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1 turn *****
[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 -
2 left
I [left] II 1. [left]aggettivo sinistro2.1) U (side or direction) sinistra f.to the left — a o verso sinistra
keep (to the) left — aut. tenersi a sinistra
2) U + verbo sing. o pl. pol.3) sport sinistro m.3.avverbio a sinistra••left, right and centre — [criticize, spend money] a destra e a manca
* * *[left]past tense, past participle; = leave I* * *I [lɛft] pt, ppSee:II [lɛft]1. adj2. adv3. non my left, to my left — sulla or alla mia sinistra
on the left, to the left — sulla or a sinistra
the Left Pol — la sinistra
* * *I [left] II 1. [left]aggettivo sinistro2.1) U (side or direction) sinistra f.to the left — a o verso sinistra
keep (to the) left — aut. tenersi a sinistra
2) U + verbo sing. o pl. pol.3) sport sinistro m.3.avverbio a sinistra••left, right and centre — [criticize, spend money] a destra e a manca
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3 traffic lights
(lights of changing colours for controlling traffic at road crossings etc: Turn left at the traffic lights.) semaforo* * *npl -
4 hard
[hɑːd] 1.1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanitoto be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare
he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente
to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.
it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa
to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore
to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese
to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.
hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn
5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondatothe hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs
7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard9) pol.the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra
10) chim. [ water] duro11) ling. [ consonant] duro12) colloq. (tough)so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?
13) econ. [ currency] forte2.1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamenteto be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito
no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...
to be hard at it — colloq. o
at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo
to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs
hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro
••to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare
to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male
* * *1. adjective1) (firm; solid; not easy to break, scratch etc: The ground is too hard to dig.) duro2) (not easy to do, learn, solve etc: Is English a hard language to learn?; He is a hard man to please.) difficile3) (not feeling or showing kindness: a hard master.) duro4) ((of weather) severe: a hard winter.) duro, rigido5) (having or causing suffering: a hard life; hard times.) difficile, duro6) ((of water) containing many chemical salts and so not easily forming bubbles when soap is added: The water is hard in this part of the country.) duro2. adverb1) (with great effort: He works very hard; Think hard.) sodo; attentamente2) (with great force; heavily: Don't hit him too hard; It was raining hard.) forte3) (with great attention: He stared hard at the man.) intensamente4) (to the full extent; completely: The car turned hard right.) totalmente•- harden- hardness
- hardship
- hard-and-fast
- hard-back
- hard-boiled
- harddisk
- hard-earned
- hard-headed
- hard-hearted
- hardware
- hard-wearing
- be hard on
- hard at it
- hard done by
- hard lines/luck
- hard of hearing
- a hard time of it
- a hard time
- hard up* * *[hɑːd] 1.1) (firm) [consistency, object] duro; [skin, paint, mud] indurito2) (difficult) [problem, question] difficile, complesso; [choice, decision] difficile, sofferto; (demanding) [task, training] duro, arduo; [ study] impegnativo; [ fight] duro, accanitoto be hard to open, find — essere difficile da aprire, da trovare
he's hard to please — è difficile da accontentare, è molto esigente
to find it hard to do sth. — avere difficoltà a fare qcs.
it's hard to accept, believe — è difficile accettare, credere ( that che)
I'm not afraid of hard work — il lavoro duro o la fatica non mi spaventa
to be a hard worker — [ student] essere uno sgobbone; [ worker] essere un gran lavoratore
to find sth. out o learn sth. the hard way — imparare qcs. a proprie spese
to be hard on sb. — essere duro, severo con qcn.
hard luck o lines! BE colloq. (sympathetic) che sfortuna! (unsympathetic) tanto peggio! to take a hard line seguire la linea dura (on sth. in qcs.); it's a hard life! scherz. iron. dura la vita! to fall on hard times cadere in miseria, andare a finire male; to give sb. a hard time — colloq. (make things difficult) rendere la vita difficile a qcn.; (tell off) dare una lavata di capo a qcn
5) (forceful) [push, knock] forte, violento6) (concrete) [ evidence] concreto; [ news] certo, fondatothe hard facts about sth. — la verità nuda e cruda su qcs
7) (stark) [colour, sound, light] forte, violento8) (strong) [ liquor] forte; [ drug] pesante; [ pornography] hard9) pol.the hard left, right — l'estrema sinistra, destra
10) chim. [ water] duro11) ling. [ consonant] duro12) colloq. (tough)so you think you're hard, do you? — credi di essere un duro, vero?
13) econ. [ currency] forte2.1) [push, laugh] forte; [ work] duro, sodo; [ study] molto, sodo; [ rain] forte, a dirotto; [ snow] fitto; [ look] intensamente; [ listen] attentamenteto be hard hit — fig. essere duramente colpito
no matter how hard I try, I... — per quanto ci provi, io...
to be hard at it — colloq. o
at work — darci dentro o lavorare sodo
to take sth. (very) hard — prendere (molto) male qcs
hard behind — subito o immediatamente dietro
••to play hard to get — fare il prezioso, farsi desiderare
to be, feel hard done by — essere, sentirsi trattato male
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5 -Asking for directions-
Social1 Asking for directionsCould you tell me where the nearest cashpoint is? Mi saprebbe dire dov'è il bancomat più vicino?I'm sorry, I haven't got a clue. Mi dispiace, non ne ho idea.I'm afraid I can't help you. Purtroppo non posso aiutarla.I'm not from round here. Non sono di queste parti.There ought to be a cashpoint in the shopping centre. Dovrebbe esserci un bancomat nel centro commerciale.There's a cashpoint opposite the church. C'è un bancomat di fronte alla chiesa.If you go out the door, turn right and go up the hill. Quando esce dalla porta, giri a destra e vada su per la collina.Carry on until you come to the traffic lights. Continui fino al semaforo.It's the third road on the left. È la terza strada sulla sinistra.Turn right onto the High Street and you'll see the cashpoint on your left after about 100 yards. Giri a destra in High Street e troverà il bancomat sulla sua sinistra dopo un centinaio di metri.Is it far to the train station? È lunga la strada per la stazione?It's no more than a ten-minute-walk. Non ci vogliono più di 10 minuti a piedi. -
6 right *****
[raɪt]1. adj1) (morally good) retto (-a), onesto (-a), (just) giusto (-a)it's not right to leave children alone in a house — non è ammissibile lasciare i bambini da soli a casa
it is only right that... — è più che giusto che...
2) (suitable: person, clothes, time) adatto (-a), appropriato (-a)to choose the right moment for sth/to do sth — scegliere il momento giusto or adatto per qc/per fare qc
(yes,) that's right — sì, esatto
right you are! or right-oh! fam — va bene!
4)to be right — (person) aver ragione, (answer, behaviour) essere giusto (-a) or corretto (-a)
you're quite right or fam you're dead right — hai proprio or perfettamente ragione
5)(well, in order)
to be/feel as right as rain — essere/sentirsi completamente ristabilito (-a)6) (not left) destro (-a)I'd give my right arm to know... — darei un occhio per sapere...
7) (Math: angle) retto (-a)8)(
fam: intensive) a right idiot — un perfetto idiota2. adv1)(directly, exactly)
right now — (at this moment) in questo momento, proprio adesso, (immediately) subitoright off — subito, (at the first attempt) al primo colpo
right ahead — sempre diritto, proprio davanti
right behind/in front of — proprio dietro/davanti a
right before/after — subito prima/dopo
right in the middle — proprio nel (bel) mezzo, (of target) in pieno centro
2) (completely) completamente3) (correctly) giusto, bene, (well) bene4) (properly, fairly) giustamente, con giustizia5) (not left) a destraright, left and centre fig — da tutte le parti
6)right, who's next? — bene, chi è il prossimo?
right then, let's begin! — (va) bene allora, cominciamo!
7)all right! — va bene!, d'accordo!, (that's enough) va bene!
it's all right — (don't worry) va (tutto) bene
it's all right for you! — già, facile per te!
I'm/I feel all right now — adesso sto/mi sento bene
3. n1)2) (claim, authority) dirittofilm rights — diritti mpl di riproduzione cinematografica
the right to be/say/do sth — il diritto di essere/dire/fare qc
what right have you got to...? — che diritto hai di...?
3) (not left) destra, (Boxing: punch) destro4)to set or put to rights — mettere a posto
4. vt(correct: balance) ristabilire, (wrong, injustice) riparare a, (vehicle, vessel) raddrizzareto right itself — (vehicle, vessel) raddrizzarsi, (situation) risolversi da solo or da sé
5. excl
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