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21 keep *****
[kiːp] kept vb: pt, pp1. vt1) (retain, maintain) tenereto keep time — (clock) andar bene
she keeps herself fit — si tiene or si mantiene in forma
sorry to keep you... — scusate il ritardo...
to keep sth to o.s. — tenere qc per sé
keep it to yourself or under your hat fam — tienilo per te
2) (put aside) mettere da parte, (store) tenere, conservarekeep it in a safe place or somewhere safe — tienilo in un posto sicuro
"keep in a cool place" — "conservare in un luogo fresco"
3) (detain, restrain) trattenereI mustn't or don't let me keep you — non voglio trattenerti
to keep o.s. from doing sth — trattenersi dal fare qc
you're keeping me from my work — mi stai impedendo di lavorare, così non riesco a lavorare
4) (fulfil, observe: promise, vow) mantenere, (law, rule, Lent) osservare, (treaty, agreement) rispettare, (Christmas, Easter) celebrare6) (support: family) mantenere7) (accounts, diary) tenereto keep a record or note of sth — prendere nota di qc
2. vi1) (continue) continuare, (remain) stare, restareto keep (to the) left/right — tenere la sinistra/la destra
to keep to — (promise) mantenere, (subject, text) attenersi a
to keep fit — tenersi or mantenersi in forma
to keep at sb — (fam: pester) non dare pace a qn
to keep at sth — (fam: continue) continuare a fare qc
keep at it! fam — continua, dai!
to keep still — stare or rimanere fermo (-a)
to keep from doing sth — trattenersi or frenarsi dal fare qc
to keep to one's room/bed — rimanere in camera/a letto
they keep to themselves — si tengono in disparte, stanno per conto loro
2)how are you keeping? — come stai?3) (food) mantenersi, conservarsi(
fig: wait) this business can keep — quest'affare può aspettare3. n1) (livelihood) vitto e alloggio2) (of castle) torrione m, maschioSee:•- keep in- keep off- keep on- keep out- keep up -
22 lay down
lay down [sth.], lay [sth.] down1) coricare, adagiare [object, baby, patient]; stendere [rug, garment]; disporre (sul tavolo) [ cards]2) posare [book, suitcase]; deporre [weapon, arms]3) fig.4) (establish) stabilire [rule, procedure, plan]; (im)porre [ condition]it is laid down that... — è stabilito che
5) ing. gettare [ foundations]* * *1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) deporre; sacrificare2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) stabilire3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) mettere in cantina; fare una provvista di* * *vt + advto lay down one's life for sb/sth — sacrificare la propria vita per qn/qc
2) (dictate: conditions) stabilire, fissare, (principle, rule, policy) formulare, fissare* * *lay down [sth.], lay [sth.] down1) coricare, adagiare [object, baby, patient]; stendere [rug, garment]; disporre (sul tavolo) [ cards]2) posare [book, suitcase]; deporre [weapon, arms]3) fig.4) (establish) stabilire [rule, procedure, plan]; (im)porre [ condition]it is laid down that... — è stabilito che
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23 point *****
[pɔɪnt]1. n1) (dot, punctuation mark) Geom punto, (decimal point) virgola2 point 6 (2.6) — 2 virgola 6 (2,6)
2) (on scale, compass etc) punto3) (of needle, pencil, knife) puntaon points Ballet — sulle punte
at the point of a gun/sword — sotto la minaccia di un fucile/una spada
4) (place) puntothe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — il treno ferma a Carlisle e in tutte le stazioni a sud di Carlisle
at this point — (spatially) in questo punto, (in time) a questo punto
at that point, we decided to leave — a quel punto abbiamo deciso di andarcene
from that point on — (in time) da quel momento in poi, (in space) da quel punto in poi
to be on the point of doing sth — essere sul punto di or stare (proprio) per fare qc
5) (counting unit) Sport, (in test) Stock Exchange punto6) (purpose) scopo, motivo, (matter) questione f, argomento, (main idea, important part: of argument, joke) nocciolothere's no point in staying — è inutile or non ha senso restare
I don't see or get the point — (of joke) mi sfugge
I don't see the point of or in doing that — non vedo il motivo di farlo
the point is that... — il fatto è che...
that's the whole point! — precisamente!, sta tutto lì!
the point at issue — l'argomento in discussione or questione
to come or get to the point — venire al punto or al dunque, arrivare al punto
to keep or stick to the point — restare in argomento
to stretch a point — fare uno strappo (alla regola) or un'eccezione
his remarks were to the point — le sue osservazioni erano pertinenti or a proposito
yes, I get your point — sì, capisco quello che vuoi dire
you've got a point there! — giusto!, hai ragione!
7) (characteristic) caratteristica, qualità f invgood/bad points — lati positivi/negativi
8) Brit Rail9) Auto10) Brit Elec, (also: power point) presa (di corrente)2. vt1)(aim, direct: gun, hosepipe
etc) to point sth (at sb/sth) — puntare qc (contro or su qn/qc)to point one's finger at sb — indicare qn con il dito, additare
2) (indicate, show) indicare, mostrareto point the way (also) fig — indicare la strada or la direzione da seguire
3) Constr riempire gli interstizi di3. vi1) indicare (con il dito), additareto point at or to or towards sth/sb — indicare qc/qn
2) (indicate: signpost, hand) indicare, segnareit points (to the) north — (compass needle) segna or indica il nord
this points to the fact that... — questo fa pensare che...
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24 store ****
[stɔː(r)]1. nstores npl, (food) provviste fpl, scorte fpl, rifornimenti mplin store — di riserva, come provvista
to set great/little store by sth — dare molta/poca importanza a qc
2) (also: storehouse, storeroom) (depot) deposito3) (Am: shop) negozio, Brit, (also: department store) grande magazzino2. vt1) (also: store up) (food, fuel, goods) fare provvista di, (heat, electricity) accumulare, (documents) conservare2) (also: store away) (food, fuel) mettere da parte, (grain, goods) immagazzinare, (information: in memory) immagazzinare, (in filing system) schedare•- store up
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