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1 ♦ even
♦ even (1) /ˈi:vn/a.1 piano; liscio; piatto: The lawn is perfectly even, il prato è perfettamente liscio; to make even, spianare; lisciare2 uniforme; uguale; regolare; allo stesso livello: even stitches, punti tutti uguali; punti regolari; The pegs were all even with each other, i pioli erano tutti alla stessa altezza4 pari; alla pari; equilibrato; equo; giusto: an even contest, una gara alla pari; uno scontro ad armi pari; even score, punteggio pari; parità; risultato di parità; Our scores are even, siamo alla pari (o in parità); an even balance, un giusto equilibrio; an even exchange, uno scambio equo5 calmo; placido; tranquillo: an even tone of voice, un tono di voce calmo; an even temper, un carattere calmo; even-tempered, calmo; placido; an even disposition, un temperamento tranquillo6 (mat. ed estens.) pari: even numbers, numeri pari; even function, funzione pari; even pages, pagine pari● (fam.) even break, buona probabilità □ even chance, parità di probabilità: It's an even chance that he won't accept, forse accetterà e forse no; to stand an even chance, avere il cinquanta per cento di probabilità □ even-handed, imparziale □ even-handedness, imparzialità □ even money, puntata alla pari; (fig.) pari probabilità □ (fam.) even-steven (agg. e avv.), alla pari □ to be even with sb., essere pari (fam.: pari e patta) con q. □ to break even ► to break □ to get even with sb., saldare i conti con q.; prendersi la rivincita su □ on an even keel ► keel (1).♦ even (2) /ˈi:vn/avv.1 anche; perfino; persino; addirittura: Even a fool could see it, persino uno stupido lo capirebbe; This book is even more interesting than I thought, questo libro è anche (o ancora) più interessante di quello che pensavo2 proprio; esattamente: I'm listening to your record even as I write, sto ascoltanto il tuo disco proprio ora mentre ti scrivo; Even as he said it, he realized it was wrong, nel momento stesso in cui lo disse si rese conto che era sbagliato3 almeno: Does he even suspect the danger?, ha almeno il sospetto di trovarsi in pericolo?● even if, anche se: I'll do it, even if it takes all day, lo farò, anche se ci vorrà tutto il giorno; Even if he asked you to, you still had no business coming here, anche se te l'ha chiesto lui, non dovevi comunque venire qui □ even so, comunque; con tutto ciò; in ogni caso: Even so, I don't think he's dishonest, comunque, non credo che sia disonesto □ even though, anche se; benché; nonostante che: You can contact her, even though she's off duty, puoi contattarla anche se non è di turno: He still eats a lot, even though he knows it's bad for him, mangia sempre molto, benché sappia (o pur sapendo) che gli fa male □ not even (o never even), neanche; nemmeno; neppure: He never even answered my letter, non ha neppure risposto alla mia lettera.even (3) /ˈi:vn/n.(poet.) sera; vespro.(to) even /ˈi:vn/A v. t.1 spianare; livellareB v. i.essere (o andare) alla pari; pareggiarsi: Odds have probably evened between the two contestants, le probabilità di successo ora sono forse alla pari tra i due contendenti● to even the score, ( sport) pareggiare; (fig.) pareggiare il conto con q.
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