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1 administrate
[-streit]verb (to govern or manage.) amministrare -
2 castrate
[kæ'streɪt] [AE 'kæstreɪt]verbo transitivo castrare [man, animal]; fig. mutilare, espurgare [ book]* * *[kæ'streit, ]( American[) 'kæstreit](to remove the sexual organs of (a male animal): The bull has been castrated.) castrare* * *[kæ'streɪt] [AE 'kæstreɪt]verbo transitivo castrare [man, animal]; fig. mutilare, espurgare [ book] -
3 prostrate
I ['prɒstreɪt]aggettivo prostrato (anche fig.)II 1. [prɒ'streɪt] [AE 'prɒstreɪt]2.to be prostrated by — essere prostrato da [illness, grief]
to prostrate oneself — prostrarsi, prosternarsi ( before davanti)
* * *1. ['prostreit] adjective1) (lying flat, especially face downwards.) prostrato2) (completely exhausted or overwhelmed: prostrate with grief.) prostrato, abbattuto2. [prə'streit] verb1) (to throw (oneself) flat on the floor, especially in respect or reverence: They prostrated themselves before the emperor.) prosternarsi, prostrarsi2) (to exhaust or overwhelm: prostrated by the long journey.) prostrare, abbattere•* * *prostrate /ˈprɒstreɪt/a.(to) prostrate /prɒˈstreɪt, USA ˈprɒstreɪt/v. t.prostrare; prosternare; abbattere; accasciare; infiacchire; soggiogare: He was prostrated by the disease [with grief], era prostrato dalla malattia [dal dolore]; a country prostrated by the enemy, un paese soggiogato dal nemico● to prostrate oneself, prostrarsi; prosternarsi: He prostrated himself before the king, si prosternò davanti al re.* * *I ['prɒstreɪt]aggettivo prostrato (anche fig.)II 1. [prɒ'streɪt] [AE 'prɒstreɪt]2.to be prostrated by — essere prostrato da [illness, grief]
to prostrate oneself — prostrarsi, prosternarsi ( before davanti)
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4 strait
[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
* * *[streit]1) ((often in plural) a narrow strip of sea between two pieces of land: the straits of Gibraltar; the Bering Strait.) stretto2) ((in plural) difficulty; (financial) need.) strettezze•- strait-laced* * *strait (1) /streɪt/a. (arc.)1 stretto; angusto; ristretto2 severo; rigido; pieno di scrupoli; inflessibile● strait-handed, spilorcio; tirchio □ strait-laced, rigido; severo; pieno di scrupoli; troppo pudico □ (med.) strait waistcoat, camicia di forzastraitly avv. straitness n. [u]. strait (2) /streɪt/n. (spesso al pl.)1 (geogr.) stretto; braccio di mare; canale: the Strait of Messina, lo stretto di Messina; the Straits of Dover, lo stretto di Dover2 (spesso pl.) (= dire straits, desperate straits) strette; strettezze; difficoltà: to be in ( dire) straits, essere in (gravi) strettezze (o difficoltà); to be in ( desperate) financial straits, trovarsi in (gravissime) difficoltà finanziarie NOTA D'USO: - straight o strait?-.* * *[streɪt] 1.nome geogr. stretto m.2.to be in dire straits — essere in gravi o serie difficoltà
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5 illustrate
['ɪləstreɪt]verbo transitivo illustrare [book, point]to illustrate that, how... — spiegare che, come
* * *['iləstreit]1) (to provide (a book, lecture etc) with pictures, diagrams etc.) illustrare2) (to make (a statement etc) clearer by providing examples etc: Let me illustrate my point; This diagram will illustrate what I mean.) illustrare•- illustration
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- illustrator* * *['ɪləstreɪt]verbo transitivo illustrare [book, point]to illustrate that, how... — spiegare che, come
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6 straight
I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
* * *[streit] 1. adjective1) (not bent or curved: a straight line; straight (= not curly) hair; That line is not straight.) diritto, dritto; liscio2) ((of a person, his behaviour etc) honest, frank and direct: Give me a straight answer!) franco, schietto, diretto3) (properly or levelly positioned: Your tie isn't straight.) dritto4) (correct and tidy: I'll never get this house straight!; Now let's get the facts straight!) in ordine, chiaramente5) ((of drinks) not mixed: a straight gin.) puro, liscio6) ((of a face, expression etc) not smiling or laughing: You should keep a straight face while you tell a joke.) serio, impassibile7) ((of an actor) playing normal characters, or (of a play) of the ordinary type - not a musical or variety show.) serio2. adverb1) (in a straight, not curved, line; directly: His route went straight across the desert; She can't steer straight; Keep straight on.) diritto, dritto2) (immediately, without any delay: He went straight home after the meeting.) direttamente3) (honestly or fairly: You're not playing (= behaving) straight.) correttamente3. noun(the straight part of something, eg of a racecourse: He's in the final straight.) dirittura (d'arrivo)- straightness
- straightforward
- straightforwardly
- straightforwardness
- straight talking
- go straight
- straight away
- straighten out/up
- a straight fight
- straight off* * *I [streɪt]nome sport rettilineo m.back straight — = rettilineo parallelo al rettilineo d'arrivo
II 1. [streɪt]home straight — dirittura o rettilineo d'arrivo
1) (not bent or curved) [line, road] dritto, diritto; [ hair] liscio2) (level, upright) [shelf, hem, edge, wall] dritto; [bedclothes, tablecloth] dritto, messo bene3) (tidy, in order) ordinato, in ordine, a postoto get o put sth. straight — mettere qcs. a posto (anche fig.)
4) (clear)to get sth. straight — capire (bene) qcs.
to put o set sb. straight about sth. chiarire qcs. a qcn.; to put o set the record straight — mettere le cose in chiaro
to be straight with sb. — essere franco con qcn., comportarsi lealmente con qcn
6) (unconditional) [majority, profit, choice] netto; [ refusal] netto, categoricoa straight fight — BE pol. una contesa tra due candidati
7) (undiluted) [ drink] puro, liscio8) (consecutive) [wins, defeats] consecutivo, di filahe got straight "A"s — scol. ha preso "A" in tutto
9) teatr. [actor, role] classico10) colloq. [ person] (conventional) normale, convenzionale; (not on drugs) che non fa uso di droghe; (heterosexual) eterosessuale2.1) (not obliquely) [walk, stand up, grow, cut] dritto, dirittoto look sb. straight in the eye — guardare qcn. dritto negli occhi
the car was coming straight at o towards me la macchina veniva dritto verso di me; straight above our heads proprio sopra le nostre teste; the bullet went straight through his body il proiettile gli attraversò il corpo (da parte a parte); they drove straight past me — sono passati in macchina senza fermarsi
2) (without delay) direttamente, difilato, drittostraight away straight off subito, immediatamente; it seemed like something straight out of the Middle Ages — sembrava venire direttamente dal Medioevo
3) (frankly) chiaramentegive it to me straight — colloq. dimmelo chiaro e tondo
she told him straight out that... — gli ha detto chiaro e tondo che...
to play straight with sb. — comportarsi in modo leale con qcn
4) (neat)••to keep to the straight and narrow — seguire la retta via, condurre una vita onesta
to go straight — colloq. [ criminal] rigare dritto, mettere la testa a posto
straight up? — BE colloq. sul serio? davvero?
См. также в других словарях:
Streit — der; (e)s; nur Sg; 1 ein Streit (mit jemandem) (um / über etwas (Akk)) ein Vorgang, bei dem man voller Ärger mit jemandem spricht, weil man eine andere Meinung hat ≈ Zank, Zwist <ein erbitterter, heftiger Streit; Streit suchen, bekommen; einen … Langenscheidt Großwörterbuch Deutsch als Fremdsprache
Streit — Streit: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd., ahd. strīt, niederl. strijd »Kampf, Hader, Wettstreit, Rechtskonflikt, Meinungsstreit«, schwed. strid »Kampf, Streit« geht vermutlich von einer Grundbedeutung »Widerstreben, Starrsinn, Aufruhr« aus, die in… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Streit — [Aufbauwortschatz (Rating 1500 3200)] Auch: • Krach • sich streiten • Argument Bsp.: • Anne fängt immer mit ihrer Schwester Streit an. • Ted stritt sich mit seinen Freunden. • … Deutsch Wörterbuch
Streit — Streit, a. [See {Stretch}.] Drawn. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Pyrrhus with his streite sword. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Streit — Streit, a. Close; narrow; strict. [Obs.] See {Strait}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Streit [1] — Streit, 1) der Ausbruch der Uneinigkeit zwischen zwei Personen od. Parteien, es mag sich dies durch Worte od. Thätlichkeiten äußern; 2) die Behauptung u. Vertheidigung widersprechender Sätze … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Streit [2] — Streit, Friedrich Wilhelm, geb. 1772 Ronneburg, machte als hannöverscher Offizier 1797–1800 den Krieg am Rhein mit, trat dann in österreichische Dienste u. war in dem Italienischen Feldzuge 1805 Lieutenant beim Generalquartiermeisterstabe; nach… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Streit — Streit, lat. lis, Rechtsstreit, Proceß; S. frage, punkt, worüber man streitet; S. schrift, die schriftlichen Eingaben der Parteien; S. einlassung des Beklagten auf die Materie der Klage, anstatt sich aus formellen Gründen der Beantwortung zu… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
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Streit — der; [e]s, e … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Streit — 1. Alten Streit soll man nicht wieder aufrühren. Frz.: Il ne faut pas troubler l eau qui dort. (Kritzinger, 253b.) 2. Alter Streit ist bald erneut. It.: Contesa vecchia tasto si fa nuova. (Bohn I, 89.) 3. Ass nömmen bas Streit am Hous, de wändt d … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
