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121 used ****
I [juːzd] adj(secondhand: clothing) usato (-a), (car) di seconda mano, d'occasione, usato (-a), (dirty: glass, napkin) (già) usato (-a)II [juːst] adjdon't worry, I'm used to it — non preoccuparti, ci sono abituato (-a)
to be used to doing sth — essere abituato (-a) a or avere l'abitudine di fare qc
to get used to — abituarsi a, fare l'abitudine a
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122 weigh ***
[weɪ]1. vt1) (also), fig pesareto weigh o.s. — pesarsi
2)to weigh anchor Naut — salpare, levare l'ancora
2. vi(
fig: be a worry) to weigh on sb — pesare su qnto weigh with sb — avere importanza or contare per qn
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123 work out
1) (exercise) esercitarsi, allenarsi2) (go according to plan) [plan, marriage] funzionare, andare bene3) (add up)to work out at — BE o
to — AE [total, share] ammontare a [ amount]; work out [sth.], work [sth.] out
4) (calculate) calcolare [ amount]* * *1) (to solve or calculate correctly: I can't work out how many should be left.) risolvere; calcolare2) (to come to a satisfactory end: Don't worry - it will all work out (in the end).) risolversi3) (to perform physical exercises.) allenarsi* * *1. vi + adv1) (problem) risolversi2)the cost worked out at £50 — il costo ammontava a 50 sterlineit works out at £100 — fa 100 sterline
3) (succeed: plan, marriage) riuscire, funzionare4) Sport allenarsi2. vt + adv1) (problem, calculation) risolvere2) (devise: plan, details) mettere a punto3) (understand: behaviour) capire4) (exhaust: resources) esaurire* * *1) (exercise) esercitarsi, allenarsi2) (go according to plan) [plan, marriage] funzionare, andare bene3) (add up)to work out at — BE o
to — AE [total, share] ammontare a [ amount]; work out [sth.], work [sth.] out
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124 worrisome wor·ri·some adj
['wʌrɪsəm]1) (causing worry) preoccupante2) (worried) ansioso (-a) -
125 would ***** modal aux vb
[wʊd]cond of will1)if you asked him he would do it — se tu glielo chiedessi lo farebbe
if you had asked him he would have done it — se tu gliel'avessi chiesto l'avrebbe fatto
2)I said I would do it — ho detto che l'avrei fatto3)you WOULD be the one to forget! — è proprio da te dimenticartelo!4)I told her not to but she would do it — le avevo detto di non farlo ma lei l'ha voluto fare a tutti i costi
5)what would this be? — questo cosa sarebbe?6)would (that) it were not so! old liter — magari non fosse così!
7)(in offers, invitations, requests)
would you ask him to come in? — lo faccia entrare per cortesia8)he would go there on Mondays — ci andava il lunedì -
126 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) (del filo da torcere) -
127 a hard time (of it)
(trouble, difficulty, worry etc: The audience gave the speaker a hard time of it at the meeting; The speaker had a hard time (of it) trying to make himself heard.) (del filo da torcere) -
128 accelerate
[ək'seləreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo accelerare [decline, growth]2.1) aut. accelerareto accelerate away — partire sparato, in tromba
2) fig. [decline, growth] accelerare* * *[ək'seləreit]1) (to increase speed: The driver accelerated to pass the other car.) accelerare2) (to make (something) happen sooner: Worry accelerated his death.) accelerare•- accelerator* * *[ək'seləreɪt] 1.verbo transitivo accelerare [decline, growth]2.1) aut. accelerareto accelerate away — partire sparato, in tromba
2) fig. [decline, growth] accelerare
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