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1 vantage
vantage /ˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/n. [u](= vantage point), posizione privilegiata: From her vantage point she could see right across the valley, dalla sua posizione privilegiata, poteva vedere fino al di là della valle; The book is written from the vantage point of a child growing up in wartime, il libro è scritto dalla prospettiva privilegiata di un bambino che cresce durante la guerra. -
2 lie
I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up••* * *I 1. noun(a false statement made with the intention of deceiving: It would be a lie to say I knew, because I didn't.)2. verb(to say etc something which is not true, with the intention of deceiving: There's no point in asking her - she'll just lie about it.)- liarII present participle - lying; verb1) (to be in or take a more or less flat position: She went into the bedroom and lay on the bed; The book was lying in the hall.)2) (to be situated; to be in a particular place etc: The farm lay three miles from the sea; His interest lies in farming.)3) (to remain in a certain state: The shop is lying empty now.)4) ((with in) (of feelings, impressions etc) to be caused by or contained in: His charm lies in his honesty.)•- lie back- lie down
- lie in
- lie in wait for
- lie in wait
- lie low
- lie with
- take lying down* * *I [laɪ]1. nbugia, menzognato tell lies — raccontare or dir bugie
2. vi, lying prpII [laɪ]1) (also: lie down) sdraiarsi, distendersi, (be lying) essere sdraiato (-a) or disteso (-a), giacere, (dead body) giacereto lie low fig — tenersi nell'ombra, (hide) nascondersi
2) (be situated) trovarsi, essere, (remain) rimanerethe town lies in a valley — la città è situata or si trova in una valle
where does the difficulty/difference lie? — dov'è or qual è la difficoltà/differenza?
the challenge lies in... — la difficoltà sta nel...
the best remedy lies in... — il miglior rimedio consiste nel...
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie up* * *I [laɪ]nome bugia f., menzogna f.to give the lie to sth., sb. — smentire qcs., qcn
••II 1. [laɪ] 2.verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing lying; pass., p.pass. lied) mentire (to sb. a qcn.; about su, riguardo a)III [laɪ]nome (position) disposizione f., posizione f.IV [laɪ]1) (in horizontal position) [person, animal] (action) stendersi, distendersi, sdraiarsi; (state) stare disteso, stare sdraiato, giacere; [ objects] giacereto lie face down — stare a faccia in giù, mettersi a faccia in giù
2) (be situated) essere situato, trovarsi; (remain) restareto lie open — [ book] essere aperto
to lie before sb. — [life, career] aprirsi a qcn.
3) (can be found) stareto lie in — [cause, secret, fault] stare in; [popularity, strength] venire da
to lie in doing — [solution, cure] consistere nel fare
to lie behind — (be hidden) stare nascosto dietro; (instigate) essere all'origine di
to lie over — [ atmosphere] aleggiare su [place, gathering]
•- lie back- lie down- lie in- lie off- lie up•• -
3 height
[haɪt] 1.1) (tallness) altezza f.; (of person) altezza f., statura f.to be 1 metre 65 cm in height — [ person] essere alto un metro e 65 cm; [ object] misurare un metro e 65 cm in altezza
2) (distance from the ground) (of mountain, plane) altitudine f., quota f.to gain, lose height — prendere, perdere quota
at a height of 2,000 metres — a una altitudine di 2.000 metri
3) fig. (peak)at the height of the season — nel pieno o al culmine della stagione
at the height of the storm, crisis — al culmine della tempesta, della crisi
to be at the height of one's success, popularity — essere al vertice del successo, della popolarità
4) (utmost)2.the height of — il colmo di [stupidity, cheek]; il massimo di [ luxury]
nome plurale heights (high place) altezze f.to rise to great heights — fig. raggiungere alti livelli, arrivare in alto
* * *[hæit]1) (the distance from the bottom to the top of something: What is the height of this building?; He is 1.75 metres in height.) altezza2) (the highest, greatest, strongest etc point: He is at the height of his career; The storm was at its height.) apice, culmine3) (the peak or extreme: dressed in the height of fashion; His actions were the height of folly.) sommo, culmine4) (a high place: We looked down from the heights at the valley beneath us.) cima, vetta, altura•- heighten* * *[haɪt] 1.1) (tallness) altezza f.; (of person) altezza f., statura f.to be 1 metre 65 cm in height — [ person] essere alto un metro e 65 cm; [ object] misurare un metro e 65 cm in altezza
2) (distance from the ground) (of mountain, plane) altitudine f., quota f.to gain, lose height — prendere, perdere quota
at a height of 2,000 metres — a una altitudine di 2.000 metri
3) fig. (peak)at the height of the season — nel pieno o al culmine della stagione
at the height of the storm, crisis — al culmine della tempesta, della crisi
to be at the height of one's success, popularity — essere al vertice del successo, della popolarità
4) (utmost)2.the height of — il colmo di [stupidity, cheek]; il massimo di [ luxury]
nome plurale heights (high place) altezze f.to rise to great heights — fig. raggiungere alti livelli, arrivare in alto
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