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1 await
[ə'weɪt]verbo transitivo form. attendere, aspettare* * *[ə'weit](to wait for: We await your arrival with expectation.) aspettare* * *[ə'weɪt]verbo transitivo form. attendere, aspettare -
2 prospect
I 1. ['prɒspekt]1) (hope, expectation) (of change, improvement) prospettiva f., speranza f.; (of success) possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)a bleak, gloomy prospect — una prospettiva triste, deprimente
2) (outlook) prospettiva f.to be in prospect — [changes, cuts] essere in vista, essere previsto
3) (good option) (for job) candidato m. (-a); (for sports team) speranza f.5) lett. (view) vista f. (of di, su)2. II 1. [prə'spekt] [AE 'prɒspekt]verbo transitivo fare ricerche minerarie in [land, region]2.verbo intransitivo fare ricerche minerarieto prospect for — cercare [gold, oil]
* * *1. ['prospekt] noun1) (an outlook for the future; a view of what one may expect to happen: He didn't like the prospect of going abroad; a job with good prospects.) prospettiva2) (a view or scene: a fine prospect.) vista2. [prə'spekt, ]( American[) 'prospekt] verb(to make a search (for gold etc): He is prospecting for gold.) (fare prospezioni)- prospectus* * *I 1. ['prɒspekt]1) (hope, expectation) (of change, improvement) prospettiva f., speranza f.; (of success) possibilità f. ( of doing di fare)a bleak, gloomy prospect — una prospettiva triste, deprimente
2) (outlook) prospettiva f.to be in prospect — [changes, cuts] essere in vista, essere previsto
3) (good option) (for job) candidato m. (-a); (for sports team) speranza f.5) lett. (view) vista f. (of di, su)2. II 1. [prə'spekt] [AE 'prɒspekt]verbo transitivo fare ricerche minerarie in [land, region]2.verbo intransitivo fare ricerche minerarieto prospect for — cercare [gold, oil]
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3 anticipation
[ænˌtɪsɪ'peɪʃn]1) (excitement) attesa f., trepidazione f.; (pleasure in advance) pregustazione f.in anticipation of sth. — pregustando qcs
2) (expectation) anticipazione f.thanking you in anticipation — (in letter) ringraziando in anticipo
* * *noun I'm looking forward to the concert with anticipation (= expectancy, excitement).) viva attesa* * *anticipation /æntɪsɪˈpeɪʃn/n. [u]1 previsione; anticipazione; (econ.) the anticipation of demand, la previsione della domanda; in anticipation of rain, in previsione della pioggia; (market.) anticipation survey, indagine previsionale4 (fin.) anticipazione di spesa; anticipo5 (mus.) anticipazione* * *[ænˌtɪsɪ'peɪʃn]1) (excitement) attesa f., trepidazione f.; (pleasure in advance) pregustazione f.in anticipation of sth. — pregustando qcs
2) (expectation) anticipazione f.thanking you in anticipation — (in letter) ringraziando in anticipo
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4 ought
[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) dovere2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) dovere* * *I [ɔːt] nSee:aughtII [ɔːt]modal aux vb ought pt1)I ought to do it — dovrei farlo2)you ought to go and see it — dovresti andare a vederlo, faresti bene ad andarlo a vedere3)that ought to be enough — quello dovrebbe bastarehe ought to have arrived by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
* * *[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables -
5 thrill
I [θrɪl]1) (sensation) fremito m., brivido m.2) (pleasure) emozione f.to get a thrill o one's thrills — avere delle forti emozioni, eccitarsi
••II 1. [θrɪl]the thrills and spills of sth. — = le sensazioni forti provocate da qcs
verbo transitivo (with joy) fare fremere di gioia; (with admiration) entusiasmare [person, audience]; appassionare [readers, viewers]2.verbo intransitivo fremere (at, to a)* * *[Ɵril] 1. verb(to (cause someone to) feel excitement: She was thrilled at/by the invitation.) eccitare, elettrizzare2. noun1) (an excited feeling: a thrill of pleasure/expectation.) brivido, fremito2) (something which causes this feeling: Meeting the Queen was a great thrill.) emozione•- thriller- thrilling* * *[θrɪl]1. n(of fear) brivido, (of pleasure, joy) fremito2. vt3. vito thrill at or to sth — fremere (di gioia) a qc
* * *thrill /ɵrɪl/n.2 eccitazione; trasalimento3 [u] capacità d'impressionare; elemento (o fatto) eccitante; tensione; interesse: This tragedy lacks thrill, questa tragedia è priva di tensione drammatica● ( spesso iron.) thrills and spills, emozioni; cose eccitanti □ to give sb. a thrill, far fremere q. di piacere; dare a q. un'emozione piacevole.(to) thrill /ɵrɪl/A v. t.eccitare; elettrizzare; entusiasmare; far fremere; far rabbrividire; far trasalire: The football game thrilled the crowd, la partita di calcio ha entusiasmato la folla; His voice thrilled rock fans all over the world, la sua voce faceva fremere i patiti di rock di tutto il mondoB v. i.fremere; palpitare; rabbrividire; trepidare; trasalire; vibrare; emozionarsi: She thrilled to the sound of my voice, sentendo la mia voce, si è emozionata; to thrill with delight, fremere di gioia; to thrill with horror, rabbrividire per l'orrore● to thrill at the good news, essere eccitato per una buona notizia.* * *I [θrɪl]1) (sensation) fremito m., brivido m.2) (pleasure) emozione f.to get a thrill o one's thrills — avere delle forti emozioni, eccitarsi
••II 1. [θrɪl]the thrills and spills of sth. — = le sensazioni forti provocate da qcs
verbo transitivo (with joy) fare fremere di gioia; (with admiration) entusiasmare [person, audience]; appassionare [readers, viewers]2.verbo intransitivo fremere (at, to a) -
6 breathless
['breθlɪs]1) (out of breath) [person, runner] senza fiato; [ asthmatic] ansimante, ansanteto make o leave sb. breathless — fare restare, lasciare qcn. senza fiato
3) (fast)* * *adjective (having difficulty in breathing normally: His asthma makes him breathless; He was breathless after climbing the hill.) senza fiato* * *breathless /ˈbrɛɵləs/a.1 senza fiato; col fiato corto; trafelato; ansante; ansimante3 che lascia o che è senza fiato; teso; ansioso; spasmodico; angoscioso: breathless haste, fretta indiavolata; a breathless silence, un silenzio assoluto; un silenzio teso; breathless expectation, attesa ansiosabreathlesslyavv.breathlessnessn. [u]affanno; difficoltà di respirazione; (med.) dispnea.* * *['breθlɪs]1) (out of breath) [person, runner] senza fiato; [ asthmatic] ansimante, ansanteto make o leave sb. breathless — fare restare, lasciare qcn. senza fiato
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7 contrary
['kɒntrərɪ] [AE -trerɪ] 1.1) [idea, view] contrarioto be contrary to — [proposal, measure] essere contrario a, andare contro
2) [direction, movement] contrario, opposto (to a)3) [kən'treərɪ] [ person] testardo, ostinato2.nome contrario m., opposto m.3.on the contrary — al contrario, invece
avverbio contrary to contrariamente a* * *I 1. ['kontrəri] adjective((often with to) opposite (to) or in disagreement (with): That decision was contrary to my wishes; Contrary to popular belief he is an able politician.)2. noun((with the) the opposite.)II [kən'treəri] adjective(obstinate; unreasonable.)* * *contrary (def. 1 /ˈkɒntrərɪ/, def. 2 /kənˈtrɛərɪ/)A a.1 (form.) contrario; avverso; sfavorevole; opposto: contrary winds, venti contrari; contrary weather, tempo sfavorevole2 (fam.) che fa il bastian contrario; ostinato ( nel fare o dire il contrario): Don't be so contrary!, non fare il bastian contrario!B n. [u]C avv.– contrary to, contrariamente a; contro; in opposizione a: Contrary to what I expected, he didn't come, contrariamente a quel che m'aspettavo, non è venuto; to act contrary to regulations, agire contro le regole; contrary to expectation (o expectations) contrariamente all'aspettativa; contrary to nature, contro natura● on the contrary, al contrario; all'opposto; invece; anzi: You think he has finished; on the contrary, he has not yet begun, tu credi che egli abbia finito; invece, non ha ancora cominciato □ to the contrary, in contrario: information to the contrary, informazioni di contenuto opposto; informazioni contrarie; I will leave on Sunday, unless they wire me to the contrary, partirò domenica, a meno che non mi mandino un telegramma con diversa indicazione; unless I ( you, etc.) hear to the contrary, salvo contrordini; He continued to smoke, despite advice to the contrary, ha continuato a fumare benché gli avessero consigliato di smettere □ until the contrary is proved, fino a prova contraria.* * *['kɒntrərɪ] [AE -trerɪ] 1.1) [idea, view] contrarioto be contrary to — [proposal, measure] essere contrario a, andare contro
2) [direction, movement] contrario, opposto (to a)3) [kən'treərɪ] [ person] testardo, ostinato2.nome contrario m., opposto m.3.on the contrary — al contrario, invece
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8 beyond
I [bɪ'jɒnd]1) (in space) al di là di, oltre [border, region, sea, mountain range]beyond the city walls — (but close) fuori le mura; (covering greater distance) oltre le mura della città
2) (in time) oltre, dopoto go beyond a deadline — andare oltre o non rispettare una scadenza
4) (above)to be beyond sb.'s ability — [task, activity] essere al di sopra delle proprie capacità
to be beyond sb. — [task, activity] superare le capacità o possibilità di qcn.
5) (other than) eccetto, salvo, oltre aII [bɪ'jɒnd]1) (in space)in the room beyond — nella stanza accanto, di là
2) (in time) oltreIII [bɪ'jɒnd]congiunzione a parteIV [bɪ'jɒnd]there was little I could do beyond reassuring him that — non ho potuto fare molto tranne rassicurarlo che
••••in the back of beyond — in capo al mondo, a casa del diavolo
Note:Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry ( doubt, joke, bounds etc.). See also 3 below* * *[bi'jond]1) (on the farther side of: My house is just beyond those trees.) oltre, al di là di2) (farther on than (something) in time or place: I cannot plan beyond tomorrow.) al di là di3) (out of the range, power etc of: beyond help.) oltre4) (other than: What is there to say beyond what's already been said?) oltre, più di•- beyond expectation
- beyond one's means* * *I [bɪ'jɒnd]1) (in space) al di là di, oltre [border, region, sea, mountain range]beyond the city walls — (but close) fuori le mura; (covering greater distance) oltre le mura della città
2) (in time) oltre, dopoto go beyond a deadline — andare oltre o non rispettare una scadenza
4) (above)to be beyond sb.'s ability — [task, activity] essere al di sopra delle proprie capacità
to be beyond sb. — [task, activity] superare le capacità o possibilità di qcn.
5) (other than) eccetto, salvo, oltre aII [bɪ'jɒnd]1) (in space)in the room beyond — nella stanza accanto, di là
2) (in time) oltreIII [bɪ'jɒnd]congiunzione a parteIV [bɪ'jɒnd]there was little I could do beyond reassuring him that — non ho potuto fare molto tranne rassicurarlo che
••••in the back of beyond — in capo al mondo, a casa del diavolo
Note:Beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry ( doubt, joke, bounds etc.). See also 3 below -
9 excite
[ɪk'saɪt]1) eccitare, agitare; (fire with enthusiasm) entusiasmare2) (give rise to) eccitare [ imagination]; stimolare, suscitare [interest, envy]; suscitare, far nascere [controversy, curiosity, passion]* * *1) (to cause or rouse strong feelings of expectation, happiness etc in: The children were excited at the thought of the party.) eccitare2) (to cause or rouse (feelings, emotions etc): The book did not excite my interest.) suscitare•- excitability
- excited
- excitedly
- excitement
- exciting* * *[ɪk'saɪt]1) eccitare, agitare; (fire with enthusiasm) entusiasmare2) (give rise to) eccitare [ imagination]; stimolare, suscitare [interest, envy]; suscitare, far nascere [controversy, curiosity, passion] -
10 fever
['fiːvə(r)]1) (temperature) febbre f.2) (excited state) febbre f., eccitazione f.3) (craze) febbre f.gold, gambling fever — la febbre dell'oro, del gioco
* * *['fi:və]((an illness causing) high body temperature and quick heart-beat: She is in bed with a fever; a fever of excitement.) febbre- feverish- feverishly
- at fever pitch* * *fever /ˈfi:və(r)/n. [cu]1 (med.) febbre: to run a high fever, avere la febbre alta; yellow [typhoid] fever, febbre gialla [tifoide]; (vet.) swine fever, peste suina NOTA D'USO: - fever o temperature?-2 (fig.) febbre; frenesia; eccitazione: election fever, febbre elettorale; a fever of expectation, un'attesa febbrile● (med.) fever blister, erpete febbrile; febbre (fam.) □ fever heat, calore febbrile; (fig.) grande eccitazione □ fever pitch, (med.) punto massimo della febbre, picco febbrile; (fig.) parossismo, delirio, frenesia: at fever pitch, frenetico; parossistico; al culmine dell'entusiasmo (o del delirio); to rise to (o to reach) fever pitch, salire alle stelle; arrivare al parossismo; diventare incontenibile □ fever sore = fever blister ► sopra.(to) fever /ˈfi:və(r)/v. t. (arc.)2 (fig.) sovreccitare; rendere febbricitante.* * *['fiːvə(r)]1) (temperature) febbre f.2) (excited state) febbre f., eccitazione f.3) (craze) febbre f.gold, gambling fever — la febbre dell'oro, del gioco
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