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121 against ***** prep
[ə'ɡɛnst]1) (in contact with) a, controhe leaned the ladder against the wall — appoggiò la scala al or contro il muro
2) (in opposition to) controit's against the law — è contrario alla or contro la legge
3)against the light — controluce4)(
Brit: in comparisons) (as) against — in confronto a, contro -
122 fix ***
[fɪks]1. n1) (fam: predicament) pasticcio, guaioto be in a fix — essere in un pasticcio, essere nei guai
to get o.s. into a fix — cacciarsi nei guai
2) (fam: of drug) pera3)4) Aer, Naut posizione f2. vt1) (gen) Phot fig fissare, (with string etc) legare, fissareto fix the blame on sb/sth — dare or attribuire la colpa a qn/qc
2) (date, price) fissare, stabilire, (fight, race) truccareI'll fix everything — ci penso io, sistemo tutto io
I'll fix him! fam — lo sistemo io!, lo metto a posto io!
3) (repair) riparare, aggiustare4) (Am: make ready: meal, drink) preparare•- fix on- fix up -
123 chain
I [tʃeɪn]1) (metal links) catena f.to put o keep sb. in chains incatenare qcn., mettere o tenere qcn. in catene; to keep a dog on a chain — tenere un cane alla catena
2) comm. catena f.3) (series) (of events) catena f., serie f.; (of ideas) concatenamento m.to make, form a (human) chain — fare, formare una catena umana
4) biol. geogr. fis. catena f.5) = unità di misura di lunghezza pari a 20,12 mII [tʃeɪn]verbo transitivo incatenare, mettere in catene [ person]to chain sb.'s wrists — incatenare i polsi di qcn.
to chain a bicycle to sth. — legare con la catena una bicicletta a qcs
* * *[ ein] 1. noun1) (a series of (especially metal) links or rings passing through one another: The dog was fastened by a chain; She wore a silver chain round her neck.) catena2) (a series: a chain of events.)2. verb(to fasten or bind with chains: The prisoner was chained to the wall.) incatenare- chain store* * *I [tʃeɪn]1) (metal links) catena f.to put o keep sb. in chains incatenare qcn., mettere o tenere qcn. in catene; to keep a dog on a chain — tenere un cane alla catena
2) comm. catena f.3) (series) (of events) catena f., serie f.; (of ideas) concatenamento m.to make, form a (human) chain — fare, formare una catena umana
4) biol. geogr. fis. catena f.5) = unità di misura di lunghezza pari a 20,12 mII [tʃeɪn]verbo transitivo incatenare, mettere in catene [ person]to chain sb.'s wrists — incatenare i polsi di qcn.
to chain a bicycle to sth. — legare con la catena una bicicletta a qcs
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124 ♦ along
♦ along /əˈlɒŋ/A prep.lungo; per: along the wall, lungo il muro; along the way, lungo la strada; per strada; It should be somewhere along here, dev'essere qui in questa stradaB avv.1 avanti (o idiom.; per indicare la continuazione di un'azione): Move along!, andate avanti!; circolare!; We walked along in silence, abbiamo continuato a camminare (o abbiamo proseguito) in silenzio; further along, più avanti; How's your book coming along?, come procede il tuo libro?2 con sé; insieme: Take it along, prendilo (o portalo) con te; I've brought along a friend, ho portato un amico3 (idiom.: si riferisce a un luogo di arrivo) – They'll be along soon, arriveranno (o saranno qui) presto; DIALOGO → - At the bus stop- There should be one along in a minute, dovrebbe arrivarne uno tra un minuto; Along came Jimmy, ed ecco che arrivò Jimmy; I went along to the Jones's after dinner, dopo cena andai dai Jones -
125 catapult
I ['kætəpʌlt]1) BE fionda f.2) mil. aer. (anche catapult launcher) catapulta f.3) mil. stor. catapulta f.II ['kætəpʌlt]1) catapultare, scagliare2) fig.to be catapulted to — essere catapultato verso [ success]
* * *1. noun((American slingshot) a small forked stick with an elastic string fixed to the two prongs for firing small stones etc, usually used by children.) fionda2. verb(to throw violently: The driver was catapulted through the windscreen when his car hit the wall.) catapultare* * *catapult /ˈkætəpʌlt/n.1 (stor. mil., ecc.) catapulta2 fionda; frombola (lett.)● (naut.) catapult aircraft, velivolo catapultabile ( da una nave).(to) catapult /ˈkætəpʌlt/v. t.* * *I ['kætəpʌlt]1) BE fionda f.2) mil. aer. (anche catapult launcher) catapulta f.3) mil. stor. catapulta f.II ['kætəpʌlt]1) catapultare, scagliare2) fig.to be catapulted to — essere catapultato verso [ success]
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126 eaves
['iːvz]nome plurale gronda f.sing., cornicione m.sing.* * *[i:vz](the edge of the roof sticking out beyond the wall: There are birds nesting under the eaves.) grondaia* * *eaves /i:vz/n. pl.(edil.) gronda; grondaia; cornicione del tetto.* * *['iːvz]nome plurale gronda f.sing., cornicione m.sing. -
127 gravy
['greɪvɪ]nome sugo m. di carne, salsa f.••he is on the gravy train — colloq. ha trovato una miniera d'oro
* * *['ɡreivi]plural - gravies; noun((a sauce made from) the juices from meat that is cooking.) (sugo di carne), (salsa a base di sugo di carne)* * *gravy /ˈgreɪvɪ/n. [u]3 (fig. fam.) soldi facili; guadagni illeciti4 (fig. fam.) cuccagna; pacchia (pop.)● ( macelleria) gravy beef, girello □ gravy boat, salsiera □ gravy job, lavoro ben retribuito; greppia (fig.) □ (fam.) gravy train, miniera d'oro (fig.); sinecura; pacchia (pop.): The Wall Street gravy train is over, è finita la pacchia della Borsa Valori di New York.* * *['greɪvɪ]nome sugo m. di carne, salsa f.••he is on the gravy train — colloq. ha trovato una miniera d'oro
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128 ramble
I ['ræmbl] II ['ræmbl]1) (walk) fare una camminata, una passeggiata•* * *['ræmbl] 1. verb1) (to go for a long walk or walks, usually in the countryside, for pleasure.) vagare2) (to speak in an aimless or confused way.) divagare, farneticare2. noun(a long walk, usually in the countryside, taken for pleasure.) (passeggiata)- rambler- rambling
- ramble on* * *ramble /ˈræmbl/n.1 camminata; escursione (a piedi)2 divagazione.(to) ramble /ˈræmbl/v. i.1 ( anche to ramble on) divagare: Stop rambling on and get back to the point, smettila di divagare e torna al punto; He rambled for over an hour, ha fatto discorsi sconclusionati per più di un'ora* * *I ['ræmbl] II ['ræmbl]1) (walk) fare una camminata, una passeggiata•
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