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1 practically
['præktɪklɪ]1) (almost, virtually) quasi, praticamente2) (in a practical way) in modo pratico* * *1) (almost: The room was practically full.) praticamente; quasi2) (in a practical way: Practically, it's more difficult than you think.) (in realtà)* * *practically /ˈpræktɪklɪ/avv.* * *['præktɪklɪ]1) (almost, virtually) quasi, praticamente2) (in a practical way) in modo pratico -
2 practically prac·ti·cal·ly adv
['præktɪklɪ]1) (almost) praticamente, quasi2)practically based — (education, training) basato (-a) sulla pratica
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3 almost
['ɔːlməʊst]1) (practically) quasi, praticamente••Note:When almost is used to mean practically, it is translated by quasi: we're almost ready = siamo quasi pronti; it's almost dark = è quasi buio; the room was almost empty = la sala era quasi vuota. - When almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated by using either per poco (non) + a verb in the past tense or c'è mancato poco che followed by a subjunctive form: I almost forgot = per poco non me ne dimenticavo; he almost fell = c'è mancato poco che cadesse* * *['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) quasi* * *['ɔːlməʊst]1) (practically) quasi, praticamente••Note:When almost is used to mean practically, it is translated by quasi: we're almost ready = siamo quasi pronti; it's almost dark = è quasi buio; the room was almost empty = la sala era quasi vuota. - When almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated by using either per poco (non) + a verb in the past tense or c'è mancato poco che followed by a subjunctive form: I almost forgot = per poco non me ne dimenticavo; he almost fell = c'è mancato poco che cadesse -
4 cope
[kəʊp]1) (manage practically) [ person] farcela, sbrogliarsela; [police, system] farcela, essere all'altezzato cope with — [ person] occuparsi di [person, work]; [police, system] far fronte a, affrontare [demand, disaster, inquiries]
2) (manage financially) tirare avantito cope with — affrontare, sopportare [bereavement, depression]
to cope with sb. — tenere testa a qcn.
if you left me, I couldn't cope — se mi lasciassi, non potrei sopportarlo
* * *[koup](to manage; to deal with successfully: I can't cope with all this work.) far fronte, essere all'altezza* * *cope /kəʊp/n.1 (relig.) piviale2 (fig. poet.) manto, cappa(to) cope (1) /kəʊp/A v. t.B v. i.♦ (to) cope (2) /kəʊp/v. i.1 cavarsela; farcela; tirare avanti; essere all'altezza: to cope well under pressure, cavarsela (o reagire) bene sotto pressione; to cope on one's own, cavarsela (o farcela) da solo; to cope on £50 a week, tirare avanti con cinquanta sterline alla settimana; I felt I couldn't cope any longer, sentii che non ce la facevo più2 – to cope with, affrontare; far fronte a; tener testa a; sostenere; sopportare: to cope with the demands of a large family, far fronte alle esigenze di una famiglia numerosa; This off-road vehicle can cope with almost any climb, questo fuoristrada è in grado di affrontare qualsiasi salita o quasi; to cope with bereavement, sopportare un lutto.* * *[kəʊp]1) (manage practically) [ person] farcela, sbrogliarsela; [police, system] farcela, essere all'altezzato cope with — [ person] occuparsi di [person, work]; [police, system] far fronte a, affrontare [demand, disaster, inquiries]
2) (manage financially) tirare avantito cope with — affrontare, sopportare [bereavement, depression]
to cope with sb. — tenere testa a qcn.
if you left me, I couldn't cope — se mi lasciassi, non potrei sopportarlo
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5 give away
give away [sth.], give [sth.] away1) dare via, regalare [item, sample]2) (reveal) rivelare [secret, answer]3) (lose carelessly) regalare [match, goal, advantage]; give [sb.] away, give away [sb.]5) (in marriage) portare all'altare* * *1) (to give etc (something) to someone (eg because one no longer wants it): I'm going to give all my money away.) dare via2) (to cause or allow (information etc) to become known usually accidentally: He gave away our hiding-place (noun give-away: the lingering smell was a give-away).)* * *vt + adv2) (reveal: secret) rivelare, (betray: person) tradire* * *give away [sth.], give [sth.] away1) dare via, regalare [item, sample]2) (reveal) rivelare [secret, answer]3) (lose carelessly) regalare [match, goal, advantage]; give [sb.] away, give away [sb.]5) (in marriage) portare all'altare -
6 deserted
[dɪ'zɜːtɪd] 1. 2.1) (empty) deserto, disabitato2) [ person] abbandonato* * *1) (with no people etc: The streets are completely deserted.) deserto2) (abandoned: his deserted wife and children.) abbandonato* * *deserted /dɪˈzɜ:tɪd/a.2 deserto, vuoto: deserted streets, strade deserte; a deserted house, una casa disabitata; The farm stood deserted, la fattoria era deserta; The restaurant was practically deserted when we arrived, il ristorante era praticamente deserto quando siamo arrivati.* * *[dɪ'zɜːtɪd] 1. 2.1) (empty) deserto, disabitato2) [ person] abbandonato -
7 ■ give away
■ give awayA v. t. + avv.1 dare via; dare; donare; consegnare; distribuire: He gave away all his money to the needy, diede tutto il suo denaro ai bisognosi2 (comm.) vendere (o dare) per poco prezzo; regalare (fig.): At this price, we're practically giving these shoes away, a questo prezzo, queste scarpe sono quasi regalate4 rivelare, svelare, spifferare, tradire ( un segreto, ecc.); denunciare: Don't give away his hiding place!, non rivelare il suo nascondiglio!; They gave him away to the police, lo hanno denunciato alla polizia5 accompagnare (o portare) all'altare: The bride was given away by her uncle, la sposa è stata portata all'altare dallo zio6 ( sport) dare via, regalare ( una partita, ecc.); perdere, farsi rubare ( la palla); subire ( un gol, un canestro, ecc.); sprecare, mancare ( un rigore)B v. i. + avv.► to give, B, def. 2 □ to give oneself away, tradirsi; farsi scoprire □ to give the game (o the show) away, scoprire il gioco (fig.); tradire un segreto. -
8 ♦ useless
♦ useless /ˈju:sləs/a.1 inutile: a useless attempt, un tentativo inutile; This machine is useless, questa macchina è inservibile; All their efforts to save her proved useless, tutti i loro sforzi per salvarla si sono rivelati inutili; It's useless complaining, it won't solve your problem, lamentarsi non serve, non ti risolverà il problema2 incapace; inetto: He's totally useless, è un vero incapace; a useless idiot, un perfetto idiota; to be useless at st. [doing st.], essere negato per qc. [per fare qc.]: He's useless at maths, è negato per la matematica3 ( di parte del corpo) fuori uso; inutilizzabile: My right eye is practically useless, il mio occhio destro è praticamente fuori uso● to be worse than useless!, essere peggio che inutile: Some of their suggestions were worse than useless, alcuni dei loro suggerimenti erano peggio che inutili □ to feel useless, sentirsi un fallitouselesslyavv.inutilmente; invanouselessnessn. [u]inutilità. -
9 practical
['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2.* * *['præktikəl]1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) pratico2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) pratico3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) pratico•- practically
- practical joke* * *['præktɪkl] 1.1) (concrete, not theoretical) pratico, concreto2) [ person] (sensible) (con senso) pratico; (with hands) pratico3) (functional) [clothes, equipment] pratico2.
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Practically — Prac ti*cal*ly, adv. 1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless. [1913 Webster] 2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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practically — [prak′tik lē, prak′ti kə lē] adv. 1. in a practical manner 2. from a practical viewpoint 3. for all practical purposes; in effect; virtually [practically a dictator] 4. Informal almost; nearly … English World dictionary
practically — for practical purposes, as good as, 1748, from PRACTICAL (Cf. practical) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
practically — *virtually, morally … New Dictionary of Synonyms
practically — [adj] almost; nearly about, all but, approximately, as good as, as much as, basically, close to, essentially, for all intents and purposes*, fundamentally, in effect, in essence, morally, most, much, nearly, nigh, virtually, well nigh; concepts… … New thesaurus
practically — ► ADVERB 1) in a practical way. 2) virtually; almost … English terms dictionary
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practically — /prak tik lee/, adv. 1. in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest. 2. in a practical manner: to think practically. 3. from a practical point of view: Practically speaking, the plan is not very promising. 4. almost; nearly: Their… … Universalium
practically — prac|ti|cally [ˈpræktıkli] adv 1.) especially spoken almost ▪ I ve read practically all of his books. ▪ She sees him practically every day. ▪ It s practically impossible to predict what will happen. ▪ The two designs were practically identical. 2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
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