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1 stand at ease
((eg soldiers) to stand with legs apart and hands clasped behind the back.) stare a riposo -
2 ♦ ease
♦ ease /i:z/n. [u]1 facilità; disinvoltura; agio; comodo; comodità: She won with ease, vinse con facilità; vinse agevolmente; ease of access, facilità di accesso; ease of use, facilità d'uso; comodità d'uso2 (antiq.) naturalezza (di modi); disinvoltura3 agio; quiete; tranquillità: ease of mind, tranquillità mentale; at ( one's) ease, a proprio agio; He soon put me at my ease, mi ha messo subito a mio agio; ill at ease, a disagio● to put sb. 's mind at ease, tranquillizzare q. □ (mil.) ( Stand) at ease!, riposo! □ (form.) to take one's ease, riposarsi; rilassarsi.(to) ease /i:z/A v. t.1 alleviare; calmare; lenire; attenuare; allentare; ridurre: to ease a pain, attenuare (o alleviare) un dolore; to ease sb. 's anxiety, alleviare l'ansia di q.; to ease the tension, allentare (o attenuare) la tensione; to ease taxes, allentare la pressione fiscale; to ease the trade deficit, alleviare il deficit della bilancia commerciale2 alleggerire; facilitare; decongestionare; distendere: to ease traffic, decongestionare il traffico; to ease sb. 's task, facilitare il compito a q.3 liberare ( da un gravame, ecc.); alleggerire ( anche scherz.): to ease sb. of a worry, togliere una preoccupazione a q.; The pickpocket eased him of his wallet, il borsaiolo lo ha alleggerito del portafogli4 muovere (o spostare) con cautela (o delicatamente, adagio): to ease a drawer open, aprire un cassetto senza sforzare; to ease a car into a parking place, infilare adagio un'auto in un posteggio; to ease a nail out of a wall, estrarre delicatamente un chiodo dal muro; He eased himself into the seat, scivolò a sedere; ► to ease away, to ease back, to ease off, to ease outB v. i.1 attenuarsi; calmarsi; allentarsi; scendere: The tension showed no signs of easing, la tensione non accennava ad allentarsi● (naut.) to ease the helm, levare la barra □ to ease sb. into a job, inserire gradatamente q. in un posto di lavoro □ to ease sb. 's mind, tranquillizzare q. □ (naut.) Ease her!, adagio! ( ordine dato ai macchinisti). -
3 ■ stand at
■ stand atv. i. + prep.1 rimanere, stare (in piedi) a: I stood at the bus stop for ten minutes, rimasi alla fermata dell'autobus per dieci minuti2 ( di un liquido, un prezzo, ecc.) essere (arrivato) a: The water level now stands at two metres, l'acqua è arrivata al livello di due metri3 ( sport) stare, essere, trovarsi a ( in classifica, ecc.): ( tennis) to stand at 5-3 in the final set, trovarsi a 5 a 3 nell'ultimo set □ (mil., ginnastica) to stand at attention, stare sull'attenti □ to stand at ease, stare in posizione di riposo: Stand at ease!, riposo! □ (fin.: di un titolo) to stand at a premium, essere sopra la pari. -
4 ease
I [iːz]1) (lack of difficulty) facilità f.for ease of — per comodità di [use, reference]
to put sb. at (their) ease — mettere qcn. a proprio agio
to take one's ease — rilassarsi, riposarsi
to put sb.'s mind at ease — rassicurare qcn. ( about circa)
3) mil.4) (confidence of manner) disinvoltura f., naturalezza f.5) (affluence) agiatezza f., benessere m.II 1. [iːz]1) (lessen) attenuare, lenire [ pain]; allentare [ tension]; alleviare [ worry]; allontanare [ problem]; ridurre [ congestion]; liberarsi di [ burden]2) (make easier) distendere [ situation]; facilitare [ communication]to ease sth. into — fare entrare delicatamente qcs. in
2.to ease sth. out of — fare uscire delicatamente qcs. da
1) (lessen) [ tension] allentarsi; [pain, pressure] attenuarsi; [ congestion] ridursi; [rain, rate] diminuire2) (become easier) [ situation] distendersi; [ problem] semplificarsi3) econ. [ price] calare, scendere•- ease off- ease up* * *[i:z] 1. noun1) (freedom from pain or from worry or hard work: a lifetime of ease.) agio2) (freedom from difficulty: He passed his exam with ease.) facilità3) (naturalness: ease of manner.) disinvoltura2. verb1) (to free from pain, trouble or anxiety: A hot bath eased his tired limbs.) alleviare, recare sollievo2) ((often with off) to make or become less strong, less severe, less fast etc: The pain has eased (off); The driver eased off as he approached the town.) calmare, calmarsi; rallentare3) (to move (something heavy or awkward) gently or gradually in or out of position: They eased the wardrobe carefully up the narrow staircase.) spostare con cautela•- easily- easiness
- easy 3. interjection(a command to go or act gently: Easy! You'll fall if you run too fast.) piano!- easy-going
- at ease
- easier said than done
- go easy on
- stand at ease
- take it easy
- take one's ease* * *I [iːz]1) (lack of difficulty) facilità f.for ease of — per comodità di [use, reference]
to put sb. at (their) ease — mettere qcn. a proprio agio
to take one's ease — rilassarsi, riposarsi
to put sb.'s mind at ease — rassicurare qcn. ( about circa)
3) mil.4) (confidence of manner) disinvoltura f., naturalezza f.5) (affluence) agiatezza f., benessere m.II 1. [iːz]1) (lessen) attenuare, lenire [ pain]; allentare [ tension]; alleviare [ worry]; allontanare [ problem]; ridurre [ congestion]; liberarsi di [ burden]2) (make easier) distendere [ situation]; facilitare [ communication]to ease sth. into — fare entrare delicatamente qcs. in
2.to ease sth. out of — fare uscire delicatamente qcs. da
1) (lessen) [ tension] allentarsi; [pain, pressure] attenuarsi; [ congestion] ridursi; [rain, rate] diminuire2) (become easier) [ situation] distendersi; [ problem] semplificarsi3) econ. [ price] calare, scendere•- ease off- ease up -
5 ease ***
[iːz]1. n1) disinvoltura, scioltezza2) (freedom from worry) tranquillità, agioto feel at ease/ill at ease — sentirsi a proprio agio/a disagio
to put sb at his or her ease — mettere qn a suo agio
(stand) at ease! Mil — riposo!
2. vtto ease the pain... — per calmare il dolore...
to ease sb's mind — tranquillizzare or rassicurare qn
to ease sth out/in — facilitare l'uscita/l'entrata di qc
3. vi(situation) distendersi•- ease off- ease up
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