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61 guiding guid·ing adj
['ɡaɪdɪŋ](principle) informatore (-trice)guiding light or star fig — guida
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62 implant im·plant vb n
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63 lay down
lay down [sth.], lay [sth.] down1) coricare, adagiare [object, baby, patient]; stendere [rug, garment]; disporre (sul tavolo) [ cards]2) posare [book, suitcase]; deporre [weapon, arms]3) fig.4) (establish) stabilire [rule, procedure, plan]; (im)porre [ condition]it is laid down that... — è stabilito che
5) ing. gettare [ foundations]* * *1) (to give up: They laid down their arms; The soldiers laid down their lives in the cause of peace.) deporre; sacrificare2) (to order or instruct: The rule book lays down what should be done in such a case.) stabilire3) (to store: My father laid down a good stock of wine which I am now drinking.) mettere in cantina; fare una provvista di* * *vt + advto lay down one's life for sb/sth — sacrificare la propria vita per qn/qc
2) (dictate: conditions) stabilire, fissare, (principle, rule, policy) formulare, fissare* * *lay down [sth.], lay [sth.] down1) coricare, adagiare [object, baby, patient]; stendere [rug, garment]; disporre (sul tavolo) [ cards]2) posare [book, suitcase]; deporre [weapon, arms]3) fig.4) (establish) stabilire [rule, procedure, plan]; (im)porre [ condition]it is laid down that... — è stabilito che
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64 point *****
[pɔɪnt]1. n1) (dot, punctuation mark) Geom punto, (decimal point) virgola2 point 6 (2.6) — 2 virgola 6 (2,6)
2) (on scale, compass etc) punto3) (of needle, pencil, knife) puntaon points Ballet — sulle punte
at the point of a gun/sword — sotto la minaccia di un fucile/una spada
4) (place) puntothe train stops at Carlisle and all points south — il treno ferma a Carlisle e in tutte le stazioni a sud di Carlisle
at this point — (spatially) in questo punto, (in time) a questo punto
at that point, we decided to leave — a quel punto abbiamo deciso di andarcene
from that point on — (in time) da quel momento in poi, (in space) da quel punto in poi
to be on the point of doing sth — essere sul punto di or stare (proprio) per fare qc
5) (counting unit) Sport, (in test) Stock Exchange punto6) (purpose) scopo, motivo, (matter) questione f, argomento, (main idea, important part: of argument, joke) nocciolothere's no point in staying — è inutile or non ha senso restare
I don't see or get the point — (of joke) mi sfugge
I don't see the point of or in doing that — non vedo il motivo di farlo
the point is that... — il fatto è che...
that's the whole point! — precisamente!, sta tutto lì!
the point at issue — l'argomento in discussione or questione
to come or get to the point — venire al punto or al dunque, arrivare al punto
to keep or stick to the point — restare in argomento
to stretch a point — fare uno strappo (alla regola) or un'eccezione
his remarks were to the point — le sue osservazioni erano pertinenti or a proposito
yes, I get your point — sì, capisco quello che vuoi dire
you've got a point there! — giusto!, hai ragione!
7) (characteristic) caratteristica, qualità f invgood/bad points — lati positivi/negativi
8) Brit Rail9) Auto10) Brit Elec, (also: power point) presa (di corrente)2. vt1)(aim, direct: gun, hosepipe
etc) to point sth (at sb/sth) — puntare qc (contro or su qn/qc)to point one's finger at sb — indicare qn con il dito, additare
2) (indicate, show) indicare, mostrareto point the way (also) fig — indicare la strada or la direzione da seguire
3) Constr riempire gli interstizi di3. vi1) indicare (con il dito), additareto point at or to or towards sth/sb — indicare qc/qn
2) (indicate: signpost, hand) indicare, segnareit points (to the) north — (compass needle) segna or indica il nord
this points to the fact that... — questo fa pensare che...
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65 rigid rig·id adj
['rɪdʒɪd](material) rigido (-a), (discipline, specifications, principle) rigoroso (-a), (rules) severo (-a), (pej: person, ideas) inflessibile -
66 stand for
stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination]* * *1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) candidarsi per2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) significare, stare per3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) rappresentare4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) tollerare* * *vi + prep1) (represent: principle, honesty) rappresentare, (subj: initials) indicare, stare per"BT" stands for "British Telecom" — "BT" è l'abbreviazione di "British Telecom"
2) (tolerate) tollerare, sopportare3) PolSee:stand 3., 6)* * *stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination] -
67 ultimate *** ul·ti·mate
['ʌltɪmɪt]1. adj2) (greatest: insult) massimo (-a), (authority) supremo (-a), massimo (-a)3) (principle, cause) fondamentale2. n -
68 uphold up·hold
[ʌp'həʊld]vt upheld pt, pp(frm: law, principle) difendere, (decision, verdict) confermare -
69 contravene
[ˌkɒntrə'viːn]verbo transitivo form. contravvenire a, trasgredire [law, ban]* * *[kontrə'vi:n](to go against or break (a law, principle etc).) contravvenire a* * *[ˌkɒntrə'viːn]verbo transitivo form. contravvenire a, trasgredire [law, ban] -
70 democrat
['deməkræt] 1.nome US pol. democratico m. (-a)2.modificatore [ politician] democratico, del Partito Democratico* * *['deməkræt]noun (one who believes in democracy as a principle: She likes to pretend she's a democrat.) democratico* * *['deməkræt] 1.nome US pol. democratico m. (-a)2.modificatore [ politician] democratico, del Partito Democratico -
71 rule
I [ruːl]1) (regulation) (of game, language) regola f.; (of school, organization) regolamento m.2) (usual occurrence) regola f., norma f.as a rule — generalmente, di regola o norma
3) U (authority) dominio m., governo m.4) (for measuring) righello m., regolo m.II 1. [ruːl]2) (control) [ money] dominare [ life]; [person, consideration, factor] determinare, dettare [behaviour, strategy]to be ruled by sb. — lasciarsi guidare o farsi condurre da qcn.
4) [court, umpire]2.to rule that — decretare o sentenziare che
1) regnare, essere al potere2) [court, umpire] decidere•- rule out* * *[ru:l] 1. noun1) (government: under foreign rule.) governo2) (a regulation or order: school rules.) regola, regolamento3) (what usually happens or is done; a general principle: He is an exception to the rule that fat people are usually happy.) regola4) (a general standard that guides one's actions: I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.) regola5) (a marked strip of wood, metal etc for measuring: He measured the windows with a rule.) regolo2. verb1) (to govern: The king ruled (the people) wisely.) governare2) (to decide officially: The judge ruled that the witness should be heard.) decidere3) (to draw (a straight line): He ruled a line across the page.) (tracciare una riga)•- ruled- ruler
- ruling 3. noun(an official decision: The judge gave his ruling.) delibera, decisione- rule off
- rule out* * *I [ruːl]1) (regulation) (of game, language) regola f.; (of school, organization) regolamento m.2) (usual occurrence) regola f., norma f.as a rule — generalmente, di regola o norma
3) U (authority) dominio m., governo m.4) (for measuring) righello m., regolo m.II 1. [ruːl]2) (control) [ money] dominare [ life]; [person, consideration, factor] determinare, dettare [behaviour, strategy]to be ruled by sb. — lasciarsi guidare o farsi condurre da qcn.
4) [court, umpire]2.to rule that — decretare o sentenziare che
1) regnare, essere al potere2) [court, umpire] decidere•- rule out -
72 spirit
I 1. ['spɪrɪt]1) (of law, game, era) spirito m., essenza f.2) (mood, attitude) spirito m.in the right, wrong spirit — con lo spirito giusto, sbagliato
that's the spirit! — colloq. questo è lo spirito giusto!
3) (courage, determination) coraggio m., animo m., vigore m.to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
with spirit — [ play] energicamente; [ defend] tenacemente
4) (soul) spirito m. (anche relig.)5) (supernatural being) spirito m., folletto m.6) (drink) superalcolico m.wines and spirits — comm. vini e liquori
7) chim. farm. spirito m., alcol m. etilico2.to be in good, poor spirits — essere di buon, cattivo umore
to raise sb.'s spirits — sollevare il morale a qcn.
3.my spirits rose, sank — mi incoraggiai, mi scoraggiai
modificatore [lamp, stove] a spiritoII ['spɪrɪt]to spirit sth., sb. away — fare scomparire qcs., qcn.
to spirit sth. in, out — introdurre, portare via qcs. in gran segreto
* * *['spirit]1) (a principle or emotion which makes someone act: The spirit of kindness seems to be lacking in the world nowadays.) spirito2) (a person's mind, will, personality etc thought of as distinct from the body, or as remaining alive eg as a ghost when the body dies: Our great leader may be dead, but his spirit still lives on; ( also adjective) the spirit world; Evil spirits have taken possession of him.) spirito; degli spiriti3) (liveliness; courage: He acted with spirit.) coraggio, (forza d'animo)•- spirited- spiritedly
- spirits
- spiritual
- spiritually
- spirit level* * *I 1. ['spɪrɪt]1) (of law, game, era) spirito m., essenza f.2) (mood, attitude) spirito m.in the right, wrong spirit — con lo spirito giusto, sbagliato
that's the spirit! — colloq. questo è lo spirito giusto!
3) (courage, determination) coraggio m., animo m., vigore m.to break sb.'s spirit — abbattere il morale di qcn.
with spirit — [ play] energicamente; [ defend] tenacemente
4) (soul) spirito m. (anche relig.)5) (supernatural being) spirito m., folletto m.6) (drink) superalcolico m.wines and spirits — comm. vini e liquori
7) chim. farm. spirito m., alcol m. etilico2.to be in good, poor spirits — essere di buon, cattivo umore
to raise sb.'s spirits — sollevare il morale a qcn.
3.my spirits rose, sank — mi incoraggiai, mi scoraggiai
modificatore [lamp, stove] a spiritoII ['spɪrɪt]to spirit sth., sb. away — fare scomparire qcs., qcn.
to spirit sth. in, out — introdurre, portare via qcs. in gran segreto
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