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1 ■ pull up
■ pull upA v. t. + avv.4 arrestare, fermare ( un veicolo, un conducente, ecc.): The police pulled me up, mi ha fermato la polizia5 (fam.) rimproverare; sgridareB v. i. + avv.1 avvicinarsi; accostarsi; farsi avanti: He pulled up to the next car, si è accostato alla macchina che gli stava davanti ( in un parcheggio)3 (fam.) prendersi un po' di respiro; rallentare il ritmo5 (ipp.) fermare il cavallo6 (fam.) riprendersi; tirarsi su (fam.); mettersi in pari ( in una materia di studio, ecc.); migliorare □ to pull oneself up, tirarsi su; ergersi □ (fam.) to pull up one's roots ( USA: stakes), sradicarsi, piantare tutto; piantare capra e cavoli (fig. fam.) □ to pull sb. short, dar da pensare a, fare riflettere q. □ to pull up to (o with), portarsi al livello di; raggiungere; riprendere (fam.). -
2 ♦ stake
♦ stake /steɪk/n.1 palo; paletto; piolo; picchetto2 (stor.) (palo del) rogo: to be condemned to the stake, essere condannato al rogo; Joan of Arc was burnt at the stake, Giovanna D'Arco fu bruciata sul rogo3 posta; puntata; scommessa: to play for high stakes, fare puntate assai alte; to raise the stakes, alzare la posta; rilanciare4 (fin.) partecipazione; quota di partecipazione; interesse: to acquire a stake in a business, acquisire una partecipazione in un'azienda5 (topogr.) palina; biffa7 [u] rischio● ( sport) stake boat, battello meda, barca che funge da boa di virata □ stake net, rete da pesca a graticola; gradella □ at stake, ( sport) in palio, in gioco; (fig.) in pericolo, a repentaglio, in ballo (fam.) □ (fin.) to have a stake in an enterprise, avere un interesse in un'impresa; esservi cointeressato □ (fin.) a stake in a company, una partecipazione azionaria □ (fig. fam.) to pull up stakes, andarsene; fare fagotto; traslocare □ to win all the stakes, vincere tutte le poste; far saltare il banco □ There's a lot at stake!, la posta è alta! □ Life ( itself) is at stake, ne va della vita (stessa).(to) stake /steɪk/v. t.3 ( spesso to stake off, to stake out) delimitare (o segnare) con picchetti; picchettare; palinare (tecn.): to stake out an estate, delimitare con picchetti una proprietà4 puntare; scommettere; rischiare: He staked his winnings on the next race, ha puntato la vincita sulla corsa successiva; I'd stake my life on it!, ci scommetterei la testa!; to stake everything, rischiare il tutto per tutto● ( slang) to stake out, controllare, tenere (qc.) sotto controllo (di polizia); tenere d'occhio ( un luogo sospetto, ecc.) □ to stake out a (o one's) claim, piantar picchetti in segno di possesso di un terreno; (fig.) accampare diritti, avanzare una pretesa □ (fam. USA) to stake sb. to st., comprare (o pagare, offrire, regalare) qc. a q.
См. также в других словарях:
pull up stakes — {v. phr.}, {informal} To leave the place where you have been living. * /We are going to pull up stakes and move to California./ * /The Jones family pulled up stakes three times in two years./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull up stakes — {v. phr.}, {informal} To leave the place where you have been living. * /We are going to pull up stakes and move to California./ * /The Jones family pulled up stakes three times in two years./ … Dictionary of American idioms
pull up stakes — verb remove oneself from an association with or participation in She wants to leave The teenager left home She left her position with the Red Cross He left the Senate after two terms after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes •… … Useful english dictionary
pull\ up\ stakes — v. phr. informal To leave the place where you have been living. We are going to pull up stakes and move to California. The Jones family pulled up stakes three times in two years … Словарь американских идиом
pull up stakes — move away, go to live in another place We pull up stakes when winter comes. We move to Arizona … English idioms
pull up stakes — move to another location They decided to pull up stakes and move to London … Idioms and examples
pull up stakes — phrasal see pull stakes … New Collegiate Dictionary
pull up stakes — vp To move to a new home. When Bubberly lost his job, hepulled up stakes and moved to Italy. 1700s … Historical dictionary of American slang
pull up stakes — American & Australian to leave the place where you have been living. He pulled up stakes in Indiana and moved, permanently … New idioms dictionary
pull up stakes — verb To prepare to move ones usually temporary habitation, especially rapidly … Wiktionary
pull up stakes — change one s place of residence or work … English contemporary dictionary