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1 end
I 1. [end]1) (final part) fine f."The End" — (of film, book) "Fine"
at the end of — alla fine di [month, story]
by the end of — entro la fine di [year, journey]
to put an end to sth. to bring sth. to an end mettere o porre fine a qcs.; to get to the end of arrivare alla fine di [story, work]; to come to an end finire, terminare; in the end at the end of the day tutto sommato; in the end I went home alla fine sono andato a casa; it's the end of the line o road for the project il progetto è alla fine; for days on end per giorni e giorni; there is no end to his talent il suo talento non ha limiti; no end of trouble colloq. un sacco di fastidi; that really is the end! colloq. è veramente troppo! you really are the end! — colloq. sei proprio il colmo!
2) (extremity) fine f., estremità f.at o on the end of in fondo a [bed, road]; sulla punta di [ nose]; from end to end da cima a fondo; to lay sth. end to end mettere qcs. testa a testa; the lower end of the street il fondo della strada; the third from the end il terzo a partire dal fondo; to stand sth. on (its) end — mettere qcs. diritto o in posizione verticale
3) (side of conversation, transaction)things are fine at my o this end per quanto mi riguarda va tutto bene; to keep one's end of the bargain fare la propria parte nell'accordo; there was silence at the other end — dall'altro capo nessuno parlava
4) (of scale) estremità f.this suit is from the cheaper o bottom end of the range — questo abito è tra i meno cari della serie
5) (aim) fine m., scopo m.to this o that end a questo scopo; a means to an end — un mezzo per arrivare a uno scopo
6) sport7) (scrap) (of string) pezzo m.; (of loaf, joint of meat) avanzo m.8) (death) fine f.2.modificatore [house, seat] in fondo; [ carriage] di coda••II 1. [end]to keep one's end up — = mantenere fede ai propri impegni
verbo transitivo porre fine a [war, marriage]; concludere, terminare [match, meeting] (with, by doing — con, facendo)
2.to end it all — (commit suicide) farla finita
verbo intransitivo [day, war, line] finire, terminare; [contract, agreement] terminare, cessare- end up••* * *[end] 1. noun1) (the last or farthest part of the length of something: the house at the end of the road; both ends of the room; Put the tables end to end (= with the end of one touching the end of another); ( also adjective) We live in the end house.) fine, estremità; ultimo2) (the finish or conclusion: the end of the week; The talks have come to an end; The affair is at an end; He is at the end of his strength; They fought bravely to the end; If she wins the prize we'll never hear the end of it (= she will often talk about it).) fine3) (death: The soldiers met their end bravely.) fine, morte4) (an aim: What end have you in view?) fine, scopo5) (a small piece left over: cigarette ends.) mozzicone2. verb(to bring or come to an end: The scheme ended in disaster; How does the play end?; How should I end (off) this letter?) finire- ending- endless
- at a loose end
- end up
- in the end
- make both ends meet
- make ends meet
- no end of
- no end
- on end
- put an end to
- the end* * *I 1. [end]1) (final part) fine f."The End" — (of film, book) "Fine"
at the end of — alla fine di [month, story]
by the end of — entro la fine di [year, journey]
to put an end to sth. to bring sth. to an end mettere o porre fine a qcs.; to get to the end of arrivare alla fine di [story, work]; to come to an end finire, terminare; in the end at the end of the day tutto sommato; in the end I went home alla fine sono andato a casa; it's the end of the line o road for the project il progetto è alla fine; for days on end per giorni e giorni; there is no end to his talent il suo talento non ha limiti; no end of trouble colloq. un sacco di fastidi; that really is the end! colloq. è veramente troppo! you really are the end! — colloq. sei proprio il colmo!
2) (extremity) fine f., estremità f.at o on the end of in fondo a [bed, road]; sulla punta di [ nose]; from end to end da cima a fondo; to lay sth. end to end mettere qcs. testa a testa; the lower end of the street il fondo della strada; the third from the end il terzo a partire dal fondo; to stand sth. on (its) end — mettere qcs. diritto o in posizione verticale
3) (side of conversation, transaction)things are fine at my o this end per quanto mi riguarda va tutto bene; to keep one's end of the bargain fare la propria parte nell'accordo; there was silence at the other end — dall'altro capo nessuno parlava
4) (of scale) estremità f.this suit is from the cheaper o bottom end of the range — questo abito è tra i meno cari della serie
5) (aim) fine m., scopo m.to this o that end a questo scopo; a means to an end — un mezzo per arrivare a uno scopo
6) sport7) (scrap) (of string) pezzo m.; (of loaf, joint of meat) avanzo m.8) (death) fine f.2.modificatore [house, seat] in fondo; [ carriage] di coda••II 1. [end]to keep one's end up — = mantenere fede ai propri impegni
verbo transitivo porre fine a [war, marriage]; concludere, terminare [match, meeting] (with, by doing — con, facendo)
2.to end it all — (commit suicide) farla finita
verbo intransitivo [day, war, line] finire, terminare; [contract, agreement] terminare, cessare- end up•• -
2 weaken
['wiːkən] 1.1) indebolire, rendere debole [person, heart]; fare diminuire [ resistance]2) indebolire [ structure]; rendere meno resistente [joint, wall]3) minare l'autorità di [ government]; indebolire [company, defence, support]; svigorire [authority, resolve, cause]; attenuare [ influence]; intaccare [morale, will]5) econ. indebolire [economy, currency]; fare abbassare [prices, demand, shares]2.1) (physically) [person, muscles] indebolirsi; [ grip] allentarsi2) (lose power) [ government] perdere autorità; [ country] indebolirsi; [resistance, support] diminuire; [ alliance] allentarsi3) econ. [economy, currency] indebolirsi* * *verb (to (cause to) become weak, especially in physical strength or character: The patient has weakened; The strain of the last few days has weakened him.) indebolire, indebolirsi* * *['wiːkən] 1.1) indebolire, rendere debole [person, heart]; fare diminuire [ resistance]2) indebolire [ structure]; rendere meno resistente [joint, wall]3) minare l'autorità di [ government]; indebolire [company, defence, support]; svigorire [authority, resolve, cause]; attenuare [ influence]; intaccare [morale, will]5) econ. indebolire [economy, currency]; fare abbassare [prices, demand, shares]2.1) (physically) [person, muscles] indebolirsi; [ grip] allentarsi2) (lose power) [ government] perdere autorità; [ country] indebolirsi; [resistance, support] diminuire; [ alliance] allentarsi3) econ. [economy, currency] indebolirsi -
3 shear
[ʃɪə(r)]* * *[ʃiə]past tense - sheared; verb1) (to clip or cut wool from (a sheep).) tosare2) ((past tense shorn: often with off) to cut (hair) off: All her curls have been shorn off.) tagliare3) ((past tense shorn: especially with of) to cut hair from (someone): He has been shorn (of all his curls).) rasare4) (to cut or (cause to) break: A piece of the steel girder sheared off.) spezzarsi•- shears* * *[ʃɪə(r)](sheep) tosare•* * *shear /ʃɪə(r)/n.1 (pl.) cesoie; forbici; forbicioni: a pair of shears, un paio di cesoie; pinking shears, forbici seghettate ( da sarto); pruning shears, forbici da giardinaggio4 [u] (geol.) fessurazione; taglio: shear folding, piegamento per taglio; shear-joint plane, piano di diaclasi (di taglio)● (bot.) shear-grass ( Agropyron repens), gramigna dei medici; dente canino □ (mecc.) shear pin, spina di sicurezza □ shear plane, (mecc.) piano di taglio; (geol.) piano di diaclasi □ (mecc.) shear strength, resistenza al taglio □ (mecc.) shear stress, sforzo di taglio □ (tecn.) shear test, prova di taglio □ (Austral.) a sheep off shears, una pecora appena tosata.(to) shear /ʃɪə(r)/A v. t.1 tosare: to shear sheep [a hedge], tosare le pecore [una siepe]3 (tecn.) cesoiare; troncare; tagliare; tranciare4 (fig.) spogliare; privare: The king was shorn of all his powers, il re fu privato di ogni potere; to be shorn of one's rights, essere privato dei propri dirittiB v. i.● to shear away (o off), tosare ( la lana); tagliare via, eliminare; staccarsi: The handle has sheared off, si è staccato il manico □ a closely shorn head, una testa rasata a zero (o rapata) □ a shorn lamb, un agnello tosato; (fig.) un gonzo, uno che s'è fatto pelare.* * *[ʃɪə(r)] -
4 rally
I 1. ['rælɪ]1) (meeting) raduno m., manifestazione f.2) (car race) rally m.3) (in tennis) scambio m., serie f. di passaggi4) (recovery) miglioramento m., recupero m.; econ. ripresa f.2.modificatore [ car] da rally; [circuit, driver] di rallyII 1. ['rælɪ]2.to rally to his side — portare dalla propria [ public opinion]
1) (come together) [ people] radunarsi2) (recover) [ dollar] essere in ripresa; [ patient] ristabilirsi; [ sportsperson] rimettersi in forma•* * *['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) riunire, riorganizzare2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) unirsi3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) riprendersi, recuperare2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) raduno2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rally3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) recupero, ripresa4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) scambio (di colpi)•* * *I 1. ['rælɪ]1) (meeting) raduno m., manifestazione f.2) (car race) rally m.3) (in tennis) scambio m., serie f. di passaggi4) (recovery) miglioramento m., recupero m.; econ. ripresa f.2.modificatore [ car] da rally; [circuit, driver] di rallyII 1. ['rælɪ]2.to rally to his side — portare dalla propria [ public opinion]
1) (come together) [ people] radunarsi2) (recover) [ dollar] essere in ripresa; [ patient] ristabilirsi; [ sportsperson] rimettersi in forma•
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