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1 ■ go through
■ go throughA v. i. + avv.2 andare in porto (fig.); andare a buon fine; concludersi felicemente: The sale has gone through, la vendita è andata in porto; DIALOGO → - Paying 2- The transaction's not going through, la transazione non è stata eseguita3 (leg.) essere approvato (concesso, accordato, ecc.): Their divorce went through at last, finalmente ottennero il divorzio4 ( di un recipiente, un capo di vestiario, ecc.) bucarsi; forarsi: My sweater has gone through at the elbows, mi s'è fatto un buco al gomito del maglioneB v. i. + prep.1 passare (o penetrare) attraverso (o in mezzo a); entrare (o passare) in; sfondare: The wardrobe won't go through the doorway, l'armadio non passa dalla porta2 passare attraverso (fig.); subire; superare; sopportare; passare (fam.); fare ( una malattia): to go through a trial, (leg.) subire un processo; ( anche) superare una prova difficile; You don't realize what we had to go through during the war, non potete rendervi conto di quante ne abbiamo dovute passare durante la guerra3 (leg.) essere approvato (o accordato) da; superare l'esame di: The bill has not yet gone through Parliament, il disegno di legge non è stato ancora approvato dal parlamento4 esaminare (o discutere) a fondo; controllare; ispezionare; fare lo spoglio di; spulciare (fam.): to go through a matter, esaminare a fondo una faccenda; (dog.) to go through sb. 's luggage carefully, ispezionare attentamente il bagaglio di q.; to go through one's mail, fare lo spoglio della corrispondenza ricevuta5 frugare (o rovistare) in; perquisire; passare al setaccio (fig.): to go through sb.'s drawers [pockets], rovistare nei cassetti [frugare nelle tasche] di q.6 fare fuori (fam.); consumare ( cibo, bevande); spendere, sperperare, sprecare ( denaro); logorare ( vestiti, scarpe)9 ( di un libro, ecc.) essere pubblicato e venduto in ( un certo numero di copie): My novel went through ten thousand copies, del mio romanzo sono state vendute diecimila copie □ (fam.) to go through fire and water for sb., buttarsi nel fuoco per q. (fig.) □ (fig.) to go through sb. 's hands, passare per le mani di q. □ to go through it, passarci ( fare un'esperienza): We too had to go through it, dovemmo passarci anche noi □ (fam.) to go through the mill, fare della gavetta □ (fam.) to go through the motions, muovere solo le labbra; fare solo la mossa. -
2 motion
I ['məʊʃn]1) (movement) movimento m.to set sth. in motion — dare la carica a [ pendulum]; fig. mettere in atto [ plan]; innescare [ chain of events]
to set the wheels in motion — fig. mettere le cose in moto
2) fis. moto m.3) (gesture) (of hands) gesto m.; (of head, body) movimento m.4) amm. pol. mozione f., istanza f.5) med. (evacuation) defecazione f., evacuazione f.••II 1. ['məʊʃn]to motion sb. away — fare segno o cenno a qcn. di allontanarsi
2.to motion sb. to do — fare segno o cenno a qcn. di fare
verbo intransitivo fare segno* * *['məuʃən] 1. noun1) (the act or state of moving: the motion of the planets; He lost the power of motion.) moto, movimento2) (a single movement or gesture: He summoned the waiter with a motion of the hand.) movimento, gesto3) (a proposal put before a meeting: She was asked to speak against the motion in the debate.) mozione2. verb(to make a movement or sign eg directing a person or telling him to do something: He motioned (to) her to come nearer.) fare segno- motion picture
- in motion* * *I ['məʊʃn]1) (movement) movimento m.to set sth. in motion — dare la carica a [ pendulum]; fig. mettere in atto [ plan]; innescare [ chain of events]
to set the wheels in motion — fig. mettere le cose in moto
2) fis. moto m.3) (gesture) (of hands) gesto m.; (of head, body) movimento m.4) amm. pol. mozione f., istanza f.5) med. (evacuation) defecazione f., evacuazione f.••II 1. ['məʊʃn]to motion sb. away — fare segno o cenno a qcn. di allontanarsi
2.to motion sb. to do — fare segno o cenno a qcn. di fare
verbo intransitivo fare segno -
3 ♦ motion
♦ motion /ˈməʊʃn/n.1 [uc] moto; movimento; movenza; gesto: graceful motions, movenze aggraziate; The engine was put in motion, il motore è stato messo in moto (o è stato avviato)3 (leg., polit.) mozione; proposta; istanza: to present (o to propose) a motion, presentare una mozione; to vote on a motion, votare una mozione; a motion of censure, una mozione di censura; a motion to adjourn, una proposta di rinvio; motion for a new trial, istanza di rinnovo del processo● (cronot.) motion analysis, analisi dei movimenti □ ( cinema) motion capture, motion capture, cattura del movimento (animazione di un personaggio digitale sulla base dei movimenti di un attore reale) □ (cronot.) motion economy, economia dei movimenti □ (polit.) motion of no-confidence, mozione di sfiducia □ ( USA) motion picture, film; pellicola; spettacolo cinematografico □ ( USA) motion-picture camera, cinepresa □ ( USA) motion-picture projector, cineproiettore □ ( USA) motion-picture theatre, cinema; cinematografo; sala di proiezione □ (med.) motion sickness, chinetosi, cinetosi □ at one's own motion, di propria iniziativa; (leg.) d'ufficio □ (fam.) to go through the motions of doing st., fare qc. in modo meccanico ( senza entusiasmo o convinzione); fare finta di fare qc. □ ( cinema, ecc.) in slow motion, al rallentatore □ (leg.) on motion of the plaintiff's lawyer, su istanza del legale dell'attore.(to) motion /ˈməʊʃn/A v. t.fare cenno a; fare segno a: I motioned him to go out, gli feci cenno d'uscireB v. i.far cenni; fare gesti -
4 motion *** mo·tion
['məʊʃ(ə)n]1. n1) (movement) moto, movimentoto be in motion — (vehicle) essere in moto, (machine) essere in funzione
2) (gesture) cenno, gesto, (proposal: at meeting) mozione f3) Brit, (also: bowel motion) evacuazione f (intestinale)2. vt, vito motion (to) sb to do sth — far cenno or segno a qn di fare qc
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through the motions — See: GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS … Dictionary of American idioms
through the motions — See: GO THROUGH THE MOTIONS … Dictionary of American idioms
through\ the\ motions — See: go through the motions … Словарь американских идиом
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go through the motions — {v. phr.} To pretend to do something by moving or acting as if you were really doing it; do something without really trying hard or caring. * /Jane was angry because she couldn t go out, and when her mother said to dust her room she just went… … Dictionary of American idioms
go\ through\ the\ motions — v. phr. To pretend to do something by moving or acting as if you were really doing it; do something without really trying hard or caring. Jane was angry because she couldn t go out, and when her mother said to dust her room she just went through… … Словарь американских идиом
go through the motions — When you go through the motions, you do something like an everyday routine and without any feelings whatsoever … The small dictionary of idiomes
go through the motions — to do things in the usual way but without much effort or enthusiasm because you do not expect to succeed The leaders are going through the motions of peace talks … English dictionary
go through the motions — to do something because you are expected to do it and not because you want to. These days when we go out, cook a meal together or even make love, I get the feeling that he s just going through the motions. (often in continuous tenses) … New idioms dictionary