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101 ANA n abbr
[ˌeɪɛn'eɪ]1) (= American Newspaper Association)2) (= American Nurses Association) -
102 Indian In·dian
['ɪndɪən]1. adj1) (from India) indiano (-a)2) (American Indian) indiano (-a) (d'America)2. n1) (from India) indiano (-a)2) (American Indian) indiano (-a) (d'America) -
103 biscuit
['bɪskɪt] 1.1) BE (thin cake) biscotto m.2) AE (soft bread) focaccina f. (dolce)2.aggettivo (anche biscuit-coloured) biscotto, nocciola chiaro••* * *['biskit]1) ((American cookie) a crisp, sweet piece of dough baked in small flat cakes.) biscotto2) (a similar savoury flat cake.) biscotto3) ((American) a small soft round cake.) dolcetto* * *['bɪskɪt] 1.1) BE (thin cake) biscotto m.2) AE (soft bread) focaccina f. (dolce)2.aggettivo (anche biscuit-coloured) biscotto, nocciola chiaro•• -
104 car
[kɑː(r)] 1.1) aut. auto(mobile) f., vettura f., macchina f.2) ferr. carrozza f., vagone m., vettura f.3) AE (anche streetcar) tram m.2.modificatore aut. [ industry] automobilistico; [ insurance] auto, dell'automobile; [journey, chase] in automobile; [ accident] d'auto* * *1) ((American automobile) a (usually privately-owned) motor vehicle on wheels for carrying people: What kind of car do you have?; `Did you go by car?') automobile, macchina2) (a section for passengers in a train etc: a dining-car.) vagone, vettura3) ((American) a railway carriage for goods or people: a freight car.) vagone•- car park- car phone* * *[kɑː(r)] 1.1) aut. auto(mobile) f., vettura f., macchina f.2) ferr. carrozza f., vagone m., vettura f.3) AE (anche streetcar) tram m.2.modificatore aut. [ industry] automobilistico; [ insurance] auto, dell'automobile; [journey, chase] in automobile; [ accident] d'auto -
105 ceremony
['serɪmənɪ] [AE -məʊnɪ]1) (formal event) cerimonia f.to stand on ceremony — fare cerimonie o complimenti
* * *['serəməni, ]( American[) -mouni]American - ceremonies; noun1) (a sacred or formal act, eg a wedding, funeral etc: a marriage ceremony.) cerimonia2) (solemn display and formality: pomp and ceremony.) cerimonia•- ceremonially
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously* * *['serɪmənɪ] [AE -məʊnɪ]1) (formal event) cerimonia f.to stand on ceremony — fare cerimonie o complimenti
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106 check
= cheque* * *[ ek] 1. verb1) (to see if something (eg a sum) is correct or accurate: Will you check my addition?) controllare2) (to see if something (eg a machine) is in good condition or working properly: Have you checked the engine (over)?) controllare3) (to hold back; to stop: We've checked the flow of water from the burst pipe.) fermare, trattenere2. noun1) (an act of testing or checking.) controllo, verifica2) (something which prevents or holds back: a check on imports.) freno3) (in chess, a position in which the king is attacked: He put his opponent's king in check.) scacco4) (a pattern of squares: I like the red check on that material.) disegno a quadri5) (a ticket received in return for handing in baggage etc.) scontrino, tagliando6) ((especially American) a bill: The check please, waiter!) conto7) ((American) a cheque.) assegno•- checked- checkbook
- check-in
- checkmate 3. verb(to put (an opponent's king) in this position.) dare scacco matto- checkout- checkpoint
- check-up
- check in
- check out
- check up on
- check up* * *= cheque -
107 draft
= draught* * *1. noun1) (a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written: a rough draft of my speech.) abbozzo2) (a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group.) distaccamento3) (an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money: a draft for $80.) tratta, cambiale tratta4) ((American) conscription: He emigrated to avoid the draft.) coscrizione, chiamata alle armi, leva2. verb1) (to make in the form of a rough plan: Could you draft a report on this?) abbozzare, redigere2) ((American) to conscript into the army etc: He was drafted into the Navy.) arruolare•- draft dodger
- draft evasion
- draftsman* * *= draught -
108 draughts
[drɑːfts] [AE dræfts]nome + verbo sing. BE gioco m. della dama, dama f.* * *, (American checkers) noun1) (singular a game for two people, played on a board (a draughtboard, (American) checkerboard) exactly like a chessboard, with twenty-four discs.) dama2) (plural the discs.)* * *[drɑːfts] [AE dræfts]nome + verbo sing. BE gioco m. della dama, dama f. -
109 fan
I [fæn]nome (of jazz, etc.) appassionato m. (-a); (of star, actor) fan m. e f.; (of team) tifoso m. (-a), sostenitore m. (-trice); (of politician) ammiratore m. (-trice)II [fæn] III 1. [fæn]1) (stimulate) attizzare [fire, hatred, passion]2) (cool)2.to fan oneself — farsi vento, sventolarsi
- fan out* * *I 1. [fæn] noun1) (a flat instrument held in the hand and waved to direct a current of air across the face in hot weather: Ladies used to carry fans to keep themselves cool.)2) (a mechanical instrument causing a current of air: He has had a fan fitted in the kitchen for extracting smells.)2. verb1) (to cool (as if) with a fan: She sat in the corner, fanning herself.)2) (to increase or strengthen (a fire) by directing air towards it with a fan etc: They fanned the fire until it burst into flames.)II [fæn] noun(an enthusiastic admirer of a sport, hobby or well-known person: I'm a great fan of his; football fans; ( also adjective) fan mail/letters (= letters etc sent by admirers).)* * *I [fæn]nome (of jazz, etc.) appassionato m. (-a); (of star, actor) fan m. e f.; (of team) tifoso m. (-a), sostenitore m. (-trice); (of politician) ammiratore m. (-trice)II [fæn] III 1. [fæn]1) (stimulate) attizzare [fire, hatred, passion]2) (cool)2.to fan oneself — farsi vento, sventolarsi
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110 grade
I [greɪd]1) metrol. grado m.2) comm. qualità f.3) scol. univ. (mark) voto m. (in di)4) amm. livello m.; mil. rango m.5) AE scol. (class) classe f.he's in the second grade — fa (la) seconda, è in seconda
grade IV piano — mus. IV anno di pianoforte
7) AE (gradient) salita f., pendio m.••II [greɪd]to make the grade — raggiungere la meta, farcela
1) (categorize) (by quality) classificare, valutare; (by size) classificare, scegliere ( according to in base a, secondo)* * *[ɡreid] 1. noun1) (one level in a scale of qualities, sizes etc: several grades of sandpaper; a high-grade ore.) qualità, varietà2) ((American) (the pupils in) a class or year at school: We're in the fifth grade now.) classe3) (a mark for, or level in, an examination etc: He always got good grades at school.) voto4) ((especially American) the slope of a railway etc; gradient.) discesa, pendenza2. verb1) (to sort into grades: to grade eggs.) classificare2) (to move through different stages: Red grades into purple as blue is added.) sfumare•- grader
- grade school
- make the grade* * *I [greɪd]1) metrol. grado m.2) comm. qualità f.3) scol. univ. (mark) voto m. (in di)4) amm. livello m.; mil. rango m.5) AE scol. (class) classe f.he's in the second grade — fa (la) seconda, è in seconda
grade IV piano — mus. IV anno di pianoforte
7) AE (gradient) salita f., pendio m.••II [greɪd]to make the grade — raggiungere la meta, farcela
1) (categorize) (by quality) classificare, valutare; (by size) classificare, scegliere ( according to in base a, secondo) -
111 laboratory
[lə'bɒrətrɪ] [AE 'læbrətɔːrɪ] 1.nome laboratorio m.2.* * *[lə'borətəri, ]( American[) 'læbrəto:ri]American - laboratories; noun((abbreviated to lab) a place where scientific experiments are carried on or where drugs etc are prepared: Samples of her blood were sent to the hospital lab(oratory) for testing.) laboratorio* * *[lə'bɒrətrɪ] [AE 'læbrətɔːrɪ] 1.nome laboratorio m.2. -
112 minor
I 1. ['maɪnə(r)]1) (not important) [artist, role] minore; [change, defect] piccolo2) (not serious) [ injury] lieve; [operation, surgery] piccolo3) mus. minore4) AE univ. [ subject] secondario5) BE scol.2.Jones minor — = il più giovane tra due studenti che si chiamano Jones
1) dir. minorenne m. e f.2) AE univ. materia f. complementareII ['maɪnə(r)]verbo intransitivo AE univ.to minor in sth. — scegliere qcs. come materia complementare
* * *1. adjective1) (less, or little, in importance, size etc: Always halt when driving from a minor road on to a major road; She has to go into hospital for a minor operation.) minore, secondario2) ((American) a secondary subject that a student chooses to study at university or college: Her major is in physics, but she has a minor in computer science.) (materia secondaria studiata all'università)2. verb((American) to study something as a minor subject: He is minoring in French.) (studiare una materia secondaria all'università)3. noun(a person who is not yet legally an adult.) minore, minorenne- minority- be in the minority* * *I 1. ['maɪnə(r)]1) (not important) [artist, role] minore; [change, defect] piccolo2) (not serious) [ injury] lieve; [operation, surgery] piccolo3) mus. minore4) AE univ. [ subject] secondario5) BE scol.2.Jones minor — = il più giovane tra due studenti che si chiamano Jones
1) dir. minorenne m. e f.2) AE univ. materia f. complementareII ['maɪnə(r)]verbo intransitivo AE univ.to minor in sth. — scegliere qcs. come materia complementare
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113 program
* * *verb - present participle programming (American also programing): past tense, past participle programmed (American also programed) - (to give information, instructions etc to (a machine, especially a computer, so that it can do a particular job).) programmare* * * -
114 review
I [rɪ'vjuː]1) (reconsideration) revisione f. (anche amm. dir. pol.); (report) analisi f., esame m.to be under review — [ policy] essere riesaminato; [ salaries] essere rivisto
the week in review — rad. telev. la rassegna delle notizie della settimana
2) giorn. letter. (critical assessment) recensione f., critica f.3) giorn. (magazine) rivista f.4) mil. rivista f., rassegna f.5) AE scol. univ. (of lesson) ripasso m.II [rɪ'vjuː]1) (re-examine) riconsiderare [ situation]; rivedere, riesaminare [attitude, policy]; esaminare, analizzare [ performance]; passare in rassegna [ troops]2) giorn. letter. recensire [book, film]to be well, badly reviewed — essere bene accolto, stroncato dalla critica
3) AE scol. univ. ripassare [subject, lesson]* * *[rə'vju:] 1. noun1) (a written report on a book, play etc giving the writer's opinion of it.) recensione2) (an inspection of troops etc.) rivista, rassegna3) ((American) revision; studying or going over one's notes: I have just enough time for a quick review of my speech; I made a quick review of my notes before the test.) ripasso2. verb1) (to make or have a review of: The book was reviewed in yesterday's paper; The Queen reviewed the troops.) recensire2) (to reconsider: We'll review the situation at the end of the month.) rivedere, riesaminare3) ((American) to revise; to go over one's notes, lessons etc in preparation for an examination: I have to review (my notes) for the test tomorrow.) ripassare•- reviewer* * *I [rɪ'vjuː]1) (reconsideration) revisione f. (anche amm. dir. pol.); (report) analisi f., esame m.to be under review — [ policy] essere riesaminato; [ salaries] essere rivisto
the week in review — rad. telev. la rassegna delle notizie della settimana
2) giorn. letter. (critical assessment) recensione f., critica f.3) giorn. (magazine) rivista f.4) mil. rivista f., rassegna f.5) AE scol. univ. (of lesson) ripasso m.II [rɪ'vjuː]1) (re-examine) riconsiderare [ situation]; rivedere, riesaminare [attitude, policy]; esaminare, analizzare [ performance]; passare in rassegna [ troops]2) giorn. letter. recensire [book, film]to be well, badly reviewed — essere bene accolto, stroncato dalla critica
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115 school
I 1. [skuːl]1) scuola f.2) (college) (of music, education etc.) facoltà f.to go to medical, law school — studiare medicina, legge
3) AE (university) università f.4) (of painting, literature, thought) scuola f.2.modificatore [holiday, outing, life, uniform, year, fees] scolastico; (of particular school) [canteen, library, playground] della scuola••II [skuːl]to learn sth. in a hard school — imparare qcs. alla dura scuola della vita
1) (educate)III [skuːl]to school sb. in [sth.] — insegnare [qcs.] a qcn. [art, trick]
nome (of whales, dolphins etc.) branco m.* * *I 1. [sku:l] noun1) (a place for teaching especially children: She goes to the school; He's not at university - he's still at school; (American) He's still in school.)2) (the pupils of a school: The behaviour of this school in public is sometimes not very good.)3) (a series of meetings or a place for instruction etc: She runs a sewing school; a driving school.)4) (a department of a university or college dealing with a particular subject: the School of Mathematics.)5) ((American) a university or college.)6) (a group of people with the same ideas etc: There are two schools of thought about the treatment of this disease.)2. verb(to train through practice: We must school ourselves to be patient.)- schoolboy
- schoolgirl
- schoolchild
- school-day
- schooldays
- schoolfellow
- school-leaver
- schoolmaster
- schoolmate
- school-teacher II [sku:l] noun(a group of certain kinds of fish, whales or other water animals swimming about: a school of porpoises.)* * *I 1. [skuːl]1) scuola f.2) (college) (of music, education etc.) facoltà f.to go to medical, law school — studiare medicina, legge
3) AE (university) università f.4) (of painting, literature, thought) scuola f.2.modificatore [holiday, outing, life, uniform, year, fees] scolastico; (of particular school) [canteen, library, playground] della scuola••II [skuːl]to learn sth. in a hard school — imparare qcs. alla dura scuola della vita
1) (educate)III [skuːl]to school sb. in [sth.] — insegnare [qcs.] a qcn. [art, trick]
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116 true
I 1. [truː]1) (based on fact) [account, news, fact, story] veroit is true to say that... — si può dire che, risponde a verità dire che...
the same is o holds true of lo stesso dicasi di; to prove true dimostrarsi o rivelarsi vero; it can't be true! non può essere vero! that's true (when agreeing) (è) vero, giusto; too true! — colloq. (e) già, verissimo!
2) (real, genuine) [god, democracy, American, meaning] vero; [identity, age, cost] vero, reale3) (heartfelt, sincere) [feeling, repentance, understanding] vero, sincero, autentico4) (accurate) [ copy] conforme; [ assessment] corretto, accuratoto be true to life — [film, book] essere rispondente alla realtà, riprodurre fedelmente la realtà
5) (faithful, loyal) [servant, knight] fedele, lealeto be true to — essere fedele a [beliefs, word]
6) ing.to be out of true — [window, post, frame] non essere centrato
7) mus. [ instrument] intonato2.avverbio (straight) [aim, fire] in modo preciso••true to form, he... — com'era prevedibile o come ci si poteva aspettare, lui...
II [truː]to be, remain true to type — [ person] non smentirsi mai
nome mecc. centratura f., allineamento m.* * *[tru:]1) ((negative untrue) telling of something that really happened; not invented; agreeing with fact; not wrong: That is a true statement; Is it true that you did not steal the ring?) vero2) ((negative untrue) accurate: They don't have a true idea of its importance.) esatto3) ((negative untrue) faithful; loyal: He has been a true friend.) fedele, vero4) (properly so called: A spider is not a true insect.) (vero e proprio)•- trueness- truly* * *I 1. [truː]1) (based on fact) [account, news, fact, story] veroit is true to say that... — si può dire che, risponde a verità dire che...
the same is o holds true of lo stesso dicasi di; to prove true dimostrarsi o rivelarsi vero; it can't be true! non può essere vero! that's true (when agreeing) (è) vero, giusto; too true! — colloq. (e) già, verissimo!
2) (real, genuine) [god, democracy, American, meaning] vero; [identity, age, cost] vero, reale3) (heartfelt, sincere) [feeling, repentance, understanding] vero, sincero, autentico4) (accurate) [ copy] conforme; [ assessment] corretto, accuratoto be true to life — [film, book] essere rispondente alla realtà, riprodurre fedelmente la realtà
5) (faithful, loyal) [servant, knight] fedele, lealeto be true to — essere fedele a [beliefs, word]
6) ing.to be out of true — [window, post, frame] non essere centrato
7) mus. [ instrument] intonato2.avverbio (straight) [aim, fire] in modo preciso••true to form, he... — com'era prevedibile o come ci si poteva aspettare, lui...
II [truː]to be, remain true to type — [ person] non smentirsi mai
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117 vacation
I [və'keɪʃn] [AE veɪ-]1) univ. vacanze f.pl., periodo m. di chiusura; dir. ferie f.pl. giudiziariethe long vacation — BE le vacanze estive
2) AE vacanze f.pl., ferie f.pl.II [və'keɪʃn] [AE veɪ-]on vacation — in vacanza, in ferie
* * *[və'keiʃən, ]( American[) vei-] 1. noun(a holiday: a summer vacation.) vacanza2. verb((American) to take a holiday: He vacationed in Paris last year.) (passare le vacanze)* * *I [və'keɪʃn] [AE veɪ-]1) univ. vacanze f.pl., periodo m. di chiusura; dir. ferie f.pl. giudiziariethe long vacation — BE le vacanze estive
2) AE vacanze f.pl., ferie f.pl.II [və'keɪʃn] [AE veɪ-]on vacation — in vacanza, in ferie
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118 writing
['raɪtɪŋ]1) U (activity)2) (handwriting) grafia f., scrittura f.his writing is poor, good — ha una brutta, bella grafia
to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
4) (literature) opere f.pl., scritti m.pl.••the writing is on the wall — è un presagio o un segnale infausto
* * *noun (letters or other forms of script giving the written form of (a) language: the Chinese form of writing; I can't read your writing.) scrittura* * *['raɪtɪŋ]1) U (activity)2) (handwriting) grafia f., scrittura f.his writing is poor, good — ha una brutta, bella grafia
to put sth. in writing — mettere qcs. per iscritto
4) (literature) opere f.pl., scritti m.pl.••the writing is on the wall — è un presagio o un segnale infausto
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119 AMA
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120 A.
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