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1 consequence
['kɒnsɪkwəns] [AE -kwens]1) (result) conseguenza f.as a consequence of — in seguito a o in conseguenza di [change, event]; a causa di [ process]
to face, suffer the consequences — affrontare, subire le conseguenze
2) form. (importance) importanza f.a matter, a man of consequence — una questione, un uomo importante
* * *['konsikwəns, ]( American[) -kwens]1) (a result: This decision will have important consequences.) conseguenza2) (importance: A small error is of no consequence.) importanza•* * *['kɒnsɪkwəns] [AE -kwens]1) (result) conseguenza f.as a consequence of — in seguito a o in conseguenza di [change, event]; a causa di [ process]
to face, suffer the consequences — affrontare, subire le conseguenze
2) form. (importance) importanza f.a matter, a man of consequence — una questione, un uomo importante
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2 margin
['mɑːdʒɪn]1) (on paper) margine m.in the margin — in o a margine
2) (of wood, field) margine m.; (of river) riva f.4) (allowance) margine m.margin of o for error margine di errore; safety margin margine di sicurezza; by a wide margin con largo margine; to lose by a narrow o small margin — perdere di poco
5) comm. (anche profit margin) margine m. di profitto* * *1) (the blank edge round a page of writing or print: Please write your comments in the margin.) margine2) (an edge or border: the margin of the lake.) margine, bordo3) (something extra, beyond what should be needed: Leave a wide margin for error!) margine•- marginal* * *['mɑːdʒɪn]1) (on paper) margine m.in the margin — in o a margine
2) (of wood, field) margine m.; (of river) riva f.4) (allowance) margine m.margin of o for error margine di errore; safety margin margine di sicurezza; by a wide margin con largo margine; to lose by a narrow o small margin — perdere di poco
5) comm. (anche profit margin) margine m. di profitto -
3 slip
I [slɪp]1) (piece of paper) biglietto m., foglietto m.; (receipt) ricevuta f.2) colloq. (slender person)II [slɪp]1) (error) errore m., svista f.; (by schoolchild) errore m. di distrazione; (faux pas) passo m. falso2) (slipping) scivolone m., scivolata f.; (stumble) passo m. falso3) (petticoat) (full) sottoveste f.; (half) sottogonna f.••III 1. [slɪp]to give sb. the slip — sfuggire a qcn., seminare qcn
1) (slide)to slip [sth.] into sth. — fare scivolare [qcs.] in qcs. [note, coin]; infilare [qcs.] in qcs. [joke, hand]
to slip [sth.] out of sth. — togliere [qcs.] da qcs. [object, hand]
she slipped the shirt over her head — (put on) si infilò la camicia; (take off) si sfilò la camicia
to slip sth. into place — mettere qcs. al suo posto
2) colloq. (give surreptitiously)to slip sb. sth. to slip sth. to sb. — allungare o mollare qcs. a qcn
3) (escape from) [ dog] liberarsi di [ leash]; mar. [ boat] mollare [ moorings]it slipped my notice o attention that non mi sono accorto o mi è sfuggito che; it had slipped my mind (that) fig. mi era sfuggito di mente il fatto che; to let slip — lasciarsi scappare [opportunity, remark]
5) med.6) aut.2.1) (slide)to slip out of — togliersi, sfilarsi [ dress]
to slip into, out of — entrare furtivamente in, uscire furtivamente da [ room]
3) (slide accidentally) [ person] scivolare; [ vehicle] sdrucciolare; [pen, load] cadere, scivolareto slip through sb.'s fingers — fig. sfuggire di mano a qcn
4) colloq. (lose one's grip)•- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip out- slip up* * *I 1. [slip] past tense, past participle - slipped; verb1) (to slide accidentally and lose one's balance or footing: I slipped and fell on the path.)2) (to slide, or drop, out of the right position or out of control: The plate slipped out of my grasp.)3) (to drop in standard: I'm sorry about my mistake - I must be slipping!)4) (to move quietly especially without being noticed: She slipped out of the room.)5) (to escape from: The dog had slipped its lead and disappeared.)6) (to put or pass (something) with a quick, light movement: She slipped the letter back in its envelope.)2. noun1) (an act of slipping: Her sprained ankle was a result of a slip on the path.)2) (a usually small mistake: Everyone makes the occasional slip.)3) (a kind of undergarment worn under a dress; a petticoat.)4) ((also slipway) a sloping platform next to water used for building and launching ships.)•- slipper- slippery
- slipperiness
- slip road
- slipshod
- give someone the slip
- give the slip
- let slip
- slip into
- slip off
- slip on
- slip up II [slip] noun(a strip or narrow piece of paper: She wrote down his telephone number on a slip of paper.)* * *slip (1) /slɪp/n.1 striscia ( di carta, stoffa, ecc.): a slip of land, una striscia di terra; a slip of wood, una striscia di legno; una stecca3 scontrino; talloncino; tagliando: receipt slip, scontrino di ricevuta; contents slip, tagliando di controllo ( di merce imballata)5 (ass.) polizzetta; contratto provvisorio6 (bot.) innesto; pollone per innesto; marza7 (tipogr.) bozza in colonna8 (fig.) discendente; rampollo9 (zool.) sogliolina10 (fam., antiq.) cosino, cosina; esserino; bimbetto, bimbettaFALSI AMICI: slip non significa slip nel senso italiano di mutandina corta. slip (2) /slɪp/n.2 errore; sbaglio; svista; lapsus (lat.); passo falso: a slip of the pen, un lapsus calami; a slip of the tongue, un lapsus linguae; to make a slip, fare uno sbaglio4 sottabito; sottoveste: Your slip is showing!, ti si vede la sottoveste!; (fig.) se fai (o se dici) così ti tradisci!6 smottamento (di terra), slavina; frana7 (elettr., mecc.) slittamento; scorrimento8 (elettron.) distorsione da scorrimento9 (naut.) ► slipway13 (vet.) aborto14 (pl.) (teatr.) quinte15 (pl.) (antiq.) calzoncini da bagno● (autom.) slip road, svincolo (autostradale); rampa di accesso □ (fam.) to give sb. the slip, sfuggire a q. ( che insegue); seminare q. (fam.); sottrarsi a q. □ (prov.) There's many a slip 'twixt ( the) cup and ( the) lip, non dir quattro se non l'hai nel sacco; non vendere la pelle dell'orso prima di averlo uccisoFALSI AMICI: slip non significa slip nel senso italiano di mutandina corta. ♦ (to) slip /slɪp/A v. i.1 scivolare; sdrucciolare; slittare ( anche fig.): The child slipped off my knee, il bambino mi è scivolato dalle ginocchia; I slipped in the mud and fell, sono sdrucciolato nel fango e sono caduto; The car slipped on the slimy road, l'auto ha slittato sulla strada viscida2 sgusciare (via); ( anche fig.) sfuggire: Here is a chance you mustn't allow to slip, ecco un'occasione che non ti devi lasciar sfuggire; The eel slipped through ( o out of) my fingers, l'anguilla mi è sgusciata di fra le dita3 andare furtivamente; passare inosservato (o a poco a poco); scivolare: The days slipped past ( o by, away), a poco a poco i giorni passavano; i giorni scivolavano via4 sbagliare; sbagliarsi; commettere un errore: He slips now and then in his pronunciation, di quando in quando commette errori di pronuncia5 (fig.) essere in declino; decadere; perdere di qualità; peggiorare; perdere colpi (fig.): The market has slipped, il mercato è peggiorato; I'm afraid you're slipping, temo che tu perda colpiB v. t.1 far scivolare; far scorrere; far passare; infilare: He slipped the bolt through the hole, fece scorrere il catenaccio nel suo foro2 sciogliere; liberare; liberarsi di: The slave has slipped his chains, lo schiavo s'è liberato delle catene; to slip the greyhounds, sciogliere i levrieri, liberare i levrieri dal guinzaglio ( alle corse, ecc.)3 sfuggire a; sfuggire da; sottrarsi a; seminare (fam.): This matter has slipped my notice, questa faccenda m'è sfuggita; His telephone number has slipped my mind, il suo numero telefonico m'è sfuggito dalla mente; The prisoner slipped his guards, l'arrestato si sottrasse alle guardie; I slipped my pursuers, ho seminato i miei inseguitori5 (fam.) allungare; dare: I slipped the porter a ten-dollar bill, ho allungato al facchino un biglietto da dieci dollari● to slip across the border, passare il confine clandestinamente □ ( di un cane) to slip one's collar, sfilarsi il collare; perdere il collare □ (naut.) to slip one's moorings, disormeggiarsi, levare gli ormeggi □ ( lavori a maglia) to slip a stitch, lasciar cadere una maglia; saltare un punto senza lavorarlo □ to slip one's trolley, ( di un tram) perdere il contatto del trolley; ( slang USA) perdere le staffe □ to let slip, lasciarsi sfuggire ( una parola, una frase, ecc.); lasciarsi scappare ( un'occasione, ecc.); (lett.) sciogliere, liberare: He let slip that he was going to resign, si è lasciato sfuggire che intendeva dimettersi □ (poet.) to let slip the dogs of war, scatenare la guerra □ ( slang) Slip it!, lascia perdere!; fregatene! □ She has slipped in my opinion, ho perso stima in lei; ha perso punti (fam.) NOTA D'USO: - to slide o to slip?-.* * *I [slɪp]1) (piece of paper) biglietto m., foglietto m.; (receipt) ricevuta f.2) colloq. (slender person)II [slɪp]1) (error) errore m., svista f.; (by schoolchild) errore m. di distrazione; (faux pas) passo m. falso2) (slipping) scivolone m., scivolata f.; (stumble) passo m. falso3) (petticoat) (full) sottoveste f.; (half) sottogonna f.••III 1. [slɪp]to give sb. the slip — sfuggire a qcn., seminare qcn
1) (slide)to slip [sth.] into sth. — fare scivolare [qcs.] in qcs. [note, coin]; infilare [qcs.] in qcs. [joke, hand]
to slip [sth.] out of sth. — togliere [qcs.] da qcs. [object, hand]
she slipped the shirt over her head — (put on) si infilò la camicia; (take off) si sfilò la camicia
to slip sth. into place — mettere qcs. al suo posto
2) colloq. (give surreptitiously)to slip sb. sth. to slip sth. to sb. — allungare o mollare qcs. a qcn
3) (escape from) [ dog] liberarsi di [ leash]; mar. [ boat] mollare [ moorings]it slipped my notice o attention that non mi sono accorto o mi è sfuggito che; it had slipped my mind (that) fig. mi era sfuggito di mente il fatto che; to let slip — lasciarsi scappare [opportunity, remark]
5) med.6) aut.2.1) (slide)to slip out of — togliersi, sfilarsi [ dress]
to slip into, out of — entrare furtivamente in, uscire furtivamente da [ room]
3) (slide accidentally) [ person] scivolare; [ vehicle] sdrucciolare; [pen, load] cadere, scivolareto slip through sb.'s fingers — fig. sfuggire di mano a qcn
4) colloq. (lose one's grip)•- slip by- slip in- slip off- slip on- slip out- slip up -
4 pilot
I 1. ['paɪlət]1) aer. mar. pilota m. e f.2) rad. telev. (programme) trasmissione f. pilota3) (anche pilot light) (gas) fiamma f. pilota; (electric) spia f. luminosa2.1) comm. ind. [course, project] pilota; [ TV programme] sperimentale, pilota2) aer. [instruction, training] dei piloti; [ error] di pilotaggioII ['paɪlət]1) aer. mar. pilotareto pilot sb. through — fig. pilotare o guidare qcn. attraverso [crowd, streets]
2) (test) mettere alla prova [course, system]* * *1. noun1) (a person who flies an aeroplane: The pilot and crew were all killed in the air crash.) pilota2) (a person who directs a ship in and out of a harbour, river, or coastal waters.) pilota2. adjective(experimental: a pilot scheme (= one done on a small scale, eg to solve certain problems before a larger, more expensive project is started).) pilota3. verb(to guide as a pilot: He piloted the ship/plane.) pilotare* * *I 1. ['paɪlət]1) aer. mar. pilota m. e f.2) rad. telev. (programme) trasmissione f. pilota3) (anche pilot light) (gas) fiamma f. pilota; (electric) spia f. luminosa2.1) comm. ind. [course, project] pilota; [ TV programme] sperimentale, pilota2) aer. [instruction, training] dei piloti; [ error] di pilotaggioII ['paɪlət]1) aer. mar. pilotareto pilot sb. through — fig. pilotare o guidare qcn. attraverso [crowd, streets]
2) (test) mettere alla prova [course, system] -
5 slight ***
[slaɪt]1) (person: slim) minuto (-a), (frail) gracile, delicato (-a)2) (trivial: cold) leggero (-a), (error) piccolo (-a), insignificante3) (small) piccolo (-a), leggero (-a)not in the slightest — per nulla, niente affatto
2. noffesa, affronto3. vt(person) snobbare, ignorare
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