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1 adagiare
persona lay down* * *adagiare v.tr. to lay* down with care, to put* down with care.◘ adagiarsi v.rifl.2 (fig.) to subside, to sink*: adagiare nell'ozio, to sink (o to subside) into (a state of) idleness; si adagiò nella rassegnazione, he gradually resigned himself; si adagiò nella poltrona, he subsided (o he sank) into an armchair; si adagiò nel trantran quotidiano, he gradually settled into the daily routine.* * *[ada'dʒare]1. vtto lay o set down carefully2. vr (adagiarsi)(mettersi comodo) to make o.s. comfortable, (sdraiarsi) to lie down, stretch out* * *[ada'dʒare] 1.verbo transitivo to lay* down [bambino, ferito]2.verbo pronominale adagiarsi1) [ persona] to lie* down2) fig. (abbandonarsi a) to sink* (in into)* * *adagiare/ada'dʒare/ [1]to lay* down [bambino, ferito]II adagiarsi verbo pronominale1 [ persona] to lie* down; si era comodamente adagiato sul divano he was lounging on the sofa2 fig. (abbandonarsi a) to sink* (in into). -
2 cedere
1. v/t ( dare) hand over, give up( vendere) sell, dispose ofcedere il posto give up one's seat2. v/i give in, surrender (a to)muro, terreno collapse, give waynon cedere! don't give in!* * *cedere v.tr.1 ( dare) to give*; to let* s.o. have: ti cedo volentieri la mia stanza, I'll be happy to give you (o to let you have) my room // cedere terreno, to yield ground // cedere il passo, to let s.o. pass // cedere la strada, to give way // cedere la destra, to walk on s.o.'s left2 ( trasferire) to hand over; to transfer: ho ceduto il mio posto nel consiglio, I've handed over my place on the Board; ha ceduto la guida del partito al suo braccio destro, he handed over (o ceded) the leadership of his party to his right-hand man // (fin., comm.): cedere una tenuta, to transfer an estate; cedere una cambiale, to transfer a bill; cedere un privilegio, to surrender a privilege; fu obbligato a cedere i diritti d'autore ad altri, he was obliged to assign his copyrights to another person; cedere una proprietà mediante atto pubblico, to grant a property by deed3 ( vendere) to sell*: mi ha ceduto la sua quota di azioni, he sold me his quota of shares; hanno ceduto il negozio qui di fronte per quattro soldi, they've sold the shop across the street for peanuts; cedere merce sottocosto, to sell goods under cost price4 ( consegnare) to surrender; ( con un trattato) to cede: la nostra città fu ceduta al nemico, our town was surrended to the enemy; la Corsica fu ceduta alla Francia, Corsica was ceded to France // cedere le armi, to surrender◆ v. intr.1 ( arrendersi) to give* in, to yield, to surrender: non cedere!, don't give in!; non cederà alla forza, she won't yield to force; il nostro esercito fu costretto a cedere, our army was forced to surrender2 ( sprofondare) to give* way: il ghiaccio sta cedendo, the ice is giving way; hanno ceduto le fondamenta, the foundations have given way; c'è rischio che ceda il tetto della galleria, the roof of the tunnel might give way (o cave in); il terreno ha ceduto per via degli scavi, the land gave way (o subsided) because of excavations3 ( rompersi) to give* way: la corda cedette e la barca fu trascinata via, the rope gave way and the boat floated off* * *['tʃɛdere]1. vt1)cedere qc (a qn) — to give sth up (to sb), (eredità, diritto) to transfer sth (to sb), make sth over (to sb)cedere il posto a qn — (in autobus) to give sb one's seat
2) (Comm : vendere) to sell"cedo"; "cedesi" — "for sale"
2)cedere a — to give way to, to surrender to, yield to, give in to3) (deformarsi: tessuto, scarpe) to give* * *['tʃɛdere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (lasciare) to give* (up) [ turno]; to yield, to surrender [ potere]mi ha ceduto il suo monolocale per... — he let me have o sold me his studio for
2.cedere i diritti (d'autore) — to surrender o waive one's copyright
1) (arrendersi) to yield, to surrender, to give* in, to give* way2) (piegarsi) [ gambe] to give* way, to buckle3) (rompersi) [sedia, ponte] to give* way; [ramo, serratura, porta] to yield; [ tetto] to fall* in, to cave in4) (allentarsi) [ elastico] to loosen, to slacken; [ stoffa] to stretch* * *cedere/'t∫εdere/ [2]1 (lasciare) to give* (up) [ turno]; to yield, to surrender [ potere]; mi ha ceduto il posto he let me have his place; cedo la parola al mio collega I'll hand over to my colleague2 (vendere) to sell* out [ azioni]; mi ha ceduto il suo monolocale per... he let me have o sold me his studio for...3 dir. econ. to cede, to remise [ proprietà]; to make* over [ bene]; cedere i diritti (d'autore) to surrender o waive one's copyright(aus. avere)1 (arrendersi) to yield, to surrender, to give* in, to give* way; cedere alla tentazione to give in to temptation; non cede mai he never gives up2 (piegarsi) [ gambe] to give* way, to buckle3 (rompersi) [ sedia, ponte] to give* way; [ ramo, serratura, porta] to yield; [ tetto] to fall* in, to cave in -
3 cessare
stop, cease* * *cessare v.tr. to cease, to stop: (comm.) cessare gli affari, to give up business; (mil.) cessare il fuoco, to cease fire; cessare l'attività, ( chiudere) to close down; ( temporaneamente) to break up◆ v. intr.1 to cease (to do, doing); to leave* off (doing); to stop (doing): cessare di lavorare, to stop working (o work); ha cessato di piovere, it has stopped raining (o the rain has ceased); il presidente ha cessato di vivere alle cinque di stamani, the president breathed his last (o died) this morning at five o'clock2 ( calmarsi) to subside, to die* down, to go* down: finalmente la tempesta cessò, at last the storm subsided* * *[tʃes'sare]1. vicessare di fare qc — to stop doing sth2. vtto stop, put an end to, (produzione) to discontinue"cessato allarme" — "all clear"
* * *[tʃes'sare] 1.verbo transitivo to cease, to stop [attività, ostilità]cessare il fuoco — to cease fire, to hold one's fire
2.cessare di fare — to cease to do, to stop doing
verbo intransitivo (aus. essere, avere) [ attività] to cease, to stop; [ combattimenti] to die down, to stop; [ vento] to blow* over; [ pioggia] to stop, to leave* off, to die away; [ conversazione] to let* up* * *cessare/t∫es'sare/ [1]to cease, to stop [attività, ostilità]; cessare il fuoco to cease fire, to hold one's fire; ordinare il cessate il fuoco to order cease-fire; cessare di fare to cease to do, to stop doing; cessare di esistere to cease to exist(aus. essere, avere) [ attività] to cease, to stop; [ combattimenti] to die down, to stop; [ vento] to blow* over; [ pioggia] to stop, to leave* off, to die away; [ conversazione] to let* up. -
4 sprofondare
sinkfig sprofondare dalla vergogna be overcome with embarrassment* * *sprofondare v.tr. ( far cadere) to cause to collapse: la neve ha sprofondato il tetto, the snow has caused the roof to collapse◆ v. intr.1 ( di terreno) to subside, to give* way; ( crollare) to collapse: dopo le grandi piogge il terreno è sprofondato, after the heavy rains the ground subsided; nel terremoto alcune case sono sprofondate, some houses collapsed in the earthquake3 (fig.) ( lasciarsi assorbire) to fall*, to sink*: sprofondare nella disperazione, to sink into despair; sprofondarono nel baratro, they fell into the abyss.◘ sprofondarsi v.rifl.1 ( lasciarsi cadere) to sink*: sprofondare in una poltrona, to sink into an armchair // mi sarei sprofondato per la vergogna, (fig.) I was so embarassed I wanted the ground to swallow me up2 (fig.) ( immergersi) to sink*; to be absorbed: sprofondare nel lavoro, to be absorbed in one's work.* * *[sprofon'dare]1. vi2. vr (sprofondarsi)sprofondarsi in — (poltrona) to sink into, (fig : studio, lavoro) to become engrossed in
* * *[sprofon'dare] 1.1) (crollare) [tetto, pavimento] to collapse; [terreno, strada, edificio] to subside2) (affondare) to sink*3) fig.2.sprofondare in — to sink into [disperazione, follia]
verbo transitivo3.verbo pronominale sprofondarsi1)- rsi in una poltrona — to sink into o to drape oneself over an armchair
2) fig.* * *sprofondare/sprofon'dare/ [1](aus. essere)1 (crollare) [tetto, pavimento] to collapse; [terreno, strada, edificio] to subside2 (affondare) to sink*3 fig. sprofondare in to sink into [disperazione, follia]; sprofondare nel sonno to fall into a deep sleep; sarei voluto sprofondare (per la vergogna) I wanted the ground to swallow me upsprofondare la città nel buio to plunge the city into darknessIII sprofondarsi verbo pronominale1 - rsi in una poltrona to sink into o to drape oneself over an armchair2 fig. - rsi nella lettura di un romanzo to bury oneself in a novel. -
5 acquietare
acquietare v.tr.1 to appease, to still, to calm (down); to pacify: acquietare la collera di qlcu., to appease s.o.'s anger◘ acquietarsi v.rifl. to become* appeased, to quieten down, to subside: il temporale si è acquietato, the storm has subsided.* * *[akkwje'tare]1. vt(dolore) to ease, (desiderio, fame) to appease2. vip (acquietarsi) -
6 cedimento sm
[tʃedi'mento](di terreno) sinking, subsidingha avuto un cedimento — (terreno) it has subsided, (fig : persona) he broke down
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7 cedimento
sm [tʃedi'mento](di terreno) sinking, subsidingha avuto un cedimento — (terreno) it has subsided, (fig : persona) he broke down
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