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1 avowed
[ə'vaʊd] 1. 2.* * *avowed /əˈvaʊd/a.dichiarato; ammesso; riconosciuto; confesso: an avowed enemy of capitalism, un nemico dichiarato del capitalismo; his avowed ignorance of music, la sua confessa ignoranza della musica; their avowed purpose, il loro scopo dichiarato; He's the avowed father of several illegitimate children, riconosce di essere padre di numerosi figli illegittimiavowedlyavv.per ammissione (o confessione) esplicita; apertamente; dichiaratamente: an avowedly political choice, una scelta dichiaratamente politica.* * *[ə'vaʊd] 1. 2. -
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3 sworn
[swɔːn] 1. 2.* * *[swo:n]1) ((of friends, enemies etc) (determined, as if) having taken an oath always to remain so: They are sworn enemies.) giurato2) ((of evidence, statements etc) given by a person who has sworn to tell the truth: The prisoner made a sworn statement.) sotto giuramento* * *[swɔːn]1. ppSee:2. adj(enemy) giurato (-a), (friend) per la pelle, (ally) fedele, (testimony) giurato (-a), fatto (-a) sotto giuramento* * *sworn /swɔ:n/A p. p. di to swearB a.● (leg.) sworn evidence, testimonianza giurata □ sworn friends, amici per la pelle □ (relig.) to be sworn to God, aver fatto voto di sé a Dio.* * *[swɔːn] 1. 2. -
4 (to) avow
(to) avow /əˈvaʊ/v. t.(form.) ammettere; confessare; dichiarare apertamente: He avowed that he had never read the letter, ha ammesso di non aver mai letto la lettera; I avow my interest in it, confesso il mio interesse nella cosa. -
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6 ♦ purpose
♦ purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/n.1 proposito; fine; scopo; intenzione; mira; disegno: I will effect my purpose, porterò a compimento il mio proposito; The purpose of the reform is to provide better medical care to senior citizens, lo scopo della riforma è quello di garantire una migliore assistenza medica agli anziani; for all practical purposes, a tutti gli effetti; praticamente; to no purpose, senza alcun risultato; to some purpose, con qualche (buon) risultato; non invano; to the purpose, a proposito; pertinente; utile; to serve a purpose, servire a uno scopo; to fulfil a purpose, rispondere a uno scopo; for this express purpose, per questo preciso scopo; avowed purpose, scopo dichiarato2 [u] decisione; fermezza; risolutezza● (edil.) purpose-built, costruito su commissione (o appositamente): purpose-built homes for old people, case per anziani □ purpose-made, (fatto) su ordinazione: purpose-made joinery, lavori di falegnameria fatti su ordinazione □ to serve one's purpose, servire; andare bene; fare al caso proprio: I haven't got a screwdriver, but a knife will answer the same purpose, non ho un cacciavite, ma un coltello andrà bene (lo stesso) □ a man of purpose, un uomo risoluto □ on purpose, di proposito; apposta: He did it on purpose, l'ha fatto apposta □ to little purpose, con scarsi risultati □ to be weak of purpose, essere indeciso (o irresoluto).(to) purpose /ˈpɜ:pəs/v. t.proporsi; intendere; avere l'intenzione di; volere: He purposes to write ( o writing) the story of his life, si propone di scrivere la storia della sua vita. -
7 (to) avow
(to) avow /əˈvaʊ/v. t.(form.) ammettere; confessare; dichiarare apertamente: He avowed that he had never read the letter, ha ammesso di non aver mai letto la lettera; I avow my interest in it, confesso il mio interesse nella cosa.
См. также в других словарях:
avowed — avowed; un·avowed; … English syllables
avowed — [ə voud′] adj. openly declared or frankly acknowledged [her avowed purpose] avowedly [ə vou′id lē] adv … English World dictionary
Avowed — A*vowed , a. Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. {A*vow ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avowed — index agreed (promised), alleged, manifest, ostensible, putative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
avowed — [[t]əva͟ʊd[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n If you are an avowed supporter or opponent of something, you have declared that you support it or oppose it. [FORMAL] She is an avowed vegetarian. Derived words: avowedly [[t]əva͟ʊɪdli[/t]] ADV usu ADV adj/ ed He… … English dictionary
Avowed — Avow A*vow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate}, {Avouch}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avowed — avowedly /euh vow id lee/, adv. avowedness, n. /euh vowd /, adj. acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy. [1300 50; ME; see AVOW, ED2] * * * … Universalium
avowed — adjective a) openly acknowledged His first avowed intent, to be a pilgrim Who would true valour see b) positively stated See Also: avowable … Wiktionary
avowed — adj. Avowed is used with these nouns: ↑aim, ↑atheist … Collocations dictionary
avowed — a|vowed [əˈvaud] adj [only before noun] admitted or said publicly ▪ an avowed atheist … Dictionary of contemporary English
avowed — a|vowed [ ə vaud ] adjective publicly claimed or promised: an avowed aim/intention ╾ a|vow|ed|ly [ ə vauədli ] adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English