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21 ♦ (to) remain
♦ (to) remain /rɪˈmeɪn/v. i. (form.)1 rimanere; restare: to remain calm [ silent], rimanere calmo [zitto]; to remain at home, rimanere a casa; We have made much progress, but much remains to be done, abbiamo fatto molti progressi, ma rimane ancora molto da fare; Nothing remains (for us) but to leave, non ci resta che andarcene; It remains to be seen whether it is true, resta da vedere se è vero; He decided to remain in Paris, decise di rimanere a Parigi; It only remains for you to decide, ti rimane solo da decidere2 rimanere; persistere: Old customs still remain among the people of the village, sopravvivono ancora delle vecchie usanze presso la gente del paese3 ( di un edificio) rimanere (in piedi): Nothing remains of the castle but its outer walls, non rimane nulla del castello tranne le mura esterne● to remain hungry, continuare ad aver fame □ (leg.) to remain in force, restare in vigore □ to remain in office, restare in carica □ (autom.) to remain in the pits, rimanere ai box; non ripartire □ to remain standing, restare in piedi: The old house still remains standing, la vecchia casa è ancora in piedi □ One thing remains certain, una cosa è certa.NOTA D'USO: - to remain o to be?- -
22 ♦ room
♦ room /ru:m/ /rʊm/n.1 stanza; camera; (edil.) ambiente, vano: double [single] room, camera doppia [singola]; DIALOGO → - Booking a room by phone- Would you prefer a double or a twin room?, preferisce una camera matrimoniale o doppia?; spare room, camera degli ospiti; dining room, sala da pranzo; living room (o sitting room) (stanza di) soggiorno; a back room, una stanza sul retro; a front room, una stanza (che dà) sulla strada; (ferr.) refreshment room, buffet; posto di ristoro; He lives in a furnished room, vive in una camera ammobiliata; I'm staying in room 235, alloggio nella camera 235; The whole room was silent, tutta la sala taceva; conference room, sala riunioni; delivery room, sala parto; to pace a room, percorrere una stanza a gran passi2 [u] spazio; posto: This wardrobe takes up too much room, questo armadio occupa troppo spazio; Is there room for me on the coach?, c'è posto per me nel pullman?; There was not enough room for everyone to sit down, non c'erano abbastanza posti a sedere per tutti; to make [leave] room for sb. [st.], fare [lasciare] posto per q. [qc.]; (fig.) room for manoeuvre, spazio di manovra3 [u] (fig.) spazio; possibilità: The situation leaves no room for doubt, la situazione non dà adito a dubbi; There's ample room for improvement, ci sono ampie possibilità (o ampi spazi) di miglioramento4 (pl.) stanze; alloggio● (tur.) room and board, vitto e alloggio □ (ind. min.) room-and-pillar, coltivazione a camere e pilastri □ room service, servizio in camera ( in albergo) □ room temperature, temperatura ambiente □ standing room only!, posti a sedere esauriti; solo posti in piedi! □ Make room!, fate largo! □ There isn't room to swing a cat, non c'è spazio per rigirarsi.(to) room /ru:m/v. i.alloggiare; abitare (spec. in una camera o in un appartamento mobiliato)● to room with another student, dividere la stanza con un altro studente. -
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25 sullen
['sʌlən]* * *(silent and bad-tempered: a sullen young man; a sullen expression.) arcigno, imbronciato- sullenly- sullenness* * *sullen /ˈsʌlən/a.1 arcigno; astioso; burbero; malevolo; maligno2 accigliato; imbronciato; astioso4 lento; pigrosullenly avv.* * *['sʌlən] -
26 ♦ (to) remain
♦ (to) remain /rɪˈmeɪn/v. i. (form.)1 rimanere; restare: to remain calm [ silent], rimanere calmo [zitto]; to remain at home, rimanere a casa; We have made much progress, but much remains to be done, abbiamo fatto molti progressi, ma rimane ancora molto da fare; Nothing remains (for us) but to leave, non ci resta che andarcene; It remains to be seen whether it is true, resta da vedere se è vero; He decided to remain in Paris, decise di rimanere a Parigi; It only remains for you to decide, ti rimane solo da decidere2 rimanere; persistere: Old customs still remain among the people of the village, sopravvivono ancora delle vecchie usanze presso la gente del paese3 ( di un edificio) rimanere (in piedi): Nothing remains of the castle but its outer walls, non rimane nulla del castello tranne le mura esterne● to remain hungry, continuare ad aver fame □ (leg.) to remain in force, restare in vigore □ to remain in office, restare in carica □ (autom.) to remain in the pits, rimanere ai box; non ripartire □ to remain standing, restare in piedi: The old house still remains standing, la vecchia casa è ancora in piedi □ One thing remains certain, una cosa è certa.NOTA D'USO: - to remain o to be?- -
27 a *****
[eɪ, ə] [æn, ən, n]1) un m (uno + s impure, gn, pn, ps, x, z), una f (un' + vowel)he's a doctor — è medico, fa il medico
2) (each) a, per2 apples a head — 2 mele a testa or (per) ciascuno
£4 a person or a head — 4 sterline per or a persona
£4 a pound — 4 sterline alla libbra
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28 dry up
1) [river, well] prosciugarsi; [ ground] asciugarsi2) fig. (run out) [supply, source, funds] prosciugarsi, esaurirsi3) (wipe crockery) asciugare le stoviglie4) colloq. (be unable to speak) [speaker, interviewee] ammutolire, restare senza paroleoh, dry up will you! — BE vuoi stare zitto? dry up [sth.], dry [sth.] up
5) [heat, drought] prosciugare, inaridire [puddle, river]* * *1) (to lose water; to cease running etc completely: All the rivers dried up in the heat.) seccarsi2) (to become used up: Supplies of bandages have dried up.) esaurirsi3) (to make dry: The sun dried up the puddles in the road.) asciugare4) ((of a speaker) to forget what he is going to say: He dried up in the middle of his speech.) (non ricordare la battuta)* * *vi + adv1) (river, well) seccarsi, (moisture) asciugarsi, (source of supply) esaurirsi, (fig: imagination) inaridirsi2) (dry the dishes) asciugare (i piatti)3) (fall silent: speaker) azzittirsidry up! fam — chiudi il becco!
* * *1) [river, well] prosciugarsi; [ ground] asciugarsi2) fig. (run out) [supply, source, funds] prosciugarsi, esaurirsi3) (wipe crockery) asciugare le stoviglie4) colloq. (be unable to speak) [speaker, interviewee] ammutolire, restare senza paroleoh, dry up will you! — BE vuoi stare zitto? dry up [sth.], dry [sth.] up
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29 fall *****
[fɔːl] fell vb: pt fallen pp1. na fall of snow Brit — una nevicata
a heavy/light fall of rain — una pioggia forte/leggera
2) (Am: autumn) autunnoSee:2. vito fall to or on one's knees — cadere in ginocchio
to let fall that... — lasciar capire che...
to fall into bad habits or bad ways — prendere delle cattive abitudini
to fall from grace Rel — perdere la grazia di Dio, fig cadere in disgrazia
he fell to wondering if... — si mise a pensare se...
it falls to me to say... frm — tocca a me or è mio compito dire...
to fall short of — (sb's expectations) non corrispondere a, (perfection) non raggiungere
to fall flat — (on one's face) cadere bocconi, (subj), (joke, party) essere un fiasco, (plan) fallire, fare cilecca
2)to fall asleep — addormentarsito fall in love (with sb/sth) — innamorarsi (di qn/qc)
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30 quiet **** qui·et
['kwaɪət]1) (person: silent) silenzioso (-a), tranquillo (-a), (reserved) quieto (-a), taciturno (-a), (calm) tranquillo (-a), calmo (-a)be quiet! or keep quiet! — silenzio!, sta' zitto!, (when moving about) non far rumore!, fa' piano!
they paid him £1,000 to keep him quiet — gli hanno dato 1.000 sterline perché stesse zitto
2) (not noisy: engine) silenzioso (-a), (music, voice, laugh) sommesso (-a), (sound) basso (-a), leggero (-a)3) (not busy: day) calmo (-a), tranquillo (-a), (place) tranquillo (-a)the shops/trains are always quiet on a Monday — i negozi/treni non sono mai affollati di lunedì
4) (discreet: manner) dolce, garbato (-a), (colours) tenue, smorzato (-a), (humour) garbato (-a), (private, intimate) intimo (-a)2. non the quiet — (fam: act) di nascosto, (tell) in confidenza
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31 remain ***** re·main vi
[rɪ'meɪn]rimanere, restareit remains to be seen whether... — resta da vedere se...
the fact remains that... — resta il fatto che...
I remain, yours faithfully — (Brit: in letters) distinti saluti
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32 sulk
I 1. [sʌlk] 2. II [sʌlk]* * *(to show anger or resentment by being silent: He's sulking because his mother won't let him have an ice-cream.) (tenere il broncio)- sulky- sulkily
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33 tight-lipped adj
[ˌtaɪt'lɪpt]to be tight-lipped — (silent) essere reticente, (angry) tenere le labbra serrate
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35 dumb
[dʌm]1) (handicapped) muto2) (temporarily) ammutolito ( with per)3) colloq. (stupid) [ person] ottuso, stupido; [question, idea] sciocco. Although speech impaired is often used in English instead of dumb, the Italian translation is muto for both English expressions* * *1) (without the power of speech: She was born deaf and dumb; We were struck dumb with astonishment.) muto2) (silent: On this point he was dumb.) muto3) ((especially American) very stupid: What a dumb thing to do!) stupido•- dumbness- dumbly* * *[dʌm]1) (handicapped) muto2) (temporarily) ammutolito ( with per)3) colloq. (stupid) [ person] ottuso, stupido; [question, idea] sciocco. Although speech impaired is often used in English instead of dumb, the Italian translation is muto for both English expressions -
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37 in(to) a huff
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38 in(to) a huff
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39 tail off
1) (reduce) [figures, demand] calare, diminuire* * *1) (to become fewer, smaller or weaker (at the end): His interest tailed off towards the end of the film.) diminuire2) ((also tail away) (of voices etc) to become quieter or silent: His voice tailed away into silence.) affievolirsi* * *1) (reduce) [figures, demand] calare, diminuire
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