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1 delight
I [dɪ'laɪt]nome diletto m., gioia f.to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare
II 1. [dɪ'laɪt]to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.
verbo transitivo dilettare, deliziare, allietare [ person]2.to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.
to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare
* * *1. verb1) (to please greatly: I was delighted by/at the news; They were delighted to accept the invitation.) rallegrare2) (to have or take great pleasure (from): He delights in teasing me.) divertirsi a2. noun((something which causes) great pleasure: Peacefulness is one of the delights of country life.) piacere, divertimento- delightfully* * *I [dɪ'laɪt]nome diletto m., gioia f.to take delight in sth., in doing — trarre diletto da qcs., dal fare
II 1. [dɪ'laɪt]to take delight in tormenting sb. — provare piacere nel tormentare qcn.
verbo transitivo dilettare, deliziare, allietare [ person]2.to delight in sth. — trarre piacere da qcs.
to delight in doing — provare diletto nel fare, dilettarsi a fare
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2 delight *** de·light
[dɪ'laɪt]1. n(feeling of joy) piacere m, gioia, (pleasurable thing) delizia, (gran) piacere m2. vt• -
3 measure
I ['meʒə(r)]1) (unit) misura f., unità f. di misurait's made to measure — [ garment] è fatto su misura
2) (standard amount, container) dose f., misura f.; (of alcohol) dose f.3) (device for measuring) strumento m. di misura4) fig. (qualified amount, extent)a good o wide measure of autonomy una grande autonomia; in large measure in larga misura; in full measure — [feel, contribute] pienamente; [ possess] interamente
5) (way of estimating) (of price rises) misura f.; (of success, anger) misura f., indice m.; (of efficiency, performance) indicazione f.to give some measure of — dare un'idea di [delight, talent]
to use sth. as a measure of — utilizzare qcs. come metro di valutazione per [effects, impact]
6) (assessment)beyond measure — [ change] oltremisura; [ beautiful] estremamente
to take the measure of sb. — giudicare o valutare qcn.
I have the measure of them — so o ho capito quanto valgono
7) (action, step) misura f., provvedimento m.to take measures — prendere o adottare delle misure o dei provvedimenti
safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente
••II 1. ['meʒə(r)]for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva
1) (assess size) misurare [length, rate, person]to measure sth. in — misurare qcs. in [ metres]
3) (assess) misurare, valutare [performance, ability]4) (compare)2.to measure sth. against — paragonare qcs. a [ achievement]
verbo intransitivo [person, instrument] misurare* * *['meʒə] 1. noun1) (an instrument for finding the size, amount etc of something: a glass measure for liquids; a tape-measure.) misurino, dosatore2) (a unit: The metre is a measure of length.) misura3) (a system of measuring: dry/liquid/square measure.) misura4) (a plan of action or something done: We must take (= use, or put into action) certain measures to stop the increase in crime.) misura5) (a certain amount: a measure of sympathy.) dose6) ((in music) the musical notes contained between two bar lines.) battuta2. verb1) (to find the size, amount etc of (something): He measured the table.) misurare2) (to show the size, amount etc of: A thermometer measures temperature.) misurare3) ((with against, besides etc) to judge in comparison with: She measured her skill in cooking against her friend's.) misurare, giudicare4) (to be a certain size: This table measures two metres by one metre.) misurare•- beyond measure
- for good measure
- full measure
- made to measure
- measure out
- measure up* * *I ['meʒə(r)]1) (unit) misura f., unità f. di misurait's made to measure — [ garment] è fatto su misura
2) (standard amount, container) dose f., misura f.; (of alcohol) dose f.3) (device for measuring) strumento m. di misura4) fig. (qualified amount, extent)a good o wide measure of autonomy una grande autonomia; in large measure in larga misura; in full measure — [feel, contribute] pienamente; [ possess] interamente
5) (way of estimating) (of price rises) misura f.; (of success, anger) misura f., indice m.; (of efficiency, performance) indicazione f.to give some measure of — dare un'idea di [delight, talent]
to use sth. as a measure of — utilizzare qcs. come metro di valutazione per [effects, impact]
6) (assessment)beyond measure — [ change] oltremisura; [ beautiful] estremamente
to take the measure of sb. — giudicare o valutare qcn.
I have the measure of them — so o ho capito quanto valgono
7) (action, step) misura f., provvedimento m.to take measures — prendere o adottare delle misure o dei provvedimenti
safety measure misure di sicurezza; as a precautionary measure come misura precauzionale; as a temporary measure — provvisoriamente
••II 1. ['meʒə(r)]for good measure — per sicurezza, come misura aggiuntiva
1) (assess size) misurare [length, rate, person]to measure sth. in — misurare qcs. in [ metres]
3) (assess) misurare, valutare [performance, ability]4) (compare)2.to measure sth. against — paragonare qcs. a [ achievement]
verbo intransitivo [person, instrument] misurare -
4 revel
I ['revl] II ['revl]1) AE (celebrate) fare baldoria, gozzovigliare2) (enjoy)to revel in sth. — crogiolarsi o bearsi in qcs.
to revel in doing — goderci a o nel fare
* * *['revl] 1. past tense, past participle - revelled; verb((with in) to take great delight in something: He revels in danger.) divertirsi2. noun((usually in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment: midnight revels.) festa, festeggiamento- reveller- revelry* * *revel /ˈrɛvl/n.(spesso al pl.) bagordi.(to) revel /ˈrɛvl/ (lett. o scherz.)v. i.● to revel in, godere di, crogiolarsi in: He revels in his success, si crogiola nel suo successoreveller, ( USA) revelern.revelling, ( USA) reveling► revelry.* * *I ['revl] II ['revl]1) AE (celebrate) fare baldoria, gozzovigliare2) (enjoy)to revel in sth. — crogiolarsi o bearsi in qcs.
to revel in doing — goderci a o nel fare
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