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1 ♦ son
♦ son /sʌn/n.1 figlio ( anche fig.); figliolo: I have a son and a daughter, ho un figlio e una figlia; the sons of freedom, i figli della libertà2 (fam., al vocat.) ragazzo● (fig.) the sons of Abraham, i figli d'Abramo; gli ebrei □ (volg. USA) son of a bitch, figlio di puttana (volg.); figlio di un cane; figlio di buona donna (eufem.); ( anche) lavoraccio, faticaccia, compito ingrato, rogna; ( anche) cosa stupenda, straordinaria, meravigliosa □ (relig.) the Son of God (o of Man), il figlio di Dio; il Figlio dell'Uomo; Gesù Cristo □ (fam.) son of a gun, ( di solito scherz.) briccone, furfante; ( anche) bricconcello, drittone, tipo in gamba □ (fig.) a son of Mars, un guerriero □ (fig.) the sons of men, gli uomini; l'umanità □ every mother's son, tutti quanti □ He is his father's son, è proprio figlio di suo padre; è tutto suo padre; è degno di suo padre.NOTA D'USO: - sons o children?- -
2 direct
I 1. [daɪ'rekt, dɪ-]1) (without intermediary) [control, link, participation, sunlight] direttoin direct contact with — (touching) a diretto contatto con; (communicating) in diretto contatto con
2) (without detour) [access, flight] direttoto be a direct descendant of — essere un discendente diretto di, discendere in linea diretta da
4) (straightforward) [answer, method] diretto; [ person] diretto, franco5) ling. [speech, question] diretto2.1) (without intermediary) [speak, dial] direttamenteto pay sth. direct into sb.'s account — accreditare qcs. direttamente sul conto di qcn
2) (without detour) [come, go] direttamenteII 1. [daɪ'rekt, dɪ-]1) fig. (address, aim) indirizzare, rivolgere [appeal, criticism] (at a); orientare [ campaign] (at verso); dirigere [effort, resource] (to, towards verso)to direct sb.'s attention to — richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su
2) (control) dirigere [company, project, traffic]4) cinem. rad. telev. dirigere, realizzare [ film]; teatr. dirigere, mettere in scena [ play]; dirigere [actor, opera]5) (instruct)to direct sb. to do — ordinare a qcn. di fare
to direct that sth. (should) be done — ordinare che sia fatto qcs.
"to be taken as directed" — farm. "seguire attentamente le modalità d'uso"
6) (show route)2.to direct sb. to sth. — indicare a qcn. la strada per qcs
verbo intransitivo cinem. rad. telev. dirigere, curare la regia; teatr. dirigere, curare la realizzazione* * *[di'rekt] 1. adjective1) (straight; following the quickest and shortest way: Is this the most direct route?) diretto2) ((of manner etc) straightforward and honest: a direct answer.) franco3) (occurring as an immediate result: His dismissal was a direct result of his rudeness to the manager.) diretto4) (exact; complete: Her opinions are the direct opposite of his.) esatto5) (in an unbroken line of descent from father to son etc: He is a direct descendant of Napoleon.) diretto2. verb1) (to point, aim or turn in a particular direction: He directed my attention towards the notice.) dirigere2) (to show the way to: She directed him to the station.) indirizzare3) (to order or instruct: We will do as you direct.) ordinare4) (to control or organize: A policeman was directing the traffic; to direct a film.) dirigere•- directional
- directive
- directly
- directness
- director
- directory* * *I 1. [daɪ'rekt, dɪ-]1) (without intermediary) [control, link, participation, sunlight] direttoin direct contact with — (touching) a diretto contatto con; (communicating) in diretto contatto con
2) (without detour) [access, flight] direttoto be a direct descendant of — essere un discendente diretto di, discendere in linea diretta da
4) (straightforward) [answer, method] diretto; [ person] diretto, franco5) ling. [speech, question] diretto2.1) (without intermediary) [speak, dial] direttamenteto pay sth. direct into sb.'s account — accreditare qcs. direttamente sul conto di qcn
2) (without detour) [come, go] direttamenteII 1. [daɪ'rekt, dɪ-]1) fig. (address, aim) indirizzare, rivolgere [appeal, criticism] (at a); orientare [ campaign] (at verso); dirigere [effort, resource] (to, towards verso)to direct sb.'s attention to — richiamare l'attenzione di qcn. su
2) (control) dirigere [company, project, traffic]4) cinem. rad. telev. dirigere, realizzare [ film]; teatr. dirigere, mettere in scena [ play]; dirigere [actor, opera]5) (instruct)to direct sb. to do — ordinare a qcn. di fare
to direct that sth. (should) be done — ordinare che sia fatto qcs.
"to be taken as directed" — farm. "seguire attentamente le modalità d'uso"
6) (show route)2.to direct sb. to sth. — indicare a qcn. la strada per qcs
verbo intransitivo cinem. rad. telev. dirigere, curare la regia; teatr. dirigere, curare la realizzazione -
3 handle **** han·dle
['hændl]1. n(gen) manico, (of knife) manico, impugnatura, (of door, drawer) maniglia, (of wheelbarrow) stanga, (of pump) braccio, (for winding) manovella, (of cup) ansahe was too small to reach the door handle — era troppo piccolo per arrivare alla maniglia della porta
to fly off the handle fig — perdere le staffe, uscire dai gangheri
2. vt1) (touch) toccare"handle with care" — "fragile"
2) (deal with: theme) trattare, (situation) far fronte a, (resources) amministrare, (cope with: people) saper come prendere, (animals) occuparsi di, (Comm: goods) trattare, occuparsi di, (ship, car) manovrare, (use: gun, machine, money) maneggiareI'll handle this — me ne occupo io, ci penso io
it was a difficult situation, but he handled it well — era una situazione difficile, ma l'ha gestita bene
3. vi(ship, plane, car) rispondere ai comandi
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