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[sɪns]1. adv2. prepda(ever) since then/that... — da allora...
since leaving — da quando sono (or è etc) partito (-a)
3. conj1) (time) da quandohow long is it since you last saw him? — da quando non lo vedi?, quant'è che non lo vedi?
2) (because) siccome, dato chesince you're tired, let's stay at home — dato che sei stanco restiamo a casa
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2 when
[wen] [AE hwen] 1.1) (interrogative) quandotell me o say when — (pouring drink) dimmi basta
2) (relative)at the time when — (precise moment) nel momento in cui; (during same period) al tempo in cui
one morning when he was getting up, he... — un mattino alzandosi
3) (then)2.1) quandowhen he arrives, I'll tell him — non appena arriva glielo dico
I was strolling along when all of a sudden... — stavo passeggiando quando tutto d'un colpo
2) (whereas) mentre3.pronome quando* * *1. [wen] adverb(at what time(?): When did you arrive?; When will you see her again?; I asked him when the incident had occurred; Tell me when to jump.) quando2. [wən, wen] conjunction1) ((at or during) the time at which: It happened when I was abroad; When you see her, give her this message; When I've finished, I'll telephone you.) quando2) (in spite of the fact that; considering that: Why do you walk when you have a car?) se•- whence- whenever* * *[wen] [AE hwen] 1.1) (interrogative) quandotell me o say when — (pouring drink) dimmi basta
2) (relative)at the time when — (precise moment) nel momento in cui; (during same period) al tempo in cui
one morning when he was getting up, he... — un mattino alzandosi
3) (then)2.1) quandowhen he arrives, I'll tell him — non appena arriva glielo dico
I was strolling along when all of a sudden... — stavo passeggiando quando tutto d'un colpo
2) (whereas) mentre3.pronome quando -
3 AS
[ forma debole əz] [ forma forte æz] 1.1) (in the manner that) comeas usual — come di solito, come al solito
as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me
knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai
he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella
as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato
2) (while, when) mentre; (over more gradual period of time) man mano che, via via cheas he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco
as a child, he... — da bambino, lui
3) (because, since) siccome, poiché, dato cheas you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto
4) (although)strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai
comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara
try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare
5)the same... as — lo stesso... che
7) as if come sehe looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"
2.as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia
1) (in order to appear to be) come, da2) (showing function, status) come, in qualità dispeaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...
3) (other uses)to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari
4) as against contro, in confronto a75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso
5) as for quanto a, riguardo a6) as from, as of a partire da7) as such come, in quanto tale8) as to quanto a, riguardo a3.1) (expressing degree, extent)as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...
he is not as o so intelligent as you non è intelligente come te; he can't walk as fast as he used to non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo; as fast as you can il più velocemente possibile; he's twice as strong as me è due volte più forte di me, ha il doppio della mia forza; I paid as much as he did ho pagato tanto quanto lui; as much, little as possible il più, meno possibile; as soon as possible il più presto o prima possibile; not nearly as much as non si avvicina neanche a, molto meno di; not as often non così spesso; the population may increase by as much as 20% l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20%, la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%; as many as 10,000 people attended the demonstration ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione; she can play the piano as well as her sister suona il piano bene come sua sorella; they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris — hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi
2) (expressing similarity) comeas before, she... — come prima, lei...
* * *[æz] 1. conjunction1) (when; while: I met John as I was coming home; We'll be able to talk as we go.) mentre, quando2) (because: As I am leaving tomorrow, I've bought you a present.) siccome, poiché3) (in the same way that: If you are not sure how to behave, do as I do.) come4) (used to introduce a statement of what the speaker knows or believes to be the case: As you know, I'll be leaving tomorrow.) come5) (though: Old as I am, I can still fight; Much as I want to, I cannot go.) come; sebbene, per quanto6) (used to refer to something which has already been stated and apply it to another person: Tom is English, as are Dick and Harry.) così come2. adverb(used in comparisons, eg the first as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) come, così (...) come (...), altrettanto (...) quanto (...)3. preposition1) (used in comparisons, eg the second as in the following example: The bread was as hard as a brick.) come, quanto2) (like: He was dressed as a woman.) come3) (with certain verbs eg regard, treat, describe, accept: I am regarded by some people as a bit of a fool; He treats the children as adults.) come4) (in the position of: He is greatly respected both as a person and as a politician.) come, in quanto•- as for- as if / as though
- as to* * *[ˌeɪ'ɛs]1. n abbr AmUniv, (= Associate in Sciences) laurea in discipline scientifiche2. abbr AmPost, (= American Samoa)* * *[ forma debole əz] [ forma forte æz] 1.1) (in the manner that) comeas usual — come di solito, come al solito
as I see it — per come la vedo io, secondo me
knowing you as I do, you'll never get your degree — conoscendoti, non ti laureerai mai
he lives abroad, as does his sister — vive all'estero, come sua sorella
as with so many people in the 1960s, she... — come molte altre persone negli anni '60, lei...
as with so much in this country, the system needs to be modernized — come molte altre cose in questo paese, il sistema ha bisogno di essere modernizzato
2) (while, when) mentre; (over more gradual period of time) man mano che, via via cheas he grew older, he grew richer — con il passare degli anni, diventava più ricco
as a child, he... — da bambino, lui
3) (because, since) siccome, poiché, dato cheas you were out, I left a note — dato che eri uscito, ti ho lasciato un biglietto
4) (although)strange as it may seem, she never returned — sebbene possa sembrare strano, lei non ritornò mai
comfortable as the house is, it's still very expensive — per quanto sia comoda, la casa è comunque troppo cara
try as he might, he could not forget it — per quanto ci provasse, non riusciva a dimenticare
5)the same... as — lo stesso... che
7) as if come sehe looked at me as if to say "I told you so" — mi guardò come per dire "te l'avevo detto"
2.as if by accident, magic — come per caso, per magia
1) (in order to appear to be) come, da2) (showing function, status) come, in qualità dispeaking as his closest friend, I... — parlando come suo migliore amico, io...
3) (other uses)to treat sb. as an equal — trattare qcn. come un proprio pari
4) as against contro, in confronto a75% this year as against 35% last year — il 75% di quest'anno contro il 35% dell'anno scorso
5) as for quanto a, riguardo a6) as from, as of a partire da7) as such come, in quanto tale8) as to quanto a, riguardo a3.1) (expressing degree, extent)as... as... — così... come..., tanto... quanto...
he is not as o so intelligent as you non è intelligente come te; he can't walk as fast as he used to non riesce più a camminare così velocemente come faceva un tempo; as fast as you can il più velocemente possibile; he's twice as strong as me è due volte più forte di me, ha il doppio della mia forza; I paid as much as he did ho pagato tanto quanto lui; as much, little as possible il più, meno possibile; as soon as possible il più presto o prima possibile; not nearly as much as non si avvicina neanche a, molto meno di; not as often non così spesso; the population may increase by as much as 20% l'aumento della popolazione può raggiungere ben il 20%, la popolazione può aumentare ben del 20%; as many as 10,000 people attended the demonstration ben 10.000 persone parteciparono alla manifestazione; she can play the piano as well as her sister suona il piano bene come sua sorella; they have a house in Nice as well as an apartment in Paris — hanno una casa a Nizza e un appartamento a Parigi
2) (expressing similarity) comeas before, she... — come prima, lei...
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I [rʌʃ]nome (plant, stem) giunco m.II 1. [rʌʃ]1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs
2) (hurry)in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa
3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.2. III 1. [rʌʃ]a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a
2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]2.1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsito rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.
2) (travel)to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari
•- rush out* * *I 1. verb(to (make someone or something) hurry or go quickly: He rushed into the room; She rushed him to the doctor.)2. noun1) (a sudden quick movement: They made a rush for the door.)2) (a hurry: I'm in a dreadful rush.)•II noun(a tall grass-like plant growing in or near water: They hid their boat in the rushes.)* * *I [rʌʃ] nBot giuncoII [rʌʃ]1. n1) (of people) affollamento, ressathere was a rush to or for the door — tutti si precipitarono verso la porta
2) (hurry) fretta, premuraI'm in a rush (to do) — ho fretta or premura (di fare)
3)a rush of air — una corrente d'aria2. vt1) (person) far fretta or premura a, (work, order) fare in fretta2) (attack: town) prendere d'assalto, (person) precipitarsi contro3. vidon't rush at it, take it slowly — non farlo in fretta, prenditela con comodo
to rush up/down etc — precipitarsi su/giù etc
•- rush out- rush up* * *rush (1) /rʌʃ/n.● rush bearing, festa dei giunchi ( con cui s'adornano le chiese nell'Inghilterra sett.) □ rush candle ► rushlight □ (antiq.) It isn't worth a rush, non vale nulla; non vale una cicca (fam.).♦ rush (2) /rʌʃ/n.1 [uc] fretta; furia: Why all the rush?, perché tutta questa fretta?; I can't stop, I'm in a rush, non posso fermarmi, vado di fretta; Why are they in such a rush to demolish the building?, perché hanno tanta fretta di demolire l'edificio?; There's no rush, non c'è fretta; They're in no rush to get married, non hanno nessuna fretta di sposarsi; I wrote the essay in a rush and didn't have time to check it, ho buttato giù il tema in fretta e non ho avuto il tempo di controllarlo2 assalto; corsa impetuosa: When the fire broke out, there was a rush for the emergency exits, quando è scoppiato l'incendio, le uscite di sicurezza sono state prese d'assalto; the rush of the river, la forza impetuosa del fiume3 afflusso ( di gente); ressa: the Christmas rush, la ressa natalizia ( nei negozi); I go to work early to miss the morning rush, vado a lavorare presto per evitare il traffico del mattino; the weekend rush, l'esodo del fine settimana4 (market.) forte richiesta; assalto: There is a rush for second-hand cars, c'è una forte richiesta di automobili usate; There was such a rush to buy tickets that they sold out in four hours, c'è stata una tale richiesta di biglietti che hanno fatto il tutto esaurito in quattro ore; There was a rush on basic goods as the strike took hold, c'è stata una forte richiesta di beni di primo consumo quando lo sciopero ha cominciato a protrarsi6 [uc] ( di rabbia, emozione, ecc.) impeto; (med.) afflusso, flusso: a rush of anger [tenderness, love], un impeto di rabbia [di tenerezza, d'amore]; a rush of panic, un accesso di panico; a rush of adrenaline, una scarica di adrenalina; with a rush, di slancio; d'impeto7 (fam.) (stato di) esaltazione ( anche per effetto della droga): It had been over 10 years since I last went skiing and it was such a rush, era da più di dieci anni che non andavo a sciare ed è stato così esaltante8 ( sport, football americano) «rush» (tattica che consiste nel portare avanti la palla correndo invece che passandola)● (trasp.) rush-hour traffic, il traffico delle ore di punta; DIALOGO → - Being late- I was late leaving and I got caught in the rush-hour traffic, sono partita tardi e mi sono ritrovata nel traffico dell'ora di punta □ the rush hour, l'ora di punta ( del traffico): I hate to travel in (the) rush hour, detesto viaggiare all'ora di punta □ a rush job, un lavoro urgente; un lavoro fatto di fretta □ a rush of blood to the head, (med.) un afflusso di sangue alla testa; una congestione cerebrale; (fig.) un colpo di testa □ (comm.) a rush order, un'ordinazione urgente □ (pop.) to give sb. the bum's rush, sbattere fuori q. □ the rush to the cities, l'esodo dalla campagna verso le città.♦ (to) rush /rʌʃ/A v. i.1 ( di solito to rush by o past, to along, ecc.) correre (a precipizio); passare a tutta velocità: A car rushed by, un'automobile ci è sfrecciata accanto; She burst into tears and rushed out of the room, è scoppiata a piangere ed è corsa fuori dalla stanza; Everyone rushed to the window, sono tutti corsi alla finestra; to rush down [up] the stairs, scendere [salire] le scale a precipizio; The river rushes past, il fiume scorre veloce2 affrettarsi; precipitarsi: We have plenty of time, there's no need to rush, abbiamo tutto il tempo, non c'è bisogno di affrettarsi; I rushed to meet him, mi sono affrettata ad andargli incontro; He rushed to help me, è accorso in mio aiuto; Fire engines rushed to the scene, i camion dei pompieri sono accorsi sul posto; He rushed back home as soon as he heard she was ill, è ritornato di corsa a casa appena ha saputo che era malataB v. t.1 portare (o trasportare) d'urgenza; She rushed the child to the doctor, ha portato il bambino d'urgenza dal dottore; Supplies have been rushed to the area, dei rifornimenti sono stati trasportati d'urgenza nella zona; He was rushed into hospital, è stato trasportato d'urgenza in ospedale2 mandare (o portare, spedire) in tutta fretta: I rushed him home, l'ho portato a casa in tutta fretta; Fill in the request form and we'll rush you a brochure, compilate il modulo di richiesta e vi spediremo immediatamente una brochure: Fresh troops were rushed up to the front, truppe fresche furono rapidamente fatte affluire al fronte3 fare (qc.) in fretta (e furia); mettere fretta a (q.): to rush one's work, fare il proprio lavoro in fretta; I refuse to be rushed, non accetto che mi si metta fretta; to rush a decision, prendere una decisione avventata4 ( anche to rush at) saltare addosso a (q.); (mil.) irrompere in, prendere d'assalto; The police officers rushed at him and knocked him to ground, i poliziotti gli sono saltati addosso e lo hanno spinto a terra; Protestors rushed the barriers but were beaten back, i manifestanti hanno preso d'assalto le transenne ma sono stati respinti con la forza7 ( gergo studentesco, USA) contattare, sollecitare (q. ) come potenziale socio di un circolo universitario● to rush one's breakfast [dinner], fare colazione [pranzare] in fretta □ (fig.) to rush one's fences, essere precipitoso; essere avventato □ to rush to conclusions, balzare alle conclusioni □ (fig. fam.) to be rushed off one's feet, fare trottare q. su e giù: DIALOGO → - Car problems 2- I'm rushed off my feet, non ho un attimo di tregua □ to be rushed for time, avere poco tempo ( a disposizione); non avere tempo.* * *I [rʌʃ]nome (plant, stem) giunco m.II 1. [rʌʃ]1) (of crowd) ressa f., calca f.to make a rush for sth. — [ crowd] prendere d'assalto qcs.; [ individual] lanciarsi su o verso qcs
2) (hurry)in a rush — in fretta e furia, di corsa
3) (peak time) (during day) ora f. di punta; (during year) alta stagione f.4) (surge) (of liquid) flusso m.; (of adrenalin) scarica f., ondata f.; (of air) corrente f., afflusso m.; (of emotion) impeto m., ondata f.; (of complaints) pioggia f.2. III 1. [rʌʃ]a rush of blood to the head — fig. un colpo di testa
to rush sth. to — portare qcs. di corsa a
2) (do hastily) fare [qcs.] frettolosamente [task, speech]3) (pressurize, hurry) mettere fretta a, sollecitare [ person]4) (charge at) assalire, attaccare [ person]; prendere d'assalto [ building]2.1) [ person] (make haste) affrettarsi; (rush forward) correre, precipitarsito rush at sth. — precipitarsi su qcs.
2) (travel)to rush along at 160 km/h — sfrecciare a 160 chilometri orari
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5 as *****
[æz, əz]1. conj1) (time) mentre, quandoas I get older, I... — con l'età io...
he came in as I was leaving — è arrivato nel momento in cui or quando stavo per andarmene
as a child... — da bambino...
as or so long as — finché
2) (because) visto che, poiché, dal momento che, siccomeas he had been up since 4 a.m. he was exhausted — era esausto perché si era alzato alle 4
as it's Sunday, you can have a lie-in — visto che è domenica puoi restare a letto fino a tardi
3)much as I like them,... — per quanto mi siano simpatici,...try as he might, he couldn't do it — malgrado i suoi sforzi, non ha potuto farlo
young as he was he understood the situation perfectly — anche se giovane capì perfettamente la situazione
4) (way, manner: also preposition) comeas I've said before... — come ho già detto...
5)as for, as regards, as to — per quanto or quello che riguarda, quanto aas for the children, they were exhausted — quanto ai bambini, erano sfiniti
6)as if, as though — come se + sub
7)as or so long as — purché2. advas big as — tanto grande quantothis car will go as fast as 120 m.p.h. — questa macchina raggiunge le 120 miglia all'ora
as many (as) — tanti (-e) (... quanti (-e)
3. prep1) (in the capacity of) da2)as of or from tomorrow — (a partire or a cominciare) da domaniSee:be,same,such,so, -
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[fiːl] felt vb: pt, pp1. n2. vt1) (touch) tastare, sentire, toccareto feel sb's pulse — sentire or tastare il polso a qn
2) (be aware of) sentire, (experience: pain, pity, anger) provare, sentire3)(think, believe)
to feel (that) — credere (che), pensare (che)he felt it necessary to point out that... — ritenne necessario far notare che...
since you feel so strongly about it... — visto che ci tieni tanto...
I feel it in my bones that... — me lo sento nelle ossa che...
3. vi1) (physically, mentally) sentirsito feel cold/hungry/sleepy — avere freddo/fame/sonno
I feel sure that... — sono sicuro che...
I feel very cross/sorry etc — sono molto arrabbiato/triste ecc
how do you feel about him/about the idea? — che ne pensi di lui/dell'idea?
to feel like sth/doing sth — avere voglia di qc/di fare qc
I feel for you! — (sympathize) come ti capisco!
2)to feel hard/cold/damp (to the touch) — essere duro (-a) /freddo (-a) /umido (-a) al tattoit felt like being drunk or as if I was drunk — mi sentivo come se fossi ubriaco
3) (grope) cercare a tastonito feel about or around for — cercare a tastoni
to feel about or around for sth in the dark — cercare a tastoni qc al buio
to feel (about or around) in one's pocket for — frugarsi in tasca per cercare
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