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1 ♦ contact
♦ contact /ˈkɒntækt/n. [uc]1 contatto: the contact of her hand, il contatto della sua mano; direct [physical] contact, contatto diretto [fisico]; to explode on contact, esplodere al contatto; to come into contact with, venire a contatto di; to make contact with st., urtare qc.; colpire qc.; (mil.) to make contact with the enemy, entrare in contatto col nemico; eye contact, contatto visivo; sguardo diretto; il guardare in faccia q.: to avoid eye contact with sb., evitare di incrociare lo sguardo di q.; non guardare in faccia q.2 (fig.) contatto, contatti; comunicazione; relazione: to bring into contact with, mettere in contatto con; to be in close contact with, essere in stretto contatto con; to break all contacts with sb., rompere ogni contatto con q.; to come into contact with sb., venire a contatto di q.; avere a che fare con q.; to establish contact with, entrare in contatto con; ( radio, tel.) to lose contact, perdere il contatto; to lose contact with sb., perdere i contatti con q.; perdere di vista q.; to get in contact with, mettersi in contatto con; prendere contatto con; to keep in regular contact, sentirsi regolarmente; to maintain contact with, tenersi in contatto con; mantenere i contatti con; to make contact with, mettersi in contatto con; contattare; prendere contatto con3 (elettr.) contatto: contact to earth, contatto terra; to break contact, chiudere il contatto; to make contact, stabilire (o aprire) il contatto4 conoscenza; contatto, aggancio: business contacts, contatti di lavoro; He made useful contacts at the conference, fece utili conoscenze al convegno; to build up contacts, costruire una rete di conoscenze; to have the right contacts, conoscere le persone giuste7 (med.) portatore di germi10 (fam.) lente a contatto● contact adhesive, adesivo di contatto □ (elettr., autom.) contact breaker, ruttore □ (gramm. ingl.) contact clause, frase relativa con il pronome relativo sottinteso (per es. «the girl I met in Rome») □ (elettr.) contact clip, ganascia di contatto □ contact details, recapiti □ (aeron.) contact flight (o contact flying), volo a vista □ ( ottica) contact lens, lente a contatto □ contact man, intermediario; ( spionaggio) contatto □ (mil.) contact mine, mina a percussione □ contact number, recapito telefonico; DIALOGO → - On the phone- Could you give me her contact number?, potrebbe darmi il suo recapito telefonico? □ (fotogr.) contact print, copia per contatto; provino □ (fotogr.) contact printer, bromografo □ (ind.) contact process, metodo per contatto ( nella produzione dell'acido solforico) □ (ferr., elettr.) contact rail, terza rotaia □ (fotogr.) contact sheet, foglio di provini □ contact sports, sport basati sul contatto fisico con l'avversario.(to) contact /ˈkɒntækt/v. t. e i.mettere, mettersi in contatto con (q.); contattare: Remember to contact the manager, ricordati di metterti in contatto con il direttore. -
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[rʌn] ran vb: pt run pp1. vi1) correre, (flee) scappareto run to help sb — accorrere in aiuto di qn, correre ad aiutare qn
a rumour ran through the town that... — si è sparsa la voce in città che...
2)the train runs between Gatwick and Victoria — il treno fa servizio tra Gatwick e la stazione Victoria
3) (function) funzionare, andareto run on petrol/on diesel/off batteries — andare a benzina/a diesel/a batterie
4) (extend: contract) essere valido (-a)5) (river, tears, curtains, drawer) scorrere, (nose) colare, (eyes) lacrimare, (tap) perdere, (sore, abscess) spurgare, (melt: butter, icing) fondere, (colour, ink) sbavare, (colour: in washing) stingereto run high — (river, sea) ingrossarsi, (feelings) inasprirsi
6)to run across the road — attraversare di corsa la strada2. vt1) correre, (race) partecipare a2)to run sb into town — accompagnare or portare qn in città3) (organize, manage: business, hotel) dirigere, gestire, (country) governare, (campaign) organizzare4) (operate: machine) usareto run a program Comput — eseguire un programma
5)to run it close or fine — ridursi all'ultimo momento
6)to run one's eye over a letter — dare una scorsa a una lettera3. n1) (act of running) corsato make a run for it — scappare, tagliare la corda
she's had a good run — (on death, retirement) ha avuto il suo
2) (outing) giro3) Rail percorso, tragitto4) (sequence) serie f inv, Cards scalathere's been a run on... — c'è stata una forte richiesta di...
6) (for animals) recinto7) (for skiing, bobsleighing) pista8) (in stocking, tights) smagliatura•- run away- run down- run in- run into- run off- run on- run out- run over- run to- run up
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