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1 ■ dispose of
■ dispose ofv. i. + prep.1 eliminare; disfarsi di: to dispose of toxic waste, eliminare (o smaltire) i rifiuti tossici; to dispose of an old computer, disfarsi di un vecchio computer; How did they dispose of the body?, come si sono sbarazzati del cadavere?2 (eufem.) liquidare; eliminare: The duke disposed of his rivals one by one, il duca eliminò i suoi rivali uno ad uno; They disposed of the opposition by 3 goals to nil, hanno liquidato gli avversari con un 3 a 03 demolire (accuse, argomenti, ecc.)4 cedere, vendere ( beni); disporre di, trasferire ( beni o diritti): He has disposed of his estate as he wanted, ha disposto del suo patrimonio come ha voluto5 sistemare, risolvere: to dispose of a problem [a difficulty], risolvere un problema [una difficoltà]; The matter has been disposed of, la faccenda è stata sistemata6 (fam.) divorare; far fuori (fam.): The kids soon disposed of half the cake, i ragazzi non hanno tardato a far fuori metà tortaFALSI AMICI: to dispose of non significa disporre di nel senso di avere a disposizione.
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