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1 affinity
[ə'fɪnətɪ]1) (attraction) affinità f. (with, for con)2) (resemblance) affinità f., somiglianza f. (to, with con)3) dir. affinità f., parentela f. acquisita4) chim. affinità f.* * *affinity /əˈfɪnətɪ/n. [u]1 (leg.) affinità; parentela acquisita3 attrazione; simpatia● ( banca, in GB) affinity card, carta di credito il cui utilizzo comporta un piccolo versamento da parte della banca emittente a un ente benefico scelto dal titolare.* * *[ə'fɪnətɪ]1) (attraction) affinità f. (with, for con)2) (resemblance) affinità f., somiglianza f. (to, with con)3) dir. affinità f., parentela f. acquisita4) chim. affinità f. -
2 affinity af·fin·ity n
[ə'fɪnɪtɪ](relationship) affinità f inv, (liking) simpatia -
3 affinity card
ncarta di credito che prevede il versamento di una percentuale dei pagamenti a una certa istituzione -
4 natural
['nætʃrəl] 1.1) [phenomenon, disaster, harbour, light, resources] naturalenatural history, sciences — storia naturale, scienze naturali
2) (normal) naturale, normale4) (unaffected) [person, manner] spontaneo, semplice5) mus. naturale6) mat. naturale2.1) colloq. (person)as an actor, he's a natural — è un attore nato
* * *['næ ərəl] 1. adjective1) (of or produced by nature, not made by men: Coal, oil etc are natural resources; Wild animals are happier in their natural state than in a zoo.) naturale2) (born in a person: natural beauty; He had a natural ability for music.) naturale, innato3) ((of manner) simple, without pretence: a nice, natural smile.) naturale4) (normal; as one would expect: It's quite natural for a boy of his age to be interested in girls.) naturale, normale5) (of a musical note, not sharp or flat: G natural is lower in pitch than G sharp.) naturale2. noun1) (a person who is naturally good at something.) (persona con un talento naturale)2) (in music (a sign () indicating) a note which is not to be played sharp or flat.) bequadro, nota naturale•- naturally
- natural gas
- natural history
- natural resources* * *['nætʃrəl] 1.1) [phenomenon, disaster, harbour, light, resources] naturalenatural history, sciences — storia naturale, scienze naturali
2) (normal) naturale, normale4) (unaffected) [person, manner] spontaneo, semplice5) mus. naturale6) mat. naturale2.1) colloq. (person)as an actor, he's a natural — è un attore nato
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5 sympathy
['sɪmpəθɪ] 1.1) (compassion) compassione f."with deepest sympathy" — "sentite condoglianze"
2) (solidarity) solidarietà f.to be in sympathy with sb. — essere d'accordo con qcn., simpatizzare per qcn.
3) (affinity) affinità f.2.nome plurale sympathies* * *['simpəði]1) (a feeling of pity or sorrow for a person in trouble: When her husband died, she received many letters of sympathy.) comprensione condoglianze2) (the state or feeling of being in agreement with, or of being able to understand, the attitude or feelings of another person: I have no sympathy with such a stupid attitude; Are you in sympathy with the strikers?) simpatia; solidarietà•- sympathetically
- sympathize
- sympathise* * *['sɪmpəθɪ] 1.1) (compassion) compassione f."with deepest sympathy" — "sentite condoglianze"
2) (solidarity) solidarietà f.to be in sympathy with sb. — essere d'accordo con qcn., simpatizzare per qcn.
3) (affinity) affinità f.2.nome plurale sympathies -
6 -feeling-
Nota d'usoIl sostantivo “feeling” non viene usato allo stesso modo in inglese e in italiano: Ho un buon feeling con il mio capo, I get on well (o have a good rapport) with my boss (non I have a good feeling with my new boss). In alternativa, si possono usare locuzioni come “to understand each other”: Abbiamo un buon feeling, we understand each other perfectly. Infine, quando si parla di feeling immediato è corretto utilizzare la locuzione “to hit it off” o, più formalmente, “to feel an affinity”: C'è stato subito feeling tra di voi?, did you hit it off at once with her? -
7 elective
[ɪ'lektɪv]1) (elected) [office, official] elettivo; (empowered to elect) [ body] elettorale2) scol. univ. [ course] facoltativo, opzionale* * *elective /ɪˈlɛktɪv/A a.2 (di corso di studi, materia, ecc.) facoltativo; opzionale; libero3 (med.) elettivo; di elezioneB n.( USA) materia (di studio) facoltativa; corso opzionale● (chim. e fig.) elective affinity, affinità elettivaelectively avv. electiveness n. [u].* * *[ɪ'lektɪv]1) (elected) [office, official] elettivo; (empowered to elect) [ body] elettorale2) scol. univ. [ course] facoltativo, opzionale
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Affinity — Affinity, in etymology affinity is the opposite of infinity . These two words have the same root coming from the Latin: finis = end . “Affinity” meaning is near to the “finis” e.g. close to the “zero point” in a before assumed space. On the other … Wikipedia
affinity — af·fin·i·ty /ə fi nə tē/ n pl ties: relationship by marriage compare consanguinity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Affinity — Af*fin i*ty, n.; pl. {Affinities}. [OF. afinit[ e], F. affinit[ e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See {Affined}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his wife s blood relations, or between a wife and her husband s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
affinity — When affinity implies a mutual relationship or attraction, it is normally followed by between or with (The affinity between Britain and most of her former colonies • Beckett…stresses that he wrote the little book on order, not out of any deep… … Modern English usage
affinity — [n1] liking or inclination toward something affection, attraction, closeness, compatibility, cotton*, cup of tea*, druthers*, fondness, good vibrations*, leaning, partiality, rapport, same wavelength, simpatico, sympathy, thing*, weakness*;… … New thesaurus
affinity — (n.) c.1300, relation by marriage (as opposed to consanguinity), from O.Fr. afinité (12c.), from L. affinitatem (nom. affinitas) neighborhood, relationship by marriage, noun of state from affinis adjacent, also kin by marriage, lit. bordering on … Etymology dictionary
affinity — 1 *attraction, sympathy Contrasted words: repugnance, repellency or repulsion, abhorrence (see corresponding adjectives at REPUGNANT): *antipathy, aversion 2 resemblance, *likeness, similarity, similitude, analogy Analogous words: agreement … New Dictionary of Synonyms
affinity — ► NOUN (pl. affinities) 1) a natural liking or sympathy for someone or something. 2) a close relationship based on a common origin or structure. 3) relationship by marriage. 4) the tendency of a substance to combine with another. ORIGIN Latin… … English terms dictionary
affinity — [ə fin′i tē, afin′i tē] n. pl. affinities [ME affinite < OFr afinite < L affinitas < affinis, adjacent, related by marriage < ad , to + finis, a border] 1. relationship by marriage: distinguished from CONSANGUINITY 2. close… … English World dictionary
affinity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ close, great, real, special, strong ▪ I felt a great affinity with the people of the islands. ▪ natural ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Affinity — In fifteenth century England, an affinity was a web of political and social connections constructed by a nobleman, either on the basis of royal favor and personal political standing or on the basis of family and territorial influence. A noble… … Encyclopedia of the Wars of the Roses