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1 offspring
['ɒfsprɪŋ] [AE 'ɔːf-]* * *offspring /ˈɒfsprɪŋ/n. (inv. al pl.)1 discendente; prole; progenie; rampollo: Charles is my only offspring, Charles è il mio unico discendente; They have several offspring, hanno una prole numerosa3 (fig.) frutti; prodotto; risultati.* * *['ɒfsprɪŋ] [AE 'ɔːf-] -
2 offspring off·spring n
['ɒfˌsprɪŋ](pl inv: of person) rampollo, (with pl sense) prole f, (of animal) piccolo (-a), (with pl sense) piccoli (-e) -
3 Young
[jʌŋ] 1.aggettivo giovane2.Mr Brown the younger, the younger Mr Brown — Brown il giovane; (Mr Brown's son) Brown figlio
the young — + verbo pl. i giovani, la gioventù
2) (animal's offspring) + verbo pl. piccoli m.pl.* * *1. adjective(in the first part of life, growth, development etc; not old: a young person; Young babies sleep a great deal; A young cow is called a calf.) giovane2. noun plural(the group of animals or birds produced by parents: Most animals defend their young.) piccoli- the young* * *(Surnames) Young /jʌŋ/* * *[jʌŋ] 1.aggettivo giovane2.Mr Brown the younger, the younger Mr Brown — Brown il giovane; (Mr Brown's son) Brown figlio
the young — + verbo pl. i giovani, la gioventù
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4 issue
I ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (topic for discussion) questione f., problema m.the point at issue — l'argomento in questione, il punto in discussione
to be at issue — (in disagreement) essere in discussione ( over, about su, per)
2) (allocation) (of supplies) distribuzione f.3) (official release) (of stamps, shares) emissione f.; (of book) pubblicazione f.4) (copy) (of newspaper) edizione f.; (of journal) numero m.5) (flowing out) fuoriuscita f., perdita f.6) (outcome) esito m., risultato m.7) (offspring) prole f., discendenza f.II 1. ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (allocate) distribuireto issue sb. with — dare in dotazione a qcn.
2) (make public) rilasciare [declaration, statement]; inviare, mandare [ ultimatum]; impartire, diramare [ order]; dare [ warning]3) (release officially) emettere [stamps, shares]4) (publish) pubblicare [book, magazine]2.1) (flow out)to issue from — [ liquid] uscire da, scaturire da; [gas, smoke] uscire da; [shouts, laughter] arrivare da, provenire da
2) (result)to issue from — derivare da, risultare da
* * *['iʃu:] 1. verb1) (to give or send out, or to distribute, especially officially: The police issued a description of the criminal; Rifles were issued to the troops.) distribuire, rilasciare2) (to flow or come out (from something): A strange noise issued from the room.) uscire2. noun1) (the act of issuing or process of being issued: Stamp collectors like to buy new stamps on the day of issue.) emissione2) (one number in the series of a newspaper, magazine etc: Have you seen the latest issue of that magazine?) numero3) (a subject for discussion and argument: The question of pay is not an important issue at the moment.) questione, problema* * *I ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (topic for discussion) questione f., problema m.the point at issue — l'argomento in questione, il punto in discussione
to be at issue — (in disagreement) essere in discussione ( over, about su, per)
2) (allocation) (of supplies) distribuzione f.3) (official release) (of stamps, shares) emissione f.; (of book) pubblicazione f.4) (copy) (of newspaper) edizione f.; (of journal) numero m.5) (flowing out) fuoriuscita f., perdita f.6) (outcome) esito m., risultato m.7) (offspring) prole f., discendenza f.II 1. ['ɪʃuː, 'ɪsjuː]1) (allocate) distribuireto issue sb. with — dare in dotazione a qcn.
2) (make public) rilasciare [declaration, statement]; inviare, mandare [ ultimatum]; impartire, diramare [ order]; dare [ warning]3) (release officially) emettere [stamps, shares]4) (publish) pubblicare [book, magazine]2.1) (flow out)to issue from — [ liquid] uscire da, scaturire da; [gas, smoke] uscire da; [shouts, laughter] arrivare da, provenire da
2) (result)to issue from — derivare da, risultare da
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5 issue ***** is·sue
['ɪʃjuː]1. n1) (matter, question) questione f, problema mthe (real/main) issue is whether... — la questione (reale/fondamentale) è quella di sapere se...
to confuse or obscure the issue — confondere le acque
the point/matter at issue — il punto in discussione
I must take issue with you over your last remark — mi dispiace, ma non sono affatto d'accordo sulla tua ultima osservazione
2) (fam: problem) problema3) (of stamps, banknotes, shares) emissione f, (of passports, driving licences) rilascio, (of rations) distribuzione f4) (copy: of newspaper, magazine etc) numero5) (frm: outcome) risultato, esito6) (Law: offspring) prole g, discendenti mpl2. vt(book) pubblicare, (stamps, cheques, banknotes, shares) emettere, (passports, documents) rilasciare, (rations, goods, equipment) distribuire, (tickets for performance) mettere in vendita, (orders) dare, impartire, (statement) rilasciare, diramare, (warrant, writ, summons) spiccare, emettereto issue sth to sb or to issue sb with sth — consegnare qc a qn
the police issued a warning to people to remain indoors — la polizia ha raccomandato alla popolazione di rimanere in casa
3. vito issue (from) — uscire (da), venir fuori (da)
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6 gene
[dʒiːn]nome biol. gene m.it's in his genes — scherz. ce l'ha nel sangue
* * *[‹i:n](any of the basic elements of heredity, passed from parents to their offspring: If the children are red-haired, one of their parents must have a gene for red hair.) gene- genetic- genetic engineering
- genetics* * *[dʒiːn]nome biol. gene m.it's in his genes — scherz. ce l'ha nel sangue
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