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1 die down
1) (in intensity) [emotion, row] calmarsi; [scandal, opposition] placarsi; [ fighting] cessare; [tremors, storm] calmarsi; [ pain] diminuire2) (in volume) [noise, laughter] smorzarsi; [ applause] attenuarsi3) bot. agr. morire, appassire* * *(to lose strength or power: I think the wind has died down a bit.) cessare* * *vi + adv* * *1) (in intensity) [emotion, row] calmarsi; [scandal, opposition] placarsi; [ fighting] cessare; [tremors, storm] calmarsi; [ pain] diminuire2) (in volume) [noise, laughter] smorzarsi; [ applause] attenuarsi3) bot. agr. morire, appassire -
2 raise
I [reɪz]1) AE (pay rise) aumento m.2) gioc. (in poker) rilancio m.II 1. [reɪz]1) (lift) alzare [baton, barrier, curtain]; issare [ flag]; sollevare, alzare, tirare su [box, lid]; aprire [ trapdoor]; recuperare [ sunken ship]to raise a glass to sb. — brindare a qcn.
to raise one's hat to sb. — togliersi il cappello o scappellarsi per salutare qcn.
nobody raised an eyebrow at my suggestion — fig. il mio suggerimento non ha suscitato reazioni o clamore
to raise sb. from the dead — risuscitare qcn
2) (place upright) rizzare [ mast]; fare alzare [ patient]3) (increase) aumentare [price, offer, salary]; alzare [ volume]; innalzare, migliorare [ standard]; innalzare [ age limit]; alimentare [ hopes]to raise sb.'s awareness of sensibilizzare qcn. a; to raise one's voice (to be heard) parlare più forte; (in anger) alzare la voce; to raise the temperature — aumentare la temperatura; fig. fare salire la tensione
4) (cause) fare nascere, suscitare [doubts, fears]; provocare [ storm of protest]to raise a cheer — [ speech] essere accolto con grida di approvazione
to raise a laugh — [ joke] fare ridere
5) (mention) sollevare [objection, problem]6) (breed) allevare [ livestock]; (bring up) tirare su [child, family]to be raised (as) an atheist — avere o ricevere un'educazione atea
7) (find) trovare [capital, money]the money raised from the concert... — il ricavato del concerto
13) (give)14) (improve)to raise the tone — alzare il tono; fig. alzare il livello
to raise sb.'s spirits — sollevare il morale a qcn
to raise the bidding — (in gambling) aumentare la posta; (at auction) fare un'offerta più alta
16) mat.2.* * *[reiz] 1. verb1) (to move or lift to a high(er) position: Raise your right hand; Raise the flag.) alzare, innalzare2) (to make higher: If you paint your flat, that will raise the value of it considerably; We'll raise that wall about 20 centimetres.) aumentare, alzare3) (to grow (crops) or breed (animals) for food: We don't raise pigs on this farm.) allevare; coltivare4) (to rear, bring up (a child): She has raised a large family.) allevare, tirare su5) (to state (a question, objection etc which one wishes to have discussed): Has anyone in the audience any points they would like to raise?) sollevare6) (to collect; to gather: We'll try to raise money; The revolutionaries managed to raise a small army.) raccogliere, radunare7) (to cause: His remarks raised a laugh.) provocare8) (to cause to rise or appear: The car raised a cloud of dust.) produrre9) (to build (a monument etc): They've raised a statue of Robert Burns / in memory of Robert Burns.) innalzare, erigere10) (to give (a shout etc).) (provocare)11) (to make contact with by radio: I can't raise the mainland.) contattare2. noun(an increase in wages or salary: I'm going to ask the boss for a raise.) aumento- raise hell/Cain / the roof
- raise someone's spirits* * *raise /reɪz/n.3 (ind. min.) fornello.♦ (to) raise /reɪz/v. t.1 alzare; sollevare: to raise a weight, sollevare un peso; to raise one's eyes, alzare gli occhi; to raise one's voice, alzare la voce; (naut.) to raise anchor, alzare l'ancora; to raise one's hat, levarsi il cappello; scappellarsi; to raise st. to one's lips, portarsi qc. alla bocca; to raise sb.'s morale [spirits], sollevare il morale a (o di) q.; to raise the country, sollevare il paese2 aumentare; elevare: to raise retail prices, aumentare i prezzi al dettaglio; to raise real wages, aumentare i salari reali; to raise the temperature, aumentare la temperatura; to raise the standard of living, migliorare il tenore di vita3 raccogliere; radunare; procurarsi: to raise a sum of money, raccogliere (o procurarsi) una somma di denaro; to raise capital, raccogliere fondi; to raise an army, radunare un esercito4 sollevare; menzionare; evocare: to raise st. with sb., menzionare qc. a q.; to raise a question (o an issue) sollevare una questione; to raise a problem, evocare un problema; to raise an objection, sollevare (o muovere) un'obiezione; (leg.) sollevare un'eccezione; to raise memories, evocare ricordi; to raise the ghosts of the dead, evocare le anime dei morti5 sollevare; suscitare: to raise doubts, sollevare dubbi; to raise suspicions, destare sospetti; to raise fears, suscitare timori; to raise a laugh, suscitare una risata; to raise a disturbance, provocare una sommossa7 ( USA) allevare ( animali); coltivare: to raise rabbits, allevare conigli; to raise cattle, allevare bestiame; to raise corn, coltivare il granturco11 (edil.) rialzare; soprelevare14 (ind. tess.) garzare● to raise a claim [a demand], presentare un reclamo [una richiesta] □ to raise dough, far lievitare l'impasto □ to raise one's eyebrows, inarcare le ciglia ( in atto di meraviglia o con disapprovazione) □ ( cricket: dell'arbitro) to raise one's finger, alzare l'indice sopra la testa (segnale di ‘out’) □ to raise a flag, issare una bandiera □ to raise sb. from the dead, risuscitare q. □ (mil.) to raise sb. from the ranks, promuovere q. ufficiale □ to raise one's glass to sb., brindare a q. □ to raise one's hand to sb., alzare le mani su q. □ (fam.) to raise hell (o Cain, the devil), scatenare un putiferio; sollevare un pandemonio □ (naut.) to raise land, avvistare terra □ to raise a loan, accendere un mutuo □ (fig.) to raise no eyebrows, non destare sorpresa □ to raise oneself, elevarsi (socialmente) □ to raise sb. to the peerage, elevare q. al grado di pari d'Inghilterra □ to raise a shout, lanciare un grido □ to raise the stakes, alzare la posta; rilanciare □ to raise a tax, esigere un tributo □ ( slang USA) to raise up, dare l'allarme □ to raise one's voice against sb., protestare contro q. □ ( boxe) to raise the winner's arm, sollevare il braccio del vincitore.* * *I [reɪz]1) AE (pay rise) aumento m.2) gioc. (in poker) rilancio m.II 1. [reɪz]1) (lift) alzare [baton, barrier, curtain]; issare [ flag]; sollevare, alzare, tirare su [box, lid]; aprire [ trapdoor]; recuperare [ sunken ship]to raise a glass to sb. — brindare a qcn.
to raise one's hat to sb. — togliersi il cappello o scappellarsi per salutare qcn.
nobody raised an eyebrow at my suggestion — fig. il mio suggerimento non ha suscitato reazioni o clamore
to raise sb. from the dead — risuscitare qcn
2) (place upright) rizzare [ mast]; fare alzare [ patient]3) (increase) aumentare [price, offer, salary]; alzare [ volume]; innalzare, migliorare [ standard]; innalzare [ age limit]; alimentare [ hopes]to raise sb.'s awareness of sensibilizzare qcn. a; to raise one's voice (to be heard) parlare più forte; (in anger) alzare la voce; to raise the temperature — aumentare la temperatura; fig. fare salire la tensione
4) (cause) fare nascere, suscitare [doubts, fears]; provocare [ storm of protest]to raise a cheer — [ speech] essere accolto con grida di approvazione
to raise a laugh — [ joke] fare ridere
5) (mention) sollevare [objection, problem]6) (breed) allevare [ livestock]; (bring up) tirare su [child, family]to be raised (as) an atheist — avere o ricevere un'educazione atea
7) (find) trovare [capital, money]the money raised from the concert... — il ricavato del concerto
13) (give)14) (improve)to raise the tone — alzare il tono; fig. alzare il livello
to raise sb.'s spirits — sollevare il morale a qcn
to raise the bidding — (in gambling) aumentare la posta; (at auction) fare un'offerta più alta
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3 swell
I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up* * *[swel] 1. past tense - swelled; verb(to make or become larger, greater or thicker: The insect-bite made her finger swell; The continual rain had swollen the river; I invited her to join us on the excursion in order to swell the numbers.) gonfiare, gonfiarsi; aumentare2. noun(a rolling condition of the sea, usually after a storm: The sea looked fairly calm but there was a heavy swell.) (moto ondoso)3. adjective((especially American) used as a term of approval: a swell idea; That's swell!) eccellente, ottimo- swelling- swollen
- swollen-headed
- swell out
- swell up* * *[swɛl] swelled vb: pt swollen pp1. n(of sea) mare m lungo2. adj(Am: fine, good) eccezionale, favoloso (-a)3. vi(ankle, eye etc), (also: swell up) gonfiarsi, (sails) prendere il vento, (in size, number) aumentare, (sound, music) diventare più forte, (river etc) ingrossarsi4. vt* * *swell (1) /swɛl/n.1 [u] (il) gonfio; (il) rigonfio; (il) grosso; protuberanza: the swell of the forearm, il grosso dell'avambraccio2 (solo al sing.) moto ondoso ( del mare); (poet.) flutti: out of the swell of the sea, lontano dai flutti del mare3 (naut.) onda morta; mare lungo4 (geol.) cupola sottomarina5 ( anche fig.) aumento; crescita; ingrossamento: (stat.) a swell in population, un aumento della popolazione7 (fam. antiq.) elegantone; damerino● (mus.) swell-box, cassa ( d'organo) □ (naut.) swell direction, direzione delle onde □ a swell of the ground, un'altura □ (mus.) swell pedal, pedale ( dell'organo) per aumentare il volume del suono.swell (2) /swɛl/a.1 (fam.) eccellente; ottimo; grande; meraviglioso; straordinario; That's a swell idea!, è una grande idea!2 (fam. antiq.) elegante; alla moda.(to) swell /swɛl/A v. i.1 ( spesso to swell out) gonfiarsi; dilatarsi; enfiarsi; inturgidire; tumefarsi; ( del mare) farsi grosso: The sails swelled out, le vele si sono gonfiate; Cardboard swells in water, il cartone si dilata nell'acqua; His hand began to swell, gli si cominciò a enfiare la mano2 (fig.) ( spesso to swell up) essere gonfio; andare tronfio; gonfiarsi; insuperbirsi; inorgoglirsi: He is swollen with pride, è gonfio d'orgoglio; to swell like a turkey-cock, andar tronfio (o gonfiarsi) come un tacchino3 ( anche fig.) aumentare; crescere; ingrossare; montare; salire: The murmur swelled into a roar, il mormorio crebbe fino a diventare un frastuono; Anger swelled in him, fu assalito dalla collera; (naut.) the swelling tide, la marea che sale6 (med.) tumefarsiB v. t.1 ( spesso to swell up) gonfiare; dilatare; enfiare; tumefare: The recent rains have swollen the river, le piogge recenti hanno gonfiato il fiume2 ingrossare; aumentare; accrescere; far salire; gonfiare (fig.): to swell the ranks of the jobless, ingrossare le file dei disoccupati● ( del mare) to swell into an estuary, gonfiare un estuario; entrare impetuoso in un estuario □ (fam.) to swell one's pockets, riempirsi le tasche (di denaro); fare (un po' di) soldi □ ( del vento) to swell the sails, gonfiare le vele.* * *I 1. [swel]1) (of waves) onda f. morta2) mus. crescendo m. seguito da diminuendo3) (of belly) rotondità f.2.aggettivo AE ant. colloq.1) (smart) [car, outfit] di classe, alla moda; [ restaurant] alla moda, chic2) (great) formidabile, meravigliosoII 1. [swel]1) (increase) ingrossare, accrescere [ population]; aumentare, ingrossare [membership, number]; gonfiare [bank balance, figures]2) (fill) [ wind] gonfiare [ sail]; [ floodwater] ingrossare, gonfiare [ river]2.1) (expand) [fruit, sail, stomach] gonfiarsi; [dried fruit, wood] dilatarsi, gonfiarsi; [ankle, gland] gonfiare, gonfiarsi; [ river] ingrossarsi2) (increase) [crowd, population] crescere, aumentare; [ prices] gonfiarsi, aumentare, salireto swell to 20,000 — salire o arrivare a 20.000
3) (grow louder) [music, sound] diventare più forte, aumentare di volume•- swell up
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