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1 ♦ rapid
♦ rapid /ˈræpɪd/A a.1 rapido; veloce: rapid growth, crescita rapida; a simple and rapid method, un metodo semplice e veloce; a rapid-flowing river, un fiume che scorre veloceB n.● (fisiol.) rapid eye movement, movimento saccadico (► REM) □ (mil.) a rapid-fire gun, un cannone a tiro rapido □ rapid-fire questions, una raffica di domande □ (mil.) rapid-reaction force, forza di pronto intervento □ ( sport) rapids shooter, torrentista □ rapids shooting, torrentismo □ rapid transit ( system), sistema di trasporto rapidorapidly avv. -
2 ♦ growth
♦ growth /grəʊɵ/n.1 [u] crescita ( anche biol.); accrescimento; aumento; sviluppo; espansione: a rapid (o fast) growth, un rapido sviluppo; (stat.) the growth of the urban population, lo sviluppo demografico nelle città; (fis.) exponential growth, crescita esponenziale2 [u] coltivazione; produzione5 (med.) escrescenza6 [cu] (econ.) crescita; espansione economica; sviluppo (industriale): economic growth, crescita economica; Growth has slowed down in recent months, negli ultimi mesi c'è stato un rallentamento della crescita; growth industry, industria in forte crescita; growth targets, traguardi di sviluppo8 (fam.) barba ( non fatta): The stranger had a three-day growth, lo sconosciuto aveva una barba di tre giorni● (econ.) growth area, area di sviluppo □ (biol.) growth factor, fattore di crescita □ (fin.) growth funds, fondi comuni di sviluppo; fondi di crescita □ (biol.) growth hormone, ormone della crescita □ (econ.) growth path, sentiero di crescita □ (demogr.) growth potential, potenziale d'incremento □ (econ.) growth rate, tasso di crescita □ (bot.) growth ring, anello di crescita; cerchio annuale □ (fin.) growth stock, titoli di sviluppo; titoli ad alto potenziale di crescita.
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