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121 go over
1) (cross over) andareto go over to sb., sth. — andare verso qcn., qcs.
to go over to America — andare o emigrare in America
we are now going over to Rome — rad. telev. passiamo ora la linea a Roma
to go over well — essere accolto bene, piacere
to go over to Islam — convertirsi all'islamismo; go over [sth.]
4) (review) esaminare, passare in rassegna [ details]; ripensare a [ events]; controllare [accounts, figures]; esaminare [ facts]; rileggere [ article]5) (clean)6) (exceed) superare, eccedere* * *1) (to study or examine carefully: I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.) rivedere2) (to repeat (a story etc): I'll go over the whole lesson again.) ripassare, ripetere3) (to list: He went over all her faults.) ricapitolare4) ((of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly): The play didn't go over at all well the first night.) fare una buona/cattiva impressione* * *1. vi + prep1) (examine: report etc) riguardare, controllare2) (rehearse, review: speech, lesson etc) ripassare2. vi + adv1)to go over (to) — (cross over) andare (a or in), (fig : change habit, size etc) passare (a)
2) (be received) essere accolto (-a)* * *1) (cross over) andareto go over to sb., sth. — andare verso qcn., qcs.
to go over to America — andare o emigrare in America
we are now going over to Rome — rad. telev. passiamo ora la linea a Roma
to go over well — essere accolto bene, piacere
to go over to Islam — convertirsi all'islamismo; go over [sth.]
4) (review) esaminare, passare in rassegna [ details]; ripensare a [ events]; controllare [accounts, figures]; esaminare [ facts]; rileggere [ article]5) (clean)6) (exceed) superare, eccedere -
122 love *****
[lʌv]1. n1)love (of, for) — amore m (di, per), (of hobby, object) passione f (per)
it was love at first sight — è stato amore a prima vista or un colpo di fulmine
to make love to sb old — (woo) fare la corte a qn
love from Anne; love, Anne — (in letter) con affetto, Anne
2)"15 love" — "15 a zero"
2. vt(person: spouse, child) amare, (relative, friend) voler bene a, (food, activity, place) amare, adorarehe loves tennis/Florence — gli piace (molto) il tennis/Firenze
he loves swimming or to swim — gli piace (molto) nuotare
I'd love to... — mi piacerebbe molto...
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123 meet *****
[miːt] met pt, pp1. vt1) (gen) incontrare, (coming in opposite direction) incrociare, (by arrangement) rivedere, ritrovareto meet sb off the train — (andare a) aspettare or andare a prendere qn al treno
I'll meet you at the station — verrò a prenderla (or a prenderti) alla stazione
to meet sb's eye or gaze — incrociare lo sguardo di qn
a terrible sight met him or his eyes — gli si presentò un orrendo spettacolo
there's more to this than meets the eye — è molto più complicato di quanto possa sembrare a prima vista
2) (for the first time) fare la conoscenza di, essere presentato (-a) apleased to meet you! — lieto di conoscerla!, piacere (di conoscerla)!
3) (encounter: team, difficulty) incontrare, (face: enemy, danger, death) affrontare4) (satisfy: requirement, demand, need) soddisfare, andare incontro a, (criticism, objection) ribattere a, (pay: bill, expenses) far fronte a2. vi2) (join: rivers, teams, armies) incontrarsi3. n BritHunting raduno (dei partecipanti alla caccia alla volpe) Am Sport raduno (sportivo)•- meet up -
124 play *****
[pleɪ]1. n1) (recreation) giocoto do/say sth in play — fare/dire qc per scherzo
2) Sport giocoto be in/out of play — (ball) essere in/fuori gioco
3) Theatre opera teatraleradio/television play — commedia radiofonica/per la televisione
4) (Tech: movement, give) gioco5)2. vt1) (match, card) giocare, (cards, chess, tennis) giocare a, (opponent) giocare contro, (chesspiece) muovereto play the field — (sexually) darsi da fare in campo amoroso
to play a fish Angling — stancare un pesce
2) (perform: role) interpretare, (play) rappresentare, dare, (perform in: town) esibirsi a, dare uno spettacolo (or una serie di spettacoli) a4) (direct: light, hose) puntare, dirigere3. vi1) (gen) giocare2)(move about, form patterns)
we watched the fountains playing — guardavamo i giochi d'acqua delle fontane4) Theatre Cine recitare (una parte)•- play off- play on- play out- play up -
125 ring
I [rɪŋ]1) (hoop) (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope) anello m.2) (circle) (of people, on page) cerchio m.to put a ring round — fare un cerchio intorno a, cerchiare [ad]
3) sport (for horses, circus) pista f.; (for boxing) ring m.4) (of smugglers) rete f., organizzazione f.5) zool. (on bird) collare m.6) astr.7) (on cooker) (electric) fornello m. elettrico, piastra f. elettrica; (gas) fornello m. a gas••II [rɪŋ]to run rings round — surclassare, stracciare
1) (encircle) [ trees] circondare, cingere; [ police] circondare, accerchiare2) (put a ring on) inanellare [ bird]III [rɪŋ]1) (sound) (at door) squillo m. (di campanello), scampanellata f.; (of phone) squillo m.that story has a familiar ring (to it) — questa storia non è nuova o suona familiare
2) BE (phone call) telefonata f., colpo m. di telefonoIV 1. [rɪŋ]to give sb. a ring — fare uno squillo a qcn., dare un colpo di telefono a qcn
1) (cause to sound) suonare [ bell]2.the doorbell rang — suonò il campanello, suonarono alla porta
2) (sound bell)"please ring for service" — "si prega di telefonare per il servizio in camera"
3) (resonate) [footsteps, words] risuonare, riecheggiare4) BE tel. telefonareto ring for — chiamare [ taxi]
•- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up••to ring down, up the curtain — abbassare, alzare il sipario
to ring down the curtain on an era — porre fine a un'epoca, segnare la fine di un'epoca
* * *I 1. [riŋ] noun1) (a small circle eg of gold or silver, sometimes having a jewel set in it, worn on the finger: a wedding ring; She wears a diamond ring.)2) (a circle of metal, wood etc for any of various purposes: a scarf-ring; a key-ring; The trap-door had a ring attached for lifting it.)3) (anything which is like a circle in shape: The children formed a ring round their teacher; The hot teapot left a ring on the polished table.)4) (an enclosed space for boxing matches, circus performances etc: the circus-ring; The crowd cheered as the boxer entered the ring.)5) (a small group of people formed for business or criminal purposes: a drugs ring.)2. verb( verb)1) (to form a ring round.)2) (to put, draw etc a ring round (something): He has ringed all your errors.)3) (to put a ring on the leg of (a bird) as a means of identifying it.)•- ringlet
- ring finger
- ringleader
- ringmaster
- run rings round II 1. [riŋ] past tense - rang; verb1) (to (cause to) sound: The doorbell rang; He rang the doorbell; The telephone rang.)2) ((often with up) to telephone (someone): I'll ring you (up) tonight.)3) ((often with for) to ring a bell (eg in a hotel) to tell someone to come, to bring something etc: She rang for the maid.)4) ((of certain objects) to make a high sound like a bell: The glass rang as she hit it with a metal spoon.)5) (to be filled with sound: The hall rang with the sound of laughter.)6) ((often with out) to make a loud, clear sound: His voice rang through the house; A shot rang out.)2. noun1) (the act or sound of ringing: the ring of a telephone.)2) (a telephone call: I'll give you a ring.)3) (a suggestion, impression or feeling: His story has a ring of truth about it.)•- ring back
- ring off
- ring true* * *I [rɪŋ]1. n1) (gen) anello, (for napkin) portatovagliolowedding ring — fede f, (of smoke) spirale f
they were sitting in a ring — erano seduti in circolo or in cerchio
3) (arena etc) Boxing ring m inv, quadrato, (at circus) pista, arena2. vt(surround) circondare, accerchiare, (mark with ring) fare un cerchietto intorno aII [rɪŋ] rang vb: pt rung pp1. n2) Brit Telecto give sb a ring — dare un colpo di telefono a qn, telefonare a qn
2. vt1) (bell, doorbell) suonareto ring the changes fig — variare
2) Brit Telecto ring sb (up) — telefonare a qn, dare un colpo di telefono a qn
3. vi1) (bell, telephone etc) suonareto ring for sb/sth — (suonare il campanello per) chiamare qn/chiedere qc
2) (telephone) telefonareto ring true/false fig — suonare vero (-a) /falso (-a)
•- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up* * *I [rɪŋ]1) (hoop) (for ornament, gymnast, attaching rope) anello m.2) (circle) (of people, on page) cerchio m.to put a ring round — fare un cerchio intorno a, cerchiare [ad]
3) sport (for horses, circus) pista f.; (for boxing) ring m.4) (of smugglers) rete f., organizzazione f.5) zool. (on bird) collare m.6) astr.7) (on cooker) (electric) fornello m. elettrico, piastra f. elettrica; (gas) fornello m. a gas••II [rɪŋ]to run rings round — surclassare, stracciare
1) (encircle) [ trees] circondare, cingere; [ police] circondare, accerchiare2) (put a ring on) inanellare [ bird]III [rɪŋ]1) (sound) (at door) squillo m. (di campanello), scampanellata f.; (of phone) squillo m.that story has a familiar ring (to it) — questa storia non è nuova o suona familiare
2) BE (phone call) telefonata f., colpo m. di telefonoIV 1. [rɪŋ]to give sb. a ring — fare uno squillo a qcn., dare un colpo di telefono a qcn
1) (cause to sound) suonare [ bell]2.the doorbell rang — suonò il campanello, suonarono alla porta
2) (sound bell)"please ring for service" — "si prega di telefonare per il servizio in camera"
3) (resonate) [footsteps, words] risuonare, riecheggiare4) BE tel. telefonareto ring for — chiamare [ taxi]
•- ring in- ring off- ring out- ring up••to ring down, up the curtain — abbassare, alzare il sipario
to ring down the curtain on an era — porre fine a un'epoca, segnare la fine di un'epoca
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126 sight ****
[saɪt]1. n1) (faculty, act of seeing) vistato have good/poor (eye)sight — avere la vista buona/cattiva
payable at sight Comm — pagabile a vista
to be within sight of — (sea) essere in vista di, (victory) essere vicino (-a) a
to come into sight — (thing) profilarsi all'orizzonte
to catch sight of sth/sb — scorgere qc/qn
when it's out of sight — quando non si vede più, quando non è più visibile
out of sight out of mind — (Proverb) lontano dagli occhi lontano dal cuore
to lose sight of sb/sth — perdere di vista qn/qc
to hate the sight of sb/sth — non sopportare la vista di qn/qc
2) (spectacle) spettacoloto see the sights of Rome — vedere or visitare i monumenti di Roma
3) (on gun: often pl) mirinoto set one's sights on sth/on doing sth fig — mirare a qc/a fare qc
4) (fam: a great deal) molto2. vt(rare animal, land) avvistare, (person) scorgere -
127 start *****
[stɒːt]1. n1) (beginning) inizio, (in race) partenza, (starting line) linea di partenza, Mountaineering attaccoto get off to a good or flying start — cominciare bene
to make a fresh (or new) start in life — ricominciare daccapo or da zero
it's not much, but it's a start — non è molto ma è pur sempre un inizio
2) (advantage) vantaggio3) (sudden movement) sussulto, sobbalzo2. vtto start doing sth or to do sth — iniziare a fare qc
2) (cause to begin or happen: conversation, discussion) iniziare, (quarrel) cominciare, provocare, (rumour) mettere in giro, (series of events, policy) dare l'avvio a, (reform) avviare, (fashion) lanciare, (found: business, newspaper) fondare, creare, (car, engine) mettere in moto, avviare3. vi1) (begin: gen) cominciare, iniziare, (rumour) nascere, (on journey) partire, mettersi in viaggio, (car, engine) mettersi in moto, partireit started (off) well/badly — è cominciato bene/male
to start (off) with... — (firstly) per prima cosa..., (at the beginning) all'inizio...
he started (off) by saying (that)... — cominciò col dire che...
2)to start (at) — trasalire (a), sobbalzare (a)•- start up -
128 warm up
1) [person, house] (ri)scaldarsi; [food, liquid] scaldare; aut. el. [car, engine] scaldarsi2) fig. [discussion, party] animarsi; [ audience] scaldarsi5) (prepare) scaldare [ audience]; fare scaldare [athlete, player]; [ singer, musician] scaldare [voice, instrument]* * *(to make or become warm: The room will soon warm up; Have a cup of coffee to warm you up.) scaldare, riscaldare* * *1. vi + adv(person) scaldarsi, scaldarsi i muscoli, (fig: party) animarsispend the first five minutes warming up — innanzitutto, fai cinque minuti di riscaldamento
2. vt + adv* * *1) [person, house] (ri)scaldarsi; [food, liquid] scaldare; aut. el. [car, engine] scaldarsi2) fig. [discussion, party] animarsi; [ audience] scaldarsi5) (prepare) scaldare [ audience]; fare scaldare [athlete, player]; [ singer, musician] scaldare [voice, instrument]
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