♦ lump

♦ lump
♦ lump (1) /lʌmp/
n.
1 piccola massa; mucchietto; blocco; grumo; pezzo: a lump of coal, un pezzo di carbone
2 zolla; zolletta: a lump of earth, una zolla di terra; a lump of sugar, una zolletta di zucchero
3 gonfiore; protuberanza; bernoccolo; bozzo: a lump on one's head, un bernoccolo sulla testa
4 boccone (di cibo)
5 (ind. tess.) bioccolo
6 (med.) nodulo; tumoretto
7 (metall.) massello
8 (slang) bietolone; babbeo; tonto; salame (fig.)
9 (fam.) the lump, (lavoratori) edili stagionali; manovalanza pagata in nero
10 (pl., slang) tette (pop.)
lump coal, carbone in pezzatura grossa □ a lump in the (o one's) throat, un groppo (o un nodo) alla gola; il magone (fig.) □ lump sugar, zucchero in zollette □ a lump sum, una somma pagata tutta in una volta; una somma forfettaria; un forfait □ a lump-sum bonus, un premio forfettario □ lump-sum contract, appalto a forfait □ (naut.) lump-sum freight, nolo a corpo; nolo a massa □ a lump-sum payment, un pagamento in soluzione unica □ (fisc.) lump-sum tax, imposta in somma fissa; imposta forfettaria □ lump work, lavoro a cottimo □ (spec. USA) in the lump, in blocco; in massa; nell'insieme; (comm.) all'ingrosso □ on a lump-sum basis, su base forfettaria; a forfait □ (slang USA) to take one's lumps, accettare un rimprovero senza protestare; avere ciò che si merita.
lump (2) /lʌmp/
n.
(zool., Cyclopterus lumpus; = lumpfish) lompo; lumpo.
(to) lump (1) /lʌmp/
A v. t.
1 (anche to lump together) ammassare; ammucchiare; mettere in un mucchio; accozzare
2 prendere all'ingrosso; trattare senza distinzione; fare tutto un mucchio di (cose diverse); fare un solo conto di (spese, ecc.)
3 (slang USA) colpire (q.) sulla testa
B v. i.
1 ammassarsi; ammucchiarsi
2 fare un bernoccolo; gonfiarsi
3 raggrumarsi
4 fare lo scaricatore (o il portuale)
to lump along, procedere faticosamente; camminare pesantemente □ to lump down, buttarsi giù; sedersi di schianto □ (fig.) to lump everything together, fare d'ogni erba un fascio.
(to) lump (2) /lʌmp/
v. t.
(fam.) rassegnarsi di malavoglia a (qc.): Even if you don't like it, you'll have to lump it, anche se non ti piace, ti ci dovrai rassegnare (o dovrai mandarla giù, inghiottire il rospo, ecc.) (cfr. ital. «O mangiar questa minestra o saltar dalla finestra»)
Lump it!, piantala; smamma! □ Like it or lump it, volente o nolente; che ti piaccia o no □ You can just lump it!, scordatelo!; neanche a pensarci!

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