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101 in one's favour
(to one's benefit or advantage: The wind was in our favour.) a favore di -
102 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) nel proprio interesse -
103 in one's (own) interest
(bringing, or in order to bring, advantage, benefit, help etc to oneself etc: It would be in our own interest to help him, as he may be able to help us later.) nel proprio interesse -
104 league
I [liːg]1) (alliance) lega f. (anche pol.)2) (in football) (competition) campionato m.; (association of clubs) lega f.3) fig. (class) categoria f., classe f.II [liːg]nome ant. metrol. lega f.••to be leagues ahead of sth., sb. — essere anni luce avanti rispetto a qcs., qcn
* * *I [li:ɡ] noun1) (a union of persons, nations etc for the benefit of each other: the League for the Protection of Shopkeepers.)2) (a grouping of sports clubs for games.)•II [li:ɡ] noun(an old measure of distance (about 4.8 km).)* * *I [liːg]1) (alliance) lega f. (anche pol.)2) (in football) (competition) campionato m.; (association of clubs) lega f.3) fig. (class) categoria f., classe f.II [liːg]nome ant. metrol. lega f.••to be leagues ahead of sth., sb. — essere anni luce avanti rispetto a qcs., qcn
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105 sacrifice
I ['sækrɪfaɪs]nome sacrificio m. (anche relig.)II 1. ['sækrɪfaɪs]verbo transitivo sacrificare (anche relig.)2.* * *1. noun1) (the act of offering something (eg an animal that is specially killed) to a god: A lamb was offered in sacrifice.) sacrificio2) (the thing that is offered in this way.) sacrificio3) (something of value given away or up in order to gain something more important or to benefit another person: His parents made sacrifices to pay for his education.) sacrificio2. verb1) (to offer as a sacrifice: He sacrificed a sheep in the temple.) sacrificare2) (to give away etc for the sake of something or someone else: He sacrificed his life trying to save the children from the burning house.) sacrificare•- sacrificially* * *I ['sækrɪfaɪs]nome sacrificio m. (anche relig.)II 1. ['sækrɪfaɪs]verbo transitivo sacrificare (anche relig.)2. -
106 suck up to
((slang) to do or say things to please one's boss etc for one's own benefit: They despise him because he's always sucking up to the boss.) adulare -
107 take advantage of
(to make use of (a situation, person etc) in such a way as to benefit oneself: He took full advantage of all his business opportunities.) approfittarsi di
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