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21 contract out
contract out rinunciare, liberarsi da obblighi legalito contract out of — ritirarsi da, non aderire a [ scheme]; contract out [sth.], contract [sth.] out appaltare, dare in appalto [ work] (to a)
* * *vi + adv* * *contract out rinunciare, liberarsi da obblighi legalito contract out of — ritirarsi da, non aderire a [ scheme]; contract out [sth.], contract [sth.] out appaltare, dare in appalto [ work] (to a)
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22 stand out
1) (be noticeable) [ person] distinguersi, spiccare ( against tra); [ building] stagliarsi ( against contro); [ design] risaltare ( against su); [work, ability] distinguersito stand out from — [ person] distinguersi da [ group]
2) (protrude) sporgereto stand out against — opporsi a [change, decision]
* * *1) (to be noticeable: She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school.) spiccare, emergere2) (to go on resisting or to refuse to yield: The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.) resistere* * *vi + adv1) (be noticeable: veins, eyes) sporgere, (colours) risaltare, spiccare, (person) distinguersi, (mountains) stagliarsi2) (be firm, hold out) resistere, tener duroto stand out for sth — rivendicare qc, insistere su qc
* * *1) (be noticeable) [ person] distinguersi, spiccare ( against tra); [ building] stagliarsi ( against contro); [ design] risaltare ( against su); [work, ability] distinguersito stand out from — [ person] distinguersi da [ group]
2) (protrude) sporgereto stand out against — opporsi a [change, decision]
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23 flat out
1. 2.••to go flat out for sth. — farsi in quattro per qcs
* * *(as fast, energetically etc as possible: She worked flat out.) strenuamente* * *1. 2.••to go flat out for sth. — farsi in quattro per qcs
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24 bash out
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25 cut out
cut out [ engine] fermarsi; cut out [sth.] eliminare [alcohol, fatty food]; cut [sth.] out, cut out [sth.]1) (snip out) ritagliare [article, piece]3) (block out) ostruire [ view]; eliminare [draught, noise]4) colloq. (stop)cut it out! — basta! cut [sb.] out
5) (isolate) isolare, tagliare fuorito cut sb. out of one's will — escludere qcn. dal proprio testamento
6)* * *1) (to stop working, sometimes because of a safety device: The engines cut out (noun cut-out).) spegnersi2) (to stop: I've cut out smoking.) rinunciare, smettere* * *1. vi + adv(engine) spegnersi2. vt + advto be cut out for sth/to do sth fig — essere tagliato (-a) per qc/per fare qc
2) (delete) eliminare, togliere3) (stop, give up) eliminarecut it out! fam — dacci un taglio!
* * *cut out [ engine] fermarsi; cut out [sth.] eliminare [alcohol, fatty food]; cut [sth.] out, cut out [sth.]1) (snip out) ritagliare [article, piece]3) (block out) ostruire [ view]; eliminare [draught, noise]4) colloq. (stop)cut it out! — basta! cut [sb.] out
5) (isolate) isolare, tagliare fuorito cut sb. out of one's will — escludere qcn. dal proprio testamento
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26 ■ cut out
■ cut outA v. t. + avv.4 togliere; eliminare: to cut out unnecessary expenses, eliminare (o tagliare) le spese inutili: to cut out cheese from one's diet, eliminare il formaggio dalla dieta; to cut out smoking, eliminare il fumo; smettere di fumare; DIALOGO → - Pregnancy- You'll have to cut out the cigarettes, dovrai eliminare le sigarette5 escludere, lasciare fuori: They tried in vain to cut me out of the bargain, invano hanno cercato di lasciarmi fuori dall'affare; to cut sb. out of one's will, escludere q. dal testamento6 (fam.) smettere; piantarla (fam.): Cut it out!, piantala!; basta!; dacci un taglio!; (volg. USA) Cut out the crap, piantala con queste stronzate!9 (tipogr.) scontornareB v. i. + avv.1 (elettr.) disinserirsi automaticamente4 (fam. USA) andarsene alla svelta; filare; squagliarsela □ (autom.) to cut out a car, tagliare la strada a un'automobile □ ( anche fig.) to cut out dead wood, tagliare i rami secchi □ to be cut out for st., essere tagliato per qc.; essere adatto a fare qc.: He is cut out to be a doctor, è tagliato per la medicina □ (fam.) to have one's work cut out ( for one), avere un bel daffare. -
27 ■ rule out
■ rule outv. t. + avv.1 escludere, scartare ( un'idea, una possibilità, ecc.); (leg.) non ammettere ( prove, ecc.); non riconoscere la validità di ( richieste, pretese, ecc.): to rule out murder, escludere che si tratti di un assassinio; to rule out sb. 's guilt, escludere che q. sia colpevole; We can't rule out the possibility that things will get worse, non possiamo escludere la possibilità che le cose peggiorino2 precludere ( una possibilità); rendere (qc.) impossibile: Her state of health rules out any immediate return to work, il suo stato di salute preclude del tutto un suo rientro immediato al lavoro; The nature of the terrain ruled out farming, la natura del suolo rendeva la coltivazione impossibile □ ( sport: dell'arbitro) to rule out a goal, annullare un gol □ to rule sb. out of st., escludere q. da qc.: The injury rules him out of the final, l'infortunio preclude la sua partecipazione alla finale; She has ruled herself out of standing at the next election, si è preclusa la possibilità di presentarsi alle prossime elezioni □ to be ruled out, essere vietato; essere dichiarato inammissibile; ( sport) essere inabilitato al gioco: He's rule out with a knee injury, non può giocare per un infortunio al ginocchio. -
28 ■ set out
■ set outA v. i. + avv.1 ► set off, B, def. 1 e 22 mettersi; cominciare, iniziare ( un'attività, ecc.): to set out in business, mettersi in affari; to set out as a freelance photographer, mettersi a fare il fotografo freelance; to set out on one's work, cominciare il proprio lavoroB v. t. + avv.1 disporre; collocare; sistemare bene; esporre, mettere in mostra ( merce in vendita): The young plants should be set out at regular intervals, le pianticelle devono essere collocate (o piantate, disposte) a intervalli regolari; to set out goods for display, mettere in mostra la merce2 esporre; dichiarare; enunciare; spiegare: He set out his programme in an election speech, espose il suo programma in un discorso elettorale; to set out a plan, enunciare un progetto; to set out one's reasons, dichiarare (o spiegare) le proprie ragioni5 agghindare; abbellire: to set out one's stall, agghindare il proprio banco di vendita; (fig.) saper vendere la propria merce (fig.); saperla vendere -
29 ■ knock out
■ knock outv. t. + avv.1 far uscire, togliere, far saltare via ( con un colpo): to knock the ashes out of one's pipe, scuotere la cenere dalla pipa (battendola contro qc.); The rock nearly knocked his tooth out, per poco la pietra non gli fece cadere un dente; I knocked the knife out of his hand, gli feci saltar via il coltello di mano2 far perdere i sensi a; stordire; mettere a tappeto (fam.); anestetizzare6 eliminare; distruggere; mettere fuori uso (o fuori combattimento); fare fuori (fam.): (mil.) to knock out the enemy sentries [guns], eliminare le sentinelle [ridurre al silenzio i cannoni] del nemico7 (fam.) stancare a morte; sfiancare; stremare: to knock oneself out with work, sfiancarsi (o ammazzarsi) di lavoro8 (fam.) sbalordire; lasciare di stucco9 (mus.) strimpellare10 (fam.) fare, scrivere, ecc., alla svelta; buttare giù11 (fam.) guadagnare □ (fam.) to knock sb. out of st., far perdere ( una qualità, un'abitudine, ecc.) a q. ( con metodi duri); togliere qc. a q.; far passare a q. la voglia di qc. □ (fam.) to knock the bottom out of, mandare in rovina; far crollare, rovinare ( un'attività, il commercio, ecc.); demolire ( una tesi); dimostrare l'inconsistenza di □ (fam.) to knock the hell (o the living daylights) out of sb., dare un sacco di botte a q.; riempire di botte q.; pestare q. □ ( baseball) to knock the pitcher out of the box, eliminare il lanciatore con la battuta. -
30 tire out
tire [sb.] out sfinireto tire oneself out — stancarsi ( doing a fare)
* * *(to tire or exhaust completely: The hard work tired her out.) spossare* * *vt + advsfinire, spossare* * *tire [sb.] out sfinireto tire oneself out — stancarsi ( doing a fare)
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31 ■ stand out
■ stand outv. i. + avv.1 sporgere: The front of my house stands out from the rest of the buildings, la facciata della mia casa sporge rispetto agli altri edifici3 essere in evidenza; risaltare; spiccare; essere in vista; eccellere; (fig.) emergere: The policeman stood out among the demonstrators, il poliziotto spiccava in mezzo ai dimostranti; His work stands out from that of lesser poets, la sua opera emerge da quella di poeti minori4 resistere; essere fermo; tenere duro; tenere botta (fam.): The strikers are standing out for a better salary, gli scioperanti tengono duro nella richiesta di un aumento di salario5 (naut.) salpare; prendere il largo □ (fig.) It stands out a mile!, si vede lontano un miglio! -
32 have one's work cut out
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33 ■ take out on
■ take out onv. t. + avv. + prep.far ricadere su; sfogare la rabbia su (q.); prendersela con (q.): Why should you take it out on your children when you're fed up with your work?, perché te la devi prendere con i figli quando sei stufo del tuo lavoro? -
34 straighten out/up
Their house is where the lane straightens out; He was bending over his work, but straightened up when he saw me; She straightened the room up; He's trying to straighten out the facts.) raddrizzarsi; sistemare -
35 go in one ear and out the other
(not to make any lasting impression: I keep telling that child to work harder but my words go in one ear and out the other.) entrare da un orecchio e uscire dall'altroEnglish-Italian dictionary > go in one ear and out the other
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36 outstanding *** out·stand·ing adj
[ˌaʊt'stændɪŋ]1) (exceptional) eccezionale, (feature) saliente2) (not settled: bill) non pagato (-a), (problem) irrisolto (-a)English-Italian dictionary > outstanding *** out·stand·ing adj
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37 walkout walk·out n
['wɔːkˌaʊt](from conference) abbandono, (strike) sciopero selvaggio or a sorpresato stage a walkout — (from conference) ritirarsi in segno di protesta, (from work) scendere in sciopero
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38 outwork out·work n
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39 outworker out·work·er n
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40 average
I 1. ['ævərɪdʒ]nome media f.on (the) average — in media, mediamente
above, below (the) average — sopra, sotto la media
2.Mr Average — il cittadino medio; (in Italy) il signor Rossi
aggettivo medioII ['ævərɪdʒ]verbo transitivo fare in media [distance, quantity, hours]we averaged 95 kph — abbiamo tenuto una media di 95 km/h
* * *['ævəri‹] 1. noun(the result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts: The average of 3, 7, 9 and 13 is 8 (= 32:4).) media2. adjective1) (obtained by finding the average of amounts etc: average price; the average temperature for the week.) medio2) (ordinary; not exceptional: The average person is not wealthy; His work is average.) medio3. verb(to form an average: His expenses averaged (out at) 15 dollars a day.) essere/ammontare in media* * *I 1. ['ævərɪdʒ]nome media f.on (the) average — in media, mediamente
above, below (the) average — sopra, sotto la media
2.Mr Average — il cittadino medio; (in Italy) il signor Rossi
aggettivo medioII ['ævərɪdʒ]verbo transitivo fare in media [distance, quantity, hours]we averaged 95 kph — abbiamo tenuto una media di 95 km/h
См. также в других словарях:
work out — {v. phr.} 1. To find an answer to. * /John worked out his math problems all by himself./ * /Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out./ Compare: FIGURE OUT. 2. To plan; develop. * /Mary worked out a beautiful design … Dictionary of American idioms
work out — {v. phr.} 1. To find an answer to. * /John worked out his math problems all by himself./ * /Mary had trouble getting along with her roommate, but they worked it out./ Compare: FIGURE OUT. 2. To plan; develop. * /Mary worked out a beautiful design … Dictionary of American idioms
Work-out — auch: Workout 〈[wœ:kaʊt] n. 15〉 die körperliche Konstitution u. Leistungsfähigkeit verbessernde sportliche Übung [<engl. work out „trainieren“] * * * Work out, Work|out [ wə:k|a̮ut ], das od. der; s, s [engl. workout, zu: to work out =… … Universal-Lexikon
work out something — work out (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper … New idioms dictionary
work out — (something) to find a solution to something. The committee met today and worked out a statement that everyone liked. You can use a calculator to work out the problem, or you can work it out on paper … New idioms dictionary
Work-out — auch: Work|out 〈[wœ:kaʊt] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s; Sport〉 die körperliche Konstitution u. Leistungsfähigkeit verbessernde sportliche Übung [Etym.: <engl. work out »trainieren«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
work out at something — ˌwork ˈout (at sth) derived if sth works out at sth, you calculate that it will be a particular amount • + adj. It ll work out cheaper to travel by bus. Main entry: ↑workderived … Useful english dictionary
work out — [v] solve; satisfy accomplish, achieve, arrange, attain, be effective, bring off, clear, come out, come to terms*, complete, compromise, construct, contrive, develop, devise, elaborate, evolve, figure out, find out, finish, fix, form, formulate,… … New thesaurus
work out — index calculate, compose, devise (invent), dispatch (dispose of), fix (settle), implement … Law dictionary
Work-out — Work out, auch Work|out [ wə:kaut] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. workout> Form des intensiven Fitnesstrainings … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
work out — ► work out 1) solve or be capable of being solved. 2) develop in a good or specified way. 3) plan in detail. 4) understand the character of. 5) engage in vigorous physical exercise. Main Entry: ↑work … English terms dictionary