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♦ cheek /tʃi:k/n.1 guancia; gota: cheek to cheek, guancia a guancia; hollow cheeks, guance incavate; pink (o rosy) cheeks, guance rosee; Tears were running down his cheeks, le lacrime gli rigavano il viso; She's got a mole on her right cheek, ha un neo sulla guancia destra2 (fam.) sfacciataggine; faccia tosta (fam.); sfrontatezza; insolenza: He had the cheek to ask me for more money, ha avuto la faccia tosta di chiedermi dell'altro denaro; plenty of cheek, una bella faccia tosta; Enough of your cheek!, non essere insolente!3 (al pl.) (mecc.) ganasce ( di morsa); (naut.) maschette ( di albero); (edil.) montanti d'una porta● cheek by jowl ( with), fianco a fianco; molto vicino (a) □ (stor.) cheek guard, guanciale ( di elmo) □ to turn the other cheek, porgere l'altra guancia.(to) cheek /tʃi:k/v. t.essere sfacciato con; fare l'insolente con. -
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I [tʃiːk]1) (of face) guancia f., gota f.2) (impudence) sfacciataggine f.••II [tʃiːk]* * *[ i:k]1) (the side of the face below the eye: pink cheeks.) guancia2) (impudence or disrespectful behaviour: He had the cheek to refuse me entrance.) sfacciataggine, faccia tosta•- cheeky- cheekiness* * *[tʃiːk]1. n1) guancia, (fam: buttock) natica2) (fam: impudence) faccia tosta, sfacciataggine f2. vt* * *I [tʃiːk]1) (of face) guancia f., gota f.2) (impudence) sfacciataggine f.••II [tʃiːk] -
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[tɜːn]1. n1) (rotation) girodone to a turn Culin — cotto a puntino
2) (change of direction: in road) curva"no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"
a road full of twists and turns — una strada a zigzag or tutta a curve
at the turn of the year/century — alla fine dell'anno/del secolo
to take a turn for the better — (situation, events) volgere al meglio, (patient, health) migliorare
to take a turn for the worse — (situation, events) volgere al peggio, (patient, health) peggiorare
3) Med attacco, crisi f invhe had a bad turn last night — la scorsa notte ha avuto una crisi or un peggioramento
4) (in series) turnoand he, in turn, said... — e lui, a sua volta, ha detto...
to take turns at (doing) sth; take it in turn(s) to do sth — fare qc a turno
to take/wait/miss one's turn — fare/aspettare/saltare il proprio turno
it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca me
5) (performance) numero6)to do sb a good turn — rendere un servizio a qn2. vt1) (wheel, handle) girare, (mechanically) far girare2) (also: turn over) (record, mattress, steak) girare, voltare, rivoltarepower/success turned his head — il potere/il successo gli ha dato alla testa
4) (go past, round) girare, voltare5)to turn sb/sth into sth — trasformare qn/qc in qc6) (shape: wood, metal) tornire3. vi1) (rotate) girare, (change direction: person) girarsi, voltarsi, (vehicle) girare, svoltare, (ship) virare, (wind, tide, weather) cambiare, (reverse direction) girarsi indietroto turn and go back — girare or girarsi e tornare indietro
to turn left/right Auto — girare a sinistra/destra
he turned to politics — si è messo in politica, si è dato alla politica
2) (become) diventareto turn into sth — trasformarsi in qc, cambiare in qc•- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up
См. также в других словарях:
turn the other cheek — {v. phr.} To let someone do something to you and not to do it in return; not hit back when hit; be patient when injured or insulted by someone; not try to get even. * /Joe turned the other cheek when he was hit with a snowball./ … Dictionary of American idioms
turn the other cheek — {v. phr.} To let someone do something to you and not to do it in return; not hit back when hit; be patient when injured or insulted by someone; not try to get even. * /Joe turned the other cheek when he was hit with a snowball./ … Dictionary of American idioms
turn the other cheek — If you turn the other cheek, you are humble and do not retaliate or get outwardly angry when someone offends or hurts you, in fact, you give them the opportunity to re offend instead and compound their unpleasantness … The small dictionary of idiomes
turn the other cheek — ► turn the other cheek refrain from retaliating after an attack or insult. [ORIGIN: with biblical allusion to the Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5.] Main Entry: ↑cheek … English terms dictionary
turn the other cheek — phrasal : to respond to injury or unkindness with patience : forgo retaliation * * * turn the other cheek see under ↑turn • • • Main Entry: ↑cheek turn the other cheek To accept harm, violence, etc without defending oneself • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
turn the other cheek — let someone do something to you and not try to get revenge He decided to turn the other cheek when the man tried to start a fight in the restaurant. Digest 20/2002 not to retaliate; not to pay back bad behavior with more bad behavior When someone … Idioms and examples
turn the other cheek — if you turn the other cheek when someone attacks or insults you, you do not get angry and attack or insult them but stay calm instead. Neither nation is renowned for turning the other cheek … New idioms dictionary
turn the other cheek — If you turn the other cheek, you are humble and do not retaliate or get outwardly angry when someone offends or hurts you, in fact, you give them the opportunity to re offend instead and compound their unpleasantness. (Dorking School… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Turn the other cheek — If you turn the other cheek, you are humble and do not retaliate or get outwardly angry when someone offends or hurts you, in fact, you give them the opportunity to re offend instead and compound their unpleasantness … Dictionary of English idioms
turn the other cheek — accept hurt twice, not fight back He is a passive man. He will turn the other cheek instead of fight … English idioms
there is always one who kisses, and one who turns the cheek — French in origin: Il y a toujours l’un qui baise, et l’autre qui tend le joue (quoted in Emma B. Cobb ‘What Did Miss Darrington See?’ in Harper’s Monthly, 1870). 1903 G. B. SHAW Man and Superman 40 Oh, I know you dont care very much about Tavy.… … Proverbs new dictionary