Root

I 1. [ruːt]

nome

1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)

to take root — [plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [industry] installarsi, aprire

to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.

to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.

he has no roots — fig. non ha radici

2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.

to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice

to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs

3) ling. mat. radice f.

2.

modificatore

1) bot. [growth] delle radici; [system] radicale

2) fig. [cause] principale, profondo; [issue] di fondo

II 1. [ruːt]

verbo transitivo

1) bot. fare attecchire [plant]

2) fig.

to be rooted in — essere radicato a

2.

verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici

- root out

III [ruːt]

verbo intransitivo (search) [pig] grufolare; [person] frugare, rovistare (in, through in)

- root around

- root for

- root out

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I 1. [ru:t] noun

1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.)

2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.)

3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.)

4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.)

2. verb

(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.)

- root beer

- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb

1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.)

2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.)

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(Surnames) Root /ru:t, rʊt/

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I 1. [ruːt]

nome

1) bot. radice f. (anche fig.)

to take root — [plant] attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici; [idea, value] attecchire, radicarsi, mettere (le) radici, prendere piede; [industry] installarsi, aprire

to pull sth. up by the roots — sradicare o svellere qcs.

to destroy sth. root and branch — distruggere completamente qcs.

he has no roots — fig. non ha radici

2) (origin) (of problem, matter) radice f.; (of evil) radice f., causa f., origine f., fonte f.

to get to the root of the problem — andare alla radice del problema, affrontare un problema alla radice

to be at the root of sth. — essere all'origine di qcs

3) ling. mat. radice f.

2.

modificatore

1) bot. [growth] delle radici; [system] radicale

2) fig. [cause] principale, profondo; [issue] di fondo

II 1. [ruːt]

verbo transitivo

1) bot. fare attecchire [plant]

2) fig.

to be rooted in — essere radicato a

2.

verbo intransitivo bot. attecchire, radicare, mettere (le) radici

- root out

III [ruːt]

verbo intransitivo (search) [pig] grufolare; [person] frugare, rovistare (in, through in)

- root around

- root for

- root out