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I 1. [stɒp]1) (halt, pause) arresto m., interruzione f., pausa f.; (short stay) breve pausa f., fermata f.; aer. mar. scalo m.our next stop will be (in) Paris — (on tour, trip) la nostra prossima fermata o tappa sarà Parigi
to bring sth. to a stop — arrestare o fermare qcs.
to come to a stop — [vehicle, work] arrestarsi, fermarsi
to put a stop to — mettere fine a, porre termine a
2) (stopping place) (for bus) fermata f.; (for train, tube) stazione f.3) (punctuation mark) (in telegram) stop m.; (in dictation) punto m.4) (on organ) (pipes) registro m.; (knob) tasto m. di registro2.modificatore [button, lever, signal] d'arresto••II 1. [stɒp]to pull out all the stops — fare l'impossibile ( to do per fare)
stop it! — fermati! (that's enough) basta! smettila!
2) (bring to a halt) (completely) [person, mechanism] fermare [person, vehicle, process, match]; [strike, power cut] fermare, arrestare, bloccare [activity, production]; (temporarily) [person, rain] interrompere, sospendere [process, match]; [strike, power cut] interrompere, bloccare [activity, production]to stop a bullet — colloq. essere colpito da una pallottola
to stop sb. (from) doing — impedire a qcn. di fare
4) (refuse to provide) (definitively) abolire [ allowance]; bloccare [payments, deliveries, subscription]; tagliare [gas, water]; (suspend) sospendere, bloccare [grant, payment]to stop a cheque — fermare o bloccare un assegno
2.to stop Ј 50 out of sb.'s pay — BE trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn
1) (halt) [person, vehicle, heart] fermarsi2) (cease) [person, discussion, bleeding] fermarsi, smettere, cessare; [pain, worry, battle] finire, cessare; [noise, rain] smettere3) BE colloq. (stay) fermarsi, rimanere3.to stop oneself — (restrain oneself) trattenersi
- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop out- stop up* * *[stop] 1. past tense, past participle - stopped; verb1) (to (make something) cease moving, or come to rest, a halt etc: He stopped the car and got out; This train does not stop at Birmingham; He stopped to look at the map; He signalled with his hand to stop the bus.) fermare, fermarsi2) (to prevent from doing something: We must stop him (from) going; I was going to say something rude but stopped myself just in time.) fermare, fermarsi, impedire3) (to discontinue or cease eg doing something: That woman just can't stop talking; The rain has stopped; It has stopped raining.) fermarsi, smettere4) (to block or close: He stopped his ears with his hands when she started to shout at him.) tappare, chiudere5) (to close (a hole, eg on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note.) premere; chiudere6) (to stay: Will you be stopping long at the hotel?) fermarsi, restare2. noun1) (an act of stopping or state of being stopped: We made only two stops on our journey; Work came to a stop for the day.) fermata, interruzione2) (a place for eg a bus to stop: a bus stop.) fermata3) (in punctuation, a full stop: Put a stop at the end of the sentence.) punto4) (a device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ.) registro, chiave5) (a device, eg a wedge etc, for stopping the movement of something, or for keeping it in a fixed position: a door-stop.) stop, fermo•- stoppage- stopper
- stopping
- stopcock
- stopgap
- stopwatch
- put a stop to
- stop at nothing
- stop dead
- stop off
- stop over
- stop up* * *I 1. [stɒp]1) (halt, pause) arresto m., interruzione f., pausa f.; (short stay) breve pausa f., fermata f.; aer. mar. scalo m.our next stop will be (in) Paris — (on tour, trip) la nostra prossima fermata o tappa sarà Parigi
to bring sth. to a stop — arrestare o fermare qcs.
to come to a stop — [vehicle, work] arrestarsi, fermarsi
to put a stop to — mettere fine a, porre termine a
2) (stopping place) (for bus) fermata f.; (for train, tube) stazione f.3) (punctuation mark) (in telegram) stop m.; (in dictation) punto m.4) (on organ) (pipes) registro m.; (knob) tasto m. di registro2.modificatore [button, lever, signal] d'arresto••II 1. [stɒp]to pull out all the stops — fare l'impossibile ( to do per fare)
stop it! — fermati! (that's enough) basta! smettila!
2) (bring to a halt) (completely) [person, mechanism] fermare [person, vehicle, process, match]; [strike, power cut] fermare, arrestare, bloccare [activity, production]; (temporarily) [person, rain] interrompere, sospendere [process, match]; [strike, power cut] interrompere, bloccare [activity, production]to stop a bullet — colloq. essere colpito da una pallottola
to stop sb. (from) doing — impedire a qcn. di fare
4) (refuse to provide) (definitively) abolire [ allowance]; bloccare [payments, deliveries, subscription]; tagliare [gas, water]; (suspend) sospendere, bloccare [grant, payment]to stop a cheque — fermare o bloccare un assegno
2.to stop Ј 50 out of sb.'s pay — BE trattenere 50 sterline dallo stipendio di qcn
1) (halt) [person, vehicle, heart] fermarsi2) (cease) [person, discussion, bleeding] fermarsi, smettere, cessare; [pain, worry, battle] finire, cessare; [noise, rain] smettere3) BE colloq. (stay) fermarsi, rimanere3.to stop oneself — (restrain oneself) trattenersi
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[stɒp]1. nto come to a stop — (traffic, production) arrestarsi, (work) fermarsi
to bring to a stop — (traffic, production) paralizzare, (work) fermare
to make a stop — (bus) fare una fermata, (train) fermarsi, (plane, ship) fare scalo
2) (stopping place: for bus etc) fermata4) (Mus: on organ) registro, (on trombone etc) chiave f2. vt1) (arrest movement of: runaway, engine, car) fermare, bloccare, (blow, punch) parare2) (put an end to: gen) mettere fine a, (noise) far cessare, (pain) far passare, (production: permanently) arrestare, (temporarily) interrompere, sospendere3) (prevent) impedireto stop o.s. (from doing sth) — trattenersi (dal fare qc)
4) (cease) smettereI just can't stop it — (help it) proprio non riesco a smetterla
5) (suspend: payments, wages) sospendere, (subscription) cancellare, (leave) revocare, (cheque) bloccareto stop £30 pound from sb's wages — trattenere trenta sterline dallo stipendio di qn
6) (also: stop up) (block: hole) bloccare, otturare, (leak, flow of blood) arrestare, fermareto stop one's ears — tapparsi or turarsi le orecchie
3. vi1) (stop moving, pause: gen) fermarsi, (cease: gen) cessare, (machine, production) arrestarsi, (play, concert, speaker) finirestop, thief! — al ladro!
to stop in one's tracks; stop dead — fermarsi di colpo
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4 interrupt
I [ˌɪntə'rʌpt]nome inform. interrupt m.II 1. [ˌɪntə'rʌpt] 2.verbo intransitivo interrompere* * *1) (to stop a person while he is saying or doing something, especially by saying etc something oneself: He interrupted her while she was speaking; He interrupted her speech; Listen to me and don't interrupt!) interrompere2) (to stop or make a break in (an activity etc): He interrupted his work to eat his lunch; You interrupted my thoughts.) interrompere3) (to cut off (a view etc): A block of flats interrupted their view of the sea.) impedire•* * *interrupt /ɪntəˈrʌpt/n.1 interruzione ( anche comput.); (comput.) interrupt: interrupt signal, segnale di interruzione; segnale di interrupt2 distacco; frattura; separazione.♦ (to) interrupt /ɪntəˈrʌpt/v. t.1 interrompere; sospendere; troncare: to interrupt a speaker [a conversation], interrompere un oratore [una conversazione]● to interrupt the silence, rompere il silenzio.* * *I [ˌɪntə'rʌpt]nome inform. interrupt m.II 1. [ˌɪntə'rʌpt] 2.verbo intransitivo interrompere -
5 halt
I 1. [hɔːlt]1) (stop) sosta f., fermata f.to come to a halt — [group, vehicle] fermarsi; [ negotiations] essere interrotto
to call a halt to — mettere fine a [ fighting]
shall we call a halt? — (in work) facciamo una pausa?
2) (temporary) (in activity) interruzione f.; (in proceedings) sospensione f.3) mil. (rest) alt m.4) BE ferr. piccola stazione f. (di campagna)2.interiezione altII 1. [hɔːlt]1) (temporarily) fermare, bloccare [car, train]; sospendere [proceedings, game]2) (block) interrompere, fermare [ arms sales]; bloccare, frenare [ inflation]; fermare [ offensive]2.verbo intransitivo fermarsi* * *[ho:lt] 1. verb(to (cause to) stop walking, marching, running etc: The driver halted the train; The train halted at the signals.) fermare, fermarsi2. noun1) (a complete stop: the train came to a halt.) fermata2) (a short stop (on a march etc).) alt, sosta3) (a small railway station.) stazioncina ferroviaria•- call a halt to- call a halt* * *halt (1) /hɔ:lt/A n.1 (mil.) alt; ordine di fermarsi2 arresto; fermata; sosta: to come to a halt, arrestarsi; fermarsi; to bring st. to a halt, arrestare (o fermare) qc.; to brake to a halt, rallentare e fermarsi; to call a halt to st., arrestare (o fermare) qc.; dire a q. che smetta di fare qc.; to screech to a halt, (autom.) fermarsi con uno stridio di freni (o di gomme); (fig.) fermarsi di colpo; to shudder to a halt, ( di auto, ecc.) arrestarsi con un sobbalzo; (fig.) bloccarsiB inter.● to call a halt, (mil.) dare l'alt; (fig.) fare una sosta, fare una pausa.halt (2) /hɔ:lt/ (arc.)A a.zoppo; storpioB n.● (collett.) the halt, gli zoppi; gli storpi.♦ (to) halt (1) /hɔ:lt/A v. i.1 (mil.) fare alt2 arrestarsi; fermarsiB v. t.arrestare; fermare; dare l'alt a: The captain halted the soldiers, il capitano diede l'alt ai soldati; The coach was halted by the snowstorm, il pullman è stato bloccato dalla tempesta di neve; to halt a project, fermare un progetto● Halt!, alt!(to) halt (2) /hɔ:lt/v. i.1 (arc.) zoppicare; camminare zoppicando3 (fig.) esitare; essere incerto; essere in dubbio● to be halting in one's speech, esitare cercando le parole; parlare in maniera esitante.* * *I 1. [hɔːlt]1) (stop) sosta f., fermata f.to come to a halt — [group, vehicle] fermarsi; [ negotiations] essere interrotto
to call a halt to — mettere fine a [ fighting]
shall we call a halt? — (in work) facciamo una pausa?
2) (temporary) (in activity) interruzione f.; (in proceedings) sospensione f.3) mil. (rest) alt m.4) BE ferr. piccola stazione f. (di campagna)2.interiezione altII 1. [hɔːlt]1) (temporarily) fermare, bloccare [car, train]; sospendere [proceedings, game]2) (block) interrompere, fermare [ arms sales]; bloccare, frenare [ inflation]; fermare [ offensive]2.verbo intransitivo fermarsi -
6 cut out
cut out [ engine] fermarsi; cut out [sth.] eliminare [alcohol, fatty food]; cut [sth.] out, cut out [sth.]1) (snip out) ritagliare [article, piece]3) (block out) ostruire [ view]; eliminare [draught, noise]4) colloq. (stop)cut it out! — basta! cut [sb.] out
5) (isolate) isolare, tagliare fuorito cut sb. out of one's will — escludere qcn. dal proprio testamento
6)* * *1) (to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device: The engines cut out (noun cut-out).) spegnersi2) (to stop: I've cut out smoking.) rinunciare, smettere* * *1. vi + adv(engine) spegnersi2. vt + advto be cut out for sth/to do sth fig — essere tagliato (-a) per qc/per fare qc
2) (delete) eliminare, togliere3) (stop, give up) eliminarecut it out! fam — dacci un taglio!
* * *cut out [ engine] fermarsi; cut out [sth.] eliminare [alcohol, fatty food]; cut [sth.] out, cut out [sth.]1) (snip out) ritagliare [article, piece]3) (block out) ostruire [ view]; eliminare [draught, noise]4) colloq. (stop)cut it out! — basta! cut [sb.] out
5) (isolate) isolare, tagliare fuorito cut sb. out of one's will — escludere qcn. dal proprio testamento
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7 brake
I 1. [breɪk]nome aut. freno m. (anche fig.)2.to apply the brake(s) — azionare i freni o frenare
modificatore [block, disc, drum, pedal] del freno; [ fluid] per freniII [breɪk]verbo intransitivo frenare (anche fig.)* * *[breik] 1. verb(to slow down or stop: He braked (the car) suddenly.) frenare2. noun(often in plural) a device for doing this: He put on the brake(s). freno* * *[breɪk]1. n(on vehicle) frenoto put on or apply the brakes Auto — azionare i freni
2. vi* * *brake (1) /breɪk/n.1 (mecc.) freno: air brake, freno ad aria compressa; disc brake, freno a disco; emergency brake, (ferr.) freno d'emergenza; (autom.) freno a mano; foot brake, freno a pedale; hand brake, freno a mano; to apply (o to put on) the brakes, azionare i freni; frenare; to slam on the brakes, schiacciare il freno● brake block, ceppo del freno; ( di bicicletta) pattino □ brake calipers, pinze del freno ( di bicicletta) □ (autom.) brake drum, tamburo del freno □ brake hanger, arresto del freno ( di bicicletta) □ brake lever, leva del freno ( di bicicletta) □ (autom.) brake light, fanalino di stop; luce di frenata □ (autom.) brake lining, guarnizione del freno; ferodo® □ (autom.) brake pad, pastiglia del freno □ (aeron.) brake parachute, paracadute freno; paracadute di coda □ (mecc., autom.) brake shoe, ganascia del freno □ (autom.) brake test, prova al freno □ (ferr.) brake van, (carro con) garitta del frenatore; carro di servizio (o del personale viaggiante).brake (2) /breɪk/n.brake (3) /breɪk/n.(poet.) boschetto; macchia.brake (4) /breɪk/n.1 (ind. tess.) gramola; maciulla; scotola3 (ind.) impastatrice4 (agric.) erpice pesantebrake (5) /breɪk/► break (2).(to) brake (1) /breɪk/A v. t.1 (mecc.) frenare2 frenare; porre un freno aB v. i.(mecc.) frenare; azionare i freni; decelerare; rallentare: to brake hard, frenare di colpo; pigiare sul freno; to brake to a halt, rallentare e fermarsi.(to) brake (2) /breɪk/v. t.3 (agric.) erpicare.* * *I 1. [breɪk]nome aut. freno m. (anche fig.)2.to apply the brake(s) — azionare i freni o frenare
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8 choke
I [tʃəʊk]nome aut. starter m.II 1. [tʃəʊk]1) (throttle) strangolare, strozzare [ person]2) (impede breathing) [fumes, smoke] soffocare2.1) (be unable to breathe) soffocareto choke on a fish bone — strozzarsi con, farsi andare di traverso una lisca di pesce
to choke with — soffocare da [ rage]
•- choke up* * *[ əuk] 1. verb1) (to (cause to) stop, or partly stop, breathing: The gas choked him; He choked to death.) soffocare2) (to block: This pipe was choked with dirt.) ostruire, intasare2. noun(an apparatus in a car engine etc to prevent the passage of too much air when starting the engine.) valvola dell'aria* * *[tʃəʊk]1. nAuto (valvola dell')aria2. vt3. vi1) soffocarehelp him, he's choking! — aiutatelo, sta soffocando!
2) (fam: lose confidence) farsi prendere dalla sfiducia•* * *choke (1) /tʃəʊk/n.3 (autom., mecc., = choke valve) diffusore; valvola dell'aria: to pull the choke out, togliere l'aria; disinserire lo starterchoke (2) /tʃəʊk/n.cuore filamentoso del carciofo.(to) choke /tʃəʊk/A v. t.1 soffocare ( anche fig.); strangolare: to choke sb. to death, uccidere q. soffocandolo; soffocare q.; strangolare q.2 ostruire; intasare; ingorgare: Sand has choked the water pipe, la sabbia ha ostruito la conduttura dell'acqua; The road was choked (up) with traffic, la strada era intasata di trafficoB v. i.1 soffocare; sentirsi soffocare; strozzarsi: to choke on a fish bone, strozzarsi con una lisca; farsi andare per traverso una lisca; to choke with rage, soffocare dalla rabbia; to choke to death, morire soffocato4 ostruirsi; ingorgarsi; intasarsi.* * *I [tʃəʊk]nome aut. starter m.II 1. [tʃəʊk]1) (throttle) strangolare, strozzare [ person]2) (impede breathing) [fumes, smoke] soffocare2.1) (be unable to breathe) soffocareto choke on a fish bone — strozzarsi con, farsi andare di traverso una lisca di pesce
to choke with — soffocare da [ rage]
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9 obstruct
[əb'strʌkt]2) (impede) bloccare [ traffic]; ostacolare [plan, person, justice]; impedire [ progress]; fare ostruzione su [ player]* * *1) (to block or close: The road was obstructed by a fallen tree.) ostruire, ostacolare2) (to stop (something) moving past or making progress: The crashed lorry obstructed the traffic.) ostruire•- obstructive* * *[əb'strʌkt] -
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cut off [sth.], cut [sth.] off1) (remove) tagliare [hair, piece]; levare, togliere [excess, crusts]to cut off sb.'s head — mozzare la testa a qcn
2) (reduce)to cut 1% off inflation — ridurre l'inflazione dell'1%
3) (disconnect) staccare, tagliare [ mains service]; cut off [sth.]5) (isolate) iso lare [area, town]7) tel.8) (disinherit) diseredare9) (interrupt) interrompere; cut [sb.] off, cut off [sb.] (isolate) tagliare fuori, isolareto cut oneself off — isolarsi o tagliarsi fuori ( from da)
* * *1) (to interrupt or break a telephone connection: I was cut off in the middle of the telephone call.) interrompere2) (to separate: They were cut off from the rest of the army.) separare3) (to stop or prevent delivery of: They've cut off our supplies of coal.) tagliare* * *vt + adv1) (gen) tagliare2) (disconnect: telephone, gas, electricity) tagliare, (engine) spegnerewe've been cut off Telec — è caduta la linea
3) (isolate) isolareto cut o.s. off from sth/sb — allontanarsi or isolarsi da qc/qn
* * *cut off [sth.], cut [sth.] off1) (remove) tagliare [hair, piece]; levare, togliere [excess, crusts]to cut off sb.'s head — mozzare la testa a qcn
2) (reduce)to cut 1% off inflation — ridurre l'inflazione dell'1%
3) (disconnect) staccare, tagliare [ mains service]; cut off [sth.]5) (isolate) iso lare [area, town]7) tel.8) (disinherit) diseredare9) (interrupt) interrompere; cut [sb.] off, cut off [sb.] (isolate) tagliare fuori, isolareto cut oneself off — isolarsi o tagliarsi fuori ( from da)
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1) (squeeze through) passare2) tel.to get through to sb. — parlare con qcn. (al telefono)
to get through to — comunicare con, convincere [ person]
4) [news, supplies] arrivare5) [ examinee] passare, farcela; get through [sth.]6) attraversare, passare attraverso [checkpoint, mud]; arrivare alla fine di, finire [ book]; finire [meal, task]; superare, passare [exam, qualifying round]I get through two notebooks a week — consumo due block notes alla settimana; get [sb., sth.] through
8) (squeeze through) fare passare [object, person]9) (help to endure) [encouragement, strength of character] aiutare ad andare avanti11) pol. fare passare [ bill]* * *1) (to finish (work etc): We got through a lot of work today.) terminare2) (to pass (an examination).) passare3) (to arrive, usually with some difficulty: The food got through to the fort despite the enemy's attempts to stop it.) arrivare4) (to make oneself understood: I just can't get through to her any more.) farsi capire* * *1. vi + prep1) (pass through: window) passare per or da, (crowd) passare attraverso, farsi strada attraverso3) (pass: exam) passare2. vt + prep(cause to succeed: student) far passare, (proposal, bill) far passare a, far approvare a3. vt + adv(succeed in sending: message, supplies) far arrivare or pervenire, (Pol: bill) far passare or approvare4. vi + adv1) (pass through) passare, (news, supplies: arrive) raggiungere2) (pass, be accepted) passare3) (finish) finire, terminare4) Telec ottenere la comunicazione or la lineato get through to sb — mettersi in contatto con qn, (fig: communicate with) comunicare con qn
* * *1) (squeeze through) passare2) tel.to get through to sb. — parlare con qcn. (al telefono)
to get through to — comunicare con, convincere [ person]
4) [news, supplies] arrivare5) [ examinee] passare, farcela; get through [sth.]6) attraversare, passare attraverso [checkpoint, mud]; arrivare alla fine di, finire [ book]; finire [meal, task]; superare, passare [exam, qualifying round]I get through two notebooks a week — consumo due block notes alla settimana; get [sb., sth.] through
8) (squeeze through) fare passare [object, person]9) (help to endure) [encouragement, strength of character] aiutare ad andare avanti11) pol. fare passare [ bill] -
12 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
13 bung
I [bʌŋ]1) tappo m., zipolo m.2) colloq. (bribe) bustarella f.II [bʌŋ]2) BE colloq. (put, throw) gettare, buttare•- bung in- bung up* * *1. noun(the stopper of the hole in a barrel, a small boat etc.) tappo2. verb1) (to block with such a stopper.) tappare2) (to throw: Bung it over here.) lanciare* * *[bʌŋ]1. ntappo, turacciolo2. vt Brit(fam: throw) buttare•- bung up* * *bung (1) /bʌŋ/n.bung (2) /bʌŋ/n. ( slang GB)bustarella; mazzetta; tangente.(to) bung (1) /bʌŋ/v. t.2 gettare; scagliare(to) bung (2) /bʌŋ/v. t.( slang GB) dare una bustarella, una mazzetta a.* * *I [bʌŋ]1) tappo m., zipolo m.2) colloq. (bribe) bustarella f.II [bʌŋ]2) BE colloq. (put, throw) gettare, buttare•- bung in- bung up -
14 die
I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]
2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]
4) fig. morireI wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere
5) colloq. (long)to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]
to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia
6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out••* * *I present participle - dying; verb1) (to lose life; to stop living and become dead: Those flowers are dying; She died of old age.)2) (to fade; to disappear: The daylight was dying fast.)3) (to have a strong desire (for something or to do something): I'm dying for a drink; I'm dying to see her.)•- diehard- die away
- die down
- die hard
- die off
- die out II noun(a stamp or punch for making raised designs on money, paper etc.)III see dice* * *die /daɪ/n.3 (elettron.) piastrina● (tecn.) die block, blocco stampo; matrice di estrusione □ (metall.) die-casting, pressofusione; pezzo ottenuto per pressofusione □ (tecn.) die chaser, filiera □ (tecn.) die cutting, fustellatura □ (metall.) die drawing, trafilatura □ (metall.) die forging, fucinatura a stampo □ (metall.) die forming, stampaggio □ die-sinker, fabbricante di stampi per monete o medaglie; stampista □ (tecn.) die-sinking, lavorazione degli stampi □ (tecn.) die-stamping, punzonatura □ (fig.) as straight (o true) as a die, totalmente onesto □ the die is cast, il dado è tratto.♦ (to) die /daɪ/A v. i.1 morire ( anche fig.): He died of natural causes, è morto per cause naturali; to die of (o from) cancer, morire di cancro; He died of ( o from) his wounds three days later, è morto per le ferite riportate tre giorni dopo; They died in a plane crash, sono morti in un incidente aereo; These people are willing to die for democracy, questa gente è disposta a morire per la democrazia; to die of a broken heart, morire di crepacuore; to die young [poor, childless], morire giovane [povero, senza figli]; to die a happy [wealthy] man, morire felice [ricco]; to die a hero [a martyr], morire da eroe [da martire]; He died to save us, è morto per salvarci; I'd rather die! (o I'd die first!), preferirei morire!; piuttosto la morte!; Love never dies, l'amore non muore mai; All hope has died, tutte le speranze sono morte NOTA D'USO: - morire-2 (fam.) – to be dying of hunger [thirst, boredom, curiosity, etc.], morire di fame [di sete, dalla noia, dalla curiosità, ecc.]; to be dying for st. [to do st.], morire dalla voglia di qc. [di fare qc.]: I'm dying for a glass of wine, muoio dalla voglia di un bicchiere di vino; They were dying to know, morivano dalla voglia di sapere cos'era successo3 (mecc.) non funzionare più; ( di un motore) spegnersi: My printer's died, non mi funziona più la stampante; The engine suddenly died on me, il motore mi si è spento di colpo5 ( del vento) cessare; calare: The wind died and the race had to be abandoned, è calato il vento si è dovuto interrompere la gara6 ( di un comico, ecc.) fare fiasco: To die in front of an audience is the most awful experience, fare fiasco davanti al pubblico è l'esperienza più terribileB v. t.fare ( una data morte); morire di: to die a natural [violent] death, morire di morte naturale [violenta]; to die a glorious death, fare una morte gloriosa; to die a hero's death, morire da eroe; fare una morte eroica; to die a sudden death, morire improvvisamente● to die by one's own hand, morire di propria mano; darsi la morte □ (fam. GB) to die a death, scomparire; ( di progetto, ecc.) fallire: Some people think the printed book will die a death within the next ten years, alcuni pensano che il libro stampato scomparirà entro i prossimi dieci anni □ (fam.) to die for, fantastico; strepitoso □ to die hard, essere duro a morire: Old superstitions die hard, le vecchie superstizioni sono dure a morire □ to die in one's bed, morire nel proprio letto □ to die in harness, morire sulla breccia; morire al proprio posto di lavoro □ (fam.) to die on its feet, essere lì per fallire: When he took over, the show was dying on its feet, quando è subentrato, lo spettacolo era lì per fallire □ (fam.) to be dying on one's feet, non stare in piedi dalla stanchezza □ in the dying minutes [seconds, moments], negli ultimissimi minuti [secondi, istanti]: Chelsea scored in the dying seconds of the game, il Chelsea ha segnato negli ultimissimi secondi della partita □ to die of laughter (o fam. to die laughing), morire dal ridere □ to die with one's boots on, morire combattendo; morire sulla breccia □ (fam.) I nearly died! (o I could have died!, USA: I just died!), credevo di morire! ( per l'imbarazzo, la sorpresa, ecc.) □ Never say die!, mai arrendersi!; mai disperare! □ to one's dying day (o to the day one dies), fino alla morte □ with one's dying breath, fino all'ultimo respiro.* * *I [daɪ]••II 1. [daɪ]2.to die a violent death, a hero's death — morire di morte violenta, da eroe
to die of o from — morire di [starvation, disease]
2) (be killed) morire, perire ( doing facendo)I'd sooner o rather die (than do) preferirei morire (piuttosto che fare); to die for — morire per [beliefs, person]
4) fig. morireI wanted to die o I could have died when avrei voluto o volevo morire quando; I nearly o could have died laughing — per poco non morivo dal ridere
5) colloq. (long)to be dying for — morire dalla voglia di [ coffee]; morire dietro a [ person]
to be dying for sb. to do — desiderare ardentemente che qcn. faccia
6) (go out) [light, flame] spegnersi7) (fade) [ love] spegnersi; [memory, fame] estinguersi; [ enthusiasm] smorzarsi, raffreddarsi8) scherz. (cease functioning) [machine, engine] arrestarsi, fermarsi, spegnersi9) colloq. [ comedian] fare fiasco•- die away- die down- die off- die out••
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