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21 minaccioso
threatening* * *minaccioso agg.1 threatening, menacing: attitudine, sguardo, tono minaccioso, menacing (o threatening) attitude, look, tone2 (fig.) (che preannuncia un danno) threatening, menacing, ominous: il tempo sembra minaccioso, the weather looks threatening (o ominous); onde minacciose, threatening waves3 (fig. letter.) (che ispira timore) looming: vette minacciose, looming peaks.* * *[minat'tʃoso]aggettivo [gesto, espressione, atmosfera] threatening, menacing; [presenza, ombra, nubi, mare, cielo] ominous* * *minaccioso/minat't∫oso/[gesto, espressione, atmosfera] threatening, menacing; [presenza, ombra, nubi, mare, cielo] ominous; il tempo era minaccioso the weather looked threatening. -
22 oscillare
di corda sway, swingdi barca rockphysics oscillatefig di persona waver, hesitatedi prezzi fluctuate* * *oscillare v. intr.1 to swing*; to sway, to rock; to oscillate; to move to and fro; ( vibrare) to vibrate: il lampadario oscillava pericolosamente sopra le loro teste, the chandelier swayed (o swung) dangerously above their heads; l'altalena continuò a oscillare, the swing kept on moving to and fro; il pendolo oscilla, the pendulum swings; fare oscillare un pendolo, to swing a pendulum; le onde fanno oscillare la barca, the waves rock the boat; fare oscillare un filo metallico, to make a wire vibrate // il suo discorso oscillava tra il tragico e il comico, (fig.) his speech oscillated between tragic and comic // una fiamma che oscilla nell'oscurità, a flame flickering (o wavering) in the dark2 (fig.) ( variare) to fluctuate; to vary: la temperatura oscilla fra i 25 e i 30 gradi, the temperature varies from 25 to 30 degrees (o fluctuates between 25 and 30 degrees); i prezzi oscillano sul mercato, prices fluctuate on the market; le quotazioni oscillano dai venti ai trenta euro, quotations vary from twenty to thirty euros // (fin.): bisognerebbe permettere all'euro di oscillare liberamente, the euro should be allowed to float freely; il governo ha deciso di fare oscillare la sterlina, the government decided to float the pound4 (elettr., rad.) to oscillate.* * *[oʃʃil'lare]1) (ondeggiare) [ pendolo] to oscillate, to swing* (back and forth); [ nave] to rock, to sway; [ponte, treno, albero, rami, corpo] to sway; [pila di libri, vaso] to totter2) (fluttuare) [temperatura, prezzi, tasso] to fluctuate, to oscillate, to seesaw3) fig. to oscillate, to fluctuate, to swing* ( tra between)* * *oscillare/o∫∫il'lare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (ondeggiare) [ pendolo] to oscillate, to swing* (back and forth); [ nave] to rock, to sway; [ponte, treno, albero, rami, corpo] to sway; [pila di libri, vaso] to totter2 (fluttuare) [temperatura, prezzi, tasso] to fluctuate, to oscillate, to seesaw3 fig. to oscillate, to fluctuate, to swing* ( tra between). -
23 radioonda
radioonda s.f. radio wave: radioonde a bassa frequenza, ad alta frequenza, low-frequency, high-frequency radio waves.* * *[radjo'onda]sostantivo femminile radio wave, airwave* * *radioonda/radjo'onda/sostantivo f.radio wave, airwave. -
24 rifrangere
◘ rifrangersi v.intr.pron.2 ( infrangersi) to break*: le onde si rifrangevano sulla scogliera, the waves broke against the cliff.* * *1. [ri'frandʒere]vb irreg vtFis to refract2. vip (rifrangersi)* * *[ri'frandʒere] 1.verbo transitivo to refract2.verbo pronominale rifrangersi to be* refracted* * *rifrangere/ri'frandʒere/ [52]to refractII rifrangersi verbo pronominaleto be* refracted. -
25 ritroso
ritroso agg.1 ( riluttante) reluctant, unwilling; averse: è ritroso ad accettare i nostri consigli, he is reluctant to accept our advice2 ( timido) shy, bashful: è ritroso per natura, he is naturally shy // non fare la ritrosa!, don't be coy!3 ( che torna indietro) backward, retreating: movimento ritroso, backward movement; onde ritrose, retreating waves // a ritroso, backwards, ( contro) against: a ritroso della corrente, against the current; camminare a ritroso, to go backwards; andare a ritroso nel tempo, to go back in time.* * *[ri'troso] ritroso (-a)1. agg1) (timido) shy, bashful2)ritroso a fare qc — reluctant to do sth2.a ritroso avv — (indietro) backwards
* * *[ri'troso]1) (riluttante) reluctant, loath2) (timido) bashful, coy3) a ritroso backwardsandare a ritroso nel tempo — fig. to travel back in time
* * *ritroso/ri'troso/1 (riluttante) reluctant, loath2 (timido) bashful, coy3 a ritroso backwards; andare a ritroso to go backwards; andare a ritroso nel tempo fig. to travel back in time. -
26 ruggito
m roar* * *ruggito s.m. roar, roaring [U] (anche fig.): all'improvviso si udì un forte ruggito, suddenly a load roar was heard; il ruggito delle onde, the roaring of the waves.* * *[rud'dʒito]sostantivo maschile roar, roaring (anche fig.)* * *ruggito/rud'dʒito/sostantivo m.roar, roaring (anche fig.). -
27 sballottare
sballottare v.tr. to jolt (about), to toss (about); to jostle (about), to push (about): il piccolo aeroplano era sballottato dal forte vento, the tiny plane was tossed (about) by the strong wind; l'automobile ci ha sballottati per tutta la strada, the car jolted us (about) all the way; la barca era sballottata dalle onde, the boat was tossed by the waves; essere sballottato dalla folla, to be pushed (o jostled) about in the crowd // non mi piace essere sballottato da un ufficio all'altro, I don't like to be shifted from office to office.* * *[zballot'tare]essere sballottato da una parte all'altra — to be shunted o jerked from one place to another
* * *sballottare/zballot'tare/ [1][ onde] to toss [ barca]; [ automobile] to toss, to jolt, to shake* up [ persona]; essere sballottato da una parte all'altra to be shunted o jerked from one place to another. -
28 solcare
solcare v.tr. to plough; to furrow (anche fig.): solcare un campo, to plough a field; un carretto solcava il fango, a cart furrowed (o ploughed) through the mud; la sua fronte era solcata dal dolore, his brow was furrowed by sorrow; il bosco era solcato da numerosi sentieri, the wood was crossed by numerous paths; le lacrime le solcavano le guance, tears were running down her cheeks; la nave solcava le onde, the ship was ploughing through the waves.* * *[sol'kare]verbo transitivo1) (navigare) to sail [ mare]* * *solcare/sol'kare/ [1]1 (navigare) to sail [ mare]2 fig. [ cicatrice] to line, to score [ volto]; le lacrime le solcavano il viso tears were running down her face. -
29 sollevare o alzare un polverone
sollevare o alzare un polveroneto raise (a cloud of) dust; fig. to raise a dust, to make waves.\Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > sollevare o alzare un polverone
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30 spingere
pushfig drive* * *spingere v.tr.1 to push, to shove; ( ficcare) to drive*, to thrust: spingere un carretto, to push a cart; spingi la poltrona contro la parete, push (o shove) the armchair against the wall; spinsero i tronchi nel fiume, they pushed the logs into the river; il vento spinse la barca verso la riva, the wind drove the boat towards the shore; spingere qlcu., qlco. fuori, avanti, dentro, indietro, to push s.o., sthg. out, on (o forward), in, back // spingere un pulsante, to press (o to push) a button; spingere un palo nel terreno, to drive a stake into the ground // non spingo fin là le mie ambizioni, my ambition doesn't go that far (o as far as that); non spingo la mia antipatia fino a desiderare di vederlo soffrire, I don't dislike him so much that I want to see him suffer; spinse la sua antipatia fino ad odiarlo, she carried her dislike to the point of hatred; spinse il suo amore fino al ridicolo, she carried her love to ridiculous extremes // spingere un attacco a fondo, to push (o to drive) an attack home // spingere un motore al massimo, to push an engine to its limits // spingere uno scherzo oltre i limiti, to carry a joke too far // spingere lontano lo sguardo, to strain one's eyes into the distance2 ( condurre) to drive*; ( indurre, persuadere) to induce; ( istigare) to egg on; to incite; ( stimolare) to urge, to press: la disperazione lo spinse al suicidio, despair drove him to suicide; la fame lo spinse a farlo, hunger drove him to it; la miseria lo spinse a mendicare, poverty drove him to begging; che cosa mai lo spinse a partire così presto?, what on earth induced him to leave so soon?; quel tuo amico ti spinge sempre a fare ciò che non dovresti, your friend is always egging you on to do things that you ought not to do; spinse gli operai a scioperare, he incited the men to strike; suo padre lo spingeva a studiare di più, ma lui non voleva saperne, his father urged (o pressed) him to study harder, but he wouldn't listen to him; temo che qlcu. spinga la ciurma all'ammutinamento, I am afraid s.o. might incite the crew to mutiny◆ v. intr.1 ( esercitare una pressione) to push: il fiume in piena spingeva premendo contro il ponte, the river in spate was pushing against the bridge2 ( fare ressa) to push, to shove: non spingete!, don't push (o don't shove)!◘ spingersi v.intr.pron.1 to push: ci spingemmo fino a Parigi, we pushed on as far as Paris; in due giorni l'esercito si spinse fino a..., in two days the army pushed as far as...; non volevamo spingerci troppo lontano, (anche fig.) we did not want to go too far; si spinse tra la folla, he pushed (his way) through the crowd (o he thrust his way through the crowd); spingere avanti, to push forward (o to thrust oneself forward)2 ( gettarsi) to throw* oneself: si spinse in un'impresa rischiosa, he threw himself into a risky enterprise3 (fig.) ( arrivare) to go*: la sua sfacciataggine si spinge oltre ogni limite, his cheek goes beyond all limits; si è spinto fino a chiedermi ancora dei soldi, he even went so far as to ask me for some more money.* * *1. ['spindʒere]vb irreg vt1) (gen) to push, (premere) to press, pushnon spingete — don't push o shove
"spingere" — "push"
mi spingi? — (sull'altalena) can you give me a push?
spingere le cose all'eccesso — to take o carry things too far o to extremes
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fig : stimolare) spingere qn a fare qc — to urge o press sb to do sthspingere qn al delitto/suicidio — to drive sb to crime/suicide
spinto dalla fame/disperazione — driven by hunger/despair
2. vi3. vip (spingersi)* * *['spindʒere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (spostare) to push [persona, sedia, porta] (in in, into)spingere via qcn., qcs. — to push sb., sth. out of the way, to thrust sb., sth. aside
3) (portare)spingere lo scherzo troppo in là — to take o carry the joke too far
4) fig. (indurre) to push, to drive*, to urge ( a fare to do, into doing); (incoraggiare) to urge on [ persona]spingere qcn. verso — to draw sb. to [professione, religione]
spingere qcn. alla disperazione, al suicidio — to drive sb. to despair, suicide
spingere qcn. ad agire — to push o drive sb. into action
5) (dare spinte) to push, to poke, to shove colloq. [ persona]2. 3.spingere qcn. sull'altalena — to give sb. a swing
verbo pronominale spingersi1) to push2) (giungere fino a) to go* (anche fig.)* * *spingere/'spindʒere/ [24]1 (spostare) to push [ persona, sedia, porta] ( in in, into); spingere via qcn., qcs. to push sb., sth. out of the way, to thrust sb., sth. aside; spingere una carrozzina to wheel a pram; il vento spingeva le nuvole the wind drove the clouds along3 (portare) spingere lo scherzo troppo in là to take o carry the joke too far; spingere lo sguardo lontano to gaze into the distance4 fig. (indurre) to push, to drive*, to urge ( a fare to do, into doing); (incoraggiare) to urge on [ persona]; spingere qcn. verso to draw sb. to [ professione, religione]; spingere qcn. alla disperazione, al suicidio to drive sb. to despair, suicide; spingere qcn. ad agire to push o drive sb. into action; ti spinge a chiederti perché it makes you wonder why5 (dare spinte) to push, to poke, to shove colloq. [ persona]; spingere qcn. sull'altalena to give sb. a swing(aus. avere) to pushIII spingersi verbo pronominale1 to push; - rsi in avanti to thrust oneself forward2 (giungere fino a) to go* (anche fig.); - rsi verso l'interno to move further inland; - rsi (fino) a fare to go as far as to do. -
31 spruzzo
m sprayfango splatter* * *spruzzo s.m. spray (invar. al pl.); sprinkling: uno spruzzo d'acqua, a sprinkling of water; spruzzo di sangue, spurt of blood; verniciatura a spruzzo, spray painting; gli spruzzi delle onde arrivavano fino alla strada, the spray from the waves reached the road // uno spruzzo di pioggia, a light drizzle.* * *['spruttso]sostantivo maschile (di acqua, fango) splash; (di inchiostro) squirt; (di sangue) spatter; (di pioggia) sprinkle* * *spruzzo/'spruttso/sostantivo m.(di acqua, fango) splash; (di inchiostro) squirt; (di sangue) spatter; (di pioggia) sprinkle; verniciatura a spruzzo spray-painting. -
32 spuma
f foam* * *spuma s.f.1 ( schiuma) foam, froth: la spuma della birra, the froth on beer; la spuma delle onde, the foam of the waves* * *['spuma]sostantivo femminile1) (di mare) foam; (di birra) froth2) (bevanda) soda3) gastr. mousse•spuma di mare — miner. meerschaum
* * *spuma/'spuma/sostantivo f.1 (di mare) foam; (di birra) froth2 (bevanda) soda3 gastr. moussespuma di mare miner. meerschaum. -
33 trasversale
1. adj transverse2. f mathematics transversal* * *trasversale agg.1 transverse, transversal; cross (attr.): galleria trasversale, cross-gallery; muro trasversale, partition-wall; trave trasversale, cross-girder; via trasversale, cross street (o side street) // in senso trasversale, transversely (o crosswise o athwart); (mar.) athwartship: piano trasversale, athwartship plane; (anat.) muscolo trasversale, transverse (muscle) // (fis.): massa trasversale, transverse mass; onde trasversali, transverse waves; vibrazioni trasversali, transverse vibrations2 (fig.) ( indiretto) indirect: vendetta trasversale, indirect revenge // (pol.) cross-party: partito trasversale, cross-party grouping, coalition◆ s.f.1 ( retta) transversal2 ( via) cross street (o side street).* * *[trazver'sale] 1.1) [taglio, linea] transverse, transversal, cross attrib.2) mat.3) fig. [alleanza, gruppo] cross-party2.sostantivo femminile mat. transversal* * *trasversale/trazver'sale/1 [taglio, linea] transverse, transversal, cross attrib.; sezione trasversale cross-section; via trasversale side street2 mat. retta trasversale transversal3 fig. [alleanza, gruppo] cross-party; vendetta trasversale indirect revengeII sostantivo f.mat. transversal. -
34 flutto sm
['flutto](letter: onda) billow -
35 inghiottire vt
[inɡjot'tire](anche) fig to swallowla barca fu inghiottita dai flutti — the boat was swallowed up o engulfed by the waves
ne ha inghiottite tante nella vita — (fig : dispiaceri) he's had so much to put up with in life
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36 ingoiare vt
[inɡo'jare](inghiottire) to swallow, (in fretta) to gulp (down), fig to swallow (up)furono ingoiati dai flutti — they were swallowed up o engulfed by the waves
ha dovuto ingoiare il rospo — he had to accept the situation, whether he liked it or not
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37 onda sf
['onda](flutto), fig waveun'onda di commozione — a wave o surge of excitement
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38 ondata sf
[on'data](flutto) wave, fig wave, surgea ondate — (muovere, avanzare) in waves
un'ondata di entusiasmo — a wave o surge of enthusiasm
un'ondata di freddo — a cold spell o snap
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39 ondoso agg
[on'doso] ondoso (-a)(moto) of the waves -
40 sommergere vt irreg
[som'mɛrdʒere](barca) to submergesommergere qn di — (doni, gentilezze) to overwhelm sb with, (baci) to smother sb with
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