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1 Puritan
['pjʊərɪtən] 1.aggettivo puritano (anche fig.)2.1) Puritan relig. stor. puritano m. (-a)2) fig. puritano m. (-a)* * *['pjuəritən]1) (a person who is strict and disapproves of many kinds of enjoyment.) puritano2) (formerly, in England and America, a member of a religious group wanting to make church worship etc simpler and plainer.) puritano•* * *Puritan /ˈpjʊərɪtən/n. e a.1 (stor., relig.) puritanoPuritanismn. [u]1 (stor., relig.) puritanesimo, puritanismo* * *['pjʊərɪtən] 1.aggettivo puritano (anche fig.)2.1) Puritan relig. stor. puritano m. (-a)2) fig. puritano m. (-a) -
2 religious
[rɪ'lɪdʒəs] 1.1) [person, faith, practice] religioso; [ war] di religione; [art, music] sacro2) fig. [ care] religioso2.nome religioso m. (-a)* * *1) (of religion: religious education; a religious leader/instructor.) religioso2) (following the rules, forms of worship etc of a religion: a religious man.) religioso* * *[rɪ'lɪdʒəs] 1.1) [person, faith, practice] religioso; [ war] di religione; [art, music] sacro2) fig. [ care] religioso2.nome religioso m. (-a) -
3 place *****
[pleɪs]1. n1) (in general) posto, (more formally) luogoto take place — (incident) succedere, accadere, (meeting) avere luogo
we came to a place where... — siamo arrivati in un posto dove....
place of worship/birth — luogo di culto/nascita
to go places — (travel) andare in giro (per il mondo)
he's going places fig fam — si sta facendo strada
it's only a small place — (town) è solo un paesino, (house) è piccolina
come to our place — venite da noi or a casa nostra
to take the place of sb/sth — sostituire qn/qc, prendere il posto di qn/qc
in place of — al posto di, invece di
2) (in street names) via3)to find one's place — trovare la pagina giusta5) (job, vacancy in team, school) posto6) (social position) posizione f, rangofriends in high places — amici altolocati or nelle alte sfere
to put sb in his place fig — mettere a posto qn, mettere qn al suo posto
7)(in series, rank
etc) in the first/second place — in primo/secondo luogoshe took second place in the race — si è piazzata or è arrivata seconda nella gara
A won, with B in second place — A ha vinto e B è finito secondo
2. vt1) (put: gen) posare, mettere, (on wall) mettereplace it on the table — mettilo or posalo sul tavolo
2) (situate: town) situare, (person) piazzarewe are better placed than a month ago — siamo in una situazione migliore or siamo messi meglio di un mese fa
awkwardly placed — (shop) piazzato (-a) male, (fig: person) messo (-a) male, (in embarrassing situation) in una posizione delicata
3) (contract, bet) fare, (goods) piazzare4) (in exam, race etc) classificareto be placed second — classificarsi or piazzarsi al secondo posto
5) (recall, identify: person) ricordarsi di, (face, accent) riconoscere -
4 ♦ devil
♦ devil /ˈdɛvl/n.1 [u] (relig., spesso maiuscolo) diavolo; demonio: God and the devil, Dio e il diavolo; possessed by the devil, posseduto dal demonio; devil worship, adorazione del diavolo; satanismo; devil-worshipper, adoratore del diavolo; satanista; the devil of greed, il demone della cupidigia2 (fig. fam.) tipo; diavolo: He's lost his job, poor devil!, povero diavolo, ha perso il posto; He's a cheeky devil, ha una bella faccia tosta; He's a lucky devil!, ha una fortuna sfacciata!; little devil, ( di bambino) diavoletto; piccola peste3 (fam. antiq., intensificativo) – a devil of a, un grande, un bel: a devil of a fine horse, un gran bel cavallo; I had a devil of a ( o the devil's own) job to convince him, ho avuto un bel daffare per convincerlo; What the devil are you doing?, che diavolo state facendo?; Who the devil are you?, chi diavolo sei?; How the devil do you expect me to do that?; come diavolo pensi che io possa farlo?6 (edil.) braciere portatile; fornacetta7 (ind. tess.) macchina per triturare gli stracci● the devil's advocate, l'avvocato del diavolo ( nel diritto canonico): (fig.) to play devil's advocate, fare l'avvocato del diavolo (bot.) devil's-bit ( Scabiosa succisa), morso del diavolo □ the devil's book, le carte da gioco □ (bot.) devil's claw ( Harpagophytum procumbens), artiglio del diavolo □ (zool.) devil's coach-horse ( Staphylinus olens), stafilino odoroso □ devil's dozen, (il numero) tredici □ devil's food cake, sorta di torta fondente al cioccolato □ devil-may-care, avventato, scavezzacollo □ (bot., slang) devil's milk, euforbia □ devils on horseback, involtini di prugne e bacon ( serviti come antipasto) □ ( gioco) devil on two sticks, diabolo □ (fam.) ( there'll be) the devil to pay, saranno guai grossi: If he finds out, there'll be the devil to pay, se lo scopre, saranno guai grossi (o succederà il finimondo) □ (fam.) Be a devil!, lasciati tentare!; buttati! □ to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, essere tra l'incudine e il martello; essere tra Scilla e Cariddi □ (fam. antiq.) to be the very devil, essere difficilissimo; essere faticosissimo □ to bring out the devil in sb., tirare fuori gli istinti peggiori (o il lato peggiore) di q. □ to give the devil his due, riconoscere i meriti di q., anche se è un poco di buono □ to go to the devil, andare in malora; andare in rovina □ (fam. antiq.) Go to the devil!, va al diavolo! □ (fam.) to have the luck of the devil, avere una fortuna del diavolo □ (fam.) like the devil, a gran velocità; moltissimo: to drive like the devil, guidare come un pazzo; to run like the devil, correre all'impazzata (o a rotta di collo) □ to play the devil with, sconvolgere; fare scempio di □ to raise the devil, evocare il demonio; (fig. fam.) fare il diavolo a quattro, fare un chiasso del diavolo □ (fam. antiq.) The devil you will [he can't, they do, etc.]!, ( come reazione di incredulità o diniego) figuriamoci!; neanche per sogno! □ (prov.) Better the devil you know ( than the devil you don't), chi lascia la via vecchia per la nuova (sa quel che lascia e non sa quel che trova) □ ( Every man for himself and) the Devil take the hindmost!, ognuno per sé, e Dio per tutti □ (prov.) Speak (o Talk) of the devil, lupus in fabula; si parla del diavolo (e spuntano le corna) □ (prov.) The devil finds work for idle hands, l'ozio è il padre dei vizi □ (prov.) The devil has all the best tunes, il peccato (o il vizio) è più attraente della virtù □ (prov.) The devil is not so black as he is painted, il diavolo non è così brutto come lo si dipinge □ (prov.) The devil looks after his own, la fortuna va spesso a chi se la merita di meno □ (prov.) The devil's in the detail, è nei dettagli che si nascondono le insidie.(to) devil /ˈdɛvl/A v. i. (antiq.)B v. t.(fam. USA) infastidire; tormentare. -
5 Hero
['hɪərəʊ]* * *['hiərəu] 1. plural - heroes; noun1) (a man or boy admired (by many people) for his brave deeds: The boy was regarded as a hero for saving his friend's life.) eroe; eroina2) (the chief male person in a story, play etc: The hero of this book is a young American boy called Tom Sawyer.) eroe; eroina•- heroic- heroically
- heroism
- hero-worship 2. verb(to show such admiration for (someone): The boy hero-worshipped the footballer.) idolatrare* * *Hero /ˈhɪərəʊ/n.(mitol., letter.) Ero.(First names) Hero /ˈhɪərəʊ, ˈhɪr-, USA ˈhɪr-, ˈhi:r-/f.* * *['hɪərəʊ] -
6 holy
['həʊlɪ]* * *['həuli]1) ((worthy of worship or respect because) associated with God, Jesus, a saint etc; sacred: the Holy Bible; holy ground.) sacro2) (good; pure; following the rules of religion: a holy life.) santo•- holiness- the Holy Father
- Holy Thursday* * *['həʊlɪ]
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