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1 paint
I 1. [peɪnt]nome vernice f., colore m.; art. pittura f.2. II 1. [peɪnt]"wet paint" — "vernice fresca"
to paint sth. blue — dipingere qcs. di blu
to paint sth. on — applicare qcs. su [varnish, undercoat]
2) fig. (depict) dipingere3) med. spennellare [cut, wound]2.verbo intransitivo dipingere••* * *[peint] 1. noun(a colouring substance in the form of liquid or paste: The artist's clothes were covered in paint; ( also adjective) a paint pot.) pittura, vernice; di pittura/vernice2. verb1) (to spread paint carefully on (wood, walls etc): He is painting the kitchen.) pitturare, verniciare2) (to make a picture (of something or someone) using paint: She painted her mother and father.) dipingere•- painter- painting
- paint-box
- paint-brush* * *I 1. [peɪnt]nome vernice f., colore m.; art. pittura f.2. II 1. [peɪnt]"wet paint" — "vernice fresca"
to paint sth. blue — dipingere qcs. di blu
to paint sth. on — applicare qcs. su [varnish, undercoat]
2) fig. (depict) dipingere3) med. spennellare [cut, wound]2.verbo intransitivo dipingere•• -
2 painting **** paint·ing n
['peɪntɪŋ](Art: picture) dipinto, quadro, (activity) pittura, (decorating: of doors etc) verniciatura, (of walls) imbiancatura -
3 plaster
I ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. art. med. gesso m.2) BE (bandage) cerotto m.II ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. intonacare [ wall]2) (cover) (with posters, pictures) tappezzare, ricoprire; (with oil, paint) imbrattare ( with di)3) med. ingessare•* * *1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) a substance put on walls, ceilings etc which dries to form a hard smooth surface: He mixed up some plaster to repair the wall; a plaster ceiling.) intonaco2) (( also adjective) (also plaster of Paris) (of) a similar quick-drying substance used for supporting broken limbs, making models etc: She's got her arm in plaster; a plaster model.) gesso3) ((also sticking-plaster; American Band-Aid) (a piece of) sticky tape (sometimes with a dressing) used to cover a wound etc: You should put a plaster on that cut.) cerotto2. verb1) (to put plaster on: They plastered the walls.) intonacare2) (to spread or apply rather too thickly: She'd look nicer if she didn't plaster so much make-up on her face.) impiastrare•- plastic 3. adjective(easily made into different shapes.) plastico, modellabile* * *plaster /ˈplɑ:stə(r)/n. [uc]1 (edil.) intonaco; malta da intonaco3 (med.) impiastro; cataplasma● plaster cast, ( arte) calco, modello in gesso; (med.) ingessatura, gesso: to have one's arm in a plaster cast, avere un braccio ingessato □ (edil.) plaster coat, (mano d') intonaco □ plaster refuse, calcinacci □ (med.) to put a broken leg in plaster, ingessare una gamba rotta.(to) plaster /ˈplɑ:stə(r)/v. t.2 (med.) applicare un impiastro a; mettere un cerotto su4 (fig.) impiastrare; ricoprire; tappezzare; affiggere, attaccare ( con la colla, ecc.): They plastered posters on the walls, hanno attaccato manifesti ai muri● (fig.) to plaster sb. with praise, coprire q. di elogi □ The town was plastered with advertisements, i muri della città erano coperti di manifesti pubblicitari.* * *I ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. art. med. gesso m.2) BE (bandage) cerotto m.II ['plɑːstə(r)] [AE 'plæs-]1) ing. intonacare [ wall]2) (cover) (with posters, pictures) tappezzare, ricoprire; (with oil, paint) imbrattare ( with di)3) med. ingessare• -
4 decorate
['dekəreɪt] 1.2) (with paint) imbiancare, decorare; (with paper) tappezzare3) mil. decorare2.* * *['dekəreit]1) (to add some kind of ornament etc to (something) to make more beautiful, striking etc: We decorated the Christmas tree with glass balls.) decorare2) (to put paint, paper etc on the walls, ceiling and woodwork of (a room): He spent a week decorating the living-room.) dipingere; guarnire di carta da parati3) (to give a medal or badge to (someone) as a mark of honour: He was decorated for his bravery.) decorare•- decorative
- decorator* * *['dekəreɪt] 1.2) (with paint) imbiancare, decorare; (with paper) tappezzare3) mil. decorare2. -
5 peeling
['piːlɪŋ] 1.nome buccia f., scorza f., pelle f.2.* * *peeling /ˈpi:lɪŋ/n.2 [u] sbucciatura; mondatura● peeling machine, (ind. tess.) mondatrice ( dei semi di cotone); (ind. della frutta e verdura) pelatrice, mondatrice, sbucciatrice.* * *['piːlɪŋ] 1.nome buccia f., scorza f., pelle f.2. -
6 distemper
I [dɪ'stempə(r)] II [dɪ'stempə(r)]nome (paint, technique) tempera f.III [dɪ'stempə(r)]verbo transitivo dipingere a tempera* * *[di'stempə]1) (a kind of paint used on walls.) tempera2) (an infectious disease especially in dogs.) cimurro* * *distemper (1) /dɪsˈtɛmpə(r)/n. [u]distemper (2) /dɪsˈtɛmpə(r)/n.2 (pitt.) ritratto a tempera● to paint in distemper, dipingere a tempera.(to) distemper /dɪsˈtɛmpə(r)/v. t.2 (pitt.) dipingere a tempera3 (edil.) tinteggiare a tempera.* * *I [dɪ'stempə(r)] II [dɪ'stempə(r)]nome (paint, technique) tempera f.III [dɪ'stempə(r)]verbo transitivo dipingere a tempera -
7 colour
I 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] nome1) (hue) colore m.the sky was the colour of lead — il cielo era plumbeo o color piombo
in colour — cinem. telev. a colori
to give colour to sth. dare colore a qcs.; to paint sth. in glowing colours fig. dipingere qcs. a tinte vivaci; "available in 12 colours" — "disponibile in 12 colori"
2) (in writing, description) colore m.3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) colore m., tinta f.; (shampoo) shampoo m. colorante4) cosmet.5) (pigmentation) colore m. (della pelle)6) (complexion) colore m., colorito m.to lose (one's) colour — perdere il colorito, diventare pallido
2.to put colour into sb.'s cheeks — fare tornare il colorito a qcn.
racing colours — sport colori della squadra
to get one's football colours — BE entrare in una squadra di calcio
3.under false colours — fig. sotto mentite spoglie
1) fot. telev. [photo, copier, printer, film] a colori2) sociol. [prejudice, problem] razziale••II 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] verbo transitivo1) (with paints, crayons, food dye) colorare; (with commercial paints) pitturare, tinteggiare; (with hair dye) tingere, colorare2.to colour sth. blue — colorare o pitturare qcs. di blu
verbo intransitivo [ fruit] prendere coloreto colour (up) with — [ person] diventare rosso di [ anger]; arrossire per [ embarrassment]
* * *1. noun1) (a quality which objects have, and which can be seen, only when light falls on them: What colour is her dress?; Red, blue and yellow are colours.) colore2) (paint(s): That artist uses water-colours.) colore3) ((a) skin-colour varying with race: people of all colours.) colore4) (vividness; interest: There's plenty of colour in his stories.) colore2. adjective((of photographs etc) in colour, not black and white: colour film; colour television.) a colori3. verb(to put colour on; to paint: They coloured the walls yellow.) colorare, dipingere- coloured4. noun((sometimes used impolitely) a dark-skinned person especially of Negro origin.) persona di colore- colouring
- colourless
- colours
- colour-blind
- colour scheme
- off-colour
- colour in
- show oneself in one's true colours
- with flying colours* * *I 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] nome1) (hue) colore m.the sky was the colour of lead — il cielo era plumbeo o color piombo
in colour — cinem. telev. a colori
to give colour to sth. dare colore a qcs.; to paint sth. in glowing colours fig. dipingere qcs. a tinte vivaci; "available in 12 colours" — "disponibile in 12 colori"
2) (in writing, description) colore m.3) (dye) (for food) colorante m.; (for hair) colore m., tinta f.; (shampoo) shampoo m. colorante4) cosmet.5) (pigmentation) colore m. (della pelle)6) (complexion) colore m., colorito m.to lose (one's) colour — perdere il colorito, diventare pallido
2.to put colour into sb.'s cheeks — fare tornare il colorito a qcn.
racing colours — sport colori della squadra
to get one's football colours — BE entrare in una squadra di calcio
3.under false colours — fig. sotto mentite spoglie
1) fot. telev. [photo, copier, printer, film] a colori2) sociol. [prejudice, problem] razziale••II 1.color ['kʌlə(r)] verbo transitivo1) (with paints, crayons, food dye) colorare; (with commercial paints) pitturare, tinteggiare; (with hair dye) tingere, colorare2.to colour sth. blue — colorare o pitturare qcs. di blu
verbo intransitivo [ fruit] prendere coloreto colour (up) with — [ person] diventare rosso di [ anger]; arrossire per [ embarrassment]
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8 daub
I [dɔːb] II [dɔːb]to daub sth. on a wall to daub a wall with sth. — imbrattare il muro di qcs
* * *daub /dɔ:b/n.1 tocco, passata ( di vernice, intonaco, argilla, fango, ecc.): Impressionists used daubs of paint to create the impression of light, gli impressionisti usavano tocchi di colore per creare l'impressione della luce2 pittura malfatta, crosta (fig.)(to) daub /dɔ:b/v. t.passare, stendere a grossi tratti: He daubed paint on the canvas, ha steso il colore sulla tela a grossi tratti; to daub st. with st., ricoprire qc. di qc.; The walls were daubed with graffiti, i muri erano ricoperti di scritte● to daub on paint, applicare i colori alla meglio.* * *I [dɔːb] II [dɔːb]to daub sth. on a wall to daub a wall with sth. — imbrattare il muro di qcs
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9 Painter
['peɪntə(r)]2) mar. barbetta f.* * *1) (a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses: We employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.) pittore, imbianchino2) (an artist who makes pictures in paint: Who was the painter of this portrait?) pittore* * *(Surnames) Painter /ˈpeɪntə(r)/* * *['peɪntə(r)]2) mar. barbetta f. -
10 painter
['peɪntə(r)]2) mar. barbetta f.* * *1) (a person whose job is to put paint on things, especially walls, doors etc in houses: We employed a painter to paint the outside of the house.) pittore, imbianchino2) (an artist who makes pictures in paint: Who was the painter of this portrait?) pittore* * *painter (1) /ˈpeɪntə(r)/n.3 (ind.) verniciatore● (med.) painter's colic, colica saturnina.painter (2) /ˈpeɪntə(r)/n.(naut.) barbetta; cima da ormeggio (o da rimorchio)● to cut the painter, (naut.) tagliare gli ormeggi; (fig.) separarsi; (stor.: di una colonia) staccarsi dalla madrepatria.* * *['peɪntə(r)]2) mar. barbetta f. -
11 ceiling
['siːlɪŋ]1) soffitto m.2) (upper limit) tetto m., plafond m.••to hit the ceiling — AE andare su tutte le furie
* * *['si:liŋ](the inner roof (of a room etc): Paint the ceiling before you paint the walls.) soffitto* * *['siːlɪŋ]1) soffitto m.2) (upper limit) tetto m., plafond m.••to hit the ceiling — AE andare su tutte le furie
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12 thin
I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out* * *[Ɵin] 1. adjective1) (having a short distance between opposite sides: thin paper; The walls of these houses are too thin.) sottile2) ((of people or animals) not fat: She looks thin since her illness.) magro3) ((of liquids, mixtures etc) not containing any solid matter; rather lacking in taste; (tasting as if) containing a lot of water or too much water: thin soup.) acquoso4) (not set closely together; not dense or crowded: His hair is getting rather thin.) rado5) (not convincing or believable: a thin excuse.) debole, inconsistente2. verb(to make or become thin or thinner: The crowd thinned after the parade was over.) diradarsi; dimagrire- thinly- thinness
- thin air
- thin-skinned
- thin out* * *I 1. [θɪn]1) (in width) [nose, lips, stick, wall, line] sottile; [string, wire] fine; [ strip] stretto2) (in depth) [slice, layer, paper] sottile; [fabric, garment] sottile, leggero; [ mist] leggero3) (in consistency) [ mud] acquoso; [mixture, oil] fluido; [ soup] lungo, leggero; [ sauce] brodoso; [ liquid] diluito, acquoso4) (lean) [person, face] magro5) (in tone) (high-pitched) acuto; (weak) debole6) (sparse) [ population] scarso; [ crowd] rado, esiguo; [ hair] radoto wear thin — [joke, excuse] essere trito
8) [ air] rarefatto2.••to be thin on the ground — essercene pochissimi, essere più unico che raro
II 1. [θɪn] 2.to get thin on top — (bald) diventare pelato
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - nn-) (anche thin out) [fog, mist, hair] diradarsi; [ crowd] disperdersi- thin out -
13 scrape
I [skreɪp]1) colloq. (awkward situation)to get into a scrape — mettersi nei guai o nei pasticci
to get sb. into a scrape — fare finire qcn. nei pasticci
to give sth. a scrape — raschiare qcs
3) (sound) (of cutlery, shovels) rumore m. stridulo; (of boots) raschio m.II 1. [skreɪp]1) (clean) pelare [ vegetables]; strofinare, sfregare [ shoes]2) (damage) graffiare, scalfire [car part, furniture]3) (injure) scorticare, sbucciare [elbow, knee etc.]4) (making noise) strisciare [chair, feet]5) colloq. (get with difficulty)2.to scrape a living — sbarcare il lunario, tirare avanti ( doing facendo)
1)to scrape against sth. — [ car part] strisciare contro qcs
2) (economize) fare economia•••* * *[skreip] 1. verb1) (to rub against something sharp or rough, usually causing damage: He drove too close to the wall and scraped his car.) strisciare2) (to clean, clear or remove by rubbing with something sharp: He scraped his boots clean; He scraped the paint off the door.) strofinare3) (to make a harsh noise by rubbing: Stop scraping your feet!) (stropicciare i piedi)4) (to move along something while just touching it: The boat scraped against the landing-stage.) rasentare5) (to make by scraping: The dog scraped a hole in the sand.) raspare2. noun1) (an act or sound of scraping.) stridore2) (a mark or slight wound made by scraping: a scrape on the knee.) scorticatura3) (a situation that may lead to punishment: The child is always getting into scrapes.) guai•- scraper- scrape the bottom of the barrel
- scrape through
- scrape together/up* * *[skreɪp]1. n2) fig pasticcio, guaioto get into a scrape — mettersi nei pasticci or nei guai
to get out of a scrape — tirarsi fuori dai pasticci or dai guai
2. vt3. vi(make sound) grattareto scrape (against) — strusciare (contro)•* * *scrape /skreɪp/n.1 [uc] raschiata; raschiatura2 [u] rumore stridulo; stridore; raschio: the scrape of chalk on the blackboard, lo stridore del gesso sulla lavagna3 scorticatura; spellatura; graffio; scalfittura; sbucciatura: He had a nasty scrape on his knee, aveva una brutta scorticatura sul ginocchio5 (fig. fam.) difficoltà; guaio; imbarazzo; imbroglio; impiccio: to get into a scrape, cacciarsi nei guai; inguaiarsi; to get out of a scrape, uscire da una situazione difficile; trarsi d'impaccio; cavarsela7 (fam. scherz.) rasatura8 (fam.) raschiamento; aborto procurato.(to) scrape /skreɪp/v. t. e i.1 raschiare; raspare; grattare; scrostare: to scrape the bottom of a boat, raschiare il fondo d'una barca; to scrape the plaster from the wall, scrostare l'intonaco dalla parete3 sfregare; fregare; strofinare; strisciare (su o contro qc.): The ship scraped ( against) a rock, la nave sfregò su uno scoglio; to scrape a greasy saucepan, fregare un tegame sporco di grasso4 scricchiolare; stridere; grattare: The chalk scraped on the blackboard, il gesso stridette sulla lavagna5 ( spesso to scrape up, to scrape together) racimolare; raggranellare: to scrape together the money for a trip, raggranellare i soldi per fare una gita7 (tecn.) raschiettare; raschinare● to scrape along the walls, rasentare i muri ( camminando) □ to scrape one's boots ( clean), pulirsi i piedi; fregare le scarpe (o gli stivali) sul raschietto □ (fig. fam.) to scrape ( the bottom of) the barrel, raschiare il fondo del barile; prendere quel che c'è di peggio (o gli avanzi, ecc.) □ (fam.) to scrape one's chin, radersi □ to scrape one's feet, stropicciare i piedi; scalpitare □ to scrape a living, sbarcare il lunario; tirare avanti □ to scrape (on) the fiddle, strimpellare il violino □ to scrape one's plate, pulire il piatto ( senza lasciarvi traccia di cibo) □ ( calcio, ecc.: del pallone) to scrape the post, rasentare il palo; fare la barba al palo □ to scrape the skin of a potato, pelare una patata.* * *I [skreɪp]1) colloq. (awkward situation)to get into a scrape — mettersi nei guai o nei pasticci
to get sb. into a scrape — fare finire qcn. nei pasticci
to give sth. a scrape — raschiare qcs
3) (sound) (of cutlery, shovels) rumore m. stridulo; (of boots) raschio m.II 1. [skreɪp]1) (clean) pelare [ vegetables]; strofinare, sfregare [ shoes]2) (damage) graffiare, scalfire [car part, furniture]3) (injure) scorticare, sbucciare [elbow, knee etc.]4) (making noise) strisciare [chair, feet]5) colloq. (get with difficulty)2.to scrape a living — sbarcare il lunario, tirare avanti ( doing facendo)
1)to scrape against sth. — [ car part] strisciare contro qcs
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14 wallpaper
I ['wɔːlˌpeɪpə(r)]nome carta f. da parati, tappezzeria f.II ['wɔːlˌpeɪpə(r)]verbo transitivo tappezzare [ room]* * *noun (paper used to decorate interior walls of houses etc: My wife wants to put wallpaper on the walls but I would rather paint them.) carta da parati* * *wallpaper /ˈwɔ:lpeɪpə(r)/n. [u]2 (comput.) sfondo● wallpaper music, musica di sottofondo; sottofondo musicale.(to) wallpaper /ˈwɔ:lpeɪpə(r)/v. t.tappezzare: to wallpaper a room, tappezzare una stanza.* * *I ['wɔːlˌpeɪpə(r)]nome carta f. da parati, tappezzeria f.II ['wɔːlˌpeɪpə(r)]verbo transitivo tappezzare [ room] -
15 scraper
['skreɪpə(r)]nome raschietto m.* * *noun (a tool or instrument for scraping, especially one for scraping paint and wallpaper off walls etc.) raschietto* * *scraper /ˈskreɪpə(r)/n.2 (mecc.) raschietto; raschino; raschiatoio4 (agric., mecc.) ruspa; scraper5 (fam. spreg.) barbiere6 (fam. spreg.) strimpellatore● (autom., mecc.) scraper ring, anello raschiaolio.* * *['skreɪpə(r)]nome raschietto m. -
16 soundproof
adjective (not allowing sound to pass in, out, or through: The walls are soundproof.) insonorizzato* * *soundproof /ˈsaʊndpru:f/a.(tecn.) insonorizzato; isolato acusticamente.(to) soundproof /ˈsaʊndpru:f/ (tecn.)v. t.insonorizzare; isolare acusticamentesoundproofingA n. [uc]insonorizzazione; isolamento acusticoB a.● soundproofing and lagging material, isolante termoacustico □ (autom.) soundproofing paint, antirombo. -
17 picture **** pic·ture
['pɪktʃə(r)]1. n1) (Art: painting) quadro, pittura, dipinto, (drawing) disegno, (portrait) ritratto, (photo) fotografia, (in book) illustrazione fto take a picture of sb/sth — fare una foto a qn/di qc
to be in/out of the picture — essere/non essere coinvolto (-a)
2) TV immagine f3) Cine film m invthe pictures esp Brit — il cinema
4) (mental image) immagine f, idea2. vt(imagine) immaginare, (remember) ricordare
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