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1 dear
I 1. [dɪə(r)]1) (expressing attachment) [friend, mother] caro, amatoto hold sb., sth. very dear — essere molto affezionato a qcn., a qcs.
she's a dear child — (in appearance) è una bambina graziosa; (in behaviour) è una bambina adorabile
3) (in letter)4) (expensive) [ article] caro, costoso2.to get dearer — diventare caro, rincarare
nome (term of address) caro m. (-a)that's 50 pence, dear — colloq. fa 50 penny, mia cara
II [dɪə(r)] III [dɪə(r)]be a dear and answer the phone — sii gentile, rispondi al telefono
dear me o dear dear, what a mess! accidenti, che disordine! dear me, no! — povero me, no!
* * *[diə] 1. adjective1) (high in price: Cabbages are very dear this week.) caro2) (very lovable: He is such a dear little boy.) adorabile3) ((with to) much loved: She is very dear to me.) affabile4) (used as a polite way of addressing someone, especially in a letter: Dear Sir.) caro; egregio2. noun1) (a person who is lovable or charming: He is such a dear!) tesoro2) (a person who is loved or liked (especially used to address someone): Come in, dear.) caro•- dearly- dear
- dear! / oh dear!* * *I 1. [dɪə(r)]1) (expressing attachment) [friend, mother] caro, amatoto hold sb., sth. very dear — essere molto affezionato a qcn., a qcs.
she's a dear child — (in appearance) è una bambina graziosa; (in behaviour) è una bambina adorabile
3) (in letter)4) (expensive) [ article] caro, costoso2.to get dearer — diventare caro, rincarare
nome (term of address) caro m. (-a)that's 50 pence, dear — colloq. fa 50 penny, mia cara
II [dɪə(r)] III [dɪə(r)]be a dear and answer the phone — sii gentile, rispondi al telefono
dear me o dear dear, what a mess! accidenti, che disordine! dear me, no! — povero me, no!
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2 Love
I 1. [lʌv]1) (affection, devotion) amore m.to do sth. for the love of it — fare qcs. per il gusto di farlo
for the love of God! — colloq. per amor del cielo!
to be, fall in love — essere innamorato, innamorarsi ( with di)
to make love — (have sex) fare l'amore ( with, to con)
love to Don and the kids — colloq. baci a Don e ai bambini
with love from Bob, love Bob — con affetto, Bob
3) (object of affection) amore m.2.be a love and make some tea — BE colloq. sii gentile, fa' un po' di tè
modificatore [letter, song, story] d'amore••II [lʌv]1) (feel affection for) amare [ lover]; voler bene a, amare [ child]; voler bene a [pet, friend]"he loves me, he loves me not" — "m'ama, non m'ama"
2) (appreciate) amare; (stronger) adorare [activity, place] ( doing, to do fare)"dance?" - "I'd love to!" — "vuoi ballare?" - "con grande piacere!"
III [lʌv]he'll love that! — iron. ne sarà felice!
nome (in tennis) zero m.* * *1. noun1) (a feeling of great fondness or enthusiasm for a person or thing: She has a great love of music; her love for her children.) amore2) (strong attachment with sexual attraction: They are in love with one another.) amore3) (a person or thing that is thought of with (great) fondness (used also as a term of affection): Ballet is the love of her life; Goodbye, love!) amore, passione; caro4) (a score of nothing in tennis: The present score is fifteen love (written 15-0).) zero2. verb1) (to be (very) fond of: She loves her children dearly.) amare, volere bene a2) (to take pleasure in: They both love dancing.) amare, piacere molto•- lovable- lovely
- loveliness
- lover
- loving
- lovingly
- love affair
- love-letter
- lovesick
- fall in love with
- fall in love
- for love or money
- make love
- there's no love lost between them* * *(Surnames) Love /lʌv/* * *I 1. [lʌv]1) (affection, devotion) amore m.to do sth. for the love of it — fare qcs. per il gusto di farlo
for the love of God! — colloq. per amor del cielo!
to be, fall in love — essere innamorato, innamorarsi ( with di)
to make love — (have sex) fare l'amore ( with, to con)
love to Don and the kids — colloq. baci a Don e ai bambini
with love from Bob, love Bob — con affetto, Bob
3) (object of affection) amore m.2.be a love and make some tea — BE colloq. sii gentile, fa' un po' di tè
modificatore [letter, song, story] d'amore••II [lʌv]1) (feel affection for) amare [ lover]; voler bene a, amare [ child]; voler bene a [pet, friend]"he loves me, he loves me not" — "m'ama, non m'ama"
2) (appreciate) amare; (stronger) adorare [activity, place] ( doing, to do fare)"dance?" - "I'd love to!" — "vuoi ballare?" - "con grande piacere!"
III [lʌv]he'll love that! — iron. ne sarà felice!
nome (in tennis) zero m. -
3 darling
['dɑːlɪŋ] 1.1) (expressing attachment) [child, husband] caro2.1) (term of address) tesoro m., caro m. (-a); (affectedly: to acquaintance) mio (-a) caro m. (-a)2) (kind, lovable person) amore m., angelo m., tesoro m.be a darling and pour me a drink — da bravo, versami da bere
3) (favourite) (of public) beniamino m. (-a); (of parent, teacher) cocco m. (-a)* * *1. noun1) (a dearly loved person (often used as a term of endearment): Is that you, darling ?) caro2) (a lovable person: Mary really is a darling!) tesoro2. adjective1) (much loved: My darling child!) adorabile2) (lovable; pretty and appealing: What a darling little girl!) grazioso* * *['dɑːlɪŋ] 1.1) (expressing attachment) [child, husband] caro2.1) (term of address) tesoro m., caro m. (-a); (affectedly: to acquaintance) mio (-a) caro m. (-a)2) (kind, lovable person) amore m., angelo m., tesoro m.be a darling and pour me a drink — da bravo, versami da bere
3) (favourite) (of public) beniamino m. (-a); (of parent, teacher) cocco m. (-a) -
4 luv
[lʌv, lʊv]nome BE colloq. (term of address) (to husband, wife, son) tesoro m.* * *luv /lʌv/n.(dial. o scherz.) caro, cara; tesoro (fig.); bello mio, bella mia ( ma si usa anche, nei negozi, ecc., con estranei).* * *[lʌv, lʊv]nome BE colloq. (term of address) (to husband, wife, son) tesoro m. -
5 missus mis·sus n
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6 old
[əʊld] 1.1) (not young) vecchio, anzianoan old man — un vecchio, un anziano
to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?
to be two days old — [ bread] essere vecchio di due giorni
to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.
I'm the oldest — sono il più grande o il più vecchio
3) (not new) [object, song, tradition, family, excuse] vecchio; [ joke] inflazionato; [ friend] vecchio, di vecchia data; [ firm] di antica fondazione4) (previous) [address, house, job, boss, system] vecchio, precedentein the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo
5) colloq. (as term of affection) vecchiogood old British weather! — iron. il solito tempaccio inglese!
6) colloq. (as intensifier)2.1) (old people)the old — + verbo pl. i vecchi, gli anziani
3.(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati
* * *[əuld]1) (advanced in age: an old man; He is too old to live alone.) vecchio2) (having a certain age: He is thirty years old.) (di età)3) (having existed for a long time: an old building; Those trees are very old.) vecchio4) (no longer useful: She threw away the old shoes.) vecchio5) (belonging to times long ago: old civilizations like that of Greece.) antico•- old age- old boy/girl
- old-fashioned
- old hand
- old maid
- the old* * *[əʊld] 1.1) (not young) vecchio, anzianoan old man — un vecchio, un anziano
to get o grow old diventare vecchio, invecchiare; old before one's time invecchiato anzitempo; old Mr Brown or young Mr Brown? — il signor Brown padre o il signor Brown figlio?
to be two days old — [ bread] essere vecchio di due giorni
to be as old as sb. — avere la stessa età di qcn.
I'm the oldest — sono il più grande o il più vecchio
3) (not new) [object, song, tradition, family, excuse] vecchio; [ joke] inflazionato; [ friend] vecchio, di vecchia data; [ firm] di antica fondazione4) (previous) [address, house, job, boss, system] vecchio, precedentein the old days — ai vecchi tempi, un tempo
5) colloq. (as term of affection) vecchiogood old British weather! — iron. il solito tempaccio inglese!
6) colloq. (as intensifier)2.1) (old people)the old — + verbo pl. i vecchi, gli anziani
3.(in days) of old — un tempo, nei giorni andati
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7 ♦ relative
♦ relative /ˈrɛlətɪv/A a.1 relativo: The results show a relative improvement, i risultati mostrano un miglioramento relativo; «Cold» is a relative term, «freddo» è una parola che ha un significato relativo; Beauty is relative, la bellezza è relativa; (fis.) relative humidity, umidità relativa; (mecc.) relative motion, moto relativo; (naut.) relative wind, vento relativo2 reciproco; rispettivo: the relative responsibilities of employer and employee, le responsabilità reciproche del datore di lavoro e del dipendente; the relative advantages of petrol and natural gas, i rispettivi vantaggi della benzina e del gas naturaleB n.1 (gramm.) (pronome) relativo2 parente; congiunto: She's a relative of mine, è una mia parente; close relatives, parenti stretti; distant relative, lontano parente● (comput.) relative address, indirizzo relativo □ (naut.) relative bearing, rilevamento polare □ (chim.) relative molecular mass, massa molecolare relativa; peso molecolare □ relative to, rispetto a; (form.) in relazione a: He is very mature relative to his classmates, è molto maturo rispetto ai suoi compagni; Concerns have been raised relative to the appropriateness of the measures taken, sono state espresse delle preoccupazioni in relazione all'adeguatezza delle misure adottate.
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