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1 Trojan
['trəʊdʒən] 1.aggettivo troiano2.the Trojan War, horse — la guerra, il cavallo di Troia
nome stor. troiano m. (-a)••to work like a Trojan — BE lavorare come un forsennato
* * *Trojan /ˈtrəʊdʒən/A a.(stor.) troiano; di Troia: the Trojan War, la guerra di TroiaB n.1 (stor.) troiano2 (fig.) persona determinata, decisa, energica● Trojan horse, cavallo di Troia ( anche fig.); (comput.) cavallo di Troia; trojan (horse) ( programma dall'aspetto innocuo ma che in realtà ha funzionalità nefaste) □ to work like a Trojan, lavorare come un mulo; sgobbare.* * *['trəʊdʒən] 1.aggettivo troiano2.the Trojan War, horse — la guerra, il cavallo di Troia
nome stor. troiano m. (-a)••to work like a Trojan — BE lavorare come un forsennato
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2 work *****
[wɜːk]1. n1) (gen) lavoroto set to work (on); start work (on) — mettersi al lavoro (a)
to make short or quick work of — (sth) sbrigare in fretta, fig, (fam: sb) sistemare subito
2) (employment, job) lavoroto put or throw sb out of work — licenziare qn
3) (product: of writer, musician, scholar) operagood works — opere fpl buone
work of art/reference — opera d'arte/di consultazione
See:2. vt1) (students, employees) far lavorareto work o.s. to death — ammazzarsi di lavoro
2) (operate) azionareto work one's passage on a ship — pagarsi il viaggio su una nave lavorando (a bordo della stessa)
to work o.s. into a rage — andare in bestia
4) (shape: metal, dough, clay, wood) lavorare, (exploit: mine) sfruttare, (land) coltivare, (Sewing: design) ricamare3. vi1) lavorareto work towards/for sth — lavorare in vista di/per qc
to work at or on sth — (essay, project) lavorare su qc
to work to rule Industry — fare uno sciopero bianco
2) (machine, plan, brain) funzionare, (drug, medicine) fare effetto3) (mouth, face, jaws) contrarsi4) (move gradually) muoversi pian pianoto work loose — (screw) allentarsi
•- work in- work off- work on- work out- work up
См. также в других словарях:
work like a Trojan — old fashioned phrase to work very hard Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: Trojan * * * work like a Trojan (or Trojans) work extremely hard * * * work like a Trojan … Useful english dictionary
work like a Trojan — ► work like a Trojan work extremely hard. Main Entry: ↑Trojan … English terms dictionary
work like a trojan — work like a dog/trojan to work very hard. He worked like a dog all day to finish the wallpapering … New idioms dictionary
work like a Trojan — work extremely hard. → Trojan … English new terms dictionary
work like a Trojan — old fashioned to work very hard … English dictionary
work like a dog — work like a dog/trojan to work very hard. He worked like a dog all day to finish the wallpapering … New idioms dictionary
Trojan — ► NOUN ▪ an inhabitant of ancient Troy in Asia Minor. ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to Troy. ● work like a Trojan Cf. ↑work like a Trojan … English terms dictionary
Trojan — 1.) trademark a type of ↑condom sold in the US 2.) old fashioned work like a Trojan to work very hard … Dictionary of contemporary English
Trojan — n. (misc.) to work like a Trojan ( to work very hard ) * * * (misc.) to work like a Trojan ( to work very hard ) … Combinatory dictionary
Trojan — Tro|jan1 [ troudʒən ] noun count someone from the ancient city of Troy, which was destroyed in a war by the Greeks work like a Trojan OLD FASHIONED to work very hard Trojan Tro|jan 2 [ troudʒən ] adjective 1. ) someone who is Trojan is from the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Trojan — /troh jeuhn/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants. n. 2. a native or inhabitant of Troy. 3. a person who shows pluck, determination, or energy: to work like a Trojan. [bef. 900; ME; OE Troian < L Trojanus, equiv. to… … Universalium