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1 foce
f mouth* * *foce s.f. mouth: la foce del Tamigi, the mouth of the Thames; foce a delta, a estuario, delta, estuary mouth; foce marina, outlet to the sea.* * *['fotʃe]sostantivo femminile (river) mouth* * *foce/'fot∫e/sostantivo f.(river) mouth. -
2 sfociatura
sfociatura s.f. widening of a river mouth. -
3 rubare
steal* * *rubare v.tr.1 to steal*: mi hanno rubato il portafoglio, I have had my wallet stolen; fu sorpreso a rubare, he was caught stealing; rubare a piene mani, to steal blind; rubare lo stipendio, ( non lavorare abbastanza) to skive // rubare qlco. con gli occhi, to eye sthg. longingly // rubare sul peso, to give short measure // rubare sul prezzo, to overcharge2 (fig.) ( sottrarre, portar via) to steal*: rubare un'idea, to steal an idea; ha rubato il fidanzato alla cugina, she stole her cousin's boyfriend; mi hai rubato la parola, you've taken the words out of my mouth; rubare un bacio, un segreto, to steal a kiss, a secret; rubare il cuore, il mestiere a qlcu, to steal s.o.'s heart, s.o.'s job; rubare ore al sonno per studiare, to sacrifice one's sleep in order to study; rubare il sonno a qlcu., to deprive s.o. of sleep; rubare il tempo a qlcu., to take up s.o.'s time; posso rubarti un minuto?, can I have a minute of your time?; il nuovo edificio delle poste ci ruba la vista del fiume, the new post-office building blocks our view of the river.* * *[ru'bare]verbo transitivo1) to steal* (a qcn. from sb.); (con scasso) to burgle, to burglarize AE; (scippare) to snatch [borsa, gioiello]gli hanno rubato la macchina — he had his car stolen, his car's been stolen
2) fig. to steal* [idea, segreto, posto di lavoro]; to steal*, to snatch [ bacio]rubare il mestiere a qcn. — to steal sb.'s job
rubare il marito a qcn. — to steal sb.'s husband
rubare (il) tempo a qcn. — to take up sb.'s time
3) fig.rubare il cuore a qcn. — to steal sb.'s heart
rubare la palla a qcn. — sport to dispossess sb.
••rubare la scena — teatr. to rob o steal the show
Note:Diversi verbi inglesi, talvolta con costruzioni particolari, traducono l'italiano rubare; innanzitutto, to steal ha come oggetto la cosa rubata, mentre to rob la persona derubata: lui ha rubato il portafoglio a Sheila = he stole Sheila's wallet / he robbed Sheila of her wallet. Per designare il furto in una casa o in un ufficio, si usa to burgle ( to burglarize in inglese americano): ci hanno rubato in casa = our house has been burgled. Farsi rubare qualcosa si traduce con to have / to get something stolen* * *rubare/ru'bare/ [1]Diversi verbi inglesi, talvolta con costruzioni particolari, traducono l'italiano rubare; innanzitutto, to steal ha come oggetto la cosa rubata, mentre to rob la persona derubata: lui ha rubato il portafoglio a Sheila = he stole Sheila's wallet / he robbed Sheila of her wallet. Per designare il furto in una casa o in un ufficio, si usa to burgle ( to burglarize in inglese americano): ci hanno rubato in casa = our house has been burgled. Farsi rubare qualcosa si traduce con to have / to get something stolen.1 to steal* ( a qcn. from sb.); (con scasso) to burgle, to burglarize AE; (scippare) to snatch [ borsa, gioiello]; gli hanno rubato la macchina he had his car stolen, his car's been stolen; ci hanno rubato in casa our house has been burgled; rubare il denaro dalla cassa to rob the till; rubare sul peso to give short weight2 fig. to steal* [ idea, segreto, posto di lavoro]; to steal*, to snatch [ bacio]; rubare lo stipendio to skive (off) BE; rubare il mestiere a qcn. to steal sb.'s job; rubare il marito a qcn. to steal sb.'s husband; rubare (il) tempo a qcn. to take up sb.'s time; posso rubarti un momento? can I have a moment of your time?3 fig. rubare il cuore a qcn. to steal sb.'s heart; rubare la palla a qcn. sport to dispossess sb.; rubare la scena teatr. to rob o steal the show. -
4 serrare
closedenti, pugni clenchserrare il ritmo step up the pace* * *serrare v.tr.1 ( chiudere) to shut*, to close; ( a chiave) to lock; ( con chiavistello) to bolt: serrare la porta, to lock the door // serrare bottega, to close down (o to shut up shop)2 ( stringere) to tighten; ( con le mani, tra le braccia) to clasp; ( pugni, denti) to clench: serrare un dado, to tighten a nut; serrare il laccio intorno al collo di qlcu., (anche fig.) to tighten the noose around s.o.'s neck; serrò il bicchiere nella mano, he clasped (o clenched) the glass in his hand; serrare le braccia al petto, to clasp one's arms to one's breast; serrare gli occhi, to screw up one's eyes, ( morire) to close one's eyes; il bimbo serrò le labbra, the child's mouth tightened; serrare le labbra, (fig.) ( ammutolirsi) to clam up // si sentì serrare il cuore dal dolore, (fig.) he felt his heart torn by grief // il pianto le serrava la gola, (fig.) she was choked by sobs // (mil.) serrare le file, to close ranks5 (non com.) ( rinchiudere) to close (s.o., sthg.) in, to shut* (s.o. sthg.) up: serrare il cane nel recinto, to shut the dog up inside the pen6 (non com.) ( sbarrare) to block: serrare il letto del fiume, to block a river; serrare una strada, to block a road◆ v.intr.pron. ( stringersi) to tighten; (di denti, pugni) to clench: la mano si serrò intorno al bicchiere, his hand tightened about the glass; le sue labbra si serrarono, his lips tightened.* * *[ser'rare] 1.verbo transitivo1) to lock [porta, cassetto]2) (stringere) to tighten [ labbra]; to clamp, to clench [ denti]; to clench [ pugni]; to tighten up [ vite]serrare qcs. in una morsa — to clamp sth. in a vice
3)4) mar.serrare le vele — to take in sail, to furl the sails
5) to speed up [ritmo, passo]2.* * *serrare/ser'rare/ [1]1 to lock [porta, cassetto]2 (stringere) to tighten [ labbra]; to clamp, to clench [ denti]; to clench [ pugni]; to tighten up [ vite]; serrare qcs. in una morsa to clamp sth. in a vice3 serrare le file o i ranghi to close ranks (anche fig.)4 mar. serrare le vele to take in sail, to furl the sails5 to speed up [ritmo, passo]II serrarsi verbo pronominale[persone, truppe] to close in; - rsi gli uni agli altri to huddle together. -
5 sfociare
flow* * *◆ v. intr.1 to flow (into sthg.), to debouch: il Po sfocia nell'Adriatico, the Po flows into the Adriatic Sea2 (fig.) to lead* (to sthg.), to result (in sthg.): incidenti diplomatici che possono sfociare in una guerra, diplomatic incidents that may result in a war.* * *[sfo'tʃare]1) [ fiume] to flow*, to debouch (in into)2) fig.sfociare in — to lead to [accordo, rottura]; to lead to, to result in [ guerra]
* * *sfociare/sfo't∫are/ [1](aus. essere)1 [ fiume] to flow*, to debouch (in into) -
6 ramificare
ramificare v. intr. to branch: dopo la potatura l'albero ha ramificato, the tree branched out after pruning.◘ ramificarsi v.intr.pron. to branch out, to ramify: la pianta si è molto ramificata, the tree has branched out; alla foce il Po si ramifica, at the mouth of the Po the river branches out.* * *[ramifi'kare]1. vi2. vip (ramificarsi)(diramarsi), fig to branch out, (Med : tumore, vene) to ramifyramificarsi in — (biforcarsi) to branch into
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