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121 at close quarters
(close to; close together: The soldiers were fighting with the enemy at close quarters.) (corpo a corpo) -
122 hand to hand
with one individual fighting another at close quarters: The soldiers fought the enemy hand to hand; (also adjective) (hand-to-hand fighting.) corpo a corpo -
123 under fire
1) (being shot at: We have been under fire from the enemy all day.) sotto il fuoco2) (being criticized or blamed: The government is under fire.) criticato -
124 ■ close in
■ close inv. i. + avv.1 avvicinarsi da ogni parte; farsi sotto: The enemy was closing in, il nemico si faceva sotto da ogni parte3 ( delle giornate) accorciarsi □ to close in on (o upon), avvolgere, circondare; calare su: Night closed in on them, la notte è calata su di loro. -
125 ■ force back
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126 mastery
['mɑːstərɪ] [AE 'mæs-]1) (skill) maestria f.; (of subject) padronanza f.2) (control) dominio m., controllo m.to have mastery over sb., sth. — dominare qcn., qcs
* * *noun ((usually with over or of) control, great skill or knowledge: We have gained mastery over the enemy.) dominio, sopravvento* * *mastery /ˈmɑ:stərɪ/n. [u]1 dominio; controllo: to gain mastery over one's fear, raggiungere il controllo della propria paura (o riuscire a dominare la propria paura)* * *['mɑːstərɪ] [AE 'mæs-]1) (skill) maestria f.; (of subject) padronanza f.2) (control) dominio m., controllo m.to have mastery over sb., sth. — dominare qcn., qcs
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127 onslaught
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128 ♦ reply
♦ reply /rɪˈplaɪ/n.1 risposta; replica: I never received a reply to my letter, non ho mai ricevuto una risposta alla mia lettera; I sent her an email last night and had a reply from her this morning, le ho mandato un'e-mail ieri sera e ho ricevuto stamattina la sua risposta; to make no reply, non rispondere; in reply to, in risposta a2 (leg.) replica● reply card, cartolina con risposta pagata □ reply sheet, foglio per le risposte ( in un questionario, ecc.).♦ (to) reply /rɪˈplaɪ/v. i. e t.rispondere (a); replicare: to reply to a question, rispondere a una domanda; to reply in writing, rispondere per iscritto; When we asked her what she would do, she replied that she didn't know, quando le abbiamo chiesto che cosa avrebbe fatto, ha risposto che non lo sapeva; He replied to my question with a smile, ha risposto alla mia domanda con un sorriso; DIALOGO → - Business trip 3- There must have been about 100 e-mails to reply to this morning, ci saranno state circa 100 e-mail a cui rispondere stamattina; We replied to the enemy's fire, abbiamo risposto al fuoco del nemico● to reply for sb., rispondere per (o a nome di) q. □ to reply in kind, rispondere per le rime; rendere pane per focaccia (fig.) NOTA D'USO: - to answer, to reply o to respond?-.
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