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1 limit
I ['lɪmɪt]1) (boundary) limite m.it's the limit! — colloq. questo è il colmo!
2) (legal restriction) limite m. (on a)speed limit, safety limit — limite di velocità, di sicurezza
II 1. ['lɪmɪt]to be over the limit — (of alcohol) essere al di sopra del limite massimo di alcol nel sangue
verbo transitivo (restrict) limitare [use, imports]2.to limit oneself to — limitarsi a [amount, quantity]
* * *['limit] 1. noun1) (the farthest point or place; the boundary: There was no limit to his ambition.) limite2) (a restriction: We must put a limit on our spending.) limite2. verb(to set a restriction on: We must limit the amount of time we spend on this work.) limitare- limited
- limitless* * *I ['lɪmɪt]1) (boundary) limite m.it's the limit! — colloq. questo è il colmo!
2) (legal restriction) limite m. (on a)speed limit, safety limit — limite di velocità, di sicurezza
II 1. ['lɪmɪt]to be over the limit — (of alcohol) essere al di sopra del limite massimo di alcol nel sangue
verbo transitivo (restrict) limitare [use, imports]2.to limit oneself to — limitarsi a [amount, quantity]
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2 reprieve
I [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospensione f. della pena2) (delay) rinvio m.3) (respite) tregua f.II [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospendere la pena a [ prisoner]2)the school was reprieved — (for limited period) alla scuola è stata concessa una proroga
* * *[rə'pri:v] 1. verb(to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment: The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved.) (rinviare o sospendere l'esecuzione di una sentenza)2. noun(the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this.) (rinvio o sospensione dell'esecuzione di una sentenza)* * *reprieve /rɪˈpri:v/n. [uc]2 (fig.) dilazione; tregua.(to) reprieve /rɪˈpri:v/v. t.2 (fig.) dare tregua, dare sollievo a (q.).* * *I [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospensione f. della pena2) (delay) rinvio m.3) (respite) tregua f.II [rɪ'priːv]1) dir. sospendere la pena a [ prisoner]2)the school was reprieved — (for limited period) alla scuola è stata concessa una proroga
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3 circulate
['sɜːkjʊleɪt] 1.1) (spread) (to limited circle) fare circolare; (widely) diffondere [ information] (to tra)2) fare circolare [blood, water]2.1) [air, banknote, rumour] circolare2) (at party)* * *['sə:kjuleit]1) (to (cause to) go round in a fixed path coming back to a starting-point: Blood circulates through the body.) circolare2) (to (cause to) spread or pass around (news etc): There's a rumour circulating that she is getting married.) circolare, diffondere•- circulatory* * *['sɜːkjʊleɪt] 1.1) (spread) (to limited circle) fare circolare; (widely) diffondere [ information] (to tra)2) fare circolare [blood, water]2.1) [air, banknote, rumour] circolare2) (at party) -
4 number
I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2.* * *1. noun1) ((sometimes abbreviated to no - plural nos - when written in front of a figure) a word or figure showing eg how many of something there are, or the position of something in a series etc: Seven was often considered a magic number; Answer nos 1-10 of exercise 2.) numero2) (a (large) quantity or group (of people or things): He has a number of records; There were a large number of people in the room.) grande numero3) (one issue of a magazine: the autumn number.) numero4) (a popular song or piece of music: He sang his most popular number.) brano, pezzo2. verb1) (to put a number on: He numbered the pages in the top corner.) numerare2) (to include: He numbered her among his closest friends.) includere, annoverare3) (to come to in total: The group numbered ten.) ammontare a•- number-plate
- his days are numbered
- without number* * *I 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]1) numero m.odd, even number — numero dispari, pari
2) (in series) (of bus, house, page, telephone) numero m.3) (amount, quantity) numero m., quantità f.a number of people, times — un certo numero di persone, di volte
to come in large numbers — accorrere numerosi o in gran numero
many, few in number — molti, pochi
they were ten in number — erano dieci (di numero) o in dieci
any number of times — mille volte, molto sovente
4) (group)5) (issue) (of magazine, periodical) numero m.6) mus. (song) pezzo m., brano m.; teatr. numero m.7) colloq. (object of admiration)a little black number — (dress) un bel vestitino nero
8) ling. numero m.2.nome plurale numbers (in company, of army) effettivi m.; (in school) studenti m.; (of crowd) numero m.sing.to win by force o weight of numbers vincere per superiorità numerica; to make up the numbers — fare il conto
••your number's up! — colloq. è giunta la tua ora!
to do sth. by the numbers — AE o
II 1. ['nʌmbə(r)]by numbers — fare qcs. pedissequamente
1) (allocate number to) numerare2) (amount to) contarethe regiment numbered 1,000 men — il reggimento contava 1.000 uomini
3) (include) includere, annoverare4) (be limited)2. -
5 partner
I ['pɑːtnə(r)]1) comm. dir. socio m. (-a), partner m. e f.2) econ. pol. partner m. e f.4) (in relationship) partner m. e f.5) (workmate) collega m. e f.••II ['pɑːtnə(r)]verbo transitivo essere collega di, lavorare con [ workmate]; essere il partner di, ballare con [ dancer]; fare coppia con, giocare con [ player]* * *1. noun1) (a person who shares the ownership of a business etc with one or more others: She was made a partner in the firm.) socio, associato2) (one of two people who dance, play in a game etc together: a tennis/dancing partner.) partner, compagno2. verb(to be a partner to (someone): He partnered his wife in the last dance.) ballare con* * *I ['pɑːtnə(r)]1) comm. dir. socio m. (-a), partner m. e f.2) econ. pol. partner m. e f.4) (in relationship) partner m. e f.5) (workmate) collega m. e f.••II ['pɑːtnə(r)]verbo transitivo essere collega di, lavorare con [ workmate]; essere il partner di, ballare con [ dancer]; fare coppia con, giocare con [ player] -
6 span
I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river]* * *[spæn] 1. noun1) (the length between the supports of a bridge or arch: The first span of the bridge is one hundred metres long.) luce, campata2) (the full time for which anything lasts: Seventy or eighty years is the normal span of a man's life.) durata2. verb(to stretch across: A bridge spans the river.) attraversare* * *I [spæn]1. n2. vt(subj : bridge etc) attraversareII [spæn] pther interests spanned every aspect of nature — i suoi interessi spaziavano in ogni aspetto della natura
See:* * *span (1) /spæn/n.2 ( di arco, ponte, ecc.) luce; campata: the span of an arch, la luce d'un arco; a bridge of four spans, un ponte a quattro campate4 (= time span) periodo (di tempo); tratto di tempo; arco di tempo: attention span, capacità di concentrazione (o di attenzione); He has a limited attention span, si distrae facilmente5 distanza fra due estremità; lunghezza; larghezza● (edil.) span roof, tetto a due spioventi.span (2) /spæn/n.3 (naut.) patta d'oca; penzolo.(to) span (1) /spæn/A v. t.1 misurare a spanne; misurare2 attraversare; stendersi attraverso: A bridge spans the river at the mouth, un ponte attraversa il fiume alla foce3 (fig.) abbracciare: The Roman Empire spanned five centuries, l'Impero Romano abbracciò cinque secoliB v. i.● to span a river with a bridge, gettare un ponte su un fiume.(to) span (2) /spæn/v. t.* * *I [spæn]1) (period of time) periodo m., arco m. di tempo2) (across hand) spanna f.; (across arms) apertura f.; (of bridge) campata f.; (of arch) luce f.wing-span — (of bird, aircraft) apertura alare
II [spæn]the whole span of human history — fig. l'intero corso della storia dell'umanità
1) [bridge, arch] attraversare2) ing. costruire un ponte su [ river] -
7 finite fi·nite adj
['faɪnaɪt]1) (limited) limitato (-a)2) (Gram: verb) finito (-a) -
8 expire
[ɪk'spaɪə(r)]2) (die) esalare l'ultimo respiro, spirare* * *1) ((of a limited period of time) to come to an end: His three weeks' leave expires tomorrow.) finire2) ((of a ticket, licence etc) to go out of date: My driving licence expired last month.) scadere3) (to die.) spirare•- expiry* * *[ɪk'spaɪə(r)]2) (die) esalare l'ultimo respiro, spirare -
9 term
I 1. [tɜːm]1) (period of time) periodo m.; scol. univ. trimestre m., semestre m.; dir. (session) sessione f.; (duration of lease) durata f.to have reached (full) term — (of pregnancy) essere al termine della gravidanza
a term baby, a baby born at term — un bambino (nato) a termine
autumn, spring, summer term — scol. univ. primo, secondo, terzo trimestre
2) (word, phrase) termine m., vocabolo m.he condemned his action in the strongest possible terms — ha condannato molto duramente la sua azione
3) (limit) termine m., limite m.2.1) (conditions) termini m., condizioni f., clausole f.; (of will) disposizioni f.; comm. condizioni m. di pagamentoterms and conditions — dir. modalità
terms of trade — comm. econ. ragioni di scambio
on easy terms — comm. con agevolazioni di pagamento
2)to come to terms with — ammettere, riconoscere [identity, past]; accettare, ammettere [death, failure]; affrontare [ issue]
3) (relations) rapporti m., relazioni f.to be on good terms with sb. — essere in buoni rapporti con qcn.
5) in terms of (as expressed by) espresso in, in funzione di; (from the point of view of) dal punto di vista diII [tɜːm]verbo transitivo chiamare, definire* * *[tə:m] 1. noun1) (a (usually limited) period of time: a term of imprisonment; a term of office.) periodo, durata; mandato2) (a division of a school or university year: the autumn term.) trimestre3) (a word or expression: Myopia is a medical term for short-sightedness.) termine•- terms2. verb(to name or call: That kind of painting is termed `abstract'.)- in terms of* * *I 1. [tɜːm]1) (period of time) periodo m.; scol. univ. trimestre m., semestre m.; dir. (session) sessione f.; (duration of lease) durata f.to have reached (full) term — (of pregnancy) essere al termine della gravidanza
a term baby, a baby born at term — un bambino (nato) a termine
autumn, spring, summer term — scol. univ. primo, secondo, terzo trimestre
2) (word, phrase) termine m., vocabolo m.he condemned his action in the strongest possible terms — ha condannato molto duramente la sua azione
3) (limit) termine m., limite m.2.1) (conditions) termini m., condizioni f., clausole f.; (of will) disposizioni f.; comm. condizioni m. di pagamentoterms and conditions — dir. modalità
terms of trade — comm. econ. ragioni di scambio
on easy terms — comm. con agevolazioni di pagamento
2)to come to terms with — ammettere, riconoscere [identity, past]; accettare, ammettere [death, failure]; affrontare [ issue]
3) (relations) rapporti m., relazioni f.to be on good terms with sb. — essere in buoni rapporti con qcn.
5) in terms of (as expressed by) espresso in, in funzione di; (from the point of view of) dal punto di vista diII [tɜːm]verbo transitivo chiamare, definire
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