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1 least
[liːst] 1.(the) least — (il) meno; (in negative constructions) (il) minimo
2.they had the least food — hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti o la minor quantità di cibo
pronome il meno, il minimo3.he was surprised, to say the least (of it) — era sorpreso, a dir poco
2) (with verbs) menonobody knew it, Tom least of all o least of all Tom — nessuno lo sapeva, Tom meno di tutti o meno di tutti Tom
3) at least almeno, perlomenosuch people are at the very least guilty of negligence — tali persone sono come minimo colpevoli di negligenza
4)I'm not worried in the least I'm not in the least (bit) worried non sono minimamente preoccupato, non sono preoccupato neanche un po'; it doesn't bother me in the least — non mi disturba affatto
••••last but not least last but by no means least — ultimo, ma non meno importante
Note:When the least is used as a quantifier followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of, it is translated by (il) meno, (il) più piccolo, (il) minore: they had the least food = hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti / la minor quantità di cibo. - But when the least is used as a quantifier to mean the slightest, it is translated by il minimo or la minima: I haven't the least idea about it = non ne ho la minima idea. For examples of these and particular usages, see below. - For translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II and III below. - The phrase at least is usually translated by almeno. For examples and exceptions, see III 3 below. - For the phrase in the least, see III 4 below* * *[li:st] 1. adjective, pronoun((something) which is the smallest or the smallest amount that exists, is possible etc: I think the least you can do is apologize!; She wanted to know how to do it with the least amount of bother.) minimo2. adverb((somethimes with the) to the smallest or lowest degree: I like her (the) least of all the girls; That is the least important of our problems.) meno- at least- not in the least* * *[liːst] 1.(the) least — (il) meno; (in negative constructions) (il) minimo
2.they had the least food — hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti o la minor quantità di cibo
pronome il meno, il minimo3.he was surprised, to say the least (of it) — era sorpreso, a dir poco
2) (with verbs) menonobody knew it, Tom least of all o least of all Tom — nessuno lo sapeva, Tom meno di tutti o meno di tutti Tom
3) at least almeno, perlomenosuch people are at the very least guilty of negligence — tali persone sono come minimo colpevoli di negligenza
4)I'm not worried in the least I'm not in the least (bit) worried non sono minimamente preoccupato, non sono preoccupato neanche un po'; it doesn't bother me in the least — non mi disturba affatto
••••last but not least last but by no means least — ultimo, ma non meno importante
Note:When the least is used as a quantifier followed by a noun to mean the smallest quantity of, it is translated by (il) meno, (il) più piccolo, (il) minore: they had the least food = hanno ricevuto meno cibo di tutti / la minor quantità di cibo. - But when the least is used as a quantifier to mean the slightest, it is translated by il minimo or la minima: I haven't the least idea about it = non ne ho la minima idea. For examples of these and particular usages, see below. - For translations of least as a pronoun or adverb see II and III below. - The phrase at least is usually translated by almeno. For examples and exceptions, see III 3 below. - For the phrase in the least, see III 4 below -
2 small
I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
* * *[smo:l]1) (little in size, degree, importance etc; not large or great: She was accompanied by a small boy of about six; There's only a small amount of sugar left; She cut the meat up small for the baby.) piccolo2) (not doing something on a large scale: He's a small businessman.) piccolo3) (little; not much: You have small reason to be satisfied with yourself.) poco4) ((of the letters of the alphabet) not capital: The teacher showed the children how to write a capital G and a small g.) minuscolo•- small arms
- small change
- small hours
- smallpox
- small screen
- small-time
- feel/look small* * *I 1. [smɔːl]1) (not big) [house, mistake, quantity] piccolo; [change, increase] piccolo, lieve; [majority, number] esiguo, ridottothe smallest room — colloq. eufem. il gabinetto
2) (petty) [person, act] meschino, piccolo3) (not much)to have small reason for worrying o to worry avere scarsi motivi di preoccupazione; it is small comfort o consolation to sb. è una misera consolazione per qcn.; it is of small consequence è irrilevante o di poca importanza; small wonder he left! — non c'è da stupirsi che sia partito!
5) (humiliated)2. II 1. [smɔːl]to feel o look small sentirsi o farsi piccolo piccolo (per la vergogna); to make sb. feel o look small — umiliare qcn
2.the small of the back — la parte bassa della schiena, le reni
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3 minute
I 1. ['mɪnɪt]1) (unit of time) minuto m.2) (short moment) minuto m., attimo m.just a minute please — (solo) un attimo, per favore
to put sth. off to the last minute — rimandare qcs. all'ultimo momento
4) mat. minuto m.2. II ['mɪnɪt]verbo transitivo mettere a verbale, verbalizzareIII [maɪ'njuːt] [AE -'nuːt]to describe sth. in minute detail — descrivere qcs. in modo minuzioso
* * *I ['minit] noun1) (the sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds: It is twenty minutes to eight; The journey takes thirty minutes; a ten-minute delay.)2) (in measuring an angle, the sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds: an angle of 47° 50′ (= forty-seven degrees, fifty minutes).)3) (a very short time: Wait a minute; It will be done in a minute.)4) (a particular point in time: At that minute, the telephone rang.)5) ((in plural) the notes taken at a meeting recording what was said: The chairman asked for this decision to be recorded in the minutes.)•- the minute that
- the minute
- to the minute
- up to the minute II adjective1) (very small: The diamonds in the brooch were minute.)2) (paying attention to the smallest details: minute care.)•- minutely- minuteness* * *I 1. ['mɪnɪt]1) (unit of time) minuto m.2) (short moment) minuto m., attimo m.just a minute please — (solo) un attimo, per favore
to put sth. off to the last minute — rimandare qcs. all'ultimo momento
4) mat. minuto m.2. II ['mɪnɪt]verbo transitivo mettere a verbale, verbalizzareIII [maɪ'njuːt] [AE -'nuːt]to describe sth. in minute detail — descrivere qcs. in modo minuzioso
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4 minimum
['mɪnɪməm] 1.2.to a o to the minimum [keep, reduce] al minimo; the bare o absolute minimum — lo stretto indispensabile
aggettivo minimo* * *1. ['miniməm] adjective(smallest or lowest (possible, obtained, recorded etc): the minimum temperature last night.) minimo2. [-mə] noun(the smallest possible number, quantity etc or the lowest level: Tickets will cost a minimum of $20.) minimo- minimal- minimize
- minimise* * *['mɪnɪməm] 1.2.to a o to the minimum [keep, reduce] al minimo; the bare o absolute minimum — lo stretto indispensabile
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5 unit
['juːnɪt]1) (whole) unità f.2) (group with specific function) gruppo m.; (in army, police) unità f., squadra f.3) (building, department) unità f. (anche med.); ind. reparto m.4) mat. metrol. unità f.5) (part of machine) elemento m., componente m.6) (piece of furniture) elemento m. componibile7) univ. (credit) = ciascuna delle ore di un corso universitario in quanto entra a fare parte del monte ore necessario al conseguimento della laurea8) scol. (in textbook) unità f. (didattica)9) AE (apartment) appartamento m.* * *['ju:nit]1) (a single thing, individual etc within a group: The building is divided into twelve different apartments or living units.) unità2) (an amount or quantity that is used as a standard in a system of measuring or coinage: The dollar is the standard unit of currency in America.) unità3) (the smallest whole number, 1, or any number between 1 and 9: In the number 23, 2 is a ten, and 3 is a unit.) unità* * *['juːnɪt]1) (whole) unità f.2) (group with specific function) gruppo m.; (in army, police) unità f., squadra f.3) (building, department) unità f. (anche med.); ind. reparto m.4) mat. metrol. unità f.5) (part of machine) elemento m., componente m.6) (piece of furniture) elemento m. componibile7) univ. (credit) = ciascuna delle ore di un corso universitario in quanto entra a fare parte del monte ore necessario al conseguimento della laurea8) scol. (in textbook) unità f. (didattica)9) AE (apartment) appartamento m.
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