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1 Wise
I 1. [waɪz]it is wise of sb. to do — è assennato da parte di qcn. fare
2) (learned) erudito, dottoto be none the wiser — (understand no better) saperne quanto prima; (not realize) continuare a non capire o a non rendersi conto
to be sadder and wiser — imparare a proprie spese, imparare la lezione
3) colloq. (aware)to be wise to — essere al corrente o informato di [ facts]
to get wise to — rendersi conto di, aprire gli occhi su [ situation]
2.to get wise to sb. — (cominciare a) capire qcn
••II [waɪz]a word to the wise:... — chi vuole intendere, intenda
verbo intransitivo colloq. (anche wise up) mettersi al corrente (to di)III [waɪz]1) (direction) in direzione di, nel senso di2) (with regard to) in relazione a* * *1) (having gained a great deal of knowledge from books or experience or both and able to use it well.) saggio2) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) saggio•- wisely- wisdom
- wisdom tooth
- wisecrack
- wise guy
- be wise to
- none the wiser
- put someone wise
- put wise* * *(Surnames) Wise /waɪz/* * *I 1. [waɪz]it is wise of sb. to do — è assennato da parte di qcn. fare
2) (learned) erudito, dottoto be none the wiser — (understand no better) saperne quanto prima; (not realize) continuare a non capire o a non rendersi conto
to be sadder and wiser — imparare a proprie spese, imparare la lezione
3) colloq. (aware)to be wise to — essere al corrente o informato di [ facts]
to get wise to — rendersi conto di, aprire gli occhi su [ situation]
2.to get wise to sb. — (cominciare a) capire qcn
••II [waɪz]a word to the wise:... — chi vuole intendere, intenda
verbo intransitivo colloq. (anche wise up) mettersi al corrente (to di)III [waɪz]1) (direction) in direzione di, nel senso di2) (with regard to) in relazione a -
2 wise ***
I [waɪz] adj-r comp - st superl (gen) (person) saggio (-a), (learned) sapiente, (prudent: advice, remark) prudenteto get wise to sb/sth fam — aprire gli occhi su qn/qc
to put sb wise to sb/sth fam — mettere qn al corrente di qn/qc
- wise upII [waɪz]1. n oldin no wise — affatto, in nessun modo
2. adv ending -
3 put
[pʊt] 1.to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova
to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]
to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]
to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn
3) (devote, invest)to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.
to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]
4) (add)to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]
to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs
5) (express)to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente
that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti
7) (rate, rank)to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti
8) (estimate)2.to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]
to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn
- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put out- put over- put up- put upon••to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn
* * *[put]present participle - putting; verb1) (to place in a certain position or situation: He put the plate in the cupboard; Did you put any sugar in my coffee?; He put his arm round her; I'm putting a new lock on the door; You're putting too much strain on that rope; When did the Russians first put a man into space?; You've put me in a bad temper; Can you put (=translate) this sentence into French?) mettere2) (to submit or present (a proposal, question etc): I put several questions to him; She put her ideas before the committee.) porre, presentare3) (to express in words: He put his refusal very politely; Children sometimes have such a funny way of putting things!) esprimere, esporre4) (to write down: I'm trying to write a letter to her, but I don't know what to put.) mettere5) (to sail in a particular direction: We put out to sea; The ship put into harbour for repairs.) procedere, dirigersi•- put-on- a put-up job
- put about
- put across/over
- put aside
- put away
- put back
- put by
- put down
- put down for
- put one's feet up
- put forth
- put in
- put in for
- put off
- put on
- put out
- put through
- put together
- put up
- put up to
- put up with* * *put (1) /pʊt/n.● ( Borsa) put and call ( option), opzione doppia ( per acquisto o vendita, a scelta); stellaggio; stellage (franc.) □ ( Borsa) put of more, contratto (a premio) di aggiunta; noch per consegnare □ ( Borsa) put price, prezzo di esercizio ( di un'opzione put).put (2) /pʊt/a.(fam.) fermo; immobile; irremovibile: to stay put, restare immobile; essere irremovibile.put (3) /pʌt/► putt.♦ (to) put (1) /pʊt/(pass. e p. p. put)A v. t.1 mettere; porre; collocare; apporre; disporre; imporre; aggiungere: I'll put the car into the garage, metterò l'auto in garage; Put yourself in my place, mettiti al mio posto (o nei miei panni); He put the matter in my hands, ha messo la faccenda nelle mie mani; A new tax was put on cattle, è stata imposta una nuova tassa sul bestiame3 esporre; esprimere; presentare; dire: I put the matter to him, gli esposi la faccenda; I cannot put it into words, non so esprimerlo (o dirlo) a parole; He has a strange way of putting things, ha uno strano modo di presentare le cose; to put it bluntly, per dire le cose come stanno; per dirla schietta4 porre; proporre; presentare; sottoporre; fare: I put the case to the manager, sottoposi il caso al direttore; to put a question to the vote, mettere (o porre) ai voti una questione5 calcolare; stimare; valutare: The damage is put at £1m, si stima che i danni ammontino a un milione di sterline6 attribuire; ascrivere; dare8 piantare; conficcare; infiggere: to put a knife into sb., conficcare un coltello in corpo a q.; accoltellare q.B v. i.(spec. naut.) procedere; dirigersi; far rotta per: to put to sea, prendere il largo; allontanarsi● (eufem.) to put an animal to sleep, sopprimere un animale □ to put the blame on sb., dare la colpa a q. □ to put a check on st., mettere un freno a qc. □ to put an end to, por fine a; porre termine a □ to put a field to (o under) potatoes, mettere un campo a patate □ (fig. fam.) to put one's foot in it (o in one's mouth), fare una gaffe, farla grossa □ (comm.) to put goods on the market, immettere merce in un mercato □ to put sb. in mind of st., ricordare (o rammentare) qc. a q. □ to put sb. in possession of st., far entrare q. in possesso di qc. □ to put sb. in the wrong, mettere q. dalla parte del torto □ to put a law in force, far entrare in vigore (o rendere esecutiva) una legge □ to put money to good use, far buon uso del denaro □ to put new life into, infondere nuova vita in □ to put oneself, mettersi: to put oneself on a diet, mettersi a dieta; to put oneself in sb. 's shoes, mettersi nei panni di q.; to put oneself in sb. 's place, mettersi al posto di q.; to put oneself at ease, mettersi a proprio agio □ to put paid to a matter, sistemare una faccenda □ ( USA) to put st. on the street, mettere in piazza qc.; raccontare qc. in giro □ to put pressure on sb., mettere q. sotto pressione □ to put sb. right, correggere q. □ to put st. right, mettere a posto, aggiustare qc.: to put a matter right, sistemare una faccenda □ (fig.) to put a spoke in sb. 's wheel, mettere il bastone fra le ruote a q. □ to put to bed, mettere a letto □ to put sb. to death, mettere a morte q. □ to put sb. to flight, mettere in fuga q. □ to put sb. to sleep, far addormentare q. □ to put sb. to the sword, passare q. a fil di spada □ to put st. to use, fare uso di qc.; servirsi di qc. □ (fam. USA) to put sb. wise, avvertire q. (di qc.); aprire gli occhi a q. (fig.) □ to be hard put, trovarsi in grande difficoltà; essere messo alle strette: I was hard put to finish my work in time, mi ci volle del bello e del buono per finire in tempo il lavoro.(to) put (2) /pʌt/► to putt.* * *[pʊt] 1.to put sth. through a test — sottoporre qcs. a una prova
to put sb. through — fare andare qcn. a [university, college]; fare sostenere a qcn., sottoporre qcn. a [ test]; fare seguire a qcn. [ course]
to put one's hand to — portare una mano a [ mouth]
to put sb. to washing sth. — mettere qcn. a lavare qcs., fare lavare qcs. a qcn
3) (devote, invest)to put money, energy into sth. — mettere o investire denaro, energia in qcs.
to put a lot into — impegnarsi molto in o per [work, project]
4) (add)to put sth. towards — destinare qcs. a [gift, fund]
to put tax on sth. — mettere una tassa su qcs
5) (express)to put it bluntly — per parlar chiaro, per dirla francamente
that was very well put era molto ben espresso o molto ben detto; to put one's feelings into words esprimere i propri sentimenti a parole; to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
6) (offer for consideration) esporre [point of view, proposal]to put sth. to — esporre o sottoporre qcs. a [meeting, conference, board]
to put sth. to the vote — mettere qcs. ai voti
7) (rate, rank)to put sb. in the top rank of artists — considerare qcn. tra i migliori artisti
8) (estimate)2.to put sth. at — valutare o stimare qcs. [ sum]
to put oneself in a strong position, in sb.'s place — mettersi in una posizione di forza, al posto di qcn
- put away- put back- put by- put down- put in- put off- put on- put out- put over- put up- put upon••to put one over o across BE on sb. — colloq. darla a bere a qcn
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4 politic
['pɒlətɪk]* * *politic /ˈpɒlətɪk/a.3 conveniente; giovevole; opportuno; saggio; utile: It would be politic for you to accept, da parte tua sarebbe saggio accettarepoliticlyavv.astutamente; con grande furbizia.* * *['pɒlətɪk] -
5 ♦ weather
♦ weather /ˈwɛðə(r)/A n. [u]1 (meteor.) tempo ( atmosferico): What was the weather like?, com'era il tempo?; DIALOGO → - Back from holiday- We had beautiful weather all week, abbiamo avuto un tempo bellissimo per tutta la settimana; a change in the weather, un cambiamento del tempo; fine weather, bel tempo; lovely weather, tempo bello; bad weather, cattivo tempo; maltempo; nasty weather, tempo schifoso; atrocious weather, tempo pessimo; windy weather, tempo ventoso; appalling (o foul) weather, tempo orribile; wet weather, tempo piovoso; stagione umida; dry weather, tempo asciutto2 intemperie; maltempo: for protection against the weather, per protezione contro le intemperie; The journey was stopped by the weather, il viaggio è stato interrotto per il maltempo; (naut.) heavy weather, mare grosso; (naut.) to hit a patch of weather over the Channel, incontrare brutto tempo sulla ManicaB a. attr.1 del tempo; meteorologico● weather-beaten, esposto alle intemperie; ( della pelle, ecc.) che porta i segni delle intemperie; segnato dal sole, dal vento, dalla pioggia: weather-beaten features, fattezze segnate dalle intemperie □ weather-bound, (naut.) trattenuto ( in porto, ecc.) dal maltempo; ( di persona) bloccato dal cattivo tempo □ weather box, scatola (o casetta) igrometrica ( con due figurine, una delle quali uscendo annuncia la pioggia e l'altra il bel tempo) □ weather bureau, ufficio meteorologico □ weather cast = weather forecast ► sotto □ weather centre, centro meteorologico □ weather chart, carta meteorologica; tempogramma □ weather conditions, condizioni atmosferiche (o meteorologiche) □ (naut.) weather deck, ponte scoperto □ ( sport) weather delay, rinvio (o sospensione) per le avverse condizioni atmosferiche □ (naut.) weather-driven, in balia delle onde □ weather forecast, previsioni del tempo; (in TV) meteo; bollettino meteorologico; DIALOGO → - Weather- The weather forecast said there would be showers, le previsioni del tempo hanno detto che ci saranno acquazzoni □ (naut.) weather-gauge, posizione di sopravvento; vantaggio del sopravvento: (fig.) to have the weather-gauge on sb., essere in posizione di vantaggio su q.; to keep [to lose] the weather-gauge, conservare [perdere] il vantaggio del vento □ (TV) weather girl, presentatrice del meteo □ ( raro) weather-glass, barometro □ weather house = weather box ► sopra □ weather map, carta del tempo □ (edil.) weather moulding, gronda; gocciolatoio; cornicione □ weather permitting, tempo permettendo □ weather report, bollettino meteorologico □ weather satellite, satellite meteorologico □ (naut.) weather sheet, scotta di sopravvento □ (naut.) weather ship, nave del servizio meteorologico □ weather side = B, def. 2 ► sopra □ weather stain, macchia dovuta all'umidità, ecc. □ weather station, stazione meteorologica □ weather strip, guarnizione di tenuta; fettuccia di vigogna ( o d'altro, per tappare fessure nelle finestre o nelle porte) □ (edil.) weather tiles, mattonelle sovrapposte a spiovente ( per esterni) □ weather vane ► weathercock □ (naut.) weather warning, avviso di cattivo tempo; avviso di fortunale (o di tempesta) □ weather-wise, capace di prevedere il tempo □ weather-worn, logorato (o sciupato) dalle intemperie □ ( di una persona) to feel the weather, sentire il tempo; essere meteoropatico □ (fam.) to keep one's weather eye open, stare in guardia; tenere gli occhi aperti □ (naut.) to make good [bad] weather of it, ( di nave) comportarsi bene [male] in una tempesta □ (fig.) to make heavy weather of st., fare qc. in modo maldestro; ( anche) fare pesare, fare un sacco di storie per: Don't make such heavy weather of sending a thank-you note!, non fare tante storie per mandare un biglietto di ringraziamento! □ (fam.) under the weather, giù di corda, giù di tono; indisposto, malaticcio □ under stress of weather, per il maltempo; a causa delle intemperie.NOTA D'USO: - weather, wether o whether?- (to) weather /ˈwɛðə(r)/A v. t.1 ( anche geol.) consumare; logorare; disgregare: cliffs weathered by wind and waves, scogliere disgregate dal vento e dalle onde3 (fig.) resistere a; superare: to weather a storm, (naut.) superare una tempesta; (fig.) resistere a furiosi attacchi, tenere duro; to weather a crisis, superare una crisi4 (naut.) passare sopravvento; sopravventare; doppiare: The ship weathered the Cape of Good Hope, la nave ha sopravventato il Capo di Buona SperanzaB v. i.3 resistere alle intemperie: This paint will weather well, questa vernice resisterà bene alle intemperie● to weather through, cavarsela, scapolarsela (fam.); superare facilmente ( difficoltà, ecc.).
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