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I.break in VB [breɪk -] (break in)

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II.break in VB [breɪk -] (break [sth] in)

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III.break in VB [breɪk -] (break [sb] in)

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break in recruit, newcomer:

to break sb in gently

dare a qualcuno il tempo di impratichirsi

break-in [Brit ˈbreɪkɪn, Am ˈbreɪkˌɪn] N

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break-in (of thieves)

intrusione f con effrazione

break-in (of police)

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undetected break in, steal

senza essere visto

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I.break¹ [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N

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1. break (fracture):

2. break (crack):

break (in plate, plank, surface)

break (in plate, plank, surface)

3. break (gap):

break (in fence)

break (in wall)

break (in row, line)

spazio m (vuoto)

break (in circuit, chain, sequence)

break (in conversation, match)

break (in performance)

break (in traffic, procession)

a break in the clouds

uno squarcio fra le nuvole or una schiarita

a break in transmission

un'interruzione delle trasmissioni

5. break (pause):

break SCHOOL

break SCHOOL

to take a break

I walked, worked for six hours without a break

ho camminato, lavorato senza sosta per sei ore

to have a break from work

smettere di lavorare (per un lungo periodo) or prendersi un periodo di riposo dal lavoro

to take or have a break from working, driving

smettere di lavorare, di guidare per un lungo periodo

to take or have a break from nursing, teaching

smettere di fare l'infermiere, di insegnare per un lungo periodo

I often give her a break from looking after the kids

guardo spesso i bambini al posto suo per farla riposare

give us a break! inf

9. break (dawn):

at the break of day

allo spuntar del giorno, all'alba

10. break (escape bid):

to make a break for it (from prison) inf

tentare la fuga

to make a break for the door, the trees

cercare di raggiungere la porta, gli alberi (per scappare)

11. break TYPO:

interruzione di pagina

12. break (in tennis):

break, also service break

13. break (in snooker, pool) (first shot):

it's your break

tocca a te cominciare

(series of shots) to make a 50 point break

totalizzare 50 punti di seguito

14. break MUS (in jazz):

II.break¹ <pt broke, pp broken> [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB trans

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1. break (damage):

break chair, eggs, machine, stick, toy

break glass, plate, window

rompere, spaccare

to break a tooth, a nail, a bone

rompersi or spezzarsi un dente, un'unghia, un osso

to break one's leg, arm

rompersi una gamba, un braccio

to break one's back

rompersi la schiena

I nearly broke my back moving the piano fig

mi sono quasi spezzato la schiena a spostare il piano

to break one's neck

rompersi il collo

somebody is going to break their neck on those steps fig

qualcuno si romperà l'osso del collo su quegli scalini

she broke the bottle over his head

gli spaccò la bottiglia sulla testa

3. break (interrupt):

break person: silence

break shout, siren: silence

break circuit, current

break monotony, spell

break ties, links

spezzare, rompere (with con)

to break one's silence

rompere il silenzio (on su)

to break sb's concentration

fare perdere la concentrazione a qn

we broke our journey in Milan

facemmo una sosta a Milano

the tower breaks the line of the roof, of the horizon

la torre interrompe la linea del tetto, dell'orizzonte

to break step

rompere il passo

4. break (disobey):

break law, rule

break embargo, blockade, conditions, terms

break treaty

break commandment

violare, infrangere

break strike

rompere, venir meno a

break appointment

he broke his word, promise

ha mancato di parola, è venuto meno alla sua promessa

9. break RIDING:

break young horse

10. break (in tennis):

to break sb's serve

strappare il servizio a qn

11. break MIL:

break officer

12. break (decipher):

break cipher, code

13. break (leave):

to break camp

levare il campo

III.break¹ <pt broke, pp broken> [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] VB intr

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1. break (be damaged):

break chair, egg, handle, bag, tooth, string:

break branch:

rompersi, spezzarsi

break plate, glass, window:

rompersi, infrangersi

break arm, bone, leg:

rompersi, fratturarsi

china breaks easily

la porcellana si rompe facilmente

the vase broke in two, into a thousand pieces

il vaso si ruppe in due, andò in mille pezzi

the sound of breaking glass

il rumore di vetro infranto

2. break (separate):

break clouds:

aprirsi, squarciarsi

break waves:

(in)frangersi (against contro; on, over su)

3. break SPORTS:

break boxers:

“break! ” (referee 's command)

4. break (stop for a rest):

10. break (in snooker, pool):

cominciare (la partita)

break² [Brit breɪk, Am breɪk] N

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1. break HISTORY (carriage):

2. break (car):

IN

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IN → Indiana

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Indiana [Brit ˌɪndɪˈanə, Am ˌɪndiˈænə]

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I.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADJ

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1. short (not long-lasting):

short time, stay, conversation, speech, period

short course

di breve durata

short memory, chapter

a short time ago

that was a short hour, month

quest'ora è volata, questo mese è volato

in four short years

nel breve spazio di quattro anni

to work shorter hours

lavorare meno ore

the days are getting shorter

le giornate si stanno accorciando

to go for a short walk

andare a fare una breve passeggiata or due passi

the meeting was short and sweet

la riunione è stata rapida e indolore

let's keep it short (and sweet)

facciamo una cosa rapida (e indolore)!

the short answer is that …

per farla breve …

3. short (not tall):

short person

7. short (in abbreviation):

Tom is short for Thomas

Tom è il diminutivo di Thomas

this is Nicholas, Nick for short!

ti presento Nicholas, per gli amici Nick

9. short LING:

short vowel

11. short FOOD:

short pastry

II.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] ADV (abruptly)

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III.in short ADV

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IV.short of PREP

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1. short of (just before):

un po' prima di

the ball landed (just) short of the green

la palla è caduta (appena) un po' prima del green

2. short of (just less than):

a little short of £1, 000

un po' meno di 1.000 sterline

that's nothing short of blackmail!

non è altro che un ricatto!

3. short of (except):

V.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt] N

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1. short (drink):

2. short ELEC:

short, also short circuit

corto m (circuito)

3. short CINE:

cortometraggio m

4. short ECON (deficit):

5. short ECON (on stock exchange):

titolo m di stato a breve termine

VI.shorts N

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VII.also short-circuit VB trans ELEC

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also short-circuit

cortocircuitare

VIII.also short-circuit VB intr ELEC

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also short-circuit

fare cortocircuito

IX.short [Brit ʃɔːt, Am ʃɔrt]

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to have a short temper, to be short-tempered

essere irascibile

to have sb by the short hairs Am inf , to have sb by the short and curlies Brit inf

tenere qn in pugno

to make short work of sth, sb

liquidare qc, qn in fretta

to bring or pull sb up short

cogliere qn di sorpresa

to sell oneself short

to fall short

essere insufficiente or non bastare

to be taken or caught short

essere colto di sorpresa or preso alla sprovvista

the long and short of it is that they…

il succo del discorso è che loro…

I.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] PREP

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1. in (expressing location or position):

in hospital

in or all'ospedale

a scuola, nella scuola

in prison, class, town

in prigione, in classe, in città

in the film

in the dictionary

sul or nel dizionario

in the newspaper

in the garden

in or nel giardino

I'm in here!

sono qui dentro!

to be in bed

7. in (expressing the future):

I'll be back in half an hour

sarò di ritorno tra mezz'ora

8. in (for):

it hasn't rained in weeks

non piove da settimane

14. in (expressing manner or medium):

in one dollar bills

in banconote da un dollaro

“no, ” he said in a whisper

“no” disse sussurrando

chicken in a white wine sauce

pollo in salsa di vino bianco

peaches in brandy

pesche al brandy

a matita, con la matita

16. in (by):

in accepting

nell'accettare, accettando

in doing so

nel fare ciò or facendo ciò

18. in (in measurements):

there are 100 centimetres in a metre

ci sono 100 centimetri in un metro

what's that in centimetres?

quant'è in centimetri?

have you got it in a 16?

in a smaller size

in una taglia più piccola

there's only 1 cm in it

c'è solo un cm di differenza

there's nothing in it

sono più o meno uguali

the temperature was in the thirties

la temperatura superava i trenta gradi

24. in:

poiché, per la ragione che

II.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] ADV

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2. in (at home, at work):

you're never in

I'm usually in by 9 am

di solito arrivo per le 9

to come in two days a week

venire al lavoro due giorni alla settimana or esserci due giorni alla settimana

to be in by midnight

rientrare per mezzanotte

to spend the evening in, to have an evening in

passare la serata a casa

stare or rimanere a casa

3. in (in prison, in hospital):

he's in for murder

è dentro or in carcere per omicidio

she's in for a biopsy

è ricoverata per fare una biopsia

5. in SPORTS (within the boundary):

the ball or shot is in

la palla è buona or dentro

(batting) England is in

l'Inghilterra alla battuta

6. in (gathered):

the harvest is in

il raccolto è immagazzinato

III.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] ADJ (fashionable)

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IV.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn] N

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1. in:

i membri del partito al potere

V.in [Brit ɪn, Am ɪn]

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to be in at the finish

essere presente alla fine, all'ultima fase

to be in on the plan inf

partecipare al piano

I wasn't in on it inf

io non ne facevo parte

to have it in for sb inf

avercela (a morte) con qn

you're in for it inf

he's in for a shock, surprise

avrà uno shock, una sorpresa or dovrà aspettarsi uno shock, una sorpresa

she has an in with the boss Am

la porta del capo è sempre aperta per lei

I.in triplicate N

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in triplicate

in triplice copia

II.triplicate [Brit ˈtrɪplɪkət, Am ˈtrɪpləkət] VB trans [Brit ˈtrɪplɪkeɪt, Am ˈtrɪpləˌkeɪt]

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also in the meantime">

I.also in the meantime ADV

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also in the meantime → meanwhile

II.for the meantime

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for the meantime

for the meantime

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also in the meanwhile">

also in the meanwhile [Brit ˈmiːnwʌɪl, Am ˈminˌ(h)waɪl] ADV

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1. also in the meanwhile (during this time):

also in the meanwhile

intanto, nel frattempo

meanwhile, cook the pasta (in recipe)

nel frattempo, fate cuocere la pasta

Jack, meanwhile, was cooking the dinner

Jack, nel frattempo, stava preparando la cena

2. also in the meanwhile (until then):

also in the meanwhile

meanwhile, if you have any questions…

intanto, se avete delle domande…

3. also in the meanwhile (since or before then):

also in the meanwhile

a lot had changed, could change meanwhile

nel frattempo molte cose erano cambiate, potrebbero cambiare

4. also in the meanwhile (by way of contrast):

also in the meanwhile

in quel momento, intanto

meanwhile in Paris…

intanto a Parigi…

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I.break in VB intr

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1. break in (enter):

break in burglar

entrare (per rubare)

2. break in (interrupt):

to break in on sb

interrompere qu

II.break in VB trans

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1. break in (make comfortable) shoes:

it took a couple of weeks to break in my new shoes

ci sono volute un paio di settimane prima che le scarpe nuove mi andassero bene

2. break in AUTO:

fare il rodaggio di

3. break in (tame):

break in animal

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spaccarsi in due

to break in half

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I.break [breɪk] N

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1. break (crack, gap):

2. break (escape):

to make a break for [or towards] sth

lanciarsi verso qc

3. break (interruption):

break commercial

break m inv

5. break (vacation):

spring break

vacanze scolastiche di primavera

6. break (first light):

at the break of day [or dawn]

7. break (divergence):

8. break (opportunity):

9. break SPORTS:

break m inv

Phrases:

to make a clean break

give me a break!

lasciami in pace!

II.break <broke, broken> [breɪk] VB trans

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1. break (shatter, damage, fracture):

to break sth (in)to pieces

mandare qc in pezzi

2. break (interrupt):

break circuit

4. break in tennis:

to break sb's service

strappare il servizio a

6. break (decipher):

7. break (make public):

9. break (make change for):

to break a 100 dollar bill

cambiare una banconota da 100 dollari

10. break:

to break a sweat

cominciare a sudare

to break a sweat fig (become nervous)

cominciare a sudar freddo

11. break MIL:

to break formation

rompere le righe

III.break <broke, broken> [breɪk] VB intr

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1. break (shatter or separate):

break leg, chair, glass, TV

to break into pieces

2. break (interrupt):

shall we break for lunch?

facciamo una pausa per il pranzo?

3. break (hit the shore):

4. break (change of voice):

the boy's voice is breaking

il ragazzo sta cambiando voce

(under strain) her voice broke (with emotion)

le si ruppe la voce (per l'emozione)

5. break (come to end):

break fever

6. break METEO:

break weather

break dawn, day

7. break in pool, snooker:

aprire il gioco

8. break (giving birth):

her water broke on the way to hospital

le si sono rotte le acque mentre stava andando all'ospedale

Phrases:

to break even

rientrare delle spese

to break free

in.

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in. abbreviation of inch

in.

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I.inch <-es> [ɪntʃ] N

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Phrases:

give someone an inch and they'll take a mile prov

dai a qualcuno un dito e ti prendono il braccio prov

to do sth inch by inch

fare qualcosa per gradi

II.inch [ɪntʃ] VB intr

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inch

muoversi lentamente

I.in [ɪn] PREP

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6. in (in less than):

to do sth in 4 hours

fare qc in 4 ore

7. in (for):

he hasn't done that in years/a week

non lo fa da anni/una settimana

8. in (in situation, state of):

in search of sth/sb

in cerca di qc/qu

in this way

when in doubt

in caso di dubbio

to be in a hurry

essere di fretta

to be in love (with sb)

essere innamorato (di qu)

in alphabetical order

in ordine alfabetico

written in black and white fig

messo nero su bianco

dressed in red

vestido di rosso

12. in (made of):

in wood/stone

di legno/pietra

13. in (sound of):

in a whisper

to speak in a loud/low voice

parlare a voce alta/bassa

14. in (aspect of):

6 feet in length/height

lungo/alto 2 metri

in every respect

sotto ogni aspetto

16. in (substitution of):

in your place

in lieu of sth form

17. in (as consequence of):

Phrases:

II.in [ɪn] ADV

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2. in (to a place):

to be in inf

to hand sth in

3. in (popular):

4. in (up):

the tide is coming in

la marea sta salendo

III.in [ɪn] ADJ

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IV.in [ɪn] N

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the ins and outs

gli annessi e connessi m pl

IN [ɪn·ˌdi·ˈæ·nə] N

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IN abbreviation of Indiana

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Indiana [ɪn·ˌdi·ˈæ·nə] N

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The first break-in at the complex was the burglary of a residential unit in 1969. en.wikipedia.org

There were no signs of a break-in and no valuables taken. en.wikipedia.org

This hypothesis has been proposed as a motivation for the break-in. en.wikipedia.org

But she faces a severe setback when she is taken as a prisoner in the base after her attempted break-in ends disastrously. en.wikipedia.org

However, one break-in was big enough to make headlines. en.wikipedia.org

Video surveillance captured the teens casing the property prior to the break-in. en.wikipedia.org

These were universally uncomfortable, especially during the break-in period when they were new. en.wikipedia.org

Several other pieces were damaged during the break-in. en.wikipedia.org

The purposes of the break-in were never conclusively established. en.wikipedia.org

Their argument is cut short when they hear a prowler break-in the front door and the room falls silent. en.wikipedia.org

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