sharp bit

1. v/t run

correre il pericolo run the risk

2. v/i run

( affrettarsi) hurry

di veicolo speed

di tempo fly

correre in aiuto di qualcuno rush to help someone

correre dietro a qualcuno run after someone

lascia correre! let it go!, leave it!

corre voce it is rumo(u)red

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correre v. intr.

1 to run* (anche fig.): non correre così!, don't run about like that!; corri a dirgli che lo vogliono al telefono, run and tell him he's wanted on the telephone; correva su e giù come un pazzo, he was running up and down like a madman; è tutto il pomeriggio che corro per negozi, I've been running in and out of shops all afternoon; si mise a correre avanti e indietro, he started running backwards and forwards; correre dietro al successo non ti farà felice, running after success won't make you happy; alzò i tacchi e corse come il vento, he took to his heels and ran like the wind; correva a rotta di collo quando inciampò e cadde, she was running at breakneck speed when she tripped and fell; corse dietro a Philip per raggiungerlo, he ran after Philip to catch up with him; John corre troppo quando guida, John goes too fast when he drives; mi è corso dietro un bel po' ma a me non piaceva, (fig.) he ran after me (o chased me) quite a bit but I didn't care much about him; il mio pensiero corse a quella vacanza sul lago, my thoughts ran (o flew) to that holiday on the lake; i suoi occhi corsero all'orologio e s'accorse che erano ormai le sette, her eyes flew to the clock and she realized it was seven o'clock already // dovreste correre ai ripari, you'd better do something about it // ti faccio correre io!, I'll fix you!; mi farà correre se non mi metto d'impegno a studiare, she'll be after me if I don't start working properly // il mio orologio corre, my watch is fast

2 ( precipitarsi) to rush: sono corsi subito a spegnere l'incendio, they immediately rushed to put out the fire; corse alla porta ma non c'era nessuno, she rushed to the door but nobody was there; gridai ed essi corsero in mio aiuto, I cried out and they rushed (o ran) to my aid; non correre quando leggi, non si capisce niente, don't rush (o go so fast) when you read, we can't understand anything; corro un attimo al supermercato e torno, I'll rush (o dash off) to the supermarket and I'll be right back

3 ( di veicoli) to speed* along: l'auto correva a 120 km all'ora, the car was speeding along (o was travelling) at 120 kms an hour

4 ( gareggiare) to compete, to race: correre in bicicletta, in automobile, a cavallo, to compete (o to take part) in cycle races, in car races, in horse races; correre ( a piedi) per una società sportiva, to run (o to race) for a sports society // far correre ( un cavallo, un'automobile), to race

5 ( fluire) to flow (anche fig.); to run*: nelle sue vene corre sangue slavo, Slav blood runs in his veins; corse molto sangue durante la lotta, much blood flowed during the fight; una fitta gli corse lungo la gamba, a sharp pain ran down his leg; un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena, a shiver ran down my spine; mi pare che adesso la frase corra, the sentence seems to flow properly now; il tuo ragionamento non corre, your reasoning doesn't flow (o isn't sound) // lascia correre!, take no notice! (o pay no attention!) // non corre buon sangue tra di loro, there's ill feeling between them (o they don't like each other)

6 ( di tempo) ( trascorrere) to elapse, to pass; ( velocemente) to fly*: corsero sei mesi prima che si rivedessero, six months elapsed (o passed) before they met again; come corre il tempo!, time does fly! // correva l'anno 1789, it was the year 1789 // coi tempi che corrono, these days

7 ( percorrere) to run*: la strada correva lungo l'argine, the road ran along the river bank; un filo elettrico corre lungo le pareti, an electric wire runs along the walls

8 ( circolare) to go* round; to circulate: corrono voci poco rassicuranti sul suo conto, there are some disturbing rumours about him going round (o nasty rumours are circulating about him)

9 ( decorrere) to run*: si è deciso che gli aumenti di salario corrano dal settembre 2003, it has been decided that salary rises will run from September 2003

10 ( intercorrere) to be*: corrono 2 km tra la nostra casa e il mare, it's 2 kms from our house to the beach; corrono quattro anni tra le due sorelle, there is a four-year gap between the two sisters; ce ne corre!, far from it! // c'è corso poco che lo perdessi!, I almost lost him; c'è corso poco che morisse, she almost died // corsero parole grosse all'assemblea, violent insults flew during the meeting

◆ v.tr.

1 ( percorrere) to travel: correre il mare, il mondo, to travel the seas, the world // la sua fama sta correndo il mondo, he is known world-wide (o he is world-famous)

2 ( scorrere) to look (through): corse l'articolo velocemente, he quickly looked (o read) through the article

3 (sport) to run*; ( partecipare a) to take* part (in): correre i 100 metri, to run the 100 metres; correre il Giro d'Italia, to take part in the Giro d'Italia

4 ( affrontare) to run*: correre un rischio, to run a risk; correre un pericolo, to run a danger; la sua vita non corre alcun pericolo, his life is not in any danger.

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1. ['korrere]

(quando si esprime o sottindende una meta) (aus essere) (senza una meta e nel senso Sport) (aus avere) (gen) to run, (affrettarsi) to hurry, (precipitarsi) to rush, Sport to race, run, (diffondersi: notizie) to go round

2. vt

(gen) to run, (pericolo) to face, Sport to run, (gara) to compete in

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verbo transitivo

1) sport [ atleta] to run* (in); [ pilota] to drive* in; [ cavallo] to run* in [ gara]

2) (esporsi a) to run* [ rischio]

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere, essere)

1) (aus. avere) [persona, animale] to run*

2) (aus. essere) (accorrere) [ persona] to rush

3) (aus. essere, avere) (con veicoli) to drive* (too fast), to speed* (along)

4) (aus. avere) sport (nell'atletica) to run*; (nel ciclismo) to ride*, to race; (in macchina, moto) to race; (nell'equitazione) to run*

5) correre dietro (aus. essere) (inseguire)

6) (aus. essere) (prolungarsi, estendersi)

7) (aus. essere) (diffondersi) [pettegolezzo, voce] to go* around

8) (aus. essere) (trascorrere velocemente)

9) (aus. essere) (fluire) to flow

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correre

/'korrere/ [32]

I verbo transitivo

 1 sport [ atleta] to run* (in); [ pilota] to drive* in; [ cavallo] to run* in [ gara]

 2 (esporsi a) to run* [ rischio]; correre un pericolo to be in danger

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere, essere)

 1 (aus. avere) [persona, animale] to run*; ho corso tutto il giorno (sono stato indaffarato) I've been rushing all day

 2 (aus. essere) (accorrere) [ persona] to rush; correre in aiuto di qcn. to rush to sb.'s aid, to run to help sb.; correre dalla polizia to go running to the police; "vai a cercarlo" - "corro" "go and get him" - "I'm going"

 3 (aus. essere, avere) (con veicoli) to drive* (too fast), to speed* (along)

 4 (aus. avere) sport (nell'atletica) to run*; (nel ciclismo) to ride*, to race; (in macchina, moto) to race; (nell'equitazione) to run*; correre per [ pilota] to race with o for [ scuderia]; correre su [ pilota] to race on [auto, moto]; andiamo a correre? (fare jogging) shall we go jogging?

 5 correre dietro (aus. essere) (inseguire) correre dietro a qcn., qcs. to run o chase after sb., sth.; (cercare di ottenere) correre dietro a to chase after [successo, gloria]; colloq. (corteggiare) correre dietro a to chase after [ ragazze]

 6 (aus. essere) (prolungarsi, estendersi) correre lungo [sentiero, muro] to run along [bosco, prato]; un brivido mi corse lungo la schiena a shiver ran down my spine

 7 (aus. essere) (diffondersi) [pettegolezzo, voce] to go* around; corre voce che rumour has it that, the story goes that, there's a rumour going around that

 8 (aus. essere) (trascorrere velocemente) il tempo corre time is running out

 9 (aus. essere) (fluire) to flow; il sangue corre nelle vene blood flows through veins

IDIOMS

lasciar correre to let things ride; correva l'anno... it was in the year...; correre dietro alle sottane to chase petticoats o skirts; ce ne corre! there's no comparison! con i tempi che corrono with things as they are, the way things are at present.

τρίβολος [pron. full] [ῐ], ὁ, name of various prickly plants,

a water-chestnut, Trapa natans,

τ. ἔνυδρος Thphr.HP4.9.1

, Dsc.4.15.

b caltrops, Tribulus terrestris, Ar.Lys. 576; τ. περικαρπιάκανθος, χερσαῖος, Thphr.HP3.1.6, 6.1.3, Dsc. l.c.;

ἄκανθαι καὶ τ. LXX Ge.3.18

;

βάτοι καὶ τ. Ph.1.680

, cf. IG14.1934f1 ([place name] Rome):—Alc.47 calls sour wine ὀξύτερος τριβόλων.

c τ. φυλλάκανθος, thorny trefoil, Fagonia cretica, Thphr.HP6.5.3.

d τ. παραθαλάσσιος, prickly samphire, Echinophora spinosa, Hp.Nat.Mul.32.

II τρίβολοι, οἱ, a threshing-machine, a board with sharp stones fixed in the bottom, Ph.Bel.85.36, al., LXX 2 Ki.12.31, Longus 3.30; τ. ξύλινος (in the section περὶ κάρρων) Edict.Diocl.15.41;

τριβόλους ἀχυρότριβας AP6.104

(Phil.).

III caltrop, i. e. a four-spiked implement thrown on the ground to lame the enemy's horses, Ph.Bel.100.7, Plu.2.200a, Polyaen.1.39.2, 4.3.17, Hdn.4.15.2, Procop.Goth.3.24.

b τ. πηχῶν έ a larger contrivance for stopping boulders, etc., thrown down a slope, Ath.Mech. 38.2.

c οἱ κατακρημνώμενοι τ. an instrument hung from the walls of a fortress as a defence against battering-rams, Ph.Bel.100.15.

d a kind of missile,

τριβόλων σιδηρῶν σφενδονῆται D.H.20.1

; οἱ τ. οἱ καιόμενοι a kind of incendiary missile, Ph.Bel.100.20, cf. 94.9.

IV part of the bit of a bridle, PCair.Zen. 782 (a).9 (iii B. C.), Poll.1.148, Hsch.

V dub. sens. in naval dockyard records,

σίδηρος ἐκ τοῦ τ. IG22.1629.1154

, 1631.338.

VI as Adj., three-tiered,

πυρὰ πυργοειδὴς τ. D.C.74.5

.

ἐνδάκνω,

A bite into, seize with the teeth,

ἔχιδνα δ' ὥς μέ τις πόδ' ἐνδακοῦσ' ἔχει A.Supp. 897

(dub.); ἐ. στόμια γνάθοις take the bit between the teeth, of runaway horses, E.Hipp. 1223;

ἐ. Χαλινόν Pl.Phdr. 254d

;

τὸ Χεῖλος Luc.Cal.24

: abs., Aret.SA1.7.

2 metaph., of sharp things, fix themselves firm in,

τῇ γῇ Apollod.Poliorc.145.9

; of mustard, to be pungent, Nic.Fr.70.16.

ἐχῖνος, ὁ (on the accent, v. Hdn.Gr.1.183),

A hedgehog (prop. ἐ. χερσαῖος, as in Thphr.Sign.30), Erinaceus europaeus, Archil.118, Emp. 83, Ar. Pax 1086, Ion Trag.38, S.Ichn.121, etc.

2 sea-urchin, Epich.53, Archipp.24;

ἐ. θαλάττιος Pl.Euthd. 298d

.

II large wide-mouthed jar, Hp.Mul.2.172, Steril.230, Ar.V. 1436, Eup.415, Men.Epit.Fr.10, Erot., Hsch., Poll.6.91.

2 vase in which the notes of evidence were sealed up by the διαιτηταί, in cases of appeal from their decision, D.45.17,48.48, Arist.Ath.53.2, Thphr.Char.6.8.

III hard case of beech-mast, chestnuts, etc., Id.HP3.10.1, Xenocr.43, Hsch.

2 neck-vertebra of the κεστρεύς, Dorioap. Ath.7.306f.

IV third stomach of ruminating animals, Arist.PA 676a11, 674b15, HA 507b6, Antig.Mir.17;

βοῶν ἐ. Call.Fr. 250

; also, gizzard of graminivorous birds, Ael.NA14.7.

V pl., sharp points at each end of a bit, X.Eq.10.6, Poll.1.148; but = τῶν ὑποστομίων τὰ κοῖλα, ib. 184.

VI Archit., cushion of the Doric and Tuscan capital (prob. from its form), Vitr.4.3.4, 4.7.3.

2 = οἱ τῶν τειχῶν ἀγκῶνες, Hsch.

VII a kind of cake, Lync. ap. Ath.14.647a, Hsch.

VIII a plant, v.l. ἔρινος (q.v.), Dsc.4.141, Gal.11.880, Paul.Aeg.7.3. (Cf. OHG. igil, Slav. jež[icaron], Lith. ež[ytilde]s.)

〈 het〉

♦voorbeelden:

¶   teruggaan naar af • go back to square one

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I 〈 bijwoord〉

1 [met betrekking tot een verwijdering] off, away

2 [+ van] [met betrekking tot het uitgangspunt] from

3 [met betrekking tot een verwijderd/gescheiden zijn] away, off

4 [naar beneden] down

5 [met betrekking tot een nadering] to ⇒ 〈+ op〉 towards, up to

♦voorbeelden:

1   af en aan • back and forth, to and fro

     mensen liepen af en aan • people came and went

     af en toe • (every) now and then

     klaar? af! • get set! go!

2   van die dag af • from that day (on/onward(s))

     van kind af/van jongs af (aan) • (ever) since I was 〈enz.〉 a child

     van de grond af • from ground level

3   hij is minister af • he has resigned as minister

     de nieuwigheid is er een beetje af • the novelty has worn off a bit

     〈 figuurlijk〉 dat kan er niet af • that's beyond my 〈enz.〉means, I 〈enz.〉 can't afford that

     de verf is er af • the paint has come off

     ver af • a long way off

     hij woont een eindje van de weg af • he lives a little way away from the road

     van iemand af zijn • be rid of someone

     u bent nog niet van me af • you haven't seen the last/back of me

4   de rivier af • down river

     de trap af • down the stairs

     af! • (get) down!; 〈 tegen hond ook〉 down boy/girl!

5   ze komen op ons af • they are coming towards us

¶   〈 dramaturgie〉 Hamlet af • exit Hamlet

     goed/beter/slecht af zijn • have come off well/better/badly

     daar wil ik (van) af zijn • I wouldn't like to say

     op de minuut af • to the (very) minute; 〈 stipt〉 on the dot, sharp

     op 't onbeleefde af • to the point of rudeness

     ik weet er niets van af • I don't know anything about it

     van voren af aan beginnen • start from scratch; 〈 opnieuw〉 start all over again

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 [afgemat] worn out; 〈 informeel〉 (dead) beat

2 [afgewerkt] finished ⇒ done, completed, 〈 verzorgd〉 polished, 〈 verzorgd〉 well-finished

3 [uit] 〈 toestel〉 off

4 [spel] out

♦voorbeelden:

2   het werk is af • the work is done/finished

     de voorstelling was af • the performance was perfect

4   je bent af • you're out

I 〈 het, de〉

1 [haarvezel] hair

2 [meervoud] [haardos] hair

3 [nagenoeg niets] hair ⇒ trifle

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 zijn wilde haren kwijtraken • sow one's wild oats, settle down

     zich de haren uit het hoofd trekken • tear one's hair, kick oneself

     iets met de haren erbij slepen/trekken • drag something in (by the head and shoulders)

     geen haar op m'n hoofd die eraan denkt • I would not dream of it

     iemand geen haar krenken • not touch a hair of someone's head

     berouw/spijt hebben als haren op z'n hoofd • feel as sorry as could be

2   〈 figuurlijk〉 ik heb er grijze haren van gekregen • it has turned my hair grey

     elkaar in de haren vliegen • fly at each other, be at each other's throats

     iemand tegen de haren instrijken • rub someone up the wrong way

     iemand de haren te berge doen rijzen • make someone's hair stand on end

     m'n haren rezen te berge (van schrik) • my hair stood on end (with fear)

3   het scheelde geen haar • that was a near thing

     het scheelde maar een haar of ik had haar geraakt • I just missed hitting her

     op een haar na • very nearly

     geen haar beter zijn • not be a whit/one bit better

II 〈 het〉 〈 verzamelnaam〉

1 [al de lichaamsharen] hair

2 [het hoofdhaar] hair

♦voorbeelden:

1   met huid en haar verslinden • swallow whole

     〈 figuurlijk〉 haar op de tanden hebben • have a sharp tongue

2   met lang/kort/ 〈enz.〉 haar • long-/short-/ 〈enz.〉 haired

     z'n haar kammen/borstelen • comb/brush one's hair

     z'n haar laten knippen • have a haircut

     z'n haar verven • dye one's hair

     goed in z'n haar zitten • have a thick head of hair

     〈 figuurlijk〉 iemand in het haar zitten • be at loggerheads with someone

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I 〈 persoonlijk voornaamwoord〉

1  her; 〈van dier/ding voornamelijk〉 it

♦voorbeelden:

1   vrienden van haar • friends of hers

     hij gaf het haar • he gave it to her

     die van haar is wit • hers is white

II 〈bezittelijk voornaamwoord; vrouwelijk enkelvoud〉

1  her; 〈van dieren/dingen voornamelijk〉 its

♦voorbeelden:

1   Els haar schoenen • Elsie's shoes

     zij doet het hare • she does her share

"1. heart. 2. courage, stoutheartedness, guts. 3. pity, compassion. 4. heart, heartstrings, emotions. 5. prov. stomach, belly. -ten very sincerely, from the heart, from the bottom of one´s heart. -ler acısı heartbreaking, heart-rending. -i ağzına gelmek for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth/miss a beat/skip a beat. -i atmak 1. for one´s heart to beat. 2. for one´s heart to pound with excitement. -i bayılmak to be very hungry, be caving in. -i cız etmek/cızlamak to be suddenly overwhelmed by a flood of pity or compassion. - çarpıntısı 1. palpitation of the heart. 2. agitation, anxiety. -i çarpmak 1. for one´s heart to palpitate. 2. for one´s heart to pound with excitement. -i dar impatient; restive, fidgety. -i dayanmamak /a/ to be unable to bear, be unable to stand. -i delik troubled. -ine dert olmak /ın/ (for something) to be a source of pain and regret for (someone). -i dolu (someone) whose heart is full of bitterness over an old insult or wrong. -i ezilmek 1. to be very moved, for one´s heart to be wrenched. 2. to be very hungry, be caving in. -i ferahlamak to feel relieved, breathe easily, breathe freely. -i geniş carefree, happy-go-lucky, easygoing. -i hop etmek/hoplamak for one´s heart to miss a beat, for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth; (for someone) to get a fright, have a fright. -ine inmek 1. (for a great sadness) to kill someone, deal someone a mortal blow. 2. to die then and there. 3. (for a sad event) to make someone suffer grievously, hit someone very hard. -ine işlemek /ın/ to wound or hurt (someone) deeply, cut (someone) to the quick. -i kabarmak 1. to feel sick at one´s stomach, feel nauseated. 2. for one´s heart to feel heavy; (for someone) to feel a tightness in one´s chest (owing to extreme sadness or suffering). -i kaldıramamak /ı/ to be unable to stand, be unable to bear (something). -ini kaldırmak /ın/ to make (one´s) heart miss a beat, give (one) a sudden fright. -i kalkmak to get excited or agitated, for one´s heart to begin to pound with excitement or agitation. -i kan ağlamak to be deeply grieved. -ine kar yağmak /ın/ to feel pangs of jealousy or envy. - karası 1. regret felt for a crime or misdeed one has committed. 2. crime or misdeed. -i kararmak to be beset by a feeling of pessimism or hopelessness, lose heart. -i katı hardhearted. -i katılmak for one´s heart to feel so tight that one can´t breathe easily (after weeping). - katılığı hardness of heart, hard-heartedness. -i kopmak to be stricken with a sudden, very sharp pain. -ine oturmak /ın/ 1. to plunge (someone) into deep sadness. 2. to affect one deeply, work its way into one. -i oynamak for one´s heart to miss a beat, for one´s heart to leap into one´s mouth; (for someone) to get a fright, have a fright. -i parçalanmak/parça parça olmak for one´s heart to be wrenched (upon seeing something sad). -i pek 1. hardhearted. 2. fearless, stouthearted. -ini pek tutmak to be brave, keep up one´s courage. -i rahatlamak to feel relieved, breathe easily, breathe freely. - Selanik /da/ coward, chicken: Onda yürek Selanik! He´s a chicken!/He´s chicken-livered! -i serinlemek to feel a bit less sad. -i sıkılmak to feel depressed or bored. -i sızlamak to be very moved (by a pathetic sight). -ine (soğuk) su serpilmek to alleviate (one´s) sadness, anxiety, or depression; to make (one) feel better, lighten or gladden (one´s) heart. -i şişmek to feel very weary, bored, or depressed (after having endured something for a long time). -i tükenmek/- tüketmek to wear oneself out (trying to explain something). - vermek /a/ to give (someone) courage, embolden. -i yağ bağlamak to feel very pleased (about), feel as pleased as Punch (about). -inin yağı erimek to be very sad or upset. -i yanık 1. (someone) whose heart is heavy with sorrow or anguish. 2. (someone) who´s been smitten by a disaster or calamity. -i yanmak/-ine od düşmek 1. to be deeply grieved, feel deep grief. 2. to feel very sorry. 3. to be smi