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1 time
I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2.* * *1. noun1) (the hour of the day: What time is it?; Can your child tell the time yet?) ora2) (the passage of days, years, events etc: time and space; Time will tell.) tempo3) (a point at which, or period during which, something happens: at the time of his wedding; breakfast-time.) momento, ora4) (the quantity of minutes, hours, days etc, eg spent in, or available for, a particular activity etc: This won't take much time to do; I enjoyed the time I spent in Paris; At the end of the exam, the supervisor called `Your time is up!') tempo5) (a suitable moment or period: Now is the time to ask him.) momento6) (one of a number occasions: He's been to France four times.) volta7) (a period characterized by a particular quality in a person's life, experience etc: He went through an unhappy time when she died; We had some good times together.) periodo, tempo8) (the speed at which a piece of music should be played; tempo: in slow time.) tempo2. verb1) (to measure the time taken by (a happening, event etc) or by (a person, in doing something): He timed the journey.) cronometrare2) (to choose a particular time for: You timed your arrival beautifully!) (scegliere il momento di)•- timeless- timelessly
- timelessness
- timely
- timeliness
- timer
- times
- timing
- time bomb
- time-consuming
- time limit
- time off
- time out
- timetable
- all in good time
- all the time
- at times
- be behind time
- for the time being
- from time to time
- in good time
- in time
- no time at all
- no time
- one
- two at a time
- on time
- save
- waste time
- take one's time
- time and time again
- time and again* * *I [taɪm]1) (continuum) tempo m.in o with time col tempo; in the course of time nel corso del tempo; as time goes, went by con il passare del tempo; at this point in time a questo punto; for all time per tutto il tempo, per sempre; the biggest drugs haul of all time — la più grossa partita di droga mai vista
2) (specific duration) tempo m.a long, short time ago — molto, poco tempo fa
in no time at all o in next to no time in un niente; in five days' time nel giro di o in cinque giorni; within the agreed time entro i termini convenuti; in your own time (at your own pace) al tuo ritmo; (outside working hours) al di fuori dell'orario di lavoro; on company time durante l'orario di ufficio; my time isn't my own — non sono padrone del mio tempo
3) (hour of the day, night) ora f.10 am Italian time — le dieci antimeridiane, ora italiana
this time last week, year — la scorsa settimana a questa stessa ora, l'anno scorso in questo stesso periodo
on time — a tempo, puntualmente
to lose time — [ clock] restare indietro
to be behind time — essere in ritardo o indietro
4) (era, epoch) tempo m., epoca f.at the time — al tempo, all'epoca
time was o there was a time when one could... ci fu un tempo in cui o un tempo si poteva...; to be ahead of o in advance of the times precorrere i tempi; to be behind the times non essere al passo con i tempi; to keep up o move with the times tenersi o essere al passo con i tempi; in times past in former times nei tempi passati, nel passato; it's just like old times è proprio come ai vecchi tempi; give peace in our time relig. concedi la pace ai nostri giorni; at my time of life alla mia età; she was a beautiful woman in her time era una bella donna ai suoi tempi; it was before my time (before my birth) non ero ancora nato; (before I came here) non ero ancora venuto qua; if I had my time over again se potessi ricominciare, se potessi ritornare indietro, se ridiventassi giovane; to die before one's time — morire prima del tempo o prematuramente
5) (moment) momento m.at all times — tutti i momenti, sempre
by the time I finished the letter the post had gone — quando finii la lettera la posta era già partita
from that o this time on a partire da quel o questo momento; when the time comes quando viene il momento; in times of crisis nei momenti di crisi; until such time as fino al momento in cui; at the same time allo stesso tempo; I can't be in two places at the same time — non posso essere in due posti allo stesso tempo
6) (occasion) volta f.time after time o time and time again continuamente, in continuazione; three at a time tre per o alla volta; she passed her driving test first time round ha passato l'esame di guida al primo colpo; from time to time di tanto in tanto; for months at a time per mesi interi; (in) between times — nel frattempo o intanto
7) (experience)to have a tough o hard time doing incontrare delle difficoltà a fare; he's having a rough o hard o tough time sta attraversando un periodo difficile; we had a good time ci siamo divertiti; to have an easy time (of it) cavarsela facilmente; the good, bad times i momenti felici, difficili; she enjoyed her time in Canada — è stata molto bene durante il suo soggiorno in Canada
8) amm. ind. (hourly rate)to work, be paid time — lavorare, essere pagato a ore
flight, journey time — durata del volo, del viaggio
10) mus. tempo m.to beat o mark time battere o segnare il tempo; in waltz time — a tempo di valzer
11) sport tempo m.12) mat. fig.••he'll tell you in his own good time — te lo dirà a suo tempo o quando lo vorrà lui
all in good time — tutto o ogni cosa a suo tempo
to pass the time of day with sb. — fare due chiacchiere con qcn.
to have a lot of time for sb. — ammirare o apprezzare molto qcn.
to do time — colloq. (in prison) stare al fresco
II 1. [taɪm]long time no see! — colloq. è un bel po' che non ci si vede!
1) (schedule) fissare, programmare [holiday, visit]; fissare [appointment, meeting]we time our trips to fit in with school holidays — programmiamo i nostri viaggi in modo che coincidano con le vacanze scolastiche
to be well-, badly-timed — avvenire al momento giusto, sbagliato
2) (judge) calibrare [blow, shot]3) (measure speed, duration) cronometrare [athlete, cyclist]; calcolare la durata di [journey, speech]2. -
2 all right
1.alright [ˌɔːl'raɪt] aggettivo1) (expressing satisfaction) [film, trip, outfit] discreto, accettabile, non maleshe's all right — (pleasant) è simpatica; (attractive) non è male; (competent) è abbastanza brava
sounds all right to me — colloq. (acceptance) perché no o ma sì
2) (well)to be all right for — avere abbastanza [ money]
4) (acceptable)is it all right if...? — va bene se...?
it's all right for you — comodo per te o fai presto a parlare
2.that's (quite) all right! — (non è) niente! o va bene!
1) (quite well) [function, see] beneall right, whose idea was this? — allora, di chi è stata l'idea?
all right, let's move on to... — bene, passiamo a
* * *1) (unhurt; not ill or in difficulties etc: You look ill. Are you all right?) bene2) (an expression of agreement to do something: `Will you come?' `Oh, all right.') d'accordo!* * *1.alright [ˌɔːl'raɪt] aggettivo1) (expressing satisfaction) [film, trip, outfit] discreto, accettabile, non maleshe's all right — (pleasant) è simpatica; (attractive) non è male; (competent) è abbastanza brava
sounds all right to me — colloq. (acceptance) perché no o ma sì
2) (well)to be all right for — avere abbastanza [ money]
4) (acceptable)is it all right if...? — va bene se...?
it's all right for you — comodo per te o fai presto a parlare
2.that's (quite) all right! — (non è) niente! o va bene!
1) (quite well) [function, see] beneall right, whose idea was this? — allora, di chi è stata l'idea?
all right, let's move on to... — bene, passiamo a
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3 take over
1) (take control) [army, faction] prendere il potere2) (be successor) [ person] subentrare (as come)to take over from — succedere a [ predecessor]; take over [sth.] (take control of) prendere il controllo di [ country]; dirigere [ business]; econ. rilevare [ company]
* * *1) (to take control (of): He has taken the business over (noun take-over).) (prendere il comando)2) ((often with from) to do (something) after someone else stops doing it: He retired last year, and I took over (his job) from him.) prendere; rilevare* * *1. vi + adv(dictator, political party) prendere il potereto take over from sb — prendere le consegne da qn, subentrare a qn
2. vt + adv(debts, business) rilevare, (company) assumere il controllo di* * *1) (take control) [army, faction] prendere il potere2) (be successor) [ person] subentrare (as come)to take over from — succedere a [ predecessor]; take over [sth.] (take control of) prendere il controllo di [ country]; dirigere [ business]; econ. rilevare [ company]
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4 lose
[luːz] 1.1) (mislay) perdere [object, person]to lose one's way — perdersi (anche fig.)
2) (be deprived of) perdereto lose touch — (with reality) perdere contatto; (with person) perdere i contatti
to lose the use of — perdere l'uso di [ muscle]
nothing to lose — colloq. niente da perdere
3) (miss, waste) perdere, sprecare [chance, time]4) (be defeated in) dir. pol. sport perdere [war, race, bet, election]; avere la peggio in [ argument]; perdere (una causa) in [ appeal]5) (not see) perdere (di vista) [ moving object]you've lost me there! — colloq. fig. non ti seguo più!
6) (shake off) perdere [ habit]; seminare [ pursuer]; eliminare [ post]2.to lose sb. sth. — fare perdere o costare qcs. a qcn
1) (be defeated) perdere (to sb. con, contro qcn.)2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perderci, rimetterci3) [ watch] rimanere indietro, andare indietro3.to lose oneself in — immergersi in [ book]; perdersi in [ contemplation]
- lose out* * *[lu:z]past tense, past participle - lost; verb1) (to stop having; to have no longer: She has lost interest in her work; I have lost my watch; He lost hold of the rope.) perdere2) (to have taken away from one (by death, accident etc): She lost her father last year; The ship was lost in the storm; He has lost his job.) perdere3) (to put (something) where it cannot be found: My secretary has lost your letter.) perdere4) (not to win: I always lose at cards; She lost the race.) perdere5) (to waste or use more (time) than is necessary: He lost no time in informing the police of the crime.) perdere•- loser- loss
- lost
- at a loss
- a bad
- good loser
- lose oneself in
- lose one's memory
- lose out
- lost in
- lost on* * *[luːz] 1.1) (mislay) perdere [object, person]to lose one's way — perdersi (anche fig.)
2) (be deprived of) perdereto lose touch — (with reality) perdere contatto; (with person) perdere i contatti
to lose the use of — perdere l'uso di [ muscle]
nothing to lose — colloq. niente da perdere
3) (miss, waste) perdere, sprecare [chance, time]4) (be defeated in) dir. pol. sport perdere [war, race, bet, election]; avere la peggio in [ argument]; perdere (una causa) in [ appeal]5) (not see) perdere (di vista) [ moving object]you've lost me there! — colloq. fig. non ti seguo più!
6) (shake off) perdere [ habit]; seminare [ pursuer]; eliminare [ post]2.to lose sb. sth. — fare perdere o costare qcs. a qcn
1) (be defeated) perdere (to sb. con, contro qcn.)2) (be worse off, deteriorate) perderci, rimetterci3) [ watch] rimanere indietro, andare indietro3.to lose oneself in — immergersi in [ book]; perdersi in [ contemplation]
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5 point
I 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto
3) (extent) punto m.4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare
to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare
to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale
I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te
I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma
all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!
6) (central idea) punto m.the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...
to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque
to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto
7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?
there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare
8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.9) sport punto m.to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti
10) econ.to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti
11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.13) geogr. promontorio m.2.1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)3) (in ballet)II 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (aim, direct)to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.
to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.
to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada
2) (show)to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per
3) (in ballet, gym)4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]2.1) (indicate)to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)
2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicareto point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così
3) inform.to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)
•- point up* * *[point] 1. noun1) (the sharp end of anything: the point of a pin; a sword point; at gunpoint (= threatened by a gun).) punta2) (a piece of land that projects into the sea etc: The ship came round Lizard Point.) punta3) (a small round dot or mark (.): a decimal point; five point three six (= 5.36); In punctuation, a point is another name for a full stop.) punto4) (an exact place or spot: When we reached this point of the journey we stopped to rest.) punto5) (an exact moment: Her husband walked in at that point.) momento, istante6) (a place on a scale especially of temperature: the boiling-point of water.) punto7) (a division on a compass eg north, south-west etc.) punto8) (a mark in scoring a competition, game, test etc: He has won by five points to two.) punto9) (a particular matter for consideration or action: The first point we must decide is, where to meet; That's a good point; You've missed the point; That's the whole point; We're wandering away from the point.) punto10) ((a) purpose or advantage: There's no point (in) asking me - I don't know.) motivo11) (a personal characteristic or quality: We all have our good points and our bad ones.) qualità12) (an electrical socket in a wall etc into which a plug can be put: Is there only one electrical point in this room?) presa2. verb1) (to aim in a particular direction: He pointed the gun at her.) puntare2) (to call attention to something especially by stretching the index finger in its direction: He pointed (his finger) at the door; He pointed to a sign.) additare, indicare3) (to fill worn places in (a stone or brick wall etc) with mortar.) stuccare•- pointed- pointer
- pointless
- pointlessly
- points
- be on the point of
- come to the point
- make a point of
- make one's point
- point out
- point one's toes* * *I 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (of knife, needle, pencil) punta f.2) (location, position on scale) punto m.; (less specific) posto m.point of entry — (into country) punto di sbarco; (into atmosphere) punto di impatto
3) (extent) punto m.4) (moment) (precise) punto m., momento m.; (stage) punto m., stadio m.5) (question) punto m., questione f.; (idea) opinione f.; (in discussion) commento m.you've made your point, please let me speak — hai espresso la tua opinione, (adesso) per favore fammi parlare
to make a point of doing — (make sure one does) sforzarsi di fare; (do proudly) ritenere doveroso fare
to raise a point about sth. — fare di qcs. una questione essenziale
I take your point — (agreeing) sono d'accordo con te
I take your point, but — ho capito quello che vuoi dire, ma
all right, point taken! — bene, ne terrò conto!
6) (central idea) punto m.the point is (that)... — il punto o fatto è che...
to come straight to the point — venire al punto o al sodo o al dunque
to keep to o stick to the point restare in tema, non divagare; to get, miss the point cogliere, non cogliere il nocciolo della questione; what he said was short and to the point ha fatto un discorso breve e pertinente; that's beside the point questo non è pertinente; that's not the point — non è questo il punto
7) (purpose) motivo m., scopo m., utilità f.what's the point (of doing)? — a che scopo o a cosa serve (fare)?
there's no point in doing — non c'è motivo di o non serve fare
8) (feature) lato m., punto m., caratteristica f.9) sport punto m.to win on points — (in boxing) vincere ai punti
10) econ.to be up, down 3 points — guadagnare, perdere 3 punti
11) (dot) punto m.; (decimal point) virgola f.; (diacritic) segno m. diacritico12) mat. (in geometry) punto m.13) geogr. promontorio m.2.1) BE ferr. ago m.sing. dello scambio2) aut. puntine f. (platinate)3) (in ballet)II 1. [pɔɪnt]1) (aim, direct)to point one's finger at sb. — indicare o mostrare qcn. (col dito), additare qcn.
to point the finger at sb. — (accuse) puntare il dito contro qcn.
to point sb. in the right direction — indicare a qcn. la direzione giusta; fig. mettere qcn. sulla buona strada
2) (show)to point the way to — [person, signpost] indicare la direzione per
3) (in ballet, gym)4) edil. rabboccare [ wall]2.1) (indicate)to point at sb., sth. — indicare qcn., qcs. (col dito)
2) [signpost, arrow, needle] indicareto point at sb. o in sb.'s direction [ gun] essere puntato verso qcn.; [ camera] inquadrare qcn.; everything points in that direction — (suggest) tutto fa pensare che sia così
3) inform.to point at sth. — puntare qcs. (col mouse)
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6 vary
['veərɪ] 1.verbo transitivo variare [menu, programme]; fare variare [flow, temperature]; cambiare [method, pace, route]2.to vary from sth. — differire da qcs.
they vary in cost, size — variano di prezzo, taglia
* * *['veəri] 1. verb(to make, be or become different: These apples vary in size from small to medium.) variare- variable2. noun(something that varies, eg in quantity, value, effect etc: Have you taken all the variables into account in your calculations?) variabile- variably- variability
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- varied* * *['veərɪ] 1.verbo transitivo variare [menu, programme]; fare variare [flow, temperature]; cambiare [method, pace, route]2.to vary from sth. — differire da qcs.
they vary in cost, size — variano di prezzo, taglia
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7 vote
I [vəʊt]1) (choice) voto m.that gets my vote! — fig. io voto per questo!
2) (franchise)3) (ballot) voto m., votazione f.to take a vote on — passare ai voti, votare
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti, fare una votazione su qcs
II 1. [vəʊt]to increase one's vote by 10% — aumentare del 10% il numero dei propri elettori
1) (affirm choice of) votare [Liberal, yes]how o what do you vote? cosa voti? to vote sb. into, out of office — eleggere, destituire qcn
2) (authorize)to vote sb. sth. — accordare qcs. a qcn
3) colloq. (propose) proporre2.verbo intransitivo votare- vote in- vote out••to vote with one's feet — (by leaving) = abbandonare il luogo della votazione (per protesta)
* * *[vəut] 1. noun((the right to show) one's wish or opinion, eg in a ballot or by raising a hand etc, especially at an election or in a debate: In Britain, the vote was given to women over twenty-one in 1928; Nowadays everyone over eighteen has a vote; A vote was taken to decide the matter.) voto2. verb1) (to cast or record one's vote: She voted for the Conservative candidate; I always vote Labour; I shall vote against the restoration of capital punishment.) votare2) (to allow, by a vote, the provision of (something) eg to someone, for a purpose etc: They were voted $5,000 to help them in their research.) votare•- voter- vote of confidence
- vote of thanks* * *I [vəʊt]1) (choice) voto m.that gets my vote! — fig. io voto per questo!
2) (franchise)3) (ballot) voto m., votazione f.to take a vote on — passare ai voti, votare
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti, fare una votazione su qcs
II 1. [vəʊt]to increase one's vote by 10% — aumentare del 10% il numero dei propri elettori
1) (affirm choice of) votare [Liberal, yes]how o what do you vote? cosa voti? to vote sb. into, out of office — eleggere, destituire qcn
2) (authorize)to vote sb. sth. — accordare qcs. a qcn
3) colloq. (propose) proporre2.verbo intransitivo votare- vote in- vote out••to vote with one's feet — (by leaving) = abbandonare il luogo della votazione (per protesta)
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8 bereft
[bɪ'reft] 1. 2.aggettivo form.1)bereft of — privato di [love, friendship]; privo di [contents, ideas]
* * *[bi'reft]((with of) having had something taken away: bereft of speech.) privo di* * *bereft /bɪˈrɛft/A pass. e p. p. dito bereaveB a.1 (form.) privo; spoglio: bereft of meaning, privo di significato; bereft of all hope, privo d'ogni speranza; disperato; bereft of vegetation, privo di vegetazione2 abbandonato; solo; sperduto: He felt totally bereft when his wife died, con la morte della moglie si è sentito completamente sperduto.* * *[bɪ'reft] 1. 2.aggettivo form.1)bereft of — privato di [love, friendship]; privo di [contents, ideas]
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9 search
I [sɜːtʃ]1) (seeking) ricerca f. (for sb., sth. di qcn., qcs.)in search of — alla ricerca o in cerca di
2) (of house, area, etc.) ispezione f.to carry out a search of sth. — perquisire qcs
3) inform. ricerca f.II 1. [sɜːtʃ]1) (examine) perlustrare [ area]; rovistare in [ drawer]; perquisire [person, luggage, house]; [ person] esaminare (attentamente) [page, map, records]; frugare in [ memory]search me! — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea! chi lo sa!
2) inform. cercare in [ file]2.1) (seek) cercareto search for o after sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
2) (examine)to search through — frugare in [bag, records, file]
3) inform.to search for — cercare [data, file]
•* * *[sə: ] 1. verb1) ((often with for) to look for something by careful examination: Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks.) cercare2) ((of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods: He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned.) perquisire2. noun(an act of searching: His search did not take long.) ricerca- searcher- searching
- searchingly
- searchlight
- search party
- search warrant
- in search of* * *I [sɜːtʃ]1) (seeking) ricerca f. (for sb., sth. di qcn., qcs.)in search of — alla ricerca o in cerca di
2) (of house, area, etc.) ispezione f.to carry out a search of sth. — perquisire qcs
3) inform. ricerca f.II 1. [sɜːtʃ]1) (examine) perlustrare [ area]; rovistare in [ drawer]; perquisire [person, luggage, house]; [ person] esaminare (attentamente) [page, map, records]; frugare in [ memory]search me! — colloq. non ne ho la più pallida idea! chi lo sa!
2) inform. cercare in [ file]2.1) (seek) cercareto search for o after sb., sth. — cercare qcn., qcs
2) (examine)to search through — frugare in [bag, records, file]
3) inform.to search for — cercare [data, file]
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