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['dɔːmənt]1) (latent) [emotion, talent] latente2) [ volcano] inattivo* * *['do:mənt](not dead but not active: a dormant volcano.) inattivo* * *dormant /ˈdɔ:mənt/a.6 addormentato, dormiente● ( banca) dormant account, conto inattivo □ (leg.) dormant claim, diritto non esercitato □ (fin.) dormant partner, socio non operante; ( anche) socio accomandante □ (leg.) dormant warrant, mandato in bianco □ to remain dormant, ( di virus, malattia, sentimento, ecc.), rimanere (allo stato) latente: The disease may remain dormant for years, la malattia può rimanere allo stato latente per anni.* * *['dɔːmənt]1) (latent) [emotion, talent] latente2) [ volcano] inattivo
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dormant — dor|mant [ dɔrmənt ] adjective something that is dormant is not active or developing now, but it may become active or develop in the future: The plants remain dormant all winter. a dormant volcano lie dormant (=remain dormant): The virus can lie… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dormant — UK [ˈdɔː(r)mənt] / US [ˈdɔrmənt] adjective something that is dormant is not active or developing now, but it may become active or develop in the future The plants remain dormant all winter. a dormant volcano lie dormant (= remain dormant): The… … English dictionary
dormant — dor|mant [ˈdo:mənt US ˈdo:r ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: , present participle of dormir to sleep , from Latin dormire] not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later ≠ ↑active lie/remain dormant ▪ The seeds … Dictionary of contemporary English
dormant — adjective not active or not growing at the present time but able to be active later: The seeds remain dormant in the soil all winter. | lie dormant: Stress may activate the virus which has lain dormant in the blood. dormancy noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dormant — dor‧mant [ˈdɔːmənt ǁ ˈdɔːr ] adjective something that is dormant has not been active for a long time, although it may become active in the future: • The project lay dormant for two years until we found a co sponsor. • Someone tampered with IBM… … Financial and business terms
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remain — v 1. continue, abide, endure, last, per dure, hold up; succeed, prevail; draw out, drag on, be protracted; Inf. stay put, Inf. stand pat, be immobile, be dormant, not stir, not move, vegetate. 2. stay, wait, rest, tarry, linger, dwell, reside,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
be dormant — index remain (stay), stay (rest) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
dormancy — /dawr meuhn see/, n. the state of being dormant. [1780 90; DORM(ANT) + ANCY] * * * ▪ biology Introduction state of reduced metabolic activity adopted by many organisms under conditions of environmental stress or, often, as in winter, when… … Universalium
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