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1 disposition
[ˌdɪspə'zɪʃn]1) (temperament) indole f., temperamento m.to have a cheerful disposition — avere un carattere allegro, essere allegro di natura
2) (tendency) disposizione f.3) (arrangement) disposizione f., collocazione f.* * *[dispə'ziʃən](personality: He has a pleasant disposition.) carattere* * *disposition /dɪspəˈzɪʃn/n.1 indole; temperamento: a cheerful disposition, un temperamento allegro; to have a nervous [friendly, anxious] disposition, essere un tipo nervoso [amichevole, ansioso]2 tendenza; propensione: She has a disposition to rush to conclusions, ha la tendenza a giungere a conclusioni affrettate; At nearly 80, he shows no disposition to slow down, a quasi 80 anni, non mostra alcuna propensione a rallentare il ritmo3 [uc] (form.) disposizione; (mil.) schieramento ( di truppe): He revealed the disposition of the enemy forces, ha rivelato lo schieramento delle forze nemiche4 (pl.) disposizioni; ordini: The general made his dispositions for the attack, il generale ha dato gli ordini in vista dell'attacco6 [u] (leg.) cessione; trasferimento ( di beni o diritti): the disposition of assets [property], la cessione di attività [proprietà]● (leg.) disposition by will (o by testament), disposizione testamentaria □ at sb. 's disposition, a disposizione di q.: the resources at his disposition, le risorse a sua disposizioneFALSI AMICI: disposition non significa disposizione nel senso di attitudine.* * *[ˌdɪspə'zɪʃn]1) (temperament) indole f., temperamento m.to have a cheerful disposition — avere un carattere allegro, essere allegro di natura
2) (tendency) disposizione f.3) (arrangement) disposizione f., collocazione f.
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