to play staccato

staccato [stəˈkα:təʊ]

1. adverb

2. adjective

[notes] piqué ; [gunfire, voice] saccadé

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1) Music [notes, vocals] staccato inv

2) gen [gasps, shots] saccadé

adverb [play] staccato

staccato

A adj

1 Mus [notes, vocals] staccato inv ;

2 gen [gasps, shots] saccadé.

B adv [play] staccato.

1. असम्बन्ध\staccatoरीति\staccatoसे

Play this phrase staccato.

1 to bite.

me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp

2 to peck.

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3 to chop (triturar) (vegetables).

4 to break up (piedra, hielo).

5 to chip the plaster off.

6 to annoy (informal) (enojar). (peninsular Spanish)

7 to spur on (to stimulate) (persona, caballo).

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

8 to punch (perforar) (billete, ficha).

9 to type (up) (informal) (mecanografiar).

10 to goad (bullfighting).

11 to itch (escocer) (parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda).

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

12 to be spicy or hot (food).

13 to nibble (tomar un aperitivo).

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

14 to burn (sol).

15 to bounce (balón, pelota) ( Latin American Spanish).

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

16 to sting, to bite, to peck, to pick.

La abeja picó al perro The bee stung the dog.

17 to have an itch in.

Me pica la nariz I have an itch in my nose.

Le pica He has an itch.

18 to mince, to chop up, to chop, to hash.

Ella pica las verduras She minces the vegetables.

19 to be biting.

20 to burn on one's back, to be beating down, to beat down, to burn in one's back.

Este sol pica This sun beats down.

21 to pique, to spur.

Ella pica al caballo She spurred=piqued the horse.

22 to pick at.

Ella pica comida en la noche She eats food at night.

23 to have a few snacks, to have a few nibbles.

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Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 (morder - insecto) to bite; (- abeja, avispa) to sting

2 (corroer) to eat away, rot

■ tengo el coche picado de la humedad my car's all rusty from the damp

■ tengo las muelas picadas de comer tantos caramelos my teeth are bad from eating so many sweets

■ la polilla me ha picado el baúl moths have eaten away the trunk

3 (perforar - papel, tarjeta) to punch

4 (dar con un pico) to jab, goad

5 COCINA (cortar) to chop finely; (carne) to mince

6 (comida) to nibble

■ vamos a salir a picar algo we're going to get a bite to eat

7 (incitar) to arouse

■ me picó la curiosidad it aroused my curiosity

8 (herir) to wound

■ le ha picado el orgullo it has wounded his pride

9 (toro) to goad

10 (cebo) to bite

► verbo intransitivo

1 (sentir escozor) to itch

■ me pica todo el cuerpo I'm itching all over

2 (calentar) to be hot, be strong

■ hoy pica el sol en cantidad the sun's really strong today

3 (estar picante) to be hot

■ estos pimientos pican muchísimo these peppers are really hot

4 (pez) to bite; (persona) to fall for it

5 (caer en la cuenta) to cotton on, twig

6 (comer) to have a nibble

► verbo pronominal picarse

1 (muela) to decay, go bad

■ se me ha picado una muela one of my teeth has gone bad

2 (fruta) to begin to rot

3 (tela) to be moth-eaten

4 (mar) to get choppy

5 (vino) to go vinegary, go sour, go off

6 (metal) to pit

7 (ofenderse) to take offence

8 familiar (picar el orgullo) to get annoyed

9 argot (pincharse droga) to shoot up

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picar alto to aim high

quien se pica, ajos come familiar if the cap fits, wear it

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1) to sting, bite

2) itch

3) punch

4) grind

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1. VT

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente, pez] to bite; [ave] to peck (at)

- ¿qué mosca le habrá picado?

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble at

3) (=agujerear) [+ hoja, página] to punch a hole/some holes in; [+ billete, entrada] to punch

4) (=trocear)

a) (Culin) [+ ajo, cebolla, patata] to chop; Esp, Cono Sur [+ carne] to mince, grind (EEUU)

b) [+ tabaco] to cut; [+ hielo] to crush

c) [+ tierra] to dig over, break up; [+ piedra] [en trozos pequeños] to chip at; [en trozos grandes] to break up

5) (=provocar) [+ persona] to needle, goad; [+ caballo] to spur on

6) (=corroer) [+ diente, muela, madera] to rot; [+ hierro, metal] to rust; [+ cable] to corrode; [+ goma, neumático] to perish

7) (Inform) [+ texto] to key in

8) (Mús) [+ nota] to play staccato

9) (Taur) [+ toro] to stick, prick ( with the goad)

10) (Mil) [+ enemigo] to harass

11) Ven * (=sablear) to scrounge *

12) Ven

2. VI

1) [con el pico, la boca] [abeja, avispa] to sting; [mosquito, serpiente] to bite; [ave] to peck

2) (=comer) [persona] to nibble, snack

3) (=morder el cebo) [pez] to bite; [persona] * to fall for it *

- picar muy alto

4) (=ser picante) [comida] to be hot, be spicy

5) (=causar picor) [herida, espalda] to itch

- a quien le pique que se rasque

6) [sol] to burn

7) (=probar)

8) Esp * (=llamar a la puerta) to knock

9) Cono Sur ** (=largarse) to split **

10) Esp (Aut) to pink

11)

12) LAm [pelota] to bounce

picarse

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

b) polilla

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

c) (fam) ( quemar)

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

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= mince, keyboard, smart, chop up, itch.

Ex. A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

Ex. One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

Ex. The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.

Ex. The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

Ex. Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.

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* algo para picar = finger food.

* comida para picar = finger food.

* picar en una trampa = fall for + a joke, fall for + it.

* picar la curiosidad = pique + curiosity.

* que pica = itchy [itchier -comp., itchiest -sup.].

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verbo transitivo

1)

a) mosquito/víbora to bite; abeja/avispa to sting

b) polilla

c) ave < comida> to peck at; < enemigo> to peck

d) < anzuelo> to bite

e) (fam) ( comer) to eat

f) <billete/boleto> to punch

g) (Taur) to jab

2)

a) (Coc) < carne> (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE); <cebolla/perejil> to chop (up); <pan/manzana> (Ven) to cut

b) < hielo> to crush; < pared> to chip; < piedra> (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

3) <dientes/muelas> to rot, decay

4) ( en billar) < bola> to put spin on

5) (Per fam) ( obtener dinero de) to get (some) money from o out of

6)

a) ( incitar) to spur on; ( enfadar) to upset, hurt

b) < amor propio> to wound, hurt; < curiosidad> to pique, arouse

7) < papel> to perforate

8) (Mús) to play... staccato

1)

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

2)

a) comida to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) to itch; lana/suéter to itch, be itchy

c) (fam) ( quemar)

3) (AmL) pelota to bounce

4) (RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl)

picarse v pron

1)

a) muelas to decay, rot; manguera/llanta to perish; cacerola/pava to rust; ropa to get moth-eaten

b) manzana to go rotten; vino to go sour

2) mar to get choppy

3) (fam) ( enfadarse) to get annoyed; ( ofenderse) to take offense

4) avión to nose-dive; pájaro to dive

5) (arg) ( inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

6)

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picar [A2 ]

1 «mosquito/víbora» to bite; «abeja/avispa» to sting

¿te picaron los mosquitos anoche? did you get bitten by the mosquitoes last night?, did the mosquitoes get you last night? ( colloq)

«polilla»: una manta picada por las polillas a moth-eaten blanket

las polillas me picaron el poncho the moths got at my poncho

3 «ave» ‹comida› to peck at; ‹enemigo› to peck

4 ‹anzuelo› to bite

5 ( fam) (comer) to eat

picar galletas entre horas engorda muchísimo eating cookies between meals is very fattening

nos sirvió un aperitivo con algo para picar he served us a drink and some nibbles

no quiero cenar, sólo picar algo I don't want supper, just a little snack o just a bite to eat

6 ‹billete/boleto› to punch

7 ( Taur) to jab; ( Agr) to goad, prod

B ( Méx) (con una aguja, espina) to prick

1 ( Coc) ‹cebolla/perejil› to chop, chop … up; ‹carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind ( AmE), to mince ( BrE); ‹pan/manzana› ( Ven) to cut

2 ‹hielo› to crush; ‹tierra› to break up; ‹pared› to chip ‹piedra› (deshacer, romper) to break up, smash; (labrar, astillar) to work, chip away at

D ‹dientes/muelas› to rot, decay

el azúcar pica los dientes sugar rots your teeth o gives you tooth decay

E (en billar) ‹bola› to put spin on

F ( Per fam) (obtener dinero) to get (some) money from o out of

voy a picar a mi viejo I'm going to get some money out of my old man ( colloq), I'm going to touch my old man for some money ( colloq)

1 (incitar) to spur on; (ofender, enfadar) to upset, hurt

2 ‹amor propio› to wound, hurt; ‹curiosidad› to pique, arouse

H ‹papel› to perforate

I ( Mús) to play … staccato

1 (morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

ha picado un pez grande we've got o hooked a big one

el cliente picó the customer rose to o took the bait

le tendimos una trampa y picó we set a trap for him and he fell for it

picar alto to aim high

2 (comer) to nibble

siempre anda picando entre comidas he's always eating o nibbling between meals

1 «comida» to be hot

esta mostaza pica mucho this mustard's really hot, this mustard really burns your mouth

2 (producir comezón) «lana/suéter» to itch, be itchy

me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy

¿te pican los ojos? are your eyes stinging o smarting?

3 ( fam)

(quemar): ¡cómo pica el sol hoy! the sun's really burning o scorching today!

4 ( Méx) pinchar vi A. (↑ pinchar)

C ( AmL) «pelota» to bounce

la pelota picó fuera the ball bounced o went out

hacer picar la pelota to bounce the ball

D ( Esp) «motor» to knock, pink ( BrE)

E ( RPl arg) (irse, largarse) to split (sl), to beat it (sl)

picarle ( Méx fam); to get a move on ( colloq), to move it ( BrE colloq)

1 «muelas» to decay, rot; «manguera/llanta» to perish; «cacerola/pava» to rust; «ropa» to get moth-eaten

2 «manzana» to rot, go rotten; «vino» to go sour

B «mar» to get choppy

C ( fam) (enfadarse) to get annoyed, get in a huff ( colloq); (ofenderse) to take offense*, be piqued

hombre, no te piques; si sólo era una broma come on, don't get annoyed, it was only a joke ( colloq)

anda picado he's in a huff ( colloq)

D «avión» to nose-dive; «pájaro» to dive

1 ( arg) (inyectarse) to shoot up (sl)

2 ( Méx) pinchar v pron A 1. (↑ pinchar)

picárselas ( RPl arg) (irse) to split (sl), to be off ( colloq), to take off ( AmE colloq)

yo me las pico I'm off ( colloq)

a las nueve me las pico I have to be going o to take off at nine ( colloq)

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a) [mosquito/víbora] to bite;

◊ me picaron los mosquitos I got bitten by mosquitoes;

b) [ ave] ‹ comida› to peck at;

c) ‹ anzuelo› to bite

d) (fam) ( comer) to eat;

◊ solo quiero picar algo I just want a snack o a bite to eat

e) ‹billete/boleto› to punch

f) (Taur) to jab

a) (Coc) ‹ carne› (Esp, RPl) to grind (AmE), to mince (BrE);

b) ‹ hielo› to crush;

a) ( morder el anzuelo) to bite, take the bait

b) ( comer) to nibble

a) ( ser picante) to be hot

b) ( producir comezón) [lana/suéter] to itch, be itchy;

◊ me pica la espalda my back itches o is itchy;

◊ picarle (Méx fam) to get a move on (colloq)

a) [ muelas] to decay, rot;

b) [ manzana] to go rotten;

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♦ vt

1. [sujeto: mosquito, serpiente] to bite;

me picó una avispa I was stung by a wasp;

picar el cebo o [m5] anzuelo [pez] to bite

2. [sujeto: ave] [comida] to peck at;

la gaviota me picó (en) una mano the seagull pecked my hand

3. [trocear] [verdura] to chop;

4. Méx [pinchar] to prick

5. [dañar, estropear] [diente, caucho, cuero] to rot;

esos caramelos terminarán picándote las muelas Br those sweets o US that candy will rot your teeth

6. [aperitivo]

vamos a picar algo antes de comer let's have some nibbles before the meal;

está todo el día picando comida she's always nibbling at something or other between meals

7. Esp Fam [enojar] to annoy;

le encanta picar a su hermana he loves needling his sister

8. [estimular] [persona, caballo] to spur on;

aquello me picó la curiosidad that aroused my curiosity

9. [perforar] [billete, ficha] to punch

10. Fam [mecanografiar] to type (up)

11. Taurom to goad

12. Dep [con efecto] [balón, pelota] to chip;

13. Am [botar] [balón, pelota] to bounce

14. Mús [nota] to play staccato

15. Méx Fam

pícale, que se nos hace tarde para el teatro get a move on, we'll be late for the play;

ya píquenle con eso, o no acabarán nunca you'd better get a move on with that or you'll never finish

16. Col [guiñar] to wink;

picarle un ojo a alguien to wink at sb

♦ vi

1. [escocer] [parte del cuerpo, herida, prenda] to itch;

¿te pica? does it itch?;

me pica mucho la cabeza my head is really itchy;

me pican los ojos my eyes are stinging

2. [estar picante] [alimento, plato] to be spicy o hot;

3. [ave] to peck

4. [pez] to bite

5. [dejarse engañar] to take the bait;

no creo que pique I don't think he's going to fall for it o take the bait

6. [tomar un aperitivo] to nibble;

cosas de o [m5] para picar nibbles;

¿te pongo unas aceitunas para picar? would you like some olives as an aperitif?

7. [sol] to burn;

cuando más picaba el sol when the sun was at its hottest

8. Fam [mecanografiar] to type

9. Am [balón, pelota] to bounce;

la pelota picó fuera the ball went out

10. RP Fam [largarse] to take off

11. Comp

picar (muy) alto to have great ambitions

♦ See also the pronominal verb picarse

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I v/t

1 de mosquito, serpiente bite; de avispa sting; de ave peck

2 carne grind, Br

mince; verdura mince, Br

chop finely

3 piedra break (up)

4 TAUR jab with a lance

5 ( molestar) annoy

6 la curiosidad pique

7 MÚS pick

II v/i

1 tb fig

take the bait

2 L.Am.

de la comida be hot o

spicy

3 ( producir picor) itch

4 del sol burn

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picar {72} vt

1) : to sting, to bite

2) : to peck at

3) : to nibble on

4) : to prick, to puncture, to punch (a ticket)

5) : to grind, to chop

6) : to goad, to incite

7) : to pique, to provoke

picar vi

1) : to itch

2) : to sting

3) : to be spicy

4) : to nibble

5) : to take the bait

picar en : to dabble in

picar muy alto : to aim too high

♦ See also the reflexive verb picarse

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picar vb

1. (mosquito, serpiente, peces) to bite [pt. bit; pp. bitten]

2. (abeja, avispa) to sting [pt. & pp. stung]

3. (carne) to mince

4. (verduras) to chop [pt. & pp. chopped]

5. (comer) to eat [pt. ate; pp. eaten] / to nibble

6. (billete) to punch

7. (comida) to be hot

8. (ropa, toalla, etc) to be itchy

este jersey pica this jumper is itchy

9. (caer en una trampa) to fall for it [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

"to detach, to disjoin;

Ablösen;

revezar"

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remove, detach

electronics unplug

telecommunications staccare il ricevitore lift the receiver

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staccare v.tr.

1 to take* (off); to remove; to take* out; to detach; to cut* off; ( strappare) to tear* off, to pull off; to tear* out, to pull out; ( tirar giù) to take* down: staccare un quadro dalla parete, to take down a picture from the wall; staccare un bottone, to pull off a button; staccare un pezzo da qlco., to cut (o to break) a piece off sthg.; staccare un pezzo di qlco., to detach (o to cut off o to break off) a piece of sthg.; staccare una tenda, to take down a curtain; staccare la tappezzeria, to tear (o to pull) the wallpaper off; staccare un fiore da una pianta, to pick a flower from a plant; staccare una pagina, to remove (o to tear out) a page; staccare un'etichetta, to remove a label; staccare un assegno dal libretto, to tear off a cheque (o to tear a cheque out of the chequebook); staccare un assegno, ( scriverlo) to write a cheque; ( emetterlo) to draw (o to make out) a cheque // (fin.) staccare una cedola, to detach a coupon // (aut.) staccare la frizione, to release the clutch

2 ( sciogliere, slegare) to loosen, to unfasten; to untie, to undo*; ( sganciare) to unhook: staccare una barca, to untie a boat; staccare i buoi, to unyoke the oxen; staccare un cane dalla catena, to let a dog off its chain; staccare i cavalli da una carrozza, to unharness the horses (from a coach); staccare un rimorchio, to unhook a trailer; (ferr.) staccare una vettura, to uncouple a coach

3 ( scostare) to move away: staccare un tavolo dal muro, to move a table away from the wall

4 ( separare) to separate: staccarono il bambino dalla madre, they separated the child from its mother; staccare una questione dall'altra, to separate one issue from the other // staccare le parole, to enunciate carefully // (mus.) staccare le note, to play staccato

5 ( togliere) to disconnect: staccare la spina del telefono, to disconnect (o to unplug) the phone; staccare la corrente, to turn (o to switch) the current off; la spina è staccata, the plug is disconnected (o unplugged); staccare la spina, (med.) ( a malato terminale) to switch off, to disconnect the life-support system; (fig.) ( fermarsi, riposarsi) to switch off // non riesco a staccare gli occhi, lo sguardo da..., (fig.) I cannot take my eyes off...

6 ( distanziare) to outdistance, to leave* behind: il corridore ha staccato il gruppo, the runner has left the group behind

◆ v. intr.

1 ( spiccare, risaltare) to stand* out: quella figura non stacca bene dal fondo, that figure does not stand out very well (against its background); il rosso stacca bene sul nero, red stands out well against black

2 (fam.) ( cessare il lavoro) to knock off, to go* off duty: in questa azienda i lavoratori staccano alle cinque, workers knock off at five in this firm.

◘ staccarsi v.intr.pron.

1 to come* off, to break* off; to come* out; to get* detached: quel francobollo non si stacca, that stamp won't come off; questo chiodo si sta staccando, this nail is coming out; un ramo si staccò dall'albero, a branch broke off the tree; s'è staccato un bottone, a button has come off; la tappezzeria si era staccata in più punti, the wallpaper had come off in several places; si è staccata l'etichetta, the label has come off

2 ( sciogliersi, slegarsi) to break* loose, to break* away; ( sganciarsi) to get* unhooked, to come* unhooked: il cane è riuscito a staccare dalla catena, the dog managed to break loose from the chain; la nave si è staccata dall'ormeggio, the ship broke loose from her moorings; il rimorchio si è staccato, the trailer broke away (o came unhooked)

3 ( scostarsi) to get* away, to move away: staccati dal muro, get (o move) away from the wall

4 ( separarsi) to leave * (s.o., sthg.), to part: quando arrivò il treno, non sapeva staccare da sua madre, when the train arrived, he could hardly bring himself to leave (o to part from) his mother

5 ( abbandonare, allontanarsi) to detach oneself; (da vizi ecc.) to give* up (s.o., sthg.): non sa staccare da questa abitudine, he cannot give up (o break himself of) this habit; staccare dai piaceri del mondo, to detach oneself from wordly pleasures (o to turn one's back on the world)

6 ( distanziare) to pull ahead (of s.o., sthg.): tre cavalli si staccarono dal gruppo, three horses pulled ahead of the group

7 ( essere differente) to differ, to be different: la riproduzione si stacca molto dall'originale, the reproduction differs greatly from the original.

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1. vt

1)

2) (separare), anche fig to separate, divide, (buoi) to unyoke, (cavalli) to unharness

3) (Sport: distanziare) to leave behind

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (risaltare) to stand out

2) (fam : finire di lavorare) to knock off

3. vip (staccarsi)

1) (venir via: bottone) to come off, (foglio) to come out, (sganciarsi) to break loose

2)

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verbo transitivo

1) [ persona] to tear* out [tagliando, assegno]; to peel off [ etichetta]; to take* down [ quadro]; [ vento] to blow* off [ foglie]

2) (sganciare) to untie [cane, cavallo]

3) (far risaltare) to articulate [ parole]

4) (separare) to turn away, to drive* away [ persona]

5) (allontanare)

6) sport (distanziare) [ corridore] to pull ahead of, to outdistance [ gruppo]

7) (disinserire) to switch off [ elettrodomestico]; to disconnect [ telefono]; to turn off [ corrente]; to pull out [ spina]; to disengage [ frizione]

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (smettere di lavorare) to knock off

2) (risaltare) [ colore] to stand* out

3) cinem.

verbo pronominale staccarsi

1) [tagliando, foglio] to come* away; [bottone, tappezzeria] to come* off; [etichetta, vernice] to peel off; [ quadro] to come* off its hook

2) (separarsi) [ persona] to detach oneself

3) (scostarsi) to move away; (sollevarsi)

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staccare

/stak'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 [ persona] to tear* out [tagliando, assegno]; to peel off [ etichetta]; to take* down [ quadro]; [ vento] to blow* off [ foglie]

 2 (sganciare) to untie [cane, cavallo]; staccare un vagone da un treno to uncouple a carriage from a train

 3 (far risaltare) to articulate [ parole]

 4 (separare) to turn away, to drive* away [ persona]; staccare qcs. con un morso to bite sth. off

 5 (allontanare) staccare un tavolo dal muro to move a table away from the wall

 6 sport (distanziare) [ corridore] to pull ahead of, to outdistance [ gruppo]

 7 (disinserire) to switch off [ elettrodomestico]; to disconnect [ telefono]; to turn off [ corrente]; to pull out [ spina]; to disengage [ frizione]

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere)

 1 (smettere di lavorare) to knock off; stacchiamo un momento! let's take a break!

 2 (risaltare) [ colore] to stand* out

 3 cinem. staccare su [ macchina da presa] to cut to

III staccarsi verbo pronominale

 1 [tagliando, foglio] to come* away; [bottone, tappezzeria] to come* off; [etichetta, vernice] to peel off; [ quadro] to come* off its hook

 2 (separarsi) [ persona] to detach oneself; -rsi da qcn., qcs. to let go of sb., sth.

 3 (scostarsi) to move away; (sollevarsi) - rsi da terra [ aereo] to leave the ground.

1. vt

1)

2) (separare), anche fig to separate, divide, (buoi) to unyoke, (cavalli) to unharness

3) (Sport: distanziare) to leave behind

2. vi (aus avere)

1) (risaltare) to stand out

2) (fam : finire di lavorare) to knock off

3. vip (staccarsi)

1) (venir via: bottone) to come off, (foglio) to come out, (sganciarsi) to break loose

2)

piquer [pike]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. [guêpe, ortie] to sting ; [moustique, serpent] to bite ; (avec une épingle, une pointe) to prick ; [barbe] to prickle ; (Medicine) to give an injection to

• faire piquer un chien to have a dog put down

• la fumée me pique les yeux the smoke is making my eyes sting

• j'ai les yeux qui piquent my eyes are stinging

• attention, ça pique [alcool sur une plaie] careful, it's going to sting

   b. [+ aiguille, fléchette] to stick ( dans into)

• piquez la viande avec une fourchette prick the meat with a fork

   c. (Sewing) piquer qch (à la machine) to machine-stitch sth

   d. [+ curiosité, intérêt] to arouse

• piquer qn au vif to cut sb to the quick

   e. ( = faire) (inf) piquer un sprint to sprint

• piquer un roupillon (inf) to have a nap

• piquer une crise to throw a fit

   f. ( = voler) (inf) to pinch (inf) ( à qn from sb)

2. intransitive verb

   a. [avion] to go into a dive ; [oiseau] to swoop down

• piquer du nez [avion] to nosedive ; [fleurs] to droop ; [personne] to fall headfirst ; (de sommeil) to nod off (inf)

   b. [moutarde, radis] to be hot ; [vin] to have a sour taste ; [fromage] to be sharp

• de l'eau qui pique (inf) fizzy water

3. reflexive verb

► se piquer

   a. ( = se blesser) (avec une aiguille) to prick o.s. ; (dans les orties) to get stung

   b. [drogué] to shoot up

   c. ( = prétendre pouvoir) se piquer de faire qch to pride o.s. on one's ability to do sth

• il s'est piqué au jeu he became quite taken with it

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1) ( blesser) [guêpe, ortie] to sting; [moustique, serpent] to bite; [chardon, rosier] to prick

2) ( enfoncer une pointe) [personne] to prick [animal, fruit]

3) Médecine to give [somebody] an injection

4) Culinaire

5) ( fixer) to stick [épingle]

6) ( de trous) [insecte, ver] to make holes in [bois, meuble]

7) ( irriter)

8) (colloq) ( voler) to pinch (colloq) GB, to steal [livre, idée] (à from); ( emprunter) to pinch (colloq) GB, to borrow [crayon, pull]

9) (colloq) ( arrêter) [police] to nab (colloq), to nick (colloq) GB [bandit]; ( surprendre) to get [personne]

10) (colloq) ( attraper) to catch [virus]

11) to stitch [tissu, vêtement]

12) [propos] to needle [personne]; to sting [orgueil, fierté]

13) ( éveiller) to arouse [curiosité, intérêt]

14) (colloq) ( commencer)

15) ( plonger)

16) Musique

verbe intransitif

1) ( irriter) [barbe] to be bristly; [vêtement, laine] to be scratchy; [gorge, yeux] to sting; [vent, froid] to be biting

2) ( exciter les sens) [moutarde, sauce] to be hot; [vin, fromage] to be sharp; [boisson, soda] (colloq) to be fizzy (colloq) GB ou sparkling

3) ( descendre) [oiseau] to swoop down; [avion] to dive

4) (colloq) ( prendre)

5) (colloq) ( s'élancer)

se piquer verbe pronominal

1) ( se blesser) to prick oneself

2) ( se faire une piqûre) to inject oneself; ( se droguer) (colloq) to shoot up (colloq)

3) ( se couvrir de taches) [miroir, linge, métal] to become spotted; [papier, livre] to become foxed

4) ( par prétention) fml

5) ( se vexer) to take offence [BrE] (de at)

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1. vt

1)

2) [abeille] to sting, [moustique] to bite

3) [ortie] to sting

4) [froid] to bite

5) [sauce, poivre] to burn

6) [patient] to give an injection to

7) [chien, chat] to put to sleep

8) COUTURE to machine (stitch)

9) [intérêt, curiosité] to arouse

10) * (= voler) to pinch *

11) * (= arrêter) [voleur] to nab *

12) (autres locutions)

2. vi

1) [oiseau, avion] to go into a dive

2) (= brûler) [plante, feuille] to sting, [froid] to bite, [sauce] to be hot

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piquer verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( blesser) [guêpe, scorpion, méduse, ortie] to sting; [moustique, puce, araignée, serpent] to bite; [chardon, rosier] to prick; le scorpion l'a piqué au bras the scorpion stung his arm; il s'est fait piquer par une méduse he was ou got stung by a jellyfish;

2 ( enfoncer une pointe) [personne, bec, aiguille] to prick [animal, fruit]; piquer qn avec une aiguille to prick sb with a needle; piquer son cheval to spur one's horse; piquer un rôti avec une fourchette to prick a roast with a fork; piquer un couteau dans le gâteau to prick the cake with a knife; piquer des petits pois avec sa fourchette to stab peas with one's fork; piquer (son cheval) des éperons to urge one's horse on with one's spurs;

3 Méd to give [sb] an injection; piquer qn à l'épaule/au bras to give sb an injection in the shoulder/in the arm; je me suis fait piquer contre la grippe I've had a flu injection; faire piquer un animal to have an animal put down; on a dû faire piquer le chat we had to have the cat put down;

4 Culin piquer un gigot d'ail to stud a leg of lamb with garlic; piquer un oignon de clous de girofle to stick an onion with cloves; un gigot d'agneau piqué d'ail a leg of lamb studded with garlic;

5 ( fixer) to stick [épingle, peigne] (dans into); ( épingler) to pin [carte, badge] (à to; sur on); piquer des fleurs dans ses cheveux to stick flowers in one's hair; piquer une photo au mur/une médaille sur une veste to pin a photo to the wall/a medal on a jacket;

6 ( parsemer) ( de trous) [insecte, ver] to make holes in [bois, meuble]; ( de taches) [moisissure, rouille] to spot [linge, miroir]; to fox [papier, livre];

7 ( irriter) [vent, froid] to be biting; mon pull me pique la peau my sweater feels scratchy; le froid me pique le visage the cold is making my face tingle; la fumée me pique la gorge/les yeux the smoke is stinging my throat/eyes; sa gorge le pique his throat is prickling ou stinging; ses yeux la piquaient her eyes were stinging; ça me pique partout I'm itchy all over;

8 ○( voler) to pinch○ GB, to steal [livre, idée] (à from); ( emprunter) to pinch○ GB, to borrow [crayon, pull]; ( choisir) to pick [nombre, personne]; il a piqué cette invention à son professeur he pinched the invention from his professor; il pique (dans les magasins) he's always pinching things (from shops GB ou stores US); il n'arrête pas de me piquer mes fringues○ he's always pinching my clothes; je me suis fait piquer mon sac à main I had my handbag pinched; piquer un numéro au hasard to pick a number at random;

9 ○( arrêter) [police] to nab○, to nick○ GB [bandit, voleur]; ( surprendre) to get [personne]; il s'est fait piquer à la sortie du magasin he was nabbed ou nicked GB as he left the store; ils se sont fait piquer à tricher pendant l'examen they got caught cheating during the exam;

10 ○( attraper) to catch [maladie, virus];

11 Cout to stitch [tissu, vêtement]; piquer une robe à la machine to machine(-stitch) a dress; est- ce que tu sais piquer? do you know how to use a sewing-machine?;

12 (toucher, affecter) [propos, attitude, personne] to needle [personne]; to sting [orgueil, fierté]; cette remarque m'a piquée this remark wounded me; piquer qn au vif to cut sb to the quick;

13 ( éveiller) to arouse [curiosité, intérêt];

14 ○( commencer) piquer un fou rire to have a fit of the giggles; piquer une crise de nerfs to throw a fit○; piquer un cent mètres to break into a run; piquer un galop to break into a gallop;

15 ( plonger) piquer une tête (dans l'eau) to dive (into the water);

16 Mus piquer une note to play a note staccato.

B vi

1 ( irriter) [barbe] to be bristly; [vêtement, laine] to be scratchy ; [gorge, yeux, nez] to sting; ça pique! [ortie, seringue] it stings!; [plante épineuse] it pricks!; [fumée] it stings!; [barbe] it's bristly!; j'ai la gorge qui pique my throat is stinging; tu piques ce matin you are all bristly this morning;

2 ( exciter les sens) [moutarde, sauce] to be hot; [vin, fromage] to be sharp; [boisson, soda]○ to be fizzy○ GB ou sparkling; c'est de l'eau qui pique this is fizzy GB ou sparkling water;

3 ( descendre) [oiseau] to swoop down; [avion] to dive; l'aigle piqua droit sur sa proie the eagle swooped on its prey; piquer du nez ( s 'endormir) to nod off, to doze off; ( baisser la tête) to look down; ( chuter) [avion] to go into a nosedive; [marché, Bourse, actions] to take a nosedive; [fleur] to droop;

4 ( prendre) arrête de piquer dans le plat stop picking (things out of the serving dish); il y a plein de livres/vêtements dans le grenier, pique dans le tas si tu veux there are lots of books/clothes in the attic, help yourself from the pile;

5 ○( s'élancer) le taureau piqua droit sur nous the bull came straight for us; il piqua à travers bois pour échapper à la police he cut across the woods to escape (from) the police.

C se piquer vpr

1 ( se blesser) to prick oneself; se piquer avec to prick oneself with [aiguille]; to prick oneself on [clou]; se piquer aux ronces to scratch oneself on the brambles; se piquer aux orties to get stung by nettles; ⇒ frotter;

2 ( se faire une piqûre) to inject oneself; ( se droguer)○ to shoot up○, to inject oneself; il se pique he shoots up○; je n'ai pas besoin d'infirmière, je me pique moi-même I don't need a nurse, I do my own injections; il se pique à l'héroïne he injects himself ou shoots up○ with heroin;

3 ( se couvrir de taches) [miroir] to go spotty GB, to become spotted; [papier, livre] to become foxed; [confiture] to go GB ou become mouldy GB ou moldy US; [linge] to become spotted; [métal] to become spotted (with rust); le papier mural de la salle de bains est en train de se piquer the bathroom wallpaper is becoming mildewed;

4 fml ( par prétention) se piquer de philosophie to like to make out GB ou pretend one is a philosopher; se piquer de peindre/d'écrire to like to make out GB ou pretend that one is a painter/writer; se piquer de réussir seul to claim that one can manage on one's own;

5 ( se vexer) to take offence^GB (de at); elle s'est piquée de ta plaisanterie she took offence^GB at your joke; il se pique facilement he takes offence^GB easily.

quelle mouche t'a piqué○? what's eating○ you?; piquer des deux Équit to spur on one's horse; ( s'enfuir)○ to beat it○; son article n'était pas piqué des vers○ or hannetons○ his/her article didn't pull any punches; c'est une petite maison pas piquée des vers○ ou hannetons○ it's a really lovely little house; se piquer le nez○ or la truffe◑ to booze○, to knock it back○.

[pike] verbe transitif

1. MÉDECINE [avec une seringue]

2. MÉDECINE VÉTÉRINAIRE [tuer]

3. [avec une pointe] to prick

4. [suj: animal, plante] to sting, to bite

5. [enfoncer] to stick

6. [brûler] to tickle, to tingle, to prickle

7. [stimuler - curiosité, jalousie] to arouse, to awaken ; [ - amour-propre] to pique ; [ - intérêt] to stir (up)

8. (familier) [faire de manière soudaine]

a. (sens propre) to put on a sprint

b. (figuré) to take off in a flash

9. (familier) [dérober] to steal, to pinch, to grab (US)

10. (familier) [arrêter] to nab, to collar, to nick (UK)

a. [arrêter] to get nabbed ou nailed (US)

b. [surprendre] to get caught

11. MUSIQUE

12. COUTURE to sew

[cuir] to stitch

13. CUISINE

piquer une viande de lardons to lard a piece of meat

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[pike] verbe intransitif

1. [brûler - barbe] to prickle ; [ - désinfectant, alcool] to sting ; [ - yeux] to burn, to smart

2. [descendre - avion] to (go into a) dive ; [ - oiseau] to swoop down ; [ - personne] to head straight towards

3. (locution)

a. [avion] to go into a nosedive

b. [bateau] to tilt forward

c. [fleur] to droop

d. [personne] to (begin to) drop off

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se piquer verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)

[avec une seringue - malade] to inject oneself ; [ - drogué] to take drugs (intravenously)

il se pique à l'héroïne he shoots ou does heroin

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se piquer verbe pronominal intransitif

1. [par accident] to prick oneself

2. [s'abîmer - papier, linge] to turn mildewy, to go mouldy ; [ - métal] to pit, to get pitted ; [ - vin] to turn sour

3. (locution)

se piquer au jeu: elle s'est piquée au jeu it grew on her

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se piquer verbe pronominal transitif

se piquer le nez (familier) to hit the bottle, to tipple

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se piquer de verbe pronominal plus préposition

il se pique de connaissances médicales he prides himself on his knowledge of medicine

pique [pik]

1. feminine noun

( = arme) pike ; ( = parole blessante) cutting remark

2. masculine noun

( = carte) spade ; ( = couleur) spades

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nom masculin Jeux ( carte) spade; ( couleur) spades (pl)

1) ( parole) cutting remark

2) ( arme) pike; ( de picador) lance

3) ( à cocktail) swizzle stick

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1. nf

1) (= arme) pike

2) fig (= critique)

2. nm

CARTES (= couleur) spades pl (= carte) spade

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pique

A nf

1 ( allusion blessante) cutting remark; envoyer des piques à qn to level cutting remarks at sb;

2 ( arme) pike;

3 ( lance de picador) lance; recevoir des coups de pique [taureau] to be stuck with a lance;

4 ( à cocktail) swizzle stick.

B nm Jeux ( carte) spade; ( couleur) spades (pl); avoir du pique to be holding spades; avoir des piques dans son jeu to be holding spades; jouer pique to play spades; neuf/roi de pique nine/king of spades.

( féminin piquée) [pike] adjectif

1. [abîmé - vin] sour ; [ - miroir] mildewed ; [ - bois] wormeater ; [ - papier] foxed

2. (familier) [fou] nutty, screwy, cracked

3. MUSIQUE staccato

4. CUISINE [de lard] larded, piqué

[d'ail] studded with garlic, piqué

5. (locution)

il est pas piqué des hannetons ton frangin! your brother is really something else!

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nom masculin

1. TEXTILES piqué

2. AÉRONAUTIQUE nose dive

3. DANSE piqué

riattaccare v.tr.

1 to reattach; (con gomma, colla) to stick* again: il francobollo si è staccato, riattaccalo, the stamp has come off, stick it on again; riattaccami questo bottone, per favore, sew this button on for me, please

2 ( i cavalli ad una carrozza) to harness (the horses to a carriage) again

3 (fam.) ( riprendere) to resume, to start again: riattaccare a lavorare, to resume work (o to begin to work again); riattaccare a suonare, a piangere, to start playing, crying (o to play, to cry) again; riattaccare il discorso, to resume the conversation; non riattaccare con queste lamentele, don't start complaining again

4 (fam.) ( telefono) to hang* up, to replace (the receiver): ha riattaccato senza rispondere, he hung up without answering.

◘ riattaccarsi v.rifl. o intr.pron.

1 to stick* again, to adhere again

2 ( riaffezionarsi) to become* attached again: riattaccare alla vita, to recover one's zest for life.

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verbo transitivo

1) (attaccare di nuovo) to reattach; (allacciare di nuovo) to turn on [sth.] again [ corrente]; (ricucire) to sew* [sth.] back on [ bottone]; (appiccicare di nuovo) to stick* [sth.] on again; (con la colla) to glue [sth.] on again

2) (al telefono)

3) (ricominciare)

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) to start again, to begin* again

verbo pronominale riattaccarsi [ adesivo] to stick* again

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riattaccare

/riattak'kare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 (attaccare di nuovo) to reattach; (allacciare di nuovo) to turn on [sth.] again [ corrente]; (ricucire) to sew* [sth.] back on [ bottone]; (appiccicare di nuovo) to stick* [sth.] on again; (con la colla) to glue [sth.] on again

 2 (al telefono) riattaccare (la cornetta o il telefono) to hang up (the phone)

 3 (ricominciare) riattaccare a parlare to start talking again

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) to start again, to begin* again

III riattaccarsi verbo pronominale

 [ adesivo] to stick* again.

A a.

doppio: a double consonant, una (consonante) doppia; Her name's Chubb: c-h-u-double b, si chiama Chubb: c-h-u-doppia b; «What's the account number?» «2-9-4-0-double 8», «qual è il numero del conto?» «2-9-4-0- due volte 8»; double space, spazio doppio; (fisc.) double taxation, imposizione doppia; (ferr.) double track, doppio binario; double pay, paga doppia; a double portion (o helping) una porzione doppia; a double meaning, un doppio senso; a double whisky [espresso], un whisky [caffè] doppio; a d layer of fabric, un doppio strato di stoffa; a double coat of paint, due mani di vernice; a double murder, un doppio omicidio; I'm double her age, ho il doppio della sua età; DIALOGO → - School- We had double maths in the afternoon, abbiamo avuto due ore di matematica nel pomeriggio

B avv.

1 il doppio; due volte tanto: It cost me double, mi è costato il doppio

2 doppio ( a immagini sdoppiate): to see double, vederci doppio

3 in due; a doppio: to fold a sheet double, piegare in due un lenzuolo; mettere a doppio un lenzuolo; The poor man was bent double with age, il poveretto era piegato (in due) per l'età avanzata

● (teatr.) double act, numero di una coppia di comici; ( per estens.) coppia di comici: famous double acts such as Laurel and Hardy, coppie famose di comici, come Stanlio e Ollio □ (mecc.) double-acting, a doppio effetto: double-acting cylinder, cilindro a doppio effetto □ (mecc.) double-action, ( di arma da fuoco) ad azione doppia □ double agent, spia che fa il doppio gioco; doppiogiochista □ (mus.) double album, album doppio □ double axe, ascia a doppio taglio □ (mus.) double bar, doppia barra □ double-barrelled, ( di fucile) a due canne; ( di cognome) doppio: Compton-Burnett is a double-barrelled surname, Compton-Burnett è un cognome doppio □ (mus.) double bass, contrabbasso □ (mus.) double bassoon, controfagotto □ double bed, letto a due piazze (o matrimoniale) □ ( di camera) double-bedded, a due letti □ double bind, brutto dilemma: to be in a double bind, trovarsi fra l'incudine e il martello □ double bill, (teatr., cinema) programma che comprende due film (o spettacoli) □ (med., scient.) double blind, doppio cieco: double-blind technique, metodo del doppio cieco □ (mecc.) double-block brake, freno a due ceppi □ ( boxe) double blow, colpo doppiato; doppietta □ double bluff, doppio bluff ( dire la verità a chi si aspetta un bluff) □ double boiler = double saucepan ► sotto □ (chim.) double bond, doppio legame □ (tur.) double booking, doppia prenotazione □ ( anche naut.) double bottom, doppiofondo □ ( di giacca o cappotto) double-breasted, a doppiopetto □ double buffalo = double nickels ► sotto □ double-buffer shoe polisher, pulisciscarpe a due spazzole □ double chin, doppio mento; pappagorgia □ double-chinned, con la pappagorgia □ (comput., Internet) double click, doppio clic ( del mouse) □ double cream, panna molto densa □ double cross, inganno, frode; doppio gioco □ double-crosser, chi fa il doppio gioco con il proprio complice □ (tipogr.) double dagger, doppia croce □ (fam. USA) double date, appuntamento di due coppie ( per uscire insieme) □ double-dealer, persona sleale; doppiogiochista □ double-dealing, (agg.) doppio, ipocrita; (sost.) doppiezza, ipocrisia □ double-decker, nave a due ponti; autobus a due piani; ( USA) letto a castello; (aeron.) biplano; (fam., anche double-decker sandwich) sandwich (o tramezzino) doppio ( a due strati) □ (autom.) double-declutching, doppia debragliata; doppio disinnesto ( della frizione); doppietta (fam.) □ double deuces, il numero 22 □ (econ., fin.: dell'inflazione, dei tassi, ecc.) double-digit, a due cifre □ (econ.) double dip recession, doppia recessione ( con un breve intervallo di crescita tra i due periodi di recessione) □ (fam. USA) double-dipper, chi prende due stipendi (o pensione e stipendio) □ double door, porta doppia (o a due battenti) □ (fam.) double Dutch, lingua incomprensibile; arabo (fig.): The instructions were double Dutch to me, le istruzioni erano arabo per me □ double-dyed, tinto due volte; (fig.) matricolato; di tre cotte □ double-eagle, aquila bicipite ( antica moneta d'oro americana da 20 dollari) □ double-edged, a doppio taglio ( anche fig.): a double-edged compliment, un complimento a doppio taglio; a double-edged sword, una spada a doppio taglio □ (naut.) double-ended ferry, traghetto a doppia prua □ (franc.) double entendre, doppio senso ( malizioso o più o meno licenzioso) □ (rag.) double entry, partita doppia: double-entry bookkeeping, contabilità in partita doppia □ (fotogr.) double exposure, doppia esposizione; sovrimpressione □ double-faced, a due facce, bifronte; (fig.) doppio, ipocrita; ( di tessuto) double-face (franc.) □ ( tennis) double fault, doppio fallo; fallo di battuta □ ( cinema, spec. USA) double feature, doppio programma □ double figures, numeri a due cifre ( da 10 a 99): to be in [to reach o to get to] double figures, avere raggiunto [raggiungere] un valore a due cifre: Inflation in the country could reach double figures next year, l'inflazione nel paese potrebbe raggiungere un valore a due cifre l'anno prossimo □ double first, laurea in due discipline con il massimo dei voti in entrambe ( nelle università inglesi) □ (mus.) double flat, doppio bemolle □ double garage, garage doppio □ double-glazed window, finestra a doppi vetri □ (edil.) double-glazing, (installazione dei) doppi vetri □ double-headed, a due teste, bicipite; (fig.) falso, ipocrita □ (biochim.) double helix, doppia elica □ ( lotta) double hold, cintura □ (leg., USA) double indemnity, clausola di un'assicurazione sulla vita che prevede un'indennità doppia in caso di morte accidentale □ (leg., USA) double jeopardy, il processare q. per un delitto per cui è già stato assolto □ double-jointed, snodato □ (equit.) double jump, salto doppio; ostacolo doppio □ (tipogr.) double-leaded, a spaziatura doppia fra riga e riga □ double life, doppia vita: to live (o to lead) a double life, avere (o condurre) una doppia vita □ (gramm.) double negative, doppia negazione □ double lock, serratura doppia; ( anche) doppia mandata □ (mil.) double march, passo di corsa □ (fam. USA) double nickels, il numero 55; (autom.) il limite delle 55 miglia all'ora □ (fam. USA) double-o (acronimo di once over), ispezione approfondita; esame accurato □ ( Borsa) double option, opzione doppia; stellage; stellaggio □ (equit.) double oxer, largo di barriere □ (autom.) double-parking, parcheggio in seconda (o doppia) fila □ ( a scuola) double period, lezione di due ore ( della stessa materia) □ (elettr.) double-pole switch, commutatore bipolare □ (market.) double pricing, doppia prezzatura ( sulle confezioni: un prezzo è cancellato con un frego) □ double-quick, (agg.) velocissimo; (avv.) di corsa, in un baleno; (sost.) (mil.) passo di corsa □ double quotes, virgolette (doppie): to put st. in double quotes, mettere qc. tra virgolette □ double room, camera doppia ( con letto matrimoniale) □ ( cucina) double saucepan, bagnomaria ( il recipiente) □ ( canottaggio) double scull, due di coppia; doppio skiff □ (mus.) double sharp, doppio diesis □ ( caccia) double shot, doppietta ( due colpi) □ double sided, ( di tessuto, carta, ecc.) double face (franc.) □ (tipogr.) double spread, pagina doppia □ double standard, (econ.) bimetallismo; (fig., anche al pl.) (valutazione con) due metri diversi ( di giudizio); (uso di) due pesi e due misure (fig.); doppiopesismo ( gergo giorn.) □ (astron.) double star, stella doppia □ (biochim.) double-stranded, a doppia catena; a doppio filamento □ ( nuoto) double stroke, doppia bracciata: double-stroke breathing, respirazione in due tempi □ (fam.) double take, reazione di sorpresa a scoppio ritardato: to do a double take, reagire a scoppio ritardato ( per la sorpresa) □ double talk, linguaggio volutamente incomprensibile □ (comput., Internet) double tap, doppio tocco ( con uno stilo o con un dito) □ (econ., fin.) double taxation, doppia tassazione □ double time, (econ.) doppia paga; doppio salario (o stipendio); (mus.) tempo doppio; (mil., USA) passo di corsa □ (mus.) double-tonguing, doppio staccato ( negli strumenti a fiato) □ (med.) double vision, diplopia □ (fam.) double whammy, doppia sfortuna: The team faced the double whammy of relegation and losing its manager, la squadra ha avuto la doppia sfortuna di essere retrocessa e di perdere l'allenatore □ (leg.) double will, testamento congiuntivo e reciproco □ (autom.) double yellow line, doppia linea gialla (in GB indica divieto di sosta e in USA equivale alla doppia linea continua).

1 [uc] doppio: He offered me double, mi ha offerto il doppio

2 sosia; ritratto (fig.): His son is his absolute double, il figlio è il suo ritratto preciso

3 (cinem.) controfigura: a stunt double, un cascatore

4 ( bridge) contre (franc.)

5 (camera) doppia matrimoniale: Do you prefer a double or a twin?, preferisce una doppia matrimoniale o a due letti?

6 doppio ( di bevanda): Make mine a double!, me lo faccia doppio

7 ( scommessa nelle corse dei cavalli) duplice

8 doppio; Doppelgänger (ted.)

9 ( sport: calcio, ecc.: doppia vittoria) doppietta

10 (equit.) doppio ostacolo; gabbia

11 ( baseball) doppio

12 ( tennis, = double fault) doppio (fallo)

13 (pl.) ( tennis) doppio: to play doubles, giocare il doppio; mixed doubles, doppio misto; men's [women's] doubles, doppio maschile [femminile]

14 ( biliardo) (tiro di) raddoppio

15 (tipogr.) ► doublet, def. 8

● double or quits, lascia o raddoppia ( gioco) □ ( tennis) doubles player, doppista; giocatore di doppio □ (mil.) at the double, a passo di corsa □ on (o at) the double, velocemente; in un attimo.

A v. t.

1 raddoppiare: to double prices [revenues, income], raddoppiare i prezzi [le entrate, il reddito]; They doubled their investment in five years, hanno raddoppiato il loro investimento in cinque anni; double a dose, raddoppiare la dose; ( sport) to double one's lead, raddoppiare il vantaggio

2 (= to double over) piegare in due: She doubled the sheet ( over), ha piegato in due il lenzuolo

3 (naut.) doppiare: We doubled the Cape of Good Hope, abbiamo doppiato il Capo di Buona Speranza

4 (cinem., teatr.) interpretare (due ruoli): Patrick Stewart doubled the roles of Claudius and the ghost, Patrick Stewart ha interpretato i due ruoli di Claudio e dello spettro; The company is small, so they often double the parts, la compagnia è piccola, quindi lo stesso attore interpreta spesso due ruoli

5 ( biliardo) far rimbalzare ( una palla) di sponda

6 ( bridge) contrare

7 ( sport) raddoppiare ( le marcature)

8 ( boxe) doppiare ( i colpi)

B v. i.

1 raddoppiare; diventare doppio: Interest rates have doubled, i tassi di interesse sono raddoppiati; The dough should double in size in a couple of hours, il volume dell'impasto dovrebbe raddoppiare in un paio d'ore

2 ( cinema) fare da controfigura: She has doubled for many Hollywood stars, ha fatto da controfigura a molte star hollywoodiane

3 (mil.) andare a passo di corsa

4 ( biliardo) ( di una palla) rimbalzare di sponda

5 ( baseball) fare un doppio

6 (ipp.) fare una duplice.

1 (compl. di luogo: stato e moto, anche fig.) su; sopra; a; in: He was sitting [he sat down] on a chair, era seduto [si sedette] su una sedia; There's a book on the table, c'è un libro sulla (o sopra la) tavola; ( sport: calcio, ecc.) to play on the wing, giocare sulla fascia; (TV) to watch a new serial on Channel 4, guardare un serial nuovo su Canale 4; They live on the fifth floor, abitano al quinto piano; He lived on a farm, viveva in una fattoria; I don't like travelling on buses, non mi piace andare in autobus; There were paintings on the walls, c'erano quadri alle pareti; He's on the phone, è al telefono; The house was on fire, la casa era in fiamme; a house on the river, una casa sul fiume; to launch an attack on the enemy, sferrare un attacco al nemico; war on terrorism, la guerra al terrorismo; (naut., aeron.) on board, a bordo; to go on a trip, andare in gita; to wear a ring on one's finger, avere un anello al dito; The door is on your right, la porta è alla tua destra; The teachers are on strike, i docenti sono in sciopero; to be on duty, essere in servizio; essere di turno; to travel on horseback, viaggiare a cavallo; ( sport) shots on goal, tiri a rete; tiri in porta

2 ( argomento) su; riguardo a; circa: a lecture on Shakespeare, una conferenza su Shakespeare; This is my opinion on racial segregation, questa è la mia opinione sulla segregazione razziale

3 ( tempo) di, in (o idiom.); ( spesso seguito da un gerundio) a: on Sunday, (la) domenica; on a Sunday, una domenica; on Sundays, di domenica; on this occasion, in questa occasione; on my birthday, nel (o il) giorno del mio compleanno; on Christmas eve, la vigilia di Natale; on their arrival, al loro arrivo; (comm.) on delivery, alla consegna; (fin.) on sight, a vista; On seeing the accident, she fainted, svenne alla vista dell'incidente

4 ( mezzo) a; con; di: My car runs on diesel, la mia automobile va a gasolio; I've cut my hand on a piece of glass, mi sono tagliato la mano con un pezzo di vetro; Man cannot live on bread alone, non si vive di solo pane; My sons live on the dole, i miei figli vivono del sussidio di disoccupazione

5 ( modo) a; in; con; per: I went there on foot, ci sono andato a piedi; I heard the news on the radio, ho sentito la notizia alla radio (o per radio); He delivered a speech on TV, fece un discorso alla tivù; I bought the goods on credit, ho comprato la merce a credito; (comm.) on account, in conto; ( anche) in acconto; to buy st. on the cheap, comprare qc. a buon mercato

6 ( causa) per; a motivo di; in virtù di; per merito di: He's been arrested on suspicion of murder, è stato arrestato per sospetto omicidio; He was appointed sales manager on his long experience in this field, è stato nominato direttore delle vendite per la sua lunga esperienza in questo campo

7 ( beneficio, vantaggio) per; in: He spends a lot of money on presents for his wife, spende un mucchio di soldi in regali per la moglie; I've wasted a lot of time on trifles, ho perso un sacco di tempo per inezie

8 a confronto di; rispetto a: Sales are down on last year, le vendite sono calate rispetto all'anno scorso

9 in; al servizio (o alle dipendenze) di; in organico presso; ( sport) in squadra con: He's got a job on a newspaper, lavora in un giornale; Which side is he on?, con quale squadra gioca?

10 (fam.) a spese di; in conto a; a carico di: You can get your dentures on the NHS, puoi avere la dentiera a carico dell'ASL; l'ASL ‘passa’ la dentiera; DIALOGO → - Arranging lunch appointment- Lunch is on me!, il pranzo lo offro io!

11 (fam.: indica il danno subìto da q.; è idiom.): The phone went dead on me, mi cadde la linea ( del telefono); The truck broke down on him, gli si ruppe il camion

12 ( slang) sul conto di; contro: The police have nothing on him, la polizia non ha niente in mano contro di lui

● on account of, per conto di; a causa di □ ( radio, TV) on the air, in onda (avv.) □ on ( the o an) average, in media; di media □ to be on the ball, ( sport) essere sulla palla; avere la palla al piede; (fig.) essere un tipo sveglio □ on-call, ( di servizio, ecc.) a chiamata; senza appuntamento □ to be on drugs, drogarsi; farsi (pop.) □ on examination, dietro esame □ to be on guard, stare in guardia □ (leg.) to be on the jury, fare parte della giuria □ on loan, in prestito □ to be on the lookout, essere di sentinella; stare in guardia □ on no account, per nessuna ragione; per nessun motivo □ on penalty of death, pena la morte □ on the phone, al telefono; ( anche) in elenco □ ( di donna) to be on the pill, prendere la pillola ( anticoncezionale) □ on purpose, di proposito; a bella posta; apposta □ on reaching home, quando sono arrivato (sei arrivato, ecc.) a casa □ to be on the regular staff, essere di ruolo (o in pianta stabile) □ on sale, in vendita □ (comm.) on sale or return, da vendere o restituire; in conto deposito □ on the spot, su due piedi (fig.); immediatamente: an on-the-spot decision, una decisione immediata □ to be on the staff, fare parte del personale; essere in organico □ to be on strike, essere in sciopero □ on tap, ( della birra) alla spina; (fig.: di merce) disponibile □ on time (o on the minute), in tempo esatto; puntualmente □ on my way home, andando a casa; mentre andavo a casa □ on the whole, nel complesso □ (fam.) Drinks are on the house!, offre la ditta (il padrone, ecc.)! □ just on ten o'clock, proprio verso le dieci □ to be mad on st., andare pazzo per qc. □ ( anche fig.) to turn one's back on sb., voltare le spalle a q. □ He made a profit on the sale, ricavò un guadagno dalla vendita □ I dropped the tray on the floor, ho lasciato cadere a terra il vassoio.