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1 the
[ forma debole davanti a vocale ðɪ] [ davanti a consonante ðə, forma forte ðiː]1) (specifying, identifying etc.) il, lo, la, i, gli, le2) (best etc.)the Buntings — i Bunting, la famiglia Bunting
4) (with genre)5) (with era)* * *[ðə, ði](The form [ðə] is used before words beginning with a consonant eg the house or consonant sound eg the union [ðə'ju:njən]; the form [ði] is used before words beginning with a vowel eg the apple or vowel sound eg the honour [ði 'onə]) il, lo, la, i, gli, le1) (used to refer to a person, thing etc mentioned previously, described in a following phrase, or already known: Where is the book I put on the table?; Who was the man you were talking to?; My mug is the tall blue one; Switch the light off!) il, lo, la2) (used with a singular noun or an adjective to refer to all members of a group etc or to a general type of object, group of objects etc: The horse is running fast.; I spoke to him on the telephone; He plays the piano/violin very well.) il, lo, la3) (used to refer to unique objects etc, especially in titles and names: the Duke of Edinburgh; the Atlantic (Ocean).)4) (used after a preposition with words referring to a unit of quantity, time etc: In this job we are paid by the hour.) il, lo, la5) (used with superlative adjectives and adverbs to denote a person, thing etc which is or shows more of something than any other: He is the kindest man I know; We like him (the) best of all.)6) ((often with all) used with comparative adjectives to show that a person, thing etc is better, worse etc: He has had a week's holiday and looks (all) the better for it.)•- the...- the...* * *[ forma debole davanti a vocale ðɪ] [ davanti a consonante ðə, forma forte ðiː]1) (specifying, identifying etc.) il, lo, la, i, gli, le2) (best etc.)the Buntings — i Bunting, la famiglia Bunting
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2 far *****
[fɒː(r)] farther or further comp farthest or furthest superl1. adv1) lontanoas far back as I can remember — per quanto or per quello che posso ricordare
as or so far as I know — per quel che ne so, per quanto ne sappia
as or so far as I am concerned — per quanto mi riguarda
I would go as or so far as to say that... — arriverei al punto di dire...
far away or off — lontano, distante
far away or off in the distance — in lontananza
not far away or off — non lontano
Christmas is not far off — Natale non è lontano, non manca molto a Natale
he is far from well — non sta affatto or per niente bene
far be it from me to interfere, but... — non ho la minima intenzione di immischiarmi, ma...
it won't go far — (money, food) non basterà
he's gone too far this time — questa volta ha esagerato or oltrepassato i limiti
he was far gone — (fam: ill) era molto malato, (drunk) era ubriaco fradicio
this far — (in distance) fin qui
so or thus far and no further — fin qui e non oltre
2) (with comp: very much) di gran lungait's far and away the best or it's by far the best — è di gran lunga il migliore
2. adjthe far east etc of the country — la zona orientale ecc del paese
at the far end of — in fondo a, all'altro capo di
the far left/right Pol — l'estrema sinistra/destra
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3 superlative
[suː'pɜːlətɪv, sjuː-] 1.aggettivo superlativo, eccellente2.nome ling. superlativo m.* * *[su'pə:lətiv] 1. adjective((of an adjective or adverb) of the highest degree of comparison: `Biggest' is a superlative adjective.) superlativo2. noun((an adjective or adverb of) the superlative degree: `Best' and `worst' are the superlatives of `good' and `bad'; She is the prettiest girl in the room; We'll go by different roads to see who will arrive (the) soonest / most quickly.) superlativo* * *[suː'pɜːlətɪv, sjuː-] 1.aggettivo superlativo, eccellente2.nome ling. superlativo m. -
4 stand out
1) (be noticeable) [ person] distinguersi, spiccare ( against tra); [ building] stagliarsi ( against contro); [ design] risaltare ( against su); [work, ability] distinguersito stand out from — [ person] distinguersi da [ group]
2) (protrude) sporgereto stand out against — opporsi a [change, decision]
* * *1) (to be noticeable: She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school.) spiccare, emergere2) (to go on resisting or to refuse to yield: The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.) resistere* * *vi + adv1) (be noticeable: veins, eyes) sporgere, (colours) risaltare, spiccare, (person) distinguersi, (mountains) stagliarsi2) (be firm, hold out) resistere, tener duroto stand out for sth — rivendicare qc, insistere su qc
* * *1) (be noticeable) [ person] distinguersi, spiccare ( against tra); [ building] stagliarsi ( against contro); [ design] risaltare ( against su); [work, ability] distinguersito stand out from — [ person] distinguersi da [ group]
2) (protrude) sporgereto stand out against — opporsi a [change, decision]
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5 make a bee-line for
(to take the most direct way to; to go immediately to: Fred always makes a bee-line for the prettiest girl at a party.) andare diritto verso -
6 at
[ forma debole ət] [ forma forte æt]1) (place, distance) aat school, the airport — a scuola, all'aeroporto
2) (at the house etc. of) daat David's place, the baker's — da David, dal panettiere
3) (direction) a, verso, controthrow a stone at sth. — tirare una pietra contro qcs
4) (point in time, age) aat (the age of) 14 — a 14 anni; (moment, period of time) a, di
5) (activity) a, in6) (ability) a, into be good at sth., at doing — essere bravo in qcs., a fare
7) (measure, speed etc.) a9) (cause)laugh at sb. — ridere di qcn
10) colloq. (harassing)••I don't know where he's at — colloq. non so che cosa sta combinando
while we're at it — colloq. già che ci siamo
* * *[æt]( showing)1) (position: They are not at home; She lives at 33 Forest Road) a2) (direction: He looked at her; She shouted at the boys.) a; verso di; contro3) (time: He arrived at ten o'clock; The children came at the sound of the bell.) a, al4) (state or occupation: The countries are at war; She is at work.) in, al5) (pace or speed: He drove at 120 kilometres per hour.) a6) (cost: bread at $1.20 a loaf.) a•- at all* * *[ forma debole ət] [ forma forte æt]1) (place, distance) aat school, the airport — a scuola, all'aeroporto
2) (at the house etc. of) daat David's place, the baker's — da David, dal panettiere
3) (direction) a, verso, controthrow a stone at sth. — tirare una pietra contro qcs
4) (point in time, age) aat (the age of) 14 — a 14 anni; (moment, period of time) a, di
5) (activity) a, in6) (ability) a, into be good at sth., at doing — essere bravo in qcs., a fare
7) (measure, speed etc.) a9) (cause)laugh at sb. — ridere di qcn
10) colloq. (harassing)••I don't know where he's at — colloq. non so che cosa sta combinando
while we're at it — colloq. già che ci siamo
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