heaven

['hevn]

nome

1) relig. (anche Heaven) cielo m., paradiso m.

heaven and earth — cielo e terra

heaven and hell — inferno e paradiso

the kingdom of heaven — il regno dei cieli

2) (in exclamations)

heavens (above)! — santo cielo!

heaven forbid he should realize! — il cielo non voglia che se ne accorga!

heaven help us! — che il cielo ci aiuti!

good heavens! — santo cielo!

thank heaven(s)! — grazie al cielo!

3) (bliss) (state, place) paradiso m.

the dinner was heaven — la cena fu divina

4) (sky) cielo m.

the heavens — il cielo

the heavens opened — si aprirono le cateratte del cielo

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to be in the seventh heaven — essere al settimo cielo

to move heaven and earth — muovere cielo e terra (to do per fare)

to stink o smell to high heaven — puzzare lontano un chilometro

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['hevn]

noun

1) (in some religions, the place where God or the gods live, and where good people go when they die.) paradiso

2) (the sky: He raised his eyes to heaven / the heavens.) cielo

3) ((something which brings) great happiness: `This is heaven', she said, lying on the beach in the sun.) paradiso

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- heavenly

- heavenliness
- heavens
- heavenly bodies
- heaven-sent
- for heaven's sake
- heaven knows
- thank heavens

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['hevn]

nome

1) relig. (anche Heaven) cielo m., paradiso m.

heaven and earth — cielo e terra

heaven and hell — inferno e paradiso

the kingdom of heaven — il regno dei cieli

2) (in exclamations)

heavens (above)! — santo cielo!

heaven forbid he should realize! — il cielo non voglia che se ne accorga!

heaven help us! — che il cielo ci aiuti!

good heavens! — santo cielo!

thank heaven(s)! — grazie al cielo!

3) (bliss) (state, place) paradiso m.

the dinner was heaven — la cena fu divina

4) (sky) cielo m.

the heavens — il cielo

the heavens opened — si aprirono le cateratte del cielo

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to be in the seventh heaven — essere al settimo cielo

to move heaven and earth — muovere cielo e terra (to do per fare)

to stink o smell to high heaven — puzzare lontano un chilometro