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1 third-degree burns npl
[ˌθɜːddɪɡriː'bɜːnz]ustioni fpl di terzo grado -
2 ♦ degree
♦ degree /dɪˈgri:/n.1 grado ( quasi in ogni senso): to a high (o large) degree, in sommo grado; to what degree?, fino a che punto?; to such a degree that …, tanto che (o da) …: He suffers to such a degree that he can't sleep, soffre tanto da non poter dormire; to a ( certain) degree, fino a un certo punto; in una certa misura; a cousin in the second degree, un cugino di secondo grado; (med.) third-degree burns, ustioni di terzo grado; degree of inability, grado d'invalidità; (mat.) equation of the second degree, equazione di secondo grado; (mat.) a 45-degree angle, un angolo di 45 gradi; (geogr.) degree of latitude, grado di latitudine; ten degrees below zero, dieci gradi sotto zero; (gramm.) comparative degree, grado comparativo NOTA D'USO: - grades o degrees?-2 diploma universitario ( equivalente alla laurea in Italia): He did a degree in history, si è laureato in storia; She's doing a degree at Cambridge University, fa un corso di laurea all'università di Cambridge; to get a degree, laurearsi; a degree in engineering (o an engineering degree) una laurea in ingegneria; honorary degree, laurea honoris causa; a first degree, un diploma universitario di primo livello ( equivalente alla laurea triennale in Italia); a higher degree, un diploma universitario di secondo livello ( equivalente alla laurea magistrale o specialistica in Italia); (in GB) a first-class honours degree, una laurea con voti alti; DIALOGO → - Qualifications- I've got a degree in Business Studies, ho una laurea in amministrazione aziendale NOTE DI CULTURA: ► BA, MA, PhD3 (leg.) grado; gravità: murder in the first degree (o first-degree murder) omicidio di primo grado ( con circostanze aggravanti, come la premeditazione); murder in the second degree (o second-degree murder) omicidio di secondo grado ( senza circostanze aggravanti)● by degrees, per gradi, poco alla volta: to advance by degrees, avanzare per gradi; The town is dying by degrees, la città sta morendo poco alla volta □ degree ceremony [certificate, course], cerimonia [certificato, corso] di laurea □ degree day, giorno delle lauree □ in some degree, in una certa misura. -
3 tertiary
['tɜːʃərɪ] [AE -ʃɪerɪ]aggettivo [era, sector] terziario; [education, college] superiore; [ burn] di terzo grado; [ syphilis] terziario* * *['tə:ʃəri](of or at a third level, degree, stage etc: Tertiary education follows secondary education.) terziario* * *tertiary /ˈtɜ:ʃərɪ/A a.B n.1 (relig.) terziario● (med.) tertiary burns, ustioni di terzo grado □ (in GB) tertiary college, istituto d'istruzione post-secondario ( da 16 anni in su) □ (econ.) tertiary industry, industria terziaria; attività terziaria □ (fin.) the tertiary market, il mercato terziario □ (econ.) tertiary sector, settore terziario; il terziario.* * *['tɜːʃərɪ] [AE -ʃɪerɪ]
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third degree burns — harming the skin due to exposure to excessive heat at the third level … English contemporary dictionary
third-degree — 1) ADJ: ADJ n Third degree burns are very severe, destroying tissue under the skin. He suffered third degree burns over 98 per cent of his body. 2) N SING: usu the N If you say that someone has been given the third degree, you mean that they have … English dictionary
third-degree — /ˈθɜd dəgri / (say therd duhgree) adjective of a degree which is at the extreme end of a scale, either as the lowest (third degree murder) or the highest (third degree burns) …
third degree — intense interrogation by police, 1900, probably a reference to Third Degree of master mason in Freemasonry (1772), the conferring of which included an interrogation ceremony. Third degree as a measure of severity of burns (most severe) is… … Etymology dictionary
third-degree — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of burns) being of the most severe kind, affecting tissue below the skin. 2) Law, chiefly N. Amer. (of a crime, especially murder) in the least serious category. ► NOUN (the third degree) ▪ long and harsh questioning to obtain… … English terms dictionary
second degree burns — serious scalding of the skin, burns of medium severity, burns ranking between first and third degree burns … English contemporary dictionary
third degree — police violence to extract information Probably from the scale of seriousness of burns, of which the third degree is the worst. Also as third: A veritable catalogue of police third degree methods is contained in a recent (February… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
third-degree — adjective a) The least severe cases of murder, burglary or various other felonies. He was recently convicted of third degree manslaughter because of his drunken driving accident. b) Causing severe scarring, loss of epidermis, subcutaneous tissue… … Wiktionary
third-degree — adjective 1》 denoting burns of the most severe kind, affecting tissue below the skin. 2》 Law, N. Amer. denoting the least serious category of a crime, especially murder. noun (the third degree) long and harsh questioning to obtain information or… … English new terms dictionary
Burns — The treatment of burns depends on the depth, area and location of the burn. Burn depth is generally categorized as first, second or third degree. A first degree burn is superficial and has similar characteristics to a typical sun burn. The skin… … Medical dictionary
degree — [di grē′] n. [ME degre < OFr degré, degree, step, rank < VL * degradus < degradare: see DEGRADE] 1. any of the successive steps or stages in a process or series 2. a step in the direct line of descent [a cousin in the second degree] 3.… … English World dictionary