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1 ♦ minor
♦ minor /ˈmaɪnə(r)/A a.1 minore; più piccolo; di second'ordine; meno importante; non grave; leggero; lieve: (astron.) the minor planets, i pianeti minori; a minor poet, un poeta minore; (med.) a minor operation, un'operazione non grave; un piccolo intervento; a minor problem, un piccolo problema; un problemino; a minor illness, una malattia lieve; minor damage, danno lieve; (leg.) minor offence, reato minore3 (leg.) minorenne4 (mus.) minore: minor key [interval, scale], chiave [intervallo, scala] minore; prelude in C minor, preludio in do minore5 ( un tempo, nelle scuole ingl.; posposto al cognome) il minore ( di due studenti con lo stesso cognome, fratelli o no): Brown minor, il minore dei due BrownB n.1 (leg.) minorenne; minore2 (relig.) frate minore; minorita3 (filos.) (la) minore; premessa minore4 ( all'università: in USA, Canada, Austral. e NZ) disciplina scelta come seconda materia ( in un corso di laurea)● (relig. anglicana) minor canon, canonico che non fa parte del capitolo □ (fig.) in a minor key, in tono minore. -
2 minor *** mi·nor
['maɪnə(r)]1. adj(also) Math, Mus minore, (detail, role) secondario (-a), di poca importanza, (importance) secondario (-a), (repairs, operation, expense) piccolo (-a)2. n1) Law minore m/f, minorenne m/f2) Am Univ materia complementare -
3 glitch
[glɪtʃ]nome colloq.1) (minor problem) intoppo m.2) inform. problema m. tecnico* * *glitch /glɪtʃ/n. (fam. USA)* * *[glɪtʃ]nome colloq.1) (minor problem) intoppo m.2) inform. problema m. tecnico -
4 to
I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
* * *1. [tə,tu] preposition1) (towards; in the direction of: I cycled to the station; The book fell to the floor; I went to the concert/lecture/play.) verso, in, a2) (as far as: His story is a lie from beginning to end.) a3) (until: Did you stay to the end of the concert?) fino a4) (sometimes used to introduce the indirect object of a verb: He sent it to us; You're the only person I can talk to.) a5) (used in expressing various relations: Listen to me!; Did you reply to his letter?; Where's the key to this door?; He sang to (the accompaniment of) his guitar.) a, per6) (into a particular state or condition: She tore the letter to pieces.) in7) (used in expressing comparison or proportion: He's junior to me; Your skill is superior to mine; We won the match by 5 goals to 2.) a8) (showing the purpose or result of an action etc: He came quickly to my assistance; To my horror, he took a gun out of his pocket.) in, con9) ([tə] used before an infinitive eg after various verbs and adjectives, or in other constructions: I want to go!; He asked me to come; He worked hard to (= in order to) earn a lot of money; These buildings were designed to (= so as to) resist earthquakes; She opened her eyes to find him standing beside her; I arrived too late to see him.) di, per10) (used instead of a complete infinitive: He asked her to stay but she didn't want to.) usato in sostituzione di un verbo sottinteso all'infinito)2. [tu:] adverb1) (into a closed or almost closed position: He pulled/pushed the door to.) chiuso2) (used in phrasal verbs and compounds: He came to (= regained consciousness).) rinvenire; cominciare•* * *I [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]1) (expressing purpose) perto do sth. to impress sb. — fare qcs. per impressionare qcn
he looked up to see... — guardò in su e vide
3) (after superlatives) a"did you go?" - "no I promised not to" — "sei andato?" - "no, ho promesso di no o di non farlo"
"are you staying?" - "I'd like to but..." — "resti?" - "vorrei ma..."
it is difficult to do sth. — è difficile fare qcs
II [ forma debole davanti a consonante tə] [ davanti a vocale tʊ] [, forma forte tuː]oh to be able to stay in bed! — scherz. che bello se potessi restare a letto!
1) (in direction of) a [shops, school etc.]; (with purpose of visiting) da [doctor's, dentist's etc.]trains to and from — i treni per e da [ place]
2) (facing towards) versowith his back to them — con le spalle rivolte verso di loro, volgendo loro le spalle
3) (against) contro4) (up to) fino ato the end, this day — fino alla fine, fino a oggi
50 to 60 people — dalle 50 alle 60 persone, fra le 50 e le 60 persone
in five to ten minutes — fra cinque-dieci minuti, fra i cinque e i dieci minuti
5) (used as dative) [give, offer] abe nice to your brother — sii gentile o fai il bravo con tuo fratello
to me it's just a minor problem — per me, non è che un problema secondario
8) (in toasts, dedications) ato prosperity — alla prosperità; (on tombstone)
to dance to the music — ballare a ritmo o tempo di musica
10) (in relationships, comparisons)to time — tempestivamente, a tempo (debito)
12) (showing reason)to invite sb. to dinner — invitare qcn. a cena
to this end — con o per questo fine
13) (belonging to) di15) (showing reaction) con••that's all there is to it — (it's easy) è tutto qua; (not for further discussion) è tutto quello che c'è da dire
III [tuː]what's it to you? — colloq. che cosa te ne importa?
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5 Key
I 1. [kiː]1) (locking device) chiave f.a set o bunch of keys un mazzo di chiavi; under lock and key — sotto chiave
2) (winding device) chiavetta f. ( for di)3) tecn. chiavetta f., bietta f.4) (on computer, piano, phone) tasto m.; (on oboe, flute) chiave f.5) fig. (vital clue) chiave f.6) (explanatory list) legenda f.; (for code) chiave f.7) (answers) soluzione f. (anche scol.)8) mus. tono m., tonalità f.in a major, minor key — in (una tonalità) maggiore, minore
9) geogr. banco m. di sabbia, isolotto m.2.modificatore [figure, role, point, problem] chiave; [industry, document] fondamentaleII [kiː]•- key in* * *[ki:] 1. noun1) (an instrument or tool by which something (eg a lock or a nut) is turned: Have you the key for this door?) chiave2) (in musical instruments, one of the small parts pressed to sound the notes: piano keys.) tasto3) (in a typewriter, calculator etc, one of the parts which one presses to cause a letter etc to be printed, displayed etc.) tasto4) (the scale in which a piece of music is set: What key are you singing in?; the key of F.) tono5) (something that explains a mystery or gives an answer to a mystery, a code etc: the key to the whole problem.) chiave6) (in a map etc, a table explaining the symbols etc used in it.) legenda2. adjective(most important: key industries; He is a key man in the firm.) chiave- keyboard- keyhole
- keyhole surgery
- keynote
- keyed up* * *(Surnames) Key /ki:/* * *I 1. [kiː]1) (locking device) chiave f.a set o bunch of keys un mazzo di chiavi; under lock and key — sotto chiave
2) (winding device) chiavetta f. ( for di)3) tecn. chiavetta f., bietta f.4) (on computer, piano, phone) tasto m.; (on oboe, flute) chiave f.5) fig. (vital clue) chiave f.6) (explanatory list) legenda f.; (for code) chiave f.7) (answers) soluzione f. (anche scol.)8) mus. tono m., tonalità f.in a major, minor key — in (una tonalità) maggiore, minore
9) geogr. banco m. di sabbia, isolotto m.2.modificatore [figure, role, point, problem] chiave; [industry, document] fondamentaleII [kiː]•- key in -
6 major
I 1. ['meɪdʒə(r)]1) (important) [change, event, role] importante; [damage, crisis] grave; [influence, difference, difficulty] grandea major operation — med. una grossa operazione
2) (main) principale3) mus. maggiore4) BE scol.2.Jones major — = il più vecchio tra due studenti che si chiamano Jones
1) mil. maggiore m.2) AE univ. materia f. di specializzazione3) dir. maggiorenne m. e f.4) mus. tono m. maggioreII ['meɪdʒə(r)]verbo intransitivo AE univ.* * *['mei‹ə] 1. adjective(great, or greater, in size, importance etc: major and minor roads; a major discovery.) maggiore, più importante2. noun1) ((often abbreviated to Maj. when written) the rank next below lieutenant-colonel.) maggiore2) ((American) the subject in which you specialize at college or university: a major in physics; Her major is psychology.)3. verb((with in) (American) to study a certain subject in which you specialize at college or university: She is majoring in philosophy.) (studiare come materia principale all'università)- majority- major-general
- the age of majority* * *major (1) /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/n.● Major General, (mil., in GB e in USA) Maggior Generale, ( un tempo) Generale di Divisione; (aeron. mil., in USA) Generale di Divisione Aerea (cfr. ingl. Air Vice Marshal, sotto air).NOTA D'USO: - major o mayor?- ♦ major (2) /ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/A a.1 maggiore; più grande; più importante; di primaria importanza; di maggior peso (o rilievo): Milton's major works, le opere maggiori di Milton; the major share of the profits, la maggior parte degli utili; DIALOGO → - Dental fees- Obviously, if there's any major dental work to do that will cost more, naturalmente se fosse necessario un lavoro dentistico più consistente costerà di più; a major disaster, un disastro gravissimo; a major problem, un problema grave; major road, arteria principale; strada maestra; (med.) major surgery, alta chirurgia3 (leg.) maggiorenne4 (mus.) maggiore: major key [interval, scale], chiave [intervallo, scala] maggiore; concert in G major, concerto in sol maggiore5 ( un tempo, nelle scuole inglesi; posposto al cognome) il maggiore ( di due studenti con lo stesso cognome, fratelli o no): Smith major, il maggiore dei due SmithB n.1 (leg.) maggiorenne2 (econ., fin.) major; grande complesso; azienda di enorme importanza3 (filos.) (la) maggiore; premessa maggiore4 ( all'università: in USA, Canada, Austral. e NZ) disciplina scelta come prima materia ( in un corso di laurea); ( anche) studente che si specializza in ( una disciplina): a nuclear physics major, uno studente di (o che si specializza in) fisica nucleare● (fin.) major shareholder, azionista principale; azionista di riferimento □ (stor. o scherz.) major-domo, maggiordomo □ (mil., mus.) major drum, tamburo maggiore □ ( nelle università USA, ecc.) major subject, materia di specializzazione □ ( nel bridge) major suit, seme di cuori (o di quadri).* * *I 1. ['meɪdʒə(r)]1) (important) [change, event, role] importante; [damage, crisis] grave; [influence, difference, difficulty] grandea major operation — med. una grossa operazione
2) (main) principale3) mus. maggiore4) BE scol.2.Jones major — = il più vecchio tra due studenti che si chiamano Jones
1) mil. maggiore m.2) AE univ. materia f. di specializzazione3) dir. maggiorenne m. e f.4) mus. tono m. maggioreII ['meɪdʒə(r)]verbo intransitivo AE univ.
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