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1 forget about
forget about [sth., sb.] (overlook) dimenticarsi di* * *forget about [sth., sb.] (overlook) dimenticarsi di -
2 face *****
[feɪs]1. n(gen) faccia, Anat faccia, volto, viso, (expression) faccia, espressione f, (grimace) smorfia, (of dial, watch, clock) quadrante m, (surface: of the earth) superficie f, faccia, (of building) facciata, (of mountain, cliff) parete fface down(wards) — (person) a faccia in giù, bocconi, (object) a faccia in giù, (card) coperto (-a)
face up(wards) — (person, object) a faccia in su, (card) scoperto (-a)
in the face of — (difficulties etc) di fronte a
you can shout till you're black or blue in the face... — puoi urlare fino a sgolarti...
to pull a long face — fare la faccia lunga, fare il muso
to make or pull faces (at sb) — fare le boccacce (a qn)
to lose/save face — perdere/salvare la faccia
2. vtto sit facing the engine — (on train) sedersi nella direzione della marcia
2) (confront: attacker, danger) affrontare, fronteggiareI can't face him — (ashamed) non ho il coraggio di guardarlo in faccia, (reluctant) non ho nessuna voglia di vederlo
to face the fact that... — riconoscere or ammettere che...
3) Tech rivestire, ricoprire3. vito face this way — girarsi da questa parteit faces east/towards the east — è esposto (-a) a/guarda verso est
•- face out -
3 pass over
he was passed over in favour of another candidate — fu scartato in favore di un altro candidato; pass over [sth.] passare sopra a, non fare caso a [rude remark, behaviour]
* * *(to ignore or overlook: They passed him over for promotion.) (lasciare da parte)* * *1. vi + adv(euph: die) spirare2. vt + adv(topic) ignorare, (employee, candidate) non prendere in considerazione* * *he was passed over in favour of another candidate — fu scartato in favore di un altro candidato; pass over [sth.] passare sopra a, non fare caso a [rude remark, behaviour]
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