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22 ♦ (to) renew
♦ (to) renew /rɪˈnju:/, ( USA) /rɪˈnu:/v. t.1 rinnovare: to renew a passport, rinnovare un passaporto; to renew a policy, rinnovare una polizza; to renew an attack, rinnovare un attacco; to renew one's efforts, rinnovare gli sforzi; to renew a contract, rinnovare un contratto; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- If the team carries on playing like that I won't be renewing my season ticket, se la squadra continua a giocare così non rinnoverò il mio abbonamento2 ripristinare; riallacciare: to renew diplomatic relations, ripristinare le relazioni diplomatiche; to renew one's acquaintance with sb., riallacciare i rapporti con q.4 (fig.) rinvigorire; rigenerare● (comm.) to renew a bill, rinnovare una cambiale □ to renew a library book, rinnovare il prestito di un libro della biblioteca □ to renew sb. 's strength, rimettere in forza q. □ renewed efforts, ulteriori sforzi: He promised renewed efforts to take the peace process forward, ha promesso di fare ulteriori sforzi per far avanzare il processo di pace □ with renewed strength [enthusiasm, optimism, ecc.], con rinnovato vigore [entusiamo, ottimismo, ecc.]. -
23 ■ rub off on
■ rub off on (o onto)v. i. + avv. + prep.(fam.) attaccarsi a, trasmettersi a: Some of her optimism rubbed off onto me, mi ha trasmesso un po' del suo ottimismo. -
24 (to) dampen
(to) dampen /ˈdæmpən/v. t.2 smorzare; attenuare: Nothing could dampen his optimism, niente poteva attenuare il suo ottimismo; (econ.) to dampen inflation pressures, raffreddare le pressioni inflazionistiche -
25 ♦ (to) renew
♦ (to) renew /rɪˈnju:/, ( USA) /rɪˈnu:/v. t.1 rinnovare: to renew a passport, rinnovare un passaporto; to renew a policy, rinnovare una polizza; to renew an attack, rinnovare un attacco; to renew one's efforts, rinnovare gli sforzi; to renew a contract, rinnovare un contratto; DIALOGO → - Discussing football- If the team carries on playing like that I won't be renewing my season ticket, se la squadra continua a giocare così non rinnoverò il mio abbonamento2 ripristinare; riallacciare: to renew diplomatic relations, ripristinare le relazioni diplomatiche; to renew one's acquaintance with sb., riallacciare i rapporti con q.4 (fig.) rinvigorire; rigenerare● (comm.) to renew a bill, rinnovare una cambiale □ to renew a library book, rinnovare il prestito di un libro della biblioteca □ to renew sb. 's strength, rimettere in forza q. □ renewed efforts, ulteriori sforzi: He promised renewed efforts to take the peace process forward, ha promesso di fare ulteriori sforzi per far avanzare il processo di pace □ with renewed strength [enthusiasm, optimism, ecc.], con rinnovato vigore [entusiamo, ottimismo, ecc.]. -
26 unforced
unforced /ʌnˈfɔ:st/a.non forzato; naturale: unforced obedience, obbedienza non forzata; with unforced optimism, con naturale ottimismo● ( sport) unforced error, errore non forzato (o non provocato). -
27 uninformed
[ˌʌnɪn'fɔːmd]* * *uninformed /ʌnɪnˈfɔ:md/a.1 non fondato sulla conoscenza: Instead of making uninformed comments, read the newspaper, invece di fare commenti senza conoscere i fatti, leggi il giornale; uninformed optimism, ottimismo dell'ignoranza* * *[ˌʌnɪn'fɔːmd] -
28 breezy adj
['briːzɪ](day, weather) ventoso (-a), (spot) ventilato (-a), ventoso (-a), (optimism) superficiale, (person's manner) brioso (-a), gioviale -
29 spirit **** spir·it n
['spɪrɪt]1) (soul) spirito2) (ghost, supernatural being) spiritoeveryone who knew her admired her spirit — tutti quelli che la conoscevano ammiravano il suo coraggio
community spirit; public spirit — senso civico
that's the spirit! fam — bravo!, così va bene!
to take sth in the right/wrong spirit — prendere qc bene/male
5)spirits npl; (state of mind) high spirits — buon umore m
6)raw spirits — alcol m puro
7) Chem spirito, alcol m inv•
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