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1 ♦ rain
♦ rain /reɪn/A n.1 [u] pioggia: heavy rain, pioggia forte; pouring rain, pioggia battente; driving rain, pioggia battente (o sferzante); light rain, lieve pioggia; pioggerella; torrential rain, pioggia torrenziale; in the rain, sotto la pioggia; DIALOGO → - Weather- It looks like rain, you'd better take an umbrella, vuol piovere, faresti meglio a prendere un ombrello; The rain was falling, cadeva la pioggia NOTA D'USO: - prendere la pioggia-2 pioggia: Heavy rains are expected, si prevedono forti piogge; the rains, la stagione delle piogge (in India, ecc.); la stagione delle piogge3 (fig.) pioggia, diluvio: a rain of arrows, una pioggia di frecce; a rain of questions, un fiume di domandeB a. attr.● ( USA) rain-check, ( sport, ecc.) nuovo biglietto per l'incontro di recupero ( in caso di sospensione di gara o incontro per il maltempo); (fig.) buono sconto valido su un prodotto attualmente indisponibile; (fig. fam.) I'll take a rain-check on it, mi prenoto per un'altra volta □ rain dance, danza della pioggia □ rain doctor, mago della pioggia □ rain gauge, pluviometro □ ( come) rain or shine (o come rain, come shine), col bello e col cattivo tempo; (fig.) qualsiasi cosa accada □ (autom.) rain sensor, sensore di pioggia □ rain spell, periodo piovoso □ rain squall, rovescio; acquazzone □ rain storm = rainstorm □ ( di luogo) rain-swept, battuto dalla pioggia □ (geol.) rain-wash, dilavamento; materiale dilavato □ (fam.) to be as right as rain, essere in perfetta forma □ (zool.) rain-worm ( Lumbricus), lombrico.♦ (to) rain /reɪn/v. t. e i.1 piovere: It's raining hard, piove forte; It rained large drops, pioveva a goccioloni; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- It didn't stop raining all week, non ha mai smesso di piovere per tutta la settimana2 (fig.) piovere; fioccare: Bullets were raining about me, mi piovevano le pallottole tutt'attorno; Tears were raining down her cheeks, le lacrime le scorrevano a fiotti sulle guance3 – to rain gifts [insults] on sb., coprire q. di regali [insulti]; to rain blows on the door, tempestare di colpi la porta; The audience rained questions on him, il pubblico lo ha tempestato di domande● (fam. USA) to rain on sb. 's parade, guastare la festa (o rompere le uova nel paniere) a q. □ to get rained on, bagnarsi (per la pioggia); prendere l'acqua (fam.) NOTA D'USO: - prendere la pioggia- □ It's raining cats and dogs, piove a catinelle □ (prov.) It never rains but it pours, le disgrazie non vengono mai da sole. -
2 spent
[spent] 1. 2.2) (exhausted) [ person] sfinito, esausto; [ passion] consumato, spentoto be a spent force — fig. aver perso lo smalto, aver esaurito le forze
* * *[spent]1) (used: a spent match.) esaurito, consumato2) (exhausted: By the time we had done half of the job we were all spent.) esausto, stremato, sfinito* * *[spɛnt]1. pt, ppSee:2. adj(cartridge, bullets, match) usato (-a), (supplies) esaurito (-a)* * *spent /spɛnt/A pass. e p. p. di to spendB a.2 esaurito; consumato● spent force, forza ininfluente □ (zool.) a spent herring, un'aringa che ha deposto le uova □ ( sport) a spent runner, un corridore esausto (fam.: spompato, che le ha spese tutte) □ The storm is spent, la tempesta è passata.* * *[spent] 1. 2.2) (exhausted) [ person] sfinito, esausto; [ passion] consumato, spentoto be a spent force — fig. aver perso lo smalto, aver esaurito le forze
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