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21 refresh
[rɪ'freʃ] 1.1) (invigorate) [ bath] rinfrescare, ristorare; [ cold drink] rinfrescare, dissetare; [hot drink, rest] ristorare2) (renew)2.to refresh sb.'s memory — rinfrescare la memoria a qcn
to refresh oneself — (with rest) riposarsi, ristorarsi; (with bath, drink) rinfrescarsi
* * *[rə'freʃ](to give new strength and energy to; to make (a person etc) feel less hot, tired etc, eg after or during a period of hard work: This glass of cool lemonade will refresh you.) rinfrescare, rinvigorire- refreshingly
- refreshments
- refresh someone's memory* * *refresh /rɪˈfrɛʃ/n.2 (comput.) aggiornamento.(to) refresh /rɪˈfrɛʃ/v. t.1 ristorare; rinvigorire: It's surprising how even a short nap can refresh you, è sorprendente come anche solo un sonnellino possa rinvigorirti2 riempire di nuovo: May I refresh your glass?, posso riempirle di nuovo il bicchiere?● to refresh sb. 's memory, rinfrescare la memoria a q.: Let me refresh your memory of what happened, lascia che ti rinfreschi la memoria su quello che è successo □ to refresh oneself, rimettersi in sesto; ristorarsi: Why don't you refresh yourself with a shower?, perché non ti rimetti in sesto con una doccia? □ (comput.) refresh rate, frequenza di aggiornamento, velocità di refresh.* * *[rɪ'freʃ] 1.1) (invigorate) [ bath] rinfrescare, ristorare; [ cold drink] rinfrescare, dissetare; [hot drink, rest] ristorare2) (renew)2.to refresh sb.'s memory — rinfrescare la memoria a qcn
to refresh oneself — (with rest) riposarsi, ristorarsi; (with bath, drink) rinfrescarsi
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22 remedial
[rɪ'miːdɪəl]1) [ measures] riparatore2) med. [ treatment] curativo3) scol. [ class] di recupero* * *[rə'mi:diəl]adjective (able to, or intended to, put right or to correct or cure: She does remedial work with the less clever children; remedial exercises.) riparatore, correttivo* * *remedial /rɪˈmi:dɪəl/a.1 atto a porre rimedio; riparatore, riparatrice: remedial legislation, leggi atte a porre rimedio; Greenhouse gas emissions will rise by over 50% by 2030 if no remedial action is taken, le emissioni di gas a effetto serra aumenteranno di oltre il 50% entro il 2030 se non si interviene per porre rimedio2 (med.) curativo; terapeutico: a remedial therapy, una terapia curativa; remedial surgery, chirurgia correttiva3 di sostegno: remedial classes [teacher], lezioni [insegnante] di sostegno● remedial gymnast, insegnante di ginnastica correttiva □ remedial gymnastics, ginnastica correttiva.* * *[rɪ'miːdɪəl]1) [ measures] riparatore2) med. [ treatment] curativo3) scol. [ class] di recupero -
23 more *****
[mɔː(r)] comp of many, much1. adj(greater in number) più inv, (in addition) altro (-a), ancora inva few more weeks — ancora qualche settimana, qualche altra settimana
more people — molta più genteI have no more pennies — non ho più un penny
do you want some more tea? — vuoi ancora un po' di tè?, vuoi dell'altro tè?
I have more wine/money than you — ho più vino/soldi di te
I have more wine than beer — ho più vino che birra
there was more snow this winter than last — c'è stata più neve quest'inverno che l'inverno scorso
more letters than we expected — più lettere di quante ne aspettavamo
more fool you for giving her the money — sei ancora più stupido tu che le hai dato i soldi2. pron1) (greater amount) più inv, (further or additional amount) ancora4
more — ancora 4more — ancora qualcunomore — ancora un po', un altro po'you couldn't ask for more — non potresti chiedere di più
more — molti altrimore — molto di piùthere's no more — non ce n'è più
let's say no more about it — non parliamone più
I want more — ne voglio ancora or di più
2)more — (molto) di piùmore you give him the more he wants — più gliene dai e più ne vuolemore the merrier — più gente c'è, meglio è3. advI don't want to go any more — non ci voglio più andare
no
more — non... piùmore — non... piùmore — ancora (una volta), un'altra volta(all) the more so as... — tanto più che...
he was more surprised than angry — era più sorpreso che arrabbiato
it will more than meet the demand — supererà ampiamente la richiesta
more or less — più o meno
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24 other ***** oth·er
['ʌðə(r)]1. adjthis one? — no, the other one — questo? - no, l'altro
other people — altri, altre persone fpl
some other time — un'altra volta, un altro momento
if there are no other questions... — se non ci sono altre domande...
2. pronno other — (nobody else) nessun altro (nessun'altra), old, (nothing else) nient'altro
3. advother (than) — (differently) diversamente (da)
4. prepother (than) — (except) tranne (che)
she never discussed it with anyone other than David — non ne ha parlato con nessun altro a parte or all'infuori di David
none other than — (no less than) nientemeno che
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25 approximately
[ə'prɒksɪmətlɪ]1) (about) approssimativamente, circa2) [equal, correct] approssimativamente* * *adverb (nearly; more or less: There will be approximately five hundred people present.) approssimativamente* * *[ə'prɒksɪmətlɪ]1) (about) approssimativamente, circa2) [equal, correct] approssimativamente -
26 deaden
['dedn]verbo transitivo calmare, attenuare [ pain]; attutire [ blow]; smorzare [sound, enthusiasm]; rendere insensibile, addormentare [ nerve]* * *verb (to lessen, weaken or make less sharp, strong etc: That will deaden the pain.) attenuare* * *['dedn]verbo transitivo calmare, attenuare [ pain]; attutire [ blow]; smorzare [sound, enthusiasm]; rendere insensibile, addormentare [ nerve] -
27 light
I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
- light on* * *I 1. noun1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)2. adjective1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)3. [lit] verb1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)•- lighten- lighter- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)•- lightly- lighten- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)* * *I 1. [laɪt]1) (brightness) luce f.by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]
in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda
to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle
2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce
3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa
4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia5) (flame)to put a light to — accendere [ fire]
to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.
6) fig. (aspect) luce f.to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce
looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...
in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]
7) fig. (exposure)2.to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]
1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso
2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.••II 1. [laɪt]1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare2.verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco- light upIII [laɪt]1) (bright) [evening, room] luminosoIV 1. [laɪt]to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno
1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderatolight rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella
to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera
2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticosoto make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà
5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero6) (not important) [ affair] non serio2.to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]
avverbio con poco bagaglio••V [laɪt]many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
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28 per
[pɜː(r)]1) (for each) per, a, ogniper head — a testa, pro capite
to pay sb. Ј 5 per hour — pagare qcn. 5 sterline all'ora
as per usual — colloq. come al solito, come sempre
per post — per posta, a mezzo posta
3) comm.* * *[pə:]1) (out of: We have less than one mistake per page.) per, a2) (for each: The dinner will cost $15 per person.) a3) (in each: six times per week.) a•- per cent* * *[pɜː(r)]1) (for each) per, a, ogniper head — a testa, pro capite
to pay sb. Ј 5 per hour — pagare qcn. 5 sterline all'ora
as per usual — colloq. come al solito, come sempre
per post — per posta, a mezzo posta
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29 restrict
[rɪ'strɪkt] 1.verbo transitivo limitare [activity, freedom, growth]; riservare [access, membership] (to a)2.to restrict oneself to sth. — limitarsi a qcs
* * *[rə'strikt]1) (to keep within certain limits: I try to restrict myself / my smoking to five cigarettes a day; Use of the car-park is restricted to senior staff.) limitare2) (to make less than usual, desirable etc: He feels this new law will restrict his freedom.) limitare•- restriction
- restrictive* * *[rɪ'strɪkt] 1.verbo transitivo limitare [activity, freedom, growth]; riservare [access, membership] (to a)2.to restrict oneself to sth. — limitarsi a qcs
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