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1 placare
placatedolore ease* * *placare v.tr.1 ( tranquillizzare) to appease, to placate, to calm (down): cercherò di placarlo, I shall try to appease him2 ( mitigare, temperare) to soothe, to lessen, to alleviate: niente può placare il mio dolore, nothing can lessen (o lighten) my sorrow; placare il mal di denti di qlcu., to ease (o to soothe) s.o.'s toothache // placare la fame di qlcu., to satisfy s.o.'s hunger; placare la sete di qlcu., to quench s.o.'s thirst.◘ placarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron. to subside, to calm down, to die down: si placò solo al ritorno del figlio, he calmed down only after the return of his son; la sua rabbia si placò quando lo vide, her anger died down when she saw him; il mare si placò, the sea calmed down; verso mezzanotte il temporale si placò, the storm died down towards midnight.* * *[pla'kare]1. vt(persona) to calm down, pacify, (desiderio) to placate, assuage, (dolore, eccitazione) to soothe, (coscienza) to salve, (scrupoli) to allay2. vip (placarsi)(rivolta, tempesta) to die down, (persona) to calm down* * *[pla'kare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (calmare) to appease [ira, persona]2) (attenuare) to satisfy, to appease [ fame]; to quench [ sete]2.verbo pronominale placarsi1) (calmarsi) [ persona] to calm down2) (attenuarsi) [vento, temporale] to die down; [curiosità, fame, dolore] to subside* * *placare/pla'kare/ [1]1 (calmare) to appease [ira, persona]II placarsi verbo pronominale1 (calmarsi) [ persona] to calm down2 (attenuarsi) [vento, temporale] to die down; [curiosità, fame, dolore] to subside. -
2 sfamare
feed* * *sfamare v.tr. to feed*, to satisfy s.o.'s hunger: questa roba basterebbe a sfamare un esercito, there's enough here to feed an army; sfamare una popolazione sottoalimentata, to feed an undernourished population; lavorare per sfamare una famiglia, to work to feed a family.◘ sfamarsi v.rifl. to appease one's hunger, to feed* oneself: non hanno di che sfamare, they haven't enough to eat; per sfamare dovette accettare quel lavoro, he had to take that job to feed himself (o to avoid going hungry).* * *[sfa'mare]1. vt(nutrire) to feedsfamare qn — to satisfy sb's hunger2. vr (sfamarsi)to satisfy one's hunger, fill o.s. up* * *[sfa'mare]verbo transitivo1) (saziare)sfamare qcn. — to satisfy sb.'s hunger, to feed sb
2) (mantenere) to feed* [bambino, famiglia]* * *sfamare/sfa'mare/ [1]1 (saziare) sfamare qcn. to satisfy sb.'s hunger, to feed sb.2 (mantenere) to feed* [bambino, famiglia]. -
3 appagare
satisfy* * *appagare v.tr. to satisfy, to gratify, to please, to fulfil: appagare il desiderio di qlcu., to gratify (o to meet o to grant) s.o.'s wish; appagare la propria curiosità, to gratify (o to satisfy) one's curiosity; questo lavoro non mi appaga, I can't get any satisfaction out of this job; appagare la fame, to appease (o to satisfy) one's hunger.◘ appagarsi v.rifl. to be satisfied (with sthg.), to be content (with sthg.): appagare di poco, to be content with a little.* * *[appa'ɡare]1. vt2. vr (appagarsi)* * *[appa'gare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (soddisfare) to satisfy [curiosità, fantasia]; to gratify, to satisfy [ desiderio]2.* * *appagare/appa'gare/ [1]1 (soddisfare) to satisfy [curiosità, fantasia]; to gratify, to satisfy [ desiderio]II appagarsi verbo pronominaleto be* contented, satisfied (di with). -
4 quietare
quietare v.tr. to quiet; ( calmare) to calm; ( alleviare) to soothe, to appease // quietare l'appetito, to appease one's hunger.◘ quietarsi v.intr.pron. to quiet (en) down; to calm down, to abate: finita la tempesta, il mare si quietò, after the storm, the sea calmed down; la bufera si quietò, the storm abated.* * *[kwje'tare]1. vtto soothe, calm2. vip (quietarsi)* * *[kwje'tare] 1. 2.* * *quietare/kwje'tare/ [1]to calm, to soothe [ persona]II quietarsi verbo pronominaleto calm down. -
5 levare
( alzare) raise, lift( togliere) take, (re)move( rimuovere) take out, removemacchia remove, get outdente take out, extractlevare l'ancora weigh anchor* * *levare v.tr.1 (sollevare, alzare) to raise; to lift (anche fig.): levare gli occhi, lo sguardo, to raise one's eyes; levare le braccia, to raise one's arms; levare la voce, to raise one's voice; la montagna leva la cima nevosa verso il cielo, (fig.) the mountain rears its snowy summit towards the sky; levare il bicchiere alla salute di qlcu., to raise one's glass to s.o.; levare le vele, to hoist (o to set) sail // levare l'ancora, to weigh anchor // levare un grido, to utter (o to let out) a cry // levare le mani su qlcu., to raise one's hand against s.o. (o to lay hands on s.o. o to strike s.o.) // levare il bollore, to come to the boil // levare il capo, (insuperbirsi) to become full of oneself // levare qlcu. al cielo, to praise s.o. to the skies2 (togliere, rimuovere) to remove, to take* away: glielo ha levato dalle mani, she took it out of his hands; leva via questa sedia, take this chair away; leva (via) quei libri dal tavolo, clear your books off the table; levare una macchia da un vestito, to remove a stain from a piece of clothing; non riesco a levare il tappo dalla bottiglia, I can't get the cork out of the bottle; non levò gli occhi dal libro, he never took his eyes off his book; levati di dosso i vestiti bagnati, take off your wet clothes; levarsi la giacca, to take one's jacket off; levo tanto di cappello alla tua cultura, I take off my hat to your culture; levare la tovaglia, to take off the tablecloth; levare tutti i dubbi, to remove all doubts; levare un assedio, to raise a siege; levare un dente, to pull a tooth out; levare le lettere dalla cassetta, to take the letters out of the letterbox; (dir.) levare i sigilli, to remove (o to break) the seals // se vai avanti così due sberle non te le leva nessuno, (fam.) if you go on like that, you'll get what's coming to you // se si levano due o tre persone..., (eccettuandole) two or three persons excepted... // levare la fame a qlcu., to appease s.o.'s hunger; levare la sete a qlcu., to quench s.o.'s thirst // levare il disturbo, l'incomodo, to take one's leave // levare qlco., qlcu. di mezzo, to get rid of sthg., s.o.; leva di mezzo quel tavolo, move the table out of the way; è uno che parla troppo, bisogna levarlo di mezzo, he talks too much, we've got to get rid of him // levarsi qlcu. di torno, to get rid of s.o. // levare le parole di bocca a qlcu., to take the words out of s.o.'s mouth // levarsi un'idea dalla testa, to get an idea out of one's head // levarsi una voglia, un capriccio, to satisfy a wish, a whim // levarsi la maschera, to take off (o fig. to drop) the mask // levare il latte a un bambino, (svezzarlo) to wean a child // levare il pelo a qlcu., (sgridarlo) to flay s.o. // levare le tende, to break camp, (fig. fam.) (andarsene) to clear out // levare un vizio a qlcu., to break s.o. of a vice: è riuscita a levargli il vizio del fumo, she succeeded in breaking his smoking habit // levarsi il pane di bocca, to go without: si è levato il pane di bocca per far studiare i figli, he went without so that his children could study3 (mat.) to subtract, to take* away: levare cinque da dieci, to take (o to subtract) five from ten4 (abolire) to abolish, to remove, to lift; (detrarre) to deduct: (trib.) levare una tassa, to abolish a tax; levare un embargo, to lift an embargo; (amm.) levare le spese, to deduct expenses5 (caccia) to put* up, to flush: il cane ha levato una pernice, the dog has flushed a partridge6 (comprare all'ingrosso merci) to buy* wholesale.◘ levarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.1 (togliersi da un luogo) to get* out (of a place): levati di lì, get out (o clear out) of the way2 (alzarsi) to rise*; (dal letto) to get* up; (in volo) to take* off: si leva di buon mattino, he gets up early (o he is an early riser); l'albatros si levò in volo, the albatross took off; l'aereo si levò (in volo) con difficoltà, the plane took off with difficulty; levare da tavola, to leave the table; levare in piedi, to get up (o to get to one's feet); levare in difesa di qlcu., to come to s.o.'s defence3 (sorgere) to rise*: il sole si leva alle sei, the sun rises at six; si sta levando il vento, the wind is rising (o getting up).levare s.m.1 (il sorgere) rise, rising: partimmo al levare del sole, we left at sunrise2 (mus.) upbeat: in battere e in levare, on the beat and on the upbeat.* * *[le'vare]1. vt1) (gen : togliere) to remove, take away, (coperchio) to take off, (tassa) to abolish, (dente) to take out, Mat to subtract, take awaylevare qn/qc di mezzo o di torno — to get rid of sb/sth
2) (sollevare: occhi, testa) to lift (up), raiselevare l'ancora Naut — to lift o weigh anchor
3)levarsi qc — (vestito) to take sth off, remove sth
2. vr (levarsi)(persona: alzarsi) to get uplevati di mezzo o di lì o di torno! — get out of the o my way!
3. vip (levarsi)(vento, burrasca, sole) to rise* * *I 1. [le'vare]verbo transitivo1) (elevare) to lift, to raise [dito, braccio, pugno, testa]levare gli occhi al cielo — to cast o raise one's eyes (up) to heaven
levare i calici o i bicchieri to raise one's glasses; levare un grido — to utter a cry
2) (togliere) to take* away, to remove [mobile, libro, vaso]; to take* off [vestito, occhiali]; to remove [ macchia]; to lift [sanzione, assedio]; to take* out, to pull out [dente, spina, chiodo]levare una somma dal totale — to take o subtract a sum from the total
levare l'ancora — mar. to raise (the) anchor, to weigh o up anchor
levare il fiato a qcn. — to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.)
2.levare le tende — to break o strike camp, to decamp; fig. to pack off
verbo pronominale levarsi- rsi da tavola — to get up, to get down from the table
- rsi (in volo) — [aereo, uccello] to rise
2) fig. (ribellarsi)3) (ergersi) [campanile, palazzo] to rise* up, to soar (su over; al di sopra di above)-rsi in difesa di qcn. — fig. to leap to sb.'s defence
4) (togliersi) to take* off [ abito]; fig. to indulge [ voglia]- rsi il cappello — to take off one's hat; fig. to raise one's hat
5) (sorgere) [sole, luna] to rise*••levare di mezzo qcn. — to get rid of sb.; (uccidere) to do sb. in
II [le'vare]levare di mezzo o di torno qcs. to get o move sth. out of sb.'s way; -rsi di mezzo o dai piedi o di torno to get out of sb.'s way; levati di mezzo o dai piedi! (get) out of my o the way! move yourself! buzz off! levatelo dalla testa! — (di cosa) you can put o get that idea out of your head! (di persona) get him out of your mind! forget him!
sostantivo maschile1) rising2) mus.* * *levare1/le'vare/ [1]1 (elevare) to lift, to raise [dito, braccio, pugno, testa]; levare gli occhi al cielo to cast o raise one's eyes (up) to heaven; levare i calici o i bicchieri to raise one's glasses; levare un grido to utter a cry2 (togliere) to take* away, to remove [mobile, libro, vaso]; to take* off [vestito, occhiali]; to remove [ macchia]; to lift [sanzione, assedio]; to take* out, to pull out [dente, spina, chiodo]; levare le scarpe dalla scatola to take the shoes out of the box; levare una somma dal totale to take o subtract a sum from the total; levare l'ancora mar. to raise (the) anchor, to weigh o up anchor; levare il fiato a qcn. to take sb.'s breath away (anche fig.); levare le tende to break o strike camp, to decamp; fig. to pack offII levarsi verbo pronominale1 (alzarsi) [ persona] to get* up; [vento, brezza] to get* up, to increase; - rsi da tavola to get up, to get down from the table; - rsi (in volo) [aereo, uccello] to rise3 (ergersi) [campanile, palazzo] to rise* up, to soar (su over; al di sopra di above); -rsi in difesa di qcn. fig. to leap to sb.'s defence4 (togliersi) to take* off [ abito]; fig. to indulge [ voglia]; - rsi il cappello to take off one's hat; fig. to raise one's hat5 (sorgere) [sole, luna] to rise*levare di mezzo qcn. to get rid of sb.; (uccidere) to do sb. in; levare di mezzo o di torno qcs. to get o move sth. out of sb.'s way; -rsi di mezzo o dai piedi o di torno to get out of sb.'s way; levati di mezzo o dai piedi! (get) out of my o the way! move yourself! buzz off! levatelo dalla testa! (di cosa) you can put o get that idea out of your head! (di persona) get him out of your mind! forget him!————————levare2/le'vare/sostantivo m.1 rising; al levare del sole at sunrise2 mus. (tempo in) levare offbeat. -
6 sedare
calm (down)* * *sedare v.tr.1 ( calmare) to soothe; to calm: sedare la fame, to appease one's hunger; sedare la sete, to quench (o to assuage) one's thirst; sedare il dolore, to soothe pain* * *[se'dare]verbo transitivo1) to soothe, to assuage, to alleviate [ dolore]; to assuage [fame, sete]; fig. to cool [animi, passioni]2) (reprimere) to crush, to put* down, to squash [ rivolta]* * *sedare/se'dare/ [1]1 to soothe, to assuage, to alleviate [ dolore]; to assuage [fame, sete]; fig. to cool [animi, passioni]2 (reprimere) to crush, to put* down, to squash [ rivolta]. -
7 placare
[pla'kare]1. vt(persona) to calm down, pacify, (desiderio) to placate, assuage, (dolore, eccitazione) to soothe, (coscienza) to salve, (scrupoli) to allay2. vip (placarsi)(rivolta, tempesta) to die down, (persona) to calm down
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