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I [skiːm]1) (systematic plan) piano m., progetto m.a scheme for sth., for doing — un piano per qcs., per fare
2) BE amm. (system) sistema m., progetto m. (governativo)3) spreg. (impractical idea) progetto m. (impossibile), idea f. (balzana)4) (plot) intrigo m., complotto m.5) (design) (for house, garden etc.) progetto m., disegno m.••in the scheme of things,... — considerando la situazione nel suo insieme,...
II [skiːm]he was unsure how he fitted into the scheme of things — non sapeva quale era il suo posto nell'ordine delle cose
verbo intransitivo spreg. complottare, tramare* * *[ski:m] 1. noun1) (a plan or arrangement; a way of doing something: a colour scheme for the room; There are various schemes for improving the roads.) piano, progetto2) (a (usually secret) dishonest plan: His schemes to steal the money were discovered.) intrigo, complotto2. verb(to make (especially dishonest) schemes: He was punished for scheming against the President; They have all been scheming for my dismissal.) complottare, tramare- schemer- scheming* * *I [skiːm]1) (systematic plan) piano m., progetto m.a scheme for sth., for doing — un piano per qcs., per fare
2) BE amm. (system) sistema m., progetto m. (governativo)3) spreg. (impractical idea) progetto m. (impossibile), idea f. (balzana)4) (plot) intrigo m., complotto m.5) (design) (for house, garden etc.) progetto m., disegno m.••in the scheme of things,... — considerando la situazione nel suo insieme,...
II [skiːm]he was unsure how he fitted into the scheme of things — non sapeva quale era il suo posto nell'ordine delle cose
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2 ♦ dream
♦ dream /dri:m/A n.1 sogno: to have a dream, fare un sogno; I had a lovely dream, ho fatto un sogno bellissimo; a recurring dream, un sogno ricorrente; The idea came to him in a dream, l'idea gli è venuta in sogno; sweet dreams!, sogni d'oro!; to have bad dreams, fare brutti sogni; This hat is a dream!, questo cappellino è un sogno!2 sogno, ambizione: to pursue [to fulfil] one's dreams, perseguire [realizzare] i propri sogni; dreams of happiness [success], sogni di felicità [successo]; He has dreams of being a great scientist, sogna di diventare un grande scienziatoB a. attr.di sogno: a dream holiday [home, job], una vacanza [una casa, un lavoro] di sogno● dream book, libro dei sogni □ the dream team, ( sport, USA) la nazionale americana di pallacanestro; (fig. fam.) la migliore delle équipe possibili □ (fig.) dream ticket, biglietto per il successo: They hope they are the dream ticket that can win the election for the party, sperano che siano il biglietto per il successo che potrà far trionfare il partito alle elezioni □ dream world, il mondo della fantasia (o dell'irrealtà); il paese dei sogni □ a dream come true, la realizzazione di un sogno: Winning the championship was a dream come true, vincere il campionato è stata la realizzazione di un sogno □ beyond one's wildest dreams, al di là delle migliori aspettative □ in a dream, in uno stato trasognato: She spent the rest of the day in a dream, ha passato il resto della giornata in uno stato trasognato □ (fam., iron.) in your dreams!, te lo sogni! □ like a dream, a meraviglia; alla perfezione: It worked like a dream, ha funzionato alla perfezione □ Not (o never) in one's wildest dreams, nemmeno nei propri sogni più azzardati: Never in her wildest dreams did she think the album would be this successful, nemmeno nei suoi sogni più azzardati si immaginava che l'album avrebbe avuto tutto questo successo.♦ (to) dream /dri:m/1 sognare, sognarsi ( anche fig.): I dreamed that I could fly, mi sono sognato che potevo volare; I dreamed about you last night, ti ho sognato la notte scorsa; The sailors dreamt of home, i marinai sognavano casa; She dreamed of becoming a doctor, sognava di diventare medico; She has a job most of us can only dream about, fa un lavoro che la maggior parte di noi può solo sognare; I wouldn't dream of telling anyone, non me lo sognerei neanche di dirlo a qualcuno; I never dreamt she would tell anyone, non mi sarei mai sognato che lo dicesse a qualcuno2 fantasticare: Stop dreaming and get on with your work, smettila di fantasticare e vai avanti con il lavoro● to dream away one's time [life], passare il tempo [la vita] in fantasticherie □ (fam., iron.) dream on!, te lo sogni! □ to dream a dream, fare un sogno □ (fam.) to dream up, sognare; immaginare; (spreg.) escogitare, inventare: to dream up some excuse [a scheme, a plan], escogitare una qualche scusa [un sistema, un piano]: What new scheme has he dreamed up now?, quale nuovo sistema ha escogitato adesso?
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think — v 1. conceive, imagine, image, picture; ideate, form an image of, think of, dream up; dream, envisage, visualize, make up, conjure, feature; concoct, hatch, brew, fabricate, fashion, form, formulate. 2. meditate, ponder, reason, deliberate;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
think up something — think up (something) to invent something. She used to think up funny things just to make him laugh. Sitting in the school yard, I thought up a scheme to get the older boys on my side. They had to do something fast, and they were smart to actually … New idioms dictionary
think up — (something) to invent something. She used to think up funny things just to make him laugh. Sitting in the school yard, I thought up a scheme to get the older boys on my side. They had to do something fast, and they were smart to actually think… … New idioms dictionary
dream — n 1. vision, nightmare; apparition, will o the wisp, ignis fatuus, chimera, fairy; phantom, shade, specter, ghost, wraith, incubus, succubus, bugbear; fantasy, phantasm, phantasma, Lit. fantasia, Inf. pipe dream, romance; figment, figment of the… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
scheme — n 1. plan, design, intent, purpose, intention; objective, end, aim, object; program, project, enterprise; proposal, suggestion, idea, thought; fancy, dream, daydream, vision, air castle, castle in the air, castle in Spain, Inf. pie in the sky,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
day dream — think of something pleasant and enjoyable, have a pleasant and dreamy series of thoughts; envision a scheme … English contemporary dictionary
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conceive — v 1. think, opine, conjecture, surmise, fancy; speculate, suppose, assume, presume, Archaic. trow; reckon, perceive, apprehend, understand, comprehend, see; contrive, devise, cogitate, concoct, excogitate; plot, plan, compass, design, purpose;… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
concoct — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. prepare, invent, devise, contrive; brew; mix, cook; plan, make up, hatch. See preparation, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To make by combining ingredients] Syn. compound, prepare, formulate; see … English dictionary for students
cook up — verb 1. prepare or cook by mixing ingredients (Freq. 1) concoct a strange mixture • Syn: ↑concoct • Derivationally related forms: ↑concoction (for: ↑concoct) … Useful english dictionary
