shift ***

shift ***
[ʃɪft]
1. n
1) (change: in wind, opinion etc) cambiamento, (movement: of load) spostamento, (Comm: in demand) variazione f (della domanda)

a shift in government policy — un cambiamento nella politica del governo

2) (period of work, group of workers) turno

to work in shifts — fare i turni (di lavoro)

the night shift — il turno di notte

to work on night/day shift — fare il turno di notte/di giorno

3) old , (expedient) espediente m

to make shift with/without sth — arrangiarsi con/senza qc

4) Am Auto , (also: gear shift) cambio
2. vt
(gen) spostare, (sth stuck) smuovere, (dirt, stain) togliere, (employee) trasferire, (change: position etc) cambiare

to shift scenery Theatre — cambiare le scene

to shift the blame on to sb — scaricare la colpa su qn

I couldn't shift the wardrobe on my own — non riuscivo a spostare l'armadio da solo

3. vi
1) (gen) spostarsi, (opinions) mutare, (change one's mind) cambiare idea

the wind has shifted to the south — il vento ha girato verso sud

he shifted over to the door — si è avvicinato alla porta

shift off the sofa! — togliti dal divano!

shift up or over or along! — spostati!

that car's certainly shifting fam — quella macchina va molto forte

to shift into second gear Auto — innestare la seconda (marcia)

2)

to shift for o.s. — arrangiarsi da sé, cavarsela da solo (-a)


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