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1 better
I 1. ['betə(r)]to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore
2) (recovered)to be better — [patient, cold] andare meglio
to feel all the better for — sentirsi meglio dopo [rest, meal]
I feel better about doing — (less nervous) mi sento più a mio agio a fare; (less worried) mi faccio meno problemi a fare
4) (of superior quality) (di qualità) migliore, superiore5) (more virtuous) migliore6) (more skilled) [doctor, teacher] miglioreto be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.
to be better at — essere più bravo in [subject, sport]
7) (more suitable) [way, excuse, choice] migliorethe sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è
the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è
9) (more accurate) [description, view] migliore2.the better — il, la migliore (di due)
so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio
to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio
my betters — (in rank) i miei superiori; (in merit) quelli migliori di me
••for better (or) for worse — comunque vada, in ogni caso; (in wedding vow) nella buona e nella cattiva sorte
••to get the better of — avere la meglio su [ enemy]
Note:When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by migliore or meglio depending on the context (see below, and note that migliore is the comparative form of buono, meglio the comparative form of bene). The choice between migliore e meglio in the construction to be better than depends on whether buono or bene would be used originally with the noun. - Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag / car = questa borsa / auto è migliore; it is better to do = è meglio farlo. - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowII ['betə(r)]1) (more adequately) meglio, in modo migliorebetter made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di
better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito
to do better — (in career, life) riuscire, meglio; (in exam, essay) fare meglio, ottenere migliori risultati; (in health) andare meglio
the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio
2) (more appropriately) meglioyou had better do o you'd better do faresti meglio a fare; I'd better go è meglio che vada; "will she come?" - "she'd better!" o "she better!" colloq. "verrà?" - "sarà meglio! better still,... — meglio ancora
••to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci
III 1. ['betə(r)] 2.to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn
* * *['betə]comparative; = good* * *I 1. ['betə(r)]to look, taste, smell better — avere un aspetto, sapore, odore migliore
2) (recovered)to be better — [patient, cold] andare meglio
to feel all the better for — sentirsi meglio dopo [rest, meal]
I feel better about doing — (less nervous) mi sento più a mio agio a fare; (less worried) mi faccio meno problemi a fare
4) (of superior quality) (di qualità) migliore, superiore5) (more virtuous) migliore6) (more skilled) [doctor, teacher] miglioreto be a better swimmer than sb. — nuotare meglio di qcn.
to be better at — essere più bravo in [subject, sport]
7) (more suitable) [way, excuse, choice] migliorethe sooner, bigger the better — prima è, più grande è meglio è
the less said about that the better — meno se ne parla, meglio è
9) (more accurate) [description, view] migliore2.the better — il, la migliore (di due)
so much the better — tanto meglio, ancora meglio
to change for the better — migliorare, cambiare in meglio
my betters — (in rank) i miei superiori; (in merit) quelli migliori di me
••for better (or) for worse — comunque vada, in ogni caso; (in wedding vow) nella buona e nella cattiva sorte
••to get the better of — avere la meglio su [ enemy]
Note:When better is used as an adjective, it is translated by migliore or meglio depending on the context (see below, and note that migliore is the comparative form of buono, meglio the comparative form of bene). The choice between migliore e meglio in the construction to be better than depends on whether buono or bene would be used originally with the noun. - Other constructions translate as follows: this is a better bag / car = questa borsa / auto è migliore; it is better to do = è meglio farlo. - For more examples and particular usages, see the entry belowII ['betə(r)]1) (more adequately) meglio, in modo migliorebetter made, organized than — fatto, organizzato meglio di
better behaved, educated — più educato, istruito
to do better — (in career, life) riuscire, meglio; (in exam, essay) fare meglio, ottenere migliori risultati; (in health) andare meglio
the better to see, hear — per vedere, sentire meglio
2) (more appropriately) meglioyou had better do o you'd better do faresti meglio a fare; I'd better go è meglio che vada; "will she come?" - "she'd better!" o "she better!" colloq. "verrà?" - "sarà meglio! better still,... — meglio ancora
••to think better of it — cambiare idea, ripensarci
III 1. ['betə(r)] 2.to think better of sb. — farsi un'opinione migliore di qcn
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2 should
[ forma debole ʃəd] [ forma forte ʃʊd]1) (ought to)had he asked me, I should have accepted — se me l'avesse chiesto, avrei accettato
I don't think it will happen, but if it should... — non penso che si arriverà a tanto, ma se dovesse accadere...
if you should change your mind,... — se dovesse cambiare idea,...
5) (expressing opinion, surprise)I should think so, not! — spero proprio di sì, di no!
"how long?" - "an hour, I should think" — "quanto?" - "un'ora, suppongo"
I should think she must be about 40 — secondo me, deve avere sui 40 anni
* * *[ʃud]negative short form - shouldn't; verb1) (past tense of shall: I thought I should never see you again.) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato)2) (used to state that something ought to happen, be done etc: You should hold your knife in your right hand; You shouldn't have said that.) dovere3) (used to state that something is likely to happen etc: If you leave now, you should arrive there by six o'clock.) (essere probabile)4) (used after certain expressions of sorrow, surprise etc: I'm surprised you should think that.) (che più congiuntivo)5) (used after if to state a condition: If anything should happen to me, I want you to remember everything I have told you today.) (dovere)6) ((with I or we) used to state that a person wishes something was possible: I should love to go to France (if only I had enough money).) (ausiliare per la formazione del condizionale presente e passato)7) (used to refer to an event etc which is rather surprising: I was just about to get on the bus when who should come along but John, the very person I was going to visit.) dovere* * *[ forma debole ʃəd] [ forma forte ʃʊd]1) (ought to)had he asked me, I should have accepted — se me l'avesse chiesto, avrei accettato
I don't think it will happen, but if it should... — non penso che si arriverà a tanto, ma se dovesse accadere...
if you should change your mind,... — se dovesse cambiare idea,...
5) (expressing opinion, surprise)I should think so, not! — spero proprio di sì, di no!
"how long?" - "an hour, I should think" — "quanto?" - "un'ora, suppongo"
I should think she must be about 40 — secondo me, deve avere sui 40 anni
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3 reserve
I 1. [rɪ'zɜːv]1) (resource, stock) riserva f., scorta f.to keep o hold sth. in reserve — tenere qualcosa di scorta
2) (reticence) riserbo m., reticenza f.3) (doubt) riserva f.4) mil.5) sport riserva f.6) (area of land) riserva f.2.wildlife reserve — riserva, parco naturale
modificatore [fund, supplies, forces] di riserva; sport [ team] delle riserveII [rɪ'zɜːv]1) (set aside) mettere da parte, serbare, riservareto reserve the right to do sth. — riservarsi il diritto di fare qcs.
2) (book) prenotare, riservare [room, seat]* * *[rə'zə:v] 1. verb1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) prenotare2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) riservare2. noun1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.) riserva2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.) riserva3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.) riservatezza4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.) riserva•- reserved
- have
- keep in reserve* * *reserve /rɪˈzɜ:v/A n.1 riserva; scorta: a reserve of fuel, una riserva di carburante; to keep st. in reserve, tenere qc. da parte: I always keep some money in reserve for emergencies, tengo sempre un po' di soldi da parte per le emergenze2 ( sport) riserva; giocatore di riserva; (mil.) riserva, riservista: the reserves, le riserve; to be in (o to be on) the reserve, appartenere alla riserva3 [u] riserbo; riservatezza: Some may mistake his natural reserve for unfriendliness, alcuni potrebbero scambiare il suo naturale riserbo per antipatia; without reserve, senza riserve; incondizionatamente5 ( banca, fin., rag.) (fondo di) riserva: the gold reserve, la riserva aurea; bank reserves, riserve bancarie6 (Austral.) parco giochiB a. attr.di riserva: reserve stock, provvista di riserva; (org. az.) scorta tampone, stock stabilizzatore; (fin.) reserve assets, attività di riserva; riserve ufficiali● (rag.) reserve account, conto (di) riserva; fondo: reserve account for bad debts, fondo svalutazione crediti; reserve account for depreciation, fondo svalutazione ( di merci, titoli, ecc.); reserve account for income taxes, fondo imposte da pagare □ (ass.) reserve against unsettled claims, riserva sinistri □ (fin.) reserve bank, una delle 12 banche che formano il «Federal Reserve System» (► Fed, def. 3) in USA □ (fin., leg.) reserve capital, capitale di riserva ( di una società) □ (fin.) reserve currency, valuta di riserva; valuta pregiata □ (rag.) reserve for depreciation, fondo ammortamento □ (fin.) reserve fund, fondo di riserva □ reserve parachute, paracadute di riserva □ reserve price, prezzo di riserva; prezzo minimo ( a un'asta pubblica) □ (fin.) reserve ratio, aliquota (o coefficiente) di riserva ( bancaria) □ (fin.) reserve requirement, riserva obbligatoria □ (ass.) reserve value, valore di riserva ( di una polizza) □ ( banca: di un assegno bancario) under usual reserve, salvo buon fine □ with all ( due) reserves, con tutte le riserve (del caso).♦ (to) reserve /rɪˈzɜ:v/v. t.1 riservare; tenere da parte: Parking spaces have been reserved for disabled use, dei posteggi sono stati riservati ai disabili; I reserved the top floor for myself and rented out the rest of the house, ho tenuto per me l'ultimo piano e affittato il resto della casa; Reserve your strength for later, risparmia le forze per dopo2 prenotare; riservare (cfr. to book): to reserve a seat on a train [on a plane, at the theatre], prenotare un posto in treno [in aereo, a teatro]; I have reserved a table for two, ho prenotato un tavolo per due3 riservare; riservarsi: I reserve the right to change my mind, mi riservo il diritto di cambiare idea; The umpire reserved his decision, l'arbitro si è riservato di decidere; I'll reserve judgement until I know her better, mi riservo di giudicarla quando la conoscerò meglio.* * *I 1. [rɪ'zɜːv]1) (resource, stock) riserva f., scorta f.to keep o hold sth. in reserve — tenere qualcosa di scorta
2) (reticence) riserbo m., reticenza f.3) (doubt) riserva f.4) mil.5) sport riserva f.6) (area of land) riserva f.2.wildlife reserve — riserva, parco naturale
modificatore [fund, supplies, forces] di riserva; sport [ team] delle riserveII [rɪ'zɜːv]1) (set aside) mettere da parte, serbare, riservareto reserve the right to do sth. — riservarsi il diritto di fare qcs.
2) (book) prenotare, riservare [room, seat]
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