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1 useless
['juːslɪs]1) (not helpful) inutileit's useless to do o doing — è inutile o non serve a niente fare
2) (not able to be used) inutilizzabile3) BE colloq. (incompetent) incapace, incompetenteto be useless at sth., doing essere un disastro a qcs., quando si tratta di fare; he's a useless cook — come cuoco non vale niente
* * *adjective (having no use or no effect: Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it - it's useless to try.) inutile* * *['juːslɪs]1) (not helpful) inutileit's useless to do o doing — è inutile o non serve a niente fare
2) (not able to be used) inutilizzabile3) BE colloq. (incompetent) incapace, incompetenteto be useless at sth., doing essere un disastro a qcs., quando si tratta di fare; he's a useless cook — come cuoco non vale niente
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2 use
I [juːs]1) U (act of using) (of substance, object, machine) uso m., impiego m., utilizzo m.; (of word, language) uso m.for use as, in — da essere utilizzato come, in
for the use of — riservato a [customer, staff]
for use by sb. — a uso di qcn.
to make use of sth. — usare o utilizzare qcs., fare uso di qcs.
to make good use of sth., to put sth. to good use — fare buon uso di qcs.
a word in common o general use una parola d'uso corrente; out of o no longer in use [ machine] (broken) guasto, fuori uso; (because obsolete) non più in uso; [word, expression] che non viene più usato, in disuso; worn with use logorato dall'uso; stained with use sporco per l'uso; this machine came into use in the 1950s questa macchina è stata introdotta negli anni '50; the new system comes into use next year — il nuovo sistema entrerà in uso dal prossimo anno
2) С (way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilizzo m., impiego m.; (of term) uso m.to have no further use for sth., sb. — non avere più bisogno di qcs., qcn.
3) U (right to use)to have the use of — avere l'uso di [house, garden, kitchen]; avere il permesso di usare [ car]
with use of — con uso di [ kitchen]
4) U (usefulness)to be of use — essere utile (to a)
to be (of) no use to sb. — [ object] non essere di nessuna utilità per qcn.; [ person] non essere di nessun aiuto a qcn.
oh, what's the use? — oh, tanto a che serve?
II [juːz]it's no use, we'll have to start — niente da fare, dobbiamo cominciare
1) (employ) usare [object, car, room, money, word]; usare, utilizzare [method, tool, technique]; usare, servirsi di [language, metaphor]; sfruttare [ opportunity]; usare, fare ricorso a [blackmail, force]; usare, sfruttare [knowledge, talent, influence]to use sth., sb. as sth. — servirsi di qcs., qcn. come qcs.
to use sth. for sth., to do — usare qcs. per qcs., per fare
use your head! — colloq. usa la testa!
4) (take habitually) fare uso di [ drugs]5) ant. (treat)to use sb. well, ill — trattare bene, male qcn
•- use up* * *I [ju:z] verb1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!)2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.)•- usable- used
- user
- user-friendly
- user guide
- be used to something
- be used to
- used to II [ju:s]1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.)2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.)3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.)4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.)5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.)•- useful- usefulness
- usefully
- useless
- be in use
- out of use
- come in useful
- have no use for
- it's no use
- make good use of
- make use of
- put to good use
- put to use* * *I [juːs]1) U (act of using) (of substance, object, machine) uso m., impiego m., utilizzo m.; (of word, language) uso m.for use as, in — da essere utilizzato come, in
for the use of — riservato a [customer, staff]
for use by sb. — a uso di qcn.
to make use of sth. — usare o utilizzare qcs., fare uso di qcs.
to make good use of sth., to put sth. to good use — fare buon uso di qcs.
a word in common o general use una parola d'uso corrente; out of o no longer in use [ machine] (broken) guasto, fuori uso; (because obsolete) non più in uso; [word, expression] che non viene più usato, in disuso; worn with use logorato dall'uso; stained with use sporco per l'uso; this machine came into use in the 1950s questa macchina è stata introdotta negli anni '50; the new system comes into use next year — il nuovo sistema entrerà in uso dal prossimo anno
2) С (way of using) (of resource, object, material) utilizzo m., impiego m.; (of term) uso m.to have no further use for sth., sb. — non avere più bisogno di qcs., qcn.
3) U (right to use)to have the use of — avere l'uso di [house, garden, kitchen]; avere il permesso di usare [ car]
with use of — con uso di [ kitchen]
4) U (usefulness)to be of use — essere utile (to a)
to be (of) no use to sb. — [ object] non essere di nessuna utilità per qcn.; [ person] non essere di nessun aiuto a qcn.
oh, what's the use? — oh, tanto a che serve?
II [juːz]it's no use, we'll have to start — niente da fare, dobbiamo cominciare
1) (employ) usare [object, car, room, money, word]; usare, utilizzare [method, tool, technique]; usare, servirsi di [language, metaphor]; sfruttare [ opportunity]; usare, fare ricorso a [blackmail, force]; usare, sfruttare [knowledge, talent, influence]to use sth., sb. as sth. — servirsi di qcs., qcn. come qcs.
to use sth. for sth., to do — usare qcs. per qcs., per fare
use your head! — colloq. usa la testa!
4) (take habitually) fare uso di [ drugs]5) ant. (treat)to use sb. well, ill — trattare bene, male qcn
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3 spoil
[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
••* * *[spoil]past tense, past participles - spoiled, spoilt; verb1) (to damage or ruin; to make bad or useless: If you touch that drawing you'll spoil it.) rovinare, sciupare2) (to give (a child etc) too much of what he wants and possibly make his character, behaviour etc worse by doing so: They spoil that child dreadfully and she's becoming unbearable!) viziare•- spoils- spoilt
- spoilsport* * *[spɔɪl] spoiled or spoilt pt, pp1. vt1) (ruin, detract from) rovinare, sciupare, (ballot paper) annullare, invalidare2) (child) viziare2. vi1) (food) guastarsi, andare a male, (while cooking) rovinarsi2)* * *spoil /spɔɪl/n.1 (di solito al pl.) spoglie; bottino; preda; (fig.) guadagno, profitto, utile, vantaggio: the spoils of war, le prede di guerra2 [u] materiale di sterro; detriti di roccia● (polit., spec. USA) the spoils system, il sistema di distribuire cariche (o uffici, ecc.) ai seguaci del partito che ha vinto le elezioni.♦ (to) spoil /spɔɪl/A v. t.1 guastare; deteriorare; rovinare; sciupare: to spoil one's appetite, guastarsi l'appetito; Incessant rain spoiled my holidays, la pioggia incessante mi ha guastato le vacanze; ( sport) to spoil a match, rovinare una partita; DIALOGO → - Discussing books 1- I won't spoil the story for you, non voglio rovinarti la storia3 annullare; vanificare; neutralizzare4 (lett.) spogliare; depredare; saccheggiareB v. i.2 (fam.) morire dalla voglia, non vedere l'ora (di fare qc.): They are spoiling for a fight, muoiono dalla voglia d'azzuffarsi (o di menare le mani)3 (lett.) far bottino; predare; rubare● (polit., ecc.) to spoil one's vote (o one's ballot), sprecare il voto; annullare la scheda ( deliberatamente); votare scheda nulla □ to spoil oneself with st., concedersi (il lusso di) qc. □ (fam. ingl.) to be spoilt for choice, avere l'imbarazzo della scelta.* * *[spɔɪl] 1.to spoil sth. for sb. — rovinare qcs. a qcn.
they spoil it o things for other people sono dei guastafeste; to spoil sb.'s enjoyment of sth. rovinare il divertimento a qcn.; why did you go and spoil everything? perché hai rovinato tutto? to spoil sb.'s fun — (thwart) guastare la festa a qcn
3) (pamper) viziare [person, pet]to spoil sb. rotten — colloq. viziare troppo qcn
4) pol. annullare, rendere nullo [ vote]2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. spoiled o spoilt BE) [product, foodstuff] guastarsi, andare a male, deteriorarsi3.to spoil oneself — trattarsi bene, coccolarsi
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4 chuck out
chuck [sth.] out, chuck out [sth.] buttare via [ rubbish] chuck [sb.] out, chuck out [sb.] buttare, sbattere fuori [qcn.]* * *vt + adv(fam: useless article) buttare via, (person) sbattere or buttare fuori* * *chuck [sth.] out, chuck out [sth.] buttare via [ rubbish] chuck [sb.] out, chuck out [sb.] buttare, sbattere fuori [qcn.] -
5 write off
write off scrivere (una lettera) (to a)Ex:to write off for — scrivere per chiedere [catalogue, information]; write [sth., sb.] off/Ex:2) amm. stornare [bad debt, loss]; ammortare [ capital]* * *1. vi + advSee:2. vt + adv* * *write off scrivere (una lettera) (to a)Ex:to write off for — scrivere per chiedere [catalogue, information]; write [sth., sb.] off/Ex:2) amm. stornare [bad debt, loss]; ammortare [ capital] -
6 talk
I 1. [tɔːk]1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare
2) (conversation) conversazione f., colloquio m.to have a talk with sb. — parlare con qcn
3) (speech) discorso m., conferenza f. ( about, on su); (more informal) conversazione f.2. II 1. [tɔːk]1) (discuss)to talk nonsense — dire cose senza senso o sciocchezze
we're talking three years — colloq. si parla o si tratta di tre anni
we're talking a huge investment — colloq. stiamo parlando di un grande investimento
2) (persuade)2.to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare
1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlareto talk to o with sb. parlare a o con qcn.; to talk to oneself parlare da solo o tra sé e sé; to talk at sb. parlare a qcn. senza ascoltare le sue risposte; to keep sb. talking fare parlare qcn. (il più a lungo possibile); talking of films... a proposito di film...; look who's talking! you're a fine one to talk! you can talk! senti chi parla! now you're talking! questo sì che è parlare! talk about stupid! colloq. (pensa) che scemo! talk about expensive! — alla faccia dei prezzi!
2) (give information) [ prisoner] parlare•- talk up* * *[to:k] 1. verb1) (to speak; to have a conversation or discussion: We talked about it for hours; My parrot can talk (= imitate human speech).) parlare2) (to gossip: You can't stay here - people will talk!) mormorare, (fare maldicenze)3) (to talk about: They spent the whole time talking philosophy.) parlare2. noun1) ((sometimes in plural) a conversation or discussion: We had a long talk about it; The Prime Ministers met for talks on their countries' economic problems.) conversazione2) (a lecture: The doctor gave us a talk on family health.) conferenza3) (gossip: Her behaviour causes a lot of talk among the neighbours.) pettegolezzo, voce4) (useless discussion; statements of things a person says he will do but which will never actually be done: There's too much talk and not enough action.) chiacchiere•- talking book
- talking head
- talking-point
- talk show
- talking-to
- talk back
- talk big
- talk down to
- talk someone into / out of doing
- talk into / out of doing
- talk someone into / out of
- talk into / out of
- talk over
- talk round
- talk sense/nonsense
- talk shop* * *I 1. [tɔːk]1) (talking, gossip) U chiacchiere f.pl., voci f.pl.there is talk of sth., of doing — si parla di qcs., di fare
2) (conversation) conversazione f., colloquio m.to have a talk with sb. — parlare con qcn
3) (speech) discorso m., conferenza f. ( about, on su); (more informal) conversazione f.2. II 1. [tɔːk]1) (discuss)to talk nonsense — dire cose senza senso o sciocchezze
we're talking three years — colloq. si parla o si tratta di tre anni
we're talking a huge investment — colloq. stiamo parlando di un grande investimento
2) (persuade)2.to talk sb. into, out of doing — persuadere qcn. a fare, dissuadere qcn. dal fare
1) parlare, discutere; (gossip) chiacchierare; spreg. sparlareto talk to o with sb. parlare a o con qcn.; to talk to oneself parlare da solo o tra sé e sé; to talk at sb. parlare a qcn. senza ascoltare le sue risposte; to keep sb. talking fare parlare qcn. (il più a lungo possibile); talking of films... a proposito di film...; look who's talking! you're a fine one to talk! you can talk! senti chi parla! now you're talking! questo sì che è parlare! talk about stupid! colloq. (pensa) che scemo! talk about expensive! — alla faccia dei prezzi!
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7 waste
I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
* * *[weist] 1. verb(to fail to use (something) fully or in the correct or most useful way: You're wasting my time with all these stupid questions.) sprecare2. noun1) (material which is or has been made useless: industrial waste from the factories; ( also adjective) waste material.) scarto; di scarto2) ((the) act of wasting: That was a waste of an opportunity.) spreco, perdita3) (a huge stretch of unused or infertile land, or of water, desert, ice etc: the Arctic wastes.) (terreno incolto/desolato)•- wastage- wasteful
- wastefully
- wastefulness
- waste paper
- wastepaper basket
- waste pipe
- waste away* * *I 1. [weɪst]1) U (of food, energy) spreco m.to let sth. go to waste — sprecare qcs
3) (wasteland) deserto m., landa f.2.1) (wilderness) terre f. incolte2) AE (detritus) scarti m., rifiuti m.3.1) (discarded) [food, heat, energy] sprecato; [ water] di scolowaste materials o matter materiale di scarto, scarti; waste products — ind. prodotti di scarto; fisiol. med. materiali di rifiuto
3)II 1. [weɪst]to lay waste (to) — devastare, distruggere
1) (squander) sciupare, sprecare [food, energy, money, talents]; perdere [ time]; esaurire [ strength]2) (make weaker) indebolire [person, limb]3) AE colloq. ammazzare, fare fuori2.verbo intransitivo consumarsi••waste not want not — prov. il risparmio è il miglior guadagno
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