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1 whizz
[wiz](to fly through the air with a hissing sound: The arrow whizzed past his shoulder.) sibilare* * *whizz, whiz /wɪz/n.1 sibilo; fischio2 (fam.) mago; genio; tipo bravissimo: He's a computer whizz, è un mago dell'informatica; He's a whizz at chess, a scacchi è bravissimo(to) whizz, (to) whiz /wɪz/A v. i.B v. t.1 far sibilare; far fischiare -
2 whizz [wɪz] vi
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3 whizz-bang
whizz-bang /ˈwɪzbæŋ/A n.B a.(fam.) eccellente; ottimo; fantastico, favoloso (fam.): a whizz-bang job, un lavoro fatto benissimo. -
4 whizz-kid
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5 whirl
I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.2) (spiral motif) spirale f.••II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs
2) (whisk)2.to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta
1) (swirl) [ dancer] volteggiare; [ propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare2) (whizz)•* * *[wə:l] 1. verb(to move rapidly (round, away etc): She whirled round when I called her name; The wind whirled my hat away before I could grab it.) girarsi; (far turbinare/volteggiare)2. noun1) (an excited confusion: a whirl of activity; My head's in a whirl - I can't believe it's all happening!) turbinio2) (a rapid turn.) rotazione•- whirlwind* * *[wɜːl]1. n2. vt(also: whirl round) (dance partner) far roteare, far volteggiarehe whirled us round the town — ci ha fatto visitare la città a tutta velocità or in un baleno
3. vi(also: whirl round) (wheel, merry-go-round) girare, (dancers) volteggiare, (leaves, dust) sollevarsi in un vortice* * *whirl /wɜ:l/n. (solo al sing.)2 (fig.) attività frenetica; turbinio: the whirl of traffic in a big city, il turbinio del traffico in una grande città● (fam.) Give it a whirl!, provaci!; fai un tentativo!(to) whirl /wɜ:l/A v. i.1 girare; roteare; piroettare; frullare ( anche fig.); vorticare; turbinare: The roulette wheel whirled incessantly, la ruota della roulette girava di continuo; The Carnival confetti whirled in the air, i coriandoli del carnevale turbinavano nell'aria; the thoughts that whirl in my head, i pensieri che mi frullano per il capo4 ( di un veicolo; di solito to whirl away, to whirl out) allontanarsi rapidamente; correre via: The carriage whirled away, la carrozza si è allontanata rapidamente; The taxi whirled out of sight, in un batter d'occhio il taxi scomparve alla vistaB v. t.1 far girare; far turbinare; roteare; far volteggiare3 ( di solito to whirl away) portare via in tutta fretta; trascinare via (alla svelta): The man was whirled away by the ambulance, l'uomo è stato portato via in tutta fretta dall'ambulanza● to whirl round, girare (o far girare) in tondo; girarsi di scatto; ruotare; ( di ballerini) piroettare.* * *I [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]1) (swirl) turbine m., mulinello m.; fig. (of activity) turbine m., turbinio m.2) (spiral motif) spirale f.••II 1. [wɜːl] [AE hwɜːl]to give sth. a whirl — colloq. = provare qcs
2) (whisk)2.to whirl sb. along, away — tirare, portare via qcn. in gran fretta
1) (swirl) [ dancer] volteggiare; [ propeller] ruotare; [snowflakes, dust, thoughts] turbinare, mulinare2) (whizz)• -
6 whiz
[wɪz] [AE hwɪz] I whiz(z)1) colloq. (expert) mago m., genio m. (at di)2) (whirr) ronzio m., sibilo m.4) gastr. colloq.II 1. whiz(z)verbo transitivo colloq.2. whiz(z)to whiz by o past — [arrow, bullet] sibilare, fischiare; [car, person] sfrecciare
* * ** * *whiz► whizz(to) whiz► to whizz* * *[wɪz] [AE hwɪz] I whiz(z)1) colloq. (expert) mago m., genio m. (at di)2) (whirr) ronzio m., sibilo m.4) gastr. colloq.II 1. whiz(z)verbo transitivo colloq.2. whiz(z)to whiz by o past — [arrow, bullet] sibilare, fischiare; [car, person] sfrecciare
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7 gee
[dʒiː]interiezione AE colloq. caspita* * *gee (1) /dʒi:/, gee-gee /ˈdʒi:dʒi:/n.(infant.) cavallino; cavalluccio.gee (2) /dʒi:/, gee-ho /ˈdʒi:əʊ/, gee-up /ˈdʒi:ʌp/inter.( per incitare cavalli, ecc.) arri!; ih!; hop!gee (3) /dʒi:/cribbio!; eccome!; perbacco!; perdiana!gee (4), ge /dʒi:/n.gi; lettera g.gee (5) /dʒi:/n.(to) gee /dʒi:/A v. t.B v. i.collimare, corrispondere (con qc.)● to gee up = A, def. 1 ► sopra.* * *[dʒiː]interiezione AE colloq. caspita
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