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1 life
[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
* * *plural - lives; noun1) (the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead: Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.) vita2) (the period between birth and death: He had a long and happy life.) vita3) (liveliness: She was full of life and energy.) vita4) (a manner of living: She lived a life of ease and idleness.) vita5) (the period during which any particular state exists: He had many different jobs during his working life.) vita6) (living things: It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.) vita7) (the story of a life: He has written a life of Churchill.) biografia8) (life imprisonment: He was given life for murder.) ergastolo•- lifeless- lifelike
- life-and-death
- lifebelt
- lifeboat
- lifebuoy
- life-cycle
- life expectancy
- lifeguard
- life-jacket
- lifeline
- lifelong
- life-saving
- life-sized
- life-size
- lifetime
- as large as life
- bring to life
- come to life
- for life
- the life and soul of the party
- not for the life of me
- not on your life!
- take life
- take one's life
- take one's life in one's hands
- to the life* * *[laɪf] 1.1) (as opposed to death) vita f.to bring sb. back to life — riportare in vita qcn.; med. rianimare qcn.
plant, marine life — la vita vegetale, marina
2) (period from birth to death) vita f.to mark sb. for life — marcare qcn. a vita
3) (biography) vita f.4) (animation) vita f., vitalità f.to come to life — [ person] rinvenire, riprendere conoscenza; [ fictional character] prendere vita; [ party] animarsi
put a bit of life into it — colloq. mettici un po' di animo
5) (social activity, lifestyle) vita f.the ship sank with the loss of 500 lives — il naufragio della nave ha causato la morte di 500 persone
8) dir.to serve o do colloq. life scontare un ergastolo; to sentence sb. to life condannare qcn. all'ergastolo; to get life — colloq. farsi dare l'ergastolo
9) art.2.from life — [draw, paint] dal vero
modificatore [president, membership, ban] a vita••for dear life — più che si può, con tutte le forze
get a life! — colloq. lasciami vivere!
to frighten the life out of sb. — spaventare a morte qcn.
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2 decay
I [dɪ'keɪ]1) (rot) (of timber, vegetation) decomposizione f.; (of area, house) decadimento m., rovina f.2) med. carie f.3) fig. (of society, industry) declino m.; (of civilization) decadenza f.II 1. [dɪ'keɪ] 2.1) (rot) [timber, vegetation, food] decomporsi, marcire; [ corpse] decomporsi, putrefarsi; [ tooth] cariarsi2) (disintegrate) [ building] andare in rovina* * *[di'kei] 1. verb(to (cause to) become rotten or ruined: Sugar makes your teeth decay.) deteriorare; cariarsi2. noun(the act or process of decaying: tooth decay; in a state of decay.) decadimento; carie* * *decay /dɪˈkeɪ/n. [u]2 marciume; putredine: The timbers were full of decay, il legname era mezzo marcio; (med.) ( tooth o dental) decay, carie (dentaria)4 (fig.) decadenza; declino: moral decay, decadenza morale; social decay, degrado sociale; the decay of civil society [of capitalism], il declino della società civile [del capitalismo]; All civilizations eventually fall into decay, tutte le civiltà alla fine entrano in declino5 (fis. nucl.) disintegrazione ( di sostanze radioattive); decadimento: radioactive decay, decadimento radioattivo; decay constant, costante di decadimento(to) decay /dɪˈkeɪ/A v. i.1 decomporsi, marcire: the decaying process, il processo di decomposizione; Bamboo has the disadvantage of decaying fast in wet conditions, il bambù ha l'inconveniente di marcire in fretta in condizioni di umidità2 andare in rovina, degradarsi: Long neglected historic buildings are decaying visibly, gli edifici storici, trascurati a lungo, si stanno visibilmente degradando3 (med.) cariarsi: My teeth are starting to decay, i miei denti cominciano a cariarsi; a decayed tooth, un dente cariato5 (fis. nucl.) decadere; disintegrarsiB v. t.1 far marcire; far imputridire* * *I [dɪ'keɪ]1) (rot) (of timber, vegetation) decomposizione f.; (of area, house) decadimento m., rovina f.2) med. carie f.3) fig. (of society, industry) declino m.; (of civilization) decadenza f.II 1. [dɪ'keɪ] 2.1) (rot) [timber, vegetation, food] decomporsi, marcire; [ corpse] decomporsi, putrefarsi; [ tooth] cariarsi2) (disintegrate) [ building] andare in rovina -
3 order
I 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]1) (logical arrangement) ordine m.to put o set [sth.] in order mettere in ordine [ affairs]; to set o put one's life in order — mettere ordine nella propria vita
2) (sequence) ordine m., successione f.to put [sth.] in order — ordinare, classificare [files, record cards]
to be out of order — [files, records] essere in disordine
3) (discipline, control) ordine m., disciplina f.to keep order — [police, government] mantenere l'ordine; [ teacher] mantenere la disciplina
4) (established state) ordine m.5) (command) ordine m., comando m.to have o to be under orders to do avere l'ordine di fare; my orders are to guard the door ho l'ordine di fare la guardia alla porta; to take orders from sb. prendere o ricevere ordini da qcn.; I won't take orders from you non accetto ordini da lei; that's an order! è un ordine! until further orders — fino a nuovo ordine
to place an order for sth. — fare un'ordinazione di qcs.
in working order in grado di funzionare, funzionante; to be out of order — [phone line, machine] essere fuori uso, essere guasto
order! order! — (in court) silenzio in aula!
to call sb. to order — richiamare qcn. all'ordine
to be in order — [ documents] essere in regola
to be out of order — [ question] essere contrario alla procedura, non essere ammissibile
economy is the order of the day — fig. l'economia è all'ordine del giorno
9) relig. ordine m.10) (rank, scale)the higher, lower orders — le categorie superiori, inferiori
of the order of 15% — BE
in the order of 15% — AE dell'ordine del 15%
11) econ.pay to the order of — (on cheque, draft) pagare all'ordine di
money order — mandato di pagamento, vaglia
12) BE (honorary association, title) ordine m.13) mil. ordine m., schieramento m.14) in order that (with the same subject) per, al fine di; (with different subjects) perché, affinchéhe brought the proofs in order that I might check them — ha portato le bozze perché potessi riscontrarle
15) in order to per, al fine di, allo scopo di2.••II 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]in short order — in poco tempo, in quattro e quattr'otto
1) (command) ordinare [inquiry, retrial]to order sb. to do — ordinare o comandare a qcn. di fare
2) (request the supply of) ordinare [goods, meal]; chiamare [ taxi] ( for a)3) (arrange) organizzare, sistemare [ affairs]; ordinare, mettere in ordine [files, cards]; ordinare [names, dates]2.verbo intransitivo [diner, customer] ordinare* * *['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordine2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordine3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) ordinazione, (merce ordinata)4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordine5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordine6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordine7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordine8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordine9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) ordine10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordine2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ordinare2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) ordinare3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordinare•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) inserviente2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) attendente•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *I 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]1) (logical arrangement) ordine m.to put o set [sth.] in order mettere in ordine [ affairs]; to set o put one's life in order — mettere ordine nella propria vita
2) (sequence) ordine m., successione f.to put [sth.] in order — ordinare, classificare [files, record cards]
to be out of order — [files, records] essere in disordine
3) (discipline, control) ordine m., disciplina f.to keep order — [police, government] mantenere l'ordine; [ teacher] mantenere la disciplina
4) (established state) ordine m.5) (command) ordine m., comando m.to have o to be under orders to do avere l'ordine di fare; my orders are to guard the door ho l'ordine di fare la guardia alla porta; to take orders from sb. prendere o ricevere ordini da qcn.; I won't take orders from you non accetto ordini da lei; that's an order! è un ordine! until further orders — fino a nuovo ordine
to place an order for sth. — fare un'ordinazione di qcs.
in working order in grado di funzionare, funzionante; to be out of order — [phone line, machine] essere fuori uso, essere guasto
order! order! — (in court) silenzio in aula!
to call sb. to order — richiamare qcn. all'ordine
to be in order — [ documents] essere in regola
to be out of order — [ question] essere contrario alla procedura, non essere ammissibile
economy is the order of the day — fig. l'economia è all'ordine del giorno
9) relig. ordine m.10) (rank, scale)the higher, lower orders — le categorie superiori, inferiori
of the order of 15% — BE
in the order of 15% — AE dell'ordine del 15%
11) econ.pay to the order of — (on cheque, draft) pagare all'ordine di
money order — mandato di pagamento, vaglia
12) BE (honorary association, title) ordine m.13) mil. ordine m., schieramento m.14) in order that (with the same subject) per, al fine di; (with different subjects) perché, affinchéhe brought the proofs in order that I might check them — ha portato le bozze perché potessi riscontrarle
15) in order to per, al fine di, allo scopo di2.••II 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]in short order — in poco tempo, in quattro e quattr'otto
1) (command) ordinare [inquiry, retrial]to order sb. to do — ordinare o comandare a qcn. di fare
2) (request the supply of) ordinare [goods, meal]; chiamare [ taxi] ( for a)3) (arrange) organizzare, sistemare [ affairs]; ordinare, mettere in ordine [files, cards]; ordinare [names, dates]2.verbo intransitivo [diner, customer] ordinare
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