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1 current affairs npl
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3 current affairs
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4 foreign affairs
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5 affair
[ə'feə(r)] 1.1) (event, incident) affare m., evento m., vicenda f.2) (matter) affare m., faccenda f., questione f.at first the conflict seemed a small affair — all'inizio il conflitto sembrava una questione di poco conto
3) (relationship) relazione f. (amorosa); (casual) avventura f.4) (concern)2.1) pol. giorn. affari m.2) (business) affari m.* * *[ə'feə]1) (happenings etc which are connected with a particular person or thing: the Suez affair.) caso2) (a thing: The new machine is a weird-looking affair.) cosa3) ((often in plural) business; concern(s): financial affairs; Where I go is entirely my own affair.) affare4) (a love relationship: His wife found out about his affair with another woman.) relazione* * *[ə'feə(r)] 1.1) (event, incident) affare m., evento m., vicenda f.2) (matter) affare m., faccenda f., questione f.at first the conflict seemed a small affair — all'inizio il conflitto sembrava una questione di poco conto
3) (relationship) relazione f. (amorosa); (casual) avventura f.4) (concern)2.1) pol. giorn. affari m.2) (business) affari m. -
6 ♦ affair
♦ affair /əˈfɛə(r)/n.1 affare; faccenda; fatto; avvenimento; cosa: a family affair, una faccenda di famiglia; a horrible affair, una cosa orribile; (fam.) The wedding was a big affair, il matrimonio è stato una cosa in grande2 caso; affare; scandalo3 (al pl.) (polit., econ.) affari: affairs of state, affari di Stato; foreign affairs, affari esteri; esteri; home affairs, affari interni; to settle (o to wind up) one's affairs, sistemare i propri affari● current affairs, fatti di attualità; attualità □ (iron.) A fine state of affairs!, bella faccenda!; bella roba! □ That's your own affair, è affar tuo; sono fatti tuoi. -
7 state
I 1. [steɪt]1) (condition) stato m.to be in a good, bad state — essere in buono, cattivo stato
in a good, bad state of repair — in buone, cattive condizioni
2) pol. amm. (anche State) stato m.3) (ceremonial) pompa f., cerimonia f.2. 3.1) (government) [school, sector, enterprise] pubblico; [pension, university] statale; [TV, railways, secret, subsidy] di stato; [ budget] nazionalestate election — (at a national level) elezioni politiche (a livello nazionale); AE elezioni statali
2) (ceremonial) [ coach] di gala; [occasion, visit, banquet] ufficiale; [ funeral] di statoII [steɪt]1) (express, say) esporre [fact, truth] esprimere [ opinion]; (provide information) indicare [age, income]to state that — [ person] dichiarare che
to state one's case — esporre le proprie ragioni; dir. esporre i fatti
as stated above, below — come indicato sopra, sotto
2) (specify) specificare [amount, place, terms, preference]••* * *I [steit] noun1) (the condition in which a thing or person is: the bad state of the roads; The room was in an untidy state; He inquired about her state of health; What a state you're in!; He was not in a fit state to take the class.)2) (a country considered as a political community, or, as in the United States, one division of a federation: The Prime Minister visits the Queen once a week to discuss affairs of state; The care of the sick and elderly is considered partly the responsibility of the state; ( also adjective) The railways are under state control; state-controlled / owned industries.)3) (ceremonial dignity and splendour: The Queen, wearing her robes of state, drove in a horse-drawn coach to Westminster; ( also adjective) state occasions/banquets.)•- stately- stateliness
- statesman
- statesmanlike
- statesmanship
- get into a state
- lie in state II [steit] verb(to say or announce clearly, carefully and definitely: You have not yet stated your intentions.)* * *I 1. [steɪt]1) (condition) stato m.to be in a good, bad state — essere in buono, cattivo stato
in a good, bad state of repair — in buone, cattive condizioni
2) pol. amm. (anche State) stato m.3) (ceremonial) pompa f., cerimonia f.2. 3.1) (government) [school, sector, enterprise] pubblico; [pension, university] statale; [TV, railways, secret, subsidy] di stato; [ budget] nazionalestate election — (at a national level) elezioni politiche (a livello nazionale); AE elezioni statali
2) (ceremonial) [ coach] di gala; [occasion, visit, banquet] ufficiale; [ funeral] di statoII [steɪt]1) (express, say) esporre [fact, truth] esprimere [ opinion]; (provide information) indicare [age, income]to state that — [ person] dichiarare che
to state one's case — esporre le proprie ragioni; dir. esporre i fatti
as stated above, below — come indicato sopra, sotto
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8 pry
I [praɪ]nome AE leva f., palanchino m.II [praɪ]1)to pry sth. open — aprire qcs. facendo leva o usando un palanchino
2)III [praɪ]verbo intransitivo curiosare, spiareto pry into — ficcare il naso in [ business]
* * *(to try to find out about something that is secret, especially other people's affairs: He is always prying into my business.) curiosare, spiare* * *I [praɪ] vi II [praɪ] vt AmSee:* * *pry (1) /praɪ/n.1 [uc] atto di curiosare2 ficcanaso; curiosone, curiosona● a Paul Pry, un ficcanaso.pry (2) /praɪ/n.(to) pry (1) /praɪ/v. i.curiosare; indagare; rovistare; scrutare; spiare● to pry about, ficcare il naso dappertutto □ to pry into, frugare in; rovistare □ to pry into sb. 's affairs, ficcare il naso negli affari di q.(to) pry (2) /praɪ/v. t.● (fig.) to pry a secret out of sb., carpire a forza un segreto a q.* * *I [praɪ]nome AE leva f., palanchino m.II [praɪ]1)to pry sth. open — aprire qcs. facendo leva o usando un palanchino
2)III [praɪ]verbo intransitivo curiosare, spiareto pry into — ficcare il naso in [ business]
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9 affair **** af·fair n
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10 order
I 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]1) (logical arrangement) ordine m.to put o set [sth.] in order mettere in ordine [ affairs]; to set o put one's life in order — mettere ordine nella propria vita
2) (sequence) ordine m., successione f.to put [sth.] in order — ordinare, classificare [files, record cards]
to be out of order — [files, records] essere in disordine
3) (discipline, control) ordine m., disciplina f.to keep order — [police, government] mantenere l'ordine; [ teacher] mantenere la disciplina
4) (established state) ordine m.5) (command) ordine m., comando m.to have o to be under orders to do avere l'ordine di fare; my orders are to guard the door ho l'ordine di fare la guardia alla porta; to take orders from sb. prendere o ricevere ordini da qcn.; I won't take orders from you non accetto ordini da lei; that's an order! è un ordine! until further orders — fino a nuovo ordine
to place an order for sth. — fare un'ordinazione di qcs.
in working order in grado di funzionare, funzionante; to be out of order — [phone line, machine] essere fuori uso, essere guasto
order! order! — (in court) silenzio in aula!
to call sb. to order — richiamare qcn. all'ordine
to be in order — [ documents] essere in regola
to be out of order — [ question] essere contrario alla procedura, non essere ammissibile
economy is the order of the day — fig. l'economia è all'ordine del giorno
9) relig. ordine m.10) (rank, scale)the higher, lower orders — le categorie superiori, inferiori
of the order of 15% — BE
in the order of 15% — AE dell'ordine del 15%
11) econ.pay to the order of — (on cheque, draft) pagare all'ordine di
money order — mandato di pagamento, vaglia
12) BE (honorary association, title) ordine m.13) mil. ordine m., schieramento m.14) in order that (with the same subject) per, al fine di; (with different subjects) perché, affinchéhe brought the proofs in order that I might check them — ha portato le bozze perché potessi riscontrarle
15) in order to per, al fine di, allo scopo di2.••II 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]in short order — in poco tempo, in quattro e quattr'otto
1) (command) ordinare [inquiry, retrial]to order sb. to do — ordinare o comandare a qcn. di fare
2) (request the supply of) ordinare [goods, meal]; chiamare [ taxi] ( for a)3) (arrange) organizzare, sistemare [ affairs]; ordinare, mettere in ordine [files, cards]; ordinare [names, dates]2.verbo intransitivo [diner, customer] ordinare* * *['o:də] 1. noun1) (a statement (by a person in authority) of what someone must do; a command: He gave me my orders.) ordine2) (an instruction to supply something: orders from Germany for special gates.) ordine3) (something supplied: Your order is nearly ready.) ordinazione, (merce ordinata)4) (a tidy state: The house is in (good) order.) ordine5) (a system or method: I must have order in my life.) ordine6) (an arrangement (of people, things etc) in space, time etc: in alphabetical order; in order of importance.) ordine7) (a peaceful condition: law and order.) ordine8) (a written instruction to pay money: a banker's order.) ordine9) (a group, class, rank or position: This is a list of the various orders of plants; the social order.) ordine10) (a religious society, especially of monks: the Benedictine order.) ordine2. verb1) (to tell (someone) to do something (from a position of authority): He ordered me to stand up.) ordinare2) (to give an instruction to supply: I have ordered some new furniture from the shop; He ordered a steak.) ordinare3) (to put in order: Should we order these alphabetically?) ordinare•- orderly3. noun1) (a hospital attendant who does routine jobs.) inserviente2) (a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.) attendente•- order-form
- in order
- in order that
- in order
- in order to
- made to order
- on order
- order about
- out of order
- a tall order* * *I 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]1) (logical arrangement) ordine m.to put o set [sth.] in order mettere in ordine [ affairs]; to set o put one's life in order — mettere ordine nella propria vita
2) (sequence) ordine m., successione f.to put [sth.] in order — ordinare, classificare [files, record cards]
to be out of order — [files, records] essere in disordine
3) (discipline, control) ordine m., disciplina f.to keep order — [police, government] mantenere l'ordine; [ teacher] mantenere la disciplina
4) (established state) ordine m.5) (command) ordine m., comando m.to have o to be under orders to do avere l'ordine di fare; my orders are to guard the door ho l'ordine di fare la guardia alla porta; to take orders from sb. prendere o ricevere ordini da qcn.; I won't take orders from you non accetto ordini da lei; that's an order! è un ordine! until further orders — fino a nuovo ordine
to place an order for sth. — fare un'ordinazione di qcs.
in working order in grado di funzionare, funzionante; to be out of order — [phone line, machine] essere fuori uso, essere guasto
order! order! — (in court) silenzio in aula!
to call sb. to order — richiamare qcn. all'ordine
to be in order — [ documents] essere in regola
to be out of order — [ question] essere contrario alla procedura, non essere ammissibile
economy is the order of the day — fig. l'economia è all'ordine del giorno
9) relig. ordine m.10) (rank, scale)the higher, lower orders — le categorie superiori, inferiori
of the order of 15% — BE
in the order of 15% — AE dell'ordine del 15%
11) econ.pay to the order of — (on cheque, draft) pagare all'ordine di
money order — mandato di pagamento, vaglia
12) BE (honorary association, title) ordine m.13) mil. ordine m., schieramento m.14) in order that (with the same subject) per, al fine di; (with different subjects) perché, affinchéhe brought the proofs in order that I might check them — ha portato le bozze perché potessi riscontrarle
15) in order to per, al fine di, allo scopo di2.••II 1. ['ɔːdə(r)]in short order — in poco tempo, in quattro e quattr'otto
1) (command) ordinare [inquiry, retrial]to order sb. to do — ordinare o comandare a qcn. di fare
2) (request the supply of) ordinare [goods, meal]; chiamare [ taxi] ( for a)3) (arrange) organizzare, sistemare [ affairs]; ordinare, mettere in ordine [files, cards]; ordinare [names, dates]2.verbo intransitivo [diner, customer] ordinare -
11 settle
I ['setl]nome = cassapanca dotata di schienale e braccioliII 1. ['setl]1) (position comfortably) sistemare [person, animal]2) (calm) calmare [stomach, nerves]3) (resolve) sistemare [matter, business]; comporre [ dispute]; risolvere, appianare [ conflict]; risolvere [ problem]that's settled — è deciso o fatto
that settles it! — (making decision) ho deciso! (in exasperation) e con questo ho chiuso!
4) (agree on) stabilire, fissare [ arrangements]6) comm. (pay) regolare, saldare [bill, debt]to settle money on sb. — lasciare o intestare del denaro a qcn
7) (colonize) colonizzare, insediarsi in [ country]2.1) (come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] posarsi; [ dregs] depositarsito let the dust settle — fare posare o depositare la polvere; fig. lasciare passare il polverone, lasciare che le acque si calmino
to settle over — [ mist] scendere su [ town]; fig. [silence, grief] scendere su [ community]
2) (become resident) fermarsi, stabilirsi, sistemarsi3) (become compacted) [ground, wall] assestarsi4) (calm down) [ baby] calmarsi; (go to sleep) addormentarsi5) (take hold)to be settling — [ snow] tenere; [ mist] persistere
6) dir. (agree) mettersi d'accordo3.to settle oneself in — sistemarsi su [ chair]; sistemarsi in, a [ bed]
••to settle a score with sb. — sistemare una faccenda o regolare i conti con qcn
* * *['setl]1) (to place in a position of rest or comfort: I settled myself in the armchair.) sistemarsi, mettersi2) (to come to rest: Dust had settled on the books.) posarsi3) (to soothe: I gave him a pill to settle his nerves.) calmare4) (to go and live: Many Scots settled in New Zealand.) stabilirsi5) (to reach a decision or agreement: Have you settled with the builders when they are to start work?; The dispute between management and employees is still not settled.) decidere; risolvere6) (to pay (a bill).) pagare, saldare•- settler
- settle down
- settle in
- settle on
- settle up* * *settle /ˈsɛtl/n.♦ (to) settle /ˈsɛtl/A v. t.1 decidere; determinare; fissare; stabilire: to settle an argument, decidere (o dirimere) una controversia; ( sport) to settle a match, decidere un incontro; to settle the day, fissare la data; DIALOGO → - Inviting someone to stay- That's settled then, allora è deciso2 definire; precisare: to settle a few points before signing a contract, definire alcuni punti prima di firmare un contratto3 sistemare ( cose o persone): to settle one's affairs, sistemare i propri affari; to settle a matter, sistemare una faccenda4 risolvere ( una faccenda); comporre ( una disputa): The dispute has been settled in a friendly manner, la vertenza è stata composta in via amichevole5 mettere in ordine (o a posto); riordinare; riassestare; aggiustare: A nice cup of tea will settle your stomach, una bella tazza di tè ti metterà a posto lo stomaco; to settle a room, riordinare una stanza6 (comm.) pagare; regolare; saldare; estinguere: to settle a bill [an account], saldare una fattura [pagare un conto]; to settle sb. 's debts, pagare i debiti di q.14 (leg.) regolare ( una pendenza); comporre ( una lite); transigere: to settle a dispute out of court, comporre una vertenza in via stragiudiziale15 (leg.) assegnare; intestare: He settled his property on his son, ha intestato i suoi beni al figlio17 (fam.) mettere a posto, sistemare (q., sgridandolo, battendolo); sbarazzarsi di (q.); liquidare, far fuori (pop.)B v. i.1 ( spesso to settle down) sistemarsi; stabilirsi; insediarsi; andare a stare; domiciliarsi; mettere su casa: When he retired, he settled ( down) in his native village, quando è andato in pensione, si è stabilito nel suo paese natale; It's time for you to marry and settle down, è ora che ti sposi e ti sistemi; The French settled in Canada, i francesi si insediarono nel Canada2 posarsi; fermarsi: A fly settled on the plate, una mosca si è posata sul piatto; Dust had settled on the furniture, la polvere s'era posata sui mobili5 piantarsi, sprofondare: The car settled in the soft ground, l'automobile si è piantata nel terreno molle6 (naut.) affondare11 accordarsi; giungere a un accomodamento; raggiungere un accordo: It won't be easy to settle with our creditors, non sarà facile giungere a un accomodamento con i creditori; (leg.) to settle out of court, raggiungere un accordo stragiudiziale● (leg.) to settle a fine out of court, conciliare una multa □ to settle one's eldest daughter, sistemare (o accasare) la figlia maggiore □ ( slang) to settle sb. 's hash, ridurre q. a più miti consigli; far abbassare la cresta a q. □ to settle sb. in business, avviare q. negli affari □ to settle the issue, decidere il punto in discussione; ( sport) chiudere la partita ( determinarne il risultato) □ to settle oneself (down), accomodarsi; adagiarsi, sistemarsi; applicarsi, mettersi: I settled myself down in an armchair, m'accomodai in poltrona; Settle yourself down to work, mettiti al lavoro □ to settle the pillows, sprimacciare i guanciali □ to settle the succession to the throne, regolare la successione al trono □ ( spesso fig.) to have an account (o a score) to settle with sb., avere un conto da regolare con q. □ a liqueur to settle one's dinner, un bicchierino di liquore come digestivo □ He can't settle to anything, è perennemente irrequieto; è insoddisfatto di tutto □ That settles it!, ciò risolve la faccenda; (fam.) siamo sistemati (iron.); è fatta!* * *I ['setl]nome = cassapanca dotata di schienale e braccioliII 1. ['setl]1) (position comfortably) sistemare [person, animal]2) (calm) calmare [stomach, nerves]3) (resolve) sistemare [matter, business]; comporre [ dispute]; risolvere, appianare [ conflict]; risolvere [ problem]that's settled — è deciso o fatto
that settles it! — (making decision) ho deciso! (in exasperation) e con questo ho chiuso!
4) (agree on) stabilire, fissare [ arrangements]6) comm. (pay) regolare, saldare [bill, debt]to settle money on sb. — lasciare o intestare del denaro a qcn
7) (colonize) colonizzare, insediarsi in [ country]2.1) (come to rest) [bird, insect, wreck] posarsi; [ dregs] depositarsito let the dust settle — fare posare o depositare la polvere; fig. lasciare passare il polverone, lasciare che le acque si calmino
to settle over — [ mist] scendere su [ town]; fig. [silence, grief] scendere su [ community]
2) (become resident) fermarsi, stabilirsi, sistemarsi3) (become compacted) [ground, wall] assestarsi4) (calm down) [ baby] calmarsi; (go to sleep) addormentarsi5) (take hold)to be settling — [ snow] tenere; [ mist] persistere
6) dir. (agree) mettersi d'accordo3.to settle oneself in — sistemarsi su [ chair]; sistemarsi in, a [ bed]
••to settle a score with sb. — sistemare una faccenda o regolare i conti con qcn
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12 sort out
sort [sth.] out, sort out [sth.]2) (organize) occuparsi di [details, arrangements]; organizzare [ ideas]3) (tidy up) mettere in ordine, riordinare [ desk]; ordinare [ files]; mettere a posto [finances, affairs]4) (select) selezionare [photos, clothes]5) (mend) mettere a posto [clutch, fault]; sort out [sth.]6) (separate)7) (establish)I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.
8) (punish)I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!
9) (help)the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto
* * *1) (to separate (one lot or type of) things from a general mixture: I'll try to sort out some books that he might like.) selezionare2) (to correct, improve, solve etc: You must sort out your business affairs.) mettere a posto, risolvere3) (to attend to, usually by punishing or reprimanding: I'll soon sort you out, you evil little man!) sistemare* * *vt + adv1)See:sort 2., 1)2) (straighten out: room) riordinare, sistemare, (papers, one's ideas) riordinare, (solve: problem etc) risolvere3)* * *sort [sth.] out, sort out [sth.]2) (organize) occuparsi di [details, arrangements]; organizzare [ ideas]3) (tidy up) mettere in ordine, riordinare [ desk]; ordinare [ files]; mettere a posto [finances, affairs]4) (select) selezionare [photos, clothes]5) (mend) mettere a posto [clutch, fault]; sort out [sth.]6) (separate)7) (establish)I'm still trying to sort out what happened — sto ancora cercando di capire cosa sia successo; sort [sb.] out colloq.
8) (punish)I'll sort him out! — lo aggiusto o arrangio io!
9) (help)the doctor will soon sort you out — il dottore ti rimetterà presto in sesto; sort [oneself] out (get organized) organizzarsi, mettersi a posto
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13 internal
[ɪn'tɜːnl]1) (inner) [mechanism, pipe] interno2) med. [organ, bleeding] interno3) (within organization) [problem, call, mail, candidate] interno4) (within country) [security, flight, trade] internointernal affairs — pol. affari interni
* * *[in'tə:nl]1) (of, on or in the inside of something (eg a person's body): The man suffered internal injuries in the accident.) interno2) (concerning what happens within a country etc, rather than its relationship with other countries etc: The prime ministers agreed that no country should interfere in another country's internal affairs.) interno•- internal combustion* * *[ɪn'tɜːnl]1) (inner) [mechanism, pipe] interno2) med. [organ, bleeding] interno3) (within organization) [problem, call, mail, candidate] interno4) (within country) [security, flight, trade] internointernal affairs — pol. affari interni
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14 politics
['pɒlətɪks]1) + verbo sing. (political life, affairs) politica f.to talk politics — colloq. parlare di politica
2) + verbo sing. scol. univ. scienze f.pl. politiche3) + verbo pl. (political views) idee f.pl. politiche* * *['politiks](the science or business of, or ideas about, or affairs concerning, government.) politica- politically
- politically correct
- politician
- political asylum
- political prisoner
- political science* * *['pɒlətɪks]1) + verbo sing. (political life, affairs) politica f.to talk politics — colloq. parlare di politica
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15 affect
I [ə'fekt]1) (influence) [decision, event, issue] riguardare, toccare, concernere [person, region]; [strike, cuts] avere effetti su, ripercuotersi su [ group]; [ factor] incidere su, influire su, ripercuotersi su [earnings, job, state of affairs]2) (emotionally) [news, discovery] colpire, impressionareII [ə'fekt]* * *[ə'fekt]1) (to act or have an effect on: Rain affects the grass; His kidneys have been affected by the disease.) avere effetto su2) (to move the feelings of: She was deeply affected by the news of his death.) toccare, colpire* * *affect /ˈæfɛkt/n. [u](psic.) affettività; affezione; affetto; attaccamento.♦ (to) affect (1) /əˈfɛkt/v. t.1 avere effetto su; influire su; incidere su; ripercuotersi su: How does noise affect us?, che effetto hanno i rumori su di noi?; to affect prices, incidere sui prezzi; to affect adversely, avere un effetto negativo su; influire negativamente su; pregiudicare2 concernere; riguardare; interessare; toccare: This decision will affect the firm's future, questa decisione riguarda il futuro della ditta; It affects me personally, mi tocca personalmente3 toccare; commuovere; turbare; scuotere: The loss affected us deeply, quella perdita ci ha toccati profondamente4 nuocere a; avere un effetto negativo su; colpire: to affect health, nuocere alla salute; We've been badly affected by the recession, la recessione ci ha colpito duramente; Our investments won't be affected, i nostri investimenti non ne risentiranno5 ( di evento spiacevole, malattia, ecc.) colpire; interessare: A large area was affected by the flood, la piena ha colpito un'area vasta; Osteoporosis mostly affects women, l'osteoporosi colpisce soprattutto le donne.NOTA D'USO: - to affect o to effect?- (to) affect (2) /əˈfɛkt/v. t.1 affettare; ostentare: to affect indifference, ostentare indifferenza; to affect a foreign accent, parlare con accento affettatamente straniero2 fingere; simulare: to affect illness, fingere d'essere ammalato; to affect interest, fingere interesse3 usare (o indossare) volentieri; sfoggiare: She affected expensive fur coats, sfoggiava lussuose pellicce.* * *I [ə'fekt]1) (influence) [decision, event, issue] riguardare, toccare, concernere [person, region]; [strike, cuts] avere effetti su, ripercuotersi su [ group]; [ factor] incidere su, influire su, ripercuotersi su [earnings, job, state of affairs]2) (emotionally) [news, discovery] colpire, impressionareII [ə'fekt] -
16 ♦ current
♦ current (1) /ˈkʌrənt/a.1 corrente; in corso; attuale; del giorno: current beliefs, opinioni correnti; current money, moneta corrente; the current month, il mese corrente (o in corso); the current fashion, la moda attuale; my current job, il mio lavoro attuale; in current use, di uso corrente● current account, ( banca) conto corrente; (fin., comm. est.) conto corrente ( della bilancia dei pagamenti) □ ( banca) current account holder, correntista □ ( banca) current account statement, estratto di conto corrente □ current affairs, affari correnti; ( radio, TV) attualità: current affairs programme, programma d'attualità □ (fin., rag.) current assets, ( di impresa) attivo circolante; ( di individuo) attività liquide □ (fin.) current balance, saldo del conto corrente □ (rag.) current-cost accounting, contabilità a costi correnti □ current events, eventi attuali; fatti del giorno; attualità (pl.) □ (fin.) current expenditure, spese correnti (o di esercizio) □ ( banca) current interest, interessi in corso (o applicati) □ (fin., rag.) current liabilities, passività correnti (o a breve) □ (fin., econ.) current market value, valore di mercato corrente □ (market.) current price, prezzo corrente: current price list, listino dei prezzi correnti □ (fin.) the current rate of exchange, il tasso di cambio del giorno □ current ratio, rapporto di liquidità corrente □ (econ.) current standard cost, costo standard corrente □ (fin.) current transactions, operazioni correnti □ to be current, ( di una moneta) avere corso; essere valida: current coins, monete metalliche in corso □ This banknote is no longer current, questa banconota è fuori corso.current (2) /ˈkʌrənt/n.1 corrente: the current of the river, la corrente del fiume; a current of cold air, una corrente d'aria fredda4 (fig.) corso: in the current of events, nel corso degli eventi; That event modified the whole current of his life, quell'avvenimento ha modificato l'intero corso della sua vita● (elettr.) current amplifier, amplificatore di corrente □ (elettr.) current breaker, interruttore □ (fis.) current density, densità di corrente □ (elettron.) current feed, alimentazione in corrente □ (elettron.) current feedback, retroazione di corrente □ current meter, (elettr.) misuratore di corrente; (idraul.) correntometro □ (elettr.) current noise, rumore elettrico □ (elettr.) current regulator, stabilizzatore di corrente NOTA D'USO: - currant o current?-. -
17 Home
I 1. [həʊm]1) (dwelling) abitazione f.; (house) casa f., alloggio m.2) (for residential care) ricovero m.retirement, nursing home — casa di riposo, casa di cura
3) (family base) focolare m. domestico, famiglia f."good home wanted" — "cercasi famiglia rispettabile"
4) (country) patria f., paese m. natale2.home of — [ country] patria di [ speciality]
2) (national) [market, affairs, news] interno3.1) [come, go, arrive] (to house) a casa; (to country) in patriaon the journey home — tornando a casa; (by boat, plane) nel viaggio di ritorno
2) fig. (to required effect)to bring sth. home to — fare comprendere qcs. a
3) at home (in house) [work, stay] a casa; sport (on own ground) [ play] in casa; fig. (comfortable) [be, feel] a proprio agio••it's home from home — BE
II [həʊm]it's home away from home — AE è una seconda casa
- home in* * *[həum] 1. noun1) (the house, town, country etc where a person etc usually lives: I work in London but my home is in Bournemouth; When I retire, I'll make my home in Bournemouth; Africa is the home of the lion; We'll have to find a home for the kitten.) casa; habitat2) (the place from which a person, thing etc comes originally: America is the home of jazz.) patria3) (a place where children without parents, old people, people who are ill etc live and are looked after: an old folk's home; a nursing home.) casa, dimora4) (a place where people stay while they are working: a nurses' home.) casa5) (a house: Crumpy Construction build fine homes for fine people; He invited me round to his home.) casa2. adjective1) (of a person's home or family: home comforts.) domestico2) (of the country etc where a person lives: home produce.) nazionale, nostrano3) ((in football) playing or played on a team's own ground: the home team; a home game.) locale, di/in casa3. adverb1) (to a person's home: I'm going home now; Hallo - I'm home!) a casa2) (completely; to the place, position etc a thing is intended to be: He drove the nail home; Few of his punches went home; These photographs of the war brought home to me the suffering of the soldiers.) a fondo, nel segno•- homeless- homely
- homeliness
- homing
- home-coming
- home-grown
- homeland
- home-made
- home rule
- homesick
- homesickness
- homestead
- home truth
- homeward
- homewards
- homeward
- homework
- at home
- be/feel at home
- home in on
- leave home
- make oneself at home
- nothing to write home about* * *(Surnames) Home /həʊm, hju:m/* * *I 1. [həʊm]1) (dwelling) abitazione f.; (house) casa f., alloggio m.2) (for residential care) ricovero m.retirement, nursing home — casa di riposo, casa di cura
3) (family base) focolare m. domestico, famiglia f."good home wanted" — "cercasi famiglia rispettabile"
4) (country) patria f., paese m. natale2.home of — [ country] patria di [ speciality]
2) (national) [market, affairs, news] interno3.1) [come, go, arrive] (to house) a casa; (to country) in patriaon the journey home — tornando a casa; (by boat, plane) nel viaggio di ritorno
2) fig. (to required effect)to bring sth. home to — fare comprendere qcs. a
3) at home (in house) [work, stay] a casa; sport (on own ground) [ play] in casa; fig. (comfortable) [be, feel] a proprio agio••it's home from home — BE
II [həʊm]it's home away from home — AE è una seconda casa
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18 NICE
[naɪs]1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevolenice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?
nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!
2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole3) (tasty)a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè
4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono6) iron.••nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)
* * *1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) bello; gentile2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) bello3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) buono, preciso•- nicely- nicety
- to a nicety* * *NICEsigla(GB, med., National Institute for Clinical Excellence) Istituto nazionale per l'eccellenza clinica.* * *[naɪs]1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevolenice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?
nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!
2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole3) (tasty)a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè
4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono6) iron.••nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)
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19 Nice
[naɪs]1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevolenice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?
nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!
2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole3) (tasty)a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè
4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono6) iron.••nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)
* * *1) (pleasant; agreeable: nice weather; a nice person.) bello; gentile2) (used jokingly: We're in a nice mess now.) bello3) (exact; precise: a nice sense of timing.) buono, preciso•- nicely- nicety
- to a nicety* * *Nice /ni:s/n.(geogr.) Nizza.(Place names) Nice /ni:s/* * *[naɪs]1) (enjoyable) bello, piacevolenice weather isn't it? — bel tempo, vero?
nice work if you can get it! — scherz. non sarebbe mica male come lavoro!
2) (attractive) [house, painting] bello; [ place] bello, gradevole3) (tasty)a nice cup of tea — una buona o bella tazza di tè
4) (kind) simpatico, carino, gentile (to con)5) (socially acceptable) [ girl] perbene; [ school] buono6) iron.••nice one! — bravo! (anche iron.)
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20 SAD
[sæd]1) (unhappy) tristewe are sad about o at the accident siamo dispiaciuti per l'incidente; it's sad that è triste che; it was a sad sight — era uno spettacolo penoso
2) (unfortunate) [ truth] triste; [ fact] increscioso, spiacevole3) (deplorable) [situation, attitude] deplorevole••* * *[sæd](unhappy or causing unhappiness: She's sad because her son is ill; a sad face.) triste- sadness- sadden
- sadly* * *SADsigla(med., seasonal affective disorder) disturbo affettivo stagionale; depressione stagionale.* * *[sæd]1) (unhappy) tristewe are sad about o at the accident siamo dispiaciuti per l'incidente; it's sad that è triste che; it was a sad sight — era uno spettacolo penoso
2) (unfortunate) [ truth] triste; [ fact] increscioso, spiacevole3) (deplorable) [situation, attitude] deplorevole••
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