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(anche ~ out) (serve) servire, versare [drink]; can I ~ you some more coffee? le verso ancora un po’ di caffè? to ~ oneself a drink versarsi da bere
(supply freely) to ~ money into industry investire molto denaro nell’industria; to ~ one’s energies into one’s work concentrare tutte le proprie energie nel lavoro
intr.
(flow) [liquid] colare; to ~ into [water, liquid] colare in;
[smoke, fumes, light] entrare o diffondersi in; to ~ out of o from [smoke, fumes] uscire (in grande quantità) da;
[water] sgorgare da; tears ~ed down her face le lacrime le scorrevano sul volto; water ~ed down the walls l’acqua colava lungo i muri; relief ~ed over me fui pervaso da un grande senso di sollievo
fig. to ~ into [people] affluire in; to ~ from o out of [people, cars] uscire in massa o riversarsi fuori da;
[supplies, money] uscire in grande quantità da; to ~ across o over [people] riversarsi su [border, bridge]
(serve tea, coffee) shall I ~? servo io?
[jug, teapot] versare
impers. it’s ~ing (with rain) piove a dirotto
locuzioni idiomatiche to ~ cold water on sth. farsi vedere poco entusiasti per qcs.
Phrasal verbs: pour away: ~ away [sth.], ~ [sth.] away buttare via [surplus, dregs]. pour down the rain was ~ing down la pioggia cadeva a dirotto. pour in [letters, requests, money] piovere;
[water] entrare a fiotti. pour off: ~ off [sth.], ~ [sth.] off gettare via, eliminare [excess, fat]. pour out: ~ out [liquid, smoke] uscire (in grandi quantità);
[people] uscire in massa; ~ out [sth.], ~ [sth.] out
versare, servire [coffee, wine etc.]
fig. dare libero sfogo a [ideas];
sfogare [feelings, anger] (to sb. con qcn.);
scaricare [fumes, sewage]; to ~ out one’s troubles o heart to sb. sfogarsi con qcn.