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1 say *****
[seɪ] said vb: pt, pp1. vt, vi1) (gen) dire, (subj: dial, gauge) indicarethe rules say that... — il regolamento dice che...
to say mass/a prayer — dire messa/una preghiera
to say yes/no — dire di sì/di no
to say yes/no to a proposal — accettare/rifiutare una proposta
I wouldn't say no Brit fam — non mi dispiacerebbe
to say goodbye/goodnight to sb — dire arrivederci/buonanotte a qn
say after me... — ripetete con me...
I should say it's worth about £100 — direi che vale sulle 100 sterline
(let's) say it's worth £20 — diciamo or ammettiamo che valga 20 sterline
will you take an offer of, say, £50? — accetta un'offerta di, diciamo, 50 sterline?
2)that is to say — vale a dire, cioèshe hasn't much or has nothing to say for herself — (by way of conversation) non sa dire due parole
what have you got to say for yourself? — (by way of excuse) qual è la tua giustificazione?
what do or would you say to a walk? — che ne dici or diresti di una passeggiata?
let's say that... — mettiamo or diciamo che...
it is said that — si dice che + sub
they say that — dicono che + sub
there is something or a lot to be said for it — ha i suoi lati positivi
it must be said that... — bisogna ammettere che...
he is said to have... — si dice che abbia...
it is easier or sooner said than done — è più facile a dirsi che a farsi
I say! or Am Say! — (calling attention) senta!, scusi!, (in surprise, appreciation) perbacco!
I should say it is or so!; you can say THAT again! fam — altroché!
you don't say! (fam: often) iro — ma va'!, ma che dici!
you('ve) said it! — (fam: emphatic) l'hai detto!
say no more! (fam: often) hum — non aggiungere altro!
2. nto have a say/no say in the matter — avere/non avere voce in capitolo
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2 ■ keep up
■ keep upA v. t. + avv.1 tenere su; tenere alto; sostenere; reggere: Four pillars keep up the roof, quattro pilastri sostengono il tetto; to keep up one's trousers with braces, tenere su i pantaloni con le bretelle; Keep your head up!, tieni su (o tieni alta) la testa!2 impedire a (q.) di andare a letto; tenere alzato; tenere in piedi: The hurricane kept us up all night, l'uragano ci tenne alzati tutta la notte3 tenere alto ( il morale, ecc.); tenere su: I often hum to keep my spirits up, spesso canticchio per tenermi su il morale; Keep up your courage!, fatevi animo!4 tenere (o mantenere) alto ( un prezzo, ecc.): to keep the price of oil up, tenere alto il prezzo del petrolio5 mantenere; curare la manutenzione di; tenere bene: This house is too expensive to keep up, questa casa è troppo costosa da mantenere; to keep up an army, equipaggiare e mantenere un esercito6 continuare; mantenere; proseguire; protrarre: to keep up a regular supply of st., mantenere regolari rifornimenti di qc.; to keep up a steady fire, mantenere un ininterrotto fuoco di fucileria; The attack was kept up all day, l'attacco si protrasse per tutto il giorno7 mantenere; mantenere vivo; continuare a praticare: Old customs are still kept up here, qui si praticano ancora le vecchie usanze; to keep up a friendship with sb., mantenere viva l'amicizia con q.; to keep up the pressure, mantenere la pressione; to keep up a family tradition, mantenere viva una tradizione familiare; to keep up the conversation, tenere viva la conversazione8 mantenere in esercizio; continuare a esercitare: to keep up one's French, tenersi in esercizio in franceseB v. i. + avv.1 stare su; stare in piedi: How does that house of cards keep up?, come fa a stare in piedi quel castello di carte?3 non andare a dormire; restare alzato; restare in piedi4 (spec. del tempo) continuare; durare; reggere: Do you think the fine weather will keep up?, credi che durerà (o reggerà) il bel tempo?; The rain kept up for three days, continuò a piovere per tre giorni5 stare al passo; andare di pari passo: We stopped every now and then to allow him to keep up, ci fermavamo ogni tanto per permettergli di stare al passo con noi; I did my best to keep up with the other runners, feci di tutto per non rimanere indietro rispetto agli altri corridori6 (fig.) stare alla pari; tenere il passo; tenere dietro; seguire: Do you think you can keep up?, credi che ce la farai a tenere il passo?; to keep up with the rest of the class, tenere il passo degli altri studenti della classe; Supplies can't keep up with demand, i rifornimenti non riescono a tener dietro alla domanda; Pensions are not keeping up with inflation, le pensioni non tengono il passo dell'inflazione; He speaks so fast I can't keep up with what he's saying, parla così in fretta che non riesco a seguire quello che dice □ to keep up appearances, salvare le apparenze □ (fam.) Keep up the good work!, ben fatto, continua così! □ (fig.) to keep one's guard up, tenere la guardia alta □ to keep oneself up, stare ritto; tenersi eretto; ( anche) mantenersi (o stare) a galla. -
3 aspersion as·per·sion n
[əs'pɜːʃ(ə)n]frm calunnia, maldicenzato cast aspersions on sth/sb often hum — diffamare qc/qn
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4 intended in·tend·ed
[ɪn'tɛndɪd]1. adj1) (deliberate: insult) intenzionale2) (planned: effect) voluto (-a), (journey, route) programmato (-a)2. n oldoften hum fidanzato (-a) -
5 offending of·fend·ing adj
[ə'fɛndɪŋ](often, hum: word, object) incriminato (-a) -
6 wretch n
[rɛtʃ]disgraziato (-a), sciagurato (-a)little wretch! — (often) hum birbante!
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7 preserve *** pre·serve
[prɪ'zɜːv]1. vt1) (maintain: traditions) conservare, mantenere, (dignity, peace) mantenere, (keep intact: buildings, memory) conservare2) (keep from decay) preservare, proteggere3) Culin conservare, mettere in conserva4) (keep from harm, save) proteggere2. n1) (domain) dominio2) (reservation) riserva3) (often pl: jam) marmellata, (bottled fruit) frutta sciroppata
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