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1 something ***** some·thing
['sʌmˌθɪŋ]1. pronqualche cosa, qualcosasomething nice — (pretty) qualcosa di carino, (to eat) qualcosa di buono, (to do) qualcosa di bello
something else — altro, qualcos'altro
I think you may have something there — penso che tu abbia ragione, (good idea) mi sembra una buona idea, la tua
there's something about him that... — c'è qualcosa in lui che...
2. adv1)something over/under 200 — un po' più/meno di 200
... or something like that —...o giù di lì
it cost a hundred pounds, or something like that — è costato cento sterline o giù di lì
now that's something like a rose! — (approving comment) questa sì che è una rosa!
2)3) fam -
2 now
[naʊ] 1.1) adesso, ora2) (at once) adesso, subito5 days from now — da qui a 5 giorni, tra 5 giorni
from now on(wards) — d'ora in poi o avanti
5) (at that moment, then)6) (sometimes)now fast, now slowly — ora velocemente, ora lentamente
(every) now and then o now and again — di quando in quando, di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto, a volte
8) (introducing information, opinion)9) (in requests, warnings, reprimands)now let's see — allora, vediamo
there now, what did I tell you? — allora, cosa ti avevo detto?
2.now then, let's get down to work — bene, riprendiamo il lavoro
* * *1. adverb1) ((at) the present period of time: I am now living in England.) ora, adesso2) (at once; immediately: I can't do it now - you'll have to wait.) adesso, subito3) ((at) this moment: He'll be at home now; From now on, I shall be more careful about what I say to her.) adesso, ora4) ((in stories) then; at that time: We were now very close to the city.) allora, ormai5) (because of what has happened etc: I now know better than to trust her.) adesso, ora6) (a word in explanations, warnings, commands, or to show disbelief: Now this is what happened; Stop that, now!; Do be careful, now.) dunque2. conjunction((often with that) because or since something has happened, is now true etc: Now that you are here, I can leave; Now you have left school, you will have to find a job.) ora (che)- nowadays- for now
- just now
- every now and then/again
- now and then/again
- now
- now!
- now then* * *[naʊ] 1.1) adesso, ora2) (at once) adesso, subito5 days from now — da qui a 5 giorni, tra 5 giorni
from now on(wards) — d'ora in poi o avanti
5) (at that moment, then)6) (sometimes)now fast, now slowly — ora velocemente, ora lentamente
(every) now and then o now and again — di quando in quando, di tanto in tanto, ogni tanto, a volte
8) (introducing information, opinion)9) (in requests, warnings, reprimands)now let's see — allora, vediamo
there now, what did I tell you? — allora, cosa ti avevo detto?
2.now then, let's get down to work — bene, riprendiamo il lavoro
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3 account
I 1. [ə'kaʊnt]1) (money held at bank) conto m. (at, with a, presso)in my, his account — sul mio, suo conto
2) comm. (credit arrangement) conto m.to charge sth. to, put sth. on sb.'s account — addebitare, mettere qcs. sul conto di qcn.
on account — (as part payment) in acconto
3) (financial record) rendiconto m. (finanziario)4) (bill) fattura f.to take sth. into account to take account of sth. — prendere qcs. in considerazione, tener conto di qcs
6) (description) resoconto m., relazione f.to give an account of sth. — fare un resoconto di qcs.
7) (impression)on this, that account — per questo, quel motivo
on my, his account — a causa mia, sua
9) (advantage, benefit)10) (importance)2.2) (department) reparto m.sing. contabilità, contabilità f.sing.II [ə'kaʊnt]verbo transitivo form. (regard as)* * *1) (an arrangement by which a person keeps his money in a bank: I have (opened) an account with the local bank.) conto2) (a statement of money owing: Send me an account.) conto3) (a description or explanation (of something that has happened): a full account of his holiday.) resoconto4) (an arrangement by which a person makes a regular (eg monthly) payment instead of paying at the time of buying: I have an account at Smiths.) conto5) ((usually in plural) a record of money received and spent: You must keep your accounts in order; ( also adjective) an account book.) contabilità•- accountant
- account for
- on account of
- on my/his etc account
- on my/his account
- on no account
- take something into account
- take into account
- take account of something
- take account of* * *I 1. [ə'kaʊnt]1) (money held at bank) conto m. (at, with a, presso)in my, his account — sul mio, suo conto
2) comm. (credit arrangement) conto m.to charge sth. to, put sth. on sb.'s account — addebitare, mettere qcs. sul conto di qcn.
on account — (as part payment) in acconto
3) (financial record) rendiconto m. (finanziario)4) (bill) fattura f.to take sth. into account to take account of sth. — prendere qcs. in considerazione, tener conto di qcs
6) (description) resoconto m., relazione f.to give an account of sth. — fare un resoconto di qcs.
7) (impression)on this, that account — per questo, quel motivo
on my, his account — a causa mia, sua
9) (advantage, benefit)10) (importance)2.2) (department) reparto m.sing. contabilità, contabilità f.sing.II [ə'kaʊnt]verbo transitivo form. (regard as) -
4 fill in
Ex:to fill in for sb. — rimpiazzare qcn.; fill in [sth.] occupare [time, hour]; fill in [sth.], fill [sth.] in/Ex:1) (complete) riempire, compilare [form, section]3) (supply) fornire [detail, name, date]4) (colour in) colorare [shape, panel]; fill in [sb.], fill [sb.] in (inform) mettere [qcn.] al corrente, informare [ person] (on su, di)* * *1) (to add or put in (whatever is needed to make something complete): to fill in the details.) completare2) (to complete (forms, application etc) by putting in the information required: Have you filled in your tax form yet?) riempire, compilare3) (to give (someone) all the necessary information: I've been away - can you fill me in on what has happened?) informare4) (to occupy (time): She had several cups of coffee at the cafeteria to fill in the time until the train left.) riempire, passare5) (to do another person's job temporarily: I'm filling in for her secretary.) rimpiazzare* * *1. vt + adv1) (hole, gap, outline) riempirecan you fill this form in, please? — può riempire questo modulo, per favore?
2. vi + adv* * *Ex:to fill in for sb. — rimpiazzare qcn.; fill in [sth.] occupare [time, hour]; fill in [sth.], fill [sth.] in/Ex:1) (complete) riempire, compilare [form, section]3) (supply) fornire [detail, name, date]4) (colour in) colorare [shape, panel]; fill in [sb.], fill [sb.] in (inform) mettere [qcn.] al corrente, informare [ person] (on su, di) -
5 nature
['neɪtʃə(r)] 1.1) (the natural world) natura f.contrary to nature, against nature — contro natura
to obey a call of nature — eufem. fare un bisognino
2) (character, temperament) natura f., indole f.3) (sort) natura f.her letter was something in the nature of a confession — la sua lettera fu una specie di confessione
"nature of contents" — "descrizione del contenuto"
4) (essential character) natura f.2.pleasant-natured — piacevole, gradevole
* * *['nei ə]1) (the physical world, eg trees, plants, animals, mountains, rivers etc, or the power which made them: the beauty of nature; the forces of nature; the study of nature.) natura2) (the qualities born in a person; personality: She has a generous nature.) natura3) (quality; what something is or consists of: What is the nature of your work?) natura4) (a kind, type etc: bankers and other people of that nature.) natura, tipo•- - natured- in the nature of* * *['neɪtʃə(r)] 1.1) (the natural world) natura f.contrary to nature, against nature — contro natura
to obey a call of nature — eufem. fare un bisognino
2) (character, temperament) natura f., indole f.3) (sort) natura f.her letter was something in the nature of a confession — la sua lettera fu una specie di confessione
"nature of contents" — "descrizione del contenuto"
4) (essential character) natura f.2.pleasant-natured — piacevole, gradevole
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6 Long
I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grandeto get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data
it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto
six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto
to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo
3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] altoto get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]
to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione
••long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
1) (a long time) molto tempo, moltoit's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...
just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...
longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto
before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco
for long — a lungo, per molto tempo
it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!
2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione cheas long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato
••III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di
to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare
* * *I 1. [loŋ] adjective1) (measuring a great distance from one end to the other: a long journey; a long road; long legs.)2) (having a great period of time from the first moment to the last: The book took a long time to read; a long conversation; a long delay.)3) (measuring a certain amount in distance or time: The wire is two centimetres long; The television programme was just over an hour long.)4) (away, doing or using something etc for a great period of time: Will you be long?)5) (reaching to a great distance in space or time: She has a long memory)2. adverb1) (a great period of time: This happened long before you were born.)2) (for a great period of time: Have you been waiting long?)•- longways- long-distance
- long-drawn-out
- longhand
- long house
- long jump
- long-playing record
- long-range
- long-sighted
- long-sightedness
- long-suffering
- long-winded
- as long as / so long as
- before very long
- before long
- in the long run
- the long and the short of it
- no longer
- so long! II [loŋ] verb((often with for) to wish very much: He longed to go home; I am longing for a drink.)- longing- longingly* * *(Surnames) Long /lɒŋ, USA lɔ:ŋ/* * *I [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]1) (lengthy) [process, wait, journey, vowel] lungo; [ delay] prolungato, forte; [ sigh] lungo, grandeto get o grow o become longer [ days] allungarsi; a friend of long standing — un amico di vecchia data
it's been a long time since I saw you — è molto tempo che non ti vedo, è passato molto tempo dall'ultima volta che ti ho visto
six hours, that's a long time — sei ore, è tanto
to take a long time — [ person] metterci molto (tempo); [ task] richiedere molto tempo
3) (in measuring) [dress, hair, queue] lungo; [ grass] altoto get o grow long [grass, hair] crescere; [list, queue] allungarsi; she's growing her hair long si sta facendo crescere i capelli; to make [sth.] longer — allungare [ sleeve]
to live a long way away o off abitare lontano; July is a long way off luglio è ancora lontano; don't fall, it's a long way down non cadere, è molto alto; a long way down the list molto in fondo alla lista; I saw it a long way out l'ho visto (molto) in lontananza; he is a long way out in his calculations sta sbagliando di molto i suoi calcoli; it's a long way up to the tenth floor è lunga fino al decimo piano; we've come a long way abbiamo fatto molta strada; to go a long way [ person] (be successful) andare lontano; [ supply] (last long) durare a lungo; to have a long way to go fig. [ worker] dover fare ancora molta strada o molti sforzi; it's the best by a long way è di gran lunga il migliore; to take the long way round — fare un lungo giro o una lunga deviazione
••long time no see! — colloq. scherz. sono secoli che non ci vediamo!
II [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]to have a long memory — avere la memoria lunga, essere una persona che non dimentica
1) (a long time) molto tempo, moltoit's not that long since... — non è passato così tanto tempo da quando...
just long enough to... — giusto il tempo per...
longer than expected, than I thought — più (tempo) del previsto
before long — (in past) poco dopo, di lì a poco; (in future) fra breve, fra non molto, presto, di qui a poco
for long — a lungo, per molto tempo
it's long after o past your bedtime dovresti essere a letto già da molto tempo; long ago molto tempo fa; long before molto prima; no longer non più; I can't stand it a day longer non lo sopporterò un giorno di più; I can't stand it any longer non lo sopporto più; 5 minutes, no longer! — 5 minuti, non di più!
2) (for a long time) da molto (tempo)4) as long as, so long as (in time) finché, fintantoché; (provided that) purché, a condizione cheas long as you keep me informed — purché o a condizione che tu mi tenga informato
••III [lɒŋ] [AE lɔːŋ]so long! — colloq. ciao! arrivederci!
to long for — desiderare ardentemente, avere una gran voglia di, morire dalla voglia di
to long to do — (be impatient) non vedere l'ora o essere impaziente di fare; (desire sth. elusive) sognare di fare
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7 trouble
I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
* * *1. noun1) ((something which causes) worry, difficulty, work, anxiety etc: He never talks about his troubles; We've had a lot of trouble with our children; I had a lot of trouble finding the book you wanted.) problema2) (disturbances; rebellion, fighting etc: It occurred during the time of the troubles in Cyprus.) tumulto3) (illness or weakness (in a particular part of the body): He has heart trouble.) problema2. verb1) (to cause worry, anger or sadness to: She was troubled by the news of her sister's illness.) turbare2) (used as part of a very polite and formal request: May I trouble you to close the window?) disturbare3) (to make any effort: He didn't even trouble to tell me what had happened.) disturbarsi•- troubled- troublesome
- troublemaker* * *I 1. ['trʌbl]to get sb. into trouble — mettere qcn. nei guai, creare dei problemi a qcn.
to be asking for trouble — andare in cerca di guai, cercare i guai col lanternino
the trouble with you is that... — il tuo guaio è che...
2) (difficulties) difficoltà f.pl., guai m.pl.to be in o get into trouble [ person] essere o mettersi nei guai; [ company] essere nei guai, avere delle difficoltà; to have trouble doing avere problemi o difficoltà a fare; to get out of trouble togliersi o levarsi dai guai; to get sb. out of trouble togliere qcn. dai pasticci, tirare fuori qcn. dai guai; to stay out of trouble — tenersi fuori dai guai
3) (effort, inconvenience) pena f.to take the trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare, darsi la pena di fare
to save sb. the trouble of doing — risparmiare a qcn. il disturbo di fare
it's more trouble than it's worth — il gioco non vale la candela, non ne vale la pena
not to be any trouble — [child, task] non dare problemi
if it's too much trouble, say so — se ti dà troppi problemi, dimmelo
4) (discord, disturbance)there'll be trouble — ci saranno disordini o incidenti
to expect trouble — [ police] aspettarsi incidenti
2. II 1. ['trʌbl]at the first sign of trouble — al minimo o primo segno di difficoltà
may o could I trouble you to do? potrei chiederle di fare? I won't trouble you with the details ti risparmierò i dettagli; to trouble to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
3) (cause disturbance, discomfort) [person, tooth, cough] tormentare [ person]2.to trouble oneself to do — prendersi il disturbo o la briga di fare
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8 spot
I [spɒt]1) (on animal) macchia f., chiazza f.; (on fabric) pois m.; (on dice, domino) punto m.2) (stain) macchia f., chiazza f.3) (pimple) pustola f., brufolo m.4) (place) luogo m., posto m., punto m.to decide on the spot — decidere seduta stante o su due piedi
this record has been on the top spot for two weeks — questo disco è in cima alle classifiche da due settimane
5) colloq. (small amount)a spot of cream, of gin — un po' di crema, un goccio di gin
6) (drop) goccia f.7) colloq. (difficulty)to put sb. on the spot — mettere qcn. alle strette
8) comm. comunicato m. pubblicitario, spot m.9) telev. rad. (regular slot) spazio m. fisso, passaggio m. fisso10) (moral blemish) macchia f.11) cinem. teatr. riflettore m., spot m.; (in home) faretto m.••to change one's spots — cambiare vita o abitudini
II 1. [spɒt]to knock spots off sth., sb. — superare di gran lunga qcs., qcn
1) (see) vedere, individuare, scorgereto spot sb. doing — vedere qcn. mentre sta facendo
2) (recognize) riconoscere, distinguere [car, person, symptoms]; scoprire, individuare [defect, difference]; fiutare [ bargain]; osservare [birds, trains]3) (stain) macchiare [carpet, shirt]2.* * *[spot] 1. noun1) (a small mark or stain (made by mud, paint etc): She was trying to remove a spot of grease from her skirt.) macchia2) (a small, round mark of a different colour from its background: His tie was blue with white spots.) pallino3) (a pimple or red mark on the skin caused by an illness etc: She had measles and was covered in spots.) macchia, macchiolina4) (a place or small area, especially the exact place (where something happened etc): There was a large number of detectives gathered at the spot where the body had been found.) posto, luogo5) (a small amount: Can I borrow a spot of sugar?) un po' di2. verb1) (to catch sight of: She spotted him eventually at the very back of the crowd.) individuare, riconoscere2) (to recognize or pick out: No-one watching the play was able to spot the murderer.) individuare, indovinare•- spotless- spotlessly
- spotlessness
- spotted
- spotty
- spottiness
- spot check
- spotlight 3. verb1) (to light with a spotlight: The stage was spotlit.) (illuminare con un proiettore/riflettore)2) (to show up clearly or draw attention to: The incident spotlighted the difficulties with which we were faced.) (mettere in evidenza)•- on the spot
- spot on* * *I [spɒt]1) (on animal) macchia f., chiazza f.; (on fabric) pois m.; (on dice, domino) punto m.2) (stain) macchia f., chiazza f.3) (pimple) pustola f., brufolo m.4) (place) luogo m., posto m., punto m.to decide on the spot — decidere seduta stante o su due piedi
this record has been on the top spot for two weeks — questo disco è in cima alle classifiche da due settimane
5) colloq. (small amount)a spot of cream, of gin — un po' di crema, un goccio di gin
6) (drop) goccia f.7) colloq. (difficulty)to put sb. on the spot — mettere qcn. alle strette
8) comm. comunicato m. pubblicitario, spot m.9) telev. rad. (regular slot) spazio m. fisso, passaggio m. fisso10) (moral blemish) macchia f.11) cinem. teatr. riflettore m., spot m.; (in home) faretto m.••to change one's spots — cambiare vita o abitudini
II 1. [spɒt]to knock spots off sth., sb. — superare di gran lunga qcs., qcn
1) (see) vedere, individuare, scorgereto spot sb. doing — vedere qcn. mentre sta facendo
2) (recognize) riconoscere, distinguere [car, person, symptoms]; scoprire, individuare [defect, difference]; fiutare [ bargain]; osservare [birds, trains]3) (stain) macchiare [carpet, shirt]2.
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