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1 period **** pe·ri·od
['pɪərɪəd]1. n1) (length of time) periodo, (stage: in career, development etc) periodo, momento, Am Ftbl tempofor a period of three weeks — per un periodo di or per la durata di tre settimane
the Victorian period — l'epoca or l'età vittoriana
2) Scol ora3) (Am: full stop) punto4) (menstruation) mestruazioni fpl2. adj(costume) d'epoca -
2 reprieve
I [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospensione f. della pena2) (delay) rinvio m.3) (respite) tregua f.II [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospendere la pena a [ prisoner]2)the school was reprieved — (for limited period) alla scuola è stata concessa una proroga
* * *[rə'pri:v] 1. verb(to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment: The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved.) (rinviare o sospendere l'esecuzione di una sentenza)2. noun(the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this.) (rinvio o sospensione dell'esecuzione di una sentenza)* * *reprieve /rɪˈpri:v/n. [uc]2 (fig.) dilazione; tregua.(to) reprieve /rɪˈpri:v/v. t.2 (fig.) dare tregua, dare sollievo a (q.).* * *I [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospensione f. della pena2) (delay) rinvio m.3) (respite) tregua f.II [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospendere la pena a [ prisoner]2)the school was reprieved — (for limited period) alla scuola è stata concessa una proroga
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3 term
I 1. [tɜːm]1) (period of time) periodo m.; scol. univ. trimestre m., semestre m.; dir. (session) sessione f.; (duration of lease) durata f.to have reached (full) term — (of pregnancy) essere al termine della gravidanza
a term baby, a baby born at term — un bambino (nato) a termine
autumn, spring, summer term — scol. univ. primo, secondo, terzo trimestre
2) (word, phrase) termine m., vocabolo m.he condemned his action in the strongest possible terms — ha condannato molto duramente la sua azione
3) (limit) termine m., limite m.2.1) (conditions) termini m., condizioni f., clausole f.; (of will) disposizioni f.; comm. condizioni m. di pagamentoterms and conditions — dir. modalità
terms of trade — comm. econ. ragioni di scambio
on easy terms — comm. con agevolazioni di pagamento
2)to come to terms with — ammettere, riconoscere [identity, past]; accettare, ammettere [death, failure]; affrontare [ issue]
3) (relations) rapporti m., relazioni f.to be on good terms with sb. — essere in buoni rapporti con qcn.
5) in terms of (as expressed by) espresso in, in funzione di; (from the point of view of) dal punto di vista diII [tɜːm]verbo transitivo chiamare, definire* * *[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) periodo, durata; mandato2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) trimestre3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) termine•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.)- in terms of* * *I 1. [tɜːm]1) (period of time) periodo m.; scol. univ. trimestre m., semestre m.; dir. (session) sessione f.; (duration of lease) durata f.to have reached (full) term — (of pregnancy) essere al termine della gravidanza
a term baby, a baby born at term — un bambino (nato) a termine
autumn, spring, summer term — scol. univ. primo, secondo, terzo trimestre
2) (word, phrase) termine m., vocabolo m.he condemned his action in the strongest possible terms — ha condannato molto duramente la sua azione
3) (limit) termine m., limite m.2.1) (conditions) termini m., condizioni f., clausole f.; (of will) disposizioni f.; comm. condizioni m. di pagamentoterms and conditions — dir. modalità
terms of trade — comm. econ. ragioni di scambio
on easy terms — comm. con agevolazioni di pagamento
2)to come to terms with — ammettere, riconoscere [identity, past]; accettare, ammettere [death, failure]; affrontare [ issue]
3) (relations) rapporti m., relazioni f.to be on good terms with sb. — essere in buoni rapporti con qcn.
5) in terms of (as expressed by) espresso in, in funzione di; (from the point of view of) dal punto di vista diII [tɜːm]verbo transitivo chiamare, definire -
4 span
I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river]* * *[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) luce, campata2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) durata2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) attraversare* * *I [spæn]1. n2. vt(subj : bridge etc) attraversareII [spæn] pther interests spanned every aspect of nature — i suoi interessi spaziavano in ogni aspetto della natura
See:* * *span (1) /spæn/n.2 ( di arco, ponte, ecc.) luce; campata: the span of an arch, la luce d'un arco; a bridge of four spans, un ponte a quattro campate4 (= time span) periodo (di tempo); tratto di tempo; arco di tempo: attention span, capacità di concentrazione (o di attenzione); He has a limited attention span, si distrae facilmente5 distanza fra due estremità; lunghezza; larghezza● (edil.) span roof, tetto a due spioventi.span (2) /spæn/n.3 (naut.) patta d'oca; penzolo.(to) span (1) /spæn/A v. t.1 misurare a spanne; misurare2 attraversare; stendersi attraverso: A bridge spans the river at the mouth, un ponte attraversa il fiume alla foce3 (fig.) abbracciare: The Roman Empire spanned five centuries, l'Impero Romano abbracciò cinque secoliB v. i.● to span a river with a bridge, gettare un ponte su un fiume.(to) span (2) /spæn/v. t.* * *I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river]
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