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1 ♦ reason
♦ reason /ˈri:zn/n.1 [uc] ragione; motivo; for financial [legal, economic] reasons, per ragioni finanziarie [legali, economiche]; for reasons of safety, per ragioni di sicurezza; for some reason, per qualche ragione; for obvious reasons, per ovvi motivi; for no specific reason, senza un preciso motivo; unaccountable reason, strana ragione; There is no reason to believe that he lied, non c'è motivo di credere che abbia mentito; What is the reason for your visit?, qual è la ragione della tua visita?; He told her his reasons for wanting to interrupt his studies, le ha spiegato le sue ragioni per interrompere gli studi; There's no reason why you shouldn't come, non c'è motivo per cui tu non debba venire; The reason you feel so tired is that you don't sleep enough, la ragione per la quale ti senti così stanco è che non dormi abbastanza; She said she was leaving but gave no reasons, ha detto che se ne andava ma non ha dato spiegazioni; I see no reason why she shouldn't come with us, non vedo perché non dovrebbe venire con noi; All the more reason for you to refuse, a maggior ragione dovresti rifiutare (o avresti fatto bene a rifiutare); There is no earthly reason why he should refuse, non c'è un motivo al mondo perché debba rifiutare; for reasons best known to himself [herself, etc.], per ragioni che solo lui [lei, ecc.] conosce: For reasons best known to themselves, they decided not to report the accident, per ragioni che solo loro conoscono, hanno deciso di non denunciare l'incidente; for no ( apparent) reason, senza motivo (apparente); for one reason or another, per un motivo o per l'altro; a good reason, un buon (o valido) motivo; to set out one's reasons, dichiarare (o spiegare) le proprie ragioni; to specify the reasons for st., indicare esattamente le cause di qc.; to state the reason for st., motivare qc.; all the more reason, una ragione di più: All the more reason to accept their offer, una ragione di più per accettare la loro offerta2 ragione ( contrario di torto): He always complains, with or without reason, si lamenta sempre, a torto o a ragione NOTA D'USO: - ragione-3 ragione, intelletto: the age of reason, l'età della ragione; to listen to (o to hear) reason, essere ragionevole; farsi convincere: He won't listen to reason, non vuole sentir ragione; to lose one's reason, perdere la ragione; to regain one's reason, riacquistare l'uso della ragione; There is reason in what you say, quel che dici è ragionevole; c'è del vero in ciò che dici● for reasons beyond sb. 's control, per ragioni di forza maggiore □ to bring sb. to reason, ridurre q. alla ragione; far ragionare q. □ by reason of, a causa di; a motivo di □ to give reasons for st., render ragione di qc. □ out of all reason, (in modo) del tutto irragionevole □ to be restored to reason, riacquistare l'uso della ragione □ to see reason, diventare ragionevole; farsi convincere □ to see reason to do st., aver motivo di far qc. □ within reason, nei limiti del ragionevole □ It stands to reason that…, non si può negare che…; è ovvio che…(to) reason /ˈri:zn/A v. i.2 – to reason with, ragionare con; cercare di convincere: You simply cannot reason with him, con lui non si può proprio ragionareB v. t.2 arguire: Comparing men and apes, Darwin reasoned that they must have a common ancestor, confrontando l'uomo e la scimmia, Darwin arguì che dovevano avere un antenato comune; He reasoned that the robbers must have had inside knowledge, ha riflettuto e concluso che i rapinatori dovevano esser stati informati da qualcuno all'interno3 convincere ( con il ragionamento): to reason sb. into doing st., convincere q. a fare qc.; to reason sb. out of an idea, convincere q. a rinunciare a un'idea● to reason out, risolvere con il ragionamento: to reason out a problem, risolvere un problema. -
2 ♦ apparent
♦ apparent /əˈpærənt/a.2 apparente: Don't be taken in by his apparent honesty!, non lasciarti ingannare dalla sua apparente onestà!; for no apparent reason, senza motivo apparente3 (astron.) apparente; vero: apparent horizon, orizzonte apparente; apparent magnitude, magnitudine apparente; apparent noon, mezzogiorno vero; apparent solar day, giorno solare vero● (leg.) heir apparent ► heir. -
3 apparent
[ə'pærənt]1) (seeming) [contradiction, willingness] apparente2) (clear) evidente, chiaro* * *[ə'pærənt]1) (easy to see; evident: It is quite apparent to all of us that you haven't done your work properly.) evidente2) (seeming but perhaps not real: his apparent unwillingness.) apparente•* * *[ə'pærənt]1) (seeming) [contradiction, willingness] apparente2) (clear) evidente, chiaro -
4 apparent *** ap·par·ent adj
[ə'pær(ə)nt]to become apparent — manifestarsi, rivelarsi
it was becoming increasingly apparent to me that... — stava diventando sempre più evidente per me che...
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5 ostensible
[ɒ'stensəbl]aggettivo apparente* * *[o'stensəbl]((of reasons etc) apparent, but not necessarily true: Illness was the ostensible reason for his absence, but in fact he was just lazy.) apparente, presunto* * *ostensible /ɒˈstɛnsəbl/a.apparente; preteso; simulato; presunto: (fin.) ostensible partner, socio apparenteostensibly avv. FALSI AMICI: ostensible non significa ostensibile.* * *[ɒ'stensəbl]aggettivo apparente
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for no (apparent) reason — phrase without an obvious cause Sometimes the dog would bark for no apparent reason. Thesaurus: in a careless or casual waysynonym Main entry: reason … Useful english dictionary
for no apparent reason — due to no obvious reason … English contemporary dictionary
reason — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cause/motive/justification; explanation of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ cogent, good, sound, strong ▪ compelling, convincing ▪ plausible … Collocations dictionary
reason — rea|son1 [ rizn ] noun *** 1. ) count a fact, situation, or intention that explains why something happened, why someone did something, or why something is true: reason for: The police asked her the reason for her visit. reason for doing something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reason — I UK [ˈriːz(ə)n] / US [ˈrɪz(ə)n] noun Word forms reason : singular reason plural reasons *** Get it right: reason: After reason, use the preposition for, not of: Wrong: The main reason of poverty is unemployment. Right: The main reason for… … English dictionary
apparent — adjective 1 easily noticed or understood (+ to): Her anxiety was apparent to everyone. | it became apparent that: It soon became apparent that our opponents were too strong for us. | for no apparent reason (=without a clear reason): Suddenly, for … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
apparent — ap|par|ent [ ə perənt ] adjective *** 1. ) easy to see or understand: OBVIOUS: apparent from: The children s poor health was apparent from their physical appearance. it becomes apparent that: It soon became apparent that the two women knew each… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
apparent */*/*/ — UK [əˈpærənt] / US [əˈperənt] adjective 1) easy to see or understand apparent to: It should be apparent to anyone that the letter was written by a child. apparent from: The children s poor health was apparent from their physical appearance. it… … English dictionary
apparent — [[t]əpæ̱rənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n An apparent situation, quality, or feeling seems to exist, although you cannot be certain that it does exist. I was a bit depressed by our apparent lack of progress... There is at last an apparent end to the… … English dictionary
apparent — ap|par|ent W2 [əˈpærənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of apparere; APPEAR] 1.) easy to notice = ↑obvious it is apparent (that) ▪ It soon became apparent that we had a major problem. it is apparent from sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
for nothing — idi a) free of charge b) idi for no apparent reason or motive c) idi futilely; to no avail … From formal English to slang