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1 operate
['ɒpəreɪt] 1.1) (run) far funzionare, azionare [appliance, vehicle]3) (manage) gestire, dirigere [service, radio station]; sfruttare [mine, racket]; [ bank] gestire [ pension plan]2.1) (do business) operare, agire2) (function) funzionare3) (take effect) agire4) mil. fare un'operazione militare7) med. operareto operate on — operare [ person]
to operate on sb.'s leg, for appendicitis — operare qcn. alla gamba, di appendicite
* * *['opəreit]1) (to act or work: The sewing-machine isn't operating properly.) funzionare2) (to do or perform a surgical operation: The surgeon operated on her for appendicitis.) operare•- operational
- operative
- operator
- operating room* * *['ɒpəreɪt] 1.1) (run) far funzionare, azionare [appliance, vehicle]3) (manage) gestire, dirigere [service, radio station]; sfruttare [mine, racket]; [ bank] gestire [ pension plan]2.1) (do business) operare, agire2) (function) funzionare3) (take effect) agire4) mil. fare un'operazione militare7) med. operareto operate on — operare [ person]
to operate on sb.'s leg, for appendicitis — operare qcn. alla gamba, di appendicite
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2 turn
I [tɜːn]1) (opportunity, in rotation) turno m.it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca a me
"miss a turn" — "perdete un turno", "saltate un giro"
have a turn on, at, with the computer — tocca a te usare il computer
to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito
2) (circular movement) giro m., rotazione f.to give sth. a turn — girare qcs., dare un giro a qcs.
to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro
3) (in vehicle) svolta f., curva f.; aer. virata f.to make o do a left, right turn girare a sinistra, a destra; to do a turn in the road svoltare nella strada; "no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"
4) (bend, side road) curva f.5) (change, development) corso m., cambiamento m.to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega
to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare
to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare
our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando
6) BE colloq. (attack) crisi f., attacco m.a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo
7) (act)8) in turn (in rotation) [answer, speak] a turno; (linking sequence) a sua volta••at every turn — tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto
one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie
II 1. [tɜːn]to do sb. a good turn — rendere un servizio a qcn., fare un favore a qcn
1) (rotate) [ person] girare [wheel, handle]; girare, stringere [ screw]; [ mechanism] fare girare [cog, wheel]to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave
2) (turn over, reverse) girare [mattress, steak]; girare, voltare [ page]; rovesciare [ collar]; rivoltare [ soil]to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia, prendere una storta a una caviglia
3) (change direction of) girare [chair, car]; girare, voltare [head, face]to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)
to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]
5) (transform)to turn sth. white, black — fare diventare qcs. bianco, nero
to turn sth. milky, opaque — rendere qcs. latteo, opaco
to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]
to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino
to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]
6) (deflect) deviare, dirigere [person, conversation]7) colloq. (pass the age of)8) ind. (on lathe) lavorare al tornio, tornire [wood, piece, spindle]2.1) (change direction) [person, car, plane, road] girare, svoltare; [ ship] virareto turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob
2) (reverse direction) [person, vehicle] girare; [ tide] cambiare; [ luck] girare, (cominciare a) cambiare4) fig. (hinge)to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]
6) fig. (resort to)to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]
to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]
I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare
7) (change)to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]
to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]
8) (become by transformation) diventare, farsi [pale, cloudy, green]to turn white, red — diventare bianco, rosso
the weather is turning cold, warm — il tempo sta volgendo al freddo, al caldo
9) colloq. (become) diventare [Conservative, Communist]11) [trees, leaves] cambiare, mutare colore, ingiallire•- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up* * *[tə:n] 1. verb1) (to (make something) move or go round; to revolve: The wheels turned; He turned the handle.) girare2) (to face or go in another direction: He turned and walked away; She turned towards him.) girarsi3) (to change direction: The road turned to the left.) girare4) (to direct; to aim or point: He turned his attention to his work.) dirigere5) (to go round: They turned the corner.) girare6) (to (cause something to) become or change to: You can't turn lead into gold; At what temperature does water turn into ice?) trasformare, trasformarsi7) (to (cause to) change colour to: Her hair turned white; The shock turned his hair white.) diventare, far diventare2. noun1) (an act of turning: He gave the handle a turn.) giro2) (a winding or coil: There are eighty turns of wire on this aerial.) volta, spira3) ((also turning) a point where one can change direction, eg where one road joins another: Take the third turn(ing) on/to the left.) svolta4) (one's chance or duty (to do, have etc something shared by several people): It's your turn to choose a record; You'll have to wait your turn in the bathroom.) turno5) (one of a series of short circus or variety acts, or the person or persons who perform it: The show opened with a comedy turn.) numero•- turnover
- turnstile
- turntable
- turn-up
- by turns
- do someone a good turn
- do a good turn
- in turn
- by turns
- out of turn
- speak out of turn
- take a turn for the better
- worse
- take turns
- turn a blind eye
- turn against
- turn away
- turn back
- turn down
- turn in
- turn loose
- turn off
- turn on
- turn out
- turn over
- turn up* * *I [tɜːn]1) (opportunity, in rotation) turno m.it's my turn — è il mio turno, tocca a me
"miss a turn" — "perdete un turno", "saltate un giro"
have a turn on, at, with the computer — tocca a te usare il computer
to take turns at doing to take it in turns to do fare a turno a fare; take it in turns! fate a turno! by turns a turni, a rotazione; to speak out of turn — fig. parlare a sproposito
2) (circular movement) giro m., rotazione f.to give sth. a turn — girare qcs., dare un giro a qcs.
to do a turn — [ dancer] fare un giro
3) (in vehicle) svolta f., curva f.; aer. virata f.to make o do a left, right turn girare a sinistra, a destra; to do a turn in the road svoltare nella strada; "no left turn" — "divieto di svolta a sinistra"
4) (bend, side road) curva f.5) (change, development) corso m., cambiamento m.to take a turn for the better — [ person] migliorare; [situation, things, events] andare per il meglio, mettere bene, prendere una buona piega
to take a turn for the worse — [ situation] peggiorare, prendere una brutta piega, volgere al peggio; [ health] peggiorare
to be on the turn — [ milk] cominciare a inacidire; [ tide] cominciare a cambiare
our luck is on turn — la fortuna sta girando o cambiando
6) BE colloq. (attack) crisi f., attacco m.a giddy o dizzy turn vertigini; to have a funny turn essere, sentirsi sfasato o fuori fase; it gave me quite a turn it gave me a nasty turn — mi ha fatto venire un colpo
7) (act)8) in turn (in rotation) [answer, speak] a turno; (linking sequence) a sua volta••at every turn — tutti momenti, a ogni piè sospinto
one good turn deserves another — prov. = chi fa del bene riceve del bene, chi semina raccoglie
II 1. [tɜːn]to do sb. a good turn — rendere un servizio a qcn., fare un favore a qcn
1) (rotate) [ person] girare [wheel, handle]; girare, stringere [ screw]; [ mechanism] fare girare [cog, wheel]to turn the key in the door o lock — (lock up) chiudere la porta a chiave; (unlock) aprire la porta con la chiave
2) (turn over, reverse) girare [mattress, steak]; girare, voltare [ page]; rovesciare [ collar]; rivoltare [ soil]to turn one's ankle — storcersi una caviglia, prendere una storta a una caviglia
3) (change direction of) girare [chair, car]; girare, voltare [head, face]to turn one's back on sb. — voltare le spalle a qcn. (anche fig.)
to turn [sth.] on sb. — puntare [qcs.] contro qcn. [gun, hose, torch]; fig. indirizzare, dirigere [qcs.] contro qcn. [anger, scorn]
5) (transform)to turn sth. white, black — fare diventare qcs. bianco, nero
to turn sth. milky, opaque — rendere qcs. latteo, opaco
to turn sth. into — trasformare qcs. in [office, car park, desert]
to turn water into ice, wine — mutare o trasformare l'acqua in ghiaccio, vino
to turn sb. into — [ magician] trasformare o mutare qcn. in [ frog]; [ experience] fare di qcn. [extrovert, maniac]
6) (deflect) deviare, dirigere [person, conversation]7) colloq. (pass the age of)8) ind. (on lathe) lavorare al tornio, tornire [wood, piece, spindle]2.1) (change direction) [person, car, plane, road] girare, svoltare; [ ship] virareto turn down o into girare in [street, alley]; to turn towards girare verso o in direzione di [village, mountains]; the conversation turned to Bob — si è finito per parlare di Bob
2) (reverse direction) [person, vehicle] girare; [ tide] cambiare; [ luck] girare, (cominciare a) cambiare4) fig. (hinge)to turn on — [ argument] incentrarsi su [point, issue]; [ outcome] dipendere da [ factor]
6) fig. (resort to)to turn to — rivolgersi a [ person]; rivolgersi a, cercare conforto in [ religion]
to turn to sb. for — rivolgersi a qcn. per [help, advice, money]
I don't know where o which way to turn — non so a che santo votarmi o che pesci pigliare
7) (change)to turn into — [ tadpole] trasformarsi o mutarsi in [ frog]; [ sofa] trasformarsi in [ bed]; [situation, evening] trasformarsi in, risolversi in [farce, disaster]
to turn to — [ substance] trasformarsi in, diventare [ice, gold]; [fear, surprise] trasformarsi in [horror, relief]
8) (become by transformation) diventare, farsi [pale, cloudy, green]to turn white, red — diventare bianco, rosso
the weather is turning cold, warm — il tempo sta volgendo al freddo, al caldo
9) colloq. (become) diventare [Conservative, Communist]11) [trees, leaves] cambiare, mutare colore, ingiallire•- turn in- turn off- turn on- turn out- turn up -
3 conversion
[kən'vɜːʃn] [AE kən'vɜːrʒn]1) (transformation) conversione f., trasformazione f. ( from da; to, into in)3) (of building) ristrutturazione f., riadattamento m. (to, into in)4) relig. pol. conversione f. ( from da; to a)5) (in rugby) trasformazione f.* * *[kən'və:ʃən, ]( American[) -ʒən](the act of converting: his conversion to Christianity; the conversion of the house into a hotel.) conversione* * *conversion /kənˈvɜ:ʃn/n.1 conversione: conversion plan, piano di conversione; the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity, la conversione degli anglosassoni al cristianesimo4 (scient.) conversione5 [u] (edil.) ristrutturazione ( di una casa, ecc.); riadattamento; immobile ristrutturato: conversion work, lavori di ristrutturazione; loft conversion, trasformazione di una soffitta in attico7 [u] (metall.) affinazione (della ghisa)8 [u] (leg.) appropriazione indebita● (econ.) conversion costs, costi di trasformazione □ (fis. nucl.) conversion electron, elettrone di conversione interna □ (mat., econ., stat.) conversion factor, fattore di conversione □ (fin.) conversion into cash, realizzazione in contanti; realizzo □ the conversion of a firm, la trasformazione di un'azienda □ (leg.) conversion of funds, distrazione di fondi □ (leg.) conversion of public funds (o of money) to one's own use, appropriazione indebita; peculato □ ( Borsa) conversion price, prezzo di conversione □ (comput.) conversion program, programma di conversione □ conversion ratio, (fin.) rapporto di conversione; (fis.) coefficiente di conversione □ (psic.) conversion reaction, reazione di conversione □ ( Borsa, fin.) conversion right, diritto di conversione □ (tecn.) conversion table, tavola (o tabella) di conversione.* * *[kən'vɜːʃn] [AE kən'vɜːrʒn]1) (transformation) conversione f., trasformazione f. ( from da; to, into in)3) (of building) ristrutturazione f., riadattamento m. (to, into in)4) relig. pol. conversione f. ( from da; to a)5) (in rugby) trasformazione f. -
4 ♦ safety
♦ safety /ˈseɪftɪ/n.1 [u] sicurezza; salvezza; incolumità; scampo: safety in (o at) the workplace (o safety at work) sicurezza sul lavoro; safety appliance, dispositivo di sicurezza; coefficient (o factor) of safety, coefficiente di sicurezza; for safety's sake, per maggior sicurezza; He sought safety in flight, ha cercato scampo nella fuga; public safety, sicurezza pubblica; road safety, sicurezza stradale● safety belt, (aeron., autom., ecc.) cintura di sicurezza; ( in mare) cintura di salvataggio, salvagente □ safety binding, attacco di sicurezza ( degli sci) □ safety bolt, catenaccio di sicurezza; chiavistello □ ( atletica) safety cage, gabbia di protezione ( nei lanci) □ safety catch, (mecc.) arresto di sicurezza; ( d'arma) sicura □ (teatr.) safety curtain, sipario di sicurezza □ (ind.) safety engineer, tecnico d'antinfortunistica □ safety equipment, corredo antinfortunistico □ (cinem.) safety film, pellicola ininfiammabile □ safety-first, cauto; guardingo; prudente □ (ind. min.) safety fuse, miccia di sicurezza □ safety glass, vetro di sicurezza (o retinato, o temprato) □ (autom.) safety harness, seggiolino di sicurezza per bambini □ safety helmet, casco di sicurezza □ ( USA) safety island, isola spartitraffico, salvagente ( per i pedoni; cfr. ingl. refuge) □ (ind. min.) safety lamp, lampada di sicurezza □ safety lock, serratura di sicurezza □ ( football americano) safety man, estremo □ safety match, fiammifero di sicurezza (o svedese) □ safety net, rete di sicurezza ( in un circo equestre); (fig.) ancora di salvezza □ safety pin, spilla di sicurezza; spilla da balia □ safety rail, guardavia; guardrail □ safety razor, rasoio di sicurezza □ (aeron., ecc.) safety standards, norme di sicurezza □ (edil., elettr.) safety socket, presa di sicurezza □ safety stop, (dispositivo di) arresto automatico □ safety valve, valvola di sicurezza ( anche fig.) □ lessons in «safety first», lezioni di circolazione stradale; lezioni di «strada sicura» ( a ragazzi, studenti, ecc.) □ to play for safety, giocare sul sicuro, camminare sul sicuro (fig.); non voler correre rischi.
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