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81 globe-trotter
noun (a person who goes sight-seeing all over the world.) giramondo -
82 imagination
[ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃn]nome immaginazione f.to see sth. in one's imagination — immaginarsi qcs.
is it my imagination, or...? — sogno, o...?
not by any stretch of the imagination could you say... — neanche con un grande sforzo di immaginazione potresti dire
* * *1) ((the part of the mind which has) the ability to form mental pictures: I can see it all in my imagination.) immaginazione2) (the creative ability of a writer etc: This book shows a lot of imagination.) immaginazione3) (the seeing etc of things which do not exist: There was no-one there - it was just your imagination.) immaginazione* * *[ɪˌmædʒɪ'neɪʃn]nome immaginazione f.to see sth. in one's imagination — immaginarsi qcs.
is it my imagination, or...? — sogno, o...?
not by any stretch of the imagination could you say... — neanche con un grande sforzo di immaginazione potresti dire
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83 lo and behold
(an expression indicating surprise etc at seeing or finding something.) (ecco!) -
84 long-sighted
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85 look
I 1. [lʊk]1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs
2) (search)3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza
to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che
4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre
I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia
by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto
5) (style) look m., stile m.2.he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?
••II 1. [lʊk]if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
1) (gaze, stare) guardareto look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia
to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi
2) (appear)2.1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.
to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte
to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando
2) (search) cercare, guardareto look down — scorrere [ list]
3) (appear, seem) sembrarehe looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo
it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che
4)to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.
that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria
look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi
to look south — [house, room] dare a sud
•- look at- look for- look in- look on- look out- look to- look up* * *[luk] 1. verb1) (to turn the eyes in a certain direction so as to see, to find, to express etc: He looked out of the window; I've looked everywhere, but I can't find him; He looked at me (angrily).) guardare2) (to seem: It looks as if it's going to rain; She looks sad.) sembrare, apparire3) (to face: The house looks west.) guardare a, dare su2. noun1) (the act of looking or seeing: Let me have a look!) occhiata2) (a glance: a look of surprise.) sguardo3) (appearance: The house had a look of neglect.) aspetto, aria•- - looking
- looks
- looker-on
- looking-glass
- lookout
- by the looks of
- by the look of
- look after
- look ahead
- look down one's nose at
- look down on
- look for
- look forward to
- look here!
- look in on
- look into
- look on
- look out
- look out!
- look over
- look through
- look up
- look up to* * *I 1. [lʊk]1) (glance) occhiata f., sguardo m.to have o take a look at sth. dare un'occhiata a o guardare qcs.; to have o take a good look at esaminare o osservare attentamente; to have a look inside sth. dare un'occhiata dentro qcs.; to have a look round the shops dare un'occhiata ai negozi; to have a look through guardare in [ telescope]; guardare da [ window]; cercare in [ archives]; dare una scorsa a, scorrere [essay, report]; I took one look at him and knew that he was ill mi è bastata una sola occhiata per capire che era malato; to take a long hard look at sth. — fig. esaminare attentamente qcs
2) (search)3) (expression) sguardo m., espressione f.to give sb. a kind look — guardare qcn. con gentilezza
to give sb. a dirty o evil look lanciare un'occhiataccia a qcn.; you could tell from the look on his face that — dalla sua espressione si vedeva che
4) (appearance) (of person) aspetto m., aria f.; (of building, car) aspetto m., linea f.she has a look of her father — ha qualcosa di o ricorda suo padre
I don't like the look of him — non mi piace il suo aspetto, non mi ispira fiducia
by the look(s) of him — all'apparenza, a giudicare dal suo aspetto
5) (style) look m., stile m.2.he's got the looks, but can he act? — è bello, ma sa recitare?
••II 1. [lʊk]if looks could kill, I'd be dead by now — = mi ha fulminato con lo sguardo
1) (gaze, stare) guardareto look sb. in the eye, in the face — guardare qcn. negli occhi, in faccia
to look sb. up and down — guardare o squadrare qcn. dalla testa ai piedi
2) (appear)2.1) guardare ( into in; over sopra)to look at sb., sth. — guardare qcn., qcs.
to look away — distogliere lo sguardo, guardare da un'altra parte
to look out of o through the window guardare dalla finestra; I'm just looking — (in shop) sto solo guardando
2) (search) cercare, guardareto look down — scorrere [ list]
3) (appear, seem) sembrarehe looks happy, hot — sembra felice, sembra che abbia caldo
it looks as if o though it will rain sembra che voglia piovere; it looks likely, certain that — sembra probabile, certo che
4)to look like sb., sth. — assomigliare a qcn., qcs.
that photograph doesn't look like you o looks nothing like you non sembri (assolutamente) tu in quella fotografia; what does the house look like? com'è la casa? it looks like being funny sembra (che sia) divertente; it looks like rain sembra che voglia piovere; it certainly looks like it — ne ha tutta l'aria
look here, I'm in no mood for jokes — guarda, non sono in vena di scherzi
to look south — [house, room] dare a sud
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86 power
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) potere, capacità2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) potere3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) potere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) potere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autorità6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potenza7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenza•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
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87 reassemble
[ˌriːə'sembl] 1.1) radunare di nuovo [troops, pupils]2) tecn. rimontare, assemblare di nuovo [unit, engine]2.verbo intransitivo [ people] riunirsi nuovamente* * *[ri:ə'sembl]1) (to put (things) together after taking them apart: The mechanic took the engine to pieces, then reassembled it.) rimontare2) (to come together again: The tourists went off sight-seeing, then reassembled for their evening meal.) riunirsi* * *[ˌriːə'sembl] 1.1) radunare di nuovo [troops, pupils]2) tecn. rimontare, assemblare di nuovo [unit, engine]2.verbo intransitivo [ people] riunirsi nuovamente -
88 see double
(to see two images of everything instead of only one: When I first met the twins, I thought I was seeing double, they were so alike.) vedere doppio -
89 short-sighted
adjective (seeing clearly only things that are near: I don't recognize people at a distance because I'm short-sighted.) miope -
90 sustain
[sə'steɪn]1) (maintain) mantenere [interest, success, quality]; perseguire [war, policy]2) mus. tenere [ note]3) (provide strength) sostenere4) (support) sostenere [regime, market]to sustain life — mantenere in vita, sostentare
5) (suffer) ricevere [injury, blow]; subire [defeat, damage]* * *[sə'stein]1) (to bear (the weight of): The branches could hardly sustain the weight of the fruit.) sostenere2) (to give help or strength to: The thought of seeing her again sustained him throughout his ordeal.) sostenere* * *[sə'steɪn]1) (maintain) mantenere [interest, success, quality]; perseguire [war, policy]2) mus. tenere [ note]3) (provide strength) sostenere4) (support) sostenere [regime, market]to sustain life — mantenere in vita, sostentare
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91 view
I [vjuː]1) (of landscape, scene) vista f.; fig. (of situation) visione f.ten views of Rome — (on postcard) dieci vedute di Roma
to have a front view of sth. — avere una visione frontale di qcs.
2) (field of vision, prospect) vista f. (anche fig.)to do sth. in (full) view of sb. — fare qcs. sotto gli occhi di qcn.
what do you have in view? — fig. cos'hai in programma?
to keep sth. in view — non perdere di vista qcs. (anche fig.)
to disappear from view scomparire (dalla vista); to hide sth. from view nascondere qcs. (dalla vista); on view — [ exhibition] visitabile; comm. [ new range] esposto, in mostra
3) (personal opinion, attitude) opinione f., parere m.4) (visit, inspection) (of exhibition, house) visita f.; (of film) proiezione f.; comm. (of new range) presentazione f.in view of the situation — vista, considerata la situazione
with a view to sth. — in vista di qcs.
II 1. [vjuː]with a view to sb.('s) doing — nella speranza che qcn. faccia
1) (regard, consider) guardare, considerare; (envisage) immaginare, figurarsi2) (look at) guardare [scene, building]; (inspect) visitare, vedere [house, castle, exhibition]; visionare [slide, microfiche]; esaminare [ documents]3) (watch) guardare [television, programme]2.verbo intransitivo guardare la televisione* * *[vju:] 1. noun1) ((an outlook on to, or picture of) a scene: Your house has a fine view of the hills; He painted a view of the harbour.) vista2) (an opinion: Tell me your view/views on the subject.) opinione3) (an act of seeing or inspecting: We were given a private view of the exhibition before it was opened to the public.) visione2. verb(to look at, or regard (something): She viewed the scene with astonishment.) guardare- viewer- viewpoint
- in view of
- on view
- point of view* * *I [vjuː]1) (of landscape, scene) vista f.; fig. (of situation) visione f.ten views of Rome — (on postcard) dieci vedute di Roma
to have a front view of sth. — avere una visione frontale di qcs.
2) (field of vision, prospect) vista f. (anche fig.)to do sth. in (full) view of sb. — fare qcs. sotto gli occhi di qcn.
what do you have in view? — fig. cos'hai in programma?
to keep sth. in view — non perdere di vista qcs. (anche fig.)
to disappear from view scomparire (dalla vista); to hide sth. from view nascondere qcs. (dalla vista); on view — [ exhibition] visitabile; comm. [ new range] esposto, in mostra
3) (personal opinion, attitude) opinione f., parere m.4) (visit, inspection) (of exhibition, house) visita f.; (of film) proiezione f.; comm. (of new range) presentazione f.in view of the situation — vista, considerata la situazione
with a view to sth. — in vista di qcs.
II 1. [vjuː]with a view to sb.('s) doing — nella speranza che qcn. faccia
1) (regard, consider) guardare, considerare; (envisage) immaginare, figurarsi2) (look at) guardare [scene, building]; (inspect) visitare, vedere [house, castle, exhibition]; visionare [slide, microfiche]; esaminare [ documents]3) (watch) guardare [television, programme]2.verbo intransitivo guardare la televisione -
92 visual
['vɪʒʊəl]* * *['viʒuəl](of sight or the process of seeing: strange visual effects.) visuale, visivo- visually- visual display unit* * *['vɪʒʊəl]
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