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■ run tov. i. + prep.1 (fig.) arrivare a; ammontare a: The crowd ran to several thousands, la folla arrivava a diverse migliaia di persone; The cost could run to millions, il costo potrebbe ammontare a dei milioni2 ( di denaro) bastare per, essere sufficiente per: My pay doesn't run to designer clothes, il mio stipendio non basta per dei vestiti firmati3 permettersi: I'm afraid I can't run to a house at the seaside, temo di non potermi permettere una casa al mare4 avere come caratteristica: We run to black hair in my family, i capelli neri sono una caratteristica della mia famiglia● to run to earth (o to ground), inseguire ( la volpe) fino alla tana; (fig.) stanare, scovare (q.); scovare, trovare (qc.) □ to run to extremes, arrivare agli estremi; andare troppo oltre □ to run to fat, ingrassare; appesantirsi □ ( di un edificio) to run to ruin, andare in rovina □ to run to seed, ( di una pianta) andare in semenza, sementire; (fig. fam.) lasciarsi andare, peggiorare, decadere □ to run to waste, andare in malora; ( di una risorsa e sim.) sprecarsi, essere sprecato.
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