shape up in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.shape [Brit ʃeɪp, Am ʃeɪp] N

1. shape (form, outline):

shape (of object, building etc.)
forma f
shape (of person)
sagoma f
a square, triangular, star shape
una forma quadrata, triangolare, a stella
what shape is it?
che forma ha?
to change shape substance:
cambiare forma
to be an odd shape
avere una forma strana
to be the right, wrong shape object:
avere, non avere la forma giusta
to be the right, wrong shape person:
essere, non essere della taglia giusta
to be round, square in shape
avere forma rotonda, quadrata
it's like a leaf in shape
ha una forma simile a una foglia
in the shape of a star, a cat
a forma di stella, di gatto
to carve, cut, mould sth into shape
dare forma a qc scolpendolo, tagliandolo, modellandolo
to keep its shape garment:
mantenere la forma
to keep one's shape person:
mantenere la linea
to take shape sculpture, building:
prendere forma
to be out of shape garment:
essere sformato
to go out of shape, to lose its shape garment:
perdere la forma, sformarsi
to bend, knock sth out of shape
fare perdere la forma a qc piegandolo, sfondandolo
in all shapes and sizes
di tutte le forme e le misure
cookers come in all shapes and sizes
ci sono cucine a gas di tutte le forme e di tutte le misure
the prince took on the shape of a frog
il principe si trasformò in rana

3. shape fig:

shape (character, structure)
forma f
shape (of organization)
struttura f
technology that influences the shape of the labour market
tecnologia che influisce sulla struttura del mercato del lavoro
he determined the whole shape of 20th century poetry
ha influenzato tutta la forma della poesia del XX secolo
to take shape plan, project, idea:
prendere forma
to take shape events:
prendere una (certa) piega
the likely shape of currency union
il probabile assetto dell'unione monetaria
this will determine the shape of political developments over the next decade
questo determinerà gli sviluppi politici del prossimo decennio
my contribution took the shape of helping, advising…
i miei contributi furono sotto forma di aiuto, consulenza…
whatever the shape of the new government (in composition)
qualunque sia la composizione del nuovo governo
whatever the shape of the new government (in style)
qualsiasi orientamento prenda il nuovo governo
to spell out the shape of a proposal
delineare il profilo di una proposta
to decide what shape one's apology should take
decidere sotto quale forma fare le proprie scuse
developments which have changed the shape of our lives
sviluppi che hanno cambiato il nostro modo di vivere
the shape of things to come
come si metteranno le cose
fortune comes in many shapes and forms
la sorte si presenta sotto molte forme
tips in any shape or form are forbidden
qualsiasi forma di mancia è proibita
I don't condone violence in any shape or form
non ammetto nessuna forma di violenza
I wasn't involved in the matter in any way, shape or form
non ero coinvolto nella faccenda in nessun modo

II.shape [Brit ʃeɪp, Am ʃeɪp] VB trans

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SHAPE [Brit ʃeɪp, Am ʃeɪp] N

also botch-up">
also flub-up">

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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shape up in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for shape up in the English»Italian Dictionary

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IV.up <-pp-> [ʌp] VB intr inf

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English
What could be a better time than a family trip, away from the rigors of daily life, to shape up a business idea?
yourstory.com
You have to shape up or ship out.
www.thehindu.com
The next project from this particular mold had better shape up or give up.
en.wikipedia.org
Three races for all fleets sees the leaderboards start to shape up.
www.sail-world.com
It's always hard to know how teams are going to shape up in their first game.
www.telegraph.co.uk
I've got feelers out, to get a sense of how the books will shape up, but it seems to me very seamless.
news.nationalpost.com
Tablets come in all manner of profiles and on a variety of platforms -- but which will shape up as the workplace favourite of the future?
www.computerweekly.com
Twitter has been under a lot of pressure this year to shape up in terms of how it approaches and deals with harassment.
thinkprogress.org
The spikelet is a flat oval shape up to a centimeter long and holds ten or more flowers, each covered in a dark purple-brown or black bract.
en.wikipedia.org
But if they spent just half an hour less watching television and doing an activity instead it would help them shape up.
www.dailymail.co.uk

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