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1 loosen
['luːsn] 1.1) (make less tight) sciogliere, allentare [knot, belt, strap]; allentare [collar, screw, rope]; smuovere [nail, post]; sciogliere [ hair]; fig. allentare, rendere meno severo [control, restrictions]to loosen one's grip o hold on sth. — allentare la presa su qcs. (anche fig.)
2) med. farm.2.to loosen the bowels — liberare l'intestino, avere effetto lassativo
verbo intransitivo (become less tight) [knot, screw, grip] allentarsi; [ rope] sciogliersi, slegarsi; fig. [ ties] allentarsi••to loosen sb.'s tongue — sciogliere la lingua a qcn
* * *1) (to make or become loose: She loosened the string; The screw had loosened and fallen out.) allentare, slacciare2) (to relax (eg a hold): He loosened his grip.) allentare* * *['luːsn] 1.1) (make less tight) sciogliere, allentare [knot, belt, strap]; allentare [collar, screw, rope]; smuovere [nail, post]; sciogliere [ hair]; fig. allentare, rendere meno severo [control, restrictions]to loosen one's grip o hold on sth. — allentare la presa su qcs. (anche fig.)
2) med. farm.2.to loosen the bowels — liberare l'intestino, avere effetto lassativo
verbo intransitivo (become less tight) [knot, screw, grip] allentarsi; [ rope] sciogliersi, slegarsi; fig. [ ties] allentarsi••to loosen sb.'s tongue — sciogliere la lingua a qcn
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2 tongue
I [tʌŋ]1) anat. lingua f. (anche fig.)to stick out one's tongue at sb. — fare la lingua o la linguaccia a qcn.
to lose, find one's tongue — fig. perdere, ritrovare la lingua
2) (language) lingua f.3) gastr. lingua f.4) (flap) (on shoe) linguetta f.••has the cat got your tongue? — colloq. ti sei mangiato la lingua?
II [tʌŋ]to get the rough side o edge of sb.'s tongue essere insultato da qcn.; I have his name on the tip of my tongue ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua; to loosen sb.'s tongue sciogliere la lingua a qcn.; I can't get my tongue round it non riesco a pronunciarlo; a slip of the tongue un lapsus; hold your tongue! colloq. frena la lingua! watch your tongue! — bada a come parli!
verbo transitivo mus. staccare [note, passage]* * *1) (the fleshy organ inside the mouth, used in tasting, swallowing, speaking etc: The doctor looked at her tongue.) lingua2) (the tongue of an animal used as food.) lingua3) (something with the same shape as a tongue: a tongue of flame.) lingua4) (a language: English is his mother-tongue / native tongue; a foreign tongue.) lingua* * *I [tʌŋ]1) anat. lingua f. (anche fig.)to stick out one's tongue at sb. — fare la lingua o la linguaccia a qcn.
to lose, find one's tongue — fig. perdere, ritrovare la lingua
2) (language) lingua f.3) gastr. lingua f.4) (flap) (on shoe) linguetta f.••has the cat got your tongue? — colloq. ti sei mangiato la lingua?
II [tʌŋ]to get the rough side o edge of sb.'s tongue essere insultato da qcn.; I have his name on the tip of my tongue ho il suo nome sulla punta della lingua; to loosen sb.'s tongue sciogliere la lingua a qcn.; I can't get my tongue round it non riesco a pronunciarlo; a slip of the tongue un lapsus; hold your tongue! colloq. frena la lingua! watch your tongue! — bada a come parli!
verbo transitivo mus. staccare [note, passage] -
3 ♦ purse
♦ purse /pɜ:s/n.1 borsa ( anche fig.); borsellino ( da uomo); portamonete: a light purse, un borsellino vuoto (o all'asciutto); a leather purse, un portamonete di cuoio5 (form.) risorse finanziarie; borsa; cassa: the public purse, la borsa pubblica; to have a common purse, fare cassa comune● purse-bearer, cassiere; tesoriere □ purse-net (o purse-seine), senna a sacco; sciabica □ ( USA) purse-snatcher, scippatore □ ( USA) purse-snatching, scippo □ to be beyond one's purse, non essere alla portata della propria borsa: Those shoes are beyond my purse, quelle scarpe non posso proprio permettermele □ (fig.) to hold the purse strings, tenere i cordoni della borsa □ to live within one's purse, vivere secondo le proprie possibilità; fare il passo secondo la gamba □ (fig.) to tighten [to loosen] the purse strings, stringere [allargare] i cordoni della borsa.(to) purse /pɜ:s/A v. t.( spesso to purse up) arricciare; aggrottare; corrugare; torcere: to purse up one's brows, aggrottare le ciglia; corrugare la fronte; to purse up one's lips, torcere le labbraB v. i.
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