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1 contrary
['kɒntrərɪ] [AE -trerɪ] 1.1) [idea, view] contrarioto be contrary to — [proposal, measure] essere contrario a, andare contro
2) [direction, movement] contrario, opposto (to a)3) [kən'treərɪ] [ person] testardo, ostinato2.nome contrario m., opposto m.3.on the contrary — al contrario, invece
avverbio contrary to contrariamente a* * *I 1. ['kontrəri] adjective((often with to) opposite (to) or in disagreement (with): That decision was contrary to my wishes; Contrary to popular belief he is an able politician.)2. noun((with the) the opposite.)II [kən'treəri] adjective(obstinate; unreasonable.)* * *contrary (def. 1 /ˈkɒntrərɪ/, def. 2 /kənˈtrɛərɪ/)A a.1 (form.) contrario; avverso; sfavorevole; opposto: contrary winds, venti contrari; contrary weather, tempo sfavorevole2 (fam.) che fa il bastian contrario; ostinato ( nel fare o dire il contrario): Don't be so contrary!, non fare il bastian contrario!B n. [u]C avv.– contrary to, contrariamente a; contro; in opposizione a: Contrary to what I expected, he didn't come, contrariamente a quel che m'aspettavo, non è venuto; to act contrary to regulations, agire contro le regole; contrary to expectation (o expectations) contrariamente all'aspettativa; contrary to nature, contro natura● on the contrary, al contrario; all'opposto; invece; anzi: You think he has finished; on the contrary, he has not yet begun, tu credi che egli abbia finito; invece, non ha ancora cominciato □ to the contrary, in contrario: information to the contrary, informazioni di contenuto opposto; informazioni contrarie; I will leave on Sunday, unless they wire me to the contrary, partirò domenica, a meno che non mi mandino un telegramma con diversa indicazione; unless I ( you, etc.) hear to the contrary, salvo contrordini; He continued to smoke, despite advice to the contrary, ha continuato a fumare benché gli avessero consigliato di smettere □ until the contrary is proved, fino a prova contraria.* * *['kɒntrərɪ] [AE -trerɪ] 1.1) [idea, view] contrarioto be contrary to — [proposal, measure] essere contrario a, andare contro
2) [direction, movement] contrario, opposto (to a)3) [kən'treərɪ] [ person] testardo, ostinato2.nome contrario m., opposto m.3.on the contrary — al contrario, invece
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2 expectation
[ˌekspek'teɪʃn]1) (assumption, prediction) aspettativa f., previsione f.2) (aspiration, hope) aspirazione f., attesa f.to live up to sb.'s expectations — corrispondere alle aspettative di qcn.
3) (requirement, demand) aspettativa f., richiesta f.to have certain expectations of — esigere determinate cose da [ employee]
* * *[ekspek-]1) (the state of expecting: In expectation of a wage increase, he bought a washing-machine.) attesa2) (what is expected: He failed his exam, contrary to expectation(s); Did the concert come up to your expectations?) aspettativa* * *[ˌekspek'teɪʃn]1) (assumption, prediction) aspettativa f., previsione f.2) (aspiration, hope) aspirazione f., attesa f.to live up to sb.'s expectations — corrispondere alle aspettative di qcn.
3) (requirement, demand) aspettativa f., richiesta f.to have certain expectations of — esigere determinate cose da [ employee]
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3 ♦ expectation
♦ expectation /ɛkspɛkˈteɪʃn/n. [cu]1 aspettativa; attesa; previsione; speranza: the client's expectations, le attese del cliente; a thrill of expectation, un brivido di attesa speranzosa; It is our expectation that…, ci aspettiamo che…; There is a reasonable expectation that…, è ragionevole attendersi che…; to arouse expectations, suscitare speranze; to meet (o to fulfil) one's expectations, rispondere alle aspettative; not to come up to sb. 's expectations, non corrispondere all'aspettativa di q.; to live up to sb. 's expectations, rispondere alle aspettative di q.; non deludere q.; to raise sb. 's expectations, illudere q.; beyond expectations, oltre le previsioni; oltre l'atteso; against (o contrary to) expectations, contro ogni aspettativa; to exceed expectations, andare oltre le aspettative2 (stat.) speranza matematica; aspettativa; probabilità: expectation of life, aspettativa (o speranza) di vita; ( anche) durata (o vita) presunta3 (al pl.) (arc.) prospettive di eredità. -
4 expectation *** ex·pec·ta·tion n
[ˌɛkspɛk'teɪʃ(ə)n]attesa, aspettativaagainst or contrary to all expectation(s) — contro ogni aspettativa
to come or live up to sb's expectations — rispondere alle aspettative di qn
English-Italian dictionary > expectation *** ex·pec·ta·tion n
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5 actually
['æktʃʊəlɪ]1) (contrary to expectation) in realtà, di fattotheir profits have actually risen — in realtà, i loro profitti sono aumentati
2) (in reality) veramenteyes, it actually happened! — sì, è successo veramente!
3) (as sentence adverb) a dire il verono, she's a doctor, actually — no, a dire il vero è una dottoressa
actually, I don't feel like it — a dire il vero non ne ho voglia
4) (exactly) esattamente* * *1) (really: She actually saw the accident happen.) in realtà; veramente, realmente2) (in fact: Actually, I'm doing something else this evening.) in realtà* * *['æktʃʊəlɪ]1) (contrary to expectation) in realtà, di fattotheir profits have actually risen — in realtà, i loro profitti sono aumentati
2) (in reality) veramenteyes, it actually happened! — sì, è successo veramente!
3) (as sentence adverb) a dire il verono, she's a doctor, actually — no, a dire il vero è una dottoressa
actually, I don't feel like it — a dire il vero non ne ho voglia
4) (exactly) esattamente
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contrary to expectation — as opposed to expectations, opposite of what was supposed or imagined to occur … English contemporary dictionary
expectation — noun (usually expectations) ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, high, lofty (esp. AmE) ▪ modest ▪ I have modest expectations about what my research can accomplish … Collocations dictionary
contrary — contrarily /kon trer euh lee, keuhn trair /, adv. contrariness, n. /kon trer ee/; for 5 also /keuhn trair ee/, adj., n., pl. contraries, adv. adj. 1. opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary… … Universalium
contrary — adjective 1. /ˈkɒntrəri / (say kontruhree) opposite in nature or character; diametrically opposed; mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions. 2. /ˈkɒntrəri / (say kontruhree) opposite in direction or position. 3. /ˈkɒntrəri / (say …
expectation */*/*/ — UK [ˌekspekˈteɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms expectation : singular expectation plural expectations 1) [countable/uncountable] the belief that something will happen expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation … English dictionary
expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion [ ,ekspek teıʃn ] noun count or uncount *** 1. ) the belief that something will happen: expectation of: The team set off without any expectation of success. in expectation of: His associate had given the information in expectation… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
expectation — ex|pec|ta|tion W2S2 [ˌekspekˈteıʃən] n 1.) [U and C] what you think or hope will happen expectation that ▪ For some time he lived with the expectation that he was going to die. in (the) expectation of sth ▪ Anne left Germany in the expectation of … Dictionary of contemporary English
expectation — / ekspek teISFn/ noun (C, U) 1 the belief that something will happen because it is likely or planned: your expectation is that: My expectation is that interest rates will go up. | against/contrary to (all) expectations: Against all expectations,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expectation — [[t]e̱kspekte͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ expectations 1) N UNCOUNT: also N in pl Your expectations are your strong hopes or beliefs that something will happen or that you will get something that you want. Students expectations were as varied as their… … English dictionary
expectation — /ˌɛkspɛkˈteɪʃən / (say .ekspek tayshuhn) noun 1. the act of expecting. 2. the state of expecting: wait in expectation. 3. the state of being expected. 4. an expectant mental attitude. 5. something expected; a thing looked forward to. 6. (often… …
παραδοξότερον — παράδοξος contrary to expectation adverbial comp παράδοξος contrary to expectation masc acc comp sg παράδοξος contrary to expectation neut nom/voc/acc comp sg … Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)