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1 take up
Ex:to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrottoto take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]/Ex:3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso
5)to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]
7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]11)to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]
to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn
* * *1) (to use or occupy (space, time etc): I won't take up much of your time.) prendere2) (to begin doing, playing etc: He has taken up the violin/teaching.) dedicarsi3) (to shorten (clothes): My skirts were too long, so I had them taken up.) accorciare4) (to lift or raise; to pick up: He took up the book.) sollevare* * *1. vi + adv2. vt + adv1) (raise, lift) raccogliere, (subj: bus) prendere, (carpet, floorboards) sollevare, (road) spaccare, (dress, hem) accorciare2) (lead, carry upstairs) portare su3) (continue) riprendere4) (occupy: time, attention) assorbire, (space) occupare5) (absorb: liquids) assorbire6) (raise question of: matter, point) affrontare7) (start: job, duties) cominciare(hobby, sport)
to take up painting/golf/photography — cominciare a dipingere/giocare a golf/fare fotografie8) (accept: offer, challenge) accettare9) (adopt: cause, case, person) appoggiare* * *Ex:to take up where sth. left off — riprendere da dove qcs. si era interrottoto take up with — aggregarsi a [person, group]; take up [sth.]/Ex:3) (continue) riprendere [ discussion]; ricominciare [ refrain]to take up sb.'s case — dir. accettare il caso
5)to take sth. up with sb. — sollevare qcs. con qcn. [ matter]
7) (adopt) prendere [position, stance]11)to take sb. up on — (challenge) contestare a qcn. [ assertion]
to take sb. up on an invitation — (accept) accettare l'invito di qcn
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2 pose
I [pəʊz]1) (for portrait, photo) posa f.2) spreg. (posture) posa f., atteggiamento m.II 1. [pəʊz]verbo transitivo (present) porre, sollevare [ problem] ( for a); proporre [ challenge] (to a); rappresentare [threat, risk] (to per); sollevare, porre [ question]2.1) [ artist's model] posare; [ performer] posare, mettersi in posa2) (masquerade)to pose as — spacciarsi o passare per
3) spreg. (posture) posare* * *I 1. [pəuz] noun1) (a position or attitude of the body: a relaxed pose.)2) (a false manner or way of behaving assumed in order to impress others; a pretence: His indignation was only a pose.)2. verb1) (to position oneself eg for a photograph to be taken: She posed in the doorway.)2) ((with as) to pretend to be: He posed as a doctor.)II [pəuz] verb(to set or offer (a question or problem) for answering or solving: He posed a difficult question; This poses a problem.)* * *pose /pəʊz/n.1 posa; positura; atteggiamento2 modo di fare affettato; posa; affettazione: His generosity is just a pose, la sua generosità non è che una posa.♦ (to) pose /pəʊz/A v. t.3 mettere in posa; far posareB v. i.1 mettersi (o stare) in posa; posare: to pose for a photo, mettersi in posa per una foto; to pose for painters, posare per pittori3 fingersi; spacciarsi; farsi passare: He posed as a police officer, si fece passare per poliziotto.* * *I [pəʊz]1) (for portrait, photo) posa f.2) spreg. (posture) posa f., atteggiamento m.II 1. [pəʊz]verbo transitivo (present) porre, sollevare [ problem] ( for a); proporre [ challenge] (to a); rappresentare [threat, risk] (to per); sollevare, porre [ question]2.1) [ artist's model] posare; [ performer] posare, mettersi in posa2) (masquerade)to pose as — spacciarsi o passare per
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3 present
I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
* * *I ['preznt] adjective1) (being here, or at the place, occasion etc mentioned: My father was present on that occasion; Who else was present at the wedding?; Now that the whole class is present, we can begin the lesson.)2) (existing now: the present moment; the present prime minister.)3) ((of the tense of a verb) indicating action now: In the sentence `She wants a chocolate', the verb is in the present tense.)•- the present
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- for the present II [pri'zent] verb1) (to give, especially formally or ceremonially: The child presented a bunch of flowers to the Queen; He was presented with a gold watch when he retired.)2) (to introduce: May I present my wife (to you)?)3) (to arrange the production of (a play, film etc): The Elizabethan Theatre Company presents `Hamlet', by William Shakespeare.)4) (to offer (ideas etc) for consideration, or (a problem etc) for solving: She presents (=expresses) her ideas very clearly; The situation presents a problem.)5) (to bring (oneself); to appear: He presented himself at the dinner table half an hour late.)•- presentable
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- present arms III ['preznt] noun(a gift: a wedding present; birthday presents.)* * *I 1. ['preznt]1) (attending) presenteall those present o everybody present tutti i presenti; to be present at essere presente a; present company excepted esclusi i presenti; all present and correct! — mil. tutti presenti!
2) (current) [address, circumstance, government, situation] attuale3) (under consideration) [argument, issue] presente4) ling. [tense, participle] presente2.1)the present — (now) il presente
for the present — per il momento, per ora
2) ling. (anche present tense) presente m.3) at present (at this moment) in questo momento, ora; (nowadays) al presente••II ['preznt]there is no time like the present — = se non ora quando?
III 1. [prɪ'zent]to give sb. a present — fare un regalo a qcn
2) (proffer, show) presentare, mostrare [ documents]3) (submit for consideration) presentare [plan, figures]; promuovere [ petition]; fornire [ evidence]4) (formally give) consegnare [prize, certificate]; porgere [apologies, compliments]to present sth. to sb. to present sb. with sth. — consegnare qcs. a qcn
5) (portray) rappresentare [person, situation]to present sth. in a different light — presentare qcs. sotto una luce diversa
6) telev. rad. presentare [programme, show]7) (put on, produce) mettere in scena, rappresentare [ play]; dare [ concert]; presentare [production, actor]8) form. (introduce) presentare9) mil. presentare [ arms]2.verbo intransitivo med. [baby, patient] presentarsi; [symptom, condition] presentarsi, apparire3.1)2)to present itself — [ opportunity] presentarsi; [ thought] presentarsi alla mente
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