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121 surprise
I 1. [sə'praɪz]1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!
2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.
2.to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresaII [sə'praɪz]to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupireyou (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!
go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!
2) (come upon) sorprendere [ intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [ garrison]* * *1. noun((the feeling caused by) something sudden or unexpected: His statement caused some surprise; Your letter was a pleasant surprise; There were some nasty surprises waiting for her when she returned; He stared at her in surprise; To my surprise the door was unlocked; ( also adjective) He paid them a surprise visit.) sorpresa2. verb1) (to cause to feel surprise: The news surprised me.) sorprendere2) (to lead, by means of surprise, into doing something: Her sudden question surprised him into betraying himself.) sorprendere (al punto da/che)3) (to find, come upon, or attack, without warning: They surprised the enemy from the rear.) sorprendere•- surprising
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- take by surprise* * *I 1. [sə'praɪz]1) (unexpected event, gift) sorpresa f.it came as o was a complete surprise to me è stata una vera sorpresa per me; to spring a surprise on sb. fare una sorpresa a qcn.; surprise, surprise! sorpresa! is he in for a surprise! — vedrai che sorpresa per lui!
2) (astonishment) sorpresa f., stupore m.to express surprise at sth. — manifestare (la propria) sorpresa per qcs.
2.to take sb. by surprise — cogliere o prendere qcn. di sorpresa
modificatore [announcement, result] inaspettato; [party, attack] a sorpresaII [sə'praɪz]to pay sb. a surprise visit — fare una sorpresa o un'improvvisata a qcn
1) (astonish) sorprendere, meravigliare, stupireyou (do) surprise me! — iron. tu mi stupisci!
go on, surprise me! — forza, stupiscimi!
2) (come upon) sorprendere [ intruder]; attaccare [qcs.] di sorpresa [ garrison] -
122 ■ burst in
■ burst inA v. i. + avv.1 irrompere; fare irruzione; precipitarsi dentro2 interloquire; intromettersi3 – to burst in on (o upon), interrompere; irrompere in: to burst in upon a discussion, interrompere una discussione; to burst in on sb., disturbare q. ( arrivando all'improvviso)B v. t. + avv.abbattere; sfondare: Open up or I'll burst in the door, aprite o sfondo la porta. -
123 ■ calculate on
■ calculate on (o upon)v. i. + prep.contare su; fare calcolo su; mettere in conto: We calculate upon five hundred people being there, contiamo sulla partecipazione di cinquecento persone; Don't calculate on his agreeing to sign this contract, non contate che lui accetti di firmare questo contratto. -
124 contingent
[kən'tɪndʒənt] 1.1) (fortuitous) contingente2) form.2.nome mil. contingente m.* * *[kən'tin‹ənt](a number or group, especially of soldiers.) contingente* * *contingent /kənˈtɪndʒənt/A a.1 contingente; accidentale; eventuale; casuale; aleatorio; fortuito; imprevisto: contingent damages, danni contingenti; (fin.) contingent profit, utile aleatorio; contingent expenses, spese impreviste2 (leg.) soggetto a condizione; condizionato; vincolato: contingent debt, credito soggetto a una condizione (o a un termine); ( Borsa) contingent order, ordine vincolato (o limitato)3 (filos.) contingente4 (stat.) contingenteB n.1 caso fortuito; contingenza3 (fam.) contingente; gruppo di rappresentanti4 [u] (filos.) (il) contingente● (ass.) contingent annuity, rendita differita □ (rag.) contingent assets, sopravvenienze attive □ (comm. est.) contingent duty, dazio di compensazione □ (leg., in USA) contingent fee (o fees), onorario condizionato, parcella condizionata □ (rag.) contingent liabilities, sopravvenienze passive □ (leg.) contingent liability, responsabilità accessoria □ (ass.) contingent policy, polizza di sopravvenienza □ (econ., USA) contingent workers, lavoratori precari □ ( di un fatto) to be contingent on, dipendere da: Our future is contingent on the success of the government fiscal measures, il nostro futuro dipende dal successo della manovra fiscale del governocontingently avv.* * *[kən'tɪndʒənt] 1.1) (fortuitous) contingente2) form.2.nome mil. contingente m. -
125 descent
[dɪ'sent]1) (downward motion) discesa f. (on, upon su)2) (extraction) discendenza f.* * *[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) discesa2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) discesa3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) discendenza, famiglia* * *descent /dɪˈsɛnt/n.1 discesa: a steep descent, una discesa ripida; Their descent from the summit took two days, la loro discesa dalla vetta è durata due giorni; The plane has started its descent, l'aereo ha iniziato la discesa2 [u] discendenza; lignaggio: He is of royal descent, è di discendenza reale; I am of Scottish descent, sono di origine scozzese3 calata; arrivo improvviso; attacco; the descent of the barbarians, la discesa (o la calata) dei barbari; the descent on Rome of thousands of tourists, l'arrivo improvviso a Roma di migliaia di turisti; the descent of the locusts, l'attacco delle locuste4 [u] caduta (fig.): descent into chaos [anarchy], caduta nel caos [nell'anarchia]; his descent into drug addition, la sua caduta nella tossicodipendenza5 (leg.) discendenza* * *[dɪ'sent]1) (downward motion) discesa f. (on, upon su)2) (extraction) discendenza f. -
126 fawn
I 1. [fɔːn]1) zool. daino m., cerbiatto m.2) (colour) fulvo m. chiaro2.aggettivo fulvo chiaroII [fɔːn]* * *I [fo:n] noun1) (a young deer.)2) (( also adjective) (of) its colour, a light yellowish brown: a fawn sweater.)II [fo:n] verb1) ((of dogs) to show affection (by wagging the tail, rolling over etc).)2) ((with upon) to be too humble or to flatter (someone) in a servile way: The courtiers fawned upon the queen.)* * *I [fɔːn]1. n1) Zool cerbiatto2) (colour) marroncino2. adj(also: fawn-coloured) marroncino (-a)II [fɔːn] vito fawn (up)on sb — (subj: dog) fare le feste a qn, (person), fig adulare servilmente qn
* * *fawn /fɔ:n/A n.B a.(= fawn-coloured) (di color) fulvo chiaro; marrone chiaro● (di cerva, daina) in fawn, pregna.(to) fawn (1) /fɔ:n/v. t. e i.(to) fawn (2) /fɔ:n/v. i.2 (fig. spreg.) adulare servilmente; essere servile e strisciante; fare salamelecchi: The were all fawning on him, gli erano tutti intorno ad adularlo.* * *I 1. [fɔːn]1) zool. daino m., cerbiatto m.2) (colour) fulvo m. chiaro2.aggettivo fulvo chiaroII [fɔːn] -
127 frown
I [fraʊn]nome cipiglio m., espressione f. accigliataII [fraʊn]verbo intransitivo aggrottare le sopracciglia, accigliarsito frown at sb. — guardare male qcn
- frown on* * *1. verb(to make the forehead wrinkle and the eyebrows move down (as a sign of worry, disapproval, deep thought etc): He frowned at her bad behaviour.) accigliarsi, aggrottare le ciglia/sopracciglia2. noun(such a movement of the forehead and eyebrows: a frown of disapproval.) cipiglio* * *[fraʊn]1. n2. vito frown at sth/sb — guardare qc/qn con cipiglio
•* * *frown /fraʊn/n.corrugamento della fronte (per irritazione, preoccupazione, concentrazione); aggrottamento delle sopracciglia; espressione accigliata, preoccupata o concentrata; cipiglio: a worried frown, un'espressione preoccupata; He looked at me with a frown of puzzlement, mi ha guardato corrugando la fronte perplesso; There is a frown on your face, sei accigliato; sei preoccupato per qualcosa.(to) frown /fraʊn/v. i.corrugare la fronte (per irritazione, preoccupazione, concentrazione); aggrottare le sopracciglia; accigliarsi: Why are you frowning?, perché sei accigliato?; He read the letter frowning, lesse la lettera con la fronte corrugata; She frowned him into silence, lei lo ha zittito con un improvviso cipiglio.* * *I [fraʊn]nome cipiglio m., espressione f. accigliataII [fraʊn]verbo intransitivo aggrottare le sopracciglia, accigliarsito frown at sb. — guardare male qcn
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128 grate
I [greɪt]1) (fire-basket) grata f., griglia f.2) (hearth) focolare m.II 1. [greɪt] 2.1) [ metal object] cigolare, stridere2) (annoy) seccare, irritareto grate on sb.('s nerves) — dare sui nervi a qcn
* * *I [ɡreit] noun(a framework of iron bars for holding a fire in a fireplace.)II [ɡreit] verb1) (to rub (cheese, vegetables etc) into small pieces by means of a grater.)2) (to irritate: His voice grates on me.)•- grater- grating* * *I [ɡreɪt] n(in fireplace) grata, grigliaII [ɡreɪt]1. vt2) (scrape: metallic object, chalk etc) far stridere2. vi(hinge) cigolare, stridereto grate (on or against) — (chalk) stridere (su)
it really grates (on me) fig — mi dà veramente ai or sui nervi
* * *grate /greɪt/n.1 grata; inferriata; griglia3 focolare.(to) grate (1) /greɪt/v. t.(to) grate (2) /greɪt/v. t. e i.5 – to grate on, irritare; seccare; infastidire; urtare: His haughty manners grate on everyone, il suo modo di fare altezzoso urta tutti6 – to grate on (o upon) ( della voce) straziare: The voice of that girl grates upon my ear, la voce di quella ragazza mi strazia le orecchie● (autom.) to grate a car into gear, grattare inserendo la marcia □ to grate on sb. 's nerves, dare ai nervi a q. □ grated breadcrumbs, pangrattato.* * *I [greɪt]1) (fire-basket) grata f., griglia f.2) (hearth) focolare m.II 1. [greɪt] 2.1) [ metal object] cigolare, stridere2) (annoy) seccare, irritareto grate on sb.('s nerves) — dare sui nervi a qcn
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