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1 ♦ relief
♦ relief (1) /rɪˈli:f/n.1 [u] sollievo: The medicine gave me some relief from the pain, la medicina mi ha dato un po' di sollievo dal dolore; a sigh of relief, un sospiro di sollievo; to come as a relief, essere un sollievo; tranquillizzare; DIALOGO → - Lost child 3- Oh, what a relief!, oh, che sollievo!; Much to my relief, symptoms disappeared within few days, con mio grande sollievo, i sintomi sono scomparsi in pochi giorni2 [u] aiuto; soccorsi (pl.): relief for the flooded areas, soccorsi per le zone alluvionate; relief funds for those in need, fondi per l'assistenza ai bisognosi; a shipment of relief, una spedizione di beni di primo soccorso7 diversivo; calo di tensione ( in un libro, ecc.): by way of relief, come distrazione; (teatr.) comic relief (o light relief) diversivo comico ( scene comiche intercalate in un dramma serio)9 (fisc.) sgravio, detrazione: tax relief, sgravio fiscale; relief for expenses, detrazione per spese sostenute10 (leg.) condono11 (mecc.) scarico● a relief bus [coach], un autobus [un pullman] straordinario □ relief certification, certificato attestante il diritto al sussidio □ (autom.) relief driver, secondo autista □ (mil., ecc.) relief parcel, pacco aiuto □ (mil.) relief party, colonna di soccorso; truppe di ricambio □ ( sport) the relief players, le riserve □ relief road, strada d'alleggerimento del traffico; strada di scorrimento □ (ferr.) relief train, treno supplementare; treno straordinario □ (mecc.) relief valve, valvola limitatrice di pressione □ relief well, pozzo di drenaggio □ relief work, volontariato ( in paesi in via di sviluppo, ecc.) □ relief worker, volontario ( in paesi in via di sviluppo, ecc.) □ relief works, lavori pubblici intrapresi per alleviare la disoccupazione; lavori socialmente utili □ ( USA antiq.) to be on relief, percepire il sussidio di disoccupazione.relief (2) /rɪˈli:f/n. [u]( arte, geogr.) rilievo; (fig.) rilievo; risalto: high relief, altorilievo; low relief, bassorilievo; a relief map, una carta orografica● relief model, modello del rilievo; plastico □ (tipogr.) relief printing, stampa in rilievo; rilievografia □ to bring out st. in relief, mettere in rilievo qc.; dar risalto a qc. □ to stand out in relief, risaltare; spiccare: The tower stood out in sharp relief against the sky, il profilo della torre spiccava contro il cielo. -
2 relief
I 1. [rɪ'liːf]1) (from pain, distress) sollievo m.2) (help) aiuto m., soccorso m.to come to the relief of sb. — venire in aiuto o in soccorso di qcn.
tax relief agevolazione o sgravio fiscale; to be on relief — AE percepire un sussidio statale
3) (diversion) divertimento m., distrazione f.4) mil. (of garrison, troops) liberazione f., soccorso m.5) (replacement on duty) cambio m.6) dir. (of grievance) riparazione f.2.modificatore [ operation] di soccorso; [programme, project] di aiuti; [bus, train] supplementareII [rɪ'liːf]nome art. arch. geogr. rilievo m.to throw sth. into relief — mettere qcs. in rilievo
* * *[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) sollievo2) (help (eg food) given to people in need of it: famine relief; ( also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.) aiuto, soccorso3) (a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time: The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; ( also adjective) a relief driver.) sostituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) liberazione5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) rilievo•- relieve- relieved* * *I 1. [rɪ'liːf]1) (from pain, distress) sollievo m.2) (help) aiuto m., soccorso m.to come to the relief of sb. — venire in aiuto o in soccorso di qcn.
tax relief agevolazione o sgravio fiscale; to be on relief — AE percepire un sussidio statale
3) (diversion) divertimento m., distrazione f.4) mil. (of garrison, troops) liberazione f., soccorso m.5) (replacement on duty) cambio m.6) dir. (of grievance) riparazione f.2.modificatore [ operation] di soccorso; [programme, project] di aiuti; [bus, train] supplementareII [rɪ'liːf]nome art. arch. geogr. rilievo m.to throw sth. into relief — mettere qcs. in rilievo
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3 relief **** re·lief
[rɪ'liːf]1. n1)(from pain, anxiety)
relief (from) — sollievo (a)2) (Mil: of besieged town) liberazione f, (help, supplies) soccorsi mpl3) (also: tax relief) sgravio fiscale4) Art, Geog rilievoto throw sth into relief fig — mettere qc in evidenza or in risalto
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4 Comfort
I ['kʌmfət]1) (well-being) benessere m.; (wealth) agio m.2) (amenity) comodità f., comfort m.3) (consolation) conforto m., consolazione f.; (relief from pain) sollievo m.to give o bring comfort to (emotionally) recare conforto a; (physically) procurare sollievo a; if it's any comfort to you se ti può consolare; to be small comfort for sb. — essere una magra consolazione per qcn
••II ['kʌmfət]it's (a bit) too close for comfort — (of where sb. is, lives) è (un po') troppo vicino; (of fighting, war) è (un po') troppo vicino per poter stare tranquilli
verbo transitivo consolare; (stronger) confortare* * *1) (a pleasant condition of being physically or mentally relaxed, happy, warm etc: They now live in comfort.) comodità, serenità2) (anything that provides a little luxury, or makes one feel happier, or better able to bear misfortune: He enjoyed the comforts of the hotel; Her presence was a comfort to him in his grief; words of comfort.) comodità, confort; conforto•- comfortably
- comforting
- be comfortably off* * *(Surnames) Comfort /ˈkʌmfət/* * *I ['kʌmfət]1) (well-being) benessere m.; (wealth) agio m.2) (amenity) comodità f., comfort m.3) (consolation) conforto m., consolazione f.; (relief from pain) sollievo m.to give o bring comfort to (emotionally) recare conforto a; (physically) procurare sollievo a; if it's any comfort to you se ti può consolare; to be small comfort for sb. — essere una magra consolazione per qcn
••II ['kʌmfət]it's (a bit) too close for comfort — (of where sb. is, lives) è (un po') troppo vicino; (of fighting, war) è (un po') troppo vicino per poter stare tranquilli
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5 great
I 1. [greɪt]1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acutoa great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di
a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!
3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantasticoto feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma
you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!
to have a great time — divertirsi tantissimo o un mondo
he's the greatest! — è il più grande o il migliore!
5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimoto be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]
to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]
to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]
6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande2.he's a great worrier — è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo o da matti
avverbio colloq.I'm doing great — le cose mi vanno benissimo o alla grande
••II [greɪt]1) (in title)the great — + verbo pl. i grandi
* * *[ɡreit]1) (of a better quality than average; important: a great writer; Churchill was a great man.) grande2) (very large, larger etc than average: a great crowd of people at the football match.) grande3) (of a high degree: Take great care of that book.) grande4) (very pleasant: We had a great time at the party.) meraviglioso5) (clever and expert: John's great at football.) bravo, abile•- greatly- greatness* * *I 1. [greɪt]1) (large) [speed, majority, object, danger, percentage] grande2) (as intensifier) [excitement, relief, heat, success] grande; [surprise, difficulty] grande, grosso; [ pain] grande, forte, acutoa great deal of — una gran quantità di, un gran numero di
a great many people, houses — moltissime persone, case
you're a great help! — iron. bell'aiuto che sei! mi sei proprio di grande aiuto!
3) (remarkable) [writer, painting, discovery] grande, importante, degno di nota4) colloq. (excellent) [book, party, weather] grande, fantastico, magnifico; [ opportunity] grande, fantasticoto feel great — sentirsi benissimo o in grande forma
you look great! — (healthy) ti vedo in gran forma! (attractive) stai benissimo! sei splendida!
to have a great time — divertirsi tantissimo o un mondo
he's the greatest! — è il più grande o il migliore!
5) colloq. (talented) [teacher, singer] bravissimoto be great at — essere bravissimo a [ tennis]
to be great on — essere bravissimo in [ history]
to be great with — essere bravissimo o saperci fare con [children, animals]
6) colloq. (enthusiastic) [admirer, organizer] grande2.he's a great worrier — è uno che si preoccupa tantissimo o da matti
avverbio colloq.I'm doing great — le cose mi vanno benissimo o alla grande
••II [greɪt]1) (in title)the great — + verbo pl. i grandi
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6 utter
I ['ʌtə(r)]aggettivo [failure, despair] totale; [ disaster] completo; [sincerity, amazement] assoluto; [ scoundrel] bell'e buono; [stranger, fool] perfettoII ['ʌtə(r)]1) pronunciare, proferire [ word]; pronunciare, lanciare [ curse]; lanciare [ cry]; emettere [ sound]* * *I adjective(complete or total: There was utter silence; utter darkness.)- utterlyII verb(to produce (sounds, eg cries, words etc) with the mouth: She uttered a sigh of relief; She didn't utter a single word of encouragement.)* * *utter /ˈʌtə(r)/a.assoluto; totale: Her room was in an utter mess, la sua camera era nel disordine più totale; That's utter nonsense, sono sciocchezze bell'e buone; (mil. e sport) utter defeat, disfatta assoluta● ( sport) utter collapse, crollo verticale ( di una squadra, ecc.) □ utter darkness, buio pesto □ an utter denial, un diniego assoluto □ an utter stranger, un perfetto sconosciuto □ to my utter amazement, con mio enorme stupore.(to) utter /ˈʌtə(r)/v. t.1 (lett. o form.) emettere; produrre: He uttered a sigh of relief, ha emesso un sospiro di sollievo; to utter a cry of pain, lanciare un grido di dolore2 (lett. o form.) dire; proferire: He refused to utter a single word, ha rifiutato di proferir parola; to utter the truth, dire la verità4 (ling., pubbl.) enunciare* * *I ['ʌtə(r)]aggettivo [failure, despair] totale; [ disaster] completo; [sincerity, amazement] assoluto; [ scoundrel] bell'e buono; [stranger, fool] perfettoII ['ʌtə(r)] -
7 weep
I [wiːp] II 1. [wiːp] 2.1)to weep with — piangere di [relief, joy]
* * *[wi:p]past tense, past participle - wept; verb(to shed tears: She wept when she heard the terrible news; They wept tears of happiness.) piangere* * *[wiːp] wept vb: pt, pp1. vt(tears) versare, piangere2. vi3. n* * *weep /wi:p/n.(usato al sing.) (lett.) pianto; sfogo di pianto● to have a good weep, piangere a calde lacrime; farsi un bel pianto □ to have a little weep, versare qualche lacrimuccia.(to) weep /wi:p/(pass. e p. p. wept)A v. i.1 piangere; lacrimare: to weep for joy [with pain], piangere di gioia [per il dolore]; to weep for a dead son, piangere un figlio morto; to weep over one's sad fate, piangere sul proprio triste destino2 colare; trasudare; stillare: Cold pipes weep in hot weather, le tubazioni fredde trasudano quando fa caldoB v. t.2 trasudare; stillare● to weep away, continuare a piangere; passare ( il tempo, ecc.) a piangere □ to weep oneself out, piangere a più non posso; piangere come una vite tagliata □ to weep oneself to sleep, piangere fino ad addormentarsi □ That's nothing to weep over, non è cosa da piangerci su; c'è poco da piangere.* * *I [wiːp] II 1. [wiːp] 2.1)to weep with — piangere di [relief, joy]
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8 feel *****
[fiːl] felt vb: pt, pp1. n2. vt1) (touch) tastare, sentire, toccareto feel sb's pulse — sentire or tastare il polso a qn
2) (be aware of) sentire, (experience: pain, pity, anger) provare, sentire3)(think, believe)
to feel (that) — credere (che), pensare (che)he felt it necessary to point out that... — ritenne necessario far notare che...
since you feel so strongly about it... — visto che ci tieni tanto...
I feel it in my bones that... — me lo sento nelle ossa che...
3. vi1) (physically, mentally) sentirsito feel cold/hungry/sleepy — avere freddo/fame/sonno
I feel sure that... — sono sicuro che...
I feel very cross/sorry etc — sono molto arrabbiato/triste ecc
how do you feel about him/about the idea? — che ne pensi di lui/dell'idea?
to feel like sth/doing sth — avere voglia di qc/di fare qc
I feel for you! — (sympathize) come ti capisco!
2)to feel hard/cold/damp (to the touch) — essere duro (-a) /freddo (-a) /umido (-a) al tattoit felt like being drunk or as if I was drunk — mi sentivo come se fossi ubriaco
3) (grope) cercare a tastonito feel about or around for — cercare a tastoni
to feel about or around for sth in the dark — cercare a tastoni qc al buio
to feel (about or around) in one's pocket for — frugarsi in tasca per cercare
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