liven up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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liven [Brit ˈlʌɪv(ə)n, Am ˈlaɪvən] VB trans VB intr

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II.flub <forma in -ing flubbing, pt, pp flubbed> [Brit flʌb, Am fləb] VB trans Am inf (botch)

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I.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADV Up appears frequently in English as the second element of phrasal verbs (get up, pick up etc.): for translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (get, pick etc.).

1. up (high):

up here
quassù
up there
lassù
up on the wardrobe, the hill
in cima all'armadio, alla collina
up on the top shelf
sullo scaffale più in alto
up in the tree
in cima all'albero
up in the clouds
tra le nuvole
up at the top of the house
su in cima alla casa
up on top of the mountain
sulla cima della montagna
up in London
(su) a Londra
up to or in Scotland
(su) in Scozia
up to Aberdeen
(su) ad Aberdeen
up North
(su) a Nord
four floors up from here
quattro piani più su
I live two floors up
abito due piani di sopra
he lives ten floors up from her
abita dieci piani sopra di lei
on the second shelf up
sul secondo scaffale dal basso
I'm on my way up
sto salendo
I'll be right up
salgo subito
he's on his way up to see you, to the fifth floor
sta salendo su da te, al quinto piano
it needs to be a bit further up picture:
dovrebbe stare un po' più su
all the way up
fino in cima

9. up:

up to
fino a
up to here
fino a qui
up to there
fino là
I was up to my knees in water
l'acqua mi arrivava alle ginocchia
up to 20 people, 50 dollars
fino a 20 persone, 50 dollari
up to 500 people arrive every day
ogni giorno arrivano fino a 500 persone
reductions of up to 50%
sconti fino al 50%
tax on profits of up to £150, 000
tasse sui guadagni fino a 150.000 sterline
to work for up to 12 hours a day
lavorare fino a 12 ore al giorno
a hotel for up to 500 people
un albergo che può ospitare fino a 500 persone
up to 1964
fino al 1964
up to 10.30 pm
fino alle 10.30 di sera
up to now
fino ad adesso
up to chapter two
fino al capitolo due
I'm not up to it (not capable)
non sono in grado di farlo
I'm not up to it (not well enough)
non me la sento di farlo
I'm not up to going to London, going back to work
non me la sento di andare a Londra, di tornare al lavoro
I'm not up to writing a book
non mi sento all'altezza di scrivere un libro
the play wasn't up to much
lo spettacolo non è stato un granché
that piece of work wasn't up to your usual standard
quel lavoro non era al tuo solito livello
it's up to you, him to do (expressing responsibility)
spetta a te, a lui fare or sta a te, a lui fare
“shall I leave?” - “it's up to you!”
“devo andare via?” - “vedi un po' tu!”
if it were up to me, him
se dipendesse da me, da lui
what is he up to?
cosa sta facendo?
what are those children up to?
cosa stanno combinando quei bambini?
they're up to something
stanno combinando qualcosa

II.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] PREP

III.up [Brit ʌp, Am əp] ADJ

V.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB trans (increase)

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VI.up <forma in -ing upping, pt, pp upped> [Brit ʌp, Am əp] VB intr inf

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liven up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for liven up in the English»Italian Dictionary

IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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The walls are covered in ramps and stairs to liven up the concrete walls with metal detailing.
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She recommends jewellery to liven up basic dresses.
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I've read somewhere that wearing white is anti-ageing too -- the light reflects on to the face to liven up the skin.
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I finally propose a game to liven up the press conference.
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So many of them fall into a familiar pattern, and there's little or nothing they can do to liven up the formula.
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He was expected to dance in ceremonies before the king and liven up the king's mood and the king's subjects.
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It never fails to liven up participants, and with its core emphasis on "letting go", does truly help bring people together.
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They usually get it from an older sibling and take it into school to liven up their lunchtime.
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A live band played ethnic music along with modern praise and worship songs to liven up the atmosphere.
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The festival aims as much to liven up the tough life of the refugees as to raise awareness of this forgotten crisis.
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