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81 sostenuto
stile formalvelocità high* * *sostenuto agg.1 ( riservato) reserved; ( freddo) aloof, standoffish; stiff, distant: modi sostenuti, distant (o stiff) manners; era piuttosto sostenuto, he was rather distant // non fare il sostenuto, don't be standoffish3 (econ.) steady, stiff, strong, firm: cambi sostenuti, steady rates of exchange; prezzi sostenuti, steady (o firm) prices; mercato sostenuto, steady (o stiff) market4 (mus.) sustained5 ( elevato, intenso) fast: velocità sostenuta, high speed; il cavallo procedeva con un'andatura sostenuta, the horse was moving at a fast pace; i lavori procedono a un ritmo sostenuto, work is going ahead at a fast pace.* * *[soste'nuto] sostenuto (-a)1. agg(stile) elevated, (prezzo, velocità) high2. sm/ffare il sostenuto — to be standoffish, keep one's distance
* * *[soste'nuto] 1.participio passato sostenere2.1) (poco cordiale) [persona, tono] stiff, distant3.* * *sostenuto/soste'nuto/II aggettivo1 (poco cordiale) [persona, tono] stiff, distant2 (elevato) [ velocità] high; a ritmo sostenuto at a fast tempo; a passo sostenuto at a cracking paceIII sostantivo m.(f. -a) fare il sostenuto to be stand-offish. -
82 storpiare
storpiare v.tr.1 to cripple, to maim: fu storpiato da una caduta da cavallo, he was crippled by a fall from his horse2 (fig.) ( rovinare, deformare) to mangle: storpiare un nome, ( scrivendolo) to misspell a name, ( pronunciandolo) to mispronounce a name; storpiare le parole, to mangle one's words; storpiare un pezzo di musica, di poesia, to mangle (o to murder) a piece of music, of poetry.◘ storpiarsi v.intr.pron. to become* crippled; to become* lame; to be maimed.* * *[stor'pjare]1. vt(persona) to cripple, maim, (fig : parole) to mangle2. vip (storpiarsi)* * *[stor'pjare]verbo transitivo1) to cripple [ persona]2) fig. (pronunciare male) to mangle, to mispronounce [ nome]; (scrivere male) to misspell* [ parola]* * *storpiare/stor'pjare/ [1]1 to cripple [ persona]2 fig. (pronunciare male) to mangle, to mispronounce [ nome]; (scrivere male) to misspell* [ parola]. -
83 veloce
fast, quick* * *veloce agg. fast, quick, swift, rapid: un'automobile veloce, a fast car; treno veloce, fast (o quick) train; cavallo veloce, fast horse; corrente veloce, rapid current; corridore veloce, fast runner; andatura veloce, rapid gait; movimenti veloci, swift movements; movimento veloce, swift (o quick) motion; passi veloci, quick steps; dattilografa veloce, fast typist; progresso veloce, rapid progress; gli anni scorrono veloci, the years slip rapidly by; veloce nel fare le cose, quick in doing things // veloce come il pensiero, veloce come un lampo, as quick as lightening (o as a flash).* * *[ve'lotʃe]1. agg(gen) quick, rapid, (veicolo, cavallo, corridore) fastsu, veloce, corri a casa! — quick, go home!
2. avvfast, quickly* * *[ve'lotʃe] 1.essere veloce a o nel fare — to be quick o swift in doing
2) (eseguito in breve tempo) [pasto, visita] quick2.avverbio [andare, camminare, guidare] fast* * *veloce/ve'lot∫e/1 (rapido) [movimento, andatura] quick, fast, rapid; [ treno] fast, quick; [ auto] fast; essere veloce a o nel fare to be quick o swift in doing2 (eseguito in breve tempo) [pasto, visita] quickII avverbio[andare, camminare, guidare] fast. -
84 cavallina sf
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85 basto
basto s.m.1 pack-saddle: cavallo da basto, pack-horse // essere da basto e da sella, (fig.) to be able to turn one's hand to anything (o to be a Jack of all trades) // mettere il basto a qlcu., (fig.) to subjugate s.o.; portare il basto, (fig.) to shoulder the burden (o to carry the load) -
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87 discendere
1. [diʃ'ʃendere]vb irreg vi (aus essere)1) (scendere) to come (o go) down, descenddiscendere da — (treno) to get off, (macchina) to get out of, (tetto) to get down from
discendere da cavallo — to dismount, get off one's horse
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88 montare
[mon'tare]1) (salire) to go (o come) upmontare in bicicletta/macchina/in treno — to get on a bicycle/into a car/on a train
2)montare bene/male — to ride well/badlymontare a cavallo — to mount o get on a horse
3) (aumentare: vento, marea) to rise2. vt1) (salire) to go (o come) upmontare le scale — to go upstairs, climb the stairs
2) (cavallo) to ride3) Zool to cover4)5) (costruire: macchina, mobile ecc) to assemble, (tenda) to pitch, (film) to edit, (gioielli) to set, (fotografia) to mount, (Auto : gomma) to put on6) (fig : esagerare: notizia) to blow up, exaggerate7) figmontarsi la testa — to get o become big-headed
8) (Culin : panna) to whip, (albume) to whisk3. vip (montarsi)(insuperbirsi) to become big-headed -
89 scendere
1. ['ʃendere]vb irreg vt(scale, sentiero) to go (o come) down, descend1) (gen) to go (o come) down, descend, (fiume, torrente) to flow down, (strada) to slope down, descend, (aereo) to come down, descendscendere con l'ascensore — to go (o come) down in the lift Brit o elevator Am
scendere in piazza — (folla, manifestanti) to take to the streets
scendere a piedi/correndo — to walk/run down
siamo scesi in mezz'ora — (da collina) we got down in half an hour
scendere a terra — (sbarcare) to go ashore
scendere ad un albergo — to put up o stay at a hotel
2)scendere da — (macchina, treno) to get out of, (nave) to disembark from, get off, (aereo, autobus, bici) to get off
scendere da cavallo — to dismount, get off one's horse
scendere dalle scale — to go (o come) down the stairs
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