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1 dwell on
dwell on [sth.] (talk about) dilungarsi, diffondersi su; (think about) [person, mind] soffermarsi su* * *(to think or speak about something for a long time: It isn't a good thing to dwell on your problems.) indugiare, soffermarsi su* * *(think about) rimuginare, (talk about) soffermarsi su, indugiare su, (subj: conversation) aggirarsi su* * *dwell on [sth.] (talk about) dilungarsi, diffondersi su; (think about) [person, mind] soffermarsi su -
2 dwell
[dwel]- dwell on* * *[dwel]past tense, past participles - dwelt; verb(to live (in a place): She dwelt in the middle of a dark forest.) abitare- dwelling- dwell on* * *[dwɛl]vi dwelt pt, pppoet dimorare•- dwell on* * *dwell /dwɛl/n.(mecc.) pausa, sosta ( nel movimento di una macchina).(to) dwell /dwɛl/(lett.) dimorare; risiedere: to dwell in the country, risiedere in campagna● to dwell on (o upon) st., indugiare (o soffermarsi) su qc.: to dwell on the past, soffermarsi sul passato; Why does he dwell on the gory details?, perché si sofferma sui dettagli cruenti?; She should stop dwelling on her misfortunes and get on with her life, dovrebbe smettere di indugiare sulle sue disgrazie e andare avanti con la sua vita.* * *[dwel]- dwell on -
3 dwell upon vi + prep
(think about) rimuginare, (talk about) soffermarsi su, indugiare su, (subj: conversation) aggirarsi su -
4 dweller dwell·er n
['dwɛlə(r)]abitante m/f -
5 dwelling dwell·ing n
['dwɛlɪŋ]frm liter dimoradwelling house Law — abitazione f
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6 dwelt
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7 live
I 1. [lɪv]verbo transitivo (conduct) vivere2.to live a peaceful, healthier life — vivere una vita tranquilla, più sana
1) (dwell) [ animal] vivere; [ person] vivere, abitare; (in permanent dwelling) abitarethey live at number 7 — vivono o abitano al numero 7
to live together, alone — vivere o abitare insieme, da solo
to live in — vivere o abitare in [house, apartment]
2) (lead one's life) vivereto live in luxury, in the computer age vivere nel lusso, nell'era informatica; to live for vivere per [ family]; to live through sth. passare attraverso o vivere [ experience]; they lived happily ever after — (in story) vissero felici e contenti
3) (remain alive) vivere; (survive) sopravvivereas long as I live... — finché vivrò...
I'll live! — scherz. sopravviverò!
4) (subsist) vivereto live on o off nutrirsi solo di [ fruit]; vivere di [ charity]; vivere di o con [ wage]; to live off sb. vivere a spese o alle spalle di qcn.; to live on junk food — mangiare solo schifezze
to live with — accettare [situation, fact]; sopportare [ noise]
to live with oneself — vivere in pace con se stessi, non pensarci
come on! live a little! — su, lasciati andare!
you haven't lived until you've been to... — non puoi dire di aver vissuto finché non sei andato a
•- live in- live on- live out••II 1. [laɪv]to live it up — colloq. spassarsela, darsi alla bella vita
1) (not dead) [person, animal] vivoreal live — in carne e ossa, vivo e parlante
3) el. sotto tensione5) (capable of exploding) [ gun] carico; (unexploded) [ bomb] inesploso2.* * *I 1. [liv] verb1) (to have life; to be alive: This poison is dangerous to everything that lives.)2) (to survive: The doctors say he is very ill, but they think he will live; It was difficult to believe that she had lived through such an experience.)3) (to have one's home or dwelling (in a particular place): She lives next to the church; They went to live in Bristol / in a huge house.)4) (to pass (one's life): He lived a life of luxury; She lives in fear of being attacked.)5) ((with by) to make enough money etc to feed and house oneself: He lives by fishing.)•- - lived- living 2. noun(the money etc needed to feed and house oneself and keep oneself alive: He earns his living driving a taxi; She makes a good living as an author.) il vivere- live-in
- live and let live
- live down
- live in
- out
- live on
- live up to
- within living memory
- in living memory II 1. adjective1) (having life; not dead: a live mouse.)2) ((of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded: I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded?)3) (full of energy, and capable of becoming active: a live bomb)4) (burning: a live coal.)2. adverb((of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place: The competition will be broadcast live.)- lively- liveliness
- livestock
- live wire* * *I 1. [lɪv]verbo transitivo (conduct) vivere2.to live a peaceful, healthier life — vivere una vita tranquilla, più sana
1) (dwell) [ animal] vivere; [ person] vivere, abitare; (in permanent dwelling) abitarethey live at number 7 — vivono o abitano al numero 7
to live together, alone — vivere o abitare insieme, da solo
to live in — vivere o abitare in [house, apartment]
2) (lead one's life) vivereto live in luxury, in the computer age vivere nel lusso, nell'era informatica; to live for vivere per [ family]; to live through sth. passare attraverso o vivere [ experience]; they lived happily ever after — (in story) vissero felici e contenti
3) (remain alive) vivere; (survive) sopravvivereas long as I live... — finché vivrò...
I'll live! — scherz. sopravviverò!
4) (subsist) vivereto live on o off nutrirsi solo di [ fruit]; vivere di [ charity]; vivere di o con [ wage]; to live off sb. vivere a spese o alle spalle di qcn.; to live on junk food — mangiare solo schifezze
to live with — accettare [situation, fact]; sopportare [ noise]
to live with oneself — vivere in pace con se stessi, non pensarci
come on! live a little! — su, lasciati andare!
you haven't lived until you've been to... — non puoi dire di aver vissuto finché non sei andato a
•- live in- live on- live out••II 1. [laɪv]to live it up — colloq. spassarsela, darsi alla bella vita
1) (not dead) [person, animal] vivoreal live — in carne e ossa, vivo e parlante
3) el. sotto tensione5) (capable of exploding) [ gun] carico; (unexploded) [ bomb] inesploso2. -
8 --ed o -t?-
Nota d'usoIl past simple e il participio passato dei verbi to burn, to dream, to dwell, to kneel, to lean, to leap, to learn, to smell, to spell, to spill e to spoil possono finire in –ed o –t e sono corrette entrambe le forme, burned o burnt, dreamed o dreamt, dwelled o dwelt, ecc. Generalmente la forma –ed è preferita nell'inglese americano, mentre la forma –t è leggermente più frequente nell'inglese britannico. -
9 ♦ past
♦ past /pɑ:st/A a.passato ( anche gramm.); scorso; trascorso; finito; ultimo: past customs, usi passati; ( sport) his past performance, le sue passate prestazioni; His worries were past, le sue preoccupazioni erano finite; the past week [year], la settimana scorsa [l'anno scorso]; in times past, nei tempi passati; nei tempi andati; in the past few days, negli ultimi giorni; nei giorni passatiB n.1 [u] (il) passato: recollections of the past, ricordi del passato; to dwell on the past, soffermarsi sul passato; in the remote past, nel lontano passato2 passato burrascoso (o poco chiaro, oscuro): She is a woman with a past, è una donna con un passato burrascoso; to have a murky past, avere un passato poco chiaro (o poco pulito)C prep.oltre; di là di; dopo: He walked past the gate, si spinse oltre il cancello; I stayed up till past midnight, rimasi alzato fin dopo mezzanotte; He ran past the bridge, corse di là dal ponte; He's past all hope, è al di là d'ogni speranza; è un caso disperatoD avv.1 oltre; accanto: He walked past without noticing me, mi è passato accanto senza vedermi; DIALOGO → - Asking for the toilet- The gents is on the right just past the jukebox, il bagno degli uomini è a destra appena oltre il jukebox; to hasten past, passar oltre in tutta fretta; DIALOGO → - Being late- I'm just past Northampton, ho appena superato Northampton2 (idiom.; per es.:) to go past, passare; transitare; The battalion marched past, il battaglione è passato marciando (o ha sfilato a passo di marcia); DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- It hasn't been past since I've been waiting, non è passato da quando sto aspettando● a past chairman, un ex presidente □ past comparison, senza confronti □ past description, indescrivibile □ past due, ( di debito) scaduto; ( di treno, ecc.) in ritardo □ ( di un malato, della situazione, ecc.) past hope, disperato □ past the hour, dopo l'ora esatta: Trains run every ten minutes past the hour, i treni passano ogni dieci minuti dopo l'ora esatta ( cioè alle 6 e 10, alle 7 e 10, alle 8 e 10, ecc.) □ (fam.) to be past it, non essere più all'altezza (o in grado di fare qc.); essere troppo vecchio ( per fare sesso, ecc.) □ past master, conoscitore perfetto; maestro indiscusso; ( nella Massoneria, in una gilda, ecc.) ex maestro □ to be a past master at doing st. (o in st.), essere un maestro a fare qc. (o in qc.) □ (gramm.) past participle, participio passato □ (gramm.) past perfect, trapassato □ to be past praying for, ( di una persona) essere irremovibile; ( di una cosa) essere inservibile □ (gramm.) past simple, passato remoto; ( talora) imperfetto; ( talora) passato prossimo (in ital.) □ (ipp.) to be past the winning post, avere tagliato il traguardo □ for a long time past, da molto tempo □ half past three, le tre e mezza □ a problem past solution, un problema insolubile □ a quarter past four, le quattro e un quarto □ John is well past seventy, John è più che settantenne. -
10 dwelt pt , pp
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