.): The President of the USA is invested with a wide range of powers, il Presidente degli Stati Uniti è investito di una vasta gamma di poteri; She was invested with new responsibilities, le sono state conferite nuove responsabilità -
44 (to) unlock
(to) unlock /ʌnˈlɒk/v. t.3 (fig.) tirar fuori; far venir fuori: This course can help you unlock your creativity, questo corso può aiutarvi a tirar fuori la vostra creatività; The photo unlocked a flood of memories, la foto ha sprigionato un flusso di ricordi4 (comput., mecc.) sbloccare. -
45 ♦ tour
♦ tour /tʊə(r), tɔ:(r)/n.1 giro; viaggio; gita; escursione: a tour through France and Spain, un viaggio attraverso la Francia e la Spagna; a tour through the town, un giro per la città; DIALOGO → - New member of staff 2- I'll give you a tour of the office, ti faccio fare il giro dell'ufficio; mystery tour, gita con itinerario a sorpresa; on tour, in viaggio; in gita; guided tour, visita guidataNOTA D'USO: - in tour o on tour?- (to) tour /tʊə(r), tɔ:(r)/A v. i.1 viaggiare ( per diletto e istruzione); fare una gita, un giro: They toured ( all over) the world, hanno viaggiato per tutto il mondo2 (teatr.) andare in tournée; fare una tournée; DIALOGO → - Discussing music- Do you know if they are touring at the moment?, sai se sono in tournée in questo periodo?B v. t. -
46 unfathomable
[ʌn'fæðəməbl]aggettivo lett. insondabile* * *unfathomable /ʌnˈfæðəməbl/a.2 (fig.) insondabile; imperscrutabile: an unfathomable mystery, un mistero insondabile; Her behaviour is unfathomable, il suo comportamento sfugge a ogni comprensioneunfathomably avv.* * *[ʌn'fæðəməbl]aggettivo lett. insondabile -
47 (to) unlock
(to) unlock /ʌnˈlɒk/v. t.3 (fig.) tirar fuori; far venir fuori: This course can help you unlock your creativity, questo corso può aiutarvi a tirar fuori la vostra creatività; The photo unlocked a flood of memories, la foto ha sprigionato un flusso di ricordi4 (comput., mecc.) sbloccare. -
48 air *****
[ɛə(r)]1. n1) ariain the open air — all'aria aperta, all'aperto
2) Radio, TVto be on the air — (programme) essere in onda, (station) trasmettere, (person) parlare alla radio (or alla televisione)
3) (appearance) aria, aspettoto give o.s. airs — darsi delle arie
2. vt(room, bed) arieggiare, (clothes) far prendere aria a, (idea, grievance) esprimere pubblicamente, manifestare, (views) far conoscere3. adj -
49 crack ***
[kræk]1. n1) (split, slit: in glass, pottery) incrinatura, scheggiatura, (in wall, plaster, ground, paint) crepa, spaccatura, (in skin) screpolaturathrough the crack in the door — (slight opening) dalla fessura della porta
2) (noise: of twigs) scricchiolio, crepitio, (of whip) schiocco, (of rifle, of gun) colpo, (of thunder) boato3)a crack on the head — una botta in testa4)(
fam: attempt) to have a crack at sth — tentare qc5) (fam: joke, insult) battuta6) Drugs crack m inv2. vt1) (break: glass, pottery) incrinare, (wood) schiantare, (nut) schiacciare, (egg) rompere, fig, (fam: safe) scassinare, (bottle) stappare, aprire2) (cause to sound: whip, finger joints) (far) schioccareto crack jokes fam — dire battute, scherzare
3) (case, mystery: solve) risolvere, (code) decifrare3. vi1) (break: pottery, glass) incrinarsi, (ground, wall) creparsi, (dry wood) schiantarsi, (skin) screpolarsito crack under the strain — (person) non reggere alla tensione
2) (whip) schioccare, (dry wood) scricchiolare4. adj(team, regiment) scelto (-a), (athlete) di prim'ordine•- crack up -
50 deepen deep·en
['diːp(ə)n]1. vt(hole, knowledge, understanding) approfondire, (sound, friendship, love) rendere più profondo (-a), (colour) scurire, (interest) ravvivare, (sorrow) aggravare2. vi(gen) diventare più profondo (-a), approfondirsi, (colour) diventare più intenso (-a), (mystery) infittirsi, (darkness) farsi più intenso (-a) -
51 explain **** ex·plain vt
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52 fathom fath·om
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53 lend ***
[lɛnd]vt lent pt, pp(gen) prestare, (fig: impart: importance, mystery, authority) conferirehe lent me £10 — mi ha prestato dieci sterline
to lend out — prestare, dare in prestito
to lend an ear to sb/sth — prestare ascolto a qn/qc
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54 penetrate pen·etrate
['pɛnɪˌtreɪt]1. vt(gen) Mil penetrare in, (infiltrate) infiltrarsi in, (understand: meaning, mystery) penetrare, (truth) afferrare2. vi(go right through) penetrare -
55 puzzle puz·zle
['pʌzl]1. n1) (game) rompicapo, (word game) rebus m inv, (crossword) parole fpl incrociate, cruciverba m inv, (riddle) indovinello, (also: jigsaw puzzle) puzzle m inv2) (mystery) enigma m, misteroit's a puzzle to me how it happened — non so come sia successo, per me resta un enigma
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56 puzzle about vt + adv
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57 puzzle out
puzzle out [sth.], puzzle [sth.] out (riuscire a) indovinare* * *(to solve (a problem etc).) risolvere* * *vt + adv(problem) risolvere, (mystery, person, attitude) capire, (writing, instructions) decifrare, (answer, solution) trovare* * *puzzle out [sth.], puzzle [sth.] out (riuscire a) indovinare -
58 puzzle over
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59 shed
I [ʃed] II [ʃed]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. shed)1) versare [ tears]; perdere [leaves, weight]; togliersi, spogliarsi di [ clothes]; liberarsi da [ inhibitions]; sbarazzarsi di [ image]to shed skin — [ snake] mutare la pelle
to shed blood — (one's own) versare (il proprio) sangue; (somebody's else) spargere sangue
to shed staff — eufem. sfoltire l'organico
2) (transmit) diffondere [ light]; emanare [ happiness]* * *I [ʃed] noun(a usually small building for working in, or for storage: a wooden shed; a garden shed.)II [ʃed] present participle - shedding; verb1) (to send out (light etc): The torch shed a bright light on the path ahead.)2) (to cast off (clothing, skin, leaves etc): Many trees shed their leaves in autumn.)3) (to produce (tears, blood): I don't think many tears were shed when she left.)•* * *I [ʃɛd]vt shed pt, pp3) (send out: light, warmth) diffondereII [ʃɛd] nto shed light on — (problem, mystery) far luce su
* * *I [ʃed] II [ʃed]verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. shed)1) versare [ tears]; perdere [leaves, weight]; togliersi, spogliarsi di [ clothes]; liberarsi da [ inhibitions]; sbarazzarsi di [ image]to shed skin — [ snake] mutare la pelle
to shed blood — (one's own) versare (il proprio) sangue; (somebody's else) spargere sangue
to shed staff — eufem. sfoltire l'organico
2) (transmit) diffondere [ light]; emanare [ happiness] -
60 unfathomable un·fath·om·able adj
[ʌn'fæðəməbl](depths, mystery) insondabile, imperscrutabile, (person) impenetrabileEnglish-Italian dictionary > unfathomable un·fath·om·able adj
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