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1 ♦ mother
♦ mother (1) /ˈmʌðə(r)/n.1 madre; mamma (fam.): to become a mother, diventare madre; working mother, una donna con figli che lavora NOTA D'USO: - ragazza madre-; nursing mother, madre che allatta al seno; ( biblico) madre adottiva; surrogate mother, madre surrogata5 (volg.) ► motherfucker● (fam. spreg.) mother's boy, cocco di mamma □ (zool.) Mother Carey's chicken ( Hydrobates pelagicus), uccello delle tempeste; procellaria □ (relig.) Mother Church, Santa Madre Chiesa □ (psic.) mother complex, complesso di Edipo (o della madre) □ mother country, patria; madrepatria □ mother-craft, puericultura □ Mother's Day, la Festa della Mamma (in GB la quarta domenica di quaresima, in USA la seconda di maggio) □ mother earth, (lett.) la madre terra; (scherz.) la terraferma □ (psic.) mother figure, figura materna □ mother's help, collaboratrice domestica; colf □ Mother Hubbard, Mamma Hubbard ( personaggio di poesie infantili); camicione della nonna □ (geol.) mother lode, filone principale; (fig.) miniera (o fonte) inesauribile □ mother love, amor di madre; amore materno □ mother-naked, nudo nato; come mamma l'ha (o ti ha, ecc.) fatto □ Mother Nature, madre natura □ (relig.) Mother of God, madre di Dio, Madonna □ mother-of-pearl, (sost.) madreperla; (agg.) di madreperla □ (bot.) mother of thousands (o mother of millions), ( Cymbalaria muralis) cimbalaria; ( Bellis perennis) margheritina; pratolina □ (naut.) mother ship, nave appoggio; nave ausiliaria □ a mother-to-be, una futura madre; una donna incinta □ (ling.) mother tongue, lingua madre; madrelingua □ mother wit, buonsenso naturale □ every mother's son, ogni figlio di mamma; ognuno.mother (2) /ˈmʌðə(r)/n.(= mother of vinegar) madre dell'aceto.(to) mother /ˈmʌðə(r)/v. t.2 far da madre a; avere cure materne per (q.); ( anche di animali) allevare ( come un figlio proprio)3 (fig.) coccolare, viziare -
2 reconcile
['rekənsaɪl]1) (after quarrel) riconciliare [ people]2) (see as compatible) conciliare [attitudes, views]to reconcile sb. to sth., to doing — convincere qcn. di qcs., a fare
to become reconciled to sth. — rassegnarsi a qcs
* * *1) (to cause (people) to become friendly again, eg after they have quarrelled: Why won't you be reconciled (with him)?) riconciliare, riconciliarsi con2) (to bring (two or more different aims, points of view etc) into agreement: The unions want high wages and the bosses want high profits - it's almost impossible to reconcile these two aims.) conciliare3) (to (make someone) accept (a situation, fact etc) patiently: Her mother didn't want the marriage to take place but she is reconciled to it now.) rassegnarsi•* * *['rekənsaɪl]1) (after quarrel) riconciliare [ people]2) (see as compatible) conciliare [attitudes, views]to reconcile sb. to sth., to doing — convincere qcn. di qcs., a fare
to become reconciled to sth. — rassegnarsi a qcs
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3 ♦ father
♦ father /ˈfɑ:ðə(r)/n.1 padre; papà; babbo: my father and mother, mio padre e mia madre; to become a father, diventare padre; a father of three, un padre di tre figli; adoptive father, padre adottivo; foster father, padre adottivo; I'm going to marry Linda, father, papà, sposo Linda2 (fig.) padre: Euclid was the founding father of geometry, Euclide fu il padre fondatore della geometria4 (relig., anche Father) padre, Padre: God the Father, Dio padre; Our Father, who art in heaven, Padre nostro, che sei nei cieli; Father Matthew, Padre Matthew● (fam.) the father and mother of, enorme; tremendo □ Father Christmas, Babbo Natale □ (relig.) father confessor, padre spirituale □ Father's Day, la festa del papà (3a domenica di giugno in GB e USA; 1a domenica di settembre in Australia) □ (psic.) father figure, figura paterna □ (in GB) Father of the House, il deputato ai Comuni con la maggior anzianità di servizio continuato □ Father Time, il Tempo ( personificato) □ father-to-be, futuro padre □ the Fathers of the Church, i Padri della Chiesa □ (fam. antiq. GB) a bit of how's your father, attività sessuale; sesso □ Like father, like son, tale il padre, tale il figlio □ (relig.) the Holy Father, il Santo Padre □ (relig.) Our Father, paternostro; padrenostro ( la preghiera).(to) father /ˈfɑ:ðə(r)/v. t.1 (form.) generare; procreare; essere padre di; avere: He fathered two sons, fu padre (o ebbe) due figli; Her children were fathered by two different men, ha avuto i figli da due padri diversi3 ideare; inventare; concepire; essere il padre di5 – to father on, attribuire (o addossare) la paternità (di qc.) a: The pamphlet was fathered on him, gli è stata attribuita la paternità del libello. -
4 make *****
[meɪk] made pt, pp1. vtmade in Italy — fabbricato (-a) in Italia, (on label) made in Italy
to show what one is made of — far vedere di che tempra or che stoffa si è fatti
2) (cause to be or become) fare, (+ adj) rendereto make sb happy/sad — rendere or far felice/triste qn
to make o.s. heard — farsi sentire
3) (cause to do) fare, (stronger) costringereto make sb do sth — far fare qc a qn; costringere or obbligare qn a fare qc
to make o.s. do sth — sforzarsi a fare qc
this made him leave — questo lo ha fatto partire, questo ha fatto sì che partisse
to make sth do; to make do with sth — accontentarsi di qc, (because it's the only available) arrangiarsi con qc
4) (earn) guadagnareto make a profit of £500 — ricavare un profitto di 500 sterline
to make a loss of £500 — subire una perdita di 500 sterline
he made a profit/loss — ci ha rimesso/guadagnato
he made £500 on the deal — l'affare gli ha fruttato 500 sterline
5) (reach: destination) arrivare a, (catch: bus, train) prendereto make it — (in time) arrivare, (achieve sth) farcela
sorry, I can't make it to the party — mi dispiace, ma non riesco a venire alla festa
to make good — (succeed) aver successo
6)he's made for life — il suo avvenire è assicurato, è a posto per sempre7) (equal, constitute) fare8)how far do you make it to the village? — quanto pensi che ci sia da qui al paese?what time do you make it? — I make it six o'clock — che ora fai? — io faccio le sei
I make the total cost £1200 — penso che il costo complessivo sia di milleduecento sterline
2. vi1)to make towards the door — dirigersi verso la porta2)3. n2)•- make for- make off- make out- make up -
5 close
I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
6 wean
[wiːn]1) svezzare [ baby]2) fig.to wean sb. away from o off sth. fare perdere a qcn. l'abitudine di qcs., disabituare qcn. a qcs.; to wean sb. onto sth. — crescere qcn. a qcs
* * *[wi:n](to cause (a child or young animal) to become used to food other than the mother's milk: The baby has been weaned (on to solid foods).) svezzare* * *[wiːn]1) svezzare [ baby]2) fig.to wean sb. away from o off sth. fare perdere a qcn. l'abitudine di qcs., disabituare qcn. a qcs.; to wean sb. onto sth. — crescere qcn. a qcs
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