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1 such
[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
* * *1. adjective1) (of the same kind as that already mentioned or being mentioned: Animals that gnaw, such as mice, rats, rabbits and weasels are called rodents; He came from Bradford or some such place; She asked to see Mr Johnson but was told there was no such person there; I've seen several such buildings; I've never done such a thing before; doctors, dentists and such people.) come, simile, tale2) (of the great degree already mentioned or being mentioned: If you had telephoned her, she wouldn't have got into such a state of anxiety; She never used to get such bad headaches (as she does now).) tale, così3) (of the great degree, or the kind, to have a particular result: He shut the window with such force that the glass broke; She's such a good teacher that the headmaster asked her not to leave; Their problems are such as to make it impossible for them to live together any more.) tale, così4) (used for emphasis: This is such a shock! They have been such good friends to me!) tale, così2. pronoun(such a person or thing, or such persons or things: I have only a few photographs, but can show you such as I have; This isn't a good book as such (= as a book) but it has interesting pictures.) questo, tale- suchlike- such-and-such
- such as it is* * *[sʌtʃ] 1. 2.1) (of kind previously mentioned) (replicated) tale; (similar) così, simile; (of similar sort) di questo tipoand other such arguments — e altri argomenti così o di questo tipo
doctors, dentists and all such people — dottori, dentisti e gente del genere
his movements were such as to arouse suspicion — i suoi spostamenti erano tali da fare sorgere dei o destare sospetti
until such time as — fino a quando o al momento in cui
4) (so great) tale3.1) (to a great degree) (with adjectives) così, talmente; (with nouns) tale2) such as come, tale chesuch a house as this, a house such as this — una casa come questa
such as? — (as response) per esempio?
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2 come across
come across [meaning, message] essere, risultare chiaro; [ feelings] trasparirecome across as — dare l'impressione di essere [liar, expert]; apparire, sembrare [enthusiastic, honest]; come across [sth.] imbattersi in [article, example]; come across [sb.] incontrare [ person]
* * *(to meet or find by chance: He came across some old friends.) imbattersi in* * *1. vi + adv1) (gen) attraversare2) figto come across well/badly — fare una buona/cattiva impressione
2. vi + prep(find) trovare (per caso)I came across a dress that I hadn't worn for years — ho trovato per caso un vestito che non mettevo da anni
* * *come across [meaning, message] essere, risultare chiaro; [ feelings] trasparirecome across as — dare l'impressione di essere [liar, expert]; apparire, sembrare [enthusiastic, honest]; come across [sth.] imbattersi in [article, example]; come across [sb.] incontrare [ person]
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3 few ***** adj
[fjuː]1) (not many) pochi (-e)she is one of the few (people) who... — è una delle poche persone che...
the few who... — i pochi che...
in or over the past few days — in questi ultimi giorni, negli ultimi giorni
in or over the next few days — nei prossimi giorni
every few days/months — ogni due o tre giorni/mesi
with few exceptions — con or salvo poche eccezioni
there are very few of us or we are very few — siamo pochi
the last or remaining few minutes — i pochi minuti che rimangono
2)(some, several)
a few — alcuni (-e), qualchea few books — alcuni libri, qualche libro
a good few or quite a few — parecchi
a good few or quite a few books — parecchi libri, un bel po' di libri
a good few or quite a few (people) came — è venuta un bel po' di gente
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