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101 puzzle out
puzzle out [sth.], puzzle [sth.] out (riuscire a) indovinare* * *(to solve (a problem etc).) risolvere* * *vt + adv(problem) risolvere, (mystery, person, attitude) capire, (writing, instructions) decifrare, (answer, solution) trovare* * *puzzle out [sth.], puzzle [sth.] out (riuscire a) indovinare -
102 rational ra·tion·al adj
['ræʃənl](being) razionale, (Med: lucid) lucido (-a), (faculty, action, argument) razionale, (solution, explanation, reasoning) logico (-a), razionale -
103 ready-made adj
[ˌrɛdɪ'meɪd]ready-made meals — pasti mpl pronti
ready-made curtains — tende fpl confezionate
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104 right *****
[raɪt]1. adj1) (morally good) retto (-a), onesto (-a), (just) giusto (-a)it's not right to leave children alone in a house — non è ammissibile lasciare i bambini da soli a casa
it is only right that... — è più che giusto che...
2) (suitable: person, clothes, time) adatto (-a), appropriato (-a)to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — scegliere il momento giusto or adatto per qc/per fare qc
(yes,) that's right — sì, esatto
right you are! or right-oh! fam — va bene!
4)to be right — (person) aver ragione, (answer, behaviour) essere giusto (-a) or corretto (-a)
you're quite right or fam you're dead right — hai proprio or perfettamente ragione
5)(well, in order)
to be/feel as right as rain — essere/sentirsi completamente ristabilito (-a)6) (not left) destro (-a)I'd give my right arm to know... — darei un occhio per sapere...
7) (Math: angle) retto (-a)8)(
fam: intensive) a right idiot — un perfetto idiota2. adv1)(directly, exactly)
right now — (at this moment) in questo momento, proprio adesso, (immediately) subitoright off — subito, (at the first attempt) al primo colpo
right ahead — sempre diritto, proprio davanti
right behind/in front of — proprio dietro/davanti a
right before/after — subito prima/dopo
right in the middle — proprio nel (bel) mezzo, (of target) in pieno centro
2) (completely) completamente3) (correctly) giusto, bene, (well) bene4) (properly, fairly) giustamente, con giustizia5) (not left) a destraright, left and centre fig — da tutte le parti
6)right, who's next? — bene, chi è il prossimo?
right then, let's begin! — (va) bene allora, cominciamo!
7)all right! — va bene!, d'accordo!, (that's enough) va bene!
it's all right — (don't worry) va (tutto) bene
it's all right for you! — già, facile per te!
I'm/I feel all right now — adesso sto/mi sento bene
3. n1)2) (claim, authority) dirittofilm rights — diritti mpl di riproduzione cinematografica
the right to be/say/do sth — il diritto di essere/dire/fare qc
what right have you got to...? — che diritto hai di...?
3) (not left) destra, (Boxing: punch) destro4)to set or put to rights — mettere a posto
4. vt(correct: balance) ristabilire, (wrong, injustice) riparare a, (vehicle, vessel) raddrizzareto right itself — (vehicle, vessel) raddrizzarsi, (situation) risolversi da solo or da sé
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105 seek ***
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106 short-term *** adj
['ʃɔːtˌtɜːm]a breve scadenza, (solution) di or a breve durata -
107 sight ****
[saɪt]1. n1) (faculty, act of seeing) vistato have good/poor (eye)sight — avere la vista buona/cattiva
payable at sight Comm — pagabile a vista
to be within sight of — (sea) essere in vista di, (victory) essere vicino (-a) a
to come into sight — (thing) profilarsi all'orizzonte
to catch sight of sth/sb — scorgere qc/qn
when it's out of sight — quando non si vede più, quando non è più visibile
out of sight out of mind — (Proverb) lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore
to lose sight of sb/sth — perdere di vista qn/qc
to hate the sight of sb/sth — non sopportare la vista di qn/qc
2) (spectacle) spettacoloto see the sights of Rome — vedere or visitare i monumenti di Roma
3) (on gun: often pl) mirinoto set one's sights on sth/on doing sth fig — mirare a qc/a fare qc
4) (fam: a great deal) molto2. vt(rare animal, land) avvistare, (person) scorgere -
108 strength **** n
[strɛŋθ]1) (gen), fig forza, (of wall, nail, wood etc) solidità, (of rope) resistenza, (of chemical solution) concentrazione f, (of wine) gradazione f alcolicastrength of character/mind — forza di carattere/d'animo
on the strength of — sulla base di, in virtù di
below/at full strength — con gli effettivi ridotti/al completo
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109 supersaturated super·satu·rat·ed adj
[ˌsuːpə'sætʃəˌreɪtɪd](solution) soprassaturo (-a)English-Italian dictionary > supersaturated super·satu·rat·ed adj
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110 term *****
[tɜːm]1. nterm of imprisonment — periodo di detenzione or prigionia
2) Scol trimestre m, Law sessione fthe autumn/spring/summer term — il primo/secondo/terzo trimestre
3) (word, expression) termine m, vocaboloto tell sb sth in no uncertain terms — dire qc chiaro e tondo a qn, dire qc a qn senza mezzi termini
in terms of... — in termini di...
4)terms npl — (conditions) condizioni fpl, Comm prezzi mpl, tariffe fpl
terms of reference — termini mpl (stabiliti)
"easy terms" Comm — "facilitazioni di pagamento"
reduced terms for pensioners — agevolazioni fpl per i pensionati
to come to terms with — (person) arrivare a un accordo con, (problem) affrontare, accettare
5)terms npl; (relations) to be on good terms with — avere buoni rapporti con, essere in buoni rapporti con
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111 think of
1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) pensare a2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) ricordarsi3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) pensare* * *vi + prep1) (remember: names) ricordareyou can't think of everything — non ci si può ricordare di tutto, non si può pensare a tutto
2) (consider, reckon) pensare diI didn't think much of it — non mi è piaciuto molto, non mi ha convinto
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112 think out
think out [sth.], think [sth.] out pensare bene awell, badly thought out — ben, mal pensato
* * *(to plan; to work out in the mind: He thought out the whole operation.) meditare* * *vt + adv(plan) elaborare, (solution) trovare* * *think out [sth.], think [sth.] out pensare bene awell, badly thought out — ben, mal pensato
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113 think up
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114 to ***** weak form
[tə]1. prephave you ever been to India? — sei mai stata in India?
a letter to his wife — una lettera a sua moglie
2) (next to, with position) awith one's back to the wall — con le spalle al muro
the door is to the left (of) — la porta è a sinistra (di)
at right angles to sth — ad angolo retto con qc
3) (as far as) fino ahere to London — da qui (fino) a Londra40 to 50 people — da 40 a 50 personeit's twenty-five to 3 — mancano venticinque minuti alle 3, sono le 2 e trentacinque
it to me — dammeloa monument to the fallen — un monumento ai caduti
a solution to the problem — una soluzione al problema
6) (in relation to) (in confronto) aA is to B as C is to D — A sta a B come C sta a D
to the others — superiore agli altrigoals to two — tre reti a due7)that's all there is to it — questo è tutto, è tutto quiwhat do you say to this? — che cosa ne pensi?
8) (according to) secondowe danced to the music of... — abbiamo ballato con la musica di...
9)2. particle (with verb)1)to go/eat — andare/mangiare2)to start to cry — incominciare or mettersi a piangere3) (purpose, result) perhe did it to help you — l'ha fatto per aiutarti
he came to see you — è venuto per vederti
4)you ought to — dovresti (farlo)he's not the sort to do that — non è il tipo da fare una cosa del genere
now is the time to do it — è ora di farlo
6)to believe — difficile da credereto go — pronto (-a) a partire3. adv1)2)to come to — (recover consciousness) riprendere conoscenza
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115 weaken *** weak·en
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116 workable work·able adj
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117 happen (up)on
(to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) incontrare/trovare per caso -
118 happen (up)on
(to find by chance: He happened upon the perfect solution to the problem just as he was about to give up his research.) incontrare/trovare per caso -
119 possible
['pɒsəbl] 1.1) possible2.* * *['posəbl]1) (able to happen or be done: It's possible that the train will be delayed; We'll come as soon as possible; I'll do everything possible; She did the only possible thing in the circumstances.) possibile2) (satisfactory; acceptable: I've thought of a possible solution to the problem.) possibile•- possibly* * *['pɒsəbl] 1.1) possible2.
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