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1 give up
give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
* * *1) (to stop, abandon: I must give up smoking; They gave up the search.) smettere, abbandonare2) (to stop using etc: You'll have to give up cigarettes; I won't give up all my hobbies for you.) rinunciare a3) (to hand over (eg oneself or something that one has) to someone else.) arrendersi; consegnare4) (to devote (time etc) to doing something: He gave up all his time to gardening.) dedicare5) ((often with as or for) to consider (a person, thing etc) to be: You took so long to arrive that we had almost given you up (for lost).) considerare come* * *1. vt + adv1) (surrender: place) cedere, (hand over: ticket) consegnareto give o.s. up — arrendersi
to give o.s. up to the police — costituirsi alla polizia
2) (renounce: friend, boyfriend, job) lasciare, (abandon: idea) rinunciare a, abbandonare, (abandon hope for: patient) dare per spacciato (-a), (expected visitor) non aspettare piùI gave it up as a bad job fam — ci ho rinunciato, ho abbandonato l'idea
to give up drinking/smoking — smettere di bere/fumare
3)(devote: one's life, time)
to give up (to) — dedicare (a)to give up (for) — (sacrifice: one's life, career) donare (per), dare (per)
2. vi + adv(stop trying) rinunciare, arrendersiI give up! — (trying to guess) mi arrendo!
I couldn't do it, so I gave up — non riuscivo a farlo, così ho lasciato perdere
* * *give up rinunciare, arrendersiEx:to give up on — lasciar perdere [diet, crossword]; considerare irrecuperabile [ pupil]; dare per spacciato [ patient]; piantare [friend, partner]; give up [sth.], give [sth.] up/Ex:1) (renounce or sacrifice) abbandonare, perdere [vice, habit]; rinunciare a [title, claim]; sacrificare [ free time]; lasciare [ job]to give up smoking, drinking — smettere di fumare, di bere
3) (surrender) cedere [seat, territory]; restituire [passport, key]; give up [sb.], give [sb.] up4) (hand over) consegnareto give oneself up — arrendersi, consegnarsi
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2 pen
I [pen]nome (for writing) penna f.to run one's pen through sth. — depennare qcs.
II [pen] III [pen]to put pen to paper — (write) mettersi a scrivere, prendere la penna in mano; (give signature) firmare, mettere la firma
nome (for animals) recinto m., chiuso m.IV [pen] V [pen]nome zool. femmina f. del cignoVI [pen]* * *I [pen] noun(a small enclosure, usually for animals: a sheep-pen.)II [pen](an instrument for writing in ink: My pen needs a new nib.)- pen-pal
- pen-knife
- pen-name
- pen-pal* * *I [pɛn]1. n2. vt(also: pen in, pen up) rinchiudereII [pɛn]1. n(gen) penna, (felt-tip pen) pennarello2. vtfrm scrivere* * *pen (1) /pɛn/n.3 ► playpen♦ pen (2) /pɛn/n.● a pen-and-ink drawing, un disegno (fatto) a penna (o a china, a inchiostro) □ pen cap, cappuccio di penna □ (comput.) pen drive, chiavetta (USB); pen drive; penna USB □ pen friend, corrispondente; amico di penna □ pen lid = pen cap ► sopra □ pen name, pseudonimo; nome d'arte □ pen-nib, pennino □ ( USA) pen pal, corrispondente; amico di penna □ pen picture, profilo ( biografico); medaglione □ (fam. spreg.) pen-pusher, scrivano; scribacchino; impiegatuccio □ pen-wiper, nettapenne; puliscipenne □ (lett.) to take up one's pen, porre mano alla penna; cominciare a scrivere.pen (3) /pɛn/n.(zool.) femmina del cigno.pen (4) /pɛn/penitenziario.(to) pen (1) /pɛn/v. t.(to) pen (2) /pɛn/v. t.* * *I [pen]nome (for writing) penna f.to run one's pen through sth. — depennare qcs.
II [pen] III [pen]to put pen to paper — (write) mettersi a scrivere, prendere la penna in mano; (give signature) firmare, mettere la firma
nome (for animals) recinto m., chiuso m.IV [pen] V [pen]nome zool. femmina f. del cignoVI [pen] -
3 loving
['lʌvɪŋ]from your loving son, Fred — (in letter-writing) dal tuo affezionato figlio, Fred
2) - loving in compostifootball-, music-loving — amante del calcio, della musica
* * *adjective amoroso, amorevole* * *loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/a.amoroso; amorevole; affettuoso; tenero; affezionato; devoto: loving care, cure amorevoli; a loving friend, un amico devoto; loving parents, genitori amorosi● loving cup, coppa dell'amicizia ( passata in giro, un tempo, nei banchetti) □ loving kindness, bontà; affettuosità; tenerezza □ peace-loving, amante della pacelovingly avv. lovingness n. [u].* * *['lʌvɪŋ]from your loving son, Fred — (in letter-writing) dal tuo affezionato figlio, Fred
2) - loving in compostifootball-, music-loving — amante del calcio, della musica
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4 save
I [seɪv]1) sport salvataggio m., parata f.2) inform. salvataggio m.II 1. [seɪv]1) (rescue) salvareto save sb., sth. from doing — impedire a qcn., qcs. di fare
to save sb.'s life — salvare la vita a qcn. (anche fig.)
he can't speak German to save his life! — colloq. è assolutamente negato per il tedesco!
2) (put by, keep) risparmiare, mettere da parte [ money]; conservare, tenere in serbo [ food]; conservare [goods, documents]to save sth. for sb. to save sb. sth. tenere qcs. per qcn to save an evening for sb. — tenersi libera una serata per qcn
3) (economize on) risparmiare [money, energy]; guadagnare [time, space] ( by doing facendo)to save sb. sth. — fare risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [money, time]; risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [trouble, expense, journey]
to save sb., sth. (from) doing — evitare a qcn., qcs. di fare
5) relig. salvare, redimere [soul, mankind]6) inform. salvare [file, data] (on, to su)7) (collect) collezionare, fare collezione di [stamps, cards]2.1) (put by funds) risparmiare2) (economize) economizzare, fare economie3.to save on — fare economia di, economizzare su [energy, paper]
verbo riflessivo to save oneself1) (rescue oneself) salvarsi (anche fig.)to save oneself from doing — risparmiarsi o evitarsi di fare
2) (keep energy) risparmiarsi ( for per)to save oneself money — risparmiare, fare economie
•- save upIII [seɪv]preposizione ant. (anche save for) salvo, tranne, eccetto* * *I 1. [seiv] verb1) (to rescue or bring out of danger: He saved his friend from drowning; The house was burnt but he saved the pictures.)2) (to keep (money etc) for future use: He's saving (his money) to buy a bicycle; They're saving for a house.)3) (to prevent the using or wasting of (money, time, energy etc): Frozen foods save a lot of trouble; I'll telephone and that will save me writing a letter.)4) (in football etc, to prevent the opposing team from scoring a goal: The goalkeeper saved six goals.)5) (to free from the power of sin and evil.)6) (to keep data in the computer.)2. noun((in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal.)- saver- saving
- savings
- saviour
- saving grace
- savings account
- savings bank
- save up II [seiv] preposition, conjunction(except: All save him had gone; We have no news save that the ship reached port safely.)* * *save (1) /seɪv/n.2 (comput.) salvataggio.save (2) /seɪv/prep.eccetto; eccettuato; salvo; fuorché; tranne: all save one, tutti tranne uno; all save me, tutti eccetto me● save and except, eccetto; tranne; salvo □ save that, eccetto che; salvo che.♦ (to) save /seɪv/A v. t.1 salvare; scampare; preservare: to save sb. from a fire, salvare q. da un incendio; He saved my life, mi ha salvato la vita; God save me from my friends, Dio mi scampi (e liberi) dagli amici!2 serbare; tenere in serbo; conservare: Save some beer for tonight, conserva un po' di birra per stasera!3 risparmiare; far risparmiare: to save (up) a lot of money, risparmiare molto denaro; It saves me time, mi fa risparmiare tempo4 evitare: Stopping there overnight saved me driving in the dark, fermandomi là per la notte ho evitato di dover guidare al buio5 (comput.) salvare: DIALOGO → - Downloading and printing- Where shall I save the document?, dove devo salvare il documento?B v. i.1 risparmiare; fare economie; economizzare● to save appearances, salvare le apparenze □ (volg. USA) to save one's ass (o butt), salvare il culo (volg.); cavarsela □ ( tennis) to save a break point, annullare (o neutralizzare) una palla break ( dell'avversario) □ to save one's breath, risparmiare il fiato; tacere □ (mil. e fig.) to save the day, salvare la situazione □ (fig.) to save one's face, salvare la faccia □ (fam.) to save (st.) for a rainy day, risparmiare (qc.) per il futuro □ to save sb. from himself, salvare q. da sé stesso (impedendogli di fare sciocchezze) □ (fam.) to save one's neck (o skin), salvarsi la pelle; salvare una situazione disperata □ to save oneself, salvarsi; risparmiarsi: Save yourself for tomorrow's match, risparmiati per l'incontro di domani; I'll take notes to save myself the trouble of remembering, prenderò appunti per risparmiarmi il fastidio di ricordare □ to save the situation, salvare la situazione □ to save one's strength, risparmiare le forze, risparmiarsi □ God save the King [the Queen]!, Dio salvi il Re [la Regina]! □ saved by the bell, ( di un pugile) salvato dal suono del gong; (fig.) salvato in extremis (o per il rotto della cuffia).* * *I [seɪv]1) sport salvataggio m., parata f.2) inform. salvataggio m.II 1. [seɪv]1) (rescue) salvareto save sb., sth. from doing — impedire a qcn., qcs. di fare
to save sb.'s life — salvare la vita a qcn. (anche fig.)
he can't speak German to save his life! — colloq. è assolutamente negato per il tedesco!
2) (put by, keep) risparmiare, mettere da parte [ money]; conservare, tenere in serbo [ food]; conservare [goods, documents]to save sth. for sb. to save sb. sth. tenere qcs. per qcn to save an evening for sb. — tenersi libera una serata per qcn
3) (economize on) risparmiare [money, energy]; guadagnare [time, space] ( by doing facendo)to save sb. sth. — fare risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [money, time]; risparmiare [qcs.] a qcn. [trouble, expense, journey]
to save sb., sth. (from) doing — evitare a qcn., qcs. di fare
5) relig. salvare, redimere [soul, mankind]6) inform. salvare [file, data] (on, to su)7) (collect) collezionare, fare collezione di [stamps, cards]2.1) (put by funds) risparmiare2) (economize) economizzare, fare economie3.to save on — fare economia di, economizzare su [energy, paper]
verbo riflessivo to save oneself1) (rescue oneself) salvarsi (anche fig.)to save oneself from doing — risparmiarsi o evitarsi di fare
2) (keep energy) risparmiarsi ( for per)to save oneself money — risparmiare, fare economie
•- save upIII [seɪv]preposizione ant. (anche save for) salvo, tranne, eccetto -
5 note
I [nəʊt]1) nota f., appunto m., annotazione f.; (short letter) biglietto m.to make a note of — annotarsi, segnarsi [date, address]
2) fig. (tone)to strike o hit a wrong note toccare un tasto falso; on a less serious note — passando a cose meno serie
3) mus. (sound, symbol) nota f.; (piano key) tasto m.4) (banknote) banconota f., biglietto m. (di banca)••II [nəʊt]1) (observe) notare [change, increase]2) (pay attention to) fare attenzione a3) (write down) prendere nota di, annotare [date, number] (in su)•* * *[nəut] 1. noun1) (a piece of writing to call attention to something: He left me a note about the meeting.) biglietto, nota2) ((in plural) ideas for a speech, details from a lecture etc written down in short form: The students took notes on the professor's lecture.) appunto3) (a written or mental record: Have you kept a note of his name?) nota4) (a short explanation: There is a note at the bottom of the page about that difficult word.) nota5) (a short letter: She wrote a note to her friend.) biglietto6) ((American bill) a piece of paper used as money; a bank-note: a five-dollar note.) banconota7) (a musical sound: The song ended on a high note.) nota8) (a written or printed symbol representing a musical note.) nota9) (an impression or feeling: The conference ended on a note of hope.) nota2. verb1) ((often with down) to write down: He noted (down) her telephone number in his diary.) annotare2) (to notice; to be aware of: He noted a change in her behaviour.) notare•- notable- notability
- notably
- noted
- notelet
- notebook
- notecase
- notepaper
- noteworthy
- noteworthiness
- take note of* * *I [nəʊt]1) nota f., appunto m., annotazione f.; (short letter) biglietto m.to make a note of — annotarsi, segnarsi [date, address]
2) fig. (tone)to strike o hit a wrong note toccare un tasto falso; on a less serious note — passando a cose meno serie
3) mus. (sound, symbol) nota f.; (piano key) tasto m.4) (banknote) banconota f., biglietto m. (di banca)••II [nəʊt]1) (observe) notare [change, increase]2) (pay attention to) fare attenzione a3) (write down) prendere nota di, annotare [date, number] (in su)•
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