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21 ♦ (to) seem
♦ (to) seem /si:m/v. i.1 sembrare; parere: He seems glad to see us, sembra contento di vederci; It seems to me that it will rain, mi pare che voglia piovere; It seems ( as if) there will be a new boom, sembra che ci sarà un nuovo boom; So it seems, a quanto pare; così sembra; I seem to hear voices, mi sembra di udire voci; I seem ( to be) deaf today, mi pare d'essere sordo, oggi; DIALOGO → - Paying 2- There seems to be a problem, sembra che ci sia un problema; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- I don't seem to have a fork, credo di non avere la forchetta● as it seems, a quanto pare □ It would seem so, pare di sì □ It would seem not, pare (o parrebbe) di no □ (fam.) I do not seem to like him, non so perché, ma mi è antipatico □ How does it seem to you?, che te ne pare? □ That's how it seems to me, io la vedo così.NOTA D'USO: - to seem to do o to seem doing?- -
22 subdued
[səb'djuːd] [AE -'duːd] 1. 2.1) (downcast) [ person] sottomesso, assoggettato; [ mood] depresso; [ voice] pacato, sommesso2) (muted) [excitement, reaction] contenuto; [ conversation] pacato; [ lighting] soffuso; [ colour] smorzato* * *adjective (quiet; not bright or lively: subdued voices; He seems subdued today.) calmo; attenuato* * *subdued /səbˈdju:d/, ( USA) /səbˈdu:d/a.2 (troppo) calmo; mogio; buono buono (fam.)3 attenuato; mitigato; smorzato; tenue; in tono minore: subdued lighting, illuminazione attenuata; subdued light, luce smorzata; a subdued colour, un colore tenue; the subdued performance of a musician [of a player, etc.], la performance in tono minore di un musicista [di un giocatore, ecc.]subduedness n. [u].* * *[səb'djuːd] [AE -'duːd] 1. 2.1) (downcast) [ person] sottomesso, assoggettato; [ mood] depresso; [ voice] pacato, sommesso2) (muted) [excitement, reaction] contenuto; [ conversation] pacato; [ lighting] soffuso; [ colour] smorzato -
23 ♦ (to) seem
♦ (to) seem /si:m/v. i.1 sembrare; parere: He seems glad to see us, sembra contento di vederci; It seems to me that it will rain, mi pare che voglia piovere; It seems ( as if) there will be a new boom, sembra che ci sarà un nuovo boom; So it seems, a quanto pare; così sembra; I seem to hear voices, mi sembra di udire voci; I seem ( to be) deaf today, mi pare d'essere sordo, oggi; DIALOGO → - Paying 2- There seems to be a problem, sembra che ci sia un problema; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- I don't seem to have a fork, credo di non avere la forchetta● as it seems, a quanto pare □ It would seem so, pare di sì □ It would seem not, pare (o parrebbe) di no □ (fam.) I do not seem to like him, non so perché, ma mi è antipatico □ How does it seem to you?, che te ne pare? □ That's how it seems to me, io la vedo così.NOTA D'USO: - to seem to do o to seem doing?- -
24 unison
['juːnɪsn, 'juːnɪzn]in unison — [say, recite, sing] all'unisono
to act in unison with — agire all'unisono o di comune accordo con
* * *['ju:nisn]1) (an identical musical note, or series of notes, produced by several voices singing, or instruments playing, together: They sang in unison.) unisono2) (agreement: They acted in unison.) (all')unisono* * *unison /ˈju:nɪsn/ (mus.)A n. [u]unisono; (fig.) accordo, armonia: to sing in unison, cantare all'unisono; They answered in perfect unison, hanno risposto in perfetto accordoB a. attr.unisono: unison string, corda unisonaunisonal, unisonanta.unisonancen. [u]( raro) unisonanzaunisonousa.1 (mus.) unisono2 (fig.) unisono; concorde.* * *['juːnɪsn, 'juːnɪzn]in unison — [say, recite, sing] all'unisono
to act in unison with — agire all'unisono o di comune accordo con
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25 ♦ voice
♦ voice /vɔɪs/n.1 voce: to have a hoarse [high-pitched] voice, avere una voce rauca [acuta]; ( di un cantante, ecc.) to have a good voice, avere una bella voce; in a firm voice, con voce ferma; in a flat (o monotonous) voice, con voce monotona; in a quiet (o small) voice, a voce bassa; a clear voice, una voce chiara; a shrill voice, una voce acuta; a familiar voice, una voce nota; a harsh voice, una voce aspra; a husky voice, una voce roca; a soft voice, una voce dolce (o delicata, soave); in a loud [low] voice, a voce alta [bassa]; in a deep [angry] voice, con voce profonda [arrabbiata]; in a commanding voice, in tono di comando; to drop (o lower) one's voice, abbassare la voce; to raise one's voice, alzare la voce; to keep one's voice down, parlare più a bassa voce; to lose one's voice, perdere la voce (o essere senza voce); She knew from his tone of voice that something had happened, ha capito dal suo tono di voce che era successo qualcosa; She has a beautiful speaking [singing] voice, ha una voce molto gradevole quando parla [canta]2 (fig.) voce; portavoce: He's the voice of reason [experience], è la voce della ragione [dell'esperienza]; The organization is the voice of the urban poor, l'organizzazione è portavoce dei poveri delle città3 (fig.) voce; diritto di esprimersi: The charity works to give a voice to the poor and dispossessed, l'organizzazione benefica lavora per dar voce ai poveri e ai diseredati; to give voice to, esprimere; sfogare: The employees finally gave voice to their dissatisfaction, i dipendenti hanno finito per esprimere il loro malcontento; to have a voice [no voice] in st., avere [non avere] voce in capitolo in qc.: Local people should have a voice in any development, la gente del posto dovrebbe aver voce in capitolo in qualsiasi progetto edilizio; Election fraud has robbed the people of their voice, la frode elettorale ha derubato il popolo del suo diritto di esprimersi; to make one's voice heard, far sentire la propria opinione5 (fon.) suono sonoro● (fam.) voice box, laringe □ ( Bibbia) a voice crying in the wilderness, ‘vox clamans in deserto’ (lat.); (fig.) uno che parla al vento □ (fam. USA) voice line-up, confronto all'americana delle voci registrate di persone sospette □ ( Internet) voice mail ► voicemail □ ( USA) voice mailbox, casella vocale □ (comput.) voice message, messaggio vocale □ (comput.) voice messaging, messaggistica vocale □ the voice of the cuckoo, il verso del cuculo □ (cinem., TV) voice-off, voce fuori campo ( di personaggio non inquadrato) □ (elettron.) voice-activated [operated], a comando vocale □ (comput.) voice output, uscita vocale □ (cinem., TV) voice-over, voce fuori campo ( di narratore, ecc.) □ (comput.) voice processing, elaborazione elettronica della voce □ (comput.) voice recognition, riconoscimento vocale □ (comput.) voice response, risposta vocale □ (polit.) voice vote, votazione per appello nominale (o per chiamata) □ ( di un cantante, ecc.) to be in good voice, essere in voce □ not to be in good voice, essere giù di voce □ at the top of one's voice, a squarciagola □ (mus.) a song for three voices, una canzone a tre voci □ with one voice, a una voce; all'unanimità □ ( di un ragazzo) His voice is breaking, sta cambiando voce; gli sta venendo la voce da uomo □ He likes the sound of his voice, gli piace sentirsi parlare.(to) voice /vɔɪs/v. t.1 dare voce a; esprimere: to voice one's anger [concern], esprimere la propria rabbia [preoccupazione]; Please voice your doubts if you have any, formulate i vostri dubbi, se ne avete -
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27 dissonant dis·so·nant adj
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28 murmur mur·mur
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29 ripple rip·ple
['rɪpl]1. n(of water) ondulazione f, (small wave) increspatura, (noise: of voices) mormorio, (of laughter) fremito2. vt3. vi -
30 rumble rum·ble
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31 voice ****
[vɔɪs]1. n(gen) Gram voce fin a loud/soft voice — a voce alta/bassa
at the top of one's voice — a tutta voce, con quanta voce si ha in gola or in corpo
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32 arrange
[ə'reɪndʒ] 1.1) (put in position) disporre, sistemare [chairs, flowers]; sistemare, aggiustare [hair, clothes]; riordinare [ room]2) (organize) organizzare, preparare [party, meeting, holiday]; preparare, predisporre [ schedule]; fissare [date, appointment]to arrange sth. with sb. — fissare, organizzare qcs. con qcn.
we've arranged to go out o to meet this evening — abbiamo combinato di uscire, di vederci questa sera
3) (bring about agreement on) raggiungere [ agreement]; concordare [loan, mortgage, price]"date: to be arranged " — "data: da stabilire"
4) mus. arrangiare, adattare [ piece]2.to arrange for sth. — prendere accordi per qcs.
to arrange for sb. to do — prendere accordi perché qcn. faccia
to arrange with sb. to do — prendere accordi con qcn. per fare
* * *[ə'rein‹]1) (to put in some sort of order: Arrange these books in alphabetical order; She arranged the flowers in a vase.) sistemare, disporre2) (to plan or make decisions (about future events): We have arranged a meeting for next week; I have arranged to meet him tomorrow.) programmare3) (to make (a piece of music) suitable for particular voices or instruments: music arranged for choir and orchestra.) arrangiare•- arrangements* * *[ə'reɪndʒ] 1.1) (put in position) disporre, sistemare [chairs, flowers]; sistemare, aggiustare [hair, clothes]; riordinare [ room]2) (organize) organizzare, preparare [party, meeting, holiday]; preparare, predisporre [ schedule]; fissare [date, appointment]to arrange sth. with sb. — fissare, organizzare qcs. con qcn.
we've arranged to go out o to meet this evening — abbiamo combinato di uscire, di vederci questa sera
3) (bring about agreement on) raggiungere [ agreement]; concordare [loan, mortgage, price]"date: to be arranged " — "data: da stabilire"
4) mus. arrangiare, adattare [ piece]2.to arrange for sth. — prendere accordi per qcs.
to arrange for sb. to do — prendere accordi perché qcn. faccia
to arrange with sb. to do — prendere accordi con qcn. per fare
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34 high
I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
* * *1. adjective1) (at, from, or reaching up to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: a high mountain; a high dive; a dive from the high diving-board.) alto2) (having a particular height: This building is about 20 metres high; My horse is fifteen hands high.) di altezza3) (great; large; considerable: The car was travelling at high speed; He has a high opinion of her work; They charge high prices; high hopes; The child has a high fever/temperature.) alto4) (most important; very important: the high altar in a church; Important criminal trials are held at the High Court; a high official.) principale, maggiore, alto5) (noble; good: high ideals.) alto6) ((of a wind) strong: The wind is high tonight.) forte7) ((of sounds) at or towards the top of a (musical) range: a high note.) alto8) ((of voices) like a child's voice (rather than like a man's): He still speaks in a high voice.) alto9) ((of food, especially meat) beginning to go bad.) passato, andato a male10) (having great value: Aces and kings are high cards.) alto2. adverb(at, or to, a great distance from ground-level, sea-level etc: The plane was flying high in the sky; He'll rise high in his profession.) alto- highly- highness
- high-chair
- high-class
- higher education
- high fidelity
- high-handed
- high-handedly
- high-handedness
- high jump
- highlands
- high-level
- highlight 3. verb(to draw particular attention to (a person, thing etc).) dar rilievo a, mettere in evidenza- high-minded
- high-mindedness
- high-pitched
- high-powered
- high-rise
- highroad
- high school
- high-spirited
- high spirits
- high street
- high-tech 4. adjective((also hi-tech): high-tech industries.) (ad alto contenuto tecnologico)- high treason
- high water
- highway
- Highway Code
- highwayman
- high wire
- high and dry
- high and low
- high and mighty
- the high seas
- it is high time* * *I 1. [haɪ]1) (tall) [building, wall, table, forehead, cheekbones] altoI've known him since he was so high — lo conosco da quando era piccolo o da quando era alto così
2) (far from the ground) [shelf, ceiling, cloud] altohow high (up) are we? — (on top of building) quanto siamo alti? (on plane, mountain) a che altezza siamo?
3) (numerically large) [number, price, frequency] alto, elevato; [ratio, volume] alto; [ wind] fortehigh in — ricco di [fat, iron]
4) (great) [degree, risk] alto, elevato; [hope, expectation] grande5) (important) [quality, rank] alto; [ standard] elevato8) gastr. [ game] frollato2.to be high on — essere sovreccitato per [ drug]
1) (to a great height) [climb, throw] in alto; [ jump] alto, in altoto climb higher and higher — [person, animal] salire sempre più in alto; fig. [figures, unemployment] aumentare sempre di più
don't go any higher than Ј 5,000 — non andare oltre o non superare le 5.000 sterline
2) (at a high level) [set, turn on] altoto turn sth. up high — alzare qcs
3) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità alta••it's high time that sb. did — è proprio ora che qcn. faccia
II [haɪ]to search high and low for sth. — cercare qcs. in lungo e in largo, per mari e per monti
1) (livello) massimo m., picco m.2) colloq. (euphoric feeling)to be on a high — essere su di giri o eccitatissimo
3) AE colloq. scol. scuola f. (media) superiore4)from on high — dall'alto; relig. dal Cielo
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36 in tune
1) ((of a musical instrument) having been adjusted so as to give the correct pitches: Is the violin in tune with the piano?) accordato2) ((of a person's singing voice) at the same pitch as that of other voices or instruments: Someone in the choir isn't (singing) in tune.) in tono -
37 score
I [skɔː(r)]1) (points gained) sport punteggio m., punti m.pl., marcatura f.; (in cards) punti m.pl.to keep (the) score — segnare o tenere i punti
what's the score? — sport a quanto siamo? fig. come siamo messi?
2) (in exam, test) punteggio m.3) mus. (written music) spartito m., partitura f.; (for ballet) musica f.; (for film) colonna f. sonora4) (twenty)6) (account) motivo m., ragione f.on this score — a questo riguardo, in quanto a questo
••to settle a score with sb. — regolare i conti con qcn.
II 1. [skɔː(r)]to know the score — conoscere la situazione, sapere come stanno le cose
1) sport segnare, realizzare, fare [ goal]; realizzare, fare [ point]; ottenere, riportare [victory, success]2) mus. (arrange) arrangiare; (orchestrate) orchestrare; cinem. comporre la colonna sonora di [ film]3) (mark) (with chalk, ink) segnare, marcare; (cut) incidere [wood, meat]2.to score well o highly ottenere un buon risultato o punteggio; to score over o against sb. — (in argument) avere la meglio su qcn
2) (keep score) segnare i punti3) colloq. (be successful) fare centro•* * *[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) punteggio, risultato2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitura3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) ventina2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) segnare2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) eliminare, cancellare3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) (segnare i punti)•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores* * *I [skɔː(r)]1) (points gained) sport punteggio m., punti m.pl., marcatura f.; (in cards) punti m.pl.to keep (the) score — segnare o tenere i punti
what's the score? — sport a quanto siamo? fig. come siamo messi?
2) (in exam, test) punteggio m.3) mus. (written music) spartito m., partitura f.; (for ballet) musica f.; (for film) colonna f. sonora4) (twenty)6) (account) motivo m., ragione f.on this score — a questo riguardo, in quanto a questo
••to settle a score with sb. — regolare i conti con qcn.
II 1. [skɔː(r)]to know the score — conoscere la situazione, sapere come stanno le cose
1) sport segnare, realizzare, fare [ goal]; realizzare, fare [ point]; ottenere, riportare [victory, success]2) mus. (arrange) arrangiare; (orchestrate) orchestrare; cinem. comporre la colonna sonora di [ film]3) (mark) (with chalk, ink) segnare, marcare; (cut) incidere [wood, meat]2.to score well o highly ottenere un buon risultato o punteggio; to score over o against sb. — (in argument) avere la meglio su qcn
2) (keep score) segnare i punti3) colloq. (be successful) fare centro• -
38 tail off
1) (reduce) [figures, demand] calare, diminuire* * *1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) diminuire2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) affievolirsi* * *1) (reduce) [figures, demand] calare, diminuire
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