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1 intervene
[ˌɪntə'viːn]1) (take action) intervenireto intervene on sb.'s behalf — intervenire a favore di qcn
2) (happen) avvenire, capitare3) (mediate) intervenire, interporsi* * *[intə'vi:n]1) (to interfere in a quarrel: He intervened in the dispute.) intervenire2) (to be or come between, in place or time: A week intervened before our next meeting.) intercorrere•* * *[ˌɪntə'viːn]1) (take action) intervenireto intervene on sb.'s behalf — intervenire a favore di qcn
2) (happen) avvenire, capitare3) (mediate) intervenire, interporsi -
2 intervene inter·vene vi
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3 (to) intervene
(to) intervene /ɪntəˈvi:n/v. i.1 intervenire ( anche polit., econ., fin.); intromettersi; interporsi; frapporsi: to intervene in a dispute, intervenire in una disputa; to intervene between two people who are quarrelling, frapporsi fra due litiganti; to intervene surgically, eseguire un intervento chirurgico; operare2 sopraggiungere ( come ostacolo, ritardo); accadere; intervenire: If nothing intervenes, I'll be there on Monday, se non sopraggiungono impedimenti, sarò là lunedì3 interloquire; intervenire4 (leg.) intervenire5 intercorrere; trascorrere; passare: the short periods of peace that intervened, i brevi periodi di pace che intercorsero -
4 (to) intervene
(to) intervene /ɪntəˈvi:n/v. i.1 intervenire ( anche polit., econ., fin.); intromettersi; interporsi; frapporsi: to intervene in a dispute, intervenire in una disputa; to intervene between two people who are quarrelling, frapporsi fra due litiganti; to intervene surgically, eseguire un intervento chirurgico; operare2 sopraggiungere ( come ostacolo, ritardo); accadere; intervenire: If nothing intervenes, I'll be there on Monday, se non sopraggiungono impedimenti, sarò là lunedì3 interloquire; intervenire4 (leg.) intervenire5 intercorrere; trascorrere; passare: the short periods of peace that intervened, i brevi periodi di pace che intercorsero -
5 move in
1)to move in with — andare ad abitare con [ friend]; andare a vivere con [ lover]
2) (advance, attack) avanzareto move in on — [ police] attaccare [ person]; [ demolition men] cominciare ad abbattere [ site]; [ attackers] aggredire [ person]; [ racketeer] andare all'attacco di [ market]
3) (intervene) [company, government] intervenire; move [sb.] in, move in [sb.]4) (place in housing) assegnare una casa a [ family]* * *(to go into and occupy a house etc: We can move in on Saturday.) (andare a stare in una nuova casa)* * *1. vt + adv(police) far intervenire, (take inside) portar dentro2. vi + adv1) (to a house) traslocare, andare ad abitare2) (police) intervenire, (pej: try to take control) cercare di imporsi* * *1)to move in with — andare ad abitare con [ friend]; andare a vivere con [ lover]
2) (advance, attack) avanzareto move in on — [ police] attaccare [ person]; [ demolition men] cominciare ad abbattere [ site]; [ attackers] aggredire [ person]; [ racketeer] andare all'attacco di [ market]
3) (intervene) [company, government] intervenire; move [sb.] in, move in [sb.]4) (place in housing) assegnare una casa a [ family] -
6 weigh in
1) [boxer, jockey] andare al peso2) (contribute) contribuire3) (intervene in debate) intervenire* * *to find one's weight before a fight, after a horse-race etc (noun weigh-in) pesarsi* * *vi + advSport pesarsi (prima di una gara)* * *1) [boxer, jockey] andare al peso2) (contribute) contribuire3) (intervene in debate) intervenire -
7 interfere
[ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)]1) spreg. (involve oneself)to interfere in — interferire in, intromettersi in [ affairs]
2) (intervene) [court, police] intervenireto interfere in — partecipare a [ private life]
3) (touch, mess with)to interfere with — armeggiare intorno a [ machine]
4) (hinder)to interfere with — [ activity] interferire in [ family life]; ostacolare [ freedom]; disturbare [ sleep]; impedire [ healing]
5) fis. interferire* * *[intə'fiə]1) ((often with in, with) to (try to) become involved in etc, when one's help etc is not wanted: I wish you would stop interfering (with my plans); Don't interfere in other people's business!) interferire2) ((with with) to prevent, stop or slow down the progress of: He doesn't let anything interfere with his game of golf on Saturday mornings.) interferire, intromettersi•- interfering* * *[ˌɪntə'fɪə(r)]1) spreg. (involve oneself)to interfere in — interferire in, intromettersi in [ affairs]
2) (intervene) [court, police] intervenireto interfere in — partecipare a [ private life]
3) (touch, mess with)to interfere with — armeggiare intorno a [ machine]
4) (hinder)to interfere with — [ activity] interferire in [ family life]; ostacolare [ freedom]; disturbare [ sleep]; impedire [ healing]
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8 ■ call on
■ call onv. t. + prep.1 ► to call, B, def. 42 invitare (a fare qc.); pregare (di fare qc.): I will now call on Mr Jones to give his report, prego ora Mr Jones a presentare la sua relazione3 rivolgersi a; sollecitare (q. a fare qc.); chiedere a (q. di fare qc.); chiedere l'intervento di: Pakistan has called on the United Nations to intervene, il Pakistan ha chiesto all'ONU d'intervenire; to call on God to help, chiedere l'aiuto di Dio; I felt called on to act, mi sentii chiamato ad agire4 ricorrere a; fare ricorso a; fare appello a: to call on all one's strength [one's patience], fare appello a tutte le proprie forze [a tutta la propria pazienza]. -
9 inappropriate in·ap·pro·pri·ate adj
[ˌɪnə'prəʊprɪɪt](action, punishment, treatment) inadeguato (-a), non appropriato (-a), (word, phrase, expression) non appropriato (-a), (behaviour) sconvenienteEnglish-Italian dictionary > inappropriate in·ap·pro·pri·ate adj
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10 step in
* * *(to intervene: The children began to quarrel, and I thought it was time I stepped in.) intervenire* * *vi + adventrare, fare il proprio ingresso, fig intromettersi* * *
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