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1 lightly
['laɪtlɪ]1) (delicately) [ touch] leggermente, delicatamente; [kiss, toss] delicatamente; [ perfumed] leggermente2) (not heavily) [move, run] con leggerezza, agilmente3) (frivolously) [ accuse] con leggerezza* * *adverb leggermente, lievemente* * *lightly /ˈlaɪtlɪ/avv.1 leggermente; lievemente; agilmente3 frivolmente; spensieratamente● to sleep lightly, avere il sonno leggero.* * *['laɪtlɪ]1) (delicately) [ touch] leggermente, delicatamente; [kiss, toss] delicatamente; [ perfumed] leggermente2) (not heavily) [move, run] con leggerezza, agilmente3) (frivolously) [ accuse] con leggerezza -
2 sleep ****
[sliːp] slept vb: pt, pp1. ndeep or sound sleep — sonno profondo
to drop off or go to sleep — addormentarsi
to go to sleep — (limb) intorpidirsi
to put to sleep — (patient) anestetizzare, (animal), (euph: kill) abbattere
to walk in one's sleep — camminare nel sonno, (as a habit) essere sonnambulo (-a)
to send sb to sleep — (bore) far addormentare qn
2. vtwe can sleep four — abbiamo quattro posti letto, possiamo alloggiare quattro persone
3. vito sleep like a log or top — dormire della grossa or come un ghiro
he was sleeping soundly or deeply — era profondamente addormentato
let's sleep on it fig — la notte porta consiglio, dormiamoci sopra
I slept through the storm/alarm clock — non ho sentito il temporale/la sveglia
to sleep with sb — (euph: have sex) andare a letto con qn
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3 lightly light·ly adv
['laɪtlɪ]to fry sth lightly Culin — far soffriggere qc
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4 drowse
[draʊz]* * *drowse /draʊz/n.assopimento; dormiveglia.(to) drowse /draʊz/A v. i.1 sonnecchiare, assopirsi: The old cat was drowsing in the sunshine, il vecchio gatto sonnecchiava al sole; He likes to drowse in front of the fire, gli piace assopirsi davanti al camino2 (arc.) essere pigro, indolenteB v. t.(arc.) fare assopire; rendere sonnolento.* * *[draʊz] -
5 doze
I [dəʊz]nome sonnellino m., pisolino m.II [dəʊz]to have a doze — fare o schiacciare un pisolino
verbo intransitivo [person, cat] sonnecchiare, dormicchiare- doze off* * *[dəuz] 1. verb(to sleep lightly for short periods: The old lady dozed in her chair.) sonnecchiare2. noun(a short sleep.) sonnellino, pisolino- doze off* * *[dəʊz]1. nsonnellino, pisolino2. vi•- doze off* * *doze /dəʊz/n.sonnellino; pisolino.(to) doze /dəʊz/v. i.sonnecchiare; dormicchiare: I dozed for a few minutes but didn't sleep properly, ho sonnecchiato qualche minuto, ma non ho dormito come si deve; She was dozing by the fire, si era appisolata davanti al fuoco● to doze off, appisolarsi.* * *I [dəʊz]nome sonnellino m., pisolino m.II [dəʊz]to have a doze — fare o schiacciare un pisolino
verbo intransitivo [person, cat] sonnecchiare, dormicchiare- doze off -
6 snooze
I [snuːz]nome colloq. pisolino m., sonnellino m.II [snuːz]verbo intransitivo colloq. fare un pisolino, fare un sonnellino* * *[snu:z] 1. verb(to doze or sleep lightly: His grandfather was snoozing in his armchair.) dormicchiare, sonnecchiare2. noun(a short period of light sleep.) pisolino, sonnellino* * *[snuːz]1. nsonnellino, pisolinoto have a snooze — fare un sonnellino, schiacciare un pisolino
2. vi* * *snooze /snu:z/n. (fam.)1 dormitina; pisolino; sonnellino: I was having a snooze when he came in, facevo un pisolino (o ero appisolato) quando entrò lui2 (fig.) (una) barba, (una) pizza (fig.); una cosa noiosissima.(to) snooze /snu:z/v. i.(fam.) dormicchiare; sonnecchiare; fare un pisolino.* * *I [snuːz]nome colloq. pisolino m., sonnellino m.II [snuːz]verbo intransitivo colloq. fare un pisolino, fare un sonnellino -
7 ■ get off
■ get offA v. i. + avv.1 andare via; andarsene; allontanarsi; partire: I must be getting off at once, devo andarmene subito2 scendere, smontare ( da un veicolo o da cavallo): I'm getting off at the next stop, scendo alla prossima (fermata); DIALOGO → - On the bus- Where do I get off for the Science Museum?, qual è la fermata per il Museo delle Scienze?4 (fig.) venire fuori, uscirne (da qc. di spiacevole); cavarsela; farla franca; passarla liscia: It was a bad crash, but he got off very lightly, è stato un brutto incidente, ma ne è uscito bene; ( anche sport) to get off with a warning, cavarsela con un'ammonizione6 (fam.) attaccare ( con una ragazza); mettersi ad amoreggiare; intendersela (con q.): The boss is trying to get off with the new secretary, il capo cerca di attaccare con la nuova segretaria7 (fam.) eccitarsi, entusiasmarsi, andare in visibilio (per qc.): He really gets off on rock music, va proprio in visibilio per la musica rock8 (naut.) salpare9 (aeron.) decollareB v. i. + prep.1 allontanarsi, togliersi da: Get off the grass!, togliti dall'erba!2 scendere, smontare da: Don't get off the train until it stops, non scendere dal treno finché non si ferma; to get off a horse, scendere da cavallo; smontare3 liberare; sgombrare4 uscire da ( il posto di lavoro); smontare da: to get off work, uscire dal lavoro; smontare; staccare (fam.)5 (naut.) salpare daC v. t. + avv.1 togliere; cavare: I can't get the lid off, non riesco a cavare il coperchio; Get your feet off my desk!, togli i piedi dalla mia scrivania!2 far andare; mandare; spedire: I'd like you to get these letters off today, vorrei che tu spedissi queste lettere oggi stesso3 cavare dai guai; fare assolvere; salvare (fig.): It will take a very good barrister to get you off, ci vorrà un avvocato molto bravo per cavarti dai guai6 ( slang USA) far venire (q.) (volg.) □ to get off the ground, far decollare ( un aereo); (fig.) far decollare, avviare bene ( un'azienda, ecc.) □ ( nelle corse) to get off the mark, prendere il via □ (fig.) to get off to a good start, cominciare bene; partire con il piede giusto (fig.) □ (fam.) Get off with you!, vattene!; va via!; ( anche) va là!; ma va! ( non ti credo) □ (fig.) to tell sb. where he can get off (o where to get off), mettere a posto q. (fig.); cantarla a q.; dirne quattro a q.
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