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1 desirability
[dɪˌzaɪərə'bɪlətɪ]* * *noun (the extent to which something is desirable.) desiderabilità* * *desirability /dɪzaɪərəˈbɪlətɪ/n. [u]desiderabilità; l'essere desiderabile.* * *[dɪˌzaɪərə'bɪlətɪ] -
2 desirability de·sir·abil·ity n
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3 ought
[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables* * *[o:t]negative short form - oughtn't; verb1) (used to indicate duty; should: You ought to help them; He oughtn't to have done that.) dovere2) (used to indicate something that one could reasonably expect; should: He ought to have been able to do it.) dovere* * *I [ɔːt] nSee:aughtII [ɔːt]modal aux vb ought pt1)I ought to do it — dovrei farlo2)you ought to go and see it — dovresti andare a vederlo, faresti bene ad andarlo a vedere3)that ought to be enough — quello dovrebbe bastarehe ought to have arrived by now — dovrebbe essere arrivato, ormai
* * *[ɔːt]1) (expressing probability, expectation)••Note:In virtually all cases, ought is translated by the conditional tense of dovere: you ought to go now = dovresti andartene adesso; they ought to arrive tomorrow = dovrebbero arrivare domani. - The past ought to have done / seen etc is translated by the past conditional of dovere: he ought to have been more polite = avrebbe dovuto essere più gentile. For further examples, including negative sentences, see the entry below. - The Italian verb dovere is irregular; for its conjugation see the Italian verb tables -
4 should ***** modal aux vb
[ʃʊd]1)(duty, advisability, desirability)
all school buses should have seat belts — tutti gli autobus scolastici dovrebbero essere forniti di cinture di sicurezzahow should I know? — e che ne so io?, e come faccio a saperlo?
2)he should pass his exams — dovrebbe superare gli esami3)if they invited me I should go or I'd go — se mi invitassero ci andreiI should think so! — mi pare!, direi!
should he phone... frm — se telefonasse..., se dovesse telefonare...
4)I told you I should be late — ti ho detto che avrei fatto tardi -
5 desire
I [dɪ'zaɪə(r)] II [dɪ'zaɪə(r)]verbo transitivo desiderare, avere voglia di [object, reward]to desire to do — desiderare di fare, voler fare
to desire sb. to do sth. to desire that sb. (should) do sth. desiderare che qcn. faccia qcs.; it leaves a lot to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare
* * *1. noun(a wish or longing: I have a sudden desire for a bar of chocolate; I have no desire ever to see him again.) desiderio, voglia2. verb(to long for or feel desire for: After a day's work, all I desire is a hot bath.) desiderare- desirability* * *I [dɪ'zaɪə(r)] II [dɪ'zaɪə(r)]verbo transitivo desiderare, avere voglia di [object, reward]to desire to do — desiderare di fare, voler fare
to desire sb. to do sth. to desire that sb. (should) do sth. desiderare che qcn. faccia qcs.; it leaves a lot to be desired — lascia molto a desiderare
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