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121 peace ***** n
[piːs](gen) pace fto be at peace with sb/sth — essere in pace con qn/qc
he is at peace — (euph: dead) riposa in pace
to keep the peace — (subj: policeman) mantenere l'ordine pubblico, (citizen) rispettare l'ordine pubblico, fig calmare le acque
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122 smile ****
[smaɪl]1. n2. vito smile at sb/sth — sorridere a qn/qc
to keep smiling — continuare a sorridere, fig conservare l'allegria
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123 thing ***** n
[θɪŋ]1) cosa, (object) oggetto, (contraption) aggeggioa thing of beauty — una bella cosa, un bell'oggetto
the best thing would be to... — la cosa migliore sarebbe di...
for one thing — in primo luogo, tanto per cominciare
first thing (in the morning) — come or per prima cosa (di mattina)
last thing (at night) — come or per ultima cosa (di sera)
it was a close or near thing — ce l'ha fatta per un pelo
the thing is... — il fatto è che...
not a thing to say/to wear — niente da dire/da mettersi
to make a mess of things — farla grossa, combinare un casino
2)things npl — (belongings, clothes, equipment) roba sg, cose fpl
3)4)poor thing — poveretto (-a) -
124 ace
[eɪs] 1.1) (in cards) asso m.2) fig. (trump) atout m., carta f. vincente3) (in tennis) ace m.4) (expert) asso m.2.••to have an ace up one's sleeve, in the hole — avere un asso nella manica
* * *[eis]1) (the one in playing-cards: the ace of spades.) asso2) (a person who is expert at anything: He's an ace with a rifle.) asso, campione3) (a serve in tennis in which the ball is not touched by the opposing player.) servizio vincente, ace4) (the ``one'' on dominoes or dice.) il numero uno* * *[eɪs]1. nCards, (fig: sportsman, driver) asso2. adj(fam: excellent) eccezionaleto be ace at sth — essere bravissimo (-a) in or a qc
* * *ace /eɪs/A n.1 (a carte, dadi e domino) asso: the ace of clubs, l'asso di fiori; I've only an ace ( left) in my hand, mi è rimasto soltanto un asso in mano2 ( di persona) asso; campione: a basketball ace, un campione di basket; flying ace, asso dell'aviazione; to be an ace at st., essere bravissimo a fare qc.; essere un asso in qc.B a. (fam.)1 bravissimo; in gambissima: an ace skater, un bravissimo pattinatore; un asso del pattinaggio; to be ace at st., essere bravissimo (o un asso) in qc.2 fantastico; grandioso: «What was the concert like?» «It was ace», «com'era il concerto?» «fantastico»; We had an ace time at Jenny's party, ci siano divertiti da pazzi alla festa di Jenny● (fam.) ace buddy, amico del cuore; amicone □ (fam. USA) ace in the hole, asso nella manica (fig.); carta segreta □ ( slang USA) ace of spades, (spreg.) negro; (volg.) vagina, topa (pop.) □ (fam. GB) ace up one's sleeve, asso nella manica (fig.); carta segreta □ to hold all the aces, avere tutti gli assi in mano (fig.); condurre il gioco (fig.) □ to play one's ace, giocare il proprio asso (fig.) □ to trump sb. 's ace ► to trump □ within an ace of, sul punto di; a un pelo da; lì lì per; a un soffio da: I came within an ace of slapping her face, ero sul punto di mollarle uno schiaffo; to come within an ace of death, sfiorare la morte; within an ace of winning, a un soffio dalla vittoria.(to) ace /eɪs/ (fam.)A v. t.1 battere; stracciare; stendere2 ammazzare; far fuoriB v. i.( di veicolo) andare come un bolide; andare sparato; essere una bomba.* * *[eɪs] 1.1) (in cards) asso m.2) fig. (trump) atout m., carta f. vincente3) (in tennis) ace m.4) (expert) asso m.2.••to have an ace up one's sleeve, in the hole — avere un asso nella manica
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125 apart *** adv
[ə'pɒːt]1) (separated) a distanza, separatamentetheir birthdays are two days apart — i loro compleanni sono a distanza di due giorni l'uno dall'altro
she stood apart from the others — se ne stava or rimase in disparte
joking apart — scherzi a parte, a parte gli scherzi
apart from — a parte, eccetto
apart from that, everything's fine — a parte quello, va tutto bene
2) (in pieces) a pezzito fall apart — cadere a pezzi, sfasciarsi
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126 ice ****
[aɪs]1. n1) ghiaccio, (on road) ghiaccio, strato di ghiaccioto be as cold as ice — essere freddo (-a) come il ghiaccio, essere un pezzo di ghiaccio
to keep sth on ice — (fig: plan, project) accantonare qc
2) (ice cream) gelato2. vt(cake) glassare•- ice over -
127 tally tal·ly
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128 think of
1) (to remember to do (something); to keep in one's mind; to consider: You always think of everything!; Have you thought of the cost involved?) pensare a2) (to remember: I couldn't think of her name when I met her at the party.) ricordarsi3) ((with would, should, not, never etc) to be willing to do (something): I would never think of being rude to her; He couldn't think of leaving her.) pensare* * *vi + prep1) (remember: names) ricordareyou can't think of everything — non ci si può ricordare di tutto, non si può pensare a tutto
2) (consider, reckon) pensare diI didn't think much of it — non mi è piaciuto molto, non mi ha convinto
3) (devise: plan) escogitare, (solution) trovareSee:think 1.
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