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1 sickbed
['sɪkbed]nome capezzale m., letto m. di malato* * *sickbed /ˈsɪkbɛd/n. [u]letto (di dolore): I visited him in (o on) his sickbed, sono andato a trovarlo che era a letto (malato); sono andato al suo capezzale.* * *['sɪkbed]nome capezzale m., letto m. di malato -
2 sickbed sick·bed n
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3 vigil
['vɪdʒɪl]nome veglia f.; (by sickbed) veglia f.; relig. vigilia f.; pol. veglia f. di protestato keep a vigil (over sb.) — vegliare qcn
* * *vigil /ˈvɪdʒɪl/n.1 veglia ( anche polit.): a peace vigil, una veglia per la pace; a candlelight vigil, una veglia al lume di candela ( di protesta o in omaggio alle vittime di un disastro); to hold a vigil, tenere una veglia ( di protesta); to keep (a) vigil, vegliare2 (relig.) vigilia; giorno di vigilia3 (pl.) (relig.) preghiere notturneFALSI AMICI: vigil non significa vigile.* * *['vɪdʒɪl]nome veglia f.; (by sickbed) veglia f.; relig. vigilia f.; pol. veglia f. di protestato keep a vigil (over sb.) — vegliare qcn
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4 ask for
ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere
* * *1) (to express a wish to see or speak to (someone): When he telephoned he asked for you; He is very ill and keeps asking for his daughter.) chiedere di2) (to behave as if inviting (something unpleasant): Going for a swim when you have a cold is just as asking for trouble.) cercare, andare in cerca di* * *vi + prep(person) chiedere di, cercare, (help, information, money) chiedere, domandareI asked him for help — gli ho chiesto aiuto or di aiutarmi
* * *ask for [sth.] chiedere [ drink]; chiedere, richiedere [money, help, restraint]he was asking for it! he asked for it! — colloq. se l'è voluto! ask for [sb.] (on telephone) chiedere di, cercare; (from sickbed) chiedere di vedere
См. также в других словарях:
sickbed — ► NOUN ▪ an invalid s bed … English terms dictionary
sickbed — [sik′bed΄] n. [ME seke bed] the bed to which a sick person is confined … English World dictionary
sickbed — sick|bed [ˈsıkbed] n [C usually singular] the bed where a sick person is lying from your sickbed ▪ The president carried on working from his sickbed … Dictionary of contemporary English
sickbed — [[t]sɪ̱kbed[/t]] sickbeds also sick bed N COUNT: usu poss N Your sickbed is the bed that you are lying in while you are ill. Michael left his sickbed to entertain his house guests … English dictionary
sickbed — UK [ˈsɪkˌbed] / US noun [countable] Word forms sickbed : singular sickbed plural sickbeds the bed in which a person who is ill is resting … English dictionary
sickbed — noun (countable usually singular) the bed where a sick person is lying: The president carried on working from his sickbed … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sickbed — noun Date: 14th century the bed on which one lies sick … New Collegiate Dictionary
sickbed — /sik bed /, n. the bed used by a sick person. [1375 1425; late ME; see SICK1, BED] * * * … Universalium
sickbed — noun a) A bed used by a person who is sick. b) A place for convalescence … Wiktionary
sickbed — sick·bed sik .bed n the bed upon which one lies sick … Medical dictionary
sickbed — sick|bed [ sık,bed ] noun count the bed in which a sick person is resting … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English