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1 outweigh
[ˌaʊt'weɪ]verbo transitivo (exceed in importance) avere maggior peso di* * *(to be greater or more than: The advantages outweigh the disadvantages.) superare* * *[ˌaʊt'weɪ]verbo transitivo (exceed in importance) avere maggior peso di -
2 outweigh out·weigh vt
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3 (to) outweigh
(to) outweigh /aʊtˈweɪ/v. t. -
4 (to) outweigh
(to) outweigh /aʊtˈweɪ/v. t. -
5 disadvantage
I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio
to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista
3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio* * *(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) svantaggio- at a disadvantage* * *disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/n.1 [uc] svantaggio: Knowing only one language is a big disadvantage in this job, in questo lavoro conoscere solo una lingua è un grosso svantaggio; What are the disadvantages to this system?, quali sono gli svantaggi di questo sistema?; One of the disadvantages of living in the country is that you have to use the car a lot more, uno degli svantaggi di abitare in campagna è che si deve usare la macchina molto di più; The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, ci sono più vantaggi che svantaggi; to be at a disadvantage, essere in (condizioni di) svantaggio; to be to sb. 's disadvantage, andare a svantaggio di q.; to feel at a disadvantage, sentirsi svantaggiato; to put sb. at a disadvantage, mettere q. in posizione di svantaggio2 [u] detrimento; danno.(to) disadvantage /dɪsədˈvɑ:ntɪdʒ/v. t.svantaggiare: A lack of computer skills will seriously disadvantage you, la mancanza di competenze informatiche ti svantaggerà molto.* * *I [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]1) (drawback) svantaggio m., inconveniente m.to be at a disadvantage — essere svantaggiato o in svantaggio
to catch sb. at a disadvantage — prendere qcn. alla sprovvista
3) (discrimination) discriminazione f.II [ˌdɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] [AE -'væn-]verbo transitivo mettere in svantaggio -
6 (to) outbalance
(to) outbalance /aʊtˈbæləns/► to outweigh. -
7 (to) outbalance
(to) outbalance /aʊtˈbæləns/► to outweigh.
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