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1 ♦ (to) improve
♦ (to) improve /ɪmˈpru:v/A v. t.1 migliorare; perfezionare; correggere: to improve a method, perfezionare un metodo; You should improve your English, dovresti migliorare il tuo inglese3 avvantaggiarsi di; profittare di; far buon uso di: to improve the occasion (o opportunity) approfittare dell'occasioneB v. i.1 migliorare; stare meglio: The patient is improving, il malato sta migliorando; My health is improving, sto meglio di salute2 (econ., fin.) aumentare; essere in rialzo: Alco shares improved yesterday, le azioni Alco ieri erano in rialzo● to improve on st., migliorare qc.; far meglio una cosa (già fatta): Your translation can hardly be improved on, è difficile migliorare la traduzione che hai fatto. -
2 ♦ (to) improve
♦ (to) improve /ɪmˈpru:v/A v. t.1 migliorare; perfezionare; correggere: to improve a method, perfezionare un metodo; You should improve your English, dovresti migliorare il tuo inglese3 avvantaggiarsi di; profittare di; far buon uso di: to improve the occasion (o opportunity) approfittare dell'occasioneB v. i.1 migliorare; stare meglio: The patient is improving, il malato sta migliorando; My health is improving, sto meglio di salute2 (econ., fin.) aumentare; essere in rialzo: Alco shares improved yesterday, le azioni Alco ieri erano in rialzo● to improve on st., migliorare qc.; far meglio una cosa (già fatta): Your translation can hardly be improved on, è difficile migliorare la traduzione che hai fatto.
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