fl�chten no Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Traduções para fl�chten no dicionário inglês»italiano

lighten up VERBO [ˈlʌɪt(ə)n -] coloq

lighten up person:

lighten up

rallegrarsi

lighten up!

non prendertela così!

tighten up VERBO [ˈtʌɪt(ə)n -] (tighten up [sth], tighten [sth] up)

tighten up screw

stringere

tighten up hinge

fissare

tighten up security

rafforzare

tighten up legislation

inasprire

to tighten up on immigration, fiscal policy etc.

inasprire la regolamentazione in materia di

I.tighten [Brit ˈtʌɪt(ə)n, americ ˈtaɪtn] VERBO trans

1. tighten:

tighten grip, lid, screw, strap

stringere, serrare

tighten spring, bicycle chain

tendere

to tighten the tension (in sewing, knitting)

tendere di più il filo

2. tighten fig:

tighten security, restrictions

rafforzare

tighten legislation, policy

inasprire

they tightened their grip on the land

strinsero il controllo sul territorio

II.tighten [Brit ˈtʌɪt(ə)n, americ ˈtaɪtn] VERBO intr

1. tighten (contract):

tighten lips:

serrarsi

tighten muscle:

contrarsi

her mouth tightened

strinse le labbra

she felt her throat tighten

si sentì stringere in gola

2. tighten screw, nut:

tighten

stringersi

3. tighten (become strict):

tighten laws:

inasprirsi

tighten credit controls:

aumentare

III.tighten [Brit ˈtʌɪt(ə)n, americ ˈtaɪtn]

to tighten one's belt fig

tirare la cinghia

I.lighten¹ [Brit ˈlʌɪt(ə)n, americ ˈlaɪtn] VERBO trans

1. lighten (reduce weight of):

lighten burden, load, luggage

alleggerire

lighten pressure

diminuire

lighten rebuke

addolcire

2. lighten (make more cheerful) fig:

lighten atmosphere

rallegrare

lighten mood

tirare su

II.lighten¹ [Brit ˈlʌɪt(ə)n, americ ˈlaɪtn] VERBO intr

1. lighten (grow less heavy):

lighten burden, workload:

alleggerirsi

lighten pressure:

diminuire

2. lighten (become more cheerful):

lighten mood:

tirarsi su

lighten atmosphere:

rallegrarsi

lighten expression:

schiarirsi

his heart lightened

si sentì sollevato

I.lighten² [Brit ˈlʌɪt(ə)n, americ ˈlaɪtn] VERBO trans (make brighter)

lighten room, surroundings

illuminare

lighten colour, fabric, hair, wood, skin

schiarire

II.lighten² [Brit ˈlʌɪt(ə)n, americ ˈlaɪtn] VERBO intr (grow brighter)

lighten sky, colour, hair, wood, skin:

schiarirsi

Richter scale [Brit ˈrɪktə, americ ˈrɪktər ˌskeɪl] SUBST

Richter scale

scala f Richter

on the Richter scale

della scala Richter

moth-eaten [Brit, americ ˈmɔθˌitn] ADJ

1. moth-eaten (shabby):

moth-eaten

logoro

2. moth-eaten (damaged by moths):

moth-eaten

tarlato

moth-eaten

tarmato

often [Brit ˈɒf(ə)n, ˈɒft(ə)n, americ ˈɔf(t)ən, ˈɑf(t)ən] ADV

often

spesso

often

sovente

very, so, too, less often

molto, così, troppo, meno spesso

more and more often

sempre più spesso

as often as not, more often than not

il più delle volte

it's not often you see that

non si vede spesso (una cosa simile)

you'll often find that …

troverai spesso che …

how often do you meet?

quanto spesso vi incontrate? ogni quanto vi vedete?

how often do the planes depart?

ogni quanto partono gli aerei? con quale frequenza partono gli aerei?

an often-repeated remark

un'osservazione spesso ripetuta

it cannot be said too often that …

non sarà mai ripetuto abbastanza che …

once too often

una volta di troppo

every so often (in time)

di quando in quando

every so often (in distance, space)

qua e là

worm-eaten [Brit, americ ˈwərm ˌitn] ADJ

worm-eaten fruit

bacato

worm-eaten wood

tarlato

Sten gun [Brit stɛn, americ ˈstɛn ˌɡən] SUBST

Sten gun

sten m

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Traduções para fl�chten no dicionário inglês»italiano

lighten up VERBO intr

lighten up

rilassarsi

I.tighten [ˈtaɪ·ten] VERBO trans

1. tighten (make tight):

tighten

stringere

tighten rope

tendere

2. tighten restrictions:

tighten

intensificare

II.tighten [ˈtaɪ·ten] VERBO intr

tighten

stringersi

tighten restrictions

intensificarsi

I.lighten [ˈlaɪ·tən] VERBO intr

1. lighten (become brighter):

lighten

schiarire

2. lighten (become less heavy):

lighten

alleggerirsi

lighten mood

sollevarsi

II.lighten [ˈlaɪ·tən] VERBO trans

1. lighten (make less heavy):

lighten

alleggerire

to lighten sb's burden [or load]

alleggerire il peso che qu ha sulle spalle

2. lighten (bleach, make paler):

lighten

schiarire

often [ˈɑ:f·ən] ADV

often

spesso

we often go there

ci andiamo spesso

as often as not

il più delle volte

every so often

di tanto in tanto

how often?

ogni quanto?

it's not often that …

non accade di frequente che … +subj

more often than not

il più delle volte

worm-eaten [ˈwɜ:rm·ˌi:·tən] ADJ

worm-eaten beam, table, wood

tarlato, -a

worm-eaten fruit

bacato, -a

worm-eaten cloth

tarmato, -a

moth-eaten [ˈmɑ:θ·ˌi:·tn] ADJ

moth-eaten

tarmato, -a

eaten [ˈi:·t̬ən] VERBO

eaten Part perf of eat

Veja também: eat

I.eat <ate, eaten> [i:t] VERBO trans

eat

mangiare

to eat breakfast

fare colazione

to eat lunch/dinner

pranzare/cenare

to eat one's fill

mangiare a sazietà

Expressões:

eat your heart out!

mangiati il fegato!

to eat one's words

rimangiarsi ciò che si è detto

what is eating him? coloq

cos'è che lo rode?

II.eat [i:t] VERBO intr

eat

mangiare

I.yacht [jɑ:t] SUBST (for pleasure, racing)

yacht

yacht m inv

yacht club

yacht club m inv

yacht race

regata f

II.yacht [jɑ:t] VERBO intr

1. yacht (sail in a yacht):

yacht

navigare su uno yacht

2. yacht (race in a yacht):

yacht

partecipare a una regata

racing yacht SUBST

racing yacht

yacht m inv da regata

I.tense² [tents] ADJ

tense wire, person, atmosphere:

tense

teso, -a

II.tense² [tents] VERBO trans

tense

tendere

III.tense² [tents] VERBO intr

tense

entrare in tensione