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1 collapse
I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare* * *[kə'læps]1) (to fall down and break into pieces: The bridge collapsed under the weight of the traffic.) crollare2) ((of a person) to fall down especially unconscious, because of illness, shock etc: She collapsed with a heart attack.) avere un collasso3) (to break down, fail: The talks between the two countries have collapsed.) andare in pezzi4) (to fold up or to (cause to) come to pieces (intentionally): Do these chairs collapse?) ripiegare•* * *collapse /kəˈlæps/n. [uc]1 crollo; caduta: the collapse of a circus tent, il crollo del tendone di un circo; to be in danger of collapse, essere pericolante2 (edil.) cedimento; collasso; sprofondamento4 crollo; rovina, collasso; caduta ( di un governo, ecc.): the collapse of one's plans, la rovina dei propri progetti; The collapse of the whole country must be avoided, bisogna evitare il collasso dell'intera nazione6 ( Borsa, fin.) crollo; crac; tracollo; pesante caduta; collasso: the collapse of a business, il crac di un'azienda; a collapse of (o in) prices, un crollo dei prezzi; the collapse of a currency, il collasso di una moneta8 (med.) collasso; crollo (psicologico): lung collapse, collasso polmonare; mental [nervous] collapse, collasso mentale [nervoso]; on the verge of collapse, sull'orlo del crollo; prossimo a crollare♦ (to) collapse /kəˈlæps/A v. i.2 sprofondare; crollare: The roof may collapse under the weight of the snow, il tetto può crollare sotto il peso della neve3 ( di persona) cadere; lasciarsi cadere, crollare (su qc.): to collapse to the floor, cadere a terra; The old man collapsed into an armchair, il vecchio si è lasciato cadere su una poltrona4 ( di governo, ecc.) cadere; ( di ditta, ecc.) subire un tracollo, fallire, andare a rotoli (o in rovina)8 crollare (psicologicamente); avere un crollo psicologico: He collapsed and confessed everything, è crollato e ha confessato tuttoB v. t.1 far crollare: The explosion collapsed several buildings, l'esplosione fece crollare diversi edifici7 combinare insieme; fondere● to collapse in chaos, cadere in preda al caos □ to collapse in tears, scoppiare a piangere □ (fam.) to collapse with laughter, piegarsi in due dal ridere.* * *I [kə'læps]1) (of regime, system, economy, hopes) collasso m. (of, in di); (of person) (physical) collasso m.; (mental) crollo m.to be close to collapse — essere vicino o prossimo al crollo
2) (of deals, talks, relationship, company) fallimento m.3) (of building, bridge, wall) crollo m.; (of chair, bed) cedimento m.4) med. (of lung) collasso m.II 1. [kə'læps] 2.1) (founder) [regime, system] crollare, cadere; [economy, hopes] crollare; [trial, deal, talks] fallire2) (go bankrupt) [ company] fallire ( through a causa di)4) (fall down) [building, bridge, wall] crollare; [ chair] cedere6) med. [ lung] collassare -
2 ♦ strength
♦ strength /strɛŋɵ/n.1 [u] forza; energia; potenza; resistenza; robustezza; solidità; vigore: at full strength, con gli effettivi al completo; a pieno organico; below strength, con gli effettivi ridotti; sotto organico; to gain strength, acquistare forza; rafforzarsi: to gain strength after an illness, riacquistare le forze dopo una malattia; The market is gaining strength, il mercato si va rafforzando; to regain strength, riacquistare le forze; rimettersi; ristabilirsi; to sap sb. 's strength, stremare q.; That is beyond human strength, ciò supera le forze umane; the strength of a belt, la resistenza (o la solidità) d'una cinghia; strength of body, forza fisica; strength of mind (o strength of spirit) forza d'animo; inner strength, forza interiore; physical strength, forza fisica; the strength of a cup of coffee, la forza d'una tazza di caffè NOTA D'USO: - force o strength?-2 [u] (fis., mecc.) resistenza: breaking strength, resistenza alla rottura; elastic strength, resistenza elastica; tensile strength, resistenza alla trazione6 ( anche mil.) forze; potenziale; organico; effettivi, quadri: Their strength on the battlefield strength was greater than ours, sul campo di battaglia le loro forze erano superiori alle nostre● to get one's strength up, rimettersi in forze □ to go from strength to strength, essere in costante miglioramento (o crescita) □ on the strength of, in forza di; in base a; contando su: I did it on the strength of your promise, lo feci contando sulla tua promessa □ (mil.) to strike sb. off the strength, radiare q. dai ranghi □ (mil.) to be taken on the strength, esser preso in forza □ (mil.) up to strength, con gli effettivi al completo. -
3 weak
[wiːk]1) [person, part of body] debole; [ health] cagionevole; [ nerves] fragile; [ intellect] mediocre; [ memory] labile; [ chin] sfuggente; [ mouth] cascanteto be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi
2) ing. [ structure] debole3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polsoweak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza
4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero6) econ. [economy, share] debole7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole* * *[wi:k]1) (lacking in physical strength: Her illness has made her very weak.) debole2) (not strong in character: I'm very weak when it comes to giving up cigarettes.) debole3) ((of a liquid) diluted; not strong: weak tea.) allungato, diluito4) ((of an explanation etc) not convincing.) debole5) ((of a joke) not particularly funny.) piatto•- weakly- weaken
- weakling
- weakness
- have a weakness for* * *[wiːk]1) [person, part of body] debole; [ health] cagionevole; [ nerves] fragile; [ intellect] mediocre; [ memory] labile; [ chin] sfuggente; [ mouth] cascanteto be weak with o from essere indebolito da; to grow o become weak(er) — [person, pulse] indebolirsi
2) ing. [ structure] debole3) (lacking authority, strength) [government, team] debole; [parent, teacher] privo di polsoweak link o point o spot punto debole (anche fig.); to grow o become weaker [government, team, position] indebolirsi; in a weak moment — in un momento di debolezza
4) (poor) [teacher, pupil] mediocre, scarso; [plot, protest, excuse, argument] debole5) (faint) [light, signal, sound] debole; [tea, coffee] leggero6) econ. [economy, share] debole7) ling. (regular, unaccented) debole
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