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121 nuptial
['nʌpʃl]aggettivo lett. o scherz. nuziale* * *(of marriage.) nuziale* * *nuptial /ˈnʌpʃl/a.● (zool.) nuptial flight, volo nuziale ( dell'ape regina).* * *['nʌpʃl]aggettivo lett. o scherz. nuziale -
122 ♦ offer
♦ offer /ˈɒfə(r)/n.1 ( anche comm.) offerta: I'll make him an offer he cannot refuse, gli farò un'offerta che non potrà rifiutare; to accept an offer, accettare un'offerta; to decline an offer, rifiutare un'offerta; to withdraw an offer, ritirare un'offerta; an offer of help, un'offerta d'aiuto; a binding offer, un'offerta impegnativa; DIALOGO → - Moving house- She had an offer accepted on a flat in Earlsdon, è stata accettata una sua offerta per un appartamento a Earlsdon; special offer, offerta speciale; final offer, ultima offerta; a tempting offer, un'offerta allettante; a firm offer, un'offerta ferma; job offers, offerte di lavoro (o d'impiego); free offer, offerta gratuita5 (comm. est.) offerta● offer for sale, (market.) offerta di vendita; (fin.) offerta al pubblico ( di azioni) □ offer price, ( Borsa) = def. 4 ► sopra; (fin.) prezzo di emissione ( di azioni) □ (fin.) offer to purchase, offerta pubblica di acquisto (abbr. OPA) □ (comm.) on offer, in offerta; in vendita □ (comm.) price x, or nearest offer, prezzo x, trattabile □ (comm.) under offer, in corso di vendita.♦ (to) offer /ˈɒfə(r)/A v. t.1 offrire; porgere; presentare: to offer one's apologies, porgere le proprie scuse; He offered a plan, ha presentato un piano; to offer one's services, offrire i propri servigi; (comm.) to offer goods for sale, offrire merce in vendita; mettere in vendita della merce3 (comm.) fare un'offerta di: I was offered a fortune for this painting, per questo quadro mi hanno offerto una fortunaB v. i.1 (antiq.) offrirsi; presentarsi: I bought stocks whenever opportunity offered, compravo azioni ogni volta che se ne presentava l'occasione● to offer oneself as a candidate, presentarsi candidato □ to offer battle, mostrarsi pronti a combattere □ to offer a bribe to sb., fare un tentativo di corrompere q.; offrire una bustarella a q. (fam.) □ to offer itself, offrirsi; presentarsi (un'occasione, una possibilità) □ to offer oneself, proporsi: He offered himself as a translator, si propose come traduttore □ to offer an opinion, dare (o esprimere) un'opinione □ to offer resistance, resistere; fare resistenza □ to offer up, offrire ( un sacrificio alla divinità); rendere ( grazie, ecc.) □ as occasion offers, all'occasione □ ( banca) offered rate, tasso d'interesse attivo. -
123 (to) officiate
(to) officiate /əˈfɪʃɪeɪt/v. i.1 compiere l'ufficio di; fare le funzioni di; fare da: to officiate as host at a formal lunch, compiere l'ufficio di anfitrione a una colazione ufficiale; to officiate as best man at a wedding, fare da testimone ( per lo sposo) a un matrimonio2 (relig.) ufficiare; celebrare: A bishop officiated at their marriage, al loro matrimonio ufficiava un vescovoofficiationn. [u]1 (relig.) ufficiaturaofficiatorn.officiante. -
124 patch
I [pætʃ]1) (for repair) (in clothes) toppa f., pezza f., rattoppo m.; (on tyre, airbed) = toppa, pezza per la riparazione di camere d'aria2) (protective cover) (on eye) benda f.; (on wound) cerotto m.3) (small area) (of snow) mucchietto m., piccolo cumulo m.; (of ice) piccola lastra f., crosta f.; (of colour, damp, rust, oil) macchia f., chiazza f.; (of fog) (piccolo) banco m.; (of sunlight, blue sky) squarcio m.in patches — a chiazze o macchie
4) (area of ground) pezzo m. di terra5) BE colloq. (territory) (of gangster) territorio m.; (of salesman, policeman, official) zona f.6) colloq. (period) periodo m., momento m.to go through o have a bad patch — attraversare un brutto periodo o un momento difficile
••II [pætʃ]2) inform. correggere [ software]•- patch up* * *[pæ ] 1. noun1) (a piece of material sewn on to cover a hole: She sewed a patch on the knee of her jeans.) toppa2) (a small piece of ground: a vegetable patch.) appezzamento2. verb(to mend (clothes etc) by sewing on pieces of material: She patched the (hole in the) child's trousers.) rattoppare- patchy- patchiness
- patchwork
- patch up* * *[pætʃ]1. n(piece of cloth, material) toppa, pezza, (on tyre) toppa, (eye patch) benda, (area of colour, spot) macchia, (piece of land) appezzamento, pezzo2. vt(garment, hole) rattoppare, mettere una pezza a•- patch up* * *patch /pætʃ/n.2 cerotto (su una ferita, o per l'assunzione di un farmaco); benda ( su un occhio ferito): nicotine patch, cerotto alla nicotina5 chiazza; macchia; ( del manto di un cavallo, anche) pezza; squarcio: vegetation patches, chiazze di vegetazione; patches of blue sky, squarci di sereno: bald patch, zona priva di capelli; chierica; tonsura7 (elettr.) collegamento provvisorio9 pezzo; frammento10 (fam.) periodo; fase; momento: to strike a bad patch, attraversare un brutto periodo; a rough patch, un periodo difficile12 (mil.) distintivo di panno● ( sartoria) patch pocket, tasca a toppa; tasca riportata □ (med.) patch test, cutireazione; test cutaneo □ in patches, a tratti; qua e là □ (fam.) not to be a patch on, essere niente a paragone di; non valere una cicca rispetto a: My book is not a patch on yours, il mio libro è niente a paragone del tuo.(to) patch /pætʃ/v. t.4 (elettr.) collegare provvisoriamente5 (comput.) applicare una patch● to patch together, mettere assieme ( cocci rotti, ecc.); (fig.) abborracciare, mettere insieme alla meglio, raffazzonare □ to patch up, rappezzare, rattoppare; (fig.) mettere una pezza a; aggiustare, appianare, accomodare: to patch up one's marriage, mettere una pezza al proprio matrimonio □ to patch up a matter, aggiustare una faccenda □ to patch up a dispute, appianare un dissidio.* * *I [pætʃ]1) (for repair) (in clothes) toppa f., pezza f., rattoppo m.; (on tyre, airbed) = toppa, pezza per la riparazione di camere d'aria2) (protective cover) (on eye) benda f.; (on wound) cerotto m.3) (small area) (of snow) mucchietto m., piccolo cumulo m.; (of ice) piccola lastra f., crosta f.; (of colour, damp, rust, oil) macchia f., chiazza f.; (of fog) (piccolo) banco m.; (of sunlight, blue sky) squarcio m.in patches — a chiazze o macchie
4) (area of ground) pezzo m. di terra5) BE colloq. (territory) (of gangster) territorio m.; (of salesman, policeman, official) zona f.6) colloq. (period) periodo m., momento m.to go through o have a bad patch — attraversare un brutto periodo o un momento difficile
••II [pætʃ]2) inform. correggere [ software]•- patch up -
125 pledge
I [pledʒ]1) (promise) promessa f. (solenne), impegno m.to give a pledge to sb. — fare una promessa a qcn.
to give o make a pledge to do — promettere o prendersi l'impegno di fare
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) pegno m.as a pledge of her friendship — fig. come pegno della sua amicizia
3) (money promised to charity) offerta f.II [pledʒ]1) (promise) promettere [allegiance, aid, support]to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do — impegnarsi a fare, promettere che si farà
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) impegnare, dare in pegno* * *[ple‹] 1. noun1) (a promise: He gave me his pledge.) promessa2) (something given by a person who is borrowing money etc to the person he has borrowed it from, to be kept until the money etc is returned: He borrowed $20 and left his watch as a pledge.) pegno3) (a sign or token: They exchanged rings as a pledge of their love.) prova, pegno2. verb1) (to promise: He pledged his support.) promettere2) (to give to someone when borrowing money etc: to pledge one's watch.) impegnare* * *pledge /plɛdʒ/n.1 [cu] (leg.) pegno; garanzia; (fig.) prova: I gave him a ring as a pledge, gli diedi un anello in pegno (o come pegno); to take jewels out of pledge, ritirare gioielli dati in pegno; disimpegnare gioielli; a pledge of love, un pegno d'amore2 (fig.) impegno; promessa; suggello; voto solenne: a pledge of marriage, una promessa di matrimonio; to keep the pledge, mantenere la promessa; to make a pledge, prendere un impegno; a sacred pledge, un sacro suggello4 (stor.) ostaggio● (fig.) the pledge of their love, il pegno del loro amore ( un figlio) □ to put st. in pledge (o to pledge), impegnare, pignorare qc. □ (arc. o scherz.) to take (o to sign) the pledge, far voto di non bere più (o di astenersi dall'alcol).♦ (to) pledge /plɛdʒ/v. t.1 impegnare ( anche fig.); pignorare; (leg.) dare come pegno, costituire in pegno: to pledge a ring, impegnare un anello; to pledge one's honour [word], impegnare l'onore [dare la parola]* * *I [pledʒ]1) (promise) promessa f. (solenne), impegno m.to give a pledge to sb. — fare una promessa a qcn.
to give o make a pledge to do — promettere o prendersi l'impegno di fare
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) pegno m.as a pledge of her friendship — fig. come pegno della sua amicizia
3) (money promised to charity) offerta f.II [pledʒ]1) (promise) promettere [allegiance, aid, support]to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do — impegnarsi a fare, promettere che si farà
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) impegnare, dare in pegno -
126 ♦ plural
♦ plural /ˈplʊərəl/A n.(gramm.) plurale: a noun in the plural, un sostantivo al pluraleB a.plurale; pluralistico; eterogeneo; molteplice; multiforme: A plural society is spreading all over Europe, in tutta l'Europa si sta diffondendo una società pluralistica● plural marriage, matrimonio poligamico □ (polit., stor.) plural voter, votante in più collegi (in GB, fino al 1948). -
127 poetical
poetical /pəʊˈɛtɪkl/a.poetico; della poesia; in versi: poetical works, opere poetiche; a poetical play, un dramma in versi● a poetical idea of marriage, un'idea poetica del matrimonio □ a poetical person, una persona dall'indole poeticapoetically avv. poeticalness n. [u]. -
128 portion
I ['pɔːʃn]1) (part, segment) (of house, machine, document, country) parte f.2) (share) (of money) quota f.; (food item) razione f.; (of responsibility, blame) parte f.3) (at meal) porzione f.4) lett. (fate) fato m., sorte f.II ['pɔːʃn]* * *['po:ʃən]1) (a part: Read this portion of the book.) parte2) (a share: Her portion of the money amounted to $200.) parte3) (an amount of food usually for one person: a portion of salad.) porzione•* * *portion /ˈpɔ:ʃn/n.1 ( anche fin.) porzione; parte; quota: a generous portion of pudding, una porzione abbondante di budino; a double portion, una porzione doppia(to) portion /ˈpɔ:ʃn/v. t.1 dividere; ripartire● to portion out, assegnare; distribuire; spartire.* * *I ['pɔːʃn]1) (part, segment) (of house, machine, document, country) parte f.2) (share) (of money) quota f.; (food item) razione f.; (of responsibility, blame) parte f.3) (at meal) porzione f.4) lett. (fate) fato m., sorte f.II ['pɔːʃn]
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