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1 lecture *** lec·ture
['lɛktʃə(r)]1. n1) Univ lezione f, (by visitor) conferenzato deliver or give a lecture on — tenere una conferenza or una lezione su
2) (reproof) paternale f, predica2. vito lecture (to sb on sth) Univ — fare lezione (a qn di qc), (visiting lecturer) tenere una conferenza (a qn su qc)
3. vt(reprove) rimproverare, fare una ramanzina aFALSE FRIEND: lecture is not translated by the Italian word lettura -
2 sit through
sit through [sth.] stare fino alla fine di [lecture, concert]* * *sit through [sth.] stare fino alla fine di [lecture, concert] -
3 slide
I [slaɪd]1) (chute) (in playground, factory; for logs) scivolo m.; (on ice) lastra f., lastrone m.2) fot. diapositiva f.3) (microscope plate) vetrino m.4) BE (hair clip) fermacapelli m., fermaglio m.5) mus. (slur) portamento m.6) mus. (of trombone) coulisse f.7) fig. (decline) diminuzione f., ribasso m. (in di)II 1. [slaɪd]2.to slide sth. forward — fare scivolare o scorrere qcs. in avanti
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. slid)1) (anche slide about, BE slide around) (slip) [ car] sdrucciolare; [ person] scivolareto slide off — scivolare o cadere da [roof, table]; uscire di, andare fuori [ road]
2) (move)to slide down — scivolare giù per [ slope]
to slide in and out — [drawer, component] scorrere
to slide up and down — [ window] scorrere su e giù
to slide out of — uscire furtivamente da [ room]; infilarsi in, uscire da [ seat]
to let sth. slide — fig. lasciare andare alla deriva qcs
•* * *1. past tense, past participle - slid; verb1) (to (cause to) move or pass along smoothly: He slid the drawer open; Children must not slide in the school corridors.) scivolare2) (to move quietly or secretly: I slid hurriedly past the window; He slid the book quickly out of sight under his pillow.) far scivolare2. noun1) (an act of sliding.) scivolata2) (a slippery track, or apparatus with a smooth sloping surface, on which people or things can slide: The children were taking turns on the slide in the playground.) scivolo3) (a small transparent photograph for projecting on to a screen etc: The lecture was illustrated with slides.) diapositiva4) (a glass plate on which objects are placed to be examined under a microscope.) vetrino5) ((also hair-slide) a (decorative) hinged fastening for the hair.) molletta, fermacapelli•- sliding door* * *slide /slaɪd/n.1 scivolata; scivolone; sdrucciolone3 (mecc.) scorrimento5 (fotogr.) diapositiva: a lecture with slides, una conferenza con proiezione di diapositive; slide projector, proiettore per diapositive; diascopio11 (mecc.) slitta; parte scorrevole; corsoio15 (fig.) scivolata, scivolone ( di una moneta); slittamento ( di prezzi); tracollo: ( Borsa) big slide, scivolone; to halt the economic slide, frenare il tracollo dell'economia22 (pl.) (mus.) note scivolate● (mecc.) slide bar, asta di guida □ slide caliper, calibro a corsoio □ (comput., Internet) slide deck, presentazione □ ( sport) slide defence, difesa scorrevole □ slide fastener, chiusura lampo; (la) lampo (fam.) □ slide knot, nodo scorsoio □ ( canottaggio) slide rail, guida di scorrimento □ ( pesca) slide rod, canna con anima metallica regolabile □ slide rule, regolo calcolatore □ slide-rule precision, precisione millimetrica □ slide runner = slide rail ► sopra □ slide show ► slideshow □ ( calcio, ecc.) slide tackle, entrata (o intervento) in scivolata □ slide tray, caricatore ( di diascopio) □ (mecc.) slide valve, valvola a cassetto, cassetto di distribuzione; valvola a saracinesca □ (autom.) to go into a slide, prendere una sbandata; sbandare ( sul bagnato, ecc.): The car went into a slide on the ice, sul ghiaccio la macchina ha sbandato □ to be on the slide, essere in discesa (o in diminuzione, in calo).♦ (to) slide /slaɪd/(pass. e p. p. slid)A v. i.1 scivolare ( anche fig.); sdrucciolare: Mr Pickwick's friends were sliding on the ice, gli amici di Mr Pickwick scivolavano sul ghiaccio; The sword slid from his hand, la spada gli è scivolata di manoB v. t.1 far scivolare; far scorrere: DIALOGO → - Explaining how to do something- Gently slide the cartridge out, sfila delicatamente la cartuccia; to slide a coin into sb. 's hand, far scivolare una moneta in mano a q.2 infilare: to slide a coin into a slot-machine, infilare una moneta in un distributore automatico; She slid the key into her bag, s'infilò la chiave nella borsetta● (mus.) to slide from one note to another, eseguire note scivolate □ to slide on one's back, cadere sulla schiena scivolando □ to let st. slide, lasciare peggiorare (o deteriorare) qc.; lasciare andare a rotoli qc. NOTA D'USO: - to slide o to slip?-.* * *I [slaɪd]1) (chute) (in playground, factory; for logs) scivolo m.; (on ice) lastra f., lastrone m.2) fot. diapositiva f.3) (microscope plate) vetrino m.4) BE (hair clip) fermacapelli m., fermaglio m.5) mus. (slur) portamento m.6) mus. (of trombone) coulisse f.7) fig. (decline) diminuzione f., ribasso m. (in di)II 1. [slaɪd]2.to slide sth. forward — fare scivolare o scorrere qcs. in avanti
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. slid)1) (anche slide about, BE slide around) (slip) [ car] sdrucciolare; [ person] scivolareto slide off — scivolare o cadere da [roof, table]; uscire di, andare fuori [ road]
2) (move)to slide down — scivolare giù per [ slope]
to slide in and out — [drawer, component] scorrere
to slide up and down — [ window] scorrere su e giù
to slide out of — uscire furtivamente da [ room]; infilarsi in, uscire da [ seat]
to let sth. slide — fig. lasciare andare alla deriva qcs
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4 cut
I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato••* * *1. present participle - cutting; verb1) (to make an opening in, usually with something with a sharp edge: He cut the paper with a pair of scissors.) tagliare2) (to separate or divide by cutting: She cut a slice of bread; The child cut out the pictures; She cut up the meat into small pieces.) tagliare; ritagliare3) (to make by cutting: She cut a hole in the cloth.) fare4) (to shorten by cutting; to trim: to cut hair; I'll cut the grass.) tagliare5) (to reduce: They cut my wages by ten per cent.) tagliare, ridurre6) (to remove: They cut several passages from the film.) tagliare7) (to wound or hurt by breaking the skin (of): I cut my hand on a piece of glass.) tagliare8) (to divide (a pack of cards).) tagliare9) (to stop: When the actress said the wrong words, the director ordered `Cut!') tagliare10) (to take a short route or way: He cut through/across the park on his way to the office; A van cut in in front of me on the motorway.) tagliare11) (to meet and cross (a line or geometrical figure): An axis cuts a circle in two places.) tagliare12) (to stay away from (a class, lecture etc): He cut school and went to the cinema.) marinare13) ((also cut dead) to ignore completely: She cut me dead in the High Street.) fingere di non vedere2. noun1) (the result of an act of cutting: a cut on the head; a power-cut (= stoppage of electrical power); a haircut; a cut in prices.) taglio2) (the way in which something is tailored, fashioned etc: the cut of the jacket.) taglio3) (a piece of meat cut from an animal: a cut of beef.) taglio•- cutter- cutting 3. adjective(insulting or offending: a cutting remark.) tagliente, pungente- cut-price
- cut-throat 4. adjective(fierce; ruthless: cut-throat business competition.) spietato- cut and dried
- cut back
- cut both ways
- cut a dash
- cut down
- cut in
- cut it fine
- cut no ice
- cut off
- cut one's losses
- cut one's teeth
- cut out
- cut short* * *I [kʌt]1) taglio m.; (in surgery) incisione f.to get a cut from sth. — tagliarsi o farsi un taglio con qcs.
to give [sth.] a cut — tagliare [hair, grass]
2) (hairstyle) taglio m.3) colloq. (share) parte f.4) (reduction) riduzione f., taglio m. (in di)5) gastr. taglio m.6) (shape) (of gem, suit, jacket) taglio m.8) mus. colloq. (track) pezzo m.••II 1. [kʌt]to be a cut above sb., sth. — essere superiore a qcn., qcs
1) tagliare [bread, fabric, paper, slice, wood]; fare [hole, slit]to cut sth. out of — ritagliare qcs. da [fabric, magazine]
to cut [sth.] open — aprire [packet, sack]
2) (sever) tagliare [rope, throat]; tagliare, recidere [flower, vein]; tagliare, mietere [ wheat]; fig. rompere [ links]3) (carve out) fare [ notch]; scavare [channel, tunnel]; incidere [ initials]4) (wound)5) (trim) tagliare [hair, grass, hedge]7) (liberate)to cut sb. from — liberare qcn. da [ wreckage]
to cut sb. free o loose — liberare qcn. ( from da)
8) (edit) tagliare [article, film, scene]9) (reduce) ridurre, abbassare [ price]; ridurre, tagliare [rate, expenditure, wages]; ridurre [cost, budget, inflation, staff, working day] (by di); diminuire [ length]10) (grow)12) inform. tagliare13) gioc. tagliare [ cards]14) (intersect) [ line] intersecare [ circle]; [ track] tagliare [ road]15) colloq. (stop)2.to cut sb. dead — ignorare completamente qcn
1) tagliareto cut into — tagliare [cake, fabric, paper]; incidere [flesh, organ]; fig. incidere su [ leisure time]
2) (move, go)to cut in front of sb. — (in a queue) passare davanti a qcn.; (in a car) sorpassare qcn
3) cinem. [ camera] staccare4) gioc. tagliare3.- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up••III 1. [kʌt]to cut and run — fig. darsela a gambe
passato, participio passato cut II2.1) (sliced, sawn) [fabric, rope, pages, timber] tagliato2) (shaped) [gem, stone] tagliato4) [hay, grass] tagliato; [ flowers] tagliato, reciso5) (edited) [film, text] con tagli, tagliato•• -
5 sit out
sit out sedere all'aperto; sit [sth.] out1) (stay to the end) restare fino alla fine di [ lecture]2) (not take part in) non partecipare a [ game]; fig. aspettare la fine di [ crisis]I'll sit the next one out — (dance) non farò il prossimo ballo
* * *1) (to remain seated during a dance: Let's sit (this one) out.) (saltare un ballo)2) (to remain inactive and wait until the end of: They'll try to sit out the crisis.) (resistere fino alla fine)* * *vt + adv* * *sit out sedere all'aperto; sit [sth.] out1) (stay to the end) restare fino alla fine di [ lecture]2) (not take part in) non partecipare a [ game]; fig. aspettare la fine di [ crisis]I'll sit the next one out — (dance) non farò il prossimo ballo
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6 hear
[hɪə(r)] 1.1) udire, sentire [sound, voice]to hear her talk, you'd think (that) — a sentirla parlare, si penserebbe (che)
we haven't heard the end o last of it non abbiamo ancora sentito tutto; to make oneself o one's voice heard — farsi sentire, fare sentire la propria voce (anche fig.)
2) (learn) sentire [news, rumour]to hear (tell) of sth. — sentir parlare di qcs.
to hear (it said) that — sentir dire che, venire a sapere che
have you heard the one about... — (joke) la sai quella di...
3) (listen to) ascoltare, sentire [lecture, broadcast, record]; [ judge] esaminare [case, evidence]to hear what sb. has to say — stare a sentire quello che qcn. ha da dire
2.to hear Mass — form. sentire la messa
- hear of- hear out* * *[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) sentire2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) ascoltare3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) sentire•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of* * *[hɪə(r)] 1.1) udire, sentire [sound, voice]to hear her talk, you'd think (that) — a sentirla parlare, si penserebbe (che)
we haven't heard the end o last of it non abbiamo ancora sentito tutto; to make oneself o one's voice heard — farsi sentire, fare sentire la propria voce (anche fig.)
2) (learn) sentire [news, rumour]to hear (tell) of sth. — sentir parlare di qcs.
to hear (it said) that — sentir dire che, venire a sapere che
have you heard the one about... — (joke) la sai quella di...
3) (listen to) ascoltare, sentire [lecture, broadcast, record]; [ judge] esaminare [case, evidence]to hear what sb. has to say — stare a sentire quello che qcn. ha da dire
2.to hear Mass — form. sentire la messa
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7 heavy
['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3.* * *['hevi]1) (having great weight; difficult to lift or carry: a heavy parcel.) pesante2) (having a particular weight: I wonder how heavy our little baby is.) pesante3) (of very great amount, force etc: heavy rain; a heavy blow; The ship capsized in the heavy seas; heavy taxes.) forte; violento4) (doing something to a great extent: He's a heavy smoker/drinker.) grande, accanito5) (dark and dull; looking or feeling stormy: a heavy sky/atmosphere.) pesante6) (difficult to read, do, understand etc: Books on philosophy are too heavy for me.) pesante7) ((of food) hard to digest: rather heavy pastry.) pesante8) (noisy and clumsy: heavy footsteps.) pesante•- heavily- heaviness
- heavy-duty
- heavy industry
- heavyweight
- heavy going
- a heavy heart
- make heavy weather of* * *['hevɪ] 1.to make sth. heavier — appesantire qcs.
2) (thick) [fabric, coat] pesante; [shoes, frame] grosso, pesante; [ line] spesso, pesante; [ features] pesante3) fig. (weighty) [movement, step, legs] pesante, appesantito; [irony, responsibility, blow] pesante; [ sigh] profondowith a heavy heart — con il cuore gonfio, a malincuore
4) (abundant) [traffic, gunfire] intenso; [ bleeding] copiosoto be a heavy drinker, smoker — essere un forte bevitore, un accanito fumatore
to be heavy on — [ machine] consumare una grande quantità di [ fuel]
5) (severe) [loss, debt] pesante; [ attack] intenso; [prison sentence, fine] severo; [ criticism] pesante, forte; [ cold] forteheavy fighting — lotta intensa, violenta
7) meteor. [ rain] forte; [ frost] intenso; [ fog] fitto; [ snow] abbondante; [ sky] coperto, minaccioso8) gastr. [meal, food] pesante10) (difficult, serious) [book, film, lecture] pesante, impegnativo2. 3. -
8 lost
[lɒst] [AE lɔːst] 1. 2.1) smarrito, persoto get lost — [person, animal] perdersi, smarrirsi
get lost! — colloq. sparisci!
2) (vanished) [ opportunity] perso, mancato; [ innocence] perduto; [ civilization] scomparsoto give sb., sth. up for lost — perdere la speranza di ritrovare qcn., qcs.
3) (mystified) [person, look] perso, smarrito4)to be lost in — essere immerso in [ book]; essere perso o immerso in [ thoughts]
5) (doomed) lett. o scherz. perduto, perso* * *1) (missing; no longer to be found: a lost ticket.) perso2) (not won: The game is lost.) perso3) (wasted; not used properly: a lost opportunity.) perso4) (no longer knowing where one is, or in which direction to go: I don't know whether to turn left or right - I'm lost.) perso* * *[lɒst] [AE lɔːst] 1. 2.1) smarrito, persoto get lost — [person, animal] perdersi, smarrirsi
get lost! — colloq. sparisci!
2) (vanished) [ opportunity] perso, mancato; [ innocence] perduto; [ civilization] scomparsoto give sb., sth. up for lost — perdere la speranza di ritrovare qcn., qcs.
3) (mystified) [person, look] perso, smarrito4)to be lost in — essere immerso in [ book]; essere perso o immerso in [ thoughts]
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9 Miss
I [mɪs]1) Miss signorina f.; (written abbreviation) Sig.na2) ant. (little girl) ragazzina f.II [mɪs]a pert little miss — spreg. una smorfiosetta
1) (failure to score) (in game) colpo m. mancato2)to give [sth.] a miss — colloq. saltare [activity, lecture, meal]; non andare a [ work]; rinunciare a [ entertainment]
3) (failure) fiasco m.III 1. [mɪs]1) (fail to hit) mancare [ target]2) (fail to take or catch) perdere [train, meeting, event, opportunity, chance]it's great, don't miss it! — è bellissimo, non perdertelo!
you can't miss it, it's the only one — non puoi sbagliare, è l'unico
4) (fail to hear or understand) non cogliere [joke, remark]5) (omit) saltare [line, meal]6) (fail to attend) non andare a, saltare [ school]8) (notice absence of) accorgersi dell'assenza di [object, person]she didn't miss her keys till she got back — non si è accorta di non avere le chiavi fino a quando non è tornata
2.keep it, I won't miss it — tienilo, non ne avrò bisogno
1) mil. sport sbagliare un colpo2) aut. [ engine] perdere colpi•- miss out••* * *[mis]1) (a polite title given to an unmarried female, either in writing or in speech: Miss Wilson; the Misses Wilson; Could you ask Miss Smith to type this letter?; Excuse me, miss. Could you tell me how to get to Princess Road?) signorina2) (a girl or young woman: She's a cheeky little miss!) ragazza* * *I [mɪs]1) Miss signorina f.; (written abbreviation) Sig.na2) ant. (little girl) ragazzina f.II [mɪs]a pert little miss — spreg. una smorfiosetta
1) (failure to score) (in game) colpo m. mancato2)to give [sth.] a miss — colloq. saltare [activity, lecture, meal]; non andare a [ work]; rinunciare a [ entertainment]
3) (failure) fiasco m.III 1. [mɪs]1) (fail to hit) mancare [ target]2) (fail to take or catch) perdere [train, meeting, event, opportunity, chance]it's great, don't miss it! — è bellissimo, non perdertelo!
you can't miss it, it's the only one — non puoi sbagliare, è l'unico
4) (fail to hear or understand) non cogliere [joke, remark]5) (omit) saltare [line, meal]6) (fail to attend) non andare a, saltare [ school]8) (notice absence of) accorgersi dell'assenza di [object, person]she didn't miss her keys till she got back — non si è accorta di non avere le chiavi fino a quando non è tornata
2.keep it, I won't miss it — tienilo, non ne avrò bisogno
1) mil. sport sbagliare un colpo2) aut. [ engine] perdere colpi•- miss out•• -
10 miss
I [mɪs]1) Miss signorina f.; (written abbreviation) Sig.na2) ant. (little girl) ragazzina f.II [mɪs]a pert little miss — spreg. una smorfiosetta
1) (failure to score) (in game) colpo m. mancato2)to give [sth.] a miss — colloq. saltare [activity, lecture, meal]; non andare a [ work]; rinunciare a [ entertainment]
3) (failure) fiasco m.III 1. [mɪs]1) (fail to hit) mancare [ target]2) (fail to take or catch) perdere [train, meeting, event, opportunity, chance]it's great, don't miss it! — è bellissimo, non perdertelo!
you can't miss it, it's the only one — non puoi sbagliare, è l'unico
4) (fail to hear or understand) non cogliere [joke, remark]5) (omit) saltare [line, meal]6) (fail to attend) non andare a, saltare [ school]8) (notice absence of) accorgersi dell'assenza di [object, person]she didn't miss her keys till she got back — non si è accorta di non avere le chiavi fino a quando non è tornata
2.keep it, I won't miss it — tienilo, non ne avrò bisogno
1) mil. sport sbagliare un colpo2) aut. [ engine] perdere colpi•- miss out••* * *[mis] 1. verb1) (to fail to hit, catch etc: The arrow missed the target.) mancare2) (to fail to arrive in time for: He missed the 8 o'clock train.) perdere3) (to fail to take advantage of: You've missed your opportunity.) perdere4) (to feel sad because of the absence of: You'll miss your friends when you go to live abroad.) sentire la mancanza5) (to notice the absence of: I didn't miss my purse till several hours after I'd dropped it.) accorgersi della mancanza6) (to fail to hear or see: He missed what you said because he wasn't listening.) perdere, non afferrare7) (to fail to go to: I'll have to miss my lesson next week, as I'm going to the dentist.) mancare a8) (to fail to meet: We missed you in the crowd.) perdere9) (to avoid: The thief only just missed being caught by the police.) evitare, sfuggire a10) ((of an engine) to misfire.) (perdere colpi)2. noun(a failure to hit, catch etc: two hits and two misses.) (colpo mancato)- missing- go missing
- miss out
- miss the boat* * *I [mɪs]1) Miss signorina f.; (written abbreviation) Sig.na2) ant. (little girl) ragazzina f.II [mɪs]a pert little miss — spreg. una smorfiosetta
1) (failure to score) (in game) colpo m. mancato2)to give [sth.] a miss — colloq. saltare [activity, lecture, meal]; non andare a [ work]; rinunciare a [ entertainment]
3) (failure) fiasco m.III 1. [mɪs]1) (fail to hit) mancare [ target]2) (fail to take or catch) perdere [train, meeting, event, opportunity, chance]it's great, don't miss it! — è bellissimo, non perdertelo!
you can't miss it, it's the only one — non puoi sbagliare, è l'unico
4) (fail to hear or understand) non cogliere [joke, remark]5) (omit) saltare [line, meal]6) (fail to attend) non andare a, saltare [ school]8) (notice absence of) accorgersi dell'assenza di [object, person]she didn't miss her keys till she got back — non si è accorta di non avere le chiavi fino a quando non è tornata
2.keep it, I won't miss it — tienilo, non ne avrò bisogno
1) mil. sport sbagliare un colpo2) aut. [ engine] perdere colpi•- miss out•• -
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I 1. ['peɪpə(r)]1) (for writing etc.) carta f.to get o put sth. down on paper mettere qcs. per iscritto o su(lla) carta; it's a good idea on paper fig. sulla carta è una buona idea; this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on — questo contratto vale meno della carta su cui è scritto
3) (newspaper) giornale m.4) (scholarly article) saggio m., articolo m.6) (examination) esame m. scritto, prova f. (on di)7) econ. effetto m. (commerciale)8) (government publication) documento m., libro m.2. 3.1) [bag, hat, napkin, plate, cup, towel] di carta; [industry, manufacture] della carta2) fig. [loss, profit] teorico, nominale; [promise, agreement] senza valore, sulla cartaII 1. ['peɪpə(r)]verbo transitivo (anche wallpaper) tappezzare [room, wall]2.••* * *['peipə] 1. noun1) (the material on which these words are written, made from wood, rags etc and used for writing, printing, wrapping parcels etc: I need paper and a pen to write a letter; ( also adjective) a paper bag.) carta; di carta2) (a single (often printed or typed) piece of this: There were papers all over his desk.) (foglio di) carta3) (a newspaper: Have you read the paper?) giornale4) (a group of questions for a written examination: The Latin paper was very difficult.) compito, esame5) ((in plural) documents proving one's identity, nationality etc: The policeman demanded my papers.) documento•- papery- paperback 2. adjectivepaperback novels.) tascabile- paper-knife
- paper sculpture
- paperweight
- paperwork* * *I 1. ['peɪpə(r)]1) (for writing etc.) carta f.to get o put sth. down on paper mettere qcs. per iscritto o su(lla) carta; it's a good idea on paper fig. sulla carta è una buona idea; this contract isn't worth the paper it's written on — questo contratto vale meno della carta su cui è scritto
3) (newspaper) giornale m.4) (scholarly article) saggio m., articolo m.6) (examination) esame m. scritto, prova f. (on di)7) econ. effetto m. (commerciale)8) (government publication) documento m., libro m.2. 3.1) [bag, hat, napkin, plate, cup, towel] di carta; [industry, manufacture] della carta2) fig. [loss, profit] teorico, nominale; [promise, agreement] senza valore, sulla cartaII 1. ['peɪpə(r)]verbo transitivo (anche wallpaper) tappezzare [room, wall]2.•• -
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[kʌt] cut vb: pt, pp1. n1) (gen) taglio, Med taglio, incisione f, Cards alzata2) (reduction: in salary, spending) riduzione f, taglio, (deletion: in film, text) taglio3) (of clothes, hair) taglio4) (of meat: piece) taglio, pezzo, parte f, (fam: share) parte2. adj3. vt1) (gen) tagliare, Cards alzareto cut o.s. — tagliarsi
to cut sth in half/in two — tagliare qc a metà/in due
to cut to pieces (army) fig — fare a pezzi, distruggere
to cut open — aprire con un coltello (or con le forbici etc)
to cut sb free — liberare qn (tagliando qc)
it cut me to the quick or the heart fig — mi ha ferito profondamente
2) (shape: gen, jewel) tagliare, (steps, channel) scavare, (key) fare una copia di, riprodurre, (glass) lavorare, (figure, statue) scolpire, (engrave) incidere, intagliare, (record) incidere3) (clip, trim: hair, nails, hedge etc) tagliare4) (reduce: wages, prices, production etc) ridurre, (expenses) ridurre, limitare, tagliare, (speech) abbreviare, (text, film) tagliare, (interrupt) interrompereto cut sb/sth short — interrompere qn/qc
5) (intersect) intersecare, tagliare6) (fam: avoid: class, lecture, appointment) saltare4. vi1) (person, knife) tagliare2)to cut across country/through the lane — tagliare per la campagna/per il sentiero3) Cinethe film cut from the bedroom to the garden — la scena del film si è spostata dalla stanza da letto al giardino
4) Cards tagliare il mazzo•- cut away- cut back- cut down- cut in- cut off- cut out- cut up -
13 to
I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) verso, in, a2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) fino a4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) a5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, per6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) in, con9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) di, per10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) usato in sostituzione di un verbo sottinteso all'infinito)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) chiuso2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) rinvenire; cominciare•* * *I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
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14 give *****
[ɡɪv] gave vb: pt given pp1. vt1) (gen) dare, (as gift) regalare, dare (in dono), (description, promise, surprise) fare, (particulars) dare, fornire, (decision) annunciare, (title, honour) conferire, dare, (assign: job) assegnare, dare, (dedicate: life, time) consacrare, dedicareto give sb sth or sth to sb — dare qc a qn
to give sb a kick/push — dare un calcio/una spinta a qn
to give sb a cold — passare or attaccare il raffreddore a qn
12 o'clock, give or take a few minutes — mezzogiorno, minuto più minuto meno
I'd give a lot/the world/anything to know... fam — darei moltissimo/tutto l'oro del mondo/non so che cosa per sapere...
he's honest, I'll give you that — è onesto, te lo concedo
2) (produce) dare, produrre, (result, help, advice) dareto give the right/wrong answer — dare la risposta giusta/sbagliata
3) (perform etc: jump, smile) fare, (deliver: speech, lecture) fare, tenere, (utter: cry) lanciare, (sigh) tirare, farehe gave a good performance — (musician) è stata una buona esecuzione, (actor) ha recitato bene
2. vi1) (give presents) dare, donare2) (also: give way) (collapse: roof, ground, door) cedere, (knees) piegarsi3. n(of material) elasticità, (of bed) morbidezza•- give in- give off- give out- give up- give way -
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[tɔːk]1. n1) (conversation) conversazione f, (chat) chiacchierata, (speech) discorso, (interview) discussione ftalks npl Pol colloqui mpl2) (lecture) conferenzato give a talk — tenere una conferenza, fare un intervento
he will give us a talk on... — ci parlerà di...
3) (gossip) dicerie fpl, chiacchiere fpl2. vito talk about — parlare di, (converse) discorrere or conversare di
to talk to/with sb about or of sth — parlare a/con qn di qc
to talk to o.s. — parlare da solo
to get o.s. talked about — far parlare di sé
look who's talking! — senti chi parla!, parli proprio tu!
he talks too much — (talkative) parla troppo, (indiscreet) non sa tenere la bocca chiusa
talking of films, have you seen...? — a proposito di film, hai visto...?
3. vt(a language, slang) parlareto talk shop — parlare del lavoro or degli affari
to talk sb into doing sth — persuadere or convincere qn a fare qc
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16 paper ***** pa·per
['peɪpə(r)]1. n1) (material) carta, (wallpaper) carta da parati, tappezzeriaa piece of paper — (odd bit) un pezzo di carta, (sheet) un foglio (di carta)
2) (exam questions) prova scritta, scritto, (lecture) relazione f3) (newspaper) giornale mto write to the papers about sth — scrivere una lettera aperta or ai giornali su qc
2. vt(wall, room) tappezzare3. adj(towel, cup) di carta, (industry) cartario (-a), della cartaSee:• -
17 class
I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)to take a class — BE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso
3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno4) (category) classe f., categoria f.to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello
5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.6) (travelling) classe f.to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe
7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laureaa first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione
8) biol. mat. classe f.II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come
* * *1. plural - classes; noun1) (a group of people or things that are alike in some way: The dog won first prize in its class in the dog show.) categoria2) ((the system according to which people belong to) one of a number of economic/social groups: the upper class; the middle class; the working class; ( also adjective) the class system.) classe3) (a grade or rank (of merit): musicians of a high class.) classe4) (a number of students or scholars taught together: John and I are in the same class.) classe5) (a school lesson or college lecture etc: a French class.) lezione6) ((American) a course or series of lectures, often leading to an examination.) corso2. verb(to regard as being of a certain type: He classes all women as stupid.) classificare- class-room* * *I [klɑːs] [AE klæs]1) sociol. classe f., ceto m.2) (group of students) classe f.; (lesson) corso m. (in di)to take a class — BE tenere un corso; AE seguire un corso
3) AE (year group) = gruppo di studenti laureati nello stesso anno4) (category) classe f., categoria f.to be in a class of one's own o by oneself essere in una categoria a parte, essere più unico che raro; she's in a different class from him non c'è confronto tra lei e lui; he's not in the same class as her — non è al suo stesso livello
5) colloq. (elegance) classe f.6) (travelling) classe f.to travel first, second class — viaggiare in prima, seconda classe
7) BE univ. = ciascuno dei livelli di valutazione del profitto di uno studente per un anno accademico o per l'asse gnazione del voto di laureaa first-, second-class degree — = laurea con lode, con una buona votazione
8) biol. mat. classe f.II [klɑːs] [AE klæs]to class sb., sth. as — classificare qcn., qcs. come
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18 talk
I 1. [tɔːk]1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare
2) (conversation) conversazione f., colloquio m.to have a talk with sb. — parlare con qcn
3) (speech) discorso m., conferenza f. ( about, on su); (more informal) conversazione f.2. II 1. [tɔːk]1) (discuss)to talk nonsense — dire cose senza senso o sciocchezze
we're talking three years — colloq. si parla o si tratta di tre anni
we're talking a huge investment — colloq. stiamo parlando di un grande investimento
2) (persuade)2.to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare
1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlareto talk to o with sb. parlare a o con qcn.; to talk to oneself parlare da solo o tra sé e sé; to talk at sb. parlare a qcn. senza ascoltare le sue risposte; to keep sb. talking fare parlare qcn. (il più a lungo possibile); talking of films... a proposito di film...; look who's talking! you're a fine one to talk! you can talk! senti chi parla! now you're talking! questo sì che è parlare! talk about stupid! colloq. (pensa) che scemo! talk about expensive! — alla faccia dei prezzi!
2) (give information) [ prisoner] parlare•- talk up* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) parlare2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) mormorare, (fare maldicenze)3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) parlare2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversazione2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferenza3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) pettegolezzo, voce4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) chiacchiere•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *I 1. [tɔːk]1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare
2) (conversation) conversazione f., colloquio m.to have a talk with sb. — parlare con qcn
3) (speech) discorso m., conferenza f. ( about, on su); (more informal) conversazione f.2. II 1. [tɔːk]1) (discuss)to talk nonsense — dire cose senza senso o sciocchezze
we're talking three years — colloq. si parla o si tratta di tre anni
we're talking a huge investment — colloq. stiamo parlando di un grande investimento
2) (persuade)2.to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare
1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlareto talk to o with sb. parlare a o con qcn.; to talk to oneself parlare da solo o tra sé e sé; to talk at sb. parlare a qcn. senza ascoltare le sue risposte; to keep sb. talking fare parlare qcn. (il più a lungo possibile); talking of films... a proposito di film...; look who's talking! you're a fine one to talk! you can talk! senti chi parla! now you're talking! questo sì che è parlare! talk about stupid! colloq. (pensa) che scemo! talk about expensive! — alla faccia dei prezzi!
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19 note ****
[nəʊt]1. n1) (gen) Diplomacy notato take or make notes — prendere appunti
Italian lecture notes — appunti mpl di italiano
to take or make a note of sth — prendere nota di qc, prendere atto di qc
2) (informal letter) biglietto, due righejust a quick note to let you know... — ti scrivo solo due righe per informarti...
to play or sing a wrong note — prendere una stecca
to strike the right/wrong note (with) fig — intonarsi (a)/stonare (con)
4) Comm nota, (also: banknote) banconota, biglietto di banca5)of note — eminente, importante6)worthy of note — degno (-a) di nota2. vt(observe) notare, osservare, (also: note down) annotare, prendere nota di
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subject — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 topic or person under consideration ADJECTIVE ▪ big, complex, complicated, vast ▪ simple ▪ excellent, fascinating … Collocations dictionary
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take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scientist — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, good, great ▪ distinguished, eminent, famous, leading, respected ▪ serious … Collocations dictionary
study — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 learning ADJECTIVE ▪ full time, part time ▪ graduate, postgraduate ▪ independent, private ▪ T … Collocations dictionary
run — 1 /rVn/ verb past tense ran past participle run present participle running MOVE QUICKLY ON FOOT 1 (I) to move quickly on foot by moving your legs more quickly than when you are walking: I had to run to catch the bus. | Two youths were killed when … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
talk — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 a conversation ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little (often ironic), short ▪ I will have to have a little talk with that young lady (= tell her that I disapprove of sth). ▪ good … Collocations dictionary
wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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