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1 ♦ lot
♦ lot /lɒt/A n.1 destino; fato; sorte; ventura: to be content with one's lot, contentarsi della propria sorte; The lot fell on corporal Brown, il caporale Brown è stato designato dalla sorte2 [u] il tirare a sorte; sorteggio: to choose a person by lot, scegliere una persona tirando a sorte (o per sorteggio)5 parte, porzione ( avuta per sorteggio): to have no part or lot in st., non ricevere parte alcuna di qc.; non aver niente a che fare con qc.6 [u] (fam., = lots) gran quantità; gran numero; mucchio, sacco (fam.); molto: He has a lot of money, ha un sacco di soldi; Lots of people came, è venuta una quantità di gente; I want a lot more, ne voglio molto (o molti) di più; He gave us lots to eat, ci ha dato un sacco di cose da mangiare9 – the lot, tutto quanto; ogni cosa: DIALOGO → - Ordering drinks- Is that the lot?, è tutto?; DIALOGO → - New phone- This phone's got the lot: e-mail, video camera, and a three-megapixel camera, questo telefono ha tutto: e-mail, videocamera e una fotocamera da tre megapixelB avv.– a lot, assai; molto: She's a lot happier, è molto più felice; He works a lot at home, lavora molto a casa NOTA D'USO: - molto-● the ( whole) lot, tutto; tutto quanto, tutti quanti □ (fam.) lots and lots, una gran quantità; moltissimi; tanti e poi tanti □ ( di terreno) lot line, confine di proprietà □ to draw (o to cast) lots, tirare a sorte □ (fig.) to have a lot on one's plate, avere molta carne al fuoco (fig.) □ to leave a lot to be desired, lasciar molto a desiderare □ to throw (o to cast) in one's lot with sb., condividere la sorte di q.; legare la propria sorte a quella di q. □ The lot falls to me (o it falls to my lot), tocca a me (in sorte); è compito mio □ That's your lot!, questo è tutto; tutto qui; non c'è altro; ( anche) ecco fatto; è tutto! □ Thanks a lot!, tante grazie! □ (iron.) A ( fat) lot she cares!, non gliene importa niente; gliene frega assai! (pop.) □ (iron.) A fat lot of good it does!, bell'aiuto!; non serve a un tubo! NOTA D'USO: - much, many o a lot of?-.(to) lot /lɒt/v. t.● to lot out, (edil.) lottizzare; (comm.) dividere in partite.
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Lot — (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle[ o]tan to cast lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel. hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot}, {Lotto}, {Lottery}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which happens without human design or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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