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21 refuse
I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti* * *I [rə'fju:z] verb1) (not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do: He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused.)2) (not to accept: He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money.)3) (not to give (permission etc): I was refused admittance to the meeting.)•- refusalII ['refju:s] noun(rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen.)- refuse collection vehicle* * *refuse /ˈrɛfju:s/A n. [u]rifiuti; immondiziaB a.di scarto; di rifiuto● refuse collection, raccolta dei rifiuti □ refuse collector, netturbino □ refuse container, cassonetto dell'immondizia □ refuse disposal, smaltimento dei rifiuti □ refuse dump, discarica pubblica □ refuse sack, sacco per l'immondiziaFALSI AMICI: refuse non significa refuso. ♦ (to) refuse /rɪˈfju:z/A v. t.1 rifiutare; ( anche leg.) ricusare; respingere: He refused my offer [the goods, etc.], ha rifiutato la mia offerta [la merce, ecc.]; to refuse sb. permission, negare a q. il permesso; to refuse flatly, rifiutare seccamente; She was refused permission, le hanno negato il permesso; He refused my request, ha respinto la mia richiesta; She absolutely refused to see him, si rifiutò categoricamente di vederlo NOTA D'USO: - to refuse, to decline o to deny?-B v. i.1 rifiutare, rifiutarsi (di); ( di cosa) non volere: I asked her to help, but she refused, le ho chiesto di aiutarci, ma ha rifiutato; She refused to sing at the party, si è rifiutata di cantare alla festa; The engine refused to start, il motore non voleva partire● (equit.: del cavallo) to refuse the jump, rifiutare l'ostacolo □ to refuse orders, non accettare ordini □ I've never been refused, non ho mai ricevuto un rifiuto.* * *I 1. [rɪ'fjuːz]verbo transitivo rifiutare, rifiutarsi2.to refuse sb. sth. — rifiutare qcs. a qcn
verbo intransitivo rifiutareII 1. ['refjuːs]nome BE (household) rifiuti m.pl., spazzatura f.; (industrial) rifiuti m.pl. industriali; (garden) rifiuti m.pl. del giardino2.modificatore [collection, burning] dei rifiuti -
22 slit
I 1. [slɪt]nome fessura f., fenditura f.2. II [slɪt]to make a slit in sth. — aprire una fessura in qcs.
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. slit) (on purpose) fare un taglio in, aprire una fessura in; (by accident) strappareto slit sb.'s throat — tagliare la gola a qcn., sgozzare qcn.
* * *[slit] 1. present participle - slitting; verb(to make a long cut in: She slit the envelope open with a knife.) tagliare2. noun(a long cut; a narrow opening: a slit in the material.) taglio; squarcio* * *[slɪt] slit vb: pt, pp1. n2. vtto slit open — (letter) aprire, (sack) aprire con un taglio
* * *slit /slɪt/A n.1 taglio longitudinale; incisione; squarcio; fenditura2 fessura; fenditura; apertura ( lunga e stretta): The slit under the door lets light in, la fessura sotto la porta lascia filtrare la luce3 feritoiaB a.1 spaccato; fenduto● slit eyes, occhi stretti come fessure; occhi socchiusi □ slit-eyed, con gli occhi a mandorla □ ( sartoria) slit pocket, tasca tagliata.(to) slit /slɪt/(pass. e p. p. slit)A v. t.B v. i.fendersi; spaccarsi● to slit one's eyes, socchiudere gli occhi □ to slit sb. 's throat, tagliare la gola a q. □ to slit up, tagliare (qc.) per il lungo; (fam.) dare una coltellata a q. □ (mecc.) slitting machine, macchina tagliatrice; cesoia per taglio a strisce.* * *I 1. [slɪt]nome fessura f., fenditura f.2. II [slɪt]to make a slit in sth. — aprire una fessura in qcs.
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. slit) (on purpose) fare un taglio in, aprire una fessura in; (by accident) strappareto slit sb.'s throat — tagliare la gola a qcn., sgozzare qcn.
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23 notice **** no·tice
['nəʊtɪs]1. n1) (intimation, warning) avviso, (period) preavvisoadvance or previous notice — preavviso
at a moment's notice — immediatamente, all'istante
to give notice to — (to tenant) dare la disdetta a, (to landlord) dare il preavviso a
to give sb notice — (Admin: inform) notificare a qn, (sack) licenziare qn
to give notice; to hand in one's notice — (subj: employee) licenziarsi
3) (Brit : review: of play etc) critica, recensione f4)to bring sth to sb's notice — far notare qc a qnto take notice of sb/sth — notare qn/qc, fare caso a qn/qc
to take no notice of sb/sth — non prestare attenzione a qn/qc
he keeps waving at me — take no notice! — continua a farmi dei cenni — ignoralo!
it has come to my notice that... — sono venuto a sapere che...
to escape or avoid notice — passare inosservato (-a)
it escaped my notice that... — non ho notato che...
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24 meal
I [miːl]••II [miːl]don't make a meal of it! — colloq. non farne un dramma!
nome (from grain) farina f.* * *I [mi:l] noun(the food taken at one time: She eats three meals a day.)- make a meal of something
- make a meal of II [mi:l] noun(the edible parts of grain ground to a coarse powder: a sack of meal; oatmeal.)- mealy* * *I [miːl] n(flour) farinaII [miːl] nwhat a lovely meal — che pranzo delizioso (or cena deliziosa)
* * *meal (1) /mi:l/n. [u]3 (scozz.) farina d'avena● (zool.) meal moth ( Pyralis farinalis), asopia; tignola della farina □ bone meal, farina d'ossa □ corn meal, farina di granturco.♦ meal (2) /mi:l/n.1 pasto: evening meal, cena; midday meal, pasto di mezzogiorno; ready-made meals, piatti pronti; to cook a meal, cucinare (o preparare) un pasto● (tur.) meals in apartments, pasti serviti in camera □ (in GB) meals on wheels, pasti caldi a domicilio ( per anziani, invalidi, ecc.) □ meal substitutes, sostituti del pasto; prodotti dietetici □ ( USA) meal ticket, buono pasto; (fam.) principale sostegno (o mezzo di guadagno); (spreg.) mangiatoia (fig.) □ to make a meal of st., cibarsi di qc.; (fig.) esagerare; complicare le cose; gonfiare qc. (fig.) □ DIALOGO → - Ordering food 4- Enjoy your meal!, buon appetito!* * *I [miːl]••II [miːl]don't make a meal of it! — colloq. non farne un dramma!
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26 ♦ sad
♦ sad /sæd/a.1 triste; malinconico; mesto; addolorato; afflitto; dolente; doloroso: Don't be so sad, non esser così triste!; a sad experience, una dolorosa esperienza3 senza valore; brutto; cattivo; scadente; misero; meschino; squallido; penoso: The interest they pay on deposits is a sad 3%, l'interesse che danno sui depositi è un misero 3%● ( slang USA) sad-ass, scalcagnato; misero; squallido; sfigato □ a sad day, una giornata triste; un giorno di dolore □ (fig.) a sad dog, una canaglia □ a sad fellow, un povero diavolo; un poveraccio □ sad iron, pesante ferro da stiro □ ( slang USA) sad sack, tipo depresso, tetro, scialbo, goffo; pasticcione; soldato scalcagnato; ragazza goffa, brutta □ sad to say, doloroso a dirsi; dispiace dirlo □ (fam.) to be sadder but wiser, avere imparato a proprie spese □ to grow sad, rattristarsi □ in sad earnest, proprio sul serio. -
27 contrive
[kən'traɪv]to contrive to do — riuscire a fare, trovare il mezzo di fare
2) (invent) inventare [machine, device]* * *1) (to manage (to do something): He contrived to remove the money from her bag.) riuscire2) (to make in a clever way: He contrived a tent from an old sack.) trovare il modo di fare•* * *[kən'traɪv]to contrive to do — riuscire a fare, trovare il mezzo di fare
2) (invent) inventare [machine, device]
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