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101 cream of tartar
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102 dust
I [dʌst]nome polvere f.to allow the dust to settle — lasciar posare o depositare la polvere; fig. lasciar calmare le acque
••II 1. [dʌst]to bite the dust — [ person] (die) cadere stecchito; [plan, idea] fallire
1) (clean) spolverare [furniture, house]2) (coat lightly) spolverare, cospargere [ cake] ( with di, con); cospargere [ face] ( with di, con)2.verbo intransitivo spolverare, togliere la polvere- dust off* * *1. noun1) (fine grains of earth, sand etc: The furniture was covered in dust.) polvere2) (anything in the form of fine powder: gold-dust; sawdust.) polvere2. verb(to free (furniture etc) from dust: She dusts (the house) once a week.) spolverare- duster- dusty
- dustiness
- dustbin
- dust-jacket
- dustman
- dustpan
- dust-up
- dust down
- throw dust in someone's eyes* * *I [dʌst]nome polvere f.to allow the dust to settle — lasciar posare o depositare la polvere; fig. lasciar calmare le acque
••II 1. [dʌst]to bite the dust — [ person] (die) cadere stecchito; [plan, idea] fallire
1) (clean) spolverare [furniture, house]2) (coat lightly) spolverare, cospargere [ cake] ( with di, con); cospargere [ face] ( with di, con)2.verbo intransitivo spolverare, togliere la polvere- dust off -
103 face
I 1. [feɪs]1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.
to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)
to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)
face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù
2) (expression) aria f.to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce
3) fig. (outward appearance)to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [ industry]
on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile
4) (dignity)to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia
5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.2.to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra
••to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.
II 1. [feɪs]to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare
1) (look towards) [ person] stare, essere di fronte a [ audience]; [ room] dare su [park, beach]to face north — [ person] guardare a nord; [ building] essere rivolto verso nord
facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è
2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [ fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [ choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]
to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]
let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro
I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare
5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] ( with di)7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [ page]2.1)to face towards — [ person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [ chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [ garden]
to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù
2) mil.•- face up* * *[feis] 1. noun1) (the front part of the head, from forehead to chin: a beautiful face.) faccia, viso2) (a surface especially the front surface: a rock face.) superficie3) (in mining, the end of a tunnel etc where work is being done: a coal face.) fronte2. verb1) (to be opposite to: My house faces the park.) essere di fronte a, guardare verso2) (to turn, stand etc in the direction of: She faced him across the desk.) affrontare3) (to meet or accept boldly: to face one's fate.) affrontare•- - faced- facial
- facing
- facecloth
- facelift
- face-powder
- face-saving
- face value
- at face value
- face the music
- face to face
- face up to
- in the face of
- lose face
- make/pull a face
- on the face of it
- put a good face on it
- save one's face* * *I 1. [feɪs]1) (of person) faccia f., viso m., volto m.; (of animal) muso m.to punch sb. in the face — dare un pugno in faccia a qcn.
to slam the door in sb.'s face — sbattere la porta in faccia a qcn. (anche fig.)
to look sb. in the face — guardare qcn. in faccia (anche fig.)
face up, down — a faccia in su, in giù
2) (expression) aria f.to pull o make a face — fare le smorfie o boccacce
3) fig. (outward appearance)to change the face of — cambiare il volto di [ industry]
on the face of it, it sounds easy — a prima vista, sembra facile
4) (dignity)to lose, save face — perdere, salvare la faccia
5) (surface) (of clock, watch) quadrante m.; (of planet, gem, dice, coin, playing card) faccia f.; (of cliff, mountain, rock) parete f.; (of document) recto m.2.to disappear o vanish off the face of the earth — colloq. sparire dalla faccia della terra
••to set one's face against sb., sth. — opporsi fermamente a qcn., qcs.
II 1. [feɪs]to have the face to do — BE colloq. avere la faccia tosta di fare
1) (look towards) [ person] stare, essere di fronte a [ audience]; [ room] dare su [park, beach]to face north — [ person] guardare a nord; [ building] essere rivolto verso nord
facing our house, there is... — di fronte alla nostra casa, c'è
2) (confront) affrontare, fare fronte a [challenge, crisis]; dover pagare [ fine]; essere prossimo a, essere sull'orlo di [redundancy, ruin]; trovarsi di fronte a, dover fare [ choice]; fronteggiare, trovarsi di fronte a [rival, team]to be faced with — trovarsi di fronte a [problem, decision]
to face sb. with — mettere qcn. di fronte a [truth, evidence]
let's face it,... — parliamoci chiaro
I can't face him, doing — non ce la faccio a vederlo, a fare
5) (run the risk of) rischiare [fine, suspension]6) ing. rivestire, ricoprire [façade, wall] ( with di)7) tip. [photo, etc.] essere di fronte a [ page]2.1)to face towards — [ person] guardare o essere rivolto verso; [ chair] essere girato o rivolto verso; [window, house] dare su [ garden]
to face o be facing backwards voltare la schiena, essere di spalle; to be facing up, down — essere a faccia in su, in giù
2) mil.•- face up -
104 flour
I ['flaʊə(r)]nome farina f.II ['flaʊə(r)]verbo transitivo cospargere di farina, infarinare [tin, board]* * *(wheat, or other cereal, ground into a powder and used for cooking, baking etc.) farina* * *I ['flaʊə(r)]nome farina f.II ['flaʊə(r)]verbo transitivo cospargere di farina, infarinare [tin, board] -
105 grounds
1) (the garden or land round a large house etc: the castle grounds.) giardino, parco2) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) motivi3) (the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk: coffee grounds.) fondi -
106 pepper-mill
noun (a small container in which peppercorns are ground into a powder.) macinino per pepe -
107 promote
[prə'məʊt] 1.1) (in rank) promuovere, far avanzare di grado2) (advertise) promuovere, pubblicizzare [ product]; (market) promuovere [brand, book, theory]3) (encourage) favorire, sostenere [democracy, understanding]4) BE (in football)to be promoted from the fourth to the third division — passare dalla quarta alla terza divisione, essere promosso in terza divisione
5) AE scol. promuovere2.* * *[prə'məut]1) (to raise (to a higher rank or position): He was promoted to head teacher.) promuovere2) (to encourage, organize, or help the progress of: He worked hard to promote peace / this scheme.) promuovere3) (to encourage the buying of; to advertise: We are promoting a new brand of soap-powder.) promuovere•- promoter- promotion* * *[prə'məʊt] 1.1) (in rank) promuovere, far avanzare di grado2) (advertise) promuovere, pubblicizzare [ product]; (market) promuovere [brand, book, theory]3) (encourage) favorire, sostenere [democracy, understanding]4) BE (in football)to be promoted from the fourth to the third division — passare dalla quarta alla terza divisione, essere promosso in terza divisione
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108 pulverise
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109 pulverize
['pʌlvəraɪz]verbo transitivo polverizzare (anche fig.)* * *(to make or crush into dust or powder.) polverizzare- pulverisation* * *['pʌlvəraɪz]verbo transitivo polverizzare (anche fig.) -
110 type
I [taɪp]1) (variety, kind) tipo m., genere m.I'm not that type I don't go in for that type of thing non è il mio genere; he's one of those pretentious university types è uno di quegli universitari presuntuosi; I know his type spreg. conosco quel genere di persone; you know the type of thing I mean — sai di cosa sto parlando o ciò che voglio dire
2) (archetype) tipo m., esemplare m., personificazione f.to play o be cast against type — cinem. teatr. fare un ruolo che non è il proprio, per cui non si è tagliati
3) tip. tipo m., carattere m.II 1. [taɪp]bold, italic type — grassetto, corsivo
1) (on typewriter) battere, scrivere a macchina, dattilografare [word, letter]2) (classify) classificare [ blood sample]; classificare, rappresentare [ person] (as come)2.verbo intransitivo scrivere, battere a macchina- type in- type out- type up* * *I noun(a kind, sort; variety: What type of house would you prefer to live in?; They are marketing a new type of washing powder.)II 1. noun1) ((a particular variety of) metal blocks with letters, numbers etc used in printing: Can we have the headline printed in a different type?)2) (printed letters, words etc: I can't read the type - it's too small.)2. verb(to write (something) using a typewriter: Can you type?; I'm typing a letter.)- typing- typewriting
- typist
- typewriter* * *I [taɪp]1) (variety, kind) tipo m., genere m.I'm not that type I don't go in for that type of thing non è il mio genere; he's one of those pretentious university types è uno di quegli universitari presuntuosi; I know his type spreg. conosco quel genere di persone; you know the type of thing I mean — sai di cosa sto parlando o ciò che voglio dire
2) (archetype) tipo m., esemplare m., personificazione f.to play o be cast against type — cinem. teatr. fare un ruolo che non è il proprio, per cui non si è tagliati
3) tip. tipo m., carattere m.II 1. [taɪp]bold, italic type — grassetto, corsivo
1) (on typewriter) battere, scrivere a macchina, dattilografare [word, letter]2) (classify) classificare [ blood sample]; classificare, rappresentare [ person] (as come)2.verbo intransitivo scrivere, battere a macchina- type in- type out- type up
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