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101 forma
sf ['forma]1) (gen) Gramm Filosofia form, (contorno) form, shapesenza forma — (oggetto) shapeless, (pensiero) unformed
prendere forma — (delinearsi) to take shape
prendere una medicina in o sotto forma di compresse — to take a medicine in tablet form
in forma ufficiale/privata — officially/privately
forma mentale o mentis — way of thinking
forma attiva/passiva Gramm — active/passive voice
2) (stampo) mould Brit, mold Am, (per scarpe) last3) (modo di esprimersi) form4) (anche: forma fisica) formessere/non essere in forma — (atleta, squadra) to be on/off form, (persona) to be in/out of shape
tenersi in forma — to keep fit o in shape
5) (apparenze) appearances pl6)forme sfpl — (del corpo) figure, shape
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102 idea
sf [i'dɛa]1) (gen) ideanon ne ho la minima o più pallida idea — I haven't the faintest o foggiest idea
un'idea geniale — a brilliant o clever idea
chissà che idea gli è saltata in mente adesso? — who knows what idea he may have got into his head now?
ho idea che... — I have an idea o a feeling that...
nemmeno neanche o neppure per idea! — not on your life!, certainly not!, no way!
pensi di andarci? — neanche per idea! — are you thinking of going? — no way!
dare l'idea di — to seem, look like
2) (opinione) opinion, viewessere dell'idea (che) — to be of the opinion (that), think (that)
3)avere una mezza idea di fare qc — to have half a mind to do sth4) (ideale) ideall'idea del bello/della pace — the ideal of beauty/of peace
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103 lontano
[lon'tano] lontano (-a)1. agg1) (nello spazio, nel tempo) distant, faraway, far-off, (di parentela) distantlontano da — far from, a long way from
essere ben lontano dal pensare che... — to be far from thinking that...
lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore — (Proverbio) out of sight out of mind
il giorno della sua partenza non era lontano — the day when he was due to leave was not far off o away
2) (vago) vague, slight2. avvpiù lontano — farther, further
abita lontano — he lives a long way away, he lives a long way from here
andar lontano (anche) fig — to go far
mirare lontano fig — to aim high
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104 me
pron pers [me]1) (forma tonica) melo ha dato a me, non a te — he gave it to me o ME, not to you o YOU
pensavo tra me e me che... — I was thinking to myself that...
se fossi in me cosa faresti? — what would you do if you were me? o if you were in my position?
2) (nelle comparazioni) I, me, (in espressioni esclamative) meè alta come me — she's as tall as I am o as me
fai come me — do the same as me, do as I do
è più giovane di me — he's younger than I (am) o than me
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105 pace
sf ['patʃe](gen) peacemettersi l'animo in pace; darsi pace — to resign o.s.
pace! — (fa niente) never mind!
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106 passare
[pas'sare]1) (persona, veicolo) to go by, pass (by)siamo passati davanti a casa tua — we went past your house, we walked (o drove) past your house
passare a casa di qn o da qn — to call o drop in on sb
passare a trovare/salutare qn — to drop by to see sb/say "hello" to sb
passare a prendere qc/qn — to come and pick sth/sb up
passare in banca/ufficio — to call in at the bank/office
3) (filtrare attraverso: aria, sole, luce) to pass, get through, (acqua) to seep through4)passare da...a — to pass from... topassare di mano in mano — to be passed o handed round
passare di padre in figlio — to be handed o passed down o from father to son
passare ad altro — to change the subject, (in una riunione) to discuss the next item
passare alla storia — to pass into history, fig to become a legend
5) (trascorrere: giorni, tempo) to pass, go by6) (allontanarsi: temporale, dolore, voglia) to pass, go awayfar passare a qn la voglia di qc/di fare qc — to stifle sb's desire for sth/to do sth
7) (essere accettato: proposta di legge) to be passed, (candidato) to pass8) Culin9) Carte to pass10)11)ci passa una bella differenza tra i 2 quadri — there's a big difference between the 2 pictures12)passare per uno stupido/un genio — to be taken for a fool/a genius
passare per buono — to be taken as valid, be accepted
farsi passare per — to pass o.s. off as, pretend to be
13)passare attraverso, per anche fig — to go through
passare sopra — to pass over o above, (fig : lasciar correre) to pass over, overlook
cosa ti passa per la testa? — (a che pensi?) what is going through your mind?, (come puoi pensarlo?) what are you thinking of!
per dove si passa per arrivare in centro? — which way do I (o we) go to get into town?
lasciar passare qn/qc — to let sb/sth through
far passare qn per o da — to let sb in (o out) by
2. vt1) (attraversare) to cross3) (approvare) to pass, approve4)passare qn/qc da parte a parte — to pass right through sb/sth5) (trascorrere) to spend, passnon passerà la notte — he (o she) won't survive the night
non passa giorno che non ne combini una delle sue — hardly a day goes by without him getting up to something
6) (oltrepassare, sorpassare) to go beyond, (fig : andare oltre i limiti) to exceed, go beyondha passato la quarantina — he (o she) is over 40
7) (dare: oggetto) to pass, give, hand, (Sport: palla) to passpassare qc a qn — to pass sth to sb, give sb sth, (trasmettere: messaggio) to pass sth (on) to sb
potresti passarmi il sale? — could you pass me the salt, please?
passare indietro qc — to pass o give o hand sth back
mi passi Maria? — (al telefono) can I speak to Maria?
le passo il signor Rossi — I'm putting you through to Mr Rossi, here's Mr Rossi
8) (brodo, verdura) to strain9)passare l'aspirapolvere — to hoover Brit, vacuum Am
10)passarsela bene/male — to get on well/badly, (economicamente) to manage well/badlycome te la passi? — how are you getting on o along?
ne ha passate tante — he's been through a lot, he's had some difficult times
3. smcol passare del tempo... — with the passing of time...
col passare degli anni — (riferito al presente) as time goes by, (riferito al passato) as time passed o went by
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107 pensante
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108 riflettere
1. [ri'flɛttere]vb irreg viriflettere (su qc) — (meditare) to reflect (upon sth), (pensare) to think (over sth)
riflettendoci su... — on reflection...
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109 ripassare
[ripas'sare]1. vt1) (lezione) to revise Brit, review Am, go over againdevo ripassare, domani ho l'esame — I've got to revise, I've got the exam tomorrow
2) (varcare di nuovo: confine) to cross again3) (passare di nuovo: gen) to pass againmi puoi ripassare Francesco? — (al telefono) can I speak to Francesco again?
4)ripassare qc — to give sth a quick iron2. vi -
110 ripensare
vi [ripen'sare]1)ripensare a qc — to think sth overa ripensarci... — on thinking it over...
2)ripensare a — to recall3)ripensarci — to change one's mindci ho ripensato, non vengo — I've changed my mind, I'm not coming
però, ripensandoci... — on second thoughts Brit o thought Am, however...
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111 riproporre
1. [ripro'porre]vb irreg vt(soluzione) to put forward again, (legge) to propose again2. vip (riproporsi)1) (intendere)2) (ripresentarsi: problema, situazione) to come up again, arise again3. vr (riproporsi) -
112 saltare
[sal'tare]1. vt(siepe, ostacolo) to jump (over), leap (over), (fig : capitolo, pasto) to skip, miss (out)saltare su/sopra qc — to jump on/over sth
saltare giù da qc — to jump off sth, jump down from sth
saltare addosso a qn — (aggredire) to attack sb
salta su! — (in macchina) jump in!, (su moto, bici) jump on!
è saltato su e mi ha detto che... — he jumped up and told me that...
saltare dal letto/dalla finestra — to jump out of bed/out of the window
saltare al collo di qn — (in segno di affetto) to throw one's arms round sb's neck, (per strangolarlo) to grab sb by the neck
2) (bottone) to pop off, (bomba) to explode, blow up, (ponte, ferrovia) to blow up, (valvola) to blow, (fig : impiegato) to be fired, (corso) to be cancelled3)far saltare — (treno, ponte) to blow up, (fusibile) to blow, (mina) to explode, (serratura: forzare) to break, (con esplosivo) to blow, (lezione, appuntamento) to cancel
far saltare il banco Giochi — to break the bank
4)saltare fuori — (apparire improvvisamente) to jump out, leap out, (venire trovato) to turn up
saltare fuori con — (dire improvvisamente) to come out with
dall'auto sono saltati fuori due ladri — two thieves jumped o leapt out of the car
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113 senza
['sɛntsa]1. prepuscì senza ombrello — he went out without an o his umbrella
siamo rimasti senza zucchero/tè — we've run out of sugar/tea, we have no sugar/tea left
forza, senza tante chiacchiere — come on, stop the talking and let's get on with it
i senza lavoro — the jobless, the unemployed
senz'altro — of course, certainly
2. congho trascorso tutta la notte senza chiudere occhio — I didn't sleep a wink all night, I didn't get a wink of sleep all night
senza dire che... — not to mention (the fact) that...
senza contare che... — without considering that...
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114 sorprendere
1. [sor'prɛndere]vb irreg vt1) (cogliere di sorpresa) to catch, (ladro) to surprise, catch in the act2) (fig : stupire) to surprise2. vip (sorprendersi)1)sorprendersi di qc — to be surprised about o at sth2)sorprendersi a pensare a qn — to catch o find o.s. thinking of sb -
115 testa
sf ['tɛsta]1) (gen) Anat heada testa bassa — (correre) headlong, (con aria dimessa) with head bowed
15 euro a testa — 15 euros apiece o a head o per person
testa della racchetta Tennis — racket head
2) (fig : cervello) head, brain(s)usare la testa — to use one's head o brains
ha poca testa per la matematica — he hasn't got much of a head for maths Brit o math Am
3) (parte anteriore: di treno, processione) front, head, (di colonna militare) head, (di pagina, lista) top, headessere in testa — (pilota, ciclista) to be in the lead, be the leader
essere in testa alla classifica — (pilota, ciclista) to be number one, (squadra) to be top of the league, (disco) to be top of the charts, be number one
essere alla testa di qc — (società) to be the head of, (esercito) to be at the head of
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116 venire
1. [ve'nire]vb irreg vi (aus essere)1) to comeè venuto in macchina/treno — he came by car/train
vengo! — I'm coming!, just coming!
2) (giungere) to come, arrivenon è ancora venuto — he hasn't come o arrived yet
venire al mondo o alla luce — to come into the world
venire a patti/alle mani — to come to an agreement/to blows
venire a capo di qc — to unravel sth, sort sth out
venire al dunque o nocciolo o fatto o sodo — to come to the point
questo lavoro/quel tipo mi è venuto a noia — I'm fed up with this work/with that guy
è venuto il momento di... — the time has come to...
negli anni a venire — in the years to come, in future
gli era venuto il dubbio o sospetto che... — he began to suspect that...
mi viene da piangere/ridere — I feel like crying/laughing
ti venisse un colpo/accidente! fam — drop dead!
3)venire da — to come from4) (riuscire: lavoro) to turn outvenire bene/male — to turn out well/badly
il maglione viene troppo lungo/stretto — the sweater is going to end up too long/tight
non mi viene — (problema, operazione, calcolo) I can't get it to come out right
5) (fam : raggiungere l'orgasmo) to come6) (costare) to costquanto viene? — how much is it o does it cost?
7) (essere sorteggiato) to come up8)venire fuori — to come outvenire fuori con — (battuta) to come out with
venire meno — (svenire) to faint
venire meno a — (promessa) to break, (impegno, dovere) not to fulfil Brit o fulfill Am
venire via — to come away o off, (macchia) to come out
9)far venire — (medico) to call, send for
mi hai fatto venire per niente — you got me to come o you made me come for nothing
mi fa venire il vomito (anche) fig — it (o he ecc) makes me sick
mi fa venire i brividi (anche) fig — it (o he ecc) gives me creeps
10)(come ausiliare: essere)
viene ammirato da tutti — he is admired by everyoneverrà giudicato in base al suo punteggio — he will be judged on his marks Brit o grades Am
2. vip (venirsene)3. sm
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