Compound Forms/Forme composte
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| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | figurative (prepare for shock) | essere in allerta vi |
| | Everyone is bracing themselves for the foot of snow forecast for tonight. |
| | Sono tutti in allerta per i trenta centimetri di neve previsti per stanotte. |
| brace yourself for [sth] v expr | (prepare for impact) | tenersi forte, reggersi forte v rif |
| | Seeing that there was no way to escape, Joel braced himself for the blow of the other man's fist. |
| | Visto che non c'era modo di scappare, Joel si resse forte per il colpo del pugno dell'altro uomo. |
| | | tenersi pronti, prepararsi⇒ v rif |
| | Visto che non c'era modo di scappare, Joel preparò per il colpo del pugno dell'altro uomo. |
| carve out a niche for yourself v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) (figurato) | scavarsi una nicchia, ricavarsi una nicchia vtr |
| carve out a niche for yourself in [sth] v expr | figurative (find your role, trade) (figurato) | scavarsi una nicchia, ricavarsi una nicchia vtr |
| do [sth] for yourself v expr | (do for your own sake) (per dare soddisfazione a sé stessi) | fare [qlcs] per sé stessi vtr |
| | If you're going to study medicine, make sure you're doing it for yourself, not because your parents expect it of you. |
| do [sth] for yourself v expr | (have a treat) (per dedicarsi a sé stessi) | fare [qlcs] per sé stessi vtr |
| | | concedersi [qlcs] vtr |
| | You are always looking out for others, so take a week off to do something for yourself. |
| do well for yourself v expr | informal (be successful) | avere successo vtr |
| | (informale: successo) | sfondare⇒ vi |
| | You've obviously done well for yourself. |
| | Hai proprio avuto successo. |
| fend for yourself v expr | (manage, cope alone) (informale) | cavarsela v rif |
| | | farcela vtr |
| | Julian left home at 18 and learned to fend for himself. |
| | Julian lasciò casa a 18 anni e imparò a cavarsela da solo. |
| kick yourself for [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (regret [sth]) (figurato, informale) | mangiarsi le mani, mangiarsi i gomiti vtr |
| | He kicked himself for not remembering to pack his torch. |
| make a big name for yourself v expr | (become famous) | farsi un nome v rif |
| | After his book was published he made a big name for himself in literary circles. |
| | Dopo aver pubblicato il libro, si è fatto un nome nei circoli letterari. |
| put yourself out for [sb] v expr | informal (go to trouble for [sb]) | disturbarsi per [qlcn] v rif |
| | As he's let me down over and over again, I'm not going to put myself out for him. |
| | Poiché mi ha deluso molte volte, non mi disturberò lui. |
| sorry for yourself adj | (self-pitying) | autocommiserarsi⇒ v rif |
| | (figurato, informale) | piangersi addosso v rif |
| | There's no point in feeling sorry for yourself; you just have to move on with your life. |
| | The stray dog looked so sorry for himself that Sue's heart melted, and she took him home with her. |
| speak for yourself v expr | informal (that is not my opinion) | parla per te v |
| | "I really liked the film." "Speak for yourself!" |
| stand up for yourself v expr | (defend yourself) (da soli) | difendersi⇒ v rif |
| | Suzie has to learn to stand up for herself. |
steel yourself,
steel yourself for [sth],
steel yourself to do [sth] vtr + refl | (get ready to face a challenge) (a una sfida) | prepararsi⇒ vtr |
| | Steel yourself, because big changes are coming! |
| | Preparati perché ci saranno grossi cambiamenti! |
| think for yourself v expr | (be capable of independent thought) | pensare per sé vi |