middle-age spread in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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Translations for middle-age spread in the English»Italian Dictionary

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I.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] N

1. middle:

middle
mezzo m
middle
centro m
in the middle of one's back, forehead
al centro della schiena, in mezzo alla fronte
in the middle of place
al centro di or in mezzo a
in the middle of meal
nel mezzo di or durante
in the middle of the night
nel cuore della notte or a notte fonda
to be caught in the middle
essere messo in mezzo or trovarsi tra due fuochi
I was in the middle of a good book when…
ero immerso nella lettura di un buon libro quando…
in the middle of May
a metà maggio
right in the middle of meeting, crisis, debate
nel bel mezzo di
right in the middle of dinner
nel bel mezzo della cena
to split [sth] down the middle bill, work
dividere [qc] in due parti
to split [sth] down the middle argument, issue: group, opinion
spaccare in due

II.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] ADJ

III.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl] VB trans

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IV.middle [Brit ˈmɪd(ə)l, Am ˈmɪdl]

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I.age [Brit eɪdʒ, Am eɪdʒ] N

1. age (length of existence):

age
età f
at the age of 14
all'età di 14 anni or a 14 anni
she's your age
ha la tua età
to look one's age
dimostrare la propria età
she's twice, half his age
ha il doppio, la metà dei suoi anni
they are of an age
hanno la stessa età
he is of an age when he ought to know right from wrong
ha un'età in cui dovrebbe saper distinguere il bene dal male
act or be your age!
non fare il bambino!
you shouldn't be doing that at your age!
alla tua età non dovresti fare queste cose!
to feel one's age
sentire il peso degli anni, sentirsi vecchio
to be of school age
essere in età scolare
to be of retirement age
essere in età pensionabile
men of retirement age
uomini in età pensionabile
to come of age
diventare maggiorenne
to be of age
essere maggiorenne
to be under age LAW
essere minorenne
to be under age LAW
= età in cui una persona è considerata matura per acconsentire con discernimento ad avere rapporti sessuali

II.age [Brit eɪdʒ, Am eɪdʒ] VB trans

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III.age [Brit eɪdʒ, Am eɪdʒ] VB intr

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I.spread [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] N

II.spread <pt/pp spread> [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] VB trans

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6. spread (diffuse, cause to proliferate):

spread disease, infection, germs
diffondere, propagare, trasmettere
spread fire
propagare
spread religion
diffondere
spread fear, confusion, panic
seminare, disseminare
spread rumour, story, lie, scandal
diffondere, divulgare
a strong wind helped to spread the blaze
un forte vento contribuì a propagare l'incendio
to spread sth to sb infection
trasmettere qc a qn
to spread sth to sb news
comunicare qc a qn
wind spread the fire to neighbouring buildings
il vento propagò il fuoco agli edifici vicini
can you spread the word?
puoi passare parola?
to spread the word that …
fare circolare la voce che …
word had been spread among the staff that …
fra il personale si era diffusa la voce che …
to spread the Word REL
predicare la Buona Novella or il Vangelo

III.spread <pt/pp spread> [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] VB intr

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3. spread (proliferate, become more widespread):

spread disease, infection, germs:
diffondersi, propagarsi, trasmettersi
spread fire:
propagarsi
spread fear, confusion, panic:
disseminarsi, diffondersi
spread rumour, story, scandal:
diffondersi, divulgarsi
spread stain:
spandersi
spread pain:
propagarsi, irradiarsi
the rumour was spreading that …
si andava diffondendo la voce che …
to spread over sth epidemic, disease: area
propagarsi a qc, diffondersi in qc
the news spread rapidly over the whole town
la notizia si diffuse rapidamente in tutta la città
the stain, the damp has spread over the whole wall
la macchia, l'umidità si è estesa su tutto il muro
to spread to fire: building
propagarsi a
to spread to disease, rioting, strike: region
estendersi a
the panic spread to the people in the street
il panico si disseminò fra la gente in strada
the fire spread from one room to another
l'incendio si propagò da una stanza all'altra
the disease spread from the liver to the kidney
la malattia si irradiò dal fegato al rene
the weeds spread from the garden to the path
le erbacce del giardino coprivano il vialetto
rain will spread to the north, to most regions during the night
la pioggia raggiungerà il nord, si estenderà a quasi tutte le regioni durante la notte

V.spread [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] VB pt, pp

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spread → II, III, IV

VI.spread [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd] ADJ LING

VII.spread [Brit sprɛd, Am sprɛd]

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See also IV

middle-age spread in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for middle-age spread in the English»Italian Dictionary

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II.spread <spread, spread> [spred] VB trans

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III.spread <spread, spread> [spred] VB intr

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Sadly, for those of us suffering from middle-age spread, there are currently no short-cuts to weight loss -- just the tried-and-tested methods of eating less and exercising more.
www.nhs.uk
Eating your avocado toast for breakfast may prevent you from ever being able to afford a new home, but it might also help to prevent middle-age spread.
www.stuff.co.nz
I regularly sit opposite a middle-aged man with the all-too-common middle-age spread.
www.huffingtonpost.com.au
Are you in your 30s or 40s, maybe plagued by a bit of middle-age spread?
www.independent.ie
A combination of middle-age spread and thickened eyebrows gave him a more heavyset and meditative look.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Eating breakfast is one of four easy habits that may prevent middle-age spread.
www.smh.com.au
But, the authors say, until now there is little research to say whether adopting these habits actually prevents middle-age spread.
www.smh.com.au
Metabolic rates differ from person to person and for most of us slows down as we age, it's one of the reasons for the middle-age spread!
www.independent.ie
Who says you have to give in to middle-age spread?
www.telegraph.co.uk
He's 52, and under those well-cut clothes, there is a definite roll of middle-age spread.
www.telegraph.co.uk

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