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1 riot
I ['raɪət]1) (disturbance) insurrezione f., sommossa f., tumulto m., rivolta f.a riot of — una profusione o un'orgia di [ colours]
3) colloq.it's a riot — (hilarious) c'è da morire dal ridere, è uno spasso
••II ['raɪət]to run riot — (behave wildly) scatenarsi, lasciarsi andare, perdere ogni freno; fig. [ imagination] galoppare; (grow) [ plant] lussureggiare, svilupparsi rigogliosamente
verbo intransitivo insorgere, rivoltarsi, sollevarsi* * *1. noun(a noisy disturbance created by a usually large group of people: The protest march developed into a riot.) baccano2. verb(to form or take part in a riot: The protesters were rioting in the street.) insorgere- rioter- riotous
- riotously
- riotousness
- run riot* * *I ['raɪət]1) (disturbance) insurrezione f., sommossa f., tumulto m., rivolta f.a riot of — una profusione o un'orgia di [ colours]
3) colloq.it's a riot — (hilarious) c'è da morire dal ridere, è uno spasso
••II ['raɪət]to run riot — (behave wildly) scatenarsi, lasciarsi andare, perdere ogni freno; fig. [ imagination] galoppare; (grow) [ plant] lussureggiare, svilupparsi rigogliosamente
verbo intransitivo insorgere, rivoltarsi, sollevarsi -
2 control
I 1. [kən'trəʊl]1) U (domination) controllo m. (of di); (of operation, project) controllo m., direzione f. (of di); (of life, fate) dominio m. (of, over su); (of disease, social problem) lotta f. (of contro), contenimento m. (of di)to be in control of — controllare [ territory]; controllare, dirigere [operation, organization]; avere padronanza di, avere sotto controllo [ problem]
to have control over — controllare [ territory]; avere autorità su [ person]; essere padrone o arbitro di [fate, life]
to take control of — assumere il controllo di [territory, operation]; prendere in mano [ situation]
to be under sb.'s control — [ person] essere sotto il controllo o in balia di qcn.; [organization, party] essere sotto il controllo di qcn.
to be under control — [fire, problem] essere sotto controllo
to bring o get o keep [sth.] under control tenere sotto controllo [animals, riot]; circoscrivere [fire, problem]; to be out of control [crowd, riot] essere incontrollabile; [ fire] non essere più controllabile, essere ingovernabile; to lose control of sth. perdere il controllo di qcs.; the situation is out of o beyond control la situazione è sfuggita di mano; due to circumstances beyond our control — per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo o indipendenti dalla nostra volontà
2) U (restraint) (of self, emotion, urge) controllo m., dominio m., freno m.to have control over sth. controllare o dominare qcs.; to keep control of oneself o to be in control of oneself controllarsi, dominarsi; to lose control (of oneself) — perdere il controllo
3) U (physical mastery) (of vehicle, machine, ball, body) controllo m.to keep, lose control of a car — mantenere, perdere il controllo di un'automobile
to take control — (of car) mettersi al o prendere il volante; (of plane) prendere i comandi
4) spesso pl. (lever, switch) (on vehicle, equipment) comando m., controllo m.brightness, volume control — telev. regolatore della luminosità, del volume
to be at the controls — essere ai comandi; fig. avere il comando
5) amm. econ. (regulation) controllo m., regolamentazione f. (on di)6) (in experiment) controllo m., verifica f.2.modificatore [button, switch] di comandoII 1. [kən'trəʊl]1) (dominate) controllare, tenere sotto controllo [situation, market, territory]; controllare, dirigere [traffic, project]2) (discipline) tenere sotto controllo [person, animal, temper, riot]; controllare, circoscrivere [ fire]; contenere [pain, inflation]; arginare [disease, epidemic]; controllare, dominare [emotion, impulse]; trattenere, frenare [laughter, tears]3) (operate) controllare, manovrare [machine, system]; azionare [lever, process]; manovrare [boat, vehicle]; pilotare [ plane]; controllare [ ball]4) (regulate) regolare [speed, volume, temperature]; regolamentare, controllare [immigration, prices]2.* * *[kən'trəul] 1. noun1) (the right of directing or of giving orders; power or authority: She has control over all the decisions in that department; She has no control over that dog.) controllo, autorità2) (the act of holding back or restraining: control of prices; I know you're angry but you must not lose control (of yourself).) controllo3) ((often in plural) a lever, button etc which operates (a machine etc): The clutch and accelerator are foot controls in a car.) dispositivo di comando4) (a point or place at which an inspection takes place: passport control.) controllo2. verb1) (to direct or guide; to have power or authority over: The captain controls the whole ship; Control your dog!) controllare, tenere sotto il proprio controllo2) (to hold back; to restrain (oneself or one's emotions etc): Control yourself!) controllarsi3) (to keep to a fixed standard: The government is controlling prices.) controllare•- control-tower
- in control of
- in control
- out of control
- under control* * *I 1. [kən'trəʊl]1) U (domination) controllo m. (of di); (of operation, project) controllo m., direzione f. (of di); (of life, fate) dominio m. (of, over su); (of disease, social problem) lotta f. (of contro), contenimento m. (of di)to be in control of — controllare [ territory]; controllare, dirigere [operation, organization]; avere padronanza di, avere sotto controllo [ problem]
to have control over — controllare [ territory]; avere autorità su [ person]; essere padrone o arbitro di [fate, life]
to take control of — assumere il controllo di [territory, operation]; prendere in mano [ situation]
to be under sb.'s control — [ person] essere sotto il controllo o in balia di qcn.; [organization, party] essere sotto il controllo di qcn.
to be under control — [fire, problem] essere sotto controllo
to bring o get o keep [sth.] under control tenere sotto controllo [animals, riot]; circoscrivere [fire, problem]; to be out of control [crowd, riot] essere incontrollabile; [ fire] non essere più controllabile, essere ingovernabile; to lose control of sth. perdere il controllo di qcs.; the situation is out of o beyond control la situazione è sfuggita di mano; due to circumstances beyond our control — per circostanze al di là del nostro controllo o indipendenti dalla nostra volontà
2) U (restraint) (of self, emotion, urge) controllo m., dominio m., freno m.to have control over sth. controllare o dominare qcs.; to keep control of oneself o to be in control of oneself controllarsi, dominarsi; to lose control (of oneself) — perdere il controllo
3) U (physical mastery) (of vehicle, machine, ball, body) controllo m.to keep, lose control of a car — mantenere, perdere il controllo di un'automobile
to take control — (of car) mettersi al o prendere il volante; (of plane) prendere i comandi
4) spesso pl. (lever, switch) (on vehicle, equipment) comando m., controllo m.brightness, volume control — telev. regolatore della luminosità, del volume
to be at the controls — essere ai comandi; fig. avere il comando
5) amm. econ. (regulation) controllo m., regolamentazione f. (on di)6) (in experiment) controllo m., verifica f.2.modificatore [button, switch] di comandoII 1. [kən'trəʊl]1) (dominate) controllare, tenere sotto controllo [situation, market, territory]; controllare, dirigere [traffic, project]2) (discipline) tenere sotto controllo [person, animal, temper, riot]; controllare, circoscrivere [ fire]; contenere [pain, inflation]; arginare [disease, epidemic]; controllare, dominare [emotion, impulse]; trattenere, frenare [laughter, tears]3) (operate) controllare, manovrare [machine, system]; azionare [lever, process]; manovrare [boat, vehicle]; pilotare [ plane]; controllare [ ball]4) (regulate) regolare [speed, volume, temperature]; regolamentare, controllare [immigration, prices]2. -
3 race
I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale* * *I 1. [reis] noun(a competition to find who or which is the fastest: a horse race.)2. verb1) (to (cause to) run in a race: I'm racing my horse on Saturday; The horse is racing against five others.)2) (to have a competition with (someone) to find out who is the fastest: I'll race you to that tree.)3) (to go etc quickly: He raced along the road on his bike.)•- racer- racecourse
- racehorse
- racetrack
- racing-car
- a race against time
- the races II [reis]1) (any one section of mankind, having a particular set of characteristics which make it different from other sections: the Negro race; the white races; ( also adjective) race relations.)2) (the fact of belonging to any of these various sections: the problem of race.)3) (a group of people who share the same culture, language etc; the Anglo-Saxon race.)•- racial- racialism
- racialist
- the human race
- of mixed race* * *I 1. [reɪs]1) sport corsa f., gara f.to run a race — correre ( with contro)
bicycle race — corsa, gara ciclistica
a race against the clock — una corsa a tempo; fig. una corsa contro il tempo
2) fig. corsa f., gara f.2. II 1. [reɪs]1) (compete with) correre contro, gareggiare con [person, car, horse]2) (enter for race) fare correre, fare partecipare a una corsa [horse, dog]; fare partecipare a una gara [car, boat]; correre per, correre su [ Ferrari]2.1) (compete in race) correre, gareggiare2) (rush)to race in — precipitarsi dentro, entrare di corsa
to race after sb., sth. — correre dietro a qcn., qcs.
to race through — fare [qcs.] velocemente o di corsa [ task]
4) (hurry) affrettarsi•- race byIII 1. [reɪs]1) antrop. sociol. razza f.2) bot. specie f.; zool. razza f.2.modificatore [attack, riot, equality, law] razziale -
4 degenerate
I 1. [dɪ'dʒenərət] 2.nome degenerato m. (-a)II [dɪ'dʒənəreɪt]verbo intransitivo degenerare ( into in)* * *1. [di'‹enərət] adjective(having become immoral or inferior: the degenerate son of well-respected parents.) degenere2. noun(a person, plant etc that is degenerate.) degenerato3. [-reit] verb(to become much less good or admirable: The discussion degenerated into insults.) degenerare* * *degenerate /dɪˈdʒɛnərət/A a.1 degenerato, degenere: degenerate art, arte degenerata; a degenerate aristocrat, un aristocratico degeneratoB n.degenerato.(to) degenerate /dɪˈdʒɛnəreɪt/v. i.( anche biol.) degenerare: The protest degenerated into a riot, la protesta è degenerata in una rissa.* * *I 1. [dɪ'dʒenərət] 2.nome degenerato m. (-a)II [dɪ'dʒənəreɪt]verbo intransitivo degenerare ( into in) -
5 gas
I 1. [gæs]1) (fuel) gas m.to turn up, turn down the gas — alzare, abbassare il gas
on a low gas — (in cooking) a fuoco lento, a fiamma bassa
2) chim. gas m.3) med. (anaesthetic) anestetico m.4) mil. gas m. (asfissiante)5) AE (petrol) benzina f.6) AE colloq. (anche gas pedal) acceleratore m.2.modificatore [industry, company, pipe] del gas; [ explosion] di gas••II 1. [gæs] 2. 3.- gas up* * *[ɡæs] 1. noun1) (a substance like air: Oxygen is a gas.) gas2) (any gas which is used for heating, cooking etc.) gas3) (a gas which is used by dentists as an anaesthetic.) gas4) (a poisonous or irritating gas used in war etc: The police used tear gas to control the riot.) gas2. verb(to poison or kill (a person or animal) with gas: He was gassed during World War I.) avvelenare col gas- gaseous- gassy
- gassiness
- gas chamber
- gas mask
- gas meter
- gasoline
- gasolene
- gas station
- gasworks* * *I 1. [gæs]1) (fuel) gas m.to turn up, turn down the gas — alzare, abbassare il gas
on a low gas — (in cooking) a fuoco lento, a fiamma bassa
2) chim. gas m.3) med. (anaesthetic) anestetico m.4) mil. gas m. (asfissiante)5) AE (petrol) benzina f.6) AE colloq. (anche gas pedal) acceleratore m.2.modificatore [industry, company, pipe] del gas; [ explosion] di gas••II 1. [gæs] 2. 3.- gas up
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