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1 shelter
I ['ʃeltə(r)]1) U (protection) rifugio m., riparo m.to give sb. shelter — [ person] dare rifugio o riparo a qcn.; [hut, tree] offrire un riparo a qcn.; [ country] dare asilo a qcn
2) U (covered place) riparo m.3) (for homeless) ricovero m.; (for refugee) asilo m.II 1. ['ʃeltə(r)]1) (protect) (against weather) riparare, proteggere ( from, against da); (from truth) proteggere ( from da)2) (give refuge, succour to) accogliere, dare asilo a [refugee, criminal]2.to shelter sb. from sb., sth. — accogliere qcn. in fuga da qcn., qcs
1) (from weather, bomb) mettersi al riparo, ripararsi2) [refugee, fugitive] rifugiarsi* * *['ʃeltə] 1. noun1) (protection against wind, rain, enemies etc: We gave the old man shelter for the night.) riparo2) (a building etc designed to give such protection: a bus-shelter.) riparo pensilina2. verb1) (to be in, or go into, a place of shelter: He sheltered from the storm.) ripararsi2) (to give protection: That line of trees shelters my garden.) proteggere, riparare•* * *I ['ʃeltə(r)]1) U (protection) rifugio m., riparo m.to give sb. shelter — [ person] dare rifugio o riparo a qcn.; [hut, tree] offrire un riparo a qcn.; [ country] dare asilo a qcn
2) U (covered place) riparo m.3) (for homeless) ricovero m.; (for refugee) asilo m.II 1. ['ʃeltə(r)]1) (protect) (against weather) riparare, proteggere ( from, against da); (from truth) proteggere ( from da)2) (give refuge, succour to) accogliere, dare asilo a [refugee, criminal]2.to shelter sb. from sb., sth. — accogliere qcn. in fuga da qcn., qcs
1) (from weather, bomb) mettersi al riparo, ripararsi2) [refugee, fugitive] rifugiarsi -
2 shelter *** shel·ter
['ʃɛltə(r)]1. n1) (protection) riparoto seek shelter (from) — cercare riparo (da or contro), ripararsi (da)
2) (construction: on mountain etc) rifugio2. vt1)to shelter (from) — riparare (da), (from blame etc) proteggere (da)2) (give lodging to: homeless, criminal etc) dare rifugio or asilo a3. viripararsi, mettersi al riparo -
3 ♦ as
♦ as (1) /æz, əz/A avv., prep. e cong.1 (nei compar.: as… as) (così…) come; tanto… quanto; tutto… che: a bird as big as a cat, un uccello grosso come un gatto; You are as rich as he (is), tu sei (tanto) ricco quanto lui; I have as many books as you ( have), ho tanti libri quanti ne hai tu; I can give you as much money as you want, posso darti tutto il denaro che vuoi2 (correl. di such, so, same) che; di; da: The rain was so heavy as to force us to shelter under a tree, la pioggia era così forte da costringerci (o che fummo costretti) a ripararci sotto un albero; poets such as (o such poets as) Donne and Marvell, poeti quali Donne e Marvell; so as not to be seen, così da non essere visto; They had the same difficulties as you ( had), hanno incontrato le stesse difficoltà che avete incontrato voi (o le vostre stesse difficoltà); I work in the same firm as his wife, lavoro nella stessa ditta di sua moglie; He is the same as before, è lo stesso di prima3 come; in qualità di; in quanto; nel modo in cui: I like him as a person, mi piace come persona; She works as a fashion designer, lavora come disegnatrice di moda; his skill as a craftsman, la sua abilità come (o di) artigiano; speaking as a friend, per parlare da amico; I'm going to the masked ball as Dracula, vado al ballo in maschera vestito da Dracula; You're late as usual, sei in ritardo come al solito; as is obvious, com'è ovvio; as you can see, come puoi vedere; as I was saying, come dicevo; Do as I tell you!, fa' come ti dico! NOTA D'USO: - like o as?-4 poiché; dato che; siccome; giacché: As it was late, we hurried up, poiché era tardi, ci affrettammo5 mentre; quando; come: I saw them as I was getting into the cinema, li vidi mentre entravo nel cinema; as a child, da bambino6 benché; sebbene, per quanto; come: Rich as he is, he isn't happy, benché ricco (o ricco com'è), non è felice; Improbable as it may sound, per quanto sembri improbabile; per improbabile che possa sembrareB pron. relat. (correl. di such)(antiq.) che; quale: Such as don't know me, coloro che non mi conoscono● as against (o as compared with), in confronto a; di contro a □ as agreed upon, come d'accordo; secondo gli accordi presi □ as and when, a tempo debito; al momento opportuno □ as… as any…, non meno… di…; non inferiore a… per…; uno dei più…: as good a reason as any, un motivo non meno valido degli altri (o di qualunque altro); His new thriller is as gripping as any I've seen recently, il suo nuovo thriller è uno dei più emozionanti che abbia visto ultimamente □ as… as that, così; tanto: Is it really as late as that?, è davvero così tardi?; Come on, it's not as serious as all that, andiamo, non è poi tanto grave! □ as at (+ data), ( banca) «valuta»; (rag.: di bilancio) «chiuso al»: We have credited your account with $10,000 as at March 1st, abbiamo accreditato 10 000 dollari sul vostro conto, valuta 1В° marzo □ as far as ► far □ as for, quanto a; riguardo a: as for him, quanto a lui □ as from = as of ► sotto □ as if, come se; quasi che; quasi a: He acted as if he were mad, si è comportato come un pazzo; He shook his head as if to say: «Don't do it!», scosse il capo come per (o quasi a) dire: «Non farlo!»; It isn't as if he were rich, non che sia ricco; As if I cared!, sai che m'importa!; m'importa assai! □ (fam.) As if!, figurati!; macché! □ (leg.) as is, nello stato in cui si trova □ as it is, di fatto; in realtà; sta di fatto che; ( in fine frase) già: As it is, things are getting worse, in realtà le cose vanno per il peggio; I've plenty of things to do as it is, ho già abbastanza cose da fare □ as it were, per così dire; diciamo così □ as late as, as long as ► late, long (2) □ as many, as much ► many, much □ (form.) as of (+ giorno o data), a partire da; con inizio da: as of today, a partire da oggi; as of April 1, a partire dal 1В° aprile □ (comm.) as per, come da: as per sample, come da campione □ as recently as, non più tardi di □ as regards, per ciò che riguarda; quanto a □ as soon as ► soon □ as though = as if ► sopra □ as to, quanto a; riguardo a: as to me, quanto a me; No decision has been taken yet as to his appointment, quanto alla sua nomina, non è stata presa ancora una decisione □ as well, as well as ► well (2) □ as yet, ancora; finora; fino ad allora: He hasn't come as yet, non è ancora venuto; finora, non è venuto □ as you go, via via; gradatamente □ (mil.) As you were!, al tempo!NOTA D'USO: - as o such as?- as (2) /æs/n. (pl. asses)(stor.) asse ( misura e moneta romana). -
4 ♦ fashion
♦ fashion (1) /ˈfæʃn/n.1 maniera; modo: to behave in a strange fashion, comportarsi in modo strano; after (o in) the fashion of, alla maniera di; al modo di2 [uc] moda; voga: Fashion changes every season, la moda cambia ogni stagione; the latest fashion, l'ultima moda; to bring into fashion, far diventare di moda; to come into fashion, diventare di moda; in fashion, di moda; out of fashion, fuori moda; passato di moda; to go out of fashion, passare di moda; to follow the fashion, seguire la moda; a fashion magazine, una rivista di moda; fashion designer, stilista; disegnatore di moda; figurinista; to set the fashion, creare (o lanciare) la moda; to be a slave to fashion, essere schiavo della moda● fashion-conscious, che ci tiene a seguire la moda □ fashion-forward, all'avanguardia in fatto di moda; che anticipa la moda □ fashion plate, figurino ( anche fig.) □ fashion shop, negozio di mode □ fashion show, sfilata di moda □ fashion statement, scelta che fa moda; idea-moda □ fashion victim, schiavo della moda; modaiolo □ fashion wear, indumenti alla moda; abbigliamento di moda □ after a fashion, in qualche modo; più o meno; a modo mio (tuo, suo, ecc.): He can dance, after a fashion, a modo suo, balla □ (prov.) Everyone after his fashion, ciascuno a suo modo □ to be all the fashion, essere di gran moda; andare per la maggiore.fashion (2) /ˈfæʃn/suffissoidea mo' di; alla (+ agg. femm.): to walk crab-fashion, camminare a mo' dei granchi; American-fashion, all'americana.(to) fashion /ˈfæʃn/v. t.1 foggiare; fabbricare; fare: to fashion a shelter, farsi un riparo; to fashion leather into bags and belts, fabbricare con cuoio borse e cinture; The canoe had been fashioned out of a tree trunk, la canoa era stata ricavata da un tronco d'albero -
5 shady
['ʃeɪdɪ]1) [ place] ombreggiato, ombroso2) (dubious) [ deal] losco, sospetto; [ businessman] equivoco, disonesto* * *1) (sheltered or giving shelter from heat or light: a shady tree; a shady corner of the garden.) ombreggiato, in ombra2) (dishonest: a shady business.) losco* * *shady /ˈʃeɪdɪ/a.1 ombroso; ombreggiato; in ombra: shady leaves, ombrose fronde; a shady lawn, un prato ombreggiato; the shady side of the courtyard, il lato in ombra del cortile2 (fig.) ambiguo; dubbio; disonesto; di dubbia fama; equivoco; losco; sospetto: a man of shady reputation, un uomo di dubbia fama; a shady politician, un politicante disonesto; a shady character, un losco figuro; un tipo losco; a shady transaction, un affare sospetto● to be on the shady side of fifty, aver passato la cinquantina.* * *['ʃeɪdɪ]1) [ place] ombreggiato, ombroso2) (dubious) [ deal] losco, sospetto; [ businessman] equivoco, disonesto
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