Verbi frasali
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| wear down vi phrasal | (be eroded) | consumarsi⇒, usurarsi⇒ v rif |
| | The heel of my right shoe wears down more than the left one. |
| | Il tacco della mia scarpa destra si sta usurando di più di quello sinistro. |
| wear [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | (erode) | consumare⇒, usurare⇒ vtr |
| | She wore down the blade by using it so often. |
| | Consumò la lama a forza di usarla così spesso. |
| wear [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (tire into submission) | sfinire⇒ vtr |
| | The children's constant pleading for sweets wore me down, until I finally gave in and let them have some. |
| | Le suppliche continue dei bambini per le caramelle mi sfinirono, finché alla fine mi arresi e gliene concessi alcune. |
| wear [sb] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (exhaust) (figurato: sfinire) | esaurire⇒ vtr |
| | | sfinire⇒ vtr |
| | Her constant complaining wears me down. |
| | La sua lagna continua mi esaurisce. |
weigh [sb/sth] down,
weigh down [sb/sth] vtr phrasal sep | often passive (be heavy) | appesantire⇒ vtr |
| | I was weighed down with all the shopping I did today. The weight of her rucksack weighed Sarah down. |
| | Mi sono appesantito con tutta la spesa che ho fatto oggi. Il carico dello zaino ha appesantito Sara. |
weigh [sb] down,
weigh down [sb] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (be a burden) (figurato) | opprimere⇒, gravare⇒ vtr |
| | All this debt weighs me down, and I can't enjoy myself anymore. |
| | Tutti questi debiti mi stanno opprimendo e non riesco più a godermi la vita. |
weight [sth] down,
weight down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (hold down with a weight) | appesantire⇒ vtr |
| | | gravare su vi |
| | Sally weighted down the picnic blanket with a large stone at each corner so that the breeze wouldn't disturb it. |
| whittle [sth] down vtr phrasal sep | figurative (cut, reduce) | ridurre⇒ vtr |
| | | eliminare⇒ vtr |
| wind down vi phrasal | figurative (relax) | rilassarsi⇒, riposarsi⇒ v rif |
| | (fare pausa) | staccare⇒ vi |
| | After work I have a drink to wind down. |
| | Dopo il lavoro, bevo un drink per rilassarmi. |
wind [sth] down,
wind down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (bring to gradual end) (lentamente) | ridurre gradualmente, diminuire gradualmente, cessare gradatamente vtr |
| | The company is winding down its operations in that part of the world. |
| | L'azienda sta riducendo progressivamente l'attività in quella parte del mondo. |
work [sth] down,
work down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (negotiate lower price) (di prezzo) | far scendere⇒ vtr |
| | After negotiating for fifteen minutes, Sam worked the price down to $200. |
write [sth] down,
write down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (transcribe, put in writing) | prendere nota, annotare⇒, scrivere⇒ vtr |
| | That was a great idea! Let's find some paper and write it down. You should write the phone number down before you forget it. |
| | Che idea fantastica! Prendiamo un foglio e prendiamone nota. Dovresti annotarti il numero prima di dimenticartelo. |
write [sth] down,
write down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (reduce value of asset) | svalutare⇒ vtr |
| | The company's assets were written down by $20m last year. |
| | L'anno scorso gli asset dell'azienda sono stati svalutati di 20 milioni di dollari. |
Compound Forms/Forme composte
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| way down adv | (very low) | molto basso, alquanto basso agg |
| | For some reason our sales are way down. |
| | Per qualche motivo le nostre vendite sono molto basse. |
| weighed down adj | figurative (burdened by [sth]) (figurato) | con un peso sulle spalle loc agg |
| | (figurato) | oppresso agg |
| | Harry's feelings of guilt made him feel weighed down. |
| when the chips are down adv | informal, figurative (ultimately) | nel momento della verità, alla resa dei conti |
| | When the chips are down, are you brave enough to keep going? |
| whittle [sth] down to [sth] v expr | figurative (cut, reduce to [sth]) | ridurre fino a vtr |
| | The teacher advised her student to whittle down his essay to half the length. |
| win hands down v expr | figurative, informal (be outright winner) | vincere a mani basse, stravincere⇒ vtr |
| | We knew that our team would win the game hands down. |
| | Sapevamo che la nostra squadra avrebbe vinto la partita a mani basse. |
| wind down vi + adv | (run out of power) (batterie, luci) | scaricarsi⇒ v rif |
| | | esaurirsi⇒, scaricarsi⇒ v rif |
| | Geoffrey's pocket watch had wound down and was telling the wrong time. |
| | L'orologio da polso di Geoffrey si era scaricato e segnava l'ora sbagliata. |
| winnow [sth] down to [sth] v expr | (leave only what is desirable) | selezionare⇒, scegliere⇒ vtr |
| | | passare al vaglio vtr |
| | Elsa looked at all the available courses and finally winnowed her choices down to two universities. |
| | Elsa esaminò tutti i corsi disponibili e infine selezionò due università. |
wipe [sth] down,
wipe down [sth] v expr | (clean by rubbing) | pulire⇒, ripulire⇒ vtr |
| | | lucidare⇒ vtr |
wolf [sth] down,
wolf down [sth] vtr + adv | informal (eat hungrily or greedily) | divorare⇒ vtr |
| | He wolfed down the cheeseburger as if he hadn't eaten in a month. |
| | Divorò il cheeseburger come se non mangiasse da un mese. |
| worn-down adj | (eroded) | eroso agg |
| | Jeremy gazed at the worn-down rock of the cliffs along the beach. |
| worn-down adj | figurative (exhausted, reduced to submission) (da un sentimento) | divorato, consumato, distrutto agg |
| | A worn-down old woman asked me for money. |
| write-down n | (procedure of making a write-down) | provvedere alla svalutazione vtr |
| | (azione) | svalutazione nf |
| write-down n | (business asset: reduction in value) | riduzione del debito nf |
| | | svalutazione, svalutazione del credito nf |