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1 ♦ surprise
♦ surprise /səˈpraɪz/n. [uc]sorpresa; meraviglia; stupore: I have a surprise for you, ho una sorpresa per te; His visit caused great surprise, la sua visita ha provocato grande stupore; to my great surprise, con mia grande sorpresa; to express surprise, esprimere (o manifestare) sorpresa; It's no surprise to me, (la cosa) non mi sorprende affatto; DIALOGO → - Moving house- That's a surprise, che sorpresa; DIALOGO → - Wedding- That's a bit of a surprise!, questa sì che è una sorpresa!; to come as a surprise, giungere inatteso; He gasped in surprise, è rimasto senza fiato per lo stupore; They recovered from their surprise, si riebbero dalla sorpresa● (mil. e sport) surprise attack, attacco di sorpresa □ surprise packet, regalo a sorpresa □ surprise party, festa a sorpresa □ a surprise visit, una visita inattesa □ (mil.) to attempt a surprise, tentare un attacco di sorpresa □ on a surprise basis, di sorpresa; senza preavviso □ to take sb. by surprise, prendere q. di sorpresa; cogliere q. alla sprovvista.(to) surprise /səˈpraɪz/v. t.2 sorprendere; cogliere alla sprovvista; prendere di sorpresa: They surprised him in the act, lo sorpresero sul fatto; lo colsero in flagrante; The merchant ship was surprised by the enemy, il mercantile è stato sorpreso dal nemico● to surprise sb. into doing st., strappare (o far fare) qc. a q. prendendolo alla sprovvista □ to be surprised, sorprendersi; stupirsi; meravigliarsi: I'm not surprised at it, non me ne stupisco; I'm surprised at you, mi meraviglio di te! □ I'm surprised to hear you say so, mi sorprende sentirtelo dire □ There's nothing to be surprised at, non c'è da stupirsi NOTA D'USO: -- ise o -ize?-. -
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I [stɑːt]1) (beginning) inizio m., principio m.to make an early start — (on journey) partire di buonora; (on work) cominciare presto
that's a good start — è un buon inizio; iron. cominciamo bene
to make a fresh o new start ricominciare da capo; for a start — tanto per cominciare
2) (advantage) vantaggio m.; (in time, distance) vantaggio m., distacco m.to give sb. a start in business — aiutare qcn. ad avviare un'attività
3) sport (departure line) linea f. di partenza4) (movement) sobbalzo m.II 1. [stɑːt]to start doing o to do cominciare a fare; don't start that again! — non iniziare di nuovo!
2) (cause, initiate) cominciare, dare inizio a [quarrel, war]; stabilire [ custom]; accendere, appiccare [ fire]; creare [ trouble]; mettere in giro [ rumour]; lanciare [ fashion]; fondare [ enterprise]3) (activate) fare partire, mettere in moto [car, machine]2.to start again o afresh ricominciare, cominciare da capo; to start on cominciare a lavorare a [ memoirs]; intraprendere [ journey]; let's get started on the washing-up forza, cominciamo a lavare i piatti; don't start on me (in argument) non cominciare; starting Monday — a partire da lunedì
2) (depart) partire3) (jump nervously) sobbalzare (in per)4) aut. mecc. (be activated) [car, engine, machine] partire5) to start with (at first) all'inizio; (at all)•- start up••* * *I 1. verb1) (to leave or begin a journey: We shall have to start at 5.30 a.m. in order to get to the boat in time.)2) (to begin: He starts working at six o'clock every morning; She started to cry; She starts her new job next week; Haven't you started (on) your meal yet?; What time does the play start?)3) (to (cause an engine etc to) begin to work: I can't start the car; The car won't start; The clock stopped but I started it again.)4) (to cause something to begin or begin happening etc: One of the students decided to start a college magazine.)2. noun1) (the beginning of an activity, journey, race etc: I told him at the start that his idea would not succeed; The runners lined up at the start; He stayed in the lead after a good start; I shall have to make a start on that work.)2) (in a race etc, the advantage of beginning before or further forward than others, or the amount of time, distance etc gained through this: The youngest child in the race got a start of five metres; The driver of the stolen car already had twenty minutes' start before the police began the pursuit.)•- starter- starting-point
- for a start
- get off to a good
- bad start
- start off
- start out
- start up
- to start with II 1. verb(to jump or jerk suddenly because of fright, surprise etc: The sudden noise made me start.)2. noun1) (a sudden movement of the body: He gave a start of surprise.)2) (a shock: What a start the news gave me!)* * *START /stɑ:t/abbr.( Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (o Treaty) ) Trattative (o trattato) per la riduzione delle armi strategiche.* * *I [stɑːt]1) (beginning) inizio m., principio m.to make an early start — (on journey) partire di buonora; (on work) cominciare presto
that's a good start — è un buon inizio; iron. cominciamo bene
to make a fresh o new start ricominciare da capo; for a start — tanto per cominciare
2) (advantage) vantaggio m.; (in time, distance) vantaggio m., distacco m.to give sb. a start in business — aiutare qcn. ad avviare un'attività
3) sport (departure line) linea f. di partenza4) (movement) sobbalzo m.II 1. [stɑːt]to start doing o to do cominciare a fare; don't start that again! — non iniziare di nuovo!
2) (cause, initiate) cominciare, dare inizio a [quarrel, war]; stabilire [ custom]; accendere, appiccare [ fire]; creare [ trouble]; mettere in giro [ rumour]; lanciare [ fashion]; fondare [ enterprise]3) (activate) fare partire, mettere in moto [car, machine]2.to start again o afresh ricominciare, cominciare da capo; to start on cominciare a lavorare a [ memoirs]; intraprendere [ journey]; let's get started on the washing-up forza, cominciamo a lavare i piatti; don't start on me (in argument) non cominciare; starting Monday — a partire da lunedì
2) (depart) partire3) (jump nervously) sobbalzare (in per)4) aut. mecc. (be activated) [car, engine, machine] partire5) to start with (at first) all'inizio; (at all)•- start up••
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