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sort [sɔ:t]1 noun∎ a hat with a sort of veil un chapeau avec une sorte ou une espèce ou un genre de voile;∎ it's a strange sort of film c'est un drôle de film;∎ it's a different sort of problem c'est un autre type de problème;∎ the trees formed a sort of arch les arbres formaient comme une arche;∎ I've got a sort of feeling about what the result will be j'ai comme un pressentiment sur ce que sera le résultat;∎ I think that he's some sort of specialist or that he's a specialist of some sort je crois que c'est un genre de spécialiste;∎ she's not the sort (of woman) to let you down elle n'est pas du genre à vous laisser tomber;∎ this or familiar these sort of people les gens de cette espèce, ces gens-là;∎ they're not our sort (of people) nous ne sommes pas du même monde;∎ I know your sort! les gens de ton espèce, je les connais!;∎ there's too much of this sort of thing going on il se passe trop de choses de ce genre;∎ good luck, and all that sort of thing! bonne chance, et tout et tout!;∎ what sort of fish are we having? qu'est-ce qu'on mange comme poisson?;∎ what sort of washing machine have you got? qu'est-ce que vous avez comme (marque de) machine à laver?;∎ what sort of dog is that? qu'est-ce que c'est comme chien ou comme race de chien?;∎ what sort of woman is she? quel genre de femme est-ce?;∎ what sort of girl do you take me for? pour qui me prenez-vous?;∎ what sort of way is that to speak to your grandmother? en voilà une façon de parler à ta grand-mère!;∎ what sort of day did you have? comment s'est passée ta journée?;∎ that's my sort of holiday voilà des vacances comme je les aime;∎ all sorts of people des gens de toutes sortes;∎ you get all sorts at these parties on rencontre toutes sortes de gens dans ces soirées;∎ there are all sorts of materials to choose from on peut choisir parmi toutes sortes de matériaux;∎ I've heard all sorts of good things about you j'ai entendu dire beaucoup de bien de vous;∎ to be out of sorts (a little unwell) ne pas être dans son assiette; (in a bad mood) être de mauvaise humeur;∎ something of the sort or of that sort quelque chose de pareil ou de semblable ou dans ce genre-là;∎ I said nothing of the sort! je n'ai rien dit de pareil ou de tel!;∎ you were drunk last night - I was nothing of the sort! tu étais ivre hier soir - absolument pas! ou mais pas du tout!;∎ proverb it takes all sorts (to make a world) il faut de tout pour faire un monde∎ she's a good or decent sort (young woman) c'est une brave fille; (older woman) c'est une brave femme;∎ he's not a bad sort ce n'est pas le mauvais cheval∎ the program will do an alphabetical sort le programme exécutera un tri alphabétique;∎ sort routine routine f de tri;∎ familiar I've had a sort through all the winter clothes j'ai trié tous les vêtements d'hiver□∎ to sort mail trier le courrier;∎ I've sorted the index cards into alphabetical order j'ai classé ou trié les fiches par ordre alphabétique;∎ they were sorting the shirts according to colour ils triaient les chemises selon leur couleur;∎ sort the cards into two piles répartissez les cartes en deux piles;∎ sort the letters into urgent and less urgent répartissez les lettres entre celles qui sont urgentes et celles qui le sont moins;∎ help me sort the good fruit from the bad aidez-moi à séparer les bons fruits des mauvais;∎ Computing to sort sth in ascending/descending order trier qch par ordre croissant/décroissant∎ they served us champagne of sorts or of a sort ils nous ont servi une espèce de champagne;∎ a peace/solution of sorts un semblant de paix/de solution;∎ they live in a home of sorts ils habitent dans une maison, si on peut appeler ça une maison∎ familiar I sort of expected it to rain je m'attendais un peu à ce qu'il pleuve□ ;∎ I'm sort of glad that I missed them je suis plutôt content de les avoir ratés;∎ it's sort of big and round c'est du genre grand et rond;∎ it's sort of heavy c'est un peu lourd, c'est plutôt lourd□ ;∎ he sort of apologized d'une certaine façon, il s'est excusé□ ;∎ did you hit him? - well, sort of tu l'as frappé? - en quelque sorte, oui□(a) (separate) séparer;∎ to sort out the foreign stamps from the British ones séparer les timbres étrangers des timbres britanniques(b) (select and set aside) trier;∎ I've been sorting out some books for you to take j'ai trié quelques livres pour que tu les emportes;∎ we've already sorted out the likely candidates from the rest nous avons déjà trié les candidats intéressants (et les autres)(c) (tidy up, put in order → papers, clothes, room, cupboard) ranger; (→ finances, ideas) mettre en ordre;∎ give me a few minutes to get (myself) sorted out or to sort myself out donnez-moi quelques minutes pour m'organiser;∎ she needs to get her personal life sorted out il faut qu'elle règle ses problèmes personnels(d) (settle, resolve → problem, dispute) régler, résoudre;∎ I'm glad that bit of bother has been sorted out je suis content que ce petit problème ait été réglé;∎ they still haven't sorted out the mistake in my tax demand ils n'ont toujours pas réglé cette erreur dans ma feuille d'impôts;∎ everything's sorted out now tout est arrangé ou réglé maintenant;∎ once the initial confusion had sorted itself out une fois que la confusion du début se fut dissipée;∎ things will sort themselves out in the end les choses finiront par s'arranger;∎ familiar two aspirins ought to sort out that headache deux aspirines devraient avoir raison de ce mal de tête□(e) (establish, clarify)∎ have you sorted out how to do it? est-ce que tu as trouvé le moyen de le faire?;∎ she couldn't sort out what they wanted elle n'arrivait pas à savoir au juste ce qu'ils voulaient;∎ I'm trying to sort out what's been going on j'essaie de savoir ou de comprendre ce qui s'est passé;∎ you've got to sort out your priorities il faut que tu définisses ce qui prime pour toi∎ we still have to sort out a date for the next meeting il nous faut encore arranger ou choisir une date pour la prochaine réunion;∎ I'll go and sort the tickets out je vais m'occuper des billets;∎ to sort out the details faire le nécessaire;∎ to sort out a room for sb préparer une chambre pour qn∎ he's very depressed, you should try to sort him out il est très déprimé, tu devrais essayer de l'aider à s'en sortir□ ;∎ she needs time to sort herself out il lui faut du temps pour régler ses problèmes□∎ just wait till he gets home, I'll sort him out! attends un peu qu'il rentre à la maison, je vais lui régler son compte!►► Banking sort code code m guichettrier;∎ I've been sorting through the old magazines j'ai trié les vieux magazines -
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1. past part vedere porreposto che supposing that2. m place( lavoro) job, positionmettere a posto stanza tidy (up)la tua camera è a posto? is your room tidy?posto macchina parking spaceposto finestrino/corridoio window/aisle seatho trovato solo un posto in piedi I had to standposto a sedere seatposto di guardia guard postinformation technology posto di lavoro workstationposto di polizia police stationposto di pronto soccorso first aid postposto di villeggiatura holiday resortvado io al posto tuo I'll go in your place, I'll go instead of youfuori posto out of place* * *posto1 s.m.1 ( luogo, località) place; spot: posto di villeggiatura, resort; abita in un bel posto, she lives in a nice place; conosco io un bel posto per un picnic, I know a nice spot (o place) for a picnic; non ero mai stato in questo posto prima, I've never been to (o in) this place before; conosco io un posto dove fare colazione, I know a place where we can have lunch // in nessun posto, nowhere // posto di lavoro, workplace (o place of business) // la gente, la lingua del posto, the local people, language // (comm.) acquistare sul posto, to buy on the spot2 ( collocazione di persona o cosa) place: mettilo al suo posto, put it in its place; vai al tuo posto, go to your place; questo non è il suo posto ( giusto), this is not its right place3 ( spazio) room; space: c'è tanto posto in questa casa, there is a lot of room (o space) in this house; fagli posto, make room for him; nella mia auto c'è posto per altre due persone, in my car there is room for two more people; non c'è più posto nell'armadio, there is no more room in the wardrobe; questi libri occupano troppo posto, these books take up too much room (o space)4 ( posto a sedere) seat: posto d'angolo, corner seat; posto di guida, driver's seat; posto riservato, reserved seat; automobile a quattro posti, four-seater (car); ho prenotato due posti per la commedia di domani sera, I have booked two seats for tomorrow evening's play; prendere posto, to take a seat (o to sit down); non ci sono più posti liberi, all the seats are taken // posti-letto, (in ospedale ecc.) beds5 ( lavoro) job, work; ( carica) position: ha un posto di responsabilità, he's got a responsible job (o position); ha un buon posto in uno studio di avvocato, he's got a good job in a law firm; cerca un posto di segretaria, she is looking for a job as a secretary; posto ( di lavoro) vacante, vacancy (o job vacancy o unfilled vacancy); coprire un posto vacante, to fill a vacancy; concorso a dieci posti vacanti, competition for ten vacant posts6 ( adibito a un particolare servizio o funzione) post; station: posto di polizia, police station; posto di pronto soccorso, first-aid post (o centre); posto di controllo, checkpoint; posto di blocco ( stradale), roadblock; posto di rifornimento ( per auto), filling station; posto di guardia, sentry post; posto telefonico pubblico, public telephone; (inform.) posto di lavoro, workstation; (mar.) posto di ancoraggio, berth◆ FRASEOLOGIA: a posto, ( in ordine) tidy, straight, in order: hai messo a posto la tua stanza?, have you tidied (up) your room?; metti a posto quei libri, tidy (up) those books; è tutto a posto, everything is straight (o settled o all right); mettersi a posto i vestiti, i capelli, to tidy (up) one's clothes, one's hair; avere la coscienza a posto, to have a clear conscience; metterò io le cose a posto, I'll settle things; lo metterò a posto io!, I settle him!; questa sciarpa non sta a posto, this scarf won't stay in place; tenere la lingua a posto, to hold one's tongue // al posto di, instead of: verrò al posto di mio fratello, I'll come instead of my brother; se fossi al tuo posto, if I were you (o in your place) // chi prenderà il tuo posto?, who will take your place? // mettiti al mio posto..., put yourself in my place (o shoes)... // fuori posto, out of place; in the wrong place; è fuori posto, per questo non lo trovavo, it's in the wrong place, that's why I couldn't find it; metti sempre le cose fuori posto, you are always putting things in the wrong place; non ha mai un capello fuori posto, he's always perfectly groomed // sul posto, on the spot: addestramento sul posto, on-the-job (o in-house) training; controllo eseguito sul posto, on the spot control; è bene studiare le lingue sul posto, it's best to study languages where they are spoken.posto2 agg. placed, situated: la casa è posta ai piedi della montagna, the house is (situated) at the foot of the mountain // posto ciò, andrò avanti a parlarvi degli aspetti storici, having established this, I'll go on to speak about the historical aspects.* * *['pɔsto, 'posto] Isostantivo maschile1) place2) (spazio) room, spaceavere il posto per fare — to have enough room o space to do
fare posto a qcn., qcs. — to make room o space for sb., sth.
3) (collocazione, posizione assegnata) place, positionprendere il posto di qcn. — to take sb.'s place
i libri sono fuori posto, non sono al loro posto — the books aren't in the right place o where they should be
(se fossi) al tuo posto — if I were in your position o in your shoes, if I were you
4) (in una classifica) placeè ai primi, agli ultimi -i — he's up toward(s) the top, down toward(s) the bottom
questo problema viene al primo, all'ultimo posto tra le priorità del governo — the problem is at the top, bottom of the government's list of priorities
5) (sito, località) place, spot6) (per sedersi) seat, place; (a tavola) placecedere il posto a qcn. — to give sb. one's seat
tienimi il, un posto — save my seat, save me a seat
7) (impiego) job, post8) (posteggio) parking place9) a posto (in ordine) tidymettere a posto — to tidy (up) [ stanza]; to put away [ oggetti]; (aggiustare) to set [sth.] right [meccanismo, orologio]
questo dovrebbe mettere le cose a posto — fig. that ought to fix it
mettersi a posto — (rassettarsi) to make oneself presentable
siamo a posto! — iron. we're in a fine mess now!
è tutto a posto? — (va tutto bene) is everything all right?
è un tipo a posto — he's a regular guy, he's okay
non mi sento a posto — (di salute) I don't feel well
10) al posto di (in sostituzione di) in place of; (invece) instead of11) del posto•posto di guardia — sentry o watch post
posto di guida — driving o driver's seat
posto macchina — = private parking place
posto di pilotaggio — aer. flight deck, cockpit
••mandare qcn. in quel posto — to send sb. packing
prendersela in quel posto — to be screwed o conned
II 1.andare in quel posto — (gabinetto) to pay a visit
participio passato porre2.1) (situato) placed, situated, set2) posto che (dato che) given that, since; (ammesso che) provided that, assuming that* * *posto1/'pɔsto, 'posto/sostantivo m.1 place; in qualche posto somewhere; in nessun posto nowhere2 (spazio) room, space; avere il posto per fare to have enough room o space to do; fare posto a qcn., qcs. to make room o space for sb., sth.; potrebbe farmi posto per favore? could you please move over?3 (collocazione, posizione assegnata) place, position; prendere il posto di qcn. to take sb.'s place; restare al proprio posto to remain at one's post; bisogna saper rimanere al proprio posto you must know your place; occupa un posto importante he holds a very high position; sentirsi fuori posto to feel out of place; ogni cosa al suo posto everything in its place; i libri sono fuori posto, non sono al loro posto the books aren't in the right place o where they should be; che cosa avresti fatto al mio posto? what would you have done in my place? (se fossi) al tuo posto if I were in your position o in your shoes, if I were you4 (in una classifica) place; piazzarsi al terzo posto to be placed third; è ai primi, agli ultimi -i he's up toward(s) the top, down toward(s) the bottom; questo problema viene al primo, all'ultimo posto tra le priorità del governo the problem is at the top, bottom of the government's list of priorities5 (sito, località) place, spot; essere nel posto giusto al momento giusto to be in the right place at the right time6 (per sedersi) seat, place; (a tavola) place; automobile a quattro -i four-seater (car); cedere il posto a qcn. to give sb. one's seat; è libero questo posto? is this seat free? tienimi il, un posto save my seat, save me a seat; prendere posto to take one's seat; una sala da 200 -i a 200-seat auditorium7 (impiego) job, post; un posto di insegnante a job as a teacher; avere un buon posto to have a good job; perdere il posto to lose one's job8 (posteggio) parking place9 a posto (in ordine) tidy; mettere a posto to tidy (up) [ stanza]; to put away [ oggetti]; (aggiustare) to set [sth.] right [meccanismo, orologio]; questo dovrebbe mettere le cose a posto fig. that ought to fix it; mettersi a posto (rassettarsi) to make oneself presentable; mettersi a posto i capelli to fix one's hair; ho la coscienza a posto my conscience is clear; lo metto a posto io I'll sort him out; siamo a posto! iron. we're in a fine mess now! tenere la lingua a posto to hold one's tongue; non sa tenere le mani a posto he can't keep his hands to himself; è tutto a posto? (va tutto bene) is everything all right? è un tipo a posto he's a regular guy, he's okay; adesso ha messo la testa a posto she's a lot more settled now; non mi sento a posto (di salute) I don't feel well12 sul posto [ andare] to the scene; [ arrivare] on the scene; [ essere] at the scene; studiare le lingue sul posto to study languages where they are spokenmandare qcn. in quel posto to send sb. packing; prendersela in quel posto to be screwed o conned; andare in quel posto (gabinetto) to pay a visit\posto di blocco roadblock; posto di comando command post; posto di combattimento action station; posto di controllo checkpoint; posto di frontiera frontier post; posto di guardia sentry o watch post; posto di guida driving o driver's seat; posto letto bed; posto macchina = private parking place; posto d'onore place of honour; posto di pilotaggio aer. flight deck, cockpit; posto di polizia police station; posto a sedere seat; - i in piedi standing room.————————posto2/'pɔsto, 'posto/→ porreII aggettivo1 (situato) placed, situated, set
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