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1 pretty **** pret·ty

['prɪtɪ]
1. adj, - ier comp - iest superl

grazioso (-a), carino (-a)

she's very pretty — è molto carina

he wasn't a pretty sight — non era bello da vedersi

it'll cost you a pretty penny! fam — ti costerà una bella sommetta!

pretty weather Am — bel tempo

2. adv

(rather) piuttosto, (very) molto

the weather was pretty awful — il tempo era piuttosto brutto

pretty well — (not badly) piuttosto bene

pretty nearly — (almost) quasi, praticamente

pretty much — praticamente

it's pretty much the same fam — è praticamente uguale

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2 pretty well

(nearly: I've pretty well finished.) quasi

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3 low

I 1. [l'əʊ]
aggettivo

1) (close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] basso

there will be flooding on low ground — le terre basse saranno inondate

2) (nearly depleted) [ reservoir] scarso; [ level] basso; [ battery] quasi esaurito

to be rather low — [ stocks] scarseggiare

the fire was getting low — il fuoco si stava spegnendo

we're low on skilled staff — ci manca personale qualificato

I'm getting low on petrol — sono quasi a secco

to be low in sugar — essere a basso contenuto di zuccheri

3) (minimal) [price, wage, number, rate, pressure, temperature] basso; [ capacity] scarso, ridotto; [ speed] ridotto, basso

on a low heat — a fuoco lento

to be in the low twenties — [ temperature] essere appena sopra i venti gradi

4) (inferior) [quality, standard] basso, scadente; [ score] basso

5) (depressed) [ person] depresso, giù (di corda)

6) (deep) [tone, note] basso

in a low voice — a bassa voce

7) (vulgar) [ humour] di basso livello, volgare; (base) [ behaviour] ignobile
2.
avverbio

1) (near the ground) [ aim] basso; [ bend] profondamente

to fly low — volare basso

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low — fig. non mi abbasserei a tanto

2) (near the bottom)

very low (down) on the list — in fondo alla lista (anche fig.)

3) (at a reduced level) [ buy] a basso prezzo; [ speak] a bassa voce, sottovoce

to turn sth. down low — abbassare [heating, radio]

stocks are running low — le provviste si stanno esaurendo

I rate him pretty low — ho poca stima di lui

4) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità bassa

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to be the lowest of the low — essere il peggio del peggio

I was laid low by flu — l'influenza mi ha steso
II [ləʊ]
nome

1) meteor. depressione f., zona f. di bassa pressione

2) fig.

at a low — in ribasso

to hit a low — essere in ribasso

morale is at an all time low — il morale non è mai stato così basso
III [ləʊ]
verbo intransitivo [ cow] muggire

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I 1. [ləu] adjective
1) (not at or reaching up to a great distance from the ground, sea-level etc: low hills; a low ceiling; This chair is too low for the child.)

2) (making little sound; not loud: She spoke in a low voice.)

3) (at the bottom of the range of musical sounds: That note is too low for a female voice.)

4) (small: a low price.)

5) (not strong; weak or feeble: The fire was very low.)

6) (near the bottom in grade, rank, class etc: low temperatures; the lower classes.)
2. adverb
(in or to a low position, manner or state: The ball flew low over the net.)

- lower
- lowly
- lowliness
- low-down
- lowland
- lowlander
- lowlands
- low-lying
- low-tech 3. adjective
low-tech industries/skills.) (a tecnologia poco avanzata)

- low tide/water
- be low on II [ləu] verb
(to make the noise of cattle; to moo: The cows were lowing.)

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I 1. [l'əʊ]
aggettivo

1) (close to the ground) [branch, building, chair, cloud] basso

there will be flooding on low ground — le terre basse saranno inondate

2) (nearly depleted) [ reservoir] scarso; [ level] basso; [ battery] quasi esaurito

to be rather low — [ stocks] scarseggiare

the fire was getting low — il fuoco si stava spegnendo

we're low on skilled staff — ci manca personale qualificato

I'm getting low on petrol — sono quasi a secco

to be low in sugar — essere a basso contenuto di zuccheri

3) (minimal) [price, wage, number, rate, pressure, temperature] basso; [ capacity] scarso, ridotto; [ speed] ridotto, basso

on a low heat — a fuoco lento

to be in the low twenties — [ temperature] essere appena sopra i venti gradi

4) (inferior) [quality, standard] basso, scadente; [ score] basso

5) (depressed) [ person] depresso, giù (di corda)

6) (deep) [tone, note] basso

in a low voice — a bassa voce

7) (vulgar) [ humour] di basso livello, volgare; (base) [ behaviour] ignobile
2.
avverbio

1) (near the ground) [ aim] basso; [ bend] profondamente

to fly low — volare basso

I wouldn't sink o stoop so low — fig. non mi abbasserei a tanto

2) (near the bottom)

very low (down) on the list — in fondo alla lista (anche fig.)

3) (at a reduced level) [ buy] a basso prezzo; [ speak] a bassa voce, sottovoce

to turn sth. down low — abbassare [heating, radio]

stocks are running low — le provviste si stanno esaurendo

I rate him pretty low — ho poca stima di lui

4) mus. [sing, play] in una tonalità bassa

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to be the lowest of the low — essere il peggio del peggio

I was laid low by flu — l'influenza mi ha steso
II [ləʊ]
nome

1) meteor. depressione f., zona f. di bassa pressione

2) fig.

at a low — in ribasso

to hit a low — essere in ribasso

morale is at an all time low — il morale non è mai stato così basso
III [ləʊ]
verbo intransitivo [ cow] muggire

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4 much

[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

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[mʌtʃ] 1.
avverbio

1) (to a considerable degree) molto

much smaller — molto più piccolo

much better than — molto meglio di

much more interesting — molto più interessante

much less demanding — molto meno esigenti

it's much too dangerous — è un po' troppo pericoloso

he doesn't much care for them — non gli importa un granché di loro

she doesn't worry much about it — non se ne preoccupa molto

we'd much rather stay here — noi preferiremmo di gran lunga restare qui

they are much to be pitied — devono essere compatiti

your comments would be much appreciated — i vostri commenti saranno molto graditi

he's not much good at doing — non è molto bravo a fare

does it hurt much? — fa tanto o molto male?

she's much the best teacher here — è di gran lunga l'insegnante migliore che c'è qui

much to my surprise — con mia grande sorpresa

2) (often) molto, spesso

we don't go out much — non usciamo molto

do you go to concerts much? — vai spesso ai concerti?

3) (nearly) più o meno, pressappoco, all'incirca

to be much the same — essere quasi uguale (as a)

it's pretty much like driving a car — è più o meno come guidare una macchina

in much the same way — più o meno nello stesso modo (as di)

much the same is true of — quasi lo stesso si può dire di

4) (specifying degree to which something is true)

too much — troppo

very much — (a lot) molto; (absolutely) moltissimo, tantissimo

he misses you very much — gli manchi da morire

thanks very much — molte o mille grazie

it's very much the norm — è piuttosto normale

I felt very much the foreigner — mi sono sentito veramente un estraneo

so much — (così) tanto

I wanted so much to meet you — avevo così tanta voglia di incontrarti

it's so much better — è davvero molto meglio

he hates flying so much that — odia talmente volare che

as much — tanto (as quanto)

I like them as much as you (do) — li amo tanto quanto te

they hated each other as much as ever — si odiavano così come sempre

I thought as much — me l'aspettavo

however much — sebbene, per quanto

you'll have to accept the decision however much you disagree — dovrai accettare la decisione anche se non sei d'accordo

5) (emphatic)

not so much X as Y — non tanto X, ma piuttosto Y

the discovery wasn't so much shocking as depressing — la scoperta fu più deprimente che scioccante

6) much as per quanto, anche se

much as we regret our decision we have no choice — anche se ci dispiace o per quanto ci dispiaccia dover prendere una tale decisione non abbiamo scelta

7) much less tanto meno

I've never seen him much less spoken to him — non l'ho mai visto, né tanto meno gli ho parlato

8) so much as

without so much as saying goodbye, as an apology — senza neanche salutare, senza neanche scusarsi

if you so much as move — se ti azzardi a muoverti

9) so much for

so much for that problem — chiudiamo l'argomento

so much for equality — colloq. addio uguaglianza

so much for saying you'd help — meno male che avevi detto che avresti dato una mano

10) much- in composti

much-loved — amatissimo

much-respected — molto rispettato

much-maligned — molto chiacchierato

much-needed — indispensabile
2.
quantisostantivo femminile molto, tanto

I haven't got (very) much time — non ho molto tempo

does he watch much TV? — guarda molto la televisione?

she didn't speak much English — non parlava molto bene l'inglese

too much energy — troppa forza

to spend too much money — spendere troppi soldi

we don't have too much time — non abbiamo troppo tempo

don't use so much salt — non mettere così tanto sale

we paid twice as much money — abbiamo pagato il doppio (dei soldi)

how much time have we got left? — quanto tempo ci rimane?
3.
pronome

1) (a great deal) molto m., tanto m.

do you have much left? — ne avete ancora molto?

we have much to learn — abbiamo molto da imparare

there isn't much to do — non c'è un granché da fare

he doesn't have much to complain about — non ha molto da lamentarsi

it leaves much to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare

there's much to be said for — ci sono molti argomenti a favore di

much of — gran parte di

much of the difficulty lies in — gran parte della difficoltà sta in

I don't see much of them now — non li frequento molto al momento

to make much of sth. — (focus on) dare importanza a qcs.

I couldn't make much of her last book — non ho capito molto del suo ultimo libro

2) (expressing a relative amount, degree)

so much — così tanto

we'd eaten so much that — abbiamo mangiato così tanto che

so much of her work is gloomy — gran parte delle sue opere sono cupe

so much of the time, it's a question of patience — nella maggior parte dei casi è una questione di pazienza

too much — troppo

it costs too much — è troppo caro

it's too much! — è troppo! (in protest) questo è troppo!

she's late again? that's a bit much! — è ancora in ritardo? adesso (si) esagera!

he was too much of an egotist to do — era troppo egoista per fare

the heat was too much for them — faceva troppo caldo per loro

he was too much for his opponent — era troppo forte per il suo avversario

he's read this much already — ha già letto tutto questo

I'll say this much for him, he's honest — posso dirti questo di lui: è una persona onesta

this much is certain, we'll have no choice — una cosa è certa, non avremo scelta

twice as much — due volte tanto

if we had half as much as you — se avessimo la metà di quello che hai tu

as much as possible — per quanto (è) possibile

it can cost as much as Ј 50 — si può arrivare a pagarlo 50 sterline

it was as much as I could do not to laugh — sono riuscito a malapena a trattenere le risate

it is as much as to say — equivale a dire

how much? — quanto fa?

tell us how much you won — dicci quanto hai vinto

how much do they know? — quanto ne sanno?

do you know how much this means to me? — sai quanto significa questo per me?

3) (focusing on limitations, inadequacy)

it's not o nothing much non è niente di che; it's not up to much BE non è un granché; he's not much to look at (fisicamente) non è un granché; she doesn't think much of him non ha una buona opinione di lui; I'm not much of a reader non sono un gran lettore, non amo molto leggere; it wasn't much of a life così non era vivere; I'm not much of a one for cooking — colloq. cucinare non è il mio forte

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there isn't much in — BE o

to — AE

it — (in contest) = sono molto vicini

there isn't much in it for us — (to our advantage) non ci guadagnamo un granché
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Note:

When much is used as an adverb, it is translated by molto: it's much longer = è molto più lungo; she doesn't talk much = lei non parla molto. For particular usages, see I below. - When much is used as a pronoun, it is usually translated by molto: there is much to learn = c'è molto da imparare. However, in negative sentences non... un granché is also used: I didn't learn much = non ho imparato un granché. - When much is used as a quantifier, it is translated by molto or molta according to the gender of the following noun: they don't have much money / much luck = non hanno molto denaro / molta fortuna. For particular usages, see II below

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5 -Discussing books 1-

Social1 Discussing books 1
What's that you're reading? Che stai leggendo?

It's a novel by Luke Dawson. È un romanzo di Luke Dawson.

What's the book called? Qual è il titolo del libro?

The novel's called вЂLast ChanceвЂ™. Il romanzo è intitolato вЂL'ultima possibilitàвЂ™

I've read that novel, it's pretty good. Ho letto quel romanzo, è molto bello.

They made a film of the book, but it wasn't up to much. Hanno tratto un film dal libro ma non era un granché.

I only started reading the book a couple of days ago and I've nearly finished it. Ho cominciato a leggere il libro solo un paio di giorni fa e l'ho quasi finito.

I haven't been able to put the book down. Non sono riuscita a staccarmi dal libro.

The plot is so cleverly written, there are lots of twists and turns. La trama è costruita veramente bene, ci sono un sacco di intrecci e colpi di scena.

I won't spoil the story for you. Non voglio rovinarti la storia.

Are you reading anything at the moment? Stai leggendo qualcosa in questo periodo?

I've got a couple of books on the go. Ho un paio di libri in ballo.

I'm reading a historical novel set during the First World War. Sto leggendo un romanzo storico ambientato durante la prima guerra mondiale.

I'm re-reading an Orwell novel we studied at school. Sto rileggendo un romanzo di Orwell che abbiamo studiato a scuola.

English-Italian dictionary > -Discussing books 1-

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