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2 go for
go for [sb., sth.]1) colloq. (favour, have liking for) preferire, avere una preferenza per [ person]; amare [style of music, literature]2) (apply to) valere per, riguardarethe same goes for you! — lo stesso vale per te! go for [sb.]
3) (attack) (physically) attaccare, assalire; (verbally) attaccare, criticare4)he has a lot going for him — ha un sacco di qualità; go for [sth.]
5) (attempt to achieve) cercare di ottenere [honour, victory]go for it! — colloq. provaci! fallo!
6) (choose) prendere, scegliere* * *(to attack physically or in words: The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met.) scagliarsi contro, attaccare* * *vi + prep1) (attack) lanciarsi contro or su, avventarsi su or contro, fig dare addosso a, attaccare2)(
fam: apply to) that goes for me too — questo vale anche per me3) (fam: like, fancy) andar matto (-a) per* * *go for [sb., sth.]1) colloq. (favour, have liking for) preferire, avere una preferenza per [ person]; amare [style of music, literature]2) (apply to) valere per, riguardarethe same goes for you! — lo stesso vale per te! go for [sb.]
3) (attack) (physically) attaccare, assalire; (verbally) attaccare, criticare4)he has a lot going for him — ha un sacco di qualità; go for [sth.]
5) (attempt to achieve) cercare di ottenere [honour, victory]go for it! — colloq. provaci! fallo!
6) (choose) prendere, scegliere -
3 bring off
bring off [sth.], bring [sth.] off portare a termine [ feat]; concludere [ deal]; strappare [ victory]* * *(to achieve (something attempted): They brought off an unexpected victory.) riuscire* * *vt + adv1) (plan, enterprise) far riuscire, realizzare, (deal) concludere2) (people from wreck) portare in salvo* * *
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