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1. adv (round) about2. prep about* * *circa avv. about, nearly, approximately: c'erano circa 80.000 persone allo stadio, there were about (o nearly) 80,000 people at the stadium; erano circa le 3, it was about 3 o'clock; il paese è a circa 10 km, the village is about 10 km away; un uomo di circa 40 anni, a man of about forty; deve avere circa la mia età, he must be about my age◆ prep. about; as regards; concerning: non sapeva nulla circa l'incidente, he knew nothing about the accident; circa il compenso, ci accorderemo in seguito, as regards the salary, we'll agree on it later; circa la vostra richiesta di collaborazione, siamo spiacenti di dovervi comunicare che..., concerning your application, we regret to inform you that... // (comm.) circa la vostra richiesta del 14 aprile, re your inquiry of 14th April.* * *['tʃirka]1. prepcirca (a) — regarding, concerning, about
2. avv(quasi) about, approximately, roughlyerano circa le 3 quando è partita; è partita alle 3 circa — she left at about 3
* * *['tʃirka] 1.preposizione (riguardo a) about, concerning, regarding, as to2.circa 20 studenti o 20 studenti circa about 20 students; alle 18 circa at about 6 pm; circa una settimana dopo nearly a week later; in una settimana circa — in a week or so
* * *circa/'t∫irka/Circa può precedere o seguire le espressioni numeriche con le quali viene usato, mentre l'equivalente inglese about precede sempre il numero o la misura: circa 20 studenti / 20 studenti circa = about 20 students. Si noti che in italiano un'espressione numerica come circa venti può essere sostituita da una ventina; la traduzione inglese è sempre about twenty.(riguardo a) about, concerning, regarding, as to; ci sono alcuni dubbi circa la sua autenticità there is some doubt about its authenticityII avverbio(quasi) about, approximately, around; circa 20 studenti o 20 studenti circa about 20 students; alle 18 circa at about 6 pm; circa una settimana dopo nearly a week later; in una settimana circa in a week or so. -
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