police locale

contraceptif local — barrier method of contraception including spermicidal creams etc

local (à usage) commercial — commercial premises (pl)

Haute autorité — Верховный орган ( в некоторых сообществах);

essere di o in servizio [medico, guardia] to be on duty; prendere servizio alle nove to come on duty at nine o'clock; lasciare il servizio — to retire

rendere un servizio a qcn. — to do sb. a service o a good turn

mi hai fatto davvero un bel servizio! — iron. that was a great help!

servizio postale — postal service o facilities

essere in servizio — [ ascensore] to be working; [linea di metrò, di autobus] to be running

servizio da tè — tea service o set

porta di servizio — back o rear door; (di assistenza)

stazione di servizio — service o filling station, petrol BE o gas AE station

area di servizio — service area, services; (addetto ai lavori domestici)

- zi (igienici) — toilet facilities, sanitation; (in locali pubblici) toilets BE, cloakroom AE

sgombrare la mente dai pensieri — fig. to free o clear one's mind of worries

the scene of the crime — la escena or el lugar del crimen

behind the scenes — entre bastidores; (before n)

scene change — cambio m de decorado

to make o create a scene — hacer* una escena, armar un escándalo, montar un número (Esp fam)

it's not my scene — (colloq) no es lo mío

• a bedroom scene — una escena de dormitorio

• behind the scenes — (lit, fig) entre bastidores

• the big scene in the film — la principal escena de la película

• indoor scene — interior m

• love scenes — escenas fpl de amor

• outdoor scene — exterior m

• the scene is set in a castle — la escena tiene lugar en un castillo

• it was an amazing scene — era una escena asombrosa

• it was a scene of utter destruction — la escena or el panorama era de destrucción total

• there were scenes of violence — hubo escenas de violencia

the scene from the top is marvellous — desde la cumbre la vista es maravillosa or el panorama es maravilloso

• to appear or come on the scene — llegar

• I need a change of scene — necesito un cambio de aires

• the scene of the crime — el lugar or escenario del crimen

• to disappear from the scene — desaparecer (de escena)

• the scene of the disaster — el lugar de la catástrofe

• the police were soon on the scene — la policía no tardó en acudir al lugar de los hechos

• the scene of operations — el teatro de operaciones

• to be part of the Madrid scene — formar parte de la movida madrileña *

• the music scene — la escena musical

• it's not my scene * — no me interesa or llama la atención

• the political scene in Spain — el panorama político español

• the pop scene — el mundo del pop

country scenes — escenas fpl campestres

• try to avoid a scene — procura que no se monte una escena or el número *

• I hate scenes — detesto las escenas or los escándalos

• to make a scene — hacer or montar una escena, montar un número *

• she had a scene with her husband — riñó con su marido

• there were emotional scenes as the hostages appeared — hubo escenas de emoción cuando aparecieron los rehenes

• their argument ended in an ugly scene — su discusión acabó mal

• there were unhappy scenes at the meeting — en la reunión pasaron cosas nada agradables

scene change N — (Theat) cambio m de escena

scene painter N — (=designer) escenógrafo(-a) m / f ; (=workman) pintor(a) m / f (de paredes)

scene shift N — cambio m de escena

scene shifter N — tramoyista mf

the scene of the crime — la escena or el lugar del crimen

behind the scenes — entre bastidores; (before n)

scene change — cambio m de decorado

to make o create a scene — hacer* una escena, armar un escándalo, montar un número (Esp fam)

it's not my scene — (colloq) no es lo mío

sezione aurea — mat. golden section

presiede la Camera dei Deputati Pol — he (o she) is Speaker of the House of Commons

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs

to make a sweep of — (search) (on land) esplorare, perlustrare; (by air) sorvolare; (to capture) rastrellare

to sweep the crumbs off the table — spazzare o fare cadere le briciole giù dal tavolo

to sweep sb. off his, her feet — [ wave] fare cadere o fare perdere l'equilibrio a qcn.; fig. (romantically) fare perdere la testa a qcn.

to sweep in, out — (anche fig.) (quickly) entrare, uscire impetuosamente; (majestically) entrare, uscire maestosamente

to sweep into — [ invaders] irrompere in, invadere [ region]

to sweep (in)to power — pol. essere portato al potere (con una maggio ranza schiacciante)

to sweep through — [disease, crime, craze, change] dilagare, diffondersi in; [ storm] estendersi in; [ fire] propagarsi in; [ rumour] diffondersi, divulgarsi in

to sweep over — [ searchlight] proiettarsi su; [ gaze] percorrere

to sweep sth. under the carpet — BE o

rug — AE nascondere o insabbiare qcs