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1 ♦ purpose
♦ purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/n.1 proposito; fine; scopo; intenzione; mira; disegno: I will effect my purpose, porterò a compimento il mio proposito; The purpose of the reform is to provide better medical care to senior citizens, lo scopo della riforma è quello di garantire una migliore assistenza medica agli anziani; for all practical purposes, a tutti gli effetti; praticamente; to no purpose, senza alcun risultato; to some purpose, con qualche (buon) risultato; non invano; to the purpose, a proposito; pertinente; utile; to serve a purpose, servire a uno scopo; to fulfil a purpose, rispondere a uno scopo; for this express purpose, per questo preciso scopo; avowed purpose, scopo dichiarato2 [u] decisione; fermezza; risolutezza● (edil.) purpose-built, costruito su commissione (o appositamente): purpose-built homes for old people, case per anziani □ purpose-made, (fatto) su ordinazione: purpose-made joinery, lavori di falegnameria fatti su ordinazione □ to serve one's purpose, servire; andare bene; fare al caso proprio: I haven't got a screwdriver, but a knife will answer the same purpose, non ho un cacciavite, ma un coltello andrà bene (lo stesso) □ a man of purpose, un uomo risoluto □ on purpose, di proposito; apposta: He did it on purpose, l'ha fatto apposta □ to little purpose, con scarsi risultati □ to be weak of purpose, essere indeciso (o irresoluto).(to) purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/v. t.proporsi; intendere; avere l'intenzione di; volere: He purposes to write ( o writing) the story of his life, si propone di scrivere la storia della sua vita.
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