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1 comprendere
( includere) comprise, include( capire) understand* * *comprendere v.tr.1 ( includere, contenere) to include, to comprise, to take* in: l'appartamento comprende un salotto e due camere da letto, the flat comprises one living room and two bedrooms; classe che comprende un certo numero di specie, class that includes quite a few species; il prezzo comprende le spese di trasporto, the price includes the cost of transport2 ( capire) to understand*; ( rendersi conto di) to realize, to comprehend: comprese il suo errore, he realized his mistake; non arrivo a comprendere le tue parole, I can't understand what you mean; i medici non compresero la gravità della situazione, the doctors did not realize the gravity of the situation.* * *[kom'prɛndere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (includere) to comprise, to include, to cover [significato, aspetto]; to encompass [aspetti, territori]2) (capire) to understand*, to catch*, to grasp [significato, concetto]; to understand* [persona, atteggiamento, sentimento]2.* * *comprendere/kom'prεndere/ [10]1 (includere) to comprise, to include, to cover [significato, aspetto]; to encompass [aspetti, territori]2 (capire) to understand*, to catch*, to grasp [significato, concetto]; to understand* [persona, atteggiamento, sentimento]II comprendersi verbo pronominale[ persone] to understand* each other. -
2 comprendere
vt irreg [kom'prɛndere]1) (includere) to include, (contenere) to comprise, consist of2) (capire) to understand -
3 comprendere
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4 comprendere vt irreg
[kom'prɛndere]1) (includere) to include, (contenere) to comprise, consist of2) (capire) to understand -
5 intendere
( comprendere) understand( udire) hear( voler dire) mean( avere intenzione) intend( pretendere) wants'intende! naturally!, of course!* * *intendere v.tr.1 (capire) to understand*: mi fece intendere che non voleva venire, he made it clear to me that he did not want to come; la frase non è chiara, ecco come l'intendo io, the sentence isn't clear, this is how I understand it; il brano può essere inteso in modi diversi, this piece can be interpreted in a number of different ways; intendere a rovescio, to misunderstand; mi diede a intendere che l'aveva fatto, he gave me to believe that he had done it; ha cercato di darmela a intendere ma non gli ho creduto, he tried to fool me but I didn't believe him // s'intende che verrà anche la tua famiglia, it goes without saying that your family will be coming too // intendere ragione, to listen to reason: Non intende ragioni! Vuole partire e basta!, He won't listen to reason! He wants to leave and that's that!2 (significare) to mean*, to intend; (interpretare) to understand*, to interpret: che cosa intendi con questo?, what do you mean by this?3 (avere intenzione di) to intend, to propose, to mean*, to be going to: che cosa intendi fare?, what do you intend (o propose) to do? (o doing?) (o what are you going to do? o what do you mean to do?); intendo provare ancora, I intend to try (o trying) again; non intendevo offenderti, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings; non intendo essere preso in giro, I don't want to be laughed at4 (udire) to hear*: dillo ancora, per piacere, non ti ho inteso, say it again, please, I didn't hear you; ho inteso dire che è partito per l'America, I have heard that he has left for America.◘ intendersi v.intr.pron. (aver cognizione di) to be a (good) judge, to be an expert (in sthg.), to know* (about sthg.): non m'intendo di pittura, I am no judge of painting; non mi intendo di queste cose, I know nothing about these things◆ v.rifl.rec.1 (mettersi d'accordo, capirsi) to come* to an agreement, to come* to terms, to agree: non ci siamo intesi sul prezzo, we didn't agree on the price; spero che essi s'intendano, I hope they will come to an agreement; purtroppo ci siamo intesi male e non ci siamo trovati, unfortunately we misunderstood each other and we didn't meet // ci siamo intesi?, is it clear?; intendiamoci bene!, let this be quite clear!2 (andare d'accordo) to get* on (well) with (s.o.): quei due ragazzi non s'intendono, non fanno che litigare, those two boys do not get on, they do nothing but quarrel // intendersela con qlcu., to have an understanding with s.o.; (avere una relazione amorosa) to have an affair with s.o.* * *1. [in'tɛndere]vb irreg vt1)intendere fare qc — to intend o mean to do sth, have the intention of doing sthnon intendo farlo — I have no intention of doing it, I don't intend to do it
2) (significare) to meandipende da cosa intendi per "giustizia" — it depends what you mean by "justice"
3) (capire) to understandmi ha dato a intendere che... — he led me to believe that...
ha lasciato intendere che... — he gave (me o us) to understand that...
s'intende! — naturally!, of course!
s'intende che verrai anche tu! — you'll be coming too, of course!
4) (udire) to hearho inteso dire che... — I've heard (it said) that...
2. vr (intendersi)(uso reciproco: capirsi) to understand each other, get on (well)intendersi con qn su qc — (accordarsi) to come to an agreement with sb about sth
ci siamo intesi? — is that clear?, is that understood?
3. vip (intendersi)intendersi di qc — to know a lot about sth, (cibi, vini) to be a connoisseur of sth
* * *[in'tɛndere] 1.verbo transitivo1) (capire) to understand*fare o lasciare intendere che to imply o suggest that; dare a intendere a qcn. che to give sb. to believe o understand (that); non diede a intendere che sapeva he gave no hint of knowing; intendere qcs. male to misunderstand sth.; non vuole intendere ragione he won't listen to reason; s'intende of course, naturally; essere capace di intendere e di volere dir. to be compos mentis o of sound mind; (concepire) intendere la politica come un mestiere — to see politics as a job
2) (avere intenzione di) to intend2.verbo pronominale intendersi1) (capirsi)intendiamoci... — mind you..., let's get this straight...
tanto per intenderci... — just to make things clear...
-rsi con qcn. — to get on o along with sb.
- rsi a meraviglia — to get on o along famously, to get on like a house on fire
3) (comunicare)- rsi di — to know about [musica, cinema]
5) (accordarsi)se la intendono — they are having an affair; (complottare)
intendersela con qcn. — to be in league with sb
••chi ha orecchie per intendere, intenda — a word to the wise
* * *intendere/in'tεndere/ [10]1 (capire) to understand*; fare o lasciare intendere che to imply o suggest that; dare a intendere a qcn. che to give sb. to believe o understand (that); non diede a intendere che sapeva he gave no hint of knowing; intendere qcs. male to misunderstand sth.; non vuole intendere ragione he won't listen to reason; s'intende of course, naturally; essere capace di intendere e di volere dir. to be compos mentis o of sound mind; (concepire) intendere la politica come un mestiere to see politics as a job2 (avere intenzione di) to intend; non intendo rimanere I have no intention of staying; cosa intendi dire (con questo)? what do you mean (by that)? non intende farti male he doesn't mean you any harm; intendevo farlo comunque I was planning to do that anywayII intendersi verbo pronominale1 (capirsi) intendiamoci... mind you..., let's get this straight...; tanto per intenderci... just to make things clear...; ci siamo intesi al volo we understood each other immediately2 (andare d'accordo) -rsi con qcn. to get on o along with sb.; - rsi a meraviglia to get on o along famously, to get on like a house on fire3 (comunicare) - rsi a gesti to communicate by gestures4 (essere esperto) - rsi di to know about [musica, cinema]5 (accordarsi) non ci siamo intesi sul prezzo we didn't agree on the price6 intendersela (avere una relazione) se la intendono they are having an affair; (complottare) intendersela con qcn. to be in league with sb.chi ha orecchie per intendere, intenda a word to the wise. -
6 compreso
1. past part vedere comprendere2. adj inclusive( capito) understoodtutto compreso all incompreso te including you* * *compreso agg.1 ( incluso) included (pred.); including, inclusive: dal 1o gennaio al 15 compreso, from January 1st to January 15th inclusive; tutto compreso, all included (o inclusive terms), ( di prezzo) all-inclusive, all in: viaggio tutto compreso, inclusive tour (o package tour); prezzo tutto compreso, inclusive price (o all inclusive charge); servizio non compreso, service not included; saremo in dieci, compresi noi, there will be ten people, including us2 (fig.) ( intento, assorbito) filled with: compreso di dolore, di meraviglia, filled with pain, wonder; è tutto compreso dal suo studio, he's totally involved in his studies // starsene compreso, to be self-absorbed3 ( capito) understood: un discorso non compreso dalla maggioranza, a speech not understood by the majority; non si sentiva compreso dalla famiglia, he felt that his family didn't understand him.* * *[kom'preso] compreso (-a)1. ppSee:2. agg(incluso) inclusive, includedtutto compreso — all inclusive, all-in Brit
la vacanza, tutto compreso, costa mille euro — the holiday costs one thousand euros, all-inclusive
* * *[kom'preso] 1.participio passato comprendere2.1) (incluso) included, inclusivecompreso luglio — including July, July included
2) (capito) understood3) (intento)essere tutto compreso dei propri pensieri — to be lost o engrossed in one's thoughts
4) tutto compreso [tariffa, prezzo] all-inclusive* * *compreso/kom'preso/II aggettivo1 (incluso) included, inclusive; compreso luglio including July, July included; fino a lunedì compreso up to and including Monday; le persone dai 17 ai 24 anni -i those aged 17-24 inclusive2 (capito) understood4 tutto compreso [tariffa, prezzo] all-inclusive; viaggio tutto compreso package tour. -
7 compraehendo
com-prĕhendo ( conp-; also com-prendo, very freq. in MSS. and edd.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 21. In MSS. also comprae-hendo and compraendo, v. prehendo), di, sum, 3, v. a., to lay hold of something on all sides; to take or catch hold of, seize, grasp, apprehend; to comprehend, comprise (class. in prose and poetry).I.Prop.A.In gen.:B.quid (opus est) manibus, si nihil comprehendendum est?
Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 92:(vulva) non multo major quam ut manu comprehendatur,
Cels. 4, 1 fin.:cum (forfex) dentem comprehendere non possit,
id. 7, 12, 1:mordicus manum eorum (elephantorum),
Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 46:morsu guttura,
Luc. 4, 727:nuces modio,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:naves,
to join one to another, fasten together, Liv. 30, 10, 5; cf.:oras vulneris suturae comprehendunt,
Cels. 7, 4, 3:comprehendunt utrumque et orant,
Caes. B. G. 5, 31:ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago,
Verg. A. 2, 794; cf.aures,
Tib. 2, 5, 92:nisi quae validissima (ovis), non comprehendatur (sc. stabulis) hieme,
let none but the strongest be kept in the winter, Col. 7, 3, 15 Schneid.:naves in flumine Vulturno comprehensae,
assembled together, put under an embargo, Liv. 26, 7, 9; so id. 29, 24, 9; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Calig. 39:ignem,
to take, catch, Caes. B. G. 5, 43;and in a reverse constr.: ignis robora comprendit,
Verg. G. 2, 305; cf.:opera flammā comprehensa,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 43; and:avidis comprenditur ignibus agger,
Ov. M. 9, 234:loca vallo,
Front. 2, 11, 7; and absol.:comprehensa aedificia,
Liv. 26, 27, 3.—In partic.1.To attack, seize upon in a hostile manner, to seize, lay hold of, arrest, catch, apprehend:* b.aliquem pro moecho Comprehendere et constringere,
Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 23; 5, 1, 20:tam capitalem hostem,
Cic. Cat. 2, 2, 3:hominem,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4, § 14:nefarios duces,
id. Cat. 3, 7, 16:Virginium,
Liv. 3, 48, 6; cf. id. 1, 41, 1:praesidium Punicum,
id. 26, 14, 7:hunc comprehenderant atque in vincula conjecerant,
Caes. B. G. 4, 27; 5, 25:in fugā,
id. ib. 5, 21.—Rarely of disease:comprehensus morbo,
Just. 23, 2, 4; cf.:comprehensi pestiferā lue,
id. 32, 3, 9.—Of places, to occupy, seize upon:aliis comprehensis collibus munitiones perfecerunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin. —Of things, to intercept' -epistulas, Just. 20, 5, 12.—2.To seize upon one, to apprehend him in any crime:b.fures,
Cat. 62, 35.—With inf.: qui interesse concentibus interdictis fuerint comprehensi, Cod. Th. 16, 4, 5.—Hence,Transf. to the crime:3.nefandum adulterium,
to discover, detect it, Cic. Mil. 27, 72:res ejus indicio,
id. Clu. 16, 47.—Of plants, to take root; of a graft:4.cum comprehendit (surculus),
Varr. R. R. 1, 40 fin.; so,in gen.,
Col. 3, 5, 1; 5, 6, 18; Pall. Jan. 13, 5.—Of women, to conceive, become pregnant, = concipere:5.si mulier non comprehendit, etc.,
Cels. 5, 21 fin. —Of a space, to contain, comprise, comprehend, include:6.ut nuces integras, quas uno modio comprehendere possis,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:circuitus ejus triginta et duo stadia comprehendit,
Curt. 6, 6, 24. —In late medic. lang., of medicines, to combine:7.aliquid melle,
Veg. Art. Vet. 6, 27, 1; Scrib. Comp. 88; 227 al.—Of the range of a missile:8.quantum impulsa valet comprehendere lancea nodo,
Sil. 4, 102.—Of the reach of a surgical instrument:II.si vitium in angusto est, quod comprehendere modiolus possit,
Cels. 8, 3 init. —Trop.A.To comprehend by the sense of sight, to perceive, observe, see (very rare):B.aliquid visu,
Sil. 3, 408;and without visu: comprehendere vix litterarum apices,
Gell. 13, 30, 10.—To comprehend something intellectually, to receive into one's mind, to grasp, perceive, comprehend; with abl.: si quam opinionem jam mentibus vestris comprehendistis: si eam ratio convellet, si oratio labefactabit, etc., if any opinion has already taken root in your mind (the figure taken from the rooting of plants; v. supra, I. B. 3.), Cic. Clu. 2, 6:C.omnes animo virtutes,
id. Balb. 1, 3; id. N. D. 3, 25, 64:animo haec tenemus comprehensa, non sensibus,
id. Ac. 2, 7, 21 sq.:omnia animis et cogitatione,
id. Fl. 27, 66; cf. id. de Or. 2, 31, 136:aliquid mente,
id. N. D. 3, 8, 21:aliquid memoriā,
id. Tusc. 5, 41, 121:qualis animus sit vacans corpore, intellegere et cogitatione comprehendere,
id. ib. 1, 22, 50:aliquid certis signis,
Col. 6, 24, 3:aliquid experimentis assiduis,
Pall. 2, 13, 8.—Without abl.:esse aliquid, quod conprehendi et percipi posset,
Cic. Ac. 2, 6, 17; 2, 6, 18:virtutum cognitio confirmat percipi et conprehendi multa posse,
id. ib. 2, 8, 23; 1, 11, 42.—To comprehend or include in words; to comprise in discourse or in writing, to express, describe, recount, narrate, etc.:2.breviter paucis comprendere multa,
Lucr. 6, 1082; cf.:breviter comprehensa sententia,
Cic. Fin. 2, 7, 20; Quint. 9, 3, 91:comprehendam brevi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 34:perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia conclusa et comprehensa sint,
id. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:(Cato) verbis luculentioribus et pluribus rem eandem comprehenderat,
id. Att. 12, 21, 1:ipsa natura circumscriptione quādam verborum comprehendit concluditque sententiam,
id. Brut. 8, 34:in eā (terrā) enim et lapis et harena et cetera ejus generis sunt in nominando comprehensa,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 1:emplastra quoque, quae supra comprehensa sunt,
Cels. 5, 27, 3; so absol.:ad veterum rerum nostrarum memoriam comprehendendam impulsi sumus,
Cic. Brut. 5, 19:aliquid dictis,
Ov. M. 13, 160:quae si comprendere coner,
id. Tr. 5, 2, 27. —Poet.: aliquid numero, to number, enumerate:D.neque enim numero comprendere refert,
Verg. G. 2, 104; Ov. A. A. 2, 447; cf.:numerum quorum comprendere non est,
id. Tr. 5, 11, 19.—To comprehend any one in affection, to bind to one's self, to put under obligation, to embrace with kindness (rare;E.mostly in Cic.): multos amicitiā, tueri obsequio, etc.,
to have many friends, Cic. Cael. 6, 13:adulescentem humanitate tuā,
id. Fam. 13, 15, 3:quod omnibus officiis per se, per patrem, per majores suos totam Atinatem praefecturam comprehenderit,
id. Planc. 19. 47.—To shut in, include (late Lat.):spiritum in effigiem,
Lact. 4, 8, 9:elementorum figurae humanā specie comprehensae,
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8 compraendo
com-prĕhendo ( conp-; also com-prendo, very freq. in MSS. and edd.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 21. In MSS. also comprae-hendo and compraendo, v. prehendo), di, sum, 3, v. a., to lay hold of something on all sides; to take or catch hold of, seize, grasp, apprehend; to comprehend, comprise (class. in prose and poetry).I.Prop.A.In gen.:B.quid (opus est) manibus, si nihil comprehendendum est?
Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 92:(vulva) non multo major quam ut manu comprehendatur,
Cels. 4, 1 fin.:cum (forfex) dentem comprehendere non possit,
id. 7, 12, 1:mordicus manum eorum (elephantorum),
Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 46:morsu guttura,
Luc. 4, 727:nuces modio,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:naves,
to join one to another, fasten together, Liv. 30, 10, 5; cf.:oras vulneris suturae comprehendunt,
Cels. 7, 4, 3:comprehendunt utrumque et orant,
Caes. B. G. 5, 31:ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago,
Verg. A. 2, 794; cf.aures,
Tib. 2, 5, 92:nisi quae validissima (ovis), non comprehendatur (sc. stabulis) hieme,
let none but the strongest be kept in the winter, Col. 7, 3, 15 Schneid.:naves in flumine Vulturno comprehensae,
assembled together, put under an embargo, Liv. 26, 7, 9; so id. 29, 24, 9; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Calig. 39:ignem,
to take, catch, Caes. B. G. 5, 43;and in a reverse constr.: ignis robora comprendit,
Verg. G. 2, 305; cf.:opera flammā comprehensa,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 43; and:avidis comprenditur ignibus agger,
Ov. M. 9, 234:loca vallo,
Front. 2, 11, 7; and absol.:comprehensa aedificia,
Liv. 26, 27, 3.—In partic.1.To attack, seize upon in a hostile manner, to seize, lay hold of, arrest, catch, apprehend:* b.aliquem pro moecho Comprehendere et constringere,
Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 23; 5, 1, 20:tam capitalem hostem,
Cic. Cat. 2, 2, 3:hominem,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4, § 14:nefarios duces,
id. Cat. 3, 7, 16:Virginium,
Liv. 3, 48, 6; cf. id. 1, 41, 1:praesidium Punicum,
id. 26, 14, 7:hunc comprehenderant atque in vincula conjecerant,
Caes. B. G. 4, 27; 5, 25:in fugā,
id. ib. 5, 21.—Rarely of disease:comprehensus morbo,
Just. 23, 2, 4; cf.:comprehensi pestiferā lue,
id. 32, 3, 9.—Of places, to occupy, seize upon:aliis comprehensis collibus munitiones perfecerunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin. —Of things, to intercept' -epistulas, Just. 20, 5, 12.—2.To seize upon one, to apprehend him in any crime:b.fures,
Cat. 62, 35.—With inf.: qui interesse concentibus interdictis fuerint comprehensi, Cod. Th. 16, 4, 5.—Hence,Transf. to the crime:3.nefandum adulterium,
to discover, detect it, Cic. Mil. 27, 72:res ejus indicio,
id. Clu. 16, 47.—Of plants, to take root; of a graft:4.cum comprehendit (surculus),
Varr. R. R. 1, 40 fin.; so,in gen.,
Col. 3, 5, 1; 5, 6, 18; Pall. Jan. 13, 5.—Of women, to conceive, become pregnant, = concipere:5.si mulier non comprehendit, etc.,
Cels. 5, 21 fin. —Of a space, to contain, comprise, comprehend, include:6.ut nuces integras, quas uno modio comprehendere possis,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:circuitus ejus triginta et duo stadia comprehendit,
Curt. 6, 6, 24. —In late medic. lang., of medicines, to combine:7.aliquid melle,
Veg. Art. Vet. 6, 27, 1; Scrib. Comp. 88; 227 al.—Of the range of a missile:8.quantum impulsa valet comprehendere lancea nodo,
Sil. 4, 102.—Of the reach of a surgical instrument:II.si vitium in angusto est, quod comprehendere modiolus possit,
Cels. 8, 3 init. —Trop.A.To comprehend by the sense of sight, to perceive, observe, see (very rare):B.aliquid visu,
Sil. 3, 408;and without visu: comprehendere vix litterarum apices,
Gell. 13, 30, 10.—To comprehend something intellectually, to receive into one's mind, to grasp, perceive, comprehend; with abl.: si quam opinionem jam mentibus vestris comprehendistis: si eam ratio convellet, si oratio labefactabit, etc., if any opinion has already taken root in your mind (the figure taken from the rooting of plants; v. supra, I. B. 3.), Cic. Clu. 2, 6:C.omnes animo virtutes,
id. Balb. 1, 3; id. N. D. 3, 25, 64:animo haec tenemus comprehensa, non sensibus,
id. Ac. 2, 7, 21 sq.:omnia animis et cogitatione,
id. Fl. 27, 66; cf. id. de Or. 2, 31, 136:aliquid mente,
id. N. D. 3, 8, 21:aliquid memoriā,
id. Tusc. 5, 41, 121:qualis animus sit vacans corpore, intellegere et cogitatione comprehendere,
id. ib. 1, 22, 50:aliquid certis signis,
Col. 6, 24, 3:aliquid experimentis assiduis,
Pall. 2, 13, 8.—Without abl.:esse aliquid, quod conprehendi et percipi posset,
Cic. Ac. 2, 6, 17; 2, 6, 18:virtutum cognitio confirmat percipi et conprehendi multa posse,
id. ib. 2, 8, 23; 1, 11, 42.—To comprehend or include in words; to comprise in discourse or in writing, to express, describe, recount, narrate, etc.:2.breviter paucis comprendere multa,
Lucr. 6, 1082; cf.:breviter comprehensa sententia,
Cic. Fin. 2, 7, 20; Quint. 9, 3, 91:comprehendam brevi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 34:perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia conclusa et comprehensa sint,
id. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:(Cato) verbis luculentioribus et pluribus rem eandem comprehenderat,
id. Att. 12, 21, 1:ipsa natura circumscriptione quādam verborum comprehendit concluditque sententiam,
id. Brut. 8, 34:in eā (terrā) enim et lapis et harena et cetera ejus generis sunt in nominando comprehensa,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 1:emplastra quoque, quae supra comprehensa sunt,
Cels. 5, 27, 3; so absol.:ad veterum rerum nostrarum memoriam comprehendendam impulsi sumus,
Cic. Brut. 5, 19:aliquid dictis,
Ov. M. 13, 160:quae si comprendere coner,
id. Tr. 5, 2, 27. —Poet.: aliquid numero, to number, enumerate:D.neque enim numero comprendere refert,
Verg. G. 2, 104; Ov. A. A. 2, 447; cf.:numerum quorum comprendere non est,
id. Tr. 5, 11, 19.—To comprehend any one in affection, to bind to one's self, to put under obligation, to embrace with kindness (rare;E.mostly in Cic.): multos amicitiā, tueri obsequio, etc.,
to have many friends, Cic. Cael. 6, 13:adulescentem humanitate tuā,
id. Fam. 13, 15, 3:quod omnibus officiis per se, per patrem, per majores suos totam Atinatem praefecturam comprehenderit,
id. Planc. 19. 47.—To shut in, include (late Lat.):spiritum in effigiem,
Lact. 4, 8, 9:elementorum figurae humanā specie comprehensae,
id. 2, 6, 1. -
9 comprehendo
com-prĕhendo ( conp-; also com-prendo, very freq. in MSS. and edd.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 21. In MSS. also comprae-hendo and compraendo, v. prehendo), di, sum, 3, v. a., to lay hold of something on all sides; to take or catch hold of, seize, grasp, apprehend; to comprehend, comprise (class. in prose and poetry).I.Prop.A.In gen.:B.quid (opus est) manibus, si nihil comprehendendum est?
Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 92:(vulva) non multo major quam ut manu comprehendatur,
Cels. 4, 1 fin.:cum (forfex) dentem comprehendere non possit,
id. 7, 12, 1:mordicus manum eorum (elephantorum),
Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 46:morsu guttura,
Luc. 4, 727:nuces modio,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:naves,
to join one to another, fasten together, Liv. 30, 10, 5; cf.:oras vulneris suturae comprehendunt,
Cels. 7, 4, 3:comprehendunt utrumque et orant,
Caes. B. G. 5, 31:ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago,
Verg. A. 2, 794; cf.aures,
Tib. 2, 5, 92:nisi quae validissima (ovis), non comprehendatur (sc. stabulis) hieme,
let none but the strongest be kept in the winter, Col. 7, 3, 15 Schneid.:naves in flumine Vulturno comprehensae,
assembled together, put under an embargo, Liv. 26, 7, 9; so id. 29, 24, 9; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Calig. 39:ignem,
to take, catch, Caes. B. G. 5, 43;and in a reverse constr.: ignis robora comprendit,
Verg. G. 2, 305; cf.:opera flammā comprehensa,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 43; and:avidis comprenditur ignibus agger,
Ov. M. 9, 234:loca vallo,
Front. 2, 11, 7; and absol.:comprehensa aedificia,
Liv. 26, 27, 3.—In partic.1.To attack, seize upon in a hostile manner, to seize, lay hold of, arrest, catch, apprehend:* b.aliquem pro moecho Comprehendere et constringere,
Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 23; 5, 1, 20:tam capitalem hostem,
Cic. Cat. 2, 2, 3:hominem,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4, § 14:nefarios duces,
id. Cat. 3, 7, 16:Virginium,
Liv. 3, 48, 6; cf. id. 1, 41, 1:praesidium Punicum,
id. 26, 14, 7:hunc comprehenderant atque in vincula conjecerant,
Caes. B. G. 4, 27; 5, 25:in fugā,
id. ib. 5, 21.—Rarely of disease:comprehensus morbo,
Just. 23, 2, 4; cf.:comprehensi pestiferā lue,
id. 32, 3, 9.—Of places, to occupy, seize upon:aliis comprehensis collibus munitiones perfecerunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin. —Of things, to intercept' -epistulas, Just. 20, 5, 12.—2.To seize upon one, to apprehend him in any crime:b.fures,
Cat. 62, 35.—With inf.: qui interesse concentibus interdictis fuerint comprehensi, Cod. Th. 16, 4, 5.—Hence,Transf. to the crime:3.nefandum adulterium,
to discover, detect it, Cic. Mil. 27, 72:res ejus indicio,
id. Clu. 16, 47.—Of plants, to take root; of a graft:4.cum comprehendit (surculus),
Varr. R. R. 1, 40 fin.; so,in gen.,
Col. 3, 5, 1; 5, 6, 18; Pall. Jan. 13, 5.—Of women, to conceive, become pregnant, = concipere:5.si mulier non comprehendit, etc.,
Cels. 5, 21 fin. —Of a space, to contain, comprise, comprehend, include:6.ut nuces integras, quas uno modio comprehendere possis,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:circuitus ejus triginta et duo stadia comprehendit,
Curt. 6, 6, 24. —In late medic. lang., of medicines, to combine:7.aliquid melle,
Veg. Art. Vet. 6, 27, 1; Scrib. Comp. 88; 227 al.—Of the range of a missile:8.quantum impulsa valet comprehendere lancea nodo,
Sil. 4, 102.—Of the reach of a surgical instrument:II.si vitium in angusto est, quod comprehendere modiolus possit,
Cels. 8, 3 init. —Trop.A.To comprehend by the sense of sight, to perceive, observe, see (very rare):B.aliquid visu,
Sil. 3, 408;and without visu: comprehendere vix litterarum apices,
Gell. 13, 30, 10.—To comprehend something intellectually, to receive into one's mind, to grasp, perceive, comprehend; with abl.: si quam opinionem jam mentibus vestris comprehendistis: si eam ratio convellet, si oratio labefactabit, etc., if any opinion has already taken root in your mind (the figure taken from the rooting of plants; v. supra, I. B. 3.), Cic. Clu. 2, 6:C.omnes animo virtutes,
id. Balb. 1, 3; id. N. D. 3, 25, 64:animo haec tenemus comprehensa, non sensibus,
id. Ac. 2, 7, 21 sq.:omnia animis et cogitatione,
id. Fl. 27, 66; cf. id. de Or. 2, 31, 136:aliquid mente,
id. N. D. 3, 8, 21:aliquid memoriā,
id. Tusc. 5, 41, 121:qualis animus sit vacans corpore, intellegere et cogitatione comprehendere,
id. ib. 1, 22, 50:aliquid certis signis,
Col. 6, 24, 3:aliquid experimentis assiduis,
Pall. 2, 13, 8.—Without abl.:esse aliquid, quod conprehendi et percipi posset,
Cic. Ac. 2, 6, 17; 2, 6, 18:virtutum cognitio confirmat percipi et conprehendi multa posse,
id. ib. 2, 8, 23; 1, 11, 42.—To comprehend or include in words; to comprise in discourse or in writing, to express, describe, recount, narrate, etc.:2.breviter paucis comprendere multa,
Lucr. 6, 1082; cf.:breviter comprehensa sententia,
Cic. Fin. 2, 7, 20; Quint. 9, 3, 91:comprehendam brevi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 34:perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia conclusa et comprehensa sint,
id. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:(Cato) verbis luculentioribus et pluribus rem eandem comprehenderat,
id. Att. 12, 21, 1:ipsa natura circumscriptione quādam verborum comprehendit concluditque sententiam,
id. Brut. 8, 34:in eā (terrā) enim et lapis et harena et cetera ejus generis sunt in nominando comprehensa,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 1:emplastra quoque, quae supra comprehensa sunt,
Cels. 5, 27, 3; so absol.:ad veterum rerum nostrarum memoriam comprehendendam impulsi sumus,
Cic. Brut. 5, 19:aliquid dictis,
Ov. M. 13, 160:quae si comprendere coner,
id. Tr. 5, 2, 27. —Poet.: aliquid numero, to number, enumerate:D.neque enim numero comprendere refert,
Verg. G. 2, 104; Ov. A. A. 2, 447; cf.:numerum quorum comprendere non est,
id. Tr. 5, 11, 19.—To comprehend any one in affection, to bind to one's self, to put under obligation, to embrace with kindness (rare;E.mostly in Cic.): multos amicitiā, tueri obsequio, etc.,
to have many friends, Cic. Cael. 6, 13:adulescentem humanitate tuā,
id. Fam. 13, 15, 3:quod omnibus officiis per se, per patrem, per majores suos totam Atinatem praefecturam comprehenderit,
id. Planc. 19. 47.—To shut in, include (late Lat.):spiritum in effigiem,
Lact. 4, 8, 9:elementorum figurae humanā specie comprehensae,
id. 2, 6, 1. -
10 conprehendo
com-prĕhendo ( conp-; also com-prendo, very freq. in MSS. and edd.; cf. Quint. 1, 5, 21. In MSS. also comprae-hendo and compraendo, v. prehendo), di, sum, 3, v. a., to lay hold of something on all sides; to take or catch hold of, seize, grasp, apprehend; to comprehend, comprise (class. in prose and poetry).I.Prop.A.In gen.:B.quid (opus est) manibus, si nihil comprehendendum est?
Cic. N. D. 1, 33, 92:(vulva) non multo major quam ut manu comprehendatur,
Cels. 4, 1 fin.:cum (forfex) dentem comprehendere non possit,
id. 7, 12, 1:mordicus manum eorum (elephantorum),
Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 46:morsu guttura,
Luc. 4, 727:nuces modio,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:naves,
to join one to another, fasten together, Liv. 30, 10, 5; cf.:oras vulneris suturae comprehendunt,
Cels. 7, 4, 3:comprehendunt utrumque et orant,
Caes. B. G. 5, 31:ter frustra comprensa manus effugit imago,
Verg. A. 2, 794; cf.aures,
Tib. 2, 5, 92:nisi quae validissima (ovis), non comprehendatur (sc. stabulis) hieme,
let none but the strongest be kept in the winter, Col. 7, 3, 15 Schneid.:naves in flumine Vulturno comprehensae,
assembled together, put under an embargo, Liv. 26, 7, 9; so id. 29, 24, 9; Suet. Tib. 38; id. Calig. 39:ignem,
to take, catch, Caes. B. G. 5, 43;and in a reverse constr.: ignis robora comprendit,
Verg. G. 2, 305; cf.:opera flammā comprehensa,
Hirt. B. G. 8, 43; and:avidis comprenditur ignibus agger,
Ov. M. 9, 234:loca vallo,
Front. 2, 11, 7; and absol.:comprehensa aedificia,
Liv. 26, 27, 3.—In partic.1.To attack, seize upon in a hostile manner, to seize, lay hold of, arrest, catch, apprehend:* b.aliquem pro moecho Comprehendere et constringere,
Ter. Eun. 5, 5, 23; 5, 1, 20:tam capitalem hostem,
Cic. Cat. 2, 2, 3:hominem,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 4, § 14:nefarios duces,
id. Cat. 3, 7, 16:Virginium,
Liv. 3, 48, 6; cf. id. 1, 41, 1:praesidium Punicum,
id. 26, 14, 7:hunc comprehenderant atque in vincula conjecerant,
Caes. B. G. 4, 27; 5, 25:in fugā,
id. ib. 5, 21.—Rarely of disease:comprehensus morbo,
Just. 23, 2, 4; cf.:comprehensi pestiferā lue,
id. 32, 3, 9.—Of places, to occupy, seize upon:aliis comprehensis collibus munitiones perfecerunt,
Caes. B. C. 3, 46 fin. —Of things, to intercept' -epistulas, Just. 20, 5, 12.—2.To seize upon one, to apprehend him in any crime:b.fures,
Cat. 62, 35.—With inf.: qui interesse concentibus interdictis fuerint comprehensi, Cod. Th. 16, 4, 5.—Hence,Transf. to the crime:3.nefandum adulterium,
to discover, detect it, Cic. Mil. 27, 72:res ejus indicio,
id. Clu. 16, 47.—Of plants, to take root; of a graft:4.cum comprehendit (surculus),
Varr. R. R. 1, 40 fin.; so,in gen.,
Col. 3, 5, 1; 5, 6, 18; Pall. Jan. 13, 5.—Of women, to conceive, become pregnant, = concipere:5.si mulier non comprehendit, etc.,
Cels. 5, 21 fin. —Of a space, to contain, comprise, comprehend, include:6.ut nuces integras, quas uno modio comprehendere possis,
Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 3:circuitus ejus triginta et duo stadia comprehendit,
Curt. 6, 6, 24. —In late medic. lang., of medicines, to combine:7.aliquid melle,
Veg. Art. Vet. 6, 27, 1; Scrib. Comp. 88; 227 al.—Of the range of a missile:8.quantum impulsa valet comprehendere lancea nodo,
Sil. 4, 102.—Of the reach of a surgical instrument:II.si vitium in angusto est, quod comprehendere modiolus possit,
Cels. 8, 3 init. —Trop.A.To comprehend by the sense of sight, to perceive, observe, see (very rare):B.aliquid visu,
Sil. 3, 408;and without visu: comprehendere vix litterarum apices,
Gell. 13, 30, 10.—To comprehend something intellectually, to receive into one's mind, to grasp, perceive, comprehend; with abl.: si quam opinionem jam mentibus vestris comprehendistis: si eam ratio convellet, si oratio labefactabit, etc., if any opinion has already taken root in your mind (the figure taken from the rooting of plants; v. supra, I. B. 3.), Cic. Clu. 2, 6:C.omnes animo virtutes,
id. Balb. 1, 3; id. N. D. 3, 25, 64:animo haec tenemus comprehensa, non sensibus,
id. Ac. 2, 7, 21 sq.:omnia animis et cogitatione,
id. Fl. 27, 66; cf. id. de Or. 2, 31, 136:aliquid mente,
id. N. D. 3, 8, 21:aliquid memoriā,
id. Tusc. 5, 41, 121:qualis animus sit vacans corpore, intellegere et cogitatione comprehendere,
id. ib. 1, 22, 50:aliquid certis signis,
Col. 6, 24, 3:aliquid experimentis assiduis,
Pall. 2, 13, 8.—Without abl.:esse aliquid, quod conprehendi et percipi posset,
Cic. Ac. 2, 6, 17; 2, 6, 18:virtutum cognitio confirmat percipi et conprehendi multa posse,
id. ib. 2, 8, 23; 1, 11, 42.—To comprehend or include in words; to comprise in discourse or in writing, to express, describe, recount, narrate, etc.:2.breviter paucis comprendere multa,
Lucr. 6, 1082; cf.:breviter comprehensa sententia,
Cic. Fin. 2, 7, 20; Quint. 9, 3, 91:comprehendam brevi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 8, 34:perinde ac si in hanc formulam omnia judicia conclusa et comprehensa sint,
id. Rosc. Com. 5, 15:(Cato) verbis luculentioribus et pluribus rem eandem comprehenderat,
id. Att. 12, 21, 1:ipsa natura circumscriptione quādam verborum comprehendit concluditque sententiam,
id. Brut. 8, 34:in eā (terrā) enim et lapis et harena et cetera ejus generis sunt in nominando comprehensa,
Varr. R. R. 1, 9, 1:emplastra quoque, quae supra comprehensa sunt,
Cels. 5, 27, 3; so absol.:ad veterum rerum nostrarum memoriam comprehendendam impulsi sumus,
Cic. Brut. 5, 19:aliquid dictis,
Ov. M. 13, 160:quae si comprendere coner,
id. Tr. 5, 2, 27. —Poet.: aliquid numero, to number, enumerate:D.neque enim numero comprendere refert,
Verg. G. 2, 104; Ov. A. A. 2, 447; cf.:numerum quorum comprendere non est,
id. Tr. 5, 11, 19.—To comprehend any one in affection, to bind to one's self, to put under obligation, to embrace with kindness (rare;E.mostly in Cic.): multos amicitiā, tueri obsequio, etc.,
to have many friends, Cic. Cael. 6, 13:adulescentem humanitate tuā,
id. Fam. 13, 15, 3:quod omnibus officiis per se, per patrem, per majores suos totam Atinatem praefecturam comprehenderit,
id. Planc. 19. 47.—To shut in, include (late Lat.):spiritum in effigiem,
Lact. 4, 8, 9:elementorum figurae humanā specie comprehensae,
id. 2, 6, 1. -
11 abbracciare
embrace, hugfig take up* * *abbracciare v.tr.1 to hug, to embrace: la bimba abbracciava teneramente la bambola, the little girl was hugging her doll // l'edera abbracciava la quercia, (the) ivy twined round the oak2 (carriera ecc.) to embrace; ( partito, causa) to espouse: abbracciare la politica, to take up politics3 ( comprendere, contenere) to enclose, to span, to include; to embrace, to cover: un periodo che abbraccia molti anni, a period that covers (o spans) many years.◘ abbracciarsi v.intr.pron. to embrace (s.o., sthg.)◆ v.rifl.rec. to hug, to embrace each other (one another): si abbracciarono e baciarono, they hugged and kissed.* * *[abbrat'tʃare]1. vt1) (persona) to embrace, hugti abbraccio — (in una lettera) lots of love
2) (professione) to take up, (fede) to embrace3) (includere) to include2. vr (abbracciarsi)(uso reciproco) to hug o embrace (one another)* * *[abbrat'tʃare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (con affetto) to hug, to cuddle, to embrace [ persona]abbracciare forte qcn. — to give sb. a big hug
2) (circondare con le braccia) to embrace, to hug, to cling* to [albero, palo]4) (comprendere) [ricerca, studio] to span [ periodo]; to embrace [ argomenti]2.abbracciare qcs. con lo sguardo — to take in sth. at a glance
verbo pronominale abbracciarsi (l'un l'altro) to hug (each other), to embrace (each other), to cuddle* * *abbracciare/abbrat't∫are/ [1]1 (con affetto) to hug, to cuddle, to embrace [ persona]; abbracciare forte qcn. to give sb. a big hug; abbraccia Ada da parte mia give my love to Ada; ti abbraccio (alla fine di una lettera) love2 (circondare con le braccia) to embrace, to hug, to cling* to [ albero, palo]4 (comprendere) [ ricerca, studio] to span [ periodo]; to embrace [ argomenti]; abbracciare qcs. con lo sguardo to take in sth. at a glanceII abbracciarsi verbo pronominale(l'un l'altro) to hug (each other), to embrace (each other), to cuddle. -
12 includere
include( allegare) enclose, incloseincluso il servizio service included* * *includere v.tr.1 (comprendere) to include, to comprise: fu incluso nel numero degli invitati, he was included among the guests2 (allegare) to enclose: includere una fattura in una lettera, to enclose an invoice in a letter3 (implicare) to imply.* * *[in'kludere]verbo transitivo1) (comprendere) to comprise, to include, to number, to reckon in, to take* inincludere qcn. tra gli amici più intimi — to number sb. among one's closest friends
includere qcn. nel numero dei partecipanti — to count sb. among the participants
le sue responsabilità di presidente includono... — his responsibilities as chairman include
2) (allegare) to enclose* * *includere/in'kludere/ [11]1 (comprendere) to comprise, to include, to number, to reckon in, to take* in; includere qcn. tra gli amici più intimi to number sb. among one's closest friends; includere qcn. nel numero dei partecipanti to count sb. among the participants; le sue responsabilità di presidente includono... his responsibilities as chairman include...2 (allegare) to enclose. -
13 spiegare
( stendere) spread( chiarire) explain* * *spiegare v.tr.1 ( svolgere) to unfold, to spread* out; to lay* out: spiegò la coperta per mostrarmi il disegno, he spread out the blanket to show me its pattern; spiegare le ali, to spread one's wings; spiegare le vele, to unfurl the sails // spiegare la voce, to sing full-throated3 ( far comprendere) to explain, to expound; ( interpretare) to interpret: spiegami come lo fai, explain to (o tell) me how you do it; spiegami perché l'hai fatto, explain to me why you did it; spiegare un problema, il significato di qlco., to explain (o to expound) a problem, the meaning of sthg.; cercai di spiegarle le mie ragioni, I tried to explain my reasons to her; oggi spiegherò la forma passiva, today I will explain the passive voice; spiegò Dante, he did a lesson on Dante // non so spiegarmi questo silenzio, I don't understand why it is so quiet // spiegare una sciarada, to explain a charade.◘ spiegarsi v.rifl. to explain oneself, to make* oneself understood: si spiega bene in inglese, he can make himself understood in English; non sapevo spiegarmi, I did not know how to explain myself // mi spiego?, do you see what I mean? (o have I made myself clear?) // non so se mi spiego!, I do not know if you see what I mean!◆ v.intr.pron. ( svolgersi) to unfold, to spread* out; ( aprirsi) to open out: le bandiere si spiegavano al vento, the flags were waving in the wind; una vista meravigliosa si spiegò davanti ai suoi occhi, a wonderful view unfolded before his eyes◆ v.rifl.rec. ( venire a un chiarimento) to clear up: hanno litigato, ma poi si sono spiegati, they had an argument, but later they cleared it up; spieghiamoci!, let's get it straight!* * *[spje'ɡare]1. vt1) (significato, mistero) to explainfarsi spiegare qc — to get o have sth explained
2) (tovaglia) to unfold, (vele) to unfurl3) Mil to deploy2. vr (spiegarsi)(farsi capire) to explain o.s., make o.s. clear, (capire) to understandera così agitato che non riusciva a spiegarsi — he was so upset that he couldn't make himself understood
mi spiego? — do I make myself clear?, do you understand?
non mi spiego come... — I can't understand how...
* * *[spje'gare] 1.verbo transitivo1) (distendere) to fold out, to unfold, to lay* out [giornale, cartina]; to spread*, to stretch [ ali]2) (insegnare) to explainspiegare a qcn. come fare — to tell sb. how to do
3) (chiarire)4) (indicare) to show* [ strada]5) mil. to array, to deploy [ truppe]2.verbo pronominale spiegarsi1) (comprendere) to understand*mi spiego perché ha mentito — I understand o can see why he lied
3) (esprimersi) to explain oneself, to clarify4) (distendersi) [ ali] to spread* out* * *spiegare/spje'gare/ [1]1 (distendere) to fold out, to unfold, to lay* out [giornale, cartina]; to spread*, to stretch [ ali]2 (insegnare) to explain; spiegare a qcn. come fare to tell sb. how to do3 (chiarire) questo spiega tutto! that explains it!4 (indicare) to show* [ strada]5 mil. to array, to deploy [ truppe]II spiegarsi verbo pronominale2 (essere comprensibile) ora tutto si spiega everything makes sense now3 (esprimersi) to explain oneself, to clarify; mi sono spiegato? have I made myself clear? non so se mi spiego do you get my point? need I say more?4 (distendersi) [ ali] to spread* out. -
14 capire
understandcapisco I seesi capisce! naturally!, of course!far capire qualcosa a qualcuno make someone understand something, get someone to see somethingfarsi capire make o.s. understood* * *capire v.tr. to understand*; to comprehend; ( accertare, stabilire) to make* out; ( rendersi conto di) to realize: capii allora perché me lo avessero detto, I realized then why they had told me so; capisci l'inglese?, do you understand English?; gli feci capire che non era gradito, I made him understand he wasn't welcome; non capisco nulla, I don't understand anything // non riesco a capire di che si tratti, I can't understand what it's about // farsi capire, to make oneself understood // si capisce!, naturally! // la vuoi capire di smetterla?, can't you get it into your head that you must stop it? // capisco!, I see (o I understand)! // se ho ben capito, if I've got it right.◘ capirsi v.rifl.rec. to understand* each other.* * *[ka'pire]1. vtsi capisce che... — it is clear that...
si capisce! — (certamente!) of course!, certainly!
capisco — I see, I understand
va bene, capisco — ok, I understand
fammi capire... — let's get this straight...
capisci, è un problema di soldi — you see, it's a problem of money
non ho capito, puoi ripetere? — I don't understand, could you say it again?
bisogna capirla, poverina — you've got to try and understand her, poor thing
farsi capire — to make o.s. understood
capirai! — (sai che sforzo!) big deal!
2. vr (capirsi)(uso reciproco) to understand each other o one another* * *[ka'pire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (cogliere il senso) to understand*non sono certo di aver capito bene — I'm not sure I got it right o I have understood properly
non ti immischiare in questa faccenda, (hai) capito? — keep out of it, do you hear? o got it? colloq.
capire male qcn., qcs. — to misunderstand sb., sth.
non riesco a capire questa frase — I can't make sense of this sentence; (decifrare) I can't make out this sentence
2) (rendersi conto) to realizefare capire qcs. a qcn. — to make sb. realize sth.
non è facile, lo capisco — it's not easy, I realize that
non ho tempo, capisci — you see, I haven't got time
3) (giustificare, comprendere) to understand* [comportamento, sentimento, persona]2.••* * *capire/ka'pire/ [102]1 (cogliere il senso) to understand*; se capisco bene if I understand correctly; non sono certo di aver capito bene I'm not sure I got it right o I have understood properly; non ti immischiare in questa faccenda, (hai) capito? keep out of it, do you hear? o got it? colloq.; non riesco a capire perché I can't understand why; riesci a capire quello che voglio dire? do you catch my meaning? come avrete capito as you will have gathered; capire male qcn., qcs. to misunderstand sb., sth.; farsi capire to make oneself understood; non riesco a capire questa frase I can't make sense of this sentence; (decifrare) I can't make out this sentence2 (rendersi conto) to realize; fare capire qcs. a qcn. to make sb. realize sth.; non è facile, lo capisco it's not easy, I realize that; non ho tempo, capisci you see, I haven't got time3 (giustificare, comprendere) to understand* [comportamento, sentimento, persona]; capisco che sia sconvolta I can understand her being upset; capisco! I see!II capirsi verbo pronominaleto understand* each othersi capisce! of course! naturally! -
15 comprensione
f understanding* * *comprensione s.f.1 comprehension, understanding: la comprensione di un testo filosofico, the comprehension of a philosophical text; il fenomeno è al di là della nostra comprensione, the phenomenon is beyond our understanding* * *[kompren'sjone]sostantivo femminile1) (facoltà, attitudine) comprehension2) (atto di comprendere) comprehension, understanding, graspdi facile comprensione — easy to understand, easily understandable
comprensione orale, scritta — oral, reading comprehension
3) (indulgenza) understanding, sympathy* * *comprensione/kompren'sjone/sostantivo f.1 (facoltà, attitudine) comprehension2 (atto di comprendere) comprehension, understanding, grasp; di facile comprensione easy to understand, easily understandable; comprensione orale, scritta oral, reading comprehension; questo supera la mia comprensione! it's beyond my comprehension o my ken!3 (indulgenza) understanding, sympathy. -
16 intendimento
intendimento s.m.1 understanding, mind2 (proposito, intenzione) intention, plan, purpose: è mio intendimento chiarire la questione, it's my intention to clear up the matter.* * *[intendi'mento]sostantivo maschile1) (intenzione)2) (facoltà di comprendere) understanding* * *intendimento/intendi'mento/sostantivo m.1 (intenzione) è mio intendimento fare it's my intention to do2 (facoltà di comprendere) understanding. -
17 recepire
recepire v.tr. ( accogliere) to receive; to acknowledge: il governo ha recepito le istanze popolari, the government has acknowledged the people's demands.* * *[retʃe'pire]verbo transitivo1) (accogliere) to acknowledge2) (comprendere) to understand** * *recepire/ret∫e'pire/ [102]1 (accogliere) to acknowledge2 (comprendere) to understand*. -
18 seguire
1. v/t followcorso take2. v/i follow ( a qualcosa something)come segue as follows* * *seguire v.tr.1 to follow (anche fig.): il cane segue il padrone, the dog follows his master; il tuono segue il lampo, thunder follows lightning; lo seguì con lo sguardo sino al fiume, his eyes followed him to the river; la crisi che seguì la guerra, the crisis which followed the war; non riesco a seguire quello che dici, I cannot follow what you are saying; seguì la professione del padre, he followed his father's profession; seguire l'esempio di qlcu., to follow the example of s.o. // seguire la corrente, to go downstream; (fig.) to go with the stream // seguire le orme, le tracce, ( di un animale) to trace (o to trail); seguire le orme di qlcu., (fig.) to follow in s.o.'s footsteps // seguire una pista, (fig.) to follow up a clue // seguire un processo sul giornale, to follow a case in the newspaper; la stampa segue con attenzione l'evolversi degli incontri, the press is following the development of the meetings with close attention2 ( pedinare) to follow, to shadow: l'agente seguì il ladro, the policeman shadowed the thief; seguire qlcu. fino a casa, to follow s.o. home; lo seguì di nascosto, he followed him secretly (o he shadowed him)3 ( procedere per) to follow, to proceed along (sthg.), to go* (on): se segui questa via arriverai in dieci minuti, if you follow (o keep to) this road you'll arrive in ten minutes; segui la tua via e non dare ascolto a nessuno, (fig.) go your own way and don't listen to anybody; lascio che le cose seguano il loro corso, I let things run their course4 ( sorvegliare, sovrintendere) to supervise, to oversee*; to look after: vi erano sempre parecchi ingegneri a seguire il lavoro degli operai, there were always several engineers to supervise (o to oversee) the workmen's work; preferisco stare a casa a seguire i miei figli, I'd rather stay at home and look after my children5 ( assistere a, partecipare a) to follow; ( frequentare regolarmente) to attend (regularly): seguire un film con grande attenzione, to follow a film attentively; seguire un corso di tedesco, to follow a course of German; seguo i concerti alla 'Scala', I attend the concerts at 'La Scala'6 ( attenersi a, eseguire) to follow; to conform to (sthg.): segui le istruzioni, follow the instructions; seguire il consiglio di qlcu., to follow (o to take) s.o.'s advice; seguire un metodo di lavoro, to follow a working method // seguire la moda, to follow the fashion◆ v. intr.1 to follow: scrivi quanto segue, write down what follows; seguì un periodo di benessere, a period of wellbeing followed; seguì una violenta litigata, a violent quarrel followed; la nostra squadra è prima, seguono le altre a pari merito, our team is first, the rest tie for second place // segue lettera, letter will follow2 ( continuare) to follow, to continue: segue al prossimo numero, alla prossima puntata, to be continued in our next issue, in the next episode; segue a pag. 5, continued on page 5; segue a tergo, please turn over (abbr. PTO)3 ( risultare) to follow, to result: da quanto dici, segue che è colpa sua, from what you say it follows that it is his fault* * *[se'ɡwire]1. vt1) (gen) to followmi segua, la prego — this way o follow me, please
segui la statale per 15 km — follow o keep to the main road for 15 km
seguire i consigli di qn — to follow o take sb's advice
le cose seguono il loro corso — things are taking o running their course
seguire gli avvenimenti di attualità — to follow o keep up with current events
2) (capire: persona, argomento) to followscusa, non ti seguo — I'm sorry, I don't follow (you) o I'm not with you
3) (corso, lezione: gen) to follow, take, (essere presente a) to attend, go toseguire un corso per corrispondenza — to follow o take a correspondence course
1) (venir dopo), (fig : derivare) to follow2) (continuare) to continue"segue" — "to be continued"
* * *[se'gwire] 1.verbo transitivo1) (andare dietro a) to follow [persona, auto]; (accompagnare) to accompany; (tallonare) to go* after, to followseguire qcn. in giardino — to follow sb. into the garden
seguire qcn. da vicino, da lontano — to follow sb. close behind, from a distance
la segue come un cagnolino — he is her lapdog, he is always at her heels
seguire qcn. con lo sguardo — to follow sb. with one's eyes, to stare after sb.
seguire le orme di qcn. — fig. to follow in sb.'s footsteps o wake
2) (venire dopo) to come* after, to follow3) (andare in direzione di) to follow [freccia, itinerario, rotta, pista, fiume]; to keep* to, to follow [strada, sentiero]; [nave, strada] to follow, to hug [ costa]; [ strada] to run* alongisde [ferrovia, fiume]indicare a qcn. la strada da seguire — to give sb. directions
4) (attenersi a) to follow [esempio, regolamento, istinto, cuore, ricetta]; to act on, to follow (up), to take* [ consiglio]; to keep* up with, to follow [ moda]; to go* on [ dieta]5) (osservare) to follow, to watch [film, processo, partita]; (occuparsi di) to follow up, to monitor [allievo, malato]; (prestare attenzione a) to follow [ lezione]essere seguito, farsi seguire da uno specialista — med. to be treated by a specialist
6) (interessarsi di) to follow [politica, sport, cinema, teatro]; to keep* up with [sviluppi, notizie]; to watch [ progressi]; (tifare per) to follow [ squadra]7) (frequentare) to be* on, to attend [ corso]8) (comprendere) to follow [spiegazione, ragionamento]2.la seguo o la sto seguendo I'm with you, I follow; mi segui? do you follow me? non ti seguo più — you've lost me there
segue a pagina 10, nel prossimo numero — continued on page 10, in the next issue
* * *seguire/se'gwire/ [3]1 (andare dietro a) to follow [persona, auto]; (accompagnare) to accompany; (tallonare) to go* after, to follow; seguire qcn. in giardino to follow sb. into the garden; seguire qcn. da vicino, da lontano to follow sb. close behind, from a distance; la segue come un cagnolino he is her lapdog, he is always at her heels; seguire qcn. con lo sguardo to follow sb. with one's eyes, to stare after sb.; seguire le tracce di un cervo to spoor a deer; seguire le orme di qcn. fig. to follow in sb.'s footsteps o wake2 (venire dopo) to come* after, to follow; il verbo segue il soggetto the verb comes after the subject; la repressione che seguì l'insurrezione the clampdown that followed the insurrection3 (andare in direzione di) to follow [freccia, itinerario, rotta, pista, fiume]; to keep* to, to follow [strada, sentiero]; [nave, strada] to follow, to hug [ costa]; [ strada] to run* alongisde [ferrovia, fiume]; indicare a qcn. la strada da seguire to give sb. directions4 (attenersi a) to follow [esempio, regolamento, istinto, cuore, ricetta]; to act on, to follow (up), to take* [ consiglio]; to keep* up with, to follow [ moda]; to go* on [ dieta]; seguire le istruzioni alla lettera to follow instructions to the letter; seguire una cura to follow a course of treatment5 (osservare) to follow, to watch [film, processo, partita]; (occuparsi di) to follow up, to monitor [allievo, malato]; (prestare attenzione a) to follow [ lezione]; essere seguito, farsi seguire da uno specialista med. to be treated by a specialist; Luca non segue mai in classe Luca never pays attention in class6 (interessarsi di) to follow [politica, sport, cinema, teatro]; to keep* up with [sviluppi, notizie]; to watch [ progressi]; (tifare per) to follow [ squadra]7 (frequentare) to be* on, to attend [ corso]8 (comprendere) to follow [spiegazione, ragionamento]; la seguo o la sto seguendo I'm with you, I follow; mi segui? do you follow me? non ti seguo più you've lost me there(aus. essere) to follow; seguì un lungo silenzio there followed a long silence; a seguire ci sarà del gelato there's ice cream to follow; al dibattito seguì una votazione a vote followed the debate; segue a pagina 10, nel prossimo numero continued on page 10, in the next issue. -
19 tardo
late* * *tardo agg.1 ( lento) slow; tardy; ( pigro) sluggish; lazy: tardo nei movimenti, sluggish in movement; tardo nel rispondere, slow in answering; è tardo nel fare le cose, he is slow in doing things2 ( ottuso d'intelletto) dull, slow-witted4 ( di tempo) late: a ora tarda, at a late hour; a tarda notte, sera, late in the night, in the evening; morì in tarda età, he died very old; a causa della sua tarda età, owing to his old age // il tardo umanesimo, late humanism.* * *['tardo]1) latenel tardo pomeriggio — late in the afternoon, in the late afternoon
lavorare fino a -a notte — to work late o long o deep o far into the night
un'opera -a di Goethe — a late work by Goethe; (di epoca storica)
2) (tardivo) [ confessione] late, tardy, belated3) (lento nel comprendere) slow, tardy, backwardessere tardo d'ingegno — to have a dull wit, to be dull-witted
* * *tardo/'tardo/1 late; a -a ora at a late hour; nel tardo pomeriggio late in the afternoon, in the late afternoon; a notte -a late at night; lavorare fino a -a notte to work late o long o deep o far into the night; vivere fino a -a età to live to a ripe old age; un'opera -a di Goethe a late work by Goethe; (di epoca storica) tardo rinascimento late Renaissance2 (tardivo) [ confessione] late, tardy, belated3 (lento nel comprendere) slow, tardy, backward; essere tardo d'ingegno to have a dull wit, to be dull-witted. -
20 comprender
v.1 to include, to comprise.el periodo comprendido entre 1995 y 1999 the period from 1995 to 1999, the period between 1995 and 1999El estudio comprende muchas áreas The study comprises several areas.2 to understand.te comprendo perfectamente I quite understandcomprendo que estés triste I can understand that you're unhappycomo comprenderás, me enfadé muchísimo I don't have to tell you I was absolutely furiousElla comprende y perdona She understands and forgives.Ella comprendió la lección She understood the lesson.* * *1 (entender) to understand2 (contener) to comprise, include\¿comprendes? (en conversación) you see?hacerse comprender to make oneself understoodtodo comprendido (excursión etc) all-in, inclusive* * *verb1) to understand, realize2) comprise, cover* * *1. VT1) (=entender) to understandcompréndeme, no me quedaba más remedio — you have to understand, I had no choice
no comprendo cómo ha podido pasar esto — I don't see o understand how this could have happened
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hacer comprender algo a algn, esto bastó para hacernos comprender su posición — this was all we needed to understand his position•
hacerse comprender — to make o.s. understood2) (=darse cuenta) to realizecomprendemos perfectamente que haya gente a quien le molesta el tabaco — we fully understand o appreciate that some people are bothered by smoking
3) (=incluir) to comprise frmla colección comprende cien discos y cuarenta libros — the collection consists of o frm comprises a hundred records and forty books
el primer tomo comprende las letras de la A a la G — the first volume covers o frm comprises letters A to G
edad 1)el período comprendido entre 1936 y 1939 — the period from 1936 to 1939 o between 1936 and 1939
2. VI1) (=entender) to understand¿comprendes? — do you understand?
2) (=darse cuenta)¡ya comprendo! — now I see!, I get it (now)! *
como tú comprenderás, no soy yo quién para juzgarlo — as you will appreciate o understand, I'm not the best person to judge him
* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( entender) to understand, comprehend (frml)¿comprendido? — do you understand? (colloq)
como usted comprenderá... — as I'm sure you will appreciate...
b) ( darse cuenta) to realize, understand2) (abarcar, contener): libro to cover; factura/precio to include2.comprender vi ( entender) to understand* * *= comprehend, comprise (of), gain + an understanding, grasp, have + some grasp, understand, achieve + understanding, fathom, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], see, include, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, have + a handle on, get + a handle on.Ex. Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.Ex. The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.Ex. Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.Ex. She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.Ex. It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.Ex. They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.Ex. From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex. As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex. In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex. I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.Ex. Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.Ex. You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.Ex. Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.Ex. Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.----* a medio comprender = half-understood.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.* comprenderse bien = be well understood.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) ( entender) to understand, comprehend (frml)¿comprendido? — do you understand? (colloq)
como usted comprenderá... — as I'm sure you will appreciate...
b) ( darse cuenta) to realize, understand2) (abarcar, contener): libro to cover; factura/precio to include2.comprender vi ( entender) to understand* * *= comprehend, comprise (of), gain + an understanding, grasp, have + some grasp, understand, achieve + understanding, fathom, sympathise [sympathize, -USA], see, include, get + Posesivo + head around, wrap + Posesivo + head around, have + a handle on, get + a handle on.Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.Ex: Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.Ex: It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.Ex: They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.Ex: I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.* a medio comprender = half-understood.* ayudar a comprender mejor = offer + insights, improve + understanding, give + an insight into, glean + insights, provide + insight into, lend + understanding to.* comprender bien = be clear in your mind.* comprender mal = misunderstand.* comprender mejor = gain + insight into, increase + understanding, place + Nombre + in/into + perspective, put into + perspective, gain + a better understanding, gain + a greater understanding, gain + a better sense of, get + a better sense of.* comprenderse bien = be well understood.* comprender un punto de vista = take + point.* difícil de comprender = difficult to understand.* empezar a comprender = grow on/upon + Pronombre.* fácil de comprender = easy to grasp.* hacer comprender = bring + home.* no comprender = be beyond + Pronombre.* no puedo comprender = I can't get over.* * *comprender [E1 ]vtA (entender) to understandcomprendo tus temores/su reacción I understand your fears/his reactionnadie me comprende nobody understands mevuelve a las once ¿comprendido? I want you back at eleven, do you understand?, I want you back at eleven, do you have that? ( AmE) o ( BrE) have you got that? ( colloq)entonces comprendió que lo habían engañado he realized then that he had been trickedcomo usted comprenderá, no podemos hacer excepciones as I'm sure you will appreciate, we cannot make exceptionsdesignios que la mente humana no alcanza a comprender designs that the human mind cannot comprehendB(abarcar, contener): el segundo tomo comprende los siglos XVII y XVIII the second volume covers the 17th and 18th centurieslos gastos de calefacción están comprendidos en esta suma the heating costs are included in this totalIVA no comprendido not including VAT, excluding VAT, exclusive of VAT ( frml)jóvenes de edades comprendidas entre los 19 y los 23 años young people between the ages of 19 and 23* * *
comprender ( conjugate comprender) verbo transitivo
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2 (abarcar, contener) [ libro] to cover;
[factura/precio] to include
verbo intransitivo ( entender) to understand;
comprender verbo transitivo
1 (incluir, abarcar) to comprise, include
2 (entender) to understand ➣ Ver nota en understand
' comprender' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aclararse
- asequible
- concebir
- entender
- explicarse
- percibir
- seguir
- cuenta
- explicar
- incluir
English:
comprehend
- comprise
- cotton on
- figure out
- get through
- grasp
- incorporate
- insight
- sympathize
- understand
- misunderstand
- realize
- though
* * *♦ vt1. [incluir] to include, to comprise;el grupo comprende varias empresas the group comprises several companies;el país comprende tres regiones bien diferenciadas the country consists of three quite distinct regions;el gasto de instalación no está comprendido the cost of installation is not included;la exposición comprende 500 cuadros the exhibition consists of 500 paintings;el periodo comprendido entre 1995 y 1999 the period between 1995 and 1999 o from 1995 to 19992. [entender] to understand;como comprenderás, me enfadé muchísimo I don't have to tell you I was absolutely furious;te comprendo perfectamente I quite understand;no comprendo tu actitud I don't understand your attitude;no comprendo cómo puede gustarte Carlos I don't know what you see in Carlos;comprendo que estés triste I can understand that you're unhappy;¿comprendes?, si no se lo decimos se va a enfadar look, if we don't tell him, he's going to get angry♦ See also the pronominal verb comprenderse* * *v/t1 understand;hacerse comprender make o.s. understood;comprender mal misunderstand2 ( abarcar) include* * *comprender vt1) entender: to comprehend, to understand2) abarcar: to cover, to includecomprender vi: to understand¡ya comprendo!: now I understand!* * *comprender vb2. (incluir) to be made up of
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См. также в других словарях:
comprendere — /kom prɛndere/ [lat. comprehendĕre e comprendĕre, der. di pre(he )ndĕre prendere , col pref. con ] (coniug. come prendere ). ■ v. tr. 1. [contenere in sé: nel conto è compreso tutto ] ▶◀ abbracciare, annoverare, conglobare, contemplare,… … Enciclopedia Italiana
comprendere — com·prèn·de·re v.tr. (io comprèndo) FO 1a. inserire, includere in un insieme, in una categoria: nelle spese del viaggio devi comprendere anche il costo dell autostrada; in costruzioni assolute: verranno tutti, compresi Anna e Mario Sinonimi:… … Dizionario italiano
comprendere — {{hw}}{{comprendere}}{{/hw}}v. tr. ( coniug. come prendere ) 1 Contenere, racchiudere, includere: il libro comprende molti capitoli. 2 Intendere, afferrare con la mente: non comprese le sue parole; SIN. Capire. 3 Giustificare. 4 (lett.) Colpire … Enciclopedia di italiano
comprendere — v. tr. 1. contenere, racchiudere, includere, calcolare, conteggiare, abbracciare, incorporare, implicare, raggruppare, classificare, contemplare, consociare, unire, cingere, cinghiare (lett.) CONTR. escludere, eliminare, eccettuare, scomputare 2 … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
capire — [lat. capĕre, con mutamento di coniug.] (io capisco, tu capisci, ecc.). ■ v. intr. (aus. avere, ma i tempi comp. sono rari), non com. [poter entrare in un luogo, esservi contenuto, spec. fig.] ▶◀ entrare, starci, stare, trovare posto. ■ v. tr. 1 … Enciclopedia Italiana
capire — ca·pì·re v.tr., v.intr. FO 1a. v.tr., comprendere con la mente, intendere il senso di qcs.: capire un problema; non capisco quello che dici; capire a, al volo, velocemente | capire qcn., penetrarne i sentimenti, il carattere, la personalità: è un … Dizionario italiano
contenere — con·te·né·re v.tr. (io contèngo) FO 1a. tenere, comprendere in sé; racchiudere; accogliere: questa stanza contiene molti mobili, questo recipiente contiene due litri d acqua, la piazza può contenere duecentomila persone, il tuo discorso contiene… … Dizionario italiano
cuprinde — CUPRÍNDE, cuprínd, vb. III. I. tranz. 1. A prinde, a apuca ceva de jur împrejur cu mâinile sau cu braţele. ♦ tranz. şi refl. recipr. A (se) îmbrăţişa. ♦ (înv.) A lua prizonier; a captura. 2. fig. A îmbrăţişa cu privirea; a vedea; a înţelege, a… … Dicționar Român
escludere — e·sclù·de·re v.tr. FO 1. non lasciare entrare: escludere il pubblico dall aula | estens., non considerare facente parte: escludere qcn. dall ambito delle proprie amicizie | non ammettere: escludere il candidato dalle prove orali Sinonimi:… … Dizionario italiano
capire — A v. tr. 1. intendere, afferrare, cogliere, centrare (fig.), penetrare, percepire, comprendere, distinguere, scernere (lett.), vedere (fig.), vederci chiaro, avvedersi, accorgersi, realizzare (fig.), sgamare (gerg.), intuire □ decifrare,… … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
ragione — s. f. 1. intelletto, intelligenza, raziocinio, logos (filos.), logica, mente, intendimento, discernimento, giudizio, riflessione □ (fig.) cervello 2. (est.) criterio, senno, ragionevolezza, saggezza CONTR. irragionevolezza, pazzia, offuscamento □ … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione