wear ****

[wɛə(r)] wore vb: pt worn pp

1. n

1) (use) uso

shoes for everyday wear — scarpe da mettere tutti i giorni

there's still a lot of wear in these — (shoes, carpets, tyres) sono ancora in buono stato

I've had a lot of wear out of this jacket — porto questa giacca da anni

to stand up to a lot of wear — durare a lungo

2) (deterioration through use) logoramento, logorio

wear and tear — usura

fair wear and tear Comm — normale usura

the wear on the engine — l'usura del motore

she looks the worse for wear — (old, exhausted) sembra sciupata, (hung-over) ha l'aria distrutta

3) (clothing) abbigliamento

children's wear — confezioni fpl per bambini

sports/baby wear — abbigliamento sportivo/per neonati

summer wear — abiti mpl estivi

evening wear — abiti npl da sera

2. vt

1) (spectacles, necklace, beard) portare, (clothes) portare, indossare, (look, smile) avere

to wear make-up — truccarsi

she wasn't wearing any make-up — non era truccata

she wore her blue dress — portava il vestito blu

she was wearing a black coat — portava un cappotto nero

he wore black trousers and a T-shirt — portava pantaloni neri e una maglietta

this is the first time I've worn these shoes — è la prima volta che metto queste scarpe

I have nothing to wear to the dinner — non ho niente da mettermi per la cena

to wear one's hair long — portare i capelli lunghi

he wore a big smile — sfoderò un gran sorriso

2) (damage through use) consumare, logorare

I always manage to wear my jumpers at the elbow — i miei maglioni sono sempre consumati nei gomiti

they have worn a path across the lawn — hanno formato un sentiero nel prato a forza di camminarci sopra

to wear a hole in sth — bucare qc a furia di usarlo (-a)

the rocks had been worn smooth — le rocce erano state levigate dal tempo

3) (fam: believe, tolerate) bere

he won't wear that — questa non la beve

3. vi

1) (last) durare

she has worn well — porta bene i suoi anni

that theory has worn well — quella teoria è ancora valida

2) (become worn: shoes, inscription etc) consumarsi, (rocks) levigarsi

the stone steps are beginning to wear — gli scalini di pietra cominciano a consumarsi

the edges have worn smooth — gli spigoli si sono smussati

that excuse is wearing a bit thin — quella scusa non regge più

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- wear away

- wear down

- wear off

- wear on

- wear out

- wear through