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Imprint Copyright © 2000 Langenscheidt KG, Berlin and Munich Conversion into eBook format bydibi GmbH , Hamburg Version 1.00 Contenuto Simboli+Abbreviazioni Indice A - Z ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ A @-acclimatize accommodate -addiction addictive -aesthetic affable -air-traffic controller airy -ambitious ambivalent -answer answer back -apprentice apprenticeship -art art gallery -athletic athletics -averse aversion -axle Index A-Z B B+B-ball game ballad -bash basic -beef up beefburger -bicycle bid -blaze blaze away -bluster blustery -bore bored -branch out brand -bring down bring in -build up builder -busty busy -byword Index A-Z C c+f-candlestick candor -carnage carnation -cause caustic -changing room channel -cherub chess -chuckle chum -clean up cleaner -clung cluster -colon colonel -commission commissionaire -comprehension comprehensive -confirm confirmation -consult consultancy -conversation conversational -cosmopolitan cost -CPU crab -crook crooked -curiously curl -Czech Index A-Z D d.b.a.-deadline deadlock -deep-fry deer -demolish demolition -design fault design school -dialogue dialogue box -dirty trick disability -disillusionment disinclined -disturbance disturbed -doorman doormat -drawer drawer -drycleaning dryer -dyslexic Index A-Z E e.g.-eerie effect -else elsewhere -endemic ending -environment environmental -EU regulations euphemism -excite excited -expressly expressway -eyewitness Index A-Z F F-farm farm manager -felt tip pen felt-tip pen -filthy fin -five fiver -floating floating voter -fondle fondness -forge ahead forger -frantically fraternal -front-wheel drive frost -fuzzy Index A-Z G g.b.o.-GDP gear -giddiness giddy -glower glowing -gorge gorgeous -greasy great -grudging grudgingly -gypsy Index A-Z H habit-happy hour happy-go-lucky -headmaster headmistress -herb tea herbal tea -hippopotamus hire -hooker hooligan -humorous humour -hysterics Index A-Z I I-impact impair -incite inclement -indulgent industrial -inhospitable in-house -instead instep -interrogative interrogator -irreplaceable irrepressible -ivy Index A-Z J jab-jostle jot down -juvenile delinquent Index A-Z K k-kneel knee-length -kudos Index A-Z L l.c.-lathe lather -left-hand drive left-handed -life life assurance -listings magazine listless -long-standing long-term -lumbago lumber -lyrics Index A-Z M M-malt malt whisky -marry marsh -me meadow -menacing mend -middle-aged middleman -minutes miracle -moderation modern -most mostly -mug mugger -mythology Index A-Z N nab-negotiator neigh -ninety ninth -nothing notice -nylon Index A-Z O o.n.o.-office hours officer -opponent opportune -outgoing outgrow -overshadow oversight -ozone levels Index A-Z P p-parachutist parade -pastry pasty -peek peel -perishing perjure -philanthropist philanthropy -pine pine -please pleased -Polish polish off -postbox postcard -predict predictable -prey on price -profit centre profit margin -provincial provision -punish punishing -pylon Index A-Z Q quack-quote Index A-Z R R e D-rankle ransack -rear rear end -recycle recycle bin -regularly regulate -renounce renovate -residence permit resident -reunification reunion -rip rip off -rosemary rostrum -rupture rural -rye bread Index A-Z S s.o.-sardine Sardinia -scent sceptic -scrum scrunch up -see about see off -sensational sense -shabbiness shabby -shone shoo away -shut shut down -single mother single out -sombre some -slash slate -smart alec smart aleck -soothe sophisticated -sparsely spartan -spiritualist spit -spur spur on -standoffish standpoint -sterilize sterling -stopwatch storage -strong point stronghold -suburbia subversive -supplement supplier -swimming swimming baths -systems analyst Index A-Z T tab-tape recorder tape recording -teaspoon teat -tenterhooks tenth -thing thingumajig -ticket machine ticket office -together toil -tourist office tourist season -transmission error transmit -troublesome trouser suit -TV TV dinner -Tyrrhenian Sea Index A-Z U ugly-understanding understatement -unkind unknown -unwritten unzip -U-turn Index A-Z V vacancy-venomous vent -violate violation -vulture Index A-Z W wad-washable washbasin -weed-killer weedy -whipping cream whipround -windmill window -work of art work off -wrung wry -WYSIWYG Index A-Z X X-ray-xylophone Index A-Z Y Y2K-yuppie Index A-Z Z zap-zucchini Index A-Z Simboli + Abbreviazioni anat anatomia architettura astrol astrologia astron astronomia automobilismo aviazione biol biologia botanica chimica commercio diritto ecologia edu educazione elettronica ferrovia fisica fotografia geogr geografia grammatica informatica marineria matematica medicina militare musica religione teatro tecnica telecomunicazione televisione Unione Europea zoologia Abbreviazioni abbr abbreviazione abbr di abbreviazione di agg aggettivo art articolo avv avverbio cong congiunzione euf eufemismo fam familiare f femminile f inv femminile invariabile f pl femminile plurale f sing femminile singolare fig figurato IA inglese americano IB inglese britannico int interiezione inv invariabile iron ironico m maschile m + f maschile e femminile m o f maschile o femminile m inv maschile invariabile m pl maschile plurale m sing maschile singolare part pass participio passato pl plurale popular popular pref prefisso prep preposizione pret preterito pron pronome sing singola re sost sostantivo sost pl sostantivo plurale sost sing sostantivo singolare sost e agg sostantivo e aggettivo uso attr uso attributivo uso form uso formale uso spiritoso uso spiritoso v/aus verbo ausiliare v/i verbo intransitivo v/r verbo riflessivo v/t verbo transitivo @ atm, chiocciolaf, chiocciolinaf a artunm, unaf masculine before s + consonant, gn, ps, z uno feminine before vowelun' a catun gatto a jokeuno scherzo a breezeuna brezza an islandun'isola £5 a rideuna corsa 5 sterline £2 a litre2 sterline al litro five flights a daycinque voli al giorno a.m. abbr(=ante meridiem) di mattina aback avv:taken aback preso alla sprovvista abandon v/tabbandonare hope, schemerinunciare a abashed aggimbarazzato abate v/iof storm, flood waterscalmarsi abattoir mattatoiom abbey abbaziaf abbreviate v/tabbreviare abbreviation abbreviazionef abdicate v/iabdicare abdication abdicazionef abdomen addomem abdominal aggaddominale abduct v/tsequestrare, rapire abduction sequestrom, rapimentom abhorrence uso formorrorem abhorrent agguso formripugnante abide by v/tattenersi a ability abilitàf inv ablaze aggin fiamme able agg(skilful) capace be able toessere capace di I wasn't able to see/hearnon ero in grado di vedere/sentire able-bodied aggrobusto abile abnormal agganormale abnormally avvin modo anomalo aboard 1.prepa bordo di 2.avv:be aboard essere a bordo go aboardsalire a bordo abolish v/tabolire abolition abolizionef abort v/tmission, rocket launch annullare programinterrompere abortion abortom have an abortion abortire abortive aggfallito the plan proved abortiveil piano si è rivelato un fallimento about 1.prep(concerning) su I'll tell you all about itti dirò tutto al riguardo talk about somethingparlare di qualcosa be angry about somethingessere arrabbiato per qualcosa there's nothing you can do about itnon ci puoi fare niente what's it about?of book, filmdi cosa parla? of complaint, problemdi cosa si tratta? 2.avv (roughly) intorno a, verso (nearly) quasi it's about readyè quasi pronto be about to ...(be going to) essere sul punto di ... be about(somewhere near) essere nei paraggi there are a lot of people aboutc'è un sacco di gente qui above 1.prep(higher than) sopra (more than) sopra, oltre above allsoprattutto 2.avv sopra on the floor aboveal piano di sopra above-mentioned aggsuddetto abrasion abrasionef abrasive agg personalityruvido abreast avvfianco a fianco keep abreast oftenere al corrente di abridge v/tridurre abroad avvall'estero abrupt aggdeparture improvviso mannerbrusco abruptly avvleaveimprovvisamente saybruscamente abscess ascessom absence assenzaf absent aggassente absentee sostassentem + f absenteeism assenteismom absent-minded aggdistratto absent-mindedly avvdistrattamente absolute aggpowerassoluto absolutely avv(completely) assolutamente absolutely not!assolutamente no! do you agree? - absolutelysei d'accordo? - assolutamente sì absolution assoluzionef absolve v/t assolvere absorb v/tassorbire absorbed in ...assorto in ... absorbency assorbenzaf absorbent aggassorbente absorbing agg avvincente abstain v/ifrom votingastenersi abstention in votingastensionef abstinence astinenzaf abstract aggastratto abstruse aggastruso absurd aggassurdo absurdity assurditàf absurdly avvin modo assurdo abundance abbondanzaf abundant aggabbondante abuse 1.sostabusom (ill treatment) maltrattamentom (insults) insultim pl 2.v/t abusare di (treat badly) maltrattare (insult) insultare abusive agglanguageoffensivo become abusivediventare aggressivo abysmal aggfam(very bad) pessimo abyss abissom AC abbr(= alternating current) c.a. (correntef alternata) academic 1.sostdocentem + f universitario, universitaria 2.agg accademico personportato per lo studio academy accademiaf accede v/iaccedere accede tothronesalire a accelerate v/tev/iaccelerare acceleration of caraccelerazionef accelerator of caracceleratorem accent accentom accentuate v/taccentuare accept v/taccettare acceptable agg accettabile acceptance accettazionef access 1.sostaccessom have access tocomputer avere accesso a childavere il permesso di vedere 2.v/t accedere a access code codicem di accesso access road svincolom access time tempom di accesso accessible aggaccessibile accession ascesaf accession criteria criterim pldi adesione accessories strumentim pl accessorim pl accessory for wearingaccessoriom