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101 pass on
pass on passare oltre, procedere, andare avantito pass on to sth. — passare a qcs.; pass [sth.] on, pass on [sth.] porgere [good wishes, condolences]; inoltrare, trasmettere [ message]; trasmettere, passare (in eredità) [ title]; passare [book, clothes]; trasmettere [ cold]; fare gravare, fare ricadere [ costs]
* * *1) (to give to someone else (usually something which one has been given by a third person): I passed on his message.) passare2) (to die: His mother passed on yesterday.) morire* * *1. vi + adv(euph: die) spegnersi, mancareto pass on (to) — passare (a)2. vt + advto pass on (to) — (news, information, object) passare (a), (cold, illness) attaccare (a), (benefits) trasmettere (a), (price rises) riversare (su)* * *pass on passare oltre, procedere, andare avanti -
102 raise *****
[reɪz]1. vt1) (lift: gen) sollevare, alzare, (shipwreck) riportare alla superficie, (flag) alzare, issare, (dust) sollevare, (fig: spirits, morale) risollevare, tirar su, (to power, in rank) elevare, Mathto raise o.s. up on one's elbows — sollevarsi sui gomiti
to raise one's glass to sb/sth — brindare a qn/qc
2) (erect: building, statue) erigere3) (increase: salary, production) aumentare, (price) aumentare, alzare4) (crop) coltivare, (bring up, breed: family, livestock) allevare5) (produce: question, objection) sollevare, (problem) porre, (doubts, suspicions) far sorgere, far nascereto raise a laugh/a smile — far ridere/sorridere
to raise hell or the roof fam — fare il diavolo a quattro
7) (end: siege, embargo) togliere2. n(Am: payrise) aumento -
103 ring finger
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104 tax *****
[tæks]1. n(on income) imposta, tasse fpl fam, (on goods, services) tassabefore/after tax — al lordo/netto delle imposte (or delle tasse)
free of tax — esente da imposte; esentasse inv
2. vt1) (Fin: people, salary, goods) tassare2) (fig: resources) gravare su3)(
fig: accuse) to tax sb with sth/with doing sth — accusare qn di qc/di aver fatto qc3. adjfiscale, delle tasse -
105 try *****
[traɪ]1. n1) (attempt) tentativo, prova2) Rugby meta2. vt1)to try one's (very) best or one's (very) hardest — mettercela tutta
2) (sample, experiment with: method, car, food) provare3) (test: strength, vehicle, machine) verificare, collaudare, (tax, strain: patience, person) mettere alla prova, (eyes) affaticare4) Law3. vi(attempt) provareI tried, but failed — ho tentato, ma non ci sono riuscito
•- try for- try on- try out -
106 bronze medal
(in athletics competitions, the medal awarded as third prize.) medaglia di bronzo -
107 earth
I 1. [ɜːθ]2) colloq. (as intensifier)how, where, who on earth...? — come, dove, chi diamine o diavolo...?
3) (soil) terreno m., terra f.4) (foxhole) tana f.to go to earth — rintanarsi (anche fig.)
5) BE el. terra f.6) chim. terra f.7) colloq. (huge amount)2.to cost the earth — costare una fortuna o un occhio della testa
modificatore BE el. [cable, wire] a terra••did the earth move for you? — colloq. scherz. (after sex) ti è piaciuto?
II [ɜːθ]to run sb., sth. to earth — scovare qcn., qcs
verbo transitivo BE el. mettere a terra* * *[ə:ð] 1. noun1) (the third planet in order of distance from the Sun; the planet on which we live: Is Earth nearer the Sun than Mars is?; the geography of the earth.) terra2) (the world as opposed to heaven: heaven and earth.) terra3) (soil: Fill the plant-pot with earth.) terra4) (dry land; the ground: the earth, sea and sky.) terra5) (a burrow or hole of an animal, especially of a fox.) tana6) ((a wire that provides) an electrical connection with the earth.) terra2. verb(to connect to earth electrically: Is your washing-machine properly earthed?) mettere a terra- earthen- earthly
- earthenware
- earthquake
- earthworm
- on earth
- run to earth* * *I 1. [ɜːθ]2) colloq. (as intensifier)how, where, who on earth...? — come, dove, chi diamine o diavolo...?
3) (soil) terreno m., terra f.4) (foxhole) tana f.to go to earth — rintanarsi (anche fig.)
5) BE el. terra f.6) chim. terra f.7) colloq. (huge amount)2.to cost the earth — costare una fortuna o un occhio della testa
modificatore BE el. [cable, wire] a terra••did the earth move for you? — colloq. scherz. (after sex) ti è piaciuto?
II [ɜːθ]to run sb., sth. to earth — scovare qcn., qcs
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108 edition
[ɪ'dɪʃn]1) (of newspaper, book) edizione f.2) (of soap opera) puntata f.; (of news) edizione f.* * *[i'diʃn]noun (a number of copies of a book etc printed at a time, or the form in which they are produced: the third edition of the book; a paperback edition; the evening edition of the newspaper.) edizione* * *[ɪ'dɪʃn]1) (of newspaper, book) edizione f.2) (of soap opera) puntata f.; (of news) edizione f. -
109 event
[ɪ'vent]1) (incident) evento m., avvenimento m.2) (eventuality) caso m., eventualità f.in the event of — in caso di [fire, accident]
in the event — BE (as things turned out) di fatto, in realtà
3) (occasion)4) (in athletics) prova f., competizione f.field, track event — gara su campo, su pista
* * *[i'vent]1) (something that happens; an incident or occurrence: That night a terrible event occurred.) avvenimento, evento2) (an item in a programme of sports etc: The long-jump was to be the third event.) gara•- eventful- at all events / at any event
- in that event
- in the event
- in the event of* * *[ɪ'vent]1) (incident) evento m., avvenimento m.2) (eventuality) caso m., eventualità f.in the event of — in caso di [fire, accident]
in the event — BE (as things turned out) di fatto, in realtà
3) (occasion)4) (in athletics) prova f., competizione f.field, track event — gara su campo, su pista
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110 floor
I [flɔː(r)]to take the floor — [ dancer] scendere in pista
2) (of sea, tunnel, valley) fondo m.3) (of stock exchange) recinto m. alle grida, corbeille f.; (of debating Chamber) = parte riservata ai deputati; (of factory) officina f., reparto m.questions from the floor — = domande provenienti dall'uditorio
to take the floor — (in debate) prendere la parola
4) (storey) piano m.on the first floor — BE al primo piano; AE al piano terra
ground o bottom floor — BE piano terra, pianterreno
5) econ. (of prices) (livello) minimo m. (on su)••II [flɔː(r)]to wipe the floor with sb. — dare una bella lezione a qcn
1) pavimentare [ room]2) (knock over) stendere, atterrare [ attacker]; mandare al tappeto [ boxer]* * *[flo:] 1. noun1) (the surface in a room etc on which one stands or walks.) pavimento2) (all the rooms on the same level in a building: My office is on the third floor.) piano2. verb1) (to make or cover a floor: We've floored the kitchen with plastic tiles.) pavimentare2) (to knock down: He floored him with a powerful blow.) gettare a terra, atterrare•- - floored
- floorboard
- flooring* * *I [flɔː(r)]to take the floor — [ dancer] scendere in pista
2) (of sea, tunnel, valley) fondo m.3) (of stock exchange) recinto m. alle grida, corbeille f.; (of debating Chamber) = parte riservata ai deputati; (of factory) officina f., reparto m.questions from the floor — = domande provenienti dall'uditorio
to take the floor — (in debate) prendere la parola
4) (storey) piano m.on the first floor — BE al primo piano; AE al piano terra
ground o bottom floor — BE piano terra, pianterreno
5) econ. (of prices) (livello) minimo m. (on su)••II [flɔː(r)]to wipe the floor with sb. — dare una bella lezione a qcn
1) pavimentare [ room]2) (knock over) stendere, atterrare [ attacker]; mandare al tappeto [ boxer] -
111 fourth
[fɔːθ] 1.determinante quarto2.1) (in order) quarto m. (-a)2) (of month) quattro m.3.1) (fraction) quarto m.2) mus. quarta f.3) aut. (anche fourth gear) quarta f.4.* * *1) (one of four equal parts.) quarto2) (( also adjective) the last of four (people, things etc); the next after the third.) quarto* * *[fɔːθ] 1.determinante quarto2.1) (in order) quarto m. (-a)2) (of month) quattro m.3.1) (fraction) quarto m.2) mus. quarta f.3) aut. (anche fourth gear) quarta f.4. -
112 level
I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
* * *['levl] 1. noun1) (height, position, strength, rank etc: The level of the river rose; a high level of intelligence.) livello2) (a horizontal division or floor: the third level of the multi-storey car park.) livello3) (a kind of instrument for showing whether a surface is level: a spirit level.) livella4) (a flat, smooth surface or piece of land: It was difficult running uphill but he could run fast on the level.) piana, spianata2. adjective1) (flat, even, smooth or horizontal: a level surface; a level spoonful (= an amount which just fills the spoon to the top of the sides).) piano; raso2) (of the same height, standard etc: The top of the kitchen sink is level with the window-sill; The scores of the two teams are level.) allo stesso livello, alla pari3) (steady, even and not rising or falling much: a calm, level voice.) uniforme; calmo3. verb1) (to make flat, smooth or horizontal: He levelled the soil.) livellare, spianare2) (to make equal: His goal levelled the scores of the two teams.) pareggiare3) ((usually with at) to aim (a gun etc): He levelled his pistol at the target.) puntare4) (to pull down: The bulldozer levelled the block of flats.) demolire, radere al suolo•- level crossing
- level-headed
- do one's level best
- level off
- level out
- on a level with
- on the level* * *I 1. ['levl]1) livello m. (anche fig.)on the same level — alla stessa altezza, allo stesso livello
to be on the same level as sb. — essere allo stesso livello di qcn.
to talk to sb. on their level — parlare con qcn. da pari a pari
2) (degree) (of pollution, noise) livello m.; (of unemployment) tasso m., livello m.; (of spending) ammontare m.; (of satisfaction, anxiety) grado m., livello m.3) (in hierarchy) livello m.4) (tool) livella f.2. 3.1) (not at an angle) [ shelf] dritto; [ surface] piano; [ table] orizzontale2) (not bumpy) [ground, surface, land] piatto3) (not heaped) [ teaspoonful] rasoto be level — [shoulders, windows] essere alla stessa altezza; [floor, building] essere allo stesso livello
5) fig. (in achievement, rank)to be level — [ competitors] essere (alla) pari
4.to remain level — [ figures] rimanere stabile
to draw level — [ competitors] essere pari ( with con)
••to be on the level — (trustworthy) essere in buona fede
II ['levl]to try one's level best to do sth. — cercare di fare tutto il possibile per fare qcs
1) radere al suolo, spianare [village, area]2) (aim) spianare [ weapon] (at su); lanciare [ accusation] (at contro); rivolgere [ criticism] (at a)•••to level with sb. — dire le cose come stanno a qcn
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113 movement
['muːvmənt]1) (of person, vehicle) movimento m.; (of arm, hand) movimento m., gesto m.; (of head) movimento m., cenno m.to watch sb.'s movements — sorvegliare le mosse di qcn
2) fig. variazione f., movimento m.an upward, downward movement in prices — un aumento, una diminuzione dei prezzi
3) (organization) movimento m.4) mus. movimento m.5) (transporting) trasporto m.6) (circulation) circolazione f.7) (of clock, watch) meccanismo m.* * *1) ((an act of) changing position or going from one point to another: The animal turned sideways with a swift movement.) movimento2) (activity: In this play there is a lot of discussion but not much movement.) movimento3) (the art of moving gracefully or expressively: She teaches movement and drama.) l'arte di muoversi4) (an organization or association: the Scout movement.) movimento5) (the moving parts of a watch, clock etc.) meccanismo6) (a section of a large-scale piece of music: the third movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.) movimento7) (a general tendency towards a habit, point of view etc: There's a movement towards simple designs in clothing these days.) tendenza* * *['muːvmənt]1) (of person, vehicle) movimento m.; (of arm, hand) movimento m., gesto m.; (of head) movimento m., cenno m.to watch sb.'s movements — sorvegliare le mosse di qcn
2) fig. variazione f., movimento m.an upward, downward movement in prices — un aumento, una diminuzione dei prezzi
3) (organization) movimento m.4) mus. movimento m.5) (transporting) trasporto m.6) (circulation) circolazione f.7) (of clock, watch) meccanismo m. -
114 ordinal numbers
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116 power
I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
* * *1) ((an) ability: A witch has magic power; A cat has the power of seeing in the dark; He no longer has the power to walk.) potere, capacità2) (strength, force or energy: muscle power; water-power; ( also adjective) a power tool (=a tool operated by electricity etc. not by hand).) potere3) (authority or control: political groups fighting for power; How much power does the Queen have?; I have him in my power at last) potere4) (a right belonging to eg a person in authority: The police have the power of arrest.) potere5) (a person with great authority or influence: He is quite a power in the town.) autorità6) (a strong and influential country: the Western powers.) potenza7) (the result obtained by multiplying a number by itself a given number of times: 2 × 2 × 2 or 23 is the third power of 2, or 2 to the power of 3.) potenza•- powered- powerful
- powerfully
- powerfulness
- powerless
- powerlessness
- power cut
- failure
- power-driven
- power point
- power station
- be in power* * *I 1. ['paʊə(r)]1) (control) potere m.to be in, come to power — essere, salire al potere
to be in sb.'s power — essere alla mercé di qcn.
to have sb. in one's power — avere qcn. in pugno
2) (strength) potenza f., forza f.3) (influence) influenza f., ascendente m.4) (capability) capacità f.to be at the height of one's powers — essere all'apogeo della potenza; [ artist] essere all'apice della creatività
6) (physical force) (of person, explosion) forza f., potenza f.; (of storm) violenza f.7) fis. tecn. energia f.; (current) corrente f.8) (of vehicle, plane) potenza f.to be running at full, half power — funzionare a massima potenza, a potenza ridotta
9) (magnification) potenza f.10) mat.11) (country) potenza f.2.••II ['paʊə(r)]to do sb. a power of good — essere un toccasana per qcn.
verbo transitivo alimentare [ engine]; motorizzare [plane, boat]powered by — che va a [ engine]; che funziona a [ gas]; alimentato da [electricity, generator]
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117 quarter
I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro)3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartiere4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) parte, direzione5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grazia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) tempo9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dividere in quattro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividere in quattro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acquartierare, alloggiare•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) pubblicazione trimestrale- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock] -
118 respectively
[-tiv-]adverb (referring to each person or thing mentioned, in the order in which they are mentioned: Peter, James and John were first, second and third, respectively.) rispettivamente -
119 scene
[siːn]1) (in play, film, novel) scena f.; teatr. (stage scenery) scena f., scenario m.to set the scene for — fig. creare le premesse per
the scene was set for a major tragedy — fig. si prepararava lo scenario per una tragedia di enormi proporzioni
2) (location) scena f., luogo m.these streets have been the scene of violent fighting — queste strade sono state teatro di violenti scontri
to come on the scene — [police, ambulance] arrivare sul luogo; fig. comparire
3) (sphere, field) mondo m., ambiente m.the jazz, fashion scene — il mondo del jazz, della moda
4) (emotional incident) scena f., scenata f.5) (image, sight) immagine f., scena f.6) (view) vista f., veduta f.; art. scena f.* * *[si:n]1) (the place where something real or imaginary happens: A murderer sometimes revisits the scene of his crime; The scene of this opera is laid/set in Switzerland.) scena2) (an incident etc which is seen or remembered: He recalled scenes from his childhood.) scena3) (a show of anger: I was very angry but I didn't want to make a scene.) scenata4) (a view of a landscape etc: The sheep grazing on the hillside made a peaceful scene.) spettacolo, vista5) (one part or division of a play etc: The hero died in the first scene of the third act of the play.) scena6) (the setting or background for a play etc: Scene-changing must be done quickly.) palcoscenico7) (a particular area of activity: the academic/business scene.) ambiente, mondo•- scenery- scenic
- behind the scenes
- come on the scene* * *[siːn]1) (in play, film, novel) scena f.; teatr. (stage scenery) scena f., scenario m.to set the scene for — fig. creare le premesse per
the scene was set for a major tragedy — fig. si prepararava lo scenario per una tragedia di enormi proporzioni
2) (location) scena f., luogo m.these streets have been the scene of violent fighting — queste strade sono state teatro di violenti scontri
to come on the scene — [police, ambulance] arrivare sul luogo; fig. comparire
3) (sphere, field) mondo m., ambiente m.the jazz, fashion scene — il mondo del jazz, della moda
4) (emotional incident) scena f., scenata f.5) (image, sight) immagine f., scena f.6) (view) vista f., veduta f.; art. scena f. -
120 Tuesday
['tjuːzdeɪ, -dɪ] [AE 'tuː-]nome martedì m.* * *['tju:zdi](the third day of the week, the day following Monday: He came on Tuesday; ( also adjective) Tuesday evening.) martedì* * *['tjuːzdeɪ, -dɪ] [AE 'tuː-]nome martedì m.
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third — (adj.) O.E. metathesis of þridda, from P.Gmc. *thridjas (Cf. O.Fris. thredda, O.S. thriddio, M.L.G. drudde, Du. derde, O.H.G. dritto, Ger. dritte, O.N. þriðe, Goth. þridja), from PIE *tritjos (Cf. Skt. trtiyas, Avestan thritya … Etymology dictionary
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third — [thʉrd] adj. [ME thirde, altered by metathesis < thridde < OE thridda < IE * tṛtiyo (< base * trei ,THREE) > L tertius, Gr tritos] 1. preceded by two others in a series; 3d or 3rd 2. next below the second in rank, power, value,… … English World dictionary
third — third; third·borough; third·ings; third·ly; third·ness; … English syllables
third — [θɜːd ǁ θɜːrd] adjective third half/quarter/period ACCOUNTING the third half, quarter etc of the financial year … Financial and business terms
third — ► ORDINAL NUMBER 1) constituting number three in a sequence; 3rd. 2) (a third/one third) each of three equal parts into which something is or may be divided. 3) Music an interval spanning three consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, e.g. C to E.… … English terms dictionary
