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1 soften
['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione•* * *['sofn]verb (to make or become soft or softer, less strong or less painful: The thick walls softened the noise of the explosion.) ammorbidire; attenuare* * *['sɒfn] [AE 'sɔːfn] 1.1) (make less firm or rough) rendere molle [ ground]; rendere malleabile [ metal]; ammorbidire [ skin]; addolcire [ hard water]; fare ammorbidire [ butter]; rendere morbido [ fabric]2) fig. attenuare [blow, impact, shock, pain]; addolcire [ refusal]; ammorbidire [approach, rule]; minimizzare [ fact]3) (make quieter) attutire [sound, voice]4) (make less sharp) ammorbidire [ outline]; abbassare [ light]2.1) [light, outline, music, colour] attenuarsi; [ skin] diventare morbido; [substance, ground] diventare molle2) fig. [person, approach] ammorbidirsi3) econ. [ market] essere in flessione• -
2 melt
I [melt]1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fusoII 1. [melt]1) fondere, liquefare [ plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [ heart]2.1) [ plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi3) (merge)to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla
•* * *[melt](to (cause to) become soft or liquid, or to lose shape, usually by heating / being heated: The ice has melted; My heart melted when I saw how sorry he was.) sciogliere, sciogliersi- meltdown- melting-point
- melting pot* * *[mɛlt]1. vt1) (gen) sciogliere, struggere, (metal) fondere2. vi1) (gen) sciogliersi, struggersi, (metals) fondersi2) (fig: anger, determination) svanire, (heart) intenerirsi•* * *melt /mɛlt/n. [u] (metall.)1 fusione; colata● to be on the melt, essere in fusione.♦ (to) melt /mɛlt/A v. t.1 fondere ( anche metall.); liquefare; sciogliere: to melt a metal, fondere un metallo; The sun has melted the ice, il sole ha sciolto il ghiaccio2 (fig.) far struggere; intenerire; commuovere: Her grief melted my heart, il suo dolore mi commosseB v. i.1 fondere; fondersi; liquefarsi; sciogliersi: Butter melts when heated, il burro si liquefà quando lo si scalda; This cake melts in your mouth, questa torta si scioglie in bocca2 (fig.) struggersi; intenerirsi: She melted when the child began to cry, si è intenerita quando il bambino si è messo a piangere.* * *I [melt]1) (of ice, snow) disgelo m., scioglimento m.2) AE gastr. = sandwich ricoperto da uno strato di formaggio fusoII 1. [melt]1) fondere, liquefare [ plastic]; sciogliere, liquefare [snow, butter]2) fig. intenerire, addolcire [ heart]2.1) [ plastic] fondere, fondersi, liquefarsi; [snow, butter] sciogliersi, liquefarsi2) fig. (soften) [heart, person] intenerirsi, commuoversi3) (merge)to melt into the crowd — dileguarsi o perdersi nella folla
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3 temper
I ['tempə(r)]1) (mood) umore m.to keep o control one's temper mantenere la calma; to lose one's temper perdere le staffe; to fly into a temper infuriarsi, andare su tutte le furie; tempers flared o frayed gli animi si surriscaldarono; in a fit of temper — in un impeto di collera
2) (nature) carattere m.to have an even, a hot temper — avere un carattere mite, irascibile
3) ind. tempra f.II ['tempə(r)]1) (moderate) attenuare, moderare, temperare2) ind. temprare [ steel]* * *['tempə] 1. noun1) (a state of mind; a mood or humour: He's in a bad temper.) umore2) (a tendency to become (unpleasant when) angry: He has a terrible temper.) carattere, temperamento3) (a state of anger: She's in a temper.) collera2. verb1) (to bring metal to the right degree of hardness by heating and cooling: The steel must be carefully tempered.) temprare2) (to soften or make less severe: One must try to temper justice with mercy.) temperare, attenuare•- - tempered- keep one's temper
- lose one's temper* * *temper /ˈtɛmpə(r)/n.1 [u] (ind.) tempra, tempera; (metall.) rinvenimento: the temper of glass, la tempera del vetro; steel of the finest temper, acciaio della miglior tempra; temper time, tempo di rinvenimento4 temperamento; carattere; indole: He has a fiery temper, ha un temperamento focoso; She has a sweet temper, ha un'indole dolce; a foul temper, un brutto carattere; un caratteraccio; a filthy temper, un carattere schifoso; a hot temper, un temperamento ardente (o focoso); an ill temper, un cattivo carattere; a violent temper, un'indole violenta5 stato d'animo; umore: He was in a bad [good] temper, era di malumore [di buonumore]6 [u] (fam.) collera; ira; stizza: a fit of temper, un accesso d'ira; to get (o to fly) into a temper, andare su tutte le furie; montare in collera; adirarsi7 (pl.) – tempers (fam.), i nervi: ( calcio) Tempers began to fray in the second half, i nervi cominciarono a saltare nel secondo tempo● (metall.) temper brittleness, fragilità al rinvenimento □ to get sb. 's temper up, mandare in collera q.; fare saltare i nervi a q. □ to have a quick temper, scaldarsi per un nonnulla; pigliar fuoco come un fiammifero □ to keep one's temper, mantenere la calma; restare calmo □ to lose one's temper, perder le staffe; andare in collera; uscire dai gangheri (fam.) □ to be out of temper, essere di malumore; essere adirato, stizzito; essere in collera □ to try sb. 's temper, mettere a dura prova la pazienza di q. □ That boy has a temper, quel ragazzo ha un caratterino!FALSI AMICI: temper non significa tempera. (to) temper /ˈtɛmpə(r)/A v. t.1 (ind., metall.) temprare; rinvenire: to temper steel [glass], temprare l'acciaio [il vetro]2 diluire; stemperare: to temper clay, mescolare l'argilla; Some paints are tempered with oil, alcune vernici si stemperano con l'olio3 (fig. form.) temperare; attenuare; moderare; mitigare: to temper justice with mercy, temperare la giustizia con la misericordia; to temper unemployment, attenuare la disoccupazioneB v. i.(metall.) temprarsi; prendere la tempra; rinvenire● (prov.) God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb, Dio manda il freddo secondo i panni.* * *I ['tempə(r)]1) (mood) umore m.to keep o control one's temper mantenere la calma; to lose one's temper perdere le staffe; to fly into a temper infuriarsi, andare su tutte le furie; tempers flared o frayed gli animi si surriscaldarono; in a fit of temper — in un impeto di collera
2) (nature) carattere m.to have an even, a hot temper — avere un carattere mite, irascibile
3) ind. tempra f.II ['tempə(r)]1) (moderate) attenuare, moderare, temperare2) ind. temprare [ steel] -
4 break
I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up* * *[breik] 1. past tense - broke; verb1) (to divide into two or more parts (by force).) rompere, spezzare2) ((usually with off/away) to separate (a part) from the whole (by force).) rompere, spezzare3) (to make or become unusable.) rompere4) (to go against, or not act according to (the law etc): He broke his appointment at the last minute.) infrangere, venire meno5) (to do better than (a sporting etc record).) battere, superare6) (to interrupt: She broke her journey in London.) interrompere7) (to put an end to: He broke the silence.) rompere8) (to make or become known: They gently broke the news of his death to his wife.) comunicare9) ((of a boy's voice) to fall in pitch.) alterarsi, mutare10) (to soften the effect of (a fall, the force of the wind etc).) smussare11) (to begin: The storm broke before they reached shelter.) scoppiare, cominciare2. noun1) (a pause: a break in the conversation.) pausa2) (a change: a break in the weather.) cambiamento3) (an opening.) inizio4) (a chance or piece of (good or bad) luck: This is your big break.) opportunità, occasione•3. noun((usually in plural) something likely to break.) oggetto fragile- breakage- breaker
- breakdown
- break-in
- breakneck
- breakout
- breakthrough
- breakwater
- break away
- break down
- break into
- break in
- break loose
- break off
- break out
- break out in
- break the ice
- break up
- make a break for it* * *I [breɪk]1) (fracture) rottura f., frattura f.2) (crack) spaccatura f., incrinatura f.3) (gap) (in wall) breccia f.; (in row, line) spazio m. (vuoto); (in circuit, chain) interruzione f.; (in conversation, match) pausa f.; (in performance) intervallo m.a break in the clouds — uno squarcio fra le nuvole, una schiarita
4) rad. telev. (anche commercial break) pausa f. pubblicitaria, pubblicità f.5) (pause) pausa f.; scol. intervallo m., ricreazione f.to take o have a break from working smettere di lavorare per un lungo periodo; give us a break! — colloq. dacci tregua!
6) (holiday) vacanze f.pl.7) fig. (departure) rottura f.it's time to make the break — (from family) è ora di lasciare il nido; (from job) è ora di cambiare
8) (opportunity) colloq. opportunità f.9) (dawn)at the break of day — allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba
10) (escape bid)to make a break for it — (from prison) colloq. tentare la fuga
11) (in tennis) (anche service break) break m.12) (in snooker, pool)II 1. [breɪk]to break a tooth, a bone — rompersi o spezzarsi un dente, un osso
3) (interrupt) [ person] rompere [ silence]; [shout, siren] squarciare [ silence]; interrompere [ circuit]; rompere [monotony, spell]; spezzare, rompere [ties, links]4) (disobey) infrangere [law, rule]; non rispettare [embargo, terms]; violare [ treaty]; sospendere [ strike]; rompere, venir meno a [ vow]; mancare a [ appointment]he broke his word, promise — ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa
5) (exceed, surpass) oltrepassare, superare [speed limit, bounds]; battere [ record]; superare [ speed barrier]to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
9) equit. domare [ young horse]10) (in tennis)to break sb.'s serve — strappare il servizio a qcn
11) (decipher) decifrare [ code]12) (leave)13) (announce) annunciare [ news]; rivelare [ truth]2.to break the news to sb. — comunicare la notizia a qcn
1) (be damaged) [chair, egg, string] rompersi; [ branch] rompersi, spezzarsi; [plate, window] rompersi, infrangersi; [arm, bone, leg] rompersi, fratturarsi; [ bag] spaccarsi2) (separate) [ clouds] aprirsi, squarciarsi; [ waves] (in)frangersi3) (stop for a rest) fare una pausa4) (change) [ good weather] guastarsi; [ heatwave] cessareto break with sb. — rompere (i rapporti) con qcn.
to break with a party, the church — lasciare un partito, la chiesa
7) (weaken)to break under torture — crollare, cedere sotto le torture
8) (change tone) [ boy's voice] mutare, cambiare•- break in- break up
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