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1 promising
['prɒmɪsɪŋ]aggettivo [situation, result, future, artist] promettenteit doesn't look very promising — [weather, outlook] non promette niente di buono
* * *adjective (showing promise; likely to be good: She's a promising pianist; Her work is promising.) promettente* * *promising /ˈprɒmɪsɪŋ/a.promettente; che fa sperare: a promising violinist, un violinista promettente; DIALOGO → - Business trip 2- It looks promising, sembra promettente● a promising sky, un cielo che promette bene (o bel tempo) □ a promising talent, un astro nascentepromisingly avv.* * *['prɒmɪsɪŋ]aggettivo [situation, result, future, artist] promettenteit doesn't look very promising — [weather, outlook] non promette niente di buono
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2 promising prom·is·ing adj
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3 Bright
[braɪt] 1.1) (vivid) [blue, red] brillante, vivace; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] (of one colour) di colore brillante; (of several colours) a colori vivaci3) (shiny) [sun, sunshine] splendente; [ star] luminoso, lucente, splendente; [ moon] splendente; [ eyes] lucente, splendente; [coin, metal] lucente, lucido; [ jewel] lucente4) (clever) intelligente5) (cheerful) [person, mood] allegro, vivace; [smile, face] radioso6) (promising) [ future] brillante2.avverbio [shine, burn] luminosamente* * *1) (shining with much light: bright sunshine.) luminoso, brillante2) ((of a colour) strong and bold: a bright red car.) vivo3) (cheerful: a bright smile.) felice, raggiante4) (clever: bright children.) intelligente•- brightly- brightness
- brighten* * *(Surnames) Bright /braɪt/* * *[braɪt] 1.1) (vivid) [blue, red] brillante, vivace; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] (of one colour) di colore brillante; (of several colours) a colori vivaci3) (shiny) [sun, sunshine] splendente; [ star] luminoso, lucente, splendente; [ moon] splendente; [ eyes] lucente, splendente; [coin, metal] lucente, lucido; [ jewel] lucente4) (clever) intelligente5) (cheerful) [person, mood] allegro, vivace; [smile, face] radioso6) (promising) [ future] brillante2.avverbio [shine, burn] luminosamente -
4 Hope
I [həʊp]1) speranza f.to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.
to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza
2) (promising person) speranza f.II 1. [həʊp]verbo transitivo sperare (2.I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
verbo intransitivo sperareto hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.
••to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze
* * *[həup] 1. verb(to want something to happen and have some reason to believe that it will or might happen: He's very late, but we are still hoping he will come; I hope to be in London next month; We're hoping for some help from other people; It's unlikely that he'll come now, but we keep on hoping; `Do you think it will rain?' `I hope so/not'.) sperare2. noun1) ((any reason or encouragement for) the state of feeling that what one wants will or might happen: He has lost all hope of becoming the president; He came to see me in the hope that I would help him; He has hopes of winning a scholarship; The rescuers said there was no hope of finding anyone alive in the mine.) speranza2) (a person, thing etc that one is relying on for help etc: He's my last hope - there is no-one else I can ask.) speranza3) (something hoped for: My hope is that he will get married and settle down soon.) speranza•- hopeful- hopefulness
- hopefully
- hopeless
- hopelessly
- hopelessness
- hope against hope
- hope for the best
- not have a hope
- not a hope
- raise someone's hopes* * *(First names) Hope /həʊp/f.* * *I [həʊp]1) speranza f.to have high hopes of sb., sth. — avere grandi speranze per qcn., qcs.
to be beyond (all) o without hope essere senza speranza; to keep one's hopes high mantenere vive le proprie speranze; there are grounds for hope ci sono buone ragioni per sperare; to raise sb.'s hopes dare speranza a qcn.; to dash sb.'s hopes infrangere le speranze di qcn.; to have no hope of (doing) sth. non avere nessuna speranza di (fare) qcs.; there is little hope that ci sono poche speranze che; there is no hope of non ci sono speranze di; what a hope! some hope! colloq. magari! he hasn't got a hope in hell — colloq. non ha la benché minima speranza
2) (promising person) speranza f.II 1. [həʊp]verbo transitivo sperare (2.I only o just hope he remembers spero solo che si ricordi; I (do) hope so, not spero (proprio) di sì, di no; hoping to hear from you — (in letter) nella speranza di ricevere presto tue notizie
verbo intransitivo sperareto hope for sth. — sperare o confidare in qcs.
••to hope against hope — illudersi, coltivare vane speranze
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5 likely
['laɪklɪ] 1.1) (probable) probabile; [ explanation] verosimileit is o seems likely that è probabile che; it is not likely that o it is hardly likely that è improbabile che; a likely story! iron. questa è bella! a likely excuse! — iron. bella scusa!
2) (promising) [ candidate] promettente3) (potential) [client, candidate] potenziale2.avverbio (probably) probabilmentenot likely! — BE colloq. nemmeno per sogno! neanche per idea!
* * *1) (probable: the likely result; It's likely that she'll succeed.) probabile2) (looking etc as if it might be good, useful, suitable etc: a likely spot for a picnic; She's the most likely person for the job.) adatto* * *['laɪklɪ] 1.1) (probable) probabile; [ explanation] verosimileit is o seems likely that è probabile che; it is not likely that o it is hardly likely that è improbabile che; a likely story! iron. questa è bella! a likely excuse! — iron. bella scusa!
2) (promising) [ candidate] promettente3) (potential) [client, candidate] potenziale2.avverbio (probably) probabilmentenot likely! — BE colloq. nemmeno per sogno! neanche per idea!
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6 -Business trip 2-
At work Business trip 2There was some good news as well. Ci sono state anche notizie positive.We went to visit a potential supplier. Siamo andati a trovare un potenziale fornitore.They seemed much more professional than the other company. Sono sembrati molto più professionali dell'altra azienda.We discussed prices and quality with the company and got a few samples. Abbiamo discusso i prezzi e la qualità con l'azienda e abbiamo ricevuto alcuni campioni.We're thinking of placing a small trial order with them. Stiamo pensando di dare loro un piccolo ordine di prova.Where are they based? Dove hanno sede?They're based on the outskirts of Bombay. La loro sede è nella periferia di Bombay.It looks promising. Sembra promettente.We went there just to have a look around the production sites. Siamo andati là solo per dare un'occhiata ai siti di produzione.They showed us new products and materials. Ci hanno mostrato nuovi prodotti e materiali.They looked after us very well and were very hospitable. Si sono presi cura di noi e sono stati molto ospitali.The good news is that we signed the contract for that big order. La buona notizia è che abbiamo firmato il contratto per quel grosso ordine.We finalized all the details and they should go into production next month. Abbiamo definito tutti i dettagli e dovrebbero andare in produzione il prossimo mese.Well done! Ben fatto!That's excellent news! Che bella notizia! -
7 ♦ (to) discover
♦ (to) discover /dɪsˈkʌvə(r)/v. t.1 scoprire: Amerigo Vespucci discovered South America, Amerigo Vespucci ha scoperto l'America del Sud; Researchers have discovered a promising new treatment for the disease, alcuni ricercatori hanno scoperto una nuova cura promettente per la malattia; You can discover exciting new facts about your ancestors, si possono fare scoperte entusiasmanti sui propri antenati; I discovered that he was a traitor, ho scoperto che era un traditore; They never discovered who stole the paintings, non hanno mai scoperto chi avesse rubato i quadri; Use this guide to discover the world of wine, usate questa guida per scoprire il mondo del vino; He has a reputation for discovering new writers, ha la fama di essere uno scopritore di nuovi scrittori2 scoprire, ritrovare: The body was discovered the following day, il corpo è stato scoperto il giorno dopo; I discovered my glasses at the bottom of a pile of papers, ho ritrovato i miei occhiali sotto una pila di fogli● as far as I can discover, per quanto ne so iodiscoverablea.scopribile; trovabilediscoverern.scopritore, scopritrice. -
8 ■ fizzle out
■ fizzle outv. i. + avv.(fam.) ridursi a poco a poco; esaurirsi; finire in nulla; After a promising start, the film fizzles out, dopo un inizio promettente il film si ammoscia e delude. -
9 promisingly
['prɒmɪsɪŋlɪ]avverbio in modo promettente* * *promisingly* * *['prɒmɪsɪŋlɪ]avverbio in modo promettente -
10 ♦ (to) discover
♦ (to) discover /dɪsˈkʌvə(r)/v. t.1 scoprire: Amerigo Vespucci discovered South America, Amerigo Vespucci ha scoperto l'America del Sud; Researchers have discovered a promising new treatment for the disease, alcuni ricercatori hanno scoperto una nuova cura promettente per la malattia; You can discover exciting new facts about your ancestors, si possono fare scoperte entusiasmanti sui propri antenati; I discovered that he was a traitor, ho scoperto che era un traditore; They never discovered who stole the paintings, non hanno mai scoperto chi avesse rubato i quadri; Use this guide to discover the world of wine, usate questa guida per scoprire il mondo del vino; He has a reputation for discovering new writers, ha la fama di essere uno scopritore di nuovi scrittori2 scoprire, ritrovare: The body was discovered the following day, il corpo è stato scoperto il giorno dopo; I discovered my glasses at the bottom of a pile of papers, ho ritrovato i miei occhiali sotto una pila di fogli● as far as I can discover, per quanto ne so iodiscoverablea.scopribile; trovabilediscoverern.scopritore, scopritrice. -
11 rising ris·ing
['raɪzɪŋ]1. adj1) (increasing: number) sempre crescente, (prices) in aumento, (tide) montante, (anger, alarm, doubt) crescente2) (getting higher: sun, moon) nascente, che sorge, (ground) in salita, (fig: promising) promettente2. n(uprising) sommossa -
12 make a fool of
(to make (someone) appear ridiculous or stupid: He made a real fool of her by promising to marry her and then leaving her when he had spent all her money.) farsi gioco di -
13 promise
I ['prɒmɪs]1) (undertaking) promessa f.2) U (hope, prospect) speranza f., prospettiva f.II 1. ['prɒmɪs]she shows great promise — promette molto bene, è una grande promessa
1) (pledge)to promise sb. sth. — promettere qcs. a qcn.
2) (give prospect of) annunciare, promettere3) (assure) assicurare, garantire2.it won't be easy, I promise you — non sarà facile, te lo assicuro
1) (give pledge) promettere2) fig.to promise well — [young talent, candidate] essere promettente; [result, situation] promettere bene, essere promettente
* * *['promis] 1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) promettere2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) promettere3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) promettere2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promessa2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) promessa•* * *I ['prɒmɪs]1) (undertaking) promessa f.2) U (hope, prospect) speranza f., prospettiva f.II 1. ['prɒmɪs]she shows great promise — promette molto bene, è una grande promessa
1) (pledge)to promise sb. sth. — promettere qcs. a qcn.
2) (give prospect of) annunciare, promettere3) (assure) assicurare, garantire2.it won't be easy, I promise you — non sarà facile, te lo assicuro
1) (give pledge) promettere2) fig.to promise well — [young talent, candidate] essere promettente; [result, situation] promettere bene, essere promettente
См. также в других словарях:
Promising — Prom is*ing, a. Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance; as, promising person; a promising day. {Prom is*ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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promising — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ showing great potential. DERIVATIVES promisingly adverb … English terms dictionary
promising — [präm′is iŋ] adj. showing promise of success, excellence, etc. promisingly adv … English World dictionary
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