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41 marvel
I ['mɑːvl]nome meraviglia f.II 1. ['mɑːvl] 2.to work marvels — fare meraviglie o miracoli
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE) stupirsi (at di), essere meravigliato (at da)* * *1. noun(something or someone astonishing or wonderful: the marvels of the circus; She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.) meraviglia2. verb((often with at) to feel astonishment or wonder (at): They marvelled at the fantastic sight.) meravigliarsi- marvellously* * *marvel /ˈmɑ:vl/n.● (bot.) marvel of Peru = four o' clock ► four.(to) marvel /ˈmɑ:vl/A v. i.1 meravigliarsi; stupirsi; essere sorpreso: He marvelled at my patience, si è meravigliato della mia pazienza2 (lett.) chiedersi; domandarsiB v. t.( di solito to marvel that) meravigliarsi, stupirsi (che): I marvel that he came out alive, mi meraviglio che ne sia uscito vivo.* * *I ['mɑːvl]nome meraviglia f.II 1. ['mɑːvl] 2.to work marvels — fare meraviglie o miracoli
verbo intransitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - ll- BE, -l- AE) stupirsi (at di), essere meravigliato (at da) -
42 mechanics
[mɪ'kænɪks]nome plurale1) (subject) + verbo sing. meccanica f.2) (workings) + verbo pl. meccanismo m.sing. (anche fig.)the mechanics of — il meccanismo di [engine, pump]; i meccanismi di [law, management]
* * *1) (the science of the action of forces on objects: He is studying mechanics.) meccanica2) (the art of building machines: He applied his knowledge of mechanics to designing a new wheelchair.) meccanica* * *mechanics /mɪˈkænɪks/n. pl. (col verbo al sing.)1 (fis.) meccanica* * *[mɪ'kænɪks]nome plurale1) (subject) + verbo sing. meccanica f.2) (workings) + verbo pl. meccanismo m.sing. (anche fig.)the mechanics of — il meccanismo di [engine, pump]; i meccanismi di [law, management]
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43 mischief
['mɪstʃɪf]to get into mischief — cacciarsi nei guai, combinare birichinate
2) (malice) malizia f.3) lett. (harm) danno m.to make o create mischief — mettere male, creare discordia
••to do oneself a mischief — BE farsi del male
* * *['mis if]1) (action or behaviour (especially of children) that causes small troubles or annoyance to others: That boy is always up to some mischief.) guaio, birichinata2) (evil, damage or harm.) danno•- mischievous
- mischievously* * *mischief /ˈmɪstʃɪf/n.1 [u] (leg.) danno; male; offesa; torto2 [u] malanimo; discordia: to make mischief between two people, mettere la discordia fra due persone4 [u] malanno; malestro; guaio ( anche fig.); birbonata; birichinata: The children are up to some mischief, i ragazzi stanno combinando qualche malestro; to keep sb. out of mischief, tenere q. fuori dai guai; DIALOGO → - At the museum- We can go to the Science Museum, that'll keep the children out of mischief, possiamo andare al museo delle scienze, terrà i bambini fuori dai guai5 (fam. antiq.) birichino; birba; birbone; monello● mischief-maker, seminatore di discordia (o di zizzania); mettimale □ mischief-making, il seminar discordia (o zizzania); malignità; perfidia □ to work great mischief, produrre gran danno; creare guai seri.* * *['mɪstʃɪf]to get into mischief — cacciarsi nei guai, combinare birichinate
2) (malice) malizia f.3) lett. (harm) danno m.to make o create mischief — mettere male, creare discordia
••to do oneself a mischief — BE farsi del male
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44 Ms
1) abbr. manuscript manoscritto (MS)* * *[miz](a polite title given, especially in writing, to a woman, whether married or unmarried: Ms Johnson.) signorina/signora* * *[ˌɛm'ɛs]1. n abbr1) Am, (= Master of Science) master m inv in scienze2) MedSee:2. abbr AmPost, (= Mississippi)* * *Ms /mɪz, məz/n.titolo femminile (seguito dal cognome, usato per non fare distinzioni di stato civile o quando lo stato civile non è noto) NOTE DI CULTURA: Ms: l'uso di questo titolo, creato per evitare la differenziazione Miss/Mrs ritenuta discriminante rispetto all'unica forma maschile Mr, cominciò a diffondersi negli USA negli anni '60 e si è poi esteso a tutto il mondo anglofono, soprattutto in ambito formale e di lavoro, anche se non è accettato da tutti. Spesso i formulari, accanto allo spazio del nome, recano tutte e tre le forme.* * *1) abbr. manuscript manoscritto (MS) -
45 obstetrics
[əb'stetrɪks]nome + verbo sing. ostetricia f.* * *[ob'stetriks](the science of helping women before, during, and after, the birth of babies.) ostetricia* * *obstetrics /əbˈstɛtrɪks/n. pl.(col verbo al sing.) (med.) ostetricia.* * *[əb'stetrɪks]nome + verbo sing. ostetricia f. -
46 optics
['ɒptɪks]nome + verbo sing. ottica f.* * *['optiks]noun singular (the science of light.) ottica* * *optics /ˈɒptɪks/n. pl.(col verbo al sing.) (fis.) ottica.* * *['ɒptɪks]nome + verbo sing. ottica f. -
47 pathology
[pə'θɒlədʒɪ]nome patologia f.* * *[pə'Ɵolə‹i](the science of diseases.) patologia- pathological
- pathologically* * *pathology /pəˈɵɒlədʒɪ/ (med.)n. [uc]pathologistn.1 patologo2 (leg.) medico legale.* * *[pə'θɒlədʒɪ]nome patologia f. -
48 reconciliation
[ˌrekənˌsɪlɪ'eɪʃn]* * *[-sili-]noun There has been a reconciliation between her and her husband; an act of reconciliation.) riconciliazione* * *reconciliation /rɛkənsɪlɪˈeɪʃn/n. [uc]1 riconciliazione: He still hopes for a reconciliation with his wife, spera ancora in una riconciliazione con la moglie2 conciliazione (di tesi, principi, ecc.): Some people think there is no possibility of a reconciliation between religion and science, alcuni pensano che la religione e la scienza siano inconciliabili* * *[ˌrekənˌsɪlɪ'eɪʃn] -
49 sap
I [sæp]nome bot. linfa f.II [sæp]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) indebolire, togliere linfa a [strength, courage, confidence]* * *I [sæp] noun(the liquid in trees, plants etc: The sap flowed out when he broke the stem of the flower.)II [sæp] past tense, past participle - sapped; verb(to weaken or destroy (a person's strength, confidence, courage etc): The disease slowly sapped his strength.)* * *I [sæp] n(of plants) linfaII [sæp] vt(strength) fiaccare, (confidence) minare* * *sap (1) /sæp/n.1 [u] (bot.) linfasap (2) /sæp/n.(mil.) scavo d'approccio; trincea di avvicinamento; galleria sotterranea.sap (3) /sæp/n.(to) sap (1) /sæp/v. t.2 (fig.) indebolire; fiaccare; svigorire: Overwork sapped his strength, l'eccesso di lavoro lo ha stremato(to) sap (2) /sæp/ (mil.)A v. t.1 scalzare; minare ( anche fig.): The besiegers sapped a wall of the city, gli assedianti hanno scalzato un muro della città; Science was sapping old beliefs, la scienza minava le antiche credenze2 (fig.) fiaccare; logorare; indebolire: health sapped by hardships, salute logorata dalle privazioniB v. i.2 avvicinarsi (al nemico) scavando gallerie sotterranee.(to) sap (3) /sæp/v. i.( gergo studentesco) sgobbare.* * *I [sæp]nome bot. linfa f.II [sæp]verbo transitivo (forma in -ing ecc. - pp-) indebolire, togliere linfa a [strength, courage, confidence] -
50 seismology
[saɪz'mɒlədʒɪ]nome sismologia f.* * *[-'molə‹i]noun (the science or study of earthquakes.) sismologia* * *seismology /saɪzˈmɒlədʒɪ/ (scient.)n. [u]seismological, seismologica.seismologistn.sismologo.* * *[saɪz'mɒlədʒɪ]nome sismologia f. -
51 telegraphy
[tɪ'legrəfɪ]nome telegrafia f.* * *[-'le-]noun (the process, science or skill of sending messages by telegraph.) telegrafia* * *telegraphy /təˈlɛgrəfɪ/n. [u]telegrafia.* * *[tɪ'legrəfɪ]nome telegrafia f. -
52 warfare
['wɔːfeə(r)]* * *noun (fighting, as in a war: He refused to fight, because he has religious objections to warfare.) guerra* * *warfare /ˈwɔ:fɛə(r)/n. [u]guerra; il guerreggiare: chemical [economic, biological, electronic] warfare, guerra chimica [economica, biologica, elettronica]; the art (o science) of warfare, l'arte della guerra.* * *['wɔːfeə(r)] -
53 genetic engineering
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54 biology
[baɪ'ɒlədʒɪ]nome biologia f.* * *(the science of living things: human biology; ( also adjective) a biology lesson.) biologia- biologically
- biologist
- biological warfare* * *[baɪ'ɒlədʒɪ]nome biologia f. -
55 development
[dɪ'veləpmənt]1) (creation) (of product) creazione f.; (of housing, industry) sviluppo m.2) (evolution, growth) sviluppo m., evoluzione f.housing development — area di sviluppo urbano; (individual houses) complesso abitativo
5) (innovation) progresso m. (in di)6) (event) sviluppo m., cambiamento m.7) (of idea, theme) sviluppo m.* * *1) (the process or act of developing: a crucial stage in the development of a child.) sviluppo2) (something new which is the result of developing: important new developments in science.) sviluppo* * *[dɪ'veləpmənt]1) (creation) (of product) creazione f.; (of housing, industry) sviluppo m.2) (evolution, growth) sviluppo m., evoluzione f.housing development — area di sviluppo urbano; (individual houses) complesso abitativo
5) (innovation) progresso m. (in di)6) (event) sviluppo m., cambiamento m.7) (of idea, theme) sviluppo m. -
56 geography
[dʒɪ'ɒgrəfɪ] 1. 2.modificatore [teacher, book] di geografia* * *[‹i'oɡrəfi](the science that describes the surface of the Earth and its inhabitants: He is studying geography.) geografia- geographical
- geographic
- geographically* * *[dʒɪ'ɒgrəfɪ] 1. 2.modificatore [teacher, book] di geografia -
57 giant
['dʒaɪənt] 1.nome gigante m.2.* * *1. feminine - giantess; noun1) ((in fairy stories etc) a huge person: Jack met a giant when he climbed the beanstalk.) gigante2) (a person of unusually great height and size.) gigante3) (a person of very great ability or importance: Einstein is one of the giants of twentieth-century science.) gigante2. adjective(of unusually great height or size: a giant cod; a giant fern.) gigante, gigantesco* * *['dʒaɪənt] 1.nome gigante m.2. -
58 knowledge
['nɒlɪdʒ]1) (awareness) conoscenza f.to bring sth. to sb.'s knowledge — mettere qcn. a conoscenza di qcs.
with the full knowledge of sb. — con la piena consapevolezza di qcn.
without sb.'s knowledge — all'insaputa di qcn
2) (factual wisdom) sapere m., scienza f.; (of specific field) conoscenza f.* * *['noli‹]1) (the fact of knowing: She was greatly encouraged by the knowledge that she had won first prize in the competition.) conoscenza2) (information or what is known: He had a vast amount of knowledge about boats.) conoscenze3) (the whole of what can be learned or found out: Science is a branch of knowledge about which I am rather ignorant.) sapere•- general knowledge* * *['nɒlɪdʒ]1) (awareness) conoscenza f.to bring sth. to sb.'s knowledge — mettere qcn. a conoscenza di qcs.
with the full knowledge of sb. — con la piena consapevolezza di qcn.
without sb.'s knowledge — all'insaputa di qcn
2) (factual wisdom) sapere m., scienza f.; (of specific field) conoscenza f. -
59 master
I 1. ['mɑːstə(r)] [AE 'mæs-]1) (man in charge) padrone m., signore m.2) (person in control) padrone m. (-a)3) (person who excels) maestro m.a master of — un maestro di [ narrative]; un esperto di [ public relations]
4) art. (anche Master) maestro m.5) BE scol. (primary) maestro m., insegnante m. elementare; (secondary) professore m.; (headmaster) preside m.6) BE univ. (of college) preside m.7) tecn. (anche master copy) master m., originale m.8) univ. (graduate) dottore m. (-essa)master's (degree) — = diploma di dottore (conseguito con un corso di studi di cinque o sei anni)
9) mar. capitano m.10) (title of young man) signore m.2.the young master — ant. il signorino
modificatore [architect, chef] capo; [smuggler, spy] professionistaII ['mɑːstə(r)] [AE 'mæs-]1) (learn) padroneggiare [subject, skill]; conoscere bene [computers, theory]* * *1. feminine - mistress; noun1) (a person or thing that commands or controls: I'm master in this house!) padrone2) (an owner (of a slave, dog etc): The dog ran to its master.) padrone, proprietario3) (a male teacher: the Maths master.) professore4) (the commander of a merchant ship: the ship's master.) capitano5) (a person very skilled in an art, science etc: He's a real master at painting.) maestro6) ((with capital) a polite title for a boy, in writing or in speaking: Master John Smith.) signorino2. adjective((of a person in a job) fully qualified, skilled and experienced: a master builder/mariner/plumber.) maestro, grande3. verb1) (to overcome (an opponent, handicap etc): She has mastered her fear of heights.) dominare2) (to become skilful in: I don't think I'll ever master arithmetic.) padroneggiare, conoscere a fondo•- masterfully
- masterfulness
- masterly
- masterliness
- mastery
- master key
- mastermind 4. verb(to plan (such a scheme): Who masterminded the robbery?) essere il cervello- master stroke
- master switch
- master of ceremonies* * *I 1. ['mɑːstə(r)] [AE 'mæs-]1) (man in charge) padrone m., signore m.2) (person in control) padrone m. (-a)3) (person who excels) maestro m.a master of — un maestro di [ narrative]; un esperto di [ public relations]
4) art. (anche Master) maestro m.5) BE scol. (primary) maestro m., insegnante m. elementare; (secondary) professore m.; (headmaster) preside m.6) BE univ. (of college) preside m.7) tecn. (anche master copy) master m., originale m.8) univ. (graduate) dottore m. (-essa)master's (degree) — = diploma di dottore (conseguito con un corso di studi di cinque o sei anni)
9) mar. capitano m.10) (title of young man) signore m.2.the young master — ant. il signorino
modificatore [architect, chef] capo; [smuggler, spy] professionistaII ['mɑːstə(r)] [AE 'mæs-]1) (learn) padroneggiare [subject, skill]; conoscere bene [computers, theory] -
60 mathematics
[ˌmæθə'mætɪks]1) (subject) + verbo sing. matematica f.2) (mathematical operations) operazioni f.pl., calcoli m.pl.* * *[mæƟə'mætiks](( abbreviation maths [mæ ], (American) math [mæƟ]) the science or branch of knowledge dealing with measurements, numbers and quantities.) matematica- mathematically
- mathematician* * *[ˌmæθə'mætɪks]1) (subject) + verbo sing. matematica f.2) (mathematical operations) operazioni f.pl., calcoli m.pl.
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