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1 lull
I [lʌl] II [lʌl]verbo transitivo placare [ person]* * *1. verb(to make calm or quiet: The sound of the waves lulled him to sleep.) calmare; cullare, ninnare2. noun(a temporary period of calm.) momento di calma* * *[lʌl]1. n(gen) momento di calma, (in business) periodo di stasi, (in conversation) pausa, (in fighting) tregua2. vt* * *lull /lʌl/n.1 momento di calma; bonaccia; quiete: the lull before the storm, la quiete prima della tempesta ( anche fig.)2 (fig.) sosta; tregua(to) lull /lʌl/A v. t.1 cullare; ninnare; cantare la ninnananna a ( un bambino): to lull sb. to sleep, far addormentare q. ninnandolo2 acquietare; calmare; lenire; mitigare; placare; sopire: to lull sb. 's misgivings, placare i timori di q.; to lull a pain, lenire un doloreB v. i.acquietarsi; calmarsi; placarsi* * *I [lʌl] II [lʌl]verbo transitivo placare [ person] -
2 ♦ false
♦ false /fɔ:ls/A a.1 falso; non vero; sbagliato; errato: to give a false impression, creare un'impressione sbagliata; ( caccia e fig.) a false scent, una pista sbagliata2 illusorio; falso; infondato: false hopes, speranze illusorie; a false sense of security, un falso senso di sicurezza; false economy, falso risparmio3 infedele; infido: a false lover, un amante infedele; ( anche ling.) false friends, falsi amici; false-hearted, falso; traditore5 artificiale; posticcio; finto; false teeth, denti finti; dentiera; a false drawer, un finto cassetto; false beard, barba finta (o posticcia); false smiles, sorrisi finti6 (leg.) illegale; abusivo; illegittimo: false arrest, arresto illegale; false imprisonment, incarcerazione illegale; detenzione abusiva8 (mus.) falso; stonatoB avv.● (bot.) false acacia ( Robinia pseudoacacia), robinia □ false alarm, falso allarme □ false bottom, doppiofondo □ (edil.) false ceiling, controsoffitto; soffittatura □ false dawn, alba falsa; (fig.) speranza fallace, falsa schiarita □ (leg.) false entry, falso in scritture contabili □ false-faced, ipocrita □ (bot.) false fruit, falso frutto; pseudofrutto □ (naut. stor.) false-flag, falsa bandiera ( detto di naviglio che batte la bandiera del nemico); (mil.) falsa bandiera (detto di azioni militari o terroristiche compiute da forze amichevoli per giustificare una reazione contro il nemico) □ (naut.) false keel, falsachiglia □ false move, mossa falsa □ a false position, una posizione falsa □ (leg.) false pretences, millantato credito □ under false pretences, con l'inganno; con la frode □ (anat.) false rib, falsa costola □ ( sport e fig.) false start, falsa partenza □ false step, passo falso □ to be false to one's promises, non tener fede alle promesse □ (leg.) false witness, falsa testimonianza; to give false witness, deporre (o testimoniare) il falso □ to sail under false colours, (naut.) battere falsa bandiera; (fig.) spacciarsi per quello che non si è, agire sotto mentite spoglie □ to strike a false note, (mus.) fare una stecca; (fig.) toccare un tasto falso. -
3 inner *** in·ner adj
['ɪnə(r)](place) interno (-a), interiore, (thoughts, emotions) intimo (-a), profondo (-a) -
4 duty
['djuːtɪ] [AE 'duːtɪ] 1.1) (obligation) dovere m. (to verso, nei confronti di)in the course of duty — mil. nell'adempimento delle proprie funzioni
3) U (work) servizio m.to be on, off duty — mil. med. essere in, fuori servizio; scol. essere, non essere di sorveglianza
to go on, off duty — montare di servizio, smontare dal servizio
to do duty for sb. — sostituire o supplire qcn
4) dazio m., imposta f.2.to pay duty on sth. — pagare il dazio doganale su qcs
modificatore [nurse, security guard] di servizio, di turno* * *['dju:ti]plural - duties; noun1) (what one ought morally or legally to do: He acted out of duty; I do my duty as a responsible citizen.) dovere2) (an action or task requiring to be done, especially one attached to a job: I had a few duties to perform in connection with my job.) obbligo3) ((a) tax on goods: You must pay duty when you bring wine into the country.) tassa•- dutiable- dutiful
- duty-free
- off duty
- on duty* * *['djuːtɪ] [AE 'duːtɪ] 1.1) (obligation) dovere m. (to verso, nei confronti di)in the course of duty — mil. nell'adempimento delle proprie funzioni
3) U (work) servizio m.to be on, off duty — mil. med. essere in, fuori servizio; scol. essere, non essere di sorveglianza
to go on, off duty — montare di servizio, smontare dal servizio
to do duty for sb. — sostituire o supplire qcn
4) dazio m., imposta f.2.to pay duty on sth. — pagare il dazio doganale su qcs
modificatore [nurse, security guard] di servizio, di turno -
5 reason ***** rea·son
['riːzn]1. n1) (motive, cause) ragione f, motivothe reason for/why — la ragione or il motivo di/per cui
the reason (why) I'm late is... — sono in ritardo perché...
she claims with good reason that she's underpaid — si lamenta, e a ragione, di essere sottopagata
we have reason to believe that... — abbiamo motivo di ritenere che...
2) (faculty, good sense) ragione fwithin reason — entro limiti ragionevoli, entro certi limiti
2. vtto reason that — concludere che, fare il ragionamento che
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