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1 weep
I [wiːp] II 1. [wiːp] 2.1)to weep with — piangere di [relief, joy]
* * *[wi:p]past tense, past participle - wept; verb(to shed tears: She wept when she heard the terrible news; They wept tears of happiness.) piangere* * *[wiːp] wept vb: pt, pp1. vt(tears) versare, piangere2. vi3. n* * *weep /wi:p/n.(usato al sing.) (lett.) pianto; sfogo di pianto● to have a good weep, piangere a calde lacrime; farsi un bel pianto □ to have a little weep, versare qualche lacrimuccia.(to) weep /wi:p/(pass. e p. p. wept)A v. i.1 piangere; lacrimare: to weep for joy [with pain], piangere di gioia [per il dolore]; to weep for a dead son, piangere un figlio morto; to weep over one's sad fate, piangere sul proprio triste destino2 colare; trasudare; stillare: Cold pipes weep in hot weather, le tubazioni fredde trasudano quando fa caldoB v. t.2 trasudare; stillare● to weep away, continuare a piangere; passare ( il tempo, ecc.) a piangere □ to weep oneself out, piangere a più non posso; piangere come una vite tagliata □ to weep oneself to sleep, piangere fino ad addormentarsi □ That's nothing to weep over, non è cosa da piangerci su; c'è poco da piangere.* * *I [wiːp] II 1. [wiːp] 2.1)to weep with — piangere di [relief, joy]
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2 tearful
['tɪəfl]2) spreg. (marked by tears) [farewell, reunion] lacrimevole* * *1) (inclined to cry or weep; with much crying or weeping: She was very tearful; a tearful farewell.) in lacrime2) (covered with tears: tearful faces.) piangente, in lacrime* * *tearful /ˈtɪəfl/a.1 piangente; in lacrime; lacrimoso2 lacrimevole, lagrimevole; doloroso; triste: a tearful event, un avvenimento doloroso; tearful news, notizie tristi● to feel tearful, aver voglia di piangeretearfully avv. tearfulness n. [u].* * *['tɪəfl]2) spreg. (marked by tears) [farewell, reunion] lacrimevole -
3 cry
I [kraɪ]1) (shout, call) (of person) grido m., urlo m.; (of bird) verso m., richiamo m.there were cries of "shame!" — la gente gridava allo scandalo
2) (weep)to have a good cry — colloq. farsi un bel pianto
3)to be in full cry — [ pack of hounds] abbaiare forte
the press were in full cry against them — BE fig. la stampa si scagliava o si accaniva contro di loro
••II 1. [kraɪ]this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born — non c'è confronto fra questa piccola casa e il palazzo in cui è nata
1) (shout)"look out!" he cried — "attenzione!" gridò
2) (weep)2.to cry with laughter — ridere fino alle lacrime, piangere dal ridere
•- cry down- cry off- cry out••to cry one's eyes o heart out — piangere tutte le proprie lacrime, piangere a dirotto
* * *1. verb1) (to let tears come from the eyes; to weep: She cried when she heard of the old man's death.) piangere2) ((often with out) to shout out (a loud sound): She cried out for help.) gridare2. noun1) (a shout: a cry of triumph.) grido2) (a time of weeping: The baby had a little cry before he went to sleep.) pianto3) (the sound made by some animals: the cry of a wolf.) verso, richiamo•- cry off* * *I [kraɪ]1) (shout, call) (of person) grido m., urlo m.; (of bird) verso m., richiamo m.there were cries of "shame!" — la gente gridava allo scandalo
2) (weep)to have a good cry — colloq. farsi un bel pianto
3)to be in full cry — [ pack of hounds] abbaiare forte
the press were in full cry against them — BE fig. la stampa si scagliava o si accaniva contro di loro
••II 1. [kraɪ]this small house is a far cry from the palace where she was born — non c'è confronto fra questa piccola casa e il palazzo in cui è nata
1) (shout)"look out!" he cried — "attenzione!" gridò
2) (weep)2.to cry with laughter — ridere fino alle lacrime, piangere dal ridere
•- cry down- cry off- cry out••to cry one's eyes o heart out — piangere tutte le proprie lacrime, piangere a dirotto
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4 cry ****
[kraɪ]1. n1) (call, shout) grido, urlo, (of animal) versoit's a far cry from... fig — è tutt'un'altra cosa da...
with a cry, she rushed forward — con un grido si lanciò in avanti
"jobs, not bombs" was their cry — "lavoro non bombe" era il loro slogan
2)she had a good cry — si è fatta un bel pianto2. vi1) (also: cry out) (call out, shout) gridare, urlare"you're wrong," he cried — "hai torto," gridò
2) (weep) piangere3. vt1) gridare, urlare2)to cry o.s. to sleep — piangere fino ad addormentarsi
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5 howl
I [haʊl] II 1. [haʊl]verbo transitivo gridare, urlare (at a)2.verbo intransitivo [ child] urlare, gridare; [dog, wind] ululare* * *1. verb1) (to make a long, loud cry: The wolves howled; He howled with pain; We howled with laughter.) ululare; urlare2) ((of wind) to make a similar sound: The wind howled through the trees.) mugghiare2. noun(such a cry: a howl of pain; howls of laughter.) ululato, urlo- howler* * *[haʊl]1. n(of animal) ululatohowls of laughter — scrosci mpl di risate
2. vi3. vt•* * *howl /haʊl/n.1 ululato; ululo; urlo lamentoso; lamento; gemito; mugolio: the howls of a dog, gli ululati d'un cane2 grido; urlo; strillo; schiamazzo: a howl of pain, un urlo di dolore; howls of derision, grida di derisione(to) howl /haʊl/A v. i.1 ululare; urlare lamentosamente; ( di un bimbo, ecc.) strillare; lamentarsi; mugghiare: The wolves were howling, i lupi ululavano; The storm howled through the sails, la tempesta mugghiava fra le vele; He howled with ( o in) pain, urlava per il dolore2 urlare; gridare; schiamazzareB v. t.● to howl defiance, lanciare una sfida a gran voce □ to howl down a speaker, far tacere un oratore a forza di urla; subissare di urla un oratore □ (fam.) to howl with laughter, sbellicarsi dalle risa.* * *I [haʊl] II 1. [haʊl]verbo transitivo gridare, urlare (at a)2.verbo intransitivo [ child] urlare, gridare; [dog, wind] ululare -
6 tear
I [tɪə(r)]nome gener. pl. lacrima f.it brought tears to her eyes, it moved her to tears le fece venire le lacrime agli occhi; there were tears in his eyes — aveva le lacrime agli occhi
••II [teə(r)]to end in tears — [ game] finire in lacrime; [campaign, experiment] finire male
1) (from strain) strappo m. (in in); (on nail, hook) rottura f. (in di)2) med. lacerazione f.III 1. [teə(r)]to tear sth. from o out of strappare qcs. da [ notepad]; to tear a hole in sth. fare uno strappo o un buco in qcs.; to tear [sth.] to pieces o bits o shreds strappare [ fabric]; demolire [ object]; fig. demolire [proposal, film]; to tear sb. to pieces fig. fare a pezzi o distruggere qcn.; to tear one's hair (out) strapparsi i capelli (anche fig.); to tear a muscle — strapparsi un muscolo
2) (remove by force) strappare ( from, off da)to be torn between — essere combattuto tra [options, persons]
4) (divided)2.1) (rip) strapparsito tear into — fare un buco in [ cloth]
2) (rush)to tear out, off, past — uscire, andarsene, passare di corsa
to tear at — [ animal] dilaniare [ prey]; [ person] trascinare [ rubble]
4) colloq. (criticize)to tear into — criticare duramente [person, film]
•- tear off- tear out- tear up••that's torn it! — BE colloq. ci mancava solo questa!
* * *I [tiə] noun(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.)- tearful- tearfully
- tearfulness
- tear gas
- tear-stained
- in tears II 1. [teə] past tense - tore; verb1) ((sometimes with off etc) to make a split or hole in (something), intentionally or unintentionally, with a sudden or violent pulling action, or to remove (something) from its position by such an action or movement: He tore the photograph into pieces; You've torn a hole in your jacket; I tore the picture out of a magazine.)2) (to become torn: Newspapers tear easily.)3) (to rush: He tore along the road.)2. noun(a hole or split made by tearing: There's a tear in my dress.)- be torn between one thing and another- be torn between
- tear oneself away
- tear away
- tear one's hair
- tear up* * *tear (1) /tɛə(r)/n.1 lacerazione; rottura; squarcio; strappo; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- There's a tear in the material down the side, c'è uno strappo nel tessuto su un fianco3 (fam.) scatto; spunto; corsa a precipizio● tear notch, piccola tacca che agevola lo strappo ( negli involucri di plastica, ecc.) □ (fam.) to go full tear, andare a spron battuto; andare a razzo (fam.).♦ tear (2) /tɪə(r)/n.1 lacrima, lagrima: The girl burst into tears, la ragazza è scoppiata in lacrime; to shed tears, versare (o stillare) lacrime; to weep bitter tears, piangere lacrime amare; in tears, in lacrime; piangente; piangendo; to move sb. to tears, far venire le lacrime agli occhi a q.; to reduce sb. to tears, ridurre q. in lacrime; fare piangere q.; to find sb. in tears, trovar q. in lacrime; to burst into tear, scoppiare in lacrime; to be close to tears, stare per piangere; to cry tears of joy, piangere lacrime di gioia; to dry one's tears, asciugarsi le lacrime; to fight back tears, trattenere le lacrime● (mil.) tear bomb, bomba lacrimogena; candelotto □ (archeol.) tear bottle, vaso lacrimale; lacrimatoio □ (anat.) tear duct, condotto lacrimale □ (mil.) tear gas, gas lacrimogeno □ tear gland, ghiandola lacrimale □ tear-jerker, (fam.) romanzo (film, racconto, ecc.) strappalacrime □ tear-jerking, (fam.) strappalacrime □ a tear-stained face, un viso rigato di lacrime.♦ (to) tear /tɛə(r)/A v. t.1 lacerare; stracciare; squarciare; rompere; strappare: to tear a piece of cloth in two, strappare in due un pezzo di stoffa; to tear st. to pieces, stracciare qc.; to tear asunder, fare a pezzi; stracciare; She tore her skirt on a thorn, uno spino le fece uno strappo nella gonna; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- I'm sure we didn't tear the sofa delivering it, sono sicuro che non abbiamo strappato il divano nel trasportarlo; to tear a ligament, strapparsi un legamento; to tear one's skin, lacerarsi la pelle; to tear two pages out of an exercise-book, strappare due pagine da un quaderno2 ( anche fig.) dilaniare; straziare: The hunter was torn to pieces by a lion, il cacciatore è stato dilaniato (o fatto a pezzi) da un leone; a party torn by factions, un partito dilaniato dalle correnti (o dalle fazioni); He was torn by jealousy, era straziato (o tormentato) dalla gelosiaB v. i.1 lacerarsi; stracciarsi; squarciarsi; rompersi; strapparsi: This cloth tears easily, questa stoffa si straccia facilmente2 (fam.) andare a tutta velocità; correre velocemente; precipitarsi: He tore into the room, si è precipitato nella stanza● to tear a hole, fare un buco: The nail tore a hole in her dress, il chiodo le fece un buco nel vestito □ ( slang) to tear it, guastar tutto; sciupar tutto □ to tear st. in two, strappare qc. in due □ to tear open, aprire ( una lettera, un pacco, ecc.: strappando la busta o l'involucro) □ to tear to bits (o to shreds), spezzettare, sminuzzare; (fig.) fare a pezzi, stroncare, criticare violentemente □ (fam.) That's torn it!, è finita!; bell'affare!; siamo nei guai!* * *I [tɪə(r)]nome gener. pl. lacrima f.it brought tears to her eyes, it moved her to tears le fece venire le lacrime agli occhi; there were tears in his eyes — aveva le lacrime agli occhi
••II [teə(r)]to end in tears — [ game] finire in lacrime; [campaign, experiment] finire male
1) (from strain) strappo m. (in in); (on nail, hook) rottura f. (in di)2) med. lacerazione f.III 1. [teə(r)]to tear sth. from o out of strappare qcs. da [ notepad]; to tear a hole in sth. fare uno strappo o un buco in qcs.; to tear [sth.] to pieces o bits o shreds strappare [ fabric]; demolire [ object]; fig. demolire [proposal, film]; to tear sb. to pieces fig. fare a pezzi o distruggere qcn.; to tear one's hair (out) strapparsi i capelli (anche fig.); to tear a muscle — strapparsi un muscolo
2) (remove by force) strappare ( from, off da)to be torn between — essere combattuto tra [options, persons]
4) (divided)2.1) (rip) strapparsito tear into — fare un buco in [ cloth]
2) (rush)to tear out, off, past — uscire, andarsene, passare di corsa
to tear at — [ animal] dilaniare [ prey]; [ person] trascinare [ rubble]
4) colloq. (criticize)to tear into — criticare duramente [person, film]
•- tear off- tear out- tear up••that's torn it! — BE colloq. ci mancava solo questa!
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7 ♦ salt
♦ salt /sɔ:lt/A n.1 [u] (chim., farm.) sale; sale marino (o da cucina); (fig.) criterio, senno; (fig.) sapore, succo: table salt, sale da tavola; common salt, sale comune; cooking salt, sale grosso; Epsom salt, sale inglese ( purgativo); Risk is the salt of life, il rischio dà sapore alla vita3 salinaB a. attr.● salt-and-pepper, pepe e sale (agg.); (fam. USA) interrazziale; ( slang) auto della polizia; marijuana scadente □ salt-and-pepper hair, capelli brizzolati □ (chim.) salt cake, solfato di sodio □ (GB) salt cellar, saliera ( con il tappo perforato) □ (geogr.) salt desert, deserto salato □ (geol.) salt dome, duomo salino; cupola salina □ (geogr.) salt flat, piana di sale; letto di lago salato prosciugatosi □ (med.) salt-free diet, dieta senza sale; dieta sodiopenica □ (ind. ceramica) salt glaze, smaltatura a sale □ (geogr.) salt lake, lago salato □ salt lick, terreno ricco di salgemma ( dove i selvatici vanno a leccare il sale); blocco di sale per il bestiame domestico □ (geogr.) salt marsh, palude costiera salmastra □ salt meadow, prato ricco di salgemma □ salt-mine, miniera di sale: (fig.) Back to the salt-mines!, si torna al duro lavoro! □ ( Bibbia) the salt of the earth, il sale della terra (fig.); i migliori; gli eletti; brava gente □ salt pit, miniera di salgemma; salina □ ( USA) salt rising, lievito □ salt spoon, cucchiaino per il sale □ ( USA) salt truck, camion spandisale □ salt well, pozzo d'acqua salata □ salt wit, spirito arguto, mordace □ ( di cibo) in salt, sotto sale □ (fig.) to take st. with a pinch (o a grain) of salt, prendere qc. ‘cum grano salis’ (o con un po' di buonsenso).
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