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I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio
to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista
3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio* * *(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) svantaggio- at a disadvantage* * *disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/n.1 [uc] svantaggio: Knowing only one language is a big disadvantage in this job, in questo lavoro conoscere solo una lingua è un grosso svantaggio; What are the disadvantages to this system?, quali sono gli svantaggi di questo sistema?; One of the disadvantages of living in the country is that you have to use the car a lot more, uno degli svantaggi di abitare in campagna è che si deve usare la macchina molto di più; The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, ci sono più vantaggi che svantaggi; to be at a disadvantage, essere in (condizioni di) svantaggio; to be to sb. 's disadvantage, andare a svantaggio di q.; to feel at a disadvantage, sentirsi svantaggiato; to put sb. at a disadvantage, mettere q. in posizione di svantaggio2 [u] detrimento; danno.(to) disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/v. t.svantaggiare: A lack of computer skills will seriously disadvantage you, la mancanza di competenze informatiche ti svantaggerà molto.* * *I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio
to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista
3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio -
2 claim *****
[kleɪm]1. n1) (demand: to title, right) pretesa, diritto, (for expenses, damages, increased pay) richiesta, (insurance claim) domanda d'indennizzowe sent in a claim to our insurance company — abbiamo mandato una richiesta di risarcimento alla nostra assicurazione
2) (assertion) affermazione f, pretesathe manufacturer's claims are obviously untrue — le affermazioni del fabbricante sono ovviamente false
2. vt1) (rights, territory) pretendere, rivendicare, (expenses, damages) (ri)chiedere, (lost property) reclamare2) (assert) dichiarare, sostenerethe new system can claim many advantages over the old one — si può dire che il nuovo sistema offre molti vantaggi rispetto a quello vecchio
to claim that/to be... — affermare or sostenere che/di essere...
3. vi(for insurance) fare una domanda d'indennizzo
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