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1 misurare
"to measure;Messen;medir"* * *measurevestito try onmisurare le spese limit one's spending* * *misurare v.tr.1 to measure; (la capacità, il contenuto, il calibro) to gauge: misurare la dimensione di qlco., to measure the size of sthg.; misurare la lunghezza di una stoffa, to measure the length of a piece of cloth; misurare un terreno, to survey a piece of land; misurare la pioggia, to measure (o to gauge) the rainfall; misurare la stanza a occhio, to take a rough measurement of the room; misurare la distanza a occhio, to gauge (o to judge) the distance with one's eye; misurare la temperatura a qlcu., to take s.o.'s temperature // misurare le scale, (scherz.) (ruzzolare) to fall headlong down the stairs; misurare la stanza, (scherz.) (cadere) to fall flat on one's face // misurare un ceffone a qlcu., (darglielo) to give s.o. a slap2 (provare facendo indossare) to fit s.o. for (sthg.); (provare indossando) to try on (sthg.): ieri il sarto mi ha misurato l'abito, yesterday the tailor fitted me for the suit; misurare un cappello, i guanti, to try on a hat, the gloves; misurati le scarpe prima di comprarle, try on the shoes before you buy them3 (valutare, giudicare) to estimate, to evaluate, to judge: misurare le difficoltà, gli ostacoli, to estimate the difficulties, the obstacles; misurare le difficoltà di un progetto, to evaluate the difficulties of a plan; misurare la gravità di una situazione, to judge the gravity of a situation; misurare le proprie forze, to try one's strength4 (limitare) to limit, to moderate, to keep* within limits; (razionare) to ration; (soppesare) to weigh: cercò di misurare le spese, he tried to limit his expenses (o to keep his expenses down); mi misurano il pane, they keep me short of bread; misurare il cibo a qlcu., to ration s.o.'s food // misurare le parole, i termini, to weigh one's words5 (percorrere a passi eguali) to pace: misurò la stanza tutta la notte, he paced (up and down) the room all night◆ v. intr. to measure: questa stanza misura quindici piedi di larghezza, this room measures fifteen feet across (o is fifteen feet wide); questo libro misura dodici centimetri per otto, this book measures twelve centimetres by eight; quanto misura quell'armadio?, how much does that wardrobe measure?◘ misurarsi v.rifl.1 (contenersi) to limit oneself; to ration oneself: misurare nello spendere, to limit oneself in spending; il dottore mi ha detto di misurarmi nel mangiare, the doctor told me to ration myself in eating2 (cimentarsi) to measure oneself; (competere) to compete: non ardisco misurarmi con lui, I dare not compete (o measure myself) with him; misurare in una gara, to compete in a race3 (venire alle mani) to come to blows.* * *[mizu'rare]1. vt1) (gen) to measure, (vista, udito) to test, (valore) to estimate, (capacità) to judge, (terreno) to surveymisurare a occhio — to measure roughly, give a rough estimate
2) (fig : limitare: spese) to limit3)misurare o misurarsi qc — (abito, scarpe, cappotto) to try sth on2. viquanto misura questa stanza? — how big is this room?, what are the measurements of this room?
3. vr (misurarsi)1) (contenersi, regolarsi)misurarsi con qn — to compete with sb, pit o.s. against sb
* * *[mizu'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to measure [lunghezza, altezza, peso, oggetto]; to gauge [diametro, distanza]; to meter [elettricità, gas, acqua]; to take* [temperatura, pressione]3) (percorrere)4) fig. (valutare) to measure [valore, efficacia, rischi]misurare la propria forza contro o con qcn. — to pit one's strength against sb
5) (contenere)6) (razionare)2.misurare il cibo a qcn. — to ration sb.'s food
misurare 2 metri di altezza, larghezza — to measure 2 metres in height, width o to be 2 metres high, wide
3.misurare 1 metro e 70 — [ persona] to be 1.70 metre tall
verbo pronominale misurarsi1) (contenersi)- rsi nel bere — to drink moderately o in moderation
-rsi con qcn. — to measure o pit oneself against sb.
* * *misurare/mizu'rare/ [1]1 to measure [lunghezza, altezza, peso, oggetto]; to gauge [diametro, distanza]; to meter [elettricità, gas, acqua]; to take* [temperatura, pressione]; misurare 2 metri di tessuto to measure off 2 metres of fabric3 (percorrere) misurare una stanza a grandi passi to pace (up and down) a room4 fig. (valutare) to measure [valore, efficacia, rischi]; misurare la propria forza contro o con qcn. to pit one's strength against sb.5 (contenere) misurare le parole to weigh one's words6 (razionare) misurare il cibo a qcn. to ration sb.'s food(aus. avere) to measure; misurare 2 metri di altezza, larghezza to measure 2 metres in height, width o to be 2 metres high, wide; misurare 20 metri di profondità to be 20 metres deep; misurare 1 metro e 70 [ persona] to be 1.70 metre tallIII misurarsi verbo pronominale2 (confrontarsi) -rsi con qcn. to measure o pit oneself against sb.; - rsi con un problema to tackle a problem. -
2 centellinare
centellinare v.tr.1 to sip2 (fig.) ( gustare con lentezza) to savour; ( dosare) to ration, to measure out: centellinava le sue ferie, he enjoyed every moment of his holiday; centellinare le proprie energie, to ration one's energy.* * *[tʃentelli'nare]verbo transitivo1) to sip, to nurse [ liquore]2) fig. (gustarsi) to savour BE, to savor AE* * *centellinare/t∫entelli'nare/ [1]1 to sip, to nurse [ liquore] -
3 corto
shorttagliar corto cut it shortessere a corto di quattrini be short of money* * *corto agg.1 ( di poca lunghezza) short: questa è la strada più corta per la stazione, this is the shortest way to the station; in estate metto i pantaloni corti, I wear shorts in summer; preferisco le camicette a maniche corte, I prefer shirts with short sleeves (o short-sleeved shirts); questa gonna è un po' corta, this skirt is a bit short; la tua giacca è corta di maniche, your coat is short in the arms; corto di gambe, short-legged; capelli ( tagliati) corti, short hair // (sport) palla corta, short ball // alle corte!, let's come to the point!; venire alle corte, to finish quickly // per farla corta, in short (o to cut a long story short) // le bugie hanno le gambe corte, (scherz.) the truth will out2 ( breve) brief, short: una visita corta, a brief (o short) visit // una settimana corta, a short week3 ( scarso) short, deficient, limited, dull: essere corto di vista, to be shortsighted; corto di mente, di ingegno, dull-witted; avere la memoria corta, to have a short memory // essere a corto di qlco., to be short of sthg.: essere a corto di soldi, to be short of money (o to be hard up) // tenere qlcu. a corto di qlco., to keep s.o. short of sthg.: bisogna tenerlo a corto di caramelle, we have to ration his sweets◆ avv. short: per tagliare corto, in short; e per tagliar corto le diedi ragione, and to close the argument I agreed with her.corto s.m.* * *['korto] corto (-a)1. agg(tutti i sensi) shortessere o rimanere a corto di qc — to be short of sth
2. avvPAROLA CHIAVE: corto non si traduce mai con curt3. smCine short* * *['korto] 1.1) (non lungo) [gonna, capelli, maniche] short2) (breve) [periodo, riunione] short, briefsettimana -a — amm. five-day week
3) (scarso)avere la memoria -a — to have a short o poor memory
essere corto di cervello — to be short of brains, to be a button short colloq.
a corto di — short of, hard up for [ denaro]; short on, pressed o pushed for [idee, argomenti]
2.a corto di personale — short-staffed, understaffed, short-handed
••tagliare corto — to cut short, to make it short and sweet
* * *corto/'korto/3 (scarso) avere la memoria -a to have a short o poor memory; essere corto di cervello to be short of brains, to be a button short colloq.; a corto di short of, hard up for [ denaro]; short on, pressed o pushed for [idee, argomenti]; a corto di personale short-staffed, understaffed, short-handedcolloq. (cortocircuito) short (circuit)tagliare corto to cut short, to make it short and sweet; falla -a! get to the point! per farla -a in short. -
4 rancio
rancio s.m.1 (mil.) mess, ration (gener. pl.): ora del rancio, mess time; il rancio è stato scarso oggi, the rations were poor today; distribuire il rancio, to serve out mess (o to distribute the rations)2 (mar.) mess list.* * ** * *ranciopl. -ci /'rant∫o, t∫i/sostantivo m.mess rations pl.
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