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1 wrinkle
I ['rɪŋkl]1) (on skin) ruga f., grinza f.2) (in fabric) grinza f., piega f.to iron out the wrinkles — fig. appianare le difficoltà
••II 1. ['rɪŋkl]1) raggrinzire, corrugare [ skin]2) spiegazzare, sgualcire [ fabric]2.1) [ skin] raggrinzirsi, corrugarsi* * *['riŋkl] 1. noun(a small crease on the skin (usually on one's face): Her face is full of wrinkles.) ruga2. verb(to (cause to) become full of wrinkles or creases: The damp had wrinkled the pages.) raggrinzire, spiegazzare- wrinkled* * *wrinkle (1) /ˈrɪŋkl/n.grinza; ruga; piega; crespa: the wrinkles on the face of an old man, le rughe sulla faccia di un vecchio; the wrinkles of a dress, le grinze di un vestito ( da donna).wrinkle (2) /ˈrɪŋkl/n. (fam.)1 espediente nuovo; ritrovato; innovazione; trucco: to learn a few wrinkles, imparare qualche trucco2 problemino; piccola grana.(to) wrinkle /ˈrɪŋkl/A v. t.raggrinzare, raggrinzire; corrugare; increspare; spiegazzare: to wrinkle (up) one's forehead, corrugare la fronteB v. i.raggrinzarsi, raggrinzirsi; corrugarsi; incresparsi● to wrinkle one's nose, arricciare il naso □ wrinkled with age, grinzoso (o rugoso) per l'età.* * *I ['rɪŋkl]1) (on skin) ruga f., grinza f.2) (in fabric) grinza f., piega f.to iron out the wrinkles — fig. appianare le difficoltà
••II 1. ['rɪŋkl]1) raggrinzire, corrugare [ skin]2) spiegazzare, sgualcire [ fabric]2.1) [ skin] raggrinzirsi, corrugarsi -
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3 deepen
['diːpən] 1.1) (dig out) scavare [channel, hollow]3) (make lower) abbassare, rendere più grave [voice, tone]4) (make darker) rendere più intenso, caricare [ colour]2.1) [water, wrinkle] diventare più profondo2) fig. (intensify) [admiration, interest, love, mystery, silence] aumentare, diventare più profondo; [ knowledge] approfondirsi; [ crisis] aggravarsi; [rift, gap] allargarsi3) (grow lower) [voice, tone] diventare più grave4) (grow darker) [colour, tan] diventare più intenso; [ darkness] diventare più profondo* * *1) (to make or become deeper: He deepened the hole.) scavare più a fondo; approfondire2) (to increase: His troubles were deepening.) aggravarsi* * *['diːpən] 1.1) (dig out) scavare [channel, hollow]3) (make lower) abbassare, rendere più grave [voice, tone]4) (make darker) rendere più intenso, caricare [ colour]2.1) [water, wrinkle] diventare più profondo2) fig. (intensify) [admiration, interest, love, mystery, silence] aumentare, diventare più profondo; [ knowledge] approfondirsi; [ crisis] aggravarsi; [rift, gap] allargarsi3) (grow lower) [voice, tone] diventare più grave4) (grow darker) [colour, tan] diventare più intenso; [ darkness] diventare più profondo -
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5 crease
I [kriːs]1) (in cloth, paper) (regular) piega f.; (irregular: with iron) falsa piega f., grinza f.2) (in face) grinza f.II 1. [kriːs]verbo transitivo (crumple) sgualcire, spiegazzare [paper, cloth]2.1) [ cloth] sgualcirsi, spiegazzarsi2) [ face] corrugarsi, raggrinzarsi* * *[kri:s] 1. noun1) (a mark made by folding or doubling something: a smart crease in his trousers; My dress was full of creases after being in my suitcase.) piega, sgualcitura2) (in cricket, a line showing the position of the batsman or bowler.) (linea che indica la posizione del lanciatore o quella del battitore)2. verb(to make or become creased: You've creased my newspaper; This fabric creases easily.) spiegazzare, sgualcire* * *[kriːs]1. n2. vtsgualcire, spiegazzare3. vi* * *crease /kri:s/n.1 piega; piegatura3 ( cricket) linea bianca che indica la posizione del lanciatore o quella del battitore: popping crease, linea che indica la posizione corretta del battitore ( oltre la quale rischia l'eliminazione)● crease-resistant, ingualcibile; antipiega.(to) crease /kri:s/A v. t.2 sgualcire; spiegazzare: a badly creased suit, un abito tutto sgualcito; (fig.) Her forehead was creased in thought, immersa nei suoi pensieri, aveva la fronte corrugataB v. i.spiegazzarsi; sgualcirsi: This twill does not crease easily, questo spigato non si sgualcisce facilmente● (fam. GB) to be creased up with laughter, torcersi dalle risa □ well-creased trousers, calzoni con la piega a posto.* * *I [kriːs]1) (in cloth, paper) (regular) piega f.; (irregular: with iron) falsa piega f., grinza f.2) (in face) grinza f.II 1. [kriːs]verbo transitivo (crumple) sgualcire, spiegazzare [paper, cloth]2.1) [ cloth] sgualcirsi, spiegazzarsi2) [ face] corrugarsi, raggrinzarsi -
6 crinkle
I ['krɪŋkl] II 1. ['krɪŋkl]verbo transitivo spiegazzare, increspare [paper, material]; strizzare [ eyes]2.* * *['kriŋkl](to (cause to) wrinkle or curl: The paper is too crinkled for use in my computer's printer.) sgualcire, spiegazzare- crinkly* * *crinkle /ˈkrɪŋkl/n.crespa; grinza; piega; ruga.(to) crinkle /ˈkrɪŋkl/A v. t.1 arricciare; increspare, crespare; pieghettare2 sgualcire; spiegazzare3 far frusciare; far crepitareB v. i.1 arricciarsi; incresparsi; pieghettarsi2 spiegazzarsi; sgualcirsi3 crepitare; frusciare: If you crush paper, it will crinkle, la carta crepita, se la si accartoccia● crinkled paper, carta crespata.* * *I ['krɪŋkl] II 1. ['krɪŋkl]verbo transitivo spiegazzare, increspare [paper, material]; strizzare [ eyes]2. -
7 frown
I [fraʊn]nome cipiglio m., espressione f. accigliataII [fraʊn]verbo intransitivo aggrottare le sopracciglia, accigliarsito frown at sb. — guardare male qcn
- frown on* * *1. verb(to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc): He frowned at her bad behaviour.) accigliarsi, aggrottare le ciglia/sopracciglia2. noun(such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows: a frown of disapproval.) cipiglio* * *[fraʊn]1. n2. vito frown at sth/sb — guardare qc/qn con cipiglio
•* * *frown /fraʊn/n.corrugamento della fronte (per irritazione, preoccupazione, concentrazione); aggrottamento delle sopracciglia; espressione accigliata, preoccupata o concentrata; cipiglio: a worried frown, un'espressione preoccupata; He looked at me with a frown of puzzlement, mi ha guardato corrugando la fronte perplesso; There is a frown on your face, sei accigliato; sei preoccupato per qualcosa.(to) frown /fraʊn/v. i.corrugare la fronte (per irritazione, preoccupazione, concentrazione); aggrottare le sopracciglia; accigliarsi: Why are you frowning?, perché sei accigliato?; He read the letter frowning, lesse la lettera con la fronte corrugata; She frowned him into silence, lei lo ha zittito con un improvviso cipiglio.* * *I [fraʊn]nome cipiglio m., espressione f. accigliataII [fraʊn]verbo intransitivo aggrottare le sopracciglia, accigliarsito frown at sb. — guardare male qcn
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8 furrow
I ['fʌrəʊ] II 1. ['fʌrəʊ]verbo transitivo corrugare [ brow]2.* * *1. noun1) (a line cut into the earth by a plough: The farmer planted potatoes in the furrows.) solco2) (a line in the skin of the face; a wrinkle: The furrows in her forehead made her look older.) ruga2. verb(to make furrows in: Her face was furrowed with worry.) solcare- furrowed* * *furrow /ˈfʌrəʊ/n.1 solco (di aratro, ruote, ecc.)2 ruga3 (naut.) solco della nave; scia4 (archit., falegn.) scanalatura5 (poet.) campo arato● (agric.) furrow press, pressasolco □ (agric.) furrow-slice, porca □ (bot.) furrow-weed, loglio; zizzania.(to) furrow /ˈfʌrəʊ/A v. t.1 aprire solchi in; arare2 segnare con solchi, rughe, ecc.; solcare: a face furrowed by hardships, un viso solcato (o segnato) dalle privazioni4 (archit., falegn.) scanalareB v. i.corrugarsi; incresparsi.* * *I ['fʌrəʊ] II 1. ['fʌrəʊ]verbo transitivo corrugare [ brow]2. -
9 pucker
['pʌkə(r)]2) [ fabric] incresparsi; [ skirt] spiegazzarsi, fare le grinze; [ cloth] stropicciarsi; [ seam] arricciarsi* * *1. verb(to make or become wrinkled.) sgualcirsi2. noun(a wrinkle or fold.) piega* * *pucker /ˈpʌkə(r)/n.2 [u] (fig.) aria corrucciata; agitazione; eccitazione.(to) pucker /ˈpʌkə(r)/A v. t.B v. i.1 corrugarsi; incresparsi; raggrinzarsi● to pucker one's brows, aggrottare le ciglia; corrugare la fronte.* * *['pʌkə(r)] -
10 scowl
I [skaʊl]nome cipiglio m.II [skaʊl]with a scowl — con sguardo severo o corrucciato
verbo intransitivo aggrottare le ciglia, accigliarsi* * *1. verb(to wrinkle the brow in displeasure: He scowled furiously (at her).) aggrottare le ciglia2. noun(angry expression on the face.) cipiglio* * *[skaʊl]1. nespressione f accigliata2. vito scowl at sb — guardare qn in malo modo, guardare qn torvo
* * *scowl /skaʊl/n.cipiglio; sguardo corrucciato (o torvo).(to) scowl /skaʊl/v. i.* * *I [skaʊl]nome cipiglio m.II [skaʊl]with a scowl — con sguardo severo o corrucciato
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11 line *****
I [laɪn] nto draw a line under sth — sottolineare qc, fig dimenticare qc
clothes line — filo or corda del bucato
3) Telec lineahold the line please — resti in linea per cortesia, attenda in linea, per favore
4) (row, series) fila, (queue) fila, codato fall into line with sb/sth — adeguarsi a qn/qc
to step out of line fig — sgarrare
5) (direction, course) linea, direzione fline of attack Mil — piano d'attacco, fig piano d'azione
to follow or take the line of least resistance — seguire la via più facile
line of research/business — settore m di ricerca/d'attività
it's not my line — (fam: speciality) non sono un esperto in materia
to take a strong or firm line on sth — essere deciso (-a) per quanto riguarda qc
to take the line that... — essere del parere che...
to toe or follow the party line — attenersi alla or seguire la linea politica del partito
in line with — in linea con, d'accordo con
along the same lines — dello stesso tipo or genere
6) (of print) riga, (of verse) versoto learn one's lines Theatre — imparare le battute
7) (Rail: route) linea, (shipping company) compagnia di navigazioneto reach or come to the end of the line — (fig: relationship) arrivare a un punto di rottura
8) Comm linea•- line upII [laɪn] vtto line (with) — (clothes) foderare (di), (box) rivestire (di), foderare (di), (subj: trees, crowd) fiancheggiare
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12 screw up
screw up colloq. [ person] piantare un casino; [ company] andare in malora; screw [sth.] up, screw up [sth.]1) (crumple) accartocciare [ piece of paper]to screw up one's eyes, one's face — strizzare gli occhi, fare una smorfia
3) (summon)to screw up the courage to do — trovare il coraggio di fare; screw [sb.] up colloq. scombussolare, innervosire [ person]
* * *1) (to twist or wrinkle (the face or features): The baby screwed up its face and began to cry.) storcere2) (to crumple: She screwed up the letter.) accartocciare3) ((slang) to bungle; to make a mess of: He screwed up again; Plan it carefully - I don't want you to screw things up.) incasinare* * *vt + adv1) (paper, material) spiegazzare2) (fam: ruin) mandare all'ariato screw sb up fig fam — incasinare qn
* * *screw up colloq. [ person] piantare un casino; [ company] andare in malora; screw [sth.] up, screw up [sth.]1) (crumple) accartocciare [ piece of paper]to screw up one's eyes, one's face — strizzare gli occhi, fare una smorfia
3) (summon)to screw up the courage to do — trovare il coraggio di fare; screw [sb.] up colloq. scombussolare, innervosire [ person]
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13 line
I [laɪn]1) (mark) linea f., riga f., segno m.; (shorter, thicker) tratto m.; art. tratto m.; sport (on pitch, court) linea f.; mat. linea f.straight, curved line — linea retta, curva
to put a line through sth. — tirare una linea sopra qcs., barrare qcs.
starting line, finishing line — sport linea di partenza, d'arrivo
to cross the line — sport tagliare il traguardo
the line AB — (in geometry) il segmento AB
2) (of people, cars) fila f.; (of trees) fila f., filare m.; (of footprints) serie f.to stand in a line — essere o stare in fila
to be in line with — [ cooker] essere allineato con [ cupboard]
out of line — [ picture] storto, non allineato
3) fig.to be in line for promotion, for the post of — essere candidato alla promozione, al posto di
4) AE (queue) coda f.6) arch. sart. (outline shape) linea f.7) (boundary) linea f. di confine, confine m.state line — confine di stato, frontiera
8) (rope) corda f., filo m.; pesc. lenza f.9) el. (cable) linea f. (elettrica)10) tel. (connection) linea f.to be on the line to sb. — essere in linea con qcn.
to get off the line — colloq. riattaccare
12) (in genealogy) linea f., discendenza f.to trace one's line back to sb. — far risalire le proprie origini a qcn.
13) (in prose) riga f.; (in poetry) verso m.; (of music) rigo m.a line from — una citazione da [ poem]
to learn one's lines — teatr. imparare la parte
14) (conformity)to fall into line with — [ person] allinearsi, conformarsi a [ view]
to bring sth. into line with — conformare qcs. a
to keep sb. in line — fare rigare dritto qcn.
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — i nostri prezzi non sono allineati a quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line — [ remark] essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! — colloq. stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!
15) colloq. (piece of information)to have a line on sb., sth. — avere delle informazioni su qcn., qcs.
16) (stance)to take a firm line with sb. — seguire la linea dura con qcn.
17) comm. linea f. (di prodotti)18) mil.19) (equator)20) colloq. (of cocaine) pista f.21) in line withto be in line with — essere in linea con [trend, view]
to increase in line with — aumentare proporzionalmente o parallelamente a
••all along the line, right down the line — su tutta la linea
II [laɪn]somewhere along the line — (at point in time) in un certo momento; (at stage) da qualche parte
1) (stand along) [ trees] fiancheggiare [ route]; [ spectators] essere disposto lungo [ street]2) (mark)to be lined with — essere segnato da [ worry]
•- line upIII [laɪn]* * *I 1. noun1) ((a piece of) thread, cord, rope etc: She hung the washing on the line; a fishing-rod and line.)2) (a long, narrow mark, streak or stripe: She drew straight lines across the page; a dotted/wavy line.)3) (outline or shape especially relating to length or direction: The ship had very graceful lines; A dancer uses a mirror to improve his line.)4) (a groove on the skin; a wrinkle.)5) (a row or group of objects or persons arranged side by side or one behind the other: The children stood in a line; a line of trees.)6) (a short letter: I'll drop him a line.)7) (a series or group of persons which come one after the other especially in the same family: a line of kings.)8) (a track or direction: He pointed out the line of the new road; a new line of research.)9) (the railway or a single track of the railway: Passengers must cross the line by the bridge only.)10) (a continuous system (especially of pipes, electrical or telephone cables etc) connecting one place with another: a pipeline; a line of communication; All (telephone) lines are engaged.)11) (a row of written or printed words: The letter contained only three lines; a poem of sixteen lines.)12) (a regular service of ships, aircraft etc: a shipping line.)13) (a group or class (of goods for sale) or a field of activity, interest etc: This has been a very popular new line; Computers are not really my line.)14) (an arrangement of troops, especially when ready to fight: fighting in the front line.)2. verb1) (to form lines along: Crowds lined the pavement to see the Queen.)2) (to mark with lines.)•- lineage- linear- lined- liner- lines- linesman
- hard lines!
- in line for
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- out of line with
- line up
- read between the lines II verb1) (to cover on the inside: She lined the box with newspaper.)2) (to put a lining in: She lined the dress with silk.)•- lined- liner- lining* * *I [laɪn]1) (mark) linea f., riga f., segno m.; (shorter, thicker) tratto m.; art. tratto m.; sport (on pitch, court) linea f.; mat. linea f.straight, curved line — linea retta, curva
to put a line through sth. — tirare una linea sopra qcs., barrare qcs.
starting line, finishing line — sport linea di partenza, d'arrivo
to cross the line — sport tagliare il traguardo
the line AB — (in geometry) il segmento AB
2) (of people, cars) fila f.; (of trees) fila f., filare m.; (of footprints) serie f.to stand in a line — essere o stare in fila
to be in line with — [ cooker] essere allineato con [ cupboard]
out of line — [ picture] storto, non allineato
3) fig.to be in line for promotion, for the post of — essere candidato alla promozione, al posto di
4) AE (queue) coda f.6) arch. sart. (outline shape) linea f.7) (boundary) linea f. di confine, confine m.state line — confine di stato, frontiera
8) (rope) corda f., filo m.; pesc. lenza f.9) el. (cable) linea f. (elettrica)10) tel. (connection) linea f.to be on the line to sb. — essere in linea con qcn.
to get off the line — colloq. riattaccare
12) (in genealogy) linea f., discendenza f.to trace one's line back to sb. — far risalire le proprie origini a qcn.
13) (in prose) riga f.; (in poetry) verso m.; (of music) rigo m.a line from — una citazione da [ poem]
to learn one's lines — teatr. imparare la parte
14) (conformity)to fall into line with — [ person] allinearsi, conformarsi a [ view]
to bring sth. into line with — conformare qcs. a
to keep sb. in line — fare rigare dritto qcn.
our prices are out of line with those of our competitors — i nostri prezzi non sono allineati a quelli dei nostri concorrenti
to be (way) out of line — [ remark] essere completamente fuori luogo
you're way out of line! — colloq. stai esagerando! hai proprio passato il limite!
15) colloq. (piece of information)to have a line on sb., sth. — avere delle informazioni su qcn., qcs.
16) (stance)to take a firm line with sb. — seguire la linea dura con qcn.
17) comm. linea f. (di prodotti)18) mil.19) (equator)20) colloq. (of cocaine) pista f.21) in line withto be in line with — essere in linea con [trend, view]
to increase in line with — aumentare proporzionalmente o parallelamente a
••all along the line, right down the line — su tutta la linea
II [laɪn]somewhere along the line — (at point in time) in un certo momento; (at stage) da qualche parte
1) (stand along) [ trees] fiancheggiare [ route]; [ spectators] essere disposto lungo [ street]2) (mark)to be lined with — essere segnato da [ worry]
•- line upIII [laɪn]
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