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1 accept
[ək'sept]1) (take) accettare [gift, offer, apology]2) (resign oneself to) accettare [fate, situation]3) (tolerate) ammettere, accettare [behaviour, idea]* * *[ək'sept]1) (to take (something offered): He accepted the gift.) accettare2) (to believe in, agree to or acknowledge: We accept your account of what happened; Their proposal was accepted; He accepted responsibility for the accident.) tenere per buono/vero•- acceptably
- acceptance
- accepted* * *[ək'sept]1) (take) accettare [gift, offer, apology]2) (resign oneself to) accettare [fate, situation]3) (tolerate) ammettere, accettare [behaviour, idea] -
2 ♦ (to) accept
♦ (to) accept /əkˈsɛpt/v. t.1 accettare; accogliere: to accept a gift, accettare un regalo; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- I can't accept this, non posso accettarlo; to accept an invitation, accettare (o accogliere) un invito; to accept an offer, accettare un'offerta; DIALOGO → - Moving house- They wanted £220,000 but they accepted 217, volevano £220 000 ma hanno accettato 217; to accept a request, accogliere una richiesta; I was accepted as one of them, sono stato accettato (o accolto) come uno di loro2 accettare; tenere per buono (o per vero): I accepted his explanation, ho accettato la sua spiegazione3 riconoscere; ammettere: to accept responsibility for st., riconoscere la propria responsabilità in qc.; I accept I was wrong, ammetto che avevo torto; It is generally accepted that…, si riconosce comunemente che…4 ( di apparecchio) accettare; prendere: This telephone only accepts phonecards, questo telefono accetta solo schede5 (comm.) accettare; ammettere: to accept a bill, accettare una cambiale; to accept for discount, ammettere allo sconto.NOTA D'USO: - to accept o to agree?- -
3 ♦ (to) accept
♦ (to) accept /əkˈsɛpt/v. t.1 accettare; accogliere: to accept a gift, accettare un regalo; DIALOGO → - Damaged goods- I can't accept this, non posso accettarlo; to accept an invitation, accettare (o accogliere) un invito; to accept an offer, accettare un'offerta; DIALOGO → - Moving house- They wanted £220,000 but they accepted 217, volevano £220 000 ma hanno accettato 217; to accept a request, accogliere una richiesta; I was accepted as one of them, sono stato accettato (o accolto) come uno di loro2 accettare; tenere per buono (o per vero): I accepted his explanation, ho accettato la sua spiegazione3 riconoscere; ammettere: to accept responsibility for st., riconoscere la propria responsabilità in qc.; I accept I was wrong, ammetto che avevo torto; It is generally accepted that…, si riconosce comunemente che…4 ( di apparecchio) accettare; prendere: This telephone only accepts phonecards, questo telefono accetta solo schede5 (comm.) accettare; ammettere: to accept a bill, accettare una cambiale; to accept for discount, ammettere allo sconto.NOTA D'USO: - to accept o to agree?- -
4 humble
I ['hʌmbl]1) (lowly) [origin, position] umile2) (unpretentious) [dwelling, gift] modestoplease accept my humble apologies — form. La prego di accettare le mie umili scuse
in my humble opinion — iron. secondo il mio modesto parere
4) (showing humility) [person, remark] umile••II 1. ['hʌmbl]verbo transitivo umiliare2.* * *1. adjective1) (not having a high opinion of oneself etc: You have plenty of ability but you're too humble.) umile2) (unimportant; having a low position in society etc: a man of humble origins.) umile2. verb(to make (someone) humble: He was humbled by his failure.) umiliare- humbly- humbleness See also:- humility* * *humble /ˈhʌmbl/a.umile; modesto; dimesso: in a humble attitude, in umile atteggiamento; humble birth, umili natali; a humble life, una vita modesta● (fig.) to eat humble pie, fare ammenda; andare a Canossa □ (form.) my humble self, la mia modesta persona □ ( un tempo, in fine di lettera) Your humble servant, Vostro servo umilissimohumblenessn. [u]umiltà.(to) humble /ˈhʌmbl/v. t.● to humble oneself, umiliarsi.* * *I ['hʌmbl]1) (lowly) [origin, position] umile2) (unpretentious) [dwelling, gift] modestoplease accept my humble apologies — form. La prego di accettare le mie umili scuse
in my humble opinion — iron. secondo il mio modesto parere
4) (showing humility) [person, remark] umile••II 1. ['hʌmbl]verbo transitivo umiliare2. -
5 take back
take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods]* * *1) (to make (someone) remember or think about (something): Meeting my old friends took me back to my childhood.) ricordare2) (to admit that what one has said is not true: Take back what you said about my sister!) ritirare* * *vt + adv1) (get back, reclaim) riprendere, (retract: statement, promise) ritirare2) (return: book, goods, person) riportare* * *take [sth.] back, take back [sth.]1) (return to shop) [ customer] riportare, portare indietro [ goods]2) (retract) ritirare [statement, words]; take [sb.] back (cause to remember) fare ricordare il passato a [ person]; take [sb., sth.] back, take back [sb., sth.] (accept again) riprendere [gift, ring]; [ shop] prendere indietro [ goods] -
6 bear
I [beə(r)]1) zool. orso m.2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.II 1. [beə(r)]3) (show, have) [ envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni
to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su
4) (keep)to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [ suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [ factors]
5) (support)to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]
6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.
to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn
10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [ interest]to bear fruit — [ tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti
2.to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn
1)to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra
to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest
2) (weigh)3.to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]
to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi
- bear off- bear on- bear out- bear up* * *I [beə] past tense - bore; verb1) ((usually with cannot, could not etc) to put up with or endure: I couldn't bear it if he left.)2) (to be able to support: Will the table bear my weight?)3) ((past participle in passive born [bo:n]) to produce (children): She has borne (him) several children; She was born on July 7.)4) (to carry: He was borne shoulder-high after his victory.)5) (to have: The cheque bore his signature.)6) (to turn or fork: The road bears left here.)•- bearable- bearer
- bearing
- bearings
- bear down on
- bear fruit
- bear out
- bear up
- bear with
- find/get one's bearings
- lose one's bearings II [beə] noun(a large heavy animal with thick fur and hooked claws.)- bearskin* * *I [beə(r)]1) zool. orso m.2) colloq. spreg. (man) orso m., persona f. scorbutica3) econ. speculatore m. (-trice) al ribasso, ribassista m. e f.II 1. [beə(r)]3) (show, have) [ envelope] portare, recare, avere [logo, address]; [person, company] portare, avere [name, title]he still bears the scars — fig. ne porta ancora i segni
to bear witness to — testimoniare o deporre su
4) (keep)to bear sth. in mind — ricordare o ricordarsi di [ suggestion]; (take into account) tener conto di [ factors]
5) (support)to bear the weight of — [structure, platform] reggere, sopportare il peso di [person, object]
6) fig. (endure, tolerate) sopportare, tollerare [thought, suspense, smell, person]7) fig. (accept) accettare [cost, responsibility]8) (stand up to) reggere a, superare [scrutiny, inspection]to bear sb. ill will — avere del malanimo verso qcn.
to bear a grudge against sb. — avercela con qcn., serbare rancore a qcn
10) (yield) [tree, land] dare, produrre [fruit, blossom, crop]; econ. [account, investment] dare, fruttare [ interest]to bear fruit — [ tree] dare frutto; fig. [idea, investment] dare frutti
2.to bear sb. a child — dare un figlio a qcn
1)to bear left, right — girare o prendere a sinistra, destra
to bear east, west — andare a est, ovest
2) (weigh)3.to bear heavily o hardest on sb. [tax, price increase] gravare su qcn.; to bring pressure to bear on — esercitare pressioni su [person, system]
to bear oneself — (behave) comportarsi
- bear off- bear on- bear out- bear up -
7 bribe
I [braɪb]nome tangente f.II [braɪb]to give sb. a bribe — dare una bustarella a qcn
* * *1. noun(a gift offered to persuade a person to do something, usually dishonest: Policemen are not allowed to accept bribes.) bustarella2. verb(to give (someone) a bribe: He bribed the guards to let him out of prison.) corrompere- bribery* * *[braɪb]1. n2. vt* * *bribe /braɪb/n.1 somma di denaro usata per corrompere; bustarella, mazzetta, tangente (fam.)2 allettamento; esca (fig.).(to) bribe /braɪb/v. t.1 corrompere; comprare (fam.); subornare (leg.): to bribe a witness, subornare un teste; to bribe sb. into keeping quiet, comprare il silenzio di q.; He was bribed into giving them the papers, ha consegnato loro le carte in cambio di una bustarella; to bribe one's way into a post, arrivare a una posizione attraverso la corruzionebribablea.bribern.corruttore; subornatore (leg.).* * *I [braɪb]nome tangente f.II [braɪb]to give sb. a bribe — dare una bustarella a qcn
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