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81 gouge vt
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82 punch ***
I [pʌntʃ]1. n1) (for making holes: in metal, leather) punzonatrice f, (in paper) perforatore m, (in tickets) pinza per forare, (for stamping metal) punzone m2) (blow) pugno, (fig: vigour) mordente m, forza2. vt1) (with tool: gen) punzonare, (ticket) forare2)to punch sb/sth — dare un pugno a qn/qc•- punch inII [pʌntʃ] n(drink) punch m inv, ponce m inv -
83 stop *****
[stɒp]1. nto come to a stop — (traffic, production) arrestarsi, (work) fermarsi
to bring to a stop — (traffic, production) paralizzare, (work) fermare
to make a stop — (bus) fare una fermata, (train) fermarsi, (plane, ship) fare scalo
2) (stopping place: for bus etc) fermata4) (Mus: on organ) registro, (on trombone etc) chiave f2. vt1) (arrest movement of: runaway, engine, car) fermare, bloccare, (blow, punch) parare2) (put an end to: gen) mettere fine a, (noise) far cessare, (pain) far passare, (production: permanently) arrestare, (temporarily) interrompere, sospendere3) (prevent) impedireto stop o.s. (from doing sth) — trattenersi (dal fare qc)
4) (cease) smettereI just can't stop it — (help it) proprio non riesco a smetterla
5) (suspend: payments, wages) sospendere, (subscription) cancellare, (leave) revocare, (cheque) bloccareto stop £30 pound from sb's wages — trattenere trenta sterline dallo stipendio di qn
6) (also: stop up) (block: hole) bloccare, otturare, (leak, flow of blood) arrestare, fermareto stop one's ears — tapparsi or turarsi le orecchie
3. vi1) (stop moving, pause: gen) fermarsi, (cease: gen) cessare, (machine, production) arrestarsi, (play, concert, speaker) finirestop, thief! — al ladro!
to stop in one's tracks; stop dead — fermarsi di colpo
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fam: stay) to stop (at/with) — fermarsi (a/da)•- stop by- stop in- stop off- stop up -
84 wriggle wrig·gle
['rɪɡl]1. vt(toes, fingers) muovereto wriggle one's way through — (tunnel) attraversare strisciando, (undergrowth) strisciare in
2. vi(also: wriggle about or around) agitarsi, dimenarsi, (fish: on hook) contorcersito wriggle along/down — avanzare/scendere strisciando
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85 escape
[ɪ'skeɪp] I1) (of person) evasione f., fuga f.; fig. scampo m., salvezza f.to make good one's escape — riuscire a evadere; fig. riuscire a salvarsi, riuscire a trovare una via di scampo
to make an o one's escape evadere; to have a narrow o lucky escape — scamparla bella
2) (leak) fuga f., perdita f.II 1.1) (avoid)to escape death, danger — sfuggire alla morte, al pericolo
2.to escape detection — [ person] evitare di essere scoperto; [ fault] non essere scoperto
1) (get away) [ person] evadere, fuggire; [ animal] scappare, fuggire; fig. rifugiarsi2) (leak) [water, gas] fuoriuscire* * *[i'skeip] 1. verb1) (to gain freedom: He escaped from prison.) evadere2) (to manage to avoid (punishment, disease etc): She escaped the infection.) evitare3) (to avoid being noticed or remembered by; to avoid (the observation of): The fact escaped me / my notice; His name escapes me / my memory.) sfuggire4) ((of a gas, liquid etc) to leak; to find a way out: Gas was escaping from a hole in the pipe.) fuoriuscire2. noun((act of) escaping; state of having escaped: Make your escape while the guard is away; There have been several escapes from that prison; Escape was impossible; The explosion was caused by an escape of gas.) fuga, evasione- escapism- escapist* * *[ɪ'skeɪp] I1) (of person) evasione f., fuga f.; fig. scampo m., salvezza f.to make good one's escape — riuscire a evadere; fig. riuscire a salvarsi, riuscire a trovare una via di scampo
to make an o one's escape evadere; to have a narrow o lucky escape — scamparla bella
2) (leak) fuga f., perdita f.II 1.1) (avoid)to escape death, danger — sfuggire alla morte, al pericolo
2.to escape detection — [ person] evitare di essere scoperto; [ fault] non essere scoperto
1) (get away) [ person] evadere, fuggire; [ animal] scappare, fuggire; fig. rifugiarsi2) (leak) [water, gas] fuoriuscire -
86 excavate
['ekskəveɪt] 1.1) archeol. portare alla luce [site, object]2) ing. scavare [ tunnel]2.verbo intransitivo archeol. fare scavi* * *['ekskəveit]1) (to dig up (a piece of ground etc) or to dig out (a hole) by doing this.) scavare2) (in archaeology, to uncover or open up (a structure etc remaining from earlier times) by digging: The archaeologist excavated an ancient fortress.) portare alla luce•- excavator* * *['ekskəveɪt] 1.1) archeol. portare alla luce [site, object]2) ing. scavare [ tunnel]2.verbo intransitivo archeol. fare scavi -
87 struggle
I ['strʌgl]1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)
2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.II ['strʌgl]I find it a real struggle to do o doing trovo davvero difficile fare; they had a struggle to do o doing — hanno fatto fatica a fare
1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà•* * *1. verb1) (to twist violently when trying to free oneself: The child struggled in his arms.) dibattersi2) (to make great efforts or try hard: All his life he has been struggling with illness / against injustice.) lottare3) (to move with difficulty: He struggled out of the hole.) sforzarsi; uscire2. noun(an act of struggling, or a fight: The struggle for independence was long and hard.) lotta* * *I ['strʌgl]1) (battle, fight) lotta f. (anche fig.)to put up a (fierce) struggle — lottare, difendersi (con accanimento)
2) (scuffle) rissa f., scontro m.II ['strʌgl]I find it a real struggle to do o doing trovo davvero difficile fare; they had a struggle to do o doing — hanno fatto fatica a fare
1) (put up a fight) [person, animal] battersi; (tussle, scuffle) [people, animals, forces] lottare, battersi2) fig. (try hard) battersi, lottare3) (have difficulty) [person, company] avere delle difficoltà•
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