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1 overture
['əʊvətjʊə(r)]1) mus. ouverture f.* * *['əuvətjuə](a piece of music played as an introduction to an opera etc.) ouverture* * *overture /ˈəʊvətjʊə(r)/n.1 (mus.) ouverture (franc.)2 (fig.) premessa; prologo; preludio3 (fig.) approccio; offerta; avance (franc.): to make overtures to sb., fare delle avances a q.; tentare approcci verso q.; peace overtures, offerte di pace● overtures of love, profferte amorose.* * *['əʊvətjʊə(r)]1) mus. ouverture f. -
2 involvement
[ɪn'vɒlvmənt]1) (participation) (in activity) partecipazione f. (in a), coinvolgimento m. (in in); (commitment) (in enterprise, politics) impegno m. (in in)3) (relationship) legame m., rapporto m.; (sexual or romantic) relazione f.4) (engrossment) (in film, book) coinvolgimento m. (in in)* * *noun coinvolgimento* * *[ɪn'vɒlvmənt]1) (participation) (in activity) partecipazione f. (in a), coinvolgimento m. (in in); (commitment) (in enterprise, politics) impegno m. (in in)3) (relationship) legame m., rapporto m.; (sexual or romantic) relazione f.4) (engrossment) (in film, book) coinvolgimento m. (in in) -
3 stuff
I [stʌf]nome U1) (unnamed substance) roba f., cose f.pl.what's that stuff in the bottle? — che cos'è quella roba o che cosa c'è nella bottiglia?
expensive stuff, caviar — roba cara, il caviale
it's strong stuff — (of drink, drug, detergent) è roba forte
2) colloq. (unnamed objects) roba f., robe f.pl.; (implying disorder) pasticcio m.; (belongings) roba f., cose f.pl.3) colloq. (content of speech, book, film, etc.)who wrote this stuff? — chi ha scritto questo? spreg. chi ha scritto questa roba(ccia)?
have you read much of her stuff? — hai letto qualcosa di suo o qualche sua opera?
painting and drawing and stuff like that — colloq. pittura, disegno e cose del genere
4) (fabric) stoffa f. (anche fig.)••a bit of stuff — colloq. una bella tipa
to do one's stuff — colloq. fare quello che si deve fare
to know one's stuff — colloq. sapere il fatto proprio
II 1. [stʌf]that's the stuff! — colloq. è quello che ci vuole! ben fatto! ben detto!
1) (fill, pack) riempire, imbottire [cushion, pillow] ( with di); (implying haste) riempire [pocket, suitcase] ( with di); (block up) tappare [hole, crack]to stuff one's hands in one's pockets — infilarsi o ficcarsi le mani in tasca
to stuff sth. up one's jumper — infilarsi qcs. sotto la maglia
3) gastr. farcire [ turkey]4) impagliare [ animal]2.verbo riflessivo colloq.to stuff oneself — rimpinzarsi, riempirsi
- stuff up* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).)2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.)3) (an old word for cloth.)•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.)2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.)3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.)•- stuffing- stuff up* * *I [stʌf]nome U1) (unnamed substance) roba f., cose f.pl.what's that stuff in the bottle? — che cos'è quella roba o che cosa c'è nella bottiglia?
expensive stuff, caviar — roba cara, il caviale
it's strong stuff — (of drink, drug, detergent) è roba forte
2) colloq. (unnamed objects) roba f., robe f.pl.; (implying disorder) pasticcio m.; (belongings) roba f., cose f.pl.3) colloq. (content of speech, book, film, etc.)who wrote this stuff? — chi ha scritto questo? spreg. chi ha scritto questa roba(ccia)?
have you read much of her stuff? — hai letto qualcosa di suo o qualche sua opera?
painting and drawing and stuff like that — colloq. pittura, disegno e cose del genere
4) (fabric) stoffa f. (anche fig.)••a bit of stuff — colloq. una bella tipa
to do one's stuff — colloq. fare quello che si deve fare
to know one's stuff — colloq. sapere il fatto proprio
II 1. [stʌf]that's the stuff! — colloq. è quello che ci vuole! ben fatto! ben detto!
1) (fill, pack) riempire, imbottire [cushion, pillow] ( with di); (implying haste) riempire [pocket, suitcase] ( with di); (block up) tappare [hole, crack]to stuff one's hands in one's pockets — infilarsi o ficcarsi le mani in tasca
to stuff sth. up one's jumper — infilarsi qcs. sotto la maglia
3) gastr. farcire [ turkey]4) impagliare [ animal]2.verbo riflessivo colloq.to stuff oneself — rimpinzarsi, riempirsi
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4 Romance
[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza* * *1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) (storia d'amore)2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) (romanzo avventuroso, fantastico o sentimentale)3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romanticheria•- romantic- romantically* * *Romance /rəʊˈmæns/A a.romanzo; neolatino: Romance languages, lingue romanzeB n. [u]lingua romanza.* * *[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza -
5 romance
[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza* * *1) (the relationship, actions etc of people who are in love: It was a beautiful romance, but it didn't last.) (storia d'amore)2) (a story about such a relationship etc, especially one in which the people, events etc are more exciting etc than in normal life: She writes romances.) (romanzo avventuroso, fantastico o sentimentale)3) (this kind of excitement: She felt her life was lacking in romance.) romanticheria•- romantic- romantically* * *romance /rəʊˈmæns/n.1 avventura sentimentale; (storia d')amore: a holiday romance, un'avventura estiva; a whirlwind romance, un amore travolgente2 [u] romanticismo; sentimenti romantici: Who says romance is dead?, chi ha detto che non c'è più romanticismo?5 [cu] romanzo sentimentale; storia d'amore: a historical romance, un romanzo storico sentimentale; His life is like a romance, la sua vita sembra un romanzo6 (mus.) romanzaFALSI AMICI: romance non significa romanzo nel senso generico di opera narrativa moderna. (to) romance /rəʊˈmæns/A v. i.B v. t.* * *[rəʊ'mæns] 1.aggettivo ling. romanzo, neolatino2.nome ling. lingua f. romanza -
6 slush
[slʌʃ]1) (melted snow) neve f. sciolta, fanghiglia f. (mista a neve)2) colloq. spreg. (sentimentality) sdolcinatezza f., svenevolezza f.3) AE gastr. granita f.* * *1) (melting snow: The streets are covered with slush.) (neve sciolta)2) ((something said or written showing) weak sentimentality: I think most romantic novels are just slush!) sentimentalismo, svenevolezza•- slushy- slushiness* * *[slʌʃ]n* * *slush /slʌʃ/n. [u]1 fanghiglia; neve sciolta; fango misto a neve2 (fig.) sentimentalismo; svenevolezza; romanticume (spreg.); smancerie3 grasso antiruggine; lubrificante4 (edil.) malta● (metall.) slush casting, colata a rigetto □ slush fund, fondo nero; fondo segreto □ slush money, fondi neri □ ( editoria) slush pile, mucchio dei manoscritti non richiesti.(to) slush /slʌʃ/A v. i.1 ( di solito to slush along) avanzare (o procedere) a fatica ( sulla fanghiglia, nella neve, nell'acqua profonda); diguazzare; sguazzareB v. t.2 (mecc.) ingrassare; lubrificare; proteggere contro la ruggine● slushing compound, antiruggine.* * *[slʌʃ]1) (melted snow) neve f. sciolta, fanghiglia f. (mista a neve)2) colloq. spreg. (sentimentality) sdolcinatezza f., svenevolezza f.3) AE gastr. granita f.
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