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21 ♦ once
♦ once /wʌns/A avv.1 una volta; una volta sola: I've seen it only once, l'ho visto una volta sola; once a day, una volta al giorno2 una volta; un tempo; in passato: I was very fond of him once, una volta gli volevo molto bene; a once-celebrated actor, un attore un tempo famosoB cong.non appena; quando; una volta che: Once he is tired, he will quit, non appena sarà stanco, smetterà; Once you learn it, you'll never forget, una volta che l'hai imparato, non lo dimenticherai più; DIALOGO → - Building work- We'll have an extra bedroom once the job's done, avremo una camera da letto in più quando il lavoro sarà finitoC n. [u]una volta; una sola volta; una volta tanto: Once is enough for me, a me basta una volta; Let him go this once, per questa volta (o per una volta) lascialo andare● once again, ancora una volta; di nuovo □ once and for all, una volta per sempre, una volta per tutte: The dispute was settled once and for all, la lite è stata composta una volta per tutte □ once in a while, ogni tanto; di quando in quando; di rado □ once more = once again ► sopra □ once-off, unico; che accade una volta sola □ once or twice, una volta o due □ (fam.) once-over, occhiata veloce; scorsa; occhiatina; controllata; (fam.) mano, passata ( di lavoro, ecc.); ( slang) ripassata (fam.), busse, botte □ all at once, tutto in una volta, tutto a un tratto; contemporaneamente, tutti (o tutte) insieme: Don't speak all at once!, non parlate tutti insieme! □ at once, subito; immediatamente □ at once clever and humble, intelligente e umile a un tempo □ for ( this) once, per questa volta, una volta tanto: I'm right for once, una volta tanto ho ragione io □ more than once, più d'una volta □ my once master, il mio vecchio maestro (o padrone); colui che mi fu maestro (o padrone) □ not once, non una volta: Not once have you done what I asked, non una volta hai fatto quel che ti chiedevo □ (mat.) Once three is three, tre per uno fa tre □ Once upon a time…, c'era una volta… □ (prov.) Once bitten, twice shy, il gatto scottato teme l'acqua fredda. -
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■ settle downA v. i. + avv.1 ► to settle, B, def. 12 calmarsi; placarsi; acquietarsi; tranquillizzarsi: The baby has settled down at last, finalmente il bimbo si è calmato4 darsi da fare; mettersi sotto: You must settle down to doing your homework, devi metterti sotto a fare il compito (a casa)B v. t. + avv.1 calmare; placare; acquietare2 sistemare ( anche fig.); far mettere la testa a posto a (q.) □ to settle down for life, sistemarsi (fig.); sposarsi □ to settle down to dinner, mettersi a tavola □ to settle down to a job, impegnarsi in un lavoro. -
23 ■ settle up
■ settle upv. i. + avv.saldare un conto; pagare; regolare i conti: I've settled up with the waiter, ho pagato il conto al cameriere; Let's settle up, saldiamo il conto!; regoliamo i conti! -
24 uncertain
[ʌn'sɜːtn]to be uncertain about — non essere certo o sicuro di
2) (not predictable, not known) [future, outcome] incerto3) (changeable) [temper, weather] instabile, variabile4) in no uncertain terms [ state] senza mezzi termini* * *1) ((of a person) not sure; not definitely knowing: I'm uncertain of my future plans; The government is uncertain what is the best thing to do.) incerto2) (not definitely known or settled: My plans are still uncertain; The uncertain weather delayed our departure.) incerto•* * *uncertain /ʌnˈsɜ:tn/a.1 incerto; dubbio: uncertain weather, tempo incerto; an uncertain future [result, outcome], un futuro [risultato, esito] incerto; It is uncertain whether the concert will take place, non è sicuro che il concerto abbia luogo2 incerto; indeciso: I'm uncertain whether to go or not, sono indeciso se andare o no; I am uncertain which of the boys he means, non so con certezza a quale dei ragazzi si riferisca; She was uncertain what to do next, non era sicura di cosa fare dopo; I am uncertain about his intentions, non so bene quali siano le sue intenzioni3 insicuro: She is too young and uncertain to cope with such a situation, è troppo giovane e insicura per gestire una simile situazione● (antiq.) an uncertain temper, un carattere irascibile □ of uncertain age, ( di persona) di una certa età (o di età indefinibile); ( di reperto, oggetto, ecc.) di età incerta □ in no uncertain terms, esplicitamente; chiaramente: I didn't like his plan and I told him so in no uncertain terms, non mi piaceva il suo piano e gliel'ho detto chiaramenteuncertainly avv.* * *[ʌn'sɜːtn]to be uncertain about — non essere certo o sicuro di
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25 undecided
[ˌʌndɪ'saɪdɪd]to be undecided whether... — non sapere se...
* * *1) ((of a person) unable to make a decision about something.) indeciso2) ((of a matter) not settled: The date of the meeting is still undecided.) incerto* * *undecided /ʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd/a.1 indeciso; incerto: Many people are still undecided about who to vote for in the next election, molte persone sono ancora indecise su per chi votare nelle prossime elezioni2 non deciso; incerto: After 90 minutes, the result was still undecided, dopo 90 minuti, il risultato era ancora incertoundecidedly avv.* * *[ˌʌndɪ'saɪdɪd]to be undecided whether... — non sapere se...
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26 vagabond
['vægəbɒnd] 1.nome vagabondo m. (-a)2.aggettivo vagabondo* * *['væɡəbond](an old word for a person having no settled home, or roving from place to place, especially in an idle or disreputable manner: rogues and vagabonds.) vagabondo* * *vagabond /ˈvægəbɒnd/ (lett.)A a. attr.vagabondo: vagabond life, vita da vagabondoB n.1 vagabondo; barbone2 (antiq.) briccone; furfante.(to) vagabond /ˈvægəbɒnd/v. i.(antiq.) vagabondare.* * *['vægəbɒnd] 1.nome vagabondo m. (-a)2.aggettivo vagabondo -
27 outstanding *** out·stand·ing adj
[ˌaʊt'stændɪŋ]1) (exceptional) eccezionale, (feature) saliente2) (not settled: bill) non pagato (-a), (problem) irrisolto (-a)English-Italian dictionary > outstanding *** out·stand·ing adj
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28 rest ****
I [rɛst]1. nto come to rest — (object) fermarsi
to have a good night's rest — farsi una buona or bella dormita
at rest — (not moving) fermo (-a), (euph: dead) in pace
2) Mus pausa3) (support) sostegno, supporto2. vt1) (animal, dough) (far) riposareto rest one's eyes or gaze on — posare lo sguardo su
2)(support: ladder, bicycle, head)
to rest on/against — appoggiare su/contro3. vi1) (repose) riposarsi, riposare2) (remain) starerest assured that... — stia tranquillo che...
3)FALSE FRIEND: rest is not translated by the Italian word restare II [rɛst] nto rest on — (perch) posarsi su, (be supported) poggiare su, appoggiarsi su, (Law: case) basarsi su
the rest — (of money, substance) il resto, (of people, things) gli altri (le altre) pl
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29 settle for
settle for [sth.] accontentarsi di* * *vi + prephe settled for £100 — ha accettato 100 sterline
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30 settle up
1) (pay) pagare, saldare2) (sort out who owes what) fare, regolare i conti3)to settle up with — pagare [waiter, tradesman]
* * *(to pay (a bill): He asked the waiter for the bill, and settled up.) pagare, regolare* * *vi + advto settle up (with sb) — saldare or regolare i conti (con qn)
* * *1) (pay) pagare, saldare2) (sort out who owes what) fare, regolare i conti3)to settle up with — pagare [waiter, tradesman]
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31 deposit
I [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (to bank account) deposito m.2) (part payment) (on house, holiday, goods) anticipo m., acconto m., caparra f.; (against damage) cauzione f.to leave a deposit on sth. — versare un acconto per qcs
3) BE pol. cauzione f.4) (of coal, mineral) giacimento m.; (of silt, mud) deposito m.5) chim. enol. deposito m.II [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (put down) depositare, posareto deposit sth. with the bank — depositare qcs. in banca
to deposit sth. with sb. — affidare qcs. a qcn
* * *[di'pozit] 1. verb1) (to put or set down: She deposited her shopping-basket in the kitchen.) posare2) (to put in for safe keeping: He deposited the money in the bank.) depositare2. noun1) (an act of putting money in a bank etc: She made several large deposits at the bank during that month.) deposito2) (an act of paying money as a guarantee that money which is or will be owed will be paid: We have put down a deposit on a house in the country.) deposito3) (the money put into a bank or paid as a guarantee in this way: We decided we could not afford to go on holiday and managed to get back the deposit which we had paid.) caparra4) (a quantity of solid matter that has settled at the bottom of a liquid, or is left behind by a liquid: The flood-water left a yellow deposit over everything.) deposito5) (a layer (of coal, iron etc) occurring naturally in rock: rich deposits of iron ore.) giacimento* * *I [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (to bank account) deposito m.2) (part payment) (on house, holiday, goods) anticipo m., acconto m., caparra f.; (against damage) cauzione f.to leave a deposit on sth. — versare un acconto per qcs
3) BE pol. cauzione f.4) (of coal, mineral) giacimento m.; (of silt, mud) deposito m.5) chim. enol. deposito m.II [dɪ'pɒzɪt]1) (put down) depositare, posareto deposit sth. with the bank — depositare qcs. in banca
to deposit sth. with sb. — affidare qcs. a qcn
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32 determined
[dɪ'tɜːmɪnd] 1. 2.* * *1) (having one's mind made up: She is determined to succeed.) determinato2) (stubborn: He's very determined.) determinato3) (fixed or settled: Our route has already been determined.) deciso* * *[dɪ'tɜːmɪnd] 1. 2. -
33 difference
['dɪfrəns]1) (dissimilarity) differenza f. (in, of di)I can't tell o see the difference non vedo la differenza; it makes no difference to me per me non fa nessuna differenza o fa lo stesso; what difference does it make if...? che differenza fa o che cosa cambia se...? as near as makes no difference quasi lo stesso; a vacation with a difference — una vacanza particolare o un po' diversa
2) (disagreement) divergenza f.* * *['difrəns]1) (what makes one thing unlike another: I can't see any difference between these two pictures; It doesn't make any difference to me whether you go or stay; There's not much difference between them.) differenza2) (an act of differing, especially a disagreement: We had a difference of opinion; Have they settled their differences? (= Have they stopped arguing?).) disaccordo, controversia3) (the amount by which one quantity or number is greater than another: If you buy it for me I'll give you $6 now and make up the difference later.) differenza•- differentiate
- differentiation* * *['dɪfrəns]1) (dissimilarity) differenza f. (in, of di)I can't tell o see the difference non vedo la differenza; it makes no difference to me per me non fa nessuna differenza o fa lo stesso; what difference does it make if...? che differenza fa o che cosa cambia se...? as near as makes no difference quasi lo stesso; a vacation with a difference — una vacanza particolare o un po' diversa
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34 established
[ɪ'stæblɪʃt] 1. 2.* * *adjective (settled or accepted: established customs.) stabilito* * *[ɪ'stæblɪʃt] 1. 2. -
35 fixed
[fɪkst] 1. 2.aggettivo [gaze, idea, income, price, method] fisso; [ intervals] regolare; [ desire] tenace; [ intention] fermo; [smile, expression] immobile; [ menu] a prezzo fisso* * *1) (arranged in advance; settled: a fixed price.) fisso2) (steady; not moving: a fixed gaze/stare.) fisso3) (arranged illegally or dishonestly: The result was fixed.) truccato* * *[fɪkst] 1. 2. -
36 justice
['dʒʌstɪs]1) (fairness) giustizia f.to do sb. justice to do justice to sb. rendere giustizia a qcn.; the portrait doesn't do her justice il ritratto non le rende giustizia; I couldn't do justice to it — (refusing food) non posso fargli onore
2) (the law) giustizia f.to bring sb. to justice — assicurare qcn. alla giustizia
3) (judge) BE giudice m. (dell'Alta Corte di Giustizia); AE giudice m. (della Corte Suprema)* * *1) (fairness or rightness in the treatment of other people: Everyone has a right to justice; I don't deserve to be punished - where's your sense of justice?) giustizia2) (the law or the administration of it: Their dispute had to be settled in a court of justice.) giustizia3) (a judge.) giudice•- do
- in justice to* * *['dʒʌstɪs]1) (fairness) giustizia f.to do sb. justice to do justice to sb. rendere giustizia a qcn.; the portrait doesn't do her justice il ritratto non le rende giustizia; I couldn't do justice to it — (refusing food) non posso fargli onore
2) (the law) giustizia f.to bring sb. to justice — assicurare qcn. alla giustizia
3) (judge) BE giudice m. (dell'Alta Corte di Giustizia); AE giudice m. (della Corte Suprema) -
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38 sewn up
(completely settled or arranged: The contract is all sewn up.) concluso
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