wrap up

wrap up: wrap up

1) (dress warmly) coprirsi bene, imbacuccarsi

2) BE colloq. (shut up) tacere, chiudere il becco; wrap up [sth.], wrap [sth.] up

3) fare, confezionare [parcel]; impacchettare [gift, purchase]; mettere in un involucro [rubbish]

it's cold, wrap the children up warm! — fa freddo, copri bene i bambini!

4) fig. (settle) dare gli ultimi ritocchi a [project, event]; concludere [deal, negotiations]; assicurarsi, portare a casa [title, victory]

5) (involve)

to be wrapped up in — vivere per, non avere occhi che per [person]; essere completamente preso da [hobby, work, problem]

they are completely wrapped up in each other — sono presi l'uno dall'altra

he is wrapped up in himself — è ripiegato su se stesso

there is Ј 50,000 wrapped up in the project — ci sono 50.000 sterline di mezzo nel progetto

6) (conceal) fig. nascondere, mascherare [facts, ideas] (in dietro)

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(to dress warmly: You have to wrap up well if you visit England in winter; Wrap the child up well.) imbacuccarsi

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1. vt + adv

1) (gen) avvolgere, (parcel) incartare, (child) coprire bene

she's wrapping her Christmas presents — sta incartando i regali di Natale

she wrapped it up a bit, but what she meant was ... — ci ha girato un po' intorno, ma intendeva dire che...

2) (fam: finalize) concludere

I think that (just) about wraps it up — direi che questo è tutto ciò che c'è da dire

3)

to be wrapped up in sb/sth — essere completamente preso (-a) da qn/qc

she's wrapped up in herself — non pensa che a se stessa

2. vi + adv

1) (dress warmly) coprirsi (bene)

2)

(fam: be quiet) wrap up! — chiudi il becco!

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wrap up

1) (dress warmly) coprirsi bene, imbacuccarsi

2) BE colloq. (shut up) tacere, chiudere il becco; wrap up [sth.], wrap [sth.] up

3) fare, confezionare [parcel]; impacchettare [gift, purchase]; mettere in un involucro [rubbish]

it's cold, wrap the children up warm! — fa freddo, copri bene i bambini!

4) fig. (settle) dare gli ultimi ritocchi a [project, event]; concludere [deal, negotiations]; assicurarsi, portare a casa [title, victory]

5) (involve)

to be wrapped up in — vivere per, non avere occhi che per [person]; essere completamente preso da [hobby, work, problem]

they are completely wrapped up in each other — sono presi l'uno dall'altra

he is wrapped up in himself — è ripiegato su se stesso

there is Ј 50,000 wrapped up in the project — ci sono 50.000 sterline di mezzo nel progetto

6) (conceal) fig. nascondere, mascherare [facts, ideas] (in dietro)

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Synonyms:

Wrap, fold, bundle up

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