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1 language **** lan·guage n
['læŋɡwɪdʒ]legal/scientific language — linguaggio legale/scientifico
to use bad language — dire parolacce, usare un linguaggio volgare
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2 Italian Ital·ian
[ɪ'tæljən]1. adjitaliano (-a), (lesson, teacher, dictionary) d'italiano, (king) d'Italia2. n(person) italiano (-a), (language) italiano -
3 crude
[kruːd] 1.2) (unsophisticated) [person, manners] rude; [attempt, expression] grossolano3) (vulgar, rude) [language, joke] volgare; [ person] rude, rozzo4) (unprocessed) [ rubber] grezzo, non lavorato; [ statistic] bruto, approssimativo2.* * *[kru:d]1) (unrefined: crude oil.) greggio2) (rough or primitive: a crude shelter.) rozzo, rude•- crudity* * *[kruːd]1) (pej: clumsy, unsophisticated: method, idea) rozzo (-a), (light, colour) violento (-a)2) (simple: device, tool) rudimentale, (drawing) (appena) abbozzato (-a)3) (vulgar) volgare, grossolano (-a)4) (unprocessed: materials) grezzo (-a), (oil) greggio (-a)2. n(also: crude oil) (petrolio) greggioFALSE FRIEND: crude is not translated by the Italian word crudo* * *crude /kru:d/A a.2 (fig.) grezzo; rozzo; rudimentale; appena abbozzato: a crude log cabin, una rudimentale capanna di tronchi; a crude scheme, un progetto appena abbozzato4 grossolano; rozzo; rude; grezzo: a crude fellow, un individuo rozzo; crude manners, maniere rudi; a crude conversation, una conversazione grossolana5 nudo (fig.); puro e semplice (fig.): the crude reality, la nuda realtà; the crude facts, i fatti puri (e semplici)B n.● (ind. petrolifera) crude assay, saggio del greggio □ (ind. min.) crude ore, grezzo di miniera; tout-venant.* * *[kruːd] 1.2) (unsophisticated) [person, manners] rude; [attempt, expression] grossolano3) (vulgar, rude) [language, joke] volgare; [ person] rude, rozzo4) (unprocessed) [ rubber] grezzo, non lavorato; [ statistic] bruto, approssimativo2. -
4 abusive abu·sive adj
[əb'juːsɪv](person) offensivo (-a), (language) offensivo (-a), ingiurioso (-a)FALSE FRIEND: abusive is not translated by the Italian word abusivo -
5 gross ***
[ɡrəʊs]1) (fat: body) obeso (-a), (vegetation) lussureggiante, (behaviour, language, error) grossolano (-a), (impertinence) sfacciato (-a)2) (total: profit, income) complessivo (-a), totale, (Comm: weight, income) lordo (-a)gross interest — interesse m lordo
£10,000 gross — 10.000 sterline lorde
2. n pl inv(twelve dozen) grossa3. vtComm incassare, avere un incasso lordo diFALSE FRIEND: gross is not translated by the Italian word grosso -
6 pick up
1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi* * *1) (to learn gradually, without formal teaching: I never studied Italian - I just picked it up when I was in Italy.) imparare2) (to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere: I picked him up at the station and drove him home.) prendere su3) (to get (something) by chance: I picked up a bargain at the shops today.) trovare4) (to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up: He fell over and picked himself up again.) rialzarsi5) (to collect (something) from somewhere: I ordered some meat from the butcher - I'll pick it up on my way home tonight.) prendere6) ((of radio, radar etc) to receive signals: We picked up a foreign broadcast last night.) ricevere7) (to find; to catch: We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal.) ritrovare; prendere* * *1. vt + adv1) (lift: sth dropped) raccogliere, raccattare, (sb fallen) tirar suto pick o.s. up — rialzarsi
2) (collect: goods, person) passare a prenderewe'll come to the airport to pick you up — veniamo a prenderti all'aeroporto, (subj : bus etc) far salire, caricare, (rescue) raccogliere, (from sea) ripescare, (arrest) arrestare
the car picked up speed — la macchina ha acquistato velocità or ha accelerato
3) (acquire: sale bargain) trovare, (information, points in exam, germ) prendere, (learn: habit, ideas) prendere, (skill, language, tricks) impararecan you pick up some information while you're there? — puoi prendere delle informazioni mentre sei lì?
4) Radio TV Telec captare2. vi + adv1) (improve: gen) migliorare, (wages) aumentare, (invalid, business) riprendersi, (weather) rimettersi2) (continue) continuare, riprendere* * *1) (improve) [trade, market] essere in ripresa; [weather, performance, health] migliorare; [ sick person] ristabilirsi2) (resume) riprendereto pick up (from) where one left off — riprendere da dove ci si era fermati; pick [sb., sth.] up, pick up [sb., sth.]
3) (lift, take hold of) (to tidy) raccogliere; (to examine) prendere (in mano) [ object]; (after fall) tirare su; (for cuddle) prendere fra le braccia [ person]4) (collect) dare un passaggio a [ hitcher]; caricare [ cargo]; fare salire [ passenger]; (andare a) ritirare [ticket, keys]could you pick me up? — puoi venirmi a prendere? pick [sth.] up, pick up [sth.]
5) (buy) prendere, comprare [milk, bread, newspaper]9) (detect) [person, animal] trovare [trail, scent]; [searchlight, radar] segnalare la presenza di, individuare [aircraft, person, object]; rad. tel. captare [ signal]11) (resume) riprendere [conversation, career]you'll soon pick up your Italian again — ricomincerai in fretta a parlare italiano; pick [sb.] up, pick up [sb.]
14) (meet) spreg. abbordare [ person]; rimorchiare [ partner]; caricare (in macchina) [ prostitute]15) (find fault with) riprendere, fare delle critiche a [ person] (on su); pick oneself up16) (get up) alzarsi17) fig. (recover) riprendersi, rimettersi -
7 they
[ðeɪ]they have already gone — (masculine or mixed) sono già partiti; (feminine) sono già partite
here they are! — (masculine or mixed) eccoli! (feminine) eccole!
••there they are! — (masculine or mixed) eccoli là! (feminine) eccole là!
Note:They is usually translated by loro (which is in itself the object, not the subject pronoun); the subject pronouns essi (masculine) and esse (feminine) are rarely used in colloquial language: they can certainly do it = loro sanno farlo di sicuro. - Remember that in Italian the subject pronoun is very often understood: they came by train = sono venuti in treno. When used in emphasis, however, the pronoun is stressed, and is placed either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence: they killed her! = loro l'hanno uccisa! l'hanno uccisa loro! - When they is used impersonally, it is translated by si (+ verb in the third person singular): they drink a lot of beer in Britain, don't they? = si beve molta birra in Gran Bretagna, vero? they say he has left = si dice che sia partito. - When they is used to avoid saying he or she after words like everyone, no-one, anyone etc., it is usually understood in Italian: everyone should do what they like = ognuno dovrebbe fare quello che vuole / tutti dovrebbero fare quello che vogliono. - For more examples and exceptions, see below* * *[ðei]1) (persons, animals or things already spoken about, being pointed out etc: They are in the garden.) essi, esse, loro2) (used instead of he, he or she etc when the person's sex is unknown or when people of both sexes are being referred to: If anyone does that, they are to be severely punished.) (lui), (lei)* * *[ðeɪ]they have already gone — (masculine or mixed) sono già partiti; (feminine) sono già partite
here they are! — (masculine or mixed) eccoli! (feminine) eccole!
••there they are! — (masculine or mixed) eccoli là! (feminine) eccole là!
Note:They is usually translated by loro (which is in itself the object, not the subject pronoun); the subject pronouns essi (masculine) and esse (feminine) are rarely used in colloquial language: they can certainly do it = loro sanno farlo di sicuro. - Remember that in Italian the subject pronoun is very often understood: they came by train = sono venuti in treno. When used in emphasis, however, the pronoun is stressed, and is placed either at the beginning or at the end of the sentence: they killed her! = loro l'hanno uccisa! l'hanno uccisa loro! - When they is used impersonally, it is translated by si (+ verb in the third person singular): they drink a lot of beer in Britain, don't they? = si beve molta birra in Gran Bretagna, vero? they say he has left = si dice che sia partito. - When they is used to avoid saying he or she after words like everyone, no-one, anyone etc., it is usually understood in Italian: everyone should do what they like = ognuno dovrebbe fare quello che vuole / tutti dovrebbero fare quello che vogliono. - For more examples and exceptions, see below -
8 native *** na·tive
['neɪtɪv]1. adj1) (country, town) natale, natio (-a), nativo (-a), (dialect) nativo (-a)native language — lingua materna, madrelingua
native land — paese m natio, patria
2) (innate: ability) innato (-a), naturale3) (indigenous: animal, plant) indigeno (-a), originario (-a), (product, resources) del luogo, del paese4) (of the natives: customs, costume, rites) del luogo, del paese5) (offensive: non-Western) indigeno (-a)2. n1) (of birth, nationality) abitante m/f del luogo2) (offensive: esp in colonies) indigeno (-a) -
9 sound *****
I [saʊnd]1. nI don't like the sound of it — (fig : of film etc) non mi dice niente, (of news) è preoccupante
2. vt1) (alarm, bell, horn) suonare2)sound your "r"s more — pronuncia la r più chiaramente
3) Med3. vi1) (trumpet, bell, alarm) suonare, (voice, siren) risuonare2)it sounds like French — (similar) somiglia al francese
3)that sounds interesting — mi sembra interessante•II [saʊnd]1) (in good condition, healthy) sano (-a), (structure, organization, investment) solido (-a)as sound as a bell — (person) sano (-a) come un pesce, (thing) in perfette condizioni
3)to give sb a sound beating — picchiare qn di santa ragione4) (sleep: deep, untroubled) profondo (-a)2. advIII [saʊnd] vtto be sound asleep — dormire sodo, dormire profondamente
Naut scandagliare, sondareIV [saʊnd] nGeog stretto -
10 ♦ such
♦ such /sʌtʃ, sətʃ/A a.1 tale; siffatto; simile; di questo (o quel) genere: such a man, un tale uomo; such a day, un giorno simile; I wouldn't go out in such weather, io non uscirei con un tempo simile (o con un tempo così); I don't like such books ( as these), libri siffatti non mi piacciono; Such food is very heavy, alimenti del genere sono poco digeribili; such flowers as you never saw, fiori che non s'erano mai visti (i) simili; in such a way, in tal modo; I never expected such an honour, non m'aspettavo davvero un tale onore; His sorrow was such that everybody pitied him, il suo dolore era tale che tutti ne avevano compassione; His wound was not such as to disable him, la sua ferita non era tale da renderlo inabile2 (fam.) così; tanto: I don't want such big apples, non le voglio delle mele così grosse; We had never had such a pleasant time, non c'eravamo mai divertiti tanto; He was such a good man!, era un così buon uomo!B pron.tale, tali; questo, questi: Such was his nature, tale era la sua natura; Such are the results, questi sono i risultatiC avv.così; talmente; tanto: Such filthy language is intolerable, un linguaggio così osceno è intollerabile● such and such (o such-and-such), tale; certo; determinato ( ma non specificato): He made such-and-such payments to such-and-such customers, fece determinati pagamenti a determinati clienti □ such-and-such a person, un tale; un tizio □ such as, come; per esempio: languages coming from Latin, such as French, Italian and Spanish, lingue d'origine latina, come il francese, l'italiano e lo spagnolo; a tradesman, such as a baker or a shopkeeper, un commerciante, per esempio un fornaio o un negoziante □ Such as?, per esempio? □ such as it is [as they are], così com'è [come sono]; per quel che vale [che valgono] □ such being the case, stando così le cose □ such a lot, tanto, tanti: There were such a lot of people, c'era (così) tanta gente □ and such, e cose del genere; e così via: tools, instruments and such, attrezzi, strumenti e così via □ as such, come tale; appunto perché tale: He is the boss, and as such must be obeyed, è il padrone e come tale gli si deve obbedienza □ or some such remark (o word, etc.), o qualcosa di simile: He said: «You're a fool», or some such remark, disse: «Sei un cretino», o qualcosa di simile □ tears such as angels weep, lacrime pari a quelle degli angeli □ I saw just such another yesterday, ne ho visto uno proprio uguale ieri □ «Can I speak to Mark Smith?» «No such person lives here», «posso parlare con Mark Smith?» «qui non c'è nessuno che risponda a questo nome» □ (prov.) Such master, such servant, quale il padrone, tale il servo □ (prov.) Such as live by the sword shall perish by the sword, chi di spada ferisce, di spada perisce NOTA D'USO: - as o such as?-. -
11 call *****
[kɔːl]1. n2)a 911/999 call — numero telefonico d'emergenza negli Stati Uniti/nel Regno Unito, una chiamata al 911/999
3) Telec, (also: phone call) telefonata, chiamatato make a call — telefonare, fare una telefonata
4) (summons: for flight etc) chiamata, (fig: lure) richiamoto be on call — essere a disposizione, (doctor) essere reperibile
5) (short visit: also) Med visita6)there's not much call for these items — non c'è molta richiesta di questi articoli7)there are many calls on my time — sono molto preso, ho molti impegni2. vt1) chiamare, Telec chiamare, telefonare ato call 911/999 — chiamare il 911/99
3) (name) chiamare, (describe as) considerareI call it an insult — questo lo chiamo un insulto, lo considero un insulto
let's call it £50 — facciamo 50 sterline
let's call it a day fam — smettiamo, basta per oggi
3. vi1) (shout: person) chiamare, (bird) lanciare un richiamo2) TelecLondon calling Radio — qui Londra
3) (also: call in, call round) (visit) passare•- call at- call for- call in- call off- call on- call out- call up -
12 translation
[trænz'leɪʃn]* * *1) (the act of translating: The translation of poetry is difficult.) traduzione2) (a version of a book, something said etc, in another language: He gave me an Italian translation of the Bible.) traduzione* * *[trænz'leɪʃn] -
13 speak *****
[spiːk] spoke vb: pt spoken pp1. vt(words, lines) dire, (language) parlare2. vi1) (gen) parlareto speak to sb — parlare a qn, (converse with) parlare con qn
I'll speak to him about it — (problem, idea) gliene parlerò, (his lateness etc) glielo farò presente
to speak about (or on or of) sth — parlare di qc
they haven't spoken to each other since they quarrelled — da quando hanno litigato non si rivolgono la parola
to speak at a conference/in a debate — intervenire or prendere la parola ad una conferenza/in un dibattito
speaking as a student myself, I... — in qualità di studente, io...
2) Telec•- speak up
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