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61 ♦ which
♦ which /wɪtʃ/A pron. interr.chi; quale, quali; che cosa ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Which of you will come with me?, chi di voi verrà con me?; Which of the men survived?, quali degli uomini sopravvissero?; Which do you want, quale vuoi?; I asked him which was right, gli chiesi quale (dei due) fosse esatto (o giusto); Which will you have, tea or coffee?, che cosa prendi (o vuoi), tè o caffè? NOTA D'USO: - chi-B a. interr.quale, quali; che ( fra due o fra un numero ristretto): Which book do I have to read?, che libro debbo leggere?; DIALOGO → - On the bus- Excuse me, do you know which bus goes to Easton?, mi scusi, sa qual è l'autobus che va a Easton?; I don't know which one you mean, non so quale tu intenda; DIALOGO → - Asking for an e-mail address- I'm not sure which e-mail address you've got, non sono sicura di quale sia il tuo indirizzo e-mail; Which Miss Jones do you mean, Joan or Diane?, quale signorina Jones intendi, Joan o Diane?C pron. relat.1 il quale; la quale; i quali, le quali; che (rif. a cose o a fatti; arc. rif. a persone): The house in which he lives is very large, la casa nella quale (o in cui) abita è assai grande; My home town, which you visited last year, is growing rapidly, la mia cittadina natale, che hai visitato l'anno scorso, sta crescendo a vista d'occhio; This is the record which ( meglio: that, o niente) I told you about, questo è il disco di cui ti ho parlato; (arc.) Our Father, which art in heaven, Padre nostro che sei nei cieli2 il che; la qual cosa; cosa che: He wants to play and study at the same time, which is impossible, vuol giocare e studiare nello stesso tempo, il che è impossibileD a. relat.1 che; quelli che, quelle che; il (la, gli, le)… che: Try which methods you please, you cannot succeed, prova pure tutti i metodi che vuoi, tanto non puoi riuscire2 il quale, la quale; i quali, le quali; che: I stayed there a week, during which time it hardly rained at all, mi trattenni là una settimana, durante la quale non piovve quasi mai● which one, quale: Which one do you want?, quale vuoi?; Here's a list of the candidates: which one are you going to vote for?, ecco la lista dei candidati: per quale (o chi) di loro voterai? □ which way, in quale direzione; da che parte; in che modo, come: Which way did the robbers speed off?, da che parte sono scappati i rapinatori?; I don't know which way to turn it, non so come girarlo □ They are so alike I can never tell which is which, sono così simili che non riesco mai a distinguerli □ I don't mind which, l'uno o l'altro, per me fa lo stesso □ Which is which?, qual è quello buono?; ( anche) quale dei due?; qual è quello che cerco? -
62 passage *** pas·sage n
['pæsɪdʒ]1) (way through) passaggio, (corridor) corridoio2) (Naut: voyage) traversata3) (passing) passare m, (of bill through parliament) iter m inv4) (section: of book) brano, passo, (of music) brano -
63 some *****
[sʌm]1. adj1)some tea/water/biscuits/girls — del tè/dell'acqua/dei biscotti/delle ragazzeI have some books — ho qualche libro or alcuni libri
there's some milk in the fridge — c'è un po' del latte in frigo
there were some people outside — c'era della gente fuori
he asked me some questions about the accident — mi ha fatto qualche domanda or alcune domande or delle domande sull'incidente
have some tea/ice-cream — prendi un po' di tè/gelato
if you have some time to spare — se hai un po' di tempo a disposizione
2) (certain: in contrast) certo (-a), alcuni (-e) pl3) (vague, indeterminate) un (-a) certo (-a), qualchesome politician or other — un qualche uomo politico
some other time! — sarà per un'altra volta!
4)it took some courage to do that — ci è voluto un bel coraggio per farlo5)(emphatic: a few, a little)
that's SOME consolation! — questo è già qualcosa!there's still SOME petrol in the tank — c'è ancora un po' di benzina nel serbatoio
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fam: intensive) that's some fish! — questo sì che è un pesce!2. pron1) (a certain number) alcuni (-e) pl, certi (-e) plsome of them are crazy — alcuni di loro sono pazzi
2) (a certain amount) un po'some more — prendine ancora un po'some! — prendine un po'!some of the book — ho letto parte del librosome of what he said was true — parte di ciò che ha detto era vero
some of it was left — ne è rimasto un po'
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64 stuff ****
[stʌf]1. n1) (substance) roba2) (possessions, equipment) cose fpl, roba3)(
fam: nonsense) all that stuff about her leaving — tutte quelle storie sulla sua partenza4) famgo on, do your stuff! — forza, fai quello che devi fare!
2. vt(fill) riempire, Culin farcire, (animal: for exhibition) impagliareto stuff (with) — (container) riempire (di), (cushion, toy) imbottire (di)
to stuff into — (stow: contents) ficcare (in)
get stuffed! offensive — va' a farti fottere!
stuffed shirt fam — pallone m gonfiato
to stuff o.s. (with food) — rimpinzarsi, strafogarsi
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65 whole *****
[həʊl]1. adj1) (entire: + sg n) intero (-a), tutto (-a), (+ pl n) intero (-a)a whole lot of things — una gran quantità di cose, moltissime cose
the whole day — tutto il giorno, il giorno intero
I read the whole book — ho letto tutto il libro or il libro per intero
the whole world — tutto il mondo, il mondo intero
but the whole purpose or point was to... — ma lo scopo era proprio di...
2) (intact, unbroken) intero (-a), (series, set) completo (-a)to swallow sth whole — mandar giù qc intero (-a), fig
2. n1)the whole of the film — tutto il film, il film interothe whole of the sum — la somma intera, l'intera somma
the whole of Italy — tutta l'Italia, l'Italia intera
the whole of the town — la città intera, tutta la città
as a whole — nell'insieme, nel suo insieme
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66 already
[ɔːl'redɪ]avverbio già••so come on already! — AE (indicating irritation) su! dai!
* * *[o:l'redi]1) (before a particular time; previously: I had already gone when Tom arrived; I don't want that book - I've read it already.) già2) (before the expected time: Are you leaving already?; He hasn't gone already, has he?) già* * *[ɔːl'redɪ]avverbio già••so come on already! — AE (indicating irritation) su! dai!
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67 easily
['iːzɪlɪ]1) (with no difficulty) [win, open] facilmente, agevolmente2) (readily) [laugh, cry] facilmente3) (comfortably) [ breathe] bene, senza difficoltà; [ talk] con disinvoltura4) (unquestionably) senza dubbio5) (probably)he could easily die — è facile o probabile che muoia
* * *1) (without difficulty: She won the race easily.) facilmente2) (by far: This is easily the best book I've read this year.) di gran lunga, senza dubbio3) (very probably: It may easily rain tomorrow.) probabilmente* * *['iːzɪlɪ]1) (with no difficulty) [win, open] facilmente, agevolmente2) (readily) [laugh, cry] facilmente3) (comfortably) [ breathe] bene, senza difficoltà; [ talk] con disinvoltura4) (unquestionably) senza dubbio5) (probably)he could easily die — è facile o probabile che muoia
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68 put (someone) in mind of
(to remind (someone) of: This place puts me in mind of a book I once read.) ricordare -
69 put (someone) in mind of
(to remind (someone) of: This place puts me in mind of a book I once read.) ricordare -
70 reading-
1) (for the purpose of reading: reading-glasses; a reading-room in a library.) di lettura2) (for learning to read: a reading-book.) di lettura -
71 study
I 1. ['stʌdɪ]1) (gaining of knowledge) studio m.2) (piece of research) studio m., ricerca f. (of, on su)3) (room) studio m., ufficio m.4) art. mus. studio m.5) (model)2. 3.modificatore [ group] di studio••II 1. ['stʌdɪ]verbo transitivo studiare2.to study to be a teacher — studiare per diventare o studiare da colloq. insegnante
1) (revise) studiare2) (get one's education) seguire un corso di studi, studiare (under sb. con qcn.)* * *1. verb1) (to give time and attention to gaining knowledge of a subject: What subject is he studying?; He is studying French; He is studying for a degree in mathematics; She's studying to be a teacher.) studiare2) (to look at or examine carefully: He studied the railway timetable; Give yourself time to study the problem in detail.) studiare, esaminare2. noun1) (the act of devoting time and attention to gaining knowledge: He spends all his evenings in study; She has made a study of the habits of bees.) studio2) (a musical or artistic composition: a book of studies for the piano; The picture was entitled `Study in Grey'.) studio3) (a room in a house etc, in which to study, read, write etc: The headmaster wants to speak to the senior pupils in his study.) studio, ufficio* * *I 1. ['stʌdɪ]1) (gaining of knowledge) studio m.2) (piece of research) studio m., ricerca f. (of, on su)3) (room) studio m., ufficio m.4) art. mus. studio m.5) (model)2. 3.modificatore [ group] di studio••II 1. ['stʌdɪ]verbo transitivo studiare2.to study to be a teacher — studiare per diventare o studiare da colloq. insegnante
1) (revise) studiare2) (get one's education) seguire un corso di studi, studiare (under sb. con qcn.)
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