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81 drive back
drive back (ri)tornare in autoEx:to drive there and back in one day — andare lì e tornare in un giorno; drive back [sth., sb.], drive [sth., sb.] back/Ex:1) (repel) respingere [crowd, animals]2) aut. riportare [car, passenger]* * *vt + adv(person, army) respingere, ributtare indietro* * *drive back (ri)tornare in autoEx:to drive there and back in one day — andare lì e tornare in un giorno; drive back [sth., sb.], drive [sth., sb.] back/Ex:1) (repel) respingere [crowd, animals]2) aut. riportare [car, passenger] -
82 bend back
bend back [ person] piegarsi all'indietro; bend [sth.] back, bend back [sth.] (to original position) raddrizzare [book, pin]; (away from natural position) ripiegare [book, pin]to bend sth. back into shape — raddrizzare qcs
* * *bend back [ person] piegarsi all'indietro; bend [sth.] back, bend back [sth.] (to original position) raddrizzare [book, pin]; (away from natural position) ripiegare [book, pin]to bend sth. back into shape — raddrizzare qcs
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83 ■ set back
■ set backv. t. + avv.3 impedire, ostacolare; rallentare; ritardare ( un progetto, ecc.); far ritardare (q.): to set back economic growth, impedire lo sviluppo economico; to set back output, rallentare la produzione; The harvest was set back by bad weather, il raccolto è stato ritardato dal cattivo tempo5 mettere indietro ( un orologio): (fig.) to set the clock back to cold war times, riportare indietro l'orologio della storia ai tempi della guerra fredda7 (fam.) costare ( una somma rilevante) a (q.): The new car has set me back a fair bit, la macchina nuova mi è costata un bel po' (di soldi) □ (fam.) to set sb. back on his heels, lasciare q. di stucco. -
84 answer back
answer back ribattere; answer [sb.] back BE ribattere, rispondere male (a qcn.)* * *vi + adv* * *answer back ribattere; answer [sb.] back BE ribattere, rispondere male (a qcn.) -
85 cut back
1) (reduce) ridurre [production, spending] (to a)2) (prune) potare* * *to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) ridurre* * *1. vi + adv(on costs etc) limitare or tagliare le spese, (on staff) ridurre il personale2. vt + adv(plants) potare, (production, expenditure, staff) ridurre* * *1) (reduce) ridurre [production, spending] (to a)2) (prune) potare -
86 ring back
* * *(to telephone (someone who has telephoned): If he is busy at the moment, he can ring me back; He'll ring back tomorrow.) richiamare, ritelefonare* * *vt + adv BritTelec richiamare* * * -
87 sit back
1) (lean back) appoggiarsi (all'indietro)2) (relax) distendersi* * *(to rest and take no part in an activity: He just sat back and let it all happen.) (restare impassibile)* * *vi + adv(in seat) appoggiarsi allo schienale, (doing nothing) stare con le mani in mano* * *1) (lean back) appoggiarsi (all'indietro)2) (relax) distendersi -
88 throw back
we have been thrown back on our own resources — fig. abbiamo dovuto ricorrere a mezzi propri
* * *vt + adv1) (return: ball) rinviare2) (head, hair) buttare all'indietro, (shoulders) raddrizzare* * *we have been thrown back on our own resources — fig. abbiamo dovuto ricorrere a mezzi propri
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89 ■ send back
■ send backv. t. + avv.2 rimandare; rispedire: She sent back the parcel unopened, ha rispedito il pacco senza aprirlo □ to send back for, mandare (q.) indietro a prendere (qc.); mandare a chiedere (qc.); far venire, mandare a chiamare, chiedere l'intervento di: to send back for more policemen, chiedere l'intervento di altri poliziotti; chiedere rinforzi.NOTA D'USO: - to return o to send back?- -
90 ■ turn back
■ turn backA v. i. + avv.1 tornare indietro; tornare sui propri passi: The storm forced us to turn back, il temporale ci costrinse a tornare indietro2 piegarsi all'indietro; ripiegarsi; The lid turns back to show the contents of the box, il coperchio si piega all'indietro per rendere visibile il contenuto della scatolaB v. t. + avv.1 piegare, ripiegare, fare la piega a ( lenzuola, coperte, ecc.); piegare, fare un'orecchia a ( una pagina di libro, ecc.); alzare ( una coperta) piegando un lembo2 mandare indietro; rimandare; respingere: The Mexican workers were turned back at the border, i lavoratori messicani sono stati respinti al confine4 ( calcio, ecc.) rilanciare, toccare indietro ( la palla) □ to turn the clock back, rimettere indietro l'orologio; (fig.) andare contro il progresso □ to turn back to one's work, rimettersi al lavoro. -
91 call back
1) (on phone) richiamare, ritelefonare* * *1. vt + advTelec ritelefonare a, richiamare2. vi + advI'll call back later — (on the phone) richiamo più tardi, (in person) ripasso più tardi
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92 carry back
carry back [sth.], carry [sth.] back riportare [ object]; carry [sb.] back (in memory) riportare alla mente [ person]* * *vt + adv(also), (fig: remind) riportare* * *carry back [sth.], carry [sth.] back riportare [ object]; carry [sb.] back (in memory) riportare alla mente [ person] -
93 fold back
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94 roll back
roll [sth.] back, roll back [sth.]1) (push back) arrotolare (rovesciando) [ carpet]* * *vt + advarrotolare, togliere arrotolando* * *roll [sth.] back, roll back [sth.]1) (push back) arrotolare (rovesciando) [ carpet] -
95 trace back
trace [sth.] back, trace back [sth.] ricondurre, fare risalire (to a)* * *vt + adv* * *trace [sth.] back, trace back [sth.] ricondurre, fare risalire (to a) -
96 claim back
to claim sth. back on expenses — farsi risarcire una parte delle spese
* * *to claim sth. back on expenses — farsi risarcire una parte delle spese
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97 whip back
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98 ■ roll back
■ roll backv. t. + avv.1 respingere ( il nemico, un attacco); (fig.) cancellare; annullare: History shows us that you can't roll back the progress of liberty, la storia ci mostra che non si può annullare il progresso della libertà2 far tornare indietro ( il tempo): to roll back the years, tornare indietro negli anni; I wish I could roll back time, vorrei poter tornare indietro nel tempo -
99 fight back
fight back rispondere a un attacco, contrattaccare; (emotionally) reagire; fight back [sth.] ricacciare, trattenere [ tears]; tenere a freno, reprimere [fear, anger]* * *(to defend oneself against an attack, or attack in return.) resistere, rispondere a un attacco* * *1. vi + advdifendersi, Sport, (after illness) riprendersithe attackers ran away when the man fought back — gli assalitori sono scappati quando l'uomo ha reagito
2. vt + adv* * *fight back rispondere a un attacco, contrattaccare; (emotionally) reagire; fight back [sth.] ricacciare, trattenere [ tears]; tenere a freno, reprimere [fear, anger] -
100 lie back
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