make-believe in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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finzione [finˈtsjone] N f

fiaba [ˈfjaba] N f

favola [ˈfavola] N f

I.puro [ˈpuro] ADJ

II.puro (pura) [ˈpuro] N m (f)

III.puro [ˈpuro]

I.fantasia [fantaˈzia] N f

1. fantasia (immaginazione):

fantasia
imagination
fantasia
fancy
un volo di fantasia
a flight of fancy or of the imagination
una fantasia fervida, vivace
a fertile, vivid imagination
un tocco or pizzico di fantasia
a little bit of imagination
non avere fantasia
not to have or to lack imagination
dare libero sfogo alla fantasia, sbrigliare la fantasia, mettere le ali alla fantasia
to give free rein to one's imagination
non lasciare galoppare troppo la fantasia!
don't let your imagination run away with you!
lavorare di fantasia
to let oneself be carried away by one's imagination
questo esiste solo nella tua fantasia, è un frutto or parto della tua fantasia
it's a figment of your imagination, you've made that up
essere pieno di fantasia
to be very imaginative
non potersi permettere alcun volo di fantasia
to have to behave in a conventional way, not to be allowed to let one's imagination go
stimolare la fantasia di qn
to fire or strike sb's imagination

II.fantasia [fantaˈzia] ADJ inv (di colori diversi)

mondo1 [ˈmondo] N m

1. mondo (globo terrestre):

mondo
world
mondo
earth
la creazione, fine del mondo
the creation, end of the world
in tutto il mondo, nel mondo intero
all over the world, worldwide
attraverso or per il mondo
across or throughout the world
girare il mondo
to go round the world
ha girato mezzo mondo
he has travelled across or round the world
giro del mondo
world tour
mio padre abita all'altro capo or dall'altra parte del mondo
my father lives on the other side of the world
il più grande, il più piccolo del mondo
the biggest, smallest in the world
il cuoco peggiore del mondo
the world's worst chef
cittadino del mondo
citizen of the world
la città più antica del mondo
the oldest city on earth
l'isola più grande del mondo
the largest island on the earth or globe
è la cosa più bella del mondo fig
it's the best thing in the world
sono i migliori amici del mondo fig
they're the best of friends
record del mondo SPORTS
world record
coppa del mondo
World Cup

Phrases:

al mondo mettere al mondo un bambino
to bring a child into the world
venire al mondo
to come into the world
non ero ancora al mondo
I wasn't born yet
saper stare al mondo
to know how to behave (in society)
nessuno or niente al mondo le farà cambiare idea
nothing in the world will make her change her mind
non si perderebbe la partita per niente al mondo
he won't miss the match for (all) the world or for all the tea in China
per niente al mondo mi convincerei a fare
nothing on earth would persuade me to do
più di qualsiasi cosa al mondo
more than anything in the world
nessuno al mondo
no man alive
non c'è nessuna ragione al mondo
there's no earthly reason
essere i primi al mondo a fare
to be the first in the world to do
è in capo al mondo!
it's in the back of beyond, it's miles from anywhere!
andrebbe (fino) in capo al mondo per ritrovarla
he would go to the ends of the earth to find her
così va il mondo
that's the way of the world, that's the way it goes or the cookie crumbles
da che mondo è mondo
since time immemorial, from time immemorial
la perfezione non è di questo mondo
perfection is not an earthly thing
cose dell'altro mondo!
it's unbelievable!
mondo cane!
damn!
cascasse il mondo!
no matter what (happens)! come what may!
com'è piccolo il mondo!
it's a small world!
vecchio come il mondo
world-old, as old as the world
essere la fine del mondo
to be terrific
è successa la fine del mondo quando…
there was a big fuss when…
non è mica la fine del mondo!
it's not the end of the world!
vivere fuori dal mondo or nel mondo delle nuvole
to be living in cloud-cuckoo-land or in a dreamworld
tutto il mondo è paese
it's or people are the same the whole world over
il mondo è bello perché è vario
there's nowt so queer as folk
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fare finta che …
to make believe that …

Translations for make-believe in the English»Italian Dictionary (Go to Italian»English)

make-believe in the PONS Dictionary

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English
The rule requires a mark to market, rather than to some theoretical price calculated by a computer a system often criticized as mark to make-believe.
en.wikipedia.org
The make-believe marriage finally ends up in love with each other.
en.wikipedia.org
As an actor, we have to do a lot of make-believe, right?
www.cnet.com
Matter is just a make-believe thing -- it's a relative existence.
www.huffingtonpost.com
Even if it's make-believe, she said, it's still scary for young kids.
psychcentral.com
Having been part of two families that broke up in real life, it's nice to be in a loving family even if it's only make-believe.
en.wikipedia.org
Like her fellow "draggies", she became a make-believe beautiful woman at precisely the time that male revues became internationally popular.
www.smh.com.au
Some of the make-believe appears believable when you stay in-world over a period of time.
en.wikipedia.org
These three universes are deftly intertwined so that the stories or myths told by the grandmother naturally become the setting for make-believe play, punctuated by routine farm events.
en.wikipedia.org
Without knights no chivalry, without court no courtliness, without salon no charm, without material support no deference will last indefinitely, not even as make-believe.
en.wikipedia.org

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