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1 sneeze
I [sniːz]nome starnuto m.II [sniːz]verbo intransitivo starnutire••* * *[sni:z] 1. verb(to blow out air suddenly, violently and involuntarily through the nose: The pepper made him sneeze.) starnutire2. noun(an act of sneezing.) starnuto* * *[sniːz]1. n2. vi* * *sneeze /sni:z/n.starnuto, sternuto.(to) sneeze /sni:z/v. i.starnutire, starnutare; sternutire; fare uno starnuto● (fam.) not to sneeze at st., non arricciare il naso davanti a qc. □ (fam.) not to be sneezed at, non disprezzabile; degno di considerazione; da non prendere sottogamba (fam.).* * *I [sniːz]nome starnuto m.II [sniːz]verbo intransitivo starnutire•• -
2 bless
[bles] 1.1) relig. benedire2) colloq. (affectionately)3) ant. colloq. (in surprise)4) (favour)2.to be blessed with — godere di o avere il dono di [health, beauty]
to bless oneself — segnarsi o farsi il segno della croce
••* * *[bles]to ask God to show favour to: Bless this ship.) benedire- blessed- blessedly
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- blessing
- a blessing in disguise* * *[bles] 1.1) relig. benedire2) colloq. (affectionately)3) ant. colloq. (in surprise)4) (favour)2.to be blessed with — godere di o avere il dono di [health, beauty]
to bless oneself — segnarsi o farsi il segno della croce
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3 suppress
[sə'pres]1) (prevent) trattenere [smile, urge, tears, sneeze]; contenere [anger, excitement]; reprimere [doubt, opposition, sexuality]; nascondere, celare [information, fact]; dissimulare [ truth]; occultare [ evidence]; sopprimere [party, group]; mettere a tacere [ scandal]; sopprimere, abolire [ activity]; soffocare [ yawn]2) (reduce, weaken) impedire, inibire [ growth]; indebolire [ immune system]; eliminare [ weeds]; inibire [symptom, reaction]* * *[sə'pres]1) (to defeat or put a stop to (eg a rebellion).) reprimere2) (to keep back or stifle: She suppressed a laugh.) trattenere3) (to prevent from being published, known etc: to suppress information.) annullare•* * *[sə'pres]1) (prevent) trattenere [smile, urge, tears, sneeze]; contenere [anger, excitement]; reprimere [doubt, opposition, sexuality]; nascondere, celare [information, fact]; dissimulare [ truth]; occultare [ evidence]; sopprimere [party, group]; mettere a tacere [ scandal]; sopprimere, abolire [ activity]; soffocare [ yawn]2) (reduce, weaken) impedire, inibire [ growth]; indebolire [ immune system]; eliminare [ weeds]; inibire [symptom, reaction] -
4 IF
[ɪf] 1.1) (supposing that) seif he dies, if he should die — se dovesse morire
if asked, I would say that — se me lo chiedessero direi che
if I were you, I... — al posto tuo, io...
if it were not for the baby, we could go — se non fosse per il bambino potremmo andare
if so — se è così, se le cose stanno così
tomorrow, if not sooner — domani, se non prima
2) (whenever) seif you mention his name, she cries — basta pronunciare il suo nome e piange
3) (whether) se4) (that)I'm sorry if she doesn't like it but... — mi dispiace che non le vada a genio ma...
5) (although) anche seit's a good shop, if a little expensive — è un buon negozio, benché un po' caro
it was interesting, if nothing else — se non altro era interessante
7) (expressing surprise, dismay)if it isn't our old friend Mr Spencer! — oh, guarda, il nostro vecchio amico, il signor Spencer!
well, if he didn't try and hit him! — ha cercato di colpirlo, eccome!
8) what if(so) what if he (o I etc.) did? — e allora?
9) if only2.nome se m.there are lots of ifs and buts about it — ci sono molti "se" e "ma"
* * *[if]1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) se2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) se3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.)4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) anche se5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) se•- if only* * *IFsigla(fis., intermediate frequency) frequenza intermedia.* * *[ɪf] 1.1) (supposing that) seif he dies, if he should die — se dovesse morire
if asked, I would say that — se me lo chiedessero direi che
if I were you, I... — al posto tuo, io...
if it were not for the baby, we could go — se non fosse per il bambino potremmo andare
if so — se è così, se le cose stanno così
tomorrow, if not sooner — domani, se non prima
2) (whenever) seif you mention his name, she cries — basta pronunciare il suo nome e piange
3) (whether) se4) (that)I'm sorry if she doesn't like it but... — mi dispiace che non le vada a genio ma...
5) (although) anche seit's a good shop, if a little expensive — è un buon negozio, benché un po' caro
it was interesting, if nothing else — se non altro era interessante
7) (expressing surprise, dismay)if it isn't our old friend Mr Spencer! — oh, guarda, il nostro vecchio amico, il signor Spencer!
well, if he didn't try and hit him! — ha cercato di colpirlo, eccome!
8) what if(so) what if he (o I etc.) did? — e allora?
9) if only2.nome se m.there are lots of ifs and buts about it — ci sono molti "se" e "ma"
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Sneeze — Sneeze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneezing}.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne[ o]san.] To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently, by a kind of involuntary… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sneeze — Sneeze, n. A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound, chiefly through the nose. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sneeze — sneeze; sneeze·less; … English syllables
sneeze at — [v] disregard blink at*, brush aside, brush away, brush off, discount, have no use for*, laugh off*, let pass*, look the other way*, overlook, pass over, pay no attention to, pay no heed to, pay no mind*, shut eyes to*, slight, snub, take lightly … New thesaurus
sneeze — ► VERB ▪ make a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to irritation of one s nostrils. ► NOUN ▪ an act or the sound of sneezing. ● not to be sneezed at Cf. ↑not to be sneezed at DERIVATIVES sneezer noun … English terms dictionary
sneeze — [snēz] vi. sneezed, sneezing [ME snesen, prob. echoic alteration of fnesen < OE fneosan: for IE base see PNEUMA] to exhale breath from the nose and mouth in a sudden, involuntary, explosive action, as a result of an irritation of the nasal… … English World dictionary
Sneeze — A sneeze (or sternutation) is a semi autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the lungs, most commonly caused by foreign particles irritating the nasal mucosa. Sneezing can further be triggered through sudden exposure to bright light, a… … Wikipedia
sneeze — {{11}}sneeze (n.) 1640s, from SNEEZE (Cf. sneeze) (v.). {{12}}sneeze (v.) O.E. fneosan to snort, sneeze, from P.Gmc. *fneusanan (Cf. M.Du. fniesen, Du. fniezen to sneeze; O.N. fnysa to snort; O.N. hnjosa, Swed. nysa to sneeze; O.H.G … Etymology dictionary
sneeze — [15] The Old English word for ‘sneeze’ was fnēsan, a distant relative of Greek pneuma ‘breath’ (source of English pneumatic). This survived into Middle English as fnese. The letters f and s were very similar in medieval script, so it could have… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
sneeze — [15] The Old English word for ‘sneeze’ was fnēsan, a distant relative of Greek pneuma ‘breath’ (source of English pneumatic). This survived into Middle English as fnese. The letters f and s were very similar in medieval script, so it could have… … Word origins
sneeze — sneeze1 [sni:z] v [: Old English; Origin: fneosan] 1.) if you sneeze, air suddenly comes from your nose, making a noise, for example when you have a cold ▪ She started coughing and sneezing. ▪ The dust was making him sneeze . 2.) not to be… … Dictionary of contemporary English