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1 mettle
['metl]nome ardore m., coraggio m.to be on one's mettle — fare del proprio meglio, impegnarsi a fondo
to put sb. on his mettle — mettere alla prova il coraggio di qcn
* * *mettle /ˈmɛtl/n.valore; coraggio; animo; tempra; fegato (fig.): to show one's mettle, mostrare la propria fibra; far vedere di che cosa si è capaci● ( di una persona) to be in a fine mettle, essere in forma □ to be on one's mettle, essersi impegnato a fondo □ to put sb. on his mettle, mettere alla prova il coraggio di q.mettlesomea.focoso; animoso; coraggioso; ardito.* * *['metl]nome ardore m., coraggio m.to be on one's mettle — fare del proprio meglio, impegnarsi a fondo
to put sb. on his mettle — mettere alla prova il coraggio di qcn
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