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(rivolto) aimed (a, verso at), intended, meant (a, verso to); ~ alla o verso la vittoria intent on victory; questo provvedimento è ~ a impedire il traffico di droga this measure aims at preventing o is intended to prevent drug dealing
mar. brezza -a fresh breeze
locuzioni idiomatiche stare con le orecchie -e to strain one’s ears, to keep one’s ears cocked; essere ~ come una corda di violino to be like a coiled spring.
(tirare) to stretch, to strain, to tighten [corda, filo];
to stretch [elastico, pelle];
to extend, to stretch [molla];
to tense, to tighten [muscolo];
to draw [arco]; ~ il collo to extend o crane one’s neck
(allungare, stendere) ~ le braccia verso qcn. to hold out one’s arms to sb.; ~ la mano to hold out one’s hand; ~ la mano a qcn. fig. to hold sb.’s hand, to lend o give sb. a helping hand
(preparare) to lay(irregular), to set(irregular) [trappola, rete]; ~ un’imboscata o un agguato a qcn. to ambush o waylay sb., to set up an ambush for sb.; ~ una trappola o un tranello a qcn. fig. to lay o set a trap for sb., to dig a pit for sb.
intr. (aus. avere)
(essere orientato) ~ al rialzo, al ribasso econ. to trend up, lower; ~ politicamente a destra, sinistra to lean o have leanings to the right, left; il tempo tende al bello the weather is getting better
(mirare a) ~ a to strive for [obiettivo, ideale]; ~ verso to aim to [perfezione, assoluto]; i provvedimenti tendono a ridurre la pressione fiscale the measures are intended to reduce the tax burden
(avvicinarsi a) ~ a to approach [valore, cifra];
to tend to [zero, infinito]; ~ al verde, al nero to be greenish, blackish; un giallo che tende all’arancione a yellow verging on orange, an orangy yellow
(avere tendenza a) ~ a fare to tend to do, to be prone to do o doing; tende a ingrassare he tends o has the tendency to put on weight
tendersi pronom.
[filo, corda, cavo] to tighten;
[muscolo] to tense up
fig. (diventare conflittuale) [relazioni, rapporti] to become(irregular) strained.