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1 ♦ his
♦ his /hɪz, ɪz/a. e pron. poss. (rif. a possessore masch.)1 (il) suo, (la) sua; (i) suoi, (le) sue; di lui: We saw him and his wife, vedemmo lui e sua moglie; Is this suitcase his or hers?, questa valigia è di lui o di lei?; Are you a relative of his?, sei un suo parente?; I never said that it was his mobile, I just said it could be his, non ho mai detto che era il suo cellulare, ho solo detto che poteva essere il suo; She's a friend of his, è una sua amica2 (quando è in combinazione con la forma in - ing, è idiom.; per es.:) They insisted on his signing the contract at once, hanno insistito perché firmasse subito il contratto; I don't mind his going away, non m'importa che se ne vada● his-and-hers, unisex: his-and-hers pyjamas, pigiama unisex □ in his opinion, secondo lui; a suo avviso NOTA D'USO: - 's: apostrofo e caso possessivo-. -
2 his ***** poss adj , pron
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3 his
[ forma debole ɪz] [ forma forte hɪz] 1.determinante suo, di lui2.all the drawings were good but his was the best — tutti i disegni erano buoni ma il suo era il migliore
* * *(he, she etc looked suddenly disappointed.) fare la faccia lunga* * *[ forma debole ɪz] [ forma forte hɪz] 1.determinante suo, di lui2. -
4 his etc days are numbered
(he etc won't last much longer.) (ha i giorni contati) -
5 his etc shame
(it is a cause of shame to me, him etc that: To my shame, my daughter always beats me at chess.) con (mia, sua, ecc.) grande vergogna -
6 history ***** his·to·ry n
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7 on my/his (etc) account
(because of me, him etc or for my, his etc sake: You don't have to leave early on my account.) per colpa di, a causa di -
8 on my/his (etc) account
(because of me, him etc or for my, his etc sake: You don't have to leave early on my account.) per colpa di, a causa di -
9 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) far stare q.no al suo posto -
10 put (someone) in his place
(to remind (someone), often in a rude or angry way, of his lower social position, or lack of importance, experience etc.) far stare q.no al suo posto -
11 put someone etc through his etc paces
(to make someone etc show what he etc can do: He put his new car through its paces.) (mettere alla prova)English-Italian dictionary > put someone etc through his etc paces
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12 take (someone) at his word
(to believe (someone) without question and act according to his words.) (prendere qualcuno in parola) -
13 take (someone) at his word
(to believe (someone) without question and act according to his words.) (prendere qualcuno in parola) -
14 what's-his
noun (used in referring vaguely to a person or thing: Where does what's-his-name live?) affare; tizio -
15 antihistamine anti·his·ta·mine n
[ˌæntɪ'hɪstəmɪn]English-Italian dictionary > antihistamine anti·his·ta·mine n
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16 histogram his·to·gram n
['hɪstəˌɡræm] -
17 historian his·to·rian n
[hɪs'tɔːrɪən] -
18 historic *** his·tor·ic adj
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19 historical *** his·tori·cal adj
[hɪs'tɒrɪk(ə)l]English-Italian dictionary > historical *** his·tori·cal adj
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20 historiographer his·to·ri·og·ra·pher n
[hɪˌstɔːrɪ'ɒɡrəfə(r)]English-Italian dictionary > historiographer his·to·ri·og·ra·pher n
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