-
81 heart
[hɑːt] 1.1) cuore m.my heart missed a beat ebbi un tuffo al cuore; to win o capture sb.'s heart conquistare il cuore di qcn.; to steal sb.'s heart rubare il cuore a qcn.; to break sb.'s heart spezzare il cuore a qcn.; to break one's heart avere il cuore a pezzi (over sb. per qcn.); it does my heart good to see... mi fa bene al cuore o mi conforta vedere...; with a heavy, light heart a malincuore, a cuor leggero; to lose one's heart to sb. innamorarsi di qcn.; to take sth. to heart prendere a cuore qcs.; to sob one's heart out piangere tutte le proprie lacrime; my heart goes out to you condivido il tuo dolore o la tua pena; from the bottom of one's heart dal profondo del cuore; to open one's heart to sb. aprire il cuore a qcn.; to wish with all one's heart that desiderare con tutto il cuore che; in my heart (of hearts) in cuor mio; my heart is not in sth., doing sth. non riesco ad appassionarmi a qcs.; it is close to my heart è vicino al mio cuore; I have your interests at heart i tuoi interessi mi stanno a cuore; he's a child at heart in fondo in fondo, è ancora un bambino; to have no heart essere senza cuore; to be all heart essere di buon cuore, avere un cuore d'oro; I didn't have the heart to refuse non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare; have a heart! abbi cuore! abbi pietà! to have a change of heart — mutare sentimenti
2) (courage) coraggio m.to take, lose heart — farsi coraggio, perdersi d'animo
3) (centre) (of district) cuore m.4) (of vegetable) cuore m.5) (in cards) carta f. di cuori2. 3.modificatore [ patient] cardiopatico; [operation, murmur] al cuore; [muscle, valve, surgery] cardiaco••a man after my own heart — il mio tipo, un uomo come piace a me
his, her heart is in the right place — è di buon cuore
home is where the heart is — prov. = la casa è dove ci sono le cose e le persone che amiamo
to have one's heart set on sth., doing. sth. — essere decisi a qcs., a fare qcs. (a tutti i costi)
* * *1. noun1) (the organ which pumps blood through the body: How fast does a person's heart beat?; ( also adjective) heart disease; a heart specialist.) cuore2) (the central part: I live in the heart of the city; in the heart of the forest; the heart of a lettuce; Let's get straight to the heart of the matter/problem.) cuore, centro3) (the part of the body where one's feelings, especially of love, conscience etc are imagined to arise: She has a kind heart; You know in your heart that you ought to go; She has no heart (= She is not kind).) cuore4) (courage and enthusiasm: The soldiers were beginning to lose heart.) coraggio5) (a symbol supposed to represent the shape of the heart; a white dress with little pink hearts on it; heart-shaped.) cuore6) (one of the playing-cards of the suit hearts, which have red symbols of this shape on them.) cuori•- - hearted- hearten
- heartless
- heartlessly
- heartlessness
- hearts
- hearty
- heartily
- heartiness
- heartache
- heart attack
- heartbeat
- heartbreak
- heartbroken
- heartburn
- heart failure
- heartfelt
- heart-to-heart 2. noun(an open and sincere talk, usually in private: After our heart-to-heart I felt more cheerful.) discorso franco- at heart
- break someone's heart
- by heart
- from the bottom of one's heart
- have a change of heart
- have a heart!
- have at heart
- heart and soul
- lose heart
- not have the heart to
- set one's heart on / have one's heart set on
- take heart
- take to heart
- to one's heart's content
- with all one's heart* * *[hɑːt] 1.1) cuore m.my heart missed a beat ebbi un tuffo al cuore; to win o capture sb.'s heart conquistare il cuore di qcn.; to steal sb.'s heart rubare il cuore a qcn.; to break sb.'s heart spezzare il cuore a qcn.; to break one's heart avere il cuore a pezzi (over sb. per qcn.); it does my heart good to see... mi fa bene al cuore o mi conforta vedere...; with a heavy, light heart a malincuore, a cuor leggero; to lose one's heart to sb. innamorarsi di qcn.; to take sth. to heart prendere a cuore qcs.; to sob one's heart out piangere tutte le proprie lacrime; my heart goes out to you condivido il tuo dolore o la tua pena; from the bottom of one's heart dal profondo del cuore; to open one's heart to sb. aprire il cuore a qcn.; to wish with all one's heart that desiderare con tutto il cuore che; in my heart (of hearts) in cuor mio; my heart is not in sth., doing sth. non riesco ad appassionarmi a qcs.; it is close to my heart è vicino al mio cuore; I have your interests at heart i tuoi interessi mi stanno a cuore; he's a child at heart in fondo in fondo, è ancora un bambino; to have no heart essere senza cuore; to be all heart essere di buon cuore, avere un cuore d'oro; I didn't have the heart to refuse non ho avuto il cuore di rifiutare; have a heart! abbi cuore! abbi pietà! to have a change of heart — mutare sentimenti
2) (courage) coraggio m.to take, lose heart — farsi coraggio, perdersi d'animo
3) (centre) (of district) cuore m.4) (of vegetable) cuore m.5) (in cards) carta f. di cuori2. 3.modificatore [ patient] cardiopatico; [operation, murmur] al cuore; [muscle, valve, surgery] cardiaco••a man after my own heart — il mio tipo, un uomo come piace a me
his, her heart is in the right place — è di buon cuore
home is where the heart is — prov. = la casa è dove ci sono le cose e le persone che amiamo
to have one's heart set on sth., doing. sth. — essere decisi a qcs., a fare qcs. (a tutti i costi)
-
82 hell
[hel] 1.to go to, be in hell — andare, essere all'inferno
2) colloq. (unpleasant experience) inferno m.to make sb.'s life hell — rendere la vita di qcn. un inferno
a neighbour from hell — colloq. un vicino insopportabile
3) colloq. (as intensifier)he's one hell of a smart guy — AE è un tipo davvero in gamba
we had a hell of a time — (bad) siamo ammattiti, siamo usciti pazzi colloq.; (good) ci siamo divertiti un casino
like hell I will, you are! — col cavolo!
"it's a good film" - "like hell it is!" — "è un bel film" - "bello un corno!"
why, who the hell? — perché diavolo, chi diavolo?
2.oh, what the hell! — (too bad) accidenti!
interiezione pop. diavolo••go to hell! — colloq. va' all'inferno!
all hell broke loose colloq. si sono scatenati i diavoli dell'inferno; come hell or high water colloq. costi quel che costi; there was hell to pay è scoppiato un casino; to catch hell AE colloq. rice vere o prendersi una strigliata; to do sth. for the hell of it colloq. fare qualcosa per il gusto di farlo; to give sb. hell pop. (cause to suffer) fare soffrire le pene dell'inferno a qcn.; (scold) fare una sfuriata a qcn.; to raise (merry) hell — colloq. piantare un casino (with sb. con qcn.)
* * *[hel]((according to some religions) the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death with much pain, misery etc.) inferno- hellbent on* * *[hel] 1.to go to, be in hell — andare, essere all'inferno
2) colloq. (unpleasant experience) inferno m.to make sb.'s life hell — rendere la vita di qcn. un inferno
a neighbour from hell — colloq. un vicino insopportabile
3) colloq. (as intensifier)he's one hell of a smart guy — AE è un tipo davvero in gamba
we had a hell of a time — (bad) siamo ammattiti, siamo usciti pazzi colloq.; (good) ci siamo divertiti un casino
like hell I will, you are! — col cavolo!
"it's a good film" - "like hell it is!" — "è un bel film" - "bello un corno!"
why, who the hell? — perché diavolo, chi diavolo?
2.oh, what the hell! — (too bad) accidenti!
interiezione pop. diavolo••go to hell! — colloq. va' all'inferno!
all hell broke loose colloq. si sono scatenati i diavoli dell'inferno; come hell or high water colloq. costi quel che costi; there was hell to pay è scoppiato un casino; to catch hell AE colloq. rice vere o prendersi una strigliata; to do sth. for the hell of it colloq. fare qualcosa per il gusto di farlo; to give sb. hell pop. (cause to suffer) fare soffrire le pene dell'inferno a qcn.; (scold) fare una sfuriata a qcn.; to raise (merry) hell — colloq. piantare un casino (with sb. con qcn.)
-
83 here
[hɪə(r)] 1.1) (indicating place) qui, quafar from, near here — lontano da qui, qui vicino
up to here down to here fino a qui; I'm up here sono quassù; here lies (on tombstone) qui giace; since you were last here dall'ultima volta che sei stato qui; here and there — qui e là
here she comes! — eccola o ecco che arriva!
here you are — (offering sth.) eccoti, eccotelo
3) (indicating presence, arrival)she's not here right now — non è qui o non c'è in questo momento
"John?" - "here sir" — (revealing whereabouts) "John?" - "sono qui, signore"; (during roll call) "John?" - "presente"
4) colloq. (emphatic)2.interiezione colloq.here stop that! — ehi, smettila!
here's to our success, to you! — al nostro successo, alla tua!
* * *[hiə] 1. adverb1) ((at, in or to) this place: He's here; Come here; He lives not far from here; Here they come; Here is / Here's your lost book.) qui, qua; ecco2) (at this time; at this point in an argument: Here she stopped speaking to wipe her eyes; Here is where I disagree with you.) a questo punto, qui, qua3) (beside one: My colleague here will deal with the matter.) qui2. interjection1) (a shout of surprise, disapproval etc: Here! what do you think you're doing?) su!2) (a shout used to show that one is present: Shout `Here!' when I call your name.) presente•- hereabout
- hereafter
- the hereafter
- hereby
- herein
- herewith
- here and there
- here goes
- here's to
- here
- there and everywhere
- here you are
- neither here nor there* * *[hɪə(r)] 1.1) (indicating place) qui, quafar from, near here — lontano da qui, qui vicino
up to here down to here fino a qui; I'm up here sono quassù; here lies (on tombstone) qui giace; since you were last here dall'ultima volta che sei stato qui; here and there — qui e là
here she comes! — eccola o ecco che arriva!
here you are — (offering sth.) eccoti, eccotelo
3) (indicating presence, arrival)she's not here right now — non è qui o non c'è in questo momento
"John?" - "here sir" — (revealing whereabouts) "John?" - "sono qui, signore"; (during roll call) "John?" - "presente"
4) colloq. (emphatic)2.interiezione colloq.here stop that! — ehi, smettila!
here's to our success, to you! — al nostro successo, alla tua!
-
84 lap
I [læp]nome (area of body) grembo m.to have sth. in one's lap — tenere qcs. in grembo
••in the lap of the gods — nelle mani degli dei, in balia della sorte
II [læp]to drop a problem in sb.'s lap scaricare un problema sulle spalle di qcn.; to fall into sb.'s lap — cadere nelle mani di qcn
1) sport giro m. (di pista)to be on the last lap — essere all'ultimo giro; fig. essere nella fase finale o vicino al traguardo
2) (part of journey) tappa f.III [læp] IV 1. [læp] 2.- lap up* * *I [læp] past tense, past participle - lapped; verb1) (to drink by licking with the tongue: The cat lapped milk from a saucer.)2) ((of a liquid) to wash or flow (against): Water lapped the side of the boat.)•- lap upII [læp] noun1) (the part from waist to knees of a person who is sitting: The baby was lying in its mother's lap.)2) (one round of a racecourse or other competition track: The runners have completed five laps, with three still to run.)•- lap dog- the lap of luxury* * *I [læp]nome (area of body) grembo m.to have sth. in one's lap — tenere qcs. in grembo
••in the lap of the gods — nelle mani degli dei, in balia della sorte
II [læp]to drop a problem in sb.'s lap scaricare un problema sulle spalle di qcn.; to fall into sb.'s lap — cadere nelle mani di qcn
1) sport giro m. (di pista)to be on the last lap — essere all'ultimo giro; fig. essere nella fase finale o vicino al traguardo
2) (part of journey) tappa f.III [læp] IV 1. [læp] 2.- lap up -
85 off
I [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]it is off the point — non c'entra, è fuori argomento
to be off its hinges — essere fuori dai cardini o scardinato
6) colloq. (no longer interested in)II [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]to borrow sth. off a neighbour — prendere qcs. in prestito da un vicino
1) (leaving)to be off — partire, andarsene
I'm off — (me ne) vado; (to avoid sb.) non ci sono
to be off to a good start — fare una buona partenza, partire bene
he's off again talking about... — eccolo che ricomincia a parlare di
4) teatr.III [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]1) (free)2) (turned off)to be off — [water, gas] essere chiuso; [light, TV] essere spento
3) (cancelled)to be off — [match, party] essere annullato; [ engagement] essere rotto; (from menu) [ apple pie] essere finito
4) (removed)the lid is off non c'è il coperchio; with her make-up off senza trucco; 25% off — comm. 25% di sconto
5) colloq. (bad)6)••how are we off for flour, oil? — colloq. come stiamo a farina, olio?
that's a bit off — BE colloq. non va molto bene
••to feel a bit off(-colour) — BE colloq. sentirsi un po' fuori fase
Note:Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry ( fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry ( limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see the entry belowIV [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]from the off — fig. fin dall'inizio
* * *(to register or record time of arriving at or leaving work.) timbrare il cartellino* * *I [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]it is off the point — non c'entra, è fuori argomento
to be off its hinges — essere fuori dai cardini o scardinato
6) colloq. (no longer interested in)II [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]to borrow sth. off a neighbour — prendere qcs. in prestito da un vicino
1) (leaving)to be off — partire, andarsene
I'm off — (me ne) vado; (to avoid sb.) non ci sono
to be off to a good start — fare una buona partenza, partire bene
he's off again talking about... — eccolo che ricomincia a parlare di
4) teatr.III [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]1) (free)2) (turned off)to be off — [water, gas] essere chiuso; [light, TV] essere spento
3) (cancelled)to be off — [match, party] essere annullato; [ engagement] essere rotto; (from menu) [ apple pie] essere finito
4) (removed)the lid is off non c'è il coperchio; with her make-up off senza trucco; 25% off — comm. 25% di sconto
5) colloq. (bad)6)••how are we off for flour, oil? — colloq. come stiamo a farina, olio?
that's a bit off — BE colloq. non va molto bene
••to feel a bit off(-colour) — BE colloq. sentirsi un po' fuori fase
Note:Off is often found as the second element in verb combinations ( fall off, run off etc.) and in offensive interjections ( clear off etc.): for translations consult the appropriate verb entry ( fall, run, clear etc.). - Off is used in certain expressions such as off limits, off piste etc.: translations for these will be found under the noun entry ( limit, piste etc.). - For other uses of off, see the entry belowIV [ɒf] [AE ɔːf]from the off — fig. fin dall'inizio
-
86 our
['aʊə(r), ɑː(r)]determinante nostro••Note:When translating our, remember that in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to; our is translated by nostro + masculine singular noun ( our neighbour, our dog = il nostro vicino, il nostro cane), nostra + feminine singular noun ( our teacher, our house = la nostra maestra, la nostra casa), nostri + masculine plural noun ( our children, our books = i nostri figli, i nostri libri), and nostre + feminine plural noun (our friends, our shoes = le nostre amiche, le nostre scarpe). - The above examples also show that Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article. - When own is used after our to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: we live in our own flat = abitiamo nel nostro appartamento. - When our is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: we had our hair cut = ci siamo fatti tagliare i capelli; we kept our hat on = abbiamo tenuto il cappello; we have eaten up our soup = abbiamo finito la minestra; we are both in our forties = abbiamo entrambi passato i quaranta* * *(belonging to us: This is our house.) nostro/a/i/e- ours- ourselves* * *['aʊə(r), ɑː(r)]determinante nostro••Note:When translating our, remember that in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to; our is translated by nostro + masculine singular noun ( our neighbour, our dog = il nostro vicino, il nostro cane), nostra + feminine singular noun ( our teacher, our house = la nostra maestra, la nostra casa), nostri + masculine plural noun ( our children, our books = i nostri figli, i nostri libri), and nostre + feminine plural noun (our friends, our shoes = le nostre amiche, le nostre scarpe). - The above examples also show that Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article. - When own is used after our to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: we live in our own flat = abitiamo nel nostro appartamento. - When our is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: we had our hair cut = ci siamo fatti tagliare i capelli; we kept our hat on = abbiamo tenuto il cappello; we have eaten up our soup = abbiamo finito la minestra; we are both in our forties = abbiamo entrambi passato i quaranta -
87 place
I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
* * *[pleis] 1. noun1) (a particular spot or area: a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.) luogo2) (an empty space: There's a place for your books on this shelf.) posto libero3) (an area or building with a particular purpose: a market-place.) posto4) (a seat (in a theatre, train, at a table etc): He went to his place and sat down.) posto5) (a position in an order, series, queue etc: She got the first place in the competition; I lost my place in the queue.) posto6) (a person's position or level of importance in society etc: You must keep your secretary in her place.) posto7) (a point in the text of a book etc: The wind was blowing the pages of my book and I kept losing my place.) pagina8) (duty or right: It's not my place to tell him he's wrong.) compito9) (a job or position in a team, organization etc: He's got a place in the team; He's hoping for a place on the staff.) posto10) (house; home: Come over to my place.) casa11) ((often abbreviated to Pl. when written) a word used in the names of certain roads, streets or squares.) posto12) (a number or one of a series of numbers following a decimal point: Make the answer correct to four decimal places.) cifra2. verb1) (to put: He placed it on the table; He was placed in command of the army.) mettere2) (to remember who a person is: I know I've seen her before, but I can't quite place her.) riconoscere•- go places
- in the first
- second place
- in place
- in place of
- out of place
- put oneself in someone else's place
- put someone in his place
- put in his place
- take place
- take the place of* * *I [pleɪs]1) (location, position) posto m., luogo m.in places — [damaged, worn] in diversi punti, qua e là
place of birth, of work — luogo di nascita, di lavoro
same time, same place — stesso posto, stessa ora
in Oxford, of all places! — proprio a Oxford, figurati!
to lose one's place — (in book) perdere il segno; (in speech) perdere il filo (del discorso)
2) (town, hotel, etc.) posto m.a little place called... — un piccolo paese che si chiama...
all over the place — (everywhere) dappertutto, ovunque; colloq. [ speech] senza capo né coda; [ hair] in disordine
3) (home, house) casa f.at, to Jane's place — da Jane, a casa di Jane
4) (seat, space, setting) posto m.to lay o set a place for sb. — apparecchiare o mettere un posto per qcn
5) (on team, committee, with firm) posto m. (on in)a place as — un posto come [cook, cleaner]
6) BE univ.to get a place on — essere ammesso a [ course]
7) (in competition, race) posto m., posizione f.to take second place — fig. (in importance) passare in secondo piano (to rispetto a)
in the first place — (firstly) in primo luogo; (at the outset) per cominciare, per prima cosa, innanzitutto
to hold sth. in place — tenere qcs. al suo posto
to know one's place — fig. sapere stare al proprio posto
to put sb. in his, her place — rimettere qcn. al suo posto
10) (role)to have no place in — non avere un ruolo in [ organization]
to fill sb.'s place — sostituire qcn.
11) (situation)in my, his place — al mio, suo posto
to change places with sb. — fare cambio o scambiarsi di posto con qcn
12) (moment) momento m.in places — [funny, boring, silly] a tratti, di tanto in tanto
13) out of place [remark, behaviour] fuori luogoto look out of place — [building, person] sembrare fuori posto, stonare
14) in place of al posto di [person, object]••that young man is really going places — colloq. quel ragazzo farà strada
II [pleɪs]to fall o click o fit into place quadrare, diventare chiaro; to go places — AE colloq. andare in giro
1) (put carefully) porre, mettere, collocare; (arrange) disporre [ object]; (locate) collocare, piazzare, mettereto place an order for sth. — ordinare qcs.
2) fig.3) (in competition, exam) classificareto be placed third — [horse, athlete] piazzarsi al terzo posto
4) (judge) considerare5) (identify) riconoscere [person, accent]6) amm. (send, appoint) mettere [student, trainee]; (find home for) trovare una famiglia per [ child]to place sb. in charge of staff — affidare a qcn. la responsabilità dell'organico
-
88 quarter
I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]* * *['kwo:tə] 1. noun1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro)3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartiere4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) parte, direzione5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grazia6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) tempo9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre2. verb1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dividere in quattro2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividere in quattro3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acquartierare, alloggiare•3. adverb(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente4. noun(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) pubblicazione trimestrale- quarters- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters* * *I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (one fourth) quarto m.2) (15 minutes)3) (three months) trimestre m.4) (district) quartiere m.5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.6) (mercy) lett.7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg9) gastr.10) mar.on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra
11) at close quarters da vicino2. 3.1) (25%) quarto m.at (a) quarter to 9 — BE
at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto
3) (in age)4. 5. II ['kwɔːtə(r)]1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock] -
89 right
I 1. [raɪt]1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destrakeep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra
on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra
3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.4) (just claim) diritto m.to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.
5) (in boxing) destro m.2.1) comm. dir. diritti m.to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs
2) (moral)••by rights — di diritto, di regola
II [raɪt]to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
1) (as opposed to left) destroon my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra
2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equoit is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...
to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn
3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, precisoto be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto
that's right — benissimo, giusto
is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?
am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?
to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene
4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adattohe was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)
5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni6) (in order)to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn
7) mat. [ angle] rettoat right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a
8) BE colloq. (emphatic)9) BE colloq. (ready)••right you are! — colloq.
III [raɪt]right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
1) (of direction) a destrato turn right — girare o svoltare a destra
they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra
they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa
2) (directly) direttamente, proprioI'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente
right before — proprio prima, appena prima
3) (exactly)right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza
right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento
4) (correctly) bene, correttamenteyou're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente
I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto
if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male
5) (completely) completamente, del tuttohe looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi
we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!
6) GB (in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega
7) (very well) molto beneright, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata
••right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio
IV 1. [raɪt]to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]2.to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi
to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi
* * *1. adjective1) (on or related to the side of the body which in most people has the more skilful hand, or to the side of a person or thing which is toward the east when that person or thing is facing north (opposite to left): When I'm writing, I hold my pen in my right hand.) destro2) (correct: Put that book back in the right place; Is that the right answer to the question?) giusto, corretto3) (morally correct; good: It's not right to let thieves keep what they have stolen.) giusto4) (suitable; appropriate: He's not the right man for this job; When would be the right time to ask him?) adatto, giusto2. noun1) (something a person is, or ought to be, allowed to have, do etc: Everyone has the right to a fair trial; You must fight for your rights; You have no right to say that.) diritto2) (that which is correct or good: Who's in the right in this argument?) giusto3) (the right side, part or direction: Turn to the right; Take the second road on the right.) destra4) (in politics, the people, group, party or parties holding the more traditional beliefs etc.) destra3. adverb1) (exactly: He was standing right here.) proprio2) (immediately: I'll go right after lunch; I'll come right down.) subito3) (close: He was standing right beside me.) proprio4) (completely; all the way: The bullet went right through his arm.) completamente5) (to the right: Turn right.) a destra6) (correctly: Have I done that right?; I don't think this sum is going to turn out right.) bene, giusto4. verb1) (to bring back to the correct, usually upright, position: The boat tipped over, but righted itself again.) raddrizzare, raddrizzarsi2) (to put an end to and make up for something wrong that has been done: He's like a medieval knight, going about the country looking for wrongs to right.) rimediare5. interjection(I understand; I'll do what you say etc: `I want you to type some letters for me.' `Right, I'll do them now.') certo- righteously
- righteousness
- rightful
- rightfully
- rightly
- rightness
- righto
- right-oh
- rights
- right angle
- right-angled
- right-hand
- right-handed
- right wing 6. adjective((right-wing) (having opinions which are) of this sort.) di destra- by rights
- by right
- get
- keep on the right side of
- get right
- go right
- not in one's right mind
- not quite right in the head
- not right in the head
- put right
- put/set to rights
- right away
- right-hand man
- right now
- right of way
- serve right* * *I 1. [raɪt]1) U (side, direction) destra f., parte f. destrakeep to the right — aut. tenere la destra, viaggiare a destra
on o to your right alla vostra destra; take the second right — prenda la seconda a destra
3) U (morally) giusto m., bene m.4) (just claim) diritto m.to have a right to sth. — avere diritto a qcs.
5) (in boxing) destro m.2.1) comm. dir. diritti m.to have the sole rights to sth. — avere l'esclusiva o il diritto esclusivo su qcs
2) (moral)••by rights — di diritto, di regola
II [raɪt]to put sth. to rights — mettere a posto qcs., sistemare qcs
1) (as opposed to left) destroon my right hand — (position) alla o sulla mia destra
2) (morally correct) giusto, onesto, leale; (fair) giusto, corretto, equoit is right and proper that... — è sacrosanto che...
to do the right thing by sb. — fare il proprio dovere nei confronti di qcn
3) (correct, true) [choice, direction] giusto; [ word] giusto, esatto, appropriato; (accurate) [ time] giusto, esatto, precisoto be right — [ person] avere ragione, essere nel giusto; [ answer] essere esatto o giusto
that's right — benissimo, giusto
is that right? — (asking) è vero? (double-checking) giusto?
am I right in thinking that...? — è vero che...?
to get one's facts right — documentarsi o informarsi bene
4) (most suitable) [clothes, equipment] giusto, adatto, appropriato; [ person] giusto, adattohe was careful to say all the right things — ebbe il tatto di pronunciare le parole adatte (per la situazione)
5) (in good order) [ machine] in buone condizioni, in buono stato; (healthy) [ person] sano, in buone condizioni6) (in order)to put o set right rimediare a, correggere [ mistake]; riparare [ injustice]; sistemare, mettere a posto [ situation]; riparare [ machine]; to put o set one's watch right mettere a posto l'orologio; they gave him a month to put o set things right gli diedero un mese per sistemare le cose; to put o set sb. right — fare ricredere qcn
7) mat. [ angle] rettoat right angles to — ad angolo retto con, perpendicolare a
8) BE colloq. (emphatic)9) BE colloq. (ready)••right you are! — colloq.
III [raɪt]right-oh! — BE colloq. benissimo! d'accordo! senz'altro!
1) (of direction) a destrato turn right — girare o svoltare a destra
they looked for him right, left and centre — colloq. lo cercarono ovunque o da tutte le parti o a destra e a sinistra
they are arresting people right, left and centre — colloq. stanno arrestando la gente in massa
2) (directly) direttamente, proprioI'll be right back — torno subito o immediatamente
right before — proprio prima, appena prima
3) (exactly)right in the middle of the room — esattamente o proprio al centro della stanza
right now — (immediately) subito, immediatamente; (at this point in time) al momento
4) (correctly) bene, correttamenteyou're not doing it right — non lo stai facendo nel modo giusto o correttamente
I guessed right — ho indovinato, ho visto giusto
if I remember right — se ben ricordo, se non ricordo male
5) (completely) completamente, del tuttohe looked right through me — fig. fece finta di non vedermi
we're right behind you! — fig. ti sosteniamo! ti siamo accanto in tutto e per tutto!
6) GB (in titles)the Right Honourable Gentleman — (in parliament) l'onorevole collega
7) (very well) molto beneright, let's have a look — benissimo, diamo un'occhiata
••right enough — colloq. certamente, innegabilmente, senza dubbio
IV 1. [raɪt]to see sb. right — (financially) non fare mancare niente a qcn.; (in other ways) togliere qcn. dai guai, cavare qcn. dagli impicci
1) (restore to upright position) raddrizzare, drizzare [ ship]2.to right oneself — [ person] tirarsi su, mettersi in piedi
to right itself — [ ship] raddrizzarsi, tornare diritto; [ situation] aggiustarsi, sistemarsi
-
90 sea
[siː] 1.1) mare m.beside o by the sea vicino al mare; open sea mare aperto; to be at sea essere in mare; once out to sea una volta (che saremo) in mare aperto; to put (out) to sea prendere il largo; to go to sea [ boat] salpare; a long way out to sea molto lontano dalla costa; by sea [travel, send] per mare; to bury sb. at sea seppellire qcn. in mare; the Mediterranean, North Sea — il Mare Mediterraneo, del Nord
2) (as career)to go to sea — (join Navy) arruolarsi in marina; (join ship) imbarcarsi
4) fig.2. 3.modificatore [ breeze] marino; [ air] di mare; [ crossing] del mare; [ voyage] per mare; [ battle] navale; [ creature] del mare, marino; [ power] marittimo••to be all at sea — essere o sentirsi sperso
* * *[si:] 1. noun1) ((often with the) the mass of salt water covering most of the Earth's surface: I enjoy swimming in the sea; over land and sea; The sea is very deep here; ( also adjective) A whale is a type of large sea animal.) mare; marino2) (a particular area of sea: the Baltic Sea; These fish are found in tropical seas.) mare3) (a particular state of the sea: mountainous seas.) mare•- seawards- seaward
- seaboard
- sea breeze
- seafaring
- seafood 2. adjectiveseafood restaurants.) di frutti di mare- seafront- sea-going
- seagull
- sea level
- sea-lion
- seaman
- seaport
- seashell
- seashore
- seasick
- seasickness
- seaside
- seaweed
- seaworthy
- seaworthiness
- at sea
- go to sea
- put to sea* * *[siː] 1.1) mare m.beside o by the sea vicino al mare; open sea mare aperto; to be at sea essere in mare; once out to sea una volta (che saremo) in mare aperto; to put (out) to sea prendere il largo; to go to sea [ boat] salpare; a long way out to sea molto lontano dalla costa; by sea [travel, send] per mare; to bury sb. at sea seppellire qcn. in mare; the Mediterranean, North Sea — il Mare Mediterraneo, del Nord
2) (as career)to go to sea — (join Navy) arruolarsi in marina; (join ship) imbarcarsi
4) fig.2. 3.modificatore [ breeze] marino; [ air] di mare; [ crossing] del mare; [ voyage] per mare; [ battle] navale; [ creature] del mare, marino; [ power] marittimo••to be all at sea — essere o sentirsi sperso
-
91 somewhere
['sʌmweə(r)]1) (some place) da qualche partehe's somewhere about o around è da qualche parte qui intorno; somewhere hot, special un posto caldo, speciale; he needs somewhere to sleep ha bisogno di un posto dove dormire; somewhere or other da una parte o dall'altra; somewhere (or other) in Asia da qualche parte in Asia; he lives in Bath or somewhere — colloq. abita a Bath o lì vicino
••now we're getting somewhere! — (in questioning) questo sì che è interessante! (making progress) ora sì che stiamo facendo progressi!
* * *adverb ((American someplace) (in or to) some place not known or not named: They live somewhere in London; I won't be at home tonight - I'm going somewhere for dinner.) in qualche parte* * *['sʌmweə(r)]1) (some place) da qualche partehe's somewhere about o around è da qualche parte qui intorno; somewhere hot, special un posto caldo, speciale; he needs somewhere to sleep ha bisogno di un posto dove dormire; somewhere or other da una parte o dall'altra; somewhere (or other) in Asia da qualche parte in Asia; he lives in Bath or somewhere — colloq. abita a Bath o lì vicino
••now we're getting somewhere! — (in questioning) questo sì che è interessante! (making progress) ora sì che stiamo facendo progressi!
-
92 step
I 1. [step]1) (pace) passo m.to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco
2) (footsteps) passo m.3) fig. (move) passo m.a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro
the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...
promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui
5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.7) (in dance) passo m.8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.2.a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.••II [step]one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]
to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]
to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]
to step over — scavalcare [ fence]
to step out of — uscire da [house, room]
to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)
to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]
- step in- step up••to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi
to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi
* * *[step] 1. noun1) (one movement of the foot in walking, running, dancing etc: He took a step forward; walking with hurried steps.) passo2) (the distance covered by this: He moved a step or two nearer; The restaurant is only a step (= a short distance) away.) passo3) (the sound made by someone walking etc: I heard (foot) steps.) passo4) (a particular movement with the feet, eg in dancing: The dance has some complicated steps.) passo5) (a flat surface, or one flat surface in a series, eg on a stair or stepladder, on which to place the feet or foot in moving up or down: A flight of steps led down to the cellar; Mind the step!; She was sitting on the doorstep.) gradino, scalino6) (a stage in progress, development etc: Mankind made a big step forward with the invention of the wheel; His present job is a step up from his previous one.) passo7) (an action or move (towards accomplishing an aim etc): That would be a foolish/sensible step to take; I shall take steps to prevent this happening again.) misura, mossa2. verb(to make a step, or to walk: He opened the door and stepped out; She stepped briskly along the road.) camminare- steps- stepladder
- stepping-stones
- in
- out of step
- step aside
- step by step
- step in
- step out
- step up
- watch one's step* * *I 1. [step]1) (pace) passo m.to walk o keep in step andare o marciare al passo; to fall into step with sb. mettersi al passo con qcn.; one step out of line and you're finished! colloq. fig. se sgarri sei rovinato! to be out of step with the times fig. non essere al passo coi tempi; to watch one's step guardare dove si mettono i piedi; you'd better watch your step! colloq. fig. faresti meglio a fare attenzione! to be one step ahead of the competition fig. essere un passo avanti rispetto ai propri concorrenti; I'm with you every step of the way — fig. sarò sempre al tuo fianco
2) (footsteps) passo m.3) fig. (move) passo m.a step forwards, backwards — un passo avanti, indietro
the first step is to... — la prima cosa da fare è...
promotion to head teacher would be a step up for him — la nomina a preside sarebbe un avanzamento per lui
5) fig. (stage) passo m., tappa f. (in in)6) (way of walking) passo m., andatura f.7) (in dance) passo m.8) (stair) scalino m., gradino m.2.a flight of steps — (to upper floor) delle scale, una scalinata; (outside building) degli scalini
1) (small ladder) scaletta f.sing., scaleo m.sing.2) (stairs) (to upper floor) scale f.; (in front of building) scalinata f.sing.••II [step]one step at a time — un passo alla o per volta
to step into — entrare in [house, lift, room]; salire o montare in [ car]; salire o montare su [ dinghy]
to step off — scendere da [bus, plane, pavement]
to step onto — salire su [scales, pavement]
to step over — scavalcare [ fence]
to step out of — uscire da [house, room]
to step out of line — [ soldier] uscire dai ranghi (anche fig.)
to step up to — avvicinarsi a [ microphone]
- step in- step up••to step on it — colloq. sbrigarsi, spicciarsi
to step on the gas — colloq. pigiare sull'acceleratore, sbrigarsi
-
93 their
[ðeə(r)]determinante loro••Note:Although in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to, their is always translated by loro; however, since Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article, the article - if not the possessive loro - will have to agree with the noun: loro + masculine singular noun ( their neighbour, their dog = il loro vicino, il loro cane), loro + feminine singular noun ( their teacher, their house = la loro maestra, la loro casa), loro + masculine plural noun ( their children, their books = i loro figli, i loro libri), and loro + feminine plural noun ( their friends, their shoes = le loro amiche, le loro scarpe). - When own is used after their to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: they are getting to London in their own car = stanno andando a Londra con la loro macchina. - When their (or their own) is used to avoid saying his or her after words like everyone, no-one, anyone etc., it is usually translated by the adjective proprio in Italian: everyone is responsible for their own actions = ognuno è responsabile delle proprie azioni. - When their is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: they had their hair cut = si sono fatti tagliare i capelli; they kept their hat on = hanno tenuto il cappello; they came with their sister = sono venuti con la sorella, con la loro sorella; they have eaten up their soup = hanno finito la minestra; they are in their forties = hanno passato i quaranta* * *[ðeə]1) (belonging to them: This is their car; Take a note of their names and addresses.) loro2) (used instead of his, his or her etc where a person of unknown sex or people of both sexes are referred to: Everyone should buy his own ticket.) suo, sua, suoi, sue•- theirs* * *[ðeə(r)]determinante loro••Note:Although in Italian possessives, like most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify, not as in English with the possessor they refer to, their is always translated by loro; however, since Italian possessives, unlike English ones, are normally preceded by an article, the article - if not the possessive loro - will have to agree with the noun: loro + masculine singular noun ( their neighbour, their dog = il loro vicino, il loro cane), loro + feminine singular noun ( their teacher, their house = la loro maestra, la loro casa), loro + masculine plural noun ( their children, their books = i loro figli, i loro libri), and loro + feminine plural noun ( their friends, their shoes = le loro amiche, le loro scarpe). - When own is used after their to intensify the meaning of the possessive, it is not usually translated in Italian: they are getting to London in their own car = stanno andando a Londra con la loro macchina. - When their (or their own) is used to avoid saying his or her after words like everyone, no-one, anyone etc., it is usually translated by the adjective proprio in Italian: everyone is responsible for their own actions = ognuno è responsabile delle proprie azioni. - When their is used before nouns indicating parts of the body (for which), garments, relatives, food and drink etc., Italian has an article instead: they had their hair cut = si sono fatti tagliare i capelli; they kept their hat on = hanno tenuto il cappello; they came with their sister = sono venuti con la sorella, con la loro sorella; they have eaten up their soup = hanno finito la minestra; they are in their forties = hanno passato i quaranta -
94 way
I [weɪ]1) (route, road) strada f., via f.to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte
the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile
the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti
the way in — l'entrata (to di)
"way in" — "entrata"
the way out — l'uscita (of di)
there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita
the way up — la strada che porta su, la salita
on the way — per strada, in viaggio
to go on one's way — mettersi in viaggio, partire
to send sb. on his way — mandare via qcn.
to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita
2) (direction) direzione f., senso m.come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto
3) (space in front, projected route) passaggio m.to be in sb.'s way — bloccare la strada a qcn.
she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition — non lascerà che niente ostacoli la sua ambizione
to get out of sb.'s way — lasciare passare qcn.
to keep out of sb.'s way — stare alla larga da qcn.
to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.
to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)
4) (distance) distanza f., cammino m.it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)
we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare
5) (manner) modo m., maniera f.to do sth. the English way — fare qcs. all'inglese
to do sth. the right way — fare qcs. nel modo giusto
in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!
6) (respect, aspect) senso m., aspetto m., verso m.in some ways — in un certo senso, per certi versi
in no way o not in any way in nessun modo; this is in no way a criticism questo non vuole affatto essere una critica; not much in the way of news non ci sono molte notizie; what have you got in the way of drinks? cosa avete da bere? by way of light relief — a mo' di distrazione
7) (custom, manner) usanza f., abitudine f.8) (will, desire)II [weɪ]to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci
1)to be way out — (in guess, estimate) [ person] essere completamente fuori strada
2) by the way [ mention] en passant, di sfuggitawhat time is it, by the way? — a proposito, che ore sono?
* * *[wei] 1. noun1) (an opening or passageway: This is the way in/out; There's no way through.) via, passaggio2) (a route, direction etc: Which way shall we go?; Which is the way to Princes Street?; His house is on the way from here to the school; Will you be able to find your/the way to my house?; Your house is on my way home; The errand took me out of my way; a motorway.) strada3) (used in the names of roads: His address is 21 Melville Way.) via4) (a distance: It's a long way to the school; The nearest shops are only a short way away.) distanza5) (a method or manner: What is the easiest way to write a book?; I know a good way of doing it; He's got a funny way of talking; This is the quickest way to chop onions.) modo6) (an aspect or side of something: In some ways this job is quite difficult; In a way I feel sorry for him.) modo7) (a characteristic of behaviour; a habit: He has some rather unpleasant ways.) maniera8) (used with many verbs to give the idea of progressing or moving: He pushed his way through the crowd; They soon ate their way through the food.) strada2. adverb((especially American) by a long distance or time; far: The winner finished the race way ahead of the other competitors; It's way past your bedtime.) (lontano)- wayfarer- wayside
- be/get on one's way
- by the way
- fall by the wayside
- get/have one's own way
- get into / out of the way of doing something
- get into / out of the way of something
- go out of one's way
- have a way with
- have it one's own way
- in a bad way
- in
- out of the/someone's way
- lose one's way
- make one's way
- make way for
- make way
- under way
- way of life
- ways and means* * *I [weɪ]1) (route, road) strada f., via f.to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte
the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile
the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti
the way in — l'entrata (to di)
"way in" — "entrata"
the way out — l'uscita (of di)
there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita
the way up — la strada che porta su, la salita
on the way — per strada, in viaggio
to go on one's way — mettersi in viaggio, partire
to send sb. on his way — mandare via qcn.
to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita
2) (direction) direzione f., senso m.come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto
3) (space in front, projected route) passaggio m.to be in sb.'s way — bloccare la strada a qcn.
she won't let anything get in the way of her ambition — non lascerà che niente ostacoli la sua ambizione
to get out of sb.'s way — lasciare passare qcn.
to keep out of sb.'s way — stare alla larga da qcn.
to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.
to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)
4) (distance) distanza f., cammino m.it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)
we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare
5) (manner) modo m., maniera f.to do sth. the English way — fare qcs. all'inglese
to do sth. the right way — fare qcs. nel modo giusto
in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!
6) (respect, aspect) senso m., aspetto m., verso m.in some ways — in un certo senso, per certi versi
in no way o not in any way in nessun modo; this is in no way a criticism questo non vuole affatto essere una critica; not much in the way of news non ci sono molte notizie; what have you got in the way of drinks? cosa avete da bere? by way of light relief — a mo' di distrazione
7) (custom, manner) usanza f., abitudine f.8) (will, desire)II [weɪ]to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci
1)to be way out — (in guess, estimate) [ person] essere completamente fuori strada
2) by the way [ mention] en passant, di sfuggitawhat time is it, by the way? — a proposito, che ore sono?
-
95 window
['wɪndəʊ]1) (of room, building) finestra f.; (of shop) vetrina f.; (of train, car) finestrino m.; (of plane) oblò m., finestrino m.; (stained glass) vetrata f.to sit at o by the window (in room) sedersi alla finestra; (in train, car) sedersi vicino al finestrino; to look out of o through the window — guardare fuori dalla finestra
2) (at bank, post office) sportello m.3) (of envelope) finestra f.4) inform. finestra f.5) (space in diary, time) buco m., momento m. libero••to go o fly out the window — colloq. [ plans] essere gettato alle ortiche; [ hopes] crollare
* * *['windəu](an opening in the wall of a building etc which is fitted with a frame of wood, metal etc containing glass or similar material, that can be seen through and usually opened: I saw her through the window; Open/Close the window; goods displayed in a shop-window.) finestra; vetrina- window-dressing
- window-dresser
- window-frame
- window-ledge
- window-pane
- window-shopping
- window-sill* * *['wɪndəʊ]1) (of room, building) finestra f.; (of shop) vetrina f.; (of train, car) finestrino m.; (of plane) oblò m., finestrino m.; (stained glass) vetrata f.to sit at o by the window (in room) sedersi alla finestra; (in train, car) sedersi vicino al finestrino; to look out of o through the window — guardare fuori dalla finestra
2) (at bank, post office) sportello m.3) (of envelope) finestra f.4) inform. finestra f.5) (space in diary, time) buco m., momento m. libero••to go o fly out the window — colloq. [ plans] essere gettato alle ortiche; [ hopes] crollare
-
96 within
[wɪ'ðɪn] 1.2) (inside)3) (in expressions of time) entrowithin the week — in settimana, entro la settimana
"use within 24 hours of purchase" — "da consumarsi entro 24 ore dall'acquisto"
to be within sight — [ coast] essere visibile; fig. [ end] essere vicino
2.to be within range of — essere a tiro di [ enemy guns]
avverbio all'interno, dentro* * *[wi'ðin] 1. preposition(inside (the limits of): She'll be here within an hour; I could hear sounds from within the building; His actions were within the law (= not illegal).) entro, dentro; (nell'ambito di)2. adverb(inside: Car for sale. Apply within.) dentro, all'interno* * *[wɪ'ðɪn] 1.2) (inside)3) (in expressions of time) entrowithin the week — in settimana, entro la settimana
"use within 24 hours of purchase" — "da consumarsi entro 24 ore dall'acquisto"
to be within sight — [ coast] essere visibile; fig. [ end] essere vicino
2.to be within range of — essere a tiro di [ enemy guns]
avverbio all'interno, dentro -
97 dispatch box
1) borsa f. diplomatica2) Dispatch Box GB pol. = alla Camera dei Comuni, scatola di legno vicino a cui stanno in piedi i ministri quando prendono la parola* * *1) borsa f. diplomatica2) Dispatch Box GB pol. = alla Camera dei Comuni, scatola di legno vicino a cui stanno in piedi i ministri quando prendono la parola -
98 next-door neighbour
-
99 nr
abbr. near vicino* * *abbr. near vicino -
100 one's
I [wʌnz] II [wʌnz]determinante proprio••one's books, friends — i propri libri, amici
Note:When translating one's, remember that in Italian determiners, like possessives and most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify; one's is translated by il proprio + masculine singular noun (one's neighbour, one's dog = il proprio vicino, il proprio cane), la propria + feminine singular noun (one's teacher, one's house = la propria maestra, la propria casa), i propri + masculine plural noun (one's children, one's books = i propri figli, i propri libri), and le proprie + feminine plural noun (one's friends, one's shoes = le proprie amiche, le proprie scarpe). - When one's is used as a reflexive pronoun after a verb in the infinitive, it is translated by si which is always joined to the verb to form a single word: to brush one's teeth = lavarsi i denti. - For examples and particular usages see the entry below* * *I [wʌnz] II [wʌnz]determinante proprio••one's books, friends — i propri libri, amici
Note:When translating one's, remember that in Italian determiners, like possessives and most other adjectives, agree in gender and number with the noun they qualify; one's is translated by il proprio + masculine singular noun (one's neighbour, one's dog = il proprio vicino, il proprio cane), la propria + feminine singular noun (one's teacher, one's house = la propria maestra, la propria casa), i propri + masculine plural noun (one's children, one's books = i propri figli, i propri libri), and le proprie + feminine plural noun (one's friends, one's shoes = le proprie amiche, le proprie scarpe). - When one's is used as a reflexive pronoun after a verb in the infinitive, it is translated by si which is always joined to the verb to form a single word: to brush one's teeth = lavarsi i denti. - For examples and particular usages see the entry below
См. также в других словарях:
vicino — [lat. vicīnus, der. di vicus rione, borgo, villaggio ; propr. che appartiene allo stesso vicus ]. ■ agg. 1. [che è relativamente a poca distanza rispetto al luogo dato come punto di riferimento: è qui nella stanza v. ; popoli v. ] ▶◀ (lett.)… … Enciclopedia Italiana
vicino — vi·cì·no agg., s.m., avv. FO I. agg. I 1a. che si trova a poca distanza: due strade vicine, un paese vicino, abita nella casa vicina alla mia Sinonimi: accosto, adiacente, attiguo, attorno, circostante, confinante, prossimo. I 1b. che sta per… … Dizionario italiano
vicino — {{hw}}{{vicino}}{{/hw}}A agg. 1 Che si trova a una distanza relativamente piccola rispetto al punto cui si fa riferimento: il traguardo è ormai vicino | Essere, sentirsi vicino a qlcu., (fig.) partecipare ai suoi sentimenti | Di cose o persone… … Enciclopedia di italiano
vicino — A agg. 1. prossimo, attiguo, adiacente, contiguo, circonvicino, comunicante, confinante, collaterale, limitrofo, a un tiro di schioppo, sottocchio, circostante, consecutivo, finitimo, contermine (lett.), propinquo (lett.), viciniore (bur.) CFR.… … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
Vicino Capo D' Orlando — (Torrenova,Италия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Via Tasca 84, 98070 Torrenova … Каталог отелей
Vicino Orsini — Pier Francesco Orsini, auch als Vicino Orsini bekannt (* 4. Juli 1523; † 28. Januar 1585), war ein italienischer Adliger aus dem Geschlecht der Orsini. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Adaptionen 3 Literatur … Deutsch Wikipedia
vicino — pl.m. vicini sing.f. vicina pl.f. vicine … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
Bruno Vicino — lors du Tour Down Unde … Wikipédia en Français
Monte San Vicino — visto desde Castelplanio … Wikipedia Español
Bruno Vicino — 2009 Bruno Vicino (* 7. September 1952 in Villorba) ist ein ehemaliger italienischer Radrennfahrer, dreifacher Weltmeister und heutiger Sportlicher Leiter. 1973 wurde Bruno Vicino Italienischer Straßenmeister der Amateure, als Nachfolger von… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Poggio San Vicino — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Poggio. Poggio San Vicino Administration Pays … Wikipédia en Français